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J. Allen Toyota

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Sales hours: 8:30am to 8:00pm
Service hours: 7:00am to 6:00pm
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Monday 8:30am–8:00pm 7:00am–6:00pm
Tuesday 8:30am–8:00pm 7:00am–6:00pm
Wednesday 8:30am–8:00pm 7:00am–6:00pm
Thursday 8:30am–8:00pm 7:00am–6:00pm
Friday 8:30am–8:00pm 7:00am–6:00pm
Saturday 9:00am–8:00pm 7:30am–5:30pm
Sunday Closed Closed
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(531 reviews)

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J. Allen Toyota 3/21/25 - 4/08/25 Thank you for

J. Allen Toyota 3/21/25 - 4/08/25 Thank you for pointing out the DTC of the 2010 Lexus 460 set of Misfires, DTC of 1-8, all eight cylinders, which another shop caused by installing the wrong spark plugs in the vehicle and multiple damaged connectors. Tech. (430). Installed new Lex Spark Plug Tube Gasket, performed CO2 Testing -Passed.. Replaced 3 Damaged Connectors. Performed a light cleaning on the Throttle body assembly. I performed CO2 testing again and found that the vehicle failed the test. Recommend New Engine Assembly. Subtotal 1533.75 Why? DTC was not performed on the O2 Sensors. My OBD shows this is a problem, and my engine light is on. ?

J. Allen Toyota 3/21/25 - 4/08/25 Thank you for

J. Allen Toyota 3/21/25 - 4/08/25 Thank you for pointing out the DTC of the 2010 Lexus 460 set of Misfires, DTC of 1-8, all eight cylinders, which another shop caused by installing the wrong spark plugs in the vehicle and multiple damaged connectors. Tech. (430). Installed new Lex Spark Plug Tube Gasket, performed CO2 Testing -Passed.. Replaced 3 Damaged Connectors. Performed a light cleaning on the Throttle body assembly. I performed CO2 testing again and found that the vehicle failed the test. Recommend New Engine Assembly. Subtotal 1533.75 Why? DTC was not performed on the O2 Sensors. My OBD shows this is a problem, and my engine light is on. ?

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
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  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Came in for service or repair
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I recently took my 2013 Toyota RAV4 to J.

I recently took my 2013 Toyota RAV4 to J. Allen Toyota for a recall repair and to fix a steering issue. While they did address the recall, the steering problem was not resolved. Initially, I was charged over $800 for the steering repair, but later refunded. They then attempted to charge me over $3,000 for a steering column replacement, which I declined. Additionally, they damaged the interior trim of my car and promised to order a replacement part. However, after multiple follow-ups, I was informed that no order exists in their system. Attempts to reach a manager were unsuccessful. Extremely dissatisfied with the lack of accountability and unresponsiveness. Would not recommend J. Allen Toyota based on my experience.

I recently took my 2013 Toyota RAV4 to J.

I recently took my 2013 Toyota RAV4 to J. Allen Toyota for a recall repair and to fix a steering issue. While they did address the recall, the steering problem was not resolved. Initially, I was charged over $800 for the steering repair, but later refunded. They then attempted to charge me over $3,000 for a steering column replacement, which I declined. Additionally, they damaged the interior trim of my car and promised to order a replacement part. However, after multiple follow-ups, I was informed that no order exists in their system. Attempts to reach a manager were unsuccessful. Extremely dissatisfied with the lack of accountability and unresponsiveness. Would not recommend J. Allen Toyota based on my experience.

