2007 Toyota Sienna Engine Problems

Your engine's VVT-i oil line has a rubber section that's wearing out and leaking oil. Toyota has a campaign to replace this with a metal line, but your 2007 Sienna's VIN isn't showing up in the system. If the oil continues to leak, it could cause engine damage. You should contact Toyota to verify whether your vehicle qualifies for this replacement campaign.

When you accelerate, your engine makes a ticking or tracking noise that sounds like it could be from worn valve springs or rocker arms. You only hear the noise during acceleration, and it started after 60,000 miles. This appears to be a known issue with the engine used in Sienna models. The repair will likely involve inspecting and potentially replacing valve train components like springs, rocker arms, or related hardware.

AS I WAS DRIVING THE VAN, I NOTICED A SMELL LIKE BURNING RUBBER, ALTHOUGH ALL GAUGES WERE NORMAL AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, I PULLED INTO THE GARAGE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND A TRAIL OF OIL ON THE DRIVE WAY. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE VEHICLE AS WELL. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE OIL COOLER HOSE HAD BROKEN. THE MECHANIC SAID IF I HAD DRIVEN IT TO THE SHOP, I LIKELY WOULD HAVE RUINED THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE OIL LOSS WAS SO SIGNIFICANT (OUT OF 5 QUARTS, ONLY .25 WAS REMAINING). THE MECHANIC ALSO SAID THAT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE REPLACEMENT HOSES ARE NOW STEEL AND NOT RUBBER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED UP WHILE RUNNING (DUE TO THE QUICK LOSS OF OIL) CAUSING POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND INJURY.

OIL COOLING HOSE BROKE AND ALL ENGINE OIL LEAKED FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BUT MADE TO PARKING SPOT. NO WARNING OF EVENT AND NO DASH/ENGINE LIGHT SIGNALING PROBLEM. ONLY OIL ON GROUND UNDER VAN SIGNALED PROBLEM. VAN WAS SUBJECTED TO RECALL IN 2011 WHICH REPLACED HOSE. DEALER REPLACED PARTS AS REPAIR WITH A COMPLETE REDESIGNED PART REMOVING RUBBER HOSED ALL TOGETHER. THIS WAS NOT A RECALL BUT OWNERS EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER NEVER NOTIFIED OWNER OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART OR EVENT POSSIBILITY.

OIL LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUBBER FAILURE. THIS OIL LINE WAS REPLACED IN 2012 WITH SAME LINE AS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. FAILURE CAN BE CATASTROPHIC FOR ENGINE AS OIL IS DISCHARGED QUICKLY AND WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY WHEN ODOR AND NOISE MADE ME STOP AND CHECK. HAD TO BE TOWED AND REPAIRED. COST OVER 500.00.

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THIS WEEKEND ON A HIGHWAY AND I NOTICED A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN I NOTICED AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND INSTINCTIVELY I KNEW THAT WAS A BAD SIGN FOR ALL SIX OF US MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SO I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE NEAREST EXIT RAMP AND THAT'S WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND I COULDN'T MOVE ANY LONGER. WE CALLED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY FOR TOWING AND THE COPS TO STEER CLEAR OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC SINCE WE'RE ON THE SECOND LANE ON THE EXIT RAMP. I THANK GOD THAT NOTHING HAPPENED TO US BUT IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO MY VEHICLE WITH ONLY 93,000 MILES WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD.

2007 TOYOTA SIENNA OIL COOLER LINE LINE HAS A PINHOLE LEAK NEVER INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO OIL OR LOW OIL PRESSURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE AND A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (BURNSVILLE TOYOTA, 14790 BUCK HILL RD, BURNSVILLE, MN 55306) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL COOLANT LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE MAY BE ENGINE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,766.

OIL COOLING HOSE RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROX. 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR OUT THE BACK OF THE CAR. OIL SPRAYED OVER THE ENGINE AND UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR AND RENDERED THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. DAMAGE ALSO SUSTAINED TO THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER SYSTEM.

