My dad has a 2014 Honda CRV with about 100K on it. He brought it to the dealer for a brake job. After the inspection, the dealer quoted him almost $5000 for repairs. This included $460 per axle for brakes(turning the rotors not replacing) , $180 for brake fluid flush, $1050 for an oil leak in the timing cover, and another $200 for a valve cover "leak". His CRV never needs oil in between oil changes. That is how small these oil leaks were. These prices are insane. I changed his brakes, rotors and flushed his fluid for less than $500 in parts. His timing cover leak was a $2 o-ring on the cam position sensor. His valve cover "leak" was from someone spilling oil filling it the last oil change. Service departments are a ripoff.
I think dealers are the worst. I do most of my own work but I have a local independent that that handles stuff I'm not equipped to handle. Saves a lot.
That exactly is so true, we will continue to maintain our simple older ones. New vehicles today are disposable quality and designed to keep you in never ending debt enslaving payments. Our household we are done.we will never buy such grossly vehicle.
@@DanGilliland-pi4vh it's getting more difficult to source repair parts for older vehicles now...eventually critical components won't be available...do what you can while you can.
I have a 2003 GMC 2500HD with 90k miles. It has the standards like cruise control, delay wipers, power windows etc. Repairing it is relatively cheap and most things I can do myself. I recently checked to see how much it would be for me to replace this truck with brand new. $78k... and the only feature these new trucks had that I wanted was the backup camera and hands free bluetooth. All the other buttons, bells and whistles were of zero value to me but they came in the "trim package". I checked around and found a replacement stereo kit specific to my truck that included a decent touch screen, bluetooth AND a backup camera for $800. It had the correct plugs and correct mounts in the kit, so I did the install myself in less than an hour. These prices aren't jacked up because of the tech. Inflation is partly to blame, but my theory is that truck buyers are being charged higher prices so the manufacturer can make up the losses from their failed EV offerings.
@@bummer1961the government forces most of this on them with fuel efficiency standards and other standard. There is a reason an old Nissan truck lasted 300k and a new car can’t last. Constantly changing the mandatory design.
So the other trucks companies can still offer a V8 and Toyota cannot? Right, Toyota trimmer their operations to only use a single engine to have more cash. Old Toyota would had reinvested cash back into tweaking their engines and designs, but they got caught up with trying to keep up with new tech, which we don’t want.
Toyota admitted that back around 2010 or 2011 when they officially changed their new vehicle warranty to state that it's "normal" for their engines to drink up to 1 quart of oil every 1200 miles. That was followed up with Toyota admitting they knew for years that their frames had severe rust rot issues and wrongfully denied frame replacements to thousands of customers. And then the 3rd gen Tacoma was rated least reliable midsize truck for years by Consumer Reports due to transmission issues, rear differentials failing, engine issues, etc. Then the Tundra had tons and tons of issues with fuel pump modules failing and leaving owners stranded but Toyota dragged their feet with that. And the new 8-speed in the Camry was failing left and right but only after the warranty was up so tons of customers took it up the rear on that. And the 3.5L V6 was having tons of external oil line failures that lead to catastrophic engine failure but Toyota initially only recognized the issue with more expensive Lexus vehicles while dragging their feet for a couple years to admit cheaper Toyota brand vehicles had the same issue.
Yes, go back to the horse and buggy. Or for that matter the electric car which was made before the gas car and was 30 percent of the vehicles on the road when the model t came out. Still better in every way.
THATS JUST ANOTHER REASON NOT TO BE SUCH JERKOFFS AND PAY THE RIDICULOUS MORONIC PRICES WITH BY FAR THE MOST SHITTY MADE VEHICLES, I HOPE ALL THE GREEDY POS MANUFACTURERS GO BANKRUPT SO A NEW AND BETTER COMPANIES CAN START BUILDING CARS LIKE THEY DID YEARS AGO, NO ONE NEEDS ALL THE BS ELECTRICS THAT DON'T LAST MORE THEN 2 YRS, THEIR NOT GETTING ONE PENNY OF MY MONEY, I STARTED REBUILDING OLDER VEHICLES LIKE NEW AND BETTER PARTS, SO INSTED OF PAYING WAY OVER WHAT THE POS VEHICLE ARE REALLY WORTH, U CAN BUY A REBUILT OLDER VEHICLES THAT ARE LIKE BRAND NEW VEHICLES FOR LESS THEN A HALF OR QUARTER OF WHAT THE NEW COMPUTERIZED PLASTIC POS THAT WONT LAST MORE THEN A FEW YEARS, MY VEHICLES WILL RUN FOR 25YRS WITHOUT A MAJOR PROBLEM AS LONG AS U DO THE MATANECE IS DONE, WAKE UP U MORONS.....
Completely unrelated. Reliable cars are being killed off because the EPA and CARB are forcing manufacturers to make engines that meet insanely strict emissions and fuel economy targets. If not for those government regulations being increasingly strict, all manufacturers would have extremely reliable engines. Toyota's best engines were designed 20 years ago.
In 2020 I bought a 2018 Toyota Tundra Limited with 30k miles on it for $37.995.00. Today even with the recalls, a 2022 Toyota Tundra Limited with 30k miles on it, averages $57,000.00 That's an almost 50% Price increase in four years. THAT is why we're fed up with these stealerships.
I bought an 11-month old Tacoma 4/dr SR, back in 2020, for $23k! I checked the carfax. In 2019, it sold $26,189 brand new. A 50% increase over 5 years, for the same truck is crazy.
This is a result of the federal government and Federal Reserve Bank creation of trillions of dollars out of thin air. This fake money decreased the value of the current currency in amounts equal to what they created. It is a goobermint problem. Not a manufacturers greed alone. If you increase the amount of currency by 50% you decrease the value of the currency by 50%. Pretty simple. It's a tax/theft of the citizens purchasing power. It's going to get worse no matter who's "elected".
I bought a 2002 Tundra for $29,500. Love this truck, and it has no clue how to spy on me or connect to my iPhone. Everything works great, even if I have to burn CD’s for it’s 6 CD player!😂
@@melissasmess2773 No, that was the price of a new Tundra in 2002. Look at the prices now. My point, it was an expensive great truck then, when the wages were identical to now. So what new truck can you buy today with our devalued dollars?
Exactly these extreme prices have stayed up this long because idiots went out and paid the price. They think they are cool because they paid double or triple, i know they are completely stupid regardless
@@chadw100 I’ve waited for 3 years. It’s ok I can wait another 5 years or more. My 01 and 05 are well taken care of and both run like new. Don’t buy people. Let them rot in the lot !!! Keep your older cars and just maintain them well.
Yeah he's wrong, 2024 Tundras are having the same engine failure that 22 and 23 models had. And Toyota's claim that it's due to debris is BS. They made part changes to the engine design: main bearings were changed. Whether that is enough to stop the bearing failures we don't yet know. Even if they don't fail at low mileage like they have, they may still fail prematurely at a higher mileage. With all the attention on the engine failures, people are in for a rude awakening when they eventually find out that the current gen Tundra has also had a lot of transmission failures. Just like the new Tacoma has had a ton of transmission failures. The powertrains are junk.
@@PSpringfield the v8 isn’t good either though. A bunch of them with the UR series V8s are blowing head gaskets left and right. And if the block gets warped instead of the head you’re replacing the entire engine.
That's why quality is slipping too. They're struggling not to raise prices because they know most people are tapped out. Something has to give. Quality is the first thing that suffers.
@@quademasters249 I agree. When making anything there are 3 parts involved. Quality, quantity, and costs. You very rarely have all three at the same time.
Except Toyota has quietly moved production of vehicles like the Tacoma to Mexico where they pay workers a few dollars an hour instead of $20-ish dollars an hour. They cut the cost of labor significantly yet the price of a 2017 Tacoma TRD Pro started at $42k while a 2024 Tacoma TRD Pro starts at $62,900. And you can't blame that price hike on inflation because competitors that haven't moved manufacturing to Mexico didn't hike prices nearly that much. A 2017 Colorado ZR2 started at $42k and a 2024 Colorado ZR2 starts at $47,100 despite still being made in the United States.
A recent rental car had so many buzzers, beepers, lights and other crap that I could not even look at the thing without it creating a lot of drama. Open the door... horn blows. Leave the door open... horn blows. Lock the doors... horn blows. Leave it unlocked.... horn blows.
I've got a 2014 RAV4 with 88k miles on it. I don't think I'll need another car for a long time. Toyota has lost its way as of late, but their old stuff is great.
@@r2dad282the Camry and Rav4 hybrid have the light duty eCVT, I've seen those with 250000 miles. The same system is also in the Ford Maverick and escape.
what are you smoking? my rav4 2019 5th gen hybrid has 370k miles in taxi and this thing is bulletproof. modern Toyota engines are much better designed than the used to be. I'm talking about A25A-FXS most reliable Toyota engine. Not that old v6 crap
I never read my 2013 Mercedes Benz manual and don't care about all the display crap it can do, especially the obsolete GPS maping.Tire pressure is welcome.😅
Toyota hasn’t adapted as quickly to electric vehicles compared to some of the other major players. It’s kind of shocking considering Toyota’s history. They used to be rock solid.
