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    Toyota Kluger 2012 Problems

    Are you having problems with your 2012 Toyota Kluger? Let our team of motoring experts keep you up to date with all of the latest 2012 Toyota Kluger issues & faults. We have gathered all of the most frequently asked questions and problems relating to the 2012 Toyota Kluger in one spot to help you decide if it's a smart buy.

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    Paint is peeling around my 2012 Toyota Kluger sunroof
    Answered by David Morley · 30 April 2025

    Toyota and other car-makers had a terrible patch of quality problems with paint finishes around this time. White cars seemed to be the worst, but some other colours also started peeling for no apparent reason. When it happens, the paint can come adrift in huge sheets.

    I believe the problem was eventually traced to a problem in the chemistry of the paint applied at the factory, so it would be worth checking with Toyota to see if your car was one of the affected one.

    If an automatic car-wash has caused this damage, then the operator of the car-wash is the body you need to be talking to. If you’re not happy with the response form Toyota or anybody else, you can have the car independently inspected to determine whether your car has bad paint or has been somehow damaged.

    Toyota Kluger 2012: Is the intermediate driving shaft covered under warranty?
    Answered by Graham Smith · 28 June 2018

    Talk directly to Toyota’s customer assistance service (1800 869 682) and clarify what part was replaced, and why they say it isn’t covered by the warranty.

    Used Toyota Kluger review: 2007-2013
    By Graham Smith · 27 October 2016
    A reputation for build quality and reliability keeps the Kluger at the soft-roader summit New As the long-reigning king of the off-roaders with its LandCruiser, it was only natural that Toyota should also be a leader when the new breed of soft-roaders hit the market. Even if portrayed as vehicles for all climes and
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    Toyota Kluger 2012: Prone to wheelspin
    Answered by Graham Smith · 17 July 2015

    With traction control etc. it shouldn't be prone to wheel spinning as you suggest it is. I would have the electronics checked to make sure all is in order in that area. As for the creaking doors, I wouldn't expect the doors to be creaking because of heavy towing. In fact I wouldn't expect them to be creaking at all at 68,000km and only three years old. I would suspect it's been used on rough roads in the bush.

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