Mike Lareau
Mike Lareau at Toyota of Louisville

Mike Lareau | Page 3

ASM

Toyota of Louisville

6514 Dixie Hwy
Louisville, KY 40258

Contact Me
4.7
81 Reviews

Dealership Experience

24 yrs, 1 mo

Industry Experience

46 yrs, 1 mo

4.7

81 Reviews

Write a Review

81 Reviews of Mike Lareau

July 13, 2024

Dealership Rating
Employee Rating

Did not have a good experience at this dealership This is where I bought my Toyota. I feel like I wasted money. More

by siwichuckles
Service Price Transparency
Workmanship
Service Time
Service Communication
Recommend Dealer
No
Jul 19, 2024

siwichuckles responded

I bought a new rav4 from this dealership for my wife. My wife noticed car would shudder occasionally when you took off. She evened called swope to ask them about it. She said the man said it was an anomaly. Always took care of maintenance on car..My wife went to leave one morning and when she started Toyota the lights on the dash read all wheel trac off but no check engine light. The Toyota is a 2015 has only 93000 miles,,I took it to big O and they did a diagnostic test. They said take it to a transmission shop and that there was no code because check engine light was not on. I took car to a mechanic I have known for many years. He hooked up computer to Toyota and said he couldn’t get a code because check engine light was not on. Toyota was downshifting when you took off. Tim Frye the mechanic knew of previous problems with this make. He stated there were 4 cellnoids ? In transmission 2 lower and 2 upper but he didn’t know which ones were bad. He could change the lower ones but could not do the uppers without pulling transmission. It was a gamble whether it would work. I took a chance and purchased 2 lower cellinoids but it didn’t work. Tim found a transmission with very low miles @nd a warranty. He installed it and car ran and shifted like a new one. About 3 months later wife went to leave and trac off lights were on in the Toyota. It was also downshifting. There was no check engine light on. Tim the mechanic was lost for words did a diagnostic test but no code came up. I contacted another mechanic that said the transmission had to be reprogrammed by dealer..I had car towed to swope to reprogram transmission or Flash. After contacting Mike at swope he stated they couldn’t flash it because the transmission was a salvageable transmission and it had a problem. He stated it could be electrical possibly a pinched wire or one of a million things..I was charged 159.00 to tell me my transmission had a problem. Mike said it was showing a cellinoid problem. That’s what was put in original transmission. Why would the exact same thing happen again. I think the communication was poor. Any how it was not a good experience

Jul 23, 2024

siwichuckles responded

Did not have a good experience at this dealership This is where I bought my Toyota. I feel like I wasted money. siwichuckles responded publicly on 7/19/24 12:56 PM I bought a new rav4 from this dealership for my wife. My wife noticed car would shudder occasionally when you took off. She evened called swope to ask them about it. She said the man said it was an anomaly. Always took care of maintenance on car..My wife went to leave one morning and when she started Toyota the lights on the dash read all wheel trac off but no check engine light. The Toyota is a 2015 has only 93000 miles,,I took it to big O and they did a diagnostic test. They said take it to a transmission shop and that there was no code because check engine light was not on. I took car to a mechanic I have known for many years. He hooked up computer to Toyota and said he couldn’t get a code because check engine light was not on. Toyota was downshifting when you took off. Tim Frye the mechanic knew of previous problems with this make. He stated there were 4 cellnoids ? In transmission 2 lower and 2 upper but he didn’t know which ones were bad. He could change the lower ones but could not do the uppers without pulling transmission. It was a gamble whether it would work. I took a chance and purchased 2 lower cellinoids but it didn’t work. Tim found a transmission with very low miles @nd a warranty. He installed it and car ran and shifted like a new one. About 3 months later wife went to leave and trac off lights were on in the Toyota. It was also downshifting. There was no check engine light on. Tim the mechanic was lost for words did a diagnostic test but no code came up. I contacted another mechanic that said the transmission had to be reprogrammed by dealer..I had car towed to swope to reprogram transmission or Flash. After contacting Mike at swope he stated they couldn’t flash it because the transmission was a salvageable transmission and it had a problem. He stated it could be electrical possibly a pinched wire or one of a million things..I was charged 159.00 to tell me my transmission had a problem. Mike said it was showing a cellinoid problem. That’s what was put in original transmission. Why would the exact same thing happen again. I think the communication was poor. Any how it was not a good experience

