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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2016

    I have 2 leases with Toyota Financial: A Corolla and an Avalon. After a year of calling Toyota to inquire why my account assessed a late fee every month it was because my county had my Corolla listed to be charged as business use, not personal use, so I was being charged a higher tax rate for 3 years. I called attention to it, Toyota was made aware, the County I live in adjusted the tax rate and issued Toyota a refund check to be applied to my account in the area of $850.00.

    Toyota has cashed these checks days after they were mailed but has not applied them to my account. I have spoken with countless members of the so called "customer service" team who act as though you are an obstinate child when you call, I have been transferred without even being asked to hold to collections more times than I would like to count and been treated like a dreg of society, I have spoke with members of the laughable "customer resolutions team" whose hours do not correlate with any member of society, so God forbid a person go to work to pay their bills, you will certainly not be able to catch a member of this elusive team in a timely manner. I have even spoke with members of the Corporate team.

    The executive administrator to the President of Toyota Financial Services Adrian **, who apologized profusely, acted horrified, assured me he would call me back the next day with information and I am still waiting for his return call. I fixed this problem with NO HELP from Toyota and now not only will they not, for whatever reason, appropriate these funds to my account, they had the audacity to SEND OUT 3 YEARS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX TO MY COUNTY!!! So, instead of any of these people who are supposed to be fixing this problem, fixing it, they have made it nearly $800.00 worse. These are some of the rudest, most unprofessional, ridiculous, non-customer service having people I have had the misfortune of dealing with. Incompetence does not even begin to describe this financial institution.

    This has been going on for a year and everyone I speak with assures me they will save the day and fix it and then they promptly lose my number. I know for sure, if I owed Toyota this amount of money, they most certainly would not have waited a year for it. This company has informed me that they have a personal property tax team working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and I have yet to hear from that "team" and the problem is worse, not better. If you want to give your money to a bunch of irresponsible people who cash checks and then "can't find" the money so they don't credit your account then this is the place for you. DEPLORABLE UNETHICAL RUDE IRRESPONSIBLE UNCARING DISINTERESTED CANNOT COUNT MONEY WELL. Good luck.

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    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2016

    I recently paid my lease off through USAA to Toyota. Toyota has cashed the check $15,000.00 and I have been given the royal 2 step about getting title so that I may register the car in WV. My first call was 8-5-16 I was transferred to a resolution specialist who said" your account will be ready to mail within 7 to 10 days. She did say it was sitting yet to be processed until she looked into it. Today I called and was told the same thing. Mind you they have been paid in full!

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    Price

    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2016

    When selecting our loan term, the finance person we worked with described an option for making smaller bi-monthly payments instead of monthly payments. This would reduce the overall interest paid on the loan and also cut our overall loan term by a few months. It seemed like a great deal and no reason not to choose the bi-monthly option.

    We come to find out afterwards that Toyota processes this service through AutoPay Plus (which seems like a fine institution) which charges a $1.95 fee for initial signup, a $1.95 fee for each transaction ($3.90 per month) and a $399 "Program Fee" - which essentially will eat all of the savings we might obtain by paying less interest and prepaying the loan a few months ahead of time. None of these fees were described when the option was presented to us and we never would have selected this program had we known about these costs. Our loan is still relatively new and I'm hopeful that we can cancel our account with AutoPay Plus before they process the $399 fee. I may try to refinance this car loan as soon as I can so that it is not directly through Toyota any longer. I would not deal with this group again.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016

    On 6/6/16, I paid my Toyota Highlander off. The payment cleared my bank account 6/6. I at that point turned off the automatic payments to them since I paid it off. At the end of June, I received a "bill pay" I thought, they just hadn't completely processed it. On July 20th, I received another "bill pay" for June and July's payment with late fees. I called Toyota Financial. After a 45 min hold (I also posted an email to customer service while I waited for a person on hold), the gentleman told me that he saw the payment, but it didn't get applied. It was over 12K. So, he applied it and basically closed the account. On July 27th Toyota sent me a letter stating that it was taken care of and I also got a check for interest. Then on 7/28 they withdrew the June/July payment from my account. I have spent a good 4 hours trying to get this straightened out.

    Finally today via the email on their site they tell me they get it and my money will be returned in approx 15 days. Unbelievable. They took money after it was turned off for them not to withdraw, overdrew my account, so I have overdraft fees (they made me fax that info in) and that will come "separate" from the return of the two payments. My bank also tried to call them but was stuck on hold for over 45 mins. They finally gave up and the next day I had to get back on the phone with Toyota. Only the people you talk to cannot do anything about this. The people that can, even the Toyota rep told me they don't have a phone # for, only a fax number for us to send in the bank records showing the "error".

    As much as I love my car, I would NEVER recommend financing through Toyota because they have NO clue what they are doing. I can deal with the 1200 overdraw, but many people cannot. The fact that they can just take the money that doesn't belong to them and then jack you around about when you may get that back is ridiculous. Oh, by the way, my Title is in the mail. But my money isn't.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 28, 2016

    The worst company I have ever had to deal with. Pennsylvania requires the official title in order to complete the registration process. I started the process to have the title sent to the PennDOT facility that was handling my registration on June 30th. I have had to call in multiple times, sit on hold for up to 45 minutes each time I had called and was never given a straight answer about where I was in this process. I have even given them a FedEx account number in order to expedite the process once the title was sent out. I called another time on July 21st, I was told the fax was processed on July 18th. I was beyond frustrated. 11 business days just to process the fax especially when I was told that it was already processed and my title should be sent out "any day now" from multiple representatives.

    I was then transferred to the supervisor on duty. She was very nice and explained why it was taking so long. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and was understanding that they were "backed up" with processing the requests. That supervisor told me she would reach out to me Monday (July 25th) with an update on whether my title has been sent, no phone call. I even contacted the place the title was to be sent to see if it was an oversight and that my title was received. It has not been received. So I am now on hold for a 6th time with TFS to see if someone can actually do something instead of telling me what they think I want to hear. This entire nightmare is enough for me to never finance a car through Toyota Financial Services ever again. In fact I am very close to just paying the car off so I can have the title and I'll never have to deal with these people again.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed July 27, 2016

    Called Toyota financial to ask about my lease pay off instruction. They instructed me to log in to my account and send a payment equal to lease pay off. Pay off was sent, but 2 weeks since no title or confirmation letter was sent, called in again. No response. Called in third time. They blaming me for sending the payment to the wrong place??? Huh? You instructed me to do the payment on toyotafinancial.com. How it can go to a wrong place??? 2 month down the line, I still have no money, no title, and no pay off confirmation. On the top of that they still charging me every month for the lease that was already paid off.

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    Reviewed July 26, 2016

    I traded my 2013 Prius Leased from Auto Nation Toyota on June 18th when I leased a new 2016 Prius from a different Toyota dealer in Michigan. The new dealer and I followed their instructions for payoff and lease termination. The Michigan dealer sent my payoff check and proper paperwork to Southeast Toyota Finance on June 18th. Southeast Toyota cashed my payoff check on June 27th. In July Southeast Toyota Finance was still taking lease payments from my checking account. I called and the representative said that automate withdraws from my account would cease and the money would be returned to my account within five days.

    This did not happen. I called again on July 26 and was told that it was my bank's fault and it would take several weeks to finalize the termination of the old lease. I have received a bill in the mail for $ 1344.76 which ignores the fact that the lease has been paid off. Its shows that I have made 38 payments on a 36 month lease and still owe two more payments. Obviously they are pissed that I did not lease the new Prius from one of their dealerships and are trying to get back at me by screwing with my bank account and ruining my credit.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 18, 2016

    Where to begin, Everything about them is Awful. My wife and I financed a car at the Darcars Toyota in Silver Spring. Thought everything was good, until the first payment issue started. My wife paid it via the phone, not realizing they use western union. They received the payment , but then reverted the payment over 7 times, without calling me or emailing me to inquire. Then they sent me a late payment with the current payment due. For the record, I told the agent no one ever called and she began yelling and becoming argumentative and after an hour on the phone, she simply hung up!!

    Second Issue: I sent an early payoff check to them overnight. After 11 days no update was made to my account. On 7/18/2016 I called and after 35 minutes on the phone waiting to speak to someone, the agent told me it was returned because it wasn't made out to Toyota Financial Services. Granted the dealer told me to make it out to them with my wifes name on it and it will be fine. Guess not!! The dealer told us the wrong informations and now I'm out of $40 from overnighting it and have to start over the payoff process again!! WHAT BS.

    Summary of issues: You wait an average of 25-35 minutes just to speak to someone. They mess up your payments and then send you a late payment or double payment required. Agents seem to be blaming the customer and takes no responsibility being Toyotas fault. Cannot pay off car at dealer policy where you bought the car from. They never call or email you, though they say they do and they never leave a message. Sent my check back via regular mail, not ups or fedex.

    Horrible customer service and financing process. Stay away from Toyota Financial Services, and get a Honda (Never had any issues). Highly disappointed and frustrated. Will never be purchasing a Toyota or financing through them. I will tell friends and family to avoid Toyota because of this same reason.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed July 11, 2016

    The website doesn't have enough information. For example, I wanted to pay off my loan and sell the car. The website talks about payoff but no link or directions how to do it. I tried to call. After approximately 40 minutes of hold time, someone picked up but by that time, I forgot what I wanted to ask. Then I went to the DMV to do the rest of the paper work. The DMV needs the ELT (electronic file transfer number). It is not on the website either. Tried to call. Wow, the hold time was only 20 minutes. Continue to hold for 30 minutes and hung up again. I doubt I will finance again from this company. If this is the only company to finance toyota purchase, then me, my family, or my friends will think twice before buying one Toyota. Sorry.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed July 8, 2016

    There was overdue payments issue which could be sorted out. But they took my car without permission when the keys were with me from my place of work. When I came out after locking my office I couldn't find my car??? I had no idea anyone can do that without permission. Called the police as I thought the vehicle got stolen as I had my home keys and mail keys in the vehicle. Came to know it was picked up by Toyota Financial, I had to take a cab to reach home... and that in Houston. I bought the car from Joe Myers and had no idea who the hell Toyota Financial is. It was the dealership fault of putting me on this spot and not picking up the car when I never wanted it in the first place and was not even working at the time and then these loan sharks.

    After three days and more than one hour of wait time, I came to know where my car was and picked up my belongings from the car. Also they refused to negotiate anything after several attempts by me. Imagine this unwanted episode has affected my credit with lowering my credit and constant cropping of stalled payments. I would give this company a minus rating. They are unimaginable. The govt. should do something about this company.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2016

    Toyota Financial Services, Carol Stream, IL sucks! For the 2nd time Toyota Financial Services, has misrouted our lease payment to our retail acct. Sept. 2015, June 2016. We received a notice of late payment & consequences. We had to sit through a 25 minutes on hold phone call to get this rectified in both cases. The entire time the representatives/managers address you as if WE caused the problem, even though we are using the correct address & the Toyota Acct. # in on every cheque. We have been customers of Toyota Financial for over 12 years & they refuse to DO ANYTHING to compensate us for OUR due diligence, time and mental frustration! This is a perfect example of the corporate complex that is misdirecting our country, government and social welfare. #ToyotaFinancialSucks

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    Staff

    Reviewed June 30, 2016

    I tried to work it out with Toyota and they refused. Last night the repo man came and took the car from the driveway without my permission. They did not have the keys. I did not give them permission to be on the property. I do not have the name of the agent that took the car. Toyota told me if I came up with the back payments which I am getting together they would cancel the repo order. It was parked in my driveway. Not on the street.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed June 29, 2016

    First, I want to let you all know that I created this account just to leave this review. Steer clear of Toyota Financial Services. My car was declared totaled May 27, 2016 due to flooding. I contacted Toyota and let them know what my primary and GAP insurance needed and asked if they could send it over to me. They refused to send it to me and said that they would send it to my GAP provider as soon as they got it all together. June 29th I sign onto my Toyota account to realize that I still had $4000 outstanding, the amount my GAP was supposed to cover.

    I called Toyota, waiting for 20 minutes before I was hung up on by a representative and called back and waited ANOTHER 20 minutes just to be told "we are still waiting on one more document before we send it to your GAP. Make sure that you are making your monthly payments on time, for sake of your credit". I personally feel like this is being drag out tremendously so that they can collect as much interest as possible since it is a early pay off. They have horrible customer service, and every time I call to discuss the status, they can't give me any information but always tell me to continue my monthly payments. I have never been late since getting my car and always pay double notes every other month. DO YOUR RESEARCH ON LENDERS! THEY ARE HORRIBLE!!!

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    Reviewed June 25, 2016

    I have been making payments to this company for 8 years, never late or missed a payment. They lost my May's payment and here it is almost one month later and it is still lost after sending faxes with bank information, tracking numbers, wire transfer numbers and all and they still can't find it and refuse to correct it saying they "backed up".

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed June 22, 2016

    Called Toyota Financial today to defer a payment because my daughter graduated high school and joined the navy. Was gonna take her on a vacation before she left for boot camp. Waited 25 minutes for a rep to pick up the phone just for him to say, "No, we can't defer a month payment for you." I have had this vehicle for over a year. Never been late on a payment or missed a payment. So before you go and finance a vehicle through Toyota Financial I would look for another company to finance it. I wish I could give a negative star because I would give them a NEGATIVE 10. Sorry, piece of crap company.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 21, 2016

    Payoff for total lost car - I have had a very bad experience with the handling of my account, with the payoff of a total lost vehicle. The personnel handling the case were rude and not helpful and would not give their name or gave you a bad name. I returned the call and asked for the name that was given and was told that no one by that name work there. This has been a very unprofessional experience and could not get any more of my business. My account was crooked where I could not view it online. With the person that I encountered, I ask that you look at the person that is working for you.

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    StaffProcess

    Reviewed June 6, 2016

    I had one question for Toyota Financial. I waited for about 20 minutes, then was disconnected so I had to repeat this process, and it took almost half an hour to get to a rep. I lost about an hour, just trying to get connected to somebody. Then, of course, their reps take their sweet time; they really have no idea that people are busy and can't just wait all day while Toyota learns to become efficient.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2016

    They repossessed a vehicle in 2009 and then they try and they turned in 1099-C with IRS in 2014, and expect you to put in taxes when they got the vehicle and sold it making me have to pay taxes on $6,000+ on a vehicle 5 years later.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2016

    My lease terminated in February 2016. The auto registration renewal is March 1, 2016. More than a month after the lease terminated and I returned the vehicle, I receive a letter from Toyota Financial Services claiming that I owe the registration renewal fee for the period March 1, 2016 to March 1, 2017. Outrageous. I sent them a note to this effect, then received a subsequent later claiming to be a "Final Notice" and threatening to turn it over to collections. Tried to call, but after waiting 30 minutes to speak to someone the call was disconnected on their end. Not paying this under any circumstances. Never doing business with them again.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2016

    I know that nothing will happen and they really don't give a rats, but, Toyota finance carried the note on my car. Never had a problem. UNTIL I called in to get payoff info. Here's what happened: I mailed the payoff amount. Very quickly, I received my title and a check for 2.64. I assume an overpay. I thought it was over. Threatening calls start coming in from Toyota!

    I call and ask "what happened?" I was informed that someone had applied someone else's payment of 520.00 to my account! How is this possible?? Doesn't matter. I owe 520.00. "Can I make payments?" "Oh sure! No problem!" They said. I make the payment "due" at that time THEY said was 200.00. Calls keep coming in! "I thought I could make payments!" "Your account is 39 days past due! Only a supervisor can fix this! They will call!" THEY NEVER CALLED! This morning, got a call from a COLLECTION AGENCY! WOW!!! Thanks, Toyota! I paid off my car early, now you're ruining my credit???

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    Reviewed May 25, 2016

    Toyota refuses to replace the frame. We are being discriminated against because Toyota replaced lots of other people's frames. Toyota made the decision to spray the frame and not replace it. When my husband just took the truck to the Toyota dealership for a recall on something else that's when the dealership found the two holes and then they made the decision not to replace the frame.The bottom of the truck is in perfect condition otherwise. The inside and outside are great also. We are so disappointed with their decision. We also purchased a 2007 Toyota Camry. We are nervous about the car also. We are very nervous about driving our truck. Please help us to have Toyota replace the frame and anything that pop up in replacing it. Thank you so much.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2016

    Toyota Motor Credit Corporation is still listed as a Lien Holder on my registration years after my 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid was paid off. Wait time to talk with customer service is 20 minutes to infinity. Mailed in requests are never answered or addressed in any manner. What does it take to get title to a fully paid off vehicle? At this point, if Toyota wants to retain title they can pay me and take the car back or give me title, so my insurance company will not require that I maintain full coverage for a vehicle that is no longer worth the added expense. Blue book value does not warrant the annual insurance premium, which will not replace the vehicle.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    A friend of mine told me that he got charged a Disposition Fee when returning his Toyota and that he knew nothing about it. I have 2 leased Toyota vehicles and one of them is about to end. So I called up Toyota Financial Services and they told me that I would be charged $350 even though the only reason I leased my newer Toyota was because the miles on my first lease were almost used up. They said they couldn't waive it because I didn't lease it within 30 days of terminating my first lease. I was NEVER told about a disposition fee when I leased either of my vehicles or else I would have haggled them down in price to eliminate that fee. Very shady business practices -- I will never lease a Toyota again.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I paid in advance all payments on my leased Toyota. I dropped the car off 2 months early in immaculate condition. It seems at the end of the lease Toyota charges $350.00. I'm not sure why? I was told this would be waived if I bought a Toyota. Which I did! I called numerous times to confirm this. Once I purchased the new Toyota I faxed the bill of sale to Toyota. 6 months later I received a bill from Toyota Finance. I was again told it would be waived. It seems everyone that works there has a different story. Some were nothing but rude & demanding payment and others said the ridiculous charge would be waived. I am not sure with all of the complaints from customers why they are still in business! My credit score is over 850. They were insulting, miserable people! I will be sure to let everyone know how they do business and to check their rating on ConsumerAffairs.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    I attempted to contact Toyota Financial's customer service department about a privacy issue and could not get beyond the automated answering service, which offered no options that applied to my situation. I therefore elected to speak to a representative and was told that I would have a ten-minute wait. After waiting 21 minutes to no avail, I gave up. The next day, I again attempted to contact Toyota Financial with the exact same experience--except today I was told it would be a ten-minute wait and I waited 25 minutes, again to no avail. I will continue to buy Toyota's cars, but I will look for alternative financing in the future.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2016

    I am at the end of my lease and Toyota Financial Services is horrible with customer service they provided so far. I have leased a Prius '12 in NY state and moved to CA. For about two years, they continued charging additional fees to my monthly payment without being able to explain what the additional fee is for. Initially they insisted that I did not pay NY state sales tax. Ultimately (after 2 years of phone calls!), they agreed that the NY sales tax was paid and was shown in the contract.

    The interesting part is that TFS does not use email service for communicating with the customers. You should either use phone which takes you a while until you can talk to a rep, or write a letter and mail it to them!! Eventually they came up with a customer support online service. However, any questions that is sent to them is labeled as "resolved" even if the case or problem is not resolved. The online customer service is just a marketing gimmick and you have to call at the end to resolve the issue. They still does not use email!!

    Eventually the customer representatives notice that you have no other option and they become rude and force unrealistic statements. They are charging you sales tax in the monthly payment, but if you ask to include the sales tax in the buyout quote, they claim that they cannot collect sales tax. Whoever wants to lease a Toyota, take extra caution. If you intend to keep the car at the end of lease term, negotiate the price as much as you can at the beginning. At the end of your lease, there are credit union and other loan institutes that give lower interest rates comparing to Toyota. Even though you have been a loyal customer, you will pay the penalty for keeping the car. Dealers charge an extra fee for processing the application.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2016

    I've owned a Toyota for over 7 years now, I do not see myself owning anything else than a Toyota. Their financial services though, that I cannot stand to deal with another month. We purchased our car in February, for 2 months I have been trying to "create an account" with TFS only to every single time get an error message. I've called them, no help. They say they will do this and that but still two months later I cannot access online services to set up my payments. I cannot wait to transfer my car to my local financial institution and not have to deal with TFS ever again.

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    Reviewed April 12, 2016

    Went to the DMV to register my leased vehicle and was told to get the statement of facts and power of attorney from Toyota Financial Services. The phone operators were nice but incompetent. After 4 hours of waiting in the DMV and many calls later I got a confirmation call from the resolution center admin, who by the way seemed just as incompetent and idiotic and completely unapologetic about the wait and made no effort to apologize or hurry. DMV closes in 10 minutes and she demanded that she needed 15 minutes. Absolutely the worst customer service experience.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2016

    If you call as instructed to limit TFS sharing of personal information, it is a ten minute loop of questions by computer that never lets one limit information. It is truly a loop. I think Toyota is the greatest car manufacturer. But Toyota Financial Services is a lemon, pile of junk with flat tires and no battery. Tried the online system and it requires pages and pages of reading and agreeing before choices can be made. In addition it asks for information not readily available. So the online system and call in system are true failures. The people in charge of doing this to the car buying public are descendants of the Studebaker, Edsel, and Packard design teams.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2016

    I am rather upset with that company. I just received a letter stating if I don't bring up my balance by a certain by tomorrow I will have my car repo'ed. This is all stemming from the fact that the due date does not match when I get paid. I have called and messaged them: stating that I get paid 2 times a month. I tried to change the car payment due date through the phone and faxing back a form (they never could find it), because I was still paying off the down payment (yes, I had the down payment and the car payment), and could not afford to pay it on that date, because I only get paid a certain amount. How hard is it, for a company to respect their customer's wishes? I mean, at the end of the day, I am paying them, so maybe they would get a higher score if they actually worked with people.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2016

    I leased a new car from local Toyota dealer. I had a trip in the middle of the 3rd month, never got my payment statement, forgot all about it, and was not notified by TFS for 15 days. A gentleman (trying to sound authoritative) called me on the phone and stated my payment was late and now there was a $25 late charge. I asked if they had a reminder service by email or text to which the guy made a lot of excuses. We can not depend on USPS, so you'd think a business like TFS would find such a simple computer controlled reminder to their benefit, unless they can make a few extra bucks off the delay and extra charge. I just thought it was kind of churlish (to preclude barnyard language).

