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Originally Posted by tomkozski
Wait, your dealership is making people pay? This sounds like a warranty issue - it's a design flaw, given how many of these threads are popping up (I have the same problem, noticed it last weekend). No way should I be paying to unclog a drain after only 1 year of ownership.
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It's not considered by ANY manufacturer (I've worked for Honda and a few other Toyota dealerships) to be a "defect in worksmanship or parts" so it is therefore not covered under any type of warranty.
It is generally caused by insect webs/nests in the hose and therefore an "act of god"
Just to be clear this isn't what I believe but it's the automaker's official stance. I will usually do the first one for free and warn the customer of the potential for it to happen again. Toyota has parts kits for some cars which include an insecticide tip for the hose to keep your unwanted passengers out, but as far as I know there isn't one available for the 86 as of yet...