Lithia Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Bend

On arrival was told by salesman truck was not available though still listed as for sale. Salesman tried to find comparable in inventory but said no listing for Laramie eco diesel in same price range, so would find BigHorn and add leather so I got what I wanted. I ended up paying over $2000 more and did not get the leather. Salesman tried very hard, but manager was not able supply a truck to match internet listing.

Great purchase experience. Processed my deal via Virtual Deal and from the comfort of my home. I showed up to the dealer test drove the vehicle and signed a few documents to complete the transaction. I was in and out in an hour. I highly recommend the dealer for your next purchase.

Just spent 6 hours at this dealership today trying to purchase a 2007 Cummins. My salesman Chad did a great job! No complaints there. The guy that worked my loan application did try to get me the best deal possible with a loan, but would only show me the trade in value of my vehicle, purchase price of the truck, and a monthly payment. Never would show me the full amount to be financed, Never said anything about a warranty. Went and got a cashiers check for the down payment and when I got back in I was told oh you need to come up with an extra $500 because I didn’t know we put tires on it. Ok I was fine to swing that since it would be getting new tires that were probably worth a thousand, even though it was kind of a shady move I agreed. Once I went into the finance office to sign papers I finally had a chance to see how much I was financing there was an additional $3,200 dollars tacked onto the loan for their “warranty”. when I told them I was not going to pay the $3,200 for a warranty and to take it off of the loan I was told that I couldn’t buy the truck without it because if it wasn’t put in the full price of the loan they would loose money on the deal. So I guess instead of putting a price tag of 23,991 on the truck like you did why don’t you put the real price that you were trying to sell it to me for....

Had to trade in a vehicle and new, for the most part, what I wanted in a new truck. The dealer found my truck at another dealership and facilitated a dealer swap. They made it so easy!

Good experience purchasing a vehicle late night. I walked in at 7pm on New Years eve and they were scheduled to close at 7pm, but they were happy to assist us with our questions and took us on several test drives before landing on a Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. We had a smooth transaction and were in and out in an hour. We are glad we stopped at Smolich Motors for our vehicle purchase. Highly recommend the place.

