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To: eraser2005

Negative - different mechanics at two unrelated and separately owned dealerships in different Dallas suburbs. In the case of the transaxle failures, I got my roommates to get a second opinion from a transmission shop I trusted because the dealer initially claimed that the female driver had abused it and that the warranty would not cover it.. That shop also mentioned sensor or solenoid failure and checked the transaxle out thoroughly. I forget the exact diagnosis, but it was definitely rebuild time - wasn't a sensor or solenoid, and the car showed no signs of abuse. A written opinion was rendered, along with a note from my attorney, and the dealer suddenly decided to honor the warranty.

The second transaxle failure was a rerun of the first incident, complete with note from attorney.


173 posted on 01/19/2007 4:50:08 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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Well at least it was covered. FWIW, the Camry with the thrown rod had about 70k on it. And the owner IS an attorney. So much for Toyota taking care of their owners.

To be fair, though, they did completely rebuild an old Camry's engine twice for free when it failed at 40k and again at 80k, even though it only had a 1yr/12k warranty.


175 posted on 01/19/2007 5:13:24 PM PST by eraser2005
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