Faults:

Had to replace the timing belt and water pump at 126,00.

Had to Replace the Egr Valve because the car would stall while idle.

Replace the brake pads and shoes.

Had an oil leak had to replace all the seals.

Had to get new engine mounts.

I will soon be replacing my axles.

General Comments:

I had had this car for bout five months. My last car was totalled in an accident. When I first got the car I had to replace several parts due to poor maintenance form the previous owner. I bought the car for $1500 dollars and spent an additional $1000 parts and labor. There are many positives when it comes to this vehicle. First off the gas mileage is excellent. It has a very quiet engine, and drives smoothly. Some cons would be that it does not accelerate as fast as I would like and it's a bit boring to look at. Overall it had been a reliable car. Although I have only had it for about five months so I am not sure if my opinion will change. With the exception of the oil leak and egr valve all the repairs I have made are just regular maintenance such as oil changes, breaks, and now my axles. This is a great first car.

Faults:

Timing belt broke at 108,000 miles.

Car stated to stall when hot this spring at 108,500 miles. Six months later, 4 mechanics, new distributor assembly, new computer, new thermostat, new MAP sensor, new temp sensor and the car is not stalling at every stop light. Or maybe is just the cold weather.

General Comments:

I bought this model by looking at the previous reviews. WHAT A MISTAKE! This car is a LEMON! I did a search on the internet and there were a lot of toyota owners with exactly the same problem. The reliability reputation that this car has is clearly just a PR campaign. Stay away!

Faults:

Power antenna quit.

Speaker covers on front doors fell off.

Paint on front sides gradually deteriorating.

Replaced water pump

Replaced cv boots and half shafts

Replaced driver and front passenger side power window mechanisms

Replaced one of the rear passenger power window mechanisms.

Replaced again front passenger power window mechanism.

Replaced timing belt

Needs to have cv boots and half shafts replaced again.

General Comments:

Bought this car because I needed a reliable and money saving car. Obviously buying any car, including a Toyota, is a gamble. In this case, I lost.

The car is a wonderful driving machine, smooth, quiet, responsive. I don't know if I have ever driven a nicer car. It also is a reliable car and have not experienced any serious mechanical problems--so far. But, it is also reliable in being costly, the windows and cv boots being the main culprits. They just keep coming around like hungry children.

In the last five hears I've probably spent over $1600 in hopes of rehabilitating this machine. Now, having started a second round of repairs with it, it appears it is time to say "Goodbye, Toyota". My only concern is where will I place my next bet, and will I be able to do it before the next window mechanism fails.