Toyota Sienna Complaints

9,048 consumer complaints on file.

#10126187June 22, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT: READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVANS CONCERNING SEAT BELTS IN THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SIDE JAMMING IN THE PLASTIC MOLDING. HAD TO FIX IT MANY TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. THE CLIP THAT THEY INSTALLED POPPED OFF. THE SEAT BELT WILL GET STUCK AND NOT RETRACT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125998June 21, 2005
TIRES
RUN FLAT TIRES ARE WORN COMPLETELY AT 19000 MILES.CATASTROPHIC FAILURE LILELY TO OCCUR IF NOT REPLACED. SERIOUS LIABILITY ISSUES FOR BRIDGESTONE AND TOYOTA IMO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126142June 21, 2005
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT GETS JAMMED IN THE GUIDES, DOES NOT RETRACT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT IT IS USSLESS. DEALER REPLACED GUIDES BUT STILL OCCURING. SAME ISSUE HAPPENED IN LOANER SIENNA. GETTING PASSED AROUND CALLING TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125752June 20, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WE HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL RECENTLY. WE DRIVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE FWD WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000 A/S TIRES INSTALLED AS OEM. WE HAD JUST BARELY PASSED 26,000 MILES WHEN WE HAD A SIDE WALL BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WHILE TRAVELLING APP. 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. I PAY ATTENTION TO TIRE PRESSURE AND TEADWEAR, SO THE TIRE THAT BLEW SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFLATED PROPERLY, AND IN THIS CASE I HAD ALREADY BEGUN THINKING ABOUT GETTING NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS APPROACHING THE WEAR BARS. THIS IS A VERY POOR-PERFORMANCE TIRE, AND I'M AMAZED TOYOTA MADE A CORPORATE DECISION TO PUT THESE TIRES ON THEIR SIENNA "FAMILY VANS." DUNLOP SHOULD BE EMBARASSED TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO SELL THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125740June 19, 2005
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED MINIVAN. CAME WITH RUNFLAT TIRES (NO OPTION) AND TIRE PRESSURE MEASURING SYSTEM. PROBLEM IS THAT EVEN WITH COMPLETE FLAT (0 PSI) THE SYSTEM IS NOT INFORMING THE DRIVER. SINCE THE TIRES ARE RUN FLAT THEY LOOK NO DIFFERENT AND MY WIFE IS DRIVING AROUND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A DANGEROUS TIRE AND NO WAY TO KNOW IT. TOYOTAS RESPONSE IS TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY. WELL THAT'S FINE, BUT STILL IF YOU GET A FLAT AND DRIVE ALL THE WAY HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65+ MPH IT'S NOT WITHIN THE RATINGS ON THE TIRE WHICH SAYS SPECIFICALLY NOT TO RUN THE RUNFLAT TIRES OVER 55MPH. ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE ONE TIRE ALMOST WORN OUT ALREADY DUE TO RUNNING LOW ON PRESSURE. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ARE NOTED ON INTERNET WEB SITES - TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AS MANY OF US WITH YOUNG CHILDREN BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN LARGE PART FOR SAFETY REASONS AND IT IS NOT SAFE! THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, AND DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO FIX IT AND SO HELP ME IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENS I'LL SEE THEM IN COURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125549June 16, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
HANDLE/LATCH TO OPEN HATCH ON BACK DOOR OF 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA LE MINIVAN BREAKS EASILY WHEN TRYING TO OPEN. HATCH REMAINS UNOPENABLE UNTIL LATCH IS REPLACED. DIFFICULT TO REPLACE BECAUSE INSIDE PANEL FROM HATCH MUST BE REMOVED FROM INSIDE THE VAN AND IF THE BACK ROW OF SEATS IS IN PLACE IT IS VERY HARD TO GET TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125367June 15, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
DT: AUTOMATIC HATCHBACK ON THE MINI VAN CAME DOWN AND DIDN'T STOP WITH THE CONSUMER IN THE WAY. THE VEHICLE IS BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TONIGHT. THE HATCHBACK HIT THE CONSUMER IN THE HEAD, IT DIDN'T STOP THE HATCHBACK PUSHED THE CONSUMER INTO THE VAN AND HER MOTHER HAD TO GRAB IT TO STOP IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125409June 15, 2005
TIRES
