Toyota dealer worker exposes 2nd car key debacle, deletes video after
It takes guts to call out your coworkers. After all, you have to work with them. That didn’t stop this Toyota dealer employee from taking to TikTok to put his colleagues on blast for failing to give car shoppers the second set of car keys for their purchases.
A TikTok user and Toyota dealer employee recorded a pile of car keys that should have gone home with buyers
Most new cars come with multiple sets of keys. It just makes sense. Say you lose the first set. Or damage it. Or drop it off a bridge. Okay, it’s less than likely that you’ll drop them into oblivion. But sometimes you just don’t get the second set. It could be a used car situation wherein the previous owner lost it. Or it could be a nefarious scenario like the one at this Toyota dealer.
In a viral TikTok video, user toyota4sale showed a literal pile of car keys on a desk in a Toyota dealer. That seems on brand for a dealership that buys and sells cars on a daily basis. But things aren’t quite what they seem. These are the second sets of keys belonging to already-sold cars.
“What happens when the salesperson won’t do their job and check for a spare key for the customer?” he asked rhetorically. “This is what happens.” It’s disheartening, really. The Toyota dealer worker then said, “We end up with thousands and thousands of dollars worth of keys. There’s even a key for a 2024 Toyota RAV4 Limited.”
“It’s amazing,” the TikTok user says. “Just because they forgot to check or they don’t want to check.” It truly is amazing. Especially considering that a typical replacement key for a modern Toyota can cost between $200 and $350. Depending on the make, model, and style, a replacement key can cost upwards of $1,000. Yikes.
Now, replacing a set of keys isn’t that tricky. For analog keys, you can have a professional cut a copy. For electronic fobs, you can order a second set. But that doesn’t mean a dealership shouldn’t give you everything that goes along with your car, from documentation to keys. Not cool, guys. Not cool. Suspiciously, the car salesman deleted the video soon after.
