UX Driveshaft Failure…

[Pauly C]

So, the cause of all my new UX ownership woes can finally be revealed…..the driveshaft has failed…after 20K miles.  The dealer kindly rang me earlier and broke the good news…good in the fact I now know the cause.  They have to order a new one direct from Japan, which will take another 3 weeks or so….so I’m stuck with a year old 250h F Sport courtesy car in the meantime😉once my car goes like the courtesy car, I will be happy🙂🙂🙂🙂

[Lmafudd]

Must be a warranty issue surely?

 

[Don C]

Not heard of a driveshaft going for donkeys years let alone on one 4 years old.  

[Pauly C]

13 hours ago, Lmafudd said:

Must be a warranty issue surely?

 

Absolutely - no question in my mind🙂

[Pauly C]

12 hours ago, Don C said:

Not heard of a driveshaft going for donkeys years let alone on one 4 years old.  

Yes, I was mightily surprised.  The 1 year old/10,000 mile F Sport I have as a courtesy car goes like it’s in a different league….mine should be the same of course.  The dealer chief tech said he was surprised I got mine to them in one piece under the circumstances……a Lexus with a failing driveshaft doesn’t behave too well let me tell you🤔🙄🙄.  I’ve asked them to double check, in due course, I’ve not caused it any further damage by driving it up to them. 

[Don C]

16 minutes ago, Pauly C said:

Yes, I was mightily surprised.  The 1 year old/10,000 mile F Sport I have as a courtesy car goes like it’s in a different league….mine should be the same of course.  The dealer chief tech said he was surprised I got mine to them in one piece under the circumstances……a Lexus with a failing driveshaft doesn’t behave too well let me tell you🤔🙄🙄.  I’ve asked them to double check, in due course, I’ve not caused it any further damage by driving it up to them. 

If you didn’t get it new, who knows what could have caused it.  Maybe it’s had an impact or somebody’s jacked under it.   Depends how it’s failed of course.  

[Pauly C]

47 minutes ago, Don C said:

If you didn’t get it new, who knows what could have caused it.  Maybe it’s had an impact or somebody’s jacked under it.   Depends how it’s failed of course.  

Yes….I did ask the aftersales manager if mine’s had accident repairs…no real response as yet, but I will follow up on probable causes…which may be that it was just a bad driveshaft🤔as they did tell me it was leaking oil..

[Don C]

1 hour ago, Pauly C said:

Yes….I did ask the aftersales manager if mine’s had accident repairs…no real response as yet, but I will follow up on probable causes…which may be that it was just a bad driveshaft🤔as they did tell me it was leaking oil..

I’m a mechanic by trade and we have a saying “somebody’s been here” and if it’s leaking from either end then there’s a story.  The thing is Paul, if a new drive shaft cures it you don’t really need to know what caused it.   

[Pauly C]

5 hours ago, Don C said:

I’m a mechanic by trade and we have a saying “somebody’s been here” and if it’s leaking from either end then there’s a story.  The thing is Paul, if a new drive shaft cures it you don’t really need to know what caused it.   

A good point Don - but I'm the curious type...if there's no real answer, and - as I say - if it was a bad one...then fine....just so long as when I get it back, I don't get other cars shooting past me up hills on the A30 at 70 whilst I'm struggling at 50😆

[Toyota Owner]

Which side driveshaft has failed?

A short production run of 2 litre hybrid C-HR manufactured during January 2020 had a recall issued due to right hand driveshaft failure & I've seen a report of one C-HR suffering from this drive shaft failure. 

The driveshaft was at risk of failure during high torque applications OR rapid acceleration. 

[Pauly C]

5 minutes ago, Toyota Owner said:

Which side driveshaft has failed?

A short production run of 2 litre hybrid C-HR manufactured during January 2020 had a recall issued due to right hand driveshaft failure & I've seen a report of one C-HR suffering from this drive shaft failure. 

The driveshaft was at risk of failure during high torque applications OR rapid acceleration. 

I don't know yet Lee, but I swear that one violent judder, on the road up to the dealers the other day, came from the direction of the front/offside/right hand side (on the driver's right as he (or she) looks to the front.  When I get that info, I'll post it here.