Toyota on the Trail

Don't go to Toyota on trail, edmonton, these are looters, I am a sufferer. First they take your signatures by saying that we want to confirm you are a serious buyer. Then you are trapped. 02 yrs back upto 2017 it has different owner and policies, but now it's very different. As I was a old customer with Toyota on Trail, I was in same faith, but this time they just trapped me.They just kept eye on my pocket, how much they could pull from it. Those people snatched bread from the mouth of my kids. To survive they need bread instead of new vehicle.

We went in to see the car one of our kids had picked out. The 'manager' had asked him what his budget was and had found a payment that 'fit' his budget. When we went in they showed him a paper with the purchase price of the car and his payment. That's all - no breakdown of deposit, interest rate etc. We questioned the sales rep about that. Suddenly the manager appeared and said they had worked it out on a 18.99% interest rate as they ' thought' he wouldn't have much credit history. They were very aggressive about it and we walked out. 15 minutes later they texted him and said they could do it at 8.99%. It was so sleazy that I felt like I needed a shower after being there. In addition: They withheld the out of province inspection and they charged him an etching fee of $499 that they claimed was mandatory - (we checked with AMVIC and it's a total scam). Do yourself a favour and never ever set foot in this dealership. It can only be this sleazy if the owners approve of this behaviour.

Please note that I have no motivation to write this review then to WARN OTHERS. The staff at Toyota on the Trail practices high pressure sales tactics and will add extra hidden fees and high interest rates. Don’t be fooled. They conceal the total cost of the loan and will only show you the bi-weekly payment. Which means you may end up paying thousands extra. They literally refuse to show you the total cost until you are about to SIGN THE BILL OF SALES. Once they get your deposit or you sign documents they will attempt to run off with your money and refuse to address any issues you may have with your financing or car. They will also attempt to force you to pay FALSE AMVIC FEE'S WHICH TOTAL $500 OR MORE. DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND LOOK THROUGH THE 1 STAR REVIEWS, the number one complaint is DISHONESTY. They will lie to your face once you figure out their deception and THE THOUSANDS OF UNDISCLOSED DOLLARS ON YOUR LOANS, suddenly the sales person you were dealing with will be nowhere to be found and they will bring out one of their sales managers to intimidate and gaslight you. They will also spend hours forcefully persuading you to buy pointless warranties and have you waiting around for several hours in a stuffy room. Mothers and families with children be warned. The management team and sales people are MORALLY BANKRUPT and will LIE, CHEAT and STEAL to swindle every dollar from you. I have never left a bad review in my life but my experience was so horrendous I needed to let others know. Go somewhere else if you can help it. ANY OTHER DEALERSHIP IS BETTER THEN THIS ONE. xxxx, go to another Toyota location and try your luck there. All the 5 star reviews are because they hand you an iPad and ask everyone to give them 5 stars before they get you into to speak to the financing department and start their swindling. If you doing any dealings with them, keep all your documents and record all their promises or they will go back on their word. Overall, this was one of the most disappointing and heartbreaking experiences I have ever had with any business. There is NOTHING that these jokers can offer me to EVER set foot in their dealership again. My morals cannot be bought out. BUYER BEWARE! To the team at Toyota on the Trail, I have told countless people about my experiences at your dealership and every single one was shocked and disgusted. You seriously need to consider the way you train your staff and management in conflict resolution and basic human respect. Word of mouth is powerful and I am pleased to see that word is getting out about the unethical way you are treating customers. Your ratings are taking a dive and it is well deserved!

I just went to Toyota on the trail to inquire about the 2016 Mercedes Benz CLA 45 Amg. From the front desk to the guy that assisted me is TERRIBLE. I have to stand in front desk with both lady receptionists on the phone not even acknowledging me that they will be with me in a minute or two. The one that really turn me away is the sales man named Reg, he is not interested in assisting me with the said vehicle and not even showing interest in my opinion with the said car. I am really interested in financing it so Despite of the fact that the car was previously totalled, had salvage then rebuilt status, I still asked Reg that I would like to trade my 2012 Dodge Ram dually diesel truck and asked him if what is the best bi weekly number he can give me considering the current status (rebuilt title) of the car. What he told me is there will be somebody that will buy it if you don’t like rebuilt car and that is the price of it right now, it’s only here for a week. If you don’t like the car just go somewhere else. He even turned his back on me without saying thank you and goodbye. Really? That attitude? I just bought a 2016 Infiniti QX80 recently from Ericksen Infiniti and the experience is way far from the experience I had in the Toyota on the trail, very bad experience. He didn’t even bother to offer me a coffee, water or tea, not even a road test of the said vehicle. I’m very disappointed and will write a negative review for this dealership. This guy has some attitude and therefore doesn’t deserve to be working in such environment.

The assistant Service Manager Chris Lunden went out of his way to resolve an issue that had sat and festered for three months. He took personal time to move the issue forward. He said we would meet at an ungodly hour due to my work schedules (6:15 AM) and there he was, on time with a smile and arrived with a good helpful attitude. He did what he said he would do. He solved problems. He is a first class representative for the dealership and brand.

Service department, currently I am dealing with Sandeep, excellent man - he takes cares of all my service need and beyond. I have a 2008 Highlander and 2019 4Runner. Customer since 2005.

5 star service. Chris Lunden is very knowledgeable in service aspects and has a true value of customers time. Clean, friendly staff and overall great experience.

Great service. Chris lunden was both professional and knowledgeable , clean working bays. Friendly . Nice waiting area. They show respect to all their customers. Overall great experience

They give false mechanics reports and lie to try and cover up their mistakes. Stay away. Absolute joke. Vehicle was purchased August 28th. In and out of shop till end of September / mid October due to missed problems that were discovered by other shops that the admitted to skipping and leaving off our mechanics reports. brought in again end of April due to AC not working. Was told by 2 separate mechanics it was due to a missed major leak which caused our ac compressor to fail which TOT also said was there. Summer ended in Edmonton beginning of September They tried to say had to due with us using the Defrost which both of the separate mechanics said this is not the case. Including the one who fixed it in the end for us. TOT originally says if its their fault, because they have had many they will fix it. Asked us to lie to our insurance company so they could pay for it that was instead, yes was actually told to do this as we had the extended warranty. When they realized that ac was not covered under the plan they had us sign up for that is when they pulled out.

Bought a 2015 on Sunday, by Saturday the check engine light was on. Turns out it needs a new thermostat. They said they couldn’t do anything because I can’t prove they knew about it. Fair enough, when I complained and said I was putting in a complaint with AMVIC he accused me of threatening him. Complete degenerate. I’ve seen criminals do the same thing, make accusations of belligerence and threats to get out of the situation and make themselves the victim. I was blown away, so I just cut ties and left before I said something stupid. I can’t believe this is happening in our City. Things have changed.