2008 Toyota Sienna Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD. SATURDAY AFTERNOON I WAS DRIVING EAST ALONG LEE HIGHWAY IN ARLINGTON, VA (PROBABLY MOVING AT ABOUT 30 TO 35 MPH) WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN, AND I SLOWED AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION WITH HARRISON STREET (WHICH IS A RATHER BUSY INTERSECTION). MY TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS RED, SO I NEEDED TO STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES FULLY, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW, BUT IT DID NOT STOP FULLY. I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND THEN PUSHED IT HARD ALL THE WAY TO THE MAT, BUT THE CAR STILL CONTINUED TO INCH FORWARD. I BECAME FRIGHTENED AND THREW THE CAR INTO PARK AND HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CAR SEEMED TO STOP, BUT I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION JUST IN CASE. I WAS A FEW MINUTES FROM HOME, SO I DROVE HOME WITH MY HAZARDS ON AND PARKED THE CAR. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN PRIMARILY SERVICING THE VEHICLE (KOONS ARLINGTON), AND WAS TOLD TO CALL TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS - 800.331.4331. I CALLED THIS NUMBER FOR HEADQUARTERS, BUT AFTER REMAINING ON HOLD FOR OVER 5 MINUTES WITH NO END IN SIGHT AND WITHOUT HEARING A LIVE PERSON, I HUNG UP AND TRIED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I DID EARLY THIS MORNING. I AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I EMAILED THEM FOR A STATUS UPDATE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO APPARENT REASON (NO COLLISION, NO BAD ROAD CONDITION). *TR

EARLY AM ON 6/1/10 I WAS DRIVING TO MY CABIN IN THE COUNTRY AND HEARD A SOFT POPPING SOUND, STOPPED MY CAR AND SMOKE BEGAN FLOWING OUT ALL OPENING AROUND THE HOOD, WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR I SAW FIRE FALLING TO THE ROAD. I WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND OPENED THE DOOR ONLY TO FIND THAT AREA FILLED WITH TOXIC FUMES, SHUTTING THE DOOR I REALIZED ALL WAS HOPELESS EXCEPT TO GET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. WITHIN SECONDS MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I RAN AS FAST AS I COULD TO GET HELP. HAD I BEEN LESS ALERT, INACTIVE, LESS PROACTIVE I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY DIED. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN NOV, 2008 AND HAD A LITTLE OVER 10,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO SMELL OF FUEL OR ANOTHER STRANGE ODOR. THE CAR WAS BURNED TOTALLY, WITH NOTHING REMAINING EXCEPT THE STEEL FRAME. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2008 LIFT GATE FELL ON HEAD OF CHILD- THE LIFT GATE IS NOW UNSTEADY ALL THE TIME AND WILL NOT HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE GATE UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V160000 (STRUCTURE) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2008 TOYOTA SIENNA ACCELERATION HESITATION THIS MINIVAN HESITATES FROM DRIVER ACCELERATION FOR 1-2 SECONDS INTERMITTENTLY AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPRODUCED VERY EASILY BY MAKING A CORNER TURN AT LOW SPEED, AND INCREASING ACCELERATION AFTER THE TURN. THE MINIVAN WILL NOT RESPOND FOR 1-2 SECONDS BEFORE 'JUMPING' INTO THE ACCELERATION. THE BIGGEST SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS IS A LEFT TURN ACROSS AN ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC (SIMILAR TO A CORNER TURN). IF I AM COASTING TO THE INTERSECTION FOR THE TURN, THE MINIVAN DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE DRIVER INPUT FOR ACCELERATION TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ONCOMING CAR (UNTIL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION). KNOWING THIS DEFECT, I COMPENSATE FOR IT, BUT AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

