Decided to trade in my Ford Fusion for a Toyota Tacoma. The salesman, Richard Forcillo, and sales manager, Keith, were amazing. There was no BS, only straight talk. Excellent customer service. This is my third purchase from Bill Wright and will continue to be a lifelong customer. read more

Bill Wright Toyota - Car Dealers Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Pulled up for an oil change in the no appointment line. Sat there for 15 minutes with not even an acknowledgement of me being there. They weren't busy. Finally just left. read more

I bought my first brand new car yesterday at Bill Wright Toyota. My dad and I came the night before to check things out after looking at Hondas, but the service at Honda was so bad we moved on. After a minute of being out of the car, Richard approached us and took our search seriously. Since I wasn't sure what I wanted, he took us through a few different areas until I decided I liked the Corolla iM the best. They didn't have any available for test drive since one had sold that day and the other was on the showroom floor, but he put me in a Corolla SE to try. It was late and i went home. This guy was personable, knowledgeable, and very customer first oriented, so I decided to come back in the morning and make my purchase! It took quite some time to get all the paperwork right, but he was so patient and helpful through the process and always looking for little ways to help things go smoothly. Our finance guy was also really friendly and thorough! When the whole process was done, they staged my car with a big red bow so I could take pictures. They also gave me a little reusable grocery bag, a nice pen, and a keychain. It was a thoughtful gesture. I really enjoyed shopping with this dealer and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants a reliable car with an easy, friendly shopping experience. read more

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Had a deal in place for a used truck. Cash pay. I had an appt the next day to buy the truck the next morning after my baby's dr appointment. We settled on price and got a total out the door. They sold it under my nose 1 hr before my appointment. Bill Leen was my salesmen. This was disappointing, unprofessional, and very upsetting to me. All that time and talking was pointless and a waste of time. 3 of my family members have bought cars there doesn't matter. Only the fastest sale matters and no customer loyalty are taken in account. Went to north Bakersfield Toyota and they stated once they get my truck in, they will hold it for me as promised. read more

Brian Winchester- He is the perfect example of what expectations exceeded means. He went over the top, he answered my calls during non-working hours and was determined to help me. He ensured I drove off with a car at the best deal and he "had my back". The Bill "Wright" acronym on the window in financing has it down WRIGHT. Thank Mr. Winchester. read more

Good customer service , sales and finance made it a good experience. I would recommend Bill Wright to friends and family.

Hello - I called and was told that bill wright toyota doesn't keep customer data information longer than 2years?? I have my mechanic looking up the receipt as I don't have it any more. So getting a list of services done on my vehicle is not an option any more? Reason I called is because I purchased a battery for my vehicle in 2011 and was told it had a 7 year warranty. So they had me show them the date stamp on my battery. Which in turn is dated 2007?? So in 2011 I purchased a 4 year old battery?? read more

Bill Wright Toyota - Purchased this battery from Bill Wright Toyota in 2011 for my 2005 Prius. Found out this past weekend the date on the battery is 2007. - Car Dealers Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Bill wright Toyota needs to get their shit together. We scheduled an appt last week to go in today (2/5/22) for a recall service. When we got there they had no record of our appt. Which was fine, we explained to them that we talked to an employee in person last week to schedule the appt and they still took us in. No problems just yet. We dropped the car off at 9am and the paperwork said 11:30 estimated completion time. We didn't get any sort of text so eventually we went back at 1pm. They told us that they ran tests on the part that needed recall but weren't seeing any issues and wanted to keep the car til Monday to run further tests. We told them we couldn't due to our work schedules and we'd just wait for the recall part became available before coming back to have it replaced. At this point, they said they would run it thru the car wash and bring our car out. By the time we got our paperwork it was around 2:30-3p and I realized they didn't provide the multipoint inspection paperwork. When I went to ask the employee about it, he said they didn't do it. I pointed out that it was listed as job #2 on our paperwork so why was it not done? They said that since we decided not to leave it, they wanted to just get it thru the car wash as quick as possible so that we could be on our way. Weird but ok fine, at least the car would be clean, right? WRONG. They brought our car out @3:30 looking exactly how we brought it in. So WTF was our car doing there from 9am to 3:30pm if they didn't replace any parts, didn't do a multipoint inspection, and didn't wash it? I would have had no issue if it was just the recall issue. Yet they specifically told me to my face that no multipoint was done in order to wash our car and THEN THEY DONT EVEN FREAKING WASH IT. USELESS EMPLOYEES TODAY. Disappointed in the service and wasted 7 hours of my day for nothing. Do better Toyota. read more

