HELP: Defective Locks Low Mileage 2014 Altis

[_Cathy_]

You may appeal to Toyota based on the following:
1. Your car is relatively low mileage;
2. Vehicle service has been done at the Toyota dealer and you have not installed any aftermarket accessories that have touched the doors and lock mechanisms;
3. You are usually the sole occupant and driver of the car thus wear and tear to the locks and doors should really be minimal;
4. It is not normal for such problems to occur in such a short span of time and use, you may cite that you have owned and driven two Toyota Corollas previously which never had such issues.

Might be better to email Toyota Phils I guess.

First time I've encountered busted door lock actuators on a Toyota. We have 10 to 20+ year old cars that never had such issues.

This however was a problem on our Nissan Sentra (Yulon) before.

Usually, one cause of premature wear to the actuators is when you have passengers that have a habit of pulling the door handles at the same time your are unlocking the door.

Other option is to find a surplus, original actuator and have an electrical shop install it. Sayang lang wala akong oras as i'm supposed to do surplus shop rounds to look for some parts, and i could ask around for actuators. I agree with the others to not go for aftermarket new ones.

Thanks vinj. This is so helpful. I'm not confident about my writing skills kasi

Try Banawe first ... who knows, it might be cheaper than you think ... asking Toyota to reconsider warranty is a very long shot ... maybe they'll reconsider if you buy Land Cruisers from them every year ...

They did before for the aircon of my Gen 10 in Toyota Pasig. Though there was a prior issue with the AC before the warranty lapsed.

Try sa toyocars banawe at sigurado mas mura ang actuators
Landline *(02) 413 4880.

Another way is talk to the manager of the branch. Long shot but worth a try. ‬


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Wala daw parts e nakausap na ni uls Toyorama

having 2 door actuators die almost at the same time is very unusual. Is your battery replaced already? I just remembered the 2014 Fort V 2.5 of my colleague that had failing door actuators for several months and never bothered to replace them after he got a quotation (price like yours or higher IIRC) from Toyota casa. Then one day, his the first morning start up failed and so he replaced his battery, and guess what? Voila!! His door actuator problems were fixed! Until now they are still working fine. It turns out its an electrical gremlin... My 9th gen Altis driver's side door actuator conked out after almost 10 years and had no choice but to have it replaced in the casa. It was P4.5K back then. All are still working fine until now. daily driver too...

I had my battery checked yesterday at motolite. Funny because my batt is amaron lol. 11 daw pag crank yung patay lahat. Pag umaandar with ac light and radio 14. Malakas pa daw though my battery is 23 months na.

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[LN106G]

If you had your battery checked and turned out its still got enough juice, its probably worth a try that you bring your car to a competent shop. Dismantle your door trim panels,clean the electrical connections of your door actuator (with electronic contact cleaner), check their electrical integrity (resistance, contact, etc) then put them back but seal the connections with dielectric grease. Check also the electrical connections of your of your central lock switch. Sometimes, electrical motors that are rarely used are the ones that will have problems like corroded contact points and seized up armatures, especially so we are in a humid environment. Just curious too if your garage is always moist? If after doing this remedy and your actuator still doesn't work, you have no choice but to replace them

[JJB]

Palitan mo na lang ng Solex brand [emoji51]


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[_Cathy_]

Thanks vinj for helping me with the letter! I sent it to Toyota Philippines and after a few days, I got a call from the dealership and they are working on the warranty appeal. I hope it gets approved

I am very impressed with Toyota's service because even if this is only a warranty appeal, and my car is 18 mos beyond warranty, they even picked up the car and brought it back home! They also call me every now and then to update me on the status. I am glad that even if Toyota is the number one car company in the Philippines, they don't treat their customers like cr*p.

If everything goes well, this will further reinforce my being a Toyota "fanboy/girl" HAHAHA!

[_Cathy_]

I'm serious. Any shop recommendations to fix my lock?

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[JJB]

I'm serious. Any shop recommendations to fix my lock?

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Try rey’s electrical shop. They do locks also. Theyre open on sundays. Malayo lang siguro from your place. Check their fb page since they have a few branches. I go to their marikina branch


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[_Cathy_]

Try rey’s electrical shop. They do locks also. Theyre open on sundays. Malayo lang siguro from your place. Check their fb page since they have a few branches. I go to their marikina branch


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Thank you I'm not sure if this is the same shop my Dad used to go to pero QC yun and that was in the 90s pa. I checked their FB at may QC nga. Which is the better branch kaya?

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[JJB]

Thank you I'm not sure if this is the same shop my Dad used to go to pero QC yun and that was in the 90s pa. I checked their FB at may QC nga. Which is the better branch kaya?

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Havent gone to the qc branch. Actually driver ko lang pinapapunta ko para pagawa mga lock ng trunk and a passenger door.
Maganda sa kanila is experienced sila and theyll tell you of they can fix the existing mechanism or replace it na. Both times they just fixed a certain part lang, no need to replace. Mura pa and may warranty gawa nil!


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[uls]

I'm serious. Any shop recommendations to fix my lock?

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ingat lang kung saan mo ipagawa malamang wala experience mag tanggal ng siding

[_Cathy_]

ingat lang kung saan mo ipagawa malamang wala experience mag tanggal ng siding

Casa nga sinira siding ko. Yung Rey nakalagay sa services power lock. Siguro naman alam nila mag tanggal ng siding?

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[uls]

di kasi madalas nagtatanggal ng siding mga taga casa

unlike mga installer sa banawe na halos araw araw nagtatanggal ng sidings ng iba't ibang car

dunno about Rey

[dr. d]

di kasi madalas nagtatanggal ng siding mga taga casa

unlike mga installer sa banawe na halos araw araw nagtatanggal ng sidings ng iba't ibang car

dunno about Rey

i agree.
they put mine out faster than i could count the clips.

[mda]

Casa nga sinira siding ko. Yung Rey nakalagay sa services power lock. Siguro naman alam nila mag tanggal ng siding?

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Weird.

I've removed the car sidings already myself (thanks youtube tutorials). Wala naman naging problema except from the white clips getting stuck inside the car door.

[ninjababez]

I'm serious. Any shop recommendations to fix my lock?

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Cathy nagawa na ba?
Eto yun jemson banawe
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[StockEngine]

may the odds be ever in your favor!

FOCUS

[_Cathy_]

My warranty appeal got approved and paid ZERO for the replacement of two door locks Toyota dealership took the initiative to order the parts even if they have not received the full approval yet.

I am very impressed that Toyota takes care of its customers even in they could get away with treating customers like sh1t (eg SM who has no respect for customers at puro pang gugulang ) I'm glad that my car is casa maintained because if I had it touched outside then I think that would have ruined my chances in the appeal. Casa also noted that the car is fresh and low mlieage

[_Cathy_]

I love Toyota



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[bxr monkey]

Ayos. Congrats.

[_Cathy_]

Ayos. Congrats.

Thanks. My car was 2 yrs and 1 month out of warranty when they repaired and replaced it for free

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[Woof]

Just curious why your friendly casa replaced three actuators for 2 doors...