Got Gangsta With The StealerShip

For starters I have an 06 Taco with 80K miles on it. A friend told me that there was a TSB Bulletin that came out back in 2005 regarding the Rear Suspension. Knowing that it was a long shot. I decided to try to get this TSB on my truck. I called my local dealer and they instructed me that I was way out of warranty. They tried to discourage me and said NO, but if i wanted to go above they instructed me to call Toyota Warranty and take the issue up with them. I called Toyota warranty and began a whole discussion on how I did not feel safe, and everything I could think of to get this approved. The agent finally gave in and said to take my truck back to the dealer and MAYBE it would get done or MAYBE not. After another intense conversation with my service advisor, he said he would check it out and see what he would be able to do for me. A few hours went by and By the end of the day he said "YOU WERE APPROVED" So there were going to replace the leafs, install the upgraded ones, new u-bolts and pretty much redo my rear suspension. I did have to leave my truck overnight because they didn't have the parts in stock.. But to end the story, I got a call a few minutes ago, stating the parts had arrived and my truck would be ready for pick up later on this afternoon.. SO thanks to my persistency, I was able to get a new rear suspension ON TOYOTA even though I was 44K miles over the cut off mileage.. Gangsta!!!!

 

Good Job. Stealership are hard headed sometimes.

 

Cool, just make sure you were approved for the entire amount and that they are not just splitting the cost with you.

 

Nice! Good For you Keep it Gansta!!!

 

Ehhh. More like an annoying little customer. Not gansta. Lol. I was expecting chairs to be thrown. But congrats!

 

Haha great job!! I just want to know what you said to them because I wish I could get a rear tsb for my truck. Good job! That's gangsta fo sho

 

haha, I was thinking along the lines of a cinder block through the front window... Good Job none the less. I think its chicken shit that known issues dont get fixed out of warranty.

 

so you call them a stealership yet you are basically stealing a rear suspension from them. oh the irony!

 

Yeah...Distinct lack a "gansta"-ness imo...You just complained alot. I'm glad it worked for you tho!!

 

More like Bitchy but what ever gets the job done I was at apple once and some bitch chick came in with her Iphone all F'ed up. They would not replace the phone because it looked like she ran over it with a truck but after over an hour of bitching they gave her a free replacement....

 

Maybe I will try that if something ever happens to mine. Lol

 

I bascially whined and complained. I made up tons of excuses. I said my truck sagged alot, that when i went on dirt roads i could Feel the metal hit, it felt as if i had no suspension. I said when i hauled my ATV there was no resistence. TO end it i said i did not feel safe in my own truck and that was not acceptable. And Thats pretty much it... I see your from EP. I used to stay just outside of EP. Spent much time in the Northeast (Dyer @ Hondo Pass)

 

Better grow some titties too....That shit seems to work for chicks ALOT better than dudes.

 

I'll just flirt with a girl worker ; )

 

I think the key to your story was emphasizing safety (or lack of feeling safe). I think the whole outside of warranty thing is a joke to begin with. The company used parts that weren't effective for the use, regardless of whether it was 5k miles or 100k miles. Good job nonetheless.

 

I'm not sure a guy can pull that kind of bitching off... There were well over 40 other customers in the placed just staring at her the entire time. She was a real piece of work…. But she got a new $600 iphone so good for her I guess

The married buys would know this but sometime its easier to just give them what they want rather deal with all the nagging and bitching …..

 

To all of you who say its Bitching.. YOUR RIGHT because thats exactly what i did. And in My situation, it wasnt that hard to do, just a few word phrases and a little attitude and it was a VICTORY. So GUYS can get away with it too

 

So So True... I Love Irony!

 

Congrats...I have 37k on mine with extended warrt. They still wont' do my TSB, Even after bitching them out.

 

Oh shoot.. Thats sucks.. If your ever out in Cali let me know and i will tell you which dealership i took it too.. I didnt mean to rub it in... i was just trying to share my story..