This is two month review! I have it now wired to full sound system (4 channel and sub amp) through its RCA outputs, still working awesome! Clean/undistorted sound. Also bonus, the voice command button on steering wheel activates siri when using car play! I only say that because my 5th gen 4runner (2021) that comes with carplay from factory, button does not call siri on stock radio. Still enjoying gigantic display! Only reason i am keeping at 4star: car comes with multiple usb output. Headunit will not engage in carplay (even if i am using correct designated usb wire for carplay), if another iphone is connected at same time to other output. Fix: just use one USB! read more

Phoenix Automotive - Car Stereo Installation Near Me - Walnut, California

Had a new radio installed and the entire experience was excellent. The staff was professional, knowledgeable, and took the time to answer all of my questions. The installation was clean and completed on time, and everything works perfectly. Great customer service from start to finish, fair pricing, and quality workmanship. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for audio upgrades or vehicle electronics installation. Thanks again for the outstanding service! read more

Software issues. The CarPlay is terrible. Sirius radio doesn't work with the system. Display is poor. The sound quality is not good - there is no high end at all. You cannot understand the customer service techs that are located in China. Horrible value for the money. Such a waste! Do not buy! read more

If I could give this company no stars I would. Even if you know what module to order for your vehicle their company will send you a thousand emails asking for make, model, and year. The chat is worthless and the AI bot keeps repeating the same answer. Calling their number on the website or email is answered by AI if they answer at all. Even when you send the information the AI bot keeps sending you emails asking for the same information. I placed my order on the 26th of May 26, and the module finally shipped after I replied to the repeating email from made up AI names from emails. I will post pictures when the module actually arrives. Terrible company and would not recommend using nor would I go back again! read more

Terrible customer service, refused to accept returns, it's a junk Chinese radio. Your better off with your original factory radio. You can try to change settings for hours it will just do what it wants won't open to a useful screen 9 times out of ten. Ugly display,poor sound. read more

On 11/26/25 I placed an order with Phoenix Radio on their website for my 2019 Ford F150 for their advertised 12.1 inch screen. I paid for the radio and received an order number. The Phoenix Radio website stated there is a 1 to 2 week time from order to delivery. Phoenix Radio sent me a confirmation number and requested additional details and photos of my present radio configuration. I supplied them with all the requested information. Fast forward.... 12/11/25... No radio nor email updates! I phoned Phoenix Radio and spoke with a Filipino woman. This woman told me the radio had just passed testing and was ready to be shipped. She could not provide me with an actual shipping date nor reason for the delay. I requested to speak to a supervisor and was told one would contact me after they arrive to work at 10 AM. 12 PM and no phone call. I again phoned Phoenix Radio and spoke with a Filipino male. I advised him of the issue and told him I would be leaving for a vacation and I would not be back until the beginning of 2026. I asked if they could rush shipping to arrive before 12/15 as that is a day I am leaving for my vacation. I told them that after that date there would not be anyone to sign for, nor receive the radio. I also told him if left on the doorstep for three weeks, the radio had a good chance of being stolen. I told him I wanted to speak to a supervisor about my missing radio. He placed me on hold for over 20 minutes!!! I again found Phoenix Radio and spoke with the same Filipino male. His attitude was now rude and surly. He now told me the company did not have a unit in stock for my truck!!! How could this be?? I told him his company held my payment funds for over two weeks when their company did not have a radio in stock. I told them this was fraud! When I ordered the radio and Phoenix Radio took my payment, that indicated to me they had a radio in stock as their website implied!! Anyway, in my opinion, Phoenix RadioRadio is a scam, has zero customer support, lies, and has rude staff! I would think twice about ordering from this company! read more

I ordered a radio for my 2015 yukon on 12/26/2025, to todays date I got nothing and though email communucation I was aaked for another 3 to 6 weeks, I think this is unacceptable if they cant get it done in 2 months it's not gonna get done at all. read more

The absolute worst company to deal with. Slow response to communication. Won't stand behind their products. They have no concept of customer service. I hope this review saves someone else from getting ripped off by Phoenix Automotive. read more

Phoenix Automotive - The screen is flickering. The image is cutting out item didn't last 3 months and then they wouldn't honor the warranty at full price.. - Car Stereo Installation Near Me - Walnut, California

