2003 Toyota Sienna le awd from North America - Comments

On my way home, after I drove about 6 km, there was mysterious odor of burning rubber. I called the dealer, he said that's because it's new. Occasionally, there are new cars like that from Toyota. I parked it in my garage. After 5 hours, I drove it with my family on board to shopping. On my way, Malfunctions indicator light came on, then vehicle skid control light came on.

I phoned the dealer, he said, take the vehicle to him on Monday.

Since Toyota quality reputation, I bought this today, but I did not expect a brand new sienna, AWD LE could be like this. My former Honda Civic never give me any problem. This makes me feel it's a lemon. I hope the dealer can fix it on Monday. I spent above $53 K, I just cannot believe this is Toyota quality.

Driving and acceleration are good, ride are smooth.

First of all, Toyota did not make AWD vans in 2003- I assume you are referring to the 2004 model. Further, what did the dealer do to take care of the problem? Sounds like one minor glitch to me, rather than an omen. Some new cars have a rust inhibitor called cosmoline that gets sprayed on all metal parts, including the exhaust pipe, which gets hot and transmits smells, much like the smell you had. And finally, I find it hard to believe you paid $53 grand for a vehicle which, in it's most optioned-out form (which is not what you have, by the way) does not list for more than $40,000.

It's probably a 2004 Sienna LE AWD. And an LE AWD in the United States cost about $29,000 MSRP. It's impossible to have a 2004 Sienna to go up to $53K in the U.S. The XLE Limited All-Wheel Drive with GPS Navigation and DVD is about $40K. A Canadian XLE with Limited package (Canada doesn't have a XLE Limited) will be near $53K.

So are you saying that this owner was really taken to the cleaners for paying so much?

The review you have written is very inaccurate. The 2003 Sienna does not have AWD. Another thing is that the Sienna does not go up to 53K!!! Only the Canadian one does. Just because there was one little problem, dosen't mean that Toyota is bad quality. Just for your bad luck you got a bad one. NEVER should the Sienna be compared to a little cheap civic.

That is right. The Civic is a quality vehicle. The Sienna is a piece of junk. I would personally not buy either of them.