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  • cam2003cam2003 Member Posts: 131
    Pretty strange about thermistor value was given by WWest.
    My Camry's data shows thermistor has negative temperature coefficient (low temp high value resistance
    Resistance:
    -20 °C (-4 °F) 13.6 - 18.4 KOhm
    20 °C (68 °F) 2.21 - 2.69 KOhm
    60 °C (140 °F) 0.493 - 0.667 KOhm ) while the Lexus indicated positive temperature coefficient.
    Would Lexus' MAF be interchangeable with Camry's MAF ?? I don't think so
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    What...??

    One measurement tells you that the Lexus IAT has a positive temperature coefficient....???

    THe MAF/IAT spent the afternoon in the refrigerantor at 41.5F, measured ~4,049 ohms.

    Increasing resistance with lowering temperature.
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    be the two thousandth.....

    Looks like I will be using a 2K ohm series resistor to simulate COLD intake airflow which should result in a RICH A/F mixture.
  • scoti1scoti1 Member Posts: 676
    Just catching up on posts here. So let me get this straight - WWest is getting ready to make some mods to bkinblks MAF sensor? Hope you guys know what you are doing, :confuse:
  • scoti1scoti1 Member Posts: 676
    wwest, check out post #526 by arshadt: arshadt, "Toyota Camry Owners: Care & Maintenance" #526, 10 Oct 2005 11:08 am

    Is this what happened to your Lexus?
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    Yes, exactly, I posted such on the thread.

    Thanks, nice to be of help.
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    The new MAF/IAT sensor module now has a three position switch atop. One position for normal operation, a second for "lean" (a 2.2k resistor in parallel with the IAT), and a third for "rich" (a 2.2k resistor in series with the IAT). It is now installed in my 2001 AWD RX300 and ~30 miles accrued, mostly hwy, the ECU doesn't seem to mind.

    Unscientific testing........

    With switch in "lean" position, 7 miles "out" at 55MPH average MPG was 30, on return it was 24 MPG. With switch in "rich" position, "out" MPG was 24 and return was 21.9. Average MPG was reset just as vehicle was locked into cruise at 55 MPH.

    Haven't done enough driving to tell if the "bumped from behind" or "slingshot effect" is still present due to upshifting during closed throttle coastdown.
  • hylynerhylyner Member Posts: 216
    There are two Toyotas in our immediate family, both Highlanders, one new. We are happy with both. No hesitation problems noted of any kind.
    I am a regular browser of this and other Toyota forums. I never wanted to get involved with discussions, just here to see what others say.
    Here's a 2 cents worth opinion about the hesitation complaint a few of you are beating to death. It's getting tiresome to see the same 5 or 6 usernames in all the Toyota topics every day, all day. It's been like that for at least a year.
    What's with you guys? I don't doubt your reasons for dissatisfaction. BUT, is it really necessary to keep repeating the same stuff about your hesitation issues day in and day out in ALL the Toyota forums? How many times does it take to get your message across? Why is it necessary to do this in every Toyota forum in this site? What are you expecting to accomplish by this?
    I'm getting fed up with constant reminders about accidents waiting to happen or transaxles are falling off or they are brainwashed or they must be on Toyota staff or aliens from another evil empire, blah, blah. You even complain about posters who come on board to say they don't have any complaints.
    Well, like some others are telling you, there are thousands if not hundreds of thousands of owners just like me who are OK with their choices. You don't speak for them, and all these reminders by 5 or 6 of you don't reflect their experiences.
    I'm not saying there aren't problems with Toyota. All manufacturers have issues.
    There are lots of other issues to learn about in these forums. Just give us a break from yours to make room for them.
  • mert2mert2 Member Posts: 74
    Don't like the content of the forum? Don't read it. And it takes more than 5 or 6 people for Toyota to issue a TSB.


    Profile for hylyner

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  • scoti1scoti1 Member Posts: 676
    There are lots of other issues to learn about in these forums. Just give us a break from yours to make room for them.

    Agree 100% that there are "lots of other issues to learn about", however this forum was started to specifically discuss the hesitation issue. Even though it is for the problem "in all makes", it grew out of the Highlander Problems discussion forum. So, to reiterate mert2's comments, if this isn't of interest to you, then don't visit here. I am pretty sure that those experiencing the problem find it helpful and, if they need a break, they take one, rather than gripe about others discussing the problem.
  • jim70jim70 Member Posts: 27
    I am a new Highlander owner and we love our car. No hesitation and it drives like a dream. As far as the hesitation issue, I have never seen anyone say "prove it". What I have seen are people questioning the claims of "Safety issues" or the posts that imply that this problem applies to all similar cars.

