“Ok, so my background is I worked for a Toyota dealer for 12 years. Up until 2015 the vehicles were solid. Now, they have basically sold out to the lowest bidder using inferior parts. I used to own a 2017 Tacoma, purchased right from my desk at Nissan (yes, I was convinced to switch). I already knew of the transmission issues with the 2016 Tacoma and its busy shifting due to its Otto Cycle set up. I wasnt too concerned about this. Fast forward, I take it in for a low pressure fuel pump recall and they also perform a limited svc campaign due to it being within the vin# range of vehicle with possible leaking 3rd brake light. It reads, if not leaking a repair kit is to be installed w/o replacing the light. I have read that, over time, the light can leak, even start to degrade. If found leaking, they are to replace the light. Well, mine wasnt leaking so they installed the kit w/o me knowing it was being done. 2yrs 10 mos later the light has degraded across the top side, allowing water to pour in. I was driving my Nissan at the time to keep miles off of truck. Well, 3 weeks later I decide its needs driven. I open the door and it is full of mold. Now, the campaign is active until April 2025. I called my insurance company and was informed to not drive it and it will be considered a total loss with a certificate of destruction issued, thus, it cannot be driven on the roads ever again. Meanwhile, I had a case open w Toyota trying to get their assistance on this failed campaign fix. I have called over 10 times, each time with the promise someone will look into it and call. I never received one call back. Each time Im told case mgr will call, never did. In fact, the case is still open at this time, nobody has ever called, and my truck now sits in a junk yard. Im FURIOUS !! My last call I told them that this is not the Toyota I worked for and they hesitantly agreed they arent the quality they once were. And yet, the campaign is still ongoing till April and they refused to honor this. So, here I am without a truck I trusted was solid and am left driving my Nissan Rogue Sport (no leaking with this one). The only action I can take now is to inform the world that the Toyota they think is solid may very well be disposable junk within 7 yrs, not the reputation they pride themselves on but they do not care anymore. If this helps one person stay away then I have at least saved them this headache. I will listen to any suggestions on how to make this right.”
“I have a 2016 Camery. It's had transmission problems since it was under warranty and even though I brought it in under warranty, nothing is being done about it. It has a computer issue that made the car turn buy itself, and it leaves antifreeze and no-one can tell me why. Toyota Corp can care less. Didn't even offer me anything off on a new car. Honda is my choice now!”
“2 Years after getting a Toyota Corolla Cross there is an electric Malfunction and the tail lights wont work. Toyota doesn't want to take care of any diagnostic or repair for this manufacture default. I wish no one has to go through this terrible customer service experience. If you don't want this kind of service please don't buy a Toyota in The United States. Stay away of Toyota.”
“I own a 2012 Toyota Tundra, 122K miles on it. Gaskets on these trucks have caused me all kinds of trouble. It's in the shop as we speak, complete tear down and replacement (by humans this time), in hopes of holding on to the truck longer. Beautiful truck, happy when it runs great....but a $7500.00 tear down at 122K miles....not good! Hopefully Toyota will do better at getting these things done correctly. At 60K, it was the secondary fuel injection that went out, 3500K to repair.”
“My problem is NOT with this place, It is with the safety recalls on the 22 and 23 Toyota Tundra. DO NOT BUY THEM! they have so many recalls, and 2 are massive that they have no fix for. 1 IS Toyota catching on fire. Second is Engine issues. Engines losing power and knocking.. Again, my issue not with This place. They are great! Just stay away from 22-23 years Tundra. They are trash!”
“Ripped off on my Toyota Corolla Cross which without the rear windshield wiper is dangerous on rainy snowy days. Toyota of Grand Rapids referred me to Preferred Collision in Grand Haven and they did a LOUSY repair and paint job.”
