bolts came out of engine, they were aluminum, should have been steel or whatever real bolts are made of. toyota would not do anything about the repair, engine had to be completely rebuilt, done by toyota specifications, garage on the phone every day and was sent diagram of what to do by toyota. car was fixed by toyota specifications, cost 1866.00 and i was thankful, then 22 months later it happened again. garage fixed temporary and told me to go sell car, that i would need a new engine. TOYOTA SUCKS, THEY DONT CARE AND THERE IS A SIGN IN MY WINDOW TELLING THE WORLD HOW THESE FOLKS CAN SELL A CAR, AND NOT STAND BEHIND THE FAULTS OF THEIR ENGINE MALFUNGIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER RECALLS , SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT 2006. DUH, HOW STUPID CAN TOYOTA BE, OR IS IT HOW CHEAP CAN THEY BE.

Antifreeze was seen leaking under the engine. During the diagnosis it was apparent the engine bolts had stretched. The mechanic said it was the 2nd time they'd seen this, it was a factory or design defect in their opinion, and that the 1st owner had no luck with Toyota but suggested I try. I called and e-mailed several times. They insisted the car could only have this problem if it had overheated. I let them know the mechanic had checked this using a diagnostic tool and no overheating code came up. They insisted but said they'd ask the area representative for a "decision." He said it was my problem. When I contacted Toyota again they told me "we do not overrule area representatives." So Toyota shipped the dealer a bolt kit to repair this problem (obviously it happens often or the kit would not be a standard part kit) and I paid for the repair. What happened to Toyota quality? FYI I never hauled or towed anything with this car, have no tow hitch, drive slowly, and have never had more than four people in the car at one time. The dealer said Toyota should cover it but knew they would not. We used to own a Honda. One day the rear engine seal leaked. It was also out of warranty but Honda said "We are sorry and will repair it for free." They also changed the timing chain, balancer, and other parts that got coated for free while they were at it. Next time I'm going to go back to Honda.

I am so angry with Toyota! Up until now, my Toyota Highlander 2.4L V4 had been great. Troublefree for 5 years (81,000 miles). Then I noticed a fluid leak under the car and took it to my mechanic. He said it was loose bolts; that the cylinder head and engine block were only being held together by the 4 bolts on the ends and that the 6 bolts in the center were stripped. He could not tighten them; thus, the leak.

He was amazed; he's never seen this before in a Toyota. He told me it should be considered a FACTORY DEFECT and that I should take it to my local Toyota dealership to diagnose and to ask about any "goodwill" that Toyota could assist with. That was a dead end. I called the Toyota Customer Care line (800) 331-4331, and they left me vent and took the info and said they would get back to me. After 3 days with no call back, I called back. The rep said that since I didn't have it serviced at the dealership, say at 60,000 miles, Toyota never had the chance to potentially diagnose this problem. While that answer does make some sense, the bottom line is they will do nothing to help with the repair and do not admit a FACTORY OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, which it is!!

Well, my rental car is adding up so my mechanic said he will buy a "low mileage" engine from Japan (less than 50,000 miles) for $1,500. He will install for $1,000. So for $2,500, I will have a "new" engine and hopefully be on my way.

You can bet I WILL NOT BE BUYING A TOYOTA AGAIN, and this is from a person who loved her 1986 Toyoto Celica and had it for 20 years, no big problems! This sure falls under the heading "They don't make them like they used to." NO MORE TOYOTA!