Toyota Santa Monica

Basically a criminal enterprise. I took my care in because they kept messaging me saying I was "due for my scheduled PREPAID maintenance." I expected and received the call that says I took my care in because they kept messaging me saying I was "due for my scheduled PREPAID maintenance." I expected and received the call that says there are more things, beyond the 'prepaid' that would need fixing, and was sent a video that summarized what they would be. The video cut off after listing a few nominal services that my car needed, air filter, battery cleaning, tire rotation. I said yes to what the video had outlined assuming that it would be no more than $500. When I went to pick up my car, I paid thinking that the card-reader said $452, and ecen commenting that it was cheaper than I had expected. Then I got a receipt text saying 'thank you for your payment of $2452!!! I'm a teacher. That's a month of salary. I never would have agreed to having that much work done even if it needed it. Apparently there was more on the video that I had not received because it had gotten cut off. That was their reasoning. I had watched it with my wife and neither of us saw an itemized list or any evidence that the video was longer than what we had received. They said they could take my car and undo all the work they did. When I complained they gave me no other options, basically holding my car hostage. When I took it to the managers etc I was met with the same indifference, with no solutions offered. This after I've bought 3 cars from them and been their client for more than 12 years. I will never ever give them my patronage again, and I recommend you find somewhere else to do your business. In retrospect, this was not the first time they tried to shaft me (and succeeded). A few years ago they sent asked to buy my car back saying they could give me a certain amount and that my new lease would be a certain amount. Once I had gone through with the process my lease went from $315 a month to $525 a month. The salesman, a sleazy stereotype of a used-car salesman said "you should consider yourself lucky. Some people are losing their homes right now." I was with my 4 year old son so I restrained myself, but that was way beyond the pale. You guys are the worst! More

Basically a criminal enterprise. I took my care in because they kept messaging me saying I was "due for my scheduled PREPAID maintenance." I expected and received the call that says I took my care in because they kept messaging me saying I was "due for my scheduled PREPAID maintenance." I expected and received the call that says there are more things, beyond the 'prepaid' that would need fixing, and was sent a video that summarized what they would be. The video cut off after listing a few nominal services that my car needed, air filter, battery cleaning, tire rotation. I said yes to what the video had outlined assuming that it would be no more than $500. When I went to pick up my car, I paid thinking that the card-reader said $452, and ecen commenting that it was cheaper than I had expected. Then I got a receipt text saying 'thank you for your payment of $2452!!! I'm a teacher. That's a month of salary. I never would have agreed to having that much work done even if it needed it. They said they could take my car and undo all the work they did. When I complained they gave me no other options, basically holding my car hostage. When I took it to the managers etc I was met with the same indifference, wit no solutions offered. This after I've bought 3 cars from them and been their client for more than 12 years. I will never ever give them my patronage again, and I recommend you find somewhere else to do your business. In retrospect, this was not the first time they tried to shaft me (and succeeded). A few years ago they sent asked to buy my car back saying they could give me a certain amount and that my new lease would be a certain amount. Once I had gone through with the process my lease went from $315 a month to $525 a month. The salesman, a sleazy stereotype of a used-car salesman said "you should consider yourself lucky. Some people are losing their homes right now." I was with my 4 year old son so I restrained myself, but that was way beyond the pale. You guys are the worst! More

There are no TSB on Mirai fuel door. Why make up issues and cause hardship for your customers for a few dollars. Toyota Santa Monica GM does not follow up on customer complaints. I Why make up issues and cause hardship for your customers for a few dollars. Toyota Santa Monica GM does not follow up on customer complaints. I have called the dealership and left voicemail for the general manager but Craig does not seem to care much about why his service advisor would strand a customer 75 miles from home. I made several calls and no response and provided my customer number for him to check, so far nothing. I will have to find out who the owners are and escalate. Craig W. you have my contact information reach out if you care. More

