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TOYOTA KLUGER

20/08/2008 RE: VIBRATION  *REPLY*

 2008
NOT SURE IF THIS IS NORMAL. .... AJITH  - , VIC, AUS
MISCELLANEOUS

TOYOTA RAV4

19/08/2008 COMPLAINT ABOUT TRANSMISSION  *COMPLAINT*

 2001
IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT? I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF IT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. .... CLAUDY ASSALIT - MONTEREY CA, USA
TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA PRADO

18/08/2008 RE: VIBRATION IN A PRADO  *REPLY*

GX 2006
I'M ABOUT TO TAKE DELIVERY OF A NEW PRADO AND AM LOOKING FOR FAULT REPORTS - .... DAVE  - PERTH, WA, AUS
DRIVETRAIN

TOYOTA KLUGER

10/08/2008 RE: VIBRATION  *REPLY*

2WD 2008
WE ARE NOW WAITING ON A REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN. .... M. G - SYDNEY, NSW, AUS
STEERING

TOYOTA RAV4

8/08/2008 RAV4 ENGINE HESITATION AT LOW SPEED *COMPLAINT*

 2006
THIS IS MY 5TH TOYOTA AND IT WILL DEFINITELY BE THE LAST, CANNOT WAIT TO GET RID OF THIS PIECE **** .... TREVOR HENDERSON - NEWCASTLE, NSW, AUS
ENGINE

TOYOTA AURION

5/08/2008 RE: MY TOYOTA AURION SPORTIVO SX6 IS A LEMON  *REPLY*

 2007
PAINT PROBLEMS, RATTLES, KEY ISSUES, BODY ELECTRONICS MODULE, REMOTES INTERNAL RECALL FIXES .... MARK JOHANSEN - BURPENGARY, QLD, AUS
DEALER - NEW CAR

TOYOTA HILUX

5/08/2008 RE: WATER PUMP PROBLEM  *REPLY*

 2003
THE TIMING BELT HAS TO BE DONE AT 150,000KMS .... ROBERT GREGSON - NOWRA, NSW, AUS
COOLING SYSTEM

TOYOTA AURION

5/08/2008 RE: MY TOYOTA AURION SPORTIVO SX6 IS A LEMON  *REPLY*

 2007
WE HAVE HAD A PRODIGY AND AFTER NOTICING PAINT BLISTERS, WE WAITED 5 MONTHS TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYOTA .... MARK JOHANSEN - BURPENGARY, QLD, AUS
DEALER - NEW CAR

TOYOTA AURION

5/08/2008 RE: CV JOINT NEEDS REPLACING AFTER ONLY 23 THOUSAND KM  *REPLY*

PRESARA 2007
JUST DO A SEARCH OF TOYOTA PROBLEMS INTERNATIONALLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS .... MARK JOHANSEN - BURPENGARY, QLD, AUS
DRIVETRAIN

TOYOTA HILUX

4/08/2008 RE: SEVERE DIESEL RATTLE FIRST START EACH DAY & HANDLING PROBLEMS  *REPLY*

3L TD SR5 2006
SEE WHAT OLD MATE AT TOYOTA RECKONS. .... JASON TRELOAR - MOUNT GAMBIER, SA, AUS
ENGINE

TOYOTA HILUX

3/08/2008 TRANSFER CASE SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHILST DRIVING *FEEDBACK WANTED*

SR5 2004
SPOKEN TO A BLOKE WHO REBUILDS GEARBOXES FOR LIVING AND HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. .... ROBERT GREGSON - NOWRA, NSW, AUS
DRIVETRAIN

TOYOTA PRADO

2/08/2008 VIBRATION IN A PRADO *FEEDBACK WANTED*

GX 2006
ANY ELSE OUT THERE EXPERIENCED THIS AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME? I WANT SOME GOOD AMMUNITION BEFORE ANY ARGUMENT .... TERRY GLADMAN - BUNBURY, WA, AUS
DRIVETRAIN

TOYOTA HILUX

1/08/2008 NO TORQUE, HAS NO POWER ALONG WITH FUEL ECONOMY *FEEDBACK WANTED*

SR 3.0L TD 2008
I CAN’T EVEN GET THEM TO DYNO TEST THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. .... STEVEN SINCLAIR - COWRA, NSW, AUS
ENGINE

TOYOTA HILUX

1/08/2008 RE: VERY BAD FUEL ECONOMY  *REPLY*

 2008
VERY DISSATISFIED AND ALSO FEEL LIKE TAKING IT THROUGH THE WINDOW AT TIMES BUT IT WOULDN’T HAVE THE POWER TO BREAK IT .... STEVEN SINCLAIR - COWRA, NSW, AUS
FUEL ECONOMY

TOYOTA HILUX

1/08/2008 RE: CLUTCH HAD TO BE REBUILT AT A COST OF $1700  *REPLY*

D4D 2005
WITH SOME MORE EVIDENCE ONE OF THE CURRENT AFFAIR PROGRAMS WILL SHOW INTEREST. .... GREG DEMPSTER - YEPPOON, QLD, AUS
CLUTCH