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  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Came in for service or repair
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Left work early, got a babysitter, Drove 75 miles to

Left work early, got a babysitter, Drove 75 miles to purchase what sounded like a certified used van. Got there and it was dented (just happened 😂) Engine was filthy , rugged looking. What a waste. Worst part - I think they were expecting a woman they could take advantage of and were surprised to find a man was the buyer. So very disappointing for multiple parties

Left work early, got a babysitter, Drove 75 miles to

Left work early, got a babysitter, Drove 75 miles to purchase what sounded like a certified used van. Got there and it was dented (just happened 😂) Engine was filthy , rugged looking. What a waste. Worst part - I think they were expecting a woman they could take advantage of and were surprised to find a man was the buyer. So very disappointing for multiple parties

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  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a used car
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*NEW BUYERS PLEASE BEWARE* I purchased a vehicle

*NEW BUYERS PLEASE BEWARE* I purchased a vehicle through J Allen Toyota and my overall experience was subpar. They made a mistake on my sales price. The price we agreed on (that I signed on the Proposal) was not reflected on the actual Bill of Sale. The signing process was electronic with my digital signature applied and the process was rushed through. I was given a flash drive with the documents stored on them versus leaving with the physical paperwork in my hand. So, I didn’t notice the mistake until I got home and reviewed the documents on the flash drive. Please pay attention to the tricks that the Sales and Finance team will try to play on you. I wouldn’t have caught the mistake in sales price unless I reviewed the documents on the flash drive when I made it home. Also, I live out of State and they forgot to send me home with a temporary tag for the vehicle. I called Chad (my Sales Consultant) and immediately notified him of the error in my sales price. Both Chad and Paul (the Sales Manager) were very dismissive to my concerns and were quick to rush me off the phone. I was told by Chad, “Well it was a mistake, we are human, sometimes we drop the ball and don’t always get it right”. Seriously? This is your job and it’s completely unacceptable. I was told that I would receive a check with the difference in the sales price. It has now been over one week since I’ve purchased the vehicle and I haven’t received anything. It’s hard for me to fully enjoy my new vehicle because I’m so disappointed in how poorly the situation was handled at this dealership. The quality of the customer service is poor. I have to continuously follow up with them to receive a simple update on the status of my check and it feels like I’m pulling teeth. I just simply want an answer. I shouldn’t have to go out of my way to receive an update on a mistake that was made by the dealership. This is absolutely ridiculous. There are many other Toyota dealerships to purchase a vehicle from. If I could do it all over again, I would take my business elsewhere. If you are interested in buying a vehicle at this dealership, please take my experience as your warning.

*NEW BUYERS PLEASE BEWARE* I purchased a vehicle

*NEW BUYERS PLEASE BEWARE* I purchased a vehicle through J Allen Toyota and my overall experience was subpar. They made a mistake on my sales price. The price we agreed on (that I signed on the Proposal) was not reflected on the actual Bill of Sale. The signing process was electronic with my digital signature applied and the process was rushed through. I was given a flash drive with the documents stored on them versus leaving with the physical paperwork in my hand. So, I didn’t notice the mistake until I got home and reviewed the documents on the flash drive. Please pay attention to the tricks that the Sales and Finance team will try to play on you. I wouldn’t have caught the mistake in sales price unless I reviewed the documents on the flash drive when I made it home. Also, I live out of State and they forgot to send me home with a temporary tag for the vehicle. I called Chad (my Sales Consultant) and immediately notified him of the error in my sales price. Both Chad and Paul (the Sales Manager) were very dismissive to my concerns and were quick to rush me off the phone. I was told by Chad, “Well it was a mistake, we are human, sometimes we drop the ball and don’t always get it right”. Seriously? This is your job and it’s completely unacceptable. I was told that I would receive a check with the difference in the sales price. It has now been over one week since I’ve purchased the vehicle and I haven’t received anything. It’s hard for me to fully enjoy my new vehicle because I’m so disappointed in how poorly the situation was handled at this dealership. The quality of the customer service is poor. I have to continuously follow up with them to receive a simple update on the status of my check and it feels like I’m pulling teeth. I just simply want an answer. I shouldn’t have to go out of my way to receive an update on a mistake that was made by the dealership. This is absolutely ridiculous. There are many other Toyota dealerships to purchase a vehicle from. If I could do it all over again, I would take my business elsewhere. If you are interested in buying a vehicle at this dealership, please take my experience as your warning.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
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  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a used car
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Worst place on the gulf coast to purchase a vehicle.

