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You may get find some helpful info in one of the links in the Online Repair Manuals guide.
Toyota used to provide manuals on CDs but no more.
I've test driven the Matrix and am considering a Scion, but it's a real disadvantage not having easy access to the manual (when I last bought new back in '98, I made the salesperson find me a manual to read, so I'm a bit nuts about the issue anyway :shades: ).
Toyota Owners site
Don't know of other free places to host it. Anyone?
Wife has new 2008 Sport V6 4WD. Just returned from 2k mile trip. MPG averaged 24. One tank at 21. Once we got 26. Handled great. Very good throttle response.
Very comfortable. Good visibility. So far so good.
Question...Anything we should be looking out for?
Found only one TSB for the tire air valve.
thanx
I will take on toyota's "figure out how to change this filter challenge and provide results later, but right now I am afraid, very afraid.
By the way toyota wants $28 for the specialty tool, I bought a 65mm 14 flange filter tool and it worked fine ($4.55 at advanced auto parts)
For those of us in my age group the separate filter and filter canister was once SOP.
This "new" way less otherwise recycleable material goes into our landfills.
If the fluid is freezing within the storage container then something else is amiss.
Please allow me to ask a silly question here:
I bought a Rav4 from another state so I did all registration work myself in my town hall. However, when I got my plates and tried to install the front license plate, I did not find any holes there.
I am just curious whether I need to drill holes there for the front plate installation(?) :confuse: It is a new car so I really want to confirm it before doing anything to the car.
I appreciate your ideas!
Thoughtfull, huh...??
Although my state, WA, requires a front plate I always have a recent re-order of the front custom, personalized plate, in the car just in case.....
re-order costs ~$13 every 3-4 months.
Damn, where did I lose or misplace that front one....??
I wonder if you could pinpoint the captive nut with a stud finder?
The distance between dimples is even larger than my plate! It sounds ridiculous but it is true.
I can drive to the dealer but it is too far away. I am not confident to get it done without hurting the body so I will let local garage to do it...
sigh....troublesome!
Because of the curvature, vertical curvature, of the bumper there is usually an adapter included with a new car purchase. The adapter fits the holes and then has the correct, standard, mounting holes for the license plate.
I called the dealer and they said no such adaptor needed for Rav4.Only corolla need such a thing. That is absurd. But they did not mind if I could drive my car there and let them install it. Well, I know the dealer is 80miles away so I just asked a local garage to install the plate to the front bumper directly.
Oooops, hopefully my hassles end here.
Or even Porsche for that matter, but their arrogance does not allow them to take any corrective action.
I am still miffed that this is a problem that Toyota knows about and has issued the TSB about...but I still have to pay for it. I wish I had known while I was still within my warranty at least.
Hopefully, this repair will fix the problem. I still feel cheated and "taken" and feel that I am paying for a problem that they knew existed and is potentially dangerous. It is my understanding that the steering wheel can "lock up" if the issue is not corrected in time. Shouldn't this be a recall? I also thought Toyota was supposed to be an honest company, but I am not impressed
Toyota quality is not what the trade papers think it is. It has gone down hill in a hurry. I cancelled my order on a new Venza and told the sales manager I'll look elsewhere and "Good Luck"
I've asked dealer to check it for me and they told me everything is okay.
It is a new car I bought 3 weeks ago. Really feel frustrated as I do feel something maybe wrong with transmission?
Please give me some advice. I do appreciated it!!!!
:sick:
What work was done at the dealer..??
The dealer checked suspension and tires. they said everything seems ok now....
I did some research and found that if towing company did not handle it well, my car's transmission might be hurt.
Is there any way to check the transmission?I do want to have a double check at a local garage....
Thanks!
Anyway, in terms of tire care, whether it be rotation and balance, alignments, repairing flats or road hazard blowouts which require new tires, would you recommend that I stick to the dealership or use a tire place like NTB (known as Tire Kingdom in some regions)? We use NTB for my wife's 2002 Acura TL which is out of warranty, and we've been happy with them so far. Their tires are priced a little high (compared to Tire Rack, Sears), but if you pay an extra $27 for the "King Royal Service" you get free flat repairs and tire rotation for life, and if you have a blowout due to road hazard they will refund you a prorated amount.
I'll only be putting about 7,000 miles a year on my Rav4 and I drive conservatively and keep an eye on my tire pressure. When I bought it the dealer tried to sell me on a 5-year tire program with similar benefits for $499. Seems way expensive considering it would cost $108 to cover all 4 tires at NTB, and you might not ever need to use it on all 4 tires in 5 years, hopefully. I will also need to have snow tires mounted and unmounted every year, and I know different places charge widely variable amounts for that. I plan on getting a tire + wheel package from Tire Rack so I can keep the tires on their own rims. I imagine that should also be alot cheaper than having them remove and replace the actual tires from the rims.
Just wondering what people's experiences have been in dealing solely w/ the dealership when it comes to tires. Thanks for looking.
The prices for the service at the dealer is very high. Here they have packages and a list of services. It runs in the $300-500 range for the interval they determine need more than an oil change and tire rotation. If you compare the list to what Toyota recommends, it goes way beyond the recommendation. Their pitch here is you paid so much for the vehicle, you should do all these services to protect you investment. At the major points(15k intervals, I think), I pick some of things off their list and skip the rest.
Good luck to you.
Thanks,
Devin