ENGINE ACCELERATED WHILE PARKING IN A PARKING SPOT AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. *TR

VEHICLE TRAVELING 35MPH ON A LEVEL STREET. WARM,DRY,WINDY,CLOUDY AFTERNOON. SUDDEN ACCELERATION! BRIEF (1-2 SECONDS) ENDED BEFORE I COULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE. NO DAMAGE,COLLISION OR INJURY OCCURRED. JUST STARTLED. CHECKED FOR FLOOR MAT OR OTHER VISIBLE OBSTRUCTION/ IMPEDANCE, NONE APPARENT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS SURE OF THE OCCURRENCE. THERE HAVE BEEN A VARIETY OF WHAT APPEAR TO BE ELECTRICAL /ELECTRONIC "GLITCHES" : AC GREEN LIGHT ON BUTTON COMES ON BY ITSELF, SUMMER OR WINTER AND SOMETIMES I CAN NOT GET IT TO TURN OFF. SEATBELT LIGHT SOMETIMES COMES ON WHEN THEY ARE PROPERLY IN USE. (AND NOTHING HEAVY RESTING ON THE SEATS) ALSO AIRBAG LIGHT SOMETIMES. SERVICE LIGHT REMAINS ON SOMETIMES AFTER OIL CHANGE SERVICE. BRAKE HIGHLY SENSITIVE GAS PEDAL VERY TOUCHY, ESPECIALLY FROM STOP,IE AT LIGHT. HARD TO NOT SPIN WHEELS ON STARTING. (ESPECIALLY WHEN PAVEMENT WET, EVEN ON LEVEL ST.). FORTUNATELY, HAVING LIVED IN SNOW TERRITORY, I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF SLOW STARTS AND STOPS WHEN POSSIBLE. I HAVE NOT CHECKED ANY SITES TO SEE IF SIENNA 2008 HAS ANY PROBLEMS LISTED YET. *TR

DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA AND IT FELT FUNNY AND I HEARD SOME RATTLING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS DEFINITELY WRONG. I CHECKED THE OIL AND THE DIP STICK WAS COMPLETELY DRY! I PUT IN A FEW QUARTS OF OIL AND IT CAME OUT ALL OVER UNDERNEATH THE CAR AS I WAS DRIVING. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER- THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FAULTY RUBBER OIL LINE. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND SEE THAT TOYOTA HAD NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL BUT IS REPLACING IT IN SOME VEHICLES. THE 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA IS NOT MENTIONED - BUT CLEARLY SHOULD BE. THIS IS A VAN THAT I DRIVE MY 2 CHILDREN AROUND - VERY CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE IF I DID NOT RECOGNIZE SOON ENOUGH THAT THE ENGINE HAD NO OIL! *TR

BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. COMING TO A RED LIGHT I APPLIED BRAKES WITH NO RESPONSE, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND APPLIES BRAKES AGAIN. NO REACTION. :( RESULTED IN REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

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

WE BOUGHT A NEW-TO-US 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH A POWER OPERATED PASSENGER DOOR. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASE WE PARKED IN OUR CHURCH PARKING LOT (NOT ON AN OBVIOUS INCLINE) AND PUSHED THE INTERNAL BUTTON FOR THE POWER DOOR. I WENT TO TAKE MY CHILD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSED ON ME. IT TOOK ALL MY FORCE TO KEEP IT OPEN. I LET IT SHUT, THEN REOPENED IT AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH AND KEPT FORCIBLY SHUTTING. I LITERALLY PROPPED THE DOOR OPEN AGAINST ITS WILL TO CLOSE WHILE MY CHILD EXITED. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DOESN'T BELIEVE IT HAPPENED. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY DISENGAGE THE MOTOR AND STOP IT FROM FORCING ITSELF CLOSED. *TR

