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Service Brakes
03/06/2018
WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE WHILE DRIVING; THE BRAKES LOCK UP FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WITH HARD FORCE AT SPEEDS AT AROUND 35 MPH OR HIGHER. LUCKILY I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND CAR HANDLER AND WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICK ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ONE TIME WHEN I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN A CAR SWERVED IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY. I HAVE SINCE DONE MANY TESTS ON THIS VEHICLE MYSELF AND CONCLUDED THAT ONE WHEEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS LOCKING UP WHICH IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO QUICKLY AND VIOLENTLY SWERVE. THE TEST I DID WAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES VERY HARD AND SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT GRASSY FIELD AT 35 MPH. THE GRASS IN THE FIELD HAD BEEN CUT A FEW DAYS EARLIER AND WAS AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 4 INCHES AND DRY, THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 82 DEGREES F. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD, I WOULD STOP T...
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Seats
04/30/2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED AND MADE AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AVONDALE TOYOTA (10005 WEST PAPAGO FWY, AVONDALE, AZ 85323, (844) 610-894) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME//SUPPORT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANDERSON TOYOTA (6510 SHOWPLACE AVE, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86404, (928) 764-2886), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ADJUST THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1806083099, BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. *TT UPDATED 9/25/18
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Unknown Or Other
04/21/2018
TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL SOMETHING TO ADD SUPPORT TO MAYBE GRILL OF THE VEHICLE ON 21ST OF APRIL. SAT IN WAITING ROOM FOR 2 HOURS, SERVICE GUY, BRANDON(VERY NICE GUY AND THIS IS NOT HIS FAULT), CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD NEED TO PRICE ME A NEW GRILL, BECAUSE ONE I HAVE DON'T SUPPORT THE RECALL. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO, WHEN THERE IS A RECALL. WHEN YOU GET A RECALL IT'S TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE IF MY CAR NEEDS A NEW GRILL TO SUPPORT WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, THEN DEALERSHIP SHOULD PAY FOR WHATEVER IT IS TO FIX THE RECALL. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS IS FROM THE DEALERSHIP.
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Electrical System, unknown Or Other
04/24/2018
TOYOTA ENTUNE (IPHONE APP) WILL NOT PAIR WITH YOUR PHONE OR DISCONNECTS DURING USE BECAUSE APP DOES NOT MAINTAIN THE USER'S LOGIN CREDENTIALS. THE BEHAVIOR OF THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE VEHICLE'S ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND PHONE IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT, SOMETIMES THE SYSTEM WON'T WORK WITHOUT THE PHONE'S APP RUNNING AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL - SOMETIMES IT WON'T WORK EVEN WHEN THE APP IS RUNNING. OFTEN, WHEN THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FAILS TO CONNECT IT STOPS FUNCTIONING AND POPS UP MESSAGES THAT REQUIRE USER INPUT WHILE DRIVING. MANY TIMES THE PHONE APPEARS TO BE CONNECTED UNTIL AFTER YOU START DRIVING AND THEN THE SYSTEM ASKS FOR INPUT (WHICH YOU MUST DO ON YOUR PHONE, NOT THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM'S SCREEN). THE WHOLE POINT OF CONNECTING YOUR PHONE WITH THE VEHICLE'S ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IS TO ELIMINATE THE NEED TO USE YOUR PHONE WHILE DRIVING, SO A SEAMLESS CONNECTION WITHOUT UNNECESSARY USER INPUT IS IMPERATIVE TO SAFE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. THIS IS ADMITTEDLY A RELATIVELY MINOR...
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Service Brakes
04/20/2018
VEHICLE BOUGHT NEW 8/2017. HAS APPROX. 7,000MLES. THIS IS THE 3RD OR 4TH SIMILAR INCIDENT BUT THE MOST SEVERE. DRIVING ON I-95, APPROX. 60 MPR, TODAY, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY SEEMED TO LOCK AND ALTHOUGH MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT THE CAR ALSO ACCELERATED IT MAY HAVE BEEN ONLY MY EXPECTATION OF SLOWING DOWN AND THAT WASN'T HAPPENING. THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY SEEMED TO COMPRESS ABOUT 2-3". LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE CAR DID STOP. I CONTINUED ON WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT LIKE I SAID THIS WAS THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME AND THE MOST SEVERE.
