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My SRS Airbag light is on and I need to go for inspection too. I am guessing it will fail the inspection unless I fix it.
Any idea what the problem could be?
How much would it cost to have Toyota folks look at it?
Thanks,
Shrenik
Help me someone! :-)
Thanks!
I have a 2005 Matrix with DRL. A nice safety feature...only one slight problem. I am an amateur astronomer. About once a month, I drive out to a "dark sky site", about an hour away from any city lights, to observe the cosmos. Before entering these sights, you must turn off your headlights so you don't light up the area, or ruin someones pictures doing astrophotography. I talked to the dealer about disconnecting this feature, and was told it could cost about $200, maybe more. Has anyone had this done, and what did it cost?
pcotugno
however, I just replaced the clutch again and the noise is the same, but -since the first replacement- if I depress the clutch the noise goes away until I release it.
I really appreciate your help cause this problem is driving me crazy. I have asked all my friends and workshops around and they dont have idea what could be wrong.
Thanks
John
I have no idea about what happened??? Went to turn on the defrost and my blows dont blow any more !!! Does anyone know why? Cant find my book.....
Help me someone!
Thanks!
Thanks, Ina
Thanks, Ina
John
Sounds like something similar is happening with your system. Did you get any documentation with the car regarding the radio/cassette player? If not, maybe you can contact the radio dealer to see if there's a way around it.
This is a lot more common than you think - only a transmission with a really low stall speed, and a fair amount of torque at idle, is going to hold a 3000 lb car on any kind of slope with no throttle input. In any case, it is not a problem, just a characteristic.
Many thanks for suggestions...
The "Engine check" light lit on my dashboard of my 1999 48K-mile corolla. I just brought it in to have an oil change done in the morning; it came on in that afternoon. It runs fine, as I have been driving it the past 3 days. How do I turn the light off? And what should I do next? Thanks.
I bought a used 2000 toyota collora yesterday, the prevous owner told me that he just changed 2 oxigen sensors 2 days ago. I wonder is it a serious problem for change oxigen sensors ?
This morning I found the light was on which means some problems occurr, shall I take is to the dealer to have a check immediately?
I'm a new driver, don't know anything about the car, Thanks for help !
hold down the trip odometer pin while the car is off. Then turn the key to the ON position, do not start the car because it is not needed, while you are holding down the trip odometer pin. You should see a count down 4 3 2 1 then the light will go off. I'm not sure if it will work on a 1999.
John
ps. I would recommend the fuel filters too if it is plastic. I think the metal canisters are a little different in maintenance.
Ken
Anotherthing is that the engine is kind of shaking all the time. Is it because it is made of aluminum?
Thanks,
Lynn
Suddenly the lock in one of the passenger side door is not opening, it got struck in down position. I tried to open thru power lock as well as with key, its not opening. Any idea what th problem might be
Thank you.
O yeah does anyone know what a Fuel trim valve is? The dealer was going to charge me 294 for it, and i called up the parts department and they said no such part.
#2 FM radio fades in and out lots of static when driving..seen alot of these post all over the web..only effects 4 speaker system NOT any of the 6 speakers..Has been replaced twice....Dealer said he cannot put a different toyota radio in my car..waiting for answer on this one...
#3 clicking and or ticking coming from front wheels...Dealer said to begin with" Ohhh they all do that..it's the HUPCAPS and we will go ahead and grease them for you. GREASE THEM????????? Claims there's to much flex from my steel rims going straight at 5 MPH......will find out next week..
#4 after car is warm when you turn if off and try to start it again it will just sit there and crank...UPDATE toyota has just sent my dealer a few new computers that have been revised and I got one...works great...so you folks with this problem call your dealer...DON'T ASK DEMAND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like i told EVERYONE AT MY DEALER (including the janitor) I WILL NEVER EVER EVER GO AWAY UNTIL MY CAR IS REPAIRED !))
Ive had front end & mirror paint chips from almost day one and I hate it because its a great looking car and the chips make it look ragged out. I wish they'd make paint stronger like the good ol' days where it'd resist chipping better.
my chips are from rocks though, no chips on the back like you have.
"I took my car to a freind who's known world wide for his perfection in body and paint."
-new air filter
-oil
-coolant
-trans fluid
-brake fluid when I got new front pads put on & rear brakes tightened
-and rotated the tires.
if you dont have a trusted mechanic to do this cheaper than the dealer then just take it to the dealer but dont try cheap mechanics they'll tear your car up like they did mine.
*also, when they put your wheels back on tell them to torque your wheels to 74lbs with a torque wrench so they wont over torque them with an impact wrench and warp the rotors/drums like they did me. they also scratched my wheels from the impact wrench so tell them not to use that.
Look at it like insurance. You pay your premiums every year and many folks never have a catastrophe, but when a major one happens, the insurance helps to soften the monetary as well as the mental aggravation. It all depends on the amount of risk that you are willing to live with in your life. As for me, I'll spend the $ for the piece of mind and sleep better knowing something's in place just in case it's needed!
Good luck whatever you decide.
The Sandman
-the schedule guide says rotate the wheels every 15k miles but thats waiting too long so do it at oil change [every 5k miles] & use synthetic oil too btw.
-yes trans flush & brake fluid is every 60k miles and I'd do it.
-make sure to flush the radiator every 30k miles too btw.
-yes change timing belt every 60k miles[$200, but cheaper than $1k+ breakdown].
great, I just found cracks in my drive belt at 67k miles so Im fixing to replace that.
If you end up doing the timing belt at 60k, do the water pump at the same time as everything is off already and the labor cost should be minimal. If you wait on the water pump, everything has to come off to get to it and the labor charge goes up. My way, there's no labor as everything's already off. I did it this way on my '96 Corolla, and even if I didn't need the new water pump, my piece of mind was worth it to me as I'm a very low risk taker. Everyone has a different tolerance for risk...mine happens to be low and I do believe in preventive maintenance(?) as I want my cars to start everytime and don't want the wife or the kids to ever get stranded. The battery on the wife's car died the 1st time the 2 daughters took the car alone. Eventhough they had the cell with them, it caused some unneeded aggravation(?) and thankfully it did bring the wife around to my reasoning on preventive maintenance.
It all depends on the risk tolerance you can bear in your life.
Good luck.
The Sandman
If you end up doing the timing belt at 60k, do the water pump at the same time as everything is off already and the labor cost should be minimal. If you wait on the water pump, everything has to come off to get to it and the labor charge goes up. My way, there's no labor as everything's already off. I did it this way on my '96 Corolla, and even if I didn't need the new water pump, my piece of mind was worth it to me as I'm a very low risk taker. Everyone has a different tolerance for risk...mine happens to be low and I do believe in preventive maintenance(?) as I want my cars to start everytime and don't want the wife or the kids to ever get stranded. The battery on the wife's car died the 1st time the 2 daughters took the car alone. Eventhough they had the cell with them, it caused some unneeded aggravation(?) and thankfully it did bring the wife around to my reasoning on preventive maintenance.
It all depends on the risk tolerance you can bear in your life.
Good luck.
The Sandman