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Kennedy Mazda

(126 reviews)
Sales hours: 9:00am to 6:00pm
Service hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm
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Monday 9:00am–8:00pm 8:00am–5:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am–8:00pm 8:00am–5:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am–8:00pm 8:00am–5:00pm
Thursday 9:00am–8:00pm 8:00am–5:00pm
Friday 9:00am–6:00pm 8:00am–5:00pm
Saturday 9:00am–5:00pm Closed
Sunday Closed Closed
New (877) 671-5889 (877) 671-5889
Used (219) 587-0491 (219) 587-0491
Service (219) 587-0532 (219) 587-0532

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Great experience

We were returning an end-lease vehicle (CX-5,) & looking to re-up another. Our salesperson, John Zale, was the most knowledgeable & informative rep I've encountered in many years and went out of his way to explain our options, compare the model we were contemplating to other brand options and answer every question we had in a thoughtful and thorough manner. It was, believe it or not, an actually enjoyable experience. Kudos to Kennedy for their unhurried, unpressurized approach to doing business; as a customer, it felt as if their goal was to make sure our experience was a positive one - and it was.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Customer service 5.0
  • Buying process
  • Quality of repair
  • Overall facilities
  • Overall experience 5.0
  • Does recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a new car
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Dealer response

Thank you Melissa and Michael for kind words! We are very proud of John as well! Thank you both again for your business! Andy

The best!

After my 4th purchase from Kennedy, they remain my first choice in car dealerships by leaps and bounds. The sales team doesn't pressure you or try to trick you into paying for extras that you don't want (like some other local dealerships). Andy, the sales manager, works so hard to give you the best deal the first time. He is transparent about costs, interest rates, cash back, payments, etc. and doesn't try to hide anything. You know exactly how much you are paying and exactly what you are paying for. Every purchase I have made at Kennedy has been a personal experience based on my individual circumstances and needs at the time. At Kennedy, I have always been treated like a person, not a number - even when returning for service. I do also want to give a shout out to John Zale for being so patient with us when we made our purchase (we had three kids in tow). Thanks so much for getting us into a car that we love and for answering all of our questions. Thanks, Kennedy, for another overwhelmingly positive experience. A+++++

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Customer service 5.0
  • Buying process
  • Quality of repair 5.0
  • Overall facilities
  • Overall experience 5.0
  • Does recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a new car
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Dealer response

Thank you so much for the glowing review Jade! I hope you and Tyler enjoy the new Mazda CX-5, I know it will serve you well. Thank you again so very much for your business! Andy

Mazda 3 GT lease

Great service Fantastic friendly efficient. Took great interest in our financial needs, great financing. Very positive and upbeat, both John and Andy were personable and pleasant conduct business with

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Customer service 5.0
  • Buying process
  • Quality of repair 5.0
  • Overall facilities
  • Overall experience 5.0
  • Does recommend this dealer
  • Came in for service or repair
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Dealer response

Thanks you so much for the review! We appreciate your business and I hope you are enjoying the new MAZDA3 GT! Andy

Service upsale victim

I used to drive 1 1/2 hour to service all needs since I bought it there. On August 28, 2018 it changed. I was greeted by Meghan who was unfriendly. I asked where Mike and Justin were. She brought me a mildy dusty with a whole sunflower seed in cabin filter and asked if I wanted to change it. I said I think they just changed it. When I asked Jerry in parts he looked through computer and said 2015. Well I paid the $39.95 and went home and checked my receipts as I have them all. June 7, 2017 during the overhaul as I said. So I was a victim of upsale for unnecessary part/change. I don't eat sunflower seeds in shells, so theres no way to get one in the cabin filter! I'm totally shocked by once hoest Jerry. It seems a lot of employees were replaced and told to upsale. Well, dishonesty and rude new employee have made me look for an honest local auto service provider. I don't have $40 extra.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Customer service 1.0
  • Buying process
  • Quality of repair 2.0
  • Overall facilities
  • Overall experience 2.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Came in for service or repair
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Dealer response