I got in touch with a salesman a week before the memorial weekend in May 2023. He assured me that the car was in pristine condition and didn't have the front license plate mounted, wanted me to place a depos weekend in May 2023. He assured me that the car was in pristine condition and didn't have the front license plate mounted, wanted me to place a deposit, go through the credit check, and visit on the weekend to make the purchase. A night or two before picking up the vehicle I was informed that the front license plate had been mounted. I was irate over this as I'd already placed a deposit and they ran my credit. I asked if the mount was installed cleanly and the salesman assured me that it was. When I arrived at the dealership I asked if they can remove the mount but they stated their service team wasn't available beacuse of the holiday. I simply had to trust the salesman and the integrity of their business. Four and a half months later on 10/10/2023 at 7:48 PM, I removed the front license plate mount to place bumper plugins and discovered they made multiple attempts to install the mount. You can tell from the vertical scratches they were struggling to align the mount. You can also tell from the sloppy drill holes they were struggling to install the mount. This is likely why the car was sitting on the lot for weeks, figured it won't sell in that state, covered it up, then sold it to me after getting a deposit and running a credit check. This is an incredibly dirty practice and shows that Toyota Santa Monica doesn't care about the customer experience as long as they land a sale. Furthermore they sold my trade-in car prior to updating the registration and license plate, allowing the buyer to run through several express/toll lanes. I have called five times to resolve this and they have made no attempts in sending me the release of liability. I am this close to sending them the bills with the piled on late charges if not disputing this in court and charging them attorney fees. I expect Toyota Santa Monica to contact me within the week to resolve these issues. Send me the release of liability and get your manager/parts team involved to resolve the bumper issue. You sold me the xxxx vehicle, you have my phone number. More

Very unresponsive early in the sales process. Didn't respond to emails or texts. Chat was like talking to a robot. Could not get a straight answer to simple questions. It's as if they don't want Didn't respond to emails or texts. Chat was like talking to a robot. Could not get a straight answer to simple questions. It's as if they don't want to engage the customer or even try to sell a car. I bought a car from a competitor in North Hills that was very responsive, friendly, and negotiated in good faith. Stay away from SM Toyota. More

Buying my car from Santa Monica Toyota was my best experience with car buying. Everyone was very nice and the process was so easy. I feel like I got exactly what I wanted at a great price. experience with car buying. Everyone was very nice and the process was so easy. I feel like I got exactly what I wanted at a great price. More

Mark and the entire team were polite and patient with my last minute end-of-the day sale. Even thought it was rainy and miserable, the experience was streamlined and enjoyable. Loving my NX300h. Zareh Ploo last minute end-of-the day sale. Even thought it was rainy and miserable, the experience was streamlined and enjoyable. Loving my NX300h. Zareh Ploozian, the Finance Manager was a dream to work with, too More

Talk about rude and unprofessional! If I was not getting such a good deal on my Tesla, I would have got up and walked out. The sales rep (Alejandro) would disappear for 10-15 minutes a If I was not getting such a good deal on my Tesla, I would have got up and walked out. The sales rep (Alejandro) would disappear for 10-15 minutes at a time and them would have conversation with others while you were sitting there waiting. This kid walks and talks to you like he is superior than you! Again only reason I even bough from them was because I was not going to find the price that I found. If you want to be treated poorly with disrespect this is the place to go to!!! More

Hassan said that my wife and I lied about a non negotiable add on that he applied to our financial agreement. So much for treating a customer like a customer. The finance department pushed a car al negotiable add on that he applied to our financial agreement. So much for treating a customer like a customer. The finance department pushed a car alarm on us that was apparently 'non negotiable' and that the KARR alarm 'could not be removed'. Turns out- the product could be removed and the finance department suddenly changed their tune once Toyota corporate got involved. More

Beware to all seniors and new leasers, , went to buy out my lease but on top of the residual value and tax they added bogus $6750. “mandatory dealership”up charges to my buyout. I asked to talk to mgr. jo my lease but on top of the residual value and tax they added bogus $6750. “mandatory dealership”up charges to my buyout. I asked to talk to mgr. joe magana, he wouldn’t talk to me. Went to toyota financial only paid residual to them , and tax at dmv. I saved a lot of money by not believing them. I don’t want to see a trusting person spend unnecessary money, especially to an unethical dealership. That wouldn’t even justify their policy to me. More