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Grote Automotive, Inc. has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforGrote Automotive, Inc.

    Used Car Dealers
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.65/5stars

    Average of 20 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    31 complaints closed in last 3 years

    15 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 10/8/2009

    Years in Business: 16

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Grote Automotive, Inc. has 2 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      1630 N Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-4950
      BBB File Opened:
      6/20/2008
      Years in Business:
      16
      Business Started:
      11/1/2007
      Business Started Locally:
      11/1/2007
      Business Incorporated:
      10/2/2007
      Accredited Since:
      10/8/2009
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Grote Automotive Incorporated
      Business Management
      • Mr. Kris Cossairt, General Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Kris Cossairt, General Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (260) 422-5000
        Primary Fax

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: Buying a used car

      Customer Complaints

      31 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      03/07/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      We purchased 2 vehicles in March/April of 2023. This was the second we had bought from Grote. We traded in the new vehicle we bought in 2018, as well as our other vehicle. We went through all the looking at vehicles and information gathering, the guy with the tablet kept coming in saying sign here, sign here, etc etc. They did not explain to us or inform us that we was going to be getting interest charged to us from dignify nor how much interest they charged!! They was quick to just say sign sign sign without explaining anything in detail about what the terms were. As he was bringing in the tablet and having us sign the sales guy was just continuing to talk about the vehicle features. I should of noticed that was a red flag. Since he was talking over the guy telling us to sign in so many spots. The first time we purchased we didn't have anything with dignify. I didn't have my radar on alert since the first time we purchased we had no issue. Fool me once, shame on you! I reached out to Grote to ask about the dignify because they didn't go over any of that with us. No response from Grote. We made our monthly payments only to find out $800 was charged in interest. So $300 in payments equals $800 in interest?!?!? It has been almost a full year and we haven't made a dent in the principal for dignify! Are you serious!! We have had decent credit, and have worked very hard to rebuild our credit from past mishaps but today I canceled auto pay. It will ding my credit but I'm paying what seems like an endless pit of what I wasn't fully aware of! My husband is too for his dignify account! I want a bill adjustment, we feel they cheated us big time, for a second time customer that is terrible service! A bill adjustment for the dignify on both of our accounts is what would correct this and actually explaining this to customers in the future. Stop taking advantage of people! My address changed but my phone number is still the same!
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      Customer Reviews

      20 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Eddie S

      1 star

      01/28/2024

      I spent 3 days on the phone with the executive assistant to the general manager who told me. I was qualified 47 dollars down twenty five Thousand dollar loan told me that I qualified for any car unlocked and then I went to get my car And they were going to Buy my truck and then I get to the Then I get to the ***** in ******* where the executive assistant was supposed to meet me to help me with my car. And she didn't show up. And then they told me I had to have a thousand dollars down and I wasn't prequalified And then I was talking to them calmly and they told me. I was being hostile when I was just trying to figure out why one part of their company would tell me 1 thing. And the assistant manager was the one that told me their Executive general manager just started and she don't know what she's talking about

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