Absolutely unacceptable experience with Tesla and specifically with Fredy. This has been one of the…read moremost frustrating, careless, disorganized, and unprofessional vehicle purchasing experiences we have ever dealt with, especially for a company of this size and reputation.
We placed a deposit for a Cybertruck back in February after Fredy from Tesla assured us the process would be straightforward and that he would personally walk us through everything step by step. We made it very clear from the beginning that we were unfamiliar with Tesla's ordering and registration process and were relying on him as the sales advisor to properly guide us through it.
What is especially frustrating is that before we placed the deposit, Fredy was constantly following up with us, responding quickly, and actively trying to secure the sale. The moment the deposit was collected, his level of service completely changed. Communication became inconsistent, follow through disappeared, and the entire experience suddenly felt careless and neglected. It honestly became one of the worst sales experiences we have dealt with.
Fredy specifically told us that once we placed the deposit, everything was essentially set and that my dad would only need to be present at pickup. Based on those representations, we had absolutely no reason to believe there were still additional requirements or outstanding steps on our end.
Now it is almost June, and after almost no meaningful communication or follow up, we suddenly found out there were supposedly still financing and profile steps that needed to be completed, something that was never clearly communicated to us beforehand. The only reason this was even brought up was because we escalated the issue and repeatedly demanded answers after being left completely in the dark.
What makes this experience even worse is the complete lack of communication and professionalism after the deposit was collected. Calls were ignored repeatedly. Messages were left unanswered for days while clearly showing as "read." We constantly had to chase Fredy down just to get the most basic updates regarding a vehicle we already placed money down for months ago.
At one point, Fredy even admitted that he made a mistake regarding the process and communication, but after acknowledging it, he disappeared again. Later, we were told he was on PTO, and even after that there was still no proper follow up or resolution provided to us.
A customer should not have to beg for communication after placing a deposit on a vehicle. Delays are one thing. Being ghosted, ignored, and given constantly changing information after money has already been collected is another.
At this point, it genuinely feels like once the deposit was secured, customer service and follow through completely disappeared. The salesman at Tesla simply took our deposit, and at this point we still do not even know if we are getting the car or not. Even now, calls continue to go unanswered while messages are clearly being read and ignored. That level of disregard toward paying customers is completely unacceptable.
Montebello Tesla does not even have a direct phone number publicly listed, so Fredy is essentially our only point of contact, yet he continues ignoring calls and messages instead of properly communicating with us.
Fredy, are we getting the car or not? We have been waiting since February and still cannot get a straightforward answer.
