2004 Toyota Sienna complaints

CAMPAIGN 14V273000 (SPARE TIRE CABLE CORROSION) WAS INITIATED IN MAY 2014. IT'S NOW A YEAR LATER AND THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX, NOR HAS TOYOTA EVEN PROVIDED A DATE WHEN THERE WILL BE A PERMANENT FIX. THE INTERIM FIX I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH FOR THE PAST YEAR WAS TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM UNDER MY MINIVAN AND PUT IT IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TOYOTA HAS GONE WAY TOO LONG WITHOUT PROVIDING A FIX. BUT WHAT TROUBLES ME TODAY IS THAT WHEN I LOOK UP MY VIN ([XXX]) IN TOYOTA'S DATABASE AND IN YOURS (SAFERCAR.GOV), THE RESPONSE IS NO OPEN RECALLS. HOW CAN THIS BE? "NO OPEN RECALLS," YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I WONDER IF ANYONE IS WORKING ON IT. BTW, I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE A NEW CABLE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL INSTALLED, BUT APPARENTLY THE DEALER ISN'T ALLOWED TO USE THE SAME PART AS ORIGINAL BECAUSE IT COULD CORRODE AGAIN, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS UNLIKELY BECAUSE AT THIS POINT IN MY MINIVAN'S LIFE, ANY CABLE WILL OUTLAST THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EMAIL WE SENT TO TOYOTA. WE BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. REQUEST YOUR HELP TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THANK YOU, EMAIL: "12/12/14 WE HAD THE TEMPORARY REMEDY FOR THE 2004 SIENNA SPARE TIRE RECALL (#E1S) DONE AT YOUR DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 2, 2014. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULDN'T LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SPARE TIRE IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION UNDER THE CAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WAS CUT AND THE SPARE TIRE PUT IN THE TRUNK. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A TEMPORARY REMEDY AND THAT TOYOTA WOULD HAVE A SOLUTION BY DECEMBER 2014. WE WANT TO KNOW WHEN THE PERMANENT SOLUTION WILL BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED AS TO THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL SO THE INCONVENIENCE OF THE SPARE TIRE TAKING UP SPACE IN THE TRUNK AND THE INABILITY TO STOW THE BACK SEAT CAN BE RESOLVED. WE APPRECIATE TOYOTA S CONCERN FOR SAFETY AND THAT THIS IS BEING ADDRESSED." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 05-27-15 *BF ...UPDATED 06/03/15 *BF UPDATED 06/11/15*JB AS OF MAY 7, 2015 THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/30/15*JB

RADIATOR FAILURE RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAKAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. I NOTICED MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD SOME BELT NOISE THAT GOT WORSE. THE VAN WAS DUE FOR A WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT CHANGE. LATER THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HIGH AND AFTER CHECKING THE FLUIDS NOTICED THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL TO BE LOW AND TOPPED IT UP. A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY STEAM STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I NOTICED THE PINK FLUID HAD ALSO LEAKED OUT OF A TUBE (LOOKED LIKE A RELIEF TUBE) ON THE DRIVER SIDE. RADIATOR LEVEL WAS LOW. THE TRANSMISSION FUEL LOOKED PINKISH AND READ ABOUT SIX INCHES ABOVE THE MAX LEVEL ON THE DIPSTICK. TRANS FLUID WAS MILKY PINK, THICK, AND HAD GRAINY DEPOSIT. TOOK THE VAN TO THE AUTOLAND DEALER IN SPRINGFIELD, NJ TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND TO HAVE THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT CHANGE AT THE SAME TIME. HAD TO LEAVE THE VAN OVERNIGHT. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE WITH A NEARLY $2000 BILL FOR REPAIRS (BRAKES, TIRE ROTATION, TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP) OTHER THAN CHANGING THE TRANS. FLUID OR TELLING ME WHAT WAS WRONG. DEALER SAID SOMEONE PUT ADDITIVE TO THE FLUID???. NOTE THAT ONLY AUTOLAND HAD BEEN SERVICING THE VEHICLE. THEY REFUSED TO CHANGE THE TRANS FLUID. "I AM NOT TOUCHING THAT." THE DEALER SAID. I NOW KNOW FROM A LOCAL TRANS REPAIR SHOP THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANS FLUID. A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH RADIATORS ON TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT HAD A RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL. I NOW HAVE AN ESTIMATE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS ACTIVATED AND THE WINDOW FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 09/01/2015*LJ UPDATED 9/24/15*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE FAILED TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE DOOR TO CLOSE OR SWING OPEN ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 5/26/15*CN