Went to Toyota today to look for a used or new car. The experience we had gives car salesmen a bad name. I felt like I was wasting his time and I was lying to him. In the end he said go to LA and buy it there and bring it back to him so he can buy one. Think twice. Just finished leasing a new 2019 Camry at north Bakersfield Toyota thank you Ramiro Armiijo a TRUE professional. Troy you're not bad either. This is my first Toyota so we will see. Sorry about the autocorrect. read more

I went in for a visit and this place blew my expectations out if the water! Make sure you ask for Leon Stevens. I regularly send him my friends and family when they're car shopping. He was extremely helpful and made my experience finding my next car so smooth. I highly recommend! read more

I contacted the service dept. for a quote for front and rear strut and shock replacement on my '03 4Runner. I promptly received an email stating they would send a quote to me soon. I sent a reminder email 2 days later and heard nothing back. Contacted them 6 days later, and the service dept. said I would receive a quote, but didn't know when. I called Sierra Toyota in Lancaster, and they put me on hold for a couple of minutes and came back with a quote. Think I'll take my business there. read more

My husband and I went last week to look at cars just to get out of the house and we were greeted by a salesman he showed us a couple of cars but I didn't have my wallet so we went home to get it. We only live 5 minutes away from the auto mall. We went back and the original salesman just left and Lupe another salesman helped us out since the first one declined to come back to the dealership. Lupe was great. I am happy he stood behind to help us. He was wonderful and very kind throughout the buying process. Finance was great and fast as well, Eddie explained everything very well. I definitely will go back to Bill Wright Toyota for my next car and will refer them to friends and family. read more

Well this is my 4th Toyota from Bill Wright so you figure it would be 5 stars. I'm giving one star to the first sales rep that helped me and one for the second who was a floor manager. Well 3 visits later after getting ignored by smokers huddled in a circle and acting like I'm wasting their time and being treated like a was a dime a dozen, I bought a Highlander. This is a 1/3 of my income. I would have gone to Frontier who kept calling me but it was too far and I didn't have the time. The day I bought the car I thought OK this is their last chance, everything went great UNTIL they insisted I give them a 10 on the survey because their pay depends on it over 4x.WHAT? They should have said "We would like you to give us a 10 if for any reason you think we dont deserve one please let us know what we can do." I just have to say I don't know what has happened to Bill Wright Toyota but I have been a customer for 20 years your sales people and managers need a class on manners and how to treat people that are spending their hard earned $$, like they are human. I will not be a future customer. I've attatched a photo of the straw that broke the camels back, my name in a fat sharpie pen like it was wrote by the secretary that's 15. REALLY!! $40,000 and that's my thank you. I gave BWT 3 chances since summer and it just keeps getting worse. read more

Bill Wright Toyota - Car Dealers Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Have bought multiple cars here and the service Dept is great. Only thing I complain about is the TV is on CNN all the time. Put it on something else besides News. Update : The new service center is awesome. Great setup with all the different TV areas on different channels. Thank You Bill Wright Toyota! read more

In response to Bill Wright's comment; it is a plastic part. Don't tell your plastic part is 1000 % better. That is pure BS. Your company grossly overcharged me. The part number on line is exactly the same as the ones you sold me AND is guaranteed to be the original part for my car. All you're doing is covering your bases because of a bad review where you took advantage of one of your customers. I will not be back ever!! read more

Brought in my parents car for an oil change everyone was super nice! Made it a really nice experience. I definitely recommend read more

