Long story short but it seems that my Toyota needs a new ECM.
A few days after purchasing this roller toaster, the check engine light came on. The dealership I purchased the car from diagnosed the problem and replaced the charcoal canister (~$800 part) free of charge. I greatly appreciated that.
Fast forward a little bit and now the car is throwing the exact same 5 CEL codes, that it did when the charcoal canister was found to be "faulty" (don't think it actually was, now...). Oddly, the tachometer also trips acid on every cold startup; it swings wildly for a bit.
I looked up my VIN and it shows no outstanding recalls. I called Toyota Canada earlier today and had them lookup any recalls that were applied in the past; they found that recall # CM123 was performed on August 30, 2011. CM123 is replacement of the ECM for my model year and engine type.
My research shows that the five codes and tachometer problems all point towards the ECM being faulty. This is where the problem resides and my question. Toyota told me specifically, that because the recall remedied the original ECM problem, that any subsequent problems cannot possibly be related to the recall and I will be out of pocket for replacement. This sounds like bullpoop to me. If the remedy to fix the problem didn't actually fix it, is the remedy really a remedy?
What would you do in this case? I have an idea of which dealership performed the recall fix in 2011, I could try contacting them.
I could also just fork out ~$100 for a used ECM from ebay, but I think I will still have to have Toyota change the VIN in it?
http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/detail.aspx?lang=eng&mk=2474!2734&md=MATRIX&fy=2007&ty=2007&ft=&ls=0&sy=0&rn=2010288&cf=SearchResult&pg=0
A few days after purchasing this roller toaster, the check engine light came on. The dealership I purchased the car from diagnosed the problem and replaced the charcoal canister (~$800 part) free of charge. I greatly appreciated that.
Fast forward a little bit and now the car is throwing the exact same 5 CEL codes, that it did when the charcoal canister was found to be "faulty" (don't think it actually was, now...). Oddly, the tachometer also trips acid on every cold startup; it swings wildly for a bit.
I looked up my VIN and it shows no outstanding recalls. I called Toyota Canada earlier today and had them lookup any recalls that were applied in the past; they found that recall # CM123 was performed on August 30, 2011. CM123 is replacement of the ECM for my model year and engine type.
My research shows that the five codes and tachometer problems all point towards the ECM being faulty. This is where the problem resides and my question. Toyota told me specifically, that because the recall remedied the original ECM problem, that any subsequent problems cannot possibly be related to the recall and I will be out of pocket for replacement. This sounds like bullpoop to me. If the remedy to fix the problem didn't actually fix it, is the remedy really a remedy?
What would you do in this case? I have an idea of which dealership performed the recall fix in 2011, I could try contacting them.
I could also just fork out ~$100 for a used ECM from ebay, but I think I will still have to have Toyota change the VIN in it?
http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/detail.aspx?lang=eng&mk=2474!2734&md=MATRIX&fy=2007&ty=2007&ft=&ls=0&sy=0&rn=2010288&cf=SearchResult&pg=0
