we bought two cars there. one brand new , the other is used car. Purchased a brand new vehicle and experienced a flat tire on the very first day of ownership. Fortunately, this did not happen while driving on the highway.
We visited two tire shops and neither could identify the issue and they both said that the tire was ok. The dealership later stated the tire had been punctured by a nail and replaced it.(it is hard for me to believe it because one tire shop put the tire in the water and they did not find out the leak. I can not find out nail and replacement according to the dealership's report "leak front tire from repairable zone, fixed", either.) There was also an abnormal seatbelt warning light issue. Also, when we drove our new car to get repaired, we got another car to replace our new car late for about 20-30 mins so that we went to work late and kids went to school late, too.
To make matters worse, we never received the Volkswagen customer satisfaction survey because the email address on file may have been entered incorrectly. When we asked about it, we were simply told that the survey is sent automatically and there was nothing they could do. We requested a good will compensation, they only offer about $100. It has been about 20 days since we bought the car so far.
Another thing is that be ready to spend a lot of time with the dealership if you want to buy a car there during the purchasing, delivery and afterward procedure as I spent 5 hours for purchasing, 5 hours for delivery and a lot of time for negotiation.
One more thing is to be careful about what they promise you orally when selling , because they might not keep the promise after you pay. For us, for example, they said two years free maintenance but they said no more for that due to the misunderstanding (actually it is not)and we asked for one year for free in the end.
One more thing now is the used car we bought, I found the left door lock is broken. I could not open it and lock the door automatically on the same delivery day. I requested they repair the lock while providing a replacement car to use , but they refused.
Overall, this was a very disappointing and stressful experience, especially considering the vehicle was brand new and safety-related concerns were involved in the used car, too. read more