I have been receiving calls from this number and when I call back or even when I answer they hang up. Damn annoying.

I work 4 this company......not the best job in the world obviously. Everytime a rude customer hangs up on me I ask myself "why in the HELL would u put ur personal and business # online. Its available for anyone 2 get. People have just gotten lazy. If ur looking to make a major investment on something like a vehicle then get up and go 2 the dealership urself and look @ it. The internet is good 4 looking @ the vehicle and getting a price. If they don't have a price call the dealership directly. When doing so either leave a fake # or tell the salesman u will call them back 2 obtain info.  Also wen u go in 4 anything make sure u don't leave ur # unless u HAVE 2. FYI a lot of the dealerships are unaware of e-lead. It actually IS the manufacturer who hires us. FORD is our biggest client. I've actually had a salesman call me and curse me out 4 calling his customers. I hate working here but hey, I'm a college kid who has bills to pay. Once I get my degree or a new job I will no longer be working here.  This is how we work....if u r just looking 4 a vehicle, we r gonna call u, if u make an appointment, we r gonna call u,  if u go in and test drive and don't purchase we'll call u, if u do purchase, we'll call u, everytime u get service, we will call u, if u missed service, we will call u. After uve had ur vehicle 4 awhile, we will call u 2 c f u wanna trade! Here's the kicker, we call each number on file 8 times until we reach sum1 ex. If u have ur home, cell, and work # on file, that is a total of 24 phone calls. If we speak 2 u at any given time we will update the records and the calls will cease. I hate the line of work I'm in.......I hate bothering people. Make me feel juvenile.

It was Ford!!!! ( Don Davis Arlington Texas) I have no business with this company and they keep bothering me!!!!!!!

It was Ford (Don Davis)...... I have no idea why they keep bothering me !!! Don Davis Ford in Arlington Texas will be getting a formal complaint from me......

Had my car serviced yesteerday, they said a survey caller would call
about the servcie on the car,it was this numbeer taht called today.

I called it Back and received a message of:  "All circuits are busy.  Please try your call again later."

I'm glad my phone provider lets me block these type of calls.  One advantage of VOIP via my Cable Company.

I called it cack and receied a message of:  "All circuits are busy.  Please try your call again later."

I'm glad my phone provider lets me block these type of calls.  One advantage of VOIP via my Cable Company.

I visited a Hyundai dealership and two days later, started to receive calls frmm this number - everyday... several times a day...and it has not stopped. I called the dealership...after speaking to 6 different people at various places, I was supposedly removed from their call list. Well, not so much, since I just received yet another call from it.

Same thing as the rest....this number keeps calling but doesn't leave a voicemail.  Really annoying and I haven't been looking for cars, so why are they calling and how'd they get my number and how do u get them to stop?

Keeps calling and not leaving any messages, I would just like them to stop calling.

It's from a car dealership but they sure are rude. I answered and it was for my fiance and I said "He's at work right now, may I ask whose speaking?" and they hung up on me. And they call back every 2-3 hours after all day.

Like you all, I received several calls in the past couple days, with no messages. I had taken my Honda to a Honda dealership to have some repairs done, and gave them my cell number. After I picked up my car, the calls began. I did not answer until just now. Turns out it was a telephone survey to gauge customer satisfaction with the dealer's services. He asked me a few questions and told me I would be receiving a follow-up packet. The gentleman was polite but I still don't like obnoxious amounts of calls from an unknown number with no voice mail. Nor did the Honda dealership tell me about it ahead of time.

If they start sending me a bunch of junk mail I'm going to be pissed.

Reported these calls on www.Whocalled.us as well.

Just received my 23rd (that's right, twenty third!) call just in the last 4 days from this damnable number: 1-888-481-7225   No clue who it is. If I answer, they hang up. If I don't answer, they hang up/leave no message. I haven't requested ANYTHING about buying a new Ford or Volvo vehicle, so I'm not sure why they are calling me. I'm reporting the number to both Cingular and the FCC as harassing phone calls, as the calls are coming in at all hours of the day and night, some even from 1AM to 4AM CST! Since I have family with health issues, I can't put my phone on mute, so I'm going to see about having the number blacklisted/blocked entirely.

