Is the motor/engine (gas) covered under hybrid warranty

rrolff · 10-22-2009, 02:17 PM

I seem to get conflicting information - can anyone definitively state that the gas portion of the hybrid is or is not covered (not your opinion).

It seem the manual defines the hybrid system as gas and electric - the warranty (especially for CA), covers the "hybrid system" - which must my definition include gas and electric (or the warranty of the "hybrid" is meaningless). The warranty doc states the motor is covered - but is that electric/gas/both?

Just wondering.......

jdcollins5 · 10-22-2009, 07:16 PM

I am not sure about CA but the warranty document that I received for my car in NC was very specific about what components were covered by each level of warranty.

JimboK · 10-22-2009, 07:30 PM

Yes, the warranty is quite specific that the engine is covered by the powertrain warranty, 5 years/60K miles.

paprius4030 · 10-22-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JimboK

Yes, the warranty is quite specific that the engine is covered by the powertrain warranty, 5 years/60K miles.

Yes , but then depending on what is wrong with the gas engine don't we get into the murky area of what is covered under the emissions warranty.

rrolff · 10-22-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JimboK

Yes, the warranty is quite specific that the engine is covered by the powertrain warranty, 5 years/60K miles.

Thank you - can you kindly explain where that is explained - spelled out? Also - what is the difference between motor and engine????? And please be specific to the 2010.

Personally - as I read it, the hybrid system is the system - motors working together to create a hybrid...

JimboK · 10-22-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rrolff

Thank you - can you kindly explain where that is explained - spelled out? Also - what is the difference between motor and engine????? And please be specific to the 2010.

Personally - as I read it, the hybrid system is the system - motors working together to create a hybrid...

As you read what? You really need to read the warranty booklet that came with your car to get it completely and, presumably, as unambiguously as it is in mine.

I realize mine is for a 2005, but there is nothing among the warranty highlights listed on Toyota Owners Online to suggest anything has changed. This is verbatim from TOO (to save you a little time):

Hybrid Warranty

Every Toyota Car, Truck and SUV is built to exceptional standards. And that's not idle boasting. We back it up with these Limited Warranty Coverages:

Basic Coverage: 36 months/36,000 miles (all components other than normal wear and maintenance items).

Hybrid-Related Component Coverage: Hybrid-related components, including the HV battery, battery control module, hybrid control module and inverter with converter, are covered for 8 years/100,000 miles. The HV battery may have longer coverage under emissions warranty. Refer to applicable Owner's Warranty Information booklet for details.

Powertrain Coverage: 60 months/60,000 miles (engine, transmission/transaxle, front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, seatbelts and air bags).

Rust-Through Coverage: 60 months/unlimited miles (corrosion perforation of sheet metal).

Emissions Coverage: Coverages vary under Federal and California regulations. Refer to applicable Owner's Warranty Information booklet for details.

For complete details about Toyota's warranties, please refer to the applicable Owner's Warranty Information booklet or see your Toyota dealer.

As an aside, it's interesting that the website doesn't list the motor/generators (those are the electric motors), though in my booklet they're listed under the powertrain warranty.

Paprius, there is no conflict with the emission control warranty, given the detailed explanation of "Engine" in my booklet:

Cylinder block and head and all internal parts, timing gears and gaskets, timing chain/belt and cover, valve covers oil pain, oil pump, engine mounts, engine control computer, water pump, fuel pump, seals and gaskets.

Emission control components are listed elsewhere, also very explicitly.

So I restate my original suggestion: Read the warranty booklet.

**Tideland Prius** · 10-22-2009, 09:46 PM

motors and PSD are covered under the powertrain warranty.

JimboK · 10-22-2009, 09:46 PM

Rrolff, I just noticed you're from California, where the 15 year/150K emission control warranty includes the motor/generators. Of course that doesn't change the answer to your original question, that the engine is covered under the powertrain warranty. Maybe part of your confusion is that "motor" and "generator" are listed separately on that page, whereas they (there are two of them) are combination motor/generator units. And they are NOT the engine.

qbee42 · 10-22-2009, 10:49 PM

Agreeing with the others: the ICE is part of the power train, not part of the hybrid system. The warranty is very clear about that.

Tom

spiderman · 10-23-2009, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

motors and PSD are covered under the powertrain warranty.

Bummer... I figured they would by under the hybrid system. Not that anything is likely to fail after 36K.

10-22-2009, 02:17 PM	#1
rrolff Prius Surgeon Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 531 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 34 Thanked 99 Times in 57 Posts Friends: 0	Is the motor/engine (gas) covered under hybrid warranty I seem to get conflicting information - can anyone definitively state that the gas portion of the hybrid is or is not covered (not your opinion). It seem the manual defines the hybrid system as gas and electric - the warranty (especially for CA), covers the "hybrid system" - which must my definition include gas and electric (or the warranty of the "hybrid" is meaningless). The warranty doc states the motor is covered - but is that electric/gas/both? Just wondering.......

10-22-2009, 07:16 PM	#2
jdcollins5 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 110 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: Navigation Thanks: 10 Thanked 19 Times in 9 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Is the motor/engine (gas) covered under hybrid warranty I am not sure about CA but the warranty document that I received for my car in NC was very specific about what components were covered by each level of warranty.

10-22-2009, 07:30 PM	#3
JimboK One owner, low mileage Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 2,548 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 4 Thanked 88 Times in 69 Posts Friends: 6	Re: Is the motor/engine (gas) covered under hybrid warranty Yes, the warranty is quite specific that the engine is covered by the powertrain warranty, 5 years/60K miles.

10-22-2009, 09:46 PM	#7
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,606 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 227 Thanked 344 Times in 243 Posts Friends: 23	Re: Is the motor/engine (gas) covered under hybrid warranty motors and PSD are covered under the powertrain warranty.

10-22-2009, 09:46 PM	#8
JimboK One owner, low mileage Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 2,548 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 4 Thanked 88 Times in 69 Posts Friends: 6	Re: Is the motor/engine (gas) covered under hybrid warranty Rrolff, I just noticed you're from California, where the 15 year/150K emission control warranty includes the motor/generators. Of course that doesn't change the answer to your original question, that the engine is covered under the powertrain warranty. Maybe part of your confusion is that "motor" and "generator" are listed separately on that page, whereas they (there are two of them) are combination motor/generator units. And they are NOT the engine.

10-22-2009, 10:49 PM	#9
qbee42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 10,473 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 94 Thanked 387 Times in 289 Posts Friends: 10	Re: Is the motor/engine (gas) covered under hybrid warranty Agreeing with the others: the ICE is part of the power train, not part of the hybrid system. The warranty is very clear about that. Tom

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