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The differential on this vehicle when out in 2009 at 35000 miles and again this month at 89,000. Toyota would not pay for the second rapair, because they said the 1st one was fixed under factory warranty. In other words I'm screwed. We don't hotrod this vehicle. (My wife drives it most of the time). I suggest that since this vehicle has a V8 engine and has more torque, that the differential isn't holding up. Toyota needs to do something about this.
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The differential on this vehicle when out in 2009 at 35000 miles and again this month at 89,000. Toyota would not pay for the second rapair, because they said the 1st one was fixed under factory warranty. In other words I'm screwed. We don't hotrod this vehicle. (My wife drives it most of the time). I suggest that since this vehicle has a V8 engine and has more torque, that the differential isn't holding up. Toyota needs to do something about this.
- rd9528, Katy, TX, US