This dealership engages in deceptive business practices. From false advertisement of auto prices, to having salespeople misrepresent numbers, while management and the finance department contradict each other when dealing with you. They do not communicate well with each other or customers. I've been hung up on, lied to, left waiting on callbacks.
I bought a 2022 Dodge Charger Scat Pack on May 2, 2025. I traded in a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado and financed the rest. Capital One, the company that financed the Chevy has continually called, emailed and texted me every single day since, regarding payment on a truck that Van Nuys Maserati took ownership of on May 4, 2025. My credit score was taking a dive because Capital One assumed I still own the truck. I was harassed every day for weeks. I was told it's my responsibility to find out what's going on with that payoff.
I reached out on May 13, 2025 to inquire about if and when the payment for the Silverado has been sent out, I've been hung up on, told someone will call me back, been forwarded to random people in random departments.
After many attempts to call back, Alfredo helped me get an answer, from a woman named Diane at the new car lot. I was told that the payoff check is ready, but the person that signs the checks "isn't in today." She will be in tomorrow, and once it is sent out, they will send me a tracking number. Why do I have to go on a search for a payoff on a vehicle that THEY OWN now? I kid you not, every time you try and reach someone in the "finance department", no one ever answers the phone. Ever.
After dealing with Alfredo, I had a question about a replacement bumper that is supposedly on back order for my Charger. They tried to sell it to me with a broken and cracked front end piece on the bumper. Alfredo passes the phone to a manager named Josh who stated he would call me right back, and that he just had to walk over to his desk, he never did. When I did call back, Luis tells me, all of a sudden Josh and Alfredo are helping a customer.
I was a rockstar to Van Nuys Maserati when they knew I was willing to give them my business. Yet now, after buying from them, I'm being treated like a groupie that got kicked off of the tour bus. When I first expressed interest in buying, I was in inundated by multiple calls, texts, and emails by different people asking if I was still wanting to look at vehicles. Even after I bought my Charger Scat Pack from them, that very same day. If there is such an epic push to harass potential customers, the energy is not at all matched when it comes to questions, complaints & concerns.
I am not the only person that has been treated this way. One can easily look at reviews for Van Nuys Maserati online, and see others echoing my sentiment. This is outrageous. If I, a savvy businesswoman am willing to speak up not just for myself, but for others too. Imagine all the regular costumers who are being taken advantage of, do not feel heard while continually being gaslit, who are afraid to advocate for themselves.
One bit of relief, they paid off my loan for the Chevy, almost an entire month later. SMH.
For those of you who have had a terrible experience at Van Nuys Maserati like me, you DO have options. You can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Comission, The DMV & the Better Business Bureau, and NBCLA has a Consumer Reports Department. Though the fact that this embarrassment of a business isn't accredited with the BBB, should tell you all you need to know. Be your own best advocate, because f*€k these people.
Moral of the story: DO NOT DEAL WITH VAN NUYS MASERATI, both on the new dealership side and especially not with the VNM used dealership lot down the street. Dealing with them has probably given me high blood pressure, multiple hits on my credit score, and for sure taken years off of my life. Marón!
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