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    3.8 (1.3k reviews)
    Closed 8:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Paint peeling again...
    Elizabeth S.

    I brought my Toyota Corolla to this dealership at the end of 2023 for a Toyota paint recall repair. The paint was peeling, and the dealership repainted the affected areas, including the trunk. Less than two years later, the paint is peeling again in the exact same locations. Proper automotive paint work does not fail this quickly unless it was done incorrectly. When I noticed the paint failing again, I called the dealership three separate times and left messages for the manager, Jose. None of my calls were returned. I was completely ignored until I contacted Toyota corporate. Only then did Jose finally return my call about a week later. I was told the recall had "expired," which is irrelevant. This is not a new issue. It is their paint work failing in the same areas they already repaired. Jose told me to bring the car in so it could be evaluated. I dropped my car off on Wednesday and was told it would be taken to the body shop and that I would be updated. Instead, I received a voicemail stating that the body shop claims they never painted my trunk. That is simply not true. The trunk is exactly where the paint failed the first time and where it is failing again now. The dealership is now denying that they even did the work, despite the fact that this was recall-covered paint work that should have been documented. This feels like an attempt to avoid responsibility rather than stand behind their own repair. To make matters worse, when the recall repair was originally done, they kept my car for two full weeks and did not provide a loaner vehicle. What is most disappointing is not just the poor paint job. It is the complete lack of accountability, communication, and professionalism once the dealership decided there was no longer money to be made. If you are considering this dealership for recall or warranty work, understand this. When something goes wrong later, you may be met with silence and denial instead of support.

    Angus A.

    I bought a new Tacoma with Jose. He's one of my favorite salesman I have ever worked with. He helped me get the price I was looking for and I didn't have to play any of the traditional dealership games. His communication was also spot on.

    Prettyempy lot for being so busy and customers came before me left.
    Joseph L.

    I made appointment here at 8:45am got here early for my appointment about 10mins and waitied until Noon (3 plus hours) and still have not worked on my vehicle. Over 3 hours with appointment for Toyota care check up and oil change. Then I asked the front desk after waiting hours, ask a young lady about my status of the car and she gave me an additude and was not really helpful. I went to speak to adviser and he said another hour or so. Of course they did not find any issues. Even though my android auto keeps crashing and screen goes black while driving. I am going to have to reach out to Toyota directly and submit my proof and get this fixed. I can hear another customer complaining and they are trying so hard to upsale her on servcie when she is upset already. I ended up waiting over 6 hours even with appointment. Around 12pm they say I have wait another 2 hours more due to a glitch they just found out after hours of having my car. Hmmm... i ended up picking up my car around after 3pm total of over 6 hours of waiting to get a oil change is a bit much and then the front desk lady giving me an additude did not help with this review at all. Ridiculous. One star for the service guy being nice. Otherwise .negative star would be more like it. But, I can't justify the service here for my overall experience and don't want give a bad review. But have to be honest about reviews. I am very surprised because normally I had good experience here overall before. MAYBE A BAD visit. This is 2nd time babd experience in my last 2 visits. Hopefully this is not how it is here now. Went downhill in service and treatment towards customers.

    Taylor U.

    Came in to see what cars were on the lot and ended up buying a car. I was shopping for a new car and just wanted to see what they had and also to physically see in-person the cars. I did a lot of research on the computer but had to see it in-person. I walked in to the building and Marcos helped me out. I told him I was interested in the Corolla Cross or the Rav4. What I liked was that he's a salesman, and didn't push me to buy or showed me other cars on the lot. I was solely interested in Corolla Cross or Rav4, it would have annoyed me if he tried to sell me other stuff that I was not interested in. There weren't any Rav4 XSE in the lot but when Marcos saw that there was one on the way to the dealership, I was able to reserve one. I put $500 refundable deposit and the car arrived days later. Payment was really flexible. I didn't know they would only accept up to $5,000 in credit card and the rest in cash (check or equivalent). I didn't have the cash ready but they allowed me to pay the cash within couple days. Sam, the finance manager, was very helpful during the payment option. Initially I thought he's just trying to sell me all sorts of warranties so initially I declined all of them. But after hearing his explanation of the coverage and how much you're paying, it was a good investment to buy the warranties that he recommends. He was really looking out for the customers. Marcos, the sales rep, also explained to me all the features and the buttons. He said I can come back anytime if I need more help. Con: They provide full tank of gas and free car wash, however the car wash made car look worse than before the wash. there were lots of dried up water spots that was an eye sore. Also I added installation of catalytic converter cover (they charge $2,000 for this), still waiting for them to call me so they can install them. They do not install on the day of purchase since I just got put on the waitlist for the service. I talked to my friend who bought a prius and she said they included the cover free of charge. I felt that the sales people really take care of you and didn't felt pushed to buy other cars, or all sorts of accessories, etc.

    Toyota Tacoma

    Had a really good experience at South Bay Toyota. Big thanks to Max--he was super helpful, patient, and made the whole process way easier than I expected. Thanks to him, I got into my Toyota Tacoma and I'm really happy with it. If you go, ask for Max! -Linda

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    Genaro really helped me out. I would recommend getting his assistance. got a better deal than what I was expecting

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    Genaro, was amazing. Super patient and had genuine hospitality. Thanks to him, South Bay toyota just made a customer for life!

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