July 04, 2024

Dealership Rating
Employee Rating

Good and Quick service while there. Took awhile to get an appointment which I couldn’t get before traveling for vacation but it all worked out. More

by bbwebb1269
Recommend Dealer
Yes

June 20, 2024

Dealership Rating
Employee Rating

Wait times are long sometimes. Overall good customer service. Would recommend over other local Toyota dealerships. More

by meghanedwards4
Service Price Transparency
Workmanship
Service Time
Service Communication
Recommend Dealer
Yes

May 22, 2024

Dealership Rating
Employee Rating

They completed exactly what they said they would and at the price quoted. Very professional and courteous. More

by dcbayens
Service Price Transparency
Service Time
Service Communication
Recommend Dealer
Yes

May 07, 2024

Dealership Rating
Employee Rating

Mike L. Is always friendly and courteous. I trust what he says and I feel he makes auto maintenance tolerable for me. I’ve referred Toyota of Louisville to More

by Bearintheville
Service Price Transparency
Workmanship
Service Time
Service Communication
Recommend Dealer
Yes

April 17, 2024

Dealership Rating
Employee Rating

I have been at this dealership as a customer for over 15 years. I am always treated like family. More

by lipsandheels
Service Price Transparency
Workmanship
Service Time
Service Communication
Recommend Dealer
Yes

Other Employees Tagged: John Carbone , Roy

April 03, 2024

Dealership Rating
Employee Rating

Great experience with everyone in the service department. Work was completed a day sooner than expected More

by B.scheer
Service Price Transparency
Workmanship
Service Time
Service Communication
Recommend Dealer
Yes

March 21, 2024

Dealership Rating
Employee Rating

This was one of the worst experiences that I have had a Toyota at Dixie. When I scheduled my appointment, the girl scheduling was very sweet and gave me an appointment for the next day. I explained to he More

by lauralynn.gottbrath
Service Price Transparency
Workmanship
Service Time
Service Communication
Recommend Dealer
No

March 03, 2024

Dealership Rating
Employee Rating

I’ve owned my Camry that I bought from Toyota of Louisville, and have used the service department for nearly every regular service it has needed. Without fail, this is the best car service experie More

by arcarraro
Recommend Dealer
Yes

January 06, 2024

Dealership Rating
Employee Rating

They do a good job keeping my car maintenance up to date. Usually ver quick service More

by lisa chandler
Service Price Transparency
Workmanship
Service Time
Service Communication
Recommend Dealer
Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Kevin Ashton, John Carbone

3
...

Dealership Inventory (151 Vehicles)

used 2023 Toyota Tundra Hybrid car, priced at $58,998
2023 Toyota Tundra Hybrid
used
Magnetic Gray Metallic exterior
Automatic
Four-wheel Drive
new 2026 Toyota Tundra car, priced at $66,658
2026 Toyota Tundra
new
Magnetic Gray Metallic exterior
Automatic
Four-wheel Drive
used 2023 Subaru Outback car, priced at $33,998
2023 Subaru Outback
used
Ice Silver Metallic exterior
Automatic
All-wheel Drive
used 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander car, priced at $26,845
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander
used
Red Diamond exterior
Automatic
All-wheel Drive
used 2023 Nissan Rogue car, priced at $30,998
2023 Nissan Rogue
used
Pearl White Tricoat exterior
Automatic
All-wheel Drive
new 2026 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid car, priced at $54,916
2026 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid
new
Ice Cap exterior
Automatic
Four-wheel Drive