My mother-in-law's 2004 Echo just had to have the fuel tank replaced due to it rusting through. Even though the car is under a 3 year warranty, the Toyota repairer still made her pay $440 to replace it. She was told it was due to "fuel contamination", she was also told this by someone at Toyota HQ at Sydney when she called them. Isn't that a very specific phrase to use? "Fuel contamination"? Have Toyota been told to say this is the case to avoid dozens of warranty claims for dodgy fuel tanks that should have been recalled in the first place? And why in two and a half years of driving this car with so-called "fuel contamination" has it not gone through to the engine and stopped it working, yet it has done enough damage over time to rust all the way through the tank? If anyone out there has had a similar problem and warranty issues, please respond, I really think Toyota have dropped the ball with this one.
2007-01-30
20:03:09
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