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A HIGHWAY ONTO A SIDE STREET; MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE AND HUB CAP SCRAPED THE CURB WHEN THE STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF, MAKING THE TURN DIFFICULT. THE STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE; WE TOPPED IT OFF ANYWAY, IN CASE THAT WAS AN ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS AND THE DEALER REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER AS A TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR'S STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE AROUND 2012, WITH ONLY 60,095 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR BECAME UNWIELDY AND DID NOT "CHECK" ITSELF WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING, WHICH RESULTED IN BRUISED LEGS, BUT NO SERIOUS INJURIES (THUS FAR). MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN PUYALLUP, WA INDICATED IT WOULD COST $2000 TO REPLACE THE DOOR. I OPTED TO HAVE A WELD PERFORMED ON THE DOOR FOR $200 BY A CERTIFIED AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP. THE WELD HELD UNTIL JUST RECENTLY (CIRCA 2/2015), AND THE ISSUES RESURFACED. ONCE AGAIN, THE DOOR IS UNWIELDY AND DOESN'T "CHECK" ITSELF WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING, RESULTING IN BRUISED LEGS AND SAFETY & PROPERTY CONCERNS. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM AND, UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, TOYOTA HAD OFFERED A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS DOCUMENTED IN TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSBNV003-07. HOWEVER, I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FROM TOYOTA. I AM FASTIDIOUS ABOUT PROCESSING & SAVING PAPERWORK OF THIS KIND. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT MOVED SINCE THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE. MOREOVER, OUR TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FAILED TO MAKE MENTION OF THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT AS WELL, WHEN WE ASKED FOR A QUOTE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I CALLED TOYOTA CORP TODAY, AND IT IS UNWILLING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ANY FURTHER TO ADDRESS THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT WE DIDN'T USE THE CAR OFTEN ENOUGH FOR THIS DEFECT TO BECOME MANIFEST DURING THE ENHANCED WARRANTY PERIOD. NOR WERE WE EVE

I'M MERELY DOCUMENTING THAT FROM THE MOMENT MY REAR DOOR STRUTS WERE REPLACED IN 2012 DUE TO A RECALL, THEY HAVE NOT WORKED WELL. THEY CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. NOW IN COLD WEATHER, THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THE DOOR UP AT ALL. APPARENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL TO FIX THE BOTCHED INITIAL RECALL.

AFTER OPENING THE REAR DRIVER SLIDER, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED.... CAN NOT GET THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED.. BROUGHT IT IMMEDIATELY TO A DEALERSHIP, THEY GOT IT TO LATCH, BUT DRIVING HOME THE SLIDER COMPLETELY OPENED. THANKFULLY ONE OF MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD, THE CAR CAREENED TO THE RIGHT AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM SUDDENLY BECAME ENGAGED AND OUR CAR WAS FORCED TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING, THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE A SINGULAR INCIDENT. HOWEVER, ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, ON MARCH 27TH, 2015 A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE HAPPENED BUT AT ONLY 25 MPH. THE CAR, HOWEVER, WAS NOT DRIVABLE. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 25 FEET, THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, THE SIGNAL SOUNDED AND THE CAR BRAKES BEGAN TO PUMP AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS SKIDDING. AS THE CAR SLOWED ALMOST TO A STOP, STEPPING ON THE BRAKE MANUALLY STOPPED THE SIGNAL AND THE LIGHT , AS WELL AS, THE ABS SYSTEM TEMPORARILY ALLOWING THE CAR HAD DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE. AFTER ANOTHER 25 FEET, THE TRACTION LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN, THE WARNING BELL WENT OFF AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED FOR A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE BEFORE I DETERMINED THAT THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT OCCURRING. UNFORTUNATELY IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, WE WERE ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A CLOSELY FOLLOWING VEHICLE. IN THE SECOND CASE, THE SAME NEARLY OCCURRED AS I TRIED TO EXIT ONTO A ROADWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/12/15*CN

