ComplaintsforFreedom Ford

• Initial Complaint

  19/06/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Product Issues

  Status:

  Resolved

  More info

  On June10/23 l test drove a vehicle at Freedom Ford in Edmonton. Afterwords I was taken to a cashier and told to pay $500.00 before I could see a financial advisor. After seeing this advisor ***, I was told that he would call me. On Monday June 12/23, I called the salesperson I dealt with and informed him that I wanted a refund on my deposit. I was told that an approval would have to be obtained by their team and then it would be sent to accounting, for a cheque to be cut. To date I have not received the $500.00 deposit or any word. about when I could expect to receive it. I have nothing, no car and no money paid.

  Business response

  19/06/2023

  We will proceed to refund back ****** ******* 

  Customer response

  21/06/2023

  
  ****** ******** *******
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID 20204758, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
  
  Sincerely,
  ****** *******
  

• Initial Complaint

  31/03/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  On June 02,2022 I went to Freedom Ford in Edmonton and purchased extended warranty and oil change service for my vehicle that I had purchased there. On December 05/2022 I noticed a leak coming from the front of my vehicle and booked the truck in to have it looked at and repaired. January 02/2023 The vehicle went in to be asessed and was told that some o-rings needed to be replaced that were not covered by warranty and the charges would be around $600-$700 dollars. Questioning the validity of this asessment i booked the truck in with my mechanic that i have used for years and trust for a second opinion. Febuary 03/2023 The truck was taken into my mechanic and he diagnosed the issue being the water pump and some hoses. I authorized the correct repair and paid for the services. Febuary 10/2023 I contacted the dealership after leaving a review on their website to complain about the misdiagnosis and service provided. After speaking with multiple managers i got through to ***** ********** and he was going to look into the matter and call me back. I requested a refund of the service contract that they did ot honour and misdiagnosis leading to the out of pocket expense. March- exact date unknown, I called back to see if they had made any progress and was told by ***** the part that was replaced should have been under warranty and they would pay for the part and labour. I was instructed to call back at the end of the day to discuss it further as he was busy. I tried calling and left a message for a return call March 22/2023- Called left message March 28/2023- Called left message March 30/2023-Called left message After being nable to reach ***** ********** and leaving multiple messages with no return call i felt the need to escalate this issue to proper authoraties. I request a full refund for the out of pocket repair for the truck, as well as the refund for the extended warranty contract that was not honoured.

• Initial Complaint

  12/03/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Answered

  More info

  In august of 2022 I found a 2014 silverado that freedom ford had after a few other vehicles did not meet my standards. I signed the papers and left with it a few days later. Then I noticed the truck was driving funny, (rough shifts) the engine seemed noisier than usual and the brakes started to squeal. When I brought it back they said it was fine and that the brakes needed to be bedded in as they were changed yet it turned out to be some anti vibration clips put in wrong, which was what a canadian tire service technician found. The rough shifts / hiccups never occurred when the technician at freedom ford drove it around so there wasn't a fix. I lived with it until we get to right about now where I got a low oil pressure warning and the truck became inoperable. So I had it towed to freedom ford for them to a run a $200 diagnosis to tell me my truck needs a new engine. It generated a knock while tests were being completed. I was going to get it towed to a personal mechanic as he had a good suggestion as to why the engine would have no oil pressure until freedom called me to say I need a new engine, that'll be $13500. The truck is worth $27000, I have a warranty with ******* although they only cover $3000 therefore I'm hooped. They refuse to do a engine rebuild or even to get me a burner vehicle, seems like they only offer extra services to specific customers as I got denied for a rental or a taxi several times. I only put 10000km on the truck in 7 months. Now I pretty much have to work hard to pay off a lemon or file bankruptcy. There is no protection which is terrible because this is my first finance. I will most likely will be telling people I know to steer clear of freedom ford, not trustworthy at all.

  Business response

  03/04/2023

  Freedom Ford has offered the customer a few options. Offers included paying a portion of the difference on the engine or trading into another vehicle.