It’s crazy how fast things are changing. It’s not just production either. Apparently, there are issues with supply chains that are driving up costs, and some are even questioning the long term outlook for their hybrid technology. If they don’t pivot soon, Toyota could lose their edge completely
I don’t think it’s all bad news. Sure, they’re facing hurdles, but Toyota has always been resilient. They’ve got years of brand loyalty, and their focus on hybrids still has appeal for those who aren’t fully sold on electric vehicles
That’s fair, but the market is really punishing them right now. The stock’s taken a hit, and some analysts are saying it's too risky to buy Toyota shares anymore. even from a consumer standpoint, people are hesitating on purchases. they don’t know what the future holds with them
I’ve been thinking about this from an investment angle too. It’s not just about whether or not to buy a Toyota car. The bigger question is if you should be investing in Toyota at all anymore
Brandon. I have worked in a Ford service lanes at one of the biggest dealership companies in FL. I have noted sooooooooooooooo many fixes to new rides then I have ever seen!
Toyota needs to bring their single cab $10,000 truck to America...granted it will be a little more but even at 12-15k it would be a bargain and is customizable. I would buy one for sure.
As long as I can remember Fiat has cranked out junk. No surprise they wrecked Ram\ Chrysler\ Jeep. I had to add this.. it's not just poor quality, it's also the needless overcomplexity of newer cars. Easily broken, expensive and hard to fix.
@@PlumbBob-FGX : Yep, FIAT has been that way my entire life & that saying has been around forever too. Just like JEEP stands for - Just Empty Every Pocket
I paid $720 for a radiator repair/replacement at a local auto repair shop. The radiator hose wasn't tightened, and I had to take my vehicle back for proper repair. Next week, my new, replaced radiator started leaking. Bought a new radiator from Amazon. Watched UA-cam on how to replace a radiator and do a proper engine flush. Took a whole day, but now my vehicle has no radiator issues. Screw auto repair shops. They're shady and cheap.
Another thing to add to your cycle...consumers holding on to their vehicles for extended periods instead of trading them in for new ones. I have two vehicles that are 21 and 18 years old respectively and both run very well. I do all scheduled maintenance and haven't had to do any really big ticket repairs. The way I look at it, I'd rather spend $500 to adjust the valves on the vehicle and keep it going another 50K miles than spend $80-100K on a new vehicle.
@@mister_dave1184 The problem is that you're never going to find that type of vehicle new for $35K. That's the issue. Sure, maybe you can find a small, stripped out SUV for that price but that's not what's being discussed in the video.
I have a 2005 Lexus RX330 and a 2006 BMW 325i. Have had them forever and they still run great. Repairing a car is WAY cheaper than buying a new one. Taxes are almost nothing and insurance is super low too. I don't worry about them getting scratched or dinged etc.. Just get in and get to where I need to go.
The Feds think they know better so we keep getting worse regs that push manufacturers into making poor vehicle decisions. V6s are inherently worse than straight 6s, V8s are what people want for power and reliability, turbo 4 diesels are OK but I don't want a turbo 4 gas engine. And CVTs will always be inferior to a manual transmission.
Yes, an EV. Only a few moving parts. No belts, transmission, alternator that moves, exhaust system, no additional starter motor and all the heat extremes that cause parts to fail and degrade much more quickly.
I have a 06 Chevy Silverado Z71, that I paid 10000 for in 2019! 5 years later, been offered more for it then I paid! Won’t sell, 173000 miles on it and runs like a champ!!!
In order to afford a new car I would have to live in it. I don't know how people afford vehicles. I couldn't afford them 5 years ago before the latest 50 percent inflation.
It’s not ‘debris in the motors’. I knew this recall on their turbo v6 was coming last year. I was at a car show locally in my Landcruiser. A guy came up to talk about it and in the conversation I found out he works at the Toyota engine factory in Huntsville Alabama where these engines are produced. He was complaining that nobody is a specialist in maintenance anymore, Everybody is a generalist, and when they had these new crank grinding machines for the new engines setup, since nobody was a specialist and really knew their subject super well, they apparently set them incorrectly and the clearances were way way too tight for quite a few cranks that went out in these engines. he fully expected recalls in the future, and here we are!
Unbridled GREED. $25 million for the execs, garbage for the customers. But somebody keeps telling people it's the working class ... and PEOPLE BELIEVE THEM.
I’m all for 25 million for executive’s as long as the company is booming makes excellent products and growing . The American auto makers not one of them should have a high payed executive’s all 3 are quality disaster’s .
Keeping my 12' Altima which is in it's 13th year on the road. Bulletproof so far including the ORIGINAL CVT transmission. If you maintain these cars properly they will last.
Agreed. My 2013 Maxima is at 150k, no issues with the CVT at all. People just buy the narrative, but the truth is, if you maintain as scheduled and not drive like you're Max Verstappen, Nissans are just above average on reliability.
@@tood6459 '08 Frontier V6 manual 6speed, super solid truck, still running strong at 130k. I've semi-retired it to preserve so I dont ever have to buy another truck. Got a couple simple 4banger manuals for daily driving. Honda Fit and Scion XD, both 2012s, which are basically like a 90s Civic and a Corolla with better MPGs. I don't plan on buying anything for at least 10-20yrs.
‘13 Altima 2.5. 164,000 miles, zero issues with the CVT. Serviced every 40,000 miles, even though the manual says every 60,000; an extra $400 in tranny services yet well worth it. Runs like a champ. Have to know how to maintain AND drive vehicles correctly.
Even the 3UR 5.7 L V8 Tundras, the aluminum engine block becomes unserviceable after a blown head gasket. Bring back the good old 2UZ 4.7 with cast iron block.
I blame the govt for forcing manufacturers into making engines so efficient they’re unreliable. Fuel management systems are for most v8 pick ups, and diesel trucks are trash now from factory, the engines them selves are great but the govt is choking them
I think government is probably the reason they are becoming so complex and leading to a lot of warranty repairs. But I also think a lot of bad decisions such as wet timing belts is due to car makers reading from the market that a lot of buyers are only keeping their vehicles for a couple years and the decision is to simply get through warranty and after that they don't seem to care anymore.
This is purely a Toyota F up. They obviously didn't test these engines well enough. Even the Japanese made versions of these engines are having problems so, it's probably a design flaw.
The car salesmen at Toyota are also a*sholes too. My Retired father and I went in to buy a SUV and three guys surrounded us making jokes about how everyone is paying their absurd prices and he is being cheap for negotiating. They wanted us to pay double the price advertised and double the monthly payment. We walked out.
After working 30 years in dealer service departments, I am convinced there are very few cars left that will outlast the 72 or 84 month payment book. Now I lease, preferably 24 months, and I lease for the price not the vehicle.
I'm a mechanic of 35 years, lots of decent old vehicles here. Currently driving 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue with 98K on it. Bulletproof V-6. Bought it in 2013 for $3,250. Gas and insurance run me $210/ month. I'm surprised you aren't driving older cars. Maybe your wife needs something new?
@@melissasmess2773 Easy for you to say, nobody is finding a 2001 olds that isn't a complete rust bucket, 200k+ miles, and soon to fail parts, but " I KnOW WuT I GOT!" it'll be listed as 7k.
Who told manufacturers that the average customer wanted all this technology in passenger vehicles??!! All this technology is also a distraction for drivers who are already distracted by other things. 😮😮
If you are watching CQA videos you are not average. Talk to anyone else who doesn't follow on UA-cam and they love this tech. They want the latest and greatest, they will lease or sell every 3 years. We are not the norm and this is why car makers are doing what they are doing. The only thing that seems to be true is that they have overestimated the market demand for what they are selling. The money is definitely drying up on the consumer side.
I have a 2006 Honda CR-V that needed a starter after 210,000 miles. I rented a 2021 CR-V from Turo while mine was in the shop. My car has zero electronics for the driver. This 2021 was like a spaceship.
Quality issues notwithstanding, the cost of vehicles from ALL auto makers are now unaffordable. That said, the issue with the Tundra engines is a sad commentary when it comes to quality because Toyotas in general used to be considered one of the most reliable car brands. Now, even their quality is eroding. Yet, the price of their vehicles (along with every other auto maker) have become crazy expensive.
I just, days ago, spent/invested $11.2K having my 1st gen 2006 Toyota Sequoia Limited repaired. At 277K miles, I replaced rear axles, brakes and rotors, plastic radiator, and differential. No new car payments and higher insurance rates to worry about. I did expect to come outta pocket for such an amount. Now I/We can comfortably without worry drive it another 200K plus miles of dependable transportation while periodically towing a 5.6K converted cargo trailer Glamper. Well maintained older vehicles with lower tech is just wonderful 😊
I hope you got a lot more than that for $11.2K. I can have both the engine and transmission replaced in my 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis for less than that. And I can build my own engine for my 1968 F-250.
