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Sunsett last won the day on August 5 2016

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  1. After an initial indicative quote of $500 to do the water pump, it cost $750. From what I have read so far I was quite please with that result. The job was done in the car unlike Toyota wanting to take the motor out and charge $1800. The other consideration is that Toyota also wanted to do the timing chain tensioner for another $700 if needed and you can bet your back side it would have "needed doing". This is the first time that I have used this mechanic, he researched what needed doing (hasn't seen many ZR6's) and did it in a day. Happy RAV owner again.
  2. Sadly you are right. We have had 2 RAV's now (10 years apart) which suit the Mrs. Sadly they haven't lived up to the Toyota name. I appreciate all cars have some issues, but a bearing in a water pump after reported 100-130,000 Km says to me the belts are too tight or the water pump bearings are not good enough. What annoys me the most is when you point out these common problems to the manufacturers they are not interested in saying, you know what you are right, let us look after you. Instead a quote for $1800.
  3. Knowing what I know now I think $900 would be fair. To be honest I think the tensioner is a guess. I can only hear the one noise. The mechanic needs to put his stethoscope on the motor.
  4. Thanks Trent. I agree and realise it is optimistic. He said he would have to do some home work. Mr Lee. Thanks for the offer. Sadly we are nearly 500km from Adelaide. I would love to have good Toyota mechanic close by. Not willing to risk such a long trip with a dodgy water pump.
  5. Our ZR6 RAV has developed this water pump noise. I was advised there is two noises, water pump $1800 and timing chain tensioner $700 from my dealer. When I said I might shop around they presented a $50 inspection fee. They quoted they will have to drop the motor etc. I spoke to a private guy who reckons he can have a crack for about $500. I don't think his $500 is realistic when he gets started but it has to be a hell of a long way from $1800. Thanks for the post.
  6. Quoted $1800 for the water pump replacement and another $700 for the timing chain tensioner. Just another reason I may not buy another Toyota apart from when I mentioned that I might do my homework and shop around, then suddenly appeared a $50 inspection fee.
  7. For what period of time should they be supporting out of warranty whine noises? Are you willing to pay a higher premium on both new and used vehicles for the above? My first car (not a Toyota) was built in 1976 and had a brake booster failure in 2005, who is responsible for repair costs? If there are only 1% of vehicles affected (for a non-safety issue), should they inconveniently call everyone in (backtrack), or fix only the vehicles reported under warranty? For how long should HTC guarantee that your battery holds charge, Dell that your PC hard drive doesn't die, Samsung that your plasma doesn't burn out? Like Toyota, they have warranty periods too ... If you work in an industry which sells goods and services, you will have your own standards. Fair Questions. I think for Toyota we already pay a higher price. The whine occured whilst being test driven by Toyota servicing, during warranty period. And it was brought to their attention 6 months out of warranty. As for your 1976-2005 example, well I have already been through that with Toyota 1998-2011 and 5th gear it cost me $$$$ which I do not want to replicate with this model. 1% of vehicles, did I miss something. I may become a safety issue, but imagine if you drove a vehicle and heard a noise every single time and you knew it was due to poor engineering...
  8. Thanks Buff Hamster, finally a civil conversation. Yes the oil pipe has been replaced, I was aware of that one and checked. I will have a look at your suggestions, but again, the purpose of my story is purely for background and to give the heads up to those that maybe doing their own homework. I have not found this subject anywhere in this forum. Isn't that what these forums are about, helping each other instead of throwing crap (like trolls). I am a member of a few other motoring forums which have saved me heaps and helped me understand the workings of these other motors. I guess I ask myself, Toyota are aware of this problem and have rectified it, so why dont they back track and fix those that are substandard.
  9. Thanks for your opinion Trent.
  10. I think you missed the part of my post that read (I suggest that if your RAV4 makes this noise between 40-90 km/h that you contact your local Toyota dealer or National Warranty) which was the whole reason for the post. And the next bit which said I purchased the vehicle privately after begging Toyota to help me find one. I am not sure who you are referring to but I test drove the vehicle. After flying into Sydney the traffic didnt make it much past 30km/h plus a very nice owner doing her best to sell. Read my story for what you want but it is not the reason for the post. It is easy to sit back and troll the victim for your own enjoyment. For all I know you could be Toyota Trolls.
