So actually, not long after calling corporate, the dealership called me.
Calling Toyota corporate opened up a case with the dealership themselves. They asked to see all of my documentation, and they're sending over a check to cover the water repair, the windshield reseal, AND the busted seat fan...
Called Toyota, they said they’d never heard of it happening before and have respectfully declined to assist with the cost of repairs.
I can’t exactly blame them but definitely a little sad. The service writer st the dealer who did the repair seemed pretty confident they’d stand behind it...
First rainstorm since the repair and the truck is dry. Looks like it’s actually finally over.
For those wondering if the fender has to come off, the repair is visible from inside the engine bay, but I don’t think it’s fixable without removing the fender.
I looked at the other side, there...
I was recently at a Toyota dealer for something unrelated and I saw at least 2 Tundras (Possibly 3, at any rate the cab was off the frame on 3) getting their frames swapped out (and they did not look particularly old)
I didn't get a chance to see the old ones... are there issues with the...
Agreed. At least I won't look like a crazy person anymore shoving my hand up the firewall in various parking lots
For a 2013 with 80ish k miles and no accidents on record, I think they gave me a pretty good deal. Makes the various repairs and such less of a pain more of an irritation.
This was...
That's the catch, I did not purchase it from the dealer mentioned. Had I, I have no doubt they'd help out. There were no LC's (in good shape that I could find) in upstate NY without accidents on their carfax. I drove to West Virginia to get mine.
The service writer at NorthWay suggested I...
Absolutely massive, makes me wonder what's on the other side (room for activities? Lol)
That's what it's looking like, it's in there. You might be able to inspect the sealer integrity looking under the cowel farther up, mine was crumbly.
I'm going to take a look from the inside and see what...
You're absolutely right, Northway Toyota in Latham NY. Great bunch of folks, I can't believe they found something that small so quick.
Actually the real hole was way smaller. That larger hole is fine, it goes to the engine bay. The real hole is that little bump on the lip of the larger hole...
You can sure bet I’ll be having a word with corporate. That was confirmed as the point of ingress, they sealed it up and it passed the leak test with flying colors.
500 bucks worth of diagnostics and repair work
Y’all aren’t going to believe this. They got the fender off and found the leak. At the point where 5 panels meet there’s a blob of sealant that failed. The water routing off of the windscreen dumps right into that spot and pipes it straight to the firewall.
So, if anyone else has impossible to...
I gave up and took it to the dealer. They did an air check on the drains and windshield, perfect. They say they can see it dribbling in through a small hole in the bulk head.
One of the techs is thinking possibly a missassembled body seam. #CursedCruiser
And we’re back to square one. Well, maybe 2. I don’t get water flowing into the cabin anymore but I have a leak above the dead peddle. After raining all night it’s only a little bit of water, so whatever this is I think it was in addition to the windshield. Didn’t show up with the hose either...
Agreed. Im of a mind that the descicant will do a better job than opening to ambient though, it's pretty humid outside and I'm getting humidity down in the 16-22% range on the interior. I'll probably ride around with the packs in the trunk for a week or so just to be safe.
My backup plan is if...
I did a little vornado near the desecant packs to try to get some flow . That said even before the fan after baking for a few hours, it felt extremely dry. I'm hoping this will just be the polish for anything I can't feel or see. Damprid is apparently the good stuff
Even on a cruiser that's...
I've got 3 damp rid desicant packs going. That plus the high temps the overall humidity is somewhere below 16% (thats the lowest it goes ) even with the moistness.
I'm hopefully going for evaporation and capture with the localized desert but once the temps drop and I loose some of the effect...
Remediating the water that was already there. There was quite a bit of it
Not sure if you've been under the carpets but it's all this loose cellulosy noise dampening crap that's impossible to dry.
Ive done towels, hair dryers, heat lamps. It just doesn't want to not be damp. Short of removing...