The Toyota GR Corolla Fire Scandal Is CRAZY

[@AlexMartini.]

I got asked to cover this over on IG (@Alex.Martini__) and because I left my tin hat out from the last video I decided to give this my thoughts. I don't know why Toyota would so directly deny any accountability other than because they don't want to have news articles reporting on their reliability issues....so instead they'll let the reporting be about the fires themselves. lol. I've never been a fan of the introduction of data collection in cars. I understand WHY they exist, but opting out should be as easy as it is on my iphone and if you think for a second this won't eventually litter into an insurance claim for you, I got bad news... But what're your thoughts? Am I overstretching and creating unnecessary "KZbin" hype or AMIRITE.? Love ya'll. Mod your car at MartiniWorks or i'll call you parents.

[@jmccarsnmore1025]

These incidents were in Europe, right??

[@davidflo_86]

People have been also finding low jack type of gps modules in their GR Corolla’s which is probably how Toyota was tracking the car’s data

[@nic1586]

ive always thought too much technology will only cause problems in a car the only hope now is for enough people to be made aware of it and try to rally against it or boycott new cars that track your data if we dont do something about it or at least voice concerns to manufacturers eventually the government might force all cars on the road to be incapable of exceeding the speed limit

[@LuckyCharms777]

How adorable. Just because we opt-out on our iPhones doesn’t mean they don’t collect data. Smoke and mirrors.

[@alexandergomez3574]

For the record, you don't sound crazy at all. Tbh, to me, you sound like the only sane one.

[@Michael-H23]

Moral of the story is keep your old cars running as long as possible

[@Hypersquid98]

07 accord 2.4. I will never let that car die as long as I can help it

[@devandrasimanjuntak1646]

98 NB Miata here. It’s been through a flood yet still runs like a champ (although it is a bit rusty on the driver’s side 😢)

[@youraveragejdmenthusiast430]

99 Eclipse NA, I still adore it though, absolutely great condiction only minor problems like paint and few other I think she's a keeper and great first car

[@adubs.]

They will just start raping you on insurance or outright refuse to allow you to title/tag them for use on the street. You cant just sit back and ignore this because it wont go away.

[@mtnman1984]

I really don't like much that's newer than a 2012 😂

[@AarmOZ84]

It's a bait and switch. They say you void the warranty for going over 85 mph IN A PERFORMANCE SPORTS CAR and then they give you a free year membership to NASA with one free track day to encourage you to void your warranty. WTF, Toyota?!?!

[@ArthaxtaDaVince777]

They really are in over their heads with their performance vehicles, even the supra is a rebranded bmw.

[@mustafasabeeh1398]

@@ArthaxtaDaVince777at least it doesn’t go On fire

[@mastercricket7626]

Well now 🤔

[@Goldenjews1234]

Most of those sports cars high end tires that overly rated like subaru wrx and sti.

[@chicknscratch]

Bet that track day was cheaper than what theyd have to pay for fixing the car

[@FullmoonEffects89]

The next competitor car advertisement will say "going over 85 mph wont void your warrenty"

[@rotorairgroup8409]

"You can ride over 85 without catching fire" 😂

[@aliaalchemy]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@aliaalchemy]

@@rotorairgroup8409😂😂😂😂😂

[@purposly]

You can got 85 all you want as long as it's on a road that 85 is below the limit. The issue here is that these shitheads are doing 85 in a 40 and acting surprised that the car they bought and agreed to gives all their info over the insurance companies and everyone knows exactly when and where you are doing these things.

[@VSUeric]

and then they'll add in a fine print: "Going over 86 miles per hour will void your warranty." Lol.

[@CoopaCoop]

When Toyota is becoming scumbags you know the world is close to the end of days..

[@tocreatee5736]

they learned from GM and Hyundai.

[@stevgtguy]

They've always been scumbags. People have just overlooked it or haven't had to deal with it directly.

[@Birdsofparadiselost]

@@stevgtguy this is only the beginning. Just remember people have been buying and suffering with Chryslers for decades despite knowing they are ass

[@TiBiAstro]

you misspelled capitalism. and i couldn't be happier about it. 🥰

[@Zirion123]

Did u guys forget the stuck throttle pedal cases lol ?

[@eddieredmann3]

As someone who owns and enjoys his 2024 GR Corolla, Toyota's attitude in this regard concerns me. I'm hoping they get brought to the cleaners in court.

[@AlexMartini.]

That's what i'm saying. I LOVE the GR Corolla, its a rad car. But two very public cases and no larger response makes me worry they're going to wait for something more dangerous to happen before they act.

[@UnrulyDrakes]

@@AlexMartini. Toyota seems to have a very reactive response to these claims rather than a proactive one.Lets hope no one has to be seriously injured or worse for them to act accordingly, i am a huge Toyota fan but this would make to go in another direction, another reason i prefer older cars !!! .

[@CG-yh6js]

I also have a 2024 but I opted out of the connected services (Toyota Connect...) from the very start so Toyota doesn't get my Data(so if they start using data from my car I can then sue them for breach of privacy). I still have only 9300km on it and keep a close eye on everything. I LOVE the car more than I anticipated. But now Imma get a good extinguisher for the car just in case.

[@Carlos.Rivera]

​@@CG-yh6jsbring 2 more bottles

[@srsg-wy8tr]

As someone who owns a GR corolla, gr supra, gr 86, brz and m2. I dont care you enjoy your 24 coroll

[@americanAlienBoy]

I roasted the brakes on my M2 at a track day while the car was still on original warranty. When I went back to the dealer, they said, "they're supposed to handle track days," and put a new set on the car all on BMW's nickel.

[@baoquoc3710]

So BMW despite gospel of "design" when it comes to parts situation is still pretty much covered even with "rogue" use cases which felt like something unheard of for a company that "Don't want to make boring cars"

[@StephenBrewer89]

The ultimate driving machine baby.

[@SupraSav]

The Ultimate driving experience.. I am glad to see BMW doing well by their sporty owners.

[@StephenBrewer89]

@ I’m no Bimmer owner

[@izzle_exe37]

Corporations cutting corners and violating your privacy 🤮

[@TwoDollarGararge]

Been that way for 3 decades you have no privacy.

[@Fuffcat]

@@TwoDollarGararge my 30 year old car doesn't rat on me automatically.

[@FatMfFrog]

@@TwoDollarGararge hell, my 2019 civic doesn't either

[@TwoDollarGararge]

@FatMfFrog it does did you see the deal where the infotainment sells your data to company's most modern cars do this they don't care about us peasants.

[@TwoDollarGararge]

@Fuffcat If you have any smart connected device you have no privacy google knows you better than you know yourself. Even if your car is a locked vault, if you use a GPS, have android, or it's tracking you and your typing,typing patterns what you look at.

[@TangyStunts]

Spend $50K on a Corolla for it to burn to the ground with ZERO assistance from the manufacturer? Wow..

[@dneptune3]

First mistake was spending $50k on a Toyota

[@vvvvel]

It's too good to be true.

[@Zenergist]

​@@dneptune3 Toyotas aren't cheap vehicles.

[@goldiilockzz7556]

@@dneptune3a Corolla at that

[@billdennis2993]

Wow that's a hot Toyota

[@cjsnylons]

Thanks, Toyota, for pushing the Civic Type R values up.

[@marktarascio4766]

You don't think Honda wants a piece of this ...they are already working on it .

