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Step One Automotive Group has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • Step One Automotive Group

      541 Mary Esther Cut Off NW Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-4058

    • Step One Automotive Group

      343 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

    Business ProfileforStep One Automotive Group

    New Car Dealers
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 8 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    18 complaints closed in last 3 years

    6 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Step One Automotive Group has 2 locations, listed below.

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      • Step One Automotive Group

        541 Mary Esther Cut Off NW Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-4058

      • Step One Automotive Group

        343 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

      Location of This Business
      541 Mary Esther Cut Off NW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-4058
      BBB File Opened:
      12/1/2003
      Years in Business:
      20
      Business Started:
      12/1/2003
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Lee Kia
      • Kia Fort Walton Beach
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Robert Lee, President

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Robert Lee, President
      • Maureen Bierman, Marketing Director
      • Ms. Marissa Geiger, Executive Assistant
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      Customer Complaints

      18 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      8 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      richard f

      1 star

      01/25/2024

      I am having an issue with my vacuum seal on my jeep, called step one, (696 Beal Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547) on January 1/12/2024 to get an appointment. I was told that the first available appointment was 8 am January 25 2024, I accepted the appointment. This morning (January 25 2024) I went to drop my jeep off and was asked if I was leaving it. I said yes but I will need it back by COB Friday the 26th and that if it needed parts after they looked at it they could order them and I would bring the jeep back in to have the repair completed. The gentlemen then told me that they wouldn't even be able to look at the jeep till sometime the following week. I asked why and they said they were SO backed up. I asked why I wasn't notified before I brought the jeep in that they wouldn't be able to honor the appointment and I was told they were just really busy. He then suggested I should reschedule to February 15th. I asked what good that would do if they are so busy and he told me that he would put a note on my file that they were too busy to see my jeep today. I asked if that would guarantee that they would look at it on the 15th and he responded "it should". My wife and I spent an hour this morning rearranging schedules and figuring out car swaps and drop offs. Unfortunately this is not the first time I have had to deal with service issues with this step one in Fort Walton Beach. as stated in some of the other reviews below, I find this company untrustworthy and incompetent. Please be wary of them. This forum will not allow me to select 0 stars but that's what they deserve.

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