Unexplained blower noise.

[CXTKRS1]

About five days ago my air blower started making a funny noise, it sounds almost like the cage itself is rubbing again the frame of the blower. Or maybe something is loose and rubbing the squirrel cage itself. Either way it is annoying especially when the air flow is set to recirculate and at a low fan speed. So at less than 12K on the odo my car is going back to a dealer I am not pleased with service wise to begin with. Just curious is the idea of a loaner car something that Toyota dealers tend to do? I work seven days a week and I figure they will keep my car at least one or two days.

[TexXBox]

More than likely a leaf or something like that has fallen into the fan assembly through the fresh air intake. The xD fan unit with the fresh air/recirc flap is right behind the lower glove box. You can open the door, gently squeeze in the sides to dis-engage the tabs that keep it from falling all the way open and then let it hang down and see what's in there. Easy enough to do yourself and might save you a trip to the dealer.

[AceStyle]

they would probably do the diagnostic in under a day and then tell you to take the car and come back once the ordered parts are in.

Thats what they did when i had to get my HVAC replaced under warranty.