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM IN MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. RATHER THAN THE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALLS, MY VAN SOMETIMES DOES NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY, EG. THERE IS EXCESSIVE HESITATION AND LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES, ESP. GOING DOWNHILL, WHEN THE CAR SEEMS STUCK IN AN UNUSUALLY LOW GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). WHEN I'VE REPORTED MY CONCERNS TO THE DEALER (EACH TIME IT'S BEEN SERVICED FOR 2 YEARS!), THE SERVICE REP SAYS, "YES, MY AVALON DOES THE SAME THING. IT'S BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL IS NO LONGER MECHANICALLY ATTACHED; INSTEAD IT RELIES ON RADIO WAVES WHICH CAN BE AFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY." SO, WHILE THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AS "DANGEROUS" A PROBLEM AS THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATIONS, I CAN IMAGINE A SCENARIO WHEN I WOULD NEED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND, AND I COULD BE REAR-ENDED. I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO "REPORT" THIS APPARENT PROBLEM, AS THE TESTIMONY I SAW FROM TOYOTA OFFICIALS SEEMED TO HEAVILY DISCOUNT THE POSSIBILITY OF THERE BEING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS. BUT SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT! I PREVIOUSLY DROVE A 2000 SIENNA AND DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THE HESITATION I HAVE DESCRIBED ABOVE. (UNFORTUNATELY, THAT ENGINE "DIED" AT 78K, I BELIEVE, DUE TO THE "WHITE SMOKE" PROBLEM THAT HAD BEEN SUBJECT OF AN EARLIER RECALL!) NOTE: STATED DATE IS MOST RECENT DATE VAN HESITATED AND WAS "STUCK IN A LOW GEAR." PROBLEM FIRST NOTED IN NOV. 2007 WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS TIRES AREN'T LASTING LONG. THE TIRES ARE GENERALLY SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD QUALITY TIRES AND SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL AT LEAST 25,000 MILES. AS OF 16,000 MILES THE TIRES SEEMED AS IF THEY WERE ON THE VEHICLE FOR YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES WERE CONTACTED AND THEY REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE VEHILCE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE DISTRICT MANAGER CAME IN TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM. AS OF NOW THE CONTACT STILL HAS YET TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH THE TIRE FAILURE. THEY ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ALL THE RECALLS WERE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE HE WOULD BE ASSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. THE "ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN A FLASHING MOTION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED AN ENGINE DEFAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE PREVIOUS REPAIR CODE WAS NOT DETECTED IN THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND OTHER ERROR CODES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURES WERE 20 DEGREES OR BELOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,255.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2008 DID NOT STOP WHEN BRAKING. ISSUE WITH ACCELERATION ON TACHOMETER AFTER BRAKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA COLLISION CENTER ON 2/1/10 THE FIRST BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE COLLISION CENTER HOLD ONTO MY VEHICLE TILL 2/15/10 [XXX] MENTION HE WILL START WORKING ON IT AND EVERY TIME HE ASK ME IF I WILL FILE A CLAIM WHICH HE STATE THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE LONGER TO REPAIR THEN. AND BE READY THIS WED 2/24/10 WHICH I CALL YESTERDAY AND HE MENTIONED HE WAS NOT SURE. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND A LAWYER (1800LAWYERS) BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO TAKE CASES RELATING TO TOYOTA. NOW I'M WITHOUT ME VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND I CANNOT DO ANYTHING. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE WITH TOYOTA CASE[XXX] AND I HAVE GEICO INSURANCE CASE [XXX] (1800654-5896 EXT 5608 [XXX] ). I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND, SUNNY DAY, CLEAR ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP, FIRST THE TACHOMETER SPED UP THEN THEIR WAS NOT BRAKING. I WAS TRAVELING 15-20 MILES PER HOURS AT THE TIME ON REGULAR STREET. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST ONE MONTH WHICH I NEED THE CAR FOR WORK. *TR

ON JAN 29, 2010 MY 11 YRS. DAUGHTER AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA SOUTH ON HWY 51/I39. THE ROADS AND WEATHER WERE BASICALLY DRY. I HAD JUST SET THE CRUISE ON 71MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED AHEAD, THE SPEEDOMETER SAID 80, AND WITHIN A MINUTE HAD REDUCED TO THE 71MPH I HAD SET. IT WAS VERY SUDDEN AND VERY SCARY TO BOTH OF US. THERE WAS NO FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NO FLOOR MAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A WARNING OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN AND THERE ARE DOCUMENTED C/O SINCE 2006 FOR SIENNAS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF CORTZ RD. AND 34 ST. IN BRADENTON, FL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED FROM RED TO GREEN, THE LINE OF TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. I APPLIED ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE AS NEEDED WITH TRAFFIC, THEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY ,I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND AS THEY SHOULD HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS ALL RESULTED IN A 5 CAR CHAIN REACTION CRASH. IT SEEMED AS MY CAR WANTED TO KEEP ON GOING AS IF I HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING TO STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION AND BRAKE CONTROL WITH THIS CAR IN JUST OVER 30 DAYS. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE REPAIR SHOP. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR TO OPERATE CORRECTLY OR IN SAFE MANNER. TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING FOR ME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT TOYOTA BY PHONE AND COMPUTER WITHOUT SUCCESS. I HAVE BEEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER TWICE AND THEY REFER ME TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE NO. BECAUSE THE SIENNA MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER WHEN I GO TO THE NHTSA.DOT.GOV WEB SITE THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES LISTED OF ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE SIENNA. PLEASE HELP. *TR