    I am also somewhat disappointed. When I began looking at various cars, I came to the Edmunds site because I considered them to be a trusted source of unbiased information. When I first saw some of the posts about hesitation and the claims of safety issues I was concerned. Based on a quick browse of these boards I even considered deciding against the Highlander because of some of the claims, and I would have missed out on a truly wonderful car.

    After looking closer however I realized that it was indeed the same few people posting over and over and over, making what I consider to be many baseless claims and assumptions. I am not talking about the statements that there may be a problem with your particular car, but the obvious exaggerations. I have to wonder just how outlandish a claim a person can make on an Edmunds board? I have seen absurd posts comparing cars to coffins and people getting run over (none of which happened) that I really believe are a discredit to the issue, as well and the entire Edmunds site.

    Based on my personal experience here, I would no longer advise anyone to come to these boards for fair, unbiased information. I realize that Edmunds is not the source of the information, but I think that allowing such obviously untrue statements about deathtraps, brainwashing and public admissions that have never occurred, is not fair to the motoring public.

    My 2 cents.
  • scoti1scoti1 Member Posts: 676
    I consider the TSB a public admission that the problem exists.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    As host, I would say that since this forum is DEDICATED to "Engine Hesitation" that people can post about it until they are blue in the face if they wish. If the forum were a general one about Toyotas or Lexii, then I would have suggested that enough is enough on one specific problem and let's move on.

    I presume that only people interested in this problem would attend this forum in other words. We think everybody should have a home at Edmunds if possible.
  • user777user777 Member Posts: 3,341
    jim, if your mom, daughter, son, sister, father - whomever were driving your highlander which has no inherent hesitation, but they themselves suffered from some neurological condition which resulted in delaying their response to stimulus by 1/2 or 1 or 2 seconds, sometimes but not all the time, would you let them drive your car?

    it is a safety problem. the anecdotes of people who have been in traffic and had their vehicle not respond to their command for increased engine output should be evidence enough for any person.

    there is nothing exaggerating or outlandish about an engine hesitation and an impact to safety.
  • scoti1scoti1 Member Posts: 676
    In defense of Edmunds, I would think that knowing that this problem exists allowed you to be a better informed consumer. The fact that you aren't experiencing it doesn't mean that all your research was for naught. You knew a potential problem existed, were able to try to replicate it on test drives, and then make your decision. I think that is a great benefit of Edmunds. If it was a just an "i-love-my-car-and-don't-you-dare-say-anything-bad-about-it" type of discussion forum, then you truly would not gain much from it, would you?
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    I just can't keep myself from wondering what jim70's post would have looked like, how it would have read, if by pure happenstance, bad luck, the Highlander he bought, along with his driving style, turned out to be subject to the throttle hesitation.

    "I have seen absurd posts comparing cars to coffins and people getting run over (none of which happened) that I really believe are a discredit to the issue, as well as the entire edmunds site."

    Jim, may I ever so kindly ask you to "prove it", validate it with factual data, with regard to your statement "(none of which happened)"...??

    Look, I haven't personally encountered any of the current throttle delay, hesitation, symptoms. And I know I have related this previously but I think it bears repeating.

    Back in 91-92 after I had just purchased my new 1992 LS400 I experienced some instances with its Trac system that were somewhat frightening. As I pulled from my residential street onto the main thoroughfare, often lots of fast moving traffic, if it had rained my rear tires would often slip briefly on the crosswalk plastic stripping. That brief wheelslip would result in Trac activation, braking the slipping wheel and instantly dethrottling the engine.

    As a result on several occassions I found myself stalled in front of some very fast moving traffic. I cannot tell you how long it would take the Trac system to "unwind" the dethrottling servo stepper motor, maybe it was a second or more. But to me sitting there waiting for the engine to respond or to be hit by an oncoming vehicle it did seem like a very long time.

    It didn't take very many of these frightening instances for me to learn to turn the Trac system off each and every time I started the car.

    By the time I purchased my MY2000 GS300 the Trac system had evolved, been revised. The brakes would still be applied instantly upon wheelslip, but the dethrottling was delayed a few hundred milliseconds to allow teh driver to react and lift the gas pedal to a point of regaining traction.

