I've been going to Modesto Subaru for about 10 years. The people there have been generally friendly and helpful. My Subaru has had a lot of expensive issues over the years though. Not uncommon to sink $2-6k into it every 18 months or so. Recently I had to take it in for a diagnostic regarding vibrations. It was also due for an oil change and some other maintenance. I went ahead and added these things (MY BAD, I accept this) but conveyed I wasn't sure it made sense to do these if the vibration was something catastrophic. Well, I got the call that repairs would be $6k. But they had already done the oil change and maintenance BEFORE doing the diagnostic for vibrations. I think this reflects either 1) Poor process. Maybe regular maintenance orders are managed separately from diagnosis of problems instead of looking at them holistically. 2) Lack of common sense in how to order services; or 3) Intentionally taking advantage of clients. read more

Great vehicle selection! Mr. Robinson is very professional and a pleasure to work with if you're looking for a great deal. Very clean facility, pet friendly! read more

The cashier in the service department seemed miserable today. No greeting, eye contact, or explanation of today's services or what I was signing. This was my first experience at this location. I hope her day gets better. read more

We purchased a Outback from Debra, who has great knowledge about Subaru. Debra is not only knowledgeable, she is also very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend working with Debra. Financing was done by Francis who was friendly and explained options to us clearly. Great options available. We highly recommend looking into Modesto Subaru when looking for your next vehicle!!! read more

If I could give 0 stars I would, could have lit myself on fire and they wouldn't have helped me. I'm genuinely shocked they've ever sold anything. read more

Purchased our Subaru there. Pleasant of course. All salesmen are! Have taken it in twice and the service techs talk down to women. I had an issue the first time with the car starting and Jonathan asked my husband, "how old is your wife? She may not know how to drive newer cars" Why not ask my husband if he knows how to drive!? Today again I was talked down. I have a Warantee so I will continue to go until I am out of warantee. I will not be talked down to as a woman!!! read more

Update for the previous review, the dealership made an effort to reach out. Thank you for that. I recently brought the Outback in due to a known eye sight/check engine light/thermo sensor issue that was detected by my OBD2.The service department took care of getting the correct part replaced (under warranty). read more

We highly recommend Modesto Subaru to car buyers. We were immediately impressed by sales advisor George Kramer's professionalism and follow up during initial phone conversations. Our positive impression was confirmed upon meeting George in person to test drive and ultimately purchase the car that we had selected. Communication with George, and later with the finance manager Francis Aguirre, was transparent and effective (including information follow-ups by email after the purchase). We are especially appreciative that George and Francis took into consideration the tax incentives that apply to this category (plug-in hybrid electrical vehicles). read more

Bought a used car and the sales man Jose was patient, knowledgeable and friendly. Would buy from again.

We came in to test drive a forester and immediately found a used with low miles and every bell and whistle we could imagine. The price was amazing and we couldn't be happier! Our sales guy Carlos was extremely helpful and very laid back. We felt at ease throughout the entire process. I would highly recommend using him if you stop at Modesto Subaru for your next car! read more

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Had a refurbished engine out into my 2008 Subaru Outback after the head gaskets went out. Less than two years later the head gaskets have blown out again. They clearly made a mistake somewhere and since it's past the 12 month warranty I am out of luck. I do not recommend getting serious work done to any vehicle from Modesto Subaru. read more

They will promise the world to get you to sign, then not honor their promises!! Unethical and unprofessional!!! Terrible customer service! Perry, the manager, literally accused me of being "wrong" ... and it took them a full hour just to "not find my contract" in the system. read more

The true measure of a brand and dealership is how they treat you and service your vehicle after you purchase it. On a late Saturday morning, I found a screw in one of my tires. I stopped in unannounced to Modesto Subaru and asked if they could help me. I was planning a trip to the mountains on Sunday, and I couldn't consider doing that with a tire issue. They brought my 2022 Forester in and they did a basic inspection. They were able to patch my tire, so I wasn't faced with the cost of a new tire. On the inspection, they also found an alignment issue with the 4 wheel drive system, and they fixed this under my maintenance plan. So all is well and my trip to the mountains is back on. Thank you, Modesto Subaru. read more