I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT MY COOLER HOSE RUPTURED AND I HAD TO TAKE IT IMMEDIATELY TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND FELT WEIRD TO DRIVE. I GOT TO WORK AND WAS TOLD TO CHECK THE DIP STICK. WAS TOLD IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD NO OIL. I WAS THINKING, THAT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT I JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT A WEEK EARLIER. IT WAS BARE. COMPLETELY EMPTY. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GET IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AS IT WAS AN EMERGENCY. THE AUTO PLACE TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED A KIT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BUY TO REPLACE THE COOLER HOSE AND WOULD TAKE AWHILE TO FIX THIS. IT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS. AND THEY CANT GUARANTEE ME THE ENGINE DIDNT GET EFFECTED BY THIS SITUATION. I DID MY RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE. I AM NOW OUT $500 AND HALF A DAY AT WORK. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 7:15AM ON HIGHWAY 44 GOING ABOUT 45-55 MILES AN HOUR. IT WAS TERRIFYING AND ONCE I GOT TO MY WORK AND REALIZED THAT MY VAN COULD HAVE STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHENEVER IT WANTED TO THIS MORNING OR THE ENGINE COULD HAVE BLOWN UP AND CAUSE A REAL ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO ME AND PEOPLE AROUND ME. I HAD NO CLUE I WAS IN DANGER, I HAD NO IDEA THAT MY VAN WAS MESSED UP. THERE WERE NO SIGNS, NO PROBLEMS, NO ANYTHING. IT JUST OUT OF NOWHERE DRAINED THE OIL. I DRIVE 35-45 MILES TO WORK. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT A "RECALL" ON THIS. I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IT CHECKED WAY BEFORE.

TOYOTA SIENNA 07 TO 13 HAS OIL COOLER HOSE LEAKAGE PROBLEM,CAUSE IT MADE OF RUBBER AND ALUMINUM,RUBBER PART OF THIS CAUSE LEAKAGE,BECAUSE ENGINE OIL GOES FROM IT WITH PRESSURE AND AFTER SOME TIME RUBBER PART GOES BAD AND START LEAKING WHEN YOU START THE VAN IT COMES OUT,IT HAPPENS WITH ME TWICE,FIRST MY 07 SIENNA HAS HAPPENS I BUY A USED PIPE FROM JUNK YARD AND FIX IT,AFTER FIFTEEN TWENTY DAYS IT HAPPENS AGAIN,ALL OF A SUDDEN ON A FREE WAY MY VAN HEAT UP IN LEFT LANE AND STOP ENGINE,I ALMOST GOT KILLED FOR THIS SUDDEN STOP,VAN HAS NO OIL LEFT IN ENGINE AND IT HEATS UP,I PULL MY VAN ASSIDE AND FIND OUT THAT ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPE IS OFF THE HOOK AND I AM OUT OF ENGINE OIL,HOW I COME BACK ITS A DIFFERENT STORY,BUT WHEN I CALL TOYOTA DEALER SHIP FOR RECALL THEY TOLD ME THIS IS NOT A SAFETY REASON SO L HAVE TO FIX IT MYSELF,MY QUESTION IS THAT FOR THERE CHEAP MATERIAL PIPES I CAN GOT KILLED,MY ENGINE CAN GO BAD,BUT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THEM,CAN SOME ONE HELP ME.

DRIVING CAR IN TOWN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. STOPPED AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND NOTICED WHEN I BACKED OUT A LARGE OIL PUDDLE. GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER CAR TO SEE UNDERCARRIAGE COVERED IN OIL FROM FRONT OF CAR TO MIDWAY DOWN CAR. COULD NOT TELL WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM SO I CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TAKE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND SMALL HOLE IN OIL COOLER LINE WAS SPRAYING OIL OUT. IT WAS HALF EMPTY OF ALL ITS OIL IN THAT SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $360.00 TO REPLACE OIL COOLER LINES. I WAS VERY LUCKY I HAD NOT DRIVEN VERY FAR OR PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER QUICK CHECK ON INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH OIL SUPPLY LINES IN THIS AND OTHER MODEL YEARS. ALSO LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A NEW ALL METAL OIL SUPPLY LINE AND A WARRANTY EXTENSION (ZE2), NEITHER OF WHICH I WAS MADE AWARE OF BY MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO FIND.