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    Reviewed March 24, 2016

    My experience has not been pleasant. I have been trying to get a overpayment back since January. I have talked to many representatives and they all say it will be investigated. I sent a fax to one who assured me he would call me back. This is March and to no avail. My husband leased a vehicle and 3 weeks later we purchased it. I called TFS and was told to make the first lease payment and it will be returned to me. I did this. If I owed Toyota the money they would ruin my credit. Now when I call them they just keep taking notes. Next step is small claims court. Toyota has no customer service.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2016

    Apparently these days dealer don't tell you about excess miles anymore. Unfortunate, you can't return the car to Toyota or Lexus directly and have to take them back to dealer. Dealers will lease you a new car, but never tells you about the bill you are going to get from LFS directly. If you have this info, you might make a different decision. Be aware consumers. If your dealer says we will take your old lease, make sure you get a letter from them saying they will pay off the car in full and pay for excess miles and damages. Or else you get stuck with a big bill later on.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2016

    I had an issue with my account on February 10th. The agent informed me there was no fee for a one-time deferment on my account, very quick and pleasant experience. Then on February 26th, I receive a bill for $50.30. So first thing Monday morning February 29th I call and I am informed the agent made a mistake and was spoken to but the fee stands. I was not happy with this misquoted information and asked for a supervisor. She then put in a request for a review of the conversation and stated I would receive a call back within 72 hours.

    A week later still no callback. My account now shows past due because no one there has done their job and corrected the situation. I have spoken to at least 6 different people, managers seem to be impossible to reach and basically, it's like a big scam. Almost a full month this has been going on and it still doesn't show the deferment and I have not reached a manager at Toyota financial. Seems to be no such thing as customer service over there. This is my first and will be my last car with Toyota financial. So disheartening.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2016

    I returned my leased van for a new model. The Toyota dealer made me a offer which I accepted. The dealer did the refinancing and I returned the car to the dealer. After a couple of months I got a bill for $810 from Toyota Financial for the van I had returned. The dealer before making the deal had INSPECTED the van and gave me a offer. The dealer directly paid off the balance of the car. I tried direct them to the dealer but they would not and started calling me. When I complained they stopped calling me but have tried to ruin my credit. I have excellent A+ credit but I am amazed at the heavy-handedness of this big corporation.

    My advice please stay away from these folks.

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    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2016

    I been trying to get a letter from this people for over a month, they been saying they sent it, they fax it and nothing, just a simple letter and copy of my title. The agents are not sure what they supposed to tell the customers, they don't know the DMV rules and contracts stipulations. IT'S HORRIBLE, every time I CALL THEY GIVE ME A DIFFERENT ANSWER. TOYOTA, IT'S THE WORST!

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2016

    I turned in my leased Prius in November 2015. They took an automatic payment out of my checking account in December. I called and was told yes they owe me money and would send a check. My husband called today to see where the check was and was told they took the money for damages. He asked what damages and she said some scratches and dents in the roof. There were no dents when we turned the car in and since when is a scratch is an excessive damage when it is very little? They told us to go to DataScan who does their damage estimates, we cannot get the info.

    We now will call them again on Monday as we want pictures of these alleged damages. Their customer service is rude and we will never buy another Toyota. We have purchased at least 7 of them but this is the last. The bank will work with us if we do not agree with their assessment and we will file a complaint. Think twice before dealing with this company. I am also stopping automatic withdrawal. They can now bill us for the rest of my husband's lease.

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    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2016

    My husband hasn't been able to pay his car note in approximately three months due to a pipe bursting at home. We call today finally because we got funds to pay it and they would not accept payment via debit card or my checking account but insisted and rudely spoken and disrespected me and my husband and said we walk to Western Union and pay. I'm disabled so there is no way I'm able to do so. I was told I should be ashamed for lack of payment and there's no way they will accept my payment but after this month they will be able to take payment via check or debit card. It's extremely frustrating when you try and do the right thing and get treated disrespectful. Me, my fam, and friends I guarantee I will make sure no one ever deals with Toyota ever again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2016

    We leased a new Toyota Prius in 2013. I made every payment on time. We bought (purchased) a Toyota Sienna in 2014. We also talked to my dad and about Toyota. He purchased a new Tundra 6 months ago. All was perfect, and we spent a ton of money, but I will never buy another Toyota, or give reference to this company... Two months ago I returned my lease, and the way Toyota repaid us for being great customers was to charge me $350.00 at the end of my lease for not buying through Toyota Financial again. Even though we bought a new Sienna after the Prius, and even after my dad bought the Tundra... The reason they gave was we had to buy through them again. The Sienna didn't qualify because we financed through Wells Fargo. We financed through whom the dealership worked the loan up with. It's my opinion it's crooked. Make sure you read the small print. There is no customer loyalty!

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    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2016

    My vehicle was stolen on 12/04/2015. It is now 01/14/2016. During this stressful time, they have been the most unprofessional, slowest, worst company I have ever had to deal with. They don't give a crap about their customers whatsoever. They just received a $22,000 check from my insurance company, but want me to continue making payments on my account, while they sit around and do nothing with my GAP coverage, taking their sweet time just so they can collect more money from me. Like I haven't already had to dish out a ton of money on a rental vehicle, and everything else because this happened. I will never ever buy a Toyota again!!! I cannot wait until this is all over with. DO NOT GO THROUGH TOYOTA FINANCIAL...

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    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2016

    I had ended my Toyota 2012 Camry. And I ended up owing Toyota for some extra wear tear and mileage, which is fine. The amount was like 4000 dollars. I arrange with Toyota to pay 180 dollars a month until pay in full. The arrangement was Toyota would call me every month to collect the above agreed amount. All of a sudden Toyota stop calling.

    Then today I receive a call from a collection agency asking for a lump sum of 3000 dollars which was the balance. I asked why I did not receive any calls in the last 3 months to collect their monies. She replied they could not get a hold on me which is a lie. The lady was very nasty. She said she could do 6 months for the 3 thousand. I told her I could do a year. She said yes, but if first I answered a couple of questions. I said yes, then she started asking very personal questions about my finances to the point she ended up calling me a looser. What a way to collect money by Toyota. I would never buy one or lease. They messed up my credit.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2016

    As to why I say Toyota Financial Services is incompetent, after I had paid off my loan, my auto title was not mailed to me. When I inquired with TFS that my title had not arrived after a number of weeks had passed, they insisted they had mailed it to the address of record. They added curiously, that I could change my address of record online. There was no reason to change it as I have lived at this address for over 30 years but when I looked, the address entry area was blank. Furthermore, TFS successfully mailed the monthly billing statements to me for each of the 60 months of the loan period.

    After several months passed, Navy Federal Credit Union wrote me that they had received the title to my Prius, but did not know the loan it belonged to. Of course there was no loan with NFCU. After a phone call to NFCU, who were a delight to deal with, the title was mailed to me. I followed up with TFS telling them where they had mailed my title, and they did apologize. I note this apology came after they were proven beyond all doubt of being in error and had insisted repeatedly they had mailed the title to my address of record, but they would not tell me what address they used.

    I did sign up for automated payments from my bank account after the first few months of the loan because TFS would mail the payment coupon so that it arrived less than ten days before it was due. If I were out of town, this could result in a late payment, which is the underlying intention of this tactic. If you sign up for automated payments, be sure to set the payments 3 days early or TFS will record late payments when the due date falls on a 3-day Holiday weekend. This tactic also appears intended to generate strikes against you on your payment history.

    TMC is one of the original Edwards Deming quality companies. Obviously the customer-focused principles Deming promoted were not adopted when TFS was established in the US, and TMC has slipped seriously with numerous quality defects such as gas pedals that stay down during high humidity which Toyota denied for years. After TMC could not deny the problem, they tried to marginalize its seriousness by calling it a "sticky pedal", you know kind of cute like sticky rice. I had gotten the loan with TFS because it was a TMC marketing choice offering a 0% interest 5 year loan. If I buy another Prius, or a Lexus hybrid, I won't be doing business with TFS. My advice to readers is to pay cash and if you must borrow, get your consumer and auto loans at your local bank.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2016

    I have seen a lot of horrible reviews for Toyota Financial Services on this site. I rarely ever do product reviews or service reviews but because my experience differs vastly from those I read I wanted to share my thoughts. I bought my Rav4 in 2011 brand new. I was a first time car buyer and they treated me so amazing! They gave me an amazing deal on my car. I had a fixed budget and down payment that I would NOT go over. They did not push me to do anything I wasn't comfortable with. They respected my budget completely! Fast forward to the end of 2013. The company I worked for shut its door and we all lost our jobs. TFS worked with me so well. They gave me as many extensions as I could have and took the small payments I could give them.

    Now don't get me wrong, they called when I was late and sent me letters letting me know if I didn't pay such and such amount they would "cure default" but that's their job. People forget that they can't do everyone favors! They have to make money too! If you don't want to deal with all that then save up and pay cash! Through my year of unemployment I NEVER EVER had one customer service rep that was rude. They were all sympathetic to my situation and were all so kind! I plan on driving my car until it is completely dead and buying my next one cash to stay out of debt, however if I ever bought financed a car again it would absolutely be through TFS!

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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2015

    We purchased a Toyota 4 Runner nearly 5 years ago. A year ago, due to the economy crash and lost property investments, we had to file bankruptcy. Per the terms of the bankruptcy, we were allowed to keep our car providing we continue payments. Toyota made this very difficult. They refused to send statements or accept auto deduct payments from our bank account. We had to make our own envelope and remember to mail it in with absolutely no reminder. We did this flawlessly for a full year.

    On Dec. 4, we missed our first payment of the entire 5 year loan by an accidental oversight. We only had 3 payments left before the car was paid in full. On the evening of Dec. 28, our car was repossessed. We were given no notifications about the late payment. No call. Nothing. Of course, the repo was timed perfectly with the holiday, so that getting the information regarding how to pay off and get our car back is being sorely delayed. Meanwhile, storage fees are accruing. Because our car is so close to being paid off, it feels as though Toyota is attempting to make quite a profit on our car. Not only did they receive nearly the full value of the loan, but they also stand to make close to $10,000 extra by reselling our car. We fully intend on paying off the car and getting it back once we find out how much we need to pay, but in the meantime we are stuck carless for who knows how long.

    Toyota does not care about the people behind their money. My children and wife use that car to commute 30 miles to school and work. Next week will be quite a hardship on them. All of which could have been avoided if Toyota had taken the time to make ONE phone call about the missed payment. With our payment history, it was clear we were able to pay on time. Toyota has not only lost our future business, they have lost our family's business. There have been 4 Toyotas purchased by my in laws in the last 5 years. There was at least one Toyota purchase on the horizon. Our entire family is outraged, and looking to other places to bring our business.

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2015

    Be careful when you make a payment and check the "status" because they will return payments without notifying you and then charge you a late fee on your next bill. No good customer service or creditable services.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2015

    Toyota continued taking a payment of over $500 from my bank account after the vehicle was paid off. They acknowledge they owe me the money. Problem -- process to get my money involves getting merchant's report from bank, my bank statement, writing description and account number on each page and FAXING all pages to a long distance phone number (not toll-free). They will not use email nor can I take this to a local dealer. For me who does not have access to a FAX machine, this will cost a small fortune -- my guess is between $20 to $50 in FAXING fees and phone charges. Toyota is purposely putting up barriers so they can keep my money longer or even hope I will give up and not ask for my money.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2015

    I bought my car in August 2015. My first payment was due 09/27/15. No problem. I planned on settling my account auto. However I never received a statement. So I called before my payment was due and asked why I had not received a statement and could I make a payment over the phone? The representative said she could not take a payment over the phone because I was not in their system yet and she would not know where to post the payment since I did not have an account number yet.

    I asked her if I would incur a late fee and she said yes but she would remove it. Well I finally received a statement today 11/26/15 and the late fee was there on my statement. So I called Toyota today and they said it had been removed but somehow it was back. I have a credit score of 800 so for me to have a late fee when I tried to make a payment and to not receive a statement until today is upsetting. Her answer was she would have to go research before she takes it off.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015

    Because of unexpected events we were forced to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. When a Chapter 7 is filed, an automatic stay is issued by the court and sent to all creditors. They are forbidden to take ANY collection actions, including even sending you letters or calling you, until the case is finalized. They are also forbidden from repossessing anything.

    My bankruptcy will not be finished until early December. At about midnight on November 12 I found my car gone. The police told me it had been repossessed, and the repo company left word that I should contact Toyota Financial, which, of course, is not open at night. Although they will have to return the car, it is now over 45 miles away, I have school in the morning, and there are things in it I have to have, and the repo yard doesn't open until 9, and neither does Toyota Financial. It is obvious someone at Toyota Financial screwed up, but a reliable company would not make this kind of error.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2015

    Well, my issue is a form of payment. I have always been very uncomfortable with allowing debit payments to come out of my account. I have recently gotten over it, but I typically prefer to call in my payments for my bills (not just with TF), as that works better for me. Well, there was a time where I did not have an initial issue with TF as I could call in my payments to pay for my vehicle. Now, you are no longer allowed to do that unless you are in default status. It is more convenient for me to call in my payment instead of having you all take it out of my account. I thought about mailing the payment in, but it would take too long and then the collection calls would start and I do not like that either. I will change my rating once they allow for individuals to call in their payments.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2015

    Originally I had contacted TFS to get a deferment on my car payment and I was denied but the customer service rep told me he can put in for a payment date change and that would help me. Well he didn't do the job properly. I received a phone call from TFS telling me I was late with my payment, so I explained that my payment was suppose to be changed; well she checked and told me that the request wasn't completed and she would fix the problem. To make a long story short that didn't happen and I told them it was a simple fix and it wasn't my fault. Well TFS didn't give a care. They told me I didn't qualify for changing my payment date because my payment was late... LOL NO KIDDING! Thanks for making me late Toyota! TFS has poor customer service and can care less about their customers.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2015

    My niece recently fell behind and had her car repossessed by SETF. She immediately came to me and I loaned her the money to retrieve her car. It took over a week to get a payoff amount and impound fee amount. All the while racking up additional fees. We sent a wire transfer last Thursday and we're told the car could be picked up from the impound yard on Monday. When she called on Monday, she was told that the car had been sent to auction over 250 miles away. We now owe additional fees and have to travel a great distance to retrieve the car.

    She had been in constant contact with the company and they knew she was redeeming the car. SETF has lost a customer... Not my young niece who made a stupid mistake. The lost customer is me! A 40-something woman with a great deal of disposable income. Companies should remember that when they are treating a young kid like garbage, that young kid has family that won't forget how their loved one was treated.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2015

    I have been laid off for almost a year and I have NEVER missed a payment. Now that I have a new job, I needed some assistance and asked Toyota for an extension for one month which I was granted. I was emailed the paperwork and sent it the same day I received it. Fast forward three weeks later and I get a call from their credit dept stating that my account is late. I spoke to two supervisors, one named Jaanai (if that's her real name) who were not helpful at all. Now I have to send over the paperwork again and have to deal with a strike against my credit. I'm seriously thinking about trading in my car for another brand just so I don't have to deal with them!

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2015

    I bought a Toyota and put it on a 5-year credit plan. Today I went to pay my first bill. They won't accept credit cards! No other company or organization that I deal with is like this. This adds about 3 levels of complexity to my life! They make good cars, but the American side of their business - both sales and financing - sucks!

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2015

    I been good on payment. We made arrangements for me to pay 8 month to pay it on the 27. They time to pay it off. On 8/27/2015, they repo it, would not take the 199.000. They would like all 17.000. Can you help me?

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2015

    Last month I lost my job because of the oil and gas situation in Texas, so I called the number below trying to find a way to defer at least one payment to the end that will give me enough time to find another job and actually get paid. I made all the previous payments on time for the last 3 years. They didn't give me any option, but to make the payment on time. 1-800-874-8822.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2015

    I paid off my car in July, was told would receive title in 4 weeks. I called 6 weeks later and told first it was mailed to an old address then told mailed to the dealership I purchased it from which I found to not be true. Finally found out they mailed to the address I had from 10 years ago. Huh??? Now they want me to go to DMV and request a lien release. So inconvenient.

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2015

    I am beyond furious with Toyota. Back in 2013, Toyota repossessed my 2011 RAV4, stating I was three months behind, which was NOT the case. Toyota was cashing my checks and storing them in a "safe" with all the payments they couldn't match to accounts, since they couldn't read my account number & match it to any accounts on record. Anyway, that situation was resolved and they had to pay all the repo fees, etc.. Fast forward to 9/11/2015, my car gets repossessed AGAIN! I forgot to pay July's payment but have been current otherwise. I call TFS customer service dept. after this happened to see first off why it was repossessed, then realizing I forgot July's payment to bring my account up to date.

    They inform me that in order to obtain my vehicle, I need to pay the remaining balance $11,075 + all associated fees to get my vehicle back, all over $520, which was a simple mistake on my end, but they won't work with me to bring my account current. I am now stuck with unnecessary fees and having to take out a personal loan to pay off the balance. What upsets me is they are claiming it's because it's my second repossession, which the first one was completely their error. The fact that I never received notification pertaining to my outstanding balance is also unacceptable and I will be speaking to someone about a wrongful repossession case. I WILL NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH TOYOTA AGAIN and will do everything in my power to inform others of how horrible Toyota is and their horrible business practices.

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2015

    I went to Toyota in Vicksburg MS (Cannon Toyota) to purchase a Toyota tundra. I was told that I could get one but Toyota financial wanted my payments to be $977 a month. I have a good payment history but low score not low enough for them to give me a 16.4% apr. Not a good place to do business - not helpful at all. I felt like they could have pick up the phone and talk to the financial company but instead everyone wants you to deal with Toyota and I don't want to deal with them. Payments extremely too high. A real rip off.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2015

    We accidentally did not turn off bill pay at the end of the billing cycle for the car so we overpaid by a month. Then when trying to deal with Toyota Financial, they couldn't seem to find the over payment anywhere. It has been over a month, and many phone calls to Bill Pay at the bank, and to Toyota Financial. They first couldn't find the fax information that the bank forwarded to them about the over payment then they said they couldn't find the money. Then after another fax, they claimed they did find the money and would repay within 48 hours.

    No money was received within that time period. Another call to Toyota Financial, and a representative (always a different one) said because of the holidays, it would be slow. It is a week now after the 48 hours, and no refund is forthcoming. When I look online at the account we had at Toyota Financial, everything has been deleted, so no record is available of any account for us ever existing there. We have the pink slip, the account is paid off, but the extra money given to them seems to be something they want to sit on. We are not happy.

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2015

    I have bought about 3-4 Toyota Corollas. I know over the years that Toyota's quality has gone down significantly, but this is the first time I had to deal with the mishandling of customer information with Toyota Financial. And I have had to deal with this situation for over a year. This is not a company I ever want anything else to do with. I registered my car in Texas, as I am in Phoenix just to go to school. When I registered I gave them my Texas address. However, somehow they had one of my Phoenix addresses on file. I called them to change my address. They assured me that the address change had taken place. For some time my bills went to the correct Texas address. Then randomly my bills stopped. So I called them and they told me they had my Phoenix address on file. I asked them how could that be as I did not provide that to them.

    They just kept repeating that is what they had on file and there was nothing they could do about it. So I told them to change it back to the original Texas address that I had provided them with when I registered my car, and make a note of it, so I wouldn't have to deal with this problem again. For a few months it went to the right Texas address, and then again the bills stopped. I had to deal with this situation anywhere from 4-8 times. I lost track because I have had to deal with this situation for so long. I asked to speak to a supervisor regarding this situation, because I was afraid I was going to have problems getting my title. They assured me I didn't need to talk to a supervisor and that my problem was fixed. Then without my knowledge Toyota Financial closed out my account on May 8th, even though they did not send out my title till July 28th and I still kept getting bills from them.

    Well again I got worried, so on May 29th, I called them to complain about the address situation and told them to make sure that they have my Texas address on file, so I can have my title sent to my Texas address. And I told them to have someone call me and follow up with me. No one ever called back and they just simply closed down my account with the wrong address. It is September and I am still have issues getting my title because of their foul up. And now they are telling me there is nothing they can do. I am just out of luck. It is my mess I have to deal with. They did not take my complaints seriously, and they never did anything to alleviate my situation.

    I was not in any manner compensated for my time and stress in dealing with this situation. There was never any kind of courtesy calls from them. They just took my money, and made a mess of things. They were not sympathetic. One time the respondent even hung up on me. I never ever want to have anything to do with Toyota Financial, because they do not care about their customers. They do not take their customer's complaints seriously. They are rude and unsympathetic.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2015

    I have leased a few Toyota Camrys in a row, but had not gone through a "lease closing" process with Toyota Financial Services until now. We handed in our car on 05/20/2015. Today 08/31/2015 (3 months and 11 days after signing off on our car) we received our final invoice from Toyota Financial Services. This invoice included 1: Charges for a missing second key $150.00 - which was expected and acceptable as per contract. 2: Charges for excessive mileage at .15/mile which was expected and acceptable as per contract and 3: Charges for $406.00 in bumper repairs which is not acceptable. I had the car professionally detailed before handing it in (both inside and out) and had a complete understanding of the rules used to determine "excessive wear". I had a representative of the dealership inspect the car unofficially and he assured me that this car was in fine shape.

    Now 3 1/2 months after the fact I am being charged $406.00 for no good reason and with no recourse. When I called TFS they listened and said. "Sir, can I help you pay this bill by phone this evening?" I will pay the bill in full in the morning, by check, to protect my credit. But I will never step into a Toyota Dealership again in my life. Toyota Corporate and the Dealership network should protect themselves from this type of practice by TFS. We the buying public have no recourse but to paint all three entities with the same brush... and buy/lease our vehicles elsewhere.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2015

    My husband of 47 years died on August 1st. We have been leasing your cars for over 12 years or more from Jim Falk Lexus. I didn't want the car out front as a reminder so I called Jim Falk Lexus. They were unsympathetic and said I was responsible for the lease. I called Lexus Financial and they told me they would come get the car and auction it off and we would figure out something. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY SENT A COLLECTION AGENCY to go after me. It has not even been a month as a widow and you are sending dogs to bother me in my grief! This is outrageous. I am horrified that after being such good customers you are this heartless and cruel.

