Toyota Sienna Complaints

9,048 consumer complaints on file.

#10315446March 9, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOORS. *TGW THE DOOR WOULD FREEZE SHUT EVERY TIME IT SNOWED, RAINED OR THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $800.00 TO FIX AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO BREAK THE DOOR PANEL TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318092March 9, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
REGARDING 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA INVESTIGATION PE06010 TIRES: PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS WHICH IS "CLOSED", I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE. TWO FLAT TIRES, WITH DUNLAP RUN FLATS, BOTH TIRES SEVERELY DAMAGED BY RUNNING WITHOUT ENOUGH PRESSURE, NO WARNING LITE CAME ON. SCARY TO THINK YOU CAN DRIVE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND NOT KNOW YOU HAVE A FLAT, BUT WHEN YOU EXIT THE CAR AND HAPPEN TO NOTICE THE FLAT YOU FEEL LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CRASHED. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THIS IS JUST THE RUN FLATS DOING THEIR JOB. I HAD TWO SETS OF THESE RUN FLATS AND HAVE SWITCHED TO STANDARD RADIALS AND FEEL SAFER, AT LEAST I WILL KNOW WHEN I HAVE A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING! SORRY I DON'T HAVE THE TIRE/MODEL SIZE INFO IN FRONT OF ME NOW BUT I CAN LOOK AT RECEIPTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. I KNOW IT WAS SPORT SOMETHING, AND 17". THE DUNLAPS WENT TO RECYCLING SO I DON'T HAVE THEIR SERIAL NUMBERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318075March 9, 2010
EQUIPMENT
I WISH TO REPORT TWO SEPARATE GAS PEDAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING MY 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE VAN THAT OCCURRED ON THE SAME DAY. ON THIS DAY, I MADE A TRIP FROM MY RESIDENCE TO A LOCAL GOLF COURSE AND ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER I RETURNED TO MY RESIDENCE. ON MY WAY TO THE GOLF COURSE, I WAS TRAVELING IN A HOUSING AREA AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE CAR CONTINUED AT THE SAME OR SLIGHTLY FASTER SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH. THE CAR SHOULD HAVE EASILY SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE AT THIS TIME I WAS GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE ROAD. I HAD TO FIRMLY APPLY MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR AND I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR WITHIN ABOUT 200-300 YARDS OF THE INCIDENT. ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER, I DROVE THE CAR BACK TO MY RESIDENCE. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN STARTED TO DRIVE TO OUR RESIDENCE (WE HAVE A RENTED UNIT IN A GATED RESIDENTIAL AREA) AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 15 MPH. AS I REACHED 15 MPH, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPEED UP TO ABOUT 25 MPH. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY THE BRAKES AND I ALSO DOWNSHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO 1ST GEAR. I PARKED THE CAR BUT DID NOTICE, BEFORE I TURNED THE KEY OFF, THAT THE ENGINE RPMS IN THE STOPPED POSITION WERE ABOUT 1000 TO 1100. IT WAS NOT AT THE IDLE SPEED OF ABOUT 700 RPMS WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WHEN STOPPED. SOMETHING PREVENTED THE ACCELERATOR FROM RETURNING TO NORMAL. THESE TWO EVENTS BOTH OCCURRED ON SATURDAY MARCH 6, 2010. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA OF THE DESERT DEALERSHIP IN CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, ON MONDAY MARCH 8, 2010. THEY CHECKED THE CAR OVER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WE ALSO TOOK A TEST DRIVE WHICH WAS EQUALLY UNEVENTFUL. MY WIFE AND I ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL OF OUR TOYOTA SIENNA? WE DARN SURE HAVE A PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318130March 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2006 - TANK 3/4 OF THE WAY FULL. 1/2 MILE FROM OUR HOME, EVERY LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD AND WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VAN BEGAN BUCKING - RPM'S WENT FROM1 - 4 AND BACK AGAIN. WE WERE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND LIMP BACK HOME. LATER THAT DAY, THE VAN OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. SINCE WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT, WE DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318162March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE DRIVER OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A SEMI-AUTOMATIC TRUCK. THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT WERE KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/22/10 *BF UPDATED 06/14/10.*JB UPDATED 9/29/11*CW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