OIL COOLER PIPER RUPTURED AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUSING RAPID OIL LOSS WHILE BEING DRIVEN TO WORK. IF I DID NOT NOTICE THE PUDDLE OF OIL LEFT BY MY WIFES CAR SHE WOULD HAVE DRIVEN IT HOME AND SURELY BLOWN THE ENGINE. THE PART WAS REPLACED IN 2010 DURING LIMITED SERVICE RECALL BUT STILL BURST 5 YEARS LATER.

THE OIL PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED. IT WAS PARTIALLY MADE WITH A RUBBER HOSE THAT DID NOT PERFORM AS IT SHOULD. IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A SOLID METAL PART. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A SAFETY/SERVICE BULLETIN LISTED BY TOYOTA ON THIS PART IT COST ALMOST $1200 TO REPAIR.

I BELIEVE THE PRODUCT TO BE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE THAT I HAD FACED WITH THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS BACK WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY. TWO WEEKS BACK WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY (WIFE AND 2 KIDS) THE VEHICLE ON 275 S FREEWAY @ 70MPH ON 8TH MARCH 2015 1:00 AM, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TURNED ON AND I NOTICED THE ENGINE HEAT INDICATOR FLUCTUATE LIKE A FUEL INDICATOR. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT BY THAT TIME I LOST THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE , WHICH MADE IT REALLY HARD FOR ME TO STEER THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE LANES AND TAKE IT OUT OF FREEWAY TO A SHOULDER, THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING EITHER. IT WAS ONE OF MY SCARIEST RIDE I HAD IN MY LIFE (YOU CAN IMAGINE YOURSELF, ENGINE LOOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING IN A FREEWAY, I WAS WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY, AND NOT HAVING CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE), IT PUT ME AND MY FAMILY AT SUCH A BIG RISK. GLAD I WAS ABLE TO SOME HOW TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE FREEWAY AND USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AT A FREEWAY SHOULDER @ 8 MILE ROAD EXIT. THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VICTORY TOYOTA OF CANTON, A TOYOTA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER THOROUGH DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER, HE FIGURED OUT THE ENGINE WATER PUMP FAILED, WHICH LEAD TO THE ENGINE GETTING OVERHEATED AND ENGINE GOT DAMAGED, WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY CAME BACK WITH THE COST OF 10,000 USD FOR FIXING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 66,860 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