[@realnapster1522]

This Toyota is piece of junk. Buy the Type R. It’s made in Japan

[@sushimaster100]

@@realnapster1522 GR Corolla is also made in Japan...

[@Valrax]

​@@sushimaster100Nissan Or Honda.

[@k9driver]

When my local Toyota salesman declined my under MSRP offer for a GR Corolla, he did me a HUGE favor. Thank you!

[@CamelSmokes23]

Yeah they hit me 11% APR so I walked out of the showroom right then and there. Turns out they saved me possibly burning my house down or something.

[@TheOhsemix]

@@CamelSmokes23 You shouldnt use their financing use your own Mazda offered me the same APR as you. But my bank approved me for 7% on the same used car which is higher intrest than new cars.

[@dustinbono]

Same

[@cuencaview8303]

The manager,not the salesman who denied uour offer

[@CamelSmokes23]

@@alexomer9916 800 credit score. They were just fishing for more money because as I was leaving they "somehow" got me down to 7%. The whole thing left such a bad taste in my mouth I just kept walking.

[@calz7744]

If insurance already knew they weren't going to cover your damage because you sped 4 months ago, but still collected your monthly payments for full coverage... Sounds like fraud.

[@hokorikera]

Class action lawsuit time?

[@swoleavocado]

Insurance DID cover his damage. They totaled his car. Insurance will only give you fair market value. The owner had a gap, meaning he stilled owed MORE money than the car is worth. This is likely because he put 0 zero down or because he was underwater on his previous load and rolled over the balance on to his new loan. How to avoid this? Purchase Gap insurance to cover the difference, put more money down or avoid rolling over remaining balance onto your new loan. This scenario would also happen if you get into a car accident leaving the dealership or if you total your car within 36 of ownership. For reference, most auto loans are for OVER 100% of the sale price meaning people finance taxes, fees, previous balances etc. These are the risks.

[@TheWire1o1]

This is why I tell everyone they should have gap

[@Mqxwell]

@@TheWire1o1 ONLY if the value you owe is more than the market value of the car. Gap insurance when you don't have negative equity is a scam.

[@joemaggio6806]

@@swoleavocado or because dealers mark up the price because they don’t make enough of the cars for the demand (on purpose for hype) and we end up paying wayyy over market to have one. I’d love to have one of these newer sports cars but no way I’m dealing with all of that

[@gregoryhughes]

Toyota has a history of this; the Camry sludge issue comes to mind. Toyota does a wonderful job of burying their scandals

[@deemelody2396]

What's the Camry sludge issue? Do you remember which year cars it happened in?

[@lordgoofus2364]

It's a common theme with "respected" companies. Most of them have the same demons and dodgy happenings as everyone else. The difference is they have good lawyers, and an excellent PR team.

[@Uknown76]

@@deemelody2396not sure about the sludge issues, by my 2006 rav 4 was the worst car i owned damn thing burned quarts of oil, i was always on time with oil changes too, the transmission started leaking the ground wires went out that thing was a nightmare

[@joshuathomas4934]

Don’t forget the truck frame snapping. Can’t forget that one.

[@michaelduke4500]

@@joshuathomas4934 Yep, by using an American frame manufacturer. The Japan version didn't have this issue.

[@tespenkr9924]

1990s Toyota: Recalled Lexus LS400, fixes issues for free and throws in a full tank of gas. 2020 Toyota: Voids your warrenty when you drive the racing car like a race car.

[@leemollison7508]

It is what happens when you get enough market share to think you are untouchable and stop caring. Toyota has monopoly syndrome.

[@mindaugassolys1963]

@@leemollison7508 They don't have monopoly. There are other brands that they have to compete with. Learn the terms you use first. What is actually happening is that they got greedy and they are cutting corners to make more money, similarly to what European brands (Audi and VW for example) do today. They got greedy and are asleep on laurels, and this will bite them hard if enough lawsuits will pile up and other brands will take away their customers.

[@leemollison7508]

@mindaugassolys1963 I know what the term monopoly means, the entire western world is labouring under the effects of one, more or less, covid showed us the world is not what we have been led to believe. I just think that this smacks of arrogance from Toyota, similar to the attitude given by a real monopoly. Resting on their laurels it could be, but this is not the Toyota of the 1990's it would seem.

[@leemollison7508]

@mindaugassolys1963 Did my reply come through? Comment deletion and censorship is at an all time high on YT.

[@ssnerd583]

@@leemollison7508 DING-DING-F'ING DING!!!!

[@infinitebeast5517]

Your car collecting data on you and sending it without your consent should be illegal.

[@nunyabeezwacks1408]

And they're probably money off of your data by selling the information to you don't know which companies.

[@factsuniverse851]

It is.

[@YouTube_stole_my_handle]

Our televisions have had microphones for years, non related phone apps send info to insurance agencies

[@infinitebeast5517]

@@KZbin_stole_my_handle should be illegal too

[@tomprice5496]

@@factsuniverse851 It's not. All modern cars come with Telemetry control units that track speed, location, and a whole bunch of other stuff like if you wear your seatbelt or not. They also have 900 Mhz transmitters so they can talk to other cars and send and receive data via radio communications. It's basically a whole surveillance network that most people have never heard of.

[@CaptainSeamus]

The whole "tire" thing is a HUGE joke - there hasn't been a tire on the road since at least the 80s that weren't less than 113mph - S speed rating... H rating is 124, and they go up from there...

[@DirtDude117]

Imagine that 114mph was a salesman or technician doing it and voiding the warranty before the owner had it or while under Toyota's care

[@blakebucknall4008]

If this whole data sharing is true. Surely it'll be able to log the miles and speed at the same time to correlate the two variables and to determine when the owner got the vehicle. This all messed up and i hate it. Why I own two vehicles from the early 2000's haha.

[@WhoIsJoii]

⁠@@blakebucknall4008yeah you're 100% right, I have a 03' RSX-S with a Hondata ECU and If I run a data log I can see everything from RPMs, temps, cam duration, speed, mileage, injector cycle etc. it literally can see everything, especially a 2024 car with more modern sensors and systems than my Honda

[@blakebucknall4008]

@WhoIsJoii damn bro I got an imported FD2 Type R.

[@WhoIsJoii]

@@blakebucknall4008 That's fire asf, I wanna get one at some point in the future. But for rn i got as close as I could get without RHD swapping mine, I imported a k20a type R motor from the DC5 type r, built the bottom end and swapped it in after I put too much boost into the stock motor 😭

[@kevinkim9620]

@@blakebucknall4008how? registered for street too? thats one of my unicorns 🙂

[@hexhiaa]

this is like buying a phone and being told the warrantee was voided because u made calls on it LOL

[@spaceghostmiid]

more like buying a coffee table from ikea that comes with free mugs then getting a warranty claim denied because you put the mugs on the table and it wasn't rated for that size mug lmfao

[@msmarshall854]

@@spaceghostmiid yup, that analogy works too

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Like when my friend's iPhone warranty got voided for putting in his front pocket. His sweat "soda damaged" -Apple, it

[@nbit69]

I'd say it would actually be more like buying a phone and voiding the warranty by jail-breaking it and installing apps that were not approved, then claiming warranty when your phone gets screwed up. Be realistic. At no time has any auto manufacturer or insurance company opted to cover your car when used in a racing application. I'm not saying you should feel good about it or that it's cool that you get hosed... but every insurance or warranty policy says this. It doesn't matter what the car is built for. If you race it or push it in a manner that goes outside "legal" use, then expect to not have an issue covered under insurance or warranty. If insurance or auto manufacturers didn't put in these disclaimers, they'd go broke with all the money they'd have to shell out to fix these things. This is reality at its finest... and I don't understand how people are all shocked and shaken by it.

