Toyota Complaints Continued... (Page 3)

dear sir/madam,i wish to lodge a complaint with you about the corrosion of the rims on my 2006 toyota prado.i made a complaint last year through bartrac the toyota dealers in tully,north queensland.they took photos and sent them in to toyota but they said it was dissalowed.all five rims have corrosion and the spare has only been used once.they said that there was a problem with the metal used and thats why the wheels were corroding and that other prados also had the same problem.so it appears that i would be wasting more money if i were to have the rims sandblasted and repainted.i would find it extremly hard if i have to buy a set of new rims and in the present condition the rims will surely devalue my car substantialy.i hope there is a satisfactory solution to this problem .yours sincerly,tony rossi.

I took my new 2012 corolla for the 15k service, since then the brake light and maintenance light have been on and if they serviced it correctly neither should be on!! I also expressed my concerns on it shifting oddly and the mechanic and director told me if the engine wasn't warm it would do that... After 8 months of driving this vehicle, why would it randomly start now?! I tried explaining my concerns to Jamie the director at Toyota in greenwood and she have me the same run around as the mechanic and told me she didn't want ppl like "me" for customers!! This is completely uncalled for since the mistake was made on their behalf, and what kind of customer am I ?! I paid cash for this vehicle, I'm very loyal as I've NEVER had it serviced anywhere else. I'm beyond upset with company and I want some answers and actions on how Toyota is going to fix this.

Bought a Toyota Tacoma with leveling kit and chrome rims. Since the day I have had it the tires rub causing the steering to jerk the wheel out of your hands. I have had it with these people.. They say its not their issue because its after market stuff causing the issue. Brand new truck the second time I had it in there for this issue, they cut my fender wheels. Which still hasn't been replaced. The tires are actually rubbing my frame...the after market guy says he did this he did that and it still rubs. Went to the dealer on 12/3/12 for the 12th time. Was told everyone was in a meeting and someone would call me back. It's 12/6/12 and nobody has called. I even spoke to Sparky Gullo and he also said someone would get back to me. Contacting the news media today and waiting on my lawyers phone call back. I have had it! After market or not Gullo Toyota sold me the truck as is it...you sold it so you fix it!!

To whom it may concern, I recently used my car for work- a recent model Toyota Camry Altise- and was involved in a rear end car accident where I was forced into the car in front of me. The car has been deemed a total right off and the entire front end was damaged beyond feasible repair. Not only this but at the point of impact none of the air bags deployed causing me to suffer severe whiplash, for which I am now suffering continuous back and neck pain and have to have intense therapies to lessen the pain.

During the accident as the steering wheel air bag did not deploy I was thrown forward head first into the steering wheel at which time I was knocked unconscious. I have now been left with a scar on my eyebrow due to the impact of my head on the steering wheel. I was seen by the emergency department at Swan Districts hospital Midland WA and have both medical reports and photographic images of the severe safety concern these faulty airbags pose. I was wearing a seat belt at the time and was estimated to have been doing as little as 25 kms/p/hr, had I not had my seatbelt on it could have been a lot worse. My entire group of both family and friends are shocked and appalled by this fault in a car produced by a company with such a high reputation in safety standards.

I therefore seek a response to this complaint and seek some sort of resolution as I feel that I have paid for a car which I thought would be a family car in the near future, now everyone with a Toyota in my family is very concerned and people I know that were going to buy Toyotas have now changed their minds. I am now without a car and the insurance is much less than the car was purchased for only months ago. This could pose a threat to business if the company does not address this issue and customer feedback/complaint in a timely and thorough manner. I look forward to your response as the inconvenience of this fault has affected both my work and home life/abilities.

We purchased a 2010 Camry XLE with navigation. The GPS system is extremly poor as compared to our Garmin GPS. We thought when we purchased the car we were going to get an exceptional GPS system, however, it does not recognize many roads that have been in place for 10 years or more. Why is this such a poor GPS system? How come the Garmin is so much more accurate, easier to use and it comes with lifetime map updates versus paying over $120 for a yearly update to Toyota? Please tell us why we should continue to purchase the GPS disc updates? We would appreciate you sending us the most current GPS disc at no cost. Our name and address is on the corporate complaint to Toyota.

I purchased a sequoia chassis no. 5tdzy64a69so22231. From Toyota dealer in Barain. Unfortunately I found the top (ceiling ) is shaking. When the car is driving and the windows are opened,the ceiling starts to shake and make a noisy sound. In fact this defect occurs in the very begging of purchasing this car. It is inspected by the dealer but refused to repair it .saying there is a kink on the top of the front door. I urged you please to instruct the dealer to repair it as it is still under warranty.

Kindly note that I have bought a Toyota RAV4 2012, and after two days it got into an accident, I then have taken the necessary actions to have my car fixed, however the Toyota body shop have taken my car in and did not even provide me with their services as per their advertising. There was no toying truck not a car rental since the Car had stayed with them for more then a month. Furthermore, and after 8 or 9 months I noticed recently that the paining on the car where the lights are and the front of the car is fading away and I had to return the car back in for more then once to have smaller issued solved. Noting that this was done in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and I could not reach the customer service at the headquarters in Japan or have them here really provide their customers with a better service. Please advice, since the customer service here are not helpful.

Hello, can you please forward this to "Help Me Howard"?

I recently returned a leased Rav4 to Toyota after a 3 year lease. It had 23K miles and allowance was 33K. Had no damage or scratches and it had had all services. I had replaced 3 tires butapparently 2 were not exactly the same as the others, although they were the tires I was told were needed at tire dealer where I bought them. The inspector told me I would be charged for 2 tires butsaid I could call TYoyota and dispute it. I did that BEFORE returning the car and the person Ispoke withat Customer srvices looked into it and said they should not charge for different tires and that I would not be charged when I received the final bill with the disposition fee. Needless to say when I got the final bill I WAS charged $342 for two tires. I clled but they refuse tohonor their prior commitment. Because they had earlier told me I would not be charged, I did not buy the correct new tires so that I could keep the other new tires that were on the car and resell those to have at least part of the $ to pay for the new ones. I am nearing retirement and every dollar counts. Now of course Toyota will not return to me the tires I had put on the car. They kept those and insist I pay them for new ones as well. That is basically theft.