Yeah he's clueless, it was obvious months ago that 2024's were affected as well, and that the explanation for the engine failures probably isn't debris but the main bearings themselves. Toyota made parts revisions to the bearings just before announcing the "recall." The recall itself is even a joke -- all the engines are affected by the bearing issue but Toyota made it a "safety" recall where only the non-hybrids were claimed to be affected because the hybrid version can use the electric motor to safely pull off the highway. The engine will grenade like the non-hybrid version but since you can get off the highway, you aren't covered.
Same with semi trucks. Driving for 39 years over the road. Constant problems with electronics. Endless repairs. Most electrical repairs have to be done at the dealer. Trucks are crammed full of electronics. Most of the time it can be driven to one of our terminals or directly to a dealer. Not many tow ins. Repairs have to be done as soon as possible to avoid ending up on the side of the road.
@@dnn32 Noooo!!! I want my damn CD player! My car is a CD player that gets me to and from work and, for what they're charging now, I refuse to accept it as anything less! 🤪
Went to service my 16 year old Highlander at my local toyota dealer recently, and they gave me a fully loaded tundra as a loaner for two days. I’d say this is very accurate. they cannot sell them.
They put all this technology into a vehicle but I think they built it to fail so after warranty is up it’s a got you your going to have to pay with all that technology don’t tell me they can’t do that. Some vehicles you can’t even put a battery in without having to go in and get it reprogrammed to the car it’s ridiculous
This happened to me during the winter when my battery failed . When I replaced the battery , I found out the second battery failed because the BMS would recognize the new battery is dead and would not charge the new battery. I had to travel long distance to the dealership to reset the BMS. Ford is building BS vehicles
Another huge problem is availability of parts. If your vehicle goes in for warranty work there is a high likelihood that the parts to fix it are not available a backordered. You may have to wait weeks or months for parts for your new vehicle.
@lockhart1895 Absolutely correct observation. And what's the deal with the gigantic front grill? It reminds me of Jimmy Durante's nose. (If you don't know who he is search his name up) LOL Ah cha cha cha cha....
They're over styled, ugly and they managed to make the Tacoma huge but have worse cabin space and the bed space sucks. The Tundra's new bed is terrible, smaller and less useful as well. This is why you don't use the same platform to make both a midsize truck and fullsize truck. It's a terrible compromise.
A few months back I bought my '24 4Runner to get the last of a very reliable 4.0 V6 with 5 speed tranny combination. Love it. I was not interested in having a turbo 4 in a vehicle like this. No thanks.
Yes, some of the tech is mandated but a lot of it is overly complicated fluff that drives up cost but also profit. Try fixing some of that tech 20 years from now when the parts are no longer available. Cars in the 60's were simple to own and fix. Today it's a nightmare and even the dealers can't fix some of these vehicles.
To be clear this is ICE cars that are over priced and unreliable! Requirement in USA to have a reversing camera on 2018 models onwards is something I wasn't aware of. Complexity to control emission is something I am aware of - increasingly we are better going for an electric over ICE.
Extra $300 to fix an alternator? Mine cost $900. Hyundai Santa Fe 2009. It took them 3 hours to get it in and out. They said it was jammed in so tight there was no room to work with. Wiped out my savings.
A nicer looking car is more important to you than having a car that won't spy on you and take control away from you causing an accident?? You need to reevaluate your priorities.
@@georgeallen7667 I do have an advantage over a lot of people. I was a professional mechanic for 37 years. I'm a vintage car guy, hot rodder and amateur drag racer. I have built and modified quite a few cars. Most of them pre emissions, so they could be driven on the street. I have built race cars out of a couple of later model former "computer cars", but they had to be trailered to the track. And as I said, I bought a like new 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis with only 36,000 miles on it for $10,000. It didn't need to be "refurbished". I gave it a full service, and it was ready to go another 400,000 miles (with proper maintenance) It will likely be my last transportation car. None of the Ford Panther cars use any kind of TRASH technology. Even the 2011 models use the same technology they used in the early '90s.
Root of the problem is manufacturers don't understand they're asking for money consumers just don't have. I they do have it or can barrow it, no one paying any attention to the news wants to take on long term debt. Esp. $1000 a month. Meanwhile they're discontinuing more affordable options.
At least Toyota is replacing their bad motors. Ford is not replacing once the warranty is up. Even though they KNEW they were producing a bad engine they kept selling it for 10 years. Specifically the so called eco boost engines. Ford quality is bad. Has been for at least 15+ years. And FORD, instead of apologizing and replacing those engines has chosen to fight a class action lawsuit every step of the way. I will NEVER buy a new FORD again.
Toyota isn't "replacing" the engines, they're accusing customers of causing the failure and then eventually approving the warranty repair. Only instead of actually replacing the engine with a new factory fresh engine, they've been insisting on the dirtbag move of only replacing the engine block and rotating assembling (crankshaft, pistons, rods). So when your $70k Tundra pos has its engine grenade, Toyota tells the dealer to have some random guy in the service department build you a frankenstein engine, reusing old potentially contaminated parts.
Wow your repair prices are low. My 2017 Kia soul needed an alternator I got an OEM and put it on myself it was $600. Now it needs the upper catalytic converter which the dealer wants $4,600 for part only no labor. About the same price as a transmission, how outrageous is that? I live in Maryland but I found a Kia dealer in Arizona that is selling the same OEM converter for $2,600, still expensive and I have to install it myself. Crazy prices these days for the simplest smallest things. They want you to dump your car and keep buying another one.
I'm so glad I drive an old gas guzzling Japanese Dodge. ( 07 Titan) I had every intention of buying a Tundra and 4runner in the near future but guess not. They aren't the only ones having quality issues and high as hell but, Toyota has been the gold standard for Quality, Reliability and Durability.
It isn’t. People used to say the same thing over 15 years ago about 15-20k trucks. Mainly boomers who remembered the days of a truck costing 1k new. It’s all part of the cycle just like how the people complaining now are stuck in the pricing of the last 15 years
I saw another vid today that they will be recalling the 2024 Tundra engines as well. If I had to buy right now, I would get a Fronteir with the NA V6. I don't need a full size truck anymore so that would be my choice.
My son had nothing but trouble with his Nissan PU starting at 50K miles. I had a Nissan Versa that had the seat sensor go out at only 28K miles, 2K miles before warranty expired. If it had happened only a couple thousand miles later it would have cost ME $1700! And that was 2015 prices. My son in law's Versa fuel pump failed at only 35K miles. I'd be careful.
@@kevinwest7912, we’re on our 2nd Frontier, a 2005 and now a 2022. The 2005 is almost 300K miles. The 2022 is not even 10% of that 😃. There are some people that have had issues with the newer Frontiers but there’s many that are having no issues. I guess time will tell.
@@kevinwest7912versa new was like 14k.... Doubt their is a sensor in the seat that costs 1700 bucks. Your dealer or shop was just trying to screw u or other ignorant folks.
@@bendino9016 they weren't trying to screw me because it was under warranty. So it was paid. I also saw a video of a mechanic shop who replaced a transmission in a Nissan. They had to take it to a dealer to have it programmed because it is proprietary software. Just like John Deere started doing. You have to take it to the dealer for repairs or it won't run. But if you wanna buy one knock yourself out.
The problem is government regulations have forced the hands of manufacturers and engineers to develop overly complex engines and drivetrains in order to hit government regulated targets. All this extra development means there are sacrifices made in order to keep costs low. More electronics because that’s what people want… vehicles have become too complex, and that’s why older cars are becoming more desirable.
I have 170k miles on my 2017 Merz c350, my car payment was only $490/month. and I've been "car payment free" for 2 years. I'm planning to drive this thing until the wheels fall off. :)
I got 57K on my 2013 Mercedes GLK350, putting it back together after it's 2nd accident with a deer. Driving my 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue with 98K. I only need money in the bank 😂
They can't be manufactured for that price let alone sell for that. The dollar is worth a least half of what it was only 10 years ago. The problem is the federal government and the Federal Reserve Bank. Two giant corporations robbing us blind. And yes, the federal government IS a corporation.
Absolutely has for sure. Couldn’t believe it when I was sitting in the new land cruiser and having to pay all that money for generic material. It was so bad the mud flap was lost after i test drove the Land Cruiser from the dealer.🙈 Everything has become very questionable after that point and ruined my day wanting one.
If you go to the dealership and say I want to buy that $8500 Silverado they have to sell it to you at that price cause Car Questions Answered advertised it at that price...Right? 🤔
The best kind of vehicle to own is one that is paid for! My 2008 Subaru Forester was paid for in 2012 and it still drives like new... Remember folks..... car payments suck!
