So i went in for an oil change today at toyota....and the guy comes out to tell me there is a leak in my waterpump...WTF!!!!

My tC is a 2005 but only has 34K miles on it. Should it be going out so soon? Ugh....At least he said it's covered under the powertrain warranty which expires this October So it's getting replaced on tuesday

Ugh...kinda disappointed it went out so early though.

 

Anything is possible. If it's made by humanoids, it will, sooner or later, break down or stop working!

Good thing ya got warranty...

 

Yea warranty until October this year lol...my 3yr/36k one expired awhile back....but the powertrain warranty is still in effect until October....lol

 

you should be glad they told you, they could of been shady and not say anything which then would of led to bigger problems later on.

 

I know right! ummm It is covered under powertrain warranty right?

 

hmm, i think there has been quite of few on sl that have had a water pump fail before 50k

good to hear there gettin it fixed

 

sometimes that happens you go in for one thing and they notcied something else is wrong......i would have it check out without the waterpump we all know the engine ism gonna overheat and go boom

 

I'm at 30k in my 07..hope this doesn't happen to me is there a tale tale sign of water pump failure? i'm assuming overheating is one of them?

 

i think discoloration/ leaks around the outer seals can, but not always, show signs of wear on the pump. they usually take on a whiny noise and progress to a hardy grind/rumble. not exactly sure though...

 

Yea they said they noticed discoloration and a leak around the seal.... =o( I haven't heard any whine or noise, I had no idea it was going out...I am glad they noticed it before it got worse.

 

haven't seen any tcs at the toyota dealership im at now but in 2 weeks time i saw 5 prius's with waterpump failures. lowest mileage was 30k and highest one was at 56k. damn thats alot of broken waterpumps.