Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
VEHICLE STALLED ,AND LEFT CONSUMER AND PASSENGER STRANDED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. DEALER PULLED OUT TRANSMISSION, AND SENT IT BACK TO FACTORY TO GET INVESTAGATED. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT ON, AND ABOUT 1000 MILES AFTERWARD WHEEL BEARING FAILED.*AK
THE DOORS ON MY 2000 SIENNA RATTLE SO LOUDLY THAT THE SOUND CAN BE HEARD OVER THE RADIO. IT SOUNDS AS IF THE DOORS ARE NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. TOYOTA CONTENDS THE VAN IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THE SOUND IS "BODY FLEX". THE NOISE IS VERY DISTRACTING TO A DRIVER AND COULD CONTRIBUTE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT..*AK
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK, THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET, AND NOBODY WAS IN/NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A VERY MILD DECLINE ON CEMENT/ASPHALT SURFACE. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, DROPPED OFF AN 18" LEDGE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A STORAGE SHED, WHICH THE VEHICLE PUSHED BACK ABOUT 5'. VEHCILE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE 2 MEN TRIED TO PHYSICALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK.
REAR BUMPER IS NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY, ONE SIDE OF THE BUMPER IS AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
VEHICLE 3RD ROW/RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW HAS EXPLODED OUTWARD AFTER DRIVER'S DOOR WAS CLOSED FROM THE INSIDE. WINDOW WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANYTHING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
AT 70 MPH ON A MAJOR FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GAVE OUT. NO GEAR WORKED, THE TACHOMETER RACED. A TRUCK ALMOST HIT ME IN THE REAR END. WITH INCREDIBLE LUCK I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SEVERAL MORE SUCH FAILURES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MILES CAUSED ME TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND HAVE THE VEHICHLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. WITH A GREAT DEAL OF LUCK, I AM ALIVE TO FILE THIS REPORT. IT WAS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND MUST BE INVESTIGATED. SERVICE MANGAGER REPORTED THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK
LOCATION-PARKING LOT, RAINING, TIRES LOST TRACTION AND ACCELERATOR STUCK ON FULL, BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE PROPELLED FORWARD GLANCING OFF THE BACK OF A FULL SIZED PICKUP AND DEFLECTED INTO A SUBURBAN WHERE IT FINALLY STOPPED. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF ANYONE HAD BEEN NEAR BECAUSE I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL(STEERING ONLY). *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS BACKING UP AND THE WHEELS ARE TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, A LOUD CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD FROM THE BRAKE AREA WHILE THE DRIVER IS PUMPING (STEPPING & COMPLETELY RELEASING) THE BRAKE PEDAL.
WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC TO NOT USE AIR CONDITIONER. THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT & NEEDED REPLACING. THIS WAS WHAT PROBABLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. *AK
DEPENDING ON TIME OF DAY (LOCATION OF SUN) VISIBILITY IS HINDERED TO THE POINT WHERE AN ACCIDENT IS EASILY POSSIBLE. DASH/ WINDSHIELD REFLECTION MUST BE ELIMINATED.
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS. ALSO, THERE IS A SAFETY DEVICE BUTTON LOCATED IN THE BACK SEAT DESIGNED FOR AN ADULT PASSENGER TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR EASILY. BUT IF A CHILD'S HAND WAS TO GET CAUGHT IN IT, THE HAND WOULD NOT BE RELEASED SINCE IT BACK SEAT DOES NOT HAVE A SENSOR SWITCH TO RECOGNIZE A CHILD'S HAND. THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BY THE DRIVER. *AK
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTIVATED WHILE MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE BACK SEAT. THE DOOR DID NOT STOP WITH PRESSURE AGAINST IT AND NO ELECTRIC EYE IS PRESENT. NO SAFETY FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS DOOR TO STOP IT FROM CRUSHING SOMEONE. THE MANUAL HAS A WARNING SAYING THAT YOU SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT. I FIND IT AMAZING THAT TOYOTA WOULD RELY UPON A WARNING IN A MANUAL TO PREVENT INJURY OR DEATH RATHER THAN A SAFETY DE4VICE AS IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM OTHER MANUFACTURER'S. LUCKILY I WAS NEARBY AND PUSHED MY DAUGHTER TO SAFETY IN TIME. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, ONCE I DISABLED THE POWER DOOR VIA A BUTTON NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN, THE DOOR BECAME SO DIFFICULT TO MOVE THAT I HAVE TO STRAIN TO USE IT. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR ONLY 3 WEEKS AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NATIONAL RECALL. THANK YOU.
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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