“Toyota USA is money-hungry and poorly ran. No consideration to post-sale customer service and no interest in having returning customers. I have experienced the high-quality of Toyota’s customer service overseas and mistakenly assumed that there was some form of global standard for the brand. There is not. Toyota USA is consistently subpar in many regards. To give just one example among many, I purchased a brand new car with them in 2019. When you purchase a new car, it comes with perks such as complementary oil changes for the first couple of years, etc. Then 2020 came. Pandemic. No one going anywhere. I wasn’t driving. Did not need an oil change during the period when I was entitled for the complimentary ones. Pandemic ended, started driving again. Contacted Toyota to request the complimentary oil changes to apply retroactively. They made me jump through hoops for weeks, transferring me around and around, having me call different numbers and email different people, be on hold forever, etc - and they eventually refused to honor the oil changes. They make an absurd profit with services. They charge you $100 for a simple oil change that doesn’t cost them $10 and they can’t be bothered to honor something as simple as that to a customer who got a new car from them, in light of the unusual circumstances between 2020-2022. Greedy, gross and disorganized, that is what defines the people running Toyota USA. It's like there is no consistency coming from the top. In Europe or in South-America this would be a no-brainer. Something that costs them so little and makes the customer walk away happy and talking them up is not something they fuss about at Toyotas abroad. But not in the US. No kindness or humanity, no care with the customer, it's just about the $$$$. Corporate greed at its best.”
“$500 in 1988 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,332.63 today, that’s the year I joined the military and they been offering that same mil discount the been offering for years. That’s the equivalent of giving you $188 bucks. WOW, thanks Toyota!”
“2023 Toyota Tundra, 26,000 miles did an oil change at dealership. Oil was full of metal shavings. Toyota dealership in Burnsville denied there was a problem and was unresponsive. Suggested that I trade for a new one and pass the problem on. Bad in so many ways!!!”
“Howard, one of the service managers in the service department at Gettel Toyota of Sarasota, Florida, made it his sole purpose to make every customer that he encountered on 8/17 angry. Almost every employee that works there was rude to the customers, but he has the worst attitude of any employee I have ever encountered in a Toyota dealership, and I’m on Toyota #7. I have purchased 2 Tundras, 2 RAV4 Limiteds, 1 Avalon, 1 Camry and 1 4Runner Limited. That is a lot of time spent in Toyota dealerships, and I have never encountered any employee as awful as Howard. And never had such a negative experience as I did at Getter Toyota of Sarasota. I watched Howard while he spoke to customers and he thoroughly enjoyed making each one of them angry. He argued with and was sarcastic to every customer that he spoke to. He is miserable with his job, which he also stated several times, and it shows.
Shame on you Gettel Toyota of Sarasota for putting this man in a position where he deals with people!!
And, my car is still in the service department. They told me that my car was undriveable. They stated that they didn’t have the part and they would not have it until Tuesday. They said there were no rental cars, no loaner cars, and they did not have the ability to shuttle me home and I live in Sarasota, 25 minutes from the dealership. Every dealership that I have ever been to will shuttle you if you live within 30 minutes of the dealership and they can’t give you your car back the day of service. And I also was with my disabled mother who uses a walker and has a battery powered portable oxygen concentrator. This whole experience was so disrespectful, that another customer noticed and offered us a ride home, which we declined.
We finally found a ride home and went to the front door of the dealership to wait for our ride to arrive. As we waited at the front door, multiple staff members were sitting on the benches out front and not one of them offered to give my mother, an 84-year-old woman with a walker and an oxygen concentrator, a seat. They were all sitting out there taking up all of the seats while two customers, one disabled, stood.
These people do not care about their customers at this dealership and they especially don’t care about disabled customers.
The sarcasm and disrespect at this dealership is appalling. If my mother’s oxygen concentrator would have ran out of battery power this dealership would’ve had a medical emergency on their hands. But I can promise you, they did not care.
I don’t trust that the dealership is going to fix my car appropriately and I will have an inspected by another car dealership after I get it back.
I was considering trading in my 2018 RAV4 yesterday for a new one, however, after this experience, I have changed my mind.”
“I have bubbling paint on my roof. I was told by several people it is a manufacturing defect because the reclaimed steel they used was not properly recycled. Dealership ot Toyota will not do anything. This was reported before my warranty ran out.”
“Toyota planned obsolescence at just 15 years ownership for a 2009 Prius: Theyno lo ger make replacement display units (in the front dashboard) for the 2009 Prius, so the Toyota repair department is obliged to find a repacement on ebay for my friend's Prius. I have a 2012 Prius, but it makes both her and me not want to buy from Toyota anymore. Keep that in mind folks when you consider buying from Toyota. They no longer necessarily back their products for the long term, at least not as long as they used to. They're living off their old reputation that they apparently no longer earn or are entitled to.”
