Confirmed Warranty Cancellation Refund Never Processed, Case Auto-Closed
A customer's written-confirmed extended-warranty cancellation refund was never paid despite five months of repeated follow-up across multiple escalated cases, and CarMax's automated system eventually closed the case as resolved with no refund and no explanation. This reveals a breakdown between confirmed cancellation commitments and actual refund execution.
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