Recent Reviews from AutoNation Toyota Irvine

Recently I've bought Toyota Siena 2021 and three times I have been at this service. 1. Completely unfriendly inviroment. Notwithstanding of whether you came with or without appointment, you can spend 15 minutes in the middle of the drop off line and no attention at all. You feel like you're an empty spot. All employees just pass by you and say nothing, no "hello" or "I'll be right with you shortly" or sort of this phrases. They disrespect even seniors, who are, some times, turning around do not understanding what to do next, and where to go after they came on the drop off line. Moreover it is so obvious some times that a senior person is so confusing and needs just some attention however nobody cares in this service. 2. First time I came to fix a recall. when I called before to headquater or sort of they said cofirmed the availibility of the remedy of this recall. However, when I came to this service the employee told me it is impossible. It took me for about one hour, request for the manager coming, several conversations with the headquater, only to make the employee open the document in his computer where it turned out there was a remedy instruction. Completely uninvoleved and disinterested in the process stuff. Second time I've been there for maintanence. And had to return two times because they forgot to reset, the first time - indicator about necessities of maintnance, the second time because they forgot to reset the similar indicator about oil change. So unprofessional! You are naver expect that you need to move all your businesses three time instead of one because of someone irresposible attitude towards his or her simple work to change oil. Third time I came because after the maitanace I have gotten some additional rotating hum. I thought it might be because they rotated tires and they need to form themselves a while. However the humming sound haven't disappeared. I again moved all my business and allocated one day to fix the problem whatever the problem is. I dropped my car in the morning and was promised to get it in the evening, however, in the evening my car was not even touched by anyone. Turned out I lost my day only for my car standing on this service parking lot. It is sheer disrespect to customers. Conclusion I hate to say that but have to admit that this service is unprofessional, unfriendly and disrespectful to customers. I guess with such a service there is no incentive to come after the warranty end up.

Gregory Duralev Jun 16, 2022

The personnel at the dealership were rude, incompetent, and distressing. I had a 2pm appointment to have a new key made to because I lost one of my two keys. The charge was to be $700. I will not complain about the cost of $700, which is insane. I assume that Toyota approves of that charge to make a second key. However, they told me it would take at least 2 hours and I should probably leave my car, because of the long wait. Yes, over 2 hours to make a new key even with an appointment. So, I asked if they could provide me with a ride home. They did not offer. I had to ask. The service writer told me he could order a Lyft car to take me home, so I asked him to do that. He punched some keys on his computer, called someone on his phone, and told me he had ordered the car. He said that I should go "wait over there", and he pointed vaguely to the outside of the building. To clarify the location, I responded "so, I just wait outside". He said yes, the car will meet me there. After waiting a half hour for the car, I went back to the service writer and asked if there was a problem. He asked if I had spoken to the man outside who was standing in front of the parts department. I said that I had not spoken to that man. I was not told that I had to speak to him. The service writer said that he had told me to speak to that man. I repeated that I was told to "stand of over there", but he did not tell me that I had to speak to someone else. I thought he had ordered the car. The service writer insisted that he had told me to talk to the man outside. I said he did not say that. He insisted that he did say that. Rude! So, I went over to talk to that man outside and told him what happened. He said that the service writer had ordered the Lyft, but then cancelled it. I could see on this man's tablet that there was a prior order that had been cancelled. Incompetent! This man told me not to worrry, he would order me another Lyft. After another half our the Lyft finally came and took me home. After 5 pm, I had still not received a call from the service writer telling me that I could pick up the car. So, I phoned him. He was not available, so I left a message for him to call me back. After a while he did call me back, and he said that I could pick up the car. I asked if he would order a Lyft to take me back to the dealership. He said that he would do that. After about 15 minutes, I received a call from someone else at the dealership who said he was ordering a Lyft for me. He said he wanted me to confirm my address. I confirmed that the address he had was the correct address. He said that I would receive a text from Lyft as soon as a driver was identified. I waited another twenty minutes and no car arrived from Lyft. So I phoned back and spoke to the man who had confirmed my address. He said that the car was ordered, but Lyft had not identified a driver to take me back. He assured me that eventually someone would pick me up. I waited another 20 minutes, and still no text, and no Lyft car at my house. Distressing! It was now after 6pm, and I decided that I had better order an Uber and my own expense ($20) because, if I continued to wait for a Lyft, the dealership might be closed when I got there. Uber indicated that a driver would pick me up in 17 minutes. After 17 minutes the Uber arrived. So did the Lyft ordered by the dealership. This was now more than an hour after the dealership said they would order the Lyft. The Lyft driver told me that the dealership had given him the wrong address! This, after I had confirmed the address to the dealership a long time before. Incompetent! It was too late to cancel the Uber, so I took the Uber back to the dealership at my own expense, and I got there in time to pick up my car. I did not rate the dealership zero stars, because they did program the new key correctly.