  11. Thanks for your reply Trent and Andrew. Trent if you read my post I bought the vehicle privately. Not before going to 6 Toyota dealers with cash and received promised phone calls with finding me a car, but no. I received one call to say I would get a call back on Monday and still waiting. I had to travel 2600km to collect this car and trust me if I could I would have bought one closer. We are certainly happy with the rest of the vehicle. I would expect that the old owners paying an average of $400 ea for dealer servicing that it would have been picked up. So if the recall is not for the Australian market, does this mean that a different transmission has been put in Aust vehicles (I think not). Toyota does recognise this problem and has offered to pay for half. So I hear you say what is your problem with that. I have 3,000 problems and I am not prepared to lose on two RAV's within months of each other. Toyota has now sorted this problem and I am seriously concerned that I will have another worn out transmission in the future. Plus imagine when you drive your vehicle that everytime you hear a noise that you know should not be there. As for Kia, we didnt test drive one, but was highly recommended to even by non Kia dealers. Andrew I did do as much research as possible, this problem is not well known hence it s my intention to tell as many people as possible after an unsatisfactory result from Toyota National Warranty. Can you tell me for how many Kms yours made the noise and are you concerned that it has done permanent damage.
  12. Hi all, Please read my disappointing Toyota story regarding 2 recognised Toyota transmission problems over 2 yrs. We owned a 1998 RAV4 Cruiser (top of the range model) which was a daily driver for my wife. It developed a severe vibration in fifth gear. After a little research it appears that Toyota is fully aware of the problem according to Toyota Technical Service Bulletin TSB TC001-01. We purchased a repair kit for $710 and soon after commencing the repair our mechanic called with the bad news that we required a full gear box recondition due to the damage caused. A conservative estimate of repairs was $4,000. The vehicle had done 220,000 km and was in excellent condition body wise. I advertised the vehicle and sold it for $3,000 to a willing punter. I estimate at this stage we were about $4,500 out of pocket and booked the expense up to experience. The repair kit is for sale. We then test drove a lot of similar vehicles and gravitated back to Toyota RAV4. After driving the V6 model we decided on this was the most suitable, especially since we had moved to the country 450 km away from 2 capital cities. I contacted my local Toyota dealer and advised we had cash ready to go for a ZR6, but heard nothing. After a long search through Adelaide and Melbourne, we found a very neat ZR6 (top of the range) in Sydney, for sale privately by very fussy people. The ZR6 had been purchased new and fully serviced through Stewart Toyota in Sydney and had been through a recall. I purchased this vehicle with the Toyota servicing confidence. After researching for reversing cameras I stumbled on another Toyota Technical Service Bulletin TSB 0192 10 (copy attached) in relation to a transaxle whine. Our vehicle reproduces this transaxle whine perfectly. I was amazed that Toyota had not picked this up during regular services. This TSB also covers automatic Klueger that you regularly recommend. I contacted my local Toyota dealer who has assisted where they could. I have contacted Toyota National Warranty Assistance and they have offered to pay for half. This still leaves me about $3,000 out of pocket for this repair, plus the $4,500 for the old vehicle. Naturally I think that Toyota should stand by their product and fix the problem at their expense. Furthermore even though expensive servicing has been applied to this vehicle, that as soon as the three years ticks over, Toyota is not willing to stick by their product. As you know some of the cheaper Korean vehicles offer five years. A raw copy of the TSB is attached, if you want a pdf copy please contact me. I suggest that if your RAV4 makes this noise between 40-90 km/h that you contact your local Toyota dealer or National Warranty. T-SB-0192-10 gear box whine.txt
  13. My RAV has had full Toyota service history, 1 recall, but this problem was not picked up with the old owners. I stumbled on it and it is 6 mths out of warranty. Toyota have offered half the cost of $5500 fix. I am still in correspondence with them.
  14. Can I assume that you have an auto V6 I believe we could have the same motor/trans in our RAV. I am in battle with Toyota at the moment re replacement (I will post soon) TSB 0192-10 Sorry for the raw format, but it wont let me attach pdf files. T-SB-0192-10 gear box whine.txt
  15. I remember reading something about this before. Have you searched this forum. Anyway one solution on whirlpool was as below. Let us know how you go. I had the same problem with the Kluger and Ideos, problem solved by selecting the "transfer call" option on the touch screen
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