I OWN TOYOTA SIENNA 2004. I WAS DRIVING FROM CONNECTICUT TO WASHINGTON DC. THE FRONT LEFT TYRE OF THE CAR BURSTED IN MARYLAND & IT HIT THE LEFT DIVIDER ON I-95 . THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 2963. I CALLED UP DEALER SAYING HOW CAN A TYRE BURST WHEN IT IS A NEW CAR ? HE SAID WE CANNOT SAY ANYTHING UNTIL WE SEE THE DAMAGED TYRE. I HAVEN'T SHOWN THE TYRE TO DEALER YET AS I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO CONNECTICUT. KINDLY ADVISE HOW TO REPORT THIS KIND OF INCIDENT . I TRIED CONTACTING WWW.NHTSA.GOV USING EMAIL [email protected] SOMETIMES IN APRIL,2005. THE REPLACED TIRE IS LF TIRE MICH ENERGY LX4 P2156516 96T. I DO NOT RECOLLECT ACTUAL DATE OF PURCHASE NOW BUT I CAN INFORM IT LATER. THANKS. BHAVANA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124995June 11, 2005
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE, TIRES, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON 06/09/2005, WE NOTICED THAT OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD-XLE HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. THE TIRE WAS NOTICEABLY FLAT AND WE LIMPED TO A SERVICE STATION TO INFLATE THE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD ZERO TIRE PRESSURE AND A MASSIVE HOLE BETWEEN THE TREADS WHERE YOU COULD FEEL/HEAR THE AIR ESCAPING AS IT WAS BEING FILLED. THE TIRE HAD 0 PSI/TIRE PRESSURE. THE DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000 RUN-FLAT TIRES CAME STANDARD ON OUR 2004 SIENNA. WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HAVE HAD SERVICE COMPLETED AND TIRES ROTATED AS REQUIRED. OUR VAN IS 10 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 13,800 HIGHWAY MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE MATCHING TIRE IN STOCK AND WOULD WORK TO FIND ONE. THE ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER SAID THEY HAD NOT SEEN ANY RUN-FLATS WITH FLATS. LATER THAT DAY, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD A DEAL FOR ME. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE TOYOTA REP TO GIVE US 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR FREE, EXCEPT THEY NEEDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE THE WEEKEND UNTIL THE TIRES ARRIVED. WHEN ASKED WHY? AND IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER TIRES, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD WORN DOWN TO A LEVEL THAT WOULD BARELY PASS A NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD-XLE AND OTHER VERSIONS, ARE IN SERIOUS JEAPORDY DUE TO TIRE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A DAY, IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH, WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE CATASTOPHIC TIRE FAILURE ON THE RUN-FLATS, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT EVER ACTIVATED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE GETTING A PRINT OUT OF THIS WEBSITE'S RELATED SEARCH RESULTS AND TOYOTA WILL BE CONTACTED FOR A COMPLAINT. WE REALIZE WE ARE FORTUNATE TO GET 4 NEW TIRES AT NO CHARGE, BUT THE ISSUE IS SAFETY, NOT APPEASEMENT. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124825June 9, 2005
TIRES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEE COMPLAINT NUMBER 10120930 AND 10112448. I DO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON MY 2004 SIENNA LE AWD. . MY PROBLEM IS IDENTICALLY TO COMPLAINT NUMBER 10120930. I HAVE CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME THIS "OH YOU HAVE TO ROTATE YOUR TIRES AND TIRES WEAR MORE ON MINIVANS" CRAP. MY TIRES SHOULD NOT BE WEARING AT 6-12,000 MILES. THEY REPLACE BOTH FRONT ENDS AND NOW THEY ARE WEARING OUT AGAIN. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY AND HAVE TOYOTA LOOK AT THE SUSPENSION AND DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES AND DO A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124525June 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: 99 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STARTED HEARING A STRANGE NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. CONSUMER SAYS JUBRALTA TRANSMISSION SAID THAT AT ANY POINT TRANSMISSION COULD DIE. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED $85 TO CHECK. VEHICLE STAYED WITH MECHANIC. AS PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE, TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS BEING PERFORMED AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. CONSUMER THAT FLUSH COULD FINISH OFF TRANSMISSION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124261June 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE. VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATION. THERE IS A BIG DELAY BEFORE THE CAR GAINS SPEED. THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM. DEALER STATES THAT THE CAR WAS MADE THAT WAY AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS HESITATION CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT ANY TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124337June 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MINIVAN DOES NOT ALWAY ACCELERATE PROPERLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN, LIKE WHEN COMING TO A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE IF I HAVE NOT ALREADY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS SEEQUENCE WILL USUALLY REPRODUCE THE FAILURE: 1. TRAVEL AROUND 40MPH. 2. QUICKLY SLOW TO AROUND 10MPH. 3. TRY TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE TO 40MPH AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND PAUSE BEFORE STARTING TO ACCELERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123969June 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
