Vsc warning light, vehicle stability control warning, trac warning light, traction control warning. engine sputters on acceleration, feel shifts in drivetrain, from full stop at red light. engine stall has not happened yet but engine seems to want to dye. shifting in the drivetrain seems to slip and break while accelerating. lights remain on after startup, with standard check engine *tr
When car moving in a little up hill at 25 mph with accelerator slightly depress engine surged forward suddenly losing control of the vehicle rolling out of the road an crash in a concrete barrier resulting driver injured and the front end of the car body damaged. at the moment of the incident the car continued moving forward dragging the brakes that were fully applied to try to stop the car. a witness driving behind the car saw all the stop lights of the car blinking but the car continued moving forward instead of stopping. the current and failure mileages were approximately 48916.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) i purchased a certified used toyota car (vehicle vin: [xxx]) on 12/22/2008 from fremont toyota dealer ([xxx]), which leads a nightmare as it's a wrecked cert. rejected car with 2 tire valve stems broken on day 1 and day 8 after purchase and another 2 tires flat again on may 10 1. the rear right tire valve stem broke on 12/23/2008 (the first day after purchase) and the tire pressure monitoring system indicator (tpws) was on so i drove the car to the service department on 12/24/2008. dealer claim they fixed the problem and also checked all the other tires and make sure they are working. 2. on 1/1/2009, the front right tire valve stem broke again and the tpws was not on. this happened when we drove on highway 5 at 75 miles/hour and we don't even know the tire already 2/3 was flattened!! we happened to look for restaurant at that time and a person coming out of restaurant pointed to us this flat tire! if we did not exit for rest, all 5 passengers in the car could no longer be in this world now. 3. further complete discovery on this car reveals: a. bondo was applied on the following areas: left fender on rear behind wheel opening area; right door from upper center to bottom of door; and, rt quarter panel in front of wheel opening area the amount of bondo applied to the subject vehicle,clearly indicates the damage/wreck/repair in these areas were extensive. b.sand scratched and dirt under paint are obvious in many areas, this is the result of a poor quality re-paint job. the re-paint of the vehicle is further evidenced by the paint mil gauge readings from 8 miles to 12 miles. this matches kearny mesa toyota's 160 point rejection. c.the paint job alone estimate (not including the body repair) was over $2200 and yet was this re-paint was not reported. the faulty paint job is a known defect to anyone that looks at the vehicle in the automotive industry. d. the right fender was previously removed. and more. *tr