[@Duran762]

More like because you were playing games on it and it heat up too much

[@jeffrojefferson88]

A "gap" in insurance is not "bad luck". It is highly irresponsible.

[@jon6969]

Right! I’m trying to understand why Toyota would cover this? Isn’t this clearly on the owner for not having gap? I’ve never heard of someone expecting the manufacturer to pick up the remainder from a bad loan.

[@michaelkoch603]

You realize gap insurance doesn’t always cover the entirety of a loan just the depreciation of the vehicle itself. It will not cover taxes, and market adjustment dealers use. They could have got msrp back from the insurance company and still owed on the car which if it didn’t set on fire wouldn’t be the case

[@dylan-nguyen]

@@michaelkoch603 depends on state laws. some states require sales tax be included some states allow sales tax reimbursement after proof of new vehicle purchase some states require full reimbursement of the auto loan some do not include sales tax or fees all depends on the laws and terms of the insurer

[@blackrifle6736]

*Agreed. Totally dumb $hit behaviour.*

[@harisinam4078]

@jeffrojefferson88 yes sell that Insurance my man. Sell it like it's hot.

[@Mohandas.Gandhi]

The good news is that Toyota voiding a warranty based on vehicle speed violates the magnuson-moss act and 100% won't hold up in a US court. The onus is on them to prove that the high speed specifically caused the damage, not for you to prove that it didn't.

[@BOOSTEDDUDE]

Never heard of magnuson-moss act before. Nice one!

[@sunset6958]

Noice

[@ssnerd583]

....but the PROBLEM is to get Toycrapa into court to have the whole thing come out.....bet you a kopeck that they will NEVER go to court over this and thus preserve their BS

[@benitoloco899]

​@@ssnerd583If there's a decent case, a lawyer will take it free of charge to the client. The owner has nothing to lose from calling for consultation.

[@ivegonemad]

There’s nothing in the owners manual saying that going over the speed limit voids warranty….i dunno where they got that info but this doesn’t seem like a Toyota Motor Corp response..sounds like it’s a a dealer level response…

[@redcar7399]

Pintos required another vehicle to rearend them to catch fire, Toyota is so efficient their vehicles catch fire without a collision.

[@bokiNYC]

😂😂😂👍

[@stevec5000]

They still have a long way to go to catch up with Ferrari though!

[@bokiNYC]

@@stevec5000 😂😂

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

😂👍

[@johnt.848]

Aspiring to be a Ferrari.

[@amandanunez6687]

My 2023 toyota gr corolla started on fire after being parked for 5 hours. The fire Marshall said it started in the front left engine bay. Another inspection was done four months later and it stated that my house was what started the fire and spread to my car. Toyota then decided that it was not the cars fault and my family and I lost everything we owned. My car had 10,000 miles on it. None of the pictures from the second inspection matched what they said.

[@Ro-u]

Any updates?

[@haz1101]

No it was a car that did it. It’s time to lawyer up buddy.

[@amandanunez6687]

​@Ro-u nothing trying to find a lawyer

[@ItsNova816]

Toyota seems to be speedrunning destroying their reputation. Between the GR86 oil pan incidents, the exploding V6, and now pulling a Hyundai and screwing your customers out of warranty claims due to their design flaws... yikes.

[@abjeepify]

Amazing how fast they are falling from grace

[@aygwm]

No more boring cars

[@Symphoniics]

Uh, Hyundai honors warranty claims…

[@Robert-un3cf]

@@abjeepify People are finally waking up to the fact that Toyota's reputation they earned in the late 80s to 00s is no longer deserved and hasn't been for many years. Toyotas used to be well-built, reasonably priced, very reliable cars. However, they have had their share of major issues over the years. They also generally use tried/true tech in their cars which helped tremendously with reliability. This has changed since emissions and fuel economy requirements are forcing them to abandon the old tech, and other manufacturers have caught up as well. Present day Toyota is overrated.

[@baoquoc3710]

@@Symphoniics that's until you learn about Toyota's absolute shitshow that is vehicle certification manipulation that the Japanese authorities just unraveled recently....

[@sixteenornumber]

Should be illegal. If Toyota doesn't want you to drive this fast, they need to limit the speed to 85 from the factory.

[@2eroumgme753]

What's wild is a lot of people were looking forward to the new MR2 and Celica. Emphasis on were

[@anonymouscoder3557]

What a rubbish from Toyota, even normal non performance car should be able to drive above 85mph. This is crazy😮 3:52

[@josephk6136]

If going over 85 is "detrimental" to their vehicles, why do they allow you to go over it? Sounds like a class action lawsuit.

[@CaptainSeamus]

It's a line of code - speed limiters have been around for a long time - Toyota should just shut them off at 85.

[@purposly]

Where is the speed limit 85? or do you genuinely believe that these people only reached those speeds on race tracks?

[@CaptainSeamus]

@@purposly The speed limit is 85mph on the limited access roads (tollway interstates) in Texas. 80mph is the speed limit on the interstate highways of several states in the plains and west. You need to get out of the city more.

[@kennythemeat]

in switzerland toyota would not be able to sell the car with faulty tires. tires have a speedindex which have to cover the maximum velocity of the car. you would not get trough the 4 and 2 year inspection at all.

[@07imprezadude]

@@CaptainSeamus In Arizona, the posted limit is 75 on much of I-10. DPS generally won't won't mess with you unless you're driving like a total asshat or going balls-out through a construction zone.

[@TheThenewdiabolic]

This is why I love my dumb car. Fridge, washer/dryer, and cars don't need to be "smart". And stop installing garbage apps on your phone. They are tracking everything you do. It isn't a conspiracy, they are tracking and selling everything.

[@3318kk]

🤡🤡

[@illuminate4]

yup **laughs in 1992 lexus**

[@Subieghost]

There's too much control and too much lack of moderation in modern technology. It's not to make sure people are following the law and it's not to protect those around you. *It's about making and saving as much money as possible.*

[@iraqifoodcart8447]

This includes the phone that you're using buddy, although I'm sure you were already aware of that.

[@Bocvn68]

Facts 💯💯 o

[@Dad_Lyon]

I got a 1998 Honda Accord, manual transmission. Pretty regularly gets 30 MPG. Love that car.

[@Charliegsand]

a fire does not cause a hole in the block, the hole in the block can certainly cause a fire though.

[@AlexMartini.]

I'm curious to know the lore of this magical hole. Why report it and what would cause it.

[@ZackNakazora1]

@@AlexMartini. my guess is a freeze plug working its way loose . 3 cylinders have bad harmonics for balancing..

[@ZackNakazora1]

no evidence just spitballing. cause you know #tinhatnation

[@legros731]

​@@ZackNakazora1Freese plug loose engine would just lose coolant no fire here The engine clearly broke a rod and windowed the block spraying all the oil on a hot turbo/manifold

[@darcykeddell4930]

Some engines have plugs that go to oil​@@legros731

[@papparazzi79]

If we remember, going above 85 mph could result in time travel. That is why the claim has to be denied.

[@Stratos1988]

If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour you're gonna see some serious shit.

[@karllongan9535]

GREAT SCOTT!!!!

