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- From: Steve.Kaess@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Kaess)
- Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
- Path: sparky!uunet!blkcat!Uucp
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Vibration of Toyota 4-Runner
- Message-ID: <712479697.F00003@blkcat.UUCP>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 13:09:04 -0500
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- >
- > I am being ripped off and I need some help. For some time
- > now my 1990 Toyota
- > 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
- > to sell me some new ones. I knew the shocks were still
- > under warantee so I
- > took it to the Toyota dealer. They said my shocks were
-
- I do not see how shocks could cause vibration...they should have
- looked for outta round tires...
-
- > fine. Who do you
- > believe. Well I believed the Toyota dealer and thought
- > Goodyear was just
- > trying to sell me some shocks. In June, while driving
- > down the road the
- > 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.
-
-
- down the road or off the road?? do ya off road it a lot??
-
- > Now not only
- > does it vibrate at 45 mph but when I put on the brakes.
- > So again I take it to
- > the Toyota dealer in hopes that this is under warantee.
- > They call me to tell
- > me that I need break pads and balancing. I give them the
- > go ahead. They call
- > 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
- > waranteed because it is all maintenance. I go to the dealer
-
-
- After they clean the shocks do they propose to replace the muffler
- bearings--toyotas are real hard on em...what about the sushitronic
- oderizing mosule--spicific to japanese cars...it **coulda** long
- shot here be (qualifier)if you go off road mud dried on the driveshaft
- throwing it outta balance--but this is a real long shot--btw bonnie
- there are no such parts as I cite above...muffler bearings are a
- > bill and noticed that
- > they charged me twice for parts. I couldn't believe it.
- > That I can take care
- > of but I need a lot of help before tonight when I pick
- do not go to the dealer. call the toyota zone office and say that
- if the car is not fixed to your satisfaction for no additional charge
- by 5 pm you will go to the atty general of wisc, consumer protection,
- the bbb, and the local media 'help person'. Also tell them you plan
- to call the toyota 800# to inform the national office. bitch big
- time to the zone office. do not call the dealer...let them call you.
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