AT VARYING RATES OF SPEED, ON DRY ROADS, MY VAN'S VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL ICONS WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH, THE ACCELERATION WILL CEASE AND THE BRAKES WILL PUMP 2-4 TIMES, AND THE STEERING WILL STICK. ORIGINALLY, THIS OCCURRED ONLY ON ROADS THAT CURVED HOWEVER THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE IS INCREASING AND IT NOW OCCURS ON STRAIGHT ROADS AS WELL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WELD HAS FAILED ON THE HINGE. THIS CAUSES THE DOOR TO EXTEND BEYOND THE INTENDED RANGE OF MOTION. *TR

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING, IT PULLS BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN A JERKING MOTION. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY AT EVERY TURN AND ANTICIPATE THE JERKING OF THE WHEEL SO I DO NOT CROSS OVER TO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD OR OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY VAN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AT MY LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNIVERSAL SHAFT WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED FULLY REPLACED. BOTH JOINTS WERE RUSTED AND STIFF WHICH IS CAUSING THE ERRATIC MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING DURING TURNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

REAR DRIVER SIDE QUARTER PANEL GLASS FELL OFF VAN WHEN POWER WINDOW WAS OPENED. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE GLASS WINDOW DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE A NOISY STEERING AND STIFF STEERING IN COLD WEATHER WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY SIENNA 2004, CRAKING ALL OVER (HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL). FOLLOWING THE SAME LINES OF THE DESIGN. MY MINIVAN HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. *TR -THIS CAN PROVOQUE THE AIR BAGS INSIDE THE DASH ICAN BEE LOOSE IN ANY MOMENT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. -ALL THE ELECTRIC WIRE CAN BE IN DANGER BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD IS BROKEN AND NOW IS NOT 1 PIECE SO IS NOT HOLD TO THE CAR 100%

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS: TRACTION CONTROL SEIZES CONTROL OF CAR WHEN TRAVELING ANYWHERE FROM 35-65MPH, BUT IT HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH. THE CAR IS USUALLY ON A GRADUAL CURVE BUT IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHTAWAY. VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, STEER, ACCELERATE, LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND A TERRIBLE NOISE ENSUES. ONE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TWO TOYOTA DEALERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. WHEN TRACTION CONTROL IS MANUALLY TURNED OFF AT ENGINE POWER-ON, THE LIGHTS STILL LIGHT UP SHOWING IT IS ATTEMPTING TO SEIZE CONTROL, AND IN ONE INSTANCE, CONTROL WAS SEIZED DESPITE THE SYSTEM SUPPOSEDLY BEING SHUT DOWN. IT IS TERRIFYING FOR THE DRIVER AS WELL AS ANY PASSENGERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WELD HAD FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR TO CRACK AND MOVE OUT OF PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HINGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PASSENGER REAR SLIDING AUTOMATIC DOOR'S CABLE FRAYED. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WOULD BE COVERED AT NO CHARGE. I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NEEDED AND MADE OUR WAY AROUND THE ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SELL THE VAN BUT NOW I AM TOLD IT WILL BE ALMOST 2000 TO FIX BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY?? MAKES NO SENSE AS WHEN I INITIALLY CALLED, THEY STATED IT WOULD BE NO CHARGE AND NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT TIME OR MILEAGE. I BEG TO DIFFER ON THIS ISSUE AS WHEN I MADE THE INITIAL CALL IT WAS COVERED. SO SHOULDN'T IT STILL BE? *TR

TOYOTA DEALER (VICTORY TOYOTA OF CANTON , 46352 MICHIGAN AV, CANTON, MI 48188) FAILED TO FIX THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID ASSEMBLY THAT A SUBJECT OF A RECALL AND PROMISED TO CALL ONCE THE NEW PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 2 MONTHS AND THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO START AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

