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Great Lakes Honda


43 Pruitt Blvd, Akron, OH 44310 (map)
Today 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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1 out of 5 starssales Rating
They scammed the hell out of us.
Written by JamieM1215 on 03/09/2018

My girl went here to trade in her car for another. They approved her for a vehicle, gave her the keys and took her old car. A week later they call saying they need the car back bc the bank didn’t approve her. Weird, since they usually find that out BEFORE giving someone the keys. We had to bring in the car before they told us that bc they were fixing it for her and gave us a loaner, but the same day we give them the car to get fixed is the same day they call and tell us they are keeping it. (And yes they gave us a loaner but they know we would have no choice but to return it bc we could go to jail if we didn’t) They said they would work with us to find another bank who would approve her. A week goes by and nothing. On to the next week and they are being very vague and only emailing her. Brittany is the one corresponding with my gf. Finally we told them we wanted the Kia back and the 3 grand that was put down. They kept avoiding that and telling us that they were working on trying to get us to keep the Toyota. At this point we didn’t want it. We just wanted our car back. So a few more days goes by (we have had the loaner longer than we even had the car she initially took home) my girl goes online and checks the status of her Kia bc if we were getting it back then she needed to make a payment. Well Honda paid the car off which means that AFTER we told them we wanted it back and they agreed to that option as well but kept avoiding us, They did that behind our backs so we can’t get the car back. They officially own the car. When we called and asked them about it they claimed to have no idea how that happened. [non-permissible content removed]. But then they come back and say that they found a bank that approved her but now the interest rate is waaaaay higher which means more money out of our pockets and into theirs and they left us with no choice on anything bc they now own our old car. So we are left with nothing. They are two faced, manipulating and awful people. They scammed the hell out of my gf. Look up “Spot Delivery Scam” that is Honda to a T. I have never in my life seen this happen first hand. I thought maybe this would happen with a buy here pay here type deal. Not with a place like this. I’m utterly disgusted with how they’ve treated us. They could care less that they just screwed us. They only care about their money and commission. They played the “oh I had no idea” card way too well. They saw my gf as someone who was young and who they can take advantage of. It makes me sick. Don’t go here. Don’t deal with Brittany Brown or Patty. Don’t deal with anyone there in general. Go somewhere else. You’ll regret it if you don’t.

  • Recommend this dealer? No
  • Did the dealer honor all commitments made? No

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akronoh77 on 08/28/2018
One more thing: I would contact a lawyer that deals with contract law. More often than not, this is contract fraud and is not permissible by dealerships. You had a signed contract saying that you were paying X amount for the car and you were approved at Y% APR. If it didn't go through that is not on you, and it is not on the bank. It is on the dealership to rectify it since the purchase order was already signed.
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akronoh77 on 08/28/2018
What the dealership wrote as a comment on this review as absolute nonsense. In 2018, spot delivery scams aka "Yoyo financing" shouldn't be a thing. I've dealt with GL before and had a good experience but I won't be dealing with them now after reading this. If it's a weekend, sometimes dealerships won't be able to get approval from banks because they aren't open. However this should be explained to the buyer of the vehicle. The fact that Great Lakes did not convey this to you or your girlfriend is nothing short of a scam. They can get confirmation from the bank on weekdays of the APR, sometimes weekends too. This was not the fault of a bank whatsoever. They allowed you to take delivery of the car despite not having secured financing for you. This is a very shady practice and only disreputable dealers still do this. Sad to see that Great Lakes had to resort to this.
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jlove1077 on 07/25/2018
Dealer Response
Hello, JamieM1215. I have taken your review to our finance managers to find out the details of your situation. Your girlfriend was approved on the Toyota based on the information given, by her, on the finance application. When a deal is submitted and we obtain that approval, it is based on all the information being accurate. Unfortunately the financier found some of the given information to be inaccurate. Out of respect for your privacy, we will not make note of the specifics of those inaccuracies. This lead to the bank later contacting our store, and refusing her loan. After learning this, our finance team attempted contact several times by phone with no answer. When the vehicle was brought in to our service department, we took repossession of the vehicle. As is standard procedure. It is correct that if you keep a borrowed vehicle, it is considered theft by any dealership, rental car establishment and so on. There was no threat of jail time made by any employee affiliated with our store. Our finance managers did continue to work with other banks on your girlfriends behalf to obtain a loan, based on the new accurate information. Contact was kept with her based on when they had updates from the banks they approached. At this point the Kia that was traded in was indeed owned by the store, holding up our end of the deal that was made based on inaccurate information given. The option of you getting the vehicle you traded in back was never presented, only that we would work to get you financed despite the circumstances. Which we did. The rate and payment did go up, again based on the correct information. This in no way puts more money in the hands of anyone in our Honda store, as it is the financier that makes money off of interest. Not our store. Our job is to work for you to get you approved for a vehicle. based on your accurate information. That was not given in this case, however we pressed on and got you another approval. There is nothing more you could ask of any establishment then to keep trying despite challenges. Which we did. There was no scam. Have a wonderful day.
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