Toyotech

Zero stars! Cheats and thieves! My car was overheating and I took it in to them. They wrote me up a whopping $ 1000 estimate to replace the entire cooling system including the radiator. They said they needed $ 250 down for the radiator. Like an idiot, I gave it to them. Then, being suspicious, I took it to a friend. He replaced the radiator cap for $ 3 and the problem was solved. No more overheating. I went back for months trying to get my $ 250 back to no avail. Don’t even darken their door!

I’m surprised, I would give them 0 stars if I could. Went there because the engine light was on. after spending $ 197.00 to have fixed. Found out the charcoal canister was bad. and will cost an additional $ 556.00… Ended up being a gas cap. I reset the code’s myself. engine light went off. Problem fiixed. They would have ripped me off for over $ 700.00 If I wasn’t able to fix it myself with a $ 14. gas cap… Do your research folks.

My husband and I brought both of our vehicles to ToyoTech for service. Our Honda Civic needed a new air conditioner and our Scion was in need for a very overdue tune-​up (both cars are well above 150,000 miles). The staff was incredibly friendly and was able to repair the air conditioner in the Honda and service the Scion. Needless to say, both are running like champs and I am very happy with the service. They are fast and more affordable than dealer service shops, plus, they take the time to know you — their customer service is definitely some of the best I’ve experienced in Merced. I won’t take my vehicles anywhere else.

My husband took our 98 Camry here because the check engine light was on. They ran a diagnostic and charged us $ 79 for that, then they told us that all of our coil packs needed to be replaced and that we needed new spark plugs and wires. They gave us an estimate that it would cost over $ 700 to fix.
So I called them later that evening wondering why the price was so high and why I needed new spark plugs and wires (because I had just had a tune up by the dealership earlier this year.) Ultimately they didn’t give me a legitimate reason why the cost would be so high so I took my car to another mechanic.
The new mechanic (at Racobs Automotive off Hwy 59) told me that I obviously didn’t need a tune up since I had just had one done and he also told me that TOYOTECH HAD SWITCHED THE FAILING COIL PACK WITH A GOOD ONE SO THE DIAGNOSTIC WOULD READ THAT MULTIPLE COIL PACKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. He noticed this because the could packs are numbered and the number two pack was switched with number three. I had my car serviced at Racobs and the only charged me $ 180 including parts.
Overall, it was a horrible experience dealing with Toyotech and I would never go back nor recommend that anybody go there. Since then I have heard many horror stories from friends and acquaintances about Toyotech. If you look young or if they catch on that you’re not too car savvy they will take you for everything you have.

I took my Toyota Prius here for a service earlier this year as I was strapped for time and they seemed fairly accommodating with scheduling. When I returned to pick up the car, I was told that it needed several items of urgent work, costing around $ 1000. When I said that I didn’t have the time to leave the car with them for their required work time, they immediately dropped the time estimate. Needless to say, I departed without the work being done.
Fast forward to today. I just had my car serviced by a reputable dealership. How remarkable that none of the «urgent work» repairs identified by Toyotech was flagged as needing any attention. Clearly the «repairs» were just fictitious.
I would steer clear of this firm as they appear to be dishonest.

Don’t go there. It does not provide the service they say they do. I received an ad from them in the mail about oil change, and went there one day at 4:30pm, and was told that their technicians had already left at 4:30 (even though the store business hour is until 5pm), and the manager told me to come before 4:30 next time. OK I said. A few days later I came at 3pm, only to find there was no technician there either. Why didn’t the manager tell me this the first time I was there? Apparently this store has so little business that they simply don’t keep any technician in the store. So, don’t go there. You won’t have your car served. They don’t have workers there.