At first, the noise under the Toyota Sienna sounded like the beginning of a normal roadside headache: a blown tire, a slow roll to the shoulder, maybe a long delay after a family vacation. Turns out that a blown tire would have been an inexpensive walk in the park compared to the pricey fix needed for the van owned by the manager of an Ohio used car dealership.
In a TikTok from Josh Hall, manager of KMA Auto (@kmaauto1) in Marietta, Ohio, we learn about how a seemingly minor puncture to the underside of the vehicle caused the Sienna to shut down completely. And the damage to its wiring harness, which requires replacement of sensors and hookups throughout the vehicle, was priced at $7,000.
“Every warning light that the car has is on. It's saying that all of our systems are unavailable. It's saying that our hybrid system is unavailable. It's saying that the engine is overheating. It was crazy,” Hall recalled in the clip that’s been viewed more than 3,500 times. “The fix for this is over $7,000 because they have to gut the entire car, they have to replace sensors, they have to replace the wiring and the wiring harness. Absolutely insane.”
A Big Hidden Problem
The issue seemed mysterious at first because of how little damage Hall could actually see from an initial look under the vehicle.