We were looking at 2008 Forresters, even test driving a few, along with a comparable Honda. Then my wife (at the suggestion of the used car dealer's business manager) tried a comparable 2008 Lexus (143k miles) at same prices and she was sold. Quieter, sharp interior, responsive. After 6 months she won't let go of it. Unfortunately she wreaked her favorite school bus yellow 2008 Nisssn XTerra that had 120k miles.
I think it’s a stretch to say they’ve fixed the ‘24s, time will tell. Additionally it’s a turbo 6 cylinder. ‘24 Tacoma is an unproven turbo 4, replacing a tried &true V6. Good luck
We will be like Cuba in a few years (maybe less). We’ll all be driving 1990s and earlier vehicles because the new stuff won’t last two weeks from the dealer without a major recall.
I’ve bought 5 new Toyota SUVs and Trucks through my life. I’ve bought them because they have had great reliability. I think that’s over now, so I’m going to buy the vehicle I want, not based on reliability, because it seems they’re all crap now.
Toyota has been on a slow decline. It started about 10-15 years ago when they changed their new vehicle warranty to state that burning 1 quart of oil every 1200 miles was considered "normal", so if your new Toyota truck is drinking 4 or 5 quarts of oil between oil changes, they're going to tell you to pound sand.
Saw a video that said the rest of the 2023 and all 2024 Tundra’s are going to be recalled for oil consumption from the valves and rear main seal issues.
Have had over 10 American cars/trucks(GMC, Dodge, Ford) and i will never go back after my last 3 cars were Toyota/Lexus, Honda. No matter how bad the quality on Toyota gets its still lightyears ahead of any American made car and i get a free brand new loaner every time i go in for any service even just an oil change. I couldnt get any loaner from my 2019 Yukon when it went in.... only on warranty work. That Yukon XL Denali cost me almost $90K in 2019 and i had 3 transmissions(10 speed) in 5 years and i had to pay $6K for that last one myself as it was out of warranty after 200K miles. Never American ever again!!! Lexus until I die!!
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Your wrong, it’s not just the 22-23 it’s all of them, a simple check on Google for the recall says it affects the 24’s also as well as the Tundra forum is collecting failures, user reported says that it’s all tundras. It’s your duty to do the research if you’re talking about it.
My close friend is a Toyota tech and he says they still don't have a real fix for the Tundra yet. He thinks they "made up" the debris in engine excuse because that's what Hyundai got away with. No one has ever posted a pic of this "debris"
Someone talk to a tech at the factory in Alabama and apparently nobody knew how to set up the crank grinding machine correctly and the tolerances are too tight. The cranks are tearing apart the bearings.
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When Hyundai started having huge engine recalls back in 2017, they told everyone that the reason was manufacturing debris, and that they fixed the issues. Then the 2018 and later engines kept dying. It is obvious that they lied. SO IS TOYOTA.
Not too long ago right before pandemic, my insurance agent said that modern car add more and more safety features, the insurance premium will go down and down due to safer vehicle however I have never see this happen. What’s the reason why add more and more safety features? Jacking up the price but no real benefits?
My dad has a 2014 Honda CRV with about 100K on it. He brought it to the dealer for a brake job. After the inspection, the dealer quoted him almost $5000 for repairs. This included $460 per axle for brakes(turning the rotors not replacing) , $180 for brake fluid flush, $1050 for an oil leak in the timing cover, and another $200 for a valve cover "leak". His CRV never needs oil in between oil changes. That is how small these oil leaks were. These prices are insane. I changed his brakes, rotors and flushed his fluid for less than $500 in parts. His timing cover leak was a $2 o-ring on the cam position sensor. His valve cover "leak" was from someone spilling oil filling it the last oil change. Service departments are a ripoff.
They’re predatory
They just helping some people that have too much money 😅
that's why they are called stealerships now they make more money on servicing cars than they do selling them.
I think dealers are the worst. I do most of my own work but I have a local independent that that handles stuff I'm not equipped to handle. Saves a lot.
RockAuto Brakes and rotors $100 for front brakes
All these buttons and screens and digital dashes are just major failure points and beyond economically repairable
That exactly is so true, we will continue to maintain our simple older ones. New vehicles today are disposable quality and designed to keep you in never ending debt enslaving payments. Our household we are done.we will never buy such grossly vehicle.
@@DanGilliland-pi4vh it's getting more difficult to source repair parts for older vehicles now...eventually critical components won't be available...do what you can while you can.
By removing switches verse just making software, is more reliable.
I have a 2003 GMC 2500HD with 90k miles. It has the standards like cruise control, delay wipers, power windows etc. Repairing it is relatively cheap and most things I can do myself. I recently checked to see how much it would be for me to replace this truck with brand new. $78k... and the only feature these new trucks had that I wanted was the backup camera and hands free bluetooth. All the other buttons, bells and whistles were of zero value to me but they came in the "trim package".
I checked around and found a replacement stereo kit specific to my truck that included a decent touch screen, bluetooth AND a backup camera for $800. It had the correct plugs and correct mounts in the kit, so I did the install myself in less than an hour.
These prices aren't jacked up because of the tech. Inflation is partly to blame, but my theory is that truck buyers are being charged higher prices so the manufacturer can make up the losses from their failed EV offerings.
Yet the biggest issues with Toyota trucks are engines, transmissions, rear diffs, suspension components, etc.
Bro not even Scotty Kilmer can defend Toyota at this point.
Will he be shouting louder at Toyota?
Another RIP for scotty😂
Hahaha RIP scotty
Does his toyota still have 250k miles??
Upvoted.
People don't want a turbocharged v4 or v6 for STUPID money.
Exactly that’s why they are sitting there.I hope Toyota eats these losses.They only did this to receive the stimulus money from the Govt.
Not so much the engine, the extras (some unnecessary) added to them.
@@bummer1961the government forces most of this on them with fuel efficiency standards and other standard. There is a reason an old Nissan truck lasted 300k and a new car can’t last. Constantly changing the mandatory design.
For the love of me, I don't know why the switch over to a twin Turbo V6.
When they had major success with the reliable V-eight!
So the other trucks companies can still offer a V8 and Toyota cannot? Right, Toyota trimmer their operations to only use a single engine to have more cash. Old Toyota would had reinvested cash back into tweaking their engines and designs, but they got caught up with trying to keep up with new tech, which we don’t want.
If Toyota is in this bad a shape, what hope is there for the rest of companies out there
none.
Supply shortages & Rushing to produce Marketing Department vs Engineering Development it's all $$$$$for Share Holders and Board of Directors & CEOS
They made record profits last year. They're not hurting.
They are saying MAZDA is a
better buy, at this point.
💯 bought a CX5 after my RAV4 was totaled. Got more features for the money. A newer RAV4 is stupid expensive.
Breaking news: The quality HAS gone down while the prices have made them unattainable for most.
amurica fuck yea, does what it does to everything, fuck yea.
@@terrystroble8657 sounds like dodge
Toyota admitted that back around 2010 or 2011 when they officially changed their new vehicle warranty to state that it's "normal" for their engines to drink up to 1 quart of oil every 1200 miles. That was followed up with Toyota admitting they knew for years that their frames had severe rust rot issues and wrongfully denied frame replacements to thousands of customers. And then the 3rd gen Tacoma was rated least reliable midsize truck for years by Consumer Reports due to transmission issues, rear differentials failing, engine issues, etc. Then the Tundra had tons and tons of issues with fuel pump modules failing and leaving owners stranded but Toyota dragged their feet with that. And the new 8-speed in the Camry was failing left and right but only after the warranty was up so tons of customers took it up the rear on that. And the 3.5L V6 was having tons of external oil line failures that lead to catastrophic engine failure but Toyota initially only recognized the issue with more expensive Lexus vehicles while dragging their feet for a couple years to admit cheaper Toyota brand vehicles had the same issue.
At 77 years of age I learned that when things go south, STOP AND GO BACK TO BASICS.
An interesting phrase, based on our history.
Maintain your current
vehicle to “ beat the
house.”
AMEN
Toyota isn't going to do that any time soon.
Yes, go back to the horse and buggy. Or for that matter the electric car which was made before the gas car and was 30 percent of the vehicles on the road when the model t came out. Still better in every way.
Reliable cars died when spying on drivers became the norm.
THATS JUST ANOTHER REASON NOT TO BE SUCH JERKOFFS AND PAY THE RIDICULOUS MORONIC PRICES WITH BY FAR THE MOST SHITTY MADE VEHICLES, I HOPE ALL THE GREEDY POS MANUFACTURERS GO BANKRUPT SO A NEW AND BETTER COMPANIES CAN START BUILDING CARS LIKE THEY DID YEARS AGO, NO ONE NEEDS ALL THE BS ELECTRICS THAT DON'T LAST MORE THEN 2 YRS, THEIR NOT GETTING ONE PENNY OF MY MONEY, I STARTED REBUILDING OLDER VEHICLES LIKE NEW AND BETTER PARTS, SO INSTED OF PAYING WAY OVER WHAT THE POS VEHICLE ARE REALLY WORTH, U CAN BUY A REBUILT OLDER VEHICLES THAT ARE LIKE BRAND NEW VEHICLES FOR LESS THEN A HALF OR QUARTER OF WHAT THE NEW COMPUTERIZED PLASTIC POS THAT WONT LAST MORE THEN A FEW YEARS, MY VEHICLES WILL RUN FOR 25YRS WITHOUT A MAJOR PROBLEM AS LONG AS U DO THE MATANECE IS DONE, WAKE UP U MORONS.....
