TOYOTA Complaints

HAD MY OIL CHANGED TIRES ROTATED ,FILLED UP GAS ,THEN WHEN I LEFT GAS STATION ,I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MY EXHAUST, BARLEY MADE IT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES . INDICATIONS OF BLOWN HEAD GASKET, HAS THERE EVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM? PLEASE RESPOND ASAP IF THERE HAS ,THANKS MISS PAM WEST. *TR

1.) THERE IS A SERIOUS "CLUNK" NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND ALSO THE SAME NOISE WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN YOU TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE. 2.) THERE IS "SULFUR SMELL " IN CABIN FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR

HEAD GASKET REPLACED BY TOYOTA (SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN V06) AT 109,574 MILES. REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET FAILED SUDDENLY AT 189,000 MILES, DRIVING ON LEVEL GROUND (40 MPH), AND WITHOUT WARNING (NO OVERHEATING OR LEAKS). UNDRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT REPEATED HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON THESE PICKUPS (1990-95). CALLED TOYOTA CORP, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE GASKET AGAIN AT NO COST BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THESE VEHICLES WERE "FIXED" WITH THE REPLACEMENT GASKET. THIS TRUCK DOES NOT HAUL OR PLOW AND HAS BEEN MECHANICALLY WELL MAINTAINED. THE HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, THIS ISSUE MOST CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED BY TOYOTA! *TR

TOYOTA REF #200711200190 (CUSTOMER SATISFACTION REFERENCE #) MY HUSBAND MINI VAN SLIDING DOOR CABLE SHOOT A VERY HARD PIECE OF PLASTIC OUT AND THE CABLE DISLODGED FROM ITS HINGE. LUCKILY THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ONE SITTING IN THE PATH OF THE HARD PLASTIC WHICH HAS A LOT OF SHARP ANGLES, AND A POINTING CORNER. I SEE THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. BUT THE CUSTOMER SAT. REP (DANNER ??)IS NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. I TALKED W/ THE DEALER REPAIR PERSON THAT HE SAID THAT HE HAD SAW A FEW OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I WOULD FEEL VERY BAD SOMEONE ELSE IS HARM BY THIS DEFECT. I TOLD TOYOTA THAT I INTEND TO REPORT THIS TO THE CONSUMER SAFETY TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE AWARE OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

FLOOR JACK, WHEN CHANGING A DAMAGED MUD FLAP FROM THE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK, I PLACED THE FLOOR JACK WHERE THE TOYOTA MANUAL RECOMMENDS, AFTER THE WHOLE (1/4IN LESS THAN WHOLE) EXTENSION OF THE JACK WAS APPLIED THE TIRE WAS BARELY LIFTED ABOVE GROUND, THIS WAS DONE ON MY HOMES DRIVE WAY A TOTALLY FLAT AREA WITH NO INCLINATION ANYWAY AND ALL PROPER SECURITY PUT IN PLACE AND THE FLOOR JACK WAS INCLINED... NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT (BIG ONE BUT), IMAGINE UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS AND NOTHING ELSE TO DO AROUND TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE, WET OR UNEVEN GROUND, TRAFFIC, WIND OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN REALLY CREATE AN ACCIDENT, FOR THIS KIND OF TRUCK THE OEM FLOOR JACK PROVIDED IS NOT A PROPER ONE. *TR

AFTER MARKET METAL TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR VALVE CAP (UNKNOWN MFG) FROZE ON ALL FOUR TOYOTA 2006 RAV4 TPMS VALVE STEMS DUE TO DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION. UNABLE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE OR REMOVE WITHOUT DAMAGING TOYOTA TPMS RESULTING IN $125 PER TIRE PLUS LABOR TO REPAIR FOR A TOTAL OF $680. *TR

I NOTICED POWER OUTLETS WERE LOOSE INFO DEALERSHIP, PANEL WAS LOOSE AS WELL, DEALERSHIP REPLACED A PIN AND FIX PWR OUTLETS. THIS WAS IN FEB.. A MONTH LATER POWER OUTLET PANEL LOOSE AGAIN, DEALERSHIP REPLACED PIN, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SO MANY TIMES NOW, THIS TIME POWER OUTLET PANEL AS FELL TO THE FLOOR BOARD, I CAN'T BRAKE TO WELL OR ACCELERATE WITH A PANEL BY MY FEET. I HAVE USE THE POWER OUTLET TO RUN A DVD PLAYER AND CELL PHONE CHARGER, PANEL HAS NOT DROP AFTER PULLING THE CHARGER OUT, OF POWER OUTLETS.. JUST WHEN I'M DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD IT FALLS, I HAVE HAD ANOTHER DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THEE PROBLEM AND WAS INFO THAT THEE PANEL WAS BAD. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP OTHER THAN TOYOTA ALSO GOT PANEL IS WORN AND VIBRATIONS IS MAKING THEE PANEL TO FALL...SO I ONLY KNOW I HAVE A PANEL LAYING ON MY FLOOR BOARD ITS HARD TO BRAKE OR TO ACCELERATE. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS I FOUND ZERO TIRE PRESSURE IN ONE OF THE TIRES ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM GAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. REPORTING IT TO 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS, THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG.

UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF A 2006 LEXUS GS 300 OCCURRED DURING OVERTAKING OF ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE US HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALER (LEXUS OF FT. WAYNE INDIANA) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT WAS JAMMED AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY CASE OF THIS TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE. AFTER SEEING THE NHTSA REPORT OF RECALL REGARDING DIFFERENT LEXUS VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I SUSPECT THAT NHTSA HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD, POTENTIALLY REQUIRING A BROADER RECALL EFFORT. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT (12/28/06) IS APPROXIMATE. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE EXACT DATE IS AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALER. THE INFORMATION UNDER "EQUIPMENT" IS NOT ACCURATE AS THE CHOICES MAKE NO SENSE. *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