Warning - Broken control arm bolt!

[Kangaru]

Originally Posted by Hershey

We tried to present this to a TOYOTA service center for our 2008 sedan that had about 24,000 miles on it at that time and the service manager says " No , we will not look at it . You can't believe everything off the internet " . This is the same dealership that replaced the M.L.S. head cylinder gasket due to an exteranl oil leak from the #1 cylinder . We've tried to get several other TOYO service centers to inspect the control arms and they say no T.S.B. , so no need to and if we do look at it , it's at your expense . . We know how you feel about TOYOTA stepping up to the plate with issues such as yours and ours with owning a 2008 YARIS sedan that had an external oil leak and a 2010 that still does .

Living in Orlando, I would be highly doubtful that this bolt would corrode and break. The TSB I have is a Toyota Canada TSB. The thing is, many areas of the north-eastern US, throw as much salt on the roads as parts of Canada does. I only live 60 miles from Buffalo, NY and can say that the weather is just as bad or worse there. I think Toyota needs to address this issue as 4-5 year old Yari' will be needing this service if you live near the ocean or the rust belt. Toyota Canada told me the whole don't believe everything you read either. I rebutted with what about the TSB or the Technician that told me about it...they returned with well, you are out of warranty.

Anyways here is the TSB3271...half of it is "en francais"