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The Sandman :sick: :shades:
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
But think about an alignment especially if you buy new tires. And as for me, would rather buy 4 at a time & maintain them so they all wear about the same. Don't like buying 2 at a time unless absolutely necessary...which might be the case with my Civic soon unfortunately. Had a out of round tire which they replaced at 11k miles, so it has the best tread of the bunch now.
The Sandman :sick: :shades:
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
I have knocking noise from the back and another dash rattle in the front. :sick:
Also I have brought it in 3 times for a grinding noise that sounds like a pulley. sometimes it is a real quiet noise and sometimes it gets loud. Any ideas??
I only bought this wonderful POS because the economy is crap and I got a great deal.
Going back to my 2003 Corolla S which is a great car compared. I could go to Miami from Tampa and then some on one tank of gas. This 2009 (be it weighs a little more) takes over a tank of gas just to make it to Miami.
When I took the car to get serviced, because Toyota in their Genius now keeps me from changing my own oil filter, they re-flashed the computer and now I get a couple more miles to the gallon. All in all I calculated 23 MPG highway. Far from the advertised 35 MPG sticker.
I vowed never to buy another Toyota after my 2003 because when I went to trade that in for a Sienna it had only 700 miles and 6 months on it and they wanted to only give $10,500 for trade in for a $18,000 car. So much for their loyalty program.
If their is a solution anyone please let me know.
Other irritations. That retarded seatbelt buzzer which there is no way to disable outside of ripping your dash out. The new oil filter that you need special tools for.
My drivers seat lowers itself and I have to raise it every time I sit down.
Great that I have a service light which is ONLY a reminder that it's time for service and NOT an actual problem (I know how to turn this off).
The CD player locked up on more than one occasion.
Going through a paperwork hassle to get nitrogen put into your tires.
Seatbelt buzzes continuously AFTER my front seat passenger leaves the vehicle.
I swear I will never buy another Toyota after this, there is to much competition to put up with it any longer.
YES, I GET IT...The seatbelt is a safety feature and I use it.
But, if I don't want to then...you know, that's on me and has NOTHING to do with you and/or Toyota. The light can blink all day but just like an annoying reminder that my meal is ready the Microwave oven still has to chirp.
It's MY car, my property complete and paid for and if I don't want the seatbelt to make a buzzing sound then that is my right and not Toyota's obligation.
If I feel like taking a crap in the back seat is that Toyota's business as well?
As far as Nitrogen, it's part of the package and I have to go through a process to get it put in the tires regardless of what the studies you quote show. Of which you didn't quote any, you just pass on what you heard.
The service engine light is an unnecessary feature and I will service the equipment on MY time not Toyota's. I went in there to get the oil changed and the dude put Tire Rotation as well and I had to go behind and REMIND him that I was there for the Oil Change and then I got the lecture on so many miles blah blah.
I'm a grown man, I can do my own maintenance just like I can take my own groceries to the car.
When I go to these forums and blogs I would really appreciate solutions and not opinions and lectures if you don't mind. I've noticed everywhere on the net, especially on Yahoo Answers that you say the same thing and if it's not you it's one of your representatives.
No, if you choose to use your rear seat as a toilet that's your problem but it's Toyota's problem to see to it that every possible safety issue is addressed when building a car.
I read a lot of complaining in your first post, but no question.
"It's MY car, my property [blah blah blah]"
Perhaps you should have a car custom made to your exact preferences, then pay off a few senators to get a waiver from federal safety standards.
So you don't believe in tire rotation, yet you think a little extra nitrogen will make some difference?
Hint: regular air is 80% nitrogen.
"I would really appreciate solutions and not opinions and lectures if you don't mind"
You can always ask for your money back!
Really? I don't even have a Yahoo acct.
The only representative I have is my wife . . . . . LOL
You know one thing I notice on these Toyota Corolla threads is that some of you new Corolla owners that bit*h about your car, don't like it when others claim how much they like their Corollas. If we say something positive about our cars all of a sudden we're Toyota representatives. You gotta remember 99.9 % of us Toyota Corolla owners REALLY DO like our cars and want to let others know that, just as you want others to know how disappointed you are with your car. We understand that some of you might not have been as fortunate as the rest of us to get a perfectly working Corolla, but that's no reason to blast the rest of us. Some of us have always tried our best to help resolve issues others have had as they come up or give our advice as a multiple Corolla owner many times over.
That's the dealer, not Toyota screwing you over.
