r/Toyota

I preordered RAV4 PHEV months ago. Got updates via web app and I saw that the car got to the country 3 or 4 weeks ago. Called the dealer and he told me it will take few days to prep car. And day after day I called and he kept saying it’s maybe tomorrow….ofc invoice was sent as soon as the car got to the country and I paid it now almost 3 weeks later dealer doesn’t even answer phone calls.

This is insanity. I never had this type of treatment in Mercedes, Audi, Mazda or Volvo. Everyone has that experience ?

Bad or good investment?

I have a 2009 Toyota Corolla le and apparently I need 26" and 16" wiper blades for my car. That's the size I currently have but the driver side wiper blade extends beyond the windshield. Does anyone else have this issue? Should I just get a slightly shorter size? I won't lie, I'm not the most knowledgeable on car related things, as you can probably tell based on my question😂

After checking brake pads, forgot to torque.... Caliber came off driving. Lost fuild and brakes where giving up. I'm okay, but I didn't get no engine light or anything that my brake fuild was emptying out. Does this model not have that? Sensor for brake fluid?

İ need help

Hey thats me!

Out of nowhere, CarPlay happily announced that it was receiving battery information from my bZ. Did they finally fix EV reporting, or was this a fluke?

Long story short, I ran from a guy chasing me, got into my car and locked the doors, he clutches my door and tries to open it and it doesn’t then he does it again, my car made a unlock sound or something and he proceeded to get into my car.

Wtf, if this was life or death this man could’ve killed me because the Toyota doesn’t know how to keep their cars locked. My car is a 2026 Toyota Corolla se. This feature is really overlooked and it isn’t a problem until it is.

I had a 2024 prius for one week before it got totaled. I still have the keys for that and they are the same key that my 2026 xse premium uses. Is there a way to program my old keys to my new prius since they are identical. Im not worried about the physical key inside. I would just like to have it as a 3rd key.

Hey mechanic here never done chains on one of these. Want to get all the advice I can. Car runs and drives great. No codes surprisingly, because the cold start rattle sounds ridiculous. it needs a valve cover kit so I’m gonna start there and I’ve read that I can tell which or both cam gears are bad just by inspecting with the cover off. Any tips? I thought at first it was worn tensioner spring rescued by oil pressure. Curious if it’s gonna be one or both or if I should just hit em both while I’m there.

Thanks a lot

2018 Highlander, 116,000 miles. Toyota Dealer (AutoNation)found an oil leak coming from the timing cover during a recent visit. They're saying the whole engine and cradle have to come out to get to it. Quoted $4271.20 before tax.

Got a second opinion from an indy Toyota shop and they said this is apparently a known thing on this engine going back to like 2008, usually just a slow seep and doesn't actually cause real oil loss unless it gets bad enough to reach the subframe and start eating the bushings. Their estimate to actually do it right (separate engine/trans, replace rear main seal, trans front pump seal too) was more like $5900, so idk if the dealer is just quoting a smaller job than what's actually needed.

Also FWIW we specifically had them check the transmission about a month ago after reading up on the UA80 issues on this platform, and they said it looked fine at the time.

Anyone dealt with this before? Did it actually get worse or did you just keep an eye on it? Did the dealer price balloon once they got in there? Any luck with indy shops on this repair? Trying to figure out how urgent this actually is before I drop $4-6k

2010 Venza 2.7L I4 AWD. I was going to add a video but the sub doesn't allow it. The best way I can describe the sound is a tractor-like rattle, kind of a repetitive, clattery noise. It is most noticeable at idle, and doesn't really seem to get worse with acceleration. I just barely changed the oil and added some stop leak stabilizer as well. And it still makes this noise. It has been doing it for at least a year, maybe two. There are no warning lights or anything, and all systems work as they should. I'm just wondering if I need to be concerned, or if it's old engine stuff. The car is just about to roll over 270k miles so I don't really think it's worth obsessing over and throwing tons of money at. But if I can save myself a big problem in the future by replacing something now, I'd much rather do that.

I'm mainly thinking it's either the valve train or maybe the AC pulley. If the AC pulley goes bad, could it affect the rest of the serpentine belt or would the ac just stop working?