LADIES BEWARE! - WorkingHard
LADIES BEWARE!
I've never had a good experience with Lethbridge Toyota.
My first experience with Lethbridge Toyota was not great - when I bought my car and winter tires - and I was told by the person who sold me my car that they would give me a "free oil change."
When I booked my oil change online (Oct) I specifically mentioned the FREE oil change. I received a call back to confirm my oil change, and again, I made sure they knew I was told my oil change would be FREE. When I dropped my car off and gave them the keys, I brought up my FREE oil change again for the third time. Shocker, he saw no note of it in the system, but I watched him write it down.
Guess what was not on my invoice. Suddenly everyone had amnesia and there was no mention of a discount.
I was told to sit and wait for the manager. I could not wait any longer and decided to pay my invoice just so I could leave with my car. Literally seconds after my FULL payment was processed the manager walks out. He had in his hand a paper with handwritten notes that clearly say "refund $109.98" (see photo). I was told they would mail my refund cheque on Monday (see photo of transcript of audio recording).
Over a month has passed and guess who hasn't received a cheque in the mail. If you are following along, that is the fourth time they have lied to me about this "free oil change."
This trip to Toyota cost me almost $500, and when I got back in my car the check engine light was on, and the headlight I wanted to change was still there - giant hole and all (see photo). I marched right back in and asked why I just paid for an inspection only to have my engine light on and not dealt with, not to mention they changed the wrong headlight. They had my car for 8 hours, did a road test, yada yada ... And he had the nerve to tell me they would have to run another diagnostic. When I sarcastically said, "that sounds really hard," he said, and I quote, "It is! It takes about an hour to hook it up and run - drive the vehicle while it's on!" (See screenshot of audio transcript)
First of all, hooking up the diagnostic can be done in the driver seat without removing anything. Secondly, they already charged me for a road test so that should have been done at the same time. Let's not look me in the eye and tell me driving is hard. Thirdly, they had my car for 8 hours and had plenty of time to figure out why the check engine light was on.
Also, I believe they intentionally changed the wrong light because it costs $333 every time they remove the bumper, and instead this way they can charge me for it twice. Look at that picture and explain to me how they replaced the wrong one. They tried to gaslight me and tell me I refused that replacement, but it was literally one of the reasons I was there. For the record, I ONLY refused the replacement of the license plate lights because I don't want those.
Ladies, watch out. We all know we need to record every second we are with mechanics because they take advantage of us, and Toyota has literally never told me the truth. Not ever. Not even a little bit.
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