Toyota Sienna Complaints

9,048 consumer complaints on file.

#10694781March 17, 2015
STEERING
IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING, IT PULLS BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN A JERKING MOTION. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY AT EVERY TURN AND ANTICIPATE THE JERKING OF THE WHEEL SO I DO NOT CROSS OVER TO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD OR OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY VAN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AT MY LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNIVERSAL SHAFT WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED FULLY REPLACED. BOTH JOINTS WERE RUSTED AND STIFF WHICH IS CAUSING THE ERRATIC MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING DURING TURNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694438March 16, 2015
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694496March 16, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
REAR DRIVER SIDE QUARTER PANEL GLASS FELL OFF VAN WHEN POWER WINDOW WAS OPENED. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE GLASS WINDOW DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694394March 15, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
ON MARCH 13, 2015 DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH IN A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOWDOWN IN SPITE OF PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. MOVING THE CONTROL LEVER FORWARD TO DISENGAGE THE FUNCTION WAS ALSO NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE EXIT RAMP WAS INCLINED SO THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED THE ENGINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN OUR SPEED AT 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WENT THRU A STOP SIGN, BOUNCED OFF THE GUARD RAIL AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING. THE IMPACT DESTROYED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STOPPING WAS SO ABRUPT THAT THE CELL PHONE (IN MY SHIRT POCKET)FLEW OUT RIPPING THE POCKET OFF THE SHIRT. NEITHER THE FRONT NOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. SKID MARKS MADE BY THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT TIRE (AND POSSIBLY THE REAR RIGHT TIRE) PRIOR TO AND AFTER HITTING THE GUARD RAIL INDICATE THE BRAKES WERE WORKING ON AT LEAST THIS SIDE. SKID MARKS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE LEFT HAND TIRES WERE NOT NOTICED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694119March 13, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE DOOR, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY DOOR MOTOR AND FAULTY DOOR LATCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,820.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694172March 13, 2015
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SOMETIME AROUND AUGUST 2014, I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. IT MENTIONED A NEW SAFETY RECALL #E1S WHICH SUPERSEDES THE PRIOR NOTICE #A9E. THIS INVOLVES THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE WHICH MAY CORRODE DUE TO ROAD SALT IN COLD CLIMATE AREAS, WHICH I UNDERSTAND INCLUDES MARYLAND WHERE I LIVE. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA DEALERS NEAR ME AND THEY KEEP SAYING THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT PROVIDED THEM WITH THE PART TO REPAIR THIS. I TRIED AGAIN TODAY, MARCH 13, 2015, BUT THE ANSWER IS THE SAME. THEREFORE, I AM REGISTERING MY COMPLAINT TODAY AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW SOON THIS SAFETY DEFECT MIGHT BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693670March 11, 2015
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693686March 11, 2015
SEAT BELTS
WHILE PUTTING ON THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE SEAT BELT WOUND NOT EXTEND OUT OF ITS HOLDER TO ALLOW THE BELT TO CLICK INTO ITS HOLSTER. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL IT MULTIPLE TIMES OR JIGGLE THE HOLDER ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE VAN TO GET IT TO WORK. IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO BE BELTED. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE START DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10673117March 10, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2013 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MOMENTARILY BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING FOR THREE MILES, THE PEDAL DID NOT RELEASE WHEN HE MOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693432March 10, 2015
STEERING
MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE A NOISY STEERING AND STIFF STEERING IN COLD WEATHER WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693106March 9, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE ACQUIRED 9/2013 WITH 93K MILES ON IT. SINGLE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH "CLEAN" CARFAX AND SERVICE RECORDS. STARTING 1/2014, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL BEGAN ENGAGING ERRATICALLY AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES WHILE CORNERING DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. IT IS VERY STARTLING WITH LOUD BEEPS AND FLASHING LIGHTS FOLLOWED BY AUTOMATIC BRAKING THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLOW AND SWERVE ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO SO AND IS CLEARLY A MALFUNCTION AS IT HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS, IN GENTLE CORNERS AND AT CONSERVATIVE SPEEDS 45-65 MPH, AND UNPROVOKED BY ABRUPT STEERING, ACCELERATOR, OR BRAKING INPUTS. A VERY OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS MUCH UNDUE WEAR AND TEAR ON BRAKES, TIRES, SUSPENSION, AND STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693154March 9, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS: TRACTION CONTROL SEIZES CONTROL OF CAR WHEN TRAVELING ANYWHERE FROM 35-65MPH, BUT IT HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH. THE CAR IS USUALLY ON A GRADUAL CURVE BUT IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHTAWAY. VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, STEER, ACCELERATE, LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND A TERRIBLE NOISE ENSUES. ONE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TWO TOYOTA DEALERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. WHEN TRACTION CONTROL IS MANUALLY TURNED OFF AT ENGINE POWER-ON, THE LIGHTS STILL LIGHT UP SHOWING IT IS ATTEMPTING TO SEIZE CONTROL, AND IN ONE INSTANCE, CONTROL WAS SEIZED DESPITE THE SYSTEM SUPPOSEDLY BEING SHUT DOWN. IT IS TERRIFYING FOR THE DRIVER AS WELL AS ANY PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692883March 9, 2015
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
THE DASHBOARD OF MY SIENNA 2004, CRAKING ALL OVER (HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL). FOLLOWING THE SAME LINES OF THE DESIGN. MY MINIVAN HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. *TR -THIS CAN PROVOQUE THE AIR BAGS INSIDE THE DASH ICAN BEE LOOSE IN ANY MOMENT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. -ALL THE ELECTRIC WIRE CAN BE IN DANGER BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD IS BROKEN AND NOW IS NOT 1 PIECE SO IS NOT HOLD TO THE CAR 100%
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692962March 9, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED. POWER DOOR BUTTONS WOULD NOT WORK TO OPEN DOOR. DOOR COULD ONLY BE OPENED MANUALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692845March 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WENT ON. ON CHECKING WITH TOYOTA SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME $624/- TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A B0111 (OPENING IN SWITCH CORE ERROR) THAT HAPPENED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA AND MUST BE PART OF A FACTORY RECALL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FOLKS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 MODEL. PLEASE SEE HTTP://WWW.SIENNACHAT.COM/FORUM/64-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/5846-2006-SIENNA-AIRBAG-INDICATOR-LIGHT.HTML REGARDS, [XXX] 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
#10692730March 7, 2015
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:BODY
I RECEIVED MY 1ST RECALL NOTICE (10V-160) IN 2010 AND THE CURRENT RECALL EOS (E1S 14V273) ARRIVED IN MAY/2014. IT IS NOW MARCH/2015 AND STILL TOYOTA IS WORKING ON A SOLUTION. THIS IS A JOKE AND CLEARLY MALFEASANCE ON THEIR PART. FIVE YEARS OF ALLOWING A VERY POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM TO GO UNCORRECTED SEEMS ALMOST CRIMINAL TO ME. CANNOT THE AUTHORITIES APPLY SOME PRESSURE ON TOYOTA OR WILL IT TAKE DEATHS AND LAWSUITS TO MOVE A FIX ALONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692748March 7, 2015
STEERING
DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE, POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION BOOT HAD A TEAR AND WAS LEAKING. I HAVE READ THAT THE LEAKY SEAL EATS INTO THE BOOT TO DETERIORATE OVER TIME. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THIS PROBLEM, I NOTICED THEIR WERE SEVERAL OTHER CAUSES OF THIS SAME ISSUE. I THINK THIS DEMANDS FOR A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692499March 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WELD HAD FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR TO CRACK AND MOVE OUT OF PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HINGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692346March 5, 2015
SEAT BELTS
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS TWISTED AND WON'T RETRACT. IT PROVIDES NO PROTECTION AND WILL NOT WORK IN A CRASH. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL SEAT BELTS IN THIS CAR. *TR PLEASE GET THIS RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691994March 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
UPON SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A STREET CORNER THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BEFORE IT WOULD GO AGAIN. IT SEEMED THAT IT WAS BETWEEN THE SLOWING DOWN AND RE-ACCELERATING AFTER THE TURN. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON GOOGLE BY MANY DRIVERS. THE DEALERS REPROGRAM SOME COMPUTER AND THEN DECLARE IT TO BE FIXED WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH COSTS ONE ABOUT $3,000 TO ACTUALLY FIX IT BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THE VAN AS USED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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