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Toyota Warranty

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Deltawaterfowl22, Sep 29, 2022.

  1. Sep 29, 2022 at 1:55 PM
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    Jeff Lange

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    As both a former Toyota dealer employee and a current mechanical engineer, trust me when I say this, there is no chance of convincing anyone that the supercharger is not at least partially responsible for the transmission failure.

    It 100% contributed to it, no doubt about it, even if there is another problem found, it may not have failed without the added stress caused by the supercharger.

    The only chance you may have is to return the truck to stock, and take it to another dealer and hope there is no records stating otherwise.

    This has absolutely nothing to do with Magnusson-Moss either. If they were denying warranty on your door handle because of a supercharger, maybe.

    Installing anything aftermarket that adds significantly more power is putting your entire powertrain warranty in jeopardy. People need to be aware of this. Toyota’s warranty exists to cover components used as intended.

    Suck it up or try to scam another dealer.

    Jeff
     
  2. Sep 29, 2022 at 2:15 PM
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    Kyebasse

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    Ummmm.....why lawyer up? You installed the supercharger bud.
     
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  3. Sep 29, 2022 at 2:43 PM
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    If you believe that there is NO WAY the supercharger contributed in some way to transmission failure, you lack a very basic understanding of how cars work.
     
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  4. Sep 29, 2022 at 2:50 PM
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    I would argue even if the truck is returned to stock and taken to another dealer, and even if the dealer didn't find out about the first dealership's rejection of an attempted warranty claim, a simple teardown of the transmission will reveal damage and heat stress beyond what a stock engine would cause. Once the damage and heat stress is identified, any reasonably smart technician will immediately think "forced induction" start looking at the engine and discover recent work on the intake system.

    Long story short, there isn't a snowball's chance in hell Toyota is going to buy the OP a new transmission.
     
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  5. Sep 29, 2022 at 3:02 PM
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    Ricardo13x

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    Random stuff. Oh! and converted to non ADD 4x4.
    But this is how it gonna go down for sure.
     
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  6. Sep 29, 2022 at 3:20 PM
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    I actually feel for the OP, i'm sure he at no point thought this gearbox would go bad from just installing the supercharger. The motor+gearbox has been proven pretty reliable in the 6 years the truck has been out.

    However, like with any mod, there is a pay to play kind of situation. There would be a small chance of something mechanically going wrong with boosting the stock motor and one should accept that responsibility. Obviously the OP didn't imagine it would happen to him, but things to happen, and it sucks... Instead of pressuring the dealer/warranty to cover the whole job, i'd likely ask for some sort of goodwill -- like, i'll pay for 80% of the cost or something like that..

    But seeing as you bought the truck used from a ford dealer, it doesn't seem like the toyota dealer wants to help in anyway.

    Also FWIW, 99% of the people that scream lawyer up has no idea what that entails and the upfront costs involved. :)
     
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  7. Sep 29, 2022 at 3:27 PM
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    Only aesthetic mods so far Leer 180 cap & Clazzio covers on order.
    But did the dealer who performed the repair know that you had regeared?
    It's not as obvious as a supercharger.
     
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  8. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:13 PM
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    5.29 gears in rear, Magnuson supercharger Tow package, Winch, Lights out the wazoo

    Im still going to try man
     
  9. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:14 PM
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    5.29 gears in rear, Magnuson supercharger Tow package, Winch, Lights out the wazoo

    No he doesn’t know about that. They literally popped the hood saw it and just said yep that has to be the reason
     
  10. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:15 PM
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    5.29 gears in rear, Magnuson supercharger Tow package, Winch, Lights out the wazoo

    6200 for the new tranny.

    They don’t even know about the gears they just opened the hood and saw the magnuson logo and said we cant do it has a supercharger in it.
     
  11. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:17 PM
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    5.29 gears in rear, Magnuson supercharger Tow package, Winch, Lights out the wazoo

    Well come to Tyler Tx and please show me because the dealership has yet to explain to me how and ive asked for proof or reason
     
  12. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:20 PM
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    5.29 gears in rear, Magnuson supercharger Tow package, Winch, Lights out the wazoo

    They opened the hood after looking at it and said yep that has to be it. Maybe I should just be like that just dealing in absolutes.

    Yes they just said thats it no explanation or anything.
     
  13. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:22 PM
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    As someone who put a 6.4 hemi in my jeep rubicon- I appreciate the laugh.
    you're wasting your time & the dealers time.
    Maybe an attorney will take some more of your money to educate you.
    Please sue toyota and let us know how long they tie you up in court & what it costs.
    We all already know what the outcome will be.
     
  14. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:23 PM
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    5.29 gears in rear, Magnuson supercharger Tow package, Winch, Lights out the wazoo

    Never abused it at all. I pulled a small enclosed trailer thats about it never mashed on the pedal because I didn’t need to. Apply a little pressure to the pedal and my truck would get to going. It doesn’t need much especially with 5.29 gears.

    I do appreciate the advice and Im going to keep trying either they’ll help out or ill eventually shell it out.

    Everyone joking around about it doesn’t help so I appreciate you saying all this hopefully something will come out of and maybe Ill be able to help someone later on
     
  15. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:24 PM
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    As it's been explained to you multiple times in this thread (but it seems you refuse to listen), the very existence of the supercharger installed on your engine is the "proof" and the "reason" your warranty is void. It's obvious to everyone but you that when you send more power through the driveline than what it was specc'ed for at the factory, you risk damage to all the components affected by said power. It doesn't matter that other people have done it with better results. You gambled, and you lost.
     
  16. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:27 PM
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    This is logical... Makes me also wonder about the applicability of this to other performance mods, be they pedal commander, tunes, or whatever else???
     
  17. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:29 PM
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    You're the one joking around. I'd say your chances of toyota helping you are about the same as me winning the powerball lottery. Which I don't play/buy tickets for
     
  18. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:30 PM
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    Ill de
    Yea i get that. i got it the many times you and the others have said it. Does that mean Im going to crawfish nope. Im going to keep trying until either there is a way or I find some way to do it myself.

    Im not forcing you to talk to me at all so kindly go find something else to occupy your time thx
     
  19. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:31 PM
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    okay thanks for your input
     
  20. Sep 29, 2022 at 4:32 PM
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    You took the risk of damaging components by modifying the truck. If you can’t accept that or afford to fix it you shouldn’t have modified it. The supercharger may not have been the one single cause of the failure but it didn’t help prevent it and definitely contributed to higher wear and tear on the entire driveline. The dealer is well within the limits of the warranty to deny coverage.
     
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