[Propak]

After a long hard fought battle Toyota has reimbursed me for the repairs done to my truck BEFORE the recall went into effect. To make a long story short- I had both left AND right front wheels come off (april 2004 & March 2005) after the lower ball joints failed on both. Fortunately I was travelling slow and I was uninjured. I had both repaired out of my pocket ($4500) and started sending letters to Toyota and NTSA. In July the recall came out. Hoorah! I recieved a letter in August from Toyota CSC telling me to do the 50J anyway so I went ahead and did that. I recieved a call in September from Toyota saying that my VIN# was not in the recall. Yeah right. He was clueless. I knew more about the recall than he did thanks to this website! He said he would do some research and get back to me...never heard from him again. I was going to start with my round of phone calls and letter writing again this week (just back from vacation) when lo and behold a check from Toyota! Not the full amount but I was asking for the rental car fees which they didn't pay. It was for $3985.00 . I am pretty sure there are not many that are in my situation but if so I would encourage you to be patient but persistant if you are seeking a settlement from a repair performed on the LBJ's before the recall. Toyota may try to tell you you're not included in the recall but don't take that as fact until you have checked it out yourself.

Drive safe!