El Tecolote
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I'm a staunch right-wing, anti-union Republican, but I had a 2002 Toyota Rav 4 with a bad chip in the computer that eventually destroyed the transmission back in January. Turns out Toyota knew about the problem in 2003 and failed to conduct a simple recall that would have fixed the problem for 18 cents per vehicle, and instead sat by and watched all the transmissions get ruined.
Had I been in an intersection trying to turn left on a yellow at the time the computer chip went out, I would have assuredly been killed. The government is looking into whether or not people actually were because of this problem.
Screw Toyota! I hope the powers-that-be FINE THEM OUT OF BUSINESS.
Hey Scott - the notifications the dealerships received from Toyota about this -- and the fact that they extended the warranty to 80,000 miles on this exact problem without telling the customers is not enough proof for you?
This is a computer glitch in 100% of the '01 - '03 Rav 4s. If yours hasn't had the problem yet, it will. There's a guy in Minnesota who reprograms them for $65 - if he can do it, Toyota can to, yet they choose not to.
Had I been in an intersection trying to turn left on a yellow at the time the computer chip went out, I would have assuredly been killed. The government is looking into whether or not people actually were because of this problem.
Screw Toyota! I hope the powers-that-be FINE THEM OUT OF BUSINESS.
Hey Scott - the notifications the dealerships received from Toyota about this -- and the fact that they extended the warranty to 80,000 miles on this exact problem without telling the customers is not enough proof for you?
This is a computer glitch in 100% of the '01 - '03 Rav 4s. If yours hasn't had the problem yet, it will. There's a guy in Minnesota who reprograms them for $65 - if he can do it, Toyota can to, yet they choose not to.