[@bokiNYC]

😂😂

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

85mph = 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Prediction confirmed

[@XeroFailGames]

It was 88 miles an hour

[@mrjohnnyk]

Thanks for the heads up. It's no wonder why I am so focused on cars from over a decade ago.

[@kernoleary1394]

if when you buy a car they tell you "your warranty is void if you go over 85", noone would have bought these things

[@bokiNYC]

Exactly 👍

[@DragonKnightX12]

I doubt it voids warranty. Probably just legal jargon to protect them from lawsuits if someone destroys theirs car doing stupid stuff.

[@pumarolz]

That’s like voiding the warranty on a tundra because you towed something, and they know they are invading your privacy on your property without your consent, fun stuff

[@MarkTrades__]

"you went over 55 while towing, your warranty is void" coming to a venue near us soon

[@keithgriswold5898]

I bet in the very long list of terms and conditions you have to sign to agree to or click yes to it says Toyota can use your information. No one just reads all that stuff that’s why everyone says “without your consent” because they don’t read the terms and conditions

[@harisinam4078]

Probably Right now American justice system is in a state of jokess😂😂😂

[@joshf1170]

That’s wild. Everyone knows the ND Miata has a glass transmission. Nobody is outraged because Mazda sent a letter to all dealers saying the ND is advertised as a sports car/track car, and Mazda will replace transmissions even if it blew on track/autocross.

[@ItsJustCams]

So basically... If you get a brand new sports car in 2024 and something happens to it that isn't your fault at all... you're cooked... What's really wild to me is that this is the biggest automotive brand in the world. Replacing a GR Corolla or 2 should be the equivalent of popping a pimple... a minor inconvenience... but MINOR...

[@abundantchemical6335]

They got insurance payout and can pursue settlement in court quite easily, especially with all the news this issue has garnered even though it seems to be quite obviously user error (Previously hidden and obscured engine issues, lack of clarity regarding modding and tuning)

[@darcykeddell4930]

​@@abundantchemical6335lmao blame the driver of an unmodified 9k mile car

[@anicrow]

Toyota is NOT the biggest auto manufacturer.

[@xabhax]

No, its called insurance, and not being an idiot. Dont have a loan for more than the car is worth. You should NOT have a remaining balance if your car gets totaled. Bottom line, dude got a car he couldnt afford.

[@Stargun-vj1uh]

@@xabhax Have you ever bought a car off the lot? The sticker isn't what you pay. You pay another 1/3rd of the price in tax. My Grandmother's 2024 Frontier by Nissan was $39,999, but it cost her $54,000 to buy it due to tax. How AREN'T buyers buying a brand new car supposed to get a loan for what the car is worth, when after taxes, you do pay more than it's worth? The note is naturally going to be higher than the value. Buying new is not generally a good idea in my opinion anyway. It's not that the guy got a car he couldn't afford, he got a car, expected to be able to drive it, and it lit itself on fire. He wants his balance zero'd out, but his insurance paid what it's WORTH, not what he owed, and Toyota isn't helping.

[@digitalbobby42]

$50k for a Toyota Corolla with a turbo 3 cylinder engine that catches fire 🔥 going 85 mph....sounds really fun to drive.

[@steveellsworth2547]

Doc Brown and Marty would not be happy. They could not go back to the future in that car....LOL

[@JJEJ88]

Bro that rush you get knowing this lol

[@antd2733]

Gr corolla is overpriced. Should be starting 28kmsrp

[@Sonack]

Its fun to test drive😂 anything after that i wouldnt reccommend. I regularly take my subaru over 100 and it chills

[@ontarioman6301]

54 grand for base GR in Canada

[@MrWilliam.Stewart]

Maybe the marketing department could fix it with a slogan? "Hot cars for hot people" "You buy, we spy" "Warranties are for wooses" Who said that manufacture hasn't embraced the EV way.

[@Metroshica]

This is insane! Why do manufacturers make "sports" cars yet refuse to actually support them?

[@saswatsethi2739]

Exactly

[@RADkate]

because real sprots cars dont come with any suport other than a parts calouge

[@Rommer2258]

Toyota is having a bad time right now, GR Corolla burning down, tundras eating engines, new 4runner and taco blowing struts because there's no bumpstops, and the GR86 still having oil starvation issues. It seems like someone got high on their own supply and ruined their good name in 2 years

[@ericmarentette]

Not to mention the pos Mirai that you can't get hydrogen for and has depreciated by like 80% lmao

[@YouYou-jr8hs]

GR86 is a Subaru problem, oil starvation and oil baffles not working is also on the WRX

[@oemj7147]

@@YouYou-jr8hs Ir's not a Subaru problem when it wears a Toyota badge.

[@theodorgiosan2570]

Not all struts need bump stops though. As an example my 79 Subaru which has struts with no bump stop and has been over jumps and hasn't ever had issues with the original 45 year old struts. The spring setup is such that the car could not possibly compress the springs more than the strut could handle even off a jump. Although it only weighs 1800lbs. I'm not a Toyota guy. I buy GM and Subaru. Just clarifying that not every strut needs a bump stop. Sometimes the suspension setup is such that one isn't necessary.

[@Durgenheim]

@@YouYou-jr8hsit’s not a BRZ problem, so why would it be the fault of Subaru? Toyota is the common denominator here.

[@Kelly-n2z7q]

Thank you for your honesty...very refreshing!

[@liamphilip6073]

Toyota's actions with the GR Corolla and their lack of response on the oil starvation issue with the 86 almost makes me want to sell my 86. How can I be confident dailying my car when Toyota is denying warranties left and right for no reason? Now, I don't think I'll actually sell, but it really sucks that this is the route Toyota wants to take. It seems like they really want to destroy their image.

[@shawnveneziano9013]

For real. I almost bought one a few months back but I ended up with a 2.0 turbo Camaro instead. I'm SO happy with my decision because GM actually makes the Camaro FOR tracking and even sells a separate warranty to cover it if you wish to do so, even though, the standard warranty is still FULLY covered if you track it. I love Toyota and as a fan of the AE86 I have always wanted a GR86 but now... now I think I'm super happy with my Camaro instead. I'm really disappointed in Toyota lately.

[@greensamurai5805]

Toyota will change your vehicle if you blow your engine on your 86 from oil starvation no questions asked if your vehicle is under 100.000 km

[@oemj7147]

@@greensamurai5805 Source?

[@CarlosPerez-jp8df]

the only people that see toyota as they used to be are people that have no clue whats going on lately with them dealers are terrible they have hella cars that are either rebadged or have powertrains from other companies the engines that they make are blowing up and a lot more

[@faheemabbas3965]

Toyota knows very well that they’re the most depended-on automaker in the world. And it shows with the quality and effort of their cars as of recent.

[@user-cg7cc7zj3e]

Toyotas handling of these two incidents is why I am no longer interested in purchasing a 2025 gr Corolla. I see this becoming a class action lawsuit.

[@ivok9846]

2 out of how many on the road? you just need fire extinguisher and that way you'll discover where fires start, and if they start. if you'll be the 3rd case.

[@vadwvea7153]

@@ivok9846Are you stupid? The fact is the cars clearly had some sort of defect which caused the fire. If I bought a defective car that had the chance to catch on fire and I was told to just ‘carry a fire extinguisher’ that would be the stupidest thing thats ever been said. GTFO

[@nelthon9005]

@@ivok9846do you work for Toyota or something swallowing them like this?

