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Just saw this topic and had to comment. I have a 2007 KX-R AWD that has just hit 30,000km. Earlier in the year I too noticed a noise coming from the rear diff which seemed to be worse at 60 and 80 km/h. I also thought that maybe it was just a normal sound but it seemed to get worse. DH and I decided to get it looked at so took the car to our dealer. By this stage the car was out of Toyota warranty but still covered by our bonus 1 year dealer warranty. The dealer also noticed the sound, contacted Toyota and ordered the part which needed to be replaced. This took 2 days but unfortunately did not fix the problem. More parts were ordered from O/S and again my car was in for another 2 days. The second repairs fixed the problem. I didn't encounter any resistance from the dealer and he actually mentioned that this was the 2nd Kluger they had in with this issue but the previous one was fixed with the first repair and did not require the additional part. I unfortnately have no idea what "parts" they replaced but got the impression that Toyota knew exaclty what the issue was and it wasn't a one off. I was also given a loan car free of charge for the duration of the repairs and was told that was standard with all warranty repairs (not sure if that is because I was under the dealer warranty not the Toyota warranty?) On the downside I did notice extra noise whilst driving today but that is after 2 weeks in a hire car (Commodore) which was much quieter that the Kluger on the road so maybe I just need to get use to driving an AWD again. Hope all your problems are now sorted. I can't believe Toyota treated you they way they did re loan/hire car. My car now has a "clunk" at times when accelerating, especially if I am slowing down but accelerate again before coming to a complete stop. My car is nearly 4.5 years old but having only done 33,000km I don't expect clunks! No warranty to save me now so not looking forward to this repair.

I have a 2007 build Kluger and to date have not received any letter. Hubby checked our car and yes we do have the pipe with the rubber insert. I will contact the dealer and follow this up. Good luck guys, keep on fighting.

I have had my KX-R AWD for 18 months. I upgraded from a Commodore wagon to this car and it was the best move I ever made. Initially the 2WD model was "just" within our price range but then we were lucky enough to find an AWD demo for sale. We ended up paying $40,000 on the road (with 7 seats). I am happy that we managed to get an AWD and I have total confidence in the car in wet weather (my commodore was horrible in these conditions bordering on dangerous) For us we felt AWD would be a little safer on the road in the wet and any increase in fuel consumption would be worth it. Maybe speak to a few 2WD owners about wheel spin. I have never had an issue with this in my car ( or maybe I am not trying hard enough :P). We were pretty tough on the dealer with regards to the condition of the car on delivery, even though it was a demo . There was a spot on the rear quarter where the paint was damaged from an egging incident in the lot and we managed to get them to respray that panel. Good luck and happy car shopping.

Took my car to my local dealer today and now I have working speakers :P . Cant believe I went so long without them, just assumed the stereo was really really bad rather than just bad. Apparently the wires at the back of the head unit were not connected.

There are definitely speakers in the rear doors, even if they do sound horrible. After adjusting the fader, you should have heard them. Thanks for the reply, will have another play with it tonight and if still nothing working will get Toyota to have a look.

I have recently been reading that the KX-R is equiped with 6 speakers but I only seem to have 4 (or 4 that are working) , all in the front. Does anyone else with a KX-R have speakers in the rear doors?. This is one thing that has bugged my about the car since I got it and now I am wondering if the speakers are there but just not working? I have adjusted the fader on the Stereo and when I turn it to R7 there is no sound at all (from what I understand R7 means all the sound is transfered to the rear?). Just wanting to check before I take it to Toyota and make a d*** of myself by trying to get speakers repaired that may not be there in the first place. Thanks

I agree that AWD is great especially in the wet. My old Commodore was terrible, the slightest bit of water on the road and taking off was a nightmare. I have never once had any trouble in the Kluger. I guess you just get use to it but I am much happier knowing I can take off on a wet road without any trouble, especially as the car is FWD . My sister has a VZ wagon and her economy if not that much better than mine around town and is the same on long trips. I actually prefer the 17" wheels to the 19" on the Altitude but the DVD player would be nice :-P

Welcome.... I have a KX-R AWD. Most of my trips are 5-10 minutes of stop start traffic. My fuel economy sits around 13-14 ltrs. As soon as I get a good run (ie 10km of 80km/h) this drops to around 12ltr per 100km. Yesterday I did a trip to the city via the freeway (40km each way) and it dropped again to 10.2lt per 100km. On a long trip on open roads we sit around 9-10ltr. My husband gets better economy that I do as he uses the sports shift whereas I tend to put the car in drive and go. Not sure what the Mazda does but I feel the Kluger is pretty good for the size/type of car it is. The Altitude looks great. I too upgraded from a Commodore wagon (1994) and as nice as the new sportswagons look, I have no regrets changing to a Kluger. There are a couple of older posts on economy here so have a look around for more info. Good luck

I've bought the cleaner/treatment combo. Can't say that the water runs off like the photo shows on the back of the bottle. It has resulted in less streaking in noise, however as the ends of the biggest blade is lifting off it's still streaking unfortunately. Also have the interior anti-fog stuff which works well too. Used a single pad to clean all of the interior windows. I see RainX also have replacement wiper arms, are these available in Australia? Rainx works like a dream, Have used it on our older car which has vacum wipers which are so slow (and small) they may as well not be there. No problem here with the wipers on the Kluger, worked great though the memory may be fading, no rain here in over 2 months so been a while since I saw them in action.

We have 3 children all in child restraints. I am sure it would be fine. Depends on the width of your existing seats. We purchased narrow boosters which fit easily. Best thing to do is head to your local dealer and try YOUR seats in a car. You will easily see if they work or not. After weeks of measuring seats it was much easier to do it this way!. Dealer was more than happy to oblige. Good Luck

I had the same problem in the start. It was taking ages to fill the car and very frustrating . I dont have trouble any more, I guess I have worked out the correct angle to hold the nozzle (which is only half way in and tilted to the right FYI). I usually visit the same servo every week so this may help. Good Luck!

[quote I have now learned my lesson. Get a rubber boot liner ... non-skid, removable and washable by hose. I got a universal boot mat from Supercheap for around $35, fits quite well too. Clark Rubber also sell them. Hope your dogs are feeling better B)

My last lot of fuel (reg unleaded) came from my normal servo which has just added E10. My usual economy is 13lt approx, cant get this run down below 15lt - 16lt . Was wondering if they sold me E10 instead of regular unleaded or If I am just having a bad run?. Will see how the next tank goes. Thanks for the info, wont bother trying E10....... or maybe I already have ;)

Will be interested to see how it goes. Hubby refuses to use it , his cars and dirt bikes hate the stuff!, run really rough though I have friends who swear by it and say they get even better economy than reg. unleaded. Noticed the changes at Shell. Keep us updated.

Sorry I cant really help. We had a cargo barrier in our old car and it was a pain to remove. Had to undo 4 large bolts, though this was not in a Kluger so not sure how they are designed. I would be tempted to take it out all together if you dont really need it.