Toyota Sienna Complaints (2011)

615 consumer complaints on file.

#10672216January 13, 2015
WHEELS, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V560000 (WHEELS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 3/13/15*CN UPDATED 6/18/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671772January 12, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PIN NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,361.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10671426January 9, 2015
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V560000 (EQUIPMENT) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670895January 8, 2015
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V560000 (WHEELS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STRAPPED THE SPARE TIRE TO THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667856December 23, 2014
STRUCTURE, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
IN JULY OF 2011 TOYOTA SENT A NOTICE OF RECALL ON THE 2WD SIENNA VANS FOR A PROBLEM OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER. THEY SAID THE REMEDY WAS UNDER DEVELOPMENT. IT IS NOW DECEMBER AND EVERY TIME I CALL TOYOTA THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT YET DEVELOPED A REMEDY AND ARE WORDING ON IT. HEIR TEMPORARY SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE AND PUT IT IN THE BACK OF THE VAN. TO ME A REASONABLE TIME FOR THIS TO BE RESOLVED WOULD BE 1-2 MONTHS, IT IS NOW GOING ON 5 MONTHS AND NO NOTICE OF RESOLUTION. I FEEL THAT MYSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE EFFECTED BY THIS RECALL NOTICE HAVE WAITED FAR TO LONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667903December 23, 2014
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667006December 17, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE STEERING CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. BRAKES WHERE APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. VEHICLE SHOWS NO RECALL FOR THIS AND TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED A FEW TIMES AND FEELS THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CAR HAS BEEN PLACED ON COMPUTER AND SHOWS MANY FAULTY CODES, BUT THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. TOYOTA WILL FIX ELECTRICAL STEERING AT OUR COST, BUT NOT SURE IF THAT IS, IN FACT, THE ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE A COSTLY FIX TO NOT KNOW FOR SURE AND ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WOULD NOT BE CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR, RATHER BY A FAULTY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WE DRIVE OUR CHILDREN AROUND IN THIS CAR AND FEAR THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. TOYOTA STATES THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE. VERY SCARY AND WE FOLLOWED WHAT THE USER MANUAL STATES WHEN THIS SAFETY INDICATOR COMES ON TO CALL TOYOTA AND STOP DRIVING TO PREVENT A FATALITY. PLEASE HELP....2 MONTHS LATER AND NO SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663311December 10, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER SLIDING BACK DOORS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING, STICKS IN PARTIAL OPENING. FEAR DOORS WILL OPEN AND KIDS WILL FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH SAME PROBLEM. COSTS ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663180December 9, 2014
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/12/15*LJ UPDATED 6/3/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662639December 7, 2014
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
HELLO, I OWN A 2011 SIENNA LE V6. IN COLD WEATHER, IT HAS A PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING WHERE THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AS IT COMES TO A STOP. THE DEALER DROVE THE CAR AND NOTED NO ISSUES. HOWEVER, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS INTERNET THREAD, MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.SIENNACHAT.COM/FORUM/193-PROBLEMS-MAINTENANCE-REPAIR/158410-ENGINE-REVVING-UP-JUST-BEFORE-STOP.HTML THIS ISSUE IS NOT JUST ANNOYING, I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, PARTICULARLY ON SLIPPERY SURFACES SUCH AS SNOW AND ICE WHICH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE COLDER WEATHER THAT PRECIPITATES THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE EITHER THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION PROGRAMMING NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT HIGH SPEED IDLE AFTER A COLD STOP, WHICH CAN LAST FOR MANY MILES AFTER YOU START DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662214December 4, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY
THE WHEELS ON THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BROKE CAUSING IT TO STOP WORKING AND SHATTERING THE BACK WINDOW OF MY VAN. MY CHILD WAS SITTING BY THE WINDOW THAT SHATTERED. WE WERE VERY LUCKY SHE WAS NOT INJURED BY THE GLASS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661493December 1, 2014
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DRIVING UP DRIVEWAY AND CLOSING REAR WINDOW WHEN THE WINDOW EXPLODED INTO THOUSANDS OF PIECES SENDING GLASS IN EVERY DIRECTION. HAD A PASSENGER BEEN IN THE REAR SEAT INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY IN MY OPINION. MY CONCERN IS IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE HAS A CHILD IN THE REAR SEAR. THE END RESULT WAS SMALL FRAGMENTS OF GLASS OVER THE ENTIRE THIRD ROW SEATING AREA. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660420November 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (STRUCTURE: BODY). AFTER CONTACTING BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A REMEDY TO REPAIR THE DEFECT HAD NOT YET BEEN DEVELOPED AND NO ESTIMATED TIME TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED COULD BE PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654776November 13, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE THE SPARE TIRE RACK WAS REMOVED, BUT NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654001November 10, 2014
