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RoverGGM previously said:
I could probably blackmail him to get the warranty claim handled, if necessary!
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I don't unerstand this statement.
Why shouldn't Toyota honor a warranty claim?
It's a 4WD fault.
How are they going to hassle the FJC owner?
There is no way they can prove that installing a genuine part that enables a preinstalled system caused the fault--and they'd lose in court if this became a legal issue.
The more likely scenario is you bring in a truck with a 4WD fault (ATRAC induced or not) and they fix it with no hassle or lectures regardless if the computer recorded events of ATRAC use or not.
If your service staff are giving your customers imaginary warranty hassles I have no idea how the dealership stays in business aside from gouging 150% on dealer invoice parts. It's the same kind of bull**** you hear that installing larger tires causes the warranty to be void. How? They're not rubbing or hitting any resistance, even when cut all the way right and left.
The 'we'll void your warranty' is just spiel to frighten wanna be modders from damaging their vehicles and making Toyota cough up the repair costs--and it shouldn't translate to perfectly legit mod jobs like this one.
They can scour the computer all they want, but if the ATRAC breaks, they're still paying the bill.
If it's such a concern for them, they can leave it off future models.
It may be a crappy WAR, But its the only WAR we got! - a U.S. Marine
2007 FJ Cruiser. 4WD Automatic. Voodoo Blue 
Linear Mode
