Whining noise in Toyota 6 cldr (ca 2007) used in RAV4 and other models

stlarry

Have a whining noise in this 2007 vehicle, which has been there from day one (now 156000 mi). A buyer is wary of this noise. Have a very knowledge wise mechanic, and his brother,that say this is not a problem, and is not ID'd to the engine itself. Other opinions are power steering motor, and some pump noise, including AC. Has anyone nailed down this item?? Toyota says not a problem, but with no explanation.

Mr_Shiftright

Seems to me that if you've had the noise since the car was new, and if your mechanic has listened to it and says it doesn't sound serious----then the buyer is worrying too much. 156K is a whole lotta miles, and your buyer needs to lower their expectations about every little noise.