Bill Wright Toyota - Waiting area - Car Dealers Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This is for the Bill Wright Toyota service department. I've been taking advantage of the warranty I have with my Toyota and get my oil changed, tires rotated, and aligned regularly. I have never had a bad experience. The staff has always been fast, nice and accommodating. The longest I've had to wait was an hour. The waiting room is large, but fills up rather quickly. They have a free soda machine, coffee machine and cooler for water bottles. They have a play room for those who have to bring their children. You don't have to have an appointment to get service, but be prepared to wait longer. read more

This has been the worst experience of my life. I brought my car in for a check up and they messed up my rim and ripped the tire , which makes me wonder how they were driving my car (no respect towards others property). On top of that they sent me home with a messed up tire and had me come back a week later so that they could fix it. Then to find out I had to leave my car over night they offered me a rental said it would all be covered. Then once a got to the rental place they said I had to pay for the deposit. You can imagine my frustration on top of the messing up my car I still had to pay for rental deposit, so frustrating. When I finally go pick up my car they have me wait for an hour just to give me my paper work. This place is ridiculous no communication, no respect towards property,I can go on and on. Over all this place was horrific. read more

I purchased a 2010 Toyota Prius in December 2014. When I took it on the test drive, I tried to mess with the GPS and it wouldn't do anything. The salesman said it worked but wasn't familiar with the system, and said he would help when we got back from the test drive. When I got back to the dealership, the haggling started. The salesman couldn't get to where I needed, so he went and got a "manager" for me to talk to. The manager said not to worry, or shop anywhere else because they went through the car 100% to ensure everything worked correctly and said that the car was 100% functional. After leaving the "manager" called me and said he could do the price I wanted and I decided to buy the car with $5000 dollars down. Next I spoke with the finance manager and he informed me that I did not need the warranty because the car was went through and nothing was wrong with the vehicle. I actually wanted he warranty, but he reassured me that I did not need to worry. The next day I took the car out and tried to connect the blue tooth to my phone and set up the GPS. Weird, it didn't work! I couldn't even adjust the bass or set radio stations and the bass is set way too high. I texted the salesman and he said he would talk to the "manager" I spoke with initially an see what they could do. Upon buying the vehicle told me to read the manual, so of course I did, with zero success. Less than a week from buying the car, I was driving down the road and the whole drivers side wheel well cover just fell off. The whole thing! I called them back to let them know about it. I contacted my salesman several times through texts and you guessed it no reply. The service department called and set up an appointment so I brought it in. They said that it would be $330 for the wheel well cover and something like $2500 for the GPS/Bluetooth system. I said I would not be paying for it because I was assured everything worked prior to the vehicle purchase. They informed me that thy would not replace anything for free because the week well cover happened because I hit something while driving. I had two witness with me all day when the wheel well cover fell of and reiterated that I didn't hit anything. They informed me because it was not a safety hazard they would not be replacing anything. I contacted my lawyer, which I can't talk too much about because we are still seeking legal avenues, but I was able to get another appointment. I also found out that the "manager" I spoke with was merely just another salesman pretending to play the part. In my mind, the integrity of the dealership was lost at that point. Lying several times to your buyer is a perfect example of zero integrity. I brought the car back and they said thy would replace the wheel well cover, but when they did it was I'll fitting and looked extremely cheap. Remember they wanted to charge me $330 for this, and when I found it online it ranged between $36 - $56. Wow! My family and friends have purchased several vehicles from this dealership in the past but will not be returning do to my experience. I have thousands of friends here in Bakersfield and trust me, I have told most of them my story. Sad that a few thousand dollars to fix my car has ended up with Bill Wright toyota loosing potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars. I hope no one has to go through the hellacious experience I went through, and only shop at dealerships that provide the upmost customer service; that is expected when you buy the second largest investment most will make in a lifetime. read more

Great service, wonderful cooperation. Alonzo and George were wonderful salesman. Thanks again

