Other Engine Info: Engine Type: 24V High Output, Sales Code: EGG
Other Restraint System Info: Restraint Sys. Active Front & Side Air Bags (GCS)
Plant City: Brampton
Plant Company Name: Brampton Assembly
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LH
Series2: P (Premium)
Trim: Limited
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: CONSUMER STATED HE ENDED UP STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON JULY 4, 2005 FOR TWO HOURS BECAUSE THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN HIS CAR SPUN ROD BEARINGS. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. HE WAS CLIMBING A HILL GOING APPROX. 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. HE DROPPED THE OIL PAN AND SAW WHERE THE BEARINGS HAD GONE OUT. HE HASN'T TALKED TO NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAR HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. HE HAS BEEN ON LINE AND SAW WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING A SLUDGE (BUILDUP) PROBLEM SIMILAR TO HIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DOES HAVE THE OLD BEARINGS AND HE IS SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. *NM
2004
AIR BAGS
I DID NOT HAVE A ACCIDENT. BUT I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY 15 MONTHS AND I'VE HAD TO TAKE THIS CAR IN FOR THE SAME DEFECT SEVERAL TIMES AND MANY TIMES OVER AND OVER AGAIN ESPECIALLY THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS CAR AND I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS ANY MORE. AND TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT RIGHT OR GIVE US ANOTHER CAR. *TR