I was told today that the 8 years is from the date of the original sale and so if you have a 2001 it may not be covered if it was sold before this date in 2001. Mine is having this problem and they said I missed it by 31 days.

Toyota is a horrible company. I suspect that they pay people to give good reviews of their cars and service because I have NEVER had a good experience with them. They care absolutely NOTHING about their customers. I have a 2004 Sienna that I bought new that has always had an engine knock from day one. I have complained about it on numerous occasions but all I can get from them is that I should use 93 octane gasoline. They say it needs that to not knock. Of course they say nothing of this when they are trying to sell you the car. I recently started taking the car to Lexus for service because I was so fed up with the customer "no service" I have always gotten from Toyota and when I mentioned the knock to them, they pulled up a Toyota Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) that has been on my car for the engine knock that requires that some very expensive parts be replaced. It expires at 80K miles, my car has 83K miles. They printed it out and had me take it to Toyota for the fix. Well instead of apologizing for not fixing it years ago as they should have and causing me to have to pay for years of premium gas, they tried to bargain with me and said they would pay for the parts but I had to pay for the labor!!!!! What, I did nothing wrong except be unaware of information they were trying to hid from me. If only I had taken it to Lexus 6 months ago!! When I said that was unacceptable, they said they would do nothing. I don't know if I should consult an attorney or call Clark! But I am telling everyone I know, NEVER make the mistake of buying a Toyota!