TOYOTA Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS FOR NO REASON, NO-ONE REALIZE WHAT'S THE CAUSES. THE CAR DIES WHEN MAKING TURNS VERY OFTEN, AGAIN, NO ONE CAN FIND OUT THE REASONS.

I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON MY RADIO/TAPE DECK AND NOW MY TAPE DECK DOES NOT WORK. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW THIS WILL BE HANDLED. WILL THE RECALL BE COVERED, IS THERE A SERIOUS RISK TO ME?

AFTER PURCHASE, COMPLAINED OF HAVING STEERING WANDER. AND NOT ONLY DID THE DEALER NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT RETURNED THE CAR WITH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER SEVERAL MORE TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK ADMITTING PROBLEMS WITH SOME UNITS. UPON BEING INFORMED THAT THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE, AND WITHOUT FURTHER RETESTING, CARMAX AND TOYOTA REFUSE TO PERFORM ANY MORE ATTEMPTS AT FIXING EITHER PROBLEM. TS

THE CRATE THAT IS LOCATED ON THE REAR END OF THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, IS DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT IS CAUSES PARTICLES TO GET STUCK IN IT WHEN IT RAINS. WHICH CAUSES WATER TO BACK UP AND GO INTO THE VEHICLE AND ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE ENGINE. WHICH RESULT IN SERIOUS DAMAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MOMENTARY LOCKS UP WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

MAJOR OIL LOSS, DURING DRIVING CAUSED ENGINE TO SPIN TWO BEARINGS. A QUICK LOSS OF POWER WAS EVIDENT. OIL CONTROL RINGS WERE LETTING OIL PASS THROUGH CAUSE THE CATALYTIC CONVER TO CLOGG UP AND CAUSE TOO MUCH BACK PREASURE. THE BACK PREASURE CAUSED LARGER DAMAGE TO INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONNENTS(LOSS OF MAIN BEARINGS AND THE FURTHER DISINTAGRATION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTOR).

REPEATED AND CONSTANT ENGINE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ALMOST 100 DAYS IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. VEHICLE CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED.

INFORMED DEALER OF EXCESSIVE OIL CUNSUMPTION ONLY TWO WEEKS AND 2,000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE. CAR SERVICED REGULARLY BY DEALER. TOYOTA TECHNICAL RESPONDS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT MAY BE CAUSING IT, BUT NUMEROUS INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OWNERS. MOST INCIDENTS LEAD TO TOTAL ENGINE LOCKUP DUE TO ABSENCE OF OIL AS THE MAIN RINGS FAIL AND OIL IS RELEASED INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND ON TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GETS CLOGGED AND BACKPRESSURE RESULTS IN A BLOWN ENGINE. TOYOTA HAS INTRODUCED A MODIFIED SHORTBLOCK THAT ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE REGIONAL DISTRIBUTORSHIPS HAVE TAKEN AN ATTITUDE OF DENIAL OF THE PROBLEM. NUMEROUS COROLLAS AND CELICA GTS VEHICLES, WHICH USE THE SAME 1ZZ-FE ENGINE, HAVE EXPRESSED SIMILAR INCIDENTS.*AK

OIL CONTROL RINGS ALLOWED OIL INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBER, DAMAGING PRE-CATS IN EXHAUST HEADER. MAIN CATYLITIC CONVERTER THEN FAILED CAUSING INCREASED BACKPRESSURE AND INABILITY TO EXPEL FULL EXHAUST CHARGE WHICH FUTHER DAMAGED COMPRESSION/OIL CONTROL RINGS WHICH CAUSE MORE OIL TO BURN.*AK

PARKED VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE, WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACK. *JG