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- Path: sparky!uunet!olivea!decwrl!concert!mcnc!alvin!brooks
- From: brooks@mcnc.org (Ted Brooks)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Vibration of Toyota 4-Runner
- Summary: Yes, you're getting the shaft!
- Keywords: Toyota
- Message-ID: <9244@alvin.mcnc.org>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 20:22:01 GMT
- References: <1992Jul29.165915.1059@cs.uwp.edu>
- Organization: Center for Microelectronics, MCNC; RTP, NC
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- > 4-Runner has been vibrating at the speed of 45 mph. It has 25k miles on it. I
- > took it to Goodyear and had it aligned, tires balanced and rotated 3 months
- > ago without any results. They told me my rear shocks were leaking and tried
-
- Simple check for leaking shocks - look at the shock and see if there are
- wet areas on the lower half from leaking fluid. Is a yes/no condition.
-
- > 4-Runner just stoped. I had it towed to the dealer and after having it for
- > two days they found some wires in a harness that were defective. Now not only
-
- > me back and tell me that they got the vibration out of the front but not the
- > back and that my rear shocks need to be cleaned. Of course none of this is
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- This is a crock - plain and simple. Do you have this documented for your local
- Consumer Protection Agency? Completely bogus - never heard of this practice.
-
- > waranteed because it is all maintenance. I go to the dealer pay them $198.25
- > get in the 4-Runner, notice that my breaks just need a slight touch to work
- > however the vibration is stronger when I break, I am told that will go away
- > when the pads adjust to the rotor. On the way home the 4-Runner starts to
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Once again - a crock. If they aren't right after they turned (machined) the
- rotors, they never will be.
-
- Sounds like someone warped your brake rotors by overtightening your wheels.
-
- > vibrate when I hit the speed of 45. I turn around and go right back to the
- > dealer. The service manager takes a ride with me and doesn't notice the
- > vibration at first then finally admitts that there is one. So I leave the
- > Toyota overnight once again. Guess what they are going to do today. They are
- > going to take the tires off of a new 4-Runner and switch them to see if thats
-
- This is actually realistic. Vibrations at that speed are usually due to the
- tire/wheel asssembly - unbalanced tires, out-of-round tires, bent rims, etc.
- Of course, if this swap makes it go away, and the tires are balanced, then
- you have to see whether the tires are out of round (true them or replace them)
- or have a broken belt (replace) or the rims have excessive runout (replace)
- :-(
-
- > this sucker coming. When I got home I looked over the bill and noticed that
- > they charged me twice for parts. I couldn't believe it. That I can take care
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- That figures.
-
- First, call your lawyer and the local office of the state Attorney General
- about consumer ripoffs - find out your rights. Call before you pick up the
- truck & get a list of what they did & what was wrong. Test drive it with
- the service manager and make sure it's right before you pay for it. If they
- hand you any more bull****, tell them you've already contacted they Attorney
- General & you'll glad to talk further with the dealership in the A.G.'s
- office - when would they like to meet you there?
-
- Ted Brooks
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