Toyota And Wheel Claims Under Warrant, Gen 7 wheels badly corroded Options

[bones`]

Just bought my June 05' Celica 140 and the alloys are badly corroded. I used to have an MX5 Euphonic with the same problem and Mazda just paid for a brand new set under warranty, I was just wondering what Toyota are like and if anyone has had to change thier wheels under warranty? You probably noticed my car is one month over 3 years old but the corrosion has obviously been there ages although would this not come under the corrosion warranty? For what its worth the car has done 52k with full Toyota history

[edwardio]

From what I remember people saying on here, is that as long as you have a full service history, they'll change them under warranty.

The easiest thing, is to contact Toyota and see what they say.

[Parts-King]

You should have reported the corrosion before the car was 3 years old. It is a 3 year warranty, not 3 years 1 month. The only way forward now is to contact your dealer to do an out of warranty authorisation, and see if Toyota will pay. You may struggle as this cannot be claimed under the anti corrosion warranty as that is for bodywork only. Corrosion on the wheels is cosmetic and not a detriment to the car, so it is in the lap of the gods if they pay or not.

If anybody has a fault on their car and the end of warranty is looming up, go get it sorted straight away, you are not making it easy on yourself by delaying

Kingo

[Phoenix999]

I agree with Kingo in this matter, we should know our own cars and we should spot a problem as and when it crops up

Give Mr Toyota a try via your local dealer and you may just be happy with the outcome.... my wife used to have a Nissan X-Trail and the wheels on her car were badly corroded and this was taken up by Nissan 1 month out of the warranty period, yes she does not look at her car The repair of her car was not paid for by the normal warranty system but was sorted out by the Customer Services department. I don't see why Toyota should be any different as they too have a corporate image to keep up. If you want to support your dealer with the claim then write a respectful letter to Toyota and see what happens.

Good luck

[bones`]

I only bought the car last Friday and it was just out of manufacturers warranty I went to my local Toyota dealership today who did explain that it was a 3 year warranty but as the car has full dealer history and is only just out they would contact Toyota and see what they could do. In fact the 2 guys I dealt with were very helpful which bodes well for future visits. Ultimately its my attitude that its worth a try as the corrosion obviously started well within the warranty period but for various reasons was never flagged but if Toyota turn down the claim then no hard feelings. I am sure I saw some new T-Sport alloys and tyres on here somewhere.....

[T V O R]

I only bought the car last Friday and it was just out of manufacturers warranty

Pre delivery/purchase inspection?

[Parts-King]

Bones: I am sure I saw some new T-Sport alloys and tyres on here somewhere.....

Yes Bones. I sell them at £559 delivered to any mainland UK address, for that you get 4 x Alloys and 4 x Pirelli P Zero's

Kingo