   

  Customer was happy trading it in towards a newer vehicles and was also happy with the trade in value, unfortunately he was not able to get approved for financing. 

   

  We cannot provide a loaner vehicle at this time because no decision has been made on how the customer wants to proceed. 

   

  Freedom ford will stand behind the work they preform when a customer purchases  pre owned vehicle for 3 months and 5000 km, the customer has gone over both of these in this situation. 

• Initial Complaint

  09/11/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

  More info

  November 3rd 2022 I was browsing for a new car. I received a call around lunch time from representative to whom I told that I would like to put down a larger down payment to reduce my financing. I was called in store to come discuss further and test drive the vehicle. Once I got there I was handed over to another agent who offered me to take me for test drives different trims. I asked if the vehicles had winter tires and I was told all their vehicle are equipped with all season tires. First vehicle was a lower module that I did not enjoy. So they had me try a stronger power vehicle for which I multiple times had to ask if it had all season tires (I asked cause the car for sliding) and to that I was assured that it did. Towards the end of the test drive while turning in to their parking lot my speed was less than 10km/h the car kept sliding till it touched a pole. I was told by the agent sitting with me to remove the vehicle from there to park it infront and it was not a problem. Their team tried to have me sign a document after the fender bender that I refused to sign till I saw some policy. They did not allow me to leave (had my personal car keys) till I gave them my personal car insurance and my credit card information. They tried very hard to make a sale saying that they will make the accident go away. They even told me that they have had ford replace such minor stuff as transportation damage. I asked to sleepover it to leave the situation. I took pictures of everything including the tires. Which later at night researched were summer tires. They had me driving in summer tires in this conditions. I learned about them lying about the tires, bad review online and something similar had happened to another customer in the past. Also the car's emergency braking, and forward collision warnings did not work. Now they are asking me to pay $7,400 cash or they will have my insurance pay in that case my insurance will go up and It will damage my clean driving record.

• Initial Complaint

  20/09/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

  More info

  On July 28 2022 we purchased a used vehicle from Freedom Ford. We told the salesman we would not be driving the vehicle right away as we didnt need it for around a month. They were told this several times as they called to see how the vehicle was. We drove the vehicle home from Edmonton which was around 350 km and it was parked in the shop. On August 30 we drove the vehicle for the first time and didnt get very far and the heater motor/ac started giving trouble. The ac was working on the drivers side but the passenger side was blowing hot air. We opened the sun roof and the weather stripping fell off. We called Freedom Ford and were told to bring the vehicle in for inspection. They informed it needs $2900 worth of repairs. Also on the service report it states that the brake calipers are sticking and the brake fluid needs changed even though it was supposed to have had a full inspection done before we bought it. Freedom Ford will not stand behind anything or help to pay for any of the repairs. We drove the vehicle home 350 km and already started having issues.

• Initial Complaint

  02/09/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Sales and Advertising Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

  More info

  I contacted freedom ford about purchasing a used 2018 ford expedition platinum max, advertised with rear seat entertainment options. This was what I was looking for so proceeded with the sale. I mentioned to the sales man several times that we did lots of road trips and have small kids so we were excited about the entertainment units. We were trading in our 2015 for edge which they offered $16800 for and we accepted. As part of the purchase we also bought floor mats for the vehicle including 2 for the rear cargo space at a cost or $650. I'll also mention we live in vanderhoof so this was all done remotely and we relied on the salesman and sales manager to be honest and transparent with us. After we received the paper work/ bill of sale to sign I noticed the trade in price was only $15000. I called the finance guy and he was confused so got the salesman to call me to which he gave a confusing explanation about tax credits and what not. Didn't make much sense but we proceeded with the sale anyways. Upon receiving the vehicle we discovered the rear seat entertainment units don't work, smashed screen ($3800 value) and we didn't get the cargo mats we paid for ($350) value and only 1 key instead of the two that were agreed upon ($500) value. Total value of $4650. Not to mention the $1800 they basically stole from the trade in value. I spoke with the sales manager and he assured me they would take care of the key, mats and replace the entertainment units with tablets and accessories. It's now been 3 weeks since then and they won't reply to my emails or calls and I haven't received any reimbursement.