PURCHASED 2004 SIENNA XLE AWD LIMITED 2/18/15. WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM RANDOMLY ACTIVATES IN DRY CONDITIONS (USUALLY ON DOWNHILL ANGLED TURN) CAUSING LOSS OF POWER, ACTIVATION OF FRONT RIGHT BRAKES, AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED FROM MY HANDS (RESULTING IN TRANSIENT OVERALL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE). THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES IN 2 DAYS AND I AM CURRENTLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH A 3 MONTH OLD. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS ON EDMUNDS.COM AND OTHER TOYOTA FORUMS THAT SUPPORT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT INJURY OR FATALITY AND TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE TCS. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF THE TCS MANUALLY AND THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 32 AND IT WAS CLOSE TO 25 OR SO. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT 40 MPH WITH ENGINE TEMP STILL SLIGHTLY ABOVE COLD(NOT AT OPTIMAL WHICH IS ALMOST HALF WAY) AND SLOWED DOWN BY USING GENTLE BRAKES(NOT HARD BRAKES). JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A FULL STOP, THERE IS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND I COULD SEE EVEN THE RPM(SCALE) TO SPIKE TEMPORARILY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY TIME WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS COLD AND VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WITH COLD OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE COLD ENGINE TEMPERATURE. THERE IS A RISK OF HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR MEETING ACCIDENT IF MISJUDGE MY BRAKING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.. PLEASE NOTE : THIS PROBLEM DISAPPEARS WHEN ENGINE TEMPERATE IS AT OPTIMAL AND I HAVE DRIVING A HONDA ACCORD 2008 EXL FOR LAST 7 YEARS(WAS BOUGHT NEW ONE), I NEVER HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IN THAT CAR EVEN WHEN DRIVEN WITH COLD ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK, IT FAILED TO FULLY OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE LID IN ORDER FOR IT TO FULLY OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR OPENED FURTHER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ARM NEEDED TO BE WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AFTER DRIVING THE MINIVAN TO DROP OFF THE CHILDREN AT DAYCARE, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR WAS OPEN AUTOMATICALLY BUT AFTERWARD, WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE MOTOR THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE BUTTON THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR. IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON THAT OPEN AND CLOSES THE DOOR. THAT DRIVER SIDE DOOR STAYED STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. I ATTEMPTED BUT COULD NOT PUSH IT TO GET IT CLOSE. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS AND USE THE BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WOULD MAKE THE DOOR GO INTO MANUAL MODE BUT ONCE THE MOTOR IS ENGAGE TO DRIVE OPEN THE DOOR, IT SEEMS THAT IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGED. AGAIN, THE DOOR JUST STAY STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. I ENDED UP DRIVING THE MINIVAN SLOWLY ON THE SIDE ROADS FOR ABOUT 5 MILES TO GET BACK HOME WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN AND PARK IT BACK IN MY GARAGE. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTER TODAY (2-9-2015) TO FILE MY SAFETY CONCERN/COMPLAINT AND AM GIVEN A COMPLAINT #[XXX] TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP ME RECTIFY THE SAFETY DEFECT, THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTEE. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE SAFETY DEFECT MYSELF. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. LUCKILY, THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA WHERE WEATHER IS USUALLY NOT AN ISSUE. I USE TO LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THIS VAN WAS PURCHASE THERE IN MINNESOTA IN FACT. I CAN IMAGINE A SCENARIO WHERE IF THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE DURING WINTER WITH CHILDREN IN IT, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS AND CATASTROPHIC IN TERMS OF EXPOSING THE PASSENGERS TO THE HARSH ELEMENTS. IN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER TOOK THE TIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE TIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA MOTORS SALES, U.S.A., INC. SERVICE. TOYOTA ISSUED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL #A9E BACK IN 2010 ABOUT A SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE. THE REMEDY FOR IT WAS APPLIED TO MY CAR ON 10/26/2010 AT MILLER TOYOTA IN MANASSAS, VA. I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER. IN JUNE 2014 I RECEIVED ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL NOTICE #E1S (INTERIM NOTICE) ABOUT THE PREVIOUS INADEQUATE REMEDY PROCEDURE AND I WAS TOLD TO RETURN MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN ADDITIONAL INSPECTION. I VISITED MILLER TOYOTA IN MANASSAS, VA ON 08/05/2014 AND THEY SIMPLY RELOCATED THE SPARE TIRE FROM UNDER THE FLOOR AREA TO THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION UNTIL THE NEW REMEDY WILL BE AVAILABLE. IT IS FEBRUARY 2015 NOW. I AM STILL DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE STINKY SPARE TIRE IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT FOR SIX MONTHS. BESIDE THE ISSUE I HAVE BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICIAN MISTAKE - HE PUT THE TIRE TO THE RIGHT SIDE (SHOULD BE ON THE LEFT SIDE PER THE INSTRUCTION) AND BENT AND STAINED THE INTERIOR PANEL - I CANNOT USE THIS COMPARTMENT AT ALL FOR LUGGAGE AND CAN NOT STOW THE REAR SEATS TO MAKE THE CAR FLOOR FLAT AS I NEEDED. I CALLED TOYOTA AT 877-957-9847 THREE TIMES (10/17/2014; 11/20/2014; 01/20/2015). I HAVE A CASE #[XXX] FOR REFERENCE WHERE THEY RECORDED MY CALLS. NOBODY WHOM I TALK TO DURING THESE CALLS KNEW WHEN THIS REMEDY WILL BE RELEASED FOR ACTIONS AND WHAT ITS STATUS WAS AT ALL. NOBODY IN TOYOTA WAS CARE ABOUT MY INCONVENIENCE DURING THE DRIVING. I NOTIFIED THE MILLER TOYOTA MANAGER ABOUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR EMITTED A LOUD NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE DOOR AND FOUND THAT THE WELDED AREA WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT MY 04 SIENNA IS VERY HAD TO STEER, IT SEEMS THAT STEERING IS GETTING STUCK IF I TRY TO CHANGE LANE I HAVE TO PULL STEERING. *TR

