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Find a Location

Alars, Inc. has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Alars, Inc.

      15875 Stewartsville Road Vinton, VA 24179

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Alars, Inc.

      11240 Stewartsville Road Vinton, VA 24179-5200

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Alars, Inc.

      1113 11th Street, NE Roanoke, VA 24012

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforAlars, Inc.

    Used Car Dealers
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    7 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 2/15/1996

    Years in Business: 43

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    This company offers the sale of used vehicles.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Alars, Inc. has 3 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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      • Alars, Inc.

        15875 Stewartsville Road Vinton, VA 24179

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Alars, Inc.

        11240 Stewartsville Road Vinton, VA 24179-5200

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Alars, Inc.

        1113 11th Street, NE Roanoke, VA 24012

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      15875 Stewartsville Road, Vinton, VA 24179
      BBB File Opened:
      1/15/1996
      Years in Business:
      43
      Business Started:
      6/15/1980
      Business Incorporated:
      10/16/1985
      Accredited Since:
      2/15/1996
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Mr. Alvin Woods, President
      • Bonita Woods, Vice President
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Alvin Woods, President

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Alvin Woods, President
      Additional Contact Information

      Phone Numbers

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: Buying a used car

      Customer Complaints

      7 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      01/02/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Put 2,000 down. Vehicle relay switch wasn't plugged in when I went to test drive. Then how did they move it out of the shop. The low beam lights didn't work had to take it back. The truck cab isn't accessible and no tool has been provided. How did it pass inspection if the lights weren't working. Then it says low oil pressure stop engine. So i try to unlatch the hood .the hood snaps and is bungee corded down now. Took it to Them he came out to my truck I wasn't wve able to get out of the truck. He said he would refund my money and I could shop somewhere else to call a ride. He wouldn't sell me anything else. It seems intentional. Now they haven't taken my payment out my account for he vehicle and I think they are going to take it back after refusing to fix wat is wrong with it.
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      Customer Reviews

      1 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Yvonne b

      1 star

      04/16/2024

      purchased 2012 Nissan August 2023. March 2024 from Alars. check engine light on. I called Alars. I had forgot in my contract, I was not to call them for check engine issues or a Turbo Boost Sensor. The owner Al, said I am on my own. I asked if he could defer payment for March get sensor fixed. He refused . I did not pay March payment. They did not come get car. I decided give them another chance to see if they would care about their customers. I was wrong they do not care about anyone on fixed income or the elderly. or caring about their customer . I made a HUGE mistake TRUSTING THIS DEALERSHIP> VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND NO CUSTOMER SERVICE I paid payment for April 5, 2024. to give the another chance. BIG MISTAKE> and Then on April 8, 2024 I had a massive oil leak, April 15, 2024 battery dead. I can not afford to pay high car payment, and fix all the issues with this car. I called April 16, 2024 and told them I would have car towed on April 20, 2024 if cost not over 100.00. If it was 300. I could not pay that. and could not tow it. They would have to come and get the vehicle, the employee hung up on me 3 times. I did not have a cell phone, so I did not lose service. I had a home phone. I asked them to come and get car as it is sitting in my daughters DRIVEWAY AND NEEDS TO BE MOVED> THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST DEALERS IN MY 50 YEARS OF BUYING CARS> NO ONE SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE THIS>

      Alars, Inc. Response

      04/17/2024

      We are sorry that you had that experience with us here at Alars. We always strive to make sure our customers are taken care of regardless of their financial situations. We do sell our vehicles as is due to them being used cars. We do offer a third party service agreement (warranty) for our customers, which you did take. When paperwork is signed we explain that we do not replace sensors or provide/reimburse for towing. Batteries and such are general maintenance items that a warranty would not cover. As far as your payment that you missed we did work with you because we understood that you needed to get your vehicle fixed in order to continue driving it. We were willing to work with that. As far as the oil leak we advised you to give the warranty company a call to see what they could help you with. Again, we are sorry about your feelings on this experience with us. You did advise us that we needed to come pick up the vehicle and that is what we did at your request. Thank you.

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