Engine Maintenance Required message popped up. It is not possible to turn it off, you can only make it disappear for about 5 seconds. This makes your dash useless until it's fixed. I read on the internet that you can test whether or not it is your coolant bypass valve by turning the heat all the way up on the car and turning it off and then on again. If the message does not pop when turning on with heat all the way up, it is the bypass valve.
The dealership claimed that this did not mean that the coolant wasn't working, that all that was happening was that coolant was not being prevented from flowing when turning on the engine to heat it up to operating temperature, slightly increasing gas mileage and lowering emissions. I hope that this is true and that I am not damaging my engine.
Regardless, I would basically be paying $800 for the functionality of my dashboard to be restored. That is crazy.
There is a class action lawsuit out for this part. I spent a long time trying to pick a car that would shield me from this kind of situation. Really disappointed in Toyota for not recalling.
Engine Maintenance Required message popped up. It is not possible to turn it off, you can only make it disappear for about 5 seconds. This makes your dash useless until it's fixed. I read on the internet that you can test whether or not it is your coolant bypass valve by turning the heat all the way up on the car and turning it off and then on again. If the message does not pop when turning on with heat all the way up, it is the bypass valve.
The dealership claimed that this did not mean that the coolant wasn't working, that all that was happening was that coolant was not being prevented from flowing when turning on the engine to heat it up to operating temperature, slightly increasing gas mileage and lowering emissions. I hope that this is true and that I am not damaging my engine.
Regardless, I would basically be paying $800 for the functionality of my dashboard to be restored. That is crazy.
There is a class action lawsuit out for this part. I spent a long time trying to pick a car that would shield me from this kind of situation. Really disappointed in Toyota for not recalling.
- James Garry .., Nashville, TN, US