Hello Karen, I am sorry to hear you and Meghan got off on the wrong foot somehow and to compound things we disappointed you and have you questioning if our service department is trustworthy. I can assure you working with Jerry O’ Daniel for over 22 years, he is as honest as the day is long. The sunflower seed you mentioned is most likely from a bird feeder at or near either your residence or workplace. It is from a rodent that was about to make a comfy nest in your CX-5. We see this quite often. I personally checked your service history and I understand what happened. Jerry was looking for a line item in your service history for the cabin air filter. The last one detailed out was indeed 12/22/2015 at 53,948 miles. The problem is he missed on 6/7/2017 you had a 75,000-maintenance package completed at 79,366 miles which when are service software provider coded the package it bundled the filter in the package option but does not break it out as a line item. The only way Jerry would have seen the filter installed on that date was to double click on that repair item and open a PDF of the repair order. Obviously, he was trying to do a quick overview of your service history looking for the cabin air filter line item. There was no intent by him to deceive you, it was just an honest mistake. Now according to Mazda scheduled maintenance on the 2013 Mazda CX-5 the cabin air filter should be changed every 25,000 miles or 2 years. Your service visit on 8/28/2018 you had 99,467 miles on your vehicle so 4,899 miles short of needing to be replaced. I would be more than happy to offer you a credit seeing the filter was not due to be replaced for another 4,900 miles. Please let me know what you feel is fair and I will take care of it for you. I hope we can repair our relationship and earn back your trust. You like all are customers are very important to us and we want you to know that you can indeed trust what service is recommending and would never lose our integrity and try to up sale or push a repair that is not something we felt is needed. Andy

Consumer response

In response to my first post, I guess the explanation for Jerry's response, it may be possible and would make sense because Jerry has always been honest before. As for origin of seed and Meghan's customer service skills, I don't agree. I sent a response and appreciate your response to correct this situation and believe you are a great manager,

Quick & Easy

I enjoyed working with Sydney in purchasing my new-to-me Mazda CX5. The entire team were friendly and helpful. This dealer might be a little out of the way for some - but well worth the trip. I would highly recommend them.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Customer service 5.0
  • Buying process
  • Quality of repair
  • Overall facilities
  • Overall experience 5.0
  • Does recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a used car
  • Did make a purchase
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Dealer response

Sydney was excited to hear your rating of her service! We appreciate your business, please let us know if you need anything. Thank you so very much for the review! Andy

classic bait-and-switch

I originally inquired about a used car in their inventory via the Cars.com messaging system. I told them I was looking to trade evenly or as close to that as possible for my current vehicle; I even submitted all of the trim details, options, mileage, color, etc. on the KBB trade-in appraiser so that they would know what exactly I had so that I didn't waste an hour driving over there. The salesperson who originally responded told me that we would be about $2K apart. When I questioned this based upon the KBB info for the two cars involved in the potential trade, the sales manager encouraged me to come over and that they should be able to come very close. After their inspection of our great-conditioned trade (which has had both paint and rust protection from Ziebart), they told us the difference would be more than the $2K spread where they originally started. Are people actually stupid enough to fall for this kind of crap? Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time on this place.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Customer service 1.0
  • Buying process
  • Quality of repair
  • Overall facilities
  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a used car
  • Did not make a purchase
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Dealer response