ENGINE
CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK AND GEAR SHIFTED TO REVERSE WHEN IT WAS ON DRIVE GEAR. IT SHIFTED TO GEARS AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT CHANGING GEARS. WHEN WENT TO DEALER, THEY SAID ITS TRANSMISSION IS FAILED AT 55 K MILES. IT WAS IN WARRANTY AND THEY CHANGED TRANSMISSION BUT WHEN ASKED THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME MUCH DETAILED INFORMATION. MY 1 WORK DAY WAS SPOILED AND INCONVENIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652269November 3, 2014
STEERING
ON NOV 2, 2014 AT AROUND 5:40AM, AFTER TURNING FROM 7TH AVENUE TO W50TH ST FOR ABOUT 200FT AT MANHATTAN, THE POWER STEERING WAS SUDDENLY DEAD. THE POWER STEERING FAULT INDICATING LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN TRYING MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A PARK/STAND, THE VEHICLE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651602October 31, 2014
TIRES, STRUCTURE
MY CAR WAS RECALLED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO FOR A TEMPORARY REPAIR OF THE CONNECTOR TO HOLD THE SPARE TIRE. THIS RESULTED IN THE SPARE TIRE BEING PLACED IN THE BACK-SEAT AREA OF THE VAN. THIS PREVENTS ME FROM USING THE FOLD DOWN FEATURE AND FULL STORAGE AREA. ON OCTOBER 20, 2014, I CALLED THEIR 888-270-9371 NUMBER TO SEE HOW MUCH LONGER BEFORE A PERMANENT FIX WOULD BE COMPLETED. I RECEIVED A VAGUE ANSWER THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE IN NOVEMBER 2014. I STILL WAIT A SOLUTION, AND BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LONG AGO RESOLVED. UPDATED 09/23/15.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650629October 28, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING IN AN AREA SURROUNDED BY CONSTRUCTION BARRELS TRYING TO NAVIGATE MY TURN. THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY, AND I HIT HIM IN THE REAR. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED ALMOST $9000 WORTH OF DAMAGE, HOWEVER WAS NOT TOTALED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE ASKED TOYOTA FOR AN EXPLANATION, AND THEY FINALLY SENT A THIRD PARTY TO INVESTIGATE. WE WERE SENT THE DOWNLOAD OF THE CRASH DATA RECORDER, BUT NO EXPLANATION OF WHAT IT MEANT, AND TOYOTA DETERMINED THAT THE AIRBAG WAS NOT FAULTY, EVEN THOUGH THE CRASH DATA RECORDER SHOWS I HIT SOMEONE FRONT-TO-REAR TRAVELING 38 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER WAITING 3 MONTHS ON TOYOTA, WE FINALLY GAVE UP AND ARE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I HAVE A CHRONIC NECK CONDITION WHICH WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS GREATLY AGGRAVATED AND MADE MORE PAINFUL FROM THE ACCIDENT. WE HAVE ASKED TOYOTA FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE DATA FROM THE RECORDER, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED ONE, ONLY SENT A LETTER STATING TOYOTA WAS NOT AT FAULT AND THAT INJURIES SUCH AS MINE AREN'T PROVEN TO BE PREVENTED BY THE AIRBAG. ..UPDATED 11/03/14 *BF UPDATED 4/28/2015 *JS *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650251October 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A CLUNK. THE AREA WAS CLEAR SO I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE INFORMATION SCREEN FLASHED MESSAGES TO CHECK BRAKES AND CONTACT DEALER. I DROVE BACK INTO DRIVEWAY WITH DIFFICULT STEERING AND SLOW ENOUGH TO NOT NEED BRAKES. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. I SHUT IT OFF THINKING SOMETHING NEEDED TO RESET. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAT IT TOWED TO DEALER. THEY REPLACED A FUSE ($445.00 + TOWING). MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO STEER OR STOP. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN AND THE FUSE IS USUALLY BLOWN IF SOMEONE REVERSES POLARITY DURING A JUMP START. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 1 YEAR AND HAVE NEVER JUMP STARTED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632276September 10, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
OUR 2011 SIENNA HAD A MALFUNCTIONING REAR PASSENGER DOOR. RUSTED DOOR LATCHES WERE IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBLEM. HOW DOES A THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAVE RUSTED LATCHES? THE REPAIR COST OVER $1200. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DIELHL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON WEATHER. WRONG PARTS WERE INITIALLY DELIVERED, THE CORRECT PARTS HAD TO BE SENT IN FROM CA, RESULTING IN A THREE DAY REPAIR JOB. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP., [XXX], DID NOT EVEN APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY AND INCONVENIENCE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY TO PASS ALONG MY COMPLAINT, I WAS ??LOST?? IN THEIR AUTOMATED PHONE ANSWERING SYSTEM. I THEN CONTACTED THEM VIA EMAIL, I AM STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED LATCHES AND TOLD US THAT ALL OF THE DOOR LATCHES ON THE VEHICLE WERE LUBED. WE CHECKED THE OTHER DOOR LATCHES, AND FOUND THEY WERE NOT ??LUBED??. THIS VEHICLE??S MANUFACTURE QUALITY CERTAINLY HAS NOT MET OUR EXPECTATIONS OR THE TOYOTA REPUTATION WE THOUGHT WE HAD PURCHASED. NOT ONLY IS THE PRODUCT PERFORMANCE POOR, SO IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT. THIS PROBLEM NOT ONLY IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE, BUT COULD POSE TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF EARLY DOOR LATCH DETERIORATION RESULTS IN DEFECTIVE LOCKING AN LATCHING OF REAR PASSENGER DOORS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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