Worst place on the gulf coast to purchase a vehicle. Traded a perfectly good running jeep for 2018 gmc sierra that lasted 7 days before the transmission went completely out. All they had to say was oh well you signed a contract. All that money for a vehicle then have to turn around and buy a new transmission. I don't understand how dealerships keep getting away with this. Even after the salesman told the truck had absolutely no issues what so ever. If I could find a lawyer willing to take them on I would sue the xxxx out of J Allen Toyota

Worst place on the gulf coast to purchase a vehicle.

Worst place on the gulf coast to purchase a vehicle. Traded a perfectly good running jeep for 2018 gmc sierra that lasted 7 days before the transmission went completely out. All they had to say was oh well you signed a contract. All that money for a vehicle then have to turn around and buy a new transmission. I don't understand how dealerships keep getting away with this. Even after the salesman told the truck had absolutely no issues what so ever. If I could find a lawyer willing to take them on I would sue the xxxx out of J Allen Toyota

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
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  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a used car
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I have never written a bad review but when no one will

I have never written a bad review but when no one will call you back what else can a person do. Here is my story: On July 2nd I had my Toyota towed into J. Allen due to the strong smell of gas. I was scared to drive it. It had 2 recalls on this make and model. I got my car back on July 5th and on the way home the engine light came on and a alarm with the rear light on. So, made another appointment for July 10th and when I got there I was told I needed to leave it. I had more appointments that afternoon so I left making yet another appointment for July 15th at 9:00am. I thought it would help if I brought the car there on Sat. July 13th so they could get started on it ASAP Monday morning at 9:00. I thought for sure it would be taken care of by that afternoon. WRONG!! I called 3 or 4 times to check on the status as I had an emergency and kept getting the run around. No communication about what was going on with my car. Finally about 4:30pm I called and told them I needed my car and was coming to get it fixed or not, I had an emergency. After 7 hours you would think I would know something or have my car back. I was extremely upset!! Wouldn't you be?? When I went to pay I was told it was over $200 dollars but then someone stepped in, ripped a page off and then I had to pay $181.42. I saw the diagnostics code and a friend looked it up which reveled a evaporation problem. Due to unforeseen circumstance I was not able to contact them again until yesterday July 23rd. Two calls to Rose, leaving a message to PLEASE call me back and after 4 hours of waiting I called manager Triston Guthrie leaving a message to please call me back. No call back. I am not only disappointed, I can't believe you are running a business with no regards to a person's safety. You should have returned my calls and tried to resolve my issue. My car could be dangerous! Shame on all of you!

I have never written a bad review but when no one will

I have never written a bad review but when no one will call you back what else can a person do. Here is my story: On July 2nd I had my Toyota towed into J. Allen due to the strong smell of gas. I was scared to drive it. It had 2 recalls on this make and model. I got my car back on July 5th and on the way home the engine light came on and a alarm with the rear light on. So, made another appointment for July 10th and when I got there I was told I needed to leave it. I had more appointments that afternoon so I left making yet another appointment for July 15th at 9:00am. I thought it would help if I brought the car there on Sat. July 13th so they could get started on it ASAP Monday morning at 9:00. I thought for sure it would be taken care of by that afternoon. WRONG!! I called 3 or 4 times to check on the status as I had an emergency and kept getting the run around. No communication about what was going on with my car. Finally about 4:30pm I called and told them I needed my car and was coming to get it fixed or not, I had an emergency. After 7 hours you would think I would know something or have my car back. I was extremely upset!! Wouldn't you be?? When I went to pay I was told it was over $200 dollars but then someone stepped in, ripped a page off and then I had to pay $181.42. I saw the diagnostics code and a friend looked it up which reveled a evaporation problem. Due to unforeseen circumstance I was not able to contact them again until yesterday July 23rd. Two calls to Rose, leaving a message to PLEASE call me back and after 4 hours of waiting I called manager Triston Guthrie leaving a message to please call me back. No call back. I am not only disappointed, I can't believe you are running a business with no regards to a person's safety. You should have returned my calls and tried to resolve my issue. My car could be dangerous! Shame on all of you!

