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Originally Posted by kanundrum
How bad is it ?
I would just take the tail light out pop some silicon around the seal and call it a day, I don't think its 100% lemon worthy unless you have the Atlantic in your taillight causing shorts and such
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Originally Posted by DanoFA20
i understand your frustration but i find it a bit extreme to lemon law a car cause of a plastic tail light , in reality it makes sense the demand for the car is so grate they need to rush packaging parts and as most people know plastic housed taillights need to cure after creation, it seems toyota/subaru is making the parts and not letting them completely cure and test before putting it together so basically we get mildly warped plastic housings at the seals. id honestly just bring it in get the new taillights and keep living my day. if it comes back do it again till they get a proper seal. if it does drive you nuts, get the new taillights take them out yourself and put some silicone around the seals like stated and end of story.
i just honestly think lemon lawing a car because of a tail lamp assembly is a little extreme to rid yourself of a car you love.
if you were having mechanical problems multiple Xs in a row then id be like sorry to hear hope you get your money back and stuff. but a tail light assembly.. to me is just a little overboard. i too am busy but it is a first year production and there are issues we will inevitably go through this should be understood when purchasing a first year mode. but hey its your call bud sorry to hear you are having that hard a time.
i have a tiny bit of condensation but it went away im going to wash the car tomorrow after work see if it comes back if so ill call my dealer and bring it in when i have a day off done deal. but im a little more patient then most being a mechanic and understanding supply and demand and understanding parts do have factory flaws. but best of luck would like to see you still happy with your 86
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Originally Posted by whaap
I can see being frustrated but I wouldn't be angry at a car because of tail light problems. It appears the manufacturer that supplies the lights to Toyobaru had/has a quality control problem. That or the installers are screwing up a good product by over tightening. It's a totally new car in the market and things like this are bound to happen. It's the price we pay for having such a unique automobile. I would take another look at the whole issue and "cowboy up".
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Originally Posted by frsinpa
You guys seem to not understand the following...
1) This issue has been recurring... go do a search if you want some pics
2) If I have to fix the same issue OVER and OVER again.... it's obviously a defect.
It's not a reasonable expectation that you should have to get your taillights fixed 1X a month for the forseeable future.
I know it's a tough crowd around here, so I knew to expect some of this type of backlash.
If you want to pay $30K for a car... only to have to fix the tail lights 1X a month, then go for it. But I'm DEFINITELY not that guy.
I didn't plunk down all my hard earned cash so I can ride around in a defective car that is perpetually in a state where it needs repair. That's not me at all.
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i can appreciate and understand your frustration,but are you serious about proceeding based upon a defective tail light housing? as mentioned,try running a bead of "silicon grease" around the outside diameter where the tail light "mates" with the the other half of the assembly,and see what happens!