Rake Aboot
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Because the issue is with Mk7 Hilux
Hilux early chassis fail: rust perforation after 7 years and just 44k miles of road use in U.K.
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NoIDeer
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The Mk7 ran from 2004 -2016 there was a "facelift" in 2012?
Rake Aboot
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My mistake,
I read that as 2002 for some reason
My truck is going in on the 23 rd of July they are giving me one of the wee chr motors as a replacement. I'm happy enough with thatWill be interesting to see what they give as a courtesy car, that aside the experience has been nothing but positive so far
Rake Aboot
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My 2020 Hilux is in for the inspection early August, so obviously they are checking MK8 as well
Just phone your local Toyota dealer, if in doubt they get it in for a chassis inspection. my mates is going in next week , his is on a 16 plate.
HonestJohn
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My local dealer said I’ll be informed by post based on dvla records, and refused to look into it
Who is that??
One thing worth being aware: they are doing a preliminary MOT type inspection, and then making you sort anything picked up by this before they do the chassis inspection or send it off.
I got my MOT done the week before it went in for the initial inspection. So I handed them a minty fresh MOT pass certificate with the keys. They were clearly not happy about this, because any claim that there was work needing done meant they were going to have to challenge the MOT test centre.
The vehicle sat with them for 3 days (during which I imagine there were phone calles to head office and legal). After which I was told ‘vehicle has no work needing done, but we found a hole in the chassis, so we’re keeping it, and it’ll go off to get a new chassis in 6-8 weeks time’.
So… how does it pass an MOT one day, then fail a chassis inspection a week later?
Anyway - I’m not overly concerned about the details, given that they are putting in a new chassis!
I got my MOT done the week before it went in for the initial inspection. So I handed them a minty fresh MOT pass certificate with the keys. They were clearly not happy about this, because any claim that there was work needing done meant they were going to have to challenge the MOT test centre.
The vehicle sat with them for 3 days (during which I imagine there were phone calles to head office and legal). After which I was told ‘vehicle has no work needing done, but we found a hole in the chassis, so we’re keeping it, and it’ll go off to get a new chassis in 6-8 weeks time’.
So… how does it pass an MOT one day, then fail a chassis inspection a week later?
Anyway - I’m not overly concerned about the details, given that they are putting in a new chassis!
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HonestJohn
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At st Boswells
Seams a little strange, Kidlington Toyota were really helpful, spoke to a few different people there as some didn't realise there was
a chassis problem but they were on it straight away.
Any news on the inspection ? I am waiting for a date for mine to be inspected.
Sounds like i could be waiting months then.
The day of the inspection I was tol
Really, I was told straight after the inspection that I was getting a new chassis
Woodenbeam
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Have just had a chassis inspection on my 16 plate Hi-Lux. Ipswich dealer was pretty vague………unable to comment, advised rusty exhaust box bla bla bla.
As for the actual results re recall & inspection advised I’d be contacted by Toyota. Timescales????
Replied very busy as a national recall, could be up to 4 months
Watch this space……..
As for the actual results re recall & inspection advised I’d be contacted by Toyota. Timescales????
Replied very busy as a national recall, could be up to 4 months
Watch this space……..
HonestJohn
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You may also be without it for 4 months and driving a toaster in the interim, so consider if it’s worth even doing…and, I’ve heard you will have to pay for all the bits of work they need to fix along the way that aren’t chassis related, so for example, new exhaust, brackets, hangers, possibly new tub.Have just had a chassis inspection on my 16 plate Hi-Lux. Ipswich dealer was pretty vague………unable to comment, advised rusty exhaust box bla bla bla.
As for the actual results re recall & inspection advised I’d be contacted by Toyota. Timescales????
Replied very busy as a national recall, could be up to 4 months
Watch this space……..
Against these outcomes, perhaps I should be happy with TGB buying my '16 at 1.26x market rate as an outcome [post 211 above]
But given this thread is 3 years on from my U.K. market Hilux's premature chassis fail, plus successful class actions in Canada and the US, you would have thought that TGB would have a joined-up/quick fix in play by now.
Ongoing negative publicity cannot be a good thing.
HonestJohn
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Would you buy a new hilly today? Not a lot of good alternatives really. I’m torn, not that I’m in the market until my old one is completely finished