Hello Kirk, Thank you for the review I always like when a customer gives us a chance to review our processes and procedures. It gives us an opportunity to get better with our customer service. In this instance, I do not see anything misleading at all in the chain of emails and in fact I think we were pretty direct and transparent. I was the manager that emailed you and I never said we could get very close. My direct words "bring your car in and we would see what we could do." There is no way to know that your trade needed tires unless you told us upfront which you did not, your trade is also a base limited, no sunroof, no nav. Let's review the emails together. Shall we. Your 1st email: I have a 2015 Hyundai Sonata Limited in great condition, with 38K miles. It's a two owner car with a clean history. I'm looking to trade it as close to even on this Mazda 6 as possible. I have the title in hand and would do the right deal as early as tomorrow. Tim's reply: Dear Kirk, I just wanted to drop you a quick line concerning the 2015 Mazda Mazda6 you inquired about. I am afraid we are a few thousand dollars apart. If there is anything we call help with, please contact us. Please let me know as I would be happy to help. Tim Your reply: Thanks for the reply. According to the values I saw online our Hyundai should be worth $14K-$15K wholesale, which would align with that 2015 Mazda 6 Sport that you have. I appreciate you getting back to me. My response after looking at auction values for a contented Limited: Hello Kirk, I think Tim was thinking you had a SE not a Limited, Bring it in and lets see what we can do. Do you have time today? (NEVER DID I SAY WE COULD GET YOU CLOSE. WE NEED TO SEE YOUR TRADE TO GET AN ACCURATE TRADE VALUE.) Your reply: When are you open on Monday? My reply:9 am to 8 pm central. Your reply: We will be there late afternoon today or tomorrow; I'll let you know for sure what our schedule looks like. We will want to see it up on a service lift to inspect the undercarriage. What would be the latest time that would be possible each day? Tim's reply: It would be fine with us to put it on a lift, our service department is here until 5 pm central time mon-fri. Your reply after you stopped in and we could not come to terms: I really don't appreciate having my time wasted. If you had no intention of doing a deal under the parameters that I laid out from the start then you could have simply said no. Rest assured that I will not entertain the possibility of doing business with your dealership in the future. My reply: Hello Kirk, In no way were we trying to waste your time. How in the world would we know the value of your trade in without seeing it? I am sorry but we need to see, and drive customers trades in order to get to an exact value. Like I told you in my e-mail, bring your trade by and we would see what we could do. At no time did I tell you for sure we could get to your number, if the car was in good shape and did not need anything we should have been real close to a deal. You do realize neither he or nor I get paid anything unless you purchase a vehicle. I was hoping we could make a deal. I am sorry it didn't work out but I was not my intent to waste yours, or my salespersons time. Andy Again, if your trade did not need anything and had some equipment, you are correct you should have been close to an even trade. This was not the case. Again, I am sorry we could not come together on numbers. I was hoping we could make a deal. Andy

Issues as soon as car was bought!

We went with our son to buy a fuel efficient vehicle. Bought a 2016 Sentra. Salesman and finance men were good. As soon as we left we noticed the car start to overheat. My son took the car to the services department and when we went to pick it up we were told nothing was wrong. Well on his way to work this week and stuck in traffic the car began to overheat again. Luckily he was able to get to a gas station. Checked fluids and all was good. Taking it to a Nissan dealership now. Luckily we purchased a warranty but don’t think we should have to pay the deductible on a car that was sold to us with problems. Will NOT be buying another car there again. Update: Took car to Nissan dealership. Needed a new fan. Why couldn’t Kennedy figure this out??? Should never sold us a car that overheated on the way home from the dealership!!!!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Customer service 1.0
  • Buying process
  • Quality of repair 1.0
  • Overall facilities
  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Came in for service or repair
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Dealer response

Hello Helen, I am very sorry you had an issue with the 2016 Nissan Sentra that you purchased on 8/11/2018. Obviously, we did not realize the vehicle had an issue when it went through service for a safety inspection, nor when it was sold to you. We take pride in our Pre-Owned department and always stride to have the nicest vehicles possible. Seeing the vehicle was purchased in August and this review was left on 10/5/2018, stating the vehicle was taking last week to the Nissan dealership which would be the end of September. I sure your son would not be driving a car that was constantly overheating, so It sounds like the problem was an intermittent electrical issue which can be frustrating. The issue was not present at the time our service department checked the vehicle and sounds like it finally failed almost a month later. Trust me nothing is more frustrating to us than not being able to help a customer that just purchased a vehicle with an issue. I am glad to hear the extended warranty you purchased as already proved to be an asset to you and your son. I hope we can repair our relationship, please give us another opportunity in service and sales. We will do our best to make things right with you. Andy

used truck purchase

I purchased a used truck from here on Sept 1. After all the necessary paperwork was done and my plates were transferred I was ready to go. I then asked for the spare key since there was still only one given to me and they informed me there was no spare. This was never mentioned during the negotiation process. A spare key ended up costing me $215 so I reached out to the dealership to see if they could cover this cost. They responded and asked me to get a copy of the bill for them. After our discussion over the weekend Andrew reached out to me today and informed me they would indeed pay for it. I would definitely recommend this dealership to anyone looking to buy a car.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Customer service 5.0
  • Buying process
  • Quality of repair
  • Overall facilities
  • Overall experience 5.0
  • Does recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a used car
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Dealer response