THE FRONT LOWER OIL COOLER PRESSURE HOSE (TOYOTA PART NO. 15767 31010) STARTED SPRAYING OIL OUT WHILE THE VAN WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT A HIGHER SPEED (ON A HIGHWAY), ALL THE OIL WOULD HAVE SPRAYED OUT AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE SEIZED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR THE VAN COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PART THAT TOYOTA HAS DONE ALMOST NOTHING TO FIX OR PREVENT. WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I HAD A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF OIL FROM THE UNDERNEATH OF THE CAR, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS FIXED BACK IN 2011 BUT ALMOST EVERY ONE ONLINE THAT HAS HAD THIS FIX HAS TO GET IT DONE AGAIN. TOYOTA ARE NOT SEEKING THE FIX THE PROBLEM AGAIN WITH A METAL HOSE AND WE ARE HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?Q=T-SB-0201-11&OQ=T-SB-0201-11&AQS=CHROME..69I57&SOURCEID=CHROME&ES_SM=122&IE=UTF-8 HTTP://WWW.SIENNACHAT.COM/FORUM/185-PROBLEMS-MAINTENANCE-REPAIR/177882-2007-SIENNA-OIL-COOLER-HOSE-FAILURE.HTML HTTP://WWW.HUFFINGTONPOST.COM/2010/03/02/TOYOTA-OIL-HOSE-REPAIR-AU_N_481968.HTML ABOVE ARE SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT SHOW THIS WAS AN ISSUES FOR MANY PEOPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA ON A MAJOR ROAD WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER IT. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AVOIDING ENGINE SEIZURE BECAUSE WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES IT HAD LOST 2 QTS OF OIL ONTO THE GROUND DUE TO A RUPTURE IN A RUBBER OIL VVT-1 LINE. AFTER READING ONLINE I FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WHICH TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS PROPERLY. IN 2009 SIENNAS THE LINE HAVE BEEN SWITCHED TO ALL METAL LEAVING THE REST OF THEIR EARLIER CUSTOMERS WITH TICKING TIME BOMBS. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE, AN ENGINE SEIZURE AT 70MPH WILL BE DEADLY AND THE SPILT OIL ON THE ROAD POSSES HAZARDS AS WELL. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE THIS $23.00 HOSE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT 75MPH ON INTERSTATE, I NOTICED HEAVY WHITE SMOKE TRAILING VEHICLE. SLOWED AND PULLED OVER. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND LARGE OIL LEAK. NO CHECK ENGINE OR LOW OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO SMOKE. ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE CAR COATED WITH OIL, INCLUDING EXHAUST SYSTEM, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND REAR TIRES. NO OIL REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK. TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. FAILED PART WAS THE OIL COOLER HOSE. TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME THE FAULTY RUBBER HOSE WHICH HAD A PIN-HOLE LEAK AND THERE WAS BARELY ONE HALF QUART IN THE ENGINE, WHICH HOLDS 6.4 QUARTS. JUDGING BY HOW OFTEN I HAD BEEN LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DUE TO TRAFFIC, I'D ESTIMATE THE LEAK WAS ONLY A FEW MINUTES IN LENGTH AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT OIL AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED VERY SOON IF I HADN'T NOTICED. THIS IS NOT AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT UNTIL YOU REALIZE THAT THE OIL HOSE THAT FAILED WAS PART OF TOYOTA'S 90K OIL COOLER HOSE LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR 2GR-FE V6 ENGINES IN 2011. I HAD MY CAR UNDERGO THIS FIX, WHICH SIMPLY REPLACED A RUBBER HOSE WITH ANOTHER RUBBER HOSE WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY MADE FROM A COMPOUND THAT BETTER RESISTS HOT OIL. THE REPLACEMENT HOSES ARE FAILING, WHICH IS WHAT TOYOTA TSB-0201-11 "OIL COOLER SEEP" (DEC 21, 2011) IS MEANT TO COVER AND IT REPLACES THE RUBBER OIL HOSES WITH AN ALL-STEEL HOSE. HOWEVER, IT ONLY APPLIES TO CUSTOMERS STILL UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND WITH A "SEEPING" HOSE. MOST 2007 SIENNA OWNERS, LIKE ME, WERE WELL PAST WARRANTY MILEAGE IN 2011, HAD NO INDICATION FROM TOYOTA THAT THE RUBBER OIL HOSES WERE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND ARE ONLY GETTING THE STEEL HOSE AFTER CATASTROPHIC ENGINE OIL LOSS. I WAS BILLED $532 FOR THE OIL COOLER HOSE REPLACEMENT AND QUOTED $307 TO REPLACE THE O2 SENSOR WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY THE VOLUME OF HOT OIL THAT SPRAYED ON IT. HUGE OIL LOSS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOYOTA KNOWS, BUT MANY OWNERS DO NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND NOTICED IT WAS LOW ON OIL. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED STEAM RISING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS COVERED IN OIL AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL FEED LINE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,464.

WITH NO WARNING AT ALL THE ENGINE COOLING LINES JUST RUPTURED IN MY DRIVE WAY SPILLING OIL ALL OVER THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE ON THE CONCRETE AND I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE ON LINE WITH LESS MILEAGE THEN MY 07 SIENNA XLE HAVING THE SIMILAR PROBLEM SOMETHING ABOUT CHEAP RUBBER WAS USED TO MAKE THESE LINES THERE IS EVEN A YOU TUBE VIDEO ON THIS MATTER .. THIS A SAFETY CONCERN GLAD IT HAPPEN IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE INSTEAD OF ON THE ROAD WITH MY FAMILY ON BOARD . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL COOLER HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,303.

