1969 TOYOTA CROWN Complaints

WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE REMEDY TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL FOR 9 MONTHS NOW. AND THE REMEDY IS STILL NOT YET AVAILABLE, NOT EVEN AN ANTICIPATED DATE FOR A REMEDY. WE HAVE BEEN AVOIDING ANY PASSENGER IN THE FRONT ROW SEAT AND IT IS CAUSING US A LOT OF INCONVENIENCES. OUT CAR IS 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. FOR SOME REASON, COROLLA IS NOT ONE OF THE CHOICES IN THE MODEL IN LATER PAGES.

I HAVE A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2005 .THE DRIV ERR S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP.IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WE HOLE DRIVING.TOYOTA, THOUGH THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY HIGHLAND ERR OWN ERR 3RD WILL NOT FIX OR REPLACE IT. *TR

HI, I BOUGHT 4 CAR STRUTS FOR MY CAR FROM EBAY. THE SELLER SENT ME THE DUPLICATE PARTS (CHINA STUFF). IT ONLY WORKS FINE FOR 3 DAYS AND AFTER THAT MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. I WENT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID YOUR STRUTS ARE REALLY BAD. I CONTACTED THE SELLER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BUT HE REFUSED TO GIVE ME THE PAID SHIPPING LABEL. I WENT TO MECHANIC TO ASK HIM HOW MUCH WILL HE CHARGE ME TO UNINSTALL THE STRUTS HE SAID $200.00. AND IF I AM GONNA SHIP VIA USPS THEN IT WILL COST ME AROUND $150.00 AS WELL. SO ALL TOGETHER IT WOULD BE AROUND $350.00. I BOUGHT ALL 4 STRUTS FOR AROUND $278.95. I TOLD EVERYTHING TO SELLER BUT HE IS STILL REFUSING TO SEND ME THE PAID SHIPPING LABEL. I TOLD HIM I WILL FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST YOU THAT YOU ARE SELLING BAD QUALITY PARTS. HE SAID HE DON'T CARE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO GET ME MY REFUND BACK. MY CAR IS MAKING TOO MUCH NOISE AND ITS ALL BECAUSE OF 4 STRUTS I BOUGHT FROM EBAY. PLEASE HELP ME YOU ARE MY FINAL HOPE. I INSTALLED THE STRUTS AFTER 2-3 MONTHS I GOT FROM SELLER BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO INSTALLED THEM IT COST ME AROUND $300.00 TO INSTALLED THEM. I AM FROM A VERY POOR FAMILY. PLEASE HELP ME IN GETTING MY MONEY BACK. I WILL REALLY APPRECIATE IT.. I WENT TO MECHANIC TO INSTALLED THEM AROUND MID OF JANUARY. IF I WILL RETURN THE STRUTS MYSELF THEN IT WILL COST ME AROUND $350.00. I BOUGHT THESE STRUTS FOR $278.95 I WILL BE IN LOSS. I ONLY WANT THE PAID SHIPPING LABEL SO I CAN SEND IT BACK OR I WANT MY FULL REFUND. I WILL REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THE PARTS I BOUGHT HAS 10 YEARS WARRANTY.. BUT SELLER IS NOT PAYING ANY ATTENTION TO MY COMPLAINT. HERE IS THE LINK FROM EBAY: HTTP://WWW.EBAY.COM/ITM/371043169140?ITEM=371043169140&VIEWITEM=&SSPAGENAME=ADME:X:ERTM:MOTORS:1123&VXP=MTR HERE IS THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE SELLER: AM-AUTOPARTS (EBAY) FROM USPS PO BOX 286 PEPPERELL MA 01463 IF FROM UPS: AM-AUTOPARTS (EBAY SELLER) 85 BRICK KILN RD. CHELMSFORD MA 01824 *JS

I AM REPORTING A DEFECTIVE 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TRUNK HATCH RELEASE. THE MATERIAL APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. IT APPEARS TO BE A GENERAL ISSUE DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL AND FAULTY DESIGN BY TOYOTA. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS CRUCIAL FUNCTION IS OBSCENELY HIGH (AROUND $500). *TR

THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST). IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, AND I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR EASILY. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET IT OPEN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2007 PRIUS TRUNK HATCH RELEASE RUBBER PIECE MELTED AND I HAD TO REPLACED IT WITH MY OWN MONEY IN TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE ONE EVENING, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FLICKERED AND WENT OUT. I TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON THEN THEY WENT BACK ON. EVER SINCE THIS THE LIGHTS(DRIVER SIDE) GO OFF AND USUALLY COME BACK ON AFTER TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. NO RESOLUTION TO THIS AFTER CONTACTING TOYOTA SINCE I APPEAR TO NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

AFTER ONLY ABOUT 1 YEAR OF OWNING MY PRE-OWNED 2007 PRIUS, THE RUBBER COVER ON THE HATCH RELEASE HANDLE (THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE REAR HATCH) MELTED INTO A STICKY TARRY BLACK RUBBERY GOOEY MESS. I CAN BEST DESCRIBE IT AS BEING A VISCOUS BLACK GLOB LIKE ROOFING TAR. TO OPEN THE HATCH, YOU HAVE TO TOUCH THIS BLACK GOO EACH TIME, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE HATCH RELEASE. I THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE A SINGULAR ISSUE, BUT HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL CAR OWNERS, PARTICULARLY IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NOTICED AN INCREASE AFTER A PARTICULARLY HOT SPELL. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, AND IS SELLING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS FOR $96 PLUS REPAIR COSTS, AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT RECALLING THIS. FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, THIS MEANS YOU CAN EXPERIENCE EXTREME DIFFICULTY OPENING THE REAR HATCH (A LIFE SAFETY ACCESS POINT), AND WILL GET STICKY BLACK TAR ON YOU FROM THE MELTED DOWN RUBBER COVER OF THE EXTERIOR HATCH RELEASE HANDLE. TO ME, THIS IS BOTH A SERIOUS LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND A SERIOUS QUALITY DEFECT THAT TOYOTA IS OPTING TO IGNORE AND ONLY FIXING ON VEHICLES WITH EXTENDED WARRANTIES, SINCE THE FAILURE APPEARS TO OCCUR AT AROUND THE 3-5 YEAR MARK (IE AFTER 3 YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO THE BRIGHT SUN IN CA FOR EXAMPLE). I AM AWARE OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK DONE BY NHTSA ON OTHER SAFETY ISSUES, INCLUDING THE PROBLEM WITH RUSTY FRAMES ON 02 ISUZU AXIOMS, AND I FIND THIS PROBLEM TO BE SIMILAR IN NATURE, SO I AM ASKING FOR YOUR AGENCY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE INSTANCES AND ALSO TO INQUIRE FROM TOYOTA WHY THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THESE HANDLES THAT ARE MELTING IN THE SUN!!! IT'S OUTRAGEOUS. I THINK A DOOR HANDLE OR HATCH HANDLE SHOULD BE MADE TO LAST MORE THAN 3 YEARS. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS REAR TAIL LIGHTS ARE REFLECTING SUNLIGHT IN EARLY MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON AS THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT CANNOT BE SEEN, THE SILVER CLEAR LENSES ARE TURNING INTO A PRISM . *TR

APPEARS THAT THE DRL SYSTEM MANDATED BY DOT CAN NOT BE DEACTIVATED. ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS MADATE THAT A VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS BE TURNED OFF WHEN OING THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECK POINTS. CURRENTLY ON A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. CAN NOT FIND A DEALER WHO WILL MODIFY THE SYSTEM DUE TO DOT REGULATIONS. DOT, DOD, AND HOMELAND SECURITY NEED TO INVOKE A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT THAT ALL VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S PROVIDE AN OVERRIDE SWITCH. NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ARE GROWING AND I AM MORE THAN SURE THAT CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED. GETTING FRUSTRATED TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT THE HEADLIGHTS CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF.*AK