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Ok - so you have registered, and wish to post a new topic in our forums. First of all - welcome to the club, thanks for joining up! :D To create a new topic, you should first of all consider what is the most relevant forum for your post. This is ususally easy - what model Toyota do you have? Selecting the forum that matches your car is a pretty good start! :D Select your forum by clicking on the forum name. Look in the top right hand corner of the screen, and work your way down. You will see two buttons. One says and the other says Click on the new topic button, and you will be asked to supply; - a topic title - a topic description - and the actual topic itself. Fill these in, and scroll down the screen a bit. You will see a button that says "Post New Topic" - click on this, and your message will be posted to the forum, where the other members may read it and respond. Hope you have fun on our forums! :D :D

Hello Carol, I have found the information provided on the Car Care Nut YouTube channel to be excellent. If you haven't seen it, Amhed is a Toyota Master Diagnostic Technician with many years of experience in a dealership, and now as an independent. I am aware of several videos where he talks about changing the transmission fluid. Basically, if it has under 100K you can do a drain and fill (not a flush). You are right about the "sludge"; if you haven't had a transmission service before 100K then the transmission may start slipping if you flush it and get rid of the sludge. I love his series on maintenance. Cindy

Hi everyone! Just joined and looking forward to being part of this club / forum. Just bought a 2022 Corolla SE after trading in a 2006 Highlander with 240K on it which I bought new. I had purchase a new 2004 Corolla for my daughter and she had driven that almost 300K. Thanks and have a great day! Dominic

2001 GTS Sport Shift w/102,000 mi stock original

2020 Camry XLE purchased, Oct 2019 has had the battery drain issue 3 times. Dealership finally replaced the battery in December 2019 the third time I took it to them. 10 months after they replaced the battery Oct 2020, I go out to the car and experienced the same problem! Smart key System malfunctioning / Battery dead. I was livid, this was the 4th time this has happen. I called 1-800 Toyota spoke to a Case Manager and Supervisor while vehicle was being towed to the dealership. I was told by the Case Manager that they had just release an update to correct this issue. I told him to call my dealership and ensure that they had the update and would perform the procedure on my car. He did and once I got to the dealership they informed me they would replace the battery and complete the DCM Reset and Firmware Update EL1934 0.8 86741-#####. Toyota and the Dealership says this will fix the Battery drain issue. I am hoping this works. If you are experiencing the same problem, make sure that 1-800 Toyota documents your case and make sure your dealership is aware of the update.

Depends on a few things. What is the condition of the engine and the mileage? Is this a new problem or a long term issue? Piston slap during cold start on a Camry is not common in my experience. Rod knocking at start up would be indicitave of a very worn engine but once again, is this a new problem or a long term issue. If new issue, I would change oil and use a Toyota or another high quality oil filter with the correct anti drain back valve and go from there.

Hi, just hit 300k on Jan. 9, 2017 on my 2004 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD I bought new in March of 2004. I've changed the oil and filter every 5000-5500 miles and try to keep other things in order. Had an issue with 4WD electronic actuator at around 200k, but otherwise trouble-free. Runs great and I plan to keep driving it. 400k? Hope so!

Hi all. My mum has a paseo convertible and 200 were sells here in switzerland.

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Currently driving a 2018 RAV4, daughter 1 owns a 2005 Camry with a bazillion miles, daughter 2 owns a 2012 Camry with 100k+ miles. I have a 2007 Sequoia about to be posted for sale, and sadly the 96 4WD 4Runner (sob) died a few years ago... Meanwhile, I have been banned from some Honda CRV forum because I said I'd never but another Honda... go figure. 🙂 Glad to be here.

did you remedy the issue? If so, what was it. I'd guess your struts were badly worn.

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Howdy fellow Avvy owners. I bought a '12 Base in excellent condition back in '17. Was about to get a Camry but sister suggested I look at Avvys and was amazed to find them priced same and even cheaper. Got it with 35k on it, now up to 90k. I split the driving time between it and my truck. During the 55k I have had absolutely no problems whatsoever w it. Love everything about so much I bought a second one, '15 XLE Touring, 68k and in excellent cond, needed tires and brakes. I've put Bridgestone Turanza Quiettracks on both cars. I figured between these 2 Avvy's I can count on at least a quarter million more miles trouble-free luxury sedan cruising, especially the way I baby them. I thought since I own 2, I better get connected. Not too mechanically savvy, so I'm sure I'll be asking more questions than answering them, but glad to be here!

If you live in the rust belt of the United States the answer is NO. That's just my opinion. It would be easier to by a newer Avalon in better shape with the same amount of miles for around $5K.