Hello Brian, Again sorry for the mishap with the extra key, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your business! Please let me know if you need anything in the future. Andy

Disrespect from start to finish

-I found a decent used Honda online and made an appointment to check it out. The man who showed me the car had never seen it before and didn't have anything to say about it, other than to point out how shiny the tires were. -I liked the car, but shifting gears felt a little strange (it's an automatic.) I was assured they knew about it and had already ordered a part. -I schedule an appointment to buy the car a week later. The salesman spent half the time making jokes and telling me stories about his family. -I buy the car and the key-fob doesn't work anymore. I wait for 20 minutes while a mechanic tries to fix it, but he says it needs a new battery. He says he'll order a new one and I can pick it up in a week. I ask about the transmission acting strange and he assures me it'd been fixed. -I drive the car home (I live about 45 minutes away.) There wasn't enough gas in the tank to get me home. -Less than a week later, the transmission completely gives out (the car stalling and hesitating wildly whenever it shifted gears.) The dealership says they'll take care of it. They give me a replacement car to use. The repair takes the better part of a week. -The key fob they ordered eventually comes in (much longer than expected.) the dealership says they weren't able to sync it up with the car, so I'll have to make an appointment with a Honda dealership to have it synced there. I double check that Kennedy Mazda will pay for it. The head mechanic at Kennedy Mazda shrugs his shoulders and says "maybe." -After I complain a bit and make a few phone calls, they agree to cover the costs, but it was still a tremendous waste of time. -Less than 2 months later, the air conditioner died. -Less than 3 months later, I get an oil change and my regular mechanics say the wheels are horribly out of alignment. -The best thing I can say about Kennedy Mazda is that the younger woman working there was very nice and polite, but she was just a receptionist. -I advise people to steer clear of this place. I had a miserably experience, was treated with a complete lack of respect, and I'd recommend going anywhere else.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Customer service 1.0
  • Buying process
  • Quality of repair 1.0
  • Overall facilities
  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a used car
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Dealer response

Jeffrey I am sorry that we did not live up to your expectations when you purchase the 2008 Honda Fit that had 49,842 miles. I would like to point out a few items to you though. • We usually have 40 to 50 used vehicles available at any point in time, and although I have no idea why a sales person would say the car has shinny tires, from time to time we may get a used vehicle in stock that gets placed on the lot when a sales person is off the previous day and that sales person may not have time to familiarize themselves with the automobile. • Your comment about the key fob, I am a little confused with. The day you purchased the vehicle, our used car manager tried to replace the battery from the second Key fob that was in the deal jacket and accidently broke the fob, Rick apologized to you and told you that the he would order you a brand-new fob and he would pay for programing. So, to recap we supplied you a new factory key fob for no charge, paid for the programming of the key. The only way to do that is to have both keys present with the vehicle, we are not able to program another manufacture’s fob. We requested you take the vehicle 10 to 15 minutes away to have it programmed at the Honda dealer. As we all know factory key fobs are not cheap, I would think most customers would find this a fair and adequate solution. • While I am sorry you had an issue with 2008 Honda Fit, your comment on the transmission completely giving out is false. The problem with your car was a fuel ratio sensor not your transmission. To recap, your 2008 Honda Fit that was out of factory warranty. The vehicle was sold to you AS-IS, NO DEALER WARRANTY. Shortly after you purchased this vehicle it needs this repair. We supplied you with a loaner to drive, paid for the diagnostic, and paid the $488.94 repair. I would think most customers would find this going above and beyond what we were required to do. • About the air conditioner, the air conditioner was working when you purchased it. • Your comment on the alignment, perhaps you hit a pothole and forgot, or your regular mechanic sold you a job you did not need. All I can tell you was the alignment was fine on the used vehicle inspection and when you took delivery. Obviously, a vehicle that is horribly out of alignment would pull and you would have notice it well before 3 months after purchase. I wanted to thank you again for this review, I believe you have given our future potential customers an idea of the type of business we run. We try to take care of our customers and even though someone purchases a vehicle AS-IS, NO DEALER WARRANTY we did offer goodwill to help out in a bad situation. While we try to satisfy very customer sometimes we cannot, but we feel we done our best for you.

