Complaint #1714449 submitted on 12/23/2015 relating to Bank of the West. Complaint relates to Consumer Loan Vehicle loan - Taking out the loan or lease .
Complaint was submitted via Web and sent to the company on Wednesday 23rd December 2015.
On XXXX XXXX, 2015, I was overcharged for a vehicle that I purchased from XXXX in XXXX, IL. The retail order invoice from the dealer indicates that the dealer charged me {$20000.00} as the base price of the car ( before additional services were added ). This contradicts ( a ) the price of {$18000.00} that appeared on the sticker of the car at the time of purchase, ( b ) the price of {$18000.00} which the dealer verbally described to me, and ( c ) the {$18000.00} MSRP of the exact vehicle as previously listed on a website linked to the dealer. Documentation is submitted with this complaint in the form of a cache of a web page linked to the dealer where the exact VIN of the vehicle in question has an MSRP listed at {$18000.00}.
I received a loan for this purchase through Bank of the West.
There may be additional problems with the sale. On the retail order invoice, the dealer claims to have given me {$890.00} in rebates ; however, on the invoice itself, these rebates do not appear to have been actually factored in. The dealer told me recently that a " military discount '' that I was promised would now be revoked since I refinanced the vehicle through a different lender ( XXXX XXXX ).
Additionally, the dealer added services on the vehicle which I do not remember requesting. In question is a charge of {$2100.00} appears on the invoice for a service called " XXXX '' Additionally, I do not recall agreeing to " XXXX XXXX '' for {$390.00}.
The dealer is refusing to reimburse me for any of the disputed charges. In fact, when I made a visit to the dealer in early XXXX 2015 to express my concerns, the lead sales representative there told me " This is how we do business in America, '' in obvious reference to my accent ; I am a native of XXXX. I was also contacted by a sales representative who apologized about the mistaken price of the car but did not offer to reimburse me.
I visited with a XXXX legal assistance office on XXXX XXXX. The XXXX legal assistance office contacted the dealer twice in an attempt to resolve the issue. On both occasions, the dealer sounded defensive. The dealer has promised that a " corporate lawyer '' or " XXXX '' would contact office of XXXX legal assistance. To date, neither the XXXX or any lawyers have contacted XXXX legal assistance.
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| Company | Bank of the West |
| Complaint ID | 1714449 |
| Date Received | 12/23/2015 |
| Product | Consumer Loan Vehicle loan |
| Issue | Taking out the loan or lease |
| State/ZIP Code | IL 600XX |
| Consumer Consent | Consent provided |
| Company Public Response | Company chooses not to provide a public response |
| Company Response To Customer | Closed with explanation |
| Submitted | Web 12/23/2015 |
| Result | Timely Response: Yes, Consumer Disputed: Yes |
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