DRIVING ALONG ON 210 FREEWAY EAST BOUND IN PASADENA DOING 60, THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN, THE VAN BRAKED, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON WITH A BEEPING SOUND, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERED AND CAR LOST POWER. LASTED ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN BACK TO NORMAL. COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED OR COULD HAVE SWERVED INTO OTHER LANES. ALSO HAPPENED ON 110 FWY NORTHBOUND IN PASADENA, 60 MPH, ON SLIGHT TURN, SAME THING HAPPENED, TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN, THE VAN BRAKED, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON WITH A BEEPING SOUND, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERED AND CAR LOST POWER. I CAME CLOSE TO HITTING FWY DIVIDER AND SWERVING INTO CAR IN ADJACENT LANE. ROADS WERE DRY AND NO SLIPPAGE OF WHEELS FELT. TOOK IT TO DEALER WONDRIES TOYOTA IN ALHAMBA,CA TWICE AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE THE SLIDING TRACK WAS LUBRICATED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE CURB, AND WAS STOPPED BY A PILE OF SNOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE DASHBOARD STARTED DEVELOPING CRACKS AND STARTED TO GET MUSHY. THE CONDITION HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THERE ARE NOW MAJOR CRACKS OVER THE SPOT WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS COULD TURN PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD INTO MISSILES IN THE EVENT THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. YOU CAN NOW SEE THE INDENTATION OF WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY, AND THE CRACKS EXTEND AROUND THE PLASTIC MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR PIECES OF THE DASH TO UNINTENTIONALLY STRIKE THE PASSENGER IN THE FACE OR OTHER PLACE. *TR

CRACKS STARTED APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD AROUND WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. I'M CONCERNED THAT SHARDS OF PLASTIC MAY BE EJECTED TOWARD OCCUPANTS AND INJURE THEM IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DASH BOARD HAS A CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT WHERE THE AIR BAG IS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SPEEDOMETER READING WENT TO 0. STOPPED COUNTING MILES AND CAR GOING ON 65 BUT SPEEDOMETER READS 0. ALSO GAS TANK LEVEL INDICATOR GOES FROM HALF TANK TO EMPTY AND GAS LIGHT TURN ON. IT IS NOT SAFE AS I DON'T KNOW AT WHAT SPEED MY CAR IS GOING ON AND ALSO IF THE CRACK ON THE DASH BOARD GETS BIGGER, AIR BAGS MIGHT POP OUT. NEED SOMEBODY TO LOOK INTO THIS AS THE VAN IS DRIVEN ONLY 49000 MILES. THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL . *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ENTRY DOOR MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN IT IS OPENED AND CLOSED. AFTER LOOKING AT SEVERAL ON-LINE RESOURCES I FOUND IT IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SPOT WELD WHERE THE DOOR CHECK STRAP ATTACHES TO THE DOOR. WHEN VIEWED YOU CAN SEE DOOR CHECK STRAP MOUNT MOVE AND FLEX AS THE DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED. *TR

