CarMax undisclosed vehicle defects, wrong warranty info, and employee privacy breach
CarMax failed to disclose cosmetic defects before sale, provided inaccurate warranty information that Tesla later contradicted, and an employee used the customer phone number from purchase paperwork for personal contact. All three failures went unaddressed by management.
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