I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA CE IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, FROM A DEALER, NEW, OFF THE LOT IN AUGUST 2004. BY THE FIRST WINTER, BOTH BACK SLIDING DOORS WOULD FREEZE SHUT, ESPECIALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND WOULD NOT OPEN UNTIL THE VEHICLE GOT REALLY HOT INSIDE. THE DEALER HAD NO SOLUTION, OFFERED NO SOLUTION. IN ADDITION, BY THE SECOND YEAR WE HAD THREE RADIATORS INSTALLED, AND HAD BOTH FRONT DOORS REPAIRED FOR RUSTING UNDER A GENERAL RECALL. ALSO, THE REAR FAN HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF, EVEN WITH THE SWITCH IN THE "OFF" POSITION. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER, NOR A STRATEGY TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT DOES THIS. FINALLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS RATTLED INSIDE FROM DAY ONE AND IS UNPLEASANT TO DRIVE. I FIND THE TOYOTA DEALERS NOT INTERESTED IN YOU ONCE YOU BUY THE CAR, BUT AFTER THREE YEARS TO THE DAY THE CALLED ME WANTING TO KNOW IF I'D BUY A NEW ONE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. *TR
2010
POWER TRAIN
AT VEHICLE START- COLD AMBIENT TEMPS -APPROX 20F AND LOWER, ENGINE GOES TO ABOUT 1800 RPM AND STAYS THERE FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES BEFORE DROPPING DOWN TO ABOUT 1100 RPM. AFTER SHFITING AND THE DRIVER TAKING THE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCE TO LURCH DUE TO THE HIGH ENGINE SPEED. THIS IS A SURPRISE EVENT EVERY TIME I OR MY WIFE START THIS VEHICLE AND I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. AS A COMPARISON, MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER COLD ENGINE RPM NEVER GOES ABOVE 900 RPM AND DOES NOT EXHIBIT THIS LURCH TENDENCY. I COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE MANAGER, AND HE OFFERED NO RESOLUTION- BASICALLY "...THAT'S THE WAY IT IS." THE DEALER HAS NO KNOWN PROCEDURE TO ADJUST THE COLD START ENGINE SPEED TO A LOWER LEVEL. I HAVE A DOCUMENTED SERVICE REPORT. *TR