THE DOORS OF MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 FREEZE SHUT AND HAVE DONE SO SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2003!! IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS IF THERE IS EVER AN EMERGENCY, MY KIDS CANNOT GET OUT AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL CANNOT GET IN! I AM FINALLY WRITING ABOUT THIS NOW AS MY KIDS' GRANDFATHER IS ABSOLUTELY WILD THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN LATE FALL 2003. I HAVE RECEIVED SO MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE OVER THE YEARS ( AT LEAST 10 RECALLS) BUT NONE HAVE BEEN FOR THE FROZEN DOORS. WE LIVE IN A TOYOTA SIENNA TOWN WITH MANY FAMILIES OWNING ONE, AND WE ALL HAVE THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT FROZEN SLIDING DOORS!!! WHY TOYOTA 2004 SIENNAS HAVE HAD SO MANY RECALLS FOR, I CANNOT FATHOM WHY THE FROZEN DOOR ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED.!!! EVERY NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER I AM REMINDED OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I DROP MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE TO CRAWL OVER THE FRONT SEATS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. *JS

DRIVERS DOOR SHELL RIPPED FROM THE DOOR CHECK MOUNT WHEN OPENING. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR PREVIOUSLY MADE LOUD SNAP NOISE, FOUND PROBLEM, CHECK MOUNT WAS REPLACED IN APR 2012 AT 43500MI. MID DEC 2014 SAME NOISE RETURNED, ONLY THIS TIME, THE DOOR SHELL RIPPED AND SWUNG VERY WIDE OPEN FROM A LIGHT GUST OF WIND. THE DOOR SHEET METAL IS NEARLY TORN COMPLETELY AWAY, AND THE DOOR CHECK MOUNT IS JUST BARELY HANGING ON. IF ANY ONE HAD BEEN STANDING THERE IT WOULD HAVE KNOCKED THEM DOWN, OR WORSE. SORRY FOR THE RANT. NOW, I'VE LEARNED THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE YEAR AND MODEL, BUT THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ADEQUATE ACTION, ONLY INFORMING SOME, AND CALLING IT A MINOR PROBLEM. ITS GOING TO COST OVER $2000 TO REPLACE THE DOOR. MINOR? AND THAT WON'T FIX THE DESIGN PROBLEM. IT'LL LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN IN ANOTHER 20K+ MILES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN. *TR UPDATED 1/29/16 *JS

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO BRAKE. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND A BEEPING NOISE STARTED GOING OFF. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, BUT AS I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DASH SHOWED THE CAR WITH THE SKID MARKS BELOW IT BLINKING AS THIS WAS HAPPENING. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. NOW WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN OF ANY KIND, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT, BUT UNABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY GARAGE SINCE THE MIDDLE OF OCT. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN ONE AND THE OTHER ONLY FROM OUTSIDE. I BROUGHT THIS IN AFTER THE CABLE SNAPPED AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL ON THE CABLE WAS ONLY GOOD UP TO 100000 MILES NOT THE 150000 I HAD. THEY THEN TOLD ME IT WAS AN OLD CAR WHAT DID I EXPECT. I WOULD LIKE MY PASSENGERS TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VAN IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO ME. THIS VAN HAS HAD 3 RADIATORS THE LAST ONE COSTING OVER $600 TO REPLACE. WHEN DOES TOYOTA NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BUILDING A $38000 DEAD TRAP? *TR

