30K mile maintenance

check your o/m. tranny is not included, but a good idea. $100.-120. is a good price.

tire rotate, air and cabin filters, oil and filter, caliper pin inspect and lube, multi point inspection:

dealer $790., decent mechanic $275., diy $100.

 

no that i know of. if i understand correctly, a mfg cannot refuse warranty because maintenance was not dealer performed.
best you can hope for is out of warranty assistance. they often give it to those whopped all their money to the dealer while under warranty.

 

It's not in the o/m. It's in this instead...

 

The maintenance reminder is a simple mileage counter. It does not track any maintenance items. Within 500 miles of the next reminder, it flashes briefly and says "maintenance due soon". When you reach the 5,000 reminder, it will stay on and say "maintence due now" or such.

 

Yes you do. Have you done disc brake work before?

 

Never!
Not once.
FORTUNATELY!!
There are laws that protect you, the consumer against scummier dealers that try to tie warranty work to their shops.
Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act - Wikipedia

or... the movie version (from one of my favorite podcasts....)

 

Post 9 is still applicable.....ESPECIALLY in MI (a car state, and coincidentally, Steve's home state!)

 

You don't have to disconnect the battery to replace the pads. Just keep the keyfob away from the car.
When I did mine I put both of them at the other end of the house. Over kill, but, better safe than sorry.

 

first of all, your car is almost 4 years old, so, most warranty is gone, some until 5 and hybrid battery until 8.

any maintenance you perform yourself is fine.

 

What lube is it? I ask because there's a few that swell rubber, have been problematic. Some of the pins (the rears if I recall correctly) have a rubber collar.

Toyota has a specific lube, and I've found Sil-Glyde Brake lubricant is fine. I use that for pins and boots, and Permatex Anti-Seize for points of contact between pads, shims, and caliper.

I wouldn't sweat the paper trail and receipts for DIY maintenance too much. Save all your receipts when practical, and DO keep a detailed log, with date, miles, and what was done.

One thing I found that helps: I buy my oil filter and drain bolt washer one at a time, as needed, through dealership I purchased the car from. I keep receipts like that in order, and note the actual oil change date/miles on the receipt. And mirror that info in my log (txt format). I used to buy oil just for the oil change too, but now am buying in bulk, from the dealership, bring my own bottle style.

 

Did you pay by credit card for the parts? If you did, you have a receipt.

 

I don't think the onus is on you to irrefutably prove you've done maintenance. Just do it, keep what receipts you have, keep an organized log.

 

Yeah warranty starts from first date of purchase, does not include time sitting (new) on dealership lot.

(In our case that time on the lot was 15 months, lol.)