2008 Toyota Sienna complaints

NOTE: I HAVE TWO CARS, TWO RECALLS AND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA RALEIGH'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE BOUGHT 4 CARS WITH THIS DEALERSHIP, THREE OF THEM HAVE HAD MANUFACTURES DEFECTS. EVERY TIME I CALL, INCLUDING THIS LAST TIME FOR MY RECALL THEY TELL ME THAT NOT ONLY DO THEY NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE RECALL, IT WILL TAKE THEM "AT LEAST" 30 DAYS TO GET THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS HORRIBLY RUN AND THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE REMEDIES FOR SERIOUS SAFETY RECALLS READILY AVAILABLE OR AT LEAST ON QUICK DELIVERY IS UNACCEPTABLE. ALSO, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST HOURS TO FIX THE PART WHEN IT FINALLY COMES IN BUT ONLY OFFER A RENTAL CAR IF THE FIX IS MORE THAN $400, WHICH OF COURSE, SINCE THIS IS FREE OF CHARGE THE CONSUMER HAS TO FIGURE OUT TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE UP FOR THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE SAFE CARS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA RALEIGH'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD RATHER PUT ITS CUSTOMERS AT RISK THAN FIX THEIR RECALL SO THEY MAKE IT AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO GET THE FIX TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT MANAGER AND OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY BOTH IGNORE MY CALLS. ONE WOULD THINK THAT AFTER BUYING 4 CARS WITH THEIR COMPANY THEY WOULD HAVE SOME LEVEL OF CARE FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THEY DON'T! *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY , THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE BACK ON THE SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODE AND BROKE THE PIPES OF THE HEATER AND THE ANTI FREEZE OF THE AIR CONDITION THAT WERE NEXT TO THE WHEEL THAT EXPLODED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE BACK WHEEL. *TR

T-SB-0047-10 FROM SAFERCAR.GOV "SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2GR-FE/FXE ENGINE. THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE OIL SUPPLY HOSE FOR VVT-I ACTUATOR MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VVT-I OIL HOSE PRODUCING ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE " THIS TSB AFFECTS TOYOTA VEHICLES GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2008-PRESENT. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE, AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A RECALL INSTEAD OF A TSB DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE IF/WHEN THE PIPE BREAKS. I RECENTLY ELECTED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED ON MY OWN JUST SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS ISSUE HAPPENING TO ME OR MY WIFE, AND THUS BLOWING UP MY SIENNA'S ENGINE CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. SEEMS PRETTY BAD THAT A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED FOR FLOOR MATS AND ACCELERATOR ISSUES, BUT NO RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH CAN DRAIN THE OIL FROM YOUR ENGINE IN A MINUTE, BLOW UP YOUR ENGINE, AND THEN POSSIBLY WRECK YOUR VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S ENGINES ARE NOW BEING DESTROYED, AND THIS IS SHOWING UP IN DIFFERENT ONLINE FORUMS. I FEEL THAT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE TOYOTA TO REPLACE ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPES WITH THE NEWER METAL ONES THAT THE TSB ADDRESSES. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE FORCED TO REIMBURSE ALL COSTS TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT EITHER NEEDED TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE, OR DECIDED TO PREVENTATIVELY HAVE THE REPAIR DONE ON THEIR OWN BEFORE THOSE PIPES BURST ON THEIR OWN. TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THEIR LIMITED SERVI