Jesus Franco made our car buying experience awesome. His professionalism, care in understanding our needs, and respect for our time is greatly appreciated. We purchased our first Subaru from Jesus Franco after visiting several other Subaru dealers. Thank you Jesus and Modesto Subaru! The Diaz Family read more

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Enreque Majia went above and beyond for me, when it has been 8 years since I purchased my 2017 Outback. I had to purchase out of staye plates and the DMV wanted to charge me nearly $2,000 for plates in WA State, because I did not have the paper work to show I paid it at the Modesto Subaru dealership in 2016. Enreque was able to locate and send me a copy of my purchase receipt immediately. Still giving great service at Modesto Subaru. Nect time I buy a Subaru, it will be in Modesto. read more

We recently purchased a new vehicle from there. I am giving two stars because it was not a smooth process. First we where given our rate and payment on one the day we said lets do the deal. (Over the internet/Phone) but they supposedly didnt submit the paperwork that day so our rate changed the next day when it came time to deliver and sign. After arguing they adjusted the price of the vehicle so the payment matched the one with a lower rate. The second thing is when I took my wife to the dealership I told the gentleman whatever model she wants is ok as long as it has remote start. The model she purchased did not have remote start. When I went back to the salesman after the car was delivered and I figured this out they said it was on us to know what we picked. I tried to explain my only request but they just came back with if I pay them 600 to ad this feature. They said that was half price but my local shop can do it for less than their half. SO this has not been resolved. Third we where sold on the benifits of the Starlink system and how it interacts with the car. What they didnt tell us is that it doesnt come with the car and would require and additional monthly service fee to have access to its features. I believe we where misslead on this. They did make it so I dont have to give my CC for the trial but after that we will no longer have a feature that was highlighted to us multiple times. Overall I dont think this was a great experience when spending over 30k read more

Responsive sales staff. Gave the best deal on a new Forrester with a two hour radius. They had me in and out in less than an hour.

I contacted this dealership at the recommendation of a friend due to a poor experience with another Subaru dealership This business went out of the way to get the vehicle I wanted and to make sure I was happy. I was glad I did business with them and would like to thank my sales associate Jonathan Perez for the outstanding work he did. I would highly recommend this dealership read more

Continue to have issue with my 2021 Subaru Crosstrek and the Modesto Subaru Service Dept. Their cars are garbage. Everything from interior rattles, to auto dimming mirror malfunctioning, and The Adaptive Cruise Control/Auto Braking malfunctioning. The Service Dept has terrible follow through and doesn't know what is going on in their own shop. Drop it off on Monday Evening after scheduling it for service and they couldn't find the scheduled service. So we re-scheduled it for Tuesday for all the inspections and repairs. Then I get a call on Thursday afternoon asking what we are doing with the vehicle. Because they haven't looked at it? The quality of their cars and the Service Dept leave a lot to be desired. read more

Bad service and an ant problem. I went to make a coffee and noticed there were tons of ants. I made my coffee and it had an ant in it. I threw it out and my family left. We realized we were covered in ants and now 2 weeks later we have an ant problem. read more

