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Munch 03-19-2010 9:05pm

What would you have done?
 
A friend of mine recently purchased a Toyota Tundra (I think that's the one) and the engine had problems from the day he picked it up. It has been in the shop about 6 times and the dealer has replaced almost every part in the motor and it still ran like crap. It has been in the service dept for 28 days total I believe but anyway, he got it back yesterday and they said it was good to go and that they replaced the lifters and some other stuff this time. He loaded some stuff in it and set off for a 30 minute drive somewhere and about 15 minutes in it started ticking really loud and all the dash lights came on so he pulled in to a gas station to let it cool down. He started getting upset and tried to start it and it started up but was ticking a lot and blowing smoke out the tail pipes so he said F it and started driving it. He said after a couple miles it really started knocking so he just floored it and it would only go 45mph and then it would only go 35mph and then 25mph and then BOOM! He blew the motor on it.

I don't blame him one bit, this truck has been a nightmare. I wonder how the dealer will try to jack him around on this. What would you have done?

AS1Gonzo 03-19-2010 9:14pm

I would have bought a chevy..... Actually start talking to a lawyer to make a lemon claim.

Munch 03-19-2010 9:21pm

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Originally Posted by AS1Gonzo (Post 29860)
I would have bought a chevy..... Actually start talking to a lawyer to make a lemon claim.

He called me tonight and said he was waiting while they filled the tank on his new Silverado. :yesnod: Said he was going to have the Tundra lemoned, I hope it works out for him.

Y2Kvert4me 03-19-2010 9:25pm

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Originally Posted by Munch (Post 29859)
What would you have done?

If he bought it new, it sounds like he has more than ample reason to file a lemon law buyback claim.

:cheers:

2ez 2spd 03-19-2010 9:41pm

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Originally Posted by Munch (Post 29859)
He said after a couple miles it really started knocking so he just floored it and it would only go 45mph and then it would only go 35mph and then 25mph and then BOOM! He blew the motor on it.

The same thing :cheers:, they said it was fixed. Now they really have to fix it and I wouldn't want it back.

I hope he likes his new Chevy

BuckyThreadkiller 03-19-2010 11:06pm

Grenade it.

It's just a Toyota.

Defib1961 03-20-2010 12:39am

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Originally Posted by BuckyThreadkiller (Post 29873)
Grenade it.

It's just a Toyota.

Didn't you file one as a lemon several years ago? Or am I having a bad flashback?


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