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Toyota of Des Moines

Grimes, IA

4.7
6,861 Reviews
At Toyota of Des Moines, it is our goal to make your car buying experience the best possible. Integrity. Transparency. Professionalism. Teamwork. These are the values that guide our dealership. We thank our customers for choosing Toyota of Des Moines, making us the #1 Toyota dealer in the six state region. As Iowa's largest Toyota dealer, we have a wide selection of new vehicles in stock and arriving daily. Plus, our loyal customers service their vehicles with us, so when they are ready to trade, we get many Toyota Certified Used Cars for those looking for a quality used vehicle. We offer Toyota service and parts, our full inventory online and outstanding financing options. And, we are proud to be locally owned. Come see us today!
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1650 SE 37th St.

Grimes, IA

50111

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September 09, 2011

Driving cross country I developed truck troubles. Stopped at Toyota of Des Moines and had a wheel bearing replaced which didnt cure the problem. I suspect that the wheel bearing had nothing wrong with it. Th More

by ivorywilly
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Steve Johnson
Sep 19, 2011 -

Toyota of Des Moines responded

Toyota of Des Moines participates in the DealerRater.com Certified Dealer Program. We are committed to providing high quality customer service, but based on your DealerRater.com review, you did not share that experience. That is very disappointing to us, and through this program we may have the opportunity to work with you to resolve any issues with your experience at their dealership. As I understand the issue, we tried to fix your problem as inexpensively as possible before telling you it was going to be several thousand dollars to fix it, for this we are sorry the lesser cost fix did not solve the problem. Secondly the program that you are referring to was the Tacoma frame buyback program I would guess, but being unsure of the exact date you requested to get your trade in back, I cannot guarantee that the truck had not been taken to auction already and sold or that the program was even in effect. The program had no provisions for trading the vehicle just for turning the vehicle in for scrap and receiving a flat amount of money for it. Since to the best of our knowledge the vehicle was gone from our control on the date you requested to remove it from the deal, and all the paperwork was complete, there was no going back. Again, were sorry that we have lost the privilege to get you into another Toyota product in the future, but it was out of our control. Please call and ask for Customer Relations if there is something we can do and remember that you can edit or add to your comments at any time by clicking “Edit” next to your review.

Oct 13, 2011 -

ivorywilly responded

Ha you say you took the least expensive option to make a fix but like I said there was nothing wrong with the wheel bearing. When I got off the interstate I grabbed the front tires and gave them a good shake and me being a big guy if the wheel bearing was "ready to throw a tire" like the service guys said then there should have been some play in the front end or even made a clunking noise. Did I mention I had some brake, shock and tie rod work done before I left for the trip so everything was tight. So like I suspect the mechanics took my word for thinking the noises came from the front and didnt even check the rear axle where the major problem was staring them in the face. To top it off I had major repair work done to the rear axle by Toyota of Hyannis about 5 months before and apparently it was shoddy worksmanship to last under 5 thousand miles. Next you say that the vehicle was already out of your control, I had yet to send the title to you so how is it possible that the vehicle was already sold without the transfer? IT WAS THE NEXT DAY I ASKED TO KEEP MY OLD TRUCK, LIKE 18 HOURS LATER. Once again Toyota of Des Moines is making no sense and making things up. If you had wanted to you could have easily gotten the truck returned. Then weeks later the sales guy was nice enough to tell me that "well we didnt make any money when we sold it". So why did you not sell it back to me???? I STILL HAD THE TITLE AT THAT POINT IN TIME. Toyota Corporate offices told me that if I could get a written statement from Steve Johnson that the truck was rusted to a dangerous condition, LIKE HE TOLD ME IT WAS WHEN I TRADED IT IN, which is the argument he gave me for giving me such a low trade in value, then I would be reimbursed through the frame perforation recall. But neither Steve nor anybody else I spoke to in sales would honor my request and I STILL WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHY NOT???

September 08, 2011

This was my first car purchase and John Lillig was very helpful in describing the whole process to me. I was shocked how quickly it went. I'm from out of town so when he told me I could come back and pick More

by koneal
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John Lillig, Larry Middleton
August 27, 2011

The experience we had at Toyota of Des Moines GREAT, WONDERFUL, PROFESSIONAL, simply the best experience in buying a new car. We were not pressured by sales people, but were informed about the vehicles More

by tntdodge
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Becky
August 26, 2011

Really appreciate Steve Hennigan's service in leasing the car - friendly, no high pressure sales, answered our questions, and kept in contact with us. I'd go back to him in the future. The only down side More

by kpokorny
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August 23, 2011

William was able to help us find just the automobile we wanted, although we didn't think we would have any luck finding it with the price range we had to work with. He made the car buying process as easy More

by trehmeier
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William
August 23, 2011

My experience with Toyota of Des Moines and Scott Jenkins was excellent! The website was very descriptive and easy to navigate. Scott got in touch with me very quickly after my online inquiry and was very he More

by triciavandis
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Scott Jenkins
August 10, 2011

I would have given 5's all the way but had to go back 2 times before I could deal. I did like the sales person that waited on me. This is my third Toyota. My first two I bought with Jimmy. Missed hime More

by karenmcb
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A J ???????
August 03, 2011

My experience buying my new Corolla was EXCELLENT. I was not pressured but made to feel very comfortable. Everyone was efficient and helpful in answering questions and getting paperwork and tasks done. I wi More

by cyizcute
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DAN CORRON, MR Middleton, and guy who show me the gadgets and set up bluetooth sorry I forgot his name
August 02, 2011

It was hard to reach the dealer due to their voice mail system. A survey that has requirements to be completed is a waste of time and money that the dealership pays for the information. More

by William Keasling
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Connor Delaney
August 01, 2011

Buying my new Toyota was a wonderful experience. Becky was great and answered all of my questions and concerns about buying my first new car. More

by deanne2
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Becky Grissom, Joe Huber
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