I bought a brand new Toyota Corolla 2010 in January 2011 I bought an extended warranty 5yr 100,000 mile warranty. I have had my car serviced by the Weiss Toyota Dealer in St louis MO every 5,000 miles tire rotation, oil change everything they were supposed to do. So now my car tires are balled called the dealer they told my to call Goodyear since they make the tires. So i called they sent me to a near by goodyear dealer the tires were not the issue. The issue was the car was out of alignment in the front.

So I called the dealer back spoke with another manager. They insist that front end alignment is not covered under my warranty and the issue was not their problem. My complain is that shouldn't the technician that was servicing the car every 5,000 miles should have notice a poroblem when rotating my tires??? I told the dealership at 15,000 miles there seemed to be an issue with the tires looking low on tread already I spoke my concern about them rotating the tires, and were they sure they were being rotated.

The lady said yes they were. SO my concern and complaint is that either the technicians were not doing their job correctly or they didn't care one or the other. The facts of the matter are that the front end is out of alignment and all four tires need to be replaced. I do not feel that I should be responsable for this money wise, due to the fact that I placed my confidence in Toyota to keep an eye on my car for me. And why wasnt this noticed or even brought to my attention??? I would appreciate a phone call or an email back.

I have great concern that Toyota dealers are getting away with not living up to their end of the bargain. I paid $20,000 for a car and in 9 months has these issues already how ironic that I thought toyota was a good company.

I leased a 2012 Sienna in March of 2012. It has 10, 200 miles on it now. In the last month, we have had 3 occasions where the van has lost all power...nothing in the van comes on, keyless remote does not work on car, complete electrical failure. After about 10 minutes, the van just starts up like normal. Definitely know its an electrical failure in the car as the clock resets (like when the battery is dead) after all 3 times it has happened.

I took the van in for the 10K service today (Nalley Toyota in Alpharetta, GA) and had the master electrical tech check it out. Unfortunately, they could not find any issues even after running a full diagnostic. The recommendation was that the next time it happens, I have it towed immediately to the dealership.

As I explained to the service advisor, towing it immediately may not always be an option without me trying to re-start it. Reason being, the whole point of me leasing the van was to use when we have my 17-month old son out and about with us. Otherwise, we use the other cars. The van is mainly to use when my son is with us and/or our monthly trips to see one or the other set of grandparents (6.5 hours away each).

Having a van with a potential electrical problem that cannot be detected is very concerning. Especially as my wife uses it for her and my son to be out and about without me always with them. If it happened once, it would be one thing but this is 3 times now. I did not say anything to the service advisor as not much he can do. I really would expect no issues with a new van like this. Plus, I would expect that Toyota steps in some way to resolve this...if the problem can't be found then Toyota needs to offer a replacement. This is on a lease and under full warranty. Just not acceptable to risk my family being stranded somewhere.

I hope to hear back from Toyota on what the next steps will be to help alleviate and resolve any concerns with the vehicle.

In April 2011, I purchased a 2011 Toyota Sienna from Herb Chambers in Massachusetts. The trouble started right away. Shortly after I received the van I was having problems with it not starting and needing to be jumped. We brought it back to Herb chambers and they had it for at least 2 weeks.

They decided that the problem was the automatic car starter was draining the battery. They took the starter out and installed a new one. I received my van back. With in a short time the problem was back and my van needed to be jumped again. They told me to call the starter company and have them take out the starter yet again. So we did. About a month later the company put another starter in. For a short time everything was ok.

Then the problem was back. Last month the starter was taken out of my van for the 4th time!!!!!! We have not had it put back in yet. The other day my van would not start and I had to have it jumped. The following morning it happened again and I brought it to Balise Toyota in Warwick RI. While I was there the van needed to be jumped by them in order to move it.

After a few hours of waiting I heard back from the technician to learn that they can not find anything wrong with my vehicle. I am not even sure how this is possible! Something is wrong!!!!!

In less than two years I have had it jumped at least 4 times by Toyota roadside assistants, at least 10 times by friends, It has been taking into Herb Chambers and Balise Toyota, have had three different automatic car starters installed in my van and I only have 18000 miles on it. I work full time, my husband is in the military and we have three sons to care for. The amount of money that I pay for this vehicle that I can not depend on is insane. I feel very unsafe in this vehicle, I never know when it is going to not start!!!! Do you know how that feels? Something needs to be done ASAP!

I have a Toyota highlander hybrid 2009. First problem, battery. When we just open the door for less than 10 mins. The car can start at all. We needed to call road services to dump started the cars. 2 dealership can't solve this problems. It has been like 3 yrs. Even dealership check the car better voltage still good. They said might be something short, but they can't tell. Second problems. Back truck can't auto up, dealership said because weather is cold. They didn't solves the problems at all.

Third problems. We replace a right side back door gasket year ago because it was leaking . But still have little bit of leaking and sound while we were driving. Can someone response and help to solve these problems. We spend fifty thousand dollars for this car. We did all services and repair at the Toyota dealership.

Went to do alignment after changing all the four tires from Costco for Toyota Camry LE 2009 (46300 Mile). While doing alignment, technician showed that two of front struts are leaking and I have to replace them. It will cost me about 500 for the struts to be replaced which I would not expect with this mileage. My warrenty expires November 2012. I do have a Honda accord which passed 80000 miles, no problem at all. I would appreciate your attention to resolve this issue at the earliest.

Thanks

When I took my 2006 Toyota Sienna in for new brakes to the Toyota dealership where I had purchased the vehicle new, they informed me that my steering column fluid was leaking and would require $1500 to repair it. I paid $23,000 only 6 years ago this past August, and now I am already having to put out another $1500 for a repair of a vehicle that is supposed to be one of the most reliable vehicles in the world. This is my third Toyota van. I first had a Celica, then two Siennas. I even convinced my husband to replace his Honda with a 4-Runner two years ago. But I will probably never buy another Toyota. I also had a very bad experience with the Service Department at Rosner Toyota in Stafford, Va. at this last servicing. On top of all of that, my brakes they "replaced" are already making a grinding noise only two months after the job. Not happy with Toyota.

