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    • Star Auto

      1450 S Beretania St Honolulu, HI 96814-1329

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforStar Auto

    Used Car Dealers
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    10 complaints closed in last 3 years

    4 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 1/27/2021

    Years in Business: 16

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

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    Overview

    Star Auto offers quality pre-owned vehicles.

    Products & Services

    Used Car Dealer, Trucks, 2D Cars,, 4D Cars , Convertibles, SUV, Lifted Trucks and Cars, Sports Cars

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    1450 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96814-1329
    BBB File Opened:
    2/28/2019
    Years in Business:
    16
    Business Started:
    6/15/2007
    Business Incorporated:
    6/15/2007
    Accredited Since:
    1/27/2021
    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
    Alternate Business Name
    • Yi-Sun Chiu Company, Inc
    Hours of Operation

    Primary

    M:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    T:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    W:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Th:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    F:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Sa:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Su:
    11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Business Management
    • Ms. Maria Lui, Administrative Director
    • Lole Tonga, Owner
    • Falakesi Tonga, Vice President
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Ms. Maria Lui, Administrative Director
    • Lole Tonga, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Ms. Maria Lui, Administrative Director
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (866) 448-6057
      Other Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Buying a used car

    Customer Complaints

    10 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    01/17/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Resolved
    I bought. A vehicle from this company. Put down $2500 in down payment for a loan of $1450. Signed paperwork. Drove off the lot. 2 weeks later the business said they did not receive my bank statements. After speaking with the car sales lady : ***, she was incredibly rude. I sent in the bank statements again to the bank. They received them. *** canceled the deal. Told me I would have to return the vehicle. When I gladly went to return it, she refused to give me my deposit back. *** been asking to speak to a manager, a manager will not call me. She is threatening me with a police report and refuses to return my money or give me the number of her boss. How can I find the name and phone number to the owner of star auto ****** so I can return their vehicle and get my money back? They are a scam company, I read other bbb reviews saying the same thing. That she stole their deposit and did not finalize the deal. Im appalled at the lack of customer service and out right theft this ********************** is committing.
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    Customer Reviews

    2 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Rosanne P

    1 star

    01/29/2022

    Star Auto has breached our in-house financing contract. Made numerous attempts to rectify the problem with Star Auto but they refuse to accept. The way Star Auto "operating system", which is used to generate and account for payments received, is INVALID and need to be updated. Somehow, their system is programmed to allocate funds toward the "late fee" portion MORE than it should be. When I reviewed my payment history (which was received by Star Auto), I noticed they accounted for $1200 in late fees when it shouldnt have been more than $296.21. That is a big whopping difference of $903.79 that should be applied toward the balance of my contract. Informed Star Auto of this discrepancy and created a spreadsheet to simply show how the payments should be applied (Principal, *************** Fees). My contract DATE ends next month BUT, as of today, I have OVERPAID $238.01 and technically, paid off my contract earlier than expected. With all this given information, Star Auto refuse to sign over the title of vehicle and continue to demand payment for this month and next month (full term end date Feb). I have proposed Star Auto to keep the overpayment, sign the title and do not seek any further payment (offered three times), and they refused the offer, stating that I can take legal actions against Star Auto while they continue to move forward with collecting payment. Today, I will be making payment to fulfill their satisfaction and move forward with sharing my experience to everyone & file a small claims to retrieve all the money that is due back to me. Sad to say, Star Auto is scamming alot of in-house finance customers and have no remorse for their actions. I urge anyone that has had a contract with Star Auto, or even current customers, to REVIEW YOUR PAYMENT HISTORY!! If you need help or unsure about your contract with them, you can reach out to me and I'll assist any way possible. Companies like this are very disturbing and don't deserve the satisfaction of taking from us

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