Unauthorized Warranty Work

Yup, they just bill Toyota. I too refused the recall for the floor mats and shaving of the pedal. Just media appeasing, since it wasn't a problem in the first place if you aren't an idiot. When I went in for the coolant pump change they wanted to do it, but I refused and the dealership made me sign some stupid waiver that meant nothing.

Dealers are sleezy, can't wait for the Tesla model to become the norm.

 

I don't think you can get away with not doing safety recalls. Once the car is in their hands, they do it. You can avoid them by not bringing the car in.

Or as 2k1 stated, sign a waiver....but that's unusual they even do that, for safety reasons

 

I've been avoiding the recall on my 2010. So that car hasn't seen the dealer since the recall's been out.

 

i went in several times with my 08, and they maid me sign something saying i was refusing the pedal shaving and floor mats. i wonder what happens when you sell your car and someone gets killed due to stupidity.

 

They can sue the guy that signed the waiver

 

Actually if you signed a waiver, the recall does not go away. They just remind you again the next time you are in the dealer. It still shows in their systems as an outstanding recall.

 

right, they asked every time i went in.

 

I can understand not shaving the gas pedal unless you are one of the idiots that likes a stack of loose floor mats underfoot, but why would you decline the steering shaft and inverter pump?

 

Why would you not want to do a recall? Toyota pays for it. Also does anyone know if there were any recalls for the 2006 prius

 

they came after i gave it to my daughter, she had them done. i wouldn't pass up legitimate recalls.

 

I don't understand how they padded the bill doing recall work. I wasn't charged anything for recall work.

 

The padded bill is the one going back to Toyota corporate.

 

When my incident happened (not with a Toyota), there wasn't much time to think. My accelerator got stuck full-down in very tight traffic. All I could manage to do was lay on the brake-pedal with all my might until the computer decided to kill the engine. I suppose my second reaction might have been to turn off the ignition, but it was such a sudden and intense circumstance, that I didn't consider a second reaction. It turned out to be the pedal jammed down by a floor-mat in my case.

 

Put the car in neutrel and hold the brake down.

 

Thanks for the advice.

 

There's no padding the bill as its a fixed charge to perform the recalls. Why would you not want them to do the recalls? You will never notice they did anything. If fact the pedal shave is an excellent and common sense idea as the pedal is rather long and many things could get stuck under it. Your phone ...anything. Especially if you have kids. I have dropped my phone on the floor a few times. They shaved my pedal and my foot is still way up on it.

And if anything every happened and you refused the recalls guess who's the idiot then?

And its important to know and be comfortable with putting your cars in neutral at any given time. Its really quick and easy in a Prius.
Practice it. I do to clean my brakes quite often.

 

The only time I use neutral is in the car-wash, where it's required.