Stay Away

-I found a decent used Honda online and made an appointment to check it out. The man who showed me the car had never seen it before and didn't have anything to say about it, other than to point out how shiny the tires were. -I liked the car, but shifting gears felt a little strange (it's an automatic.) I was assured they knew about it and had already ordered a part. -I schedule an appointment to buy the car a week later. The salesman spent half the time making jokes and telling me stories about his family. -I buy the car and the key-fob doesn't work anymore. I wait for 20 minutes while a mechanic tries to fix it, but he says it needs a new battery. He says he'll order a new one and I can pick it up in a week. I ask about the transmission acting strange and he assures me it'd been fixed. -I drive the car home (I live about 45 minutes away.) There wasn't enough gas in the tank to get me home. -Less than a week later, the transmission completely gives out (the car stalling and hesitating wildly whenever it shifted gears.) The dealership says they'll take care of it. They give me a replacement car to use. The repair takes the better part of a week. -The key fob they ordered eventually comes in (much longer than expected.) the dealership says they weren't able to sync it up with the car, so I'll have to make an appointment with a Honda dealership to have it synced there. I double check that Kennedy Mazda will pay for it. The head mechanic at Kennedy Mazda shrugs his shoulders and says "maybe." -After I complain a bit and make a few phone calls, they agree to cover the costs, but it was still a tremendous waste of time. -Less than 2 months later, the air conditioner died. -Less than 3 months later, I get an oil change and my regular mechanics say the wheels are horribly out of alignment. -The best thing I can say about Kennedy Mazda is that the younger woman working there was very nice and polite, but she was just a receptionist. -I advise people to steer clear of this place. I had a miserably experience, was treated with a complete lack of respect, and I'd recommend going anywhere else.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Customer service 1.0
  • Buying process
  • Quality of repair
  • Overall facilities
  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a used car
  • Did make a purchase
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Dealer response

Jeffrey I am sorry that we did not live up to your expectations when you purchase the 2008 Honda Fit that had 49,842 miles. I would like to point out a few items to you though. • We usually have 40 to 50 used vehicles available at any point in time, and although I have no idea why a sales person would say the car has shinny tires, from time to time we may get a used vehicle in stock that gets placed on the lot when a sales person is off the previous day and that sales person may not have time to familiarize themselves with the automobile. • Your comment about the key fob, I am a little confused with. The day you purchased the vehicle, our used car manager tried to replace the battery from the second Key fob that was in the deal jacket and accidently broke the fob, Rick apologized to you and told you that the he would order you a brand-new fob and he would pay for programing. So, to recap we supplied you a new factory key fob for no charge, paid for the programming of the key. The only way to do that is to have both keys present with the vehicle, we are not able to program another manufacture’s fob. We requested you take the vehicle 10 to 15 minutes away to have it programmed at the Honda dealer. As we all know factory key fobs are not cheap, I would think most customers would find this a fair and adequate solution. • While I am sorry you had an issue with 2008 Honda Fit, your comment on the transmission completely giving out is false. The problem with your car was a fuel ratio sensor not your transmission. To recap, your 2008 Honda Fit that was out of factory warranty. The vehicle was sold to you AS-IS, NO DEALER WARRANTY. Shortly after you purchased this vehicle it needs this repair. We supplied you with a loaner to drive, paid for the diagnostic, and paid the $488.94 repair. I would think most customers would find this going above and beyond what we were required to do. • About the air conditioner, the air conditioner was working when you purchased it. • Your comment on the alignment, perhaps you hit a pothole and forgot, or your regular mechanic sold you a job you did not need. All I can tell you was the alignment was fine on the used vehicle inspection and when you took delivery. Obviously, a vehicle that is horribly out of alignment would pull and you would have notice it well before 3 months after purchase. I wanted to thank you again for this review, I believe you have given our future potential customers an idea of the type of business we run. We try to take care of our customers and even though someone purchases a vehicle AS-IS, NO DEALER WARRANTY we did offer goodwill to help out in a bad situation. While we try to satisfy very customer sometimes we cannot, but we feel we done our best for you.