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the floor mat question

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by odysseus, Dec 13, 2009.

  1. odysseus

    odysseus Junior Member

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    The 2006 certified Prius that a dealer is offering has no floor mats. When I asked about them, I was told that in the wake of the recall, the dealer had removed them and wouldn't provide them.

    Does that make sense? I assume that Toyota will be replacing everyone's floor mats, but won't that require an exchange? What should I do while I wait for Toyota to implement fully its recall?
     
    #1 odysseus, Dec 13, 2009
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    Purchase real floor mats instead, like the WeatherTech Floorliners. :)

    Just make sure you have the factory clips that hold the floormats in place. Otherwise pick them up from the dealer when you buy the car.
     
    #2 F8L, Dec 13, 2009
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    Sounds like dealer BS.

    AFAIK, Toyota is not replacing the floor mats. All Toyota is doing is checking that you have the right floor mats properly installed with floor anchors/clips.

    If your dealer had the floor mats and removed them as he claimed, then insist that he put them back in properly (the carpeted ones, which I like and have, are worth about $100).

    In addition, what Toyota will be doing later is changing the accelerator pedal. Whenever that recall is implemented, you will be able to get that done at any Toyota dealer.
     
    #3 Boo, Dec 13, 2009
  4. odysseus

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    See this official announcement.

    Especially #2: "Vehicles with any genuine Toyota or Lexus accessory all-weather floor mat will be provided with newly-designed replacement driver- and front passenger-side all-weather floor mats."

    But I guess floor mats could be part of the negotiation.
     
    #4 odysseus, Dec 13, 2009
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    Thanks.

    I see it's the recent announcement about the OEM all-weather floor mats (not the OEM carpeted mats).

    But if your dealer says that he had the OEM all-weather floor mats in the car but took them out, then he should still do something for you -- put back the old OEM mats (so you can replace them later per the recall), put in the new OEM mats, or give you a $ credit.
     
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    I think that if the car was traded to the dealer, the best it had was the OEM carpeted mats.

    I wonder whether the dealer might be reacting to the following statement in the press release:

    So if the Prius is one of the "involved vehicles," are they basically saying that one should drive it without floor mats?

    On a side note, I don't understand how these accidents happen. If a driver-side floor mat is properly anchored to the hooks, how can it possibly interfere with the accelerator pedal? I've never seen a floor mat release itself spontaneously from the hooks, either.
     
    #6 odysseus, Dec 13, 2009
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    It is very unlikely unless either the hooks break, or the mat tears itself off the hooks.

    The problem is NOT the Toyota floor mats; it is the stupid American driver who replaces the Toyota mats with aftermarket mats.

    I will specifically tell my dealer to NOT touch my OEM floor mats, and to only replace the accelerator pedal if it was made by CTS, not Denso. BTW, I pressed the pedal to the floor with my hand and it never came anywhere near the mat.
     
    #7 romad, Mar 9, 2010
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    Same thing happened to us when we bought our Certified Used 2006 in Jan. 2010 from a Toyota dealer. Our dealer's excuse was to blame the detail shop for "misplacing and loosing the front mats".

    We bought the car anyway and later found out the truth-floor mat recall.

    Why can't the dealers be honest with issues?
     
    #8 gasmiser1, Mar 9, 2010
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    I noticed the other day that both my carpet mat hooks had come out of the holes in the floor.

    I didnt think much of it but clicked them back into the floor and pushed the prongs thru the carpet. I wonder if the clips could be a problem then that causes a problem?
     
    #9 Sheepdog, Mar 9, 2010
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