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Originally Posted by solidONE
My dealer is trying to pull some shenanigans with this warranty claim... FML
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I'm having a similar experience.
Update 3: I dropped my car off this morning for the third time for this same issue. When I dropped it off, I told them: "I don't care how much it costs for the diagnostic fee but I want you check my throwout bearing". About 5 hours later, sure enough.... They called me back and told me that I was right all along. My throwout bearing is shot. So my standard 3 year factory warranty has just expired this past May and Toyota is trying to claim that these parts are under that warranty and not the 5 year power train warranty. BUT since my warranty date was so close, they would go ahead and cover it under warranty. (seriously wtf?) They also said that the issue is due to Driver error and idling too much with the clutch engaged pressing on the pressure plate too often. I have a hard time believing that after only 17,000 miles my shit is burnt up. Even if I was the world's worst stick driver it shouldn't fail that quick in my humble opinion.... Either way it's being replaced and I will post a screenshot of the service ticket for this thread to view. Some of the parts are on back order (maybe that tells you something) so I will have to drive it gingerly until Friday or so when the parts come in.
I noticed someone had mentioned that this thread's activity picks up during the summer time. I live in one of the hottest and most humid climates in the States, South Louisiana. Not sure if the weather has any effect on this issue we are all experiencing though. Just throwing that out there.