I bought a Toyota Camry SE on November 2011. During the first 1000 milage check up, I ask the service personnel why the phone messages and email are not working. I was told that I have to wait for the update on the entune system. Again during the first 5,000 miles and 10,000 miles checked up, this time I complain why the phone messages and email are not working and the answer was that the sales man will call me. I never received any call from the salesman.

Later, I received a USB in the mail for an update. I tried to do the update and still the phone messages and email are not working. I am formally filing a complaint and hope that the phone messages and email in the entune system of my Toyota Camry SE will be useful.

Our Toyota Sienna Driver- side Door makes an AWFUL noise when opened or closed; Our Sienna is only a 2005 with less than 50,000 miles, AND, of course it just went out of Warranty. Our Toyota Body Shop in Escondido Calif. wants $2,400 (with discount) for a new door, because "something cracked inside the door and cannot be welded fixed". Is anyone else out there having this Trouble and why isn't Toyota standing behind their Products... I thought a Toyota was a Great car to Own??? And where on this Web-site is the E-mail Address of the Toyota 'Big Shots'!

At two separate occasions in the last six months my wife and I have experienced poor vehicle repair on our two Toyota vehicles. Not only were Toyota parts utilized in the "attempted repair" procedure, but the problem in both vehicles resurfaced worse than before. My wife took her 2004 Toyota Sienna into the Jim Norton Dealership here in Lawton, OK. The van was leaking power steering fluid onto a drive axle boot, causing the boot to deteorate. The presumption was made that the "repair" would at least hold for six months, but we were sorely disappointed.

The other vehicle was a 1997 Toyota Avalon, which was leaking oil from the overhead cam seals. Additional parts were purchased to replace parts that were logical candidates for replacement when such a repair job is undertaken. Not only is the oil leaking from the seals again, but the "technician" failed to tighten the valve cover properly, bulging the gasket and not all bolts were replaced.

As a result the vehicle is leaking not only from the seals but the cover as well. This is a shoddy excuse for repair! Current engine and vehicle design mandate dealership service, but if that is typical what is the consumer supposed to do? In addition service personnel and the service manager were less than congenial in their customer contact. It was understood that the Avalon was needed to provide transportation for a new job in OKC, however, the vehicle was not repaired in a timely manner and the vehicle had to be towed. When the vehicle was not repaired as indicated, the windows were left down, and the dealership said they were unable to determine the cause failure of windows to raise the (it was a blown fuse).

I went to Durant Toyota in Weatherford Texas to buy a new vehicle, preferably a Toyota Highlander, Tacoma, or Tundra 4WD. I traded my 2006 Nissan Xterra SE and put down $4500.00 to cover negative equity. The would not finance me th Highlander and said the only SUV I could get would be the Rav 4. After being at the dealership for a better part of my day (6+ hours), They told me I could not get into the Highlander and suggested the Rav 4. I was getting tired and wanted to get a vehicle and thought that the Rav 4 would suit my needs for mileage and space. I was never offered to look at the Tacoma 4WD or Tundra 4WD, so I ended up with a vehicle that in essence I did not really want.

After driving it for a month I determined that this was not the vehicle for me due to space constraints, power, and mileage due to a small fuel tank. I have been trying to get out of this Rav 4 Sport and have not been getting anywhere with the dealership in letting me turn this vehicle in and finance a Tundra or Toacoma instead. I absolutely hate this vehicle. I can't tow anything with it since it is only a 4 cylinder engine and there is no 4WD either. I hate the way I have been treated by the Durant Toyota Dealership.

I have been handed over to 4 different salesman and they all end up not getting back to me in a timely manner. I have had my credit run through several times. When I told them that I did not want my credit run through multiple times the salesman (Kevin) told me that with my credit score it would not matter. Well it does matter how many times a credit inquiry hits your credit file. I was insulted by his answer, but I was desparate to get out of this vehicle. Please let someone see this and get me a the 4wd vehicle that I wanted in the first place! Durant Toyota is a horrible dealership!

This has been ongoing for now 9 months. When I purchased a second hand 2003 Ford Courier ute from Surf Toyota dealership, their second hand car area, it was unknown to me that it was really defective, riddled with rust underneath, purchased from another QLD dealership at a wholesale price of $9,500 a month earlier, and resold to me at $15,000. They put 6 months NSW rego on it getting a blue slip done on it the day before. 6 months later I went to renew the rego but it was knocked back by the RTA due to the worst case of rust they had seen for a car that old (8 years only) I went to a well known car dealership in good faith knowing that things like this wouldn't happen. I was wrong.

Surf Toyota will not reimburse me my $15000 that I paid for it. The car was inspected by an expert who deals with this situation, and I was quoted as atleast $15000 to repair due to it needing a completely new chassis. Another expert stated that if I had come to him to repair he would turn me away due to the extensive rust damage. The car is unrepairable. I have now attended 3 Tribunal hearings but with no result. My next step is to contact a Current Affiar and Today Tonight and get as much media attention and exposure as I can.

I have contacted Head Office Toyota before but all they said was that they could not have any say as Surf Toyota is a privately run business. I am sure when the brand name Toyota is blazed across everyones television screens in Australia you may sit up and pay attention. I am in the right, I have documented proof, photos etc, I am losing hundreds of dollars each week from not have a vehicle to run my registered lawn mowing business here in Tweed Heads.

I can email pictures if you like and inspection statements from experts. The pictures of rust are scary. Please reply and have some positive input as this will not go away. My wife's vehicle is a Toyota Prado and it has served us well, Toyota make great vehicles. It is a shame that Surf Toyota in Tweed South is going to bring your name into a really bad light as it is the main car dealership for the Tweed Shire. You need to get in contact with the manager there asap, Adam HALL. He came up with a limp solution and that was for them to repair it for $3000. This is not acceptable as the car is a rightoff and cannot be re-registered due to the RTA inspection etc.

Good day, I service my 2010 Toyota Fortuner at Durban South Toyota in Isipingo Prospecton, Durban. Since around the second service I complained that my clutch engage position was too low. Since then, I've had a squeeky clutch and the gearbox was removed at first. The problem returned after 2 days. The gearbox was removed again and eventually the clutch pedel bushes were replaced and the squeeky clutch problem was resolved. I was glad after that repair that that my clutch engaged at a more comfortable position- about 1/3 up.

