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9.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $500
- Average Mileage:
- 102,850 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 4 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- engine needs to be replaced due to a "gelling" problem (2 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace ect sensor and thermostat (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
rough starting and blows smoke. engine light on
Just had the timing belt, water pump, drive belts etc done for the regular maintenance and then the engine light came on with code po116. Toyota dealer told me they would change thermostat and ect sensor. They told me that if that didnt work I might need a new computer module at the cost of $1500.... Brutal. This van has just cost me $1700 for the belt pump and sensor... Fingers crossed that the light doesn't come on again. Im not spending another $1500 on a 16 year old van.
Update from Nov 12, 2016: There is no sludge issue with this van. I don't know why car complaints automatically assumed it was engine gelling. The problem was the ect sensor and thermostat. Hopefully not the computer module. Will know soon if engine light comes on again.
- Aaron S., Vancouver, BC, Canada