WE DROVE FROM PEMBROKE TO NORTH CAROLINA, TAKING A FEW BREAKS IN BETWEEN TWO WEEKS AGO. WE PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION TO USE THE REST ROOMS AND PURCHASE COLD DRINKS, IN ROANKE SPRINGS, NC. MY WIFE PULLED INTO A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF THE STORE. SHE WAS ONLY 10 FEET FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD AND FORTUNATELY CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE GONE DIRECTLY INTO THE STORE. THE SURGE OF THE CAR ACCELERATING PUSHED ME BACK INTO MY SEAT, PASSENGER. OUR VEHICLE TOYOTA SIENNA STRUCK THE CONCRETE PILLAR DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT END. I THEN REACHED DOWN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WE WERE TRAVELING WITH ANOTHER COUPLE, THEY HAD PARKED THEIR CAR AND HEARD THE SQUEAL OF THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED AND THEN THE CRASH OF OUR VEHICLE INTO THE CONCRETE PILLAR. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED IN ROANKE SPRINGS, NC AT THE BONES TOYOTA DEALER. WE THEN RENTED A VEHICLE AND CONTINUED OUR TRIP TO FLORIDA. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2008 MODEL. HALTED TO MAKE A TURN IN A PARKING LOT, LESS THAN 5-10MPH. SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE EVENTHOUGH I WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. NOT MENTIONED IN THE RECENT VEHICLE RECALL BY TOYOTA. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. I HAD ONCE GOTTEN A FLAT TIRE ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. I TRIED TO UNWIND MY SPARE TIRE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE UNSCREWING THE BOLT TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE USING THE WINCH MECHANISM. ONCE THE SPARE WAS LOWERED I COULD NOT PULL THE WIRE BACK UP AGAIN. ONCE THE FLAT WAS REPAIRED I COULD NOT USE THE WINCH AGAIN TO PULL BACK MY SPARE TIRE TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE WINCH MECHANISM ON MY OWN COST AFTER NOT GETTING ANY SUPPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO HELP FIX IT OR REPEATED CALLS TO TOYOTA THAT REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. THEY CITIED THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOW COULD DO NOTHING. NOW I AM HEARING THERE IS INDEED A PROBLEM WITH THE MECHANISM AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VAN. I PLACED A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP IN TOWN THERE IS NO RESPONSE. WHILE THERE MAY HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS SITUATION THIS WAS AVOIDED I THINK BY PUTTING IN A THIRD PARTY WINCH MECHANISM ON MY OWN COST. I LIKE TOYOTA TO EITHER 1) FIX MY PROBLEM 2) PAY FOR THE COST OF FIXING THE PROBLEM WHICH I TOOK CARE TO FIX IT ON MY OWN COST. *TR

SINCE, I'VE BOUGHT THIS VAN IN LATE 2009, I HAVE ALWAYS FELT A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL DURING TURNING. NOW THAT THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE, I AM READING ONLINE THAT THERE'S SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND TSB'S ISSUED ABOUT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AS CORROSION SETS IN THOSE WITH TIME. ALSO, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT OIL FROM STEERING RACK IS LEAKING AND THAT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE TOYOTA SIENNAS STARTING FROM 2006. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AND CORRECT THE ISSUES AS THESE CAN LEAD TO STEERING FAILURE & CAN BE FATAL. *TR

DATE: DECEMBER 31ST 2009 TIME:8:00AM TO 8:30AM AUTO : TOYOTA SIENNA LE - 2008 MODEL IT WAS SNOWING THAT DAY AND I WAS DRIVING 5 MILES PER HOUR WITHIN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD. WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AUTOMATICALLY AND COLLIDED WITH FOOTPATH. IN THAT THE TIRE, WHEEL, SUSPENSION,SENSOR AND SOME OTHER PARTS WERE DAMAGED. I TRULY THINK THAT THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY TOYOTA SIENNA EVEN THOUGH THE VAN HAD A ABS. I TRULY THINK THAT THERE IS SOME ISSUES WITH WITH THE ABS OF TOYOTA SIENNA. I CAN PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IF IT IS REQUIRED. *CN

A TOYOTA SIENNA 2008 WAS TURNING SLOWLY ON A CURVE AND THEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VERY FAST AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE HITTING A WALL. THE AIRBAGS OPENED UP AS WELL. *TR