[@ivok9846]

@@nelthon9005 no, i don't even care about new cars, but we live in age where 2 cars with a problem) out of 100 000 will somehow become a big story.

[@shirakawanaoya]

idc about Toyota. I highly care about the data gathering that is definitely happening behind our backs.

[@thesandprince9888]

Working at a Toyota dealership, this makes me want to switch to literally any other brand.

[@ZackNakazora1]

Even.... Hyundai? 😅 I hear the warrenty department is hit or miss but Korea corporate is pretty hard core in taking care of their n division..

[@AlexMartini.]

That's why I prefer the "AlexMartini" dealership. It's filled with sh&tboxes, but they're guaranteed to make you smile.

[@thesandprince9888]

@@AlexMartini. you hiring in sales?😭

[@cynicalx7495]

Makes me glad moved professions(Toyota tech to IT) to hell with these big corporations man 😂

[@b864r]

Subaru will do the same thing, when my stock Sti had rod knock they check the history. Telling me that I was going 100+ mph and that I was hitting red line blah blah blah

[@sacredgear]

Toyota learned a trick from Subaru. Advertise performance but call it abuse when you actually use it

[@matheusgiovannini571]

Well said

[@Jez4prez1]

to be fair with the GR86/BRZ, Subaru never really advertised performance. They were pretty straight up saying this is a car for road consumption, while Toyota were giving free track days and hyping it up as Gazoo Racing. Toyota is a marketing behemoth, and have more marketing power and reach, and have different marketing on their cars, than Subaru. So they even created some random back history for the car (how the vision was born from classic Toyota cars (where some lead designer referenced some old school boxer Toyota, but then they still tie it into the AE86 somehow, which makes no sense, besides the obvious reason of marketing) and how Mr Toyoda gave it his personal tick of approval, and how it forms part of Gazoo Racing etc) while Subaru never mentioned any of that crap, they just built it from an Impreza chassis and used Subaru parts (or Subaru designed parts) then sold it as the BRZ and gave Toyota their cars. Also, when it came to warranties, from all the forum reports I have read, Subaru have been more supportive of covering in warranty, while Toyota was initially fighting them, then finally caved in.

[@sacredgear]

@@Jez4prez1 I don’t think that’s accurate. Toyota/subaru/scion was even offering track days for the GT86. And it’s not just those cars. Subaru pushed the rally heritage of the WRX/STI constantly. Commercials of the car going off road in a rally style setting, press release of the car doing canyon runs. All to do deny warranty claims at every turn, even for known issues. My 15 WRX had transmission issues and despite the car being stock, and a TSB, they claimed that It was from the car being raced. I never raced the car but the problem is I couldn’t prove that I didn’t. I probably could have lawyered up but that would have costed more than the repair itself. I know other people that had to fight Subaru for some of the most basic warranty claims.

[@Jez4prez1]

@@sacredgear "I don’t think that’s accurate. Toyota/subaru/scion was even offering track days for the GT86. " GT86 is Toyota. " And it’s not just those cars. Subaru pushed the rally heritage of the WRX/STI constantly" Yeah, rally heritage. It never told you these are rally cars, here is a free rally pass. Because the WRX and WRX STI are literal econo cars, made to drive around the streets with. Subaru actually sold the Spec C for rally purposes, and they were only allowed to be sold to people who had a rally drivers license (at least in my country -, only a small number were imported by the dealer, as it was a Japan only model). Rally teams would buy either a Spec C under special order from Subaru, or they would buy the Prodrive built version from the UK (official partner of Subaru with rally), which was already prepped. My country even had another official Subaru partnered builder of prepped rally cars (that was not Prodrive). "My 15 WRX had transmission issues and despite the car being stock, and a TSB, they claimed that It was from the car being raced." You know what I think, I think the US has bad dealers, and it can be hit and miss depending on the dealer you work with, since they just make things up. In my country it operates way differently to how it does in the US. Regardless, looking at the Gr86 and BRZ, based on all the stuff I have read which is still in the US, the GR86 forum is basically in agreement that Subaru have handled everything way better than Toyota.

[@RealDarkBlade]

imagine if you put the car on a dyno and then the manufacturer says "you were driving too fast"

[@baoquoc3710]

NHRA moment (yes its about Dodge smashing drag records so much that they have to ban)

[@SupraSav]

Really did not expect this from Toyota. Especially in regards to a GR vehicle? Sad, sad, sad. Dropping a notch or two, Toyota.

[@bzilla-d4i]

They've been doing this for years, they haven't been good since the 90's, Toyota had to recall 2 million vehicles between now and Feb 2023. They've been building rubbish.

[@SupraSav]

@@bzilla-d4i Funny you say that I was just looking at some recall numbers a few days back. People were complaining that Toyota didn't make the supra engine.... Well, that's looking like a good thing. Between the GR Corolla, GR86, Tundra... Toyota is not having a good time with their engines.

[@nicop.8566]

I was a former employee for Toyota manufacturing and can say that they really have been skimping on safety/quality of their products. Due to carelessness, shortage of necessary parts, and the higher ups pushing for unrealistic quotas.

[@wezkerlim]

is this a regional thing or toyota international including japan?

[@trexy29]

It's not just toyota. The whole industry is going in that direction.

[@shtdfckup2550]

This what happens when you get a lot of trying hard to be smart people trying hard to cut a lot of corners and imposing impossible due/release dates

[@nicop.8566]

@@wezkerlim Japan was having issues too with supply chain last I heard.

[@wezkerlim]

ah man.... that just sucks guys...

[@thedrivefields]

Many out there can't understand that even some kings don't stay on their throne forever. Just because some companies were once considered reliable as an option, doesn't mean they still are.

[@thisandthatautomotive]

Moral of the story, don't buy these brand new cars

[@Janfey]

or just have insurance

[@damiandmb2092]

​@@Janfey unless you down 10%-20% you're gonna need GAP insurance. Second guy was stupid to have his insurance lapse in coverage.

[@kpods1116]

Don’t buy Toyotas

[@cicada9471]

​@Svannutait's called planned obsolescence. All manufacturers do it. Toyota is no different. Kay buy what you want. All new cars last around 150,000mi anyway

[@07imprezadude]

@@cicada9471 Agree with the planned obsolescence; however, some of these cars barely make it out of the showroom before they go "Boom!," well short of the 150k mark.

[@DissFooJosh]

Toyota dealership employee here and Alex is right all new Toyota vehicles have service connect which will report excessive speed, over revving codes, check engine lights etc. we actually have a Corolla GR that the owner over revved the engine to 10,000 RPM and threw a rod out the block but we still were able to get the engine long block covered through warranty just depends which Toyota dealership helps you guys and ultimately what Toyota motor company decides each claim

[@Stratos1988]

Is your dealership in USA ?

[@DissFooJosh]

@@Stratos1988 yes California

[@frog7362]

Are you able to disable the reports as a consumer or will the ECU shit a brick and void the warranty?

[@YouYou-jr8hs]

​@DissFooJosh which dealership? Over revving is human error, that's Toyota taking a loss for a driver error, which should not be under warranty. Honestly, a business should only be taking responsibility for what the business did wrong, not what the customer did wrong, or they'll feel compelled to "equalize" things with these 2 GRCs that burned.

[@Stratos1988]

@@DissFooJosh Not what I expected. It's usually non-US dealerships that are customer friendly.

[@rocsocom3166]

Thanks for info I been thinking about buy one. Now forget it.