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2015

    Tried eight times to pay bill - they transfer you around and are rude. They never say sorry or anything. Reporting to BBB!! I will never buy a Toyota ever again thanks to this company. So disappointed in the customer service and still confused as to why I can't pay off the loan in full as no one wants to take my call - just pass me around!

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2015

    Since Friday 8/14/15 I've been calling requesting a lien released on my Toyota corolla 2005 which I paid off in full a few years back. First an automated system takes about 20 minutes every time you call just to get a person. Spoke to some of the worse customer reps ever. Spoke to Samantha (horrible). Spoke to angel id# ** (worse) she is a Supervisor. She took all my info... Insured she would call me back to verify the sending of the fax for lien release. She never followed up nor did she call me or send the fax. I can't register my car. So I have my car in a garage paying daily with no plates waiting on Toyota to send me a simple fax. The incompetence I've encountered is mind blowing.

    Today I spoke to another rep named Marva id # **. Horrible. She put me on hold and forgot about me. I called back. Spoke to Regina id# **. The only one who seem to want to help and get me the fax. She said administrative dept will rush the fax within 90 minutes. Then I spoke to mgr Lauren id# **. She wasn't too enthusiastic. She acted like the problem is me. She repeated what Regina said. Promising the fax will go out within 90 minutes. This has been the worst experience in the 21st century that they can't send a fax or communicate with DMV or seriously try to help a customer in urgent need of their assistance. They never follow up or seem to care. They simply hide behind a phone. They hang up on you. Put you on hold for hour. Bully tactics. I will never deal with Toyota ever again.

    After this experience I will never enter a Toyota dealer if my life depended on it. I hope their superiors get this complaint. Their reps are bullying and have bad attitudes and seem to not want to help. Disgusting attitudes and lies! All I needed was a fax. Wasn't asking for anything else. They should after a customer pays them in full contact DMV and clear the lien. I don't understand how they continue a lien for years after you paid in full. They should follow up and call the customer and help them out, not treat them like I got your money you don't owe us so I got nothing to gain. So they treat you like **. I would ride a bike before I get another Toyota. I will be purchasing another car within a year and I guarantee you it won't be a Toyota. That I Promise!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2015

    Attempting to reach a person via the phone directory tree at Toyota Financial Services was impossible to do. As a trustee to a recently deceased father who had leased a vehicle I was required to have either his social security number, VIN of the car or the account number for the lease. I had none of those and when prompted on the directory tree to say "Something Else" - it immediately responded with "Thank You - Goodbye" and hung up. No "0" default to an operator worked. The internet behaved in the same manner - impossible to make contact in this situation. There just is no way to reach somebody there unless you have an account. I had to find a number via online to contact corporate headquarters. That was a lengthily as well to get a hold of a live person. They immediately punched me into guess what? Toyota Financial Services phone directory tree. Back to where I started.

    I called corporate again. I asked them to send to me a live person. The Live Person then asked me the same questions that the directory tree. It was if nobody could comprehend that I did not have their required information and they felt stumped. I asked, can't you JUST LOOK UP HIS FRICKIN NAME? Well then they wanted information all about me, my relationship, my phone number, the location of the car, etc. Finally I asked, when do I get to speak to somebody about this vehicle that I either want to buy or just turn in? Placed on hold for about 5-6 minutes and got to someone. Again a lot of the same questions. I guess they don't communicate with each other. The buyout was just way too complicated so I did option #2 and dropped car off at the same dealership my dad had done the lease with. That was an exercise in patience. Waiting for an hour before I finally sat down with someone. Turned in my keys etc.

    Got a call from Toyota Financial Probate department a couple days ago and they left a phone number to call them back. I called today. Guess what? It was the same fricken number that got me nowhere. So how am I supposed to call you back? Again, I tried to see if they fixed their phone tree problem. NOT. Had to go back to the internet and find corporate and ask to speak to a live person. Went through their vigorous vetting of questions and they finally said "Where is the Car"? Huh? I dropped it off at the dealership. "Well they have not told us that yet." Well the car is there along with the required death cert, and paperwork. This is ridiculously poor customer service that one has to deal within a time of grief.

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    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2015

    Purchased a used 2012 Toyota Sienna from a Toyota dealership. Was told I could make payments towards the loan principal. What Toyota failed to say is that Toyota Financial Services makes it has hard as possible to pay down the loan principal. Half the time they send the payment back with no good reason, or they just apply it towards the next month's payment. And they do this after I followed their instructions on making principal payments. Toyota Financial Services customer's service is a joke. They either do not know or they just do not care, and they seem unable to resolve any issue. I can usually get the principal payments correctly applied by getting on the phone with them, but it can take over a month for this to happen.

    Then I have to call again after couple of months to make sure they are applying the payments correctly, even though I followed their instructions. I would like to go online to see if my principal payments are being correctly applied, but they tell me that you cannot see principal payments online. I have had several car loans in my lifetime, and have had no trouble making principal payments to them. TFS has has been nothing but trouble from the beginning! I may purchase another Toyota someday, but I will never use Toyota Financial Services again!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2015

    Terminated my lease early (3 months).Turned the vehicle into a Toyota dealer for another lease. Received a letter from Toyota Financial Services demanding that I pay the remaining three months left on the lease. I paid the amount they requested. Six months later, I received a letter from a debt collection company hired by Toyota Financial services demanding $1249.76. Needless to say I was furious that I had never received any communications from Toyota Financial Services regarding this matter. They chose to put the matter in the hands of a debt collector rather than contact me with some detail regarding the matter. I attempted to call Toyota Financial Services and was told they had nothing to do with it. I asked to speak with someone in charge and was put on hold for 15 minutes. It appeared to me that they were not going to talk to me regarding this matter.

    Toyota Financial Services does not live up to the terms of the lease agreement in regards to lease termination practices. Specifically, when Toyota disposes of your returned vehicle they are required to provide you with financials associated with it. You should not have to find this out from a debt collection agency. This is very unprofessional.

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    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2015

    I have tried to get a deferment from Toyota Financial several times to catch on my payment. I was unemployed for 5 months and had to fight unemployment for two months. Having no income to come in for two months put me behind on everything. I have called Toyota every month and they refuse to give me a deferment. Now they are threatening me to end the contract if I don't pay them $1150 by the 13th of August. I have made one payment and I'm not 30 days behind on the other. Thinking about filing a chapter 13 for one year then transfer to chapter 7. I really want them out of my life. I'm paying 38500 for a 2013 Corolla which they promised me I could trade in two years but it all was a lie.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2015

    I had 3 payments left on a 6 year loan. Toyota repossessed my truck. By law they are required to s... I live in Massachusetts. On the morning of July 6, 2015, my 06 Toyota 4Runner was repossessed from my driveway. I thought it was stolen. I called the police 3 times (a full week) before they told me it had been repossessed by Atlantic Recovery. My loan was almost completely paid off. Toyota did not send me the required 21 day notice required by MA consumer protection law, prior to them seizing my vehicle. I have called Toyota & spoke with a Nicole and she told me the 21 day letter was the tow company's responsibility but I was also told they sent a letter to my father's address. I have not at that address in over 20 years. The house was sold a long time ago.

    I had spoken with Toyota prior to this conversation in regards to my payoff amount. I was told it was $5,000. I disagreed & wanted to dispute their amount, because there were only 3 payments left to be made and the 6 year loan would be paid in full. I requested that they mail the original contract & documents. They did not send anything. It has been 18 days since they illegally repossessed my truck & still Toyota has not sent the 10 day notice required by law informing me of my rights as to how to cure & retrieve my vehicle. I spoke with the tow company. Bob, he told me my front plate was ripped off & it is going up for auction July 26th. I have spoken with an attorney but I do not want to file bankruptcy. I do not want a repossession on my credit. I want my 4Runner back. I have had anxiety & insomnia for weeks. It is very frustrating to know that my rights as a consumer have been violated & to watch as they continue to be everyday.

    Toyota believes they are above state & federal laws. They make their own laws. I am just one person. And when you are not rich you do not have a voice. Making every attempt I can possibly think of to stop Toyota from trampling over me & the laws set up to protect me. But so far and my fear is that I will never be heard. For socio-economic reasons I do not have any rights as a person. Thank you Toyota from day one on the Toyota dealerships lot and taking my money every month for 6 years then stealing my car to resell it. (Less)

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    Reviewed July 23, 2015

    Bought a 06 Toyota XA four years ago and financed it for 5 years. Was to be paid off in 2016. However, with no late payments I paid it off 12 months early thinking I would save some money. OH, No No No. They just take the over-payments OFF the next payment, NOT THE PRINCIPAL, so you never pay down the principal even if you request it. Oh, and it is simple interest loan??? Never again will I finance anything with Toyota Financial Services! They are NOT Toyota, and Toyota dealerships are not involved with them at all, only use them for financing so ask for any other company or bank.

    Sure enough, when I ask for a printout of the payment history, there it was - nothing ever paid to the principal on the overpayments! They are a crafty bunch, thinking no one can figure out what they are doing. So DO NOT let your salesperson say, "just pay over every month and pay it off early." They lie unknowingly or so the dealership told me. Who knows??? Bend over with the KY.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2015

    I called TFS six weeks ago because I have a buyer who wants to take over my lease and needed their help with the process. I had to wait two weeks for them to "process" the paperwork that had to be sent via USPS. They couldn't email it to me nor could I download the application (too logical, I assume). Once the buyer FINALLY received the paperwork, he overnighted them the application. They supposedly sent a rejection letter (which he never receive because they failed to include his apt. #) saying that they needed more documentation and he needed to fill out ANOTHER application and send it back to them with the new documentation. This is still ongoing... And I can't speak to a supervisor because they don't allow incoming calls. How convenient... FOR THEM.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2015

    I am the Power of Attorney for my Dad. Everything was fine until my Dad became ill, and is now in a rehabilitative/nursing home. Anyways, I asked Toyota for a two-month extension and even though my Dad is gravely ill, they refused. I have been trying to make payments and have made a few this year. I asked for an extension due to my Father's illness and my lack of hours at work, but they refused and did not give me a reason! Now I said I could make a payment Friday, but they were threatening to repo my car.. I have tried to make payments and get one extension, but they will not help? What is my recourse. What else can I do?

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    Reviewed July 7, 2015

    I sent an insurance check to Toyota Financial Services in Cedar Rapids, IA to get endorsed over a month ago. They lost my insurance check. They say it was because they had the wrong address on my account but in Truth someone keyed in the wrong address when the check was being returned. They have mailed me many items over the last four years and they have always had the correct address. They of course are not willing to take any responsibility for this stating that I had given the wrong address. According to the post office the letter would have been returned but they insist they never received the check in the return mail. Of course they do not have the "capability" to check the mail room to see if the check is there. In truth they just do not care enough to check it. It's not their check and they could care less.

    I finally spoke to an alleged manager but along the way I spoke to ever increasing snippy, arrogant customer non-service representatives. Even if you have to pay a point or two more interest I strongly suggest you do not do business with Toyota Financial Services. They are useless if you have an issue. They refuse to accept any responsibility. They have no empathy, despite the fact that they caused a problem depriving me of a check for over a month.

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    Reviewed June 30, 2015

    I purchased my Toyota in 2006 and had it paid off a few years ago. I am now trying to sell the car but I lost the title for it. A week ago I submitted a request to have Toyota send me a Lien release form as I had a buyer for the car. I was told this was a very common request they get and would process it right away. I was originally told it would be sent within 24 hours. I called back 2 days later and was told they were still processing the request as they don't actually send them out immediately, they send out the forms in the order the requests are received.

    I got the form almost a week later. The release form I received had my car's information and my information as the owner and was even notarized. The problem was the Title Clerk never signed the document. So I had to call Toyota Financial Services again to have another document sent out to me. This has been a very irritating experience and I have decided, because of the incompetence I've dealt with, I will not purchase another Toyota again.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2015

    I bought my car in December 2014 and had my first billing statement in January but it was not due until early February. I paid my bill on time. Since the first billing statement I have not received a billing statement before my payment was due. I receive calls about my late payments from a call center in a different state every month. They told me I should set up a secondary payment plan. In order to pay online you need the last four of your SSN and the computer kept telling me it was wrong and no one on the phone ever offered to fix it. They have an app but not everyone has a smart phone. You can also make payments over the phone, but I get too mad at them to stay on the phone long enough.

    I have expressed all these to customer service and they tell me I "don't understand the problem." The problem is you never send my statement on time and none of your secondary options work for me! One lady told me the car should be reminder enough I have a payment. I already know I have a payment! The car doesn't tell me the monthly amount due or hand me a pre addressed envelope with a statement to make sure my check goes to the right account. Another customer service rep told me they are not required to send out billing statements they only do it monthly out of courtesy.

    If they are still sending them out monthly why am I not receiving them? I'm sure we can all agree the USPS is not always the most reliable but based on the reviews of others it's Toyota not sending out statements. I recently moved out of my parents and filled out the form on the back of a statement to change my address along with filling out the USPS change of address. Toyota didn't change my address in their system for 2 months. I figured if they didn't change it 1. My parents would have the bill on their mail or 2. The bill would show up at my house with the yellow change of address sticker. My over all review is screw Toyota Financial Services. They will ruin your credit.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2015

    I was a very loyal customer - always made my payments on time for 3 and half years now... So I bought my car after my lease was up. First thing went wrong they held my bill of sale from me for TWO WEEKS!!! I can go on and on how bad that is and was also for my insurance company. Second it took them THREE WEEKS to send my TITLE to me. Every time I receive a statement in the mail I pay it right away... how am I getting charged late fees. They said I owed $345.55 in late charges... I had to show proof of my bank statements when the check was dated and when it was mailed and finally when they deposited my check... NO LIE!!! Every time it was way before the due date... my due date for every payment is the 22nd!!! They received their payment way before the 22nd!!!

    DON'T even get me started on the customer service. They all barely can even speak English and are all rude.. I hate complaining like this but really.. TFS already rob millions of people in payments. TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES is the worst financial institution in the U.S. history. TFS must be complained on TV media for all TFS clients to know about the truth. I will never ever ever mark my word do business with you again!!!

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    Reviewed June 9, 2015

    I have purchased Toyota Camry 2012 from Toyota financial in March 2015. Bank of America is my lien holder as this car was on lease. Now even though Toyota got the full payment of the car they are not sending my title of the vehicle. I have tried to contact them several time and they always tell me different things. Last month, they sent me the Power of Attorney of the vehicle but DMV didn't accept that so again I was not able to register car in DMV. I called them again and talked to ** and she told me that now it would take only a week but, I still didn't receive that. For future reference she provided me her extension as I was having hard time again to explain situation different persons but when I called them again to find out, I was told that extension doesn't exist. So, I think ** was lying to me.

    Now today on 06/09 I was on call for 20 minutes and didn't get any satisfying answer. Then, she told me that she will transfer me to Resolution department and she hang up on me. Furthermore, I got the notice from Bank Of America that I am supposed to send them a title copy as well as I need to register vehicle to DMV as BOA as lien holder. But, I can't do anything as I am still waiting for title. Really frustrated with Toyota Financial Services.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2015

    I purchased a vehicle two months ago. I received my first statement from TFS about two weeks later, and paid it with no problem. I have yet to receive my next Billing Statement, so I called TFS. The first person who answered the phone told me that his computer system was down and that I would need to call back. Ummm... Two questions... Why did you answer if there is nothing you can do? Why can't you just transfer me to someone else?

    So, I called back. Second person I spoke to completely gave me the run around and blamed everyone but TFS. First, it was "I don't understand what your problem is... We received your payment." I stated that I was trying to pay my NEXT statement. Wouldn't it be nice to only have to make one payment? Second, it was that I shouldn't have received my first statement yet, as it takes 30-45 days for TFS to set up an account, and that the paper I am looking at is not a Billing Statement, but a welcome letter. Well then, please explain to me why it says Billing Statement at the top, and that it has an account number? Also, if we are expected to make our first payment in that 30-45 day window, how can we do that without any information?

    The original person I spoke with when purchasing my vehicle, told me that my first payment would be due on May 11, and that is exactly 45 days out from the date of purchase. Please explain to me how I am supposed to pay my first bill if I don't receive a statement with an account number? Since I was a bit pissed, I asked her if that meant my account number was fake. She stuttered a second, and then said "no, since we received your payment". Again, how is it possible for them to take 45 days to even send me my first bill?

    Now, back to my original reason for calling TFS, why hadn't I received my next bill? Well, according to this gal, it wasn't even generated until the 24th. This date is nearly two weeks later than my previous bill. My assumption at this point is that the first bill was generated the exact day that my account was created, and each subsequent bill will be generated on the 24th. How difficult is that to explain to the customer? Instead, I got that it was impossible for my first statement to have been sent early, and that the reason I still haven't received my current bill is because of the holiday and the post office. Okay, I'm done ranting. I just can't believe that a company could be so incompetent.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2015

    My son paid his 2008 Tundra off 3 months ago and had been waiting on his title. It finally got to him last week but was the wrong title. So the clock continues. He wanted to sell the vehicle but it is difficult to do so without a title. To make matters worse Toyota said they have nothing to do with Toyota Financial. Not only does he still have to pay his insurance while he waits on his title no one at Toyota or Toyota Financial has been any help.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2015

    I signed the "tablet" to buy a car. Gave $300 down to make sure they would hold it. This was Friday at 3:46. On Mon I got some bad health news that I have cancer. The manager said he would do me a favor by not suing me for the 4,200 but it would be up to Toyota if I owe any money or if this would be a repo through Toyota.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2015

    I purchased a 2013 FRS from a dealership in VA March 2014. I am military so I decided to go with a lease. After giving all of my military information to not only Toyota Financial but the city of where I was stationed, Toyota Financial still charged me for the taxes in that city. They kept telling me that I needed to call the city of Norfolk, which I had done. After 3 months the city of Norfolk said they were unable to come to a solution due to the fact that Toyota Financial services would not call them back. Toyota financial claimed they had not received any information through the city even though the city had given them the tax money back because I was exempt. After 2 months I called back, they had told me even though I am military and the car was not even registered in VA, I was not exempt from these taxes, even after the city had told me I was 100% exempt due to being military.

    They charged me over $600 in taxes for the state of VA, when I had already paid my taxes and tags for the state of MT. Still will not talk to me about this and say that I have a claim filed and it's in progress after 10 months. I have been making payments on this account since March of 2014 which is when I had purchased the vehicle. I have PROOF of EVERY single payment except one which they will not except because it had come out of my mother's account. They have been dinking my credit for being a month behind on ALL of my payments, my payment due date is the 5th of every month, while my payments have been sent out on the 4th of every month from my BANK, they are still considering it late because it does not post to the account until around the 7-9th of every month.

    And now I have over $1400 in late fees?! This is ridiculous. While I have proof of all of my payments being on time and even recorded phone calls, the credit bureau would not accept my bank statements or check statements and have it removed from my credit score. I will now be filing a lawsuit due to the fact that my credit is ruined and they are very rude and unwilling to help.

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    After a positive interaction with Toyota Financial Services, Brandyn increased their star rating on May 9, 2015.

    Updated review: May 9, 2015

    A supervisor got involved and finally researched my issues. She helped solve them and while it took a really long time I'm glad it's resolved.

    Original Review: April 16, 2015

    After being in an accident and having bad information from an insurance company given to TFS in November; I've had nothing but issues with TFS since. I have made EVERY payment on time. And due to an error that was NOT my fault I'm still dealing with a December payment to TFS made over the phone that has NOT been applied to my account. So for the last four months TFS has been sending me letters and constant collection phone calls for a payment that was made 4 months AGO. They see the payment sitting in limbo (I've heard this for months) but they can't seem to get the appropriate department to release the payment. NOT MY PROBLEM!!! I'm tired of having to call EVERY week with no results.

    I WILL NEVER USE TFS FOR A LOAN EVER!!! And to boot; I work for a Toyota dealer. TFS customer service cares more about asking for your account #, your home address, your phone #s for your home, work, and cell (so they can call and falsely harass you for payments you don't owe), telling you the last payment you made, etc. that they care about getting the issue resolved. I have wasted at least many many hours of my life over the last few months repeating myself over and over and over with no results. I will purchasing anything other than a Toyota the next time I need a vehicle.

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    Reviewed March 23, 2015

    I Bought a Camry from Toyota Wappingers DCH about four months ago. Long story short, I got in to a total loss accident! Once that happen it's like Toyota didn't want anything to do with me. The problem now is that I wanted to get a replacement car ASAP. They had given me a 6% interest rate, but now the best they can do is 13 to 18%!! WTF, all my payments were on time. So they definitely just care about the sale. Once that's over they don't care! Let me see. I took out a $20,000 loan in four months they got their money from my Geico insurance. I needed another loan for $20,000, so that's $40,000 dollars they would have got from me in the same amount of time! Toyota of Wappingers and their whole Toyota Financial should take care of their loyal customers.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2015

    We purchased two cars from Toyota. One which was paid in full, the second had 4 payments left. Unfortunately a lay off occurred with only 4 payments left on the car. First problem was when he called for extension to be sent to him, they sent it to his old address and in late December found this and faxing it to them ASAP. We were not advised that they could not do any extensions and thought it had gone through. It was his intention to be able to pay the 4 months in April when his first pension check would arrive, which he also told them on the phone and they said they also made the notation in their system.