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO MAKE A STRANGE KNOCKING SOUND AS I ACCELERATED. I HAD BEEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS THAT MORNING. I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE ENGINE, AND SAW SOME TYPE OF FLUID ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND WALL. I PULLED THE OIL DIPSTICK OUT AND THERE WAS NO OIL ON IT AT ALL. COMPLETELY DRY! I HAD SOMEONE BRING ME SOME OIL AND I DROVE MY CAR UP TO THE REPAIR SHOP JUST A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LINE -VALVE COVER VARIABLE TIMING-ON TOP OF MOTOR TO RIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE HAD BURST. PART OF THE LINE IS RUBBER AND THAT PART HAD RUPTURED AND ALL THE OIL HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. MY OIL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AT ANY TIME NOR DID MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. EVEN AFTER I STOPPED IT DID NOT COME ON. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING WHEN CAR STARTED AND STAYED BLINKING. BROUGHT IN TO DEALER AND COMMENTS WERE "OPEN IN SIDE. SQUIB RH CIRCUIT" AND "NEEDS PASS. SIDE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG" FOR $865. SAME ISSUE SEEMS TRUE FOR 2007 SIENNAS ONLINE. LIGHT STOPPED BLINKING AND HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT I BELIEVE HAS A SAFETY ISSUE, PARTICULARLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE EXTERIOR SWITCH THAT ALLOWS THE REAR HATCH TO OPEN IS NOT FUNCTIONAL IN COLD WEATHER DUE TO A MATERIAL MALFUNCTION. I NOTICED THAT DURING WARMER WEATHER, THE RUBBER SEAL OVER THIS EXTERIOR SWITCH HAD BECOME SOFT AND GUMMY. OVER TIME, THE RUBBER SEEPED BETWEEN THE SWITCH HOUSING AND THE SWITCH BUTTON. AS THE WEATHER BECAME COLD, THE RUBBER HAS HARDENED AROUND THE SWITCH BUTTON AND THE EXTERIOR SWITCH IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THE ONLY WAY I CAN OPEN THE REAR HATCH IN COLD WEATHER IS TO OPEN A FRONT DOOR AND USE THE INTERIOR SWITCH TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH. MY CONCERN IS IF WE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DURING THE COLD MONTHS AND THE ONLY WAY SOMEONE COULD GET ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE IS THROUGH THE REAR HATCH, IT COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE EXTERIOR SWITCH ON THE REAR HATCH WOULD BE SEIZED PREVENTING ACCESS. IT IS VERY ALARMING WHEN I THINK OF MY ENTIRE FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY 15 YO, MY 3 YR, AND MY 6 MO, BEING INSIDE OF THIS VAN AND PEOPLE NOT GAINING ACCESS TO THE INSIDE TO HELP THEM DUE TO INJURIES, FIRE, WATER HAZARDS, ETC... I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE RUBBER ON THE SWITCH IS PERFECTLY FINE AND FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A MATERIAL CHANGE ALLOWING THE RUBBER TO SOFTEN RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD DURING THE COLD MONTHS. I SPOKE TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY AR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

MY TOYOTA 2008 SIENNA LE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WON'T CLOSED AND OPENED COMPLETELY. I'VE EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT JAMMED WITH THIS DOOR FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS. AS A TEMPORARY FIX, I NEED TO GET OUT FROM THE CAR TO HELP THE DOOR IN CLOSING AND OPENING IT BECAUSE THE BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR AND EVEN THE REMOTE(HAS NEW BATTERY INSTALLED) WON'T DO THE WORK . ONE DAY, WHEN DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. AS I MADE A LEFT TURN, I HEARD AN AUDIBLE NOISE/ALARM AND WE WERE SURPRISED AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE SOUND CAME FROM UNTIL MY KIDS TOLD ME THAT THE DOOR IS PARTIALLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND TEMPORARY CLOSE THE DOOR. I MANAGED TO GO BACK HOME AND STILL WITH THE ALARM ON AND THEN RE-PUSHED HARDER TO MAKE THE DOOR COMPLETELY CLOSED. THAT WAS SCARY BECAUSE MY KIDS WERE SITTING IN 2ND ROW. TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. ON SAME DAY, I RUSHED MY CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT CABLE ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN AND NEED TO REPLACE ALL PARTS BUT MUST PAY $1700 + TAX BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE ASSEMBLY ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE 30, 312 MILES (SITTING MOST OF THE TIME INSIDE THE GARAGE) AND STILL NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCE PROGRAM FOR REAR SLIDING DOOR CABLE. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, I WAS TOLD THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE BUT THE DOOR ONLY OPENED SIX INCHES WIDE WHILE USING THE FOB, THEN SHUT INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO MANUALLY PRY THE DOOR OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DOOR CABLE HAD SNAPPED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE MOTOR. THE MOTOR AND THE CABLES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