RUBBER ON THE TRUNK RELEASE HATCH MELTS AND SOMETIMES CAUSES THE TRUNK TO UNLATCH BY ITSELF. CONTACTED 2 LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND THEY WANT ABOUT $300 TO REPLACE. *TR

I OWN AND DRIVE A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. I PULLED OUT OF CAR WASH AND DROVE OVER TO A CAR VACUUM CENTER AT LESS THAN 5MPH. AS I APPROACHED THE VACUUM AREA I TOUCHED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FAST, RAN INTO A METAL POST ,METAL FENCE AND OVER A CURB ALMOST HITTING INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA. THIS OCCURRED IN PALMETTO, FLORIDA. THIS CAR SEEMED TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. THERE DID NOT SEAM TO BE ANY REASON FOR THE ACCELERATION AT LEAST NOT FROM MY OPERATION. I HAVE TO DRIVE BACK TO FORT WAYNE, IN AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS AUTO FOR ME AND MY WIFE AND ALL OTHER ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TOYOTA GAS PEDAL STUCK. I REALIZE THAT THERE IS ALREADY SOMETHING IN THE WORKS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT I WANTED TO ADD MY STORY, MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING IN WICHITA HWY54 AT APPROX 7PM. I WENT TO PASS A CAR WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN IT...STUCK. I REACHED SPEEDS PROBABLY OVER 100MPH INTO AN CONSTRUCTION ZONE (50MPH) WHERE I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER. I CONSIDER MYSELF AN EXPERIENCED GOOD DRIVER WITH THOUSANDS OF MY MILES TO MY NAME. THE VAN HAD 2 ADULTS AND 3 KIDS IN IT. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME TO REMOVE MY FLOOR MAT AND WAIT FOR AN RECALL IN LATE JANUARY. HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS.. THANKS *TR

WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS BOTH OF THE REAR SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA LE HAVE MALFUNCTIONED IN A WAY THAT I BELIEVE COULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS. YESTERDAY, THE LEFT HAND REAR DOOR GOT STUCK MIDWAY BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED AND ONLY AFTER EXERTING GREAT FORCE ON THE DOOR AND BREAKING THE CABLE ALONG WHICH THE DOOR TRAVELS, WAS I ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE RIGHT HAND REAR DOOR, FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, HAS BEEN IRREGULARLY GETTING STUCK MIDWAY THROUGH CLOSING AND REVERSING BACK TO AN OPEN POSITION. IF ONE TURNS OFF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FUNCTION AND ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY, IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED AND CLOSED IF A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE IS EXERTED ON IT, MUCH MORE THAN A CHILD WOULD BE ABLE TO SUMMON. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENT. CAR WAS DRIVEN 200 MILES THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND GARAGED. THE NEXT MORNING, CAR WAS STARTED, BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, AND DRIVEN 15 MPH FOR 1/4 MILE UNTIL ON MAIN ROAD. AFTER TRAVELING 0.4 MILES ON MAIN ROAD I SLOWED TO A RED LIGHT. THE ENGINE STARTED RACING (BUT NOT RED-LINING). I AM ABSOLUTELY SURE MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH REMOVED THE FORWARD PRESSURE, AND AFTER A SECOND OR TWO, THE RPMS DRIFTED BACK INTO THE NORMAL RANGE. THIS IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. OTHER INSTANCES HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE AND HAVE ALL OCCURRED WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE. *TR

PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP SIGN OR INTERSECTION AT THE SPEED BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH AND THEN GO TO INCREASE SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES. ONE TIME THE ENGINE SEEMED TO ROAR UP, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE.... THIS HESITATION OCCURS WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION OR TURNING AT A CORNER. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY BUT IS QUITE NOTICEABLE. I CAN OFTEN REPRODUCE HESITATION WITH A HARD BRAKE FOLLOWED BY HEAVY THROTTLE. *TR

I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WHEN THE CONTROL LEVER WAS OVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL IN A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, RESULTING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL GOING UNEXPECTEDLY INTO "RESUME". BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER I HAD SLOWED DOWN AND WAS NOT EXPECTING THE INSTANT ACCELERATION. TOOK A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED WHEN I HAD TRIED TO OPERATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL. THE TOYOTA CRUISE CONTROL LEVER MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE IT TURNS WITH THE WHEEL APPEARS TO BE A LESS THAN DESIRABLE ENGINEERING DECISION FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT. TRYING TO EXPRESS THIS CONCERN TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, (PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I HAD BEEN TRYING TO BE HELPFUL WITH TOYOTA'S MORE GENERIC PROBLEM OF A COMPLAINT OF UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION, WHICH TOYOTA HAS BEEN TRYING TO BLAME ON IMPROPER FLOOR MATS BEING JAMMED INTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