SUDDEN DECELERATION OF VEHICLE: 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. THE VSC ENGAGES, WITHOUT WARNING, ON SMOOTH, DRY ROADS AND WHEN CORNERING OR NEGOTIATING A CURVE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS UNTIL THE FIRST INCIDENT IN LATE OCT. 2014. WE DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION BECAUSE ALTHOUGH ROAD CONDITIONS GOOD, WE WERE ROUNDING A SHARP BEND IN THE ROAD AND ASSUMED THIS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED, THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND A RAPID BEEPING ALARM SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO ONE SIDE AND STEERING THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE WHOLE INCIDENT, START TO FINISH, LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. THE NEXT INCIDENT HAPPENED IN EARLY DECEMBER 2014. AGAIN, ALL THE ABOVE DESCRIBED THINGS HAPPENED, EXCEPT VEHICLE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH GOING AROUND A GENTLE CURVE IN THE ROAD. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE BUT DO NOT SEE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR RECALLS OFFICIALLY ISSUED BY TOYOTA. IT APPEARS MOST OF THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TODAY (DECEMBER 26, 2014), THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENED FIVE TIMES WITHIN 40 MINUTES. MY WIFE MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND WE CALLED OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, DESCRIBED THE ISSUE AND THEY INFORMED US THEY HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING RAPID DECELERATION OF THIS MODEL YEAR, BEFORE OUR PHONE CALL. I'VE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DECEMBER 30, 2014 TO HAVE THE VEHICL

I TOOK MY 2004 SIENNA IN FOR TWO RECALLS TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LAST SATURDAY. UPON DOING THEIR STANDARD INSPECTION ON THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME OF A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH A CORRODED UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE STEERING SHAFT THAT COULD SEIZE. I DECLINED THIS SERVICE AND AM INVESTIGATING WHAT TO DO. I CAME ACROSS TOYOTA TSB ST001-07 THAT STATES 'IN AREAS WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED DURING WINTER MONTHS, SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT, WHICH MAY GRADUALLY BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE OVER TIME'. THIS DESCRIBES MY SIENNA'S OPERATION FOR PAST WINTERS, BUT I NEVER GAVE IT MUCH THOUGHT. WHAT TROUBLES ME IS THAT THE SERVICE ADVISER INSISTED I REPLACE THE SHAFT RIGHT AWAY, WHEREAS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE08041 STATES THAT 'TOYOTA HAS NOT DETERMINED THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM OF THE TOYOTA SIENNA VEHICLES AND PROVIDED TEST DATA SHOWING THAT THE EFFECT ON THE STEERING EFFORT IS MINIMAL, EVEN FOR PARTS WITH RELATIVELY SEVERE CORROSION.' AS AN INTERIM SOLUTION, I WILL SPRAY THE UNIVERSAL JOINT WITH A PENETRANT, A RECOMMENDATION I READ ONLINE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BEEPING AND ALARMS HEARD. ENGINE SLOWED DOWN AND I FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE SWERVED LIKE IT WAS HYDROPLANING ON A DRY HIGHWAY. CALLED OUR REPAIR SHOP IMMEDIATELY. CAR WAS TOWED AND RESEARCH WAS DONE ON THE HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM IN OTHER TOYOTA MINI VANS. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING IN OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED BY TOYOTA, RECOMMENDATION BY THE REPORT THEY FOUND WAS TO REPLACE A SENSOR WHICH IS WHAT WAS DONE. THAT WAS JUST OVER A MONTH AGO AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN TONIGHT ON A SIDE ROAD GOING APPROX 30 MPH ON DRY ROAD. VAN IS BACK AT SHOP AGAIN TONIGHT. I WILL BE CALLING THE 1-800 NUMBER FOR TOYOTA, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. BOTH INCIDENCES COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILD IN THE VAN. THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE PLACED HER LIFE IN DANGER HAD THERE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

CAN NOT CLOSE REAR SLIDING DOOR OR DRIVER IT HAS 2 LATCHES THE FRONT ONE LOCKS AND THE REAR ONE DOES NOT BECAUSE OF THE WELD BRAKING LOOSE ALSO THE REAR HATCH DOOR WHERE THE LATCH HOLDS ON THE BRACKET THE WELD CAME LOOSE CAN NOT KEEP DOOR CLOSED I TOOK IT THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ON FILE. *TR