[docfletcher]

So the book says do this at 30000 or 36 months. In my case it is only 21000 miles and sadly 36 months.

I suppose if I, or any of us do not follow the time requirement for service as called out for in the book, we risk voiding the warranty for a covered component should it fail because the time requirement was not met.

As time goes on even more comprehensive, more costly services will be called for. In my case always on a time basis and always a relatively low mileage.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Anyone else have the same situation? :facepalm:

 

[nhcycle]

I am exactly in the same circumstance and adhere tithe mileage over calendar....... here's my rationale...if a dealer can have a vehicle on the lot for 6-,-12, -18, 24 months and not perform a scheduled calendar maintenance do,they sell the vehicle with a voided warranty? Nope.

I wouldn't go past a year w/o performing at least an oil/filter change....... Besides, if you lost an engine, they are going to look at the wear patterns on the components and determine in they are burnt or otherwise failed from insuffient oil levels or excessive oil change cycles equating to dirty oil.....

DIY maintenance is recognized by toyota but you Ned to keep receipts for oil & filters and record the event on the maintenance log. Other than oil/filter changes there really isn't much else to do under normal operation. Besides toyota now recommends 10K miles between oil/filter changes using syn oil which is what I use.

With al that being said , I check under the hood once a month including a dip stick look for oil color and consistency.....

 

[docfletcher]

The major services, include things that a owner can't to like spiders and propeller shaft lubrication and brake cleaning. I never in my life had brakes cleaned.

 

[bigcsorren]

I purchased a 18 month old Venza from a private party that had 206 miles on it. It was almost unbelievable, but everything checked out. It was purchased with cash for a school teacher by her husband. She said she enjoyed driving her old Camry, and wanted to keep the Venza new, so it was just left in the garage.

Here is what I was getting to- The car was 18 months old and everything about it looked brand new including the fluids. But one of the first things I did was change the perfectly fine looking oil and filter so if anything went wrong the dealer wouldn't have a leg to stand on. I will continue to do the required maintenance at the required times but I'm not sure what I will do when more costly items are called for. I will most likely speak with my dealer about my unique situation and see what they recommend (I do have a good relationship with my local dealer.) They'll likely argue that if I don't change something at the required interval and it fails, I will be on the hook.

My car was purchased new on 3/10, and currently has just over 5K miles.

 

[docfletcher]

I have the extended warranty from Toyota, so if something fails I don't want any surprises from Toyota Finance about fixing it.

Your thought of running it by the dealer is a great idea. Whatever the dealer says I will try to get in writing. :facepalm:

 

[redgtxdi]

And not that I would rely in it but Toyota *has*, in the past, gone beyond warranty periods to satisfy anomalies in engineering that have come to roost in the past.

The old oil sludge problem, Toyota still honors so long as I own my gen 4 Camry. (I keep their letter in the safe at home).

I recall a co worker with a late model 4 runner who had the head gasket issue on his 6 cyl who was given a compelete top end rebuild by Toyota per the same kind of honoring. It was amazing. He drove the vehicle another 3 years before selling it for good money and all was well. (that kind of job would've been big bucks in his tab)

Lastly, though it's not mechanical, I recall having a rear seatbelt go on my 5 year old Camry. I explained to the dealer that the mechanism let go on my daughter and I looked in the mirror to find her playing with a handful of seatbelt. The dealer wouldn't do the job without Toyota's permission, but Toyota replied in short order with a, "Yes, we'll fix it!". Still in service today.

But I think an extended warranty is smart on your part and I'll likely do the same as my 3 yr mark approaches. :thumbsup:

 

[smacd]

I had my 30,000 mile service done a couple of months ago. My wife took it in and she called me because the dealer wanted to do the $99 "brake inspection/cleaning". I let them talk me into it. They managed to scrape the finish of of every single lug nut hole on my aftermarket winter rims, plus torqued them on at over 150lbs (that's as high as my now broken torque wrench goes). I've done all of my seasonal swaps myself and couldn't even get the wheels off this year. The rims are now in getting refinished, I had to pay $40 to get my summers put on and had to buy a new torque wrench, as mine broke trying to measure how hard the lug nuts were put on. To their credit, the dealer is covering all costs. Don't you hate it when people don't treat your property as you would?

 

[smacd]

As I'm at 35,000 miles now, I just bought the 6 yr/100,000 Platinum warranty from Jerry Johnson. $750 for almost 4 years more of piece of mind.

 

[Throck]

And not that I would rely in it but Toyota *has*, in the past, gone beyond warranty periods to satisfy anomalies in engineering that have come to roost in the past.