“For anyone looking to buy a Toyota Highlander I have had a 2021 for the past couple years. While driving on the highway my front bumper fell off luckily not injuring other drivers that had to get out of the way quick or myself. To later find out there is a recall on front bumpers falling off. This has been going on for months and nothing done due to alleged testing to make sure it’s fixed properly with no time frame to actually fix this (probability most cost effective over public safety) Toyota USA you have Vehicles on the road that are a public safety risk ❗️❗️❗️ BE BETTER
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“❌❌❌☠️☠️ WARNING- Do not buy Mirai , Hydrogen powered car and you are going to suffer with poor resale value of car and ridiculous pricing of Hydrogen Gas. Do not fall in trap with 15k free gas card .You get a same car with 60 percent less value at car max with no gas card . You will be spending 36 dollars per KG which is very expensive than regular gasoline and you will be spending one dollar nearly for each mile you drive .Is it not cheating ?? So many complaints to Toyota and hydrogen gas stations and no one will care for you. And also , you have to drive miles to find hydrogen gas because most of gas stations do not work or have some pumping issues . I am educating car buyers about risk of these cars on financially and mentally. Please take feedback of any Mirai owner at gas stations and you will get same feedback. Beware of free gas card and you will be spending it in months due to high Gas price . Thank you ❌❌❌❌❌☠️☠️”
“I bought a 2023 Toyota rav4 at sterling mccall Toyota fort bend in Texas. They provided very bad service and lied to sell me the car as well as sell me an additional warranty. When I found out 2 days later (because I don't know English) and I wanted to return the car to them, they said the car had run out of the store and they couldn't take it back. It's unreasonable because before selling this car to me, they called me to tell me that this car had just been returned by the previous buyer, so why did I only buy the car on Saturday and the store is closed on Sunday? door and the second day I wanted to return it but they did not accept it and their unkind attitude towards me was very bad. I am very disappointed that I bought a car at this store and now I only want to drive my old Toyota and that new rav4 I rarely want to drive with it because it is a very sad experience.”
“We have been waiting for a new fuel pump part for more than 4 months. We took our 2017 Toyota tundra to our neighborhood mechanic in April 2023. It is now almost August 2023. My husband has been without a vehicle for 4 months. We called Toyota and inquired about a loaner vehicle while we wait for the part (that NEVER seems to arrive). EVERY WEEK WE ARE TOLD IT WILL SHIP WITHIN 2 WEEKS. Big fat f**cking lies. Toyota won’t agree to help with a loaner vehicle while we wait for this $1500 part. We are a 2 income household so 2 vehicles are absolutely necessary. We have the money to repair the car but getting that part is impossible. I am SOOO MAD at Toyota. They are supposed to be one of the best, yet our vehicle has been sitting at the mechanics for months rotting outside waiting for this part. We called Toyota USA. They offered ZERO help. I WILL NEVER BUY TOYOTA AGAIN IF THEY DO NOT MAKE THIS RIGHT. I will forever warn others that they are not reputable if they do not make their wrongs right. They are making our lives so much more difficult. We are going to sell this stupid truck and get a Nissan or whatever else. Never a Toyota again. You suck!”
“People of the web I'm Alessio Sundas I took a Toyota Camry in December 2020 New in contention it stopped 10 times and caused an accident now its engine is broken and Toyota is asking me for money a real injustice 1) The car has broken suspension it's my fault? 2) Battery always empty and my fault? 3) The car swerves and I risked my life 4) The engine is broken. Do I pay prices and insurance $7000 a year to get stuck? #Toyota denies and refuses assistance #warningtoyota #life threatening #nowarrantytoyota #+15618089850”
“In the Fall of 2016, I purchased a 2013 Toyota Rav 4 from Toyota of Saint Charles, Illinois. Upon purchasing this vehicle, the sales team was notified of my situation of not being able to be making trips to them. When Spring came around and I had the time to go back for what I thought was under warranty the entire time (sunroof), I was accused of having a party on top of my car or possibly people ran on top of it in a Target parking lot. So long story short, Toyota refused to cover my sun roof for something that most likely happened in their very own parking lot! Makes a little more sense. Bad customer service.”