Yep. They got too excited about making so much money in the spy business.. d33p st8 ruined the country.
Not related.
Completely unrelated. Reliable cars are being killed off because the EPA and CARB are forcing manufacturers to make engines that meet insanely strict emissions and fuel economy targets. If not for those government regulations being increasingly strict, all manufacturers would have extremely reliable engines. Toyota's best engines were designed 20 years ago.
Yes. You get it.
In 2020 I bought a 2018 Toyota Tundra Limited with 30k miles on it for $37.995.00. Today even with the recalls, a 2022 Toyota Tundra Limited with 30k miles on it, averages $57,000.00 That's an almost 50% Price increase in four years. THAT is why we're fed up with these stealerships.
When the 3rd gen Tacoma TRD Pro debuted for 21017, it had a starting price of around $42k. The 4th gen Tacoma TRD Pro debuted with an MSRP of $62,900.
STEALERSHIPS
I bought an 11-month old Tacoma 4/dr SR, back in 2020, for $23k! I checked the carfax. In 2019, it sold $26,189 brand new. A 50% increase over 5 years, for the same truck is crazy.
This is a result of the federal government and Federal Reserve Bank creation of trillions of dollars out of thin air. This fake money decreased the value of the current currency in amounts equal to what they created. It is a goobermint problem. Not a manufacturers greed alone. If you increase the amount of currency by 50% you decrease the value of the currency by 50%. Pretty simple. It's a tax/theft of the citizens purchasing power. It's going to get worse no matter who's "elected".
I bought a 2002 Tundra for $29,500. Love this truck, and it has no clue how to spy on me or connect to my iPhone. Everything works great, even if I have to burn CD’s for it’s 6 CD player!😂
@@vickijohnson9367You paid almost $30K for a 22 year old truck? 😂
@@melissasmess2773 No, that was the price of a new Tundra in 2002. Look at the prices now. My point, it was an expensive great truck then, when the wages were identical to now. So what new truck can you buy today with our devalued dollars?
QUIT BUYING PEOPLE....THAT'S IT.
Exactly these extreme prices have stayed up this long because idiots went out and paid the price. They think they are cool because they paid double or triple, i know they are completely stupid regardless
It's illegal to buy people. That's slavery.
As Ron White says you can't fix stupid 😅
@@chadw100 I’ve waited for 3 years. It’s ok I can wait another 5 years or more. My 01 and 05 are well taken care of and both run like new. Don’t buy people. Let them rot in the lot !!! Keep your older cars and just maintain them well.
You need a comma after buying. You are telling us to “stop buying people!” Lmao
many will not touch a turbo gas engine. a big reason to avoid the 24.
High prices, low quality, what a tempting offer!
The engines aren't fine now.. they are still a big truck with a 6 cylinder turbo which is junk
Yes, they should have kept the V8. I drove my 4.7 for 22 years
@@richgarbacik7182 mines still good. 125k. Still shits and gets.
I’m keeping my old V8 Tundra. Good as gold, and hauls horses!
Yeah he's wrong, 2024 Tundras are having the same engine failure that 22 and 23 models had. And Toyota's claim that it's due to debris is BS. They made part changes to the engine design: main bearings were changed. Whether that is enough to stop the bearing failures we don't yet know. Even if they don't fail at low mileage like they have, they may still fail prematurely at a higher mileage. With all the attention on the engine failures, people are in for a rude awakening when they eventually find out that the current gen Tundra has also had a lot of transmission failures. Just like the new Tacoma has had a ton of transmission failures. The powertrains are junk.
@@PSpringfield the v8 isn’t good either though. A bunch of them with the UR series V8s are blowing head gaskets left and right. And if the block gets warped instead of the head you’re replacing the entire engine.
Part of the problem with new car prices is the fact that our money is worth way less than it was in 2019…
That's why quality is slipping too. They're struggling not to raise prices because they know most people are tapped out. Something has to give. Quality is the first thing that suffers.
@@quademasters249 I agree. When making anything there are 3 parts involved. Quality, quantity, and costs. You very rarely have all three at the same time.
Except Toyota has quietly moved production of vehicles like the Tacoma to Mexico where they pay workers a few dollars an hour instead of $20-ish dollars an hour. They cut the cost of labor significantly yet the price of a 2017 Tacoma TRD Pro started at $42k while a 2024 Tacoma TRD Pro starts at $62,900. And you can't blame that price hike on inflation because competitors that haven't moved manufacturing to Mexico didn't hike prices nearly that much. A 2017 Colorado ZR2 started at $42k and a 2024 Colorado ZR2 starts at $47,100 despite still being made in the United States.
A recent rental car had so many buzzers, beepers, lights and other crap that I could not even look at the thing without it creating a lot of drama. Open the door... horn blows. Leave the door open... horn blows. Lock the doors... horn blows. Leave it unlocked.... horn blows.
But... but then what happens when you try to blow the horn?
@@melissachartres3219 "But... but then what happens when you try to blow the horn?" The trunk opens. ; - )
That is called "progress".
@@melissachartres3219 Press horn? Radio station changes.
Press horn, car dials 911.
I've got a 2014 RAV4 with 88k miles on it.
I don't think I'll need another car for a long time.
Toyota has lost its way as of late, but their old stuff is great.
Same, holding onto my 2004 explorer until the wheels fall off (then, I'll reattach them)
Toyota and many users claiming their hybrids are still rock solid. anyone know different?
@@r2dad282the Camry and Rav4 hybrid have the light duty eCVT, I've seen those with 250000 miles. The same system is also in the Ford Maverick and escape.
@@r2dad282my mother in law owns a Corolla hybrid 2020. 130k miles. Solid as a rock, with just regular maintenance.
what are you smoking? my rav4 2019 5th gen hybrid has 370k miles in taxi and this thing is bulletproof. modern Toyota engines are much better designed than the used to be. I'm talking about A25A-FXS most reliable Toyota engine. Not that old v6 crap
90% of new tech in a new car is only used by 10% of buyers.
Upvoted
5% i cant even enjoy music because of the nitwit drives arround me .
I never read my 2013 Mercedes Benz manual and don't care about all the display crap it can do, especially the obsolete GPS maping.Tire pressure is welcome.😅
I don’t care about Apple car play or whatever some people base their decision on those things which is stupid
Toyota hasn’t adapted as quickly to electric vehicles compared to some of the other major players. It’s kind of shocking considering Toyota’s history. They used to be rock solid.
It’s crazy how fast things are changing. It’s not just production either. Apparently, there are issues with supply chains that are driving up costs, and some are even questioning the long term outlook for their hybrid technology. If they don’t pivot soon, Toyota could lose their edge completely
I don’t think it’s all bad news. Sure, they’re facing hurdles, but Toyota has always been resilient. They’ve got years of brand loyalty, and their focus on hybrids still has appeal for those who aren’t fully sold on electric vehicles
That’s fair, but the market is really punishing them right now. The stock’s taken a hit, and some analysts are saying it's too risky to buy Toyota shares anymore. even from a consumer standpoint, people are hesitating on purchases. they don’t know what the future holds with them
I’ve been thinking about this from an investment angle too. It’s not just about whether or not to buy a Toyota car. The bigger question is if you should be investing in Toyota at all anymore
Given how they’re struggling with electrification, I wouldn’t be surprised if more investors start pulling out
“I talked to the sales people and they said the motors are good” yeah cuz the sales team has never lied about quality right? 🤣🤣🤣
When I bought my Yugo, the sales guy said it was a classic.
If Toyota wants to sell the supposedly fixed trucks, they need to include a 200k miles bumper-to-bumper no deductible warranty.
Never believe anything a car salesman says! 😂
Brandon. I have worked in a Ford service lanes at one of the biggest dealership companies in FL. I have noted sooooooooooooooo many fixes to new rides then I have ever seen!
Toyota needs to bring their single cab $10,000 truck to America...granted it will be a little more but even at 12-15k it would be a bargain and is customizable. I would buy one for sure.
Regulations.
Me too
lgbtoyato , you're so brave for coming out the closet.
They can’t. Carb standards and the chicken tax.
Are you dreaming? What vehicle sells for that now.
As long as I can remember Fiat has cranked out junk. No surprise they wrecked Ram\ Chrysler\ Jeep. I had to add this.. it's not just poor quality, it's also the needless overcomplexity of newer cars. Easily broken, expensive and hard to fix.
