Toyota Sienna Complaints

9,048 consumer complaints on file.

#10421218August 23, 2011
STEERING
STEERING HAS BECOME DIFFICULT ON 2005 SIENNA. FEELS LIKE IT IS BINDING AND RELEASING. IT IS INTERMEDIATE AND CAN HAPPEN DURING TURNING OR A STICKING WHEN ADJUSTING DOWN A STRAIGHT AWAY. THRU THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH A UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT FAILS FROM CORROSION IS TO BLAME AND I WILL BE REPLACING IT SOON. AFTER DOCUMENTED CASES HERE AND SEVERAL TOYOTA TSBS THIS ISN'T GETTING AS MUCH CONSIDERATION AS IT DESERVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422114August 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDER DOOR AND IT BECAME INOPERABLE BEFORE CLOSING. ALARM/BEEP ALERTED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED, REMAINING OPEN ABOUT SIX INCHES AWAY FROM CLOSING COMPLETELY. THE DOOR REMAINED STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WITH FIVE PASSENGERS (TWO ADULTS/THREE CHILDREN) TRAVELING FROM THERE DESTINATION IN A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNSECURED VEHICLE TO THERE HOME. THE SEVEN YEAR OLD TRIPLETS AND ADULTS IN THE AUTO HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO A VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS FORM TRANSPORTATION. CABLES HAD TO BE RELEASED IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR, AND CAUSED SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO PROPERLY SECURE THE DOOR, SINCE CABLE LINES ARE PREVENTING COMPLETE CLOSURE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH A MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE AT A COST OF $1,750 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THIS HAS CAUSED A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN EXITING VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421116August 23, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING REAR DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND OCCASIONALLY THE REAR DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420932August 22, 2011
STEERING
VEHICLE DID FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND DRIVING WAS LIKE THERE WAS A LOOSE WHEEL. MY WIFE ALMOST CLIMBED CURVES WHEN SHE TRIED TO MAKE TURNS. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BINDING STEERING SHAFT AND BINDING STEERING RACK. THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD ONLY 41,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT OR MAJOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL NEED BE ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420977August 22, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA I OWN WAS UNDER 100000 MILES WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICED THE UNUSUAL NOISE FROM DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR, AND LATER BECAME CLICK SOUND WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED AS WELL AS CLOSED. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THIS PROBLEM. I STRONGLY FEEL THIS IS A CAR DESIGN ISSUE INSTEAD OF MATERIAL AS I CHECKED THROUGH AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO ME THAT, THIS ISSUE ONLY HAPPENED TO SOME MODEL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420982August 22, 2011
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN HAS ONE OF THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOORS THAT OPENS BACK UP ON ITS OWN BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS FAIRLY NEW WITH A LITTLE OVER 36,000 MILES. TOYOTA DOES NOT CONSIDER A DOOR THAT OPENS ON ITS OWN A SAFETY ISSUE, THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. I CONSIDER THIS DANGEROUS BECAUSE A DOOR THAT CONTINUES TO OPEN ON ITS OWN IS CLEARLY NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421008August 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE WAS RETURNING HOME WITH HER 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. SHE PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, TOOK HER FOOT OF THE GAS AND PUT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE VAN ACCELERATED RIGHT INTO MY 2011 FORD FUSION, CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE. I WON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH UNTIL THE BODY SHOP CALLS ME TOMORROW. OF COURSE I KNOW THE SIENNA WASN'T EVEN ON TOYOTA'S RECALL, BUT I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON LINE. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421077August 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SUDDEN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421083August 22, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EQUIPMENT
AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421084August 22, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MOTOR ON AUTOMATIC DOOR IS BROKEN AND DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AND LATCH PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420775August 19, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI-VAN. THE LIFTGATE IS OPENED BY DEPRESSING A RUBBER COVERED BUTTON. THE RUBBER HAS MELTED TO A POINT THAT IT IS MOLTEN. EACH TIME YOU TOUCH THE LATCH YOUR FINGERS ARE TURNED BLACK AND IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. I LIVE IN TEXAS AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE ACCOUNTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE AREA MANAGER FOR TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON OTHER TOYOTA MODELS BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS.THIS TO ME IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME A COST OF $350 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE WITH THE SAME LATCH COVER.WHY WOULD I PAY THAT MUCH WHEN I KNOW IT WILL SELF DESTRUCT NEXT SUMMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420074August 18, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2001 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE IN 2001. THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS GIVEN US PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. WE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME POWER DOOR ISSUE AT LEAST 11 TIMES. THEY NOW WANT TO CHARGE ME. THE NTSB SHOULD FORCE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AND NOW IT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL EITHER BY REMOTE OR MANUALLY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420077August 18, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2001 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE IN 2001. THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS GIVEN US PROBLEMS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. WE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME POWER DOOR ISSUE AT LEAST 11 TIMES. THEY NOW WANT TO CHARGE ME. THE NTSB SHOULD FORCE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AND NOW IT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL EITHER BY REMOTE OR MANUALLY. WE PURCHASED THE DUAL POWER SLIDERS AS A CONVENIENCE AND NOW WE HAVE INCONVENIENCE. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE DOOR PROPERLY FOR YEARS, WE HAVE NEVER HAD THE BENEFIT OF THE POWER SLIDING DOORS THAT WE PAID FOR. I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE VARIOUS BLOGS FOR THE SAME ISSUE DESCRIBED HERE. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER TEN YEARS WITHOUT A RESOLUTION PROVIDED BY TOYOTA. THE DOORS STILL DO NOT FUNCTION. TOYOTA DOES NOT CARE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419570August 15, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DRIVER DOOR STARTED TO HAVE A SNAPPING/POPPING SOUND WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. SOUND GOT WORSE AND FELT HARDER TO CLOSE. BEFORE BRINGING IT TO MY MECHANIC I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT IT TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM AND TOYOTA DIDN'T CALL FOR A RECALL BUT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO TWO EXTRA YEARS (5 YEARS) OR 100,000 MILES. MILEAGE ON MY VAN IS 70,000 MILES BUT 5 YEARS 9 MONTHS OLD, 9 MONTHS PASS EXTENDED WARRANTY. CALLED LOCAL TOYOTA CORPORATION AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE WARRANTY TIME HAS EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419446August 15, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED REPAIRS AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF TWICE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,025.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419513August 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER YEARS OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE TOYOTA HAS YET TO PROVIDE A REASON OR SOLUTION. WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AND WHEN YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE THERE IS A 1 TO 2 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGES. TOYOTA MADE ME SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION...NO HELP....THEN THEY CLAIMED I NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE...WHICH THEY CHARGED ME $80 ...TO UPDATE THEIR SOFTWARE DESIGN FLAW. STILL... THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT IMPROVED. MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT IF I SHOULD EVER NEED TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, MY VAN MAY NOT RESPOND IN TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419528August 15, 2011
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEAT BELTS IN TOYOTA 2005 SIENNAS REPEATEDLY GET SNAGGED AND ARE NOT OPERABLE. MOST FREQUENTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419533August 15, 2011
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAILS DISPLAYING FAULT "NO MAP DVD". IN THIS STATE THE REAR CAMERA IS INOPERABLE CAUSING BLIND SPOTS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE CAR IN REVERSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419342August 14, 2011
SEATS
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BACK TILTS FORWARD SLIGHTLY WHEN BRAKING. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT BACK TO FEEL LOOSE AND LIKE YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD IN THE SEAT WHEN BRAKING. DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT HAVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419360August 14, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SLIDING DOOR FOR OUR 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA ON THE PASSANGER SIDE DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THIS LEADS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF IT OPENING WHILE DRIVING AND SOMEONE FALLING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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