SOLD!! NAME: Aaron EMAIL: amc82591@gmail.com LOCATION: Mount Arlington, NJ PAYMENT PREFERENCE: Cash in person PRICE: 3500 OBO DESCRIPTION (CAR, YEAR, OTHER): Breaks my heart to sell this one, but I have new responsibilities and I don't want it to sit collecting dust. Willing to negotiate but no lowball offers please! I am not parting out the car. Selling as is! No trades. Transmission swapped form auto to 5spd manual in 2011 + new clutch 191K miles ; 90K on transmission Full body restoration and paint in 2011 (garage kept since) Not used as a daily. Has only been driven to small town car shows New brakes and lines 2021 New struts and mounts 2020 Full catback exhaust + header Runs great, no issues, clean title Owned by my dad and me since 2004 Always maintained properly by me and my dad. My dad is an auto mechanic who owns his own business of 40 years in Rahway NJ ALL other mods are in the screenshot in photos! Cash IF in person only! Located in mount Arlington NJ. DM me if you have any questions or would like to come see it! If you need it shipped you can do so through my eBay listing! https://www.ebay.com/itm/145086503635 Thanks for looking!

Disappointed to see no group of Solara Convertible owners. Did I miss it?

Same car!?, SAME CAR?!@#$%^&*(! How dare you! 😜

2015 Toyota Corolla. Yes 2025! 331,048 miles with no problems! This car and I have been on road trips (most trips with my two young daughters) all over the country and even Canada. If it ever dies, I want a 4runner!

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My question. Purchased the 2019 RAV4 in July 2022. Great car, very happy. I check the fuel use on the GPS screen. It usually says 38.1 miles per gallon. However, I purchased gas during my first 11 days of use and did the math at home and the car is getting 31.3 miles per gallon. I am not complaining. My 2020 Jeep was getting 20 mpg on a good week. Now, it was a used vehicle. Could the reading on the screen be from the former owners links to her app that she was using. I am a no tech and no BS guy and do not mess with Apps and tech gadgets. Thank you for your time and attention.

This 5th gen pickup (190k) has been in the family for 26 years and has been indestructible. The past couple years an issue arose. Issue: The truck runs absolutely fine, but when its warm and you shut it off, it wont start, but its cranks fine. After sitting for 5-20 minutes, starts like nothing ever happened. Fires up cold perfectly every time. Diagnostics: Pulling the coil wire from the ignitor to check for spark, there is NO SPARK. Checking for fuel injector pulse with a node light, fuel injectors are NOT GETTING CURRENT. So something is wrong that controls both. Again its cranking like normal. No check engine light. Replaced: I've replaced a lot without any luck: ignitor, coil, distributor (crank sensor inside), MAF mass airflow sensor. One more note: In the summer the truck also sometimes stalled, and when it shut off, you had to wait 5-20 minutes to start it again which almost caused an accident on the hwy. Not sure if this is related or not, but the stalling issue magically disappeared now (winter). Regardless, everything seems to be worse in the hot summer. Please help, I used to live in this truck and drive across country, would love to confidently get back on the road!

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My 2021 Toyota Venza has the exact problem all of you are talking about. I literally just got this vehicle 3 weeks ago for two reasons - one it had a bigger gas tank than my 2018 RAV4, two it is hybrid and gets better fuel mileage. Well… seeing that Toyota is saying I can travel 580 miles on one tank, I am no where near that. My car is at the dealership for “testing” right now so I will see what they say. But I can say I am not happy! Toyota issue a recall and get this fixed ASAP. This is the fifth Toyota vehicle I have owned and am disappointed with the gas tank issue I am having.

I am reluctantly selling my 2020 Avalon TRD. Wind Chill Pearl w/black roof. Only 4200 miles. BBS style wheels, TRD catback exhaust, black interior w/red stitching & belts. One adult owner, always garaged, no accidents, no issues. This car is immaculate! You won't find a nicer, cleaner Avalon TRD anywhere!! Asking $44K. I am in Pasadena/LA area

I'm having a hard time finding mods for my 2022 Camry. I'm wondering if we could use this as a point to help each other out. I can't find anything for my exhaust.

