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Toyota knowing your Milage

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Wengel21, Aug 15, 2019.

  1. Aug 15, 2019 at 11:35 AM
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    Wengel21

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    So I just rolled over 36k miles on my 2017 Tacoma and I just got a call from a warranty company saying that my warranty had expired and that I could extend it through them. Do you guys know how Toyota is getting the milage from the truck? I’m assuming it’s from the head unit? But I think it’s shady for them to be sharing/selling data to other companies
     
  2. Aug 15, 2019 at 11:36 AM
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    clownkillerloaf

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    HacksawMark

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    Everytime you get it serviced. Also, many dealers participate/use carfax.
     
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    Dumb luck? I never received a call when I passed my mileage on my '17. And scammers are constantly trying to get people to do these things. My mom gets calls all the time about a car that I had registered at her house for warranties.
     
  5. Aug 15, 2019 at 11:39 AM
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    Or... they're clever enough to realize that the 2017 models started selling THREE YEARS ago?
     
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    sandiegohasthebesttacos

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    toyota thought i was at 15k last month and sent me an email to remind me to take it in. my odometer just rolled past 36k the day before lol.
     
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    Trident904

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    Can't tell if serious right now or not...

    I've been getting calls from warranty companies telling me that my wife's 2019 Camry XSE warranty is about to expire. The car has 3300 miles on it and is only 4 months old.

    These extended warranty companies have no idea about your mileage, they're just cold calling because they got your info from some database that shows you got a new vehicle.
     
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    ICU1

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    It’s a Russian thing.
     
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    I just got the phone call today and my mileage is only 23k.

    SCAM
     
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    They're still calling me on a vehicle I sold in 2012....
     
  11. Aug 15, 2019 at 3:13 PM
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    I haven't had my truck serviced since last year for the last free one at 20k (Didn't want to waste a day just for a tire rotation and checking those dangerous flow mats.) But everytime I pass 10k miles I get an email from the dealer saying that it's time for a service on your truck and it has my model color and vin then a phone call a day later offering to schedule it. I don't think it's coincidence. I think it has to do with the Entune unit itself and that it transmits that data back to the dealer. btw I never use the entune app, it's always broken.
     
  12. Aug 15, 2019 at 3:16 PM
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    That's the only part of that garbage Entune headunit that actually works.
     
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    Relatives of mine use to get those letter / calls, even though they didn't even have a car nor a drivers license.
     
  14. Aug 15, 2019 at 3:30 PM
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    It's just a coincidence. The only additional thought you should have involve blocking their number
     
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  15. Aug 15, 2019 at 3:32 PM
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    My truck transmits no data.
     
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    Wife’s Highlander just turned 30k a few weeks ago. The dealer called me last week to schedule an oil change.
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