1.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
90,000 miles

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problem #1

Mar 122010

Monte Carlo 6-cyl

  • 90,000 miles
We have had hardship due to job lost and major car maintenance that could have been avoided and should have been resolved before we purchase the vehicle doing a recall on March 12,2007 fuel system. We purchase Feb 2008 and fuel system failure started in 2010 and cost a lot of money!! when U pull up the VIN number you will see this had not been done and it was in carmax possession and cost me and my son because this was not handle!!! I am so angry about what carmax is doing to my credit and my son due to alot money paid out on recall work in which we were never notified about the recalls we purchase this car in Feb 2008 I can show receipts and get the man name [xxx] a license mechanic to come forward this is horrific to know carmax contribute to our struggles maintaining and paying out alot of money into work that was under recalls and took away from having the money to pay the car note in the process!!!! fuel system failure happen where the radiator and numerous of hoses and sensors were destroyed and the fuel injection parts had to be replace at my expense I am angry as a consumer that us struggle could have been handle free through recall and we were never notified and that problem exist fuel system was not replace doing recall on March 12,2007, we was not notified nor in Oct 16,2008 steering recall, nor was we notified in Feb 11,2009 for steering recalls this is sad that carmax contributed to our struggles they never contact us nor did Chevrolet contact us about any recalls!!!! purchase vehicle Feb 02,2008 paid 32 payments and for August 17, 2009 deferment, April 28,2009 deferment with 32 payments plus 2 deferments comes to 34 payments. Carmax took the payment I made and applied them to my to the deferments making my account be behind with the contract balance and finance charges comes they were applied came to $8,980.24 totaling, and late fees coming to $659.33, but my full amount from money orders and checks paid came to $11,593.97 total and its 1,954.

- Ga, GA, USA