Installation video on line was not as hopeful as I had hoped. I called tech support when I was about down and Bernard walked me through the rest of my setup. Early thoughts, are like it and am very appreciative of Bernard's help. read more

Coraima helped me with setting up an installation appointment and everything went smoothly, I'm happy with the new radio and all of its improved features over the stock system! Their pricing was fair and I've had no issues with the new system. read more

Review of Unit and Remote Installation Support -- Serious Issues and Mismanagement I want to be clear from the outset that this review addresses the product itself and the remote support provided for installation. I cannot speak to the quality of the on-site installation services at this location. My vehicle has now been torn apart in the shop for nearly two weeks. Meanwhile, I am incurring daily storage fees while supposedly "escalated" support calls--promised to occur within 24 to 48 hours--consistently fail to materialize. More troubling, I have been repeatedly misled and given false assurances. During my most recent interaction with Katherine, she began recording a Google Meet session. According to my state law, I am entitled to a copy of that recording. Katherine promised to provide it to me--and never did. I highly recommend management review this recording themselves to fully understand the interaction. Furthermore, when I demanded escalation to a supervisor, Katherine assured me a supervisor would call within an hour. No such call was ever made. Another blatant lie that only erodes confidence in their customer service. The technical "solution" offered by Ruby--to connect the backup camera to the ACC wire--was absurd and clearly demonstrated to be ineffective. My technician tested it and confirmed the camera itself works perfectly fine when activated manually. The core problem, which I have communicated repeatedly, is identifying the correct wire to trigger the backup camera. The wire labeled as the trigger in the documentation does not activate the camera. Pressing the "camera" button confirms the unit and camera functionality, but fails to resolve the essential issue: the unit does not respond to the actual backup trigger signal. To this point, I have invested over $1,800 in technician labor and storage fees. At this stage, I have instructed my tech to methodically map every single pin and deduce their actual functions just to determine if there is even a functional backup camera trigger on this unit at all. This is an utterly unacceptable way to conduct business--especially when the product description boldly claims: Compatibility: This Android Navigation Radio Can Be Installed in Toyota Tundra 2007 - 2013 and Sequoia 2008 - 2022. OEM camera supported. If the installation experience here differs, that may explain some issues; however, for those purchasing this unit online to self-install or use a third-party technician, consider this a serious cautionary tale. Buyer beware. Let me know if you want it tuned more read more

Do not buy! They will leave you with a product that does nothing as advertised and will not assist in any way to try to get it working. For something this expensive you would think it is a quality product. It is not. Absolute garbage customer service sinks any positive this head unit may have had. Avoid at all costs read more

AMAZING! I don't know what kind of problems people are having, but I have had nothing but great customer service. Just got off a video call with a tech Jinjun Myung who walked me through every issue I had. ALL FIXED SUPER HAPPY. Thank you read more

Phoenix Automotive - 2012 Ram 2500 turbo diesel - Car Stereo Installation Near Me - Walnut, California

Very poor business practice. I purchased an open box product that the company could not make function properly for my vehicle, so they took the product back as a return. When I originally received the open box purchase I noticed one of the accessories had a bit of a tear on the sheathing of the wire, however, I wasn't installing that component. Additionally, it was so minor of a cosmetic issue that it didn't affect the wires that would be under the dash when installed. I considered it inconsequential and didn't complain as I had received a discount already for it being an open box product. However, when the company received the returned product they claimed I had damaged the wire and billed me for replacement. I worked with them for over 2 months waiting for them to complete their evaluation while also explaining what occurred. Their final evaluation was to claim that I lied about not damaging the cable and billed me the expense of the replacement part. In the end this was not about the money, which was minor in nature, but that the company was willing to call me a liar to make an extra $15. If that is their price of customer service then I question how much they are actually interested in helping the customers. read more

i wish i would have read reviews before ordering from this company- i ordered a Radio for my wife as a surprise, ordered it on March 3rd. Was told the same thing as everyone elses reviews " 5-10 days from order to receiving the radio" well as of today 4/3 i still have no radio. i have emailed them and emailed them, they tell me that it is being custom built for my vehicle... wouldnt that be something explained on the website when you order it? guess not. emailed them again and they told me to please allow up to 3 weeks for it to be built and shipped to them. Ok. Well now i am getting notifications that it was shipped to another place in China and is now " tracking to be delivered by the 8th" It hasn't left China in 4 days; the date keeps moving back and who knows what will happen. but i can promise them that if the product i get, if i ever do, is not what i paid for i will be disputing the charge from my credit card. one of the worst experiences ive ever had with a company. they need to be investigated read more

Carium was extremely helpful and her knowledge of their equipment is outstanding. Provided excellent support.