This dealership does not honor the extended warranties or window coverage that they sell you! Do yourself a favor and either don't buy an Outback or at the very least go to any other Subaru dealership. The following is what has transpired at this dealership in the past month. I walked out to my car on 07/06/2024 and there was a giant crack in my windshield. There were no pit marks and it looked like the window just cracked from the heat in the Central Valley. Mind you, this is the third time my window has cracked since purchasing this Outback in 2022 because they use such thin glass and have poor quality windows. In fact, they are of such terrible quality Subaru of America is currently involved in a class action lawsuit over their windshields. Had I known about how terrible their windows were when I bought the car, I never would have purchased it, but I digress. I also need to note that when we purchased the vehicle, we took out multiple extended warranties/coverages through Subaru including window coverage. I was headed to get an oil change there anyway so since I was headed to the dealership I spoke to an individual at the service desk that said they would file the claim since I had a warranty and they would call me back. And this is partly my fault because I didn't get the name of the guy who was helping me, but they never called me back. Finally, after multiple calls later that week to try to see if they had done anything about my window all they could do was bounce around my call but never assign anyone to help me. So on 07/13/2024, I headed back to the dealership because when they were doing my oil change they noticed I had a nail in my tire and I needed a new tire. Again, I have tire coverage so this was paid for, but as I have had to do in the past with previous issues, I had to point out that I had extra warranty protection and had to hound them to file a claim. Anyway, at this time I was finally assigned Caleb as a service advisor for my window. He said he would call and file the claim. Well, of course I didn't hear back and I left a few messages so on 07/18/2024 I finally got a hold of Caleb who said my window was covered under the warranty and they were going to order the part and replace it and he would give me a call in a couple of weeks when the window came in. I waited the couple of weeks and I call Caleb and leave a couple of messages, but they don't get returned. Finally, on 08/07/2024 I want to know where my window is and I call again. Well, they bounce me around to three people in the morning and then finally have me leave a message with a service manager. When the service manager still has not called me back in the afternoon, I call back again. This time I get Heather who tells me she needs to talk to her director about this issue because apparently Caleb and several other people are "no longer with the company" and they call me back and tell me that my window is not covered any longer under the warranty that they sold me! Basically, they can just decide that since you actually have to use the coverage they sold you that they don't need to honor it. They also basically insinuated that since I don't have a voicemail from Caleb that I am lying to them about what he said to me about the extended coverage I have on my vehicle and they have fired everyone that can corroborate my story. I never got a voicemail because I have almost never been able to get anyone at that service department to call me back. Her director also calls me after I am now upset because I have been strung along for a month and lied to after paying thousands of extra dollars for coverage that is now not being honored and the best I get is, "We understand you're upset. We will have a sales manager call you to see if we can get you a discount on a window replacement and talk about your extended coverage." Can you guess who never called me? The sales manager. So basically, this dealership messed around with me for a month, lied to me, and then doesn't stand by their product or the warranty they sold me. I will never take my car here ever again, nor will I ever buy a Subaru again. I am in the process of taking this complaint up with the corporate arm of Subaru of America but I doubt it will get anywhere since this is yet another company that won't stand by their product or their warranty. I had a Ford for 14 years with an extra extended warranty that was always honored and was a reliable car that didn't have nearly the amount of issues my Subaru has had in the first two years of ownership. I should have just stuck with them. I hope this review convinces at least one person not to buy an Outback or at the very least not buy it from this nightmare of a dealership. read more

Terrible first impression. Worse second impression. I started on the website, where they didn't list the price for a car until you put your info in. That alone used to be reason enough to hate a dealership, but these days it's becoming the sad norm. So a guy emailed me shortly afterward (expected) and I called to ask about bringing my current vehicle in for trade appraisal. They literally hung up on me, twice. Finally I told the girl on the phone to stop trying to transfer me and just get whoever was available on the line. The guy who answered then was nice enough, and said to come on by any time for an appraisal. I did, and he was still friendly in person and seemed pretty normal. Things were looking up, I thought. Then his manager tried to low-ball me on the trade-in, by several thousand dollars. He apparently thinks nobody checks what their trade-in value should be before going there. The friendly guy asked what I'd like the offer to be, as if I were then going to be in the mood to haggle. That's not how you start a haggle. I walked out. read more

