Consumer complaint received 2017-02-28
Company: ALLY FINANCIAL INC.
State: FL
Product: Consumer Loan
Sub-product: Vehicle lease
Issue: Managing the loan or lease

Complaint:
I leased a XXXX with Ally up until XX/XX/2016. After returning the vehicle in 'mint condition ' ( according to the dealership which inspected my vehicle before the lease ended to check if they wanted to buy it in order to get me a great deal on a new car, but it was going to be too expensive for them since it was in great shape ) I received notifications from Ally that I owe them {$650.00} for 3 (! ) new tires because they were run down. This claim came as a big surprise to us since I personally measured the tire thread with the provided tool before lease end to make sure we wo n't get billed afterwards ( after all it would have not been that expensive to replace worn down tires with some that would have passed the inspection if this would have been the case! ). So after offering an independent inspection which they turned down because they claimed that they had already sold the car at auction I requested the proof that they actually had to put 3 new tires on that car before they sold it which of course I never received! They kept referring me to the pictures of their inspector ( which could have been from any vehicle since they only showed close-up frames ) which I refused to accept since and I never had even one of the tires renewed, so this must have clearly been a mix-up or intentional fraud ( they also included a minor damage in the windshield which was covered but I do not recall wholes in the windshield at all! ). Turns out all my pleas were a waste of time! After spending hours on the phone with them I finally sent a letter to them including my dispute in XX/XX/XXXX. After still only receiving account payment reminders I went back on the phone and then they told me that that was an informal dispute which was turned down internally ( which they never notified me about! ) and that I have to mail a formal dispute if I still disagree with the charges, so I did that ( this time via certified mail! ) on XX/XX/XXXX. After still only receiving account notifications I yet again went back on the phone in XX/XX/XXXX and was told they never received my letter! Of course I told them I have the receipt of the certified mail and that is says that it was delivered just fine but all they did was to tell me that I should send an email. So I did that on XX/XX/XXXX and again on XX/XX/XXXX but the only thing I am still receiving is 'urgent account reminders ' ... This is a which hunt - I am shocked that a company like Ally can pull something like this off without acknowledging my concerns one single time in almost 6 months now ... That being said this is a matter of business ethics - it 's a fraud that leaves me as the consumer powerless. Not once have they acknowledged the problem or tried to work with me. I only keep hearing back from them with regards to the unpaid balance and that they are willing to work with me in paying the 'owed amount ' off. If I had the option to make this go away today by donating this bogus amount to my local XXXX I would n't hesitate for a second, but I refuse to be a victim of a fraud like this ... Please advise and help!!! Thank you!!

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief