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Once the 3/35 warranty is up your on your own.Can't say that I blame them thats why they sell extended warranties.
I have three of the "problem" engines ranging from 78,000 to 132,000 miles on them without any problems.
It has been well documented about Toyota "sludge" problem and Toyota has stepped up and has extended the warranty on the affected engines which your is one.
Not sure why the shop would not cover it. I would make a call to the regional manager and have your receipts ready.
Not to bring back a dead horse but there were many people who maintained their Toyotas regularly and still ended up with sludge. This is ultimately why toyota issued the warranty.
"[..]but there were many people who maintained their Toyotas regularly and still ended up with sludge."
I have heard many people say they changed their oil and then had sludge.
I have seen many people challenged to provide receipts of oil changes.
Here, or over on alt.autos.toyota.
I've never seen anybody try to show their receipts. Do you want to see mine? They're all handwritten; I do my own oil changes... but for my new van I keep the store receipts. Anyway, no sludge at 87k.
"This is ultimately why toyota issued the warranty."
I'd say it ultimately was a marketing move, and a good one.
But the overwhelming verdict by the professionals is, it's bogus.
As opposed to the transmission issue. There WAS a problem, with a certain range of serial numbers, and the whole issue is understood. And there is the extended warranty.
The sludge thing is still a mystery to me.
I don't want to be taken as a Toyota apologist. We can all agree their bodies were terrible with rust until '92 or '93. And there was an issue for a long time with Corolla exhaust manifolds. And a number of other things, I'm sure. But this "sludge" business is just silly.
-Mathias
http://cbsnewyork.com/trouble/recalls_story_227145318.html
Toyota Recalls Minivans
Aug 15, 2003 2:51 pm US/Eastern
WASHINGTON (AP) Toyota Motor Co. is recalling 34,437 Sienna minivans because the fuel tank is prone to damage and could cause a fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday.
The recall covers minivans from the 2004 model year that were sold to the public starting in January.
According to NHTSA, a part of the Sienna's fuel tank was damaged during severe front-end crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. A fire could result if fuel leaked from the damaged tank.
It was not immediately known whether any injuries were caused by the defect. Toyota officials weren't available for comment early Friday.
Dealers will replace the fuel tank for free. Owners are scheduled to be notified of the recall later this month.
So much for that "Toyota" quality...
Not to mention that Motortrend also gave it their best pick.
I have read many post on this forum as far as Brake Squeal/Howling. Yet, I have not come across any definite answer to this annoying problem. Can someone who had gotten rid of this problem share his/her experience on this? I really want to get this fix. Does changing to a replacment market brake shoe and drum work?
Please some shed some light on this issue. I love my Sienna but this is driving me nuts. Tha nks in advance for any advices given!
Richard
I suspect the rotor problem you are experiencing is not a result of your driving. Did they replace the original Toyota brakes at some point?
I DO have the standard Sienna brake squeal, but have learned to live with it.
Hope this helps!
.
I tried to live the the squeal but it is getting very annoying and louder and louder.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Dillydill
Mine will turn on if I hit a bump really hard for just a second. It also will come on if I have a very heavy load in the van and am driving up a very steep hill, but will turn off once I level out.
Other than that, it came on (the way it was supposed to) the one time that I had a damaged tire.
Dillydill
times to the dealership. The noise is still there it is driving me crazy. This is the most expensive car I ever bought and it sounds like cheap car. I was on my cell phone and the person on the other line said what is this noise??? It is still under warranty I have 20k miles on it now.
I read most all messages with this problem. Called the dealership and told them I like to try the weights on the backing plates as a temporary fix. They said no we cannot do this unless the toyota order us to do it and if there is a recall.
What should I do I cannot live with this problem
it is so annoying. Please anybody respond thanks
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I'll try to keep my ear to the ground and find out what's going to happen and when.
That humming/squealing noise is one of the reasons why we are opposed to buying the car at the end of the lease. But if they fix it then maybe it's still a possibility...
...then again there's the problem with the front rotors, the rattling sliding door, horrible noises from the seats that they can't seem to fix, the whistling noise from the air conditioner....then again. I don't think we will
:-) i'm trying to have a sense of humor about this car - afterall we only buy a new car every 15 years. I'd at least like one that works right!
hmm...then again...I think i'll just dump it off at the end of the lease and go back to the 10 year old Volve 850, which, by the way, spends less time at the shop than the van.
I have a 98 sienna and I noticed that the trailing edge of the driver's side sliding door bumps against the back of the door frame along the edge of the third row window. On further inspection it seems that the door is about 3/8" lower than it should be and this is why it bumps. If I manually hold the door up it does not strike the back of the frame. My question is: Does anybody know if there is a simple adjustment I can make to alter how the door rides on its track to raise it up a bit. I've looked and see nothing obvious.
have a solution. First, Get some heavy magnets from the hardware
store. The heavier the better. Go under the rear of the van and place
the magnets on backing plate of the drum brakes. Place the magnets at
the bottom. Make sure that the tire will clear the magnest. Try to put as many magnets as possible. Note, this is on
the outside of the brakes. You do not need to take the tire off or
the drum. What you are doing is increasing the mass of the backing
plate, hence, changing the resonance frequency. I have read posts on
other sites where Toyota was taping weights on the backing plate. The
magnets are heavier and harder to remove. We get heavy rains here in
Arizona, I have driven through streets where gushing water was up to
the doors. The magnets did not fall off. This has totally stopped the
squealing noise. Caution, do not test the strength of the magnets on the painted surfaces. The magnets are hard to get off and you will
scratch the paint.
You gotta have a sense of humor with these things!
Thanks for the laugh!
May your problems be solved very soon and good humor (humour, in Canada) continue unabated!
8^)
Now, what's all this about nosey indians? Personally, I don't think it's normal for indians to be nosey at all. I've always thought they were very circumspect and respectful of others privacy. What nosey indians have to do with Sienna's, I'll never no......8^)
Any suggestion on what would be the problem.
Thanks,
Larry, NYC
pepper52 Sep 13, 2000
Did you bottom out the van two months ago or otherwise hit something that may have damaged the tank? (I think you're saying this problem just started 2 months ago?). You may have to get a mechanic to drop the tank or check the filler neck.
Or maybe just a vent problem? Anyone?
Steve, Host
Thanks,
Larry, NYC
I truly have to believe that this things a lemon. All the above on a 2 1/2 year old car with only 22,000 miles on the odometer!
BUT, one common factor before all failure, heavy rain. Don't know if anyone have similar experience?