Question - did they replace your tie rods at no cost?

I'm planning on taking mine in soon. I think I need new tie rods, but if they are going to replace them under the recall campaign, I'm sure not going to bother buying and replacing them myself!

i called toyota and they said i would receive a letter but it has been 3 weeks. any body else have a similar situation?

Question - did they replace your tie rods at no cost?

I'm planning on taking mine in soon. I think I need new tie rods, but if they are going to replace them under the recall campaign, I'm sure not going to bother buying and replacing them myself! [/quote]

Yup, I was surprised they did it.. not sure they're doing that on everyones rig though.

Got mine done - apparently this is the only one the dealer here has seen so far. They couldn't align it b/c my idler arm needs to be replaced. $368 parts and labor. I'll do it for about $50 in my driveway...

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i was told today that it could be february b-4 i receive a letter and then proceed with the fix. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />

I called Toyota's customer service number 800-331-4331, told them I had not received a letter since I was out of state, gave them my new address and got the letter about a week later.

If you replace the idler arm yourself will they then align it for you for free if you bring it back in?

Why do you need a letter? I just took mine to the dealer and told them I needed the recall done. They looked up the VIN, put the truck on a hoist to see if they needed to order the tie rods as well as the relay rod, and scheduled me for a few days later. There is no need for a letter as it all goes by the VIN code anyways. They thought they would need to replace the tie rods (due to rusty threads I guess??), but they ended up only replacing the relay rod. The whole thing was very easy. On the downside, my truck had never been aligned in 218,000 miles as far as I know and yet drove perfectly straight with no uneven tire wear. After the new rod and alignment, the steering wheel is crooked and it drifts left <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" />. I don't know if I should take it back and *****, or just re-align it myself after work. It will take me an hour or so, but at least it will be done right. Another weird thing is that I asked him to look up my VIN for previous warranty/recall work so I could see exactly what mileage the head gaskets and timing belt was replaced and the computer showed that my truck had never had any work done to it. I bought it at 150k and the previous owner said the recall work was done 20-30k prior. If I would have known it never got entered, I could have had them do the head gasket recall again before the campaign ended and gotten a cheap water pump and timing belt job done. Oh well, it looks like I'll have to do it myself. I think I have about 90-100k on the belt <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />

I went to in and had The work done my truck drove good for the first couple of hours then when I drove over some train tracks it started to pull very hard to the right. I crawled under my truck and The CLUELESS IDIOTS<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> at Toyota forgot to tighten my lower a-arm bolts:8 and they were all out of whack. Now after about 2 mins of my time I have it perfectly alined. I guess if you want something done right you have to do it yourself (as long as you've got beer). <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

Not necessarily. It means if someone ELSE is doing the work, you open the hood or crawl around underneath and do a GOOD VISUAL inspection before you even drive off the lot.

Between being female and a former GI, those guys see ya comin'. That was my lesson learned before my tool collection expanded. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" />