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Lifetime Warranty on Gas Engine and Transmission?

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by WD0AFQ, Jul 25, 2012.

  1. WD0AFQ

    WD0AFQ Active Member

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    I am curious, is this lifetime warranty on gas engine and transmission something many Toyota dealers offer with the car? I am dealing on a car now with a dealer who has this warranty with the Prius C. Should we not make the deal I would be interested in asking each dealer about this. I tend to drive my cars a long ways before buying a new one. Our Vibe GT has 155k on it now and never a problem. But, with the smaller engine, I am very interested as we may put a lot of miles on it.
    Thanks,
    Dan
     
    #1 WD0AFQ, Jul 25, 2012
  2. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    Never heard of it. That warranty is most likely as good as the dealer offering it. Your smaller engine is the same displacement as the Gen2. I don't remember seeing any "engine needs replacing" threads.
     
    #2 JimN, Jul 25, 2012
  3. chrispdx

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    My dealer offered a 20 year/200,000 mile powertrain warranty on ALL Toyotas (not just the Prius'), so obviously Toyota is confident of their engine design.
     
    #3 chrispdx, Jul 26, 2012
  4. WD0AFQ

    WD0AFQ Active Member

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    It works as long as a person does not miss any scheduled maintenance and has it documented. Failure to do so will void the extra warranty. Some dealers pay for this on their sold vehicles. Today I visited a dealer who was "burned" and had to pay for a transmission for the customer. They then cancelled the program. The owner missed a scheduled maintence by 5 miles.
    I am confident in Toyota's vehicles so, I bought one today from a dealer who does not offer this program to customers.
    Dan
     
    #4 WD0AFQ, Jul 26, 2012
  5. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    sounds like a scam, i think you made the right move, all the best!
     
    #5 bisco, Jul 26, 2012
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