Complaint Review: Kenny Thomas Toyota Olathe Toyota - Olathe Kansas
- Kenny Thomas Toyota Olathe Toyota 685 N. Rawhide Olathe, Kansas U.S.A.
- Phone: 913-780-9919
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- Category: Auto Dealer Repairs
Kenny Thomas Toyota Olathe Toyota $500 maintenance leaves cracked rim separating tires Made me make 4 hour round trip for nothing Olathe Kansas
*Consumer Comment: Why would you want to dredge this ancient history up?
*Consumer Comment: Misinformed Customer?
*Consumer Suggestion: I Caught It Warren
*Author of original report: mistakes in previous posting
*Consumer Comment: HUH???!!! It takes you 5 hours for a 2.5 mile trip?
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I bought a certified used vehicle from Olathe Toyota with an added on wraparound warranty in October, 2004. With the interest and sales tax, it set me back about $17,000.
I have the Tires for Life program at Olathe Toyota. All I have to do is take care of all my maintenance there. I also knew that tires could only be replaced at the Olathe Toyota and no reimbursement for tires would be made elsewhere.
Indeed, I got all of my maintenance there, including the 60,000 mile maintenance in which my tires were rotated and balanced on August 06, 2004 at 59,208 miles. I thought the expensive $551.58 60,000 mile maintenance that took 6 hours to perform would mean my car would be in good condition for some time. By August 2004 I spent over $1020.00 on maintenance alone at Olathe Toyota.
Unfortunately, I noticed that one of my tires was losing air (one week later at the most) and took it in to Tyrell's auto service on August 17, 2004 at 59,928 miles. After inspecting the tire, they discovered that I had a cracked rim which was causing the right front tire to lose air. Also, the technician and I noticed that my left front tire was separating.
I called Debbie at the Olathe Toyota service department and complained about this. She said she couldn't imagine that the technicians wouldn't have noticed the cracked rim while doing the 60,000 mile maintenance. She assumed it happened afterwards. I told her about the separated tire and she said since it had been 700 miles, the tire must have separated since then. I told her that the tread was quite low and it couldn't have lost that much tread in 700 miles. She said that the rim wasn't covered and would cost $349.00 to replace. She said she would give me $35.00 back for the tire mounting/rotating and fees and I could come in and get my free tire(s) for replacement. I told her I would make an appointment as soon as I could replace the cracked rim.
I bought a salvaged rim at Caruthers in Pittsburg, Kansas for $160.00 and had it installed by a technician at Tyrell's on Friday August 20, 2004. I asked the technician if it was a good rim and he said it would be easy to see if something were wrong with it.
After putting the new rim on and with the separating tire safely in the trunk while I used a spare, I called Debbie at Olathe Toyota to make an appointment. I explained that she needed to be sure that the tires would be in stock since I have to drive 2.5 miles to get there. She said Monday at 1 PM would be fine.
On Monday, August 23 I arrived at my appointment between 1230 and 1245. The technician told me that they had no tires. I explained how far I drove and that I made the appointment with Debbie for that day at 1PM with the assurance that the tires would be there for me. He told me the only thing he could do would be to loan me a car and have me come back the next day. I asked them if there was something else he could do, because I would have to make another 5 hour trip. Even though I know I could only get the tires there, after they made such a big mistake I thought they would purchase some for me or somehow work it out so I could get the tires at a Toyota dealer 30 miles away from me. He said no. I told him to forget it, that I would just pay for them elsewhere.
I got a follow up card over the weekend with a number to call the service manager, Larry McClellan, if I was dissatisfied. I called Larry McClellan, the service manager and explained all of the above. He said that they don't give loaner cars, so they had already gone above and beyond the call of customer satisfaction. He told me that I was offered the loaner car and that I said I wouldn't come back, and that this was noted in my file. Does that mean that I'm on a black list?
Would any of this have happened if they had looked at my cars tires and measured the tread correctly? I shouldn't even of had to go back the first time if they had paid attention. Also, I don't think my cracked rim just suddenly happened after the 60,000 mile maintenance; 700 mile wear or no.
To top it off, after I made another trip for the tires, they weren't there as guaranteed after I made a five mile round trip. I don't think this is good customer service. They should have either had the tires there as agreed, paid me to replace them, or arrange for me to get them somewhere else. I guess I'm blackballed there now because I demanded satisfaction.
Later, I sent an email with this information to toyota_cares@toyota.com. They then contacted Olathe Toyota. The general manager and service manager told me they couldnt even refund the money I had to spend on three tires they neglected to replace twice (even though it would have been cheaper than if they put on their usual tires).
Warren
Pittsburg, Kansas
U.S.A.
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#5 Consumer Comment
Why would you want to dredge this ancient history up?
AUTHOR: voiceofreason - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, July 14, 2011
Why would your business want to dredge this ancient history up, probably resurrecting search engine positioning it may have lost over the last 7 years, making it new and fresh again? Makes no sense. your business had nothing to gain. How do know the poster from 7 years ago is even alive anymore? And although he/she came off as a bit off in his/her post, the story didn't sound all that unreasonable. Came off sounding like the great tire replacement warranty wasn't any good unless you just happened to have the right tires in stock for emergency replacements, especially if someone lives, or suffers a tire malfunction hours away from y'all. Y'all really should've let this dead body remain buried.

#4 Consumer Comment
Misinformed Customer?
AUTHOR: trent - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, July 14, 2011
It is odd that you have twisted a few points in you allegation of Olathe Toyota. You should read your statement again. It is very apparent that you created a fictional account to a large degree due to your contradictions in your own writings. There are very specific guidlines to Tires for Life that you failed to address.
We have dealt with Olathe Toyota in the past and present. Debbie is very much a customer service driven person. Larry though no longer there was the very essence of their success. You proved beyond any doubt here that you were in the wrong and in fact it was you trying to RIP OFF Olathe Toyota.
Trent
Olathe

#3 Consumer Suggestion
I Caught It Warren
AUTHOR: S.n. - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, October 15, 2004
Thanks for explaining to the rest of the readers here. I know where Pittsburg is and where Olathe is so I caught the error and was going to post the correction.

#2 Author of original report
mistakes in previous posting
AUTHOR: Warren - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, October 14, 2004
In paragraph 7 I somehow wrote "since I have to drive 2.5 miles to get there." It should have been "2.5 hours."
Also, in paragraph 11 I wrote "5 mile round trip" which of course should have been "five hour round trip."
Sorry about the confusion

#1 Consumer Comment
HUH???!!! It takes you 5 hours for a 2.5 mile trip?
AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, October 14, 2004
It takes you 5 hours for a 2.5 mile trip? Try driving the car instaed of pushing it. You'll get there in about 3 minutes. Good luck. The gas pedal is the one next to your RIGHT foot.


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