Toyota Sienna Complaints (1999)

215 consumer complaints on file.

#732172September 21, 2000
TIRES
YOU GUYS ARE WORTHLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554889September 20, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE AFFINITY (P215/65R15) TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731735September 17, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INDICATOR WHICH CONTOLS MANY OTHER COMPONENTS INCLUDING ABS DOES NOT WORK UNLESS ALL FOUR TIRES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. THIS INDICATOR CONTROLS THE TIRE SIZE AND NOT THE PRESSURE AS INDICATED IN THE SALES BROCHURE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IF YOU REPLACE JUST ONE TIRE WHEN YOU HAVE A FAILURE YOU HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR NO MATTER WHAT THE WEAR ON THE OTHER THREE ARE. OTHERWISE THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO CYCLE ON AND OFF. I DID NOT STOP WHEN I REALLY HAD A FLAT TIRE AND THUS WAS PUT IN A STRANDED SITUATION WITH 2 INFANTS IN 103 DEGREE WEATHER. TOYOTA SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO CORRECT IT. THE SYSTEM WILL ULTIMATELY OVER CORRECT ITSELF AND INTERFERE WITH OTHER CRITICAL COMPONENTS UNLESS EVERY TIME YOU CHANGE ONE TIRE YOU REPLACE ALL FOUR. WHAT A MAINTENANCE NIGHTMARE !( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870370September 13, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REAR DOOR LATCHES DO NOT CATCH, PREVENTING DOORS FROM FULLY CLOSING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LATCHING MECHANISM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731218September 12, 2000
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP
THE MECHANISM THAT RETRACTS SEAT BELT, HAS A RATCHET OPTION FOR CAR SEAT USAGE. DURING NORMAL DRIVING, THE MECHANISM TURNS INTO RATCHET MODE, TIGHTENING AND TRAPPING CHILD IN BELT. IT LEFT RED BURN ON CHILDS STOMACH. SOFFOCATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH HAD THE CHILD BEEN SLEEPING DURING THIS TRIP. TOYOTA CHECKED OUT SEAT BELT LATCH ( NOT MECHANISM ) AND STATED NO LATCH DEFECT. THEY IGNORED THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS THAT THE MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#869002August 29, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING INTO LITTLE PIECES, THAT SHATTERED COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NO COLLISION INVOLVED TO CAUSE THIS. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE CHILDREN WERE PRESENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728498August 20, 2000
TIRES
OUR FRONT TIRES FAILED BY BLOW OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. LEFT SIDE WAS JUST AS BAD BUT NOT BLOWN OUT. WAS PAPER THIN ON INSIDE CORNERS OF TIRES. HAD HAD ROTATED AT 16000 MILES AND NOTHING WAS REPORTED WRONG. I KNOW THESE TIRES ARE NOT THE BEING RECALLED, AND TOYOTA HAS REIMBURSED US FOR A NEW SET OF GOODYEARS; BUT THE WHOLE THING IS TOO SCARY IN LIGHT OF WHAT'S GOING ON NOW WITH FIRESTONES. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. THANKS...ROBERT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727691August 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THIS WAS NOT AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE BUT A DESIGN FAILURE. ON A HOT JULY EVENING I CHOSE TO REMAIN IN THE CAR WHILE MY HUSBAND WENT IN A STORE. HE ABSENTMINDEDLY TOOK THE KEYS AND HIT THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEYFOB. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN A DOOR FROM INSIDE. THIS TRIGGERED THE ALARM AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, TRAPPING ME INSIDE. THERE WAS NO WAY TO OPEN A WINDOW OR A DOOR. I GOT HOTTER AND BEGAN TO FEEL SUFFOCATED. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF A PASSERBY WHO COULD HEAR ME THROUGH THE WINDOW, AND WHO GOT MY HUSBAND. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, NOT TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES (MY HUSBAND GONE LONGER, NO HELP NEARBY) IT COULD LEAD TO A SUFFOCATION OR HEAT-STROKE DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867618August 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED AND STEERING WHEEL WAS BUMPING AND VIBRATING. ON THREE TIRES TREADWAS SEPARATED. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE FR680, AND TIRE SIZE P205/70R15 95S M/F. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726826August 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING AT STARTUP. AFTER SOME DRIVING, THE NEEDLE BEGINS TO REGISTER. DEALERSHIPS SAYS A "STICKY SUBSTANCE" (??) CAUSED INOPERATIVE NEEDLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726818August 6, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSTANT PULL TO RIGHT. TIRES ROTATED AND THEN SEVERE VIBRATIONS AT 60 MPH. NEW TIRES AT 17,500 MILES AND REPLACED INNER RACK RODS, BUT PULL CONTINUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726822August 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
SEVERE VIBRATION AT 60 MPH. EXIT HIGHWAY AND TOWED VAN TO DEALERSHIP. STATE REAR BRAKE DRUMS "WARPED FROM HEAT" AND WERE REPLACED. BRAKE SHOE MAY BE STICKING! PLEASE EXPLAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726823August 6, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SLIDING DOOR STICKS TIGHTLY. DIFFICULT TO OPEN BOTH FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. DEALERSHIP SAYS SPILLED JUICES BUT NOT. DOOR LATCHES REPLACED RELUCTANTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN! PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723364May 30, 2000
SUSPENSION
I HEAR A METALLIC "POPPING" NOISE FROM THE FROM WHEEL AREA WHEN I BACKUP OR BEGIN TO DRIVE. THE VAN HAS BEEN LOOKED AT TWICE BY DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECHS ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860186April 12, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY HAVE DONE AN ALIGNMENT TWICE, AND VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720490March 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. OXEGEN SENSOR FRIED 5 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858713March 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45 MPH IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT, AND MIDDLE CAPTAIN'S SEAT BELT BEHIND PASSENGER'S SEAT, FAILED TO OPERATE. NO INJURIES REPORTED, AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858742March 17, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL MOVES BY ITSELF TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE VEHICLE WILL TURN BY ITSELF. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858542March 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 30 MPH IMPACT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER. NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#719734March 6, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN ABOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND MUST WRESTLE IT TO RETURN TO CENTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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