Toyota Sienna Complaints (2002)

181 consumer complaints on file.

#10191521May 23, 2007
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I BOUGHT A USED SIENNA MINI VAN FROM TOYOTA IN MD WITH 55.000 MILES ON IT WITH ALL THE WARRANTIES.WHEN WE WENT TO USE THE REAR SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WE NOTICED IT WOULD NOT RETRACT. WE TOOK IT TO DEALER ,AND AFTER HAVING IT FOR A FEW DAYS THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTWAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT WOULD BE $ 500.00 TO REPLACE. THEN THE THE MAMAGER FOR THE PARTS DEPARTMENT CALED ME, AND SAID THAT THEY WILL COVER HALF THE BILL.I DECLINED SINCE WE NEVER USED THAT SEAT BELT .THEN HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD TALK TO THE USED CAR DEPARTMENT ABOUT COVERING SOME OF THE COST HE HAS NOT RETORNED MY CALLS AND EHEN I GO INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME HE WAS OUT SICK.WERE EXECTING OUR 4 TH CHILD AND WE NEEDED A WORKING SEAT BELT SO WE HAD THE OPTION OF USING THE REAR SEAT BELT SINCE WE STILL WERE MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS MINI VAN.WE ALSO HAD A MID SEAT THAT SEEMED TO BE LOOSE, AND THE PART NUMBER THEY GAVE ME WAS WRONG .CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS SINCERLY , A AM ACONCERNED MOTHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185774March 21, 2007
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT FAILURE ON 5 OF 7 SEATS IN 2002 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN - MULTIPLE TIMES AND CONTINIOUS AND ON-GOING PROBLEM - ONLY 3 WORK AS OF NOW (3-21-07). DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR OR CONCERNED WITH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184877March 12, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE PASSENGER VEHICLE SIDE SLIDING DOOR STUCK AND IT COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. ALTHOUGH, IT COULD BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED 30 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2004, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000, *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181248January 31, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE TIRES ON THE 2003 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE TIRE SIZE WAS P21565R15. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE DRIVER WAS UNSURE OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE DRIVER'S FRONT AND REAR TIRES FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BELTS SHEARED OFF IN BOTH TIRES. THE TIRES WERE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173572November 15, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE BELT AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY SERVICED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION. UPDATED 12/18/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172370November 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BEGAN HAVING INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD OF MY VEHICLE (TOYOTA SIENNA 2002) COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON; SPECIFICALLY, THE CSV AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONCURRENTLY. IT SEEMED TO OCCUR MORE WHEN TEMPERATURE WAS COLD OUTSIDE. INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR, BUT WHEN THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF FAULT BECAME MORE FREQUENT, WAS CONCERNED COULD BE A SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM. I TOOK TO DEALER; DIAGNOSIS WAS A 'FAULTY SENSOR' ON THE WHEEL'S "SENSOR/HUB ASSEMBLY". APPARENTLY, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE THE FAULTY SENSOR WITHOUT REPLACING THE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF OVER $600 FOR THE PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR, AT $115/HR. (IT ALSO TOOK THEM AN HR JUST TO DIAGNOSE, SO ADD ANOTHER $115). THEY DISABLED SENSOR WHILE PART ON ORDER, WHICH MEANT THAT MY ANTI-LOCK BREAKS - A KEY SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE-- WILL NOT WORK UNTIL PART IS REPLACED. WHILE MY CAR IS OVER 4 YRS OLD, IT ONLY HAS 31,042 MILES ON IT. I FIND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT A PART OF THIS SIGNIFICANCE TO SAFETY HAS FAILED AT SUCH A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF MILES. MOREOVER, IT WAS REPORTED TO ME BY DEALER'S SERVICE TECH, THAT THEY "HARDLY EVER HAVE FAILURES OF THIS PART". IT MAY BE A STATISTICAL ANOMALY...OR NOT...PERHAPS THEY HAVE DISCOURAGED FOLKS FROM REPORTING THIS VERY COSTLY FAILURE OF A KEY SAFETY RELATED PART. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168427September 16, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT OPEN PROPERLY USING THE POWER SWITCH OR REMOTE CONTROL WHEN I TRY TO OPEN IT MANUALLY, THE DOOR RETURNS TO THE CLOSED POSITION WHILE BEING OPENED AND MY ARM IS IN DANGER OF BEING CRUSHED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160727June 26, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. LAST YEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUBBER HOLDING AND SEALING THE WINDSHIELD CAME OUT. ALLOWING WATER INTO THE CAR UNDER AND AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN. TOYOTA CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIR AND SAID IT WAS A FLUKE. YESTERDAY, THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AGAIN ALLOWING WIND AND WATER INTO THE CAR. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF ANOTHER SIENNA OWNER THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155378April 14, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE FRONT BRAKES SQUEAL. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE NOISE STILL OCCURS. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN, WHICH DETERMINED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE NOISE CAME WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. UPDATED 05/16/2006. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149036January 30, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEATBELT RELEASED FROM THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WAS DIFFICULT TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148801January 26, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE VIBRATION IN STEERING AT SPEEDS USUALLY GREATER THAN 40 MPH AND MOST PREVELANT WHEN COMING OUT OF A TURN. TIRES EVALUATED BY TIRE STORE, SPEED BALANCED AND ROTATED. FOUND THE SIDEWALL DEFECTIVE. MICHELIN X-RADIAL DT P205/70R15. WHEN DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS MOVED TO REAR PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR, MOVED BACK TO THE FRONT PROBLEM CAME BACK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148325January 22, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2002 SIENNA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OIL SLUDGE AT 73,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS IT CANNOT REPLACE ENGINE AT THEIR COST WITHOUT RECEIPTS TO PROVE OIL CHANGES. SINCE WE DID THE CHANGES OURSELVES WE HAVE NO RECEIPTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147139January 7, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAR BELT BUCKLE REFUSES TO LATCH. A CHILD CAR SEAT CANNOT BE INSTALLED IN THIS SEAT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146003December 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUSES KEPT BLOWING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE DASHBOARD MELTED, CAUSING THE FUSES TO BLOW OUT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142702November 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DT: CONTACT STATES THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING ON HER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE PEDAL PULSATED. IF SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES RAPIDLY, THERE WAS A PROBLEM STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142707November 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2002 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE-ORIGINAL OWNER. BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED SINCE AROUND 5000 MILES. DEALER SAYS 'SIENNA'S BRAKES JUST SQUEAK" AND SHRUGGED THEIR SHOULDERS. DIDN'T EVEN INSPECT BRAKES. HAD BRAKE PADS REPLACED WITH TOP OF THE LINE PADS IN AUG 05. LEFT THE PARKING LOT AND THEY CONTINUED TO SQUEAK. EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PASSENGER IN THE REAR STATED IT WAS VERY LOUD IN THE REAR, HOWEVER, I HEAR IT VERY PRONOUNCED AS THE DRIVER. CALLED TOYOTA ANOTHER TIME AND THEY SAID THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, SO THERE IS NO RECALL, ETC. ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHEN BRAKES PRESSED SUDDENLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL JUMPS AND WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO PRESS BRAKES FURTHER. SCARY. BRAKES DON'T JUST SQUEAK. I WISH I WOULD'VE DISCOVERED THIS WEBSITE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW, WITH 58000 MILES ON MY VAN, I FEEL THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I BROUGHT MY CONCERNS 3 TIMES WITH IN 5K-25K MILES, AND WAS IGNORED. I WISH I WOULD'VE PURSUED THIS EARLIER. I WOULD'VE TRADED THIS VEHICLE IN A HEARTBEAT, HOWEVER, I DON'T HAVE A PAYMENT, SO THAT IS WHY I'VE CHOSEN TO LIVE WITH THE SQUEAKING. IT IS VERY VERY VERY STRESSFUL. AND VERY VERY ANNOYING. (THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A SIENNA, NOT A SEQUOIA--THE COMPLAINT ONLY HAD THE SEQUOIA AS AN OPTION WHILE I WAS ENTERING DATA/COMPLAINT INFO)(??)