Richard Holzman May 16, 2022

PLEASE share with anyone you know who bought a Toyota Certified Used Vehicle from here. I was sold a van severely damaged by the previous owner. After (s)he crashed into the curb, damaging both right side tires and other parts, the van started shaking at higher speeds, resulting in the tires going bad after 20k miles. It was then sold to us as a TCUV. At our first 19k miles, the van started shaking at high speeds…all 4 tires were bald. Despite arguing that something had to be seriously wrong with the van, the sales manager said all we needed were 4 new tires. After 17k miles on the new tires, I got a slow leak in one, and then discovered ALL 4 tires were bald again! We then got a complete printout of the van’s Toyota history and discovered the damage done by the prior owner at 7600miles. We showed this to the general manager. He said they don’t look at the previous history when certifying a vehicle. His analogy was like when you go to a doctor…doctors don’t look at your past history, they just diagnose you right then!?!?! Both managers insist the van was properly certified…even though we discovered they secretly painted the bumpers the day AFTER we bought the car (and 2 days after they signed off the 160 Point Quality Assurance Sheet), and put a different invoice in our sales packet. I fought this for a year and a half, filing reports with the BBB (Autonation Irvine never replied back), the Bureau of Automotive Repair (Autonation Irvine told them they would not repair it. The BAR said since the van records clearly indicated the same persistent problem from the prior owner, they should have returned our money or traded the car out), the Orange County District Attorney (violations of the Business and Professions code), the DMV (due to Covid shutdowns, I had passed the statute of limitations), Autonation Corporate (would do nothing since I drove the van 39k miles, even though the van is deteriorating), Toyota Corporate (they don’t deal with used car issues at their dealerships, so I need to hire a lawyer and sue them!). I now have no choice but to do the over $5000 in repairs. Please share, and tell others to go out and get printouts of their TCUV prior history.

Karin Matsuda Oct 14, 2021

I arrived at 9:05am Wednesday, a little early for my 10k mile service appointment but sat waiting for over 10 minutes anyways till someone acknowledged I was even there (the service area wasn?t that busy and at least 5 advisors were right there and watched me pull up). When I made the appointment, I was assigned Kyle Maxwell as a service advisor who I was first told ?wasn?t working that day?. Once finally checked in around 9:20am I was told the service was going to be ?very quick? and should be less than an hour. At 10:50am (1 hour and 30 minutes later), I asked one of the guys what the status was on my vehicle and he asked who my service advisor was, so I said I was scheduled with Kyle Maxwell. This person let me know that Kyle hasn?t worked here for several months. Funny as I booked the appointment just the day before. After another 10 minutes of fumbling around and asking the techs, the advisor who checked me in told me it would be a few more minutes. Its now after 11am and I?m running late for several business appointments of my own I have to race to in the IE. Finally my 4Runner comes out around 11:20am and they tell me they ?rotated my tires, topped the fluids, changed the oil and did an inspection?. It?s got under 10k miles fellas, there couldn?t be too much to really inspect. Anyways, over 2 hours for an oil change and tire rotation yesterday. I will never be back for any services here. Capistrano Toyota is way out of my way but they did my 5k service in under 20 minutes. Granted they aren?t as big or busy, but they also didn?t waste my time. What good is an appointment if nobody is going to make anyone a priority? I could have done the same work myself in under 20 minutes, but being a brand new vehicle still under service care, I shouldn?t have to. Irvine Toyota (both sales and service) has been going downhill for a long time. I didn?t buy my 4Runner there because of a whole other customer service issue. Again, I don?t think I?ll ever go back to Irvine for buying or service. What a waste of time.

Dustin Widner Apr 22, 2021

This review is for our sales rep Donald. Originally we left Donald a five star review and also made a big mistake by giving him all 10 on the dealers survey which I will see if I can change it because Donald made it clear to us that he was just being nice and fake at first so he can get he’s commission and a great survey from us. Because as soon is he got he’s commission and a great survey and good review from us he’s whole attitude changed from good to rude like a typical car sales person. Before we met with Donald we made it clear to him on which kinds of cars we were interested in and he assured us that he would have those cars ready on the day of our appointment. However when we arrived at the dealership he obviously didn’t do he’s homework because he was clueless and informed us that he doesn’t have the vehicle that we want however he can get them from another dealership but it would take time and it would cost us more money. He also stated that if we pick a vehicle from their dealership he can give us a discount. So he basically wasted our time and since we were in need of a vehicle we basically purchased what they had available. To make matters worse he was in a rush and didn’t even bother to explain some of the features on our vehicle and asked me to call him when I have time so he can have one of their tech guys show me. Couple of weeks later I called the dealership to see if Donald was working they told me that he was working but he’s in the restroom. So I texted him to see if he’s available to have their tech guy help me. He replies back and says that he’s not working until Thursday. What a F??? Lol. I informed him that I was told that he was working so then he changes he’s story and says that he was working in the morning. So I called the dealership to speak with their manager and again they tell me that Donald is in if I want to speak with him and when I got him on the phone he was extremely rude about it. I consider this unprofessional and dishonest and I do not recommend Donald at all because no one wants to buy a vehicle from a dishonest person.