Unfortunately this did not last long. On complaining again, I did not get any feedback and no attempt was made to resolve. Now the problem is getting even worse. On depressing my clutch to the carpet, after travel about 15-20mm the clutch engages. This is very uncomfortable and too low. Is there someone who understands how the settings work and can influence the engage position?

i have purchase the toyota vios at MAy 2012. the problems come in with driver and passeger door have abnormal sound, bonnet open itself although is lock (release it lock at parking lot) lucky security inform. then at july the car body paint problem with black spots on the bonnet, car ceiling. body rust at the driver side front rear, and the lft hand side tyre.

then after complaint, nothing even no report from the toyota site from malaysia. worse experience. no feedback. they send investigate engineers come inspect but they all blame / push all the problem to my site. of course , i understand the toyota sure dont take the risk and say it they fault, as they are world number 1. why do they want to attend it, and they very care for the reputation. i have my local made malaysia car 7year car. even better than this so called world number 1 toyota with all bad service, just know how to take money from customer.

it have been complaint serveral time about door noise and car bonnet, end up they just repair slightly. it waste my time and my working to wait this stupid service.

today janary 6th, the bonnet even cannot close. sunday all the toyota service centre no people answer call, nobody help. my car bonnet left open. i have compleint the car bonnet third time, the service engineer repair but the problem is the issue still arising. it open the bonnet without car alarm trigger,the car bonnet open any time any where as it like.

i feel ashamed as the world number car seem so worse how they rate it number 1. no secure and sastify with toyota.

please think twice before take any action to buy world number 1 car.

I had an automatic loan payment set up with Toyota. I purchased a Honda 3 years later and my Toyota loan was paid off. One day I look at my bank account and even though my Toyota account had been closed over a month, they processed a payment of $380 on top of my Honda payment through my new dealership (so in 1 day I was chanrged just under $800 for car payments.) I contacted Toyota to resolve this and to hopefully just be credited for the mistake. Instead they said it would take 30 to 45 days to recieve the reimbursemnt in the mail because they needed to wait for the funds to clear in the bank and then they were not responsible for how long the postal service took to deliver the mail. So they really wanted me to believe that Toyota/Lexus doesnt have $380 to cover there own mistake and they needed to wait for the funds to clear.

3 out of the 4 people I spoke with were very rude and unhelpful. I asked to speak with any type of manager/supervisor and was told that would not be possible. Very dissapointed in this whole experience with Toyota. The car I had was a lemon, even though it was said to be "Toyota Certified" I had nothing but problems with it and will never purchase through or reccomend Toyota to anyone going forward, which is unfortunate because I had reccomended friends and family and probably made the company another $80,000 on top of the $20,000 they had gotten from me. But as always the "man" always gets away with screwing the consumer and did not have any solution to rectify it.

I brought my 2005 Lexus Rx330 to the Jacksonville NC service dept in Sept 2010. I had hit a huge pot hole and blew out my 2 passenger side tires and dented the rims. They came and towed it and I asked them to please make sure that their was no damage done to the car. I told them to order the rims, check under the car and orderd 4 new tires. I take my car in every 3 months to have the oil changed and have my tires rotated every 6000 miles. At that time they check the alignment and do my required service.

My car has ALWAYS been okay on the alignment rack! I went back to toyota b/c I noticed that my tires were cupping. It was loud! Toyota said they would give me a free alignmen if I had my cabin filter changed and my air filter, plus my brakes. (even though they didnt need to be changed yet, but would in the future) do this and we will give you a free alignment. I told them that I would check with my husband. I just wanted to know how to get new tires. Sooooo, I got all my paper work showing that I HAVE had all the appropriate work done on my car. Well, now they want to check it on their alignment rack. It was all green, but slightly off by a smidge. I forgot to mention they never did check to see if there was damage back in 2010. They said it would be $1700.00 to fix it.

A new nuckle, hub and shock. Although we dont know if that will fix the problem. They did not know what was wrong, but we will start there. I was not happy. They offered for me to pay $1000.00 for the parts and they would throw in the labor. I needed to check. So I took it to 3 mechanics. Get a camber kit for the rear is what all 3 said. So I told toyota can we start there?

Okay they said. They put on the camber kit and called me to tell me it did not work. They never showed me the alignment paper showing me that it was now WAY worse! They told me to check with my insurance, so I did. Insurance told me to take it to another shop. The other shop adjusted the camber kit that was "adjusted to the fullest extent" by toyota, and fixed it for $56.00. Funny how they could fix it for that price but Toyota wanted $1700.00. I am so absolutly furious at the Jacksonville NC Toyota service dept.

Talk about trying to rip off a customer. Now, because they never checked under my car to see if there was any damage. (and they said they were at fault) for not checking. I need to get 4 new tires! they conviently lost my paperwork, but I had mine. They said the service writer who took in my car in 2010 should have made sure that it was checked. But she didnt. The guy just looked at me like, "your screwed" I did everything I was supposed to, and they will not stand behind me! I have never been so upset with a dealership! I live in a military town and had heard stories like this before.

This is a disgrace! I believe they owe me 4 new tires. Toyota should make this right. I will be sending a copy of this to the Inspector General of Camp Lejeune and to the Better Business Bureau.

purchased a 2008 toyota Rav 4 4cyl. . car currently has 45000 miles. started about 8 months ago noticing muffler noise. I have been monitoring since then. Well took car to a muffler house to get a quote to replace muffler. WOW! was I suprised... as well as the muffler house. they were shocked that a car that new with a stainless muffler would need replaced so early. they proceeded to look for a replacement muffler thru there supplier, with no luck. They also mentioned that they could not just replace the muffler but the whole assembley and converter. I guess that was poor engenering to on Toyota's part. This was my 4th toyota but I will now reconsider other options because I expected more from toyota.

