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From: Ralph Mowery on 6 Aug 2009 11:36

"C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>
> He is concerned about taking it to the local dealer. I can understand his
> concern. I know I don't trust any of the Toyota dealers closest to me.
> Somali pirates could learn from thse guys....However, sometimes you just
> have to bite the bullet and hope.
>

That seems to be the way with our local dealer. They sell Fords and
Toyotas. Took them over 2 weeks just to tell me the mass air flow sensor
was bad. I thought it was by the way the Autozone chart gaveout but thought
I would get a 'professional' openion before I spent $ 600 for one. Should
have bought it as they replaced several other sensors and items first and
ran the bill up.


From: Ray O on 6 Aug 2009 12:30

"C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>A freinds 2004 Toyota Highlander has the air bag warning light illuminated.
>My advice was to take it to he dealer for diagnosis. Naturally there is
>reluctance to do this. The local Toyota dealers are no noted for their
>integrity.
>
> I have two questions related to this problem:
>
> 1) Is there a way to pull the air bag warning light codes without a scan
> tool?
>
> 2) Is there an extended warranty for air bag faults? I searched on the web
> and it seems like this is a very common concern for 2004 Highlanders. For
> 2004 Toyota added weight sensors in the seats and my guess (only a guess)
> is that this is the likely source of the problem.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Ed
>

In most cases, codes can be pulled without a scan tool if you have a factory
repair manual.

If there were an extended warranty for air bag faults, the vehicle's owner
would have received a notice from Toyota stating that. If the owner is a
good customer at the dealership, the dealership might ask the factory rep
for goodwill assistance.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)


From: ron on 6 Aug 2009 22:33
I seem to remember there was something a few years ago about a sensor going
bad but it wasn't a cheap fix - I am scratchng but it seemed like the one in
the right front near the headlight but I am probably wrong.

Ron

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