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Find a Location

McDaniels Automotive Group has 4 locations, listed below.

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    • McDaniels Automotive Group

      501 W Killian Rd Columbia, SC 29203-9138

      BBB Accredited Business
    • McDaniels Automotive Group

      2283 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414-5315

      BBB Accredited Business
    • McDaniels Automotive Group

      440 Killian Rd Columbia, SC 29203-9751

      BBB Accredited Business
    • McDaniels Automotive Group

      490 Killian Rd # 2 Columbia, SC 29203-9751

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforMcDaniels Automotive Group

    New Car Dealers
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.17/5stars

    Average of 6 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    10 complaints closed in last 3 years

    5 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 7/28/1988

    Years in Business: 32

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Products & Services

    This company offers auto sales and service.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    McDaniels Automotive Group has 4 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • McDaniels Automotive Group

        501 W Killian Rd Columbia, SC 29203-9138

        BBB Accredited Business
      • McDaniels Automotive Group

        2283 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414-5315

        BBB Accredited Business
      • McDaniels Automotive Group

        440 Killian Rd Columbia, SC 29203-9751

        BBB Accredited Business
      • McDaniels Automotive Group

        490 Killian Rd # 2 Columbia, SC 29203-9751

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      501 W Killian Rd, Columbia, SC 29203-9138
      BBB File Opened:
      10/1/1991
      Years in Business:
      32
      Business Started:
      10/1/1991
      Accredited Since:
      7/28/1988
      Type of Entity:
      Sole Proprietorship
      Number of Employees:
      32
      Alternate Business Name
      • McDaniel's Acura
      • McDaniel's Audi of Charleston
      • McDaniel's Porsche
      • McDaniels Acura of Charleston
      • McDaniel's Subaru
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Rob McDaniels, General Manager

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Bill McDaniels, President
      • Mr. Rob McDaniels, General Manager
      • Ms. Julie Liptak, Controller
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (843) 766-8351
        Other Fax
      • (803) 786-7935
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

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      Customer Complaints

      10 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      01/02/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I purchased a 2020 Volkswagon Atlas Sport from Mcdaniels. The car is currently under warranty. I noticed that my caution light was on informing me that none of my security features were working. such as rear camera, alert sound while in reverse, and front impact sensors. I took my car to Mcdaniels to have my car repair by the warranty. They stated that it is not a warranty issue be cause there machine is saying that the damage was done by some type impact to the sensors. My car does no have any signs of impact where the sensors are located. I asked the dealership if they could work with me on the cost since the car is still under warranty and clearly there is no impact to the front end, and they told me they could take a $100.00 off of the price. I do not believe that I should have to pay $1000.00 for a car under warranty to be repaired because to me it is a warranty issue, because their is no external damage to the car. Would you please look in to this for me.
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      Customer Reviews

      6 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Marlon H

      1 star

      11/13/2023

      The service department at McDaniel's Acura off Killian road have a history of very unsavory business practices since moving to the Killian Rd location in North East Columbia. They have sold and installed aftermarket parts on my vehicle while misrepresenting them as certified Acura oem parts but charging the higher premium. Today I went to an oil change appointment and presented a service coupon sent directly from McDaniel's Acura stating that, "WE ACCEPT ANY SERVICE COUPONS YOU RECEIVE FROM ANYONE!" I brought a price match coupon that I had also received in the mail from a competitor. At the time of the service write up by the service advisor Mike, I handed him my coupons and he agreed to adjust the amount owned to reflect the coupon price match after the service was completed. When I returned to pickup my vehicle Mike had gone to lunch so I dealt with his boss, Bryan Elledge, who was the Head Service Manger. When I alerted him to the coupon that Mike had approved and accepted BEFORE any services was rendered. He said he couldn't accept their own coupon. I told him that they should have disclosed that before agreeing to service my vehicle. He repeated over and over that HE didn't have to accept my coupon even though the service advisor, Mike had approved the coupon before the start of the service. Basically holding my vehicle hostage until I payed the unfair ransom. These types of business practices are crooked & shady. I will never buy another vehicle from McDaniel's considering other similar complaints from other people. I wouldn't let these unscrupulous people at this establishment squeegee my windshield if it needed to be cleaned. This type of corruption usual starts from the top and this apple seems to be rotten to the core.

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