I purchased a Camry this summer. I pd. quite abite more so that I could get a GPS in the car. We plan to travel this winter and while practicing using the GPS I have found out that it doesn't use voice direction in rural areas. I took it to the delership and they told me that we are in a rural area and thats the way it is. They would help with updates etc. when and if they come. I have a smart phone and its GPS is light years ahead of the one I have in this car. My old portable Garmin is much better. I was looking forward in using it but I can't trust it they way it is. It also doesnt track on the road properly. (symbol >) I just can't believe that the GPS this day and age can be of this quality. I will not lease another toyota car if this is the quality of the electronics that they use. thanks for listening! K

Dear Toyota, I have a 2004 Toyota 4 Runner V8, sport. In the last 2 yrs, the VSC trac light has come on from time to time and the Engine shut off in the middle of the road and would not come back on, or at other times , the vehicle would not move when throttle was given, I have taken the vehicle for the same compliant at least 6 times and spent almost $2500, and in the last 6 weeks I have taken it to the Toyota service center 3 times and they have not been able to identify the problem as they are not able duplicate the problem. In the mean time my family is put at risk considering the Engine acts in the middle of the road or highway, Please use your good offices to find a solution.

I bought a Toyota car new from Toyota Bury greater Manchester UK. But they sold me the damage right off car one of the sale manager and the sale man I am complaining about. I did not know when I bought the car but when my wife had a accident then we found out the car was damage and sold to me as new once I spoke to Toyota bury but they refusing. Respectfully Dear /Madam I want you to solve my problem.

Or I will be forced in to courts and to the Law to achieve my rights. I request to the Toyota UK high official to solve my ease my pain. respectfully members I will have to go to the media and most respected Law in UK. My car reg MA08 HSZ Toyota Yaris.

To Whom it may concern,

In November 2012 i bought a 2011 SR5 hilux in Melbourne. The vechile is now in Sydney, and two months ago i noticed that the struts supporting the hard lid, had popped out of the tub they were screwed into. I took the vechile to a toyota dealership in Sydney, they inspected the lid and sent me down to there pre-delilvery deparment to have it quoted up for repairs. The dealership where the vechile came from are doing everything to avoid fixing my hilux. I have supporting emails from toyota sydney, who have helped out big time, but Garymcmillans toyota in melbourne are not getting anything done. i.e they need to supply a Order number to sydney toyota so the repairs get paid for. I Still havent heard from the melbourne dealership and as a result, i cannot keep my tools in the back as i cannot lock the lid, and this is effecting my work.

On April 15, 2013 while parking my 2003 Toyota Highlander, all of a sudden my car accelerated while shifting from reverse to drive while I was parking. Suddenly my car took off with the engine full speed to red line on the tachometer in a space of four feet it jumped the parking block and smashed into the center block wall with my foot on the brake. To repair my car the cost was $2000.00. This was the second time this happened, first time no damages.

Recently had a flat battery and didn't have the code needed to reprogramme the audio system,went to Toyota wyoming nsw service centre and was told the cost would be $60 because if was an hour job.i made a booking and presented to said centre where a lovely chap from Toyota reprogrammed the audio system in under one minute at no cost to myself. Please give me an explanation why I was quoted one hour billing for a job taking less than 60 seconds.

I had my driver seat on my fj cruiser replaced because it moved back and forth a 1/2 inch when in the locked position and it worked fine for a few months. Now it has started to do it again, so I brought it back and the took video of the seat and sent it off to California. The service manager told me they might end up doing a recall on it but either way he would take care of me. So I haven't heard back in about 6 months so I figured I would give them a call see how it's going and to my surprise the gm quit and the new one didn't know anything about it.

So I fill him in and he say's he will talk to the Toyota rep and figure it out. They call me back and tell me they are not going to replace my seat again and I am going to have to live with the seat moving because it's normal. I did not buy it that way and there is a lot of them out there that don't do it, but I have found out that there is a handful out there with the same problem. Toyota needs to buck up and take care of this issue.

We have always been two of Toyota's favorite fans, and now experiencing the same problem when we decided to purchase a new Toyota Camry in 2003. We originally owned a Station Wagon, which we absolutely loved, but only to find out that the repair on the wagon would be extremely costly for the mileage we had on this vehicle, therefore made the decision to purchase a new Camry in 2003. We now have 153,000 miles on this Toyota and feel that we could have gotten several more years out of this car.

After seeing that we are experiencing slow and small leaks, I brought my car in to our regular mechanic , only to have him tell us that the cost to replace the head gasket would be around $700.oo . We were disappointed, because we were looking forward to having this car as our "extra" to save mileage on our newer vehicles. As a devoted consumer of Toyota's products, and unfortunately not in a position to purchase another vehicle at this time, we were wondering if Toyota could help us resolve this matter with the repair needed . We certainly appreciate any assistance in this matter. Thank you, from two of your loyal consumers.

I bought a new 2012 Topyota Rav 4 in Sept 2004. I was told this was a 4wd car and all I had to do was puch the 4wd button. They did not tell me it would drop out at 25 mph or when the brake was applied. I wanted a 4wd vehicle and was looking at a jeep compass at the same time. If they told me how theit 4wd worked I would not have bought this car. I bought the car at Larry Miller Toyota in Spokane Washington. How can they call this 4wd when it drops off at 25mph.

Complaint–I deserve better service! I am a long time customer with Toyota of Nashua NH. I went in, without an appointment, for an oil change today. Steve, the service rep, pulled up my account and confirmed my vehicle, so he had my data. I neglected to tell him I use synthetic oil, but I knew it was on my account. When I left their service dept, I called to confirm that synthetic oil had been used. I had to call several times and finally was told by Steve that I now have regular oil in my car as I hadn’t specified synthetic. When I asked what my oil change had been two months previously at that dealership, he replied synthetic. He couldn’t have asked what I wanted today?? He also said that I shouldn’t be using synthetic oil after 100000 miles. Is this a new policy of your dealership? As a long-time customer, I would have thought I would be asked about my service options should I forget to specify. I called Mr Price, who I believe is the Service Manager, but he did not return my call. I would appreciate someone contacting me about this.

2 times it has failed to shift into eco drive. so far it has corrected itself. Toyota of Dothan told me that they could diagnose the problem unless it was acting up at the time. the problem with this is I never know is going to act up or straighten out. there has to be a part, computer or something that could be replaced. my only complaint, otherwise I love my car.

