HELP: Defective Locks Low Mileage 2014 Altis

[TheUninvited]

Can you guys give me points or reasons for my warranty appeal to Toyota?

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Premature wear given the relatively low mileage, yan lang naman talaga.

If they deny your claim, then that's Toyota quality for you.

And change your SA, ang bobo nung last reply nya.

[vinj]

Can you guys give me points or reasons for my warranty appeal to Toyota?

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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.

[Walter]

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 ...

[JJB]

Can you guys give me points or reasons for my warranty appeal to Toyota?

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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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[LN106G]

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...

[Walter]

Try removing battery terminals for 5 minutes ... might reset something ...

[LN106G]

Try removing battery terminals for 5 minutes ... might reset something ...

or if the TS has a friend with a brand new car, she can borrow the battery (presuming its brandnew), or a fully working new battery from any willing friend, just to give it a try....

[dr. d]

or if the TS has a friend with a brand new car, she can borrow the battery (presuming its brandnew), or a fully working new battery from any willing friend, just to give it a try....

if TS's old battery can still easily start the car...
it might not be the battery.
it might be the electrical connections, which get cleaned and tightened during battery replacement, "curing the problem".

[_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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[JJB]

Palitan mo na lang ng Solex brand [emoji51]


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