01/11/05: VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. TOWED TO LOCAL FACILITY. LATER VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY STARTED AND INDICATED NO PROBLEMS UPON TEST DRIVE. 01/30/05: DRIVING KIDS TO SNOWBOARDING WHEN VEHICLE STALLED IN MOTION. RESTARTED. DROVE ON SIDE OF ROAD - STALLED AGAIN - RESTATED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS) NOW ACTIVATED. DROVE ON SIDE OF ROAD AS VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 10MPH AND WOULD STALL REPEATEDLY. 01/31/05: I CONTACTED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT HANDY DODGE TOYOTA (HDT), TO REPORT BREAKDOWN AND ARRANGED FOR SERVICE. 02/04/05: HDT PERFORMED AIR-INTAKE VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SEVERAL OTHER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS. 02/24/05: VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10MPH. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WHILE IN MOTION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED. STALLED WHILE ON A BLIND HILL/CORNER ON ROUTE 104. I COULD NOT PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AND GUARD-RAILS HUGGED IMMEDIATE SIDE OF ROAD. I WAS IN THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLASHING WHILE CONTINUOUSLY ATTEMPTING TO RESTART VEHICLE. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A PARKING AREA FOR A TOW. HDT CONTACTED ME TO INFORM THAT FAILURE WAS SAME AS BEFORE AND THROUGH FURTHER RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL THAT THEY LEARNED THAT STALLING IS OCCURRING IN TOYOTA SIENNA AND 4RUNNERS IN THE COLD WEATHER STATES DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK DESIGN AND THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. RECOMMEND RUNNING VEHICLE WITH NO LESS THAN HALF A TANK OF GAS (AT ALL TIMES) AND WERE VERBALLY OPTIMISTIC THAT THE COLD WEATHER WOULD BE ENDING IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. I INFORMED HDT THAT I DRIVE AN HOUR (EACH WAY) TO AND FROM WORK EVERY DAY (HIGHWAY AND BACK ROADS) AND TO BE EXPECTED TO DO THAT EACH DAY IN A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE (THAT HAS A HISTORY OF STALLING) IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE SINCE FILED LEMON LAW DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION WHICH CASE IS IN PROGRESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123795June 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE A 2004 SIENNA LE AWD. THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY APPEARS TO HESITATE FOR 1-2 SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS, ONLY SOME SCARES WHEN MERGING OR ENTERING INTO FLOWING TRAFFIC FROM A STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123813June 1, 2005
TIRES
WITH OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN, WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE RUN-FLAT TIRES INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THESE DUNLOP RUN-FLAT TIRES ARE STANDARD ON THE ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE VERSIONS OF THE 2004 AND 2005 SIENNA. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN PRONE TO PUNCTURE (TWO SEMI-DELFATIONS IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS) AND THE TIRES DO NOT WEAR PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, WE ARE FORCED TO REPLACE THEM AT $300 A PIECE WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON THEM AND AFTER THEY WERE PROPERLY ROTATED AND MAINTAINED DURING THEIR SHORT LIFE. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET CONFIRMS THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE RAMPANT ON THE 2004 AND 2005 SIENNAS WITH THESE RUN-FLAT TIRES. THE TOYOTA DEALER HAS ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND HAS OFFERED TO PAY FOR ONLY 2 OF THE 4 NEW TIRES. TO EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM, SIENNAS WITH RUN-FLAT TIRES ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANY SPARE TIRE BECAUSE THE RUN-FLATS ARE SUPPOSED TO ALLOW YOU TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL YOU CAN HAVE THE FLAT FIXED. TWO PROBLEMS EMERGE FROM THIS -- (1) IF YOUR RUN-FLAT TIRE FAILS COMPLETELY (THERE ARE REPORTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET), YOU