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Jim Browne Chevrolet Buick GMC of Dade City has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforJim Browne Chevrolet Buick GMC of Dade City

    New Car Dealers
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 3 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Jim Browne Chevrolet Buick GMC of Dade City has 2 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      10741 US Highway 301, Dade City, FL 33525-1885
      BBB File Opened:
      4/18/2000
      Years in Business:
      34
      Business Started:
      7/1/1990
      Date of New Ownership:
      9/29/2009
      Business Incorporated:
      9/29/2009
      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.
      BBB records show a license number of MV79958 for this business, issued by Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

      These agencies may include:

      Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

      2005 Apalachee Pkwy

      Tallahassee FL 32399

      (800) 435-7352

      BBB records show a license number of VF-1024758-1 for this business, issued by Department of Motor Vehicles-Tallahassee

      These agencies may include:

      Department of Motor Vehicles-Tallahassee

      2900 Apalachee Pkwy # B441

      Tallahassee FL 32399

      (850) 617-2000

      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Dade City Chevrolet, Inc.
      Business Management
      • Mr. James Thomas, President
      • Mr. James Browne, Director
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Sam Rhineberger, General Manager

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. James Thomas, President
      • Mr. James Browne, Director
      • Mr. Sam Rhineberger, General Manager
      • Ms. Sue Mudge, Comptroller

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      Customer Complaints

      2 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      3 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      E. B.

      1 star

      11/18/2024

      I give them a one because you cannot go lower. When I purchased my new vehicle from them they said even though they advertise lifetime warranty that I would have to purchase the extended warranty. I said I did not want it they then you cannot buy the vehicle. So I purchased the extended warranty only to find out later that in fact I did not have to. I have taken my vehicle there for service and always have been made to wait hours for even an oil change. Today my tire went flat and I took it in it took them two hours to tell me the tire was going to have to be replaced but that was not going to happen for at least 2 to 3 days so they could get the warranty approval and tire. So was told I would have to drive on my donut. I called to complain to service manager. He said let me find out whats going on and Ill call you right back. 4 hours and 20 minutes later he called and said dsame thing as his tech. The service manager was rude and dismissive and when I started to complain about the lack of care for their customers he hung up on me in mid sentence. Dont ever buy a vehicle from *** ***** unless you want to be lied to disrespected and taken advantage of

      Jim Browne Chevrolet Buick GMC of Dade City Response

      11/20/2024

      Like other automotive dealers, *** Browne Chevrolet Buick *** offers extended warranty coverage on its new and certified pre-owned vehicles on a purely optional basis. Whether a potential buyer chooses to accept or forego this extra coverage has no bearing whatsoever on the availability of the vehicle in question.
      General sales manager **** ******* confirms that he offered to cancel any warranties the customer felt he did not need or want. The customer declined his offer.
      In this case, the customers extended policy came in handy, as it covered the replacement of his damaged tire. Unfortunately,its size specifications fell outside of those we regularly stock.
      Our team of service advisors are trained and expected to strictly adhere to the warranty companys claim policies. The customers policy required that our technicians take a photograph of the damaged tire, submit a claim and await finally approval.
      Once approved, our parts department was able to locate a replacement in ***** and made arrangements to have it shipped to our location as soon as possible.
      General manager *** *********** confirms that the customer used foul and abusive language when speaking to more than one member of our staff. After being asked repeatedly to conduct himself in an adult and reasonable fashion, our general sales manager made the decision to terminate his call.
      Should the customer have any further questions or comments, he may contact *** directly at **************.
      Thank you.

      Customer Response

      11/20/2024

      They only offered me one sixth of what I paid for the extended warranty. When that was offered to me I was told then I would have to pay for the tire. So I was sold a warranty at a staggering amount that I told two to his sales manager I did not want. Then to be treated poorly by his staff and his parts and service manager confirmed to me they had rude and incompetent people working for them but they are trying to get that corrected. He also stated that the salesperson that gets them to buy extended warrantys get a commission off of that. They have always lied been rude to their customer and service is very poor

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