NHTSA Complaint #758863 — 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA

IN FEBRUARY OF 2001 MY 1998 SIENNA ENGINE FROZE UP. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORT MYERS TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY FAULT AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. MR MYERS THE SEVICE MANAGER TOLD MR CARPENTER THE NEW CAR SALEMAN THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST $5,000 MINUS A $1,000 DOLLAR REBATE OR A TOTAL OF $4,000. I TOLD HIM TO GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THE MOTOR. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VAN THE COST WAS $6800.00 NOT $4,000.00. I PUT THE CHARGE ON MY CREDIT CARD. LATER THAT MONTH I TRADED THE VAN IN FOR A 2001 HIGHLANDER. I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN 1999 IN OHIO AND DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROBLEM IN FLA. THIS SIENNA WAS A LEASED VAN AND MR CARPENTER ALLOWED ME TO DROP THE LEASED VAN IN FORT MYERS. I HEARD THE OTHER DAY THAT TOYOTA WAS RECALLING 1998 SIENNA BECAUSE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE OIL WAS CLOGGING THE ENGINE. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF THE RECALL. THANKS. *AK