Oil filter - yes, a little harder than the old style, but if you get buy the right cap wrench, it is still pretty easy. Other makes beside Toyota are doing the same thing with the cartridge style filter.
Nitrogen - dealer, not Toyota.
My wife's gets great fuel efficiency, no issues, no issues with anything else. Sorry to hear your issues.
Service light - no issue, most other makes doing the same thing, takes < 30 seconds to reset.
CD - take to dealer.
Toyota Nation - you can also check that forum.
As far as the trade in value that was EVERY Toyota dealer I went to and that was 5 of them between Owego New York to Tampa Florida. Ohhh, we have to make our money back...by ripping me off $7,000 dollars and I have to finish paying off the trade in?
The only reason I got a decent deal was because Toyota was desperate because of the economy and not because I was a valued customer.
I have found (minus Verizon) that I am all of a sudden a valued person in society because I have a retirement check and no credit cards in a crappy economy. Businesses need me all of a sudden. NOW I'm their best friend. Before the economy crashed I was just another douchbag off the street and whoever denies this fact about US Businesses is living in fantasy land. Now I am Mr. or Sir...
Either way, the 2009 Corolla has been plagued with problems and in my view a POS but it was better than the Firebird that is overweight and over priced for a car that has no traction and fishtails because of a poor design. The price you pay for that garbage and no posi.
Anyway, I had a friend at his garage turn off that worthless buzzer with just a press of a keypad. It's a menu option on his computer hookup and look mom...I still wear my seatbelts. Not because my GOVERNMENT tells me to and threatens me with a $200 fine. Because it makes me and my kids safe. Big brother is not necessary for me to be a decent citizen and use common sense.
You sound very angry at Toyota just because you couldn't over ride the seatbelt buzzer; is it really worth getting your blood pressure up over? If you ever sell your Corolla I hope you do the sensible thing and hook the buzzer back up for the next owner so he might have a chance to survive a crash.
The best policy is to simply ignore posts that you don't like.
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Put it this way. I am a retired veteran who EARNED his place in society and I let no business take advantage of me or my earnings especially when the blanket of safety I provided for them allows them to rip me off.
Verizon knows that for a fact when I told them to dig up the fiber optic cable in my yard because it's on private property. After that they AGREED to honor their original price quote before they inflated it by $100.00
As for my last post, YOUR censorship doesn't prove anything other than the truth hurts and censorship is exactly what happens when someone wants to prove their point of view. CNN as well as fox, you get away with it because you have the keys to the website.
Allow me to say one last thing and that is just because YOU delete it here doesn't mean the problems go away. The same issues with the car and that last blogger still exist no matter how much you want to erase it or hide the truth.
How about this one? I had my water pump replaced two weeks ago on my 2009 Corolla XLE. It has only 15,000 miles on it but I had it 34 months already. Took it in for the pedal cut down and I just mentioned to the dealer of just a slight odor of coolant, never any symptoms. I was pleasantly surprised when I picked it up that they did a water pump replacement no questions asked. Dealer said he didn't want to take any chances with my warranty expiring very soon. Now that's real TOYOTA LOYALTY ! ! !
This makes me a little nervous about another potential recall for Toyota. Why in the world are water pumps going out at ridiculously low mileage? There is no reason for them to be going out. The tech was not surprised when he saw the pump was bad. Told me it was the seal. Not good Toyota, not good.
"Water pumps seem to be a problem, but I read elsewhere that Toyota has put in a better design one when you get it replaced. "
Would you happen to have the link to share? TIA
EDIT:
Found some. No need to post link. TY.
If you have come across a solution to the problem, PLEASE let me know. I would love to keep my sanity when I have to drive 30 mph.
Anyway, I would suggest if are driving 30-40MPH try bumping it from 'D' to '3' and see is that helps. I surprised (no, not really) that the dealer/service rep couldn't even recommend that to you.
As per my manual on p139 shift position 3 can handle up to 81MPH for either the 2.4L or 1.8L. Hope it helps.
Even though I still have some treadwear left on the tires (not sure how to estimate how much I have left, but I have a while before the treadwear bar) but would it be worth chucking the goodyears for some decent tires? I live at about 2500 feet near the Sierra Nevadas so snow comes through maybe 5-6 days a year but in like 3 months or so we're gonna get rain and I'm worried that if my ABS system is overreacting because these tires suck I am worried about what will happen in the rain...
just do what's necessary on your car...if you let them, the service writers "might" sell you more than you need. Good luck!!
The Sandman :sick: :shades:
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)