19th Jul 2011, 11:32
The big three recalls are also issues such as a new seat belt buckle or minor recalls. With Honda I had transmission issues, and Toyota has had many lately. I consider engine failures and trans issues, braking issues as major, not minor. I once raved about how great imports were, and my argument ended in the 90s. We bought 1 or 2 new every few years, over and over. The biggest gripe I have is you heavily maintain a car, have all issues reported on Carfax, and at trade in time the dealer has you over a barrel. The car has diminished in value due to having a couple of trans replaced or an engine, and you have 50,000 miles showing.
19th Jul 2011, 08:56
It wasn't just the V6 that had the sludge problem. The 1.8 and 2.2 4 cyl. were also were prone to sludge. In the past decade, I have replaced a variety of Toyota sludged engines that were maintained on time every time. Also, the problem is not from abuse; you know that and I know that.