    Be that as it may, I think I can speak for all of us in that we are thankful, pleased even, that your Highlander doesn't exhibit the symptom. Clearly, the number of V6/5-speed DBW transaxle vehicles that work properly in this regard are in the majority. That should mean that Toyota will soon know why the few have the flaw and then a fix will be on the way.
  • dino01dino01 Member Posts: 26
    There are people like me that have the problem but not knowing to much to contribute to the forum. Just because I do not post that I do have this problem.
  • hylynerhylyner Member Posts: 216
    Sorry my intent by posting here was misunderstood. Please do not think I tried to interfere with the rights of anyone who wishes to discuss hesitation at his forum.
    That's what it's for.
    My message was for those few who post here all the time, but constantly repeat their gripes at ALL the other Toyota forums. All I wanted to say was PLEASE LEAVE SOME ROOM AT THE OTHER FORUMS FOR THE REST OF US. Thanks.
  • user777user777 Member Posts: 3,341
    i think your comment w.r.t. "repeating gripes at ALL the other Toyota forums" is an exaggeration (at best).

    wwest is probably the most prolific poster, but if you look at all the Toyota forums, you'll find there and in other forums for other makes and models, he doesn't discuss hesitation but other things of benefits to owners with other problems.

    scoti has been posting in other Toyota forums, perhaps others too, trying to encourage people posting in those other forums to bring their hesitation related discussions here.

    as for me - if i qualify as one of your "few", i've posted a few times recently in the Hylander P+S forum, but only to counter another series of posts. my mistake for not keeping it here.

    you have plenty of bandwidth to contribute to the discussions. you' ve only been a member since today, so you've got plenty of writing to do to catch up with us!!!

    in all fairness, if you look at the posts of wwest, scoti, myself, and a few others, what you'll find is a discussion trying to come to grips with why some people don't have the problem, while others do, and why the first population of people constantly attempt to negate the observations of those experiencing the issue. that's not very genuine and doesn't get anyone anywhere. we are also debating what might be at root cause, and how we might capture the event so everyone can learn by it.

    personally i'm sorry i posted in the Hylander P+S forum...but, this is the forum that started the discussion as i recall.

    i am not sorry i asserted a long time ago that this is a safety issue. this is neither outlandish or an exaggeration.

    time will tell. maybe someday you'll thank wwest for his endless pursuit of the underlying root cause, and willingness to postuate experiments to further our understanding of the phenomenon.

    i promise i don't bite. so here's your opportunity to elaborate on your position.

    go for it. ;)
  • hylynerhylyner Member Posts: 216
    Thanks for your reply. As I said, I don't want to get involved in any discussions. I have been a faithful browser at Edmunds for a long time, but just for information. It got frustrating going to any Toyota forum and always finding some of you guys there talking about the hesitation thing. There are other things to talk about but it was often like the ONLY thing. Just give it a break please.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    That's valid. The engine hesitation discussion should reside here and perhaps be briefly mentioned elsewhere if you want to "lure" someone over--but posts shouldn't be duplicated in "generalized" forums about a specific car. Some folks want to talk about floor mats after all. :P
  • scoti1scoti1 Member Posts: 676
    Usually when this topic erupts in another discussion, it is because someone new is reporting their frustration with this problem and aren't aware that there is a separate discussion board for it. i.e., the people hylyner is griping about aren't the ones starting those discussions, we/they are just contributing to one already underway. If something new and enlightening comes about (like if Toyota ever comes out with a real fix) I will have no hesitation (pun intended) on reporting this in the other forums while at the same time pointing them here to discuss it. Hope that is legit and within the Edmunds rules of decorum.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I'd prefer you invite them over here and leave the other Toyota topics for other items. The same subject running in two forums isn't a good idea---it doesn't seem to work. Besides, the Highlander people don't seem too keen on the idea, so the public has spoken.
  • bkinblkbkinblk Member Posts: 198
    With all due respect, NO, I WON'T GIVE IT A BREAK! You are among the fortunate that do not experience any hesitation problem. Good for you. If you drove my car day and and day out, you would be as angry about it as me. Personally, I hope Toyota reads this forum every day and I hope it costs them. They have admitted to the problem with a TSB (pacification band-aid), and then, Toyota told me during an arbitration that a one second hesitation is normal for the vehicle! Are they kidding? I recently sent a top lemon law law firm a comprehensive package that included details of my journey through this issue. They post their banner on Yahoo and are currently investigating the Toyota hesitation issue because of the many complaints they have received. They have contacted me and are interested in helping. If you are experiencing the hesitation issue, don't sit back and just read this forum. Get involved. Dino01 finally did in post 2014. There are hundreds more like him in my opinion.
  • rugby65rugby65 Member Posts: 81
    My 03 has hesitation and erratic shifting and I'v posted this before. I don't remember reading that if you posted this information you shouldn't do it again. I read these posts two or three times a day and the only posts that upsets me is the ones that say SHUT UP ALREADY! about your problem leave me room.
    I don't think there is a limit to how many times a person can repeat them selfs, if so the host needs to make this know.
    I think the problem that the shut up already crowd has is that they know any bad publicity about any defects with any vehicle effects it's resale.
    You should also know that when you trade in your vechile the dealer will pull up the stats on it to see what kinds of problems have been reported on it.
    The dealer will use this information in deciding how much to offer you for your trade in.........Toyota also monitors this discussion board to develop a consensus in order to advise dealers what to tell customers about specfic problems.
  • scoti1scoti1 Member Posts: 676
    I cannot see how it would be out of line to announce breaking news in the other forums. Like, "go to the Engine Hesitation forum to read about the new fix Toyota has come up with for the hesitation problem, for example, should that ever occur.