Same here Fiat has always been rubbish.
FIAT stands for.
Fix it again Tony.
@@PlumbBob-FGX💯🙂👍
@@PlumbBob-FGX : Yep, FIAT has been that way my entire life & that saying has been around forever too. Just like JEEP stands for - Just Empty Every Pocket
And we aren't training folks to be good mechanics. Fathers use to teach their children and pass those skills down. Look at Boeing.
I paid $720 for a radiator repair/replacement at a local auto repair shop.
The radiator hose wasn't tightened, and I had to take my vehicle back for proper repair.
Next week, my new, replaced radiator started leaking.
Bought a new radiator from Amazon. Watched UA-cam on how to replace a radiator and do a proper engine flush. Took a whole day, but now my vehicle has no radiator issues.
Screw auto repair shops. They're shady and cheap.
U bought a junk part on Amazon
Another thing to add to your cycle...consumers holding on to their vehicles for extended periods instead of trading them in for new ones. I have two vehicles that are 21 and 18 years old respectively and both run very well. I do all scheduled maintenance and haven't had to do any really big ticket repairs. The way I look at it, I'd rather spend $500 to adjust the valves on the vehicle and keep it going another 50K miles than spend $80-100K on a new vehicle.
You can spend 35, you don't HAVE to spend 80.
@@mister_dave1184 but why if you don't need to? Carrying operating expenses are also lower on the oldies😎😎
@Dilberts_Dogbert I agree with you, he just makes it seem like you have to spend 80k for a new ride.
@@mister_dave1184 The problem is that you're never going to find that type of vehicle new for $35K. That's the issue. Sure, maybe you can find a small, stripped out SUV for that price but that's not what's being discussed in the video.
I have a 2005 Lexus RX330 and a 2006 BMW 325i. Have had them forever and they still run great. Repairing a car is WAY cheaper than buying a new one. Taxes are almost nothing and insurance is super low too. I don't worry about them getting scratched or dinged etc.. Just get in and get to where I need to go.
35k for a used 3 year old hybrid Camry …. Get out of here
That's what popularity can do for you.
$15k for an 11 year old VW Jetta is criminal.
You can buy a new one for less
I picked up a 2009 Tacoma 2 years ago and love it. It never leaves me on the side of the road.
The World needs a simpler car...it's just transportation.
The Feds think they know better so we keep getting worse regs that push manufacturers into making poor vehicle decisions. V6s are inherently worse than straight 6s, V8s are what people want for power and reliability, turbo 4 diesels are OK but I don't want a turbo 4 gas engine. And CVTs will always be inferior to a manual transmission.
Something like a wagon, for the folks. I think someone had an idea like that once..
Yes, an EV. Only a few moving parts. No belts, transmission, alternator that moves, exhaust system, no additional starter motor and all the heat extremes that cause parts to fail and degrade much more quickly.
@@ariip Well we're finding EVs do poorly in floods, and salty or humid environments. They tend to go boom.
The government won't allow that, our overlords know what is best for us peasants.
I have a 06 Chevy Silverado Z71, that I paid 10000 for in 2019! 5 years later, been offered more for it then I paid! Won’t sell, 173000 miles on it and runs like a champ!!!
I got a 1996 with a 5.7, 206,000 miles, doing good. I wouldn't buy anything newer than yours, all junk.
@@melissasmess2773 low mileage for a 28 yr old truck! 😍
Junk
No BRANDON ! They have reports of 2024 Tundra trucks with engine problems.
But, but the salesman said they were all good now!
@@kevinwest7912 The Salesman ?
Have the 24s even been out long enough to determine if they are trash yet?
@@stevef68 Google search is your friend
Yeah, I saw other videos. There is a rumor that 2024 Tundra's are also affected. It is just not official.
In order to afford a new car I would have to live in it. I don't know how people afford vehicles. I couldn't afford them 5 years ago before the latest 50 percent inflation.
It’s not ‘debris in the motors’. I knew this recall on their turbo v6 was coming last year. I was at a car show locally in my Landcruiser. A guy came up to talk about it and in the conversation I found out he works at the Toyota engine factory in Huntsville Alabama where these engines are produced. He was complaining that nobody is a specialist in maintenance anymore, Everybody is a generalist, and when they had these new crank grinding machines for the new engines setup, since nobody was a specialist and really knew their subject super well, they apparently set them incorrectly and the clearances were way way too tight for quite a few cranks that went out in these engines. he fully expected recalls in the future, and here we are!
Unbridled GREED. $25 million for the execs, garbage for the customers. But somebody keeps telling people it's the working class ... and PEOPLE BELIEVE THEM.
@@ChrisPatrick-q6k spoken like a true executive hehehe
I’m all for 25 million for executive’s as long as the company is booming makes excellent products and growing . The American auto makers not one of them should have a high payed executive’s all 3 are quality disaster’s .
@@ChrisPatrick-q6k The next FIVE after Mary Barra at GM are ALL OVER $10 MILLION
Source: Detroit Free press
The trucks will not live as long as the loans on them.
😂 So true
Most people don't need a $100k car.
Nobody needs a $100k car that breaks down.
The average price is 47K and there are plenty of products in the 30k range.
Well said
Keeping my 12' Altima which is in it's 13th year on the road. Bulletproof so far including the ORIGINAL CVT transmission. If you maintain these cars properly they will last.
Agreed. My 2013 Maxima is at 150k, no issues with the CVT at all. People just buy the narrative, but the truth is, if you maintain as scheduled and not drive like you're Max Verstappen, Nissans are just above average on reliability.
Not Nissan. You're just one of the few lucky ones.
@@tood6459 '08 Frontier V6 manual 6speed, super solid truck, still running strong at 130k. I've semi-retired it to preserve so I dont ever have to buy another truck. Got a couple simple 4banger manuals for daily driving. Honda Fit and Scion XD, both 2012s, which are basically like a 90s Civic and a Corolla with better MPGs. I don't plan on buying anything for at least 10-20yrs.
‘13 Altima 2.5. 164,000 miles, zero issues with the CVT. Serviced every 40,000 miles, even though the manual says every 60,000; an extra $400 in tranny services yet well worth it. Runs like a champ. Have to know how to maintain AND drive vehicles correctly.
Even the 3UR 5.7 L V8 Tundras, the aluminum engine block becomes unserviceable after a blown head gasket. Bring back the good old 2UZ 4.7 with cast iron block.
Begs me to think how common the issue is on Land Cruiser VXR 5.7s and LX 570s in Qatar that are driven by local kids.....
I blame the govt for forcing manufacturers into making engines so efficient they’re unreliable. Fuel management systems are for most v8 pick ups, and diesel trucks are trash now from factory, the engines them selves are great but the govt is choking them
New vehicles aren't more fuel efficient tho...
I think government is probably the reason they are becoming so complex and leading to a lot of warranty repairs. But I also think a lot of bad decisions such as wet timing belts is due to car makers reading from the market that a lot of buyers are only keeping their vehicles for a couple years and the decision is to simply get through warranty and after that they don't seem to care anymore.
@@bendino9016yes they are you stay near the speed limit & use Synthetic oil
This is purely a Toyota F up. They obviously didn't test these engines well enough. Even the Japanese made versions of these engines are having problems so, it's probably a design flaw.
"Emission efficient" @@bendino9016
The car salesmen at Toyota are also a*sholes too. My Retired father and I went in to buy a SUV and three guys surrounded us making jokes about how everyone is paying their absurd prices and he is being cheap for negotiating. They wanted us to pay double the price advertised and double the monthly payment. We walked out.
I guess Mazda is the brand to look at.
My CX-5 (2019) was made in Japan. Solid vehicle and no problems yet.
Old Toyotas are good.
Pretty much most vehicles with a J VIN number will be fine, as long as it has been properly maintained.
Yup, steered my buddy to get a 3 year old Mazda, tough looking SUV, he loves it! He was going to buy a Hyundai 💩
@@melissasmess2773 speaking from experience, never Ever buy a Hyundai [or Kia].
After working 30 years in dealer service departments, I am convinced there are very few cars left that will outlast the 72 or 84 month payment book. Now I lease, preferably 24 months, and I lease for the price not the vehicle.
I'm a mechanic of 35 years, lots of decent old vehicles here. Currently driving 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue with 98K on it. Bulletproof V-6. Bought it in 2013 for $3,250. Gas and insurance run me $210/ month. I'm surprised you aren't driving older cars. Maybe your wife needs something new?
@@melissasmess2773 Easy for you to say, nobody is finding a 2001 olds that isn't a complete rust bucket, 200k+ miles, and soon to fail parts, but " I KnOW WuT I GOT!" it'll be listed as 7k.
I drive a 93 year old Model A Ford as my go to vehicle
It has never had a recall...
