Wrapper

While I agree that something can be gained by the Service Dept actually
seeing a problem happen, the reason I have a Sienna is because i have young
children.

If the radio acts up while driving my son/daughter to camp or swimming
lessons, it is very unlikely that i could detour from the planned route to
stop by the dealership!


Update:

I called another dealer and they agreed to replace the radio without
actually seeing it act up. (Maybe they trust the customers? Maybe the
problem has been reported by others?)

They took the VIN and the radio model and ordered a new radio. They will
call me when it comes in and replace it in about an hour.

Lessons Learned:
1) Stay Away from Dealer with "New and Fancy" showroom.
2) Call Around.

Thanks for the feedback.

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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> "Robert Fenster" <gob1g10.nospam@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>> Has anyone seen a problem with 2006 Sienna radio display just going out?
>>
>> This has happend 3+ times in the last week, and once the display went
>> mostly
>> gray.
>>
>> When the display goes out, i seem to be able to recover it by changing
>> mode
>> (AM->FM->CD etc.)
>>
>> The time it went wacky, turning the radio on and off did not even help, i
>> had to go to car power off/on to get the display back.
>>
>> I do not mind rebooting my pc every once in a while, but i do mind
>> re-booting my mini van!
>>
>> When i mentioned it to the dealer, they told me, not surprisingly, that
>> they
>> have no other reports of this problem, and they did not see the problem
>> with
>> my van when they checked it......
>>
>> NOTE: It has been pretty hot around here the last couple of weeks, if
>> that
>> is meaningful.
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> Next time the audio system acts up, take it to the dealer so that they can
> observe what is happening and get it repaired.
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>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
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