Toyota Sienna Complaints (2000)

363 consumer complaints on file.

#871769September 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON CONTINUALLY, CAUSING WINDING SOUND FROM TRANSMISSION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL PART ARRIVED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732687September 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
ACCORDING TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE GLENDALE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. MANY CARS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR. THE PART WAS MANUFACTURED TO BE PLACED IN THE SMALLER TOYOTA CAMARY, AND APPARENTLY CAN NOT TAKE THE SIZE/WEIGHT OF THE LARGER VAN. IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME NOW - BUT THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT NOTIFIYING POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS; AND CUSTOMERS WHO BOUGHT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM BECOMING KNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731534September 15, 2000
SUSPENSION, TIRES
SEVERE LEFT PULL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. RELEASING THE STEERING WHEEL FOR 1.5 SECONDS IS ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE TO DART INTO THE ONCOMING LANES OF TRAFFIC. TOYOTA ATTEMPTED REPAIR 4 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE COMPLETELY NEW SETS OF TIRES. VEHICLE STILL PULLS LEFT. THIS VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870425September 13, 2000
TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE HAVING CAM SEAL/VALVE SEAL REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL LEAK, MECHANIC NOTICED RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BUBBLE AND WAS REPLACED BY FIRESTONE, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS GOING BACK FOR A 3RD TIME FOR THE OIL LEAK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870328September 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BLACK AND BEIGE COLOR OF THE DASHBROAD, CAUSES A BAD REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSES POOR DRIVER VISABILITY. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO BE AIMING TOO LOW, AND DO NOT SHINE EVENLY ON THE ROAD. TOYOTA 'S CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731009September 11, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 50 MILES, WE WERE TOLD CAR NEEDS A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WHILE THE PART COMES IN. SIX WEEKS LATER AND 2400 MILES ON THE CAR WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. WHEN CAR WAS RETURNED TO US IT SHIFTED WITH A JOLT. BACK IN THE SHOP WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NOT ACCEPTABLE ON A NEW CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730727September 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN SIENNAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE/JULY 2000. IT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN. I AM TOLD A TRANSMISSION SOLENOID NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY'RE REALLY NOT SURE. TOYOTA SERVICE AND DEALERSHIP RESPONSE HAS BEEN POOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730754September 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PART(S) BECAUSE EVERY SIENNA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730688September 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ON JULY 22ND I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 4 YOUNG CHILDREN WHEN VERY SUDDENLY I ALMOST BLACKED OUT. I WAS ABLE TO CALL 911 AND PULLED OVER SAFELY. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE BLOOD TESTS SHOWED NOTHING OBVIOUSLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE EXTREME LIGHTHEADEDNESS AND DISORIENTATION I EXPERIENCED. ON MY 3RD TRIP I HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE AND CONCLUDED IT WAS MY MINIVAN.IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A TEST DRIVE LEFT 3 MECHANICS WITH SIMILAR EFFECTS.THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND CO2 AND FREON READINGS WERE NEGATIVE.THEY STEAM CLEANED THE ENGINE AND STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NO LONGER PRESENT.HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND OUR FAMILY CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE VOMITING, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, LIGHTHEADEDNESS AND DISORIENTATION WHENEVER TRAVELING IN THE VAN.WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VAN FOR FEAR OF HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES.WE BELIEVE THIS VAN IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#869462September 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020; ORIGINAL TIRES ON A 2000, TOYOTA SIENNA, FR680P205/70R1. , CONSUMER'S LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BIG CHUNK OF RUBBER COMING OUT OF THE TIRE, DEALER TRIED TO SAY CONSUMER RAN OVER SOMETHING, BUT CONSUMER SAID IT DID NOTHAPPEN. FIRESTONE P205/70/R15 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730153September 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIENNA'S TORQUE CONVERTERS,TOYOTA SAYS IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE IT.FOR MY WIFE'S AND 14 MONTH OLD I HOPE THEY ARE RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729429August 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 65 MI/HR THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND DRIVE ANOTHER MILE BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. REPAIR TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER BEING ON BACK ORDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729243August 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SEVERAL T/C DEFECTS ON THE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNAS... WHY ARENT THEY NOT BEING RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729261August 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
WITH 100 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SENSOR INDICATED FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. DEALER SAID IF SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BRING THE VAN IN. SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AFTER WAITING TWO WEEKS FOR NEW TORQUE CONVERTER TO BE DELIVERED, DEALER REPLACED IT. NEXT DAY, THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF "PARK". SHIFT LEVER MOVED, BUT TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN "PARK". PROBLEM WAS DEFECTIVE CLIP. CLIP IS OF DIFFERENT DESIGN THAN THAT OF PREVIOUS YEARS' MODELS OF SAME VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE DESIGN OF CLIP WAS TERRIBLE AND INSUFFICIENT. DEALER ORDERED NEW CLIP AND WILL INSTALL IT UPON ARRIVAL. TOYOTA SERVICE ADVISOR ACKNOWLEDED BROKEN CLIPS OCCURRING ON OTHER MODEL-YEAR 2000 SIENNA VANS. IF SO, THEN WHY DID THE DEALER NOT PUT NEW CLIP ON MY VEHICLE WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED? WHY HAS NOT TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS CLIP? THE DEALER KNOWS THE CLIP IS BAD AND I BET THE MANUFACTURER DOES ALSO..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729178August 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN WE WERE ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THE PART WAS REPLACED AFTER A 3 WEEK WAIT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS FROM HAVING MY TRANSMISSION OPENED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728917August 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE OUT OF STATE TOYOTA DEALER, TOYOTA WEST, IN STATESVILLE, N.C., COMPLETELY REPLACED OUR TRANSMISSION AND CONVERTER ASSEMBLY. WITHIN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED AGAIN. OUR LOCAL DEALER, KOONS TOYOTA, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND CONVERTER AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY DID NOT PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN BUT A REBUILT ONE. WE WERE TOLD NO NEW TRANSMISSIONS WERE IN THE UNITED STATES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728937August 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE MADE LOUD NOISE WHEN ENGINE RUNS WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A HARDENED BELT. DEALER REPLACED BELT WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED THE PULLEY SYSTEM WHICH MADE MOST OF THE NOISE GO AWAY, BUT A SLIGHT BELT LIKE WHISLE CAN STILL BE HEARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727955August 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, THE TIRE SUFFERED A FLAT CAUSED BY A ROCK. IF A NAIL OR SOMETHING ELSE, THERE WOULD BE NO COMPLAINT,BUT A ROCK. REPAIR SHOP SAID THE TIRE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE PUNCTURE. I FEEL THE TIRE HAS TO BE DEFECTIVE AS I HAVE DRIVEN ON THE SAME ROCKY ROAD WITH ROAD TIRES AND NEVER SUFFERED PUNCTURE OR ANY DAMAGE TO MY MICHELIN TIRES. NEITHER HAS MY PARENTS OR FAMILY WHO LIVE AND VISIT THIS ROADWAY REGULARLY. MANUFACTURER IS STANDING BEHIND THE WARRANTY CLAUSE OF NON-RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO FAILURE CAUSED BY PUNCTURES BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND POSSIBLY THE OTHER TIRES FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728008August 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - INFORMED TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PART STILL ON BACK ORDER PER DEALER 15 VEHICLES AT THIS DEALERSHIP ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR SAME PART. DEALERSHIP STATING OK TO DRIVE PER TOYOTA COMPANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727923August 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AS OF 7/24/00 ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT WARNED PRIOR TO PURCHASING OUR CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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