My husband took our Legacy into Modesto Subaru because he noticed oil leaking from the rear differential. They came back with a diagnosis of a leak from the rear main seal. It would cost approximately $1900.00. My husband was baffled by the diagnosis and decided to get a second opinion. He took it to another shop, told them what Modesto Subaru said was the problem and asked them to give him an estimate for the repair. That afternoon he received a call from the shop telling him that the problem wasn't with with real main seal but the real differential. An appointment was made and the repair done. The problem is that not only was the diagnosis wrong but it cost us $195.00! He called Subaru and spoke to a person there who offered to give us credit. He said he would prefer a refund. She said she would take it up with the front office and get back to him. This has been over 3 weeks and we have heard nothing. The Subaru Legacy is by far one of the best cars we have ever had. We have had all of our work done at Modesto Subaru and always received great service. Our game plan was to buy another Subaru next year and give our car to our granddaughter. The problem is they were going to fix a problem that would have cost us $1900.00 that was not a problem and we would still have had the original problem. Obviously this has left a bad taste in our mouth and we are contemplating getting a Toyota Avalon as our next car. We believe Modesto Subaru is a good company and always seem honest. But they didn't listen to my husband, didn't catch the problem, were planning to fix a "problem" that didn't exist and charged us $195.00 for the wrong diagnosis. My recommendation to anyone who has a problem is to get a second opinion from another shop before you have work done at Modesto Subaru. They did say they would match prices with any other company so keep that in mind! We are still waiting for a call back from Modesto Subaru and hope that they will do the right thing and refund our money After posting this review Modesto Subaru reached out to us and we were able to come to an amicable agreement concerning the $195.00. This outcome is not surprising since this is a company we have dealt with for almost 11 years and have always found them to be honest and upright. The problem with the misdiagnosis is unfortunate but mistakes can be made. It is important to be diligent when it comes to car repairs and never hesitate to get a second opinion. Thank you Modesto Subaru for resolving this problem. read more

I bought my Forester from this location last week and have nothing but great things to say about the experience and the staff. This was my first experience buying a car and it was as smooth as I could have asked for. My sales representative Sarge and the financial manager I partnered with, Francis, were both personable and a pleasure to work with. Sarge is extremely knowledgable about the different car options at Subaru and was able to help me find the perfect car for me. You could not find a nicer car salesman, he never pushed and was genuinely passionate about finding me a car I would love. Ask for him if you go, you will not regret it! read more

My daughter was purchasing her first large purchase of a car and her dream car was a Subaru Outback. We looked around and found only very very high mileage in her price range, she was defeated until we found a low mileage Subaru Outback limited 2014 . The car was still being in took so we had to wait an extra day. Due to her work schedule they actually drove the car up to Sonora for her. They were friendly and no hassle. Fantastic service!!!! read more

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Not good, not good at all. I went to purchase a WRX. Sales guy came down $3000 on price which wasn't the most generous, given that they got 30 plus WRXs' in stock that are just sitting on the lot.The big disappointment was the sales tactics. The salesman pushed the "GAP" insurance. Now I understand the reason for GAP insurance when purchasing a car at MSRP or over. It protects the buyer by covering the total lost of the vehicle given a accident where the insurance only pays what the car is worth (remember the depreciation after you drive any car off the lot) and not what you owe. In some cases, if you purchase far over MSRP and don't get the "GAP" insurance, you can be liable for the remaining loan which can be thousands. But in my case, the value and agreed purchase price was way under MSRP, which in my case purchasing the "GAP" insurance was an add on and not warranted at all. Again, deceitful salesman. If they are willing to do that, what else might be lurking in the waters. This is a clear sign to go elsewhere. read more

I am sitting here after an hour and a half since l brought in my car for a service appointment. Appointments mean nothing. Anyone bringing in their car can bump your service and require you wait. My service advisor told my car will be started soon. read more

5 stars for my service reprehensive he is great. Now for the 1 star the battery had to be replaced simple job you would think so What a mess the hold down bracket had a lot of battery corrosion on it and was never cleaned/neutralized , corrosion in the engine bay and on top of new battery. Last time i ever have work done here. read more

My experience at Modesto Subaru was nice. The people that helped me were kind. Abel Cruz definitely helped me out by making a last minute appointment for me and letting me know what was going on with my car and letting me know exactly how long it would take to fix. read more