Who told manufacturers that the average customer wanted all this technology in passenger vehicles??!! All this technology is also a distraction for drivers who are already distracted by other things. 😮😮
If you are watching CQA videos you are not average. Talk to anyone else who doesn't follow on UA-cam and they love this tech. They want the latest and greatest, they will lease or sell every 3 years. We are not the norm and this is why car makers are doing what they are doing. The only thing that seems to be true is that they have overestimated the market demand for what they are selling. The money is definitely drying up on the consumer side.
I have a 2006 Honda CR-V that needed a starter after 210,000 miles. I rented a 2021 CR-V from Turo while mine was in the shop. My car has zero electronics for the driver. This 2021 was like a spaceship.
Your car is junk
Quality issues notwithstanding, the cost of vehicles from ALL auto makers are now unaffordable. That said, the issue with the Tundra engines is a sad commentary when it comes to quality because Toyotas in general used to be considered one of the most reliable car brands. Now, even their quality is eroding. Yet, the price of their vehicles (along with every other auto maker) have become crazy expensive.
I just, days ago, spent/invested $11.2K having my 1st gen 2006 Toyota Sequoia Limited repaired. At 277K miles, I replaced rear axles, brakes and rotors, plastic radiator, and differential. No new car payments and higher insurance rates to worry about. I did expect to come outta pocket for such an amount. Now I/We can comfortably without worry drive it another 200K plus miles of dependable transportation while periodically towing a 5.6K converted cargo trailer Glamper. Well maintained older vehicles with lower tech is just wonderful 😊
Let me guess. You wasted that 11k getting it "fixed" at the dealer?
11k ........bwhahahaha
Must be a typo
And the insurance company will cut you a check for $1800 when its totaled. Not a smart move
I hope you got a lot more than that for $11.2K. I can have both the engine and transmission replaced in my 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis for less than that. And I can build my own engine for my 1968 F-250.
Pretty dumb
Just rebuilt the leather seats on my 2004 Toyota Sequoia, now it’s new again.
Actually some 24s appear to be affected as well they are finding.
Yeah he's clueless, it was obvious months ago that 2024's were affected as well, and that the explanation for the engine failures probably isn't debris but the main bearings themselves. Toyota made parts revisions to the bearings just before announcing the "recall." The recall itself is even a joke -- all the engines are affected by the bearing issue but Toyota made it a "safety" recall where only the non-hybrids were claimed to be affected because the hybrid version can use the electric motor to safely pull off the highway. The engine will grenade like the non-hybrid version but since you can get off the highway, you aren't covered.
Same with semi trucks. Driving for 39 years over the road. Constant problems with electronics. Endless repairs. Most electrical repairs have to be done at the dealer. Trucks are crammed full of electronics. Most of the time it can be driven to one of our terminals or directly to a dealer. Not many tow ins. Repairs have to be done as soon as possible to avoid ending up on the side of the road.
What about Peterbilts and Kenworths. Those are simple, no?
Backup cameras, I'm cool with. But... WHERE THE HELL IS MY CD PLAYER?!?!?!🤬
Bro, are you still on cd? 😂😂 just them buy a third party infotainment system with cd player.
CD's have gone the way of the dodo bird. But vinyl is making a comeback!
@@dnn32 Noooo!!! I want my damn CD player! My car is a CD player that gets me to and from work and, for what they're charging now, I refuse to accept it as anything less! 🤪
@@Hank_W6IR Then they need to channel some Jurassic Park energy and revive my music frisbee player.
@@dnn32 it's right next to the 8 track
Went to service my 16 year old Highlander at my local toyota dealer recently, and they gave me a fully loaded tundra as a loaner for two days. I’d say this is very accurate. they cannot sell them.
They put all this technology into a vehicle but I think they built it to fail so after warranty is up it’s a got you your going to have to pay with all that technology don’t tell me they can’t do that. Some vehicles you can’t even put a battery in without having to go in and get it reprogrammed to the car it’s ridiculous
This happened to me during the winter when my battery failed . When I replaced the battery , I found out the second battery failed because the BMS would recognize the new battery is dead and would not charge the new battery. I had to travel long distance to the dealership to reset the BMS. Ford is building BS vehicles
That's so ridiculous that the car won't let you replace your own battery.
Another huge problem is availability of parts. If your vehicle goes in for warranty work there is a high likelihood that the parts to fix it are not available a backordered. You may have to wait weeks or months for parts for your new vehicle.
Who’s designing these trucks YUCK they are absolutely REPULSIVE LOOKING FRONT TO BACK
@lockhart1895 Absolutely correct observation. And what's the deal with the gigantic front grill? It reminds me of Jimmy Durante's nose. (If you don't know who he is search his name up) LOL Ah cha cha cha cha....
Who's providing proper punctuation in sentences where it's needed? Same people.
@@larry8253 Good Night Mrs. Calabash... wherever you are!
@@melissachartres3219 😄👍
They're over styled, ugly and they managed to make the Tacoma huge but have worse cabin space and the bed space sucks. The Tundra's new bed is terrible, smaller and less useful as well. This is why you don't use the same platform to make both a midsize truck and fullsize truck. It's a terrible compromise.
A few months back I bought my '24 4Runner to get the last of a very reliable 4.0 V6 with 5 speed tranny combination. Love it. I was not interested in having a turbo 4 in a vehicle like this. No thanks.
Yes, some of the tech is mandated but a lot of it is overly complicated fluff that drives up cost but also profit. Try fixing some of that tech 20 years from now when the parts are no longer available. Cars in the 60's were simple to own and fix. Today it's a nightmare and even the dealers can't fix some of these vehicles.
To be clear this is ICE cars that are over priced and unreliable! Requirement in USA to have a reversing camera on 2018 models onwards is something I wasn't aware of. Complexity to control emission is something I am aware of - increasingly we are better going for an electric over ICE.
24s are not fixed
Extra $300 to fix an alternator? Mine cost $900. Hyundai Santa Fe 2009. It took them 3 hours to get it in and out. They said it was jammed in so tight there was no room to work with. Wiped out my savings.
Everyone saying they bought something in 2020 at low prices needs to realize the market was completely different and money was worth 25% more.
I bought my awd 23 camry in 22 and thank God it has lasted me so good quality. Keeping the car till it breaks down. Car market is too expensive now.
My Corolla is 20 years now. The only reason I have to upgrade is to have a nicer looking car. That's it. It still runs great.
A nicer looking car is more important to you than having a car that won't spy on you and take control away from you causing an accident?? You need to reevaluate your priorities.
Whatever you have to tell yourself. Lol. You can fully refurbish it for under 10k. Oh yea, you need a new car....lol
@@georgeallen7667 I do have an advantage over a lot of people. I was a professional mechanic for 37 years. I'm a vintage car guy, hot rodder and amateur drag racer. I have built and modified quite a few cars. Most of them pre emissions, so they could be driven on the street. I have built race cars out of a couple of later model former "computer cars", but they had to be trailered to the track. And as I said, I bought a like new 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis with only 36,000 miles on it for $10,000. It didn't need to be "refurbished". I gave it a full service, and it was ready to go another 400,000 miles (with proper maintenance) It will likely be my last transportation car. None of the Ford Panther cars use any kind of TRASH technology. Even the 2011 models use the same technology they used in the early '90s.
Get a paint job.
Dude, you DO NOT NEED A NEW CAR. GET OVER IT. Drive it till i dies. The new cars are JUNK.
Root of the problem is manufacturers don't understand they're asking for money consumers just don't have. I they do have it or can barrow it, no one paying any attention to the news wants to take on long term debt. Esp. $1000 a month. Meanwhile they're discontinuing more affordable options.
At least Toyota is replacing their bad motors. Ford is not replacing once the warranty is up. Even though they KNEW they were producing a bad engine they kept selling it for 10 years. Specifically the so called eco boost engines. Ford quality is bad. Has been for at least 15+ years. And FORD, instead of apologizing and replacing those engines has chosen to fight a class action lawsuit every step of the way. I will NEVER buy a new FORD again.
P.S. or a used Ford either.
Ford has always been trash when it comes to warranty work.
Toyota isn't "replacing" the engines, they're accusing customers of causing the failure and then eventually approving the warranty repair. Only instead of actually replacing the engine with a new factory fresh engine, they've been insisting on the dirtbag move of only replacing the engine block and rotating assembling (crankshaft, pistons, rods). So when your $70k Tundra pos has its engine grenade, Toyota tells the dealer to have some random guy in the service department build you a frankenstein engine, reusing old potentially contaminated parts.
@@turbotheamericanstaffy Toyota has proven equally trash lately.
@@hochhaul lately. Ford has ALWAYS been trash.
Wow your repair prices are low. My 2017 Kia soul needed an alternator I got an OEM and put it on myself it was $600. Now it needs the upper catalytic converter which the dealer wants $4,600 for part only no labor. About the same price as a transmission, how outrageous is that? I live in Maryland but I found a Kia dealer in Arizona that is selling the same OEM converter for $2,600, still expensive and I have to install it myself. Crazy prices these days for the simplest smallest things. They want you to dump your car and keep buying another one.