    We had also asked if we could make smaller payments until that time, but we were told NO they don't do that. Not sure what good extension did as we now learn that a delinquency has been posted to our credit history. When we learned of that we called them and were told there is nothing they could do for us as they can't file extensions past original maturity date. I was told that once we pay it off we could then go to the credit agency to file information with them. So now on top of everything else a good credit history is being tarnished because of a hardship. We were not asking them to forgive the debt but just extension. All we kept getting on the phone was there was nothing they could do for us. After paying them $36,000 for $1,000 in debt I find their resolution services a bit antiquated in the way they work with their customers.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2015

    I bought a 2015 Toyota Prius from Beaver Toyota in Santa Fe w/ an additional warranty because it was offered through Toyota itself. I disclosed that I would be moving back east to NC. The warranty was supposed to be honored at any Toyota dealership across the country. But a warranty from Toyota itself bought in Santa Fe will not be honored by the Southeast Division of Toyota! I was told this by ** at the Executive Branch of Toyota.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2015

    I just got off the phone with one of their representatives and also the supervisor, and I have to say that they are the least helpful people I have ever come across. I never get mad when discussing things with businesses but these people were just so rude and the way they spoke, as if they were so much better than me. Like calm yourselves, you work in possible a depressing environment while I'm young, in college and about to graduate to achieve my dream job. My mother has been a loyal customer for 10 years, never missing a payment and the last 4 months has been such a struggle for her. She finally gets things together financially and tells them she will pay off all four months by the end of this month and they didn't even try to help us. They told us we either pay now because the car is in repossession or wait, there was no second option.

    Either way if the car is not able to be located because we don't know where it is either as of now, can't we just pay it off? They made everything such an ordeal and so frustrating. I wish I remembered their names but I don't waste my energy memorizing names of pathetic people who come across my life. Sincerely hope that something absolutely horrible happens to you and your family and loved ones so you can suffer through life as well. Oh, even though there's a slimmest chance they read this, if they do then we spoke in the phone March 12 and my name is ** and this is in regards to the 2013 highlander. Toyota needs to replace some of the people they have representing them because upset customers = bad business.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2015

    I did all my payments on time with all confirmation numbers for the payments and now they are saying that I owe $1,200 dollars in payments. These are a bunch of thieves. My advice is don't buy with TOYOTA, they are truly gangsters in the United States. Until the U.S Treasury Department realize that are wrongdoings with TFS, they already rob millions of people in payments. TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES is the worst financial institution in the U.S. history. TFS must be complained on TV media for all TFS clients to know about the truth.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015

    I financed a Toyota Yaris in 2008. During the contract, I had a few financial setbacks and I requested several extensions with my monthly payments. Toyota had no problem approving an extension of the payments. However, they did not disclose that at the end of the car note contract, I would receive a big bill. The form that I signed for the extensions had general vague terminology. Well, at the end of the car note contract Toyota sent me a bill for $2,500 that was due immediately! I asked for a payment plan since I did not have that amount of money readily available, but the Toyota representative refused. The extensions are not helping a struggling consumer. It's sounds more like a set up to have the vehicle repossessed. It seems like predatory lending.

    Now I'm struggling to save up the $2500 which is causing a financial hardship. It's wrong! Toyota needs to better disclose. I would not recommend to anyone to purchase a vehicle from Toyota. I made a complaint with the Consumer Financial Services Bureau, I recommend other consumers who had similar experiences to do the same.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    I leased a 2012 Rav4 which I recently paid off the lease and returned to Gateway Toyota, Toms River NJ. Two months after I returned the car I received $350 fee + tax. I have owned/leased five Toyotas since 1990. There was no disposition fee assessed to the contract for any of these vehicles. They never disclosed this fee to me or I would have never leased the vehicle in the first place.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2015

    To be fair they have tried to be nice but they are always screwing me along the way the entire time I've been with Toyota. Today's event placed the icing on the cake. I have had several not so good experiences, but TODAY when I learned how they do their financing, I am LIVID! I have been paying on an SUV which was a damn lemon even though I bought it "Brand New" even they admitted it was a Lemon. That is another story but I have been paying on it almost 3 years and I also am paying on my son’s car for 5 months. Trying to pay them off early and save on the interest, which by the way I was told I could do. I pay extra between 8 to 15 extra each month on my vehicles.

    I was looking at the interest paid and the principal paid and it didn't appear correct. So I called to find out why my extra money wasn't going to principal. I was told using their fancy terminology, "for we are screwing you", that I can advance the account but if I wanted to pay extra on the principal I would have to send a separate payment to a P.O. Box in Cedar Rapids, IA. I was like that feels like robbery. You all won't allow a person to declare extra on the principal and pay it online with their payment. That feels like screw me baby without a kiss and like it mentality.

    So for the last 3 years I have just been advancing the account not paying down my bill even though I am paying extra. I was so mad I am going to complain all the way to the White House - That is crazy. Maybe all companies do that, but that should be illegal. Any extra anyone gets on a bill should automatically be placed on the principal. No one wants to pay more interest and certainly they don't want to "Advance the Payment". What the heck is that?

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    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015

    TFS is a TOTAL RIP OFF! I downed $5000.00 on a USED CAR and they told me my monthly would be lower. I told them no higher than $400. My payment is $502.11 and they said that's the best they could do. I missed a payment but every month I've been paying on time. They send me a DEFAULT letter and to call them to make payment arrangements. A RUDE REP came on the phone, I told them my situation that I was only on call with my job and won't be able to make the pay off balance till next month. This ** said "well I can't do anything about that". I told him the letter says to contact to make payment arrangement! Mind you, the pay off date was Jan 16. I got the letter Jan. 14, date of notice was Jan. 3 - WTH! This company needs to be shut down! They make their customers lives a living hell! To top it off, they call me 20 times a day/night and even on weekends. ** TFS!

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2015

    First things, I bought Toyota Rav4 2014. Already have problem. Technician say it has problem on sensor that causing my check engine lights, brakes light, ABS light, gas tank light, seat belt light almost all light keeps coming ON and Off. When they check they saw the problem but they don't know what Causing the problem. Never be solved. Second issue is I moved to Ohio and I requested them to transfer my out of state title. I faxed the out of state title request form through Ohio county of Clerk 3 times but they never send my stuff. I called the Customer services they said it will be taking care but they never did it. I will tell my families, friends and relatives never do business with Toyota Company.

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014

    This is my first time providing this kind of feedback, but if someone else can learn from my mistake and stay away from TFS, then I feel it's worth my time.

    Where to start? I am a 20-year Coast Guard vet. In 2011, I received military orders from Washington, D.C. to Kearneysville, WV. My pay dropped by $1600 a month (allowances) and I was $75K under-water on my house in Leesburg, VA. To make this long story short, I filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in March of 2012. I consulted three attorneys before I made that decision; it was not a decision I made lightly. I kept my 2011 Prius but TFS no longer allowed me to make payments online. I had to send them a check each month with an account number on it. Why they took away an option that would have allowed me to pay them CASH online in a quick and convenient manner, I will never know.

    So fast-forward to November 2013. My bankruptcy is discharged and all of my creditors have been paid; I did it in 32 months vice the 60 I was given by the court. I called TFS and asked for the convenience of online payment again and I was told I had to wait 7 years from the date on which I filed for bankruptcy. I asked if that was a company policy or Federal law. The rep on the phone conferred with her supervisor and then told me, "You'll have to have your attorney call us if you want that information. We cannot give you that information."

    OK. I am no longer in bankruptcy because of the discharge, so I no longer have an attorney representing me. In other words, I was told to go ** myself because they weren't going to share that information with me, the consumer. I made every single payment on time, got my bankruptcy discharged early, and TFS still refuses to talk to me about my car. So I continue sending check for the next 2 years. I've driven Toyota vehicles since 1995--but this is a deal-breaker. I will never buy from the company again and will tell every person I know considering that decision to think twice.

    Another short story. I watch my credit closely because of the bankruptcy. In August 2014, Toyota claimed I was late on a payment. My score dropped significantly. I called TFS and they verified that I was never late on a payment from the day I drove the Prius off the lot. I asked how could I clear this up and I was given an address to Toyota's Credit Reporting Services. No number. I couldn't even have TFS call the Credit Reporting Service to verify that all of my payments were made in a timely manner. So I sent a copy of the credit report and the notification I received from the credit monitoring website to Toyota's Credit Reporting Service.

    Three weeks later, I get a canned message telling me they researched my complaint and they made no mistake. So the onus is on me to fight to get this off my credit report, even though Toyota made the mistake. And the kicker is I cannot talk to anyone in that department. My take away is that if the consumer ** up, it's the consumer's fault. If the bank/corporation ** up, it's the consumer's fault. I will never deal with this company again. If you are reading these reviews and considering doing business with TFS, read the other reviews and make an informed decision.

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    After a positive interaction with Toyota Financial Services, David increased their star rating on Dec. 17, 2014.

    Updated review: Dec. 17, 2014

    I received refund check Dec 8 2014 - $3250.79 - 2010 Tacoma. I paid in full Oct 20, 2014. When I review the received car title I found missing lienholder signoff - if applicable? I had 2001 Sienna and 2002 Camry. It had all lienholder signoff. 2001 Sienna already junk last Oct 2014 - engines gone in the highway. Even emergency lamp does not working at that time.

    Original Review: Dec. 5, 2014

    I want my over payment back for 2010 tacoma. I paid lump sum payment online $3250.41-Oct 21, 2014 and I double pay by mail ch# ** $3250.79- Oct 29, 2014. I call Nov 3, 2014 for return - wait 7 days. I call Nov 11, 2014 for return - wait 10+10=20 days from the date Oct 29, 2014. TFS call and leave message Nov 20, 2014. I call Nov 20, 2014 for return - they want my bank document with fax. I fax 4 times.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014

    I had been dealing with Toyota Financial Services for a year and a half on a vehicle that was my Mom's. She had been becoming forgetful and advised Toyota that I could attend to her account for her (She ended up developing dementia). For a year and a half, I handled the account, made the payments, etc... My Mom passed away on 9/3/14 and there was a month left on the lease. I called Toyota and asked them to come and pick up the vehicle. The day before it was to be picked up, I took it to be cleaned (a quick car wash and vacuum) and while on my way, I was rear-ended at a light. Geico Ins. advised they have accepted liability and would pay for the damages to the vehicle. I called Toyota and provided them with the claim number, claims rep and her phone number (I thought it was pretty obvious that I wanted Toyota to work with Geico). I provided Geico with the account number and phone number for Toyota.

    Geico called Toyota to find out the location of the vehicle (it was picked up the day after the accident) and was told, they wouldn't speak with them without my permission. Geico advised me of this so I called Toyota and told them I give Toyota permission to speak with Geico. Geico called back to set up an appraisal and Toyota refused to speak to them a second time. I called and spoke to a Supervisor by the name of Joanne ** in the Recovery Dept and asked why Geico is being given such a hard time. She said she would place a hold on the car so Geico could inspect it. I asked if Geico would be turned away again like that'd been twice before and she said, she would document the file so anybody that speaks with Geico will know what to do.

    I called Geico and told them... again, to call Toyota, which they did. Toyota told Geico that they wouldn't speak with them without my permission! I called Toyota again to ask what was going on and I was then asked "Do we have an affidavit from you?" I said "for what?" She said, “We need a signed affidavit from you before we can speak with you.” I said my name is documented on the account to discuss any matters on behalf of my Mom and I've talked to Toyota for the past year and a half. Well, that wasn't good enough. Geico was stepping up to the plate to pay for the damages and mail Toyota a check but they didn't want it.

    Now what Toyota will do, is sell the car at auction (for less money due to the damage) and then send a bill to my house for the difference between retail value and the auction price. You know what? They don't get to pick and choose what they want to talk to me about. If they call, I'll tell them they're not permitted to speak with me. Any mail that comes to my house gets "Return to Sender" on it and gets dropped off at the post office. The responsible party offered to pay for the damages and they refused it so don't come to me looking for money. (Technically, I don't owe it as it wasn't my debt and my Mom has no estate.) Try and help them out and they don't know what to do. Falls under the category of "Not my problem anymore".

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014

    In 2010, I now, remorsefully, co-signed for a brand new beautiful black Corolla. Little did I know that my daughter would leave the lot in that car and I would not see nor hear from her until 4 years later. I kept TMCC abreast and informed at all times. I took more than an enormous amount of telephone calls on her behalf to the point of insanity and personal defamation. TMCC turned me over to a collections attorney and now I receive letters from them AND TMCC. Hard to know when this nightmare will end. I personally love TMCC and have been a loyal customer for more than 10 years running with them. I would like for anyone to help me get these negative markers off of my credit. ASAP! Please!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014

    Middle of the night they tow away the car without even giving any notifications for the missed Auto Pay?? We have had our car payment on Autopay and looks like we missed a payment and these dumb people just tow away your SUV in the middle of the night. We did not receive any previous information when we missed the pay or anything. I had similar incident with my Hyundai. They were decent enough to call me and let me know that I missed my payment and I did the needful right away. Are you car dealers or beggars/thieves? Shame of the way you deal with your customers!! Disgusting Company!!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    I went to Toyota to turn in my corolla early after receiving a letter from them saying they were interested in my corolla. I had 9 months left on lease and was way under the mileage I paid for (20,000) miles on car. I was interested in a Rav4 because my job requires driving in all kinds of weather and there was a national deal going on for 189 per month. I was told I could not get the deal because of my credit and the down payment is much larger than advertised. My coworker leased her 1st Toyota the previous week and he insisted she did not get the 189 per month deal. They charged me 461 per month for the basic car.

    A week later my coworker returned from vacation and showed me her lease agreement and she was correct paying 189 per month. She also had lower credit and the same down payment. I called Toyota Financial and they advised me to speak to a manager or loyalty director because the car was so overpriced he was certain a error was made. He said if that doesn't help, to call the corporate office. I called the dealer and asked to speak to the recommended people and they asked why? After I explained I was lied to by the salesperson they put him on the phone causing me to feel further violated. He now said since my corolla was in a accident (hit by another car when it was not moving) the value depreciated and this was the cause of the overcharging. I explained the car was repaired and has a lifetime warranty. I did not own the corolla. It was also a lease but they charged me for depreciation.

    I am paying 19,213.34 and my co worker is paying 7518.54 for the exact same vehicle. I cannot understand how this can be. I have leased 4 cars from the Yonkers Toyota dealer and have never made a late payment. This is her first lease with them. I am very upset that I was lied to and would like help knowing if there is any way to help fix this problem and also prevent others from this fraudulent business.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2014

    October 1, 2014, TFS called me in regards of a balanced due of $550, threatening me to repossess my car (2007 Toyota Solara) if they don't get the payment by the same day that they call. So they are giving me less than 24 hours, very unreasonable. I've been making payments of $450/month for approximately 6 years (You can do the math, approx $32,400, more than what the vehicle was worth at the beginning). I told them I could pay it next week, and they refused to accept nor consider my petition. They claim that I've been behind the payment and want it today or else they would repossess my car.

    All I owe on the car is $3,000 after I've been making payments every month for apporx. 6 years. TFS didn't even offered a plan to help me out. I asked for two weeks to pay everything and TFS was rude and rejected it. At least the representative of TFS could have been more polite, but she was rude and treated me with no respect. I considered Toyota a company that cared about their customers but now I see that they don't care at all. Instead of them trying to help you and work with you, they want to bury you.

    Congrats to Toyota, you just lost a future client and many more. I will never do business with Toyota again, nor my family. After 30 minutes of speaking with them, and trying to make them understand that they are unreasonable, they gave me until October 3, 2014 to pay the balance due, two days, only two days. This is not how a company treats their customers, especially someone that has been paying a lot for many years. Congrats to TFS for being unpolite, rude, threatening and unreasonable. I will look forward in doing car business somewhere else.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2014

    I paid my car loan from Toyota Financial Services earlier. On my last payment, I paid $20 more so that I would make sure it will cover any last day interests. However, TFS conveniently has sent me final statements that equals a zero balance. Normally, I would let this go. However, for a financial institution, I just can't accept such treatment. I have called and sent faxes requesting a review of my loan; however, they just simply ignore my request. According to my calculations, I should be refunded $17.71. What government (State or Local) can I contact to make a complaint for this type of neglect from a financial company such as TFS.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2014

    Toyota cashed my checks for three months without posting the payments to my account. It showed up on my credit history. Disastrous!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2014

    I have had my car for a year with Toyota Financial. I recently became late on my loan, my fault (less than 30 days). When the lady called me she was rude and condescending. I answered the phone to make the payment which should be routine but instead they asked me all kinds of questions about my personal finance and even offered a "voluntary surrender" which I thought was CRAZY!!! What in the world?!! I even told the lady that's just a silly idea since I made the payment and was only slightly late this once.. Yikes, this is the last time I buy a Toyota - seemed like sleazy loan sharks.. It was GROSS!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2014

    I was going through a furlough last year where the government decided to not pay us for 6 weeks to save on funds. I called Toyota Financial to get a 3 month deferment/extension. This did not work out as planned because I setup an automatic withdrawal and payments continued to happen each month. I called after the payment was taken out and asked them what they were doing and they apologized and said that it would not happen for the following month. Next month rolls around and it happened again. I asked them what they were doing because I asked for an extension. They then assured me that for the third month that it would not happen again. Well it did! Now I am completely negative and they drained my savings account.

    I called and asked what happened and this is when they explained that I would have unenroll myself through their Toyota Financial website. I asked after I did this if I could get my extension and they said they gave it to me and that I cannot have more than 3 months although I was paying each month when I was not supposed too. It got to the point where I could no longer pay them and started falling behind then getting harassed daily with phone calls. It started to affect my credit score and I was pretty bummed because money was out of my control. I called again last month July of 2014 to try to get another extension and was denied.

    I am still affected by the furlough of 2013 with no help from Toyota Financial. I am the sole provider of 5 people and this would have helped tremendously. The customer service representatives are always rude with an attitude. I was also denied to talk to a supervisor. I don't know who they hire but they are the worst company I have had the pleasure to have known. The vehicles and dealerships are not bad. It is just the worthless call center! Rude and obnoxious. I am a US Army Vet and to be treated in the manner that they talked to my wife and I turned me from ever financing from Toyota ever again.

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    Contract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed July 28, 2014

    It has come to my attention that most car dealerships have leasing contracts that include a disposition fee as a way to dissuade customers from just handing in a lease without considering purchasing the vehicle or leasing another from that same corporation. I currently have a leased vehicle from Toyota Financial Services. My lease is not up until January of 2015 and I have paid off the remainder of my lease due to the fact that I lost my job and took another job that significantly decreased my salary.

    In an effort to combat additional future charges, I contacted Toyota Financials Resolution center to see if their "Disposition Fee Loyalty Waiver" could apply to my specific situation since, I believe that, I will be in no position, financially, to pay the $350 + tax disposition fee cleverly incorporated into the cumbersome fine print lease contract. I was told that this Loyalty Waiver is reserved for "qualified customers that MUST lease or finance a Toyota through a participating dealer..."

    My argument was that the word "Loyalty" insinuates that this waiver would be applicable to "Loyal Customers" and since I have purchased one car and leased two from Toyota that I should be considered a "Loyal Customer"? I suggested that they change the wording to "Continued Customer Waiver" to represent a more accurate description of what the waiver really represents. In addition, I suggested that they change their contracts to fully disclose the disposition fee in bold and put a line for customers to initial next to it so that they have an opportunity to negotiate the waiver prior to signing the contract.

    No dealership should be allowed to use the word Loyalty in this waiver as it is deceptive and misleading. I believe that the disposition fee itself should be done away with and what these corporations claim it represents should be incorporated into the sticker price of the vehicle so that consumers have the option to walk away at the end of a lease without being hit with any additional frivolous charges that have NOTHING to do with the condition of the vehicle.

    In addition, if that is not possible then it should be fully disclosed in bold and have a line for customers to initial to bring it to their attention at the time of negotiation; because most consumers don't know (I didn't) that you can have the salesperson waive this fee at that time. This fact alone proves that the fee itself is NOT a necessity like these corporations claim it to be. I believe a class action law suit is in order for all car dealerships that incorporate a Disposition Fee into their contracts!

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    Reviewed July 3, 2014

    Almost a year and half, I contact Toyota Financial Services to request a 1-month deferment of my payment due to hardships. My hours and pay had been cut-back, as well as my company's pay period cycle had changed (we went from being paid weekly to being paid bi-monthly). I was denied my request by Toyota without any reason given. I called back to complain with no response. Since then, I've been making my payments with Toyota about 15-20 days late but always with a 30-day period. Toyota has continually hit me with late charges of $45.00 a month.

    Now, I'm at over $600 in late fees. I called and spoke with the office of the President. His name was Adrian **, Executive Administrator. This individual I spoke with was rude and was unwilling to work with me to remove the late fees. He laughed at me when I asked to have the late payments removed. I have been a long time customer with Toyota Financial since I first has a lease on a Camry. I have tried in good faith to work with them to make a more reasonable monthly payment. I believe Toyota is committing a criminal act in charging me these late fees.

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    Price

    Reviewed June 3, 2014

    I came to Manfredy Toyota 4 weeks ago complaining of an airbag light. Was told that I need a new ''spiral cable or clockspring." After not having a car for 2 days and spending money on rentals, my bill for taking care my problem was $500. 5 days later the airbag light came back, so they told me that now I have to fix the airbag and put a new pad and that would cost me $1200. I got very upset and took my car back.

    2 days after that my horn stop working and my cruise control. I came back to Toyota and tried to explain that maybe the part (clockspring) was damage because clockspring controls or send the signal to airbag horn and cruise control. But was told in a NON POLITE way that Toyota's mechanic are certified and know what they doing. I took my car to my mechanic that I used to used in a past and told him specifically to check the clockspring if it works properly. I had to leave my car there, spent more money on rentals and after all was done --- the diagnosis on my car was --- the part Toyota put in was damaged and that's why my horn and my cruise control didn't work.

    I didn't have to replace my airbag or the pad, but Toyota people wanted me to do that and spent $1200 for that. SHAME ON YOU, I will hire an attorney and take them to court for all the money they cost me. NEVER EVER I will buy any cars from them.

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    Online & App

    Reviewed March 26, 2014

    Received my statement today from TFS. It was due in 48 hours. Had to pay via their website and sign two legal agreements long as your arm to do so. In Dec., received 2 bills days apart. TFS has worst billing seen since GTE in 1980s. Beware.

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    PricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed March 23, 2014

    I bought a 2005 Camry brand new. I lost my job shortly after and contacted them several months later as my savings ran out. I was not able to find another job as quickly as I had hoped. My car was repoed and I was told that if I followed their procedures I would not only get my car back, but avoid the repo report on my credit report. I came up with the money in the required amount of time and picked up my car. I continued my payments on time for the remainder of the loan. My final payment was nearly $4,000 since they charged me extra interest the remainder of the loan.

