## 82-Day Registration Failure, Legal Exposure, and Total Management Abandonment…read more
I purchased a new 2025 Lexus RX 500h from Lexus of Highland Park on April 15, 2026. While the sales associate handled the initial showroom transaction politely, the post-sale administrative handling and upper-management conduct fell completely below basic industry, legal, and consumer standards.
**Improper Plate Transfer:** At delivery, dealership staff transferred and mounted my Nebraska personalized plates ("J STYLE") onto the new vehicle. They assured me this was legal, despite my explicit objections that the plates belonged to my trade-in vehicle.
**82-Day Loss of Legal Use:** Due to administrative mishandling and an original title reportedly lost in transit, the paperwork did not arrive until late Friday, July 3, 2026. Because of the holiday weekend, the vehicle could not be legally registered until Monday, July 6, 2026, depriving me of lawful use for 82 days.
**Dismissive Management:** Sales Director Julio Gomez characterized an 82-day delay as "normal" and recklessly advised me to simply "show a police officer the bill of sale" if stopped while driving across state lines.
**Documented Financial Losses:** Operating out of state with mismatched registration created serious legal, citation, and insurance risks. I was forced to cancel a planned road trip, incurring $1,800 in nonrefundable airline and travel expenses, while continuing to pay insurance and monthly loan installments on a vehicle that had to remain parked.
**Broken Executive Commitments:** Mr. Gomez acknowledged the failure and promised a goodwill compensation package once the paperwork arrived. After the paperwork was received on July 3, Mr. Gomez, Director Julian Keller, General Manager Benjamin Nusinow, and Owner/Dealer Principal Alan Nusinow ceased all communication. They refused to answer calls, return emails, or honor their commitment.
A luxury-car buyer should never face months of legal vulnerability, out-of-pocket financial damage, and complete abandonment by ownership once the funds have cleared.
This matter has been escalated to Lexus Corporate and formally submitted to the Illinois Attorney General's Consumer Fraud Bureau. Buyers--especially out-of-state customers--should exercise extreme caution before trusting this dealership's administrative office and executive leadership.
-- Jerry E. Johnson