Just got horrible news from the dealer NEED HELP

So i took my truck in for its first oil change(08 DC TRD OFFROAD) and to get the airbag recall done and they tell me that my front brakes are shot, and my drive shaft needs replacing. I told him I though I had axle wrap and they say its the shaft bearings or something. What the hell. Just bought this thing 2 months ago and put 4,500 miles on it. The Fort walton dealership were I bought it has a check list of inspections they said they did but Panama city toyota is saying no way. Also the fidelity powertrain insurance is saying they don't cover drive shafts!!!! WOW!! They told me it would be $1500. I dont have that kind of money. ANY HELP?

 

did you buy it brand new? thats some bullshit demand them to replace it....pretty sure power train 60k warrenty covers driveshafts?

 

Drivetrain doesn't cover driveshafts.....

 

sorry just woke up... fixed

 

Did you buy it certified? or just off some lot?

 

If your suspension has been lifted/modified, then all bets are off with regards to any warranty plan.

 

I bought the truck used with 81,000 miles from a full fledged toyota dealership. The driveshaft was bad when I got the thing I just didn't notice the it when I was test driving it. it has 86,000 miles now. The front brakes are shot and they checked them off on their checklist as good as well.

 

Is your driveshaft cracked / seperating at the CB joint ?

 

whats shot on the d shaft? u joint? carrier bearing? all these things are pretty easy to replace yourself

 

Like this ?

 

I beleive they said carrier bearing. If so I have a decent ability to work on my vehicle and plenty of tools just infamiliar with drive shafts. If its the carrier bearing should I tell them not to do it and do it myself. They said 1500$!!

 

This happened when I had a Scion xB at 9000 miles. The bill was around $700 so I googled the number for the main office of Toyota Corporate or whatever and told them that I had been buying Toyotas all my life and did not ever expect something like this to happen with so few miles. I also told them I was very angry with them and that I may stop buying Toyotas all together. Surprisingly they said they would pay the entire bill for the brakes to be fixed!! I really didn't expect this I was just calling to complain... So try that, it worked for me.

 

change the u joints wile you have the shaft out ...15$ for greasable ones at kragen

 

Rotors, pads, and carrier bearing will probably cost you about $200 and an afternoon.

 

So if its the carrier bearing, just do it myself. CHECK. Would a carrier bearing make it feell like axle wrap? Or a thud when launching and braking?
What problem would require me to get a new drive shaft like they are saying? Are they trying to screw me or something?

 

Since you just bought this truck from the dealership and assuming it wasn't cpo because of the mileage, what exactly are the stipulations of the warranty on the drive train? And if this truck was inspected, why wasn't this issue found? Wasn't there at least a 3 month warranty in regards to the checklist of inspection? I'd really talk to Toyota corporate about this.

I bought a used Lexus from the Lexus dealership and it was not cpo because of miles but it DID have a three month warranty. I used it in regards to the CD player that did not work from the beginning of my ownership. It was on the checklist of things that "passed" so I was adamant about them covering it even though I was verbally told NO. I let them know how disappointed I was (stating how the salesman used "6-disc CD changer as a selling point) and ended up talking to the sales manager who authorized the CD player be pulled out of the car, sent out to be repaired and then re installed.

 

$1500 is what it costs for the entire driveshaft , I would suggest you stop guessing and find out exactly what they are suggesting needs replacing and why .

 

I have been on hold for 10 minutes trying to figure out exactly what it is and they keep saying everyone is on lunch and there gonna have to call me back!!

 

Are you on the phone with the dealers service dept or Toyota Corp?

 

I would take that BITCH to the place I got it from and tell them to fix it or you are calling toyota. They just dont want to spend any money on it