BACK ON AUGUST 7, MY VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO BALISE TOYOTA BECAUSE OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THEY REPLACED ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS AND IGINITION COILS 1 & 6. ON OCTOBER 24, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I BROUGHT IT BACK TO BALISE TOYOTA. THEY SAW MISFIRE CODES. THE CLEARED THE CODES AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT, SO NOTHING WAS FIXED. ON DECEMBER 7, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME, DISSATISFIED WITH BALISE, I BROUGHT IT TO COLONIAL AUTO. AGAIN, DAN MURRAY, THE OWNER OF COLONIAL AUTO FOUND MISFIRE CODES AND FAULTY IGNITION COILS FOR NUMBERS 2 - 5. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTAL CHARGE OF $961. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, BECAUSE I AM UNSATISFIED WITH THE RELABILITY OF THE SIENNA AND THE LACK OF CARE ON BALISE TOYOTA'S FOLLOW THROUGH. THEY SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS BACK IN AUGUST, BUT NOW MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND TOYOTA WON'T HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BAFFLE ON THE VALVE COVER WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER AS A TRADE-IN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,646. UPDATED 01/07/14 *LJ UPDATED 1/17/2014 *JS

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN ENGINE NOISE STARTED. I SOON NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON AND STOPPED THE VAN. ADDED MORE OIL AND RESTARTED THE VAN. I THEN INVESTIGATED AND FOUND OIL LEAKING OUT OF A RUPTURED RUBBER OIL COOLER HOSE. I LOST NEARLY 6 QUARTS OF OIL THAT HAD BEEN PUMPED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. (POSSIBLY CAUSING A TRAFFIC HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS) TOWED VAN TO DEALER AND HAD TO PAY OVER $250.00 FOR REPAIRS TO THE OIL COOLER LINES. NEW LINES ARE NOW ALL METAL LINES. DEALER REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. *TR

DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, WHICH IS 3 MILES AWAY, AND I SUDDENLY SMELL SMOKE. WHEN I WAS COMING BACK, I SUDDENLY HERE A NOISE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STOPS. I HAD TO HIRE A WRECKER TO BRING IT TO MY HOUSE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS AT MY HOUSE, I TRIED TO FIND WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE WAS AND WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE, I NOTICE THE OIL HAD COME OUT FROM SOMEWHERE. I OPENED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK FOR THE OIL AND IT WAS EMPTY. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE DEALER MADE THE OIL SERVICE. I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VVTI OIL PRESSURE LINE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE OIL COOLING LINE SUDDENLY RUPUTURED WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS OR LEAKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A TRAIL OF OIL BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE OIL SENSOR TUBE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

FAILURE OF A DEFECTIVE RUBBER OIL COOLER HOSE OCCURRED AT APP. 5:30 PM ON 2/11/2013 WHILE THE SIENNA WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A CITY STREET. THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY LOST MOST OF ITS OIL, AND INCURRED SIGNIFICANT AND VERY COSTLY ENGINE DAMAGE (RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE SHORT-BLOCK, PLUS OTHER COLLATERAL ENGINE REPAIRS THAT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA ENGINEERING EVENTUALLY DETERMINED NECESSARY). SEE TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0201, DATED 12/21/2011. THE OIL "SEEPAGE" TERM USED BY TOYOTA IN THIS TSB IS A COMPLETE MISNOMER, AS THE OIL LOSS WAS RAPID AND RESULTED IN OIL SPRAYING PROFUSELY UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY COMMUNICATED ANY INFORMATION TO ITS UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC DEFECTIVE PART. ON 3/3/2011, THE CUSTOMER DISCOVERED THROUGH HIS OWN PERSONAL RESEARCH THE SCOPE AND MAGNITUDE OF TOYOTA'S PERVASIVE FAILURE HISTORY WITH A VERY SIMILAR DEFECTIVE RUBBER OIL SUPPLY HOSE. THE DEFECTIVE RUBBER OIL SUPPLY HOSE IS THE SUBJECT OF A CURRENT MULTI-PART LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN (LSC) PRIOR LAUNCHED BY TOYOTA, HOWEVER TOYOTA IS INCREDIBLY CLAIMING TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS LSC CAMPAIGN (WHICH IS SET TO EXPIRE ON 3/31/2013) DOES NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE OIL COOLER HOSE. IN THE CUSTOMER'S OPINION, TOYOTA HAS DEMONSTRATED GROSS NEGLIGENCE IN NOT INCLUDING COVERAGE OF BOTH DEFECTIVE RUBBER OIL HOSE PARTS UNDER THE CURRENT LSC (OR, NOT LAUNCHING A SEPARATE LSC ADDRESSING THE DEFECTIVE OIL COOLER HOSE). THIS DEFECTIVE RUBBER OIL COOLER HOSE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR OWNERS OF AFFECTED TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS (2008 - 2011), HIGHLANDER HVS (2011), SIENNAS (2007 - 2011), AND VENZAS (2009 - 2011). THE CUSTOMER IS CONTINUING INTERFACE WITH TOYOTA, FOR TOYOTA TO ACCEPT FULL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL CUSTOMER COSTS INCURRED IN THIS MATTER.

