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I've had my '09 for nearly a year. Bought it early in '08 and have nothing going on like that. No issues here with the paint.
What does the dealer say?
When I drving 2009 Corolla, the rotation speed suddenly up to very high, about to 6000 rpm, but the speed can not accelerated, keep 65 mile/h. I stopped and re-start the car, that was normal.
Are there some problems with the car?
Thanks
I contacted several yards and was told they would contact me when one becomes available.
I have the engine stand in my garage ready for use.
Stay tuned for updates.
I would speak to the service manager. Usually noise can be a result
of dirty parts, vibration, or even cheap parts. Providing all parts are
clean an upgrade to better quality pads/shoes and a thorough inspection
of involved parts should quiet your brakes.
Of course this assumes nothing mechanical or defective is involved.
I bought a new 1986 Toyota pickup and it still had the original brakes
on it when traded in 1996 after 85,000 mi.
Good luck with your brake problem.
did you mean literally TO the floor or rather a small drop TOWARDS the floor and then it holds tight?
unsafe to drive not only for you but anyone else on the road. It should
be parked and not driven until fixed.
Make the dealer provide a flatbed wrecker to transport it to the
dealership for repair and a free loaner until repaired if necessary.
If the dealer balks be sure to contact the regional service rep.
about this problem. Contact emails and phone numbers can
be found with a web search.
That is absurd. If nothing else, go to a different dealer and drive your same model. Once you establish the difference, confront your service manager.
varying distances to the floor?.......what's going on here.....is it
possible depending on which plant it was built?......somebody
needs to conduct a field survey......lets' see, mine was built in Japan
and the brake pedal does not go anywhere near the floor.
That leaves the plant in Canada and NUMMI to checkout....
Is everybody using metric measurements or what?
they all work.......I can tell you mine certainly doesn't do that. I did
have an occassional idle problem when the car was shifted into drive or reverse,
but that disappeared after a couple of months and a bottle of Gumout
fuel system cleaner.
As terceltom said before, drive another new Corolla at the dealership
and compare it to yours then have the service manager do the same.
Beyond those suggestions, you can always contact the Toyota
regional service rep. for help.
to get rid of the car........don't forget how costly
that dissatisfaction will be......the depreciation alone
could be about $1,500-2,000, then add new fees, taxes,
licenses, etc. it gets expensive fast.
A less costly way would be to get a "Lemon Law"
attorney. Of course you must document all your efforts
in dealing with this car and the dealers response to repair it and meet
all the requirements of the law for your state.....but
if you are successful it would be the least expensive way
to go and you could end up with a new car.
Good luck.
Toyota recalls 95,700 Toyota, Scion cars in U.S
DETROIT — Toyota Motor Corp is recalling about 95,700 Toyota and Scion vehicles sold in the United States because ice could accumulate on their braking systems and make it harder for drivers to slow down.
The recall involves 2009 and 2010 model year Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix and 2008 and 2009 Scion xD vehicles, all equipped with 1.8 liter engines, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
If people drive the cars in extremely low temperatures, ice may accumulate at the brake system port and decrease braking power and lengthen vehicle stopping distances, Toyota said.
Since the condition can happen at low temperatures, Toyota's recall applies to vehicle owners in 19 states: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
MNF
doesn't get driven when the weather is bad. It's not a trailer queen,
but rather a garage queen.
More Corolla news..........Toyota is throwing in the towel at the
NUMMI facility in Fremont, CA and shifting their Corolla production to existing facilities
in Canada and Toyota City, Japan. About 4,700 people averaging about $65K/yr will be idled.
I've toured the Toyota City plants and it's well worth your time if you
are ever in the Tokyo area. The Corollas are built at the Kanto facility.
Bill
One possibility here is that the point of impact was on one end of the car vs. in the middle. Your note about "being spun around 180 degrees" indicates that this in fact might have happened. The side airbags are triggered by sensors. If the car is hit where there are no sensors, e.g. in the front or rear fender, it's possible the airbags won't inflate. That happened to me recently when my Jetta was hit on the driver's side front fender, and the car spun around from the impact. No air bags inflated, but all I got was a bump on the head.
If you have not yet reported this incident to the NHTSA you might want to do that. If there is reason to believe the airbags should have deployed and did not, they could start an investigation. Or they could use the data to support a change in SRS design, e.g. change when side bags are deployed.
engine from a junkyard. The engine is basically complete minus
the usual items they will resell: Alternator, starter, and most of the front
engine pulley components.
It didn't cost much since the block was cracked from the accident
and unrepairable, but it's fairly clean and will make a great teardown
for someone like me that loves working on engines and I'll be able
to see exactly what my own engine looks like internally. After I'm done
with it I'll probably donate it to a local technical school for training.
I have it mounted on my engine stand and will report back as it's
dismantled.
oil cap wrench it will fit the plastic filter cap just right and make the
job much easier.
The correct size for the oil filter cap wrench is 64mm with 14 flutes
(flats) on the wrench......the 65mm will slip and not fit firmly on the flats.
It can be obtained from Amazon.com for about $12.95 and $4.99
shipping. Search for "Avalon oil filter wrench".
You'll see several reviews there from people that have used
this wrench and that it fits the filter cap correctly.
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