TOYOTA KLUGER

31/07/2008 VIBRATION *FEEDBACK WANTED*

 2008
HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WAS THERE A FIX? .... ALAN WALTERS - MACKAY, QLD, AUS
MISCELLANEOUS

TOYOTA RAV4

30/07/2008 RE: TRANSMISSION FAILS ON 6 YEAR OLD CAR *REPLY*

 2001
HAVING SAME PROBLEMS - HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER IN MINE .... JAMES THAMES - MARIETTA, GEORGIA, USA
TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA HILUX

27/07/2008 RE: VERY BAD FUEL ECONOMY  *REPLY*

 2008
THAT IS A BIT LOW EVEN FOR AN AUTOMATIC LUX. WHAT IS YOUR TRIP COMPUTER AVERAGING? .... BRETT  L - BRISBANE, QLD - AUS
FUEL ECONOMY

TOYOTA RAV4

23/07/2008 EXPERIENCING THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER PROBLEMS. *FEEDBACK WANTED*

 2002
WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT! .... TERESE REID - LOUISVILLE, USA
TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA HILUX

22/07/2008 VERY BAD FUEL ECONOMY *FEEDBACK WANTED*

SR5 TD 2008
I BOUGHT A HILUX SR5 DUAL CAB 4WD AUTO AT THE START OF THE YEAR .... TROY RYAN - MELBOURNE, VIC, AUS
FUEL ECONOMY

TOYOTA PRADO

20/07/2008 RE: NOISY ENGINE WITH A DEATH RATTLE  *REPLY*

 2007
SURELY THIS IS NOT HAPPENING WITH EVERY PRADO DIESEL. .... MARK KURAN - MELBOURNE, VIC - AUS
ENGINE

TOYOTA PRADO

19/07/2008 NOISY ENGINE WITH A DEATH RATTLE *COMPLAINT*

GXL D4D 2007
WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP... A CURRENT AFFAIR? .... DAMIEN BABBAGE - SYDNEY, NSW, AUS
ENGINE

TOYOTA COROLLA

18/07/2008 CLINK NOISE WHEN LETTING OUT CLUTCH *COMPLAINT*

 2008
ANY ONE WITH ANY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES? .... STEPHEN OSBORNE - SYDNEY, NSW, AUS
NOISE

TOYOTA PRADO

15/07/2008 RE: ECU REPAIR  *REPLY*

 1999
TRY PURCHASING AN ECU FROM E-BAY AND SAVE YOURSELF SOME MONEY. .... MS LEE - AUSTIN, TX, USA
COMPUTER

TOYOTA CAMRY

15/07/2008 RE: REMOTE NOT WORKING  *REPLY*

ALTISE 2006
HAVE A CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST (NOT TOYOTA PLACE) CHECK YOUR ECU .... MS LEE - AUSTIN, TX, USA
LOCKS

TOYOTA HILUX

8/07/2008 RE: SEVERE DIESEL RATTLE FIRST START EACH DAY & HANDLING PROBLEMS *REPLY*

 2007
MY HILUX 07 AFTER THE 10,000 SERVICE DEVELOPED A DEATH RATTLE .... JOSH KNIGHTLY - MT GAMBIER, SA, AUS
ENGINE

TOYOTA COROLLA

5/07/2008 CAR FULL OF RATTLES *COMPLAINT*

ASCENT 2008
MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 MODEL COROLLA ASCENT ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO .... ALLAN WONG - PERTH, WA, AUS
QUALITY

TOYOTA YARIS

4/07/2008 NOISE COMING FROM LEFT REAR SIDE *FEEDBACK WANTED*

 2008
HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND IF SO, WHAT WAS THE SOLUTION. .... PETER SCANTLEBURY - BARBADOS, INTERNATIONAL
NOISE

TOYOTA PRADO

1/07/2008 DO NOT BUY A KZN95R! FUEL ECONOMY IS EXTREMELY POOR *COMPLAINT*

KZN95R TD 2001
WE BOUGHT A HORSE AT CANOWINDRA A FEW YEARS AGO AND WE NEEDED A 4WD TO TOW A HORSE FLOAT .... JOSEPH HUPP - DUBBO, NSW, AUS
FUEL ECONOMY

TOYOTA RAV4

26/06/2008 RE: TRANSMISSION FAILS ON 6 YEAR OLD CAR  *REPLY*

 2001
VERY UPSET WITH THE FACT THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THE EMC AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. .... KRYSTIE DUNN - MOBILE, AL, USA
TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA YARIS

25/06/2008 VISIBILITY *COMPLAINT*

 2006
I FEEL THE REDUCED VISIBILITY IS PLACING ME AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT .... ERINA MCKNIGHT - CHURCHILL, VIC, AUS
SAFETY

TOYOTA HILUX

24/06/2008 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT *FEEDBACK WANTED*

 2005
HAS ANYONE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOING OFF .... BRUCE TOPHAM - MILING, WA, AUS
AIRBAGS

TOYOTA RAV4

23/06/2008 EMC + TRANSMISSION... *COMPLAINT*

 2001
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA .... LY HER - OLATHE, USA
TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA HILUX

