Failure After J02 Recall - Discussion Threads

[ka-t_240]

Not sure who to ask, but possibly good to get a mod/admin to come in and delete all the posts are not specifically providing details on failures

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by ka-t_240

Not sure who to ask, but possibly good to get a mod/admin to come in and delete all the posts are not specifically providing details on failures

I gave ichitaka all thread numbers that I want removed already, just waiting for him to find time to do so

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by ORrooster

PS : A bad experience with the Service Manager at your dealer doesn't make them all Corporate mouthpieces trying to pin their technician or Manufacturer's shortcomings on the customer.

To classify any group based on your experience with a single or even a couple individuals is completely moronic. Getting on the internet and advising people that they're all such might actually pull with a few, but I think most intelligent people will disregard most of anything you have to offer an opinion on post-idiotic comments.

I think you've misunderstood our purpose. This is to discuss our experience, this is not meant as the bat cave for our crime fighting syndicate. What we've been finding is that causation is difficult to pin, and rather than take care of the customer, several people have found that they are being denied claims. So here we are, talking about it. This is a mostly constructive space, meant to help see the similarities or differences in how our service experience has been.

It's all well and fine if you would like to classify our posts here as drivel. We're not pining for your support, and also choose to classify your posts as such.

[FT86WI]

Originally Posted by ermax

Yeah I agree with you that you should have seen more if it was only 1/2qt low. 1/2qt low would be dead center between the dots. Maybe by 1/2qt low they mean 1/2qt below the low mark which is actually 1.5qt low.

Quick Follow-Up: I decided to bring a level to the garage where my car was parked prior to me checking the oil. Sure enough, it does have more of a slope to it than I thought. The paperwork and feedback I got from the dealer was only 1/4 quart had to be added.

I've driven it another 125 miles since. So far, I'm at 300 miles since the recall, and I've done city, highway and interstate driving. No issues, weird noises, or changes in drivability that I've noticed, other than the car did seem to idle kind of low when I got stuck in a traffic jam on the interstate yesterday. It was idling down to close to 500-600 RPM's, but I'm fairly confident it did the same thing prior the service... Hard to say for sure.

The only other thing I noticed yesterday is the "cricket" noise appears to be gone. I used to hear them at idle, and they'd be very apparent at any drive-thru when the sound vibrated off the wall. For whatever reason, after 6 years of ownership, I don't hear them anymore. Is that normal?

I think it would be valuable if we all knew what the highest mileage post-recall issue was. If nothing else, it would make the rest of us feel a little bit better when we surpass that mark.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

I gave ichitaka all thread numbers that I want removed already, just waiting for him to find time to do so

Had a busy day & night yesterday... but as I've promised, I did it.

[ermax]

Originally Posted by FT86WI

other than the car did seem to idle kind of low when I got stuck in a traffic jam on the interstate yesterday. It was idling down to close to 500-600 RPM's, but I'm fairly confident it did the same thing prior the service... Hard to say for sure.

That is fairly typical after an ECU reset. My idle oscillates like crazy for about 100 miles after a reset.

[FT86WI]

Originally Posted by ermax

That is fairly typical after an ECU reset. My idle oscillates like crazy for about 100 miles after a reset.

Thanks for the reassurance with that!

Is lower MPG's also a thing with a reset? I normally end up around 28-29 in the winter, 31-34 in the summer, but am down closer to 25-26 since the reset. Haven't driven it any different than normal, and with almost 75% of the current tank being interstate/highway, I'm surprised to see it lower. It has been a cold week, so maybe I'm just reading too much into it.

Would the ECU reset also have fixed my "cricket noises"? I never had it addressed before, as far as I know, but they're definitely either not there anymore, or just haven't returned yet.

[ermax]

Originally Posted by FT86WI

Thanks for the reassurance with that!



Is lower MPG's also a thing with a reset? I normally end up around 28-29 in the winter, 31-34 in the summer, but am down closer to 25-26 since the reset. Haven't driven it any different than normal, and with almost 75% of the current tank being interstate/highway, I'm surprised to see it lower. It has been a cold week, so maybe I'm just reading too much into it.



Would the ECU reset also have fixed my "cricket noises"? I never had it addressed before, as far as I know, but they're definitely either not there anymore, or just haven't returned yet.

I could see MPG changing a little with a reset but I really don’t pay that close of attention to mine. I can’t think of anything that is done on the recall that would impact the HP fuel pump. Seems different brands of fuel have the biggest impact on the crickets. I’m sure they will come and go just like actual crickets do. Hahaha

[FT86WI]

Originally Posted by ermax

I could see MPG changing a little with a reset but I really don’t pay that close of attention to mine. I can’t think of anything that is done on the recall that would impact the HP fuel pump. Seems different brands of fuel have the biggest impact on the crickets. I’m sure they will come and go just like actual crickets do. Hahaha

Maybe it's just so damn cold out that the crickets died off until Spring... I guess I'll keep an ear out for it and pay closer attention when I actually have the window down regularly.

Thanks again for the help! I can't find the little icon that allows me to thank you, so I hope that suffices, haha.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by FT86WI

Maybe it's just so damn cold out that the crickets died off until Spring... I guess I'll keep an ear out for it and pay closer attention when I actually have the window down regularly.

Thanks again for the help! I can't find the little icon that allows me to thank you, so I hope that suffices, haha.

After you have posted about 10 posts, the "thanks" button will appear at the bottom of posts for you.

humfrz

[FT86WI]

Originally Posted by humfrz

After you have posted about 10 posts, the "thanks" button will appear at the bottom of posts for you.

humfrz

Thanks! Didn't mean to hijack the thread, but man, the rest of us could really use a, "Shit Hasn't Hit the Fan Yet" Recall Thread.

[bcj]

Had an AVG mpg on the dash at about 33.7 for the last few years.
When I replaced the battery last week it went down to 27 doing the warm up idle on first startup.
Went up to about 28.9 over the next hundred miles or so.
Then down to 28.4 at the next cold start. Got it up to 30 when I got on the freeway for a bit.

It'll start slowly moving up with enough up to temp mileage.
But I had to reset the clock and radio presets. What a ballache!
Think I threw out my button pushing finger!

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Had a busy day & night yesterday... but as I've promised, I did it.

You're the best, thank youuuuuuu! Next time you're selling something (stickers?!) I'll leave a donation

[DarkPira7e]

Update: dealership gave me 4 options. All are to purchase various levels of service as you'd receive from any shop, all over $5000. I called Toyota customer service again, was put on hold for 18 minutes, then told my call could not be transferred right because they're all busy, and that he promised me a 1 business day call back. How convenient on a Friday