Im writing this for my brother who is ill and cant do it himself and I know very little about automobiles so please bare with me.
Because of my bothers illness I helped him with the purchase of a 2002 Tacoma 4X4 w/manual transmission (74,400 miles). The day he test drove the truck he wasn't feeling well and didn't notice the clutch wasn't functioning correctly. When I drove the truck I could see the clutch didn't feel right so I took it back to the dealership and because it's a "Toyota Certified Vehicle" the dealership said everything but the clutch would be covered and charged him $350.00. When I picked the truck up the clutch felt a little better but the truck was still shuddering when I would take off in first and again when I shifted from 1st to 2nd. A week later when my brother was feeling better he took the truck back and complained, the dealership concurred and agreed to fix the truck at no charge. According to the receipt they replaced the clutch, flywheel, pressure plate, throw out bearing and pilot bearing, after all that the truck still has a slight shudder to it. We've taken the truck back twice since than the dealership insists there isnt a problem. I have a friend whose been an auto mechanic for over 20 years who test drove the truck and says otherwise, the shop my friend works for wants $1050.00 to fix the clutch
The other day I took my brother to his Dr's appointment I noticed that when I press the clutch in or let it out the clutch pedal vibrates pretty bad, if Im driving down the road and let off the accelerator and press the clutch in about an inch the vibration is even worst This is something that is new so Im pretty sure something else is wrong with clutch .
My brother went down to the car dealership and talked to the used car manager and told him about the problem, the used car manager said he'd buy the truck back for what my brother paid for it BUT he'd have to purchase a new truck from him which my brother said he'd do. When my brother called me from the dealership I told him not to do or sign anything till I looked at the deal, it appears the dealership is taking advantage of my brother's illness, he wants to charge him $23,900.00 for a truck that every other dealership in this area is selling for $21,500.00. Had I not interceded the dealership would taken him for all he had.
If anyone can possibly offer some advice on whats wrong with the truck and how to go about getting it fixed it would greatly be appreciated.
Thank you