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2000 Toyota Sienna engine complaints
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Another sienna sludge victim. Toyota answers rehearsed. Did not even question owner about maintenance history; therefore, obviously irrelevant to them. Contacting attorney to inquire about class action lawsuit.no safety defect listed in summary.
Engine sludged at 11,105 miles in spite of correct oil changes. Tires need replacement at 13,100 miles.
While driving engine check light continously illuminates. Oil turns to thick sludge like substance, and blue black smoke comes from tail pipe. Please provide any further information.
While driving engine check light illuminates continously. Oil turns thick/ sludgy like substance, also, blows out blue black smoke from tail pipe. Please provide any further information.
I believe engine sludge complaints are ficticious.
White smoke comes out of the tailpipe when the engine is started. Toyota dealer says that the rings are bad due to sludge in the engine. They, and toyota corporate office, say that the sludge is due to negligent maintenance. However, oil changes were made at the proper intervals according to the owner's manual. The dealer says that repairs will cost between $2300 and $5700 and that the warranty is voided by the presence of sludge. I tried, unsuccessfully, to convince them that this level of sludge build-up was not reasonable for an engine of this age. I'm at a loss as to what to do to get toyota to honor their warranty. This seems like fraud to me. Is there anything that the federal safety agency can do? Given the number of complaint that I've seen on this site regarding this problem, I think some governmental pressure would help to get toyota to do the right thing.
Consumer was pulling up in driveway and noticed that there was white smoke coming from underneath of vehicle. She took it to gas station, and mechanic told her that oil was less than three quarts low. Dealership was aware of problem.
Noticed white smoke upon starting car for a couple of days. The following sunday, the oil pressure light came on while traveling-stopped and put in 1 quart of oil, light went out. The following monday, the engine check light came on. The next morning, tuesday I took the car to the nearest toyota dealer and was told that our engine was full of sludge due to improper or lack of maintenance. The repairs were not covered under the warranty. Was given an estimate of $9k to replace the engine or $5500 to rebuild the engine. We then took the car back to the dealer where we purchased the car, and was told the same thing, only this estimate was $2k to "clean" the engine. The service manager called the toyota rep on our behalf and was denied any help through the warranty. In filing a report with toyota was told my next step was arbitration - "the paperwork is in your warranty book". I had to have the engine cleaned at my own expense.
There was white smoke coming from exhaust at start up, vehicle was using 6-7 quarts of oil in a 10 week period. Dealer determined there was sludge build up in engine, and engine needed to be replaced.*ak
The vehicle cranks but does not start, the vehicle consumes excessive oil due to to the engine being sludged and the rings were bad, the dealer informed consumer that a short block assembly needed to be installed, and would could $6000 because the warranty was considered to be invalid due to improper maintenance.
The engine produce clouds of grey/white smoke for 5 to 10 seconds after a cold start up. Upon checking, found the engine oil 1.5 to 2 quarts low. Added oil and drove vehicle for a few days with similar symptoms - smoke after cold start of after being parked for more than 2 hours. On 7/3/01 brought the car in to dealer for diagnosis. The dealer looked under only one camshaft cover, found evidence of sludge and - even though I had receipts and proof of three prir oil & filter changes at 5800, 11000, and 16595 miles - declared my engine warranty null & void and made no other attempt to diagnose the problem. I am currently trying to get toyoata to honor my warranty and to have another dealer or mechanic diagnose the problem. However, research on the web indicates that toyota is stonewalling many customer like myself.
Upon starting up and normal operation of vehicle, smoke will come from exhaust. Dealership examined vehicle, and determined there was oil all over and throughout engine, causing smoke. Factory representative voided warranty, and informed consumer that repairs were at her expense, approximately $5000.00. *ak
Told by toyota that sludge in the engine is our fault despite regular oil changes. We don't have all our recepts but changed the oil at least 4 times since we owned the car. Impossible to believe that we were neglectful, especially when I am seeing so many other cases with the same thing happening. There needs to be an investigation here soon.
Engine had sludge build up that clogged engine and caused it to fail. Smoke was coming out of exhaust. Nothing lit up on dashboard, indicating a problem. Consuemr went on a 300 mile trip and had to add 21/2 quarts of oil. Dealer stated the only way it could have gotten like that was by not having oil changes. Consumer has receipts for oil added to vehicle.
The engine sludged at 23,000 miles.
