TOYOTA PT901-42601-45 Complaints

CRUISE CONTROL WON'T SHUT OFF AT BRAKING. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA RAV4 2002. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING A NIGHTMARE. A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY CAR STARTED SHIFTING GEARS, SHAKING, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I BROUGHT IT TO HYANNIS TOYOTA. THE CSR TOLD ME IT WAS A DEFECTIVE COMPUTER. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. APPROX. 3 WEEKS LATER, MY CAR STARTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SHAKING, MOVING INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO HYANNIS TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD, "THIS IS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM." YOU NEED A NEW COIL. IT WILL COST YOU $250.00. ALSO, I HAD TO RENT A CAR. OF COURSE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. NOW, I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS COMPANY. IF THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE, AND WAS REPLACED. WHY AM I STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS? *TR

WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, MY 2003 SEQUOIA'S ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND CORNERS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VSC COMPUTER. YESTERDAY, AUGUST 13, WHILE ON VACATION, THE VSC, TRAC OFF, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VSC COMPUTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND WOULD AGAIN HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS BETWEEN 1500-2100 DOLLARS. THE DEALER (WEST ASHLEY TOYOTA, CHARLESTON, SC) STATED IF I DID NOT REPLACE IT, IT COULD ACTIVATE AND CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A FAIL SAFE AND HE DID NOT KNOW. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE COMPUTER. *TR

RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPAIR QUOTE WAS OVER $500. ONLINE ADVICE SUGGESTED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD/WOULD REPAIR AT NO COST. INITIALLY DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WANTED OWNER TO PAY LABOR, OVER $300, AND DEALER WOULD SUPPLY PART. OWNER STATED THAT SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY AND DEFECT MATTER, TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FULL COST. AFTER 24 HOURS, DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE HEADLAMP AT NO COST. BOTH HEADLAMPS WERE REPLACED AT NO COST TO OWNER. OWNER IS 30 YEAR CUSTOMER OF THIS DEALERSHIP. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT TOYOTA WILL PROBABLY POST A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS MATTER. *TR

SUN VISORS ON 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA 4WD, DON'T HOLD THEIR POSITIONS ESPECIALLY WHEN IN USE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW. THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AND CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR

2003 TOYOTA TACOMA 4WD CREW CAB PICKUP I WOULD LIKE TO RELATE A RECENT EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA PICKUP. I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK THROUGH A PARKING LOT IN LARGO, MARYLAND ON JANUARY 29, 2009. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN IN THE FRONT END AND I CAME TO A STOP. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HAD DROPPED DOWN INTO THE WHEEL WELL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BY BOSWELL AUTO SERVICE OF WALDORF, MARYLAND NEAR WHERE I LIVE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE CASTLE NUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY HAD COME OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT. THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY SEPARATED AND AS A CONSEQUENCE FRONT AXLE WAS BROKEN AS WELL. IN REVIEWING MY RECORDS I SAW THE RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT FOR MY TOYOTA. I HAD THIS RECALL WORK COMPLETED AT WALDORF TOYOTA ON DECEMBER 29, 2005. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED MY TRUCK. HE TOLD ME I SHOULD MAKE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AWARE OF THIS INCIDENT. IN HIS OPINION, THIS EVENT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IF THE BALL JOINT CASTLE NUT IS INSTALLED CORRECTLY. I TOOK THE INFORMATION TO WALDORF TOYOTA ON FEBRUARY 3, 2009. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER (MICHAEL PAVAN, 301-843-3700, [email protected]) AND A MAN I BELIEVE WAS A MECHANIC OR SERVICE SUPERVISOR. I SHOWED THEM PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE BROKEN BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REMNANTS OF THE COTTER PIN WERE STILL IN SO THAT THEY BELIEVE THEY HAD INSTALLED THE CASTLE NUT CORRECTLY. I LEFT THE BROKEN BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY WITH THEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE WOULD REPORT IT TO HIS REGIONAL MANAGER. *TR

