| Issue ID | 862954 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10405810 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SIENNA |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 01/04/11 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2009 toyota sienna with about 37800 miles on the engine. This is a certified pre-owned toyota and i bought it with approximately 33000 miles on it in november of 2010. At about 37000 i noticed a ticking noise coming from the engine at idle. It starts after the engine warms up; mostly after driving about 15 minutes. I took it to a toyota dealer for a diagnosis and the dealer stated they heard it and it's only normal engine sound. There is a tsb 0094-09 that addresses the issue. However, my vehicle does not fall within the affected production change effective vin according to the toyota dealer. As a matter of fact my sienna was manufactured about 2000 vehicles after the affected production change effective vin. I believe the problems related to tsb 0094-09 still exist beyond the affected vins in the tsb. Toyota should really fix these problems. The engine loud ticking noise that is easily noticed is not normal. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 37000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | EVERETT, WA |
| VIN pattern | 5TDZK23C29SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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