Used 1998 Toyota Sienna Consumer Reviews
1998 Sienna
Excellent performance with comfortable ride on long trips. No maintenance problems with all routine maintenance done at dealer's shop. New tires on at 63000 miles.
Cool van!
I bought this van used, after driving a Corolla around for ten years and being familiar with Toyota's reliability. I love it. It is smooth, comfortable and the only problem I have had is the radio buttons like one of the other reviewers mentioned. Toyotas seems to have little inherent quirks. My Corolla, it was the window crank. Must have replaced five or six and everyone who I talked to with a Corolla, same story. But my middle school aged daughter were with me when I bought it and for them to say, "Wow, cool van"... Plus I know it will never leave me stranded. I had a Caravan once, we won't even go there.
Great van, really love it
We bought this used with 57,000 miles on it in 2000. The dealership had no idea what this thing had in it, they sold it to us for 3,000 less than the appraised value and told us the towing package that it had installed was a fuzz buster. They were clueless. We couldn't be happier with this van, it runs like a dream, good pickup and go and the gas mileage is good for a van. We got this fully decked out with the leather seats, CD and everything else you can imagine. It has served us well with our three boys. they have trashed it and after cleaning it still manages to look good.
fun & practical
Purchased new in fall of '97 and 65,000 mles later, still enjoy it. I needed flexiblity in a vehicle, the Siena did the trick. Good power along with good mileage, comfortable car handling features and unique (at the time) interior features...the '98 Siena has it all. A couple of negatives: right from the "get-go" the van has had an occasional squeak in the dash and the right rear quarter window rattles unless completely open. The dealership did what they could, but after a couple of months..weeks the squeaks in the dash and the quarter window rattle returned to their orignal fame.
Fix for dash squeak
I just want to let people know if they have had the problem with squeaking in the dash - there is a fix. We went to the dealer (just before the warranty expired)and they had a noise reduction kit for the problem. That was several years ago and the problem has not returned.