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(1) The all weather floor mats will be replaced if they are the "old style".
(2) The gas pedal will be shortened and they dig out part of the carpet to prevent a mat from holding the throttle depressed. I've seen this. It looks like a rat chewed on your pedal and carpet.
(3) A new fitting (bushing) will be added to the linkage to prevent sticking pedal.
(4) A new rubber coupling will be added to the vvvti oil line. I will insist on the line that is used in the Lexus engine. It is ALL metal.
On cruise control 3 different times, it sped up all by itself.
The brake pedal had to be pumped on 5-7 occasions (when first applied it went to the floor)
The car would excel all by itself. Not a hugh amount, but it made me pay attention each time.
It did act like it had water or something in the gas a few times (bucking and surging).
I couldn't get the radio to get any classical music stations south of New York? (Just kidding - it's true but I'm not blaming the car:)
The trip was from Maine to Florida, with a dozen or so stops in between (Scranton, PA, Savanna, GA, Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC, Tampa, FL to name a few stops.)
The good news is, none of these things caused me to have an accident. It made me drive a bit more careful thou.
MPG seemed pretty much like it has been 28 - 30 MPG highway. It might have been better with summer tires, but those aren't that good, so I keep me snow tires on. Not to mention with the crazy weather we have been haing, I was concerned I might run into a snow storm on the trip.
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I'm wondering more about the fuel filter. I have an appointment the 7th, and hopefully they can find something. I'm not holding out to much for it (those sometimes yes, sometimes no problems are so damn hard to fix).
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Do review the earlier posts as they really cover the issue completely. In particular, look for a post containing a copy of the letter from Toyota in which they admit that the problem was the bulbs, NOT the computer controller, and that, at least for Prius owners, they would refund the cost of any computer box replaced (though yours was under warranty so no harm there).
You will also see that you can purchase the HID bulds (D4R's if I recall correctly) online from multiple sources at much less (mine were about $100 for a pair). I was also able to have the bulbs installed by a local body shop, rather than the Toyota dealer, for another $100 or so, so my total cost was $200, NOT the $800 my dealer quoted me.
(1) The all weather floor mats will be replaced if they are the "old style".
(2) The gas pedal will be shortened and they dig out part of the carpet to prevent a mat from holding the throttle depressed. (3) A new fitting will be added to the linkage to prevent sticking pedal and the computer will be reflashed.. (4) A new rubber coupling will be added to the vvvti oil line. I insisted on the line that is used in the Lexus engine. It is ALL metalI. Two weeks ago I Told the service manager, that I would pay the difference in cost to have the all metal Lexus line installed-even gave him the part number and told him I would need a loaner while they complete all the above the work. (3 hours) I'm STILL waiting for a call.
Apparently some service managers/dealers are doing everything short of double back flips to keep from installing the metal line that is the only real fix for this problem. More "Toyota logic" I guess.
Your problem sounds like classic low transmission fluid level and the dealer should have checked the transmission. Before you back out, try putting the car in Drive with your foot on the brake for a few seconds. That should pump fluid through the drive valves and charge the system. If it works I'd really suspect low transmission fluid level.
The transmission is only serviced every 100,000 miles and my '08 doesn't even have a stick to measure it with so you'll have to take it to a dealer. Not the original dealer, though.
Hope it works out for you,
Do the rear seats fold down?
Has anyone experienced this problem?
Does anyone know how close the fan is to the air filter or where I can find this information?
I'm trying to get my ducks in a row before I return to the dealer.
Thanks!
I've been wondering whether or not, the area in and around the filter needs to be bleached / cleaned at the same time, or at least now.
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I didn't have it done and if there is an odor, I can't smell it.
The problem of "dirty gym socks odor" from the A/C system has become VERY commonplace. An ounce of prevention is often worth a pound of cure.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
Anyway, they found the noise problem. Apparently, while they replaced the cabin filter, they left a portion of the old filter in the vents and this was vibrating.
The proper filling of the transaxle is now so critical that not even many of the dealer service persons are competent enough to do it.
Secondary issue is the design to minimize the amount of fluid required, factory cost plus weight. The design is now such the even the slightest overfill will result in frothing/foaming of the ATF and subsequence failures.
If you want to do it, remove the three rubber suction hoses first, as well as the electrical switch on the top of the filter box. Remember where the hoses go, or label them. Use a phillips screwdriver and loosen the hold down clamp on the large rubber hose attached to the air filter holder box. Separate the large air hose from the air filter box. Open the three hold down clips on the air filter box and use masking tape to hold them attached to the box, to keep the clips out of your way. You should then be able to remove the old filter from the top of the air filter container and replace it. Reverse the procedure to put it back together.
Has any one else experienced this? gohawaiian did you get your problem fixed? What did you do, what was the cost?
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If you turn on the high beam the fog lights will go off.
Most asian origin cars only allow the fog lights to be operated when the low beams are on. European origin allows fog lights to be operated alone, the only way they can be of any real use/value.
While US origin was once the same as europe the asian OEM suppliers (Denso US, etc,) operating as vendors to US manufacturers have had an adverse influence on that.
Both my high beam bulbs "blew up" last week. Dealer confirmed there is a Service Bulletin (TSB-0044-10). Cost to replace both assemblies was $2,400. Toyota agreed to pick up 2/3 of the cost. I paid the $800 but am beginning my research to this obvious design defect. Seems like with a service bulletin and enough similar situations that we have a very strong case.
Total Toyota aggravation, but I'm fairly confident that I'll win the battle.
TSB-0044-10 Summary:
TOYOTA: HIGH BEAM/DRL BULB INOPERATIVE. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE HIGH BEAM/DRL BULB MAY BECOME INOPERTIVE OR SHATTER. A NEWLY DESIGNED HIGH BEAM/DRL HOUSING ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING THE APPLICABLE BULB) IS AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT THIS CONDITION H ( NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 10033406 )
These are simple light bulbs and switches with a couple of relays.... $2400 is absurd.
That might be a good number (although too high for even that IMMHO) for replacing both HID headlight assmblies, but halogen...??
NEVER...!
It has long been known that operation, long term operation, of halogen bulbs for DRLs using sub-standard voltages, 5-6 volts vs 12, results in sooting of the interior of the bulb's glass encapsulation, heat trapping soot, and subsequent melting of the glass encapsulation.
But "blew up", I think not.
The only damage I have personally seen from this was limited to the high beam bulb itself and I simply replaced the bulbs, disabled the factory DRL circuit and substituted a pair of 3W LEDs.
I suggest you ask the dealer for a FULL refund, and/or notify Toyota Corporate, or take the dealer to small claims court if no one offers any satisfaction.
The reason I'm particularly concerned is that our other car, an '07 Lexus GS350, appears to have the same TPMS as the Avvy, and it also has a false warning light on. I've tried to reset that TPMS following the manual's instructions, but I do not get the message confirming that it was reset. Is there any known issue with the Toyota TPMS (other than how lousy it is compared to my Suburban's system, which reads out the exact pressure in each tire on a real time basis, and has never failed in 90.000 miles of driving).?