HI I HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA 2009.IT HAS ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. I DO THE MAINTENANCE ON TIME. TWO MONTHS BACK I DRIVE A 800 MILE TO OTHER STATE. AFTER 200 MILES WE NOTICE THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL THE CAR ON TIME. WE GO THE NEAR BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES AND TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE. WHEN WE WENT BACK TO CHICAGO AGAIN WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY GIVE THE SAME ANSWER. NOW WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR SLOWLY AND SO CAREFULLY. I THINK MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES THE OTHER TOYOTA CARS HAVING. PLS DO THE SOMETHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER VENT WINDOW BLEW OUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE STRONG WINDS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INJURIES. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000. UPDATED 11/10/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DENIED WARRANTY CLAIM. UPDATED 11/13/09

SLIDING DOOR WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO NOT CLOSE WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN BETWEEN IS FAULTY SINCE THE PURCHASE WHICH CAME TO ME THAT IT SHOULD HAPPEN. I HAD COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA TO SEE WHETHER IT IS RECALL! NO ANSWER YET, I HOPE IT IS NOT HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE?

I WAS TRAVELING IN A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA SOUTH AFTER JUST COMING FROM BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I WAS T-BONED BY A DRIVER THAT RAN THE RED LIGHT TRAVELING WEST BOUND. I WAS HIT BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THE IMPACT TOOK THE WHEEL OFF THE AXEL AND THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE AFTER THE INCIDENT. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AS THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND BRUISING. *TR

MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN CROSSING A RR TRACK BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO NEGOTIATE CURVE, CAR DID NOT DECELERATE RESULTING IN WIDE TURN, STRIKING RR TRACK, SWINGING CAR,AND RUNNING DOWN THE TRACK. REPAIRS ROUGHLY $12,000.. SECOND INCIDENT: NOVEMBER 2009. BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE ACROSS LOT, A SIDEWALK AND STREET STOPPING ABOUT 20 FEET FROM GAS PUMPS AT A STATION ACROSS THE STREET. NO CRASH, NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 17000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY WHILE LOADING UP THE FAMILY TO GO OUT, THE LEFT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS UNABLE TO BE CLOSED. I PROMPTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO FIXED THE PROBLEM, SAYING ONE OF THE MECHANISMS IN THE DOOR UNIT NEEDED LUBRICATION. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL LAST EVENING, WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE OUT TO DINNER. EVEN WHEN THE POWER DOOR WAS DISENGAGED, THE DOOR STILL WOULD NOT CLOSE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE TWO ADULTS (ALONG WITH 3 KIDS 8 AND UNDER) SO ONE OF US COULD HOLD THE DOOR SHUT WHILE THE OTHER DROVE. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET BRIEFLY AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH MANY OTHER SIENNA OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF IT WERE SOMEHOW TO MANIFEST ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