ARE STUCK WITH NO SPARE; AND (2) IF YOU CAN STILL DRIVE ON THE FLAT TIRE, THERE ARE FEW IF ANY REPAIR SHOPS OUTSIDE OF MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS THAT CAN FIX THESE RUN-FLATS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122416May 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL/VALVE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT EVEN TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VAN STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, WENT OVER THE CURB OF THE PARKING LOT, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT INTO A RAVINE AND HEADED TOWARDS A TREE. THE PASSENGER THAT WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT THEN REACHED OVER AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, WHICH BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP. THE WHOLE TIME THE CAR WAS MOVING I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BY PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING THE ENTIRE TIME UNTIL THE PASSENGER STOPPED IT BY SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER BUMPER AND SIDE OF THE CAR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE BRAKES DID FUNCTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122267May 26, 2005
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE PRECISELY THE SAME COMPLAINT AS YOU HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING AND THAT TOYOTA HAS ALREADY (APPARENTLY) SUCCESSFULLY ESCAPED CRITICISM FOR IN PE05008. IN APRIL 2005, I ALERTED MY DEALER TO THE FACT THAT THE LAP BELT HARNESS CLIP IN THE RH 2ND-ROW SEAT OF MY 2005 7-PASSENGER SIENNA ALWAYS CAUGHT OR JAMMED THE BELT AT THE SEPARATION POINT OF THE HOLDER WHENEVER A PASSENGER WAS SEATED THERE. WHEN AN ADULT NOTICED IT AND TRIED TO RETRACT THE BELT MANUALLY, IT WOULD SOMETIMES RETRACT BUT ON OTHER OCCASIONS PULL THE CLIP APART. I EXPLAINED THAT I AM MOST CONCERNED WHEN EITHER A YOUNG PERSON RIDES THERE WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OR ITS SIGNIFICANCE OR WHEN EVEN AN ADULT RIDES THERE AND HAS NOT BECOME AWARE (IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AT PRECISELY THAT POINT). THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM NOR HAD A SIMILAR COMPLAINT (SOMETHING I NOW FIND VERY HARD TO BELIEVE). A PROMISE WAS MADE THE THE TOYOTA FIELD REP WOULD CALL IN A FEW DAYS. RATHER, IN A FEW WEEKS, ONLY AFTER I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, I HEARD FROM AMY SCHWARTZ WHO INDICATED SHE RECORDED MY COMPLAINT BUT THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT BE TAKING ANY FURTHER ACTION WITH REGARD TO THE COMPLAINT. NOT ONCE DID SHE INDICATE THERE HAD BEEN A CASE OPENED ALREADY. PLEASE PURSUE THIS AND GET TOYOTA'S ATTENTION BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS TO ME THAT A SIMPLE FIX, AS I HAVE APPLIED TO MY OWN CLIP, WOULD SUFFICE FROM STRICTLY A SAFETY STANDPOINT, BUT IT WOULD SEEM THAT TOYOTA S\HOULD COME UP WITH A MORE ELAGANT AND PERMANENT SOLUTION. I SIMPLY GLUED THE CLIP CLOSED AND PUT A 2-INCH WIDE AND 5 INCH LONG STRIP OF SMOOTH PACKAGING TAPE OVER THE FRON OF THE CLIP (COVERING THE DIVISION OR SPLIT POINT), THEREBY REMOVING ANY POINT WHERE THE BELT COULD CATCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122166May 25, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTE SIENNA MINIVAN..THE LAST ROW HAS A MIDDLE SEAT BELT THAT HANGS VERTICALLY TO A CLIP THAT THEN CAN SWEEP ACROSS THE MIDDLE PASSENGER TO THE ATTACHING BUCKLE. THIS VERTICAL PART ALSO RETRACTS INTO THE CEILING WHEN NOT IN USE. AFTER DROPPING OFF OUR MIDDLE PASSENGER - MY SON WHO WAS SEATED ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE SEAT WRAPPED THE VERTICAL HANGING SEAT BELT AROUND HIS NECK. IT IS DESIGNED TO RETRACT SO IT STARTED CHOKING HIM. BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT IS ONLY UNLATCHED WITH AN ITEM SMALLER THAN MY FINGER I HAD TO LEAVE HIM TO GET A PEN FROM THE FRONT THAT WOULD RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. A NEAR MISS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122027May 24, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: THE TIRES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY, THESE ARE THE RUNFLAT TIRES. THE TREAD IS MOSTLY GONE, AND THEY HAVE ONLY 15,000 MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH MICHELIN REGULAR TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS TAKING LONGER TO STOP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BECAUSE OF THE WEAR ON THE TIRES. TOYOTA HAS BEEN COOPERATIVE IN HELPING THE CONSUMER TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THE TIRE FAILURE IS ON ALL 4 TIRES.*AK *SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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