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Originally Posted by Scarpa
Ugh.. so I took the car in finally and was told a shady story.. need some feedback to figure out if they are blowing me off.
The code as I mentioned is P000C, and apparently the work that was done before I bought it was to fix the same code. The dealer I took it to is local to me, NOT the one who did the previous work. Previous dealer was Toyota of Escondido, current dealer is Toyota of San Diego.
I was told Escondido did 'a near full teardown' and 'replaced cylinder head' and that if I was to authorize diagnosis at San Diego and they find defective work by Escondido dealer then *I'm* on the hook for repair cost. They are recommending I take it back to Escondido which is about 30 miles from me.
To me it seems like if they did all that work and it's throwing the same code then they didn't fix anything and just wasted the previous owner's time. Which is probably why they sold it..
Is this story about me being liable for other dealer's work true? SD is telling me if I take it back to Escondido then I'm in the clear. Sounds to me like they just don't know how to fix it and are trying to dodge a big warranty repair.
What should I do? Real tempted to sell the car and buy a '17. Unfortunately I'm addicted to the car already so either way I'm gonna stay in a twin.  |
Warranty work is warranty work. If an authorized dealer performed work on the car and screwed it up (or didn't fix the problem) then there is no way a different authorized dealer can hold you responsible. I would call directly into Toyota Customer service and get a firm ruling on that though.
I wouldn't be driving around too much with that code since these engines are known to have oil starvation issues (although rare in a 15) and that is one of the possible sources for the code.
Possible causes
- Erratic camshaft position
due to low oil pressure
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Oil flow restriction in the oil passages or the variable camshaft timing (VCT) valve body
- Camshaft advance mechanism binding (VCT unit)
- Damaged VCT phaser
- Radio frequency interference (RFI)