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  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Came in for service or repair
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Received great deal and service from Evan on a great

Received great deal and service from Evan on a great looking Camry XLE. Love it

Received great deal and service from Evan on a great

Received great deal and service from Evan on a great looking Camry XLE. Love it

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  • Overall experience 5.0
  • Does recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a new car
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We are grateful you took time to share your experience with Evan and team at J. Allen Toyota, Kenpock, thank you! We appreciate your business and look forward to your first service visit!

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Chad Gunn is an excellent customer assistant.

Chad Gunn is an excellent customer assistant. Professional, knowledgeable and attentive. We contacted J Allen, Chad returned our contact and due to our busy schedule, we arranged a very wide time range for our visit. The dealership is a beehive of activity, but no one is overlooked and staff checks frequently on anyone in a waiting area. Chad had already had the newly arrived used car we came to see cleaned in anticipation of our arrival (an unspecified time.).After the test drive we were permitted all the time we wanted to thoroughly look over and under the car. Satisfied, we began the purchase process. It was seamless and there was no upsell pressure. No nonsense, intelligent and smooth process. All of the staff with whom we came in contact was friendly and knowledgeable. They do a lot of business daily but everyone who steps through the door is treated like an individual. To have staff who speak TO you and NOT AT you is an awesome experience in car buying.

Chad Gunn is an excellent customer assistant.

Chad Gunn is an excellent customer assistant. Professional, knowledgeable and attentive. We contacted J Allen, Chad returned our contact and due to our busy schedule, we arranged a very wide time range for our visit. The dealership is a beehive of activity, but no one is overlooked and staff checks frequently on anyone in a waiting area. Chad had already had the newly arrived used car we came to see cleaned in anticipation of our arrival (an unspecified time.).After the test drive we were permitted all the time we wanted to thoroughly look over and under the car. Satisfied, we began the purchase process. It was seamless and there was no upsell pressure. No nonsense, intelligent and smooth process. All of the staff with whom we came in contact was friendly and knowledgeable. They do a lot of business daily but everyone who steps through the door is treated like an individual. To have staff who speak TO you and NOT AT you is an awesome experience in car buying.

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  • Overall experience 5.0
  • Does recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a used car
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We are grateful you took time to share your experience with Chad and the rest of the team at J. Allen Toyota, Garro, thank you! We appreciate your business and look forward to your first service visit!

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All I have to say is EXCELLENCE,, PROFESSIONAL AND CHAD

All I have to say is EXCELLENCE,, PROFESSIONAL AND CHAD GUNN . J Allen Toyota....AMAZING!

All I have to say is EXCELLENCE,, PROFESSIONAL AND CHAD

All I have to say is EXCELLENCE,, PROFESSIONAL AND CHAD GUNN . J Allen Toyota....AMAZING!

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  • Overall experience 5.0
  • Does recommend this dealer
  • Shopped for a used car
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We are grateful you took time to share your experience with Chad and the rest of the team at J. Allen Toyota, Franchesca, thank you! We appreciate your business and look forward to your first service visit!