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New here. Oregon coast. 2019 tacoma 4door 4x4 3rd. 32k miles. boring white. Moving to Tucson this winter. Hope to explore desert in 'taco-19'

Noise stopped. Much wtr direct from hose (not spray bottle) on different pulley and noise stopped. After 30-60 sec noise returned. Repeated this 6 times. The last two listened to returned noise for over 10min and it never stopped or changed...until more wtr. Unplug alt or turn on AC also stops noise. Screwdrver to ear cant find source. Free spinning pulleys fell smooth and silent. Although most have some play. Took car for 1st street drive since noise 1st manifested months ago. Drove for 20 min. Then noise was gone. Only time ever no noise except for 2nd time w\wtr on belt and alt\AC mentioned above. After street drive let idle for 10 min and no noise. A few days later another 10 min idle no noise. A few weeks later noise present and louder (i have recording). After about 10 min noise volume reduced and was like all previous times. Then after 5 min it went away. Then it returned for few seconds and went away for 10-30 sec or even a minute or few minutes then returned for few seconds. Over and over. Few week later start no noise, drv for 20 minutes and no noise again For months every time I ran engine it made this noise, now actually drving car seems to stop it. 150k miles. Belt chnged w\oem about 6 months before. Thoughts?

one of the frist thing that you should have done was to check the head to make sure its not warped and the valves are seated now that you have put it back together check the compression on each cylinder did you remove the distributor ? if not remove the coil wire and put a ball of paper towel in the #1 plug bump the motor over till you here it pop the rotor should be pointed at #1

Hi my name is Randy and I’m now a Yaris owner. It like it it’s really nice. But it’s not like my 2019 Toyota CHR Limited but it’s nice. I no longer have my. CHR . Looking to meet other Yaris hatchback enthusiasts.

Anyone have parts for 1985 celica convertable. Mine has sat in garage for 20 years runs but somehow my turn signal passanger side got broken, and my rear brake lens got broken. Also the frame for my convertable top broken may try to weld it . Any help would be great.

the 2021 Camry may not be as nimble as Honda counterpart or luxurious as Mazda but its easy to live with. Toyota's dependability is proven and 2021 Camry gets more safety tech. From what i could find, the 21 Camry is highly frugal and prioritize safety. Yes, before buying do test drive the models you are considering. Also I see a simple details and comparison here - https://www.carindigo.com/toyota/camry

Sorry, I never posted an update!! After installing a new relay...headlights turned on and off normally!

I would think it would be a faulty alternator. Try disconnecting various fuses (starting with the larger capacity fuses) and see if the battery is then discharging May take some time to work through them all but when you find the one that is running a circuit drawing high current

Thank you sir! We are having a blast with this vehicle indeed.

Just wanted to put this short howto out there so Google can find it when the next person needs it. 2001 Toyota Echo Sedan rear driver or passenger window glass replacement, manual windows. Step one & two: Accidentally break window, find salvage yard with correct window, don't break it bringing it home. Step three: Remove inner door trim panel; remove window crank with a window crank removal tool (the retaining clip will attempt to flee), remove two obvious Phillips drive screws, from the bottom up, gently pry the panel away from the door until the clips pop out of the holes, lift the panel up and out to remove, set aside. Step four: Clean the tracks of broken glass, vacuum the broken glass out of the door, gently peel the clear plastic water barrier sheet up about halfway, tape up out of the way. Step five: This one had us stumped for a little bit. Remove the two screws mounting the rear window track to the inner door sheet metal, 10mm socket, which will leave space to slide the window down into the door. Put the front edge of the window into the front window track molding, but don't slide it all the way down just yet. Step six: Crank the window regulator up until it's near the roller guide rail on the bottom of the window. Pull up and back on the rear bottom corner of the window to tilt the window diagonally, and work the lift roller into the guide rail at the bottom of the window. I am writing this a day later, so it may be the other angle, but I'm pretty sure it's "back end up" diagonal. Step seven: Crank the window down most of the way, and firmly press the window forward into the front window track as far as it will go. From inside the door cavity, grasp the rear window track and twist it counterclockwise. This will rotate the open face of the track in and back just enough to slip the window into the track. Do so, then twist the track clockwise until window pops in and the mounting screw holes from step five line up, then reinstall and tighten the screws. Reassembly is pretty much the reverse of disassembly from here. Door panel hint; it drops into the window opening, with the plastic retaining fingers matching up with indentations. After it is in place, but before pressing the panel back into the door sheet metal, take a small flat plastic pry with rounded edges and work the rubber trim under the rear quarter window over the door panel to match the other side. A little 303 spray protectant on the rubber will make this much easier. Thanks for giving me a place to post this for future repairers!

I just found this site. I bought my RAV4 last year. It is the best vehicle I have ever owned. I thought I was going to be a Jeep owner for life, but not anymore. RAV4 all the way!! No issues at all.

The coupler worked like a charm! And she runs like new.pics attached.