I went to toyta greenbriar in cheaspeake va they told me my o2 sensor was bad I went to indian river auto and transimisson repair they put a toyta sensor in my car the check engine light is still on indian river auto repaif told me the computer in the car is going bad there phone num is7575024730 ask for dave the car has a 80000 mile warranty on thecomputer I have 77000 miles on my car now I would appreciate if u would take care of this matter my phone number is 757 5537395 thank u

I purchased a 2004 Toyota and was talked into a warranty plan that if you didn’t use in three years you got the money back $1895.00. When I reached this time frame and sent in the paper work the letter came back with address unknown . When I talked to Reno Toyota they said the company went out of business 3 years ago and that was it.

I cannot believe you can promote a policy and then not stand behind something like this. We are out this money with no apology not even a notification of this three years later. We saved to pay cash for this pick up and end up being embezzled by Toyota for this money. If this is what you do you should at least warn the customer there is this chance. I am enraged and will bad mouth Toyota to anyone who wants to know.

I bought a 2014 Toyota Camry in October 2013. I was extremely excited and happy about the car. During the test drive the car salesman was telling me all the electronic perks of the car 1. Touch screen 2.bluetooth 3. Voice activation 4.backup vision through screen 5.apps from my phone would show up on my screen (pandora, Iheart and maps) 6. Low air pressure alert and come to find out I have NONE of this on my car but the bluetooth and touch screen. I told this to the company a few days after and all they did was out free tint on my car. I think it’s very very unprofessional to tell these lies to a customer because to be honest those where THE ONLY reasons why I bought the car.

I wanted the rav4 but at that time those payments wouldn’t work for me because I had negative equity in the car I traded in. Now I can afford those payments for a rav4 and can’t even get it because now there is $9k I negative equity of my car because if the negative equity we rolled in from my last car and because I have only had my car for 5 MONTHS ! I should not hAve to come up with a down payment and I should not have to suffer with being unhappy with a car that I’m paying $374 a month for ! The car I traded in was a 2010 ford fusion and I just should have kept that car because it had more features, this 2014 doesn’t even have keyless entry for gods sake. I have never been so unhappy in my life.

The finance lady I worked with was wonderful and very great and I thought the sales person was as well but clearly not. He moved to another dealership the week after so that’s probably why he sold me false features just for his sales purpose. I’ve had a 99 Camry before and there is not to much difference in it from this 2014 ! I just don’t like being told one thing and it’s false, toyota said there was nothing they could do because all the negative equity and my credit is new and very low so I keep everything with my credit union because their rate is always 3.75% and they go by my history with them not my credit but they only finance 110% of the value of the car. Toyota should eat whatever amount it is to get to that 110% or lower but it’s basically my word against the car salesman.

It’s very unprofessional and as much as the rav4 XLE is the only car I am totally in love with I would rather drive hours away to another dealership than go to this one but I can’t even do that because no toyota can help me. I contacted over 6 toyotas near me. It’s just sad that I have to go through this because of the lies I was told. If I knew what I know now I would have NEVER EVER gotten this car and I would have just made it work with the rav4 at that time.

This is not my first camry and most of my family members have toyotas. Loyal customers. It’s just sad. The cox toyota people were very nice and friendly but if I was never told a lie we wouldn’t be in this area we are now. If I was the owner of toyota I would have ate the price In whatever ways I could for a innocent customer like me who thought she was getting a great deal and wasn’t because she was a young African American female taken advantage of. I rather my email not reach the cox toyota with my name because I still have to go there when my car needs service and I would hate for anyone to do something unlawful to my car while they have it.

Last month I recently saw an add advertising a new Toyota Camary at 16,999. I went to the dealership and asked about the special and shown a white camary on the lot. I went into the dealer and pur down 2500 as a deposit to hold the car at that price. I was told the price would expire on that day. I went back in 2 days to finish the deal and was brought into the VP of finance to finish the deal. He gave me a sale contract outlining a lot of charges. I asked what they were for and his reply to some of them was I do not know. I didnt think it was right being from a finance background myself but signed the paperwork to get the car. I was supposed to pick the car up on Saturday.

When I went to pick the car up on Saturday I was told that the Sales Manager Rony Levy did not want to sell me the car because of the questions and my attitude I had on a prior night with the VP of Finance. I told him I still wanted the car. He said that the only way he would sell me the car was give the dealership all excellent remarks when I got the customer survey. I truly consider this to be fraud. I was told that if the survey came back perfect he would receive a 500 bonus and all was good.

I drove the car off the lot when I got home I found that the car mats were not in the car yet they were identified on the sticker when I bought the car. I called and I was told by Rony Levy that the price I paid did not include the mats even though they were on the standard equipment on the sticker. When they survey came in I told the truth. I just called Rony Levy and was told that I lied to him and did not give him the excellent survey he requested. I told him I told the truth how I felt.

He said I lied. I then told him that I was contacting an attorney over the mats and he said he did not care and that it was in the legal hands now. This is the first Toyota I have ever bought. Is this how the Germain Family does business and do I need an attorney. I need some answers.

I recently returned a leased Rav4 to Toyota after a 3 year lease. It had 23K miles and allowance was 33K. Had no damage or scratches and it had had all services. I had replaced 3 tires butapparently 2 were not exactly the same as the others, although they were the tires I was told were needed at tire dealer where I bought them.

The inspector told me I would be charged for 2 tires butsaid I could call TYoyota and dispute it. I did that BEFORE returning the car and the person Ispoke withat Customer srvices looked into it and said they should not charge for different tires and that I would not be charged when I received the final bill with the disposition fee. Needless to say when I got the final bill I WAS charged $342 for two tires. I clled but they refuse tohonor their prior commitment.

Because they had earlier told me I would not be charged, I did not buy the correct new tires so that I could keep the other new tires that were on the car and resell those to have at least part of the $ to pay for the new ones. I am nearing retirement and every dollar counts. Now of course Toyota will not return to me the tires I had put on the car. They kept those and insist I pay them for new ones as well. That is basically theft.