Received call. When I answered, they hung up.

As a follow up, I checked this firm (Elead) on whocalled.us and here is what I found.  Apparently the calls also come from 888-471-7225.  Below text is QUOTED from whocalled.us:

As promised here is who is calling you:

Fresh Beginnings, Inc./eLEAD
4001 Coleman Rd.
North Valdosta GA 31602

Here is the owner's name and email address, feel free to SPAM this idiot!

Hugh Hathcock
chip@freshbeginnings.com
PH: 229-242-0237
FX: 229-244-8320

Here is a link describing this company's activities on behalf of car dealers amongst others:

http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/WardsDealerBusiness/2006/05/01/1510357

Your local dealership will try to tell you that the car manufacturer employs these turkeys, NOT TRUE. It is the car dealership itself that is choosing to tele-SPAM you!

Have received dozens of calls from this number, always no one there when I pick up.  Very annoying.  FINALLY today I got someone on the line!!!  She was very nice when I explained what was happening and I asked her to remove our number from their calling list.  She said they definitely are doing "customer relations" calls for car dealerships.  I also verified the name, location and local phone number of the company and am providing a phone number so you can call them yourself to complain and have your number removed from their auto-dialer:  

E-lead
Valdosta, Georgia
(229) 242-0237

I hope this is helpful!

It is an automated call out service that many cardealers use. So if you visit a dealership and they get your number, this company calls you to follow up

My phone shows 13 missed calls from this number since Saturday morning (over the course of four days) and zero voicemails.  The Friday before the calls started, I requested pricing for a Honda via AAA and Costco.  Fortunately, they just keep calling my work number when I'm not there. I'm glad I didn't give out my cell number.

They have called me over and over again since I requested car information!

Please complain via this website:

https://www.donotcall.gov/Complain/ComplainCheck.aspx

I think that there are cell phones that can actually block calls.

VERY good idea. Let them drive (no pun intended) each other nuts!

This same # has called me 5 times in the past 24 hours and never leaves a message. I have not shopped for any cars recently but I did take my car to a Ford dealer in the Charlotte NC area last week and a few days later, the calls started coming in. Harmless or not, it's a nuisance. Whoever it is needs to STOP !!!!

I requested information online about multiple vehicles as well. I got 2 calls in a row and didn't answer.

I've been called 5 times over the past 3 days on my cell phone and have not picked up, nor received voicemail.  I did have my car serviced at the Subaru dealership last week, however.

Called at 9:32pm - figured it was a telemarketer (even though I'm on the no-call list) on my cell phone.  Like the rest, I've been requesting a couple of car quotes online (nothing from Ford - only Nissan).  I tried calling back after no message and I just get dead air (no ring tone, no busy, no nada).  I CERTAINLY hope this doesn't mean they're going to start calling at all hours.  Maybe it's a computer system calling - not a person?

yup, I never got a call from this number in my life until I visited Mountain States Toyota in Denver Colorado.  I didn't even buy a car there, just went for a few test drives and did not find anything I really liked.  I called back the message said "thank you for calling the dealership, we will call you back".  Next time I take a car for a test drive I will give them the number of the car salesman that I deal with at the previous dealership I visited prior to dealing with them.  Have to return the favor ya know.  

BTW: an NPA-NXX lookup for this number does return any valuable info:
888 841
State = 800 Service Expansion

i kept got call from this number, but nobody talks at all.

I went to get regular maintenance work done on my Toyota at a Toyota dealership in Atlanta about a week ago and I have been getting at least 5 to 10 calls from this number a day. This is extremely annoying, especially since most of the calls come in while i'm at work, the calls continue to come in until around 8pm eastern time. This makes me want to scream especially since they are calling so many times like its some sort of emergency. This is causing me pain and suffering and if I ever get to the bottom of this someone will pay...

Just purchased a Hyundai a few days ago, and test drove several cars from other dealerships over the last couple weeks. Recieved a call from this number today (Sunday).  Definately sounds dealership related...

I did the same thing on-line and inquired about a Ford Dealer.