I couldn't find this information anywhere else so I am posting it here for anyone who is looking in the future. I added fog lights to my 2016 Corolla. I was able to use the factory wiring already in place. I had to replace the headlight stalk with one that had the fog light switch. I sourced one from eBay. The wires for the fog lights were already behind the bumper in place. I bought OEM Toyota LED fog lights that fit my car. I found fog light bezels on eBay. I used #10 3/4 hex head screws to install the lights. Once the new switch and lights were installed it just needed the relay for the fog lights. The 10A fuse was already installed from the factory in the fuse relay box under the hood next to the battery. I was unable to locate the location of the relay for the fog lights. I got a subscription to the TIS and was able to locate it through that documentation. It is behind the instrument panel. Once I was able to locate it I installed the relay and the lights work as they should. It is a clean OEM setup. The bonus is the LED fog lights match the color of the factory LED headlights. Relay Part Number: 90080-87026 Toyota LED Headlights: PT413-42191 Headlight Switch: 0R020 17F927 L59

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I am running Fuel treatment. Fuel injector cleaner actually. My mechanic recognizes the issue, told to use it me to use it and tells me it is running properly other wise. But I will make sure he checks for vacuum leaks again. Thanks for responding

How was the Revtek lift kit? Would like to know your feedback. I'm for suspension lift kits for Tacoma and I've been seeing some people comparing Revtech and Tough Country.

maybe easier to fit it to the smaller pulleys first and leave the larger one until last....e.g. the crankshaft pulley, easier to roll over that one when you place it over the first part and turn the pulley to roll it on

The manufacturer for the Highlander tail lamp assembly is North American Lighting. Not sure if they do the Lexus 760A lamps but you should be able to see either "N.A.L" or "North America Lighting" embossed on the housing if they do make it. Basically Toyota told me to keep taking it back to the dealer and there was no bulletin related to this issue.

I have a '97 convertible. Out of our four cars (Tacoma, Matrix and Honda CRV) the Paseo has become my favorite beater (several years ago replacing my very beat up 1984 Toyota Hilux pickup that my wife ironically titled "the babe magnet"). My wife and I have driven the Paseo lots over the years. The car's in pretty rough shape, 156k miles, faded paint, on it's second top, torque converter causing shaking at idle. One day last year I saw somebody taking a cell phone photo of me driving along in it. I thought "WTF?" I did some homework and saw these are rare -- and unpopular. Made me think of the infamous Ford Edsel. Maybe in fifty years it will be worth.... $1,500 OBO. whoo hoo! ain't retiring early. (Edsel's, however, will fetch huge money)

You definitely do not have to remove the nut to remove the rotor. It is strange that you can not get it off. As you say it does not look rusted, although that is a common problem. I suggest that you take the car to a brake shop or dealer or your mechanic and ask them to just loosen the rotors. Maybe they have a tool that will get the job done. Once they are loose, then you can continue with the job yourself. I recommend that a dry lubricant be sprayed on the mating surfaces of the rotor to eliminate this problem for the future. Just make sure not to get any lube on the braking surfaces. I also make sure the rotor is loose every year when I check the pad for wear, just to make sure that rust is not bonding the rotor to the hub. One caution: if you hit the rotor too hard with a mallet or pry on it too hard it could bend and that would cause you to need to replace the rotor, so be careful. However, if it is on too tight you (or the mechanic) might have to hit is so hard to get it off that it bends it. In that case you will have to buy a new rotor. I would always buy OEM rotors. My experience is that they are better than any aftermarket rotor. I also use the OEM pads since it is critical that the technology of the rotor agrees with the technology of the pad. If, for example, you wanted to switch to ceramic pads I would buy the pads and rotors from the same source. They are designed to work together. Let us know how it worked out.

I just got a new 09 Rav4 V6 and like it a lot. I would like to haul my also new Hobie Adventure Island kayak on top. However, it weighs 110 lbs. The owners manual says that max load on luggage carrier is 102.6 lbs. Will adding Yakima or Thule cross bars help or will I be forever limited to the 102.6 lbs. I'm trying to avoid buying a trailer and don't want to mess up my new car. Thanks for any advise.

My son drives my first camry; a 97 with 243,000 miles. Original engine and transmission. Change the oil regularly is my best advice. My daughter has a solara 02 w/ 75k, and my wife drives an 08 camry w/ 32k. We believe!

I'm pretty sure there's no way to do it. The Toyota Bluetooth is a bit more complex than your Bluetooth earpiece...the earpiece is more like just an extra handset, while the Toyota Bluetooth is an entirely separate system that links only for the purpose of making calls. You can set up speed dials (17 or 18 of them, I think) on your Toyota Bluetooth that you can dial while moving, and you can also set it up to dial with the voice commands. If all else fails, pick up your phone, hit the number, and you can still talk through the Bluetooth system.

Proud owner of an '88 Supra here. Don't worry, your not alone. ;)