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141554November 2, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT THE SEVEN O'CLOCK POSITION. DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ALLOWED THE BELT WEBBING TO EXTEND BEYOND 25 MM WITHOUT RESTRAINING THE OCCUPANTS. ALL SEAT BELTED OCCUPANTS STRUCK THE VEHICLE INTERIOR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THEIR PROSPECTIVE POSITION. THE FORCE OF ACCELERATION AND SUBSEQUENT SECONDARY IMPACT WAS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE MODERATE FACIAL LACERATIONS. ELR PERFORMANCE IS BELIEVED TO BE NON-COMPLIANT WITH CFR TITLE 49 PART 571.208 - 571.209 OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10139759October 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
IDLE CONTROL VALVE FAILURE. PREVENTS CAR FROM IDLING CORRECTLY. CAR WILL START AND THEN CUT OFF RIGHT AFTER YOU DRIVE OFF. POTENTIALLY CAUSING YOU TO GET HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES. THIS HAPPENED ON MY 2002 SIENNA AT 40K MILE AND CONTINUOUSLY SINCE. I KNOW OF 4 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC HAD ABOUT 10 OR THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN HIS SHOP AND HE SAID THAT HE REPLACES THESE ALL THE TIME ON ALL THE TOYOTAS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FREMONT TOYOTA DEALER AND THE SERVICE REP SAID THE FAILURE RATE WAS SO HIGH THAT THERE WAS A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE FOR THIS PART AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2 MONTHS FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE. THE DUBLIN CA, TOYOTA DEALER WAS ALSO WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM OF THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL OPERATORS OF SIENNAS, CAMRYS, AND OTHER TOTOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS IDLE CONTROL VALVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139465October 12, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
THE STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR, THANKFULLY I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT THE TIME, SO NO PERSONAL INJURY OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND. I COULD HAVE VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED DO TO DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP. I PROMPTLY CALLED GREENVILLE TOYOTA AND REPORTED IT AND THEY WERE TO COME TOW THE CAR FROM RALEIGH BACK TO GREENVILLE. GREENVILLE TOYOTA SAYS THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST ME $328 TO REPLACE IT. IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE COME LOOSE. HERE IS PART OF THE LETTER I'VE SENT TO GREENVILLE TOYOTA: ------------------------------------------------------------ I CRANKED MY 2002 TOYOTA SIENNA AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND STARTED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO BACK UP. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL POPPED AND THE WHEEL STARTED TO SPIN FREELY. MY BROTHER TOOK A LOOK AT THE SIENNA. HE CHECKED THE FRONT WHEELS AND IT WAS NOT THE TIE RODS. HE THEN CHECKED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE WHEEL SPUN FREELY BECAUSE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT HAD COME LOOSE. THE BOLT THAT GOES FROM THE U JOINT INTO THE STEERING COLUMN NEVER WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY. THE UNIT SHOULD HAVE NEVER, EVER COME APART LIKE THAT. MY BROTHER ATTACHED THE BOLT PROPERLY AND HAD ME ON MY WAY IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. IN HIS MECHANIC'S OPINION THE UNIT WAS NEVER ATTACHED PROPERLY AND WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138965October 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
OBSERVED SLIPPING DURING FULL STOPS, ENGINE DIED SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE THE ACTUAL TOTAL FAILURE OF PARTS INVOLVED, LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION OR SPEED PICK-UP, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED (TOYOTA ISSUED AN AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE INVOLVING 1998-2000 SIENNAS BUT APPARENTLY THE COMPANY ALREADY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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