Not my best experience here. When I was contacted to verify my appointment, the gal asked if I needed a loaner vehicle or if I wanted to take the courtesy shuttle. I explained I had an appointment just down the street shortly after and said the shuttle would be fine. I made it clear that I needed the shuttle immediately after I drop off my vehicle for service. On the day of my appointment, the courtesy van was full and Jaime R. stated I needed to wait for the other shuttle or take my car back and bring it at a later time. I then asked for a loaner vehicle and Jaime said they do not offer those. I explained to Jaime I was offered one a few days prior. Anyhow, it was turning a bit into an argument. Pretty upset on how this dude handled the situation. When I arrived to pick up my car, my car was not washed as I previously asked Jaime. He said he forgot to write it on the ticket. read more

Jess Winters Internet Sales, Ed Dyer Car Sales I can't say thank you enough. I spoke with Jess Winters on a Thursday evening over the phone. He later called me from his home with his family in the background at 9pm at night to inform me they had what I needed. He went over all of the options I had requested. Very dedicated and very professional. The price was $100 over invoice on a new 2012 Toyota FJ cruiser. Jess set up a meeting on Saturday with Ed Dyer. Saturday went just as smooth. I was in and out of Bill Wright Toyota in under an hour with my new vehicle. Ed went through every piece of information you could think of regarding all aspects of the vehicle. Again, very dedicated and professional. This is how buying a vehicle should be. A quick, pain free process with nice people. Thanks guys! It was a great experience and I will be back to Bill Wright Toyota for sure. One more great excuse to not buy from the Obama bailout companies! read more

Well I'd like to thank the finance department, to be a bit more specific Paul Torres for initiating what's been the most painful experience I've ever had at any place of business. Thank you Paul for seeing to it personally that our original agreement was flagged due to you being upset us turning down your offer for the gap insurance. Which is our legal right by the way. Now In total my family and I have spent nearly 6 hours in the finance over the course of multiple visits. I Will under no circumstance recommend this establishment to anyone the finance department won't allow you to make your own financial decisions without attempting to punish you for it. Please if you intend on making a well informed purchase without having unnecessary add one forced down your throat take your business elsewhere. read more

We just bought our used 2012 Dodge Challenger Yellow Jacket from Robert Miller at Bill Wright Toyota. We were pre-qualified and ready to buy. It was 7:00 pm by the time we got there (after my Husband got home from work in LA). It was on a Wednesday night. Robert went with us for the test drive. He was SO professional and courteous. He was never pushy or the stereotypical "car salesman". He worked very hard for us and we were there very late. Everyone (Us and the staff) were very tired. But nobody rushed us or made us feel like a hindrance. We love our car. Love our experience with Robert. We got a great deal and will definitely call on Robert for any future car buying we do. I highly recommend Robert!!!! Thanks Robert Miller!!! May God bless you! When we buy again, we are coming to you! Update: While on vacation, in Florida, we are receiving numerous phone calls from our auto loan company that financing at Bill Wright Toyota added an additional warranty for $300 something dollars (that we never asked for or agreed to) onto our loan on top of the $3,000 warranty that we did ask for and agree to. While signing our paperwork, the finance guy, "Paul" noticed that my Husband is a veteran (due to us having USAA insurance). He asked my Husband what branch and kindly thanked my husband for his service. And when he learned that my Husband is an injured Combat Veteran (Marine), he exclaimed that he is going to do something VERY nice for us!!! After signing a majority of our documents, he showed us what he was "doing" for us. That he was "throwing in" this killer warranty that covers dents and many other things: at NO COST to us! Had us sign something just acknowledging that we are receiving this. Sounded so simple! In the meantime, our finance company says that this $300 warranty was added to our loan amount. Now Bill Wright Toyota is telling us that our finance company "denied" us. However, we hung up from BWT and called our loan company and they said, "you are ABSOLUTELY APPROVED and the only thing 'denied' is this warranty that BWT is trying to slide into your loan"! We were pre-approved for and purchased a $40,000 + vehicle and it's coming down to $300 we didn't even ask for or agree to??? What's wrong with this picture? So, needless to say, I'm NOT so excited and/or happy about my purchase and/or the experience any longer! This has been a huge nuisance and burden during our "vacation". Causing lots of anxieties, burden and worry. Not fun. I don't like anyone "sliding" things into my loan or misleading us under the guise of respecting an injured Combat Veteran. Pretty despicable. ***UPDATE: Bill Wright Toyota completely handled this problem and all is well!!! This had NOTHING to do with Robert Miller whatsoever. This was an error in financing. Finally, we can enjoy our Yellow Jacket!!! read more

