I thought Toyota's were supposed to be quality cars?

[MrBrau1]

Bought Che a new Toyota Corolla on Monday.

Wednesday nite, the "Check Engine" light comes on.

We've put 15 miles on it, and it needs service.

 

[Zoomerang96]

that's why you should buy ford.

 

[U2Man]

or a muss bus.

 

[Sicy]

that's why you should buy ford.

I love my 1998 Ford Mustang. Have had it now for over 2 years and have not once had to do any service on it other than routine oil changes and simple maintenance.

 

[zoney!]

Jesus Chrysler drives a Dodge!

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

My check engine light on my 99 Accord came on two days ago.

 

[randhail]

i had the same thing happen to me when I got my Xterra. I know it's stupid, but check the gas cap. Make sure it's tight, if it's not it'll cause the check engine light to come on for whatever reason.


Don't ever buy Ford. Your car will be recalled as soon as you leave the lot.

 

[love_u2_adam]

my mom has a toyota

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

I checked my gas cap and it is fine. I spoke with my mechanic about it and he is going to check it out.

 

[WinnieThePoo]

Bought Che a new Toyota Corolla on Monday.

Wednesday nite, the "Check Engine" light comes on.

We've put 15 miles on it, and it needs service.

so what mine did too ( VW Golf U-995-2002 ) , and i bought it in 2004,
i had it for one year , drove with R-sticker , then went to the official dealer , they took 20$ tip for service and that was it ( knock on the wood )

 

[Canadiens1131]

'95 Civic for the win....

 

[MrBrau1]

Re: Re: I thought Toyota's were supposed to be quality cars?

so what mine did too ( VW Golf U-995-2002 ) , and i bought it in 2004,
i had it for one year , drove with R-sticker , then went to the official dealer , they took 20$ tip for service and that was it ( knock on the wood )

What?

I have no idea what this means.

 

[Doozer61]

i have a 1998 Toyota that still runs good

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

you better go knock on some wood.

 

[Zoots]

I bought a 2006 Mazda 3 just recently in September. Soon afterwards, in about a month, I hit a nasty pothole in the rain and it bent my front rim and screwed up the wheel alignment! To make things worse, the Check Engine light came on and disappeared in a few days for no apparent reason. Plus, there's a manufacturing defect in the Braking System that even Mazda has no fix for, yet! Otherwise it's running great and looks pretty good too.

 

[cjboog]

You need a chevy

 

[ILuvLarryMullen]

I had an 87 camry with 175,000 miles on it that never gave me problems, and then it got smushed by a truck


I would not suggest GM cars, I have a Grand Am and it is a total pile. Something breaks on it every couple of months without fail. I have probably put several thousand dollars on it in the 2 years I've had it. My mom has an '02 or '03 Malibu, and recently one of the gaskets broke and it cost 1400 to fix, not to mention all the problems they have with their anti-theft systems. We also had an Oldsmobile in the 80s that completely fell apart after only a couple of years.

 

[WinnieThePoo]

Re: Re: Re: I thought Toyota's were supposed to be quality cars?

What?

I have no idea what this means.

bottom line is that engine light doesn't mean a thing
and that volkswagen golf is a better car
and that i like u-boats
even those ones made in mexico
it could be just a glitch , dust , nothing big
don't waste your nerves on this

 

[Hewson]

I have 282,000 miles currently on my Toyota...I should get on one of those commercials.
Generally speaking Toyotas are quality vehicles. the check engine light could be anything, including a gas cap that wasn't properly secured. Either way, if it has only 15 mile, obviously whatever the problem is will be under warranty, and if it persists the lemon law will cover you.

 

[Numb1075]

165K miles on my 93 Toyota Camry......and it's just starting to have issues now. It's been very good to us.

I bought a 2002 american jeep - the Liberty - 63K miles on it and the trasmission just went.....

buy foreign...I hate to say it, but they make better cars.

 

[phanan]

I had over 190K on the 94 Toyota Tercel I had when I got out of school. Sadly, the engine started to go and it was retired a couple of years ago.

But the Corolla I have is now up over 160K and still going strong...

 

[Hewson]

I bought a 2002 american jeep - the Liberty - 63K miles on it and the trasmission just went.....

Where's DB9 to explain this?

 

[HelloAngel]

I would never buy Ford again. I had a brand new Escort in 1995 for two weeks when it decided to blow up in my garage for no discernible reason. Apparently the company has a bad history for its cars and vans doing that.

Anyway, I drove my replacement car, a Toyota Tercel for 10 years and never had a problem. Not one. Ever.

 

[Achtung_Bebe]

My dad is loyal to Toyota / Honda. He used to love a Camry of his, but traded it in a couple of years later... not because of any problems but that's just what he does. He changes cars are often as his socks.

I have a '04 Honda Civic, it has 20,000 miles, I bought it a year ago with 16,000 miles--i'm putting 4,000 miles/year at this rate. (does this mean I should get out more?)

 

[2orangecats]

Love my CorollaS - It's 2.5 years old now. Toyota will take care of you - probably just something simple with the light coming on. Don't give up on it yet

 

[MrBrau1]

Yeah, it's under warranty for 5 years, 100K miles.
It's just annoying that a new car has problems afer 48 hrs.

 

[Mr. BAW]

Mr. BAW's a Nissan-guy...

BAW is a Chevy Trailblazer chick...

 

[Bono's Doll]

I have an 01 Toyota Camry 75,000 miles--have done nothing to it but change the oil. My husband has 94 T100--almost 200,000 miles & my daughter has an 89 Camry over 200,000 & both still going strong. Toyota-you asked for it you got it! Had a Dodge van for a while--POS--it wouldn't run when it rained!

 

[ILuvLarryMullen]

I bought a 2002 american jeep - the Liberty - 63K miles on it and the trasmission just went.....

my friend's family had a jeep that got into a fender bender and in a couple of weeks time both of the doors started to fall off their hinges.....

 

[Dismantled]

new jeeps are crap