2
#10318159March 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318226March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED 3/9/2010. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVES OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA... THERE WERE TWO ADULTS AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN. MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS DRIVING, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A GAS STATION. WHILE HE WAS TURNING... THE VAN ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED... MY HUSBAND TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. WE SMASHED INTO A PARKED CAR (WITH OWNER STANDING NEXT TO IT PUMPING GAS) AT THE GAS STATION PUMP AND THEN THE VAN CONTINUED TO GO A BIT BEFORE SLOWING DOWN AT A SNOW BERM. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BADLY INJURED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318235March 9, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
EARLY 2007 (THIS DATE/MILEAGE ETC... ARE APPROXIMATE SINCE WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM) OUR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. THERE WAS A CORD WITH A PLASTIC PIECE THAT SNAPPED OFF THE DOOR FRAME AND THE DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN USING THE BUTTON FEATURE AND IT TOOK 2 PEOPLE TO CLOSE IT MANUALLY. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HIT BY THE CORD OR THE PLASTIC PIECE AND OF NOTE THIS CORD IS HELD EXTREMELY TAUT IN ORDER TO PULL THE DOOR VIA A MOTOR. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED. SEPTEMBER 2009 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME TOYOTA SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF DAMAGE FROM AN ACCIDENT WHERE WE WERE HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR TOYOTA TO REPAIR IT. FEB 21, 2010 THE DOOR MALFUNCTIONED BY NOT OPENING OR CLOSING FULLY, RETRACTING PARTIALLY AND GETTING STUCK AND REPEATEDLY CYCLING. AGAIN I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE KIDS GETTING STUCK IN THE DOOR AND WE TURNED OFF THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE. IN MANUAL MODE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR CLOSE. WE BROUGHT IT IN TO TOYOTA WHO SAID IT WAS WORKING FINE. IT SEEMS CHANGING TURNING IT TO MANUAL RESET IT, BUT IT WAS STILL NOT AS SMOOTH OPENING/CLOSING AS THE ORIGINAL DOOR. THEN MARCH 1ST IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CHANGE IT TO MANUAL, THEN BACK TO AUTOMATIC, AND IT SEEMED TO RESET IT BUT IT IS STILL VERY ROUGH/GRINDING SOUNDING WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR USE. WE ARE GOING TO VIDEO-TAPE IT NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS AS TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318294March 9, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1. I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA SIENNA 2010 IN NOVEMBER 2009 AND FOUND THE RAILS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CORRODED IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS 2. THE SPARE TIRE MECHANISM OF THE SAME CAR WAS FOUND STUCK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE MECHANISM BUT FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF CORROSION. I AM CONCERNED AS THIS AFFECTS THE RESALE VALUE OF MY CAR AND ALSO IF THE CORROSION EXISTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE WHICH ARE NOT CONSPICUOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317663March 8, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2004 CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA SIENNA HAS A DRIVER'S DOOR CHECK ISSUE IN WHICH EITHER THE WELD BREAKS OR IN MORE SEVERE SITUATIONS, THE WELD ACTUALLY PULLS OFF THE DOOR REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR TO FIX IT. THE SOLUTION WAS TO ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 5 YRS, 100,000 MI. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED THE DAY AFTER THE 5 YRS WAS UP AND IS WELL WITHIN THE 100,000 MI. WHEN ADDRESSED A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AS THE SOUND BECAME NOTICEABLE ENOUGH TO TAKE IT IN FOR CHECKING OUT, THE WELDED BRACKET WAS TEARING A HOLE IN THE BODY OF THE CAR NOT JUST A BROKEN WELD. THE DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF IT ONLY AGREEING TO PAY 1/2 THE REPLACEMENT COST OF $1800. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE IF IT FAILS COMPLETELY, THIS DOOR CAN BOTH COME OFF THE FRAME AS WELL AS SWING UNCONTROLLED AND SLAM BODY PARTS IN THE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317814March 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER CHANGING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA SOMETIME EARLY 2009 AND WHILE IT WAS PROPPED UP ON METAL RAMP, MY DAUGHTER PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE APPLIED SOME GAS, IT INSTANTLY TOOK OFF AT A HIGH SPEED IN REVERSE. THE CAR TRAVELED APPROX 40 FEET BACKING INTO A DITCH WHICH AT THAT TIME IT STOPPED POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ABRUPT DITCH. I HER FATHER WAS WATCHING AND ASKED "WHAT DID YOU DO" SHE STATED "NOTHING IT JUST TOOK OFF" THIS WAS A YEAR BEFORE I HEARD OF THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS SO I JUST SHRUGGED IT OFF AS A WEIRD INCIDENT. NOW HEARING OTHER INCIDENCES I SUDDENLY REMEMBERED MY INCIDENT. I ONLY REPORT IT NOW BECAUSE IT MAY HELP WITH ANY INVESTIGATION AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE NOT YET HEARD OF THE ACCELERATING PROBLEM HAPPENING IN REVERSE LIKE IT HAPPENED TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317831March 8, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN AND STAY IN ONE POSITION . HE STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS FINE UNTIL IT SNOWED AND THE SALT ON THE ROADS MADE THE STEERING INTERMIATE SHAFT CORRODE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THEY WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317851March 8, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE PURCHASED THE NEW 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA ON OR ABOUT AUGUST OF 2004. IN ABOUT LATE SEPTEMBER OF 2009 I NOTICED A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING IT. IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS. I CHECKED ON-LINE AND DISCOVERED IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2004, 05, 06, 07 AND 08 SIENNAS. I HAD A 5 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE HERE IN HAWAII AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SO THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. I ASKED IF TOYOTA FACTORY WELDS WERE ONLY GOOD FOR THE LIFE OF THE WARRANTY AND WAS NOT GIVEN AN ANSWER. I LATER DISCOVERED THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSBNV003-07 WAS ISSUED BY TOYOTA BUT NOT A RECALL. THEY CLAIM THAT A NOTICE ABOUT THE PROBLEM WAS MAILED TO THE OWNERS BUT WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED IT AND HAVE BEEN LIVING AT THE SAME ADDRESS FOR 18 YEARS. THE BROKEN PART IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW WITH THE DESIGN OF THE PLATE WELDED TO THE DOOR THAT CAUSES THE DOOR STRAP WELDS TO BREAK LOOSE IF THE BROKEN PART IS NOT REPLACED OR REPAIRED THE DOOR WILL SWING FREELY OPEN TO IT'S EXTREME AND CLOSE SUDDENLY WITHOUT RESTRICTION WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOOR. REPAIRS TYPICALLY COST AROUND $2,000.00 OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. RE-WELDING THE FAILURE POINTS IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS THEY ARE PRONE TO FAIL AGAIN SOONER THAN REPLACING THE DOOR. THIS FAILURE ALSO OCCURS ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR I HAVE MADE MY OWN MODIFICATIONS BY INSTALLING 3 NUTS AND BOLTS THROUGH THE DOOR INTO THE BROKEN PART, BUT HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PART HAS ABOUT A ONE INCH CRACKED DUE TO THE ORIGINAL POPPING OF THE WELDS. I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE CRACK WELDED, IF POSSIBLE. ALSO SEE THE FOLLOWING SITE FOR A BETTER DESCRIPTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THIS AND OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS: HTTP://SITES.GOOGLE.COM/SITE/TOYOTASIENNADEFECTS/. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317397March 6, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND IT DOESN'T WORK EVEN MANUALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317418March 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. I WAS ALMOST AT A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. MY VAN SHOT OFF! IT ACCELERATED VERY RAPIDLY. I PRESSED THE BRAKE. THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AGAIN. THEY WENT TO FLOOR. WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON MY LEFT AND A CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE, I HAD NOWHERE TO GO. I HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WHO WAS STOPPING AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT. HAD I BEEN ON A CURVY ROAD OR THE INTERSTATE, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I DID NOT LOOK AT THE SPEEDOMETER TO SEE HOW FAST THE VAN GOT. I WAS TOO BUSY TRYING TO FIND A WAY NOT TO HIT SOMEONE. