Reviewed : 03/03/2025
Comment : I don?t know why I keep doing this. Last year, I bought a beautiful 2024 Tundra CrewMax SR5 from TOB. This will be my last Tundra as I plan to retire in a couple of years. Tundras have always been good to me, and I baby my truck. I watch for dings daily because I hate them. I know, it?s an obsession.
Now, to the reason for this review. When I got the truck, it came with 24-month maintenance. I?m not a fan of any dealer touching my truck, especially TOB, due to past issues. But it?s ?free,? and more importantly, I don?t want to give TOB any reason not to honor the warranty, especially since these Tundras have a reputation for engine problems. So, on Friday, I went in for the 15k maintenance. The advisor came out and did his thing, then said he needed to walk around to check for any damage. I told him there was none.
A half hour later, they were done, and I went home and parked the truck. The next day, my brother came over to show me his new Honda Pilot Elite. He looked at the Tundra and said, ?When did you get those dings?? I laughed, thinking he was kidding, but he wasn?t. On the driver?s side rear door, right on the column, was a ding. About a foot below, towards the bottom of the rear door column, was a smaller ding. I know they weren?t there on Friday, but they were there on Saturday. I didn?t go shopping, and even when I do, I park where the truck isn?t between other cars. I?m disappointed.
I thought about going back tomorrow to show them, but what?s the point? They will probably say (and I?m assuming) that it?s my responsibility to check for dings before I leave the dealership. I didn?t. I trusted them. No, that?s not true. I was in a hurry to get home and get to work, and I got burned. I will not take the truck back to TOB. I will do my own oil changes or find another dealer. I just hate driving to San Antonio for maintenance. And nobody will take care of my vehicle better than I will. I?m invested here.
Anyway, I now have dings on my beautiful truck, and I know it happened while at TOB?s shop. But since I can?t prove it, when it bothers me too much, I know a guy who will fix them for me. So, lesson learned: Do not leave TOB until you walk around to make sure your vehicle has not been damaged.