I HAVE HAD THIS VAN SINCE NEW. AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AFTER 4 YEARS WITH LESS THAN 60000 MILES. FIRST TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STARTED AT 68000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FIRST REARED ITS UGLY HEAD WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT ONE EARLY MORNING IN NOVEMBER 2011. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VAN AND LOOKING AROUND IT APPEARED AS THOUGH EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. I GOT BACK IN THE VAN AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND COULD HEAR A RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VAN AND NOTICED IT WOULD SLOW DOWN QUICKER WHEN TAKING MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, SO MUCH SO THAT YOUR BODY WOULD LEAN FORWARD. ALSO, I NOTICED THE VAN WOULD NOW SLOW DOWN INSTEAD OF PICKING UP SPEED WHEN COASTING DOWN A HILL WHICH IS SOMETHING IT HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE. I BROUGHT THE VAN INTO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT WEEK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT THEY SAID THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO RUN. I TOLD THEM 68 000 MILES OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE SINCE IT WAS NEW HAS TOLD ME OTHERWISE. THEY PERSISTED WITH THEIR "EVERYTHING WAS AS IT SHOULD BE" STORY AND THAT IT COULD BE THE BRAKES STICKING OCCASIONALLY. I EVEN TOLD THEM THAT THE RUBBING SOUND GOES AWAY WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE BRAKES AS THE CAUSE. THE VANS TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED IN FEBRUARY OF 2013 AT 82 000 MILES AFTER I HAD BROUGHT THE ISSUE UP 4 TIMES WITH MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHILE GETTING OTHER SERVICE COMPLETED, AND YES THEY DID CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BEFORE ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. THE TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSIS AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIR/REBUILD QUOTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS $4000. MR. TRANSMISSION CHARGED ME $3100. LIKE ME, YOU HAVE EITHER ALREADY PURCHASED A TOYOTA PRODUCT OR ARE CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE. ALL I CAN SAY IS GOOGLE TRANSMISSION AND PROBLEMS AND YOU'LL FIND LOTS TO READ. GOOD LUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS WHEN THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY @ 85MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PROMPTLY, I PULLED THE TOYOTA MANUAL WHICH SAID COULD BE FAULTY GAS CAP AND MAY GO OFF WITH CONSECUTIVE DRIVES ONCE FIXED OR IF IT STAYS ON AFTER TO GO TO DEALER. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE SO I HEADED TO MY EXIT TO PULL OVER. SHORTLY, THEREAFTER A HORRIBLE DIESEL ENGINE GRINDING NOISE. I HAD JUST HAD MY TIRES ROTATED (REPLACED JUST ONE MONTH PRIOR) THAT WEEKEND AND THE OIL CHANGED THE WEEKEND BEFORE. AS I WAS ABOUT TO PULL OVER THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT FLASHED. WHEN I PULLED OVER I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE OIL STICK DRY WE HAD BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND ABOUT THE PART BY MOSSY NISSAN THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND WAS PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO TOYOTA OF POWAY AND FOR $500+ TO INSPECT AND REPLACE THIS HOSE(NOT PART OF RECALL) WANTED ANOTHER $3000 TO TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE AND THE ADDL CHARGES TO FIX I HAVE RELIGIOUSLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY TOYOTA CERTIFIED MECHANIC WORK ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CONSUMER SERVICE FOR ASSISTANCE IN FIXING THE PROBLEMS THEY INDICATED THEY WOULD NOT HELP SINCE THE HOSES WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE HOSES ARE 2 RUBBER HOSES THAT HAVE CLAMPS LEADING TO A TRIANGULAR METAL PIECE. THE HOLE WAS NOT IN A LOCATION THAT SOMETHING COULD HAVE PIERCED ACCORDING TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO TRIED TO GET THE PART FROM THE FIRST DEALER....WHICH LEADS TO THE FACT THAT THESE ARE FAULTY HOSES THAT DETERIORATED. TOYOTA HAS OFFERED A GOODWILL PAYMENT OF $750 TOWARDS A NEW OR USED CERTIFIED TOYOTA CAR. BUT THAT IS AT A 20% INTEREST RATE. IT IS MY HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL SEE THIS AND GET THIS FIXED BEFORE THEY END UP LIKE ME SINGLE MOM OF 4 WITHOUT A CAR WORKING 5 DAYS A WEEK 150 MILES FROM MY BABIES AND CAN'T EVEN GO HOME TO SEE THEM TILL THE WEEKEND. A BIG THANK YOU TOYOTA. I HAVE PAID $800 OUT OF POCKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL WHAT EXACT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE WIRES WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO MICE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND CHEWING THE WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ

