Toyota Sienna Complaints (1998)

294 consumer complaints on file.

#609591September 8, 1999
TIRES
SIDE WALL CRACK IN TIRE. TIRE IDENT. NUMBER: WEHY AWA MANUFACTURER: FIRESTONE SIZE: P215/70R14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609560September 8, 1999
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TIRES. HORN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609612September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NOISY BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609617September 8, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCKING INCONSISTENT--SLIDING DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609773September 8, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
SHOCK ABSORBERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609148September 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ENGINE--CAMSHAFT AND BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609173September 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SEAT BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609192September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
BLOWER SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845500August 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SON HAD POKED HEAD THROUGH SUN ROOF & IT BECAME STUCK. BELIEVES SON HAD HIT BUTTON TOO CLOSE TO SUN ROOF AS HE WAS TURNING HIS HEAD AROUND. MOTOR CAN BE HEARD RUNNING WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE. PUSHED/PULLED FROM BOTTOM TO RELEASE HEAD. SUN ROOF LOCKED IN POSITION AFTER SON'S HEAD WAS RELEASED. WENT TO START VEHICLE & SUN ROOF WENT BACK/FORTH, 4 INCHES EACH WAY. TAKING TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708954July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON I-5 ON OUR 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN, WHEN THE BRAKES GOT LOCKED-UP AND WE STARTED SKIDDING. THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SWERVED TO TO THE MEDIAN AND COLLIDED WITH THE CABLE DIVIDER. WE ALL SURVIVIVED BECAUSE OF THE CABLE, THE VAN IS STILL IN BODY SHOP. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ITS BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE RELATED PARTS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708750July 17, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
HIT ON DRIVER SIDE AT 30MPH--VAN ROLLED OVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#842420July 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING & SUN ROOF OPENED WHEN SON, 3- YEAR OLD GOT HIS HEAD STUCK. AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND, HIT THE BUTTON & SUNROOF STARTED TO CLOSE. CHILD'S HEAD GOT CAUGHT JUST ABOVE THE EARS. WAS HARD TO RELEASE. COULD HEAR SUN ROOF MOTOR RUNNING, TRIED TO CLOSE. 5 PEOPLE PUSHED & PULLED TO RELEASE CHILD'S HEAD. FINALLY CHILD'S HEAD CAME OUT. STARTED VEHICLE & SUN ROOF TRIED TO CLOSE, BUT WOULD ONLY GO BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS 4 INCHES. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708516July 12, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SIDE DOOR LATCHES CONTINUE TO JAM AND RATTLE. WHEN JAMMED DOORS WILL NOT LATCH OR LOCK CAUSING SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. AS OF YET DEALER UNABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708360July 8, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
BEGINNING AT 4,000 MILES, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECURRING, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM. WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING LOCKS AND CONTINUES TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN A CIRCLE. IT RELEASES ONLY WHEN MANUALLY FORCED BACK TO CENTER. DURING THE COLDER, WINTER MONTHS, THIS WOULD HAPPEN 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING CHECKED BY THE DEALER ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER INSISTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS NEARLY 19.,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. ON FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1999, BECAUSE OF A LOCK UP OF THE STEERING MECHANISM, I NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY BEING FORCED INTO THE CROSS TRAFFIC WHICH WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1999. THE POWER STEERING WAS CHECKED AGAIN BY THE DEALER ON JULY 8, 1999, WHO INSISTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707357June 9, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, STEERING ASSEMBLY WILL MOMENTARILY NOT RETURN TO CENTER, BUT WILL STICK AT ~30DEGREES LEFT OF CENTER. EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO RETURN STEERING TO CENTER, ELSE IT WILL REMAIN IN LOCKED POSITION. ONLY AFFECTS LEFT TURNS AND ONLY WHEN ACCELERATING, OTHERWISE UNDPREDICTABLE (NOT _EVERY_ TURN). NOT RELATED TO ENGINE OR EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707280June 7, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THIS 98 SIENNA XLE HAS HAD THE WINDSHIELD DISTORATION SINCE DAY ONE, AND THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE COMPANY HAS NO INTENTION OF FIXING IT SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED. BUT IT CASUSES EXCESSIVE EYE STRAIN AND WILL ONE DAY KILL SOMEONE. ALSO THE CHIPPING THEY BLAME ON LEAD FREE PAINT SOMETHING THEY SAID IS ALL RALPH NADERS FAULT. YET THE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THIS CHIPPING CAUSED BY ROCKS TO BE GREATER BUT IT WAS NOT POINTED OUT WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN. THEY TOYOTA ABSOLVES ITSELF OF ALL PROBLEMS. IT IS JUST A CONSUMER RIP OFF-THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO REPAINT AND IF I WANT A NEW WINDSHEILA I HAVE TO BUY ONE THOUGH THE DISTORION IS CLEAR ON THE 98 WHEN YOU DRIVE AND LOOK FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. SO CLEAR IT WEARS ON YOUR EYES. THE 99'S SEEM TO HAVE DISTORATION BUT IT IS NOT AS PERCEPTABLE WHEN DRIVING AS THE 98 WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838148May 19, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT GOES ON. DEALER SAYS ABS ACTUATOR IS DFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP IS WAITING FOR PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN# *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706615May 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANKSHAFT BALL BEARINGS ARE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE AND CRANKSHAFT AND OIL PUMP FAILURES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#706616May 18, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SERIOUS TORQUING AND PULLING PROBLEMS. THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST VEHICLES TO COME OFF THE NEW GEORGETOWN, KY ASSEMBLY LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544893April 12, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SLIDING DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED BECAUSE THE OPEN BUTTONS ON DOOR HANDLES STICK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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