    I noticed that my report had the repossession on all three companies. I disputed it and it was changed to redeemed repossession. I have written to FTC and their credit dispute department several times. I have applied for other credit only to be told that I had a repo and I would show them the car in the parking lot. Not only was my final payment nearly $4,000, but they refused any payment arrangements for that large amount. I was told that if I didn't pay the full amount that they would repossess my car again. Recently I checked my credit report only to still see the repo from 2006. They told me that this will remain on my credit report for seven to ten years after the last payment and refused to remove it. That is till the year 2022!!! Now the FTC said they no longer handle these types of complaints. Wicked wicked company. Stay away.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed March 21, 2014

    Back on February 3, 2014, my car was in an accident which resulted in total loss. My insurance company, USAA, gave me the option to receive a payout and get a new car. I chose to accept the payout. My insurance company notified me of the settlement amount $10,726 and told me they would deduct my deductible of $1000 from that so it would not be $9786. They sent Toyota Financial the check, it was posted and now TFS was waiting to be paid by my Vehicle Service Agreement. Once paid, my file was supposed to be sent to my Gap Insurance, which I was told, would pay the balance off and leave me at $0 so that I could proceed to purchase a new car.

    It is now March 21, 2014, and my claim is still open. After speaking to TFS more than once on several occasions, I was told my Gap insurance does not cover deductible so I have to make sure I pay my deductible to my insurance. I contacted USAA and was told I do not owe anything, my deductible was paid. After several phone calls, and conversations with Pam, Ms. ** and Charlene at TFS Total Loss, I was confused as to why they would keep telling me to pay my deductible. Their exact words to me were "You didn't pay your deductible. Did you go into your pocket and take out $1000 cash and pay USAA?" Um, no, it was deducted from my settlement check. TFS even did a conference call with USAA who also told TFS, my deductible was paid. It was not until then, that "Charlene @ TFS Total Loss told me since Gap does not cover the deductible, they will leave the balance of $1000 on my TFS account, which in turn will have to be paid by me or my account will not be closed.

    So now, after 35 days, I'm being told that it's not actually a deductible, but a balance on my account that has to be paid. I was under the impression I only owed a "deductible" to my insurance company, not TFS. That was not explained to me properly and because of this miscommunication, I'm not stuck with a $1000 balance that I still have to pay to TFS. I've asked to speak to managers, supervisors, and only today, March 21, 2014 at 9:40 am is when they allowed me to speak to one. After speaking to this "supervisor", and telling her it is in fact a "balance", not a "deductible" that I owe and I'm pretty upset at how TFS handled this situation, I was told by the "supervisor" that I have been told what has to be paid and she was now ending my call because I was not "listening to her!" I'M ANGRY! I don't have money to just dish out at a moment notice and the fact that there is not one sympathetic ear to that is amazing! All I keep on hearing is I have to pay but what does TFS have to do? When are they going to be held responsible for not explaining to me what this $1000 was going to be?

    I told the "supervisor" we do not need to continue the conversation but I would like her name please and she refused to give it to me because she has already given it to me at the beginning of the call. "Ok, so since you gave it to me at the beginning of the call, I'm not allowed to ask you again for your name?" I'm the customer, I have rights and my right is to know her name so I can proceed they way I feel necessary. I paid my February payment to TFS while I didn't have the car and now my March payment is due as well. So now, I'm stuck with a balance to TFS and payment due. If I don't pay the balance to TFS, I can't close my account and if I don't pay my payments due, this will mess up my credit. What rights do I have. The customer service is disgusting at TFS!

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    Contract & TermsCoverage

    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2014

    I have a 08 Camry LE with 59,000 miles on it. I purchased the Toyota Platinum Vehicle Service Agreement, which is a bumper to bumper extended warranty till 7 years/100,000 miles. While buying the car, the TFS manager pushed me to buy this Platinum extra care package for $1524.00. He clearly explained to me that everything is covered, walked me thru what all parts are covered and said pretty much you got to take care of only the Wear and Tear parts like oil changes, batteries, etc...

    On Feb 14, I was driving home after work on a highway and suddenly got the "check engine" light on my dashboard, within 2 minutes the entire vehicle was locked down on road and I had to tow it to nearest Toyota Dealer/Service center. This again is a neatly maintained, not so old 60,000 miles Camry considering Toyota cars run long. The service center guys comes up with a bill of $6000 for the repair. I told him I have the extended warranty coverage. He calls up the TFS - Platinum coverage guys - they come inspect the vehicle and deny the claim. The reason they denied, is engine was overheated as coolant was not present.

    I recently have done the oil service change on Dec 28 and had coolant checked too. There was definitely a mechanical failure with some damn part that might have let the coolant leaked. The temperature indicator did not show the engine was heated on the dashboard, as it was normal I drove the car as usual. Now, for no fault of mine, in spite of having the maintenance done every 3 months and having the bumper to bumper coverage which includes every part of the engine, radiator and some hundred other parts which are covered by TFS VSA.

    I am supposed to shell out 6 grand on something which legally Toyota should cover as part of the bumper to bumper warranty. This just sucks, and I would recommend everyone not to buy this useless warranties which do not cover even though they clearly states it to be covered. I hope I can sue Toyota Financial Services for these kind of frauds they do with the customers. To add to these I still have a $8000 payoff on this car.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2014

    I take full responsibility for having fallen behind in my lease payments. The car was repossessed January 31. I contacted the appropriate representatives, all of whom were helpful and respectful - at least initially. The letter with the necessary information regarding redemption was received within 5-7 days, as promised. I returned all paperwork immediately and sent the cashier's check for the total amount.

    What I take issue with is, once Toyota Financial Services received the cashier's check to redeem the vehicle, representatives have been completely uninterested in helping. TFS received the check the day after I sent it, and I was issued a refund from Toyota Motor Credit Corporation for the lease down payment, which I had not expected. I cannot imagine they would have issued a refund had the payoff amount not been received. In fact, the date on the check was the day after FedEx delivered it. That was 11 days ago. I have received nothing but vague or snooty answers to my inquiries as to when the car will be released. The last excuse was some vague muttering about an administrative note from Arizona about the title. In the meantime, I am being charged for storage. I don't know if Toyota Financial Services is being punitive or retributive, or they are just idiots and don't care. I have done everything in my power to fulfill my obligation.

    Where is my car? Why hasn't it been released? Tomorrow I will call the Vermont Attorney General's office.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2014

    My car just got repo'd today on 02/13/14. Have money ready to pay, called Toyota and they are telling me to wait for 7 days for same letter to show up. I told them why can't I just pay now and pick up my car and they told me that they won't take any payment and that they are going to freeze my account. Very rude reps, I am taking them to court and will fight them over this.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2014

    After I lost my business, I fell behind on my 2006 Dodge ram P/U. After 3 months they called and informed me that Toyota was repo'ing the truck. The woman on the other end was very irate and TOLD me "not to try and hide it because they will find it, And if I make this an involuntary repossession it will reflect on my credit report." I gave them absolutely no trouble whatsoever, and about a year later was at my bank and a credit check revealed I had an INVOLUNTARY repossession. This isn't right. I contacted a couple of lawyers and none here in North Dakota have the stones to take on Toyota. Reading the other complaints, who is fighting for the little guys here??

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2014

    My husband and I own a Toyota Corolla with monthly payments. We also have a child on the autistic spectrum and his medication co-pays went up to 268.00 a month. We were going to have a hard time making our Dec. 2013 payment. I contacted a rep through the email on Toyota Financial Services. We were granted an extension or so we thought. My husband and I also made a payment Dec. 1st, a small one Jan. 17th 2014 and we have a pending payment that will bring us up to date on January 31st, 2014 regardless to any extension from, “Matthew **”, rep. at Toyota Financial Services.

    Today, January 18th, 2014, we get a call from a woman at 9:20 a.m. from Toyota Financial Services saying we have not made a payment in 2 months which is incorrect and we are being sent to collections regardless of the payment on Dec. 1st, regardless of the payment on January 17th, 2014 and regardless of our pending payment to MORE THAN bring our account up to balance by the 31st of January (13 days from today's date). We also got a second call from a guy who once I identified him as Toyota Financial Services (3:30 p.m. Central Standard time) he replied, "Oh," and hung up on me. We acknowledge we owe them a month's worth of payments. We also know we have an extension agreement and have been making payments and one is pending. This is a really crappy way of doing business on Toyota Financial Services part.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2014

    Toyota is giving me the run around. I had my car repo. I called Toyota 12/26/13. I was told that a letter was sent out to me... I never received one. I was told that a letter will be sent to me explaining the repo process on 1/2/14... never received one. Called Toyota many times. Toyota said to wait for repo letter... never never received one. 1/9/14 called Toyota... CS told me to send repo payment to: 5005 N. River Blvd. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA. Was told that once payment was received & faxed to 319-221-5518 over to call back 2 hours and they will tell me the next step/procedure.

    1/10/14 FEDEX payment to Cedar Rapids, IA. Confirmation was signed 1/11/14. 1/13/14 called Toyota regarding the Cashier's Check that I paid...Toyota said it is not processed to call back tomorrow, 1/14/14. 1/14/14 called CS of Toyota... They finally faxed over the letter that I was supposed to be getting in the mail. Told them that I send in my check & FEDEX it to Cedar Rapids, IA like I was instructed and that a ** signed for it. Toyota told me that it will take more time to process. Asked if I can call back 1/15/14 to check. CS said yes. Called back today, 1/15/14, was told to call back tomorrow, 1/16/14.

    Toyota has the money but is not willing to release my car... giving me the run around! It is sitting in an auction facility, Adesa LA! I called Adesa LA to ask the procedure to get my car back... was told by them that Toyota has not yet released my car! Asked Adesa if they can give me an estimate on how much it will cost to get my car out... was told that they cannot release that information because Toyota has not given them permission to do so! I have paid Toyota! They have my money! WHY IS TOYOTA GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND! IT IS COSTING ME MONEY!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2014

    I lease my Toyota Camry 4 years ago. I have never ever been late... until I filed for divorce - it was a very messy one. Well I got behind on the payments by 4 months, they would not work with me at all. I went to make a payment at Western Union and they would not except it. They said they want all or none!!!! I then said I could pay one payment that day then another in two days, then another the following week. The customer service rep was so so rude!!! She said nope!!!! All or none!!!

    I asked if I was a good payer!! In the past, she said, "Oh yes, but we need all 4 payments." And then she said, "Where's the car? We are going to repo it." I will never ever lease another Toyota again in my life!!! It's too bad they will NOT work with you seeing that you paid on time for 3 and a half years! Rude, very rude customer service people!!! They make you feel like you are no good. People do get on hard times. I guess they only hire people who never had rough times in there lives. Toyota will never be in my vocabulary ever again!!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2014

    This company has the WORST customer service. I had numerous unprofessional reps refuse to give me information regarding and extension on my loan. I was offered an extension a month prior and when I inquired about it the next month, I was told I was not eligible. I asked what changed since my credit, payment history and profile had not changed but they told me it was an internal policy. That seems like an unfair practice in my opinion. When I advised that I would write a letter expressing my concern and dissatisfaction, I was told that the information I requested (the name of the Director/Manager of Customer Care and reporting manager) was not related to my account information and would not be provided. The agent actually disconnected the call. I am in disbelief and am wondering if this is a 3rd party contracted company because I find it difficult to believe that Toyota would have such rude and unhelpful individuals working for them.

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2013

    This company has no appreciation whatsoever. I have complied and honored my contract after 6 years and they still want to charge me more money. The contract stated that my agreement was for December 2013 as the final payoff in which I paid one month in advance to go along with my November. When I was granted extensions, I quickly got the money a couple days after and send them my payment so they can apply but what they did was adding interest to their convenience. I made all 72 payments as agreed to the contract I signed.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2013

    Well Toyota fin. wouldn't let me pay online...They came and took my truck I have paid well over 42 thousand and its still worth 25 thousand....My girlfriend was making a few payments while I was away and then I had to get my debit and bank acct. straight..They refused to work with me and I only owe 15 thousand left..They refuse to let me come current and I have been good with this payment for years.....They are rude about it and are not willing to help..They take a vehicle and sell it for less than its worth and still charge you...Why not work with us so we can continue on....They are as bad as the real estate market ... They made their money and profit and take the vehicle and profit more, but tell you it's a loss.... Well mine is going to auction Nov 29 and its worth 25 to 28 thousand still and I owe 15 so I bet they say they took a loss ...It's low miles and still looked like it was brand new that was me and now my ex, baby...... My loan was 62000 total and I was down to 15 really Toyota....Why.....why....and it also will demolish my credit....If an attorney contacts me call ** ask for Gloria.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2013

    I called this company after finding out that after paying on a car for 72 months I "owed" 2394.19 and it was "82 days late". When I called today I was told that there were certain warranties expired and I owed the above amount. When I asked for an account balance statement showing what I owed they said they would send me one, but I needed to submit the amount or the car would be up for repo. The lady immediately got an attitude and became rude when I explained that I paid over $40k for a car that cost $18k and that they always received their money. She stated that was not the point that they own the car until the final payment. I said that's fine but the final payment was made in September 2013 and that now these Ghost charges appear and I owe them money? She said fine she will submit the refusal to pay and note the account and then hung up. Terrible company. I needed a car and they gave me one at a huge interest rate and I understand that but the customer service at this company just sucks. Easy to get a loan, hard as hell to pay it off.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2013

    So my maturity date is 11.30.13. My monthly payments are 465.40. I have been making my payments and yet my balance is 2149.50. Never received notice that I was late. Now I'm afraid they will come get my car after I've paid on it for 5 yrs now. They want money on that date.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2013

    I just got my Camry last year and I ran into some problems where they gave me some extensions. Well my husband just had surgery and didn't work so I needed another extension to be given to me. The customer rep said that I did not qualify and couldn't give me the qualifications... She also stated that it was a courtesy. I tried to contact them so they can help me and I am trying to make an effort to make my Camry payment and they refuse to work with me. I am now still in need of help. I don't want to get Repo and I am trying to work with them but they don't want to work with me and they can't give me a reason why which makes no sense. I REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA CAR AGAIN. They have horrible customer service!!!! Now I am trying to see what I can do and what are my rights!! And I'm still late on my payment.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2013

    We communicated with Toyota about our situation regarding late payments, and told them a large payment to bring account current including a couple months in advance was coming as soon as possible. When we called to make the payment including late fees, extra interest and understanding the thing it would do to my credit worthiness, they not only said they didn't want it. They'd rather pick up the car instead of helping us get back on track. They were extremely rude, condescending, and unprofessionally nasty.

    I honestly felt like I was talking to a loan shark who wanted to break my kneecaps. Why do we continue to patronize and do business with big business that walk all over us, guilty of fraud, cover-ups and do not really care about us once the sale is made? I swear the day I ever heard of Toyota. No ethics. They would call many times everyday even though i told them we have no intention of defaulting. They also called me a loser, which I believe breaks some collections laws.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2013

    I leased a 2010 Rav4, had the pre-inspection, and there was nothing the matter. I turned the vehicle in and get a bill for $429.46 for excessive wear and use. I had 28,000 miles on it. They say there was a 12-inch scratch on it, it wasn't there when I turned it in. It sat in a parking lot for approx. 3 weeks before they picked it up. Who knows what happened in that time frame! All I know is that it wasn't there when I turned it in. On top of that, they charged me for floor mats. After 3 years, you would think that was normal wear and tear. Don't bother with the pre-inspection as I feel it is a waste of your time. I will never lease another vehicle!!!!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2013

    Monmouth County sued me for car because of a case I had nothing to do with and my name is on the car. I hired a lawyer and he got the case dismissed against me. I call Toyota and at first they were telling me I was getting the car and was telling me I had to call prosecutor so that I could get information on how to pick up car. I called prosecutor for a week with no return calls or anything. I call Toyota and even the Rep called the prosecutor and left a message for me to call me back so that I could pick up my car.

    I finally get a letter from prosecutor stating that Toyota told them that they are taking the car. I called Toyota and one of the reps was being helpful and he asked me to fax them the letter that prosecutor had sent me. I did and the next day I called them so I could get an update. I spoke to a person named Diane who was not very nice and was telling me something totally different. I first thought that she had not read the notes on my account because for two weeks I was calling Toyota almost every day. Diane was rude and told me that I was not getting car back. I was confused and upset as she even told me that the person who was helping me did not exist - that they had nobody name ** in that department. This really upset me as somebody was playing games with me obviously, as I do not make up imaginary people.

    I sent another fax explaining the situation to the attention of the same person I was told to fax prosecutors letter to. I stated in the fax that they should contact me at a specific number. Well, the person I faxed the letter to called me at my job number (this had to be done on purpose) and was absolutely horrible. She told me that no one at Toyota ever said I was getting my car back and that my car was being repossessed and probably auctioned off and that she was right next to Diane and listening to everything I was saying and then she even stated although she is not judging me, that the person who got charged had pleaded guilty to the offense (which was not entirely true). I told her the person ran out of money. I really could not defend myself as I was at work with my co-workers and bosses all around me. That's why I say that she called my job number on purpose.

    Monmouth county had my car for six months and (I’m sure they do this for the money and to screw people over) and I paid the car and my insurance all that time. I have been with Toyota for a long time and have another car with them and even traded another Toyota car for a total of three cars. The reps at this department have to be miserable to be so callous and indifferent to people without knowing the facts. Not only that - they are liars and played me for a fool. I have been a good customer to Toyota for years and they just stuck a knife in my back. This repossession will surely alter my life for years to come and cause a lot of distress. I just don't understand how my case can be dismissed and I still get my car repossessed. It's like Monmouth County and Toyota scam people. Horrible experience with Toyota. Beware if you think this cannot happen to you. Stay away from Toyota.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2013

    Last 10/05/13, I was checking my scheduled online payment for my Toyota Camry that I financed through Toyota Financial Services, when I noticed that I have delinquent past due amount of $3,351.08. I was shocked & confused for I was making my monthly payments of $540, which I have a record of. When I called them up, they said this because my account maturity date is September 21, 2013, & I need to pay this in full as soon as I can or my vehicle will be subject for repossession. They even said that I have to find a way to pay this, borrow money from someone if I have to or apply for personal loan. They're very rude, short, & very condescending. I told them that I have no one to borrow money from & will continue to make my payments of $540 monthly. They said that I could continue doing that but they can't guarantee my car from being repossess. What I don't get is they're charging me finance charges for my monthly installment but they can't guarantee the they will not repossess my car.

    My concern is, TFS did not call or sent me a letter about this issue. I only found out when I checked my loan account online. I was even the one who called them about it. If they would have advised me a month before the maturity date, I could have prepared for it. Do they have the right to threatened me & repossessing my vehicle If I'm making my monthly payments and paying the interest fees? Please help me and let me know if I have any rights regarding this matter. Thank you.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2013

    I am a friend of a man that has a truck that they are looking for. I am not the owner, co-signer, or even related to this friend. A man named Daniel has called me at my work 4 times in the last two weeks. I told him the first day that I have nothing to do with this man and that they were calling me at my job. I told him to never call me again. Daniel has since called me 3 more times. I am a receptionist and I have been called in front of a patient and in front of my supervisor. I have told Daniel that if he called me again, I would have my attorney call him. He proceeded to badger me with "If you just talk to me for a minute, you can end this problem." What course can I take to get this guy and this company reprimanded for harassing me? I have nothing to do with the truck they are looking for and I should not be harassed at all, not at least at my job. I will get in trouble for calls like this. Please get back to me asap. Thank you.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2013

    After buying our 2007 Camary, I created an account through Toyota's on-line financial web site. I had noticed some differences between the date to payment was scheduled for and the actual posting date, but these were just small one day differences and not really an issue. On my last payment, however, their system posted the payment nearly a week prior to the scheduled day which had a drastic effect on my bank account. When I called to determine the issue, I was told that their post date was all that mattered to them and I had no recourse for their early withdraw and would just have to pay any associated bank fees. Three time I tried to talk to a manager, three times I went through the whole spill of account number/phone number/address and three times the line went dead with no manager to talk to. In the rankings of customer service, I have never been belittled as much as I was in trying to resolve this issue.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2013

    I have been a customer of Toyota Financial since 2011. I made my payments on time through 2013 until I filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Instead of informing me after the bankruptcy was discharged, they repossessed my vehicle and said I owed the remaining balance. I was not informed by them that I owed three months of payments while my bankruptcy case was pending. Once the case closed, they sent someone to my house to repossess my vehicle. I had the money I owed them for the three months I missed but they decided to auction my car off if I did not pay the remaining balance of my loan which was over $5,000. They were rude on the phone and were not willing to work with me. I do not recommend this loan company to anyone.

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2013

    My aged wife and I agreed last fall to buy a new 2012 Toyota YARIS from Lustine Toyota of Woodbridge, VA. We were told the cost would be less than $19,000. After the paperwork was complete, however, the actual "sale" price came to $28,383.84. Monthly payments would be $394.22 for 72 months. The "deal" included several costly "service" contracts that we thought were included in the original price, but instead added nearly $10,000 to the cost!.

    After reviewing the contract that we had misread and signed, we cancelled $4,500 worth of the contracts and requested that the resulting reduced price of the Yaris be refinanced by the dealer's finance group, Toyota Financial Services (TFS), which collects our payments at a Carol Stream, Illinois, location. TFS, however, refused to refinance the contract, claiming it is an "indirect lender," and not able to recalculate or refinance a car deal. Turns out TFS is not subject to government regulations or other usual credit-granting rules.

    Our position is that if TFS can FINANCE a car deal, it should be able to REFINANCE a deal. But TFS refused to discuss the matter. Lustine's management also refused to renegotiate or reduce the usurious cost of the car. Now, unless we return the vehicle to Lustine Toyota - in a credit-ruining "voluntary repossession" - we will pay TWICE the Blue Book value ($13,638) for the 2012 Yaris over the course of six years!

