Interesting how my review keeps getting removed, even though I'm not violating any ToS rules or content restrictions. Another shady tactic from this business.
This is a fair an honest assessment of my experience with Fair Oaks Chantilly. I feel so strongly about this shady and unethical business that I had to create a Yelp account in an attempt to warn others. I will update my review, and my other reviews posted on other sites, based on future interaction with this dealership (if any).
I purchased a "certified pre-owned" vehicle from this dealership 5 months ago. Of those 5 months, 2 of them have been spent with my "certified pre-owned vehicle" in the service department being repaired. My first repair was less than a week after I bought the "certified pre-owned vehicle" off the lot. The vehicle left me and my family on the side of I-95 during heavy traffic, almost causing us to be rear-ended on the interstate. Unbeknownst to me at the time, over the course of the next month, my "certified pre-owned" vehicle would leave me on the side of HWY 28 on two more occasions. I would challenge the Jeep corporation to come verify the quality of these "certified pre-owned" 125-point inspections at Fair Oaks.
What comes with a Chrysler "certified pre-owned vehicle" you ask? Let me quote the Chrysler CPOV website: "Our CPO vehicles must pass a stringent certification process that guarantees only the finest late model vehicles get certified. Every vehicle that passes is then subjected to a comprehensive 125-point inspection and a thorough reconditioning process using Authentic Mopar® Parts."
To begin this review, I have zero faith in Fair Oaks 125-point certified pre-owned inspection process that they claim to administer. Potential buyers, do your research before coming here.
The final nail in the coffin is the fact that the service department now refuses to acknowledge a serious suspension issue in my 5-month-old-certified-pre-owned vehicle. I've put less than 3500 miles on the vehicle since I've owned it - mostly due to the fact that it's been in the service department for a ridiculous amount of time.
Fair Oaks service department is unable, or unwilling, to replicate the suspension problem. A problem that I can replicate every single morning I drive to work, oddly enough. I have submitted video evidence to the service department of the creaking, croaking, and groaning noise every time the vehicle hits a bump when it is cold. It has only gotten worse, and now it groans and scrapes when the suspension lifts just from accelerating.
The service department rep, the shop foreman, and the service director have all assured me that the loud, embarrassing, suspension issue is normal though, and that it's supposed to creak, groan, and scrape louder in the mornings when it's colder. Oh, and only from the front left wheel-well too. Either Jeep has a serious problem, or I have a severe lack of faith and trust in Fair Oaks ability to inspect, certify, and service the vehicles under their purview.
I encourage potential buyers to visit the Better Business Bureau website and see for yourself the 32 official BBB complaints leveled at Fair Oaks - with number 33 already submitted. It is an eye-opener, it should concern you, and it's very informative. The "certified pre-owned" 125-point vehicle inspection is called into question numerous times.
Rest assured, when you arrive with your vehicle to the service department, they will be quick to connect the OBDII diagnostic tool to check for problems that do not fall under your warranty, and be happy to charge you outrageous amounts for the labor and parts. If you decide to opt out of that work, and ask them to focus on the major mechanical issues first (the ones that actually fall within the scope of your warranty), they will not acknowledge that your vehicle has a problem. Afterwards, they will not tell you (or include in your invoice) the diagnostic code that they pulled with their diagnostic tool, and then clear the code from your vehicle's computer so you can't figure out what code they pulled. So much for saving yourself 500 bucks, folks. Oh, and good luck with your warranty work that they'll refuse to do.
If you are interested, I can send you a link of multiple 6 to 10-second videos (taken over the course of multiple consecutive days) on what a "normal" certified pre-owned vehicle's front-left suspension is "supposed to sound like," if you purchase your lemon from Fair Oaks.
Still on the fence? Google "Auto Dealer Fraud" and note that there is a negative review on Yelp regarding almost every single type of Auto Dealer Fraud for this company. Hopefully this review doesn't get removed also, but I suspect it will shortly. read more