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Always heard what a great long lasting car Toyota makes

Davidson Deac II

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Davidson Deac II

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So a couple of years ago, I buy one for my wife. Before it makes it one year, she totals it. The insurance pays off, and we decide to get another Toyota, since she did like the first one. We bought a slightly used Corolla with only 42,000 miles on it.

The check engine light started coming on a lot last December. We took it back to the dealer since it was still under warranty, and they replaced the ECU (sensor unit I think). 4 months later, the check engine light comes on again. I replaced the gas cap, and once again it stayed off for a few months. But this week, it came on again while we were on vacation. Took it in to the dealership again once I got back, and now they tell me it needs a new transmission.

65,000 miles and it needs a new transmission? Toyotas suck. ;)

Seriously, I realize I probably had some bad luck and got a Lemon (maybe thats why the original owner traded it in the first place). Its being fixed under warranty, so I don't have to pay. In fact, I will go ahead and say that the dealership (Modern Toyota in Winston) has been great to work with. Even with all the problems, I might buy from them again just because of the quality of service.

But the warranty will soon run out. I was just wondering if I should go ahead and get rid of it by trading it in on something else, or stick it out and hope that the transmission problem is the last problem for a while? This is the first time I have owned a car that needed major work while still under 100,000 miles.

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Nah Toyota makes a great, long losting product. Same as Honda.

But you gotta realize cars today are so sophisticated with the onboard electronics and that most major repairs are killers. I would not buy a new car today I expected to keep past the manufacturers warranty without also buying an extended warranty, preferably from the manufacturer. (Not aftermarket).

I'd either buy old enough to throw away in case of major failure, or lease and return before the warranty ever expires if I wasn't going to buy an extended warranty. Heck, the first 3 years of maintaince costs on most Hondas/Toyotas is under $500. Lease it, return it and get a new one.

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I have a Toyota Highlander. We can't get the check engine light to stay off. We've spent over $3k and half of that is at the local Toyota dealer. The car is paid for but with repairs I'm still forking out so much money the last few years that I'm averaging out over $100 a month and that's not including routine maintenance, tires etc.

My husband has a new Corolla Sport. He is getting hit with all the recall stuff. We had to get rid of his old Toyota truck because after rebuilding half the engine we were going to have to rebuild the other, all that after replacing the clutch and a handful of other things.

I'm not sure we will go with Toyota again. His parents ran a Camry and toyota truck into the ground and had good luck with them.....us not so much.

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Trade your Toyota because you worry about issues for a..........Ford?

Drove Fords for years, and never had an issue with them this early in the car's life. I had some problems with the cooling system on the Mercury my wife drove a few years ago, but that was at 130,000 miles. And Fusion has an excellent reputation.

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