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I went to dealer last week and argued with them about how the host was disconnected. They claim that the host shouldn't be disconnected for that long as if it was, they said the check engine light will be on. They said it might be caused by mouse creeping into the engine bay, as they showed me...

Guess what, I checked mine hose after watching the video today, it was also disconnected. Dealer did spark plug and gasket change 1 and half years back and did that. It has been driven 15k miles. Worries me. I noticed that my oil level abnormally high to the upper mark when cold. I will go to...

I had the rubber burning smell multiple times in the past years. It comes and goes. I think it is the propeller shaft (drive shaft) grease spill over the heat sheild. One time I asked the dealer to inject new grease in the propeller shaft zerk fittings, after I drive home, the rubber burning...

My TE had the same front cylinder leak last year when still within warranty(barely). My dealership had to borrow one bleeder tool set from one of the Lexus dealerships.

Yesterday, I stopped the truck and then decide to go again, I though I turned off the engine but I didn't due to loud radio, so I turned the key to start the engine while it is running. I heard a brief grinding sound. I though I saw in some other thread somebody mentioned that our truck has...

Last week, I found my 2011 TE has the exact same leaking. My truck has 34K miles. My truck has been in dealership since last Friday waiting for parts. It should be repaired tomorrow under warranty (my warranty expires in one month). This brought up my concern to the KDSS system as it seems easy...

On my 98 runner, I used to remove the seat bottom by unscrewing the bolts for sleeping in it. But one time when I screw back the bolts of one seat, I broke it. It cost me $65 for my mechanic to remove the broken bolt and replaced with a bolt and a nut which now I can not easily remove the seat...

Beware that when you turn the key the other way and hold the key, the window closes and also it LOCKS ALL DOORS. I was once locked my key in the truck in a remote off road camping site. What happened is that when I used the key to roll up the rear window, my passenger side door was open, in the...

Several of us had this issue while back. See some threads below. Mine still has that sound but is not that loud. It did not change worse or better for these years. I think it is related to some heat shield and I do not worry about it anymore...

I used my "Seattle Sports Sherpak Go! 15 Bag" on one camping trip and it was very secure and easy to load. I used some kitchen cabinet mat bought from Walmart to put underneath it to protect the paint. Amazon.com: Seattle Sports Sherpak Go! 15 Bag, Black/Silver: Sports & Outdoors

My squeak is still there. However, it disappears when it is raining or lots of water on the road. I guess it is the bushing. It did not get any worse or better. I have not worried about it for 2 years now.

I started notice it on my 11 TE at about 10K. Whining sound only appears from 70mph to 75mph range. Only when gas pedal applied, release pedal, sound is gone. The sound is not obvious sometimes at night driving. It did not get worse or better since then and I am now at 25K. I have the propeller...

My 2011 TE has that sound too. It is a very faint spring sound when turning the wheel and back. No flashing lights though.

One thing the void tag helps is that for the names spelled in foreign language for which the dial by name voice recognition could not easily distinguish. For those hard to recognize name words, I put a voice tag, problem solved.

I just had my brake squeak fixed yesterday at dealer along with my 20k Toyota care service. My TE started brake squeak when it coming to a complete stop about 6 month ago. Dealer was able to confirmed the noise and performed the following according to the write up: "cleaned and lube front brake...