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03-25-2013, 11:06 PM | #217 |
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Oh , looked like the door switch for the dome light .
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04-07-2013, 03:47 AM | #218 |
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Hey Guys, Yaris Gal owner here. I am having THE SAME issue with the clunking and control arm crap. I have a 2007 Yaris Sedan and this started happening to me as SOON as I drove it off the lot. I took it to the dealer and they said they could not hear anything! And now, wouldn't you guess it, over 100k on my odom and will the dealer cover this? Do you happen to have any suggestions for me on how I should proceed? Is there a DIY for the fix..one for replacing the control arm and maybe one for just replacing the bolt? I would so greatly appreciate this! Thanks and I hope it all works out well for you. I pray that this nightmare ends soon. :-(
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I was going to say no hurricanes but after Sandy I guess I cant. Wait a minute we had no problem near Philly. No problem at all. If you live near the ocean yeah you might have had a problem. My brother and Mom live in Houston and Moms in a nursing home. Twice they had to skeedaddle. She said she wanted to retire someplace where its warm!
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04-07-2013, 09:31 AM | #220 | |
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You will very easily be able to see if one is broken, as the head will be missing. If you do find that the bolt has sheared, go back to the dealer and point it out the them. DIYing repair of a sheared one would be a big job as you would have to drop the subframe to get at the broken bolt.
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I live in NJ where we seldom have snow, and when we do, the ammount of salt they put on the road is minimal. (I grew up in upstate NY...can you say "lake effect snow"?) Because of my physical condition Im unable to r and r these bolts. Its very inconvient to take the car to the dealer, but if necessary I will. Has anyone had problems with these bolts who lives in an area where road salt is not an issue? Thanks!
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04-07-2013, 10:35 AM | #222 |
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Ha just remembered I have an electric impact gun and a 19mm impact socket!
With the car on ramps can you get the impact gun and socket on these bolts?
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04-07-2013, 01:23 PM | #223 |
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Yes, I live in SoCal and the bolts are a problem here, too! Let's start a petition and mail this to Toyota Corporate and tell them that we will go to the news corp. if we do not get a fix for their obvious crappy workmanship. I seriously was going to buy another yaris..then this. If they do not stand by their product, how can we?
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04-07-2013, 02:26 PM | #224 |
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" if we do not get a fix for their obvious crappy workmanship. I seriously was going to buy another yaris..then this. If they do not stand by their product, how can we? "
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Its a good thing because had they left when everyone else did they would have gotten on the freeway and been stuck in traffic for hours if not days. Even idleing the engine the car woould have run out of gas and there is no way to get gas stuck in miles of traffic. No gas no AC = no Mom. That was twice and it happened a few years ago. Now she is in a nurseing home and beyond the capability of my brother to do anything for her. If there another hurricane she will have to be evaced by the staff. If that happens....
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04-08-2013, 12:36 PM | #228 |
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So i havent gone through all the posts But i am going to be taking my control arms off to change the bushings soon. Is this something I would need to worry about being i live in california so rust really isnt a issue. Might as well replace it with the updated bolt while I have it off.
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Some people have mentioned water running out after removing the bolts and the rust appears to be on the threads. It seems water is entering and not draining. Is there way to seal or prevent the water for entering? If the threads on the bolt are rusted, can we also assume the control arm threads are also corroded? Will it eventually need to be replaced? I just purchased a 2007 yaris and am planning on inspecting this weekend.
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The control arm is not threaded. The bolt passes through it up to the body. The rusting seems to be further down the bolt than the threaded area, so presumably the body threads are fine.
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04-08-2013, 09:27 PM | #232 |
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Can someone tell me if my VIN# JTDBT92387112623#
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04-21-2013, 08:03 PM | #234 |
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Just found your forum and a great big thanks goes out to you! My bolt has broken off and I found your forum. Thank you so much for the TSB. Though my warranty is over, I do have a service call done at 53 000 km where I was complaining about the suspension making a noise and they verified and redid the brakes (in 2011)????? Wish me luck! Couldn't have done anything without you! :o)
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