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Over $1900 in maintenance at 35k miles??

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by victory357, Jun 27, 2023.

  1. Jul 2, 2023 at 8:51 PM
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    eldudeabides

    eldudeabides New Member

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    OK let's recap.

    • replacing the pads and rotors and servicing the slide pins $611.00 - OK what the fuck does "servicing the slide pins" mean? lol You can swap your pads and rotors when they actually come due for replacement after 50,000 miles or when you want to upgrade them.
    • brake fluid flush $161.00 - You can get by never doing this until 200,000 miles and be ok. Probably should do it after 100,000 miles.
    • power steering fluid flush $159.95 - Never needs to be done unless you replace the power steering itself.
    • complete drive line service $399.95 - You can grease your axel for $30
    • mass air flow sensor $89.95 - Not needed unless sensor pops
    • throttle body cleaning service $115 - See prior point
    • fuel induction service $199.95 - Not needed
    • evap cleaning service $110 - Not needed unless sensor pops
    • a nuvi air hvac system cleaning and disinfect $99.95. - WTF is this shit?

    If you pay for any of that shit, you deserve to lose your money.

    At 35,000 miles, just swap your air filters (if you haven't yet), oil, rotate tires, and call it a day.

    If you want to follow the manual, it says "Follow the 5,000 mile schedule".

    Here is a good schedule someone created.

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-maintenance-intervals-simplified.766505/
     
  2. Jul 2, 2023 at 9:50 PM
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    Canadian Caber

    Canadian Caber R.I.P Layne Staley 67-2002

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    B.C. Canada, eh
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    Wow, that's pitiful!
     
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  3. Jul 2, 2023 at 9:56 PM
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    tcjacado

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    Pitiful of me or the dealer?
    I am not that good of a mechanic, but just had my spidey sense that said this guy was about to get robbed of 2500$.
     
  4. Jul 2, 2023 at 10:07 PM
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    Canadian Caber

    Canadian Caber R.I.P Layne Staley 67-2002

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    Oh man the dealer. That's crap and unprofessional IMO. I would have done the same thing as you. How dare he confronts and berates you over this and then proceeds to pull your vehicle out of the service bay. I feel sorry for some of these folks getting bent over like that. Some people are clueless and are at the mercy of unscrupulous auto repair shops. Unfortunately, not everyone cares about cars and maintenance and are very vulnerable. Hope you never went back to that dealer.
     
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  5. Jul 2, 2023 at 10:17 PM
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    I couldn't believe the shit the service writter was spewing. Getting my truck pulled from the service bay was only half of it. I didn't even make it out of the driveway before it stalled and then 3 more times with in 3 blocks. I limped it back and made them the timing. It ran perfectly when I brought it in, no it doesn't... FIX IT!
     
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