Safety Recall Toyota Hilux Surf and Prado

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Safety Recall Toyota Hilux Surf and Prado

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Toyota Safety Recall Campaign:
Hi to all 4WD drivers out there. As some of you might be aware there
are a couple of campaigns outstanding on either your Prado or Hilux Surf.
Prado Axle Shafts:
VZJ95, KZJ95 and Jap Imports KZJ9#,RZJ9#,VZJ9#

Hilux Surf Steering Relay Rod:
LN107, LN111, LN130, RN110, RN130, VZN130
and Jap Imports KZN130, LN107, LN130, LN131, VZN130, YN107, YN130

Not all vehicles are affected!! Give me a ring if you are in the Auckland region ( or your local dealer )
and I will find out for you or leave message on board. 021-316944
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The surf relay rod recall has been runningfor a few yrs now....i got mine fixed about 2 yrs ago
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just been in to Toyota to ask about mine....got a few blank looks for a few mins and then they couldn't find my chassis no on their computer, then they went out the back to look at their paperwork for a few mins.........apparantly the axles break when heavy towing or extreme offroading :roll: and they said they had never seen any damaged over here but its based on overseas experience. I wonder it its anything to do with the crown and pinion problems with these diffs :?:

Anyhew....its going in next week to have the rear axles replaced for free apparantly....but i'm waiting on a call back
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tallsam66 wrote:The surf relay rod recall has been runningfor a few yrs now....i got mine fixed about 2 yrs ago

Unfotnately there is still a large amount of vehicles that have not been remedied, yet. So it pays to check as the repair is for free.
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yeah, got mine done a month ago, flash new tierod thingee, about $500 worth fore free, then an alignemnt free too :D
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lol if i was only so lucky,i dropped mine in bout 2years ago,they snapped the end of my old man emu stabiliser off,then trid to replace it with what looked like a minis shock,told them i wanted it replaced with OME,they asked y,i said twice the quality twice the price of standard,they say where not upgrading ur truck cos we broke it so i told the turn around and look at the ####### name stamped on original,it is what ya ####### brook lol,then they wouldnt give me a wheel alignment or pay for someone else to do it cos they say thier machine wuldnt do 35s,fucken pricks,oh and all this took 3days instead of the original 3hrs it was suposed to :lol: ,oh oh and the best bit,as i arrived to pickup the guy gets back from test drive and tells me the over drive light (from auto)is flashing and there must be a problem,that i should book it in to be looked at and they can fault find the issues,i said to the guys,i dont kno how the #### u became a mechanic u dumb ####,did u not notice u were driving a manual as u did the test drive :lol: ,new lynn toyota :lol: ok thats my rant over
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haha, sounds like they got the apprentice to do it ?

Just do some skids on theyre lawn :D
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T-Boon wrote:haha, sounds like they got the apprentice to do it ?

Just do some skids on theyre lawn :D


When I had my truck in at smith and smith getting a window replaced I turned up to find Them using my truck to do skids on the lawn.... well it was the workshop floor actually :lol: :? :roll:

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muddyhilux wrote:lol if i was only so lucky,i dropped mine in bout 2years ago,they snapped the end of my old man emu stabiliser off,then trid to replace it with what looked like a minis shock,told them i wanted it replaced with OME,they asked y,i said twice the quality twice the price of standard,they say where not upgrading ur truck cos we broke it so i told the turn around and look at the ####### name stamped on original,it is what ya ####### brook lol,then they wouldnt give me a wheel alignment or pay for someone else to do it cos they say thier machine wuldnt do 35s,fucken pricks,oh and all this took 3days instead of the original 3hrs it was suposed to :lol: ,oh oh and the best bit,as i arrived to pickup the guy gets back from test drive and tells me the over drive light (from auto)is flashing and there must be a problem,that i should book it in to be looked at and they can fault find the issues,i said to the guys,i dont kno how the #### u became a mechanic u dumb ####,did u not notice u were driving a manual as u did the test drive :lol: ,new lynn toyota :lol: ok thats my rant over


friken hell what a joke. hey this prob only relevant to i.f.s aye?
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Yup indy only, easy way to check or see if your had any recall work is you will have a yellow dot beside your model/frame tag, though thats if the dealer is doing it by the books :roll:
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Well today was the day that the shiny was booked in for its axle recall, dropped it off in the morning, got a call about 2pm saying they were having trouble getting one of them out, anyway went back 4.30 and was told they didnt have any axle seals in stock which was holding them up putting it back together (you would have thought they would have had one set in stock with all these recalls :roll: )

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you forgot one good point ...

Its not yours :P

e.g drive it like you stole it.
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T-Boon wrote:you forgot one good point ...

Its not yours :P

e.g drive it like you stole it.


just make sure it aint a little old Grannys Corona she put in for a Tune up they gave you for the weekend loaner

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was a tradein apparantly ..... as long as it gets my big fat ass around then thats all it needs to do :lol:
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You got ripped Jerry, I was given a brand new Daihatsu ......something or other. It was a small thing with a 1300cc donk, ugly as sin, but it could get off it's arse for what it was :mrgreen:
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R U Dissn my phat ryde bro..... :roll: , some of skids orange paint, a bigger exaust and some of saddams hillbilly music :roll: and its the perfect wainui cruiser :lol: :lol: :lol:, no point cutting da sprngs if I can get curly and newbie and a few rocks in it :lol: :lol: :lol:
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ha!

Speaking of toyota, went in today to see the price of a 3VZ harmonic balancer, (mine the rubber behind it has perished and is doing a yoyo impression.) came back at $900, you can get a new engine for that !!! the window reg was just as expensive at $220 just the reg, nothing else...

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lol i got a hole geniuine gasget kit a water pump a camblet for 300 bucks
a roof and supports for 250 ish
and another complete cambelt setup .. thensioners and EVERYTHING for 200
i think your talkign to the wrong people


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vvega wrote:lol i got a hole geniuine gasget kit a water pump a camblet for 300 bucks
a roof and supports for 250 ish
and another complete cambelt setup .. thensioners and EVERYTHING for 200
i think your talkign to the wrong people


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curly12 wrote:
vvega wrote:lol i got a hole geniuine gasget kit a water pump a camblet for 300 bucks
a roof and supports for 250 ish
and another complete cambelt setup .. thensioners and EVERYTHING for 200
i think your talkign to the wrong people


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whys that skiddy :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

where did I put those pics :lol:
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The old man asked to do it him self and they would
not let him. so they did it split all the tie rod end boots.
so he took it back and They had to replaced all the rod ends.
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