ENGINE/POWERTRAIN HESITATES FOR 1-3 SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY, OR ACCELERATING QUICKLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN SUCH AS WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN AN INTERSECTION, MAKING A TURN, OR IN SLOW TRAFFIC. ENGINE HAS PISTON SLAP FOR 3-5 MINUTES AFTER A COLD START IN WEATHER BELOW 40 F. THE SLAP BECOMES LOUDER WITH COLDER TEMPS. SHIFTING INTO GEAR WITH A COLD ENGINE CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH DUE TO HIGH IDLE. DRIVER MUST HAVE FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. PROBLEM DIMINISHES IF ENGINE IS ALLOWED TO WARM FOR 45-60 SECONDS. WHEN PARKING, THE DRIVER MUST KEEP THE BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED, SHIFT INTO PARK, PAUSE 1-2 SECONDS BEFORE RELEASING BRAKE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A BRIEF DELAY BETWEEN GEAR LEVER BEING PLACED INTO PARK, AND POWERTRAIN ACTUALLY GOING INTO NEURAL/PARK POSITION. RELEASING THE BRAKE TOO SOON WILL ALLOW VEHICLE TO ROLL AHEAD 3-6 INCHES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 TOYOTA SIENNA ENGINE STOPPED, AND FAILED TO START WITHIN ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTERWARDS AT HOT WEATHER ABOVE 95F WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON. *KB

ON MARCH 12. 2010 I WAS TRAVELING TO ARCHES NATIONAL PARK WITH FOUR OTHER PASSENGERS. ON THE WAY, WE DECIDED TO STOP BY BRYCE CANYON UTAH. I WAS DRIVING A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA THROUGH 26 S. MAIN STREET BRYCE CANYON CITY. BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER CONDITION. I HAD PUT THE CAR IN GEAR 3 AND WAS DRIVING 5 MILES PER HOUR. SUDDENLY I HEARD THE ENGINE ACCELERATE AND FELT THE CAR PUSH FORWARD. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND CAUTIOUSLY PRESSED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD ABOUT 150 FEET. SOMEHOW I MANAGED TO TURN RIGHT ON CENTER STREET AND BUMPED ONTO THE CURB TO BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. AFTER THE CAR CAME TO FULL STOP, THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL. BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT, WE CHANGED OUR SCHEDULE AND RETURNED HOME. *CN

