Rodents

Has anybody seen this... Zoinks!

Lawsuit says Toyota vehicles attract rodents, causing costly repairs
https://www.wthr.com/article/13-inv...icles-attract-rodents-causing-costly-repairs 

 

Yeah I saw that very same story on here back in September of 2016.

 

my chevy got chewed up before.

 

Four months in I shelled out $530 to the dealership to fix the ground cable to my 4x4 actuator. Insurance gave me $430 back under comprehensive.

 

That lawsuit fell on it's face, IIRC.

 

If you live in a cold climate and have rodents present, they're going to get into your vehicles for the residual engine and tranny warmth. I've been mitigating it for years. Ford, Chevy, Toyota, the vermin know no brand. It's all about the warmth, the wiring is just collateral damage.

 

Nothing like the warmth of a tranny

 

rodents have been messing shit up, since before automobiles came to be.

 

So accommodating, they are.

 

Transmission is just one of those words you can't safely abbreviate.

 

You might want to rephrase that.

 

I had an RX450 hybrid and a rodent (squirrel?) chewed through a tranny line when I was out backpacking. I drove it home and it seized about 5 miles from the house (right there at a traffic light). Over $8k in damage. Farmers (who has seen everything and covered it) apparently had an exclusion for animal damage added to my policy a couple years before (apparently because they have seen it before and covered it for someone else). Of course the warranty didn't cover it. These guys can do a lot of damage. Check your insurance policy (I am now with Allstate).

 

I stand by my phrasing

 

love me da trannys bout 2 pop 1 open and check the fluids

 

They're all empty on the inside..