We had purchased a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe from Vinnie @ Day Toyota in Pleasant hills, Pa. in October.
we had bought it on a saturday, and was told that it would be washed, waxed, and detailed for our pickup on Monday. i was concerned cause when we took it for a test drive, and there was an odor inside that bothered me. they assured me they would address it. that was joke #1. their way of taking care of it was to spray some air freshner in the vehicle. it was washed, but NOT waxed! Actually when we pulled out of the lot, we had to go down and put gas in it. i thought Wow………what service ! An empty vehicle and NO smiles!
when the air freshner had wore off, the smell was back!!!!! i have allergy, and sinus probems, and was getting a headache every time i got in the vehicle. i had then decided to clean it out myself, and was not too surprised to find cheerios, m&m’s, moldy chicken nuggets, a fork, and toys under the seats.. i was furious to think they would actually sell a vehicle like that………………… this proves my point……………. the vehicle was NOT detailed. they lied!
i went to this dealer cause i was referred to them, and said they would treat me good. and be fair. We had bought an extended vehicle that cost us $1,600.00 and said we wanted bumper to bumper coverage so we would not have to worry about anything…………………….. they assured us everything would be covered. this was joke #2. A few months after driving it
i heard a noise when i turned the wheel, and when i took it in for an oil change and to get a price on new tires, they told me (the oil change store) that my tyrod, and ball joint were bad with suspension problems.
i did not get the work done there cause i had an extended warranty with a $100.00 deductible.
i took it back to the dealer where i had bought it, and they confirmed the work that needed done, but informed us the warranty company refused it cause it was “Out of warranty” and was only covered up to 50,000 miles. we had bought the vehicle with OVER 57,000 miles on it.
Basically they sold us a warranty that was already “OUT OF WARRANTY” ! why were we not informed, and offered a cheaper warranty to just cover the “Powertrain”???????
they had given us an owners manual for a Hyundai car, and NOT a “SUV”. i had to fight to get an owners manual, and wait 6 weeks to get it. (2) weeks after i got the truck, , a light burnt out and i took it back and they replaced it with an attitude, and then put gas in the vehicle, and then , and only then when i insisted on talking to a manager
there were 4 mis matched tires on the vehicle when they sold it to us, the windshield skorters are completely off, and dont even hit the windshield.. i have a broken handle in the back seat, and the inside wasnt even cleaned. there were stains on the seats.
NOW………….my check engine light is on!
They do not want to work with me and make me “HAPPY” and fix these issues.
it has been one problem after another, and. i am so sorry i walked in to this dealership

i have called a number of times to put in a complaint, and NEVER EVER got a return call.!
I am VERY MAD customer and i have all rights to be! i will NEVER recommend this dealer to anyone, and will tell everyone i come in contact with about the “POOR” service, and how we got :”RIPPED” off!.
IMy next step is to i call the Attorney General, the BBB, and the news media about this issue.
you are a very dishonest dealership and rip people off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . how would you like to pay for a warranty that you cant use UNLESS the motor or tranny blows up but was told differently?
Very dissatisified customer!

My wife arrived at Rick Hendrick Toyota dealership, in Fayetteville, NC, for the 105,000 miles service to be performed on a 2007 Toyota Camry on April 5, 2013 at 10:30am. For the record, this was her third time bringing the car in for service. And each time, she had problems. From my wife experiences with this Service Department, I’m lead to believe this dealership tries to take advantage of customers–especially females–if you think they don’t have a clue of what is going on. The car was fine when it went in for the 105,000 miles service. The maintenance light was staying on continuously so she knew it was due. When she checked in she was asked if there was any problem, she informed him about the service maintenance light staying on.
After checking in at the appointed time (10:30am) she caught a ride to the mall provided by dealer’s courtesy shuttle. The service advisor–Darren McDonald–was to keep her inform by phone and not to do any other work without contacting her. When she was at the mall, she never received a called. And when she called, she wasn’t able to get through to Darren but she did leave a message. Upon arriving back at the dealership, she noticed the car wasn’t ready. When inquiring about the status of the vehicle, no one could provide a clear cut answer. Well, to make a long story short, she was told the car needed a new oil pan. This was due to the threads in the oil pan being stripped.
Doing my conversation the next morning with the Service Manager, Ray Phillips, He basically told me that problem like that is normal for todays’ automobiles. He says the materials are much lighter and wears out quicker. So you tell me, with todays’ cars requiring less oil changes (my car every 5,000 compared to 3,000 in the past) that an oil pan can’t withstand 20 oil changes. Even though this was a 105,000 miles service, the mileage on the vehicle was less than 104,000. I’m not the smartest guy in the world but I think Toyota makes a much better quality automobile than that. With that being stated, Toyota would have been out-of-business a long time ago. It seems like a cover up–maybe I’m wrong–but I doubt it. Generally, threads should never wear out on a drain plug or oil pan. Stripped oil pans are usually caused by: Over tightening the drain plug and/or cross-threading. Another point I like to make. Why replace the oil pan? Why not tap out the stripped hole to the next oversize and replace the drain plug with an oversize plug. Please excuse me…I forgot, your Service Department is where the dealership generates most of their income, so you have to keep the money flowing “By-Any-Means-Necessary”. During our conversation, Mr. Phillips, stated that he noticed the car been serviced there about 19 times. With that being facts, if your dealership was the one performing the oil changes over a prolonged period of time, the dealer should be responsible for the damaged oil pan threads. I have NEVER had a stripped oil pan, either by changing my own or having someone else performed the service. Then they had the nerves to present my wife with a bill for $550.00 for repairs. It was only when she balked at paying, when Mr. Phillips waived the payment. Now, you want to act like you done us a favor. I thought Rick Hendricks Toyota was more customer oriented than what they showed on this visit and two other visits that my wife have made…which I’m not going to discussed.
In the game of Baseball…three strikes and you are out. I’m in the market for a new automobile but due to unpleasant service provided by this Service Department, Rick Hendrick Toyota of Fayetteville, North Carolina has struck out with us. I will be taking my business somewhere else. In addition, this recent experience might be of interest to the rest of the local community—especially the Military community who is the backbone of this area. By the way, I’m a part of the latter…Retired and DOD Contractor employee. I wonder about how many Military members’ spouses have been taken advantage of or the Elderly who is very vulnerable. I have a feeling if I forward this on to the leadership of Ft. Bragg and Pope Army Air Field, they’ll be more than a little interested for the reason that so many personnel and their family visits this dealership on a daily basis.
I’ve always been told, “Honesty is the Best Policy”, but I think those guys play by a different rule. One other thing, don’t insult people intellect by telling them anything and expect the individual to take with no question ask. As mentioned before, the service appointment time was scheduled at 10:30am. Why was the car kept there for eight hours (until 6:30pm)? Was this some type of strong arm tactic…we have your car and you don’t have no other choice but to comply. I’m talking to the guys. Would you want your wife or significant other to go through this? And if it did happen, would you take it laying down or voiced your concerns? The bottom line is, I don’t like how things went down and I’