Universal weld in cats are about $100 on eBay
2:13 Toyota sales people said it's all good so buy more Toyotas. They would say that.
I'm so glad I drive an old gas guzzling Japanese Dodge. ( 07 Titan)
I had every intention of buying a Tundra and 4runner in the near future but guess not. They aren't the only ones having quality issues and high as hell but, Toyota has been the gold standard for Quality, Reliability and Durability.
50 grand for a truck that’s crazy
I said that when trucks hit 20k!
That wasn't a "85 Hundred" dollar truck.. That was a 85 THOUSAND dollar Chevy Z71.
Which is why leasing is encouraged.
@@zythr9999 Encouraged by who?
It isn’t. People used to say the same thing over 15 years ago about 15-20k trucks. Mainly boomers who remembered the days of a truck costing 1k new. It’s all part of the cycle just like how the people complaining now are stuck in the pricing of the last 15 years
Im sticking with my 2021 5.7 Tundra. Has 70k miles and reliable. I bought it new for 45k (SR5 double cab).
I saw another vid today that they will be recalling the 2024 Tundra engines as well. If I had to buy right now, I would get a Fronteir with the NA V6. I don't need a full size truck anymore so that would be my choice.
My son had nothing but trouble with his Nissan PU starting at 50K miles. I had a Nissan Versa that had the seat sensor go out at only 28K miles, 2K miles before warranty expired. If it had happened only a couple thousand miles later it would have cost ME $1700! And that was 2015 prices. My son in law's Versa fuel pump failed at only 35K miles. I'd be careful.
@@kevinwest7912, we’re on our 2nd Frontier, a 2005 and now a 2022. The 2005 is almost 300K miles. The 2022 is not even 10% of that 😃. There are some people that have had issues with the newer Frontiers but there’s many that are having no issues. I guess time will tell.
@@kevinwest7912versa new was like 14k.... Doubt their is a sensor in the seat that costs 1700 bucks. Your dealer or shop was just trying to screw u or other ignorant folks.
@@bendino9016 they weren't trying to screw me because it was under warranty. So it was paid. I also saw a video of a mechanic shop who replaced a transmission in a Nissan. They had to take it to a dealer to have it programmed because it is proprietary software. Just like John Deere started doing. You have to take it to the dealer for repairs or it won't run. But if you wanna buy one knock yourself out.
@@grace2cor98 Good luck.
The problem is government regulations have forced the hands of manufacturers and engineers to develop overly complex engines and drivetrains in order to hit government regulated targets. All this extra development means there are sacrifices made in order to keep costs low. More electronics because that’s what people want… vehicles have become too complex, and that’s why older cars are becoming more desirable.
How bout the Tundra engine recall covering 2024’s now…..will be announced
They didn’t fix the 24s like he said. Still a problem. I think it’s a design flaw.
@@PumaPeteit's because he's a shill and he's getting paid by Toyota. This dude has no credibility
I have 170k miles on my 2017 Merz c350, my car payment was only $490/month. and I've been "car payment free" for 2 years. I'm planning to drive this thing until the wheels fall off. :)
I got 57K on my 2013 Mercedes GLK350, putting it back together after it's 2nd accident with a deer. Driving my 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue with 98K. I only need money in the bank 😂
Fix the price of new cars by 50% and people will buy them again.
They can't be manufactured for that price let alone sell for that. The dollar is worth a least half of what it was only 10 years ago. The problem is the federal government and the Federal Reserve Bank. Two giant corporations robbing us blind. And yes, the federal government IS a corporation.
You couldn't GIVE me a new car. You couldn't PAY me enough to be stuck with a new car.
New cats are junk
@@billst.lawrence1955 yeah, I hate cats too.
Never going to happen. Will you take a 50 percent pay cut where you work?
24s are having problems too. And the taco is having transmission problems…
The problem is that they are too damn expensive
The quality has actually gone down, when you look really close. They are doing what everyone else is doing. Cheaper materials and charging you more
Absolutely has for sure. Couldn’t believe it when I was sitting in the new land cruiser and having to pay all that money for generic material. It was so bad the mud flap was lost after i test drove the Land Cruiser from the dealer.🙈 Everything has become very questionable after that point and ruined my day wanting one.
I WISH that truck was $8100!
If you go to the dealership and say I want to buy that $8500 Silverado they have to sell it to you at that price cause Car Questions Answered advertised it at that price...Right? 🤔
Give it a little while, with depreciation and if they are as unreliable as reported no one will want them.
Consumers are sick of high car prices and low quality. They are going to stay out of the market until things change.
The best kind of vehicle to own is one that is paid for! My 2008 Subaru Forester was paid for in 2012 and it still drives like new... Remember folks..... car payments suck!
We were looking at 2008 Forresters, even test driving a few, along with a comparable Honda. Then my wife (at the suggestion of the used car dealer's business manager) tried a comparable 2008 Lexus (143k miles) at same prices and she was sold. Quieter, sharp interior, responsive. After 6 months she won't let go of it. Unfortunately she wreaked her favorite school bus yellow 2008 Nisssn XTerra that had 120k miles.
I think it’s a stretch to say they’ve fixed the ‘24s, time will tell. Additionally it’s a turbo 6 cylinder. ‘24 Tacoma is an unproven turbo 4, replacing a tried &true V6. Good luck
Let em’ stack. 🥤😎🍿
I keep telling people just buy a frontier or a 2024 Titan. He’s wrong, there was ANOTHER recall that affects the 2024 tundra as well
Toyota Tundra engine 2024 recall with engine is coming soon
Those Toyota engines were made here in the states . They need to make them In Japan for far better quality .
We will be like Cuba in a few years (maybe less). We’ll all be driving 1990s and earlier vehicles because the new stuff won’t last two weeks from the dealer without a major recall.
Not going to happen no matter how many times you put the same comment in different videos.
I’ve bought 5 new Toyota SUVs and Trucks through my life. I’ve bought them because they have had great reliability. I think that’s over now, so I’m going to buy the vehicle I want, not based on reliability, because it seems they’re all crap now.
Toyota has been on a slow decline. It started about 10-15 years ago when they changed their new vehicle warranty to state that burning 1 quart of oil every 1200 miles was considered "normal", so if your new Toyota truck is drinking 4 or 5 quarts of oil between oil changes, they're going to tell you to pound sand.
I have a Toyota Tacoma 2017 and I have no complaints and no plans of selling it 💓💓💙💗
Saw a video that said the rest of the 2023 and all 2024 Tundra’s are going to be recalled for oil consumption from the valves and rear main seal issues.
I was very happy when I figured out how to turn off the screen in my 23 4runner.
I feel like the new Frontier is the last reliable midsized truck produced.
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Have had over 10 American cars/trucks(GMC, Dodge, Ford) and i will never go back after my last 3 cars were Toyota/Lexus, Honda. No matter how bad the quality on Toyota gets its still lightyears ahead of any American made car and i get a free brand new loaner every time i go in for any service even just an oil change. I couldnt get any loaner from my 2019 Yukon when it went in.... only on warranty work. That Yukon XL Denali cost me almost $90K in 2019 and i had 3 transmissions(10 speed) in 5 years and i had to pay $6K for that last one myself as it was out of warranty after 200K miles. Never American ever again!!!
Lexus until I die!!
Nope. People are reporting issues with 2024's as well. It's getting even uglier for Toyota. I have a 2020 that I'm going to keep until it gives out.
Mines a 2004, 177k miles. Ill drive her until she just cant anymore.
You might get another 200k on it.
The reason Tundras and Tacomas are not selling is because of turbos. Nobody wants a turbo.
And they are simply too expensive
Unproven, expensive and 36 month warranty 😅
It's obvious how much effort went into this!
I just do not understand why pickup prices are so high.
@@remsmith3233agenda 2030 buddy
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Your wrong, it’s not just the 22-23 it’s all of them, a simple check on Google for the recall says it affects the 24’s also as well as the Tundra forum is collecting failures, user reported says that it’s all tundras. It’s your duty to do the research if you’re talking about it.
My close friend is a Toyota tech and he says they still don't have a real fix for the Tundra yet. He thinks they "made up" the debris in engine excuse because that's what Hyundai got away with. No one has ever posted a pic of this "debris"
Someone talk to a tech at the factory in Alabama and apparently nobody knew how to set up the crank grinding machine correctly and the tolerances are too tight. The cranks are tearing apart the bearings.
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When Hyundai started having huge engine recalls back in 2017, they told everyone that the reason was manufacturing debris, and that they fixed the issues. Then the 2018 and later engines kept dying. It is obvious that they lied. SO IS TOYOTA.
Not too long ago right before pandemic, my insurance agent said that modern car add more and more safety features, the insurance premium will go down and down due to safer vehicle however I have never see this happen. What’s the reason why add more and more safety features? Jacking up the price but no real benefits?
Safer vehicles are driven faster, negating all the safety improvements essentially.