    Lessons learned: Do NOT buy a car from LUSTINE TOYOTA unless you enjoy dealing with UNABASHED GREED. DO NOT FINANCE a TOYOTA vehicle through TFS. Use a legitimate bank or federal credit union.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2013

    I bought a car with Toyota. I paid on the loan for 6 years. After the fact, I went bankrupt. My attorney sent Reaffirmation letter in order for me to get my statements (they never came). I continued to make payments on my own and I may have been a few times late, but I NEVER stopped paying on my car loan. Now my loan was matured and according to Toyota, I still have payments due so they came and took my car without letting me know. (I thought my car was stolen since they came early Sunday morning and took the car.)

    According to my records, I made a payment July 26. They said it was rejected and sent back (I did not get the check until 3 weeks since the payment was make and AFTER the car was taken). I got in contact with them and spoke to two "reps" who were horrible at answering my questions, outright rude and unprofessional. They started to insult me and made statements such as "Write this down since you cannot listen", "You clearly cannot hear" "No one has to help you", etc. Placed me on hold for 15 min to speak to a manager, then hung up on me.

    Toyota should have at least taken the time to give me a courtesy notice of their intent of taking the car. Since they have failed to do so, as a loyal customer for 6 years and at the end of my contact, I get a huge thank you from Toyota by having my car taken from me. This has not only impacted my credit, it has hindered my ability to look for a job and move around as needed. I am now spending my savings on a rental car.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2013

    I recently financed a vehicle through Toyota Financial Services. When I first purchased the truck through Ira Toyota in Manchester, NH. They decided to take the entire 30 day maximum time frame to mail out my application for title. In the meantime, my other vehicle was totaled in a car accident, meaning now I had to purchase ANOTHER vehicle (I am fighting insurance companies in court in that situation as well). For me, that meant I could no longer afford the truck - I had to put money into another vehicle now, and therefore couldn't afford to buy/keep 2 new vehicles.

    I found a buyer for the truck. The buyer paid off Toyota Financial, and I was promised that my title would be in the mail (overnight) to me within 10-15 days. Okay. I call back on day 17 because I still hadn't received it. All of a sudden, NOW they realize that they had not received the title yet from the state. Hmm - think they could have read their paperwork? So I call the DMV in my state (NH), the DMV says "No problem, just get either a lien release or a letter of no interest and we will send the title to you without the lien instead of sending to Toyota."

    Toyota Financial is refusing to send me either of those. Basically, they are not willing to release a vehicle title to me because they say they need proof that the lien was ever placed - they are telling me that this is a law but cannot produce said law. I can't find it either. Can someone please tell me if what they're doing is legal or if there is some other way around this? I NEED to get this title.

    On top of that, just about every person I have talked to has been extremely rude to the point of talking over me and down to me.They are your best friend when you're buying the vehicle, but the minute you pay it off, they don't give a crap about you and become EXTREMELY unwilling to help in any way, shape, or form. I will NEVER finance a car through Toyota Financial again. They have the WORST customer service I have ever dealt with.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2013

    I financed two cars with Toyota who robbed me on both cars in the Bronx and five towns over a ten-year period. I had identity theft after financing the car as someone used my mom and my information. I was never thirty days late but they reported me late. This is the worst company ever. Be aware.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2013

    I cannot believe we have babied our Toyota Prius on a lease through Toyota. I had the inspection yesterday and they said that I need to have the bumper, hood, and roof reconditioned (look at the picture). This is probably the best lease return Toyota will get, never ate in or drank in other than water. I am so dissatisfied that I will never ever touch another Toyota product, even though I have owned two Lexus's and several other Toyota's and have been happy with the vehicles. I take complete care of all of my vehicles and have never experienced something so unjust. My experience leasing from other companies is completely different.

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    Price

    Reviewed June 27, 2013

    I financed a Toyota recently and my car was re-possessed after missing about 4 payments. I ended up having to pay a whopping $15K to retrieve my car!!! My car is not even worth that amount (it's a pre-owned 2010 Toyota Corolla). I would've gladly paid them a little over $2,000 to get my car back, but they forced me to pay the full amount and then some! I'm just going to put that $2K towards buying a new car. Mind you, prior to the repossession, I had impeccable credit, so I would've faithfully paid the required payments from that point on. But since they wanted to so greedy about it, they lost themselves a good customer.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed June 13, 2013

    I spoke to Melissa **, and she agreed that Toyota will pay for half the cost of a new title, fill out the application and send it to me. I then received a call the next day from Kelly in Titles, and she verified my information. She told me the check will be mailed out THAT DAY. It is now 3 weeks later and Kelly leaves me a VM stating she never verified my mailing address, and once I call back to confirm it, she will have it out that day. What kind of ** is that?!

    I called Melissa back and haven't heard back from her yet. I left a message letting them know that this is the same nonsense I have been dealing with over the years trying to get this resolved with Toyota. They have once again DROPPED THE BALL. This also lets me know they never mailed out the original title and I’m getting screwed with paying half of it!!! My family purchased 3 cars within months at the same Toyota dealership. That will definitely be the last time!!! Unreal!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed June 7, 2013

    I am beyond fed up with this company. Each person that has called me repeatedly, 12-15 calls this week, telling me they are looking for a person that is not at this number. I was nice the first time and explained they had the wrong number and asked where they were calling from. They could not discuss that information with me. Then the calls kept coming. My response is “There's no one at this number by that name. You need to stop calling me. This is a personal cell phone number.”

    Then the fifth call came in and I asked where they were calling from. Their response, “I cannot discuss that information with you if you are not so and so.” I asked for a supervisor and was told, “Ma'm, I cannot give you that information.” “Well, what information can you give me since you've called me 15 times in 5 days and you continue to call?” This is outlandish and they need to be taken out of business for such poor customer service and business practice. I'd also love to know who trains these people. If you can't discuss anything, then stop calling me as I've asked 15 times.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed June 4, 2013

    As of today, I have received various communications (via automated voice message) regarding my car payments. I have also spoken with several individuals in your customer service and billing departments regarding my concerns with your horrible customer service and lack of attention to detail and investigation regarding my situation.

    In June of 2012, I missed my car note payment which was my error. I didn't receive any written correspondence from your company regarding this matter until October of 2012. I was informed after speaking with a representative of your company that several attempts had been made by phone and email, which I never received and explained to this person. On October 29, 2012 at 3:42 pm, I corresponded with Samantha, a representative of your company, stating that I would receive an extension and that I would not have to worry about doubling up my payments in order to bring my account up to date. I was informed that my 'last payment on my car note would not be in August but September of 2014 and that my last car note would be approximately $461.09 because of the interest rate of 1.68%'.

    I agreed to these changes on my account and informed her that I would make my November 2012 payment at the end of the month. On October 31, 2012 at 9:17am (confirmation# **), I made a payment by phone in the amount of $361.09 and was informed again by another representative of your company by the name of Brittani, Collections Department representative, that my payments would be extended to September of 2014. I am EXTREMELY frustrated with your company and its lack in providing the correct information to me as a customer.

    Last year, I received a written communication from your President's office in California after October regarding my previous communications sent to your company via email along with my financial history. I was informed to contact this person if I had any additional questions or concerns regarding my records, which I did. I left three voice mail messages for this person, I believe by the name of either Ms. ** or Ms. ** regarding my concerns with the misinformation and lack in effective communication regarding my situation and NEVER received a call back or an email regarding my concerns.

    As previously stated, I've received several messages informing me that my car note is late which is incorrect (based upon the verbal correspondence between myself and your company representatives in October). I am asking that a person from your company review the transcribed correspondence between myself, Samantha and Brittani and contact me with an update. I'm also asking that my records be updated to reflect that my account is current based upon these verbal communications.

    Finally, I wanted to inform your company that effective October 31, 2012, I lost my job and am currently unemployed and seek assistance regarding my situation. Please contact me immediately to let me know what your company plans to do regarding my situation and whether or not any assistance or consideration will be given since I'm unemployed and can't make any additional payments on my car note aside of what I pay each month in the amount of $361.09.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2013

    I've gone back and forth with Toyota regarding my title. I've paid them off years ago and all I ever received from them was a letter stating I paid off my account and I will be receiving my title shortly. When I realized I never received it, I contacted them and they told me they sent it to tag office electronically. I went to the tag office to find out it was never sent. They told me they weren't set up to receive electronic titles. I contacted Toyota again and they stated they will mail me proof to show.

    All I received was a letter stating they mailed out my title. It didn't have a date when it was mailed. I was upset because the first rep stated it was electronically sent and now they stated it was mailed. The rep from the tag office stated this is an issue with Toyota and that she has heard many people tell her the same story. I have to pay almost $90 for a duplicate. I will never deal with Toyota again.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 17, 2013

    I recently had a total loss on my brand new Scion FRS 2013. I was told by the dealership that I can cancel my extended warranty at any time and that I would be pro-rated to the date of cancellation. I called the date after my loss to explain what happened and that obviously I was no longer in need of the warranty and would like it removed. At this point, I did not know I had to actually sign a contract saying I wanted it cancelled nor did I know I had to do this at the dealership. The girl on the phone told me I could do this over the phone and she calculated what my refund would be. It was well over $1500 since I had only had my car for barely 6 months. I wrote down her name, time I called and even spoke to one other person in customer service who quoted me the same exact price and told me they would be sending me the check in the mail within 10-14 business days. I was also told it would bring my remainder of the balance to $27000 and some change.

    My insurance contacted me the same week explaining that they would be paying $28000 and some change completely covering the total loss and sending me a refund as well. I was ecstatic! - Money for a new down payment. Today, almost 2 and a half weeks later, after going to my dealership to sign off on paperwork to receive my refund, I'm being told that the amount quoted to me is not what I will be getting. In fact, instead of $1804 I will be getting $746 - less than half what I was told!

    Last night, I was quoted $746 and today I'm being quoted $736. I was transferred three times to different departments and put on hold and got dropped after waiting for so long! I told them that if I had known Toyota Finance was going to royally screw me over, I would have never purchased another Toyota. I read their contract to her over the phone quoting that nowhere in the contract did it say in the event of a total loss, that they would apply what I owed on my warranty to my loan. I shouldn't have to speak to six different people to get a straight answer. Obviously, they gave me the best answer that they could magically come up with at the time. I was being patronized and completely talked down to! I am absolutely appalled and because of false information that I was given by Toyota, I am now screwed financially trying to figure out how I'm going to come up with 1300 dollars towards the down payment.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2013

    My daughter's Toyota was financed through TFS in 2009 for 60-month term. I made prepayment to pay off this loan early in October 2011. After this payment, my payoff amount was $550. We were not required to pay immediately after that so I paid off this loan in January 2012. It turned out this new payoff amount was $750. So my question was how this payoff amount changed so much under 10.09% rate of loan in 3 months. In addition, even this first payoff amount of $550 was incorrect because it did not match online calculators significantly after my extra payment. As a result, our loss after the loan is paid off is approximately $350. Even if my calculations are incorrect, I'm supposed to see all the details in my statements to find out what the source of error is. But it is not about TFS statements, including only basic info like number of payments and outstanding balance.

    Last hope is customer service. However, our calls just returned basic answers like "prepayment won't earn interest," etc. without coming to details. I have sent out 4 (four!) regular letters with all the details by mail using official addresses found in my statement for payments and disputed payoffs. No response received, which is unbelievable for a credit company. So my question is, should I respect and trust TFS with the lack of transparency in their statements and such level of disrespect to customers?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 7, 2013

    I have been a Toyota owner since 2007. Not to mention after this Toyota, I will never buy another; their customer service at Toyota Financial is rude. The representatives repeatedly cut me off, and told me I was wrong. They refused to listen to what I was trying to say and kept telling me that it was my fault. I was the issue, I was the problem. At no point in time did the representative ever acknowledge that the issues I was having were real and not the fault of my own. I eventually just hung up. I am counting the days till this car is paid off and will have a party the day I can rid myself of Toyota altogether. Never again!

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed March 22, 2013

    I had an automatic loan payment set up with Toyota. I purchased a Honda 3 years later and my Toyota loan was paid off. One day I look at my bank account and even though my Toyota account had been closed over a month, they processed a payment of $380 on top of my Honda payment through my new dealership (so in 1 day I was charged just under $800 for car payments). I contacted Toyota to resolve this and to hopefully just be credited for the mistake. Instead, they said it would take 30 to 45 days to receive the reimbursement in the mail because they needed to wait for the funds to clear in the bank and then they were not responsible for how long the postal service took to deliver the mail. So they really wanted me to believe that Toyota/Lexus doesn’t have $380 to cover their own mistake and they needed to wait for the funds to clear.

    3 out of the 4 people I spoke with were very rude and unhelpful. I asked to speak with any type of manager/supervisor and was told that would not be possible. Very disappointed in this whole experience with Toyota. The car I had was a lemon, even though it was said to be "Toyota Certified". I had nothing but problems with it and will never purchase through or recommend Toyota to anyone going forward, which is unfortunate because I had recommended friends and family and probably made the company another $80,000 on top of the $20,000 they had gotten from me. But as always, the "man" always gets away with screwing the consumer and did not have any solution to rectify it.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2013

    Toyota Financing took out my wife's car payment with Autopay on February 12 and then took a second payment as payment for "someone else's car". Now, after several calls and faxes, we still are owed over $400 almost a month later. Supervisor "Linda" says this is not the first time this has happened to someone and "We have thousands of accounts you know."

    Well, listen to me Linda. We don't have thousands of dollars sitting in the bank able to absorb your incompetent errors. Now, you expect me to make a March payment, and if I don't, you want to charge me a late fee? Fix it or you will continue to get my social media wrath so that I can warn others of your poor accounting practices. Oh and when we leased the car, we paid tax upfront. So the previous month to this current error, when we changed banks, they "mistakenly" took the tax out again. Who is doing your accounting? Al Capone?

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2013

    I bought a car on January 8, 2013 off of a non-profit company who used Toyota Motor Credit. It is now February 25 and I still have no title from Toyota. They said the party I bought it off did not receive the money until February 9. Toyota Motor Credit explained that they have until March 9 to send out my title (30 days). How long does it take to process a title? They cashed (processed) my check rather quickly. Meanwhile, I have insurance on a car I cannot plate or drive. I will never buy a car without a title. I thought I would be dealing with a reputable company, but I guess I was wrong. Never deal with Toyota Motor Credit. I’m still waiting!

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2013

    Toyota repossessed my vehicle. I was a month behind on payments due to switching jobs. They took the vehicle and didn't notify the police. I had to make a stolen vehicle report, to find out a few hours later that the guy decided to call and tell the police they took it. Well, the first lady told me I had to wait 15 days before anything could happen. I started doing research and I called back. The second lady was very nice and told me 5 days, and to call back everyday to see if a letter of reinstatement had been issued, that I didn't have to wait to receive the letter; simply it just needed to be created.

    Two days after repossession, I called and found out the letter was generated. I paid the balance in full plus $450 tow fee, a $290 tow fee to take the vehicle to an auction which is 4 hours away. I paid everything in full, got a letter of release from the sheriff, not the police. I went to the police station only to find out I had to go to the Sheriff's department. I called Toyota back to hear that I have to wait till next week to pick the vehicle back up. The vehicle is in my hometown where I live, balance paid in full.

    I even told Toyota to keep the $290 tow fee to the so-called auction parking lot 4 hours away. They won't let me pick my vehicle up in town. They say that it's Toyota policy and law to tow it to an auction. So now, I have to drive 4 hours next week to pick up the vehicle when I could have avoided all of that and picked it up here in town. The customer service was very rude, misleading information. They didn't inform me on collecting anything from police/sheriff office. I was lied to about waiting 15 days when it actually took 48 hours. I had to take funds to Western Union to find out that I needed more information. I had to drive back home to get all the new information when, in fact, I had asked the lady what information I needed to take down to Western Union and she replied, "Just an ID." Well, I needed an account number and address to send money, the complete balance amount, telephone numbers, etc.

    So I had to call Toyota back and hold 25 minutes, speak to the same rude lady. After all of that, I called to make an appointment to the place of pickup 4 hours away and they advised me they can't make an appointment until Toyota sends a release to them. I called Toyota back, only to hear that I can't schedule an appointment until the vehicle has arrived at the auction parking lot. The debt is paid, all towing fees paid are in full, release is set up and they're screwing off, trying to make the process even harder. Bertha ** is the adviser that I beware you of. She leaves out information on purpose, is very rude threatening words. I will never again have a loan through Toyota, ever.

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    After a positive interaction with Toyota Financial Services, Adam increased their star rating on Feb. 20, 2013.

    Updated review: Feb. 20, 2013

    I have found out that I was wrong and the money that I paid early is not still collecting interest. After I sent a message to the company, they responded with detailed information about how they calculate interest. I'm giving a 4 star because their website should have more information about the finance charges, payments, etc..instead of just a lump sum amount of money you owe.

    Original Review: Feb. 8, 2013

    I have been paying ahead thinking that it would make it so that I am paying interest, but that is not the case. The interest is built into the loan. The website gives zero details about the interest being paid. I'm about 8 months paid ahead, but I am still paying interest on that money. I think that is how they get away with repossessing so many people's cars. People think they pay the loan off, but the interest charges still accrue and it is expected to be paid every month until the maturity date. They are a scam. I am going to refinance very shortly. I will never buy another Toyota again. It is funny because I was thinking about upgrading my Corolla to a Camry, but I am going to sell my Corolla and buy something that is not a Toyota.

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    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2013

    I had/have autopayment set up for my 2010 Prius. I have never missed a payment nor have been late as far as I can remember. I have no record of Toyota attempting to reach me via post mail. I came home to find that my car had been stolen! It was repossessed by Toyota with no notice and no reason to do so. I called the police which was a joke. I called Toyota just to be played with, sending me from one operator to another and to be placed on hold for a ridiculous length of time. It took 2 days to find out where my car was being held. When I went to retrieve my property, the tow company had stolen and damaged my property. My car was not even at this lot where my property was and I still do not know where my car is - which is illegal from what I have read so far. I currently have a lawyer and am taking action. I have bank statements proving that Toyota Financial has continuously taken out my payments every month since I brought the car home. Thieves! They have shown no sorrow or care even when I showed them proof that they did me wrong. Now, they will not respond to me via phone or email. I guess my lawyer will have to take care of it for me.

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2013

    I paid my Toyota lease off well over 2 months ago and sent all required paperwork to them by registered mail, signature required. They signed for it! All payoff check/money cleared the bank months ago. They have blatantly lied to me twice telling me my payoff documents and title have been sent. Going on three months later, still don't have my paperwork. They have my money and I have a bunch of lies! They, Toyota Financial, are the worst financial organization I have ever done business with. Truly an idiot operation with very poor customer service. The whole operation appears to be run in an Asian mentality, which is tell them something even if it's not true, never admit you've done anything wrong and be a good little robot.

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2012

    In reviewing a relative's estate, I have found the deceased bought a used car from Toyota and is being charged 22% interest. This was after they had purchased a new car back in 2003 at 3% interest and paid it off in five or so years. After an accident last year along with the downturn of the economy, the above is what Toyota offered when they went back to them to get another car. I have recently looked up the Blue Book value for this car that has to be sold and it is listed for $10,000 if sold by seller, $8,000 as a trade-in. The deceased was charged over $20,000 last year towards which they put the insurance money for the totaled car. Even with all of this, after only one year, the car's pay off is over $12,000.

    How can this be, a $10,000 difference in value in only one year? And the paint job on the front is pitting off from a very poor paint job. I hope someone does launch an investigation. I am more than sad and wait with trepidation as to how this is going to end, probably with the estate owing because they inflated the value last year. I really need help but I'm certain it won't be from Toyota from all I have read. I have kept exact prices and the car model and year private for fear of retaliation.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2012

    I've had a loan since 2005 with TFS. I received 7 months of extensions during the loan. They started charging me late charges for no reason and ignored my requests to fix my account. They finally told me that I was supposed to receive only 6 months total of extensions, and I was considered having missed 1 month instead of them seeing their mistake. So they hit me with month after month of late charges even though I was paying current. Last year, they repossessed my car based on their accounting errors! After weeks of demands, begging, crying, etc., one woman did the work to figure out my account and they gave me my car back without the repo charges, but would not eliminate the late charges.

    I now have only 4 months left on my loan and just got another default letter, even though I am current, accusing me of missing the last 2 months in payments! The only thing I can see is that they never fixed my account and it shows my loan matured on 11/30/12 even though my billing statement shows the correct balance due with all payments being made. My online account has been made unusable also so I cannot contact them that way. I have had it with their mix-ups. I am a nervous wreck and in fear that they will illegally repo my car again! I need help and probably an attorney. They have caused me so much strife and extra money that I shouldn't have to pay or have paid, and days of lost time. Please help.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2012

    I have been a customer of Toyota Financial for 15 years, 6 different cars. When you are a few days late with payments, they call 20 times a day from many different phone numbers. I am not late for November and they are harassing me 20 times a day for a payment that is due on the end of December. The bill hasn't even arrived yet. It is December 7th and the payment is due December 28th. I have asked them to cease and desist; they continue. The attorney general should investigate.

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2012

    After my car was totaled due to Hurricane Sandy and Toyota was paid off by State Farm, I discovered payments were still being debited from my account. I contacted TFS immediately, only to be told I had set up recurring online payments with my bank (Bank of America) which I told them was incorrect. Nevertheless, the representative kept arguing with me and so I said I would contact my bank and call them back. After speaking with my bank and confirming I never set any recurring payments with them, I called TFS back.

    Again, their representative accused me of setting up payments, but this time with a 3rd party company which I had never heard of and even dared to say TFS doesn't recommend using them. I explained to her I never signed up with anyone besides Toyota and I just want to know who I need to call to set my account straight and get my money back. The representative gave me the number for Smart Note which she said were responsible for my payments. I called them and was informed I do not have an account with them but did provide me with a phone number for another company, "Smart Payment," and it turned out I had an account with them.

