Toyota Announces Voluntary Safety Recalls of Certain Camry, Venza and Tacoma Vehicles

We keep talking about this because half of us are expecting refunds and half are worried about airbag failures. Trust me... if Toyota would issue me $505.00 check right now... I would gladly take it and patiently wait for replacement part to arrive. I had my spiral cable replaced with "temporary fix" but I also had to pay for it through multiple visits to the dealership and half a thousand smackaroos. If you were in my shoes you would understand.

 

I am going to post this info to help clarify for everyone, i am going through the recall "dealer letter" that we recieve and it should also resembles those that we recieve in the mail. I have found this info though.

 

Q3b: Are all Tacoma vehicles covered by this Safety Recall?



A3b: No, only Tacoma vehicles equipped with a 7 channel circuit spiral cable assembly are covered by this Safety Recall. Tacoma vehicles equipped with a 16 channel circuit spiral cable are not affected by this condition.

Q3c: Why are Tacoma vehicles equipped with a 16 channel circuit spiral cable not

covered by this Safety Recall?






A3c: Although certain circuits in the spiral cable assemblies using FFC's with sixteen-channel

circuits that connect to optional steering wheel features also can be damaged, these

particular damaged circuits are not being used for any function in these models. The air

bag circuit in these cables is not affected.






Q3d: What is the difference between the 7 channel circuit spiral cable and the 16 channel one?

A3d: The 7 channel circuit spiral cable assembly was installed on Tacoma vehicles that DO NOT contain steering wheel audio control buttons. Tacoma vehicles that are equipped with steering wheel audio control buttons have a 16 channel spiral cable assembly.

More to come

 

Q5: What if a customer has previously paid for repairs to his/her vehicle for this condition?A5: Reimbursement consideration instructions will be provided in the remedy owner letter.

 

Well i wish they would hurry up , i need that $480 bucks more then Toyota does.

 

Received the 2nd letter from Toyota yesterday stating the remedy is available. Just to update the thread

 

Easy fella. I'm not the one pissing in your coffee.

 

No no, my coffee is still clean as far as i know, but the last 3 pages have been about the remedy being available. I even posted a thread with detailed info on it offering help to people if they had questions.

 

Understood. You addressed that with me personally, and I thanked you for it. Still do. But as far as I'm concerned, notifying the board that the 2nd letters are circulating is good info. It doesn't mean anybody has disregarded yours so don't take it so personally.

Cheers.

 

Nothing taken personal, it's all good. We are all here to help each other.

 

Has anyone had this done yet? I scheduled mine to be done next Saturday, I am always nervous having anyone (especially the dealership) work on my vehicles. They claim it will take 6hrs to turn it around, despite my claim otherwise. (Dublin Toyota)

 

6 hrs??? It takes like 30 minutes start to finish. Gotta allow for time to get it in and out of the shop, probably an hour or so. I have done plenty of them, very easy.

 

Fantastic good to know there is a Toyota tech here!! I appreciate your input sir.

 

Wheel needs to come off, right?

Easy DIY with a wheel puller?

 

those of you that already got their 2nd letters... what does it say about refunds? I have not yet gotten my letter but it would be nice to know what to expect.

 

2nd letter notice regarding refunds:

What if you have previously paid for repairs to your vehicle for this specific condition?

If you have previously paid for repair to your vehicle for this specific condition prior to receiving this letter, please mail a copy of your repair order, proof-of-payment and proof-of-ownership to the following address for reimbursement consideration:

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Toyota Customer Experience, WC10, 19001 South Western Avenue, Torrance, CA 90509

Include your name, address, and telephone number(s) in your request. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing of your request.

 

Yes, wheel has to come off to replace the spiral cable, but it does not have to come off to do the inspection. I never use a wheel puller, remove the nut, wiggle the steering wheel a bit and it will come off pretty easy. I just make sure to mark it before removal of course.

 

Hmm....

Wonder if I can just get the part and DIY. It's a PITA dealing with the local dealers. Last time I had one in for a recall they came up with $200 worth of repairs that needed to be done in addition to the recall before they would release the vehicle.
I was out of town and wife was freaking out.
Ya, her front brakes were low, but not low enough to warrant the dealership "impounding" the car.

That and waiting to get into a service bay will make this an all-day thing.
I'd almost rather just wait for the light to come on.