    Because there continue to be posts by new people experiencing the problem on these other forums, it is obvious that people aren't readily being led to this discussion. Maybe the name "engine" hesitation throws them off.

    w/e, it shouldn't be a big deal to direct folks here if there is something of interest being reported here. One post on the subject does not dominate the discussion. Not allowing one post makes it appear that Edmunds is trying to hide the discussion.
  • hylynerhylyner Member Posts: 216
    I did not intend to ruffle anyone's feathers. My mistake for logging on in the first place I guess. I promise to go back to being a bystander.
    Please allow me to explain. All I wanted to happen was for the 5 or 6 of you who mainly hang out here to leave a little room for others at all the other Toyota forums.
    Every time I scrolled through them, you guys were there. It was mostly about this hesitation, little else. Some posts were informative, some were plainly vindictive, some just seemed like trolling for others to jump in.
    After a few months passed I realized the same things were being repeated again and again over and over. Mostly the same things being rehashed.
    Then a few others started to mention their concerns. It finally came to a head in the Highlander forum when all there was for a whole week was you guys going on and on. That's when I felt enough was enough and made my decision to be heard.
    I think Edmunds made room for you by opening up this forum way back when. There's no reason why you can't carry on your debate here, no on has restricted you and you haven't been asked to.
    You yourself, and the others in your group regularly scan all the other Toyota forums. I say that because your usernames are very prominent there. No reason why you can't continue to do it, inform about this topic, or pass on news about improvements. Just ease up a little. Others would like to be heard. Your problems aren't the only ones.
    I just cannot see where you are restricted as you or your friends say. There's no reason to get all in a huff when somene asks for a little understanding and common courtesy. Lighten up. It's not the end of the world.
  • scoti1scoti1 Member Posts: 676
    The recent discussion in the Highlander Problems and Solutions forum is the only time in recent months that this issued has cropped up to any noticeable extent in another forum, and I believe it was just for a few days. Your statements appear to be exagerrations based primarily on this recent talk on the other board. I really don't believe it to be a problem.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    Some people are very defensive about their choice of car and don't want any negatives to be heard. All cars have problems. Some are more important than others. Hesitation that Toyota has acknowledged and not fixed across the board is a problem.

    If I were shopping for a Toyota and did't heard this mentioned in the regular discussions, bought the car, had the problem and asked why it wasn't discussed in the other discussions, I sure wouldn't accept the answer that "some people didn't want to hear about problems so it was only discussed in the 'Hesitation' discussion."

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • jbolltjbollt Member Posts: 736
    Hesitation that Toyota has acknowledged and not fixed across the board is a problem.

    Sheesh! NOT everyone experiences it, and there have been reports of folks that have had some significant improvement from the TSB.

    respectfully, Jeff
    (who enjoys his Highlander(s) and has no hesitation, and has been quiet for some time, but just couldn't let that comment go by un answered.)
  • scoti1scoti1 Member Posts: 676
    I am not following why it upsets you that this problem is discussed, even though not everyone experiences it. Bottom line, some are experiencing it, don't like it, and wish to discuss it.

    Toyota has told many owners it is a common characteristic (just read through the posts). Bkinblk was told in his artibration hearing that it was an intentional component of the design to protect the drive train. It's existence is acknowledged by Toyota and Lexus in their Technical Service Bulletins. When Toyota announced the TSB in the Pittsburgh Post article, their spokesperson admitted that the TSB would not improve the condition 100 percent of the time, so it certainly is not being fixed across the board.