SLIDING DOORS FAILED. LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD AT 34,9K MILES, BROUGHT TO DEALER INDICATING BOTH DOORS INTERMITTENTLY PARTIALLY OPEN OR CLOSE DURING POWER OPERATION. DEALER FOUND BOTH REAR LATCHES WERE NOT HOLDING AND WERE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, AT 35,2 MILES PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ANOTHER 2 WEEKS LATER AT 35,3K MILES, LATE SUNDAY NIGHT 60 MILES FROM HOME, THE PASSENGER DOOR GET STUCK OPEN IN A REST AREA. WE SPEND AN HOUR FUSSING WITH THE DOOR AND FINALLY FORCED IT SHUT, AND DROVE THE 60 MILESHOME WITH FINGERS CROSSED AND 2 KIDS IN THE CAR, HOPING THAT WE HAVE NOT CAUSED A PROBLEM FORCING IT SHUT AND IT WOULD NOT FLY OPEN ON THE REST OF THE TRIP. ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WE THEN DEFERRED TO ROUTINE MANUAL OPERATION. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, AND WE HAVE TO OPEN OR CLOSE BY FORCING THEM. USUALLY, THE PASSENGER CANNOT LET THEMSELF OUT, IT MUST BE OPENED BY SOMEONE USING THE HANDLE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. AT 53,2K MILES WE CAN NO LONGER MANAGE WITH THE MALFUNCTION. THERE ARE TWO WEEKS LEFT ON THE WARRANTY OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. DEALER STATES WE WILL NEED TO TAKE THE CAR TO A BODY SHOP FOR A RE-ALIGNMENT AT OUR OWN EXPENSE. NOT HAVING THE FUNDS TO DO SO,WE CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. FINALLY WE TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. SURPRISE-THE LATCHES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ONE DOOR IS SO BAD THE FRONT & REAR LATCHES MUST BE REPLACED AT MY COST OF $800! WE NEED AT LEAST ONE DOOR TO WORK SO WE'LL DO IT. THE OTHER DOOR NEEDS IT TOO AT ADD'L $, AS WELL AS A VISIT TO THE BODY SHOP FOR 'REALIGNMENT', BUT CAN'T AFFORD IT. MEANWHILE-THE ORIGINAL DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS PART AT 53,2K MILES WHEN IT WAS COVERED, BUT ITHEY SENT US PACKING. NO FAITH THAT THIS $800 REPAIR WILL FIX IT. 3 SETS OF LATCHES IN 3 YEARS? THEY NEED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND DO RIGHT BY CUSTOMERS. THIS IS OUR 6TH AND LAST TOYOTA. MAYBE A DEATH RELATED INCIDENT WILL HELP. *TR

2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT HOLD PRESSURE PERMANENTLY WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,774.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK HANDLE WAS MELTING. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE HANDLE AT A COST. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2009 NON POWER SLIDER DOOR TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP I PAID FOR LABOR SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY......2012 @ 99000 MILES SAME DOOR DOING SAME THING...WILL NOT LATCH . DEALER GOT IT TO CLOSE BUT SAYS THAT IT NEEDS A NEW LATCH SYSTEM AT A COST OF $700.00 THIS DOOR IS RARELY USED.........MIGHT BE OPENED ONCE EVERY TWO OR THREE MONTHS......THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT.... *TR

IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 MY TOYOTA 2008 SIENNA XLE AWD ENGINE SPEED SLOWLY STARTED TO CLIMB WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT FOLLOWED BUT I BELIEVE I PLACED IT INTO NEUTRAL, STOPPED, PLACED IT INTO PARK (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THEN ON AGAIN. AFTER THAT THE ENGINE RESPONDED ONLY TO MY ACTIONS ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT DID OCCUR TO ME THAT THE PEDAL COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UNDER THE FLOOR MAT SO I CHECKED ITS POSITION AND IT WAS SOME DISTANCE FROM THE PEDAL AND COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FROM NEW IN MAY 2008 AND THIS UNDIRECTED ACCELERATION HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. THE CAR HAS JUST COMPLETED 20,000 MILES. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO SERVICED MY CAR FOR THE 20,000 MILE INTERVAL AND VIA TOYOTA'S WEB SITE BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT SIENNA VANS CAN ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOORS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO DUST IN BETWEEN THE DOOR PANELS. THE DOOR PANELS WERE CLEANED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING CLEAN DOOR PANELS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

