Corolla Daytime Running Lights Module blown?

Hello

I took my 2003 Corolla S in for regular servicing recently. After
having gotten the keys back, my wife went to the car in the lot and
noticed the car wouldnt start. Upon closer inspection, she noticed that
someone had left the lights on. She went back to the service dept and a
Toyota technician boosted the car which led the car to start up.
Evidently, someone in the service dept had left the lights on for
several hours.

When I got home later that night I noticed that the headlights would
not turn on. Neither the daytime running lights, nor the highbeams. The
fog lights do turn on.

I went back to Toyota the next morning and told them about the problem.
They checked and found that the Daytime Running Lights Module had
stopped working. Could this have been caused by the fact that the car
lights were left on for several hours? Toyota insists it was a
coincidence and that this is normal "wear and tear". Is this true? They
are charging me $300+ to have it replaced!

Any info would be appreciated.

Mr E. and Ray are totally correct (it's easier to catch flies with honey
than with vinegar). My heavy-handed approach would likely get the service
manager's back up, and I'd get nowhere.
This service bulletin is mighty interesting! and just goes to show that
the ball should be in the dealer's court to do the right thing.

Update:

I showed the service manager the service bulletin and he told me it was
from the US. But he checked to see if a similar TSB was sent out here
in Canada and lo and behold there was!

He quickly told me they would replace the DRL module free of charge and
apologized for the inconvenience.

Thanks to everyone who made me aware of the service bulletin.

Regards
H

mack wrote:
> Mr E. and Ray are totally correct (it's easier to catch flies with honey
> than with vinegar). My heavy-handed approach would likely get the service
> manager's back up, and I'd get nowhere.
> This service bulletin is mighty interesting! and just goes to show that
> the ball should be in the dealer's court to do the right thing.

<hank755_ca@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:1159280920.615380.323310@k70g2000cwa. o...
> Update:
>
> I showed the service manager the service bulletin and he told me it was
> from the US. But he checked to see if a similar TSB was sent out here
> in Canada and lo and behold there was!
>
> He quickly told me they would replace the DRL module free of charge and
> apologized for the inconvenience.
>
> Thanks to everyone who made me aware of the service bulletin.
>
> Regards
> H
>
Thanks for the update!
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Ray O