Horrible service. They sent the wrong parts. Missing cables and won't send the right ones. Delays and excuses. Don't buy cheap Chinese product read more

Junk and customer service is the worst. Issue after issue and they kept sending me updates that only made the unit even worse. Has now taken 6 months and still haven't got an exchange. Now its gonna be lawsuit time read more

Awesome upgrade to your vehicle. Integrates seamlessly with factory design and controls while giving you the full function of a tablet! read more

Phoenix Automotive - Car Stereo Installation Near Me - Walnut, California

I was starting to have a problem with my stereo not working with my hvac controls. I set up an appointment for tech help. They called when expected and through their trouble shooting I was able to get it resolved. It was a loose connector at the back of the stereo which was 100% my fault. Even though it was my fault they were great to me and well worth the $$ I spent on the unit. read more

Waiting for refund for broken unit, they couldn't deliver it then finally arrived broken. Don't do business with them

Awesome service, he helped me fix my mic when it was having issues with incoming calls where they couldn't hear me through the radio.

stay away I have been waiting over a month an that's after being told if I paused the express shipping it would be here quickly not the case now I keep asking for my money back an all I get is a form apology be very careful with this group read more

I bought a radio from their site back in JUNE, it's now August and they are still telling me I have to wait 3-4 WEEKS before it's shipped which has been there answer every time I've inquired. Worst business ever. When I bought something I expected it to be shipped right away not the excuse they are telling me "being upgraded" no that's not what I bought and feel scammed. DO NOT BUY FROM THEM!!!!!!!! Waiting for my refund. Once I get it I may take some of my review back. Waiting to see if they are legit first to give me my money and not have to take it further. read more

Paid for a stereo over a week ago and not shipped, will not chat and phone line does not ring.

Everything about it is bad. The radios don't last more than a year. Good luck trying to get them to reply to your emails and calling in is a nightmare. Technical support is crap and they want you to pay for the fix when you have been having issues with the radio since purchase. They never say to return the unit until it's out of warranty. This company is a joke! read more

1 month and 5 days after paying and confirming the order, the company still hasn't shipped my order, and all the emails I send just reply saying they are resolving this, but they never do.disappointed read more

Dont buy anything they will lie and play games getting the item to you. I waited 2 months for my stereo to be delivered every time i reached they gave me some bulkshit excuse and asked if i wanted a different open box item. Got the stereo and the ac hasnt worked right since it came. Started out it would turn off and on by itself and now wont blow anything but the heater. Sorry motherfuckers read more

I wouldn't buy anything electronic from this company. The Tesla style radio did not work correctly from the time of installation until I got fed up and took it out.. thought I was going to get my money back but they're giving me another POS.. complete waste of money. Customer service is terrible. Product quality is terrible... read more

Great experience, resolved all my issues and was very patient when needed to be to resolve the problem.

