I Have to Tell You The Truth About New Toyotas
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Date: 2020-02-17
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K1NG
I test drove a Rav 4 hybrid XSE and it was a dream come true. then I read some reviews online about the engine you talked about which has me worried. Then I saw a news clip saying: Recently, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Toyota Motor Sales, U. S. A, Inc, and Toyota Motor North America, Inc. for alleged sales of 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vehicles with defective fuel tanks. Allegedly, the Model year 2019 and 2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vehicles contain a defect that prevents the gas tank from being filled to capacity. According to the lawsuit, Toyota advertises the RAV4 Hybrid as having a 14. 5-gallon tank. However, a flaw in the fuel system routinely prevents the [the Model Year 2019 and 2020 Toyota RAV Hybrid vehicles] from accepting more than 10 gallons of gas, oftentimes far less, before the pump is triggered to prematurely shut off, even when the low fuel light is illuminated. .. According to the class-action lawsuit, [t]he Fuel Tank Defect effectively reduces the usable tank capacity of these hybrid SUV's to 10 gallons or less, drastically reducing their driving range, a major selling point and for which customers pay a premium. According to the lawsuit, Toyota advertises [the Model year 2019 and 2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vehicles] as having a 14. 5-gallon tank that averages 41/38/40 mpg, .. . and [a] vehicle advertised as having a 14. 5-gallon tank and as getting 40 mpg has a driving range of 580 miles.
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I test drove a Rav 4 hybrid XSE and it was a dream come true. then I read some reviews online about the engine you talked about which has me worried. Then I saw a news clip saying: Recently, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Toyota Motor Sales, U. S. A, Inc, and Toyota Motor North America, Inc. for alleged sales of 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vehicles with defective fuel tanks. Allegedly, the Model year 2019 and 2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vehicles contain a defect that prevents the gas tank from being filled to capacity. According to the lawsuit, Toyota advertises the RAV4 Hybrid as having a 14. 5-gallon tank. However, a flaw in the fuel system routinely prevents the [the Model Year 2019 and 2020 Toyota RAV Hybrid vehicles] from accepting more than 10 gallons of gas, oftentimes far less, before the pump is triggered to prematurely shut off, even when the low fuel light is illuminated. .. According to the class-action lawsuit, [t]he Fuel Tank Defect effectively reduces the usable tank capacity of these hybrid SUV's to 10 gallons or less, drastically reducing their driving range, a major selling point and for which customers pay a premium. According to the lawsuit, Toyota advertises [the Model year 2019 and 2020 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vehicles] as having a 14. 5-gallon tank that averages 41/38/40 mpg, .. . and [a] vehicle advertised as having a 14. 5-gallon tank and as getting 40 mpg has a driving range of 580 miles.
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Rico
I would rather have car manufacturers recall all or most of their sold vehicles due to some cracks found on 100-250 vehicles. It is about safety. If one type of fault is detected, most probably those manufactured using the same techniques are also affected. I think that Takada airbag incidents really changed car manufacturers' way of doing things. Instead of hiding the facts just to get a good perception of being seen as little to no fault, it is a thing in the past. Nowadays, everyone knows there will be some design issues or things that will go wrong as manufacturers are trying to achieve the best fuel efficiency and consumers are expecting manufacturers updates or recalls to solve those issues. It is a great move that car manufacturers take steps to rectify the issue, and implement the change throughout the whole brand and future vehicles sold. Recalls to rectify a problem can be seen as an action which is increasing reliability for the brand, making sure that safety of drivers and passengers are not compromised and the vehicle can continue to run reliably.
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I would rather have car manufacturers recall all or most of their sold vehicles due to some cracks found on 100-250 vehicles. It is about safety. If one type of fault is detected, most probably those manufactured using the same techniques are also affected. I think that Takada airbag incidents really changed car manufacturers' way of doing things. Instead of hiding the facts just to get a good perception of being seen as little to no fault, it is a thing in the past. Nowadays, everyone knows there will be some design issues or things that will go wrong as manufacturers are trying to achieve the best fuel efficiency and consumers are expecting manufacturers updates or recalls to solve those issues. It is a great move that car manufacturers take steps to rectify the issue, and implement the change throughout the whole brand and future vehicles sold. Recalls to rectify a problem can be seen as an action which is increasing reliability for the brand, making sure that safety of drivers and passengers are not compromised and the vehicle can continue to run reliably.
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Chris
Hi if anyone can help me with my questions that would be nice. Or if anyone can let me know what time the live car Q&A so that I can ask Scotty these questions. I remember Scotty praising the BMW i3 in a video but I forgot which one. So my first question has to do with the fuel tank. Scotty claims it's bad to fully emtpy the fuel tank and to try and refill at a quarter tank. The i3 has a tank size of 2 gallons so on a long drive I will fully empty the tank. Should I be more cautious on trying to not fully empty the tank? My next question has to do with the range extender which is an engine for a BMW motorcycle I believe and acts as a generator for the i3. Scotty also says that starting the engine of a vehicle causes the most damage to the engine. With the range extender on it will turn on and off intermittently as I drive. Is the i3 engine exempt from this or not? Hopefully I explained my questions clear enough xD
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Hi if anyone can help me with my questions that would be nice. Or if anyone can let me know what time the live car Q&A so that I can ask Scotty these questions. I remember Scotty praising the BMW i3 in a video but I forgot which one. So my first question has to do with the fuel tank. Scotty claims it's bad to fully emtpy the fuel tank and to try and refill at a quarter tank. The i3 has a tank size of 2 gallons so on a long drive I will fully empty the tank. Should I be more cautious on trying to not fully empty the tank? My next question has to do with the range extender which is an engine for a BMW motorcycle I believe and acts as a generator for the i3. Scotty also says that starting the engine of a vehicle causes the most damage to the engine. With the range extender on it will turn on and off intermittently as I drive. Is the i3 engine exempt from this or not? Hopefully I explained my questions clear enough xD
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Donner
Hey Scotty. I've got a 2011 Toyota Corolla S model with 180k miles on it, brand new air intake filter, and I can only speak for the last 100k miles of it's life, but I think it has the original catalytic converter on it. Anywho, I live in Tennessee and went to Indianapolis to celebrate Valentine's Day, where it's 20 degrees cooler. Car ran fine while driving, but it was idling around 600rpm when it usually idles at 8-900rpm in TN. Would this be because of the ECU not being adjusted to the colder air? Or could this be an issue of the intake/exhaust system?