In your ad on tv in fort smith ar tv area the ad says we make them better. Well if you look close at the ad a hand wipes the side of a truck showing your logo on the drivers front fender . The paint job is. orange peeled around the logo that is not better by no means . I fi. rst thought was if you can’t get the paint job right then what else is wrong .that stopped me from buying one this year. Instead I went with. A chevy. truckyou might want to look at your ad and see for your self. Truck coming off the assembly line looking like that lost a sale for your company . Sorry about that but I notice everything. Bob winecoff paris ar 1 479 847 0652 I would like a replay. But don’t expet one

I own a Toyota Rav4, with 22000 miles. I went out to start the car and it made a horrible noise like a rod was knocking. I turned if off and called my husband and he told me not to try to start it again. When he came home we tried to start it and it would not start. He checked the oil and everything he knew how to check and we tried to start it again. It sounded really sluggish when we tried to start it but it finally started, but made that horrible sound again and thick smoke came out of the tailpipe.

We call Don Ringler Toyota in Temple Texas and they told us to have it towed in where they could check it out. The service dept. originally told us it had something to do with the cam. The dealership kept it all day and then told us to come pick it up. When we started it, it still made this horrible sound for about 10 or 15 seconds, then stopped making the sound. The Service Dept. at Don Ringler Toyota told us that the car is supposed to make this sound when it is first started. We have had the car for a year and it has NEVER made this sound.

We were told that when the car is first started it has to have time for the oil to get up into the engine so that is what is causing the sound. Personally this sound like a BS answer. The car has a problem and the dealership doesnt know what it is. I have owned several cars over the years and its NOT normal for a car to make a sound like a rod is knocking when you first start it. Now the dealership tells me that I have to pay the towing charge since they couldnt find anything wrong with the vehicle.

This is unfair because there is definately something wrong with the car. I am not a mechanic, but at the same time I am not a idiot. I would think that a company with the reputation of Toyota would find what the problem is and fix it and pay for the towing since they are the ones that told me to have it towed in. The car still makes a sound like a rod is knocking when I first start the vehicle, but the sound does stop after a few seconds.

No matter what anyone says, this is not normal for the operation of any vehicle. I dont know what the problem is, as I said I am not a mechanic, but I do know there is a problem. I would appreciate if if someone could get back with me on this and tell me what my next step should be. Thanks Melinda Murray

I have a toyota 4 runner sport edition 2005, my toyota is in good condition, but I very upset when I see the dash completely cracked and I don’t have money to buy new one. I believe that the Company Toyota have to repair my car because they use a bad material for manufacture the dash. If somebody can help, do now , please.

Otilio
San juan, puerto rico
usa.

I had my first service for my 2012 prius plug in and experienced ANOTHER SERVICE DEPT. being dishonest. I used to own a honda hybrid civic and brought it to service to have oil change and tire rotation. I removed front valve covers from tires to make sure they did it. When I picked up car sure enough, they said they did and noted it on service form that it was, but lied and didnt. do it. I complained and they gave me the same old bs that. sorry we’ll do it now and they gave me a free oil change. I figured they cant be trusted and went to different dealer for service from then on.

Lo and behold i buy the prius and I do the same thing, remove valve covers. Wait an hour and a half pick up car and go home. I check valve covers and sure enough they didnt rotate tires like they said and marked off on sheet. I had to drive all the way back , they apolgized and I watched them do it. Imagine how many times they dont get caught. Please reply to this email

On 12/26/12 my daughter was in an accident with our 2013 Toyota Corolla and her seatbelt never locked nor did the airbags deploy. As a result she was thrown forward and her head hit the rear view mirror, her left hanf smashed into to airvent over the radio. She fractured her hand and tore the ligement in that hand also. She was not a fault for the accident the other driver was. She was hit in the right front passanger side, causing $5550.00 in damaged just to the car, this does not inclued the medical damages to her. I believe that this is a huge safety concern and should be addressed. I can be reached at 978-360-5144 Robin or by email grandmummie43@yahoo.com

Thank you

Car salesmen sold me a 49000 vehicle and left me in the cold with no keys to new vehicle no tag and dealership closed doors to dealership. Had to catch the mechanic that was leaving to catch the salesmen. Then nobody helped me retreive belongings from my trade. I Drove over 300 miles to buy this vehicle and 300 miles home. Then I made a complaint over the phone went back five days later with my wife(bi-racial couple) and six year old and was refused service or the help from a manager. The salemen David Linzy(vicksburg toyota) the verbly attaked me with curse words in front of our 6 year old and charged me phisically as I walked outside of the building. The other salesmen restrained the associate in front of me and my family. I paid for taxes and tags on 12/12/12 and todays date is 1/4/2013 I was given a seven day tag and had to wait and make several complaints to get another which has expired and was told i would receive one within seven to ten days.This plate still has not arrived and the associate also threatend to have me and my family followed and run off the road . Charges were filed with vicksburg city police. The police also gave us a friendly escort since the dealership representative new we were from out of state and notified us we would be followed and run off the road. Not sure of the dealerships screening methods of who they hire or even who they deal with or if they even care about any of there customers so far we have been treated with no respect at all or well being for my family.My six year old started crying and my wife and I feel very unsafe by the methods that took place at Vicsburg toyota..

I have Toyota fortuner and I got my car repair from globe Toyota Mohali near Chandigarh punjab after taking the delivery of my vehicle i came to know that parts replaced during repair are customer property but when contacted dealer next day I shocked to hear that the dealer has sold out my parts (amounting Rs 15000) in the market. After giving me assurance by dealer to compancate me neither I lodged a complaint against dealer nor taken any other legal action. Now I realise to be cheated by Toyota dealer which is not appreciated as part of great Toyota co. As I have to move to court for justice