Business ProfileforAaron Ford of Escondido

I came in on May 17, 2024 to look for a used car. I test drove a few cars and I was curious about a plug-in hybrid to see if it would qualify for the $4K tax credit. The salesman, *****, said that he didnt know, but he could check on some IRS website by using the Vin number and asked for my SSN verbally. He plugged in the information and he never informed me that my credit would be checked, and I never consented. I was told that the car did qualify for the Tax credit and it could be applied to the down payment. I wasnt set on buying the car and wanted to think about it so he told me he could put it on hold for me and made up a fake contract because someone else was going to look at the car tomorrow. I felt tricked into doing this contract to hold the car in case I changed my mind and he made it sound like it would be gone the next day. At no point did he tell me that my credit would be checked nor did I authorize it. I never signed anything saying that my credit would be checked when I was at the dealership that day. While I was at the dealership, I got an email from Experian saying that my credit was checked and I asked them about it. They said they didnt check my credit. I asked, why does it have your name on it then? Since then Ive called the dealership to have the hard inquiry removed from my credit report a few times now and they tell me that its not possible. I asked to speak to the manager, and he doesnt answer the phone. He doesnt call me back either. I called Experian today and they told me that I need to called Aaron **** to have them send in a letter to remove the inquiry. I tried to get a hold of the manager again and not answer so now Im filling a complaint against them. Im tired of getting the runaround from Aaron **** and I want something done. This could be considered fraud on their end.