[@sXeNateHxC]

I see a Louis Rossman video covering this in the near future.

[@VistasSrinagarun]

This feels like a Rossmann rant. Just missing the fuck you and I hope you learned something

[@jerrylee3887]

I spoke to my brother that works at Toyota. The GR Corolla warranty is black and white. Once you go over 85 MPH... the warranty is null and void PERIOD. I told him this will kill your reputation especially their GR Products. I can say that I will be NOT buying any Toyotas EVER!! Added to my original comment: All the GR cars are being tracked and or the data is being collected for the dealership's private use.

[@Tiny_Speck]

Interstate speed limits near me are 80mph and you hit 85 all the time just casually passing trucks and minivans. This will wreck Toyota's reputation voiding warranties for normal highway driving in Texas, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

[@strmshadow8411]

I don't think they'll be able to to enforce that, once people start going to court. I definitely want to see how this plays out with a lawsuit, which I hope these guys are gonna start.

[@travis3810]

@@strmshadow8411 same thing happened to the GR86 claim a couple years ago where they voided the claim because they found pics of the owner auto crossing the car. 1) not posting everything you do on social media is a good practice just in general and 2) I'm almost positive that Toyota will backpedal on this claim, just like they did with the 86 because of the bad press

[@strmshadow8411]

@@travis3810 I agree that they'll backpedal following enough negative press. But, damaging your car from driving on the track and having not 1 but 2 cars engine catch on fire from driving on the interstate are two totally different scenario's. I think they would have a point if these guys were on a track and went off course or something, but trying to claim "abuse" because the car went over 85 mph is borderline mental. I have no dog in this fight though, but I'll definitely be surprised if they don't reimburse these guys or replace the cars.

[@nateoverthehorizon1176]

Crap I need to sell my gr Corolla. I don’t want to loose everything in it because of Toyota warranty. I’ll go back to driving my 2002 Lexus sportcross

[@johnreason]

I blew the motor on my Z06 Corvette on the race track (HPDE event) and GM covered it under warranty (~$23,000). The warranty receipt stated " Tech assist also recommend that after each competitive event that the vehicle fluids should be changed".

[@stanleyo5471]

My family owned a 2008 rav4 that had know issues with the engine. Toyota pulled the same BS with trying to not cover the issue when it was under warranty. It took a class action lawsuit to get it fixed, and even then we never got any information from Toyota, which was required by them to do. Toyota has always done sketchy stuff like this and I’m glad it’s finally coming to light.

[@darklinkduck2275]

They have done this for years remember the stick accelerator remember the 2.4 07-09 camerys burning oil and they denied it.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

They stripped a head bolt from my aluminum block, and they said it wasn't them, it didn't even need a head gasket for many years, but now days after their work.

[@musk-eteer9898]

toyota taking play book for vw diesel-gate

[@ssnerd583]

my white '15 Taco has the paint peeling issue around the doors.....and no way to get it fixed, now....yeah

[@saleen367]

Corporations know that the average person cannot afford to fight them in court, so they have little to lose by denying the claim. This, in the end, will require everyone, either not buying new cars, or banning together to fight them. Technology is wonderful until its used against you.

[@harisinam4078]

That's what happens when you make cirizens united (corporation) vs fde rulings

[@MrDuncl]

In the U.K. Lancia got such a bad reputation they gave up trying to sell them here. And that was just for premature rusting. If people want a car where the engine blows up and catches fire they might as well save some money by buying a Ford Ecoboom.

[@kevingrierson2331]

This is the second video of yours I have watched. Well researched and presented content. Subscribed!!

[@The_Greek1282]

I considered getting a Toyota. Specifically the gr corolla, but then I heard about them burning down, and now Toyota won’t accept responsibility?!?! I definitely won’t be buying from them anytime soon

[@Averna222]

Having worked at a Toyota dealer, there is a red and white sticker, typically on the overhead console, of every new Toyota sold that says data will be collected and sent back to the manufacturer. It is only to be removed by the buyer. If a dealer removed that sticker before you bought it, you likely have a legal case against them.

[@kevinim300]

This is getting crazy for sure. may never buy a new sports car now... always wanted a vet. good channel

[@frankmendivil2742]

How sad is it, that we live in a generation where basic privacy is no longer a thing. It makes the day to day harder to go about, so as a car enthusiast, you’d just wanna drive your blues away, but now what is supposed to be enjoyed as a pride and joy, and form of stress relief, is now compromised making it another statistic on the subject of lack of privacy. We should be able to hop in our rides without a worry in the world because to some of us, it’s our best friend, our way to get through life, or our last resort… but no longer 😔

[@SirRoastAlot-]

Don't buy a new Toyota. Quality control is gone.

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

V6 Tundra failiures, GR Corolla oil pan. Yeah. They're burning their favor.

[@Oldvehicle19]

Don't buy anything after 2020

[@oskr8405]

They had to use bmws b58 in their Supra that tell you how low Toyota has gone choosing another manufacturer like bmw who is now reliable . Who would’ve thought a bmw would be more reliable lol !

[@TheOhsemix]

@@Oldvehicle19 theirs vehicles sold post 2020 but designed pre 2020 that do just fine. I have a mazda MX5 designed in 2015 and still going in 2024. They had transmission issues on manuals initially but post 2017 they have been reliable .

[@KillaRock404]

@@oskr8405that’s not the reason why they went to BMW. They would have to develop an inline 6 from scratch and have a dedicated platform for a sports car. They couldn’t justify the cost of development for a low volume car that would cost at least $20k more than the current MK5

[@temuzin99]

After watching this video, I uninstalled my auto insurance app. My app once asked me for a permission to monitor my driving behavior. It said I could be rewarded for good driving habit when renewing next time, but I didn't allow it anyway. The info it gathers could be used against me. Anyway, I just uninstalled it because I can't trust it anymore. I will occasionally repeat install and uninstall only when I really need it for a brief moment.

[@brehh]

This needs to reach the "normie" side of the internet, kinda like how the planned obsolescence of new cars has just started to. The only way this gets any form of walk-back is if it affects company wallets. Cars are getting dystopian man...

[@ZEPRATGERNODT]

Planned Obsolescence goes back to before my parents day (I’m 57 and my parents are in their mid 80’s). Back when I was a kid the name Alfred P Sloan was the villain that term was applied to. Conversations then took place just as casually as now when it came to changes in automobile. My parents are still car enthusiasts but I remember when electronic fuel injection came out on GM brands and my dad didn’t embrace that well at all - for the longest time.

[@LoneWanderer905]

Glad I'm a member of the carbureted culture.

[@chrishernandez2490]

Someone call Louis Rossman!

[@dogdooley4495]

I don't want my car collecting data on my driving. It seems I have no choice except to buy older cars.

[@MistaE]

Welcome to the shitbox club brodie

[@richardbesana2875]

This is why I'm keeping my father's 2002 corolla as a daily driver. Previous corolla's are bullet proof, not these new cars that are just one step above a glass trophy that breaks once you breath on them.

[@blackrifle6736]

*Treat it nice and it will run forever.*

[@ravenshrike]

This is specifically the GR Corolla which is an entirely different engine created initially for rallying. Which almost certainly explains the problem as I guarantee whatever part is failing in the engine and causing fires is one that gets replaced every couple of events on the actual rally cars and so never came up as a flaw unable to handle daily driving long term.