Donald Feb 1, 2021

I recently put in an inquiry to finance a vehicle. I knew going in that it may not happen, but I felt hopeful. First I was emailed by Sean who saw what I wanted and the issues I may have and immediately suggested a completely different vehicle. Then AJ (a manager) emailed me and said he'd help me and that I shouldn't count out my options just yet. So I said ok...he went over the numbers and everything and was completely honest with me. So I then decided maybe I take a different route and find a used vehicle that would meet my needs and be in a better budget. I agreed to have him send off to lenders and find out what he could for me. I have alerts set so I know if someone is accessing my credit (had some issues which is partly why I knew this would be a long shot, but still figured I'd try). I followed up with him end of day since I hadn't heard anything back yet. I got an email from Mike saying they were still checking and they'd get back to me. I accepted the answer. Then I got more notifications that my credit was being checked yet again but by the same exact lenders that had already checked my credit. I again followed up and I got an email from Sean saying his managers are still working on this. Then I got an email from Lee. This all started on Wednesday evening and by Sunday afternoon I hadn't gotten an answer back. So I contacted them all again since I have no idea who is actually handling this at this point. It is now 7:30ish on Sunday evening and I was finally told they can't help me. I didn't get any reason for why my credit was checked multiple times by the same lenders (my guess is one manager sent it off to be checked then without communicating with each other another did the same thing). I get it. I won't make them money today, I won't get a car off their lot and I get that I am high risk, but none of that means I should have been treated the way I was. One day I won't be the high risk, I will be able to get exactly what I want when I go to purchase a vehicle. I am in a great place financially, it just doesn't show on paper yet. I help my community in anyway I can. I guess I expected more from a company that has been helping their community and it's surrounding area for decades. Do yourself a favor and look else where for your next vehicle. Also, I tried to go online and find the dealership manager to speak to and the staff page is conveniently blank. Why have it if you're not going to use it? Unless you've had people complain before and don't want to deal with it now.

Absvee Oct 11, 2020

I am extremely busy with work so I made an appointment about a week in advance to schedule my maintenance per the indication on my sticker. It indicated that I needed to do my 55k no later than 8/7. A few days prior to my scheduled appointment, I received an advertisement regarding a 'sanitation/detailing' service in the reminder email. I requested the appointment to be moved from 1pm to instead 11:30 to provide ample time to get both services done.I took the shuttle home and cancelled any plans that required me to travel to ensure I was home at all times in the event my car was ready to be picked up. I received a call about an hour later or so later from Manny- he commented that my Prius had factory recommended services to be done. I agreed to the campaign recalls and I declined the last minute services that he recommended relating to a fan service. By the end of it all, they couldn't get the detailing done by end of business day. He sent me to customer service to have the driver come get me. I would have just stayed there if I knew it would be an hour or two. Wasted my entire day. I tried to meet with him on a few questions but was told "just see the cashier'". After a $238 service charge, and absolutely no discussion on what was done, I now have to find another day where I can take time off work to schedule the detailing and the Engine Coolant Level and Condition he marked on my MPI (MULTI-POINT INSPECTION) requiring immediate attention. Don't say there is a service that is recommended when in actuality an action is deemed "requires immediate attention" . There is a big difference. This could be another few weeks before my schedule clears up to be able to drop my car off for all of this. My first experience was subpar, but two misses in a row is disheartening. I also emailed the GM about this inconvenient and unproductive visit. The only thing that eased this painful experience was Dan the driver and the friendly cashiers.

Nicole B Aug 10, 2020

Honestly I am very displeased at the service I have received from AutoNation Toyota Irvine. I recently got the 2020 Camry TRD, my first new car, and I ran into an issue where the decal on the side rocker peeled off while I was driving. I didn't hit anything, I didn't scrape a curb or anything of the sorts. This is something that clearly was a defect of the car and something that should be covered by warranty without question. When I brought my car in, I was immediately met with resistance and the representatives immediately tried telling me there was damage and it wouldn't be covered. I told them that I hadn't hit or scraped anything and that there was absolutely no damage. After requesting to speak with the service manager, the manager told me this is something that would need to be ordered and would be covered by warranty. All good, or so I thought. They ordered the part and when i brought in the car "to open up a warranty claim" I was again met with resistance and was told that there is damage and it wouldn't be covered, after already being told it will. I asked to speak with the manager and the attendant walked away to get him, and not even 10 minutes later he comes back, no service manager, and was told it will be covered. I don't understand why it is okay that when I ask to speak to a manager, the manager wouldn't speak to me. It is irritating to know that the problem I am having with my new car is clearly a defect and a warranty issue, only to be treated like some kid who has no clue what he's talking about. This is not how they should be treating a customer who purchased a brand new car and has had it for only 6 months. AutoNation Toyota Irvine needs to step up to the plate and take responsibility instead of trying to make it out that i did something wrong and its all my fault. EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL! Take your business elsewhere! And P.S. This is an ongoing issue that is still not fully resolved.

Mitchell Taylor Jun 22, 2020

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