2007 Toyota Sienna

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.

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 AT 65 MILES PER HOURS FROM SACRAMENTO TO LOS ANGELES. THE TIME WAS 1600 ON 13 APRIL 2014. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY CRACK OR NOISE FROM ROAD DEBRIS DAMAGE WHILE I AM DIVING. THE RED LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD DID NOT TURN ON AT THE TIME WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I WAS PULLED OVER A REST STOP TO USE RESTROOM; I ALSO WALK AROUND THE VEHICLE TO CONDUCT A VISUAL CHECK AND FLUID CHECK AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS DISCOVERED ENGINE OIL WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY, UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE BACK LIFT DOOR DURING THE VISUAL CHECK. WHEN I CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL, THE DIP STICK SHOWED NO ENGINE OIL. AGAIN, THE RED LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON WHICH INDICATE LOW ENGINE OIL AT THAT TIME EVEN THE ENGINE HAD NO ENGINE OIL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND DISCOVERED AN OIL COOLER HOSE WHICH MAKE OUT OF RUBBER WAS RUPTURED. EVEN THE OIL COOLER HOSE WAS REPLACED WITH A METAL OIL HOSE; THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED BY OPERATED WITHOUT ENGINE OIL FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD. PRIOR TO THE TRIP, I PURCHASED THE ALL METAL VVT-I HOSE FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AGAIN NO WARNING FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I USED A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE THE VVT-I HOSE LOCATE AT THE PASSAGE SIDE OF THE ENGINE TO AN ALL METAL PIPE SINCE I HAVE KNOWLEDGE ON THE RUBBER VVT-I HOSE HAVE THE SAME RUPTURE ISSUE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ON THE T-SB-0201-11 WHICH IS THE TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TITLE OIL COOLER PIPE SEEP. THERE IS RECALL REGARDING SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID AND SEVERE CORROSION OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE ON THE 2007 SIENNA, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECALL ON POSSIBLE RUPTURE ON VVT-I HOSE OR OIL COOLER HOSE. IF THE RECALL WAS ISSUED OR AT LEAST WARNED BY DEALERSHIP, I WILL FIX THE OIL COOLER HOSE AT THE DEALER OR A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND AVOID THE ENGINE DAMAGE WHICH LEADED TO ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TT

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.

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.

AFTER A SHORT TRIP, 5 MILES, I WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I NOTICED SOME FLUIDS ON THE CEMENT. I CHECKED THE LIQUID AND WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS COOLANT OR TRANSMISSION FLUIDS SO I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT TOWED IN .IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT A CONNECTOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND WAS MIXING THE COOLANT WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ,IT APPEARS THAT A DEFECTIVE FITTING WAS THE PROBLEM. IT COST ME $977.3 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION. MY MECHANIC SAID IF I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED DRIVING WITH THESE 2 FLUIDS MIXING I WOULD HAVE DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION BEYOND REPAIR FOR A BILL OF $3,000. MORE IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS PEOPLE SHOULD AT LEAST BE NOTIFIED WHAT TO WATCH FOR OR BETTER YET REPAIRED BY THE COMPANY. *TR