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My car isn't a Toyota, so I called and asked if they

My car isn't a Toyota, so I called and asked if they could repair my car. They assured me they could repair my vehicle. It has higher miles but was well maintained. This repair took 7 weeks or so to fix my car, which cost several thousand dollars. If I didn't call for an update, I just flat out didn't get one at all. Every new “inspection” found another issue that added a few hundred dollars each time. Was accused by my "Service Advisor" of adding additives to my car that caused the failure, something I would NEVER do. To top it off, their form of troubleshooting is just changing parts to run the bill up. There was even a part that was ordered and put on that was the wrong part and we had to wait longer for the correct part to come in. My car was "fixed", I drove it down the road and guess what? It broke again! They towed my car back, told me "We'll take care of it". We will give you a rental and cover the Tow.” The wife was called after we were told they would take care of the Tow and rental car.... That we would have to pay for it! After some choice words from my wife, they agreed to cover the repair (which was their fault to begin with) as well as the tow and rental. That took another week or so. So here I am out thousands of dollars, no updates, no sympathy at all. No concern for a customer's needs that wasn't buying a new car, I guess. They just flat out wanted money and they didn't care at all that my car wasn't fixed. Get my car back a SECOND TIME and after 3 days, same issue occurring after their “fix”. The icing on the cake was they ended up sending the vehicle to another dealership to actually fix it. Parts were changed under warranty and of course other parts the other dealership found had issues with they missed that needed changed too. I wasn't offered anything by upper management nor contacted by them to make it better, like "hey we will charge you for this and work with you on this". They were in over their heads on this but saw an opportunity to make money off of me. I will never step foot back at this facility ever again.

My car isn't a Toyota, so I called and asked if they

My car isn't a Toyota, so I called and asked if they could repair my car. They assured me they could repair my vehicle. It has higher miles but was well maintained. This repair took 7 weeks or so to fix my car, which cost several thousand dollars. If I didn't call for an update, I just flat out didn't get one at all. Every new “inspection” found another issue that added a few hundred dollars each time. Was accused by my "Service Advisor" of adding additives to my car that caused the failure, something I would NEVER do. To top it off, their form of troubleshooting is just changing parts to run the bill up. There was even a part that was ordered and put on that was the wrong part and we had to wait longer for the correct part to come in. My car was "fixed", I drove it down the road and guess what? It broke again! They towed my car back, told me "We'll take care of it". We will give you a rental and cover the Tow.” The wife was called after we were told they would take care of the Tow and rental car.... That we would have to pay for it! After some choice words from my wife, they agreed to cover the repair (which was their fault to begin with) as well as the tow and rental. That took another week or so. So here I am out thousands of dollars, no updates, no sympathy at all. No concern for a customer's needs that wasn't buying a new car, I guess. They just flat out wanted money and they didn't care at all that my car wasn't fixed. Get my car back a SECOND TIME and after 3 days, same issue occurring after their “fix”. The icing on the cake was they ended up sending the vehicle to another dealership to actually fix it. Parts were changed under warranty and of course other parts the other dealership found had issues with they missed that needed changed too. I wasn't offered anything by upper management nor contacted by them to make it better, like "hey we will charge you for this and work with you on this". They were in over their heads on this but saw an opportunity to make money off of me. I will never step foot back at this facility ever again.

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  • Overall experience 1.0
  • Does not recommend this dealer
  • Came in for service or repair
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Dealer response

Neither J. Allen nor Toyota like to be associated with negative experiences and will work to earn back your business. We recognize the value of your feedback and aim to respect this most; we are eager to try again when the time comes for another service or purchase.

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Again, we regret to hear about your experience. Please know our leadership team is reviewing and taking appropriate action to communicate and improve. Thank you for sharing and giving us the opportunity to grow and earn five stars on future visits.

Consumer response

Copy and pasted response how sincere and heartfelt. You even said in the canned response above, I have to try to spend more money for you to earn my business...Wow! That screams customer service when I read that. No apology for the 7 weeks I didn't have a vehicle. No apology for how I was treated. No actual offer to help me after spending $4700 to fix my vehicle. That another dealership had to fix, because the opportunity to make money was more valuable that doing right by me the customer. You had many opportunities to do the right thing you chose money over me. In your canned response above, you're not actually offering me anything that would actually help me. I was actually going to consider a Toyota, after spending time at your dealership.... That is definitely off the table forever.

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