[David242gt]

Hi,


My father who is 78 owns a 2012 86, with 85,000klms, which he bought used from a major Toyota dealer with a warranty 4 months ago.


2-3 weeks ago his car went in for the JO2 Valve recall.


On the weekend he went for a spirited drive in the country to enjoy his toy. When he was out in the mountains he called me and I had to collect him with a trailer, as his engine went pop pop pop and seized.


The car has been taken back to the Toyota dealer to discuss what should be done to fix the problem, and they quoted $19,000 to replace/rebuild the engine and did not seem to consider the JO2 recall to be the problem.


I have been doing a lot of reading about the JO2 recall engine failures and his engine failure would seem to have the exact same story.


The recall service was done at 85,908klms, with less than 250klms done after the recall service


What I need to hear directly from any AUSTRALIAN 86 owners who have been in the exact same situation is;


- What process did you follow?
- What were the major disagreements (if any) with Toyota to fix the problem.
- What actions did Toyota take?
- What level of Toyota Australia did you have to contact and who.
- What result was achieved.


I really only want to gain comments from those who have been through the process.


Please leave your comments here, send me a Private Message or contact me via email.


Cheers
David