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Hey Scotty. I've got a 2011 Toyota Corolla S model with 180k miles on it, brand new air intake filter, and I can only speak for the last 100k miles of it's life, but I think it has the original catalytic converter on it. Anywho, I live in Tennessee and went to Indianapolis to celebrate Valentine's Day, where it's 20 degrees cooler. Car ran fine while driving, but it was idling around 600rpm when it usually idles at 8-900rpm in TN. Would this be because of the ECU not being adjusted to the colder air? Or could this be an issue of the intake/exhaust system?
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Meno
2011 to 2017 Tacomas are being recalled for rusty frames. Older Tacomas and Tundras were recalled for Rusty frames in the past. If you own one of these Tacomas go to the Toyota dealer and register it for the recall. A lot of owners missed the last frame recall. I just saw a 2009 at the dealer with a rusty frame. The salesman said make any offer its going to Auction. Frame replace is like 12, 000. Why would I spent over 12, 000 on an 11yr old truck with 178, 000 mils?
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2011 to 2017 Tacomas are being recalled for rusty frames. Older Tacomas and Tundras were recalled for Rusty frames in the past. If you own one of these Tacomas go to the Toyota dealer and register it for the recall. A lot of owners missed the last frame recall. I just saw a 2009 at the dealer with a rusty frame. The salesman said make any offer its going to Auction. Frame replace is like 12, 000. Why would I spent over 12, 000 on an 11yr old truck with 178, 000 mils?
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Titanykus
Scotty I have a 2013 CAMRY XLE and the manual says I should change the trans fluid at 60k miles I havent change it because I could not find a stick because it does not have one and the Toyota dealer charges 210. 00, the car no has 95k, can I still change it? Would you recommend to change it? I am planning to keep the car for a while. If I had noticed no dip stick and wouldnt purchased this car. And the oil change is a pain in the neck as well. HELP Scotty.
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Scotty I have a 2013 CAMRY XLE and the manual says I should change the trans fluid at 60k miles I havent change it because I could not find a stick because it does not have one and the Toyota dealer charges 210. 00, the car no has 95k, can I still change it? Would you recommend to change it? I am planning to keep the car for a while. If I had noticed no dip stick and wouldnt purchased this car. And the oil change is a pain in the neck as well. HELP Scotty.
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Yushan
Cold hard truth is you better off with newer Hyundai or KIA made vehicle. because before 10 years ago i don't buy one but they prove us they can cange everything worse to best now they are establishing giving more & more reliable and high qulity cars for ling time now. i know my self my 2011 KIA Optima 2. 0 MPI engine version after 350000 miles still runing tip top condition with regular maintaince. and i never buy a toyota again.
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Cold hard truth is you better off with newer Hyundai or KIA made vehicle. because before 10 years ago i don't buy one but they prove us they can cange everything worse to best now they are establishing giving more & more reliable and high qulity cars for ling time now. i know my self my 2011 KIA Optima 2. 0 MPI engine version after 350000 miles still runing tip top condition with regular maintaince. and i never buy a toyota again.
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mick
Can't agree about not buying a used Prius. We've had 2 that were really reliable, very far beyond 100K miles. There are a couple of taxi companies here that use them and every once in a while I see one the taxi company is selling because it's pretty worn out, usually with around 400, 000 miles. I mean come on, 400, 000 miles in stop and go urban driving. That's pretty good. I hear a lot of high mileage stories about Priuses.
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Can't agree about not buying a used Prius. We've had 2 that were really reliable, very far beyond 100K miles. There are a couple of taxi companies here that use them and every once in a while I see one the taxi company is selling because it's pretty worn out, usually with around 400, 000 miles. I mean come on, 400, 000 miles in stop and go urban driving. That's pretty good. I hear a lot of high mileage stories about Priuses.
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jon
Japan uses alot of temp labor to assemble cars = your best Japanese cars were from the 80's to 90's when most of the workers were union and 40-50 years old. Having said that your regular Japanese person is high on quality = They don't tolerate flaws or mistakes unless force to. Your 20yr old Lexus worker that started in late 80's (New division of Toyota) is now 50 yrs old. = Probably a prime time to buy a Lexus.
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Japan uses alot of temp labor to assemble cars = your best Japanese cars were from the 80's to 90's when most of the workers were union and 40-50 years old. Having said that your regular Japanese person is high on quality = They don't tolerate flaws or mistakes unless force to. Your 20yr old Lexus worker that started in late 80's (New division of Toyota) is now 50 yrs old. = Probably a prime time to buy a Lexus.
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