The old oil sludge problem, Toyota still honors so long as I own my gen 4 Camry. (I keep their letter in the safe at home).

:thumbsup:

LOL.... I would NOT rely on that. They are not "honoring" anything in the oil sludge issue. They fought fixing that issue for the longest time, then had a class action lawsuit filed against them. And for the seatbelt - any safety equipment (i.e. seat belt) is always covered under warranty - there is no limit. I recently had a seatbelt tensioner replaced on our 2000 accord - I think it was at 127k - and it was covered under warranty. I don't know if you have to be the original owner to have the warranty, but that would be a good question.

I concur with your extended warranty thoughts. Although I opted not to buy one, I think it is probably a pretty good idea. ONE repair could easily exceed the cost of the extended warranty.

 

[docfletcher]

smacd, How much was the 30000 without the brake cleaning & inspection? Did they lube the spiders & propeller shafts?

smacd, I may have told you $940 for my 8yr 100000 from Acton Toyota in Massachusetts. If I did I'm sorry that was not correct. The correct price was $990, which was about $40 better than Jerry J.

I've had problems with body damage in the form of scratches after bringing the car in for service on two separate occasions. Each time they fixed it, the 2nd time was bad enough that they had to do paintwork. The 2nd time it was fixed somewhat grudgingly.

He brought me into his office as a school principal would bring a student for a thorough scolding. Almost coming out saying they didn't do the damage, inferring that I was trying to get away something.

I didn't like the way I was treated, but I took all he dished out. I had to if I wanted the car fixed on the dealers dime. Next time, and oh yeah, there will be a next time, it will be me reading him the riot act.

He insisted that from now on the car be brought in clean so that it could be looked over before service was performed. I had no problem with that, I actually like it that way. Now when they do service they can't say they didn't do it if there is damage such as scratches.:thumbsup:

 

[redgtxdi]

Agreed! I definitely wouldn't rely on it, just that we do have a couple precedents of something that Toyota may have begrudgingly been forced to fix.....which might comfort us a bit *IF* something venza-specific happened down the road. (fingers crossed)

A good case of that has juuuuust recently been resolved with an 07 Tacoma we have at work. It had the infamous airbag light come on which was ultimately traced to the clock spring. Toyota originally said, $400 to fix it. We declined at the time as we were ready to replace it anyway and were going to just trade it in. However, logically, I couldn't help but wonder what the legal ramifications would be for someone injured in an accident due to a faulty clock spring with no airbag deployment. It was literally weeks later Toyota decided to TSB a ton of vehicles for faulty clock springs, including our Tacoma. I'm only surprised it took them as long as it did.

EDIT: Kudos to you, doc! Bait the bear with honey now to nab him later! :thumbsup:

 

[smacd]

docfletcher, Mine was $301.17 + tax, but that included the $99.95 Brake Service. I'm in Canada, so rates might be a bit different. They also didn't have to do the cabin filter this time, nor will they do it again, as it's a $53 + tax charge.

 

[docfletcher]

smacd, So what did they do other than clean the brakes and change the oil?

 

[smacd]

smacd, So what did they do other than clean the brakes and change the oil?

The invoice doesn't break it down, it just calls it "Performed Maintenance Service". As I said, I wasn't there, my wife took it in and the dealer 70 miles from us.

 

[docfletcher]

Ok, thanks a bunch.

 

[lpatrick]

We just returned from getting our 30k service and we are very happy campers. Our 2009 I4 is 3 years & 2 months old yet has just a bit over 28K With my wife being the operator our Venza is gingerly driven. As a result of her driving style the OEM Brightstones show little wear, brakes the same, coolant and filters great (air cabin filter previously changed). As per schelude all other services completed including fuel system (throttle body) cleaned. Total costs less than $190. A penance of any maintenance to our preious European automobiles.

Looks great, performs great. At the three year point we are as happy* as day one!

*Except the two >%#^£ dashboard top misalignments. :wtf:

:clap:

 

[docfletcher]

Which dash alignment issues are you talking about? On mine the only issues are the speaker grills. The top 2 grills protrude slightly where they are close to the windshield. They are both protruding by the same 1/16th inch tapering back to flush. So they look like supposed to be that way by design. Well, sort of .

I am fortunate the rest is OK.:thumbsup:

 

[lpatrick]

Which dash alignment issues are you talking about? On mine the only issues are the speaker grills. The top 2 grills protrude slightly where they are close to the windshield. They are both protruding by the same 1/16th inch though so they look like supposed to be that way by design. Well, sort of .

I am fortunate the rest is OK.:thumbsup:

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