Warning About Toyota Cars

[superfunkibey]

I guess most readers in this post are neglecting that it has happened to more than one individual.

 

One instance maybe the fault of the owner, Two can be coincidence, but Five?

 

What does that tell you?

 

Can't imagine why some people keep on making excuses for others.

[JudeLaw]

Hi,

 

Thanks for the info, big help for my friend who's actually planning to buy a 2002 Altis 1.6.

 

Any info on Toyota Diesel Engines naman? Mine is a 1992 Townace 2c Diesel A/T. It alreaay has almost 160K kms on it and so far besides changing the oil gasket, tsaka yung mga wear n' tear parts, no major repair has been done on her.

 

Baka me feedback kayo good or bad para di na ko masorpresa kung me lalabas na sakit dito.

 

Thanks

 

:cool:

 

Peace

[Jason8]

well I for one agrees to that. with my experience with Toyota Altis is is not really so good as well. I had a bad experience as well with my 1.8 which I had bought in 2001. after 3 years I had a lick in mygas tank and to think at first maybe it is my fault. but the time I had brought it to the case they said they need a week to investigate. I had brought this instead to a well know car shop in QC and they had told me it is really a factory defect. because the time that they had removed the tank it has a dent on the upper portion of the tank which is imposssible to be hit by something. then last year my opwer door lock on the rear passenger side broke down. I had my hoda Civic the 1995 model for more than 6years I had no bad experience at such.

[sunking]

I think the thread starter's intent is to warn people that things can go wrong even with a Toyota, a brand known for reliability. It is not an automatic condemnation, although the Thread Description is a bit exaggerated.

 

As for other's people comments, yes, I agree that the casa personnel will differ from place to place and I've had a bad experience with the Quezon Ave branch as well. That's where we got my boss' car. It's a 1.8 Altis, scheduled maintenance all the time, no problems, running well.

 

How many Altis owners are out there? The Altis club might have a good idea. 5 bad apples will not a bad basket make, unfortunately. There will be cars that will run just fine even without the correct scheduled maintenance, and some that will be touchy if you miss it repeatedly. Same with cars that will go bad even if you stick to the sked. It's only a question of how many, before it can really be called bad design.

 

In my field, you can't say food poisoning even if 10 people get sick if you served a few dozen people the same and they're not sick.

[marauder]

makikigulo lang ako....

i don't work for toyota and i don't have any connection either....

 

i received a letter from toyota last december saying they are recalling all innova manufactured 2006

for a replacement of the rear axle shaft. it's free of charge. i have mine replaced last month.

they said that it was due to a design flaw which might cause the innova to be immobilized. imagine? wrecker

yan pag nagkataon. they were prudent enough to admit they made a mistake and replace it. magkano kaya ginastos nila?

anyway, i just thought na if ever totoong design flaw yang pump ng altis, hindi ba dapat ganito rin ginawa nila and replace

it free of charge?

 

now, para naman sa ford lynx ko, it was a 2000 model. around 2004, with a mileage of around 25k, naging sluggish at may jerking

pa ang takbo, dinala ko sa casa. ford quezon avenue to be accurate. sabi nila they need to change an electronic part which costs

15k. sabi nila, lahat daw ng lynx pinapalitan yun, sabi pa nila, ang cause daw ay nagkakarga ako ng fuel na hindi unleaded (i.e. velocity,

blaze or vortex gold) i dunno how true, i never heard of such thing, and wala rin sinabi sakin ang ford makati (where i bought the car)

nung binili ko yan na hindi pwede kargahan ng hindi unleaded....

 

in conclusion, i would rather go toyota, at least they admit their fault.

 

*sino jan may ford lynx at nagkaganito? time to create a new thread! haha

[wiz0rx]

always chek engine maintenance.... hv a safe drive...

[enobi13]

well, some of the things that toyota does not want to admit that their vehicles have factory defects:

 

corolla altis- power window malfunction, power door lock malfunction, windows frequently misalign, trunk hard to close

innova- D4D - will jerk or shut down due to fuel injection problem, manual shift will not shift to 2nd gear, rattling sound underneath when fully loaded

vios- busted lights due to signal light switch malfunction

rav4 04 model- brake pad replacement needed coz it will eat up the brake disc, oxygen sensor problem

revo- always rattling back door

 

 

 

BEWARE!!!!!!NEVER USE THE AMALIE SYNTHETIC OIL IT BUILDS UP SLUDGES ON YOUR ENGINE!!!!!! it was not recommended By Toyota Motor PHILS but the Casa owner TOYOTA QUEZON AVE. sell them because they have a huge margin for profit.

[pogi1119]

HAd already experienced 5 toyotas, model 79, 91, 93, 95, 99 during my employment days (company car). Always noticed their headlight power is the weakest compared to other japanese car brands

[easyhard]

The thread starter has every reason to be mad, ikaw ba naman ang masiraan ng sasakyan.

 

But I think condemning Toyota as a whole is out of line. The recent JD Power Vehicle Dependability Ratings ranks Toyota and Lexus (its high end counterpart) on top of every other car maker around. in another survey, I forgot which one, they found out that 86% of Toyota Corollas purchased in 1989 are still running. I know this is US statistics but think again. In a country where junking an old car is a common thing, why would Corolla owners still use their old cars?

 

If he wants to make a case against the dealer who did the oil change, then do it. s@%t happens, Sorry ka na lang at sa 'yo nangyari ito. Ho humm...

 

cHECK THIS LINK

http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/news/rele....asp?ID=2006133

[willow_boy]

The problem may be due to the local components that Toyota uses on its cars. Toyota needs to satisfy the government's requirements regarding local content. My father has a Toyota and had problems with its power windows. Upon further inquiries and research, he found out that the malfunctioning parts were locally made.

 

I agree though that Toyota should have done a better job assuring the quality of the parts that it sources from its local suppliers.

[shoeless_joe]

just bought an altis nung feb. i hope i don't encounter the same problems as the thread starter did.

 

this would be my third corolla in the last 15 years. small body and big body yung first two ko. so far naman, wala naman akong na-encounter na problems na ganun. yung big body, naitakbo ko ng 256000 kms and not once did i have it overhauled.[

[jjb]

I also hope this does not happen to me....

[bogliboi_blue]

My mom's had the last four generations of Corolla. Apart from wearing the clutch down to the metal on our old AE101 when it hit seven years, and the inevitable sagging/softening of springs, there haven't been any problems with any of our Corollas.

 

I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

A few bad apples does not poison the whole basket, unfortunately. You have every right to be mad, but eroding the trust of people in "bullet-proof" Corollas in general isn't exactly correct either.

[Don Carleone]

i think its toyota q ave.. bulok tlga dun.. i used to have my car serviced there.. not anymore.. toyota otis na ako.. also, complete ba maintenance ng altis mo? baka naman kulang kulang? i change oil every 5000kms.. bought mine 2004, right now, almost 50k na milage nya, and wala naman problems..

[monsignor28]

i was planning to buy pa naman a Vios. with all the feedback's here now im having second thought's