Recent content by swanics

This was at a dealer I called them, they said bring it to a local shop here in DC and it'll be replaced if it's the part they installed that's failing. The shop in DC said it's aftermarket so they can't replace it for free. I didn't even call the dealership I brought it to in SLC back, I called...

So apparently the dealer I took it to charged me 295 dollars for the radiator (just the part) and it was an aftermarket part so it's not under warranty. They never told me the part being installed wasn't an original Toyota part. I've never felt so ripped off from a dealership in my life.

I'll give them a call tomorrow. I've had a problem with the dealership "accidentally" not including a coupon correctly, trying to add on frivolous charges, and then after 30 miles the heater control valve hose came off and the next time I saw it the plastic was cracked off inside the hose. The...

I recently had a new radiator installed after dealing with the strawberry milkshake. I was on the road so I took it to a dealership to fix. About 2500-3000 miles later my temp was climbing and after I pulled over I noticed coolant everywhere near the front passenger side. I took out some tools...

Thanks for the quick response. That was going to be my approach. They are just trying to put a tow fee on me that was volunteered to be paid by the Toyota dealership.

I recently encountered the dreaded strawberry milkshake and had the deal replace my radiator and flush my trans and coolant system. After driving it for 30-40 miles after the repair I noticed steam coming from the hood. It was odd because my temp was normal, so I pulled over and popped the...

All, My 99 with a little over 200K has started to exhibit intermittent overheating and has been occasionally dropping RPMS. The RPMs will drop when idling or even accelerating at around 40MPH. The 4runner will also overheat when pushing RPMs above 3500 while going 70+ MPH over a mountain pass...

Same thing happened to me, but I can lock the rear door by manually flipping up the handle on the outside of the door before locking from one of the buttons inside the car. Question: How to the fix to the punched in lock work? Was JB Weld able to hold? My lock just got pushed in and now I...

PM sent on fender flares

In a perfect world someone would have a silver 99 limited bumper w/ flares and they would be located in Seattle. If you have something close to this please email me at: swanics [at] gmail [dot] com thanks, Steve

I have a similar problem with my 99 Limited. The AC/Defrost button doesn't like me sometimes. Lately it fixed itself, but a permanent fix would be awesome. Sometimes I'll flick the thing and it will work. Once it becomes a pain in the butt again I'll take it apart and see what's...

Almost at 130k 99 LTD

I appreciate the response, however, that does not solve my problem. I ended up trying this epoxy called "Plastic Fusion." After the glue sets I'll duct tape the hell out of it on the inside. Finally, there will be one bolt holding a bracket on just in case all the glue fails. None of these...

Recently my left bumper fender flare on my 99 LTD was busted off by an uninsured tow truck driver. Rather than paying for a new part I want to fix it. What Happened: The fender flare's plastic mounting brackets busted off. I'm really not missing any plastic pieces, they just broke. The...

Just did this... finally. Pain in the ass to get the thing out. A wobbly & extension were key. I took it out the right wheel well like mentioned above. The local dealership had the parts I needed too.