Hi so basically long story short I tried to buy a car but the finance guy said my payments/interest would be through the roof. So they convinced my friend/roommate to finance the car in his name because he was approved through Toyota Finance. I tried to get them to add my name but they were being pushy about just having my friend do it on his own. Now me and my friend/roommate have been going through financial issues at our apartment, but since I put everything in my name, his credit was saved and mine tanked which was why he was approved through Toyota and I wasn’t.

Now the issue is legally it’s his car, but I make the payments. The registration and loan is in his name. Eventually I want to put it in my name, but unless I pay it off (which is a long ways away for me to do) I would have to refinance the loan. Problem is everything is in his name and a refinance is him refinancing the loan. I technically don’t have anything to do with the car. The only thing is I would have to get a private loan. But I don’t think I could get one that high (still owe $28,000). So is there a way I could refinance without “buying” the car from my friend? Would Toyota financial allow a transfer like that?

I just noticed this part is missing. Does anyone know the name of it and what it’s use is for ?

Hey,

I bought a 2zz engine and I wanted to compare the vin with the one on the receipt. But the receipt shows a 17 letter and number long vin while I can only find a 7 number vin on the engine. I dont see how these two correlate.

Can anyone help me out?

I have a 2010 corolla and usually the electronic locks for the 2 front doors don’t work. This affects both the fob and the button on the door. Every once in a while for like a week at a time the locks will start working. The back doors will lock just fine.

Iv checked the fuses and they’re fine. I feel like it can’t be the actuators because when the locks work it’s always both doors or neither. So it doesn’t seem possible that an intermittent issue with 2 separate parts operates in sync like that.

Any ideas?

I am located in the States and have a Highlander that is affected by the paint recall. In the past, I had one affected body panel repainted as no other panels were flaking or peeling. I now have another panel peeling severely but the dealership I worked with in the past will not repaint the panel as the recall is considered “complete” for my vehicle because of the one panel being painted in the past.

Where do I go now with this? Do I try working with a different dealer? Is there a phone number I can call to talk with someone at Toyota and explain what is happening?

And yes, that is water between the primer and paint after a recent rain…..

Hey I got a question, I recently got a Toyota Corolla XSE hatchback and it’s pretty nice I want to modify it for example lower it,louder,bodywork but I have no idea what to buy like I want to lower it but do I put it on bags or coilovers and what can I do to make the body a bit nicer I already found a good exhaust so I just need to find a good tune I’m going to use it as a daily and I’ll probably be speeding. Any recommendations?

Hi all,

My VIN is invalid in all sites. I have 12 digits and also checked the door eith the label. All sites request 13 digit VIN. What do I do wrong?

does anyone know if Toyota offers hydrogen powered vehicles in Canada yet ? I saw an advertisement from Hyundai claiming they are the first to offer this ??

Which Toyota engine is the most reliable? Looking for a new used vehicle and want to make a smart decision.

Hi, I got my hands on a plug and play ODB from AliExpress that has some pins that you can configure before plugging it to add some functionnalities like closing the doors automatically when the gear is shifted to D and so on. This ODB must remain plugged-in in order for these additional functionalities to work so I think that it doesn't change anything in the car but I'm not sure, so my question is will this void my car warranty?

I have a 2024 Corolla.

Thanks.

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this car looks like a dream come true, anyone know if I should hold onto the dream or let it go? i’m completely new to cars and stuff like that so please be patient with me!

Can anyone tell me how bad my rust issue is ? I don’t see any holes even when poking around. But does this look bad ? I recently moved to North Texas from Coast. So perhaps it won’t get much worse ?

I just bought a 2010 Corolla and I noticed when it’s really cold outside, around freezing temperature, it makes a loud screeching/scrap type of noise, I’m going to try to to get a video, but it’s just a really loud noise for about 1 second maybe 2, then it’s gone, it runs fine otherwise, I’m just wondering if this will turn into a big problem? Any help is much appreciated!

Daughter has a 2013 rav 4. 150k miles, and every part of the car has been perfect until now.

Cylinder 4 has lost nearly all compression, and the shop I have it at (and yes I know them and trust their opinion) is recommending replacing the engine. Everything on this car is immaculate, always had excellent service records from the original owner, everything done at recommended intervals.

My question is if it’s worth it to put a used engine in it (with warranty)? Shop is quoting 4500, or 10,500 for rebuild. Paid a lot of money for this thing because it’s fully loaded and in way better shape than a 3 year old car would have been.

hey has anyone purchased the seat leather kit and if so is it worth it or are there cheaper options or is having leather seats not worth it at all.