[@MarvinxJavier]

Why was it coined "abuse", when it is designed to do that as a performance sport car? That is so unacceptable.

[@UpperRobin29]

Here's the easy explanation: The golden era of cars has already past. All these auto manufacturers including Toyota are well past their peak of building bulletproof vehicles of the 90s and 2000s. The market demands tech filled disposable cars and the automakers are more than happy to oblige.

[@ronnymb67]

Agreed. The Germans started doing that in the late '90s when they decided they wanted to put one of their vehicles in everybody's garage. Quality went down. Warranty claims went up. As did the prices... In recent years I'm seeing things out of Toyota that I never saw in my nearly three decades in the automotive repair industry. Sure random things can happen to any brand, but they're getting out of hand lately. They don't want you driving your vehicles for 20 years and 300,000 miles. That's why they make lease deals so attractive. Come in every 3 years and get a new one! Their hopes are, that you make it through the warranty period with as few claims as possible, then you're on your own. Unfortunately for them, these issues are arising with young vehicles still under warranty.

[@faheemabbas3965]

All on purpose. Reliability is dead in modern cars.

[@parafitality2730]

Newer cars are closer to appliances than cars

[@hc7747]

The speed limit beep isn’t new tech per se…. Cars have already been registering speed limit signs for a little while now and they’d turn red if you’d surpass them. Now they’ve included a mandatory beep with it, which can be turned off. But it automatically turns on at each restart.

[@SaltStorm007]

If that is the case.....someone who test drove the vehicle could have gone over 85mph and voided the warranty before the owner even gets to the car. Better yet the dealer that isn’t on the “up and up”, could take the car out and do it as well just to void it as well🤔

[@chuyzzt1252]

The other day i told myself i should buy a fire extinguisher in the middle of work to keep in my car, and then i see this lmao

[@mastercricket7626]

I keep one in my cars and it's made for grease and electrical fires , so more affective against fuel , oil , or electrical fire as apposed to just a liquid filled run of the mill extinguisher, not that they don't work but not as good on a car fire .. peace and love brotha, stay safe

[@t0rguin]

Well shit I was thinking the same thing. I'll buy one today then.

[@paulomunozartavia2282]

Hold on, ain’t that mandatory? It is where I live, at least

[@keshmo12]

That's debatable though. A fire extinguisher will "save" your car, but it will still probably have fire damage. I'd rather have it burn down and use insurance. I'd only have a fire extinguisher if I didn't have full coverage.

[@dzulumat6564]

​@@keshmo12🙄

[@jorgeposadas1192]

Buying an old POS and redoing everything on that car, is way more economical than buy a new POS.

[@mprism7985]

Yup. Cutoff for a new car worth buying is 2017

[@pumarolz]

That 2005 Porsche cayman s is looking really attractive rn

[@slowka]

2008 350Z ✅️ 2013 Civic Si ✅️ Invasion of privacy ❌️ Good luck with those new cars😂

[@volvo09]

I love my 09 civic SI, I've had it since 11.

[@TheOhsemix]

those are new cars which started collecting data as early as 2000. This story is related to insurance OBD2 tracking for lower premiums. But i can garantee you can hook up to either of those and see OBD data regarding all the sensors inluding speed within the last DTC clear. You need pre OBD2 to be safe from data being saved.

[@DriverBob14]

I kept my 2013 Civic Si and got a 2024 Integra Type S. It technically has the ability to spy on you if you connect the AcuraLink app but thankfully it is not connected to the internet full time like Toyota or GM products, you need to hotspot it. Might just be the last car I ever get because of all this nanny and surveillance bullshit.

[@carterpritchard5063]

I love my 05 350z it’s an amazing drift car

[@mrjohnnyk]

@@carterpritchard5063 Still got an 06 350Z, they're great cars.

[@guesswho4327]

Starting to feel like trading my GRC Circuit Edition. If this happens to me and Toyota still voids the warranty.... I smell a huge lawsuit coming up.

[@iiiiii7680]

Modern day Toyota is a joke. Issues left and right. Dont get me started on the Tundra and Tacomas...

[@Iwannabuyabugatti]

Oooh what's wrong with the the Tundra and Tacomas

[@iiiiii7680]

@@Iwannabuyabugatti engine and transmission failures for both, major QA flaws with the tacoma, pricing of both, etc. Theyre junk. Theres a lot more issues but I cant be writing whole novels.

[@kalban112]

I live in Europe and it is starting to look like in Cuba here. People are just not willing to deal with this kind of bullsit. Average age of car is 22 years old by year 2023.

[@VEX350Z]

Actually first GTR , 2008-2010 , DIDN'T have launch control officially , nor been advertised as such, and people abused it and break transmissions. DBA had it officially, and it was covered with warranty.

[@completetuningsolutions]

There is a reason there has been such a push to retire "older" vehicles, ban standalone ECU's, crack down on tuners....almost all new cars have some sort of passive connectivity, look at the C7+ corvette community; they've had warranties denied since 2014 due to on board recording of events.

[@yavin99]

I worked at Toyota around 2011-2017 as a tech and all of their 4 cylinder engines were burning oil and almost every single 4 cyl engine that came in for a service had no oil at all touching the dipstick and the dealership tried to hide it by telling us not to say anything and just fill it up but the people that bought a car and paid attention we had to rebuild the engine with new bearings and piston rings and a lot of these cars were there for their first ever oil change and having maybe 1-2 quarts of oil.

[@jmoore112344]

Sue them. It's a violation of the magnusson moss warranty act. They need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the speed was what caused the damage to deny the warranty for it.

[@geraldjustprojects]

So your telling me GR86 can't take a right turn, and now the GRC can't go over 85mph...

[@AlexMartini.]

Next up, Toyota Tundra can't pull a trailer.

[@coaltastrophe]

​@@AlexMartini. They have had wide spread failures since the swapped to the new twin turbo V6 in the tundra and Sequoias

[@blackgold754]

I just hope there is no “Camry got busted on road because of four passengers” or “rav4 hybrid battery died cuz it was going 80 mph consistently” lol

[@angelgjr1999]

@@AlexMartini.funny you say that…

[@benmarley3086]

I hope there’s nothing I should be concerned about with my 2016 86GT ?

[@Citizen_of_the_Kingdom]

One of the things that has stuck with me is this. It was point out to me when you’re being arrested. “anything you say CAN BE and WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU, in the court of law” but it’s not just when being arrested but anything in the form of legality, they can and will use ANYTHING against you.

[@johnjohnson2855]

Big brother always watching you at every turn literally!!!!! Cant stand this world we live in. Wait till you get a ticket in the mail from a satellite saying you were speeding.

[@FragEightyfive]

So Toyota gives out a "free GR track day", I hit >120mph on mine. There was nothing about voiding the warranty. Toyota was also giving GR86 owners shit about blowing an engine (some even on their GR track day), where when the BRZ had issues, Subaru was like "here ya go new engine". I guess that is just part of the full Subaru experience vs Toyota. The crazy thing with the 86/BRZ is Toyota recommends a 1 qt over-fill in the GR/BRZ race series that are out there, which has been proven to reduce the oiling issue blowing engines. Between that and owner data logging, Toyota definitely know why the GR/BRZ motors are blowing but Toyota tries to weasel their way out.

