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Does anyone have the same problem?
It's nice to have a good vehicle.
At least I thought so until my neighbor's Previa went deep south. I had to help him dig into his DASHBOARD just to get to the Engine!
Ultimately he gave up and bought a GMC Safari a year later, but MAN did we have fun trying (failing) to get that van working!
Hope you Sienna owners are better off.
I have a '99 XLE too, and I've not had any problem with the power door, but I wouldn't buy another one (power door, that is. I like the Sienna). I like the manual door on the driver's side much better and would prefer it on both. I don't know if they could retro-fit your van with a manual door.
approx. 19,000 miles - on one rainy afternoon, the transmission died in the middle of the road. AAA tolled it to dealer and replaced it.
aaprox. 20,000 miles and few weeks later - on one rainy morning, "BANG", car died and stuck in the middle of the road again. AAA took it to a different dealer. The dealer said the transmission died, AGAIN!!! I was also told, some of the transmission were recalled. (BMW, I never receive any notice!)
now approx. 23,000 miles ...
1. Anyone out there who has similar problem? Transmission die in bad weather?
2 Should I buy extended warranty or pray real hard that no more problem after warranty expire?
3. Wait for it to die two more time for the lemon law to kick in?
3. Trade it in for another car?
PS: I love my AAA.
Lemon Law. SB 1718 provides that a vehicle may be presumed to be a lemon after two failed attempts at repairing life-threatening defects. The previous law required that four repair attempts be made before a vehicle was determined a lemon.
Love the Sienna ride, but my wife and kids are getting sea sick in the turns.
You may want to look into bigger wheels/tires combo. I have this and it seems to no lean so much on turns.
As far as trading in a Sienna for a Chrsyler, I personally think it's a bad move! You will loose $$ and not to mention the quality. I used to own a Caravan, got sick of its problems and that's why I have a Sienna!
I am trying to figure out if I am going to have to put in a "replacement kit" every year to keep this rattle at bay. I love the van and can tolerate the squeaks of the dashboard, but the door issue is very concerning. If the parts they use to solve the problem fail within a year, there appears to be a major engineering issue with the door and the lubrication appears to be a weak Band-Aid at best.
Any ideas on how to best address my situation. Thanks in advance for your reply(I).
I hope this helps some of you who have been having the same problem.
I have had the 99xle in the shop 3 times in the last month and each time the service advisor says it just needed to be reintitialized. Then it works fine for a week and then goes right back in the same mode-opens fine with the remote or inside switches, but will not close. just a click. any ideas out there?
thanks
Thank you in advance for any comments.
Aaron
I say this every time I post here. This is a very fine car....wonderful power-train, smooth and amazingly quiet engine, fine ride (some do and some don't but I happen to like a suspension on the soft side), and plenty of power with the 210hp.....BUT, the interior is not properly screwed down! My '96 Tahoe was sloppy and nothing but a Chevy in many ways, but it never rattled. My '99 Expedition got horrible gas milage and was too big to drive easily, but it never rattled. When I buy a car in the $30's I expect it to feel pretty much like a luxury car, but a rattle-prone interior makes it feel like a $20k car trying to be a $30k car.
Yes and fairly annoying too ! I really noticed it when I had to turn the radio down after getting off the highway because the radio was too loud !
I have driven max at 75 mph and have not encountered any wind noise problem.
Can you please give also at what speed you get this noise?
I read it in some forum, the wind noise may be due to improper installation of roof rack.
Anyway while we are discussing the wind noise then please specify the speed also at which this occurs.
Nothing on the roof except the factory rack.
Maybe try moving the crossbars to different positions?
Scott
Anybody else had the same problem?
Then another haunting creature appears, reciting his mantra. "Buy a Chrysler. They fixed the transmissions--fixed them correctly this time. Hondas are unreliable. Chryslers are reliable. West Coast Chrysler transmissions last longer than East Coast transmissions. Padded armrests. Dual zone air conditioning. Superior sunglasses holders. All the important stuff. Buy Chrysler" This ghoul could only be Carleton.
Then the REAL nightmare part of the dream begins, driving to a DC dealership. Cblake and Carleton1 are there smiling.
Did have a sunroof rattle when it was in full open position, but that seems to have disappeared. Self fixing car, that's what I like!
BTW, was discussing the Bosses '00 Montana yesterday. He too has built a personal relationship with the service people at the local dealership. Seems there parts fall off inside the van, things not working, others never getting fixed, or requiring a second or third try. Sounds just like the relationship I had with my DC dealerships. Anyone else see a trend here?
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Open the moon roof completely. Then press the close button (closes half-way) press again and hold until it stops. (Don't let go until it has stopped on its own.)
Open and close the rear vents, then do a walk around the van checking the vents to make sure they are closed.
Now go for a drive and see if you still hear the noise. If so, have someone go with you to see if they can determine where the sound is coming from.
I've got a 98 LE and a 2001 XLE - when I first got the 98 LE I noticed more wind noise at highway speed than what I was used to - I attributed it to the Luggage Rack which I hadn't had before and learned to live with it.
My 2001 has both Luggage rack and moon roof - to my ear the moon roof doesn't add to the wind noise as long as it's properly closed in the slightly tilted position (took me a little while to figure that one out).
Anyone without the Luggage rack have an opinion??? My guess is you can't get w/o the rack.
ALSO, what some might call wind noise could be tire noise! Around 30K I've decided to bag the crappy Firestone and go Michelin - I've heard there's much less tread noise (among other benefits).