The spark plugs wore at 24000 miles. The windows always have electical problems. I had to replace brakes and rotors at 40000 miles. Now there is something wrong with the transmission.
Buyer beware for some serious issues!
Any car will need the brakes and rotors changed by 40,000 miles.
Every car has issues, you pay a premium for toyota quality.
Our 99 Sephia has had some issues too, but nothing out of the ordinary. The water pump bearings have gone bad at 75k, but that is expected and its being changed with the timing belts. Clutch Slave Cylinder went at 65k. OK a bit early, but still not that out of the ordinary.
It is a cheap car. You get what you paid for it. We paid nearly nothing for it when it had 50k on it. It is as I expected.
For brake reference: I had a 2001 Corolla and put 80k on it. I did the rotors twice and the pads on the front brakes 4 times. It was because of the traffic I drive in.
The comment about any car requiring new brake pads and rotors by 40,000 miles is nonsense; it depends entirely upon driving conditions.
I took a brand new Grand Marquis up to 90,000 miles on the same pads and rotors, replacing only the pads at that mileage. The rear brake shoes were good for another 90,000 miles.
Severe braking will wear out brake pads quickly, as will city driving rather than highway driving.
Driving like an idiot can ruin pads in just a few thousand miles.
You could get over 200,000 miles from the same set of pads/rotors with gentle stops and only highway driving.
My 91 Toyota pickup has 289000 miles, still on the original brakes.
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