Toyota has confirmed that the earliest date they will restart production and deliveries of the GH is October 21. Those of you who have deposits on allocations and are waiting for the stop sale to be lifted might want to re-think if you need to take delivery before November.
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GH Production Pause and Stop Sale Extended Until at Least October 21
)I would think not all parts would be exactly the same for a 2025, a few small changes, and you would want to use up , most of the 2024 parts that are not the same first. If they had not planned for it, maybe some 2025 parts would have to be sped up for delivery for assembly. I dont think they would bump the changeover date foward. But who knows?
Toyota Has A Fix For Issue That Forced A Stop-Sale On Grand Highlander And Lexus TX | Carscoops
At the same time, around 154,000 Grand Highlander and TX models in the hands of customers need to be repaired
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I'm not resistant to getting the repair done eventually but won't be an early-adapter either. Posted comment from that article -
"the airbag design was faulty to by being too short, which would cause it to exit the window frame due to it "finding the path of least resistance" once the airbag went off. The only remedy was to completely redesign the airbag - make it bigger. Dealers are also not happy because the time supposedly allotted for this fix is a fraction of the time you really need. From what Toyota techs say, the only way to remove both sides of the airbag is by taking the interior completely apart...headliner, siding, seats, trim, and more. To skip a few steps will mean there will probably be damage."
"the airbag design was faulty to by being too short, which would cause it to exit the window frame due to it "finding the path of least resistance" once the airbag went off. The only remedy was to completely redesign the airbag - make it bigger. Dealers are also not happy because the time supposedly allotted for this fix is a fraction of the time you really need. From what Toyota techs say, the only way to remove both sides of the airbag is by taking the interior completely apart...headliner, siding, seats, trim, and more. To skip a few steps will mean there will probably be damage."
My brother-in-law is a master tech at a Ford dealership. He's the one they bring cars to when the other techs can't figure out what's wrong. He frequently complains that time allotted for repairs, warranty or otherwise, is never enough to actually do the job. Unfortunately that book is how they are paid, so if it says repair X should take an hour and it actually takes 2, they're out of luck for the other hour. Honestly this is nothing new.
If you've ever read a Toyota service bulletin, one of the things you'll notice is that they are very good at issuing written step-by-step instructions on how to do the repair. There should be no reason to damage the vehicle if the tech follows the written procedure and uses a reasonable amount of care in doing their work. As far as I'm concerned if they damage it they own it and need to make it right. Regardless of whether you decide to keep the vehicle after the repair or trade it in because you aren't satisfied with the fix, the recall has to be remedied. I don't think we're going to be seeing this repair anytime soon anyway. It will take them a while to manufacture 300,000 new air bags and get them shipped to distributors.
If you've ever read a Toyota service bulletin, one of the things you'll notice is that they are very good at issuing written step-by-step instructions on how to do the repair. There should be no reason to damage the vehicle if the tech follows the written procedure and uses a reasonable amount of care in doing their work. As far as I'm concerned if they damage it they own it and need to make it right. Regardless of whether you decide to keep the vehicle after the repair or trade it in because you aren't satisfied with the fix, the recall has to be remedied. I don't think we're going to be seeing this repair anytime soon anyway. It will take them a while to manufacture 300,000 new air bags and get them shipped to distributors.
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