Central locking problem after airbag fix

[The Peoples Playwright]

Is this paranoia or possible?  I'm one of the thousands who have an old Rav4 that was recalled for the airbag propellant fix (Tokata?)  After having this done by the local Toyota specialists I now have a problem with my central locking.  On investigating the fuses under the dashboard I found a 30amp fuse had blown.  I have replaced this myself but still my central locking is playing up.  Here comes the paranoia ... as the airbag fixes were all done free of charge could it be possible that in order to regain some income into the Toyota coffers that the guy fixing the airbags might have had, shall we say, another instruction from above to leave a problem that needs another paid-for fix by the client?  Is there anybody else out there who has had similar problems after the airbag fix?  Or is this just a coincidence?

[FROSTYBALLS]

Coincidence.

With the millions of airbags globally that need to be replaced by a score or so of vehicle manufacturers, the last thing they want is to be having problems with the recalls. Did you go back to the dealer at the time the issue was discovered?

[daveh_rav4]

Tony, you are paranoid... you can't be serious: 

You mean like...

Apple sending 'go slow' data in updates to old iPhones trying to get the owners to buy later models.  (you can't believe that really happened; surely!)

Or Microsoft sending code in updates to cripple old OS to make the owners by later versions of their OS. 

Or Samsung doing on-line updates to older Blu-Ray players that makes them in-operable (they did mine), then they can't be fixed, and when you complain, they advise you to buy a new one!

Or Siemens  digital controlled domestic appliances that stop working after a set time period.

...and that's only scatching the surface; gawd knows what else is being done that we don't even know about.  (@^@)

You need to relay your fears to...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories

Or take 'Frostyballs# advice :)

Anything that relies on digital data to operate puts you totally at the mercy of the writers of the source code of that data.... i.e. the manufactures.  Software writers (manufacturers) will even leave 'time-bombs' in software so that at a given time it trips, then makes the hardware (or software) stop working or change its characteristics.

"Their coming to take me away today, to the funny farm where the..."

DaveH-UK

[IanML]

If the employee fell out with his employer, what a story that would make.  No company could risk that.

[Cyker]

*cough*VW emissions code*cough*

But really, no dealer would sanction that - The risk would far outweigh the reward for something so trivial.

It is more likely an incompetent technician :P

Anyway, I believe the dealers get their money back from Toyota for recall work, just like they do warranty work, so it's not like they're out of pocket, and they have no vested interest in 'recouping' the money for Toyota - I assume they already pay franchise fees to Toyota plus whatever operating expenses dealers have to pay their parent company!

That's why a lot of the time if you contact Toyota about a problem they refer you back to the dealer you had the work done at - They basically have no involvement unless the dealer has breached their guidelines or something.


Good job finding the problem and fixing it yourself tho'!
If it was me I'd have been straight back there going "It's not woooorkiiiingg!" like some clueless noob

I was watching some youtube videos about Teslas and EVs in general I'm now scared for the future of DIY car repairs! :S

[Parts-King]

These air bags are being fitted in the tens of thousands, your technician does not have the time to go and "create" a fault, he is on a tight schedule and has better things to do to be honest

I think you are looking at coincidence, the air bag gubbins is nowhere near the central locking 

Kingo

 

[The Peoples Playwright]

It's confession time ... Today I went back into the lower fuse area and took out the 30amp fuse where it  had blown in the past and I had replaced it.  I then reinserted the new fuse making sure that it was securely home, did a bit moe pressing home of all the contacts, etc and to my great surprise and joy - the central locking is now functioning as it should.

I shall no doubt have to pay some kind of penance for wrongly accusing Toyota of possible malpractice and In future I tell myself to believe in people more than I do.

As the hedgehog said, climbing off the hairbrush ... "Anyone can make a mistake!"

[Cyker]

Hah! Also ewww...

But thanks for posting back with your fix!