Did the dealer give you any grief about not having it done? I don't want it done to my TCH either, as I never have, nor will I ever use any aftermarket floor mats (or any additional mats) on top of the factory mats.

 

Not at all. When he brought it up I told him I wasn't interested in having that done, that my car was fine and that they were to address the water pump issue and nothing else (in a friendly manner, of course!). I just had to sign a line on the order stating that I declined to have this done and that was it. Completely painless.

 

GREAT! Thanks for the info.

 

For the record, and to further my understanding, I believe the dealer can (or will) swap the mats from an unsuspecting owner even if the car were in for another reason (oil change, etc.) Right?
They wont 'hack the pedal and pound the floor' without notifying you? Is this correct?
A bit leery about using them for oil changes (they're still cheaper than Firestone, etc. in my area).

 

I would imagine that they have an obligation to notify the owner before anything (other than what the car was brought in for) is done. I know I would be beyond PO'd if they did something without my authorization (even if it is covered by Toyota). That's why I make it a point to tell them not to mess with anything else or to please call me if anything comes up. Not sure about the mats. That seems like a simple thing to do and unless the owner has a personal attachments to the old ones I don't think it'd be a huge deal. However, I'd still expect the courtesy of a phone call to let me know.

I used to go to my local dealer for oil changes too. And I hated it when they started telling about all the crap they had "checked" and all of their recommendations. That's why on the rare occasion that I go there now I specify that nothing else is to be checked (I do my own maintenance most of the time so I know the current conditions of brakes, fluids, tires, etc..). It saves all of us a little time. It has not been an issue with any of the service managers to date.

 

When I just put my car in last week for routine maintenance, my dealer insisted they are legally obligated to perform this recall work on my car. Since they didn't have time to do it that day, they tell me they'll do it next time. They never mentioned I could sign a waiver. I'll have to inquire. I'm considering only having it done when I decide to sell the car.

 

Just out of curiosity what is it about the recall that you object to?

 

I have a 09 with the toyota all weather mats, which are clipped in (carpet mats removed). 65000 miles no problems and not going to have my gas pedal butchered. I remember in the 80's the audi problem turned out to be pedal mix up. But all cars since then have the transmission shift lock from Park if brake is not applied.

 

Just had my car in today, the service guy brought up the recall and when I told them I didn't want the gas pedal hack done, he just stamped the form with the waiver, had me sign it, and that was that... It was a big *ss stamp strictly for the gas pedal/floor board mods waiver and it was very handy. I guess they are getting a number of declines....

 

Off Topic: When I first read your post I thought it said they stamped a big Schuttestaffel logo on the work form. I guess this is a case where censorship actually made things worse.

On Topic: I am closely following this thread as I will again be taking my car to the dealer for routine service (I tried one of those "quickie lube" places, and they have gotten so crummy that they are going to ruin my car if I keep going there ). I am so scared to death the dealership is going to cut up the gas pedal without my knowledge or permission that I even considered putting red Loctite on the mounting bolts and epoxying the electrical connector together so that they physically could not perform the "service". But from what people have written so far, it looks like maybe I won't have to go to those extremes.