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Complaint Review: Arlinton Toyota - Jacksonville Florida
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Arlinton Toyota
10939 Atlantic Blvd. Jacksonville, 32225 Florida, U.S.A.
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Arlinton Toyota Sabatoged air conditioner/ Won't Honor Tires For Life Contract Jacksonville Florida
In January, 2009, I went to Arlington Toyota to get an oil change. I have done all required maintenance on my car there since 2005 to maintain my Free Tires for Life. I was told I could not get the Free Tires for Life if I did not get the 30,000 mile check up. So, I did it for approx. $266.00 later.
I then asked them to check my air conditioner because it gradually lost cold air. They charged me $49.00 for the diagnosis and came back and said the compressor clutch relay was bad and it would cost $700.00 to fix. I said I did not have that kind of money and declined.
I also told them my tires were bad (they have been on the car for almost 4 years and we were putting air in everyday). They plugged one tire and said they still had some tread left and they could not give me tires at this time. I said ok.
My husband was a mechanic years ago and decided to fix the air conditioner to save us money. He bought the part for $350.00 from Avenues Toyota. When he went to fix it he noticed the compressor clutch was not bad at all. Someone had ripped the air conditioner wiring out.
He put the wiring back together and the air conditioner now works. Avenues Toyota took the part back and refunded our money. Meanwhile the pressure light on the tires went on every day even though we kept putting air in the tires. My husband said the tires are bad.
He went to Arlington Toyota and told them about the sabotage to my air conditioner. They just did not care and said they would not refund the $49.00 for the misdiagnosis. Nor would they look under the hood to see that the original air compressor clutch relay was still there and the air conditioner was working.
He asked for new tires for my car under the contract I have for Free Tires for Life. They said no because 2 tires were bad and they had to average out all 4 tires. I went to Sun Tire today and Tire Kingdom. Both companies said the tires are bad, and that I should not be driving with a child in the car with 2 bald tires on the rear.
Also, all 4 tires have bad sidewall cracking/dry rot cracks. They said there is a little tread left, but the tires are going bad from the inside of the tire and that's why the pressure light keeps coming on. They told my husband that they cannot replace the tires because of over inflation (Mr. Rick Doran's statement). We have never had over inflated tires. My husband uses a pressure gauge to put air in the bad tires.
I have receipts of all the tire pressure problems since 2005. Also pictures of the ripped wiring.
Also, my mileage is 34,000. Average life span for these tires is 30,000-32,00 per another Toyota dealership.
Victim of dealer abuse
Jacksonville, Florida
U.S.A.
I then asked them to check my air conditioner because it gradually lost cold air. They charged me $49.00 for the diagnosis and came back and said the compressor clutch relay was bad and it would cost $700.00 to fix. I said I did not have that kind of money and declined.
I also told them my tires were bad (they have been on the car for almost 4 years and we were putting air in everyday). They plugged one tire and said they still had some tread left and they could not give me tires at this time. I said ok.
My husband was a mechanic years ago and decided to fix the air conditioner to save us money. He bought the part for $350.00 from Avenues Toyota. When he went to fix it he noticed the compressor clutch was not bad at all. Someone had ripped the air conditioner wiring out.
He put the wiring back together and the air conditioner now works. Avenues Toyota took the part back and refunded our money. Meanwhile the pressure light on the tires went on every day even though we kept putting air in the tires. My husband said the tires are bad.
He went to Arlington Toyota and told them about the sabotage to my air conditioner. They just did not care and said they would not refund the $49.00 for the misdiagnosis. Nor would they look under the hood to see that the original air compressor clutch relay was still there and the air conditioner was working.
He asked for new tires for my car under the contract I have for Free Tires for Life. They said no because 2 tires were bad and they had to average out all 4 tires. I went to Sun Tire today and Tire Kingdom. Both companies said the tires are bad, and that I should not be driving with a child in the car with 2 bald tires on the rear.
Also, all 4 tires have bad sidewall cracking/dry rot cracks. They said there is a little tread left, but the tires are going bad from the inside of the tire and that's why the pressure light keeps coming on. They told my husband that they cannot replace the tires because of over inflation (Mr. Rick Doran's statement). We have never had over inflated tires. My husband uses a pressure gauge to put air in the bad tires.
I have receipts of all the tire pressure problems since 2005. Also pictures of the ripped wiring.
Also, my mileage is 34,000. Average life span for these tires is 30,000-32,00 per another Toyota dealership.
Victim of dealer abuse
Jacksonville, Florida
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Karl
Highlands Ranch,Colorado,
U.S.A.
EVERYONE IN THE USA WHO HAS A TOYOTA MIGHT WANT TO.....
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, May 12, 2009
TAKE THEIR VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP and have them check to make sure that your airbags will deploy if you're in an accident! Just think, if your AIRBAGS in your Toyota don't deploy, like the many consumers who posted complaints at the consumeraffairs website, you could be SERIOUSLY INJURED, correct? 'Google' this- ENGINE SLUDGE, and go to the consumeraffairs website about 'Toyota Engine Problems' and click on 'Airbags' and read all of those complaints! SPREAD IT ALL OVER THE WORLDWIDE WEB! Thank you.
Laurie
Haslet,Texas,
U.S.A.
Contact Toyota Corporate
#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, May 12, 2009
I have had problems with both the Grapevine and Irving location. Contacting Corporate got us refunds for over charging and recharging for incomplete work.. Grapevine also pads service bills with their "FIX OF THE DAY", no matter how old or new a car is everyone is told the same fix is required. (we have heard it while waiting for our car) Irving failed to fix a blown head gasket, when brought in for an overheating problem. The first trip - they claimed they could not recreate the overheating (BS) it was happening every day in freezing temps. We brought in a second time and it was overheating when we arrrived. so they changed out the water pump. FAILED TO TEST THE HEAD GASKET. We were assured that the car was ready for a long car trip. Ended up leaving car in Amarillo - blown head gasket from overheating problems.