    What I have contended, to explain why some like you don't seem to be experiencing it, is that the hesitation can be so slight that it is frequently not discernible (i.e., just a fraction of second). It is also unpredictable when it occurs. A slight hesitation occuring inconsistently could very well go unnoticed. But when it gets into the 1 - 2 second range and occurs repeatedly but unpredictably, you have a problem.
  • jbolltjbollt Member Posts: 736
    scoti, i guess i mis-interpreted the comment, "accross the board". I took it to mean that the hesitation is being experienced across the board, when that is far from the truth. I now see that it was meant to mean that, of those who experience the hesitation, not all (as in "across the board") are getting fixed.

    Sorry, and thanks for setting me straight. I have stated before that i sympathise with those who do experience it, but am grateful that I don't. And I don't blame anyone for continuing to post their experiences, theories, attempts at fixes, etc. I for one would be here posting nearly everyday looking for help if I had an issue with any of my cars that i felt was wrong.

    Jeff
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Look, this forum is the Engine Hesitation playground and you can post as much as you want about the Engine Hesitation problem.

    The OTHER forums are for other subjects. I never said it was out of order to "invite" or "announce" the engine hesitation problem in other Toyota topics, such as, e.g., "hey, I noticed you mentioned engine hesitation. Please come over to (link here) and talk to us. We're working on it"

    That's FINE. What probably ISN'T a good idea is to actually start talking about the engine hesitation issue in another Toyota forum where people are joining or participating in a far more generalized "message flow" if you will.

    Hope that clears it up. I hearby declare this bridge officially open (snip, snip) :P
  • user777user777 Member Posts: 3,341
    it would also be a good idea shifty if you were to call a certain poster on a rather unjustified remark made when a new person entered the other forum in search of assistance.

    in general noone is looking for "new blood". that is rather base.

    we don't need more reports by more people driving toyotas that they have a hesitation problem to believe it is a real issue or to keep the thread alive.

    now, if they are driving another make, THAT would be new information that could spark additional discussion.

    funny how that isn't happening, huh?
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I did call him on it. We'll work it all out, no worries.
  • scoti1scoti1 Member Posts: 676
    Actually the comment is still there. It is my tongue in cheek reply that was deleted. :(
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Okay he has apparently left this forum because he didn't like it, so just leave him alone if you are over there and everything should be fine. Don't go sticking little pins in him and I'll be sure to remind him not to do that to you. :shades:
  • cwoncwon Member Posts: 3
    I have an 85 Trans am with the transmission just rebuilt. It has a 4bbl carb 305 engine. Every morning the car is hard to start and the engine hesitates when it's cold. When I step on the gas, it will not respond right away. It takes asecond or so and then it just goes. After the car has run for awhile, the condition gets a little better and the hesitation is shorter. Can anybody tell me what can be wrong?

    Thanks
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    Was that the carburetor where they had two-stage pulloff on the choke? Or was it electric heater after starting the car.

    I would look at the choke setting first to be sure it's going completely on (thermostatic spring getting weak after 20 years of heat?) and then that it's not pulling off too little or two much.

    And I would post in this discussion
    jim735, "Got a Quick, Technical Question?" #2096, 16 Oct 2005 11:40 pm
    where several knowledgeable people read and Alcan is one who is a mechanic. He probably has knowledge that can help you!

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • cwoncwon Member Posts: 3
    I am sorry but I don't understand the question:
    Was that the carburetor where they had two-stage pulloff on the choke? Or was it electric heater after starting the car.

    How can I find out?
    Thanks
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    After about a week, almost a full tank, of running with the MAF/IAT switched into the "lean" position the average MPG seems to be running ~20. Quite a bit higher than I would normally get, ~15-17, around town, back and forth to/from the office.

    Today I plan on extending the switching capability with a multi-wire cable so I can change the IAT from normal, lean, and rich from inside the car on the fly while monitoring the instant MPG for results.

    Insofar as I can tell my RX still upshifts in the very same instances as before regardless of switch setting.
  • user777user777 Member Posts: 3,341
    i never pretended to understand where you were going with modifying the MAF. i think i mentioned the EGR valve was something to consider, which if sticking or clogged could result in hesitation and vague shifting.

    my creating this MAF mod, you're playing with dynamic leaning. the danger here, if you go too lean, i suspect you can do some damage due to heating.
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    I suspect you mean dynamic leaRning......