14/06/2008 RE: SEVERE DIESEL RATTLE FIRST START EACH DAY & HANDLING PROBLEMS  *REPLY*

 2005
IF ANYONE HAS A SOLUTION I WOULD BE PLEASE TO HEAR. .... SCOTT THEGGIE - MILL PARK, VIC, AUS
NOISE

TOYOTA HILUX

10/06/2008 RE: SEVERE DIESEL RATTLE FIRST START EACH DAY & HANDLING PROBLEMS  *FEEDBACK WANTED*

 2007
HAS ANYONE OUT THERE ACTUALLY HAD SUCCESS AT GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED? .... PHIL  - MOSS VALE, NSW, AUS
NOISE

TOYOTA PRADO

12/05/2008 ECU REPAIR *FEEDBACK WANTED*

 1999
IT'S DONE FAR MORE "OFF-ROAD" TIME IN THE MECHANICS SHOP THAN WITH DIRT IN ITS WHEELS! .... KIM ADAMS - TUMUT, NSW, AUS
COMPUTER

TOYOTA HILUX

12/05/2008 RE: LOUD NOISE / BLOWING SMOKE  *REPLY*

SR5 D4D 3L 2006
ON THE CYLINDER THAT RATTLES THE INJECTOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED .... BOB LEGGO - CORNDALE, NSW, AUS
ENGINE

TOYOTA HILUX

5/05/2008 RE: AIR CONDITIONER STRUGGLES IN THE HEAT *REPLY*

KUN 26R 2008
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE POOR AIR CONDITIONING .... COLIN GAVEN - GOLD COAST, QLD, AUS
AIR CONDITIONER

TOYOTA CAMRY

4/05/2008 REMOTE NOT WORKING *FEEDBACK WANTED*

L4 ALTISE 2006
CAN ANYBODY ADVISE OF A SOLUTION? MY DEALER IS STUMPED. .... BRIAN DELL - ADELAIDE, SA, AUS
LOCKS

TOYOTA COROLLA

1/05/2008 RE: SOUTH AFRICAN VS JAPANESE MODELS  *REPLY*

 2003
I ALSO BOUGHT A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA BRAND NEW. .... S MCCONVILLE - PERTH, WA, AUS
BRAKES

TOYOTA RAV4

24/04/2008 RE: ENGINE TICKING WHEN COLD *REPLY*

 2007
THERE IS AN UPDATED SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER ASSEMBLY .... BRUCE  - SEATTLE, WA, USA
ENGINE

TOYOTA RAV4

23/04/2008 AT 102,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION IS FAILING *COMPLAINT*

 2002
HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE AS ALL OTHER 2002 RAV 4 OWNERS .... BRIAN BANET - LOUISVILLE, USA
TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA RAV4

22/04/2008 RE: TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 106K  *REPLY*

 2002
I HAD MY 2002 RAV4 FOR 5 MONTHS WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND PAID AROUND $5,000 FOR REPAIRS .... KAROL  - PORTLAND, OREGON, USA
TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA YARIS

21/04/2008 RE: 6 MONTHS OLD AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE!  *REPLY*

 2007
I CAN ONLY TELL YOU TO CONTACT A LAWYER THAT DEALS WITH THE LEMON LAW REGARDING YOUR YARIS .... ELAINE  - LAKE VILLA, IL, USA
MANY PROBLEMS

TOYOTA RAV4

16/04/2008 RE: HARD 2/3 SHIFT  *REPLY*

 2002
HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 RAV4 .... HOPETON  - ALBANY, NY, USA
TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA AURION

15/04/2008 CV JOINT NEEDS REPLACING AFTER ONLY 23 THOUSAND KM *COMPLAINT*

PRESARA 2007
I HAVE JUST HAD MY TOYOTA AURION PRESARA IN AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN KEYSBOROUGH .... FRANK BARRETT - MELBOURNE, VIC, AUS
DRIVETRAIN

TOYOTA RAV4

15/04/2008 RE: TRANSMISSION FAILS ON 6 YEAR OLD CAR  *REPLY*

 2001
I WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SUIT. .... BEVERLY TOOKEY - CARY, NC, USA
TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA RAV4

14/04/2008 RE: ENGINE TICKING WHEN COLD  *REPLY*

 2007
SOUNDS LIKE A HYDRAULIC LIFTER TO ME .... MARK KURAN - MELBOURNE, VIC - AUS
ENGINE

TOYOTA RAV4

10/04/2008 ENGINE TICKING WHEN COLD *FEEDBACK WANTED*

 2007
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 MONTHS NOW. ENGINE STARTED A SINGLE DISTINCT TICKING SOUND WHEN COLD .... EHSAN VOSSOUGH - SYDNEY, NSW, AUS
ENGINE

TOYOTA KLUGER

9/04/2008 RE: LACK OF PROTECTION SURROUNDING FUEL TANK AND GROUND CLEARANCE *REPLY*

 2007
ADVERTISING THAT ACCOMPANIES THE SELLING OF NEW SUPPOSEDLY OFF-ROAD 4X4 VEHICLES HAS REACHED LAUGHABLE STATUS .... JOHN AUSTIN - NARRANDERA, NSW - AUS
MISCELLANEOUS
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