Toyota Prado 2020 Problems

No that it's any consolation, but Toyotas have, for years, had owners complaining about the Bluetooth connectivity and clarity in some of its cars. In some cases, the dealer has been able to improve things, in others, the owner has resorted to an aftermarket head unit with better Bluetooth performance.

Toyota has been working hard on this and, to be fair, later models seem to be better than ones from a decade or so ago. Again, though, that doesn't help you, nor is it acceptable that a modern car can't nail this now basic connectivity function. The advice would be to keep on the dealer for a fix. You could also call Toyota Australia's customer service division if the dealer can't resolve the issue.

A fault for the pre-crash safety systems on your car is more likely to be centred around the sensors that determine your distance from the car in front, speed, brake application, and forces acting on the car at that moment. Perhaps a faulty fuel sensor could be part of that problem, but possibly not the root cause. It’s hard to imagine that a fuel sensor could be telling the car it’s about to crash. You really need to find out the number of the fault code that’s being thrown and work it out from there.

These safety systems can usually be reset at a dealership or switched-on independent workshop. The cost will vary, but it’s important to have these systems working properly to ensure the car can be legally used on the road and that your insurance company won’t desert you should the unthinkable happen while a major safety system is on the blink.

Meanwhile, the timing belt on the turbo-diesel engine fitted to this series of Prado does, indeed, require replacement at 150,000km or every five years, whichever comes first. So, even if you haven’t covered that distance yet, the five years are definitely up and you should change the belt to avoid it failing and destroying the engine in the process.

If however, the engine in your Prado is the much less common 4.0-litre V6 petrol, then it doesn’t have a timing belt at all. Instead, this engine uses a timing chain which should be good for the life of the vehicle.