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<\/a><\/p>\nAction 9 first reported on the complaints about Benji Auto Sales in 2023. Back then Gordon Hartz claimed the dealership didn\u2019t pay off his trade-in balance right away, which left him making payments on two cars. Under Florida law, car dealerships are required to pay off those loan balances within 10 working days.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s untenable to me. And I don\u2019t understand how somebody can go to work, know that they are doing this to people and not… let them live with themselves,\u201d Hartz said.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Cody Alexander claimed the same thing happened to him.<\/p>\n
Alexander said, \u201cYou can do the math there. It adds up really fast when you\u2019re making two car payments that you\u2019re not expecting to make.\u201d<\/p>\n
When the Action 9 team stopped at Benji Auto Sales on Orange Blossom Trail earlier this year to ask about the complaints a worker went to get a manager, but the manager wouldn\u2019t come out to address the complaints.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, they\u2019re very crooked, taking advantage of people,\u201d said customer Sarah Anderson.<\/p>\n
Anderson lives in North Carolina. She bought a car from Benji Auto Sales online in May. She claims it arrived with dents all over it and had other problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe left sensor doesn\u2019t work on the tire, so the lane departure warning, it doesn\u2019t work, and the check engines light on,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
To make matters worse, even though she paid for the Kia Forte in full, she claims she still hasn\u2019t received the title from Benji Auto Sales and hasn\u2019t been able to register it or drive it in North Carolina.<\/p>\n
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles let us know it revoked the license for Benji Auto Sales because of ongoing problems with late title transfers. The state has received 24-complaints about Benji Auto Sales in the past year. The department said it\u2019s now assisting all customers who filed complaints against Benji Auto Sales.<\/p>\n
Several automotive publications reported in June, the owners of Benji Auto Sales bought their first franchise dealership, a Nissan dealership in Victoria, Texas.<\/p>\n
Action 9 reached out to the Nissan of Victoria and Nissan\u2019s corporate office to ask if consumers in Texas should be concerned after the State of Florida took action against Benji Auto Sales.<\/p>\n
Nissan wouldn\u2019t comment on Benji Auto Sales. When addressing the Texas dealership, it said it expects all its dealers to follow the terms of their dealer agreement as well as all applicable state or local laws.<\/p>\n
The dealership in Texas hasn\u2019t responded.<\/p>\n
\u201cAvoid it at all costs. Don\u2019t make the same mistake I did. Listen to the reviews online. Read them,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n
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