Bill Wright Toyota - Robert even named our car for us! Allow me to introduce to you....."Y-Jack"! - Car Dealers Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Happened again! I took a before reading and after reading of the air pressure on tires and they weren't even touched. Brought this to the attention of the tech who was assigned to me and he did go to get this resolved. Makes me wonder what else they charge you for and don't touch!!! read more

Went into Bill Wright Toyota looking into trading our RAV4 for a bigger and newer car for our little family of 5. Was immediately greeted by Miguel Carranza as we walked out of our vehicle. Miguel made sure to listen to my needs and concerns before throwing me at any random vehicle. He made sure to ask every question to find us the perfect vehicle that stayed within our budget price. He was not pushy like the previous salesmen's I've dealt with and was negotiable, and gave me no BS. He made sure to go above and beyond for us and that was greatly appreciated, while providing us with a great customer service from beginning to end. At first I was already s a little spectacle because I didn't think I would qualify, but Miguel Carranza made sure to make that happen and go above and beyond for us while staying within my budget and getting us a lower monthly payment than what we were looking for which was a plus! I will definitely be coming back to do business with Miguel. read more

I bought my Prius at this location (Jan 2010) and it was a pretty standard transaction. I went in knowing exactly what I wanted; I called ahead to make sure they had it in inventory; I paid exactly what I expected and researched. So, there's that. I've found their service department o be superior to other dealers in the LA/Kern area. I made an appointment online and was able to change it online also. I was early and they accomodated me. They recommended less service than I was due for based on the previous maintenance done to my vehicle and did not recommend extraneous services (ie, windshield wipers, etc). They honored my expired coupon. The car wash was free. I had an oil change/tire rotation/inspection and I was in and out in 75 minutes- they had told me 90 minutes tops. So my expectations were managed, I left paying less than I expected, and got a free car wash. What else can you ask for? read more

I traded in my leased Toyota to another Company. The company said Toyota would not allow the trade in. I paid the lease off immediately which lead to me having to file some paperwork. I took the paper work into these guys to talk to them About it. They made a copy and said "dont worry about it." They took care of it without any fuss. Top notch customer service. Thanks Toyota. read more

I was told it would be 2 hours for them to look over my truck and even if they were still figuring things out they would call me. Well it has now been 5 hours and I have been calling for 3 hours and just finally got answers! Ridiculous to leave customers hanging he is claiming he must have been on lunch when I called but three hours is way longer than a break. Update: he said my truck should be ready to go at 5:30 it is 4 now let's see when I get it. Update: my ac is now broken and it is almost 6 Now 6:30 and finally going home it's not even worth free services to come back here I could have built a crate and finished the fencing in my yard just in the time it took them to see the gaping hole in my wiring read more

Don't waste your time buying a used car from them. My son found a very nice "weekend special" but it was $1000 over KBB. Kern schools Pre-Approved him for a loan and the car was exactly in his price range but the loan to value ratio was off so they wouldn't approve the loan and the manager refused to come down on the price. Buyer beware! read more

1-15-22 went in for oil change and inspection on my tires. Told advisor I purchased tires 1 year ago and it's only been 12,000 miles and in your package you guys said they were guaranteed cover for 4 years. If tires didn't last for 4 years then honor price difference that was guaranteed for life of tire. The advisor took no initiative to help me and would not look into this. I ask for list for tire cost and she would not give me anything until after tires inspection. I feel with or without the inspection I should have received tire prices and cost comparison like I did last year. The advisor could of also look up the advisor who service me year ago and ask him. Also when it was time to pick up my car the counter lady call Estela to bring the invoice and she respond she needs a minute. 10 minutes later I'm waiting and I decide to go to Esela office she is fooling around and laughing with another co worker and I do not appreciate that. As soon as I step in the office the male guy leaves immediately and I ask for my invoice. She doesn't fully go over the results and fails to tell me about my air filter. She tells me everything check out good just tires are in red. Clearly she didn't even read the inspection paper work. I've been going to Toyota since 2009 and this is by far the worst service I've ever received. Also with limited women In the automotive industry it's disappointing her actions and flirting with another co worker and Ignoring her duty as an advisor. I will never buy tires from Toyota ever again. Also advisor ask my to take the invoice to the counter after she has me waiting while she fooled around. I'm literally disgusted with the service provided. read more

