From: Tegger on
"eddie" <ed(a)ntu.za> wrote in
news:hn84dv$jq1$1(a)news.eternal-september.org:

> thank you for all replies.
>
> the reference to warranty was due to a local dealer performing a
> recall/warranty service (toyota) and upon finding a non-OEM battery
> they claimed to owner that entire warranty has been voided.
>
> according to their words ".... the higher capacity/CCA battery has
> caused (components) to be fried... "



Complete and total nonsense.

Just because the battery has higher capacity doesn't mean it will actually
be /delivering/ that capacity. If the systems in the car never request that
capacity, the battery won't deliver it.

It's common in my neck of the woods to fit batteries that are more powerful
than OEM in order to ensure good starting in winter.



>
> there are no issues with the car, nothing is broken
>
> the owner is simply having car checked according to the letter where
> dealer adjusts as needed the acceleration related components.
>



You're being fed a line by the dealer. The dealer cannot void a factory
warranty; only the automaker can do that.

The dealer is NOT the automaker, but is a completely separate company with
idependent ownership and control.

You need to call the Toyota head office in your country and speak to their
customer service reps.


--
Tegger

From: cuhulin on
When you drink some water, you only drink as much water as you want.If
you left the water faucet open it would be pouring out water all day
long.
A device which is using amps from a battery only uses as many amps as it
needs.
You can lead a horse to water, if the horse doesn't feel like drinking
any water, you can't make the horse drink.
cuhulin

From: N8N on
On Mar 10, 7:47 am, "eddie" <e...(a)ntu.za> wrote:
> thank you for all replies.
>
> the reference to warranty was due to a local dealer performing a recall/warranty
> service (toyota) and upon finding a non-OEM battery they claimed to owner that entire
> warranty has been voided.
>
> according to their words ".... the higher capacity/CCA battery has caused (components)
> to be fried... "
>
> there are no issues with the car, nothing is broken
>
> the owner is simply having car checked according to the letter where dealer adjusts as
> needed the acceleration related components.

Balls, balls, bullshit and balls. First of all, any automotive lead-
acid battery operates at a nominal 12V (or 6V if you have a car built
before the mid-50's.) *overvoltage* can cause components to "fry" but
the battery physically can't cause that unless you installed a battery
with more cells than the original (the odds of that having happened
being, um, none.) The car's electrical system in operation is at a
higher voltage than the battery can provide whenever the engine is
running, because on a 12V system the battery typically puts out
something like 12.5V but the alternator will put out close to 14V. If
there is an overcurrent condition at those voltages then something
else is bad and the battery didn't cause that either. Your dealer is
trying to poke you in the no-no spot and you should complain to the
regional service manager and tell them exactly that.

Oh, and never go back to that dealer again. Write a letter to the
owner of the dealership, tell him the name of the service adviser that
fed you that line of horseshit, and tell him that that is exactly why
you will never go back there again, and that you're telling all your
friends and family this story. After you complain to the regional
manager, of course. Hopefully that'll get the a-hole fired, but
unfortunately, I don't hold out much hope for that.

nate
From: dsi1 on
On 3/10/2010 2:47 AM, eddie wrote:
> thank you for all replies.
>
> the reference to warranty was due to a local dealer performing a
> recall/warranty service (toyota) and upon finding a non-OEM battery they
> claimed to owner that entire warranty has been voided.
>
> according to their words ".... the higher capacity/CCA battery has
> caused (components) to be fried... "

Very clever that Toyota - they use the battery itself to regulate/limit
current flow. They're probably the only ones in the industry that does
this. I guess that's what makes them special. :-)

For some reason, I put the biggest battery that would fit in my old
Scirocco. It worked great except closing the hood and shorting the top
terminals and starting a fire was a possibility. My guess is that
shoehorning a big battery into cars is the cause of a lot of engine
fires. Nowdays, I stick with the recommend battery dimensions.

>
> there are no issues with the car, nothing is broken
>
> the owner is simply having car checked according to the letter where
> dealer adjusts as needed the acceleration related components.
>
>
>
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