What an awful experience. Don't go into this dealer especially if you are a single woman. I had my loan already approved and a large down payment for a new car but they tried to bully me and repeatedly tried to shift the conversation instead of giving me an OTD price. Unethical sales practices. Spare yourself. Look elsewhere. read more

Edgar was very helpful. I appreciate the great customer service. They took great care of my car and although I had to wait a little bit, the waiting wasn't bad. The waiting area had free coffee, tea and water. We were also offered snacks snacks while we waited. I would definitely recommend! read more

I bought my Forester here 4 years ago. I chose which person I bought my car from. It was my best car purchase from a dealer ever. Low key & informative. I've been taking my car back to Modesto Subaru for every routine maintenance, ever since. I always feel welcome by the staff. Everyone there is so nice and helpful, I can't even imagine taking it to a dealership that is closer to my home. I love the part, that I don't need an appointment for routine maintenance. Just drive in, unannounced, and I'm made to feel so important and respected. read more

took my car in for a pretty big service job and it took them over 2 months to fix. AND A YEAR LATER AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. extremely frustrating and really nothing i can do about it from what i've been told. read more

I cannot say enough good things about this service center. We were traveling when our car decided to have issues. After explaining our situation and circumstances, they were able to fix our large problem within a day and had a loaner vehicle for us to use so it didn't make a dent in our trip. On top of that, Abel did some digging and found out the part that broke was still covered by a warranty (even though our car is definitely older). Making our total costs $0.00. We left feeling relieved, taken care of, and forever Subaru owners. Thank you so much for such a great experience! read more

Parts dept is a joke. They have rude staff that don't like their job or know how to talk to customers. I called here a number of times and today was the final straw. I asked the guy to speak louder cause I couldn't hear him and he tells me "unfortunately I can't cause I'm in an office environment " since when is the parts dept an office environment? lol. He had me on speaker phone and was too lazy to pick up the phone that's what it really was. But the fact is I asked him for help and how much a valve gasket would cost me and he got attitude and made it seems as if it was an inconvenience for him to help me. Subaru please hire people who want to help others not $rash. read more

Attention to detail and outstanding customer service are the hallmarks of this business. We bought our 2nd Forester from Modesto Subaru recently and were treated fairly and with utmost courtesy. Everyone we have dealt with has gone out of their way to be helpful. Our salesman Thomas, service writer Nick, and "delivery specialist" Yvonne deserve special kudos. (Yvonne patiently spent an hour explaining the sophisticated bells and whistles and wouldn't let us leave intil she is was sure we got it.) (Note: We were having trouble figuring out car keyless entry system, called Yvonne and , on her day off, she called right back. Good job. Thank you.) We used Costco pricing and did not have to go through torturous negotiations. We will buy there again. read more

Bought a Ascent back in September for a good deal, even with this crazy market. Had my first experience with the Service Department and I am so happy I purchased from Subaru here in Modesto! They're so friendly, prompt and professional. I usually HATE getting my cars serviced, but I can say I had an overall great experience and I am not feeling that intimidation I usually feel when thinking of having to go back for the next service. Abel was very nice, warm and went above and beyond helping me out. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. This place takes quite some time to service your vehicle. The best part is I went in for a tire rotation about 2 weeks ago and then when I went to take my tires off myself come to find out they stripped a lug nut and stud and just zip it tight and called it good. Never told me about it or anything. They are suppose to do a inspection on the car I put my car up on lift come to find oil leaks everywhere which they never told me about. And finding all sorts of little things wrong that they should have caught but they just look past it. This is a dealership I'm paying extra money just to go there and if I knew their service was going to be this bad I would have taken my car elsewhere I will never go back to them. read more

Love my subie! Had a great buying experience with Debroah using the Costco auto buying program.

I just picked up a 2023 WRX from here. The process was quicker than i thought and i drove my new car home that day. I've brought it in for the Enviroguard treatment and the service thus far has been excellent. They have been very helpful and our finance guy was quick and efficient. As was the service people that also helped. read more