PURCHASE A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN IN DECEMBER 2007 WITH ALMOST 20,000 MILE IN IT. AFTER PURCHASE NOTICE THAT WHEN ENGINE IS COLD IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE UNTIL IT WARMS UP. ALSO NOTICE WHAT FEELS LIKE A SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION IN LOWER GEAR. THIS HAPPENS IF FOLLOWING BEHIND SOMEONE AND THEY TURN U NEED TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN U ACCELERATE TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED THERE IS A DELAY OR A SLIP BEFORE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES, COMPLAINED WITH THE LOCAL DEALER (ANDY MOHR TOYOTA) WHERE PURCHASE FROM. WE HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A MEMORY TRANSMISSION AND LEARNS YOUR DRIVING HABITS. WELL ME AND MY WIFE DON'T DRIVE THE SAME AND NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE. NO PEOPLE DRIVE THE SAME AND WHY WOULD SOMEONE MAKE A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. JUST TRYING TO BLOW ME OFF. AS FOR THE ENGINE SLAP WHEN COLD THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE EXHAUST HEATING UP. NOW I AM NO MECHANIC BUT LET ME TELL YOU THAT IS NOT AN EXHAUST CLAPPING UP WHILE HEATING. CALLED TOYOTA USA AND FILE A COMPLAINT AFTER A YEAR BEING PISSED AT WHAT WE SPENT AND HOW UNHAPPY WE WERE. THEY SET UP A THIRD PARTY ARBITRATION AND A PERSON FROM TOYOTA. WE MET AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I VOICED MY CONCERNS. WE EVEN WENT ON A TEST DRIVE SO I COULD SHOW THEM WHAT IT DID. WHAT A JOKE THAT WAS. THE PERSON FROM TOYOTA EXPLAINED TO ME THE VEHICLE WAS DOING EXACTLY WHAT IT SHOULD BE DOING. ( THE DELAY IN THE TRANSMISSION TO ME SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER TOYOTA PROBLEM THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND IM JUST CRAZY.) I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT DID THIS. I GUESS WE WILL NEED FOR SOME PEOPLE TO GET REARENDED AND KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. NOTHING CAME OUT OF IT AND NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH THIS EXPENSIVE VAN THAT'S A HEAP. PURCHASED TOYOTA FOR THERE REPUTATION AND WHAT A JOKE. NEVER AGAIN WILL I DO THIS. I WILL SURE RESEARCH BEFORE I PURCHASE MY NEXT VEHICLE. TOYOTA'S A JOKE DON'T BUY!! *TR

I BOUGHT A SECOND HAND 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA LE IN JUNE 2009. THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 49,000 KM. I NOTICED THAT VEHICLE HAD PRODUCED UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN STARTED AT COLD. IT SOUNDED LIKE DIESEL ENGINE. I TOOK A VEHICLE IN TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A TSB ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE THE DEALER'S HONEST EFFORT IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM, THE NOISE IS STILL THERE WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED AT COLD. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND STARTED I GET A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WILL EFFECT THE INTENSITY AND DURATION OF THIS NOISE IT IS ALWAYS THERE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO HAD A FACTORY ENGINEER COME OUT AND HE HEARD THE NOISE AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND ATTRIBUTED IT TO "PISTON-SLAP". AT THIS TIME THEY ARE TELLING ME THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR THIS CONDITION. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A NOISE BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS NOISE DEVELOPED APPROXIMATELY AROUND 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. OTHER SIENNA'S THAT ACQUAINTANCES OWN DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. SOME MORNINGS WHEN IT IS COLD OUT THE NOISE IS SO LOUD IT TURNS HEADS AS I DRIVE DOWN THE STREET. EVIDENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT BUT REFUSES TO FIX. *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER EMITS STRONG SULFUR ODOR INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE SMELL MADE MY FAMILY SICK WITH HEADACHES. TOYOTA REPS TOLD ME TO NOTE WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO AND IT MAY TAKE MULTIPLE VISITS TO FIX SINCE NO ONE ELSE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA SIENNA MADE A PINGING SOUND WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. DEALER CALLED IT A PISTON SLAP. FINALLY DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM. *KB

MY BRAND NEW TOYOTA SIENNA HAS PRODUCED HUM NOISE AT AROUND 2500 RPM AS SOON AS I PICKUP THE NEW VAN. I HAVE THE DEALER AND THE REGIONAL REPS LOOKED AT AND THEY FOUND THE NOISE AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT ALL THE TOYOTA WITH THE SAME ENGINE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I FILED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH TOYOTA BUT RECEIVED THE SAME RESULT! I LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THANKS! *TR *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07