Okay, I have only clocked up 14,000 miles in 5 years but I had an MR2 classic sitting outside for days on end for 10 years with no problems.
If the car is left for more than 4 days it will not start.
I have had to call out the RAC (here in the UK) several times to start the car, thereby losing my no-call out discount and have twice had a flat battery at the airport car park after leaving the car for 12 days or so. I have had 3 batteries, 2 were replacements for "faulty" ones. Sounds to me like the posting from tidester, Jmay be having the same problem with their 2006 RAV4. Machines don't always work but customer service and dangerous behaviors are the result of much larger problems. But now everyone has been through this nightmare with me and, I hope, will think long and hard before purchasing Toyota's in the future. It's new car time.Īnyone else experienced this? I bought a Toyota for ski country because all my friends and neighbors there had such great experiences with their Toyota's. In the snowy mountains of November the car isn't safe. Toyota doesn't participate in the BBB arbitration system so it's lawyer time. Great dealer horrible previous dealers, dangerous company (Toyota). What did they find? Electric harness bad, probably from factory, and that's what the problem was all along. Two more dealers later, one will actually was willing to look at the car - almost 18,000 miles on it now and I actually expected it to run. 'No where,' was the Toyota Corporate response.įormal Toyota case started.
I asked where this information 'existed' since it wasn't on the owners manual or on the Toyota website. They directed me to disconnect the fuses under the hood next to the battery if leaving the car not running for more than one week. I offered to let the newspaper know so they can alert all the people whose cars are at the airport. I actually taped the phone call with Toyota Corporate and imformed the 'Customer Service' Manager I spoke with I was doing so. Two Toyota Dealers and California Corporate says nothing is wrong cars won't start if not run for one/two weeks (depending on whom you speak with). I, of course, take photos of the 'problems.' Then car starts dying while it's being driven. Lights still work, radio stations still set, clock still right.