(i have a toyota aygo 2016 so it hard to find seat covers that fit because the seats are highback)

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I've been looking at maybe getting a new car in a year or so can have really been looking at the Toyota Camry hybrid. I really like the look of the new 2025s.

I still need to go out and test drive one to see if a I really like it.

One thing that has me a little nervous is that I work from home and most of my drives are 2 - 5 miles one way. I've read some conflicting things about only driving short distances on a hybrid and not getting the full benefit of it as the battery wouldn't have time to charge and the engine wouldn't have time to warm up.

My wife does drive about 17 miles one way to work so she'd probably take it 2-3 days a week to keep the milage low on her car, which I think this would also help with the hybrid battery.

I bought my 2022 RAV4 new a few years ago from the dealership. Unfortunately the car only has wired CarPlay, and ours stopped working a few months back. I have tried EVERYTHING that I can think of to fix this issue including: -smart dongle -updated stereo system software -replaced the USB port that supplies the wired CarPlay -had Toyota replace the whole radio unit -updated the software on my old iPhone -recently got the newest iPhone and is fully updated and still doesn’t work -have tried multiple different types of USB cords

Anyone else experience these issues? Anyone else have a solution? The only thing I can think to do is pretty much beg the dealership to install wireless CarPlay with a different system. Our car is so new and imo should work at its full capability.

Thanks in advanced for any thoughts, advice, or answers..

Never thought to check the roadside kit matches the wheel lugs.

I recently purchased winter tires and rims (mounted/balanced, with TPMS sensor installed) from Tire Rack.

After I install these on my car, what set of actions do I need to do for "syncing" the new wheel's TPMS sensor? Or will the new sensors auto-magically sync to the car? Is any extra tooling required, or does my vehicle have all the software needed to do this?

Note: This will be my first time swapping wheels by myself. I recently inherited a floor jack.

Does anyone know of a way to get android auto on this car? It seems these models don't come included with it. I can't get navigation to work on my car at all or any of the infotainment to appear at all. I've heard of dongles that make this possible; does anyone know of any that work well with this car today? (Dec 2024)

I recently bought a 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport and am looking for bed cover recommendations.

I bought a cover a few days ago but it started leaking the moment it first started raining. I think the problem was because of the weather strips i needed to install closer to the bed.

I am looking for recommendations for any bed covers, preferably under $1000, and most importantly weather proof that does not require installation of a weather strip.

Hey everyone! I found a listing for an '85 corolla GTS liftback, and I was thinkin about pulling the trigger on getting it. I want to turn it into a drift car/sleeper, and I have a couple ideas for it. The first and most basic idea is ofc to just shove an LS3 and a T56 magnum combo in it. My Japanese purist side says I should put a 2UR-GSE into it, but I can't find a manual tranny that'll bolt up to it. Next idea is a 2GR-FSE, but the hunt for a transmission is still ongoing. I was thinking maybe a CD009 from a 350z, which seems credible, but idk if I'd need an adapter plate or if I'd have to fab something up. I could ofc do an altezza powertrain, but I'd want more than 200 horses and I don't wanna have to deal with turbo lag. Thoughts?

Hello world,

I noticed that the Toyota Highlander disappeared from Toyota's website in multiple but not all European countries. E.g. it's no longer listed on the German, Bulgarian and Greek website, but still shown on the Dutch, Hungarian and Romanian website. Since all these countries are part of the EU I would rule out any regulatory issues.

Would anyone know the reason for the Highlander's partly disappearance? Also is there any indication when to expect the successor now that the current model is 5+ years on the market?

Thanks.

Planning on purchasing a 6th gen 4Runner when they become available. Looking for experienced opinions beyween the two different drivetrains, whether it be the Tundra V6 version or the identical 4 cylinder versions on the new Tacoma. Is the hybrid version worth it? Does the non-hybrid meet your expectations or does it leave something to be desired? I'm coming from the dinosaur drivetrain in the 5th gen 4Runner, so either one will be an improved experience in terms of comfortability and added gears in the transmission. Any relevant info is welcome.

While my girlfriend was driving down a mountain, she had the cruise control set to 60. After getting to the bottom of the mountain and now driving on flat road, she turned off the cruise for a second and we noticed it wouldn’t slow down at all and kept the same speed. It stayed like that for a few minutes, keeping speed with cruise off, until it finally would slow down very slowly as if it weren’t engine braking at all.

As I was writing this and researching the issue it seems to have resolved itself and now slows down as it should with cruise off. But still wtf?