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4658 messages, Last post on Nov 06, 2009 at 4:59 AM
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I recently brought my Rav4 in because the brake booster failed. What a scary experience that was, I was driving slowly thank God, when I had to use my brakes but they weren't there for me. I immediately took my Rav4 to our family mechanic and his findings were the brake booster. $900.00 to repair. The kicker tho is this, he's not sure if the master cylinder played a role in the booster's failure, he needs to replace the part then test it so we are looking at another possible repair bill. ($600-$700) My vehicle is 12 days over the 36 months and it has 44,000 miles. This is my first Toyota and my last. I have always had good fortune with my cars. I am curious if anyone else has had or are having the same issues?
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Replying to: judy34 (Jun 14, 2009 7:38 am) I doubt Toyota would help, otherwise why sell extended warranties. I can say that extended warranties on them are very cheap, and $700 is really not that bad after the 3rd year. |
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Replying to: judy34 (Jun 14, 2009 7:38 am) You post implies, clearly, that something more than the booster had failed, was failing. |
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I have a 2006 Rav4 that had a tire that was loosing air. I would refill the tire and after a week or so it would loose pressure and the tire pressure light would turn on. I took it to a local mechanic and found that it was the tire pressure sensor valve that was leaking air. For $20 he replaced it with a regular value versus $100 for a sensor valve. The problem is the tire pressure light on the dash is still on. If I ask the dealer to reset the light will it go off or will the light always be on because one of the tires does not have a sensor? Thanks.
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Replying to: ajg33 (Jun 17, 2009 9:24 am) Also more likely than otherwise it was simply a defective valve core/seal, or maybe even a valve core seal seat, easy repair or at worse a 25 ct part. |
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Replying to: ajg33 (Jun 17, 2009 9:24 am) |
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Replying to: ajg33 (Jul 29, 2008 12:11 pm) Is anyone else having this problem.
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| Got front brakes changed at 45K and now back for rear at 60K. Considering I'm rough on brakes and from what I've read so far, I think I'm doing well! | |
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Replying to: tucson2 (Jul 15, 2009 3:11 pm)
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Replying to: neeners1005 (Oct 09, 2009 1:50 pm) I would suggest www.Porterfield-brakes.com they are a performance shop in california, they make a high performance street pad made of carbon-kevlar, last car I had their pads on they lasted me 50,000 miles and this was not at a cost of performance! R4-S is the name of the pad. They make other pads, but they're for racing and wouldn't work on normal street driving. They are about $90 for the fronts and $80 for the rears. But.. They are much better performance and last MUCH longer! The stock pads from Toyota were always "mushy" and *yawn inducing* in performance. So give the Porterfield a try, I think you'll like them. I know I do 
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