    Even though I got my car through a Toyota dealership and the money was going to Toyota and Toyota was paid the balance from my insurance company, I was being blamed for recurring payments. Toyota provided my bank information to a 3rd party without my knowledge and conveniently neglected to inform me I must contact this 3rd party to close the account; otherwise, the payments will keep being debited. I think it's ridiculous that such a large corporation would have such poor customer service and be so clueless when handling people's money.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2012

    Toyota Financial Services repossessed my 2006 Ford Taurus on April 1, 2010, and then came after me with an attorney in Tempe, AZ, because of the balance from a returned Ford 500 they put on the 2006 Taurus. I am filing bankruptcy. I wasn't even late on the payment, just $50.00 short I was going to pay and the lady at Toyota Financial said it was OK. Anyway, what a horrifying company - Toyota Financial? Plus, they sure are having problems with all the cars being recalled. I will never deal with Toyota ever again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2012

    I am seriously planning on starting a petition on Change.org to have the US attorney general's office investigate Toyota Financial Services for deceptive credit fraud by charging customers illegal interest, as well as harassment of its customers, charging more than what an auto is worth. After reading several hundred complaints online against Toyota Financial Services as well as my complaint, Toyota Financial should face fines and give restitution to its customers who have been barraged by relentless phone calls using scare tactics to pay a certain fee or fees or face repossession, even after the auto was paid off and not releasing the title to the owner.

    I am a Toyota Financial customer and after making my last payment in September, I now face a $1,200 interest payment due after my auto was paid off in full and not being told of the interest payment. I have read several letters from angry and distraught customers that are going through the same issue, as well as other consumer complaint websites. My wife and I are both disabled and are on fixed incomes. This whole matter with Toyota Financial has been a total nightmare and it is highly stressful when we get endless phone calls, and rude and threatening like customer service reps. We have been told our 2003 Jeep Liberty Sport would be taken if it goes to a third party collection agency and you need to borrow money from family members, pay this off today and the insults went on.

    We have paid over $16,000 on this auto, more than its worth after 6 long years. If you're reading this Toyota Financial Services, I will bring legal action against you if you call and threaten us, harass us or intimidate us or demand money from us. Don't second guess me because you are done with your deceptive moves. You waive the remaining interest payments and forward the title to our address or I promise I will contact the US attorney general's office to see them open a case against you.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2012

    Toyota & Lexus Financial Services have the wrong phone number on their record. They have been calling my cell phone days and nights to collect money. I have been telling them that I am not the right person. I requested too many times to stop calling me. However, they just ignored my requests. I am not Carla ** that they are looking for. They must stop calling my prepaid cell phone.

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    Price

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2012

    I had a 2002 car financed through Toyota Financial Services. It is now 2012 and they will not release my title. They are claiming that I owe $1,300 in back-end interest. Shortly after I took this loan, my husband got cancer, and shortly after that, I lost my job. Since then, we have lost our home, have had to put my kids in community college, and have moved in with my parents. Through all those, we paid this stinking car off (with much help from family) because we needed it to get to the doctor's, to labs, hospitals, etc. I should be driving a Mercedes, for what this car has cost me. It is now 10 years old, has 120,000 miles on it, and needs an engine that I cannot afford. So here I am in Long Island, NY which has no public transportation to speak of, with no job, and a husband near death. My mom is selling her house to live in a nursing home, leaving us homeless, at 55 years of age.

    This rotten company will not release the title so I can junk or donate the car. They have a lien on it, yet they won't even repossess it, saving me that headache. They say it's not worth it! I am trying to do the right thing and settle with them, as other creditors have with us, but they won't. I'm seeing a lawyer to probably file for bankruptcy on them only. Now, they're getting nothing from me - they could have, if someone with any brains within TFS was smart enough to realize that I would have made a settlement payment if it were in the range of what I could afford. I'm hoping my lawyer will help me begin a suit (class action or otherwise) against this practice. If you are interested in what happens with this, or in being a part of it, I will post again somewhere because I cannot give an email address on this site.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2012

    After paying 60 payments of $378.11 with 5 extensions and $2000 down at 16.90%, Toyota Financial claims I owe them $1279.46 for the amount of days I was late. It was to my understanding that I was late only after the 15th of the month. My due date was the 5th but charged a late fee after the 15th. Only once was my payment made after the 15th! They are now telling me that I am charged for every day past the 5th! At $15,247.38 financed at 16.90%, I have paid a total of $24,686.60! Not only that, Toyota will not refund my $1750 for an extended warranty until 2014, seven years from signing. Another detail they did not explain. This is a rip off and another reason I will never purchase a vehicle from Toyota!

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2012

    I bought a Toyota Corolla in 2006 for around $20,000. I extended my payments over the course of the loan 4 times. I've been paying almost $500 per month for the last 6 years totaling almost $35,000 to date. I just made another $500 payment a few days ago like I should. I just started getting calls from Toyota Collections wanting the remaining $2,000 immediately or they will repossess my car. I told the lady on the phone that I just made my payment and why was she asking for the balance now. She told me that this extra money was accrued because of extending my payments 4 times over the life of the loan and the loan reached maturity date yesterday, which means that I must pay the balance immediately. She acted like I am a deadbeat and somehow took advantage of Toyota.

    I told her that I'm out of work and have a hard time. I asked if I could simply continue the $500 per month for the next 4 months which will satisfy the remaining $2,000. She suggested I borrow the money from friends or family and also suggested I sell something from my house, but absolutely refused to allow me to pay $500 per month for 4 months. I even asked if they would allow me to pay over the next 2 months and they refused! I can't believe that after paying over $15,000 in interest to Toyota over the past 72 months, they would not allow me to pay a lousy $500 for 4 more months. Instead they want to harass me with phone calls every 30 minutes and now repossess my car. I should have gone to a loan shark! They would have probably been more reasonable than Toyota.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2012

    I purchased my 2010 Toyota Corolla in November of 2011 and was financed through Toyota Financial Service. In May of this year I lost my job. I immediately got on the phone to Toyota to inform them of my circumstances. I was told by the agent that answered that it was too bad, but I better sell something to make my payments. Really? All I wanted to do was the right thing: call and inform them of my circumstances. I got behind on my payments like I had told them and when I asked for an extension, they told me that I didn't qualify!

    I have been trying to work with them to no avail! It is obvious by the way that they treat their customers that Toyota does not care at all, even when you are trying to do the right thing. Now, I am 4 months behind and Toyota will not accept any payments from me at all, not even a partial. They are demanding the full amount that I am delinquent so they can stop repossession activity! Really? I cannot believe it. I have dealt with other auto loan companies in the past and they all have always helped their customers. Toyota Financial does not care about their customers. Buyers beware: avoid Toyota Financial!

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2012

    On September 26, 2012, I received a call from Toyota Financial Services with regard to my Toyota account being 3 months behind. After mentioning numerous times that I would not be able to make a payment until the first of October, the representative suggested that she speaks with a supervisor to try and get two of the payments moved to the end of the account term and set up a payment in order to prevent the vehicle from being repossessed. She was able to attain such deal and we set up the arrangements. However, she processed the payment for that same day without my authorization. The following day, September 27th, I was checking my account and saw the payment along with the fees accrued for overdrafting two items affected by this transaction. There were many other pending withdrawals so I had to direct deposit in advance in order to protect my finances from any other fees, which also has a fee for the service.

    I then proceeded to file a dispute with Toyota Financial Services, in which the next representative filed and stated I would receive a follow-up within 72 business hours. On October 8th, I followed up my case where I found out that it had not been processed yet and that it would be placed for immediate action. Today, October 10th, I received a courtesy call stating that after listening to the conversation, that there was no error on Toyota Financial Services' part. I requested it to be reopened and was told that they were not going to do that. After a few expletives, I ended the call.

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    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2012

    I leased a Lexus in early 2006. I had a 36-month lease with Lexus Financial Services. I did two extensions on the contract for 6 months each, bringing the total to 48 months lease time. I negotiated purchase price of car to $30,500 at lease time (IS250). I paid $475/month for 48 months = $22,800 ($17,100 paid towards 36 month lease, additional paid towards extensions). Car is only worth $30k at purchase time. Great. In early 2010, lease is up. No more extensions allowed. I was over on the miles for my lease to the tune of $5k. I had no choice but to buy the lease out and finance with Toyota Financial Services to bury the negative or cough up $5k plus the money to get into a new lease. I decided the less expensive way was to finance.

    I bought car for residual value about $15,000 + tax + mileage negative equity. Now I owed about $19,800 (except at 17% interest rate which is horrific). I financed with Toyota Financial Services (paid $5,000 in payments over the next 2 and 1/4 years - balance now $15,500). I have paid diligently until July 2012. I got behind by mistake and called in to correct it. I could never reach anyone. They have crazy banker's hours and not open on the weekend, much different from Lexus Financial Services. Toyota is relentless. If you get behind even one day, they will call you like the mafia loan shark. They will call ten times per day, from early morning until late at night. They don't care if they are disrupting your life or your work. They don't care if they are wrong and you are right. Even if you are on time with your payments, they say that the next payment is due.

    I never ever experienced this while my loan was with Lexus Financial Services. I hate Toyota and will never ever again finance with Toyota Financial Services. I finally reached someone in August to try to sort out late payment status. The guy told me, "I'm not sure if your car will last even two weeks." I was only late one payment. Well, guess what? After paying on the same car and owning it for 6 and 1/2 years (paid a total of), I walked out to drive my daughter to school only to find my car repossessed. No warning, no chance to even try to talk to me to catch up the one and only late payment in 6 and 1/2 years, nothing. I now have no car and my credit is screwed beyond belief.

    Toyota does not care about you as a consumer or as a customer. They do not care if you have paid them $30k and still owe them $15k on a car that was only worth $30k to begin with. Your loyalty or payments mean absolutely nothing. If you are a human being and make one tiny miscalculation or mistake and make only one late payment, your life will be ruined. Mine was. Please, please, please, do not finance with Toyota Motor Credit. Buyer beware!

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2012

    I leased a 2009 Rav4 and upon lease end, I went shopping. I eventually leased a Nissan and turned the vehicle into a Nissan dealer, that was on 7/9/12. On 8/1 I received a certified letter from TFS with a bill for missing spare key ($250.00) and windshield replacement ($220.00). The letter identified the turn-in date of 7/12 at a different dealer, local Toyota dealer. Apparently, the vehicle was transported by the Nissan dealer or picked up from the Nissan dealer by the Toyota dealer. When I contacted TFS to dispute charges and indicate that I had turned the spare key in to the dealer 2 days after turning the vehicle in, the fee was waived. When I asked about the windshield, the rep told me that upon inspection of the vehicle on 7/13, a chip was found in the windshield requiring it be replaced.

    I further disputed, maintaining that when the vehicle was turned into Nissan dealership, there was nothing wrong with the windshield - no cracks, no chips, nothing. I further argued that this damage occurred while the vehicle was no longer in my possession. The rep refused to waive the fee. What doesn't make sense is I tried to explain this to the rep but he would hear none of it. When I turned in the vehicle on the 9th, apparently it sat on Nissan's lot for 3 days before being transported to the Toyota dealer. When it arrived at the Toyota dealer, it took another day for an inspection to be performed. That's 4 days out of my possession, yet I'm still responsible for the damage that occurred.

    If this vehicle was parked next to another vehicle on the dealer's lot and another customer purchased a vehicle that was parked next to it, when the lot guy went to retrieve it and opened the door on what used to be my vehicle and dinged the door, quarter panel or fender, I'm responsible? If during transport from one dealership to another, whether driven on a flatbed or tractor-trailer car carrier, any damage that could or might have occurred en route, I'm responsible for? Point is I wasn't in possession of the vehicle for 4 days before it was inspected and now they're placing me on the hook for a $220 windshield. What gives?

    I've filed a complaint with the FTC/Consumer Protection Agency and contacted an attorney. The letter I received from TFS included no contact number in case of questions. They expect me to just whip out my checkbook and write them a check. Right. Sure. Right away.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2012

    I was leasing my vehicle through Toyota, then purchased it. The finance department tacked on the residual. I am paying $58,000.00 by the time I finished paying for this vehicle in 2016, after already paying for 4 years of payments. I went to Toyota, they would not help me in any way. My payments are $540.00 a month, which is extremely hard for 9 consecutive years. Can anyone help me figure out what to do? It just seems illegal. My car is a 2006. It seems like when I repurchased, the car should have been sold as a used sale price but I bought it like it was brand new? Please help.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2012

    I was scammed and given the runaround. On 5/20/12, I entered my parking lot to find my car missing. Because I knew that 2 car payments were late, I realized that it had been repossessed. I immediately called Toyota Financial and spoke to Robert who gave me the past due amount and account balance for pay off (account is due to be paid off by 8/12). He also gave me the name and telephone number of the repo company and the dollar range of their daily storage fees. He stated that these figure were just "estimates" and that within 5 days, I should be mailed a letter with the exact figure. To expedite the process, I should call back on Tuesday (5/22) and get the amount because the letter was already being generated.

    I have called back every day, multiple times, only to speak to a different person each time and be told that the letter is still not ready. Each day, storage fees grow and I cannot believe or accept that a corporation as big as Toyota cannot determine what amount is owed. If there is no way to determine what is owed, then how can it be determined that the account is past due?

    Further, both my mother and I, with 2 different addresses and phone numbers, are listed on all paperwork so why were neither of us ever contacted regarding past due amount or intent to repossess? This is merely a scam to enrich the towing company and punish the debtor, and I have been given a run-around for a week now.

    If this is not resolved tomorrow, I will automatically accrue at least 3 more days of storage fees since the next 2 days are a holiday and Monday is a holiday/non-business day. I intend to explore all legal options as well as contact my Congress people and local/state representatives and news media. This behavior is unacceptable, immoral, and I am certain, illegal.

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    Reliability

    Reviewed May 1, 2012

    New 2011 Toyota Corolla S - Two weeks of vehicle purchase, it already needed brake work and vehicle alignment work. The vehicle sold was defective.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2012

    I purchased my brand new 2012 Toyota Camry XLE in January 2012 from Westboro Toyota in Wesborough, Massachusetts (on Route 9 Westbound, also called Turnpike Road). The dealer had manipulated the sale price and has failed to include my trade-in value in the so-called "contract". They owe me some $11,800 and I have tried to deal with both the scum dealer and the Big Daddy, Toyota Financial Services (wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation). Toyota Financial Services is demanding monthly payments and I have requested their help to deal with this unethical Westboro Toyota Dealer. No one is willing to do anything at all.

    I have demanded for Toyota to not call me at home ever again as I will charge them with invading my privacy and outright intimidation and harassment! This issue is heading to court in June 2012 as a Civil Complaint and I may upgrade it to a criminal complaint for misusing and actually stealing my hard earned $11,800 money! Stay away from Westboro Toyota in Westborough, Massachusetts! They are a bunch of old-fashioned scam artists! Please stay away from Toyota Financial Services as they are nothing less than street hoodlums with smiling faces and crooked ways! In fact, they are both thieves and ripoff scam artists!

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    Reviewed April 26, 2012

    I had a car loan from Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, which is now called Toyota Financial Services, back in 2001. This account was closed in April of 2003. The date of last activity (DLA) is with an unblemished payment history. After doing a little research, I found out that closed positive accounts, paid as agreed with no late payments, generally remain on a credit report for up to 10 years from the date of last activity according to Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. From my understanding, my account should remain on file until April 2013.

    In January of 2012, I noticed that my account with Toyota was no longer on my Experian credit file. Shortly thereafter, I called Toyota and asked for them to report my account to Experian since TransUnion and Equifax were already reporting it accurately. After my call, during the month of January, I noticed my Toyota account was no longer appearing on my TransUnion and Equifax file as well. The credit reporting agencies claimed they did not remove the file. At first, Toyota informed me that my account was deleted because it was over 7 years old. This information is incorrect since accounts paid as agreed generally remain a credit file for up to ten years from the date of last activity (DLA).

    Recently, Toyota sent a statement to the BBB that they inadvertently sent a request to all 3 credit reporting agencies to have my account deleted and stated that they can not reverse this process. This incident has caused me some great concern since deletion of my positive account information impacted my credit history and score. I am still confused as to why Toyota can not report to all 3 credit reporting agencies (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion) my positive account information that they mistakenly deleted.

    I have contacted the Better Business Bureau and my attorney general regarding this matter. I have also tried reporting my TFS account information to the credit reporting agencies directly, but they claim that only the "creditor" can have the account reported to them, even if it was closed in good standing. I'm not sure what steps to take next.

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    Reviewed April 24, 2012

    I received the pink slip after I paid off with the finance. But I don't know why my pink slip still has the owner's name and Toyota Finance Corporation. I went to DMV to ask, and they said if I need to delete the Toyota Finance Corporation, I need to pay a fee. When I went to buy an insurance, the insurance benefit was still under the owner's name and Toyota Finance Corporation. What can I do with it?

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    Reviewed April 24, 2012

    I financed my car for 60 months financing with Toyota. After 45 months, I paid off the remaining amount ($7200) that I owe to Toyota on 4/16/2012. But according to my conversation with one of the Toyota Financial representative (Cherry), she said that as soon as I am done with the payment, Toyota Financial would be able to send my title right away within 3 days. And after 8 days waiting period, I still have to call Toyota Financial everyday to check the status on my title. And not even that, they intentionally hung-up my phone 3 times and even the supervisor is not ready to accept their mistake. They promised me that the supervisor will call me back in 24 hours, but I had to call from my side to see the situation. It was extremely bad service that I had been offered, even though I was a valuable customer since 2008. I just want to inform all the consumers that you think 1000 times before you finance your car from Toyota.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 13, 2012

    I purchased my 2003 Toyota Highlander in 6/2006 with my first payment due 7/2006. I paid regularly without a missed payment, and then needed an extension on my loan. Toyota granted me a 3 month extension and sent me back the payment, by check, I had just made. I started paying on the loan again as agreed and then needed another extension which I was granted for 2 months. I again resumed payments as agreed and then started a business and needed another extension, which I had only one more allowed as they allow a total of 6 months, 2 months at a time, of extensions. So I used my last one month extension and then resumed payments as agreed. I had a few late payments, but never a missed one.

    About a year after receiving my first extension and the returned payment, I started receiving collection calls from Toyota stating I had missed a payment. We figured out that they were counting the payment they had sent back to me as a missed payment now! I went back and forth with them and they insisted I make a double payment to catch up, which of course I couldn't financially do. So they kept calling, waking me up every single day. So I asked that they not call and they put me on a do not call list. I noticed on my bill that they kept charging me late charges every month, when my payments weren't late. I sent proof of payments, I talked with supervisors, I spent hours on the phone with people and the only response I ever received was my payment statement, every time. So I thought I would deal with the over charges at the end of my loan and haggle it out then.

    Well last Monday, April 2nd, my car was repossessed. I am overpaid on my loan, because I make larger payments than what is due each month and they took my card! Now I keep getting put off, even though they admit there is something wrong with my account. It is now 1 1/2 weeks and I am without my only vehicle that I also use to get supplies for my cafe and I have a disability. They have sent me a letter telling me what I need to pay to get it back and that I have to travel 100 miles to get my car and pay storage fees on top of that! They have stolen me car from me after I paid $24,000 on it with only $3,500 left on it. They also have my payments wrong and their own statements don't agree with each other, one saying my balance is $680 higher than what I actually still owe on the loan. What do I do?!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 13, 2012

    I purchased my 2003 Toyota Highlander in 6/2006 with my first payment due 7/2006. I paid regularly without a missed payment, then needed an extension on my loan. Toyota granted me a three-month extension, and sent me back the payment by check I had just made. I started paying on the loan again as agreed, and then needed another extension which I was granted for two months. I again resumed payments as agreed, and then started a business and needed another extension which I had only one more allowed as they allow a total of six months, two months at a time of extensions. So I used my last one month extension and then resumed payments as agreed. I had a few late payments, but never a missed one.

    About a year after receiving my first extension and the returned payment, I started receiving collection calls from Toyota stating I had missed a payment. We figured out that they were counting the payment they had sent back to me as a missed payment now! I went back and forth with them, and they insisted I make a double payment to catch up, which of course I couldn't financially do. So they kept calling, waking me up every single day. So I asked that they not call and they put me on a do not call list. I noticed on my bill that they kept charging me late charges every month, when my payments weren't late. I sent proof of payments, I talked with supervisors, I spent hours on the phone with people and the only response I ever received was my payment statement every time.

    So I thought I would deal with the overcharges at the end of my loan and haggle it out then. Well last Monday, April 2nd, my car was repossessed. I am overpaid on my loan, because I make larger payments than what is due each month, and they took my car! Now I keep getting put off, even though they admit there is something wrong with my account. It is now 1 and 1/2 weeks and I am without my only vehicle that I also use to get supplies for my cafe, and I have a disability. They have sent me a letter telling me what I need to pay to get it back, and that I have to travel 100 miles to get my car and pay storage fees on top of that! They have stolen my car from me after I paid $24,000 on it with only $3500 left on it. They also have my payments wrong and their own statements don't agree with each other. One saying my balance is 680 higher than what I actually still owe on the loan. What do I do?

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    Coverage

    Reviewed March 23, 2012

    This is the 2nd time I have been unsuccessful in getting an across the border letter for Southern Mozambique from Toyota Financial Services. I am a member of a CC with my daughter and both of our vehicles are insured on the business policy of the CC. I have sent Toyota (twice) a copy of the founding statement which shows that I am a member. My insurance company has provided a letter showing the vehicle is comprehensively insured. They say that they financed me in my personal capacity so the insurance needs to be in my personal name. My son is currently in Mozambique with my vehicle. I also sent Toyota copies of his ID book and driver’s license (also sent twice).

    Last time, my son went to Mozambique. I had exactly the same problem and we never ever received the border letter. If they had anyone of intelligence on the other end of my correspondence, I have no doubt that this could and would be sorted out! Service is completely and utterly sub-standard and leaves much to be desired.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed March 19, 2012

    I have been a customer of this company for 15 years. Last year, I had surgery on my eyes and lost my business. I sent a letter to Toyota telling them my payments would be late, but I would pay the total loan when I could. This is car number 8 with them. I had a 2007 and had paid on this car for 4 years. They have called me 5 times a day on 2 phone numbers for a year relentlessly even when I was only $50.00 late this month. They should be sued.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2012

    I bought the car in 2008 (maturity date 07/2013). I filed BK in August 2010, but I kept the car only to help my credit increase after the BK. I had never missed a payment, reaffirmed the loan within 30 days after filing BK. I noticed Toyota stopped reporting me to the Equifax. I called and complained and of course, they blamed it on Equifax not reporting me. They started reporting me again and then it stopped. Now, I blame myself for this. I was too depressed to see my credit score so I stopped checking my credit. I paid the loan off in January 2012 (18 months before the term) and last month, I ran my credit online. I was and I am still shocked to see that Toyota reported the account "discharged in bankruptcy in May 2010". Toyota sent me a letter confirming that the loan was paid off (dated 02/13/2012).