I cannot say enough good things about Drew (service advisor) and this dealership. My mom and son were driving to LA from Sacramento and broke-down near the Grapevine. I had the car towed to Bill Wright Toyota around 5pm. Drew took care of them by arranging a rental car so they could continue their 3 day trip while he looked into the problem. Drew kept us up to date on the progress and could not replicate the issue even after the technician put 50 miles on the car. It would have been easy trying to sell us something we did not need under the circumstances but instead did not. I highly recommend this company! read more

I went in today to ask about a leak under my car. I forgot to ask his name, but whoever helped me so nice!!! He answered my questions and assured me nothing was wrong, and I was in and out within 10 minutes. We didn't buy my car from this dealership however now I wish we did. The customer service here compared to other dealerships I've been to is unmatched. Thank you so much guys!! We will be back to have my car serviced soon read more

I bought the Toyota Care package so that all my routine maintenance is paid for in advance. My truck started to grab when braking so I asked them to look at my brakes on rotors during my routine maintenance. After they completed they told me my brakes are fine and so are the rotors ( I specifically asked to check those too). Again at my next routine maintenance I told them the problem seems to be getting worse. Again they "check" the brakes and rotors and say everything is fine. On my last routine maintenance my husband takes it in and tells them and was told our rotors are warped and needed repair. I think they intentionally over look problems so when it gets bad enough they can charge more. I recommend going else where for routine maintenance so maybe things will be fixed as before he gets too expensive. Not to mention the safety factor in all of this. read more

Called to get a quote for tires after no one would answer or return a call at North Bakersfield Toyota. No one answered here either! Does anyone work here? Called Big Brands and got an instant quote! read more

Great customer service for the Service department, they'll let you take in your car and shuttle you back if needed. The waiting area itself is pretty cozy. They provide refreshments and nice seating with outlets available. They've moved their service department further down the way but it wasn't hard to miss. read more

Just bought a 2019 Toyota Tundra. Chris,Jason and Javier were more than helpful. They stayed late to ensure we understood everything dealing with our purchase. This was our second purchase with Bill Wright Toyota and we'll come here again if or when we need a new Toyota. read more

I always get such great service here! Everyone in the service department is always helpful and nice. I had an issue with my AC, and everyone in Bakersfield understands how terrifying it is to have an AC problem when summer is coming. I couldn't ask for someone more empathetic and accommodating than Joey. He kept me in the loop through the entire process, and even remembered to ask about how I was doing after the dental work I briefly told him about. I definitely consider myself a Toyota-for-lifer. read more

Horrible, horrible, horrible! Staff is rude the entire facility has no sense or consideration of time, refuse to honor their own warranty but will be more than willing to defend a technicality to get out of doing the work and if you have a free oil change expect a 3-4 hour wait but rest assured if you're paying for it you're out in about 45 minutes to an hour read more

Recently purchased a new vehicle from the dealership. We had a great experience with the purchase process and Bill Wright actually beat our bank's offer by quite a bit. We also purchased a warranty and service plan since the vehicle was new and was our first hybrid. When we arrived for our first service, we were taken care of very well. We had come in a bit early on the mileage, but we don't rack up a lot of miles. They still gave us a full service, rotated my tires and cleaned it up. We had a few scratches from a local stray that enjoys our warm hood, and the service team had them buffed out for me - a service we were prepared to pay for. In short, I couldn't be happier with our relationship with the Bill Wright team. If we continue to stay this happy, we'll be back for our next car without a doubt. read more