While driving engine just all of a sudden lost power and vehicle started to slow down in the middle of traffic, possible engine or electrical malfunction.
Transmission went out at 75 MPH/tachometer went to zero, and engine kept running. Dealer informed consumer that she was # 49 on waiting list for a transmission which was on back order.
I took my new toyota sienna to be repaired because it was smoking. I was told that the engine had sludge in it and toyota was denying any warranty claims. How does a brand new engine get sludge in it? There are literally hundreds of similar instances reported on various sites on the internet. The pattern is similar - low mileage toyota vehcles (especially siennas) suddenly smoking and having sludge in their engines, depsite proper maintenance and regular oil changes. There clearly is a coverup here by toyota. They are declining warranty claims rather than trying to deal with the problem.
Have been told I have sludge build up in my engine due to lack of maintanance. I have receipts for 3 oil changes in the first 19000 miles, but they then tell me it must have been inferior oil. Have found this to be problem with people nation wide, and toyota will not stand behind its warranty. There is no way that this problem has been caused solely due to a lack of maintanance to all the people having the same problem. Toyota wants to rebuild the engine on a one year old van with 19000 miles for $2200, though it was properly maintained. Will not accept receipts for service done as proof of maintanance. What else are we supposed to have to ensure proof?
With less than 15,000 miles on my van, thick grey smoke began pouring out of the back at startup. I took it in to have the oil changed (not the dealer). It was suggested that I take the car to the dealer, especially if it lost oil (which it did). The dealer found excessive sludge build up. They said they had to clean sludge from the cylinder heads and camshafts, and replace the valve covers, stem seals and related gaskets and the r&r engine oil pan. They also said they cleaned the sludge from the pan oil pump and pick up screen, and the cam caps were scored due to lack of oil lubrication. The onsite service manager (who supposedly spoke to the regional service manager) said the sludge build up was our fault and refused to honor the warranty. We paid $2670.82 for the repairs. I've had the car back less than a week, but so far no more problems. I feel that a car with less than 15,000 miles on it should not have had this kind of problem, and should have been covered by the warranty. I've talked to several other owners of toyotas who have had similar problems. Even the toyota people implied they've seen this type of problem often.
While having cam seal/valve seal replaced due to an oil leak, mechanic noticed right front passenger tire had a bubble and was replaced by firestone, consumer states vehicle is going back for a 3rd time for the oil leak.
We have to wait for the part(s) because every sienna has the same problem.
The check engine light coming on seems to be a common problem in siennas manufactured in june/july 2000. It has taken several weeks for the part to come in. I am told a transmission solenoid needs to be replaced, but they're really not sure. Toyota service and dealership response has been poor.
On july 22nd I was driving with my 4 young children when very suddenly I almost blacked out. I was able to call 911 and pulled over safely. I was taken to the hospital where blood tests showed nothing obviously contributed to the extreme lightheadedness and disorientation I experienced. On my 3rd trip I had a similar experience and concluded it was my minivan.it was towed to the dealership and a test drive left 3 mechanics with similar effects.they were not able to determine the cause and co2 and freon readings were negative.they steam cleaned the engine and stated the problem was no longer present.however, the problem has not gone away and our family continued to experience vomiting, headaches, dizziness, lightheadedness and disorientation whenever traveling in the van.we can no longer drive the van for fear of health and safety issues.we believe this van is defective and dangerous.
Several t/c defects on the 2000 toyota siennas... Why arent they not being recalled by the manufacturer?
Vehicle made loud noise when engine runs which sounds like a hardened belt. Dealer replaced belt which did not fix the problem. Dealer replaced the pulley system which made most of the noise go away, but a slight belt like whisle can still be heard.
I took my new van 6 times to 2 dealers to get the problem fixed but they could not. I filed a case with toyota's arbitration program ncds (case#1200092) declaring my vehicle as a lemon and asking toyota to repurchase the vehicle. Ncds denied my request on absurd grounds. Toyota claimed in defense that the vehicle is safe to drive contradicting the owner's mannual itself. The manual warns owner not to drive the vehicle under the conditions my vehicle was in to prevent personal injury and damage to the vehicle. After getting frustrated with ncds and my new $30,000 van out of service for more than 3 months, I finally had a third dealer fix the problem. American consumers do not have to compromise safety and undergo such a pain for manufacturer's or dealers' mistakes. No safety defect listed in summary.
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