DON'T Buy at Toyota of Orlando, or use them for service
I have to say, that luckily, I have had good luck with my Solara. The only problem I had initially was the keyless entry wouldn't work and the interior lights wouldn't come on. They kept telling me it was the batteries (yeah, that's why both remotes didn't work!), but that they didn't have any to replace them.
So, they diagnose the light problem (took HOURS). Finally, they bring the car to me and apparently there was a twisted wire in the lamp assembly and that was causing the the light issue. They tell me that I'm going to have to come back when they can order some batteries for my remotes...OK, I shouldn't have to pay to replace the batteries (buy buying them somewhere else) in NEW remotes, so I go along with this, even though it's annoying to have to use the damn key to get in.
I go to a friends house and while waiting fro them to come out I fidget (as I'm known to do), and press the buttons on the remote. I hear this beeping and think WTF is that (remember, I have not heard this before). DAMN remote works!! You would think that the Toyota CERTIFIED technicians would have known that the keyless entry was operated by the same wiring as the damn light!!! IDIOTS!!!
I would definitely not recommend Toyota of Orlando for sales either. They totally screwed me over on the price of my car. I'm not going to say how much, because I don't even want to think about it, but I am basing it on research and some of the posts in here. It's COMPLETELY my fault, because I didn't do the proper research before buying and because I completely fell in love with the car at first sight. That's VERY bad, because all I could thing was...I WANT it.
The salesperson was an ass and lied about the terms of the contract. Unfortunately I was at the dealership SO long, and was SO tired in the end, I didn't notice the sly little change in the terms of the deal until it was signed.
Again, I blame myself only. I was stupid and I DO KNOW BETTER.
I do love my car...It's great, and I wouldn't want another for any reason, I'm just mad at myself.
Oh, another instance of the Parts/Service departments idiocy. All of the literature in the Toyota manual refers to XM radio. I thought that, since car companies had deals with the satellite companies, you were usually limited to that particular company. Well, I noticed that the control button for satellite radio simply says SAT. Usually, if there is an agreement, it would say XM or SIRIUS. I called (and went in person) to enquire on the availability to get SIRIUS instead of XM. (I want my Howard Stern!). I was told ABSOLUTELY no. It has to be XM. OK, we all know that's not true...BTW, why do I have a SAT button and no receiver...that's pretty cheap of the dealership...the damn car probably came with one and they probably removed it to make more money.
Anyway, don't go to Toyota of Orlando. I don't think there are many Orlando Owners here, but I'm sure there are people who read but haven't joined...be forewarned, Toyota of Orlando sucks, their sales/service people are rude and they are not worthy of your business.
Unfortunately, they sell quadrillions of cars...so If I can convince just ONE person to stay away, my job is done.
So, they diagnose the light problem (took HOURS). Finally, they bring the car to me and apparently there was a twisted wire in the lamp assembly and that was causing the the light issue. They tell me that I'm going to have to come back when they can order some batteries for my remotes...OK, I shouldn't have to pay to replace the batteries (buy buying them somewhere else) in NEW remotes, so I go along with this, even though it's annoying to have to use the damn key to get in.
I go to a friends house and while waiting fro them to come out I fidget (as I'm known to do), and press the buttons on the remote. I hear this beeping and think WTF is that (remember, I have not heard this before). DAMN remote works!! You would think that the Toyota CERTIFIED technicians would have known that the keyless entry was operated by the same wiring as the damn light!!! IDIOTS!!!
I would definitely not recommend Toyota of Orlando for sales either. They totally screwed me over on the price of my car. I'm not going to say how much, because I don't even want to think about it, but I am basing it on research and some of the posts in here. It's COMPLETELY my fault, because I didn't do the proper research before buying and because I completely fell in love with the car at first sight. That's VERY bad, because all I could thing was...I WANT it.
The salesperson was an ass and lied about the terms of the contract. Unfortunately I was at the dealership SO long, and was SO tired in the end, I didn't notice the sly little change in the terms of the deal until it was signed.
Again, I blame myself only. I was stupid and I DO KNOW BETTER.
I do love my car...It's great, and I wouldn't want another for any reason, I'm just mad at myself.
Oh, another instance of the Parts/Service departments idiocy. All of the literature in the Toyota manual refers to XM radio. I thought that, since car companies had deals with the satellite companies, you were usually limited to that particular company. Well, I noticed that the control button for satellite radio simply says SAT. Usually, if there is an agreement, it would say XM or SIRIUS. I called (and went in person) to enquire on the availability to get SIRIUS instead of XM. (I want my Howard Stern!). I was told ABSOLUTELY no. It has to be XM. OK, we all know that's not true...BTW, why do I have a SAT button and no receiver...that's pretty cheap of the dealership...the damn car probably came with one and they probably removed it to make more money.
Anyway, don't go to Toyota of Orlando. I don't think there are many Orlando Owners here, but I'm sure there are people who read but haven't joined...be forewarned, Toyota of Orlando sucks, their sales/service people are rude and they are not worthy of your business.
Unfortunately, they sell quadrillions of cars...so If I can convince just ONE person to stay away, my job is done.
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