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Thanks everyone for your helpful replies. On a few people's advice, I took the vehicle to a Lexus dealer. The KDSS warning light turned off on the hour-long drive to the Lexus dealer. They found an older stored code C1851, "Low Pressure Malfunction in KDSS system". They believe the KDSS valve...

Hi all, Our local Toyota dealer quoted me $10,000 to fix the KDSS system on my 2010 4R Trail, with 220K miles. The KDSS light comes on now and then, and they said it was very rusty (salty upper Midwest roads) and leaking slightly from the unit. The $10K is to replace the unit and all four lines...

Alternator replacement over $1,000, 2010 4R TE Hello Everyone, My beloved 2010 TE needs it alternator replaced. Dealer says bearing is going bad. I can hear a whining sound coupled to the engine revs. A new alternator is $745, new belt is $106 and labor is $136 - with tax $1,053!! Was your...