RUN FLAT TIRE COMMERCIAL. IT IS TRUE THAT YOU CAN TRAVEL ON A RUN FLAT TIRE FOR OVER 100 MILES WITH A NAIL PUNCTURED TIRE. THIS COMMERCIAL DOES NOT TELL YOU THE PRONES OF IT AND I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AND IT HAS THE ELECTRONIC INDICATOR OF LOW AIR PRESSURE. IT CAME ON ONCE IN A WHILE AND JUST ADDED SOME AIR. BUT LATELY IT CAME ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND I TOOK THE VAN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN LA CRESCENTA CA., WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN, FOR INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A NAIL IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND THIS TYPE OF THE RAN FLAT TIRE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. SO I HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. LUCKY ENOUGH THEY COULD ORDER IT RIGHT AWAY AND GOT THE TIRE MOUNTED THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER COULD NOT MOUNT THE TIRE ON THE RIM AND HAD TO SEND IT TO A SPECIAL TIRE PLACE, BECAUSE THIS ARE SPECIAL RIMS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD. THE PRICE FOR THIS ONE TIRE WAS $ 269.56 INCLUDING MOUNTING, BALANCING AND SALES TAX. SINCE THIS TYPE OF A VAN WITH THIS RUN FLAT TIRES, DOES NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE. THEY TOLD ME, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE ONE. WHAT WILL HAPPENED, WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WILDERNESS IN THE COUNTRY. YES YOU CAN DRIVE OVER 100 MILES ON THE FLAT TIRE, BUT WHEN YOU GET TO THE NEXT TOWN AND THEY HAVE TO ORDER THIS TIRE AND IT CAN TAKE DAYS BEFORE THEY GET ONE. THERE YOU WILL BE STUCK FOR A WHILE. THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A GOOD WAY TO HAVE THIS TIRES. IT SURE IS A MISS LEADING ADVERTISING AND A BAD EXPERIENCE. ON TAP OF IT THE TIRES HAVE NO WARRANTY. UNHAPPY EXPERIENCED OWNER, KARL *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH DUNLOP SP4000 A/F P215/65S/R16 WITH DOT DA2HC4ER3807. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED OF 5MPH THE VEHICLE APPEARED UNBALANCED FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. THE DRIVER OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE RIM WITH APROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE TIRE HANGING ONTO THE RIM. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFERTY RISK DUE TO THE DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,500.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN FLORIDA IN OUR RENTED TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN, AND FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS WERE IN THE CAR, ON A HIGHWAY. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE HOOD CAME UNHOOKED AND FLEW UP, HITTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE GLASS SHATTERED AND WE WERE SHOWERED WITH GLASS, BUT THE BIGGER PROBLEM WAS THAT THE VIEW OUT THE FRONT WAS ALMOST TOTALLY OBSTRUCTED. WE MANAGED TO SEE THROUGH A SMALL CREVICE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, WHICH WAS NOW UPRIGHT AND COVERING ALMOST ALL THE WINDSHIELD. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PLEASE NOTE I AM NOT THE OWNER OF THIS AUTOMOBILE, BUT RATHER MY HUSBAND YONATHAN EPELBAUM HAD RENTED IT FROM NATIONAL CAR COMPANY. THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO NATIONAL, AND THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING DAYLIGHT, WHICH HELPED, AS AT LEAST THE DAYLIGHT HELPED WITH VISIBILITY THROUGH THE VERY SMALL OPENING UNDER THE HOOD, FROM WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO STEER AND CHANGE LANES SAFELY WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. INJURIES WERE FORTUNATELY VERY MINOR SO I AM RECORDING AS "NO INJURIES" BUT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH GLASS. CONSIDERING WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED, WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE MY HUSBAND MANAGED TO STEER US OUT OF IT WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING OR BEING HIT. OTHER CARS AROUND US WERE GOING VERY FAST SO THE SITUATION WAS EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH AND BATTERY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

BOUGHT A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED WITH ALL THE OPTIONS ETC. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM THAT WAS PART OF THE PACKAGE WITH OUR MODEL VAN WE BOUGHT STATES THAT IS COVERS ALL OF NORTH AMERICA. THERE IS A DVD THAT LOADS INTO THE NAV SYSTEM EACH TIME THE VAN IS STARTED, THESE MAPS INCLUDE ALL OF THE LOWER 48 STATES AND HAWAII AND EVEN INCLUDE CANADA. HOWEVER NOTHING IN ALASKA IS COVERED. I FEEL AS THOUGH WE WERE MISLEAD ABOUT THIS FEATURE AND HAVE TRIED CONTACTING TOYOTA DIRECTLY HOWEVER THE MAPS COVERED ON THE DVD IS A SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT WAS PROVIDED TO TOYOTA BY A 3RD PARTY. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET TOYOTA TO LISTEN?? RETURNED PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS FROM TOYOTA SUGGEST THAT THE STATE OF ALASKA DOESN'T JUSTIFY THEIR COST IN PRODUCING A NEW DVD UPGRADE TO INCLUDE OUR STATE. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VAN THIS WAS NOT CLEARLY STATED BY THE SALES MANAGER AND WE WERE TOLD THAT TOYOTA WAS COMING OUT WITH A NEW DVD THAT WILL COVER ALASKA, BUT NOW IT'S OBVIOUS THEY HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF PROVIDING THIS. FRUSTRATED IN AK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. SHE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE 5 TO 8 TIMES SINCE SHE OWED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY; YET THEY BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,817.