"Full refund" is a lie. I purchased a touchscreen for my 2013 Explorer. The unit arrived in pristine condition, yet the left audio channel was blown out. It took over a month for it to arrive since it was shipped from China. It was explained by customer service that shipping would only take 2 weeks door to door so that was another lie. The reasoning was due to programming and configuration by the factory. However when the unit arrived it contained a CAN BUS decoder board for a Mustang although Phoenix claimed it was the right board for my Explorer. They ended up sending the correct CAN BUS board and only then did the unit power up. The car was unable to communicate with the screen because the software was not set correctly to work with my car. I thought it was programmed and configured by factory? More problems as well after tech support got it working. As mentioned in the beginning, the left channel of the unit was blown out. Android auto also didn't work correctly. It glitched constantly and made it impossible to use. The built in GPS never worked correctly which tech support blamed on my "poor antenna location" which was literally front center of the dash, can't get much better than that. When it came time to return the unit, Phoenix initially denied the return stating I didn't try hard enough to work with tech support although I spend upwards of 6 hours with them over 3 weeks to solve all these problems. After I pressed the issue, they finally allowed the return and paid for the return label. I sent the unit back, but they wouldn't refund the "Shipping Protection by Route" which was compulsory during the checkout process. They have since removed that from their checkout. Additionally, no where in their terms and conditions does it state that shipping protection is non refundable. When I originally consulted with Phoenix about the unit, customer service provided a checkout link for me to use so that I got the proper unit for my vehicle. This is why the shipping protection was added. I requested them to refund the protection but they argued saying "this is a 3rd party protection and we already sent them the money"... I'm sorry guys, but if the terms and conditions doesn't explain what is or is not refunded, everything gets refunded. It is not my problem that you already spent the money. One could easily argue that they setup a "3rd party company" which is their own just to collect on these type of shipping protection scams. Customer service was not helpful, tech support was very helpful when you could get them on the phone. Overall, my experience was terrible and I can only hope that they improve, but given the other post's around the internet, that won't happen and this review will get swept under the rug by them just like all the others. read more

Scam scam scam scam 1 month never received my order, haven't received my refund either.

I bought a phoenix radio for my lexus GX460 in november of last year (over 6 months ago) and the radio still doesn't work they made me pay for a second screen to replace the one they first send and it is the same issue (not sound coming from the speaker. I am still waiting to get a call from a real qualified technician because every time they call or email is unprepared technician. read more

The customer service was amazing and resolved my issue in minutes. Anna was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Highly recommend this product and company. read more

We been trying to get Phoenix Automotive do to the right thing. They sent us a defective product in July. there has been very long delays on their part to respond to this issue. We finally received a label and the package has been returned ONLY to find out they want to charge us a 15% RESTOCKING FEE. 1) How can you suggest that you are going to restock a defective item and 2) how unethical is this company to penalize their customers for a defective product!!! where are you ethics. Additionally, we have long closed our account and they now refuse to issue a check - their response to our informing them of that was for us to call the BANK.... this is the response: Hi X Owens, Sorry, the refund will only back to the card that you placed the order, you can contact your bank for more details. Thank you. Ruby. read more

Excellent support. The tech was patient and we worked through trouble shooting remotely and the problem was solved.

The customer service was fast and professional. I had help with the installation and the gentleman who help was very patient and knowledgeable. Great job read more

Knowledgeable and patient! I was flustered for a couple of days BUT he came through in the clutch!

I noticed a lack of reviews but decided to trust them anyway and they totally conned me out of half of what I payed. The Tesla-style head unit for the 4Runner seemed awesome but is a cheap Android head unit with poor screen quality. I was actually willing to overlook that if it worked. It did not. The screen that was shipped to me would shut off any time it was overwhelmed and it got overwhelmed simply by clicking into CarPlay, going into setting, opening any app, etc. I gave it some time and did some work on my end thinking it had to be something I did wrong at install. After 5+ tech appointments where I updated firmware and reset the device they agreed to do a repair (my first contact to them was about 60 days after purchase) and sent me mine back repaired. They sent it back and could not tell me exactly what they changed and after another 3+ hours of install, it had the same issue. I told them immediately and then they agreed to send a replacement (after yet another tech appointment had to scheduled). The replacement unit was even more used than the one I sent them, it still had greasy fingerprints on the buttons and screen, and they sent the wrong USB port option for my car which they don't offer to snag from their website as a one-off purchase. After that unit also failed to work correctly, I asked for my money back. They offered me 60% of what I paid and I had to pay shipping (approximately about 20% of what I paid) - so for 40% back I could send in the unit to them. Even though I have yet to receive a single unit from them that ever operated as expected. Absolute trash company, do not waste your time. I found an amazing head unit through Hamilton Motor Company that you should check out if you have a 4Runner. The quality is top-tier and it's almost the same price as this cheap trash that they are peddling as high quality equipment for your car. read more

Excellent customer service, definitely will recommend their products, thanks Phoebe for your help!!