Toyota Customer Service Complaints – Make Your Voice Heard

An unfortunate part of being a buyer of any company’s product is that sometimes you have to complain to get an issue resolved. While we expect our Toyota’s to work perfectly, this isn’t always the case. Here’s our recommended process for registering your customer service complaints with Toyota:

  1. Calm down – if you get emotional, you’re more likely to be viewed as a “crazy person” rather than a person with a legitimate problem.
  2. Make a plan – Decide what you want the dealer or Toyota to do to solve your problem.
  3. Call the local dealership and ask to speak to the General Manager FIRST – do NOT call Toyota’s national hotline right away. Instead, gradually escalate from the local dealership to the regional office to the national hotline.
  4. Certified mail is legal correspondence, so use it if all else fails*

Here’s a breakdown of all the steps, with explanations as to why we recommend this process. Read more…

News Briefs: Toyota Profits Top GM, Ford+GM Production Changes

According to reports, Toyota is set to announce its fiscal year results soon and it is expected to be a $10 billion net income. While Toyota posts a big increase, Ford, sales growth, and GM, new models, are making changes to their plant production. All of this news is good for the economy.

News Briefs: Toyota Profits Top GM, Ford+GM Production

Toyota's Profits will top GM soon in an earnings report. Ford and GM will change up their production this summer for different reasons.

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Higher Fuel Efficiency = Higher Taxes

All the talk of creating more fuel efficient vehicles and more alternative fuels being used could have a negative impact on the government’s fuel tax which could mean taxpayers would have to make up the difference.

Higher Fuel Efficiency = Higher Taxes

More fuel efficient vehicles will mean people spending less in gas which also means less Government tax revenue. Seems we will always pay for gas in the end.

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Automakers Say CNG is the Future – What about AutoGas (Propane)?

Automakers are making it obvious that they see Compressed Natural Gas as the best complement to gasoline in their new Bi-Fuel trucks. Governments are jumping on board too and mandating their fleets be switched. Wait a minute, what about AutoGas (propane)?

Automakers Say CNG is the Future - What about Propane?

Fueling up with gasoline is getting more and more expensive. The future they say is electric and compressed natural gas engines. What about Autogas (propane)?

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Police Cruiser Stops Doughnut Truck

Happy Monday! Couldn’t resist putting this photo up of a Police Cruiser pulling over a Krispy Kreme doughnut truck. The police probably had good cause to pull over the truck, but come on that’s funny.

Police Cruiser Stops Doughnut Truck

What kind of caption can you think of for this photo? Tell us below.

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