Santander Consumer USA Inc. - Specializes in automotive financing for dealers and consumers. We offer a wide array of finance and auto-related products plus a robust loan servicing operation. Part of global banking leader Santander. Through its Drive®, RoadLoans® and Santander Auto Finance brands, Santander Consumer USA Inc. offers automotive financing through a network of dealer partners. Our finance programs help consumers with a wide range of credit situations purchase quality vehicles.
Santander Consumer USA (santanderconsumerusa.com) has 495 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 2.4 out of 5.
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Website
santanderconsumerusa.com
Category
Investments & Wealth
Location
Fort Worth, Texas
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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Customer service is absolutely TERRIBLE. Worst I’ve ever experienced. I will be refinancing my loan.
Response from Santander Consumer USAFeb 11, 2026
Hello Trina! Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your feedback. This isn't the experience we want for any of our customers. Trustpilot has sent you an email requesting additional info, or you may contact us at 888.222.4227. Please review your email at your earliest convenience. Have a great day!
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Reggie Strickland I.
By far the worst place to finance a car…
By far the worst place to finance a car poor I wouldn’t recommend them to petsmart for dog food I tried reaching out to make an agreement on my loan because I was falling on hard times they repoed my car stopped calling all my personal belongings were still in it and yet they still proceeded to take the vehicle to an auction building I am highly pissed with this company and I wouldn’t give you if couldn’t any customers
Response from Santander Consumer USAFeb 10, 2026
Hello Reggie! Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your feedback. This isn't the experience we want for any of our customers. Trustpilot has sent you an email requesting additional info, or you may contact us at 888-222-4227. Please review your email at your earliest convenience. Have a great day!
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jheanelle C.
Customer representative that I spoke to…
Customer representative that I spoke to over the phone was very impatient and was getting upset with me asking if Santander Consumer USA had a mobile app I could upload on my phone. He was so confused about the question to the point where he was rushing me off the phone and never even tried to understand me so he could help me in anyway.That’s the reason for my one star.
Response from Santander Consumer USAFeb 9, 2026
Hello Jheanelle! Thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback and we hate to hear about your experience. Unfortunately, we do not have a mobile app available for our auto loan customers. Please click here https://myaccount.santanderconsumerusa.com/Home/SignIn and be sure to save this link to your favorites so that you're able to login to your auto loan account anytime. We hope this helps! If anything else is needed, please feel free to give us a call at (888) 222-4227. This line is available Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Saturday 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central Standard Time and closed Sunday. Have a great day!
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Hey-It's B.
Don't use this company, please whatever you do
Hello I have been trying to make a payment now for 2 months can't log into my account because it says it's locked. Can't call the phone number because it's says the last 6 digits of my social and date of birth aren't correct and it won't forward you to a representative at all. This is a very unprofessional company with rates that intentionally cause someone to go into debt. How someone can charge anyone 1000 dollars a month for a car payment is unethical and should be illegal. Just shows you they don't care about the person only if they can pay or not. I'll be returning my vehicle just because they make you decide wether or not you want your car or to be able to feed your family. Special place in hel for people like this
Response from Santander Consumer USAFeb 6, 2026
Hello there! Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your feedback. This isn't the experience we want for any of our customers. Trustpilot has sent you an email requesting additional info, or you may contact us at 888.222.4227. Please review your email at your earliest convenience. Have a great day!
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B P.
Dont use PayPal and pay with a credit…
Dont use PayPal and pay with a credit card they'll let you save the card but when you accept and pay it defaults to checking and doesnt tell you so they can collect their $6.75 fee. Avoid this scam company.
Edit: of course they want to do the right thing now after they flatly refused to refund even though their payment method should say no credit card to begin with. What a fraud.
They can deal with bbb and cfpb complaint opened the second supervisor refused to refund my $6.75.
Bottom line its not about the money its about certain companies integrity. I wouldnt count on that from santander. Banks need to remember this that I will be avoiding them like the plague in the future all for $7. Smart.
Response from Santander Consumer USAFeb 3, 2026
Hello there! Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your feedback. This isn't the experience we want for any of our customers. Trustpilot has sent you an email requesting additional info, or you may contact us at 888.222.4227. Please review your email at your earliest convenience. Have a great day!
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Melissa B.
Horrific
Santander has been an absolute nightmare to deal with. My auto loan was paid in full on 12/30/2025, yet weeks later they still have not released the electronic lien/title to the Florida DMV.
Despite multiple calls, Santander representatives repeatedly insist on mailing a loan satisfaction letter, even after being told by both the Florida DMV and my new lender (Navy Federal Credit Union) that paper letters are NOT accepted and that Santander must release the title electronically. They either do not understand the process or refuse to listen.
I was given incorrect information, redirected to useless websites, refused escalation to a manager, and spent over 30 minutes arguing with the title department, only to be told—again—that they would mail paperwork that does not resolve the issue. Navy Federal continues to show Santander as the lienholder electronically.
Because of Santander’s incompetence, I am now at risk of losing my refinance rate due to their failure to release a paid-off title. This has caused weeks of unnecessary stress and wasted time.
I have filed formal complaints with the BBB, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, and my State Attorney General.
If you value your time, sanity, or finances, do not finance through Santander.
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melissa N.
i keep calling because I'm locked out…
i keep calling because I'm locked out of my account its saying I'm logging in wrong more times than i actually am i was given a temporary passcode that didn't work i was told to wait 24 hours and try again still did not work earlier today i called again she said she was going to have my account deleted for me to try to set it up new again in 10 minutes i waited hours and i still cannot access my online account
Response from Santander Consumer USAJan 30, 2026
Hello Melissa! Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your feedback. This isn't the experience we want for any of our customers. Trustpilot has sent you an email requesting additional info, or you may contact us at 888.222.4227. Please review your email at your earliest convenience. Have a great day!
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D.G
Santander provides terrible customer…
Santander provides terrible customer service, constantly gives false information, and communicates so poorly it makes dealing with them a complete nightmare.” AVOID THEM AT ALL COST I PRAY FOR WHOEVER DEALS WITH THESE PEOPLE!!!!!
Response from Santander Consumer USAJan 28, 2026
Hello there! Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your feedback. This isn't the experience we want for any of our customers. Trustpilot has sent you an email requesting additional info, or you may contact us at 888.222.4227. Please review your email at your earliest convenience. Have a great day!