Got my letter today

[DandoX]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

WTF?

I'm asking for clarification if not getting this recall completed would prevent one from renewing their vehicle registration in Ca. My wife has an older yaris that was affected by the takata airbag recall and I'm pretty sure I renewed the registration while the recall was out but before I got it taken care of.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by DandoX

I'm asking for clarification if not getting this recall completed would prevent one from renewing their vehicle registration in Ca. My wife has an older yaris that was affected by the takata airbag recall and I'm pretty sure I renewed the registration while the recall was out but before I got it taken care of.

No. You'll be ok.

[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by highway7

At 145 000 miles, if the valve springs were defective they would have gone a long time ago. I would skip the recall, and keep the letter in case it ever does happen. AFAIK there isn't a deadline or timeline to accept your recall.

If that was true, then why did they make a recall after 5 years? Not all of the cars have such a high mileage, but most of them don't have a very low mileage either.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by DandoX

are you sure this recall not being performed would prevent you from getting your registration renewed?

When that huge airbag recall was going on I dont believe I heard any registration renewals being halted for that not being done.

It's on the letter and in Toyota's system. It's because of emissions, not safety. Not sure how anal they get over this kinda stuff.

I haven't had a safety recall on my FRS performed without issue for a number of years.

[WNDSRFR]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

You know, the car was assembled by the Japanese equivalent of your local yocals right? IT wasn't assembled by some master mechanic with some level of Zen training. Just saying...

Actually our cars have similar mileage and I was thinking the opposite. This is a good opportunity to get a LOT of zero mileage parts on my car, particularly seals, gaskets and such. I would be more likely to NOT do this if my car had fewer miles on it. I would wait until I had over 100K miles then take it in rather than replacing relatively new parts that work.

Just a different way of looking at it. It's the same reason I had the "cricket TSB" done right before the warranty expired. I didn't need it, but it zeroed out my pump.

The Japanese equivalent of my local yocals? I would tend to believe that most of the car is assembled by robots that assemble it in a precise orderly procedure. And it's the only thing they do. My local yocals mostly work on Corollas and Tundra's. And I think that the more seals, gaskets and such that they touch increases the odds of something new leaking.
But that's just my opinion.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by WNDSRFR

The Japanese equivalent of my local yocals? I would tend to believe that most of the car is assembled by robots that assemble it in a precise orderly procedure. And it's the only thing they do. My local yocals mostly work on Corollas and Tundra's. And I think that the more seals, gaskets and such that they touch increases the odds of something new leaking.
But that's just my opinion.

I suppose the engine assembly could be robotic, that had not occurred to me.

Primarily I just meant that assembling these parts isn't that difficult, its primarily just time-consuming and a matter of having the correct tools. Heck, reading through the instructions, I'm pretty sure I could do it in a fully equipped shop and I definitely qualify as a local yocal.

They are also requiring (or maybe its recommending) that it be done by an appropriately trained and skilled craftsman.

In the end though, I know different people have different levels of comfort with these things. In the end (at least in my case) we're talking about a $12,000 car at this point so I can only expect so much.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by DandoX

are you sure this recall not being performed would prevent you from getting your registration renewed?

When that huge airbag recall was going on I dont believe I heard any registration renewals being halted for that not being done.

Guess I was way wrong. Notice says California owners have to get it done to be CARB compliant. Toyota is required to supply CARB with a list of cars not done.
So yea, it looks like you will not be able to register it you don't get it done.

I guess it didn't matter with airbag recall because parts arent smog system related.

[DandoX]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Guess I was way wrong. Notice says California owners have to get it done to be CARB compliant. Toyota is required to supply CARB with a list of cars not done.
So yea, it looks like you will not be able to register it you don't get it done.

I guess it didn't matter with airbag recall because parts arent smog system related.

This is unfortunate, I'm not pleased with this.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by DandoX

This is unfortunate, I'm not pleased with this.

Yep, guess it is not a voluntary recall in Cal.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by DandoX

This is unfortunate, I'm not pleased with this.

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Yep, guess it is not a voluntary recall in Cal.

Well there is the option to move to "the other 49" before you registration expires...

[fx1mark]

If you ever sell your car and not have had it done, It may turn potential buyers away as it would put having the recall work done on them.

[RickyBobby]

Originally Posted by humfrz

^ ya, I hear that -

My 2013 FRS only has about 23,000 miles on it, and I'm not sure what I'm gonna do when/if I get a recall letter.

I looked over that post showing all the things they will have to do - and I ask myself, NOW, what are the chances of my engine surviving all that without at least a leak - ??




humfrz

I received my recall letter yesterday. I have about the same mileage on my 2013 as you, and undecided on if I'm going to take it in. So far it's been running great. If I keep it 10 years maybe I'll reach 60K miles. Drive it as much as I can but retired so only short trips around town and a few runs a year on the Smokies' back roads, i.e., the Dragon.
If I decide to take it in I'll give the dealership a few months or a year to get some experience doing the recall.
Yeah, agree, what are the chances of my engine surviving the recall work without at least a leak - ??

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by RickyBobby

I received my recall letter yesterday. I have about the same mileage on my 2013 as you, and undecided on if I'm going to take it in. So far it's been running great. If I keep it 10 years maybe I'll reach 60K miles. Drive it as much as I can but retired so only short trips around town and a few runs a year on the Smokies' back roads, i.e., the Dragon.
If I decide to take it in I'll give the dealership a few months or a year to get some experience doing the recall.
Yeah, agree, what are the chances of my engine surviving the recall work without at least a leak - ??

Ya, I hear that.

I go back and fourth about having the work done or not.

On one hand, why mess with a good running engine - if the valve springs were that weak, wouldn't they have gone south by now?

On the other hand, I wouldn't want to be stuck out in the middle of nowhere on one of our driving adventures and the engine go bam! -

Or, get dinged on trade in because the recalled work hadn't been done -

Or, give the car to my oldest granddaughter, knowing that the recall work hadn't been done -





humfrz

[Clipdat]

I am seriously fucking livid about the California "you can't register it unless you have it done" bullshit.

Makes no fucking sense, let me sign a release form that says if the engine pops it's my responsibility because I didn't get the recall work performed.

I registered the car this year, why can't I register it next year? Nothing will have changed if I don't get the ridiculous valve spring recall work performed.