    I filed a dispute online through Equifax and today, I got my results back. Toyota confirmed the account discharged in bankruptcy in May 2010. Where are the $15K I paid in the past two years? Where were all the funds applied to? Obviously, someone's been pocketing the money since my account was closed in May 2010! I want to take them to court and sue them for misrepresentation. Can someone give me an advice? Last month, I bought a $40K Ford Edge, financed through Ford (very low interest rate). I will never buy a Toyota again. A lot of my co-workers fell in love with my new car and are working on purchasing similar cars for themselves. Toyota, you're going to lose!

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed March 7, 2012

    Like Monique of Newark, CA, my maturity date on my loan was up in January 2012. A couple days before the maturity, I called Toyota Financial Services and asked them what I should do about the remaining $6000 balance. I was told at that time that it was all accrued interest and that no further interest would accrue and that I could continue making my $550 a month payment until the balance was paid in full. I had paid on the loan five years and was looking forward to getting it paid off. On February 1, I received a call from Toyota Financial Services and was told that I had 90 days in which to pay off the outstanding balance or the account would be turned over to a third party collector and the car repossessed. The collector said that the first gentleman I talked to was merely giving an opinion and that what he told me was incorrect.

    Two days later, I called Toyota Financial Services again in hopes of working out a payment plan of some sort that would satisfy them and secure my car. This collector told me that I had 60 days to pay off the balance or the account would be turned over to a third party collector and the car repossessed. In fear of having a repossession on my credit bureau, I went out two days later and traded in a perfectly good car and incurred another loan on a new/used one. I began to monitor my ToyotaFinancial.com account balances and saw on 2/16/12 where the dealer's check was posted against my account and I had a credit balance in excess of $4,200!

    I called Toyota Financial Services and was told to wait a couple days for the computers to catch up with one another. As ridiculous as that sounded, I did wait and the $4,200 credit remained on the account. I sent emails to Toyota Financial through the secure website and the very next day, the account was reported as closed and I could no longer access information on the account. I asked for an account history to verify that what I owed them was actually the balance. I've received two different types of account histories and they are both different. They reported different amounts as being received from the dealer in payoff and they show me owing an additional $553, one time in a past due balance and another time in late charges. No matter how I crunch the numbers, I can't make the amount paid in principal and interest work out to the final payment amount.

    I finally talked to someone in their executive offices in California who sent me the account histories, two different versions, on three separate occasions. He informed me that he waived the $553 and that my account is now closed. I financed just under $20,000 for my Avalon and ended up paying over $38,000 for it. That's nearly a 100 percent return. When I got the loan in 2006, it was at a high interest rate. I was told that I could apply a year later to have the interest rate brought down. A year later, I was told that Toyota Financial Services does not refinance loans. I have retained an attorney and am going to pursue getting the credit refunded to me. My experience with TFS has been awful and I'll never own another Toyota, after having both a Camry and an Avalon.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 1, 2012

    I am so frustrated with Toyota Financial. My maturity date was up at the end of Sept 2011. I had a balance of $6000 left. I have been scrambling trying to get this balance get taken care of. Well my balance has come down. But now I have two different balances. The frustrating part is I have told them not to call me at work and they continue to do this. But also, I got a call saying that my balance needs to be paid off or it will be charged off. Now I have called them stating that I'm trying to get this taken care off. They keep telling me there is nothing else they can do and I have been with this finance company for 5 years. I have paid over $30,000 into my truck with a balance of less than $3400. Now they're telling me it's going to be charged off. They are really going to ruin my credit. Why isn't somebody in the management trying to help your loyal customers? I just dropped them $1500.00 last week to get my balance where it is now. There has got to be something that can be done. I am trying to take care of this without it being a charge off, but I don't have one lump sum to pay the balance off.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2012

    Having bought 4 Toyotas from Kay Jennings in Springfield, VA and with Toyota Financial services, this go round, they screwed me. In the beginning of January 2012, I called and asked for two months extension on my loan due to hardship. I was told by Toyota Financial that I could skip January and February since I fall under the hardship category and that my next payment would be March 2012.

    Well, wouldn't you know, come the middle of February, I get a call from Toyota Financial asking for my January payment, I explained that about the phone call and being told by Toyota Financial that I could skip two months, plus I never received a call nor letter stating I was not approved, only to be told by them that they were sorry I was given false information and they did not know why I was not sent a letter (maybe because you did not sent it) but I would need to make both payments. If this is the way Toyota treats returning customers, I will never own another Toyota. P.S. I ended up trading the truck for something cheaper like a Kia that has a way better warranty.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2012

    I have been a loyal Toyota customer for over 20 yrs. I talked my Mom into buying a Toyota instead of a Ford. I had excellent credit so she got the lease no problem. She missed a couple of payments because of severe illness. Now they have ruined my credit and are trying to repossess the car. Toyota has become downright awful. They are a terrible company and no American should ever buy a Toyota again People stick with Ford, at least they have business scruples. I have sent so many relatives and friends Toyota’s way no more.

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2012

    Toyota sent a company to come in the middle of the night, and steal my daughter's car. She is 23 years old with two small children. She paid cash for the car, and has the title (pink slip) from the DMV with no liens. The DMV says it's her car. Toyota refuses to let her have her personnel items, or car seats for the kids. She is not on government assistance, but soon will be with no way to work. She has the title. It's her car, and owes no one.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2012

    After putting down $3,500 to lease a 2008 RAV4, I did not pay my first month of the lease on time. I sent in the next double payment on time. The company cashed my check and 5 days later repossessed my car with no notification. I was told that I could get my car back if I proved the payment was made. When I did show proof, Toyota stated that there was a $3 balance (must have been some interest or something) that was due and therefore they were in the right to repossess. They were extremely rude but did rebate my double payment back (about $500). I then got a bill for $500. When I called to resolve the issue (and wrote many letters), I was told that they expected the $500 back. I never heard from them again.

    A year later I started getting repeated phone calls from someone who would not identify himself. Eventually I found that a collection agency was calling. I explained that I wanted to see a bill. Still no bill. For years now I get a yearly call from a collector trying to ask for money I never owed. My credit is ruined and gets worse. There really seems nowhere to turn to fight such unethical "business" practices. Recently I called Toyota and asked them to send me a bill. They asked for my address and were surprised when I gave it to them.

    They reported that was not where they had been billing. When I asked where they sent my bills all these years (and given that I have never moved), they refused to tell me. I have not seen a bill from Toyota since a month after they repossessed my car. So I am out $3,500 for a car I had for two months before they repossessed without warning. As if the money and humiliation were not enough, the ongoing destruction of my credit with no recourse is terrible.

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    Contract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2012

    I had to file chapter 13 to protect my home. After loan modification, it was dismissed. TFS sent a letter stating that $6,750 was due in full immediately. They refused to explain the balance. There were five payments of $350 left on a 72-month contract. They took the car once after filing chapter 13 and had to bring it back. Later on, a letter arrived stating that $5,200 was due by 10/30. I made an offer of three payments but they declined.

    On 10/28, I was driving to the store and a tow truck started following me--aggressively motioning me to pull over. I did not. At a stop sign, Mrs. repo jumped out and tried to open my passenger door. At a stop light, the repo man cut me off and Mrs. repo climbed on the hood. I called the cops. I told the cops that I would voluntarily leave it for them and to give me 45 minutes.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2012

    I am having a bad experience paying off my loan because the payoff quote provided by Lexus Financial Services (Toyota Motor Credit Corp.) is incorrect in my case. We made a large additional principal payment earlier in the loan, but they are still including the finance charges on that amount in the payoff quote. This is a serious problem that is definitely going to get them in a lot of trouble with customers, regulators, and in the courts at some point.

    Anyway, in addition to that problem, they also seem to be ignorant of customer's billing dispute rights under the Fair Credit Billing Act, as they have made no formal acknowledgment of my dispute of the payoff amount and seem to be about to make negative credit reporting and collection efforts on the disputed amount. They don't even provide a time deadline when a payment received is to be posted to the account on the same day, also as required under the law.

    The entire operation appears to run on auto-pilot, nobody with decision-making authority can review and override any of the numerous automatic decisions made by their computers.

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    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2012

    They are ruthless. After being a good customer for 15 years and 4 cars I had a serious medical problem. I sent them a letter and was slow in paying my car loan. They harassed me for 1 year, calling 2 numbers 5x a day. I asked them to stop as I owned the car for 4 years and was not about to default on my loan. Then I got so fed up with their abuse, I wanted to pay off my balance. I couldn't find my account # cause my new bill hadn't arrived. I called and asked for my account #, gave my social and my payoff amount and was told they couldn't give my my own account # on the phone. So now, I cant even pay this off if I wanted to. They are nasty and have no customer service skills and won't work with customers. Never again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2011

    December 20, 2011, I was told by Elaine that she would send my buy-back contract out by "overnight". I called December 21 at 4:00 pm and was told she shipped it. It is now December 23 and there’s no contract yet. You should be aware that you’re not getting the service you’re paying for. Could you please tell me whether or not to expect payment on the buy back soon?

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2011

    This complaint is against Toyota and Lexus Financial Services who ruined my credit after being a Toyota good customer for 6 years. The story behind is, I served military, I called and asked if I can pay by credit card or any other available way. What they said is that they understand and they will the hold payment for 1 month but they lied. On the next month, when I returned from US Army, I sent 2 payments but they already setup my account with a collection agency!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2011

    This complaint is against Toyota and Lexus Financial services as I have owned both vehicles and have had to use both companies. I paid off my Lexus es300 in the first week of Nov. 2011 and was advised by the rep to do so via certified check or internet payment. I chose to pay it off using their website (lexusfinancial.com). A month and 2 follow up phone calls later, they tell me that they sent out my Title on Nov 21st and I have yet to receive it. I am getting all my other mail from these companies. After nagging them; they finally send out a release of lien for me to take to the DMV to get the title under my name; however, I have to take time out of my schedule to do this.

    I also have a leased Corolla that I took over (through TFS) from another party. Initially, they took 2 months to process the paperwork (according to Toyota, this is standard...wow! ), but then, they sent out my prepaid FedEx package to a different Toyota dealer God knows where (I came to know via FedEx). The package finally made it to me but it took over 3 months. My situation later changed and I was looking to get out of the lease so I contacted TFS to get paperwork processed for an interested party looking to take over my lease.

    As usual, TFS took their sweet time in responding and by then the party had already lost interest. This happened to me with 2 different interested parties. Additionally, got my Corolla broken into and an insurance check was mailed to me to be endorsed by me and TFS in order for it to clear. I mailed the check in the 2nd week of Nov-2011 and a month and several phone calls later, I have yet to receive the check. They keep saying they mailed it out (just like my Lexus Title). Again, I am receiving all my mail including TFS correspondence from these companies. By far, the worst company I have dealt with in any sense.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2011

    Terrible payoff experience refinancing my car from Toyota Financial Services to another Bank. I sent them a check to payoff my loan at Toyota Financial Services to PenFed a bank. They sent me my title and told me it was paid off. It is wrong to do this. Then they sent me a nasty letter stating that the bank check did not clear. They tell me to send the title that they sent to me error or they will take legal action against me since they made the mistake.

    Toyota Financial Services needs to make sure the bank check clears before they send out a car title. Also, they need to double check their records next time and make sure they don't make the same mistake next time. They made the mistake and I needed to correct or they were going to take legal action against me because they made the mistake. I want Toyota Financial Services to apologize for their error and pay me for my time and effort correcting their mistake.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2011

    Four months ago, I obtained finance from Toyota Finance for a 2010 Toyota Rukus. I provided all documentation that I have known to be true and accurate.

    Two months later, a police officer showed up on my doorstep stating that my account with Toyota has been suspended due to alleged fraudulent documents. Without seeing these documents, I advised the officer that I have been a victim of identity theft and internet hacking. I showed him multiple documents of SAPOL e-crimes divisions investigations of Brian ** of USA and Ukraine, for criminal identity theft and computer fraud. Brian ** has also used my IDs and business IDs to illegally gain access and take over emails and websites. I also showed him my fraud issues that have been raise to Veda and to our old Bank SA. In which, Bank SA was continually hit with the fraud causing us money loss, having to change cards multiple times, open and reopen bank accounts. My husband and I finally left Bank SA due to their inability to regulate the fraud. When I spoke to the officer, it would seem that a fraudulent bank statement was sent to them.

    The officer investigated all the information given and found there not to be anything fraudulent as we were making payments to Toyota Finance on time and we had the same about the money in our new bank accounts. I later called Walter ** of Toyota Finances about the account and the issue that had been raised. He informed me that he personally thought I was nothing but a fraud and when I told him that I was not and that he cannot call me a fraud and that, that was slander. He said it wasn't because it was his personal opinion of me that I was nothing but a fraudulent disgrace to society. This conversation made me so upset because I haven't done anything. Walter then informed me that he was taking my car. I asked him why, and he stated because you are a fraud. I told him the police says that I'm not. He stated that he doesn't agree with the police's findings and that he can do what he wants. I said that he isn't above the law and he said that he was.

    So now this past Friday, my car was taken off the street without warning. I called Walter to ask what was going on and he said that the car was his. I said where is his court order and he said that he didn't need one. So now my car is gone and of 10000 dollars worth of computer/camera equipment and electrical tools which Walter is now holding for random until we give the car keys up.

    The resolution I would like Toyota to reinstate the loan (we made all the payments for it on time), my personal items back and documentation to sue Toyota for Breach of Peace, Libel, Slander, Harassment, Grand Theft and blackmail.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2011

    I mailed a $900 payment directly from the post office to be applied to my brother John **'s car loan on 10-13-11, but Toyota Finance claims that they never received it as of 10-24-11. They refused to talk to me and when my brother called to authorize them to talk to me, they said it had to be 3-way or via letter. He didn't have time to do that because he was at work. In the meantime, he's being assessed a late fee and I have to pay to stop payment on the check. I earnestly believe that it's stuck on somebody's desk or some other location within the walls of the office.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011

    I use online banking for almost all of my accounts. On this website, they allowed me to enter a payment of $354,043 which should have been $354.43. They actually processed this on a loan that was only a total of $11,000 and when I called to see what needed to be done to correct this I was told to let it bounce.

    They have no customer service at all and they have done nothing at all for me. They said that I can pay next week after this bounces with a late fee.

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2011

    Only a computer system manages, whether a person can have an extension or more than one, on an account to bring a late account current. I kept speaking upward to higher levels of management. I was told no one can help me get two months of extensions because I was two months late. The managers have "no ability to grant extensions" once the system blocks you out. It seems to me that people should be able to look into facts surrounding the problem instead of relying on a "system" to make decisions that are normally made by people if the payments are on time without problems.

    According to Toyota Financials Account Manager, there is no way for them to remedy a solution so it's interesting that the managers are held by their computers.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011

    After a layoff, I got behind on lease payments. after being offered a deferral and paying what they asked, I was still being called by Toyota Financial Services. Then, I received an insurance check for the damage done to the vehicle. I called Toyota to see if they would accept the check to go to the lease payments and was told yes. I mailed the check as instructed, with all the information that they asked for. But I received the check back, and called to find out why. They said that they would not accept the check for lease accounts. They said that I was four payments behind, which I disputed and then, I ordered a payment history

    In the mean time, with no notice about a repossession man at my door, I cleaned out the car and let him have it. I got a call from Toyota Financial Services the next day to see if they could make payment arrangements. I told her that the vehicle had been repossessed the previous day. She was stunned and said that the account had not been documented as repossessed.

    When I received the payment history, I called to get an explanation because it was a mess, not just payment and balance. Then, I just said "to ** with it." I received the early termination statement showing what they sold the car for and what my balance due was. The balance due was half of what the insurance check was for (it shows how much the body shop was going to make on the repairs). I signed the check and sent it to Toyota Financial Services.

    I called today to verify the account had been paid off and I would get the refund. The account was paid off and she said that it would take 60 days to get the refund, giving the check time to clear. Is this even legal to keep an overage that long? I found Toyota Financial Services very unprofessional, and no one seems to know what the other is doing or saying. I did not say anything when the car was repossessed without any notice. I paid the balance the same day the Early Termination Accounting Statement came in the mail. Now, they are keeping my overage for 60 days. Why would such a large company be so messed up? Toyota Financial Services should get it together!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2011

    In 2009, I missed two payments. I was contacted by a customer service representative who was kind enough to help me to extend my contract agreement. The term of the contract was to pay all the late charges then. And the two payment that I missed would be paid in two months at the end of my contract, which was May and June of 2011. I paid the late charge as agreed upon. And I was on time with all my payments since then and the two months that I missed, in May and June as agreed. I am now getting numerous calls that I owe two months because my contract ended in June, and I did not pay for those two months. I explained to the several reps the terms. And I also faxed the extended contract which clearly stated the terms of the agreement. I got no response. Everyday I am getting calls for past due amount. No one can explain what the past due amount is for, as my last statement in June has a minus $4.00. If I am past due, should it be included in my balance?

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2011

    I called Toyota to inform them my husband was very ill on 06/15/2011. They agreed to give me a 2-month extension on my payments. My husband and I signed an agreement through Toyota to delay payments. They were more than willing to help at that time. My husband passed away on 08/22/2011. I called Toyota that afternoon to inform them. Our insurance through Toyota was to pay off the vehicle. I informed the insurance of his death. On 09/01/2011, Toyota debited my account for $420.80, which caused my bank to be overdrawn. They led me to believe no more payments were to be debited. I am on a fixed income and did not prepare for that to come out of my account without warning. They refuse to replace the money. That has put me in dire straits financially. I feel their practices are terribly wrong and misleading. They totally misrepresent the caring people they led me to believe they were. What are my options?

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2011

    I purchased a used car in 2009. I paid for a warranty in the contract that was voided after Chrysler filed bankruptcy. As part of my payment, they still have the same payment amount but no warranty.

    I have had to pay wrecker bills, plus untold expense on this lemon of a car. I'm afraid to drive it because it won't start half the time. I have had almost three years and driven a little over one thousand miles. I will never buy from Toyota ever again. I feel trapped. I owe way more than its worth with a large payment that I can't trade it in. I owe way too much. And you can't talk to them on the phone. I am considering legal action.

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2011

    My car was repossessed without notice, and I have been paying sometime three months late at once for over a year half. The tow truck driver parked right on the septic tank and broke the pipe underground. The no trespassing signage was already in place on the drive way. He ignored it entered my private driveway. The damage will cost $30,000. I have to replace the whole septic tank because the pipe is made out of clay, it was made in 1980's or 70's.

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2011

    Had two late car payments due to dealing with storm damage. They repossessed the vehicle and offered redemption. I paid money on the first day and all the other paper works were faxed and received by them. I was told I would have the vehicle back within 48 to 72 hours. Have gotten the run-around ever since and it's been 7 days. Now I have no vehicle back, no refund and soon to lose my job since I have no vehicle. I sent them a total of $2,300 and to get it back I have been on phone with them all week seven times a day. They have cheated me out of all my money and my vehicle and its contents.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2011

    In May 2010, I call Toyota to return the car because I was having problems with the car, also financially and I can afford to fix it. To make payments and paid the insurances company. A supervisor was really nasty with me a few times, hung up on me. I call them all the times to pick up the car and they refuse. By July, I put the car in a private parking and told them to pick the car asap and they told they will. They pick up the car in November, even a few repo people call me and say they will pick up the car and they never didn't. Now they try to claim for the 4 months, the car was in the parking and other expenses.

    The consequences is they put more late fees in my account, they destroy my credit, putting more months in my account and that way they destroy my credit history. I even make a complaint with BBB in that time. Now, a debt collector have the account and they trying to sue me even I offer a settlement payment. They send papers to another address and they rude with me even I told them that I don't own that amount. Please help me.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2011

    I leased a 2011 Camry SE on the 7th of January 2011, and just 2 weeks after that something came up and I was looking for someone to take over my lease. My monthly payment is $485.00 but this is with purchase of Gap insurance. Without the Gap, my payment would have been $460.00, so I wanted to cancel the GAP so that my payment could go so that I could see someone to take over the lease at a better rate.

    So I contacted Toyota Financial Services and was directed to the Gap department and I told them that I would like to cancel the Gap insurance. I was instructed to write a letter stating the reason for cancellation, which I did and sent to them on 01/27/11. Then a week later, I called to find out the status of the Gap and I was told that this Gap insurance cannot be cancelled and was told that in the state of New York where I reside that I am not allowed to cancel after purchasing it. I was asked to go and read my contract, that it was stated, so I went to read my contract and there it was stated that the Gap insurance cannot be cancelled. Based on that I said to myself that I am stuck so I decided to keep my car because people are not willing to pay $485.00 to take over the lease.

    I decided to keep the car. But all of sudden, I saw a credit of $195.00 in my account and when I called Toyota Financial, I was told that the Gap insurance on my car has been cancelled that is why I have that credit. I was furious and I was transferred to the Gap department and there I spoke with Mr *** who confirmed all that I wrote here but told me that the GAP was cancelled in an error. I then told him to reinstate it back because you told me that I cannot cancel it and that affected my decision of keeping my car and now you cancel it.

    He then asked me if I want it back and I said yes. Then he put me on hold for like 2 minutes and he came back to tell me that he is sorry that once this is cancelled that it can not be reinstated. I asked him and reminded him of what happened and what they told me and what my contract says. He just told me that there is nothing he can do about it because I wrote them a letter requesting the cancellation. I pointed to him over and over too that they asked me to write that letter and 4 days after that they tell me that I can not cancel the Gap once it is purchased and I let it go because I went to read my contract and it was stated that I cannot cancel it. Then if you cancel it in an error they should rectify it immediately.

    I was only credited $195.00, but I have still have to make $485.00 payment every month. Before the Gap insurance was purchased, my monthly payment was $460.00 so with the cancellation why should I continue to make $485.00 payment for 34 months. This is unfair This is why I wanted it to be reinstated.

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