I am writing this review to inform you of the unbelievably horrible experience I've had with both the sales and service department at Smolich in Bend, Oregon. We purchased a 2005 black Chevrolet Tahoe from your dealership on Monday, November 7th, 2016. At the time of the purchase, we were disclosed that the rear main seal was leaking and needed to be repaired along with replacing the fog lights. Our salesman Sean Stiff informed us that it would be done by the weekend, either Thursday, November 10th or Friday, November 11th. He stated that someone will call us and let us know it's ready to be picked up. Thursday came around, no call or email. I called the service department and the person I spoke with had absolutely no idea what was going on. They were clueless to the fact that there was even a Chevrolet Tahoe being worked on by the service department. He then proceeded to saying that Tim LaPlount was our service advisor and that Tim would call us back with more information. 4 hours went on with no call, so I then called asked to speak with our salesman Sean. They transferred me to his desk, no answer, so I left a voicemail. Friday came around, I called the service department again and once again they had absolutely no idea what was going on and our service advisor Tim was not available. I called the sales department again to be transferred to Sean. Once again, no answer, so I left a voicemail. After hours passed of neither Sean or Tim calling us back, I called the sales department one last time and they physically saw Sean walking and got his attention and told him that I was calling.. I then spoke with Sean who stated he would find out what's going on and call me back. He did in fact call me back, but stated that the service department just got the parts in and have not even started the repair yet. He stated that it would be done by the following Tuesday, November 15th or Wednesday, November 16th. Tuesday came around and Sean Stiff did in fact call us to come pick up the vehicle. We picked up the vehicle and drove it for about 2 weeks. During these 2 weeks, the check engine light came on. In addition to this, we noticed that the vehicle was driving rougher than when we initial test drove it and before all of the repairs were done. I attempted to contact our salesman Sean once again. After 2 days and 4 to 5 calls later and leaving voicemail's, I finally got a hold of Sean because once again the sales department physically saw him walking in front of them and got his attention. I explained to him that we haven't even had the car for a full two weeks yet and the transmission sounds rough when shifting gears and that the check engine light is on. Sean Stiff stated to bring it in the next day for them to look at it. I brought it in the next day and spoke with Tim since he was our original service advisor. The car was left for about 6 hours. Please note that my wife and I both work full time and live in Redmond. That being said, we drove from Redmond to Bend to originally purchase the vehicle, drove from Redmond to Bend to pick up the vehicle after the initial repair, and than a third time to have it dropped off for it to be looked at it. During this time, we were greatly inconvenience by the fact that we had to share a vehicle to commute to work and we work completely different hours. We received a call from Tim stating that the bank 2 downstream O2 sensor needed to be replaced. He quoted us nearly $300 for the repair. I asked Tim very clearly, if everything on the vehicle was checked out including the transmission and all the fluids, etc. Tim confirmed that everything was checked out and everything was the way it should be and that the bank 2 downstream O2 sensor was the only thing the vehicle needed. After paying $10,000 for a vehicle that I've had in my possession for only 2 weeks, I could not afford spending another $300.00 not to mention all of the money for gas I had to spend going back and fourth to Bend and it was clear that Smolich wasn't going to pay for the repair even though once again I just purchased a $10,000 vehicle from them. I than proceeded to replacing the bank 2 downstream O2 sensor by other means. During this repair, I checked all the fluids in the vehicle. Upon doing so, I found that every single fluid needed to be filled up as they were running low or were completely empty. I found this funny as the service paperwork clearly stated that they replaced the transmission fluid and transfer case fluid even though the transmission fluid was nearly empty. In addition, the oil was BLACK and was not changed whatsoever. The sticker on the windshield for the last oil change stated that the return mileage for the next oil change was at 117,963 miles. The vehicle currently has 138,132 miles on it. That means that the vehicle has not had an oil change in over 20,000 miles! Really? The service center couldn't have done such a simple task such as change the oil and fill/replace all the fluids in the vehicle? AND, the fact that Tim flat out lied to us on the phone and when he told us the vehicle was ready for pick up and to my face when I picked up the vehicle is completely ridiculous. After being completely aggravated by the customer service I've received from both the sales and service department, I replaced the bank 2 downstream O2 sensor and than proceeded to having the oil change immediately. During the oil change, I had to have the air filter and the windshield wiper replaced as these were both in poor condition as well. In addition to this, I had to replace both the reverse light bulb and the running light bulb for the vehicle. Once again, you would think that a big and well known dealership such as Smolich would have done all of these things that needed to be done before a customer would purchase a vehicle, especially for $10,000. As of today, the check engine light has come on once again.. That being said, it is clear that the service department completely failed to even diagnostic the correct part that needs to be replaced. Not only is that disturbing, it completely makes me loose trust and confidence that any of the repairs that the service department performed were even done correctly or done with quality work. On top of that, the driver side door handle just stopped working and now I have to open the passenger side door and climb over the seats to even drive the vehicle. And to remind you again.. we paid $10,000 for this vehicle. My wife and I feel like we were completely screwed over and now we're stuck with a vehicle that has problems that we owe $10,000 on. Due to this experience, we will NEVER purchase a vehicle from Smolich ever again nor will I allow any of our vehicles to be worked on there. I will also be sure to let all of my friends and family know to do the same. Thank you for the worst car buying experience that my wife and I have ever had. For as "creditable" as Smolich is supposed to be, if you have the decency to make it right, please contact us.

I had a great experience purchasing my Jeep Wrangler and was impressed by my sales person, Jacob. He treated me with respect and listened to my needs. After test driving a few vehicles, I landed on the Jeep Wrangler. Great purchase and I was introduced at the time of purchasing the vehicle to the service department and was impressed by John Hanh.

I was in a unique situation, and the guys here worked to get me into the right car with the right lender. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a new car.

We've been to Smolich three times. They didn't notice severe tire wear on their regular maintenance of our new car leading to severe wear because they failed to correct with an alignment. On an earlier vehicle they couldn't fix the air conditioner and after four failed tries they claimed they lost the paperwork preventing our ability to demand another try under the warranty. Now we've had a car run out of oil less than ten thousand miles after they did the oil change. But no blue smoke or other indicator of any excessive use of oil. We wonder if they put in to little oil or none or simply didn't do the change we requested.

Took my Jeep in to have a simple $50.00 part replaced got it back and the next day and all of a sudden it wouldn't go in gear! We were told we needed to flush everything out when they replaced the part. After my husband took it back they told him the cable was stretched and we now needed to replace that for another $300.00 + !!!! When I called to talk to someone about it and tell them it had never done this before and it only has 40000 miles on it the man I spoke to decided to be a smart xxx and yell at me on the phone about how it wasn't his fault and he doesn't have a "crystal ball" to tell me whats going to happen with my car.... wow talk about customer service! Im so frustrated if I could make a bigger stink about this I would!