1.) NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE 2.) VSC OFF / TRAC OFF LIGHTS ON DASH STAY ON CONTINUALLY, AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL IS EFFECTIVELY DISABLED. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET FINDS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. 3.) TOYOTA DEALER IS RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF THE VSC ECU (STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER) AT A COST OF $1500-$2000. BASED ON THE NUMBERS OF THESE REPORTED INCIDENTS, I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND IS AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT TO BE PAID BY THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR
2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PUSHED SWITCH FOR POWER REAR TAILGATE WINDOW, WINDOW ASSEMBLY BROKE AND WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR. UPON EXAMINATION, ALL COMPONENTS - REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND ALL CONNECTING PARTS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED WHICH LED TO FAILURE. LESS THAN 12 MONTHS LATER, REAR TAILGATE OUTSIDE HANDLE BROKE; AGAIN UNDER EXAMINATION THE ENTIRE INTERIOR LATCH ASSEMBLY WAS SEVERELY CORRODED WHICH CAUSED FAILURE. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A DESIGN OR ASSEMBLY DEFECT. WATER IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE TAILGATE. FROM THE EXTENT OF CORROSION, THIS CONDITION HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR MANY YEARS - MOST LIKELY IN MY OPINION IMMEDIATELY FROM THE TIME THAT WE ACQUIRED THE VEHICLE NEW. THE FAILURE, WHILE CAUSED FROM A DEFECT FROM THE BEGINNING OF VEHICLE LIFE, MANIFESTED ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY PERIOD AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS. FROM SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