[@GR4Corolla]

I’m an owner and Toyota Corporate is really making me a bit worried about long term ownership. I want to keep this car forever, it’s AMAZING. And I need the AWD, otherwise I’d move into an FL5. Golf R does not have the same appeal to me, it’s not as much fun to drive. So a new AWD manual hatch, the GR is the only option. Hopefully we get a resolution. I can only imagine what these owners are going through, my heart goes out to them. I would be devastated if the car I saved up for and dreamed of owning burst into flames with no resolution on the horizon. The disconnect between Toyota Corp and Gazoo Racing needs to be fixed.

[@nikm4253]

I own a GRC and feel the same. I am tempted to swap this with an FL5 and just put some Blizzaks on for the winter but those cars are still being marked up in my area.

[@GR4Corolla]

@@nikm4253 same here, I’m near Portland and used they’re going for $50k minimum

[@toshitanaka1550]

Toyota is dealing with a lot of corruption in the company where basically the financial advisors are taking over and have no idea on building cars to begin with. Its also time to tell many car manufacturers to stop catering to the Chinese market and making cars like they were made in China.

[@blackgold754]

@@nikm4253if you don’t swap your car, my recommendation would be to just ask dealership if your tires hold up well

[@igloo2862]

I’m not a crazy car guy, but I really liked this video. Good content, best of luck

[@lauren4652]

Dude, I'm so happy I saw this! I freaking love my 2024 GR! I've definitely gone over 114 mph. I can't believe this is happening! Thank you for this video!

[@BOOSTEDDUDE]

I bet they "sniffed" your packets a few times already. Sketchy!

[@WaldemarPerezJr]

If you don't have the app on you phone you might be safe. But if you do I'd trade the car ASAP.

[@TheHighborn]

If I were you, I'd have it looked over, in case anything is melting or something. Better safe than sorry

[@thewiseguy3529]

Get rid of it. Before you have a fire.

[@Mr_Morsquito]

I used to want a GR Corolla

[@fatman1288]

I never did I personally think the Hyundai Veloster N and Elantra N are better

[@burningknuckle26]

i still want one. they dope af

[@Augie..]

@@fatman1288lol Hyundai and fires

[@zach2954]

@@fatman1288 they are a hell of a lot more fun to drive than the GRC. Coming from a type r owner so ive got no horse in this race...got two friends one with EN and other with VN.. Both the Ns just feel so much more lightweight and torquey, GRC feels quite heavy due to its AWD system, but it's got insane traction no denying that.

[@Symphoniics]

@@Augie..Ironic. The N cars are not having any engine fire issues, yet the TOYOTA GRC is burning down left and right

[@billbob4856]

Get rid of the sharkfin and seal the holes and most of the data transfer goes away(your GPS too) Probably voids the warranty though. Car computers have saved speed data since at least 2001(in F-150s) so that data is still probably onboard.

[@s5SnipEmo]

As someone with a 6 speed corolla hatchback, why would I ever "upgrade" to a GR if this is the way Toyota views their performance line?

[@betterbeavailable]

Toyota is so cocky they think their cars never fail.

[@wesleyjones1169]

Older Toyotas I trust new ones not so much.

[@Ilovegirlfights2]

It’s not cocky it’s risk assessment . The Corolla Gr is a low volume vehicle. If a few customers get burned it’s no big deal. If Rav 4s a high sales volume starts failing a larger number of angry customers is too much risk. It’s all a balancing act

[@boosthub3143]

No they’re acknowledging the fact their car goes on fire, they’re trying to avoid accountability/responsibility.

[@Ilovegirlfights2]

@@boosthub3143 they will wait for the complaints to pile up and wait for the class action lawsuit. They did it with Frames. Ford did it with explorer in the 90s Subaru did it with motor issue that the had/ have

[@ashes2ashes863]

Well don't forget that to this day Toyota has the biggest fine violation for a safety issue of any other company ever. Not to mention them one of the few that tried to hide not a few deaths but many many deaths due to their unintended acceleration issues. they've always been douchebags

[@neromastic4512]

Well small story from me on buying the new Supra GR/Yaris GR and 86 GR here in Germany. Test Drove em and all was fine and dandy. Then saw the Prices and saw the Suspicious as to how much they were vs originally expected. After not deciding to buy any Toyota in a while a Video pop up showing how a 86 GR Blew its engine on Track day (What Toyota has covered) and sadly Toyota denied the repairs and the poor fella stuck with a Broken 86. Same happened to one of my Friends that now Drives a 1970s BMW because one of the Toyota he Drove (Think if I remember correctly either the Supra or 86) right after leaving the sidewalk of the Toyota dealer (Same one I was at) the Transmission blew up. Not only did I almost buy into Toyota Deny repairs as well as a Broken car. Never again with Toyota as I lost trust into them. However my story does have a Happy end as a few streets down a Hyundai Dealer I saw a Nice i30N that I happily bought. And still drive to this day with No issues whatsoever. As well as Hyundai does actually cover you on any Track day even Nürburgring that I was at Multiple times. Its also funny how I have to pass the Toyota Dealer after visit my Hyundai Dealer,I see sometimes Yaris GR and 86 GR parked out for sale. They really are in no good place and I suggest you all consider buying something else then a Toyota,or at least a old Toyota that wont break on you and save yourself money on insurance to actually afford the repairs on small things then the whole car.

[@iloveknives75]

Yeah my wife came home saying the insurance company said she can come pick up a driver behavior tracker, after we picked up a VW GTI & GLI. I told her hell no, lol. Then I explained that the only benefit for having it in the car is for the insurance company… to deny your claim 😂

[@BOOSTEDDUDE]

It's so sad that you spend all your $$$ on a car that's just used to enrich the manufactures by pulling all your data off your phone and the car and selling it to other companies. I can't believe the world we live in today!

[@ethanacton408]

if going above 85 mph is hurting the car then i wonder how GR test driver tracked these cars unless they never went above 85 mph

[@tac_r_usoutdoors8984]

I had a 21 Camaro SS, full bolt on, tuned etc..the dealer told me they wouldn't cover the engine if anything ever happened,after pulling data because it had gone 187 according to GPS log. I traded it off 3 weeks later.

[@HONDA-ACCORD99]

Alex is covering car news like topics and im all for it

[@AlexMartini.]

Is it okay if I keep doing videos like this?

[@LeakyIntel]

@@AlexMartini. Please! I love the different coverages and especially trying to keep bigger companies in check and studying the car community!

[@bigheadsamuel]

@@AlexMartini. plssss these are great

[@thegirthquake8574]

@@AlexMartini. Bro please do. I never knew there was a second GR lighting up.

[@pumarolz]

@@AlexMartini.hell yeah!!!

[@MrSpaceSentry]

GR Corollas and new 86s have been burning but new Supras haven’t. German quality control getting better than the ol’ reliable brands

[@Nick-hz2kl]

You are correct . The b58 is one of the best/reliable engines right now . I have a Supra at 24,000 miles I’ve had zero issues and I drive it fast everyday . Toyota has been good to me when I take the car in for regular maintenance

[@svang1991]

IKR. Everybody be hating on BMW but so far it seems the Supra has been quiet in terms of major engine problems.

[@prince7p268]

86 has Subaru engine

[@MrSpaceSentry]

@@Nick-hz2kli bought my 440i at 100k miles and I’ve loved it. Completely different from older bmws at that mileage like my e92

[@toms_garage]

I havent heard the GR yaris catching fire

[@ItsSpeltChayce]

This is the biggest BS I have ever heard spewing from a car company ever. This is criminal, everyone should boycott Toyota.