1998 TOYOTA 2WD 4RUNNER, DRIVER SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. LIGHT COMES ON WHEN BRAKING, BUT NOT WHEN RUNNING. INSTALLING NEW BULBS DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA RAV 4 4WD 2001 MODEL. AT 47,000 MILES I HAD AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT DONE BY LYNCH TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY. 25,000 MILES LATER VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CRACKED FLEX PLATE. REPAIR WAS DONE BY AAMCO AND IN THEIR WRITTEN REPORT THEY STATE THAT DUE TO AN ALIGNMENT DOWEL THAT WAS CUT OFF WHEN LYNCH REPLACED THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE BECAME MISALIGNED AND THE FLEX PLATE CRACKED. IN ADDITION THE TORQUE CONVERTER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REPORTS WERE HANDED TO LYNCH AND THEIR SERVICE MANAGER DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND REPORTED THAT THE CRACKED FLEX PLATE WAS MORE THAN LIKELY DUE TO POOR MATERIALS. I STILL HAVE THE FLEX PLATE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED TO FIND OUT IF INDEED IT WAS MADE FROM POOR MATERIALS. AAMCO DON'T APPEAR TO BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE CASE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, MY DRIVERSIDE VENT WINDOW POPPED OUT. STAYING CONNECTED TO THE SIENNA 2004 BY ONLY A WIRE. I PULLED OVER AND TAPED THE WINDOW (NOT BROKEN) BACK ONTO THE VAN. THE WINDOW DID NOT FAIL, NOR DID THE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE WINDOW. THE ADHESIVE THAT SECURES THE WINDOW TO THE MECHANICAL PART OF THE VENT WINDOW GAVE UP. NO ACID RAIN, VANDALISM, MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS INCIDENT. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE GLUING TO MAKE THIS SAFE AGAIN. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM AT MY COST. $500 LATER WE ARE CONSIDERING TRADING IN TO GET A KIA. THANK GOODNESS THE WINDOW DID NOT COME OFF COMPLETELY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY 4 CYLINDER XLE AUG. 2006. THE IMMEDIATE ISSUE I HAD WAS ITS LACK OF ACCELERATION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP (COMPETITION TOYOTA OF NEW YORK) WAS TO CHANGE THE WAY I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO FORCE BETTER ACCELERATION. FEB. 10, 2007 I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT THE COMPETITION TOYOTA, ASKED ABOUT THE ACCELERATION ISSUE AND WAS TOLD "NOTHING YET" FROM TOYOTA. AUG. 6, 2007, I WAS TOLD NEW SOFTWARE ARRIVED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE VERBIAGE ON THE WORK SHEET STATES ?PLEASE REVIEW TSBEG036-07 FOR APPLICATION PERFORMED CALIBRATION ON ECM SHIFT ENHANCEMENT COMPLETED?. THERE WAS AN IMPROVEMENT IN ACCELERATION FROM STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. AUG .28, 2007 I TOOK MY FIRST TRIP WITH THE UPGRADED SOFTWARE. THE ACCELERATION GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WAS BETTER BUT NOT GREAT. I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE UPGRADE. I DROVE 200 MILES, EXITED THE HIGHWAY, GOT GAS (SHUT OFF THE CAR). I DID NOT REACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I PULLED INTO A PARKING GARAGE, FOUND A PARKING SPACE, BEGAN TO PULL IN WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, HIT THE WALL AND I COULDN'T STOP THE TIRES FROM SPINNING EVEN BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. I THREW THE CAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OF THE ENGINE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR BUT NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. AUG.29, 2007,I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME. UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYMBOL DISPLAYED AND WENT OFF ONLY AFTER I DEPRESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER A COUPLE TIMES. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED SEPT. 17, 2007, COMPETITION TOYOTA DID A COMPLIMENTARY SAFETY VEHICLE INSPECTION ON SEPT. 21, 2007 AND FOUND THE CAR TO BE SAFE TO OPERATE. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND LIKE A DISAPPEARING TOOTHACHE I DON?T WANT THIS ISSUE DISMISSED BY THE PEOPLE AT TOYOTA AS A NON-EVENT. I STILL BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE HAVING THE ACCELERATION SOFTWARE UPDATED THEN ME HAVING THE ISSUES I HAVE STATED ABOVE. I DON?T WANT TO SEE A RE-OCCURRENCE OF THIS INCIDENT TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE. *JB