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Weak Shifting, Steering and Mileage
John, 10/08/2008
2008 Toyota Sienna LE 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Acceptable performance at best. Sadly disappointed in several key features. Shifting at low engine speeds frequently causes unacceptable shift quality from 1st to 2nd gear. Intermittent but you see it way too often. Very poor gas mileage. I assume many of those who post good mileage are relying upon their electronic readout in the van. My inaccurate readout tells me I get 26+ MPG highway while the gas pump says 21 MPG at best. Same or worse mileage in town than if I drive our 10 year old beater Plymouth van! The engine change Toyota made in their vans a few years back provides twice the noise of the previous engine. The steering is acceptable at best but the weakest of any brand we drove.
Not what I thought it would be
my2sons, 10/12/2010
2008 Toyota Sienna LE 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
I have always taken care of my vehicles,changed the oil, rotated the tires every 5,000 miles and did what the manual said but I am so sorry I bought this Sienna, At 60,234 miles i am going on my third set of tires.All I do is highway driving because of where we live. the front end is always out of alignment and you cannot tell when it is out of alignment because there is no pulling to either side.So every oil change I have to pay more$ to get the front end checked/ I do average 24 mpg and I haven't had any engine trouble. I must say the engine has good pep when you need it. The tires that came with the vehicle only lasted 30,000, But 3 sets of tires It makes me furious.
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1st Sienna - Previous T&C Owner
1stSienna, 12/14/2007
2008 Toyota Sienna XLE 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Overall pretty satisfied. Plenty of power. Very tight turning radius makes it easy to park. JBL surround sound system works great with DVD player. Wireless head phones sound good and are comfortable. Mileage around town only 16-17 but engine not yet broken in. Hopefully will improve. Ride is comfortable and quite but a bit on the "soft" side, would prefer tighter more responsive suspension. Power sliding doors have to be turned either on or off, and if on, manual operation is not possible.
LE Sienna van
chris, 07/07/2008
2008 Toyota Sienna LE 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Me and family just took 1000 mile trip, enjoyed having plenty of room. The van rides very comfortable and has plenty of power. We really felt very safe traveling in it.
If you have captain chair in 2nd row beware!
roadtripmom, 03/01/2011
2008 Toyota Sienna CE 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
0 of 10 people found this review helpful
This is my fourth Toyota I have owned so naturally it's a brand I think I can trust. We bought van with the 2 captain chairs with arm-rests. The chair that sits behind the front passengear (seat belt is not attached to the wall of the car) I believe does not work properly. BE WARNED--If you recline the chair more then 90 degrees the seatbelt will tighten until you cannot move. Or if you are reclined at more than 90 degrees, you will not be able to strap yourself in. Have complained to Toyota and they told me this is the "design" of the chair and not a flaw. They refuse to fix or are incapable of fixing. This Toyota will be our last. Do not get DVD player from dealer. Others have same issue?