    And that's exactly why I'm trying the next step, to be able to change the simulated intake temperature signal from rich to lean on the fly, in real time, to keep the ECU confused.

    I suspect that the oxygen sensor has the final "say" on the mixture ratio so over time a false IAT signal would be summed out of the A/F mixture computational equation.
  • user777user777 Member Posts: 3,341
    no i mean't dynamic LEANing. the only leaRning that is going to go on, as you said is for the unit to determine the MAF is faulted and go to some pre-set secondary control scheme. if you run lean for a long time, you may do damage due to heating.

    why are you trying to confuse the ECU again? i just haven't been following what you are doing (ie the "why")...
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    that if left in the "lean" position for an extended period the "false" IAT signal will be nulled out due to the ECU's learning via the use of the downstream feedback form the oxygen sensor.

    If, on the other hand, the signal falsification changes from lean to rich every so often the ECU has no chance to "adjust" to either.

    So, why are we here, what is this about.

    First, there have been reports of dealers recommeding that the use of premium fuels would help to alleviate the instances of engine/throttle hesitation/delay. And I think, based on my readings, that some owners have reported that the use of premium fuels does help.

    Second, we have this report from jbuchanan that he changed out the MAF/IAT module for a customer and it totally eliminated the symptom.

    So, premium fuels would undoubtedly make the engine less likely to knock/ping at specific settings and environmental circumstances wherein low octane fuels might.

    And I can readily see that a new, different, MAF/IAT module might, just by happenstance, result in a richer A/F mixture and thereby make the engine less likely to knock/ping.

    So the goal is to provide a false, biased, MAF/IAT signal so the A/F mixture will always be on the rich side. As a "control", it doesn't hurt to be able to crosscheck using a false/biased signal to lean out the mixture.

    With regards to the leaning mode resulting in heating....

    I trust that the ECU will always protect the engine by eliminating any knock/ping should it begin to occur. And yes, the catalytic converter might be damaged if this were done over a long term, but I doubt any damage will occur for the short term experiment required to determine if this affects the hesitation symptom.

    And keep in mind that the goal of the experiment is to run the engine with an artificially "rich" A/F mixture, and in that case the engine would definitely be less likely to knock/ping and would undoubtedly run cooler due to the cooling effect of the rich mixture.
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    GO!

    After about 350 miles, about half hwy, I can't detect any difference in engine response or fuel economy regardless of MAF/IAT switch position. I suspect it might be a lot like trying to discern the difference between using premium fuel vs not.

    The good new is that there have been no detectable adverse effects.

    So, bkinblk, if you will tell me where to send your "new" MAF/IAT sensor module....

    email: ceo@(companyname).com
  • bkinblk1bkinblk1 Member Posts: 12
    (had to reset my name to blinblk1) Anyway, wwest--I greatly appreciate your tenacity in solving the hesitation problem. However, the forum should know that a top Lemon Law firm in San Francisco has accepted my case (contingency). They tell me they have a 98% success rate. They have already been successful with another Toyota hesitation case, where Toyota bought back the car. The partner in the lawfirm told me he would not have accepted my case if he was not positive we would win. Therefore, I am reluctant to "experiment" on my engine while the case is pending. They tell me it will take 6 months maximum to resolve.
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    Anyone else having highly noticeable engine/throttle hesiation problems that might want to try a test solution, temporarily?? Hopefully in the NW??

    But I would say be cautious about pursuing this under the lemon law.

    Toyota must be very well aware that whatever the causative factors are, it appears that it is possible for any vehicle, by random chance, to be subject to engine hesitation. That means its really class action time and therefore Toyota cannot let this get out of hand by repurchasing too many cars under the lemon law.

    If you should succeed don't be too surprised if the repurchase paperwork states an entirely different cause other than engine hesitation.

    A case in point.

    Over on the Lincoln Aviator thread there is news that Ford just repurchased a customers car but under another "symptom" altogether rather than the customers core HVAC complaint. I susppect they did that because the HVAC problem was common to the entire fleet.
  • theflowtheflow Member Posts: 98
    My lemon law attorney is also in SF. I think my case is his first case with this issue. Is your attorney's first and last name initial M.A.? Just curious.

    Like what I posted 7-8 months ago, you have nothing to lose because the attorney charges you nothing if you lose, and Toyota will pay the attorney fees if you win.

    Good luck and keep us posted.
  • bkinblk1bkinblk1 Member Posts: 12
    You are correct.
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