Chewed wiring harness, how many have had this

With about 2000 miles on it, my 2020's wiring harness was chewed while I was at work by some sort of rodent. It has since been fixed under insurance claim. How many have faced this ? and did they just repair wiring or replace your entire harness ?. One of the techs said the insurance company should have replaced entire harness (over 7 grand) but that most companies will refuse to do this and will only repair the chewed portion.

 

It's random, I've rarely seen insurance cover it, but most often its the knock sensor harness under the intake.

Claims say that the harness has soy in it that attracts the starving mice.

 

Pretty common

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/wiring-harness-chewed-warranty-voided.700353/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rodents-chew-thru-wiring.530266/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/main-engine-wiring-harness-5-400-replacement.678499/page-3

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/wiring-harness-made-from-soy.707070/

 

They need to quit making the damn thing delicious to critters. Seriously, how hard can that be? I’ve had it happen twice to my Tundra.

 

Spray some Cosmoline on it. Can't imagine anything liking that shit.

 

My 2018 had it
$3800 damage
At the farm

car was never right again
Constant no start
Alternator probs
Batt probs

(Oem dealer fixed)

good riddance

 

The third one linked above was me. Happened last summer after owning the truck for only about six months.

Insurance paid for the entire main harness to be replaced. The guy who replaced it said normally they would have just taken it out, repaired it, and reinstalled but my air bag wire was damaged so policy is to replace at that point.

Insurance covered it without a fight.

 

Did the carfax check on my 19 OR before I purchased it and the previous owner had the hungry rodent problem also.

 

There are old school mouse traps with peanut butter set year round in my garage, I use peppermint essential oil soaked cotton balls above my cabin filter, and I shoot every squirrel and chipmunk I see.

I still feel lucky I haven't had any under hood intruders with all the horror stories on this site alone.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/squirrels-decided-to-feast-on-my-wiring.716466/

Just happened to me about a month ago. I was not happy about it.

 

Common. Happened to my second generation to knock sensor wire. Buddy's Honda got chewed on and was never right again. He traded it in for a loss.

 

You're Lucky - a friend bought a private sale High end car - Car Fax was clean. Paid Cash - when to register and it was stolen MONTHS Earlier ....

 

Did they replace your entire harness or just repair it ?

 

Happened to my wife’s BMW X5. She left it sitting for a month while on vacation. A family or two homesteaded her engine compartment - chewed the the wiring in multiple places. Her dash lighted up the Rockefeller Christmas tree

 

From his thread:

"Truck came home yesterday. For the curious the final tab was $6174.69. That includes replacing the entire engine room harness, new passenger headlight, fog light harness, repairing MAF and cam actuator wires, MWR harness, and washer fluid line."

 

They replaced the entire "engine room harness" which I believe is nonmechanical wiring ie. headlights and stuff because the little bastards chomped so close to a lot of connectors. They repaired the cam actuator wires and TSS wires though.

 

Would spraying predator urine occasionally prevent this?

 

From what I've gathered here it could help but I think the only surefire way to get rid of them is to kill them.

 

you are a predator to a mouse

 

A penny saved...