• Initial Complaint

  03/06/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Resolved

  More info

  I signed an agreement for a new Ford F250 with a trade in and difference of $25,500. I agreed to pay $1000.00 deposit to start the process. When the truck arrived they stated that it increased by $3,100.00. It was not the agreed price so I asked for the refund deposit. It was declined. I didn’t try and change the deal, it was not the agreement, therefore my deposit should be returned.

  Business response

  21/06/2022

   This issue has been resolved with the client as per  my  Sales Manager *****  ************

    Thank you.

   

  Customer response

  22/06/2022

   
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  ***** *******

• Initial Complaint

  11/05/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Sales and Advertising Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

  More info

  In May 8, my son and I signed a purchase contract for an $8500 vehicle and placed a $500 deposit. We indicated we would like financing but if the financing was high we would pay cash. This was to both the salesperson and the finance person. The vehicle was awaiting inspection as well We were advised two days later that the financing proposal was confusing from the bank and told the salesperson we would pay cash and would get a cheque. He said he would prep the vehicle On May 10, My son confirmed a time to go into the dealership and received a copy of the mechanical report. The salesperson advised that the vehicle was being worked on the address the mechanical small concerns He went in with a certified cheque for the balance and was told that the car was sold to someone else the day before (by a sales manager) despite the sale contract. He was told that the contract wasn’t legally binding. Conflicting explanations from the dealership do no explain what happened. Online the car is now listed for $10000 and when I queried with a salesperson I was told the car was pending. Conversations with the salesperson, general manager and area manager are telling different stories and do not recognize the contract as binding. One told me the car is sold for 8500 to someone else and that we refused financing, another told me it sold for less than 8500 and that we weren’t approved for financing and that no one told the finance manager we would pay cash. I believe the dealership simply wanted to sell the car for more as the car is listed today for 10k.

• Initial Complaint

  03/03/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Sales and Advertising Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

  More info

  I purchased a new ford 2022 vehicle and it is not fair the way I have been lied to, misled and treated throughout this experience. I feel Freedom Ford does not have best business practices and is not helping me resolve this. The sales department knowingly sold me a new 2022 vehicle with a seized engine. I was lied to about the engine issue and had to investigate what was the truth and what required repair. I am willing to accept that I was lied to by the sales person at the negotiation process and was misled to believe I was going to have ford pay $18000 for my trade in. I was billed on my new loan to allow for a negative equity; I was never explained this and this is misleading and horrible to do to a young couple starting a family. I will accept that this has happened and unfortunately will have to learn from this and never trust what I am being told and instead read every document that is given to me in great detail before signing because your employees do not explain things in whole truth. In a meeting with **** *** regarding ordering a new SUV, he said they would not sell my trade in until the new vehicle was delivered to me successfully and we were satisfied. I was not satisfied and unfortunately the trade in vehicle has been sold. He told me a new engine would be installed in the vehicle we purchased and that if we ordered a new vehicle from them it could take months to receive. My father in law recently contacted them and they have one landing on March 10th… LIES LIES LIES. During the finance process I felt pressured and stressed by the manager who helped us sign the paperwork. The manager Seth, also misled me by saying he threw in the undercoat and not to mention the deal to the sales department. I see that I have actually been charged for this. I do not feel satisfied with my experience and I have reported them to the ***, Ford, Amvic and and pursuing

• Initial Complaint

  07/02/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Delivery Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

  More info

  On Feb 2 we purchased a brand new suv. They said we’d be able to pick it up Feb 4. Friday afternoon they claimed there was a recall. I looked and called other dealers and there was no recall. They also refused us access to see the vehicle we bought and rushed us through the process and are now trying to tell us it’s over 10 days now. I spent 70,000$ on a vehicle and didn’t get to see it, or have a clear explanation why I can’t find anything about a recall from other dealers. Shady business and would like this resolved and compensation taken care of

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