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. UPDATED 04/22/10 *BF UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 05/12/10 UPDATED 09/28/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317294March 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I TURNS MY TOYOTA SIENNA INTO A DRIVEWAY OF A STORAGE FACILITY AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK WHILE TRAFFICPASSED BY AS THIS ROAD WAS ALSO THE EXIT ROAD FROM COSTCO. WHEN IT WAS SAFE FROM OTHER VEHICLES AND IS WAS SAFE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD RAMMING INTO AN IRON GATE BENDING IT WIDE OPEN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED THROUGH THE GATE EVEN THOUGH I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION , JAMMED MY BRAKES AN TRIED TO PLACE IT INTO PARK ALL TO NO AVAIL. CONTINUING THROUGH THE GATE I WAS ABLE TO REACH A LARGE OPEN AREA WHEREUPON I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AS HARD AS I COULD TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY CIRCLE. AFTER A BIT OF TIME THE ENGINE ROARED PICKUP SPEED THEN STOPPED. THIS SAME SURGE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT I THOUGHT I DID SOMETHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316992March 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DRIVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. ON 3/4/10 AT 1030 AM, I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT ON BROKEN LAND PKWY. AS I COMPLETED A FULL STOP, MY SIENNA TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHILE MY FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE LURCHED BUT DID NOT STALL OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. DURING THE REST OF THE MORNING, I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY MORE ACCELERATION TROUBLE THE REST OF THE DAY. I DID INFORM MY HUSBAND AND HE SUGGESTED I RESEARCH 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA ACCELERATION. I DID THAT AND FOUND A VARIETY OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS ON SEVERAL INTERNET AUTO WEB SITES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317043March 5, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. JUST BEFORE 10 A.M. TODAY, I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, JUST LIKE I HAVE EVERY DAY FOR 13 YEARS, TURNED TOWARD THE GARAGE, FOLLOWING THE CURVE OF THE DRIVEWAY. I TOUCHED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE LEFT GARAGE DOOR, JUST LIKE I ALWAYS DO. I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, BECAUSE I WAS ABOUT READY TO STOP THE CAR AND PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND I THINK IT SPED UP. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD! IT HAPPENED SO FAST AND I RECALL THINKING, 'OH MY GOSH, I DON'T WANT THE CAR TO GO IN THE GARAGE!!' I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, AND I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, TRYING TO AVOID THE CAR ACCELERATING INTO THE GARAGE! THE CAR HIT THE CORNER OF THE PART OF THE HOUSE THAT DIVIDES THE TWO GARAGE DOORS. IT DID STOP AND I PUT IT IN REVERSE RIGHT AWAY TO BACK UP. THE FRONT CORNER OF THAT HOUSE SECTION NOW NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, AND A FLOWER POT (LIGHTWEIGHT STYROFOAM) BROKE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL THAT DIRECTION. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND IT HAPPENED SO FAST! I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR! I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317237March 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3-5-10 AT ABOUT 11:39AM I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF MY CONDOMINIUM WHEN MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND JUMPED THE PARKING STOP AND HIT A CEMENT WALL. I TRIED TO BRAKE THE CAR AND THEY DID NOT WORK. I HAD NEW BRAKE PADS ON 3-1-10 AND MY CAR SERVICED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BEACHSIDE AUTO BODY REPAIR, INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, FL 32937. FRONT END DAMAGE. WE ASKED THAT THEY HAVE A MECHANIC INSPECT THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10316557March 4, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY
TOYOTA 2004 SIENNA - POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURES. DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AS CABLE SNAPPED. DOOR WAS JAMMED SHUT SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR UNIT AT A COST OF $1,700. SERVICE DEPT DISCONNECTED MOTOR UNIT SO THAT DOOR WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE (BUT WITH NO POWER OPTION). TWO DAYS LATER THE CABLE SNAPPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WITH THE DOOR OPEN. IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAME ACTION WAS TAKEN AS DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WILL NOW COST $3,400 TO FIX. WITH 3 CHILDREN THE SAFETY ASPECT OF A DOOR CABLE SNAPPING WITH EITHER THE DOOR JAMMED OPEN OR CLOSED IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR CONCERN. HAVING RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS I CAN SEE THAT MANY SIENNA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY AND COST ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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