POWER DOOR OPENED PART WAYS AND WOULD NOT SHUT. HAD TO DRIVE TO MECHANIC WITH DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN AND HE HAD TO FORCE IT SHUT. TOYOTA MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A KNOW CABLE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR MOTOR, BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL YET. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT SEATBELT KEEPS JAMMING, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WON'T UNJAM. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. RK

I WAS DROPPING MY KIDS OF TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING. I STOP BY AT MY FRIEND'S APT TO PICK HER UP WITH HER BABY. THIS IS MY DAILY ROUTINE. SO ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, I DID THE SAME THING, PARKED MY VAN, GOT OUT, AND WENT TO THE APARTMENT' S EXIT DOOR FROM WHERE MY FRIEND WAS COMING. MY CHILDREN WERE SEATED IN THE CAR AND I WAS PICKING UP THE BABY FROM MY FRIEND WHEN BOTH OF US HEARD MY ELDEST SON AGED 10, SCREAMING THAT "THE CAR IS MOVING MAMA", AND IN PANIC HE OPENED HIS DOOR AND TRIED TO GET OFF HIS SEAT BELT AND WAS TRYING TO JUMP. I SAW THE VAN ROLLING BACK , I PUT THE BABY ON THE GRASS AND RUSHED TO HELP MY KIDS IN THE MOVING VAN THAT WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWNHILL. FIRST I PUSHED MY SON IN AS HIS LEG WAS CAUGHT IN THE SEAT BELT AND HE COULDN'T JUMP FORWARDS AND THEN I MOVED AROUND THE BACK OF THE VAN, HIT MY KNEE ON THE BUMPER AND MY FRIEND CAME FROM THE FRONT , SHE OPENED THE DOOR AND I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE HANDBRAKES ON. BUT IN DOING SO AFTER BUMPING HARD ON MY RIGHT KNEE FROM THE MOVING CAR, AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, I SAT ON THE GROUND AND HIT MY KNEE AGAIN. THE CAR STOPPED AND I TRIED TO CALM MYSELF BECAUSE THERE WERE 4 KIDS INSIDE WHEN THE VAN WAS ROLLING AWAY AND 3 OF THEM WERE SMALL, SO THEY WERE CRYING. MY FRIEND CALMED ME AND WE SET OFF. MY KNEE WAS HEAVILY BRUISED AND ACHING. I CAME HOME AND TOOK PAINKILLERS AND COULDN'T GET ANY XRAYS DONE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MEDICAL INSURANCE. TO THIS DAY ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, I USE PAINKILLERS FOR MY KNEE WHICH

THE RUBBER IN THE OIL COOLING LINE BROKE DOWN AND DRAINED MOST OF THE OIL FROM THE ENGINE. FROM LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT BOARDS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS HOSE. TOYOTA EVEN RE-DESIGNED THE HOSE WITH A METAL SLEEVE BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE TRUNK DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TRUNK DOOR LANDED ON HER BACK AND CAUSED A BRUISE, WHICH WAS A RECURRING INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MY SISTER AND I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM THE STORE AND I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO LIFT THE BACK DOOR TO GET OUR THINGS OUT. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING OUR THINGS OUT WHEN THE DOOR STARTED CLOSING ON US. I GOT OUT AND MY SISTER GOT CAUGHT AND IT CAME DOWN ON HER BACK AND SCRATCHED HER UP PRETTY GOOD. EVER SINCE THEN JUST OUT OF THE BLUE IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND IT WILL CLOSE DOWN ON YOU. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE TWO LITTLE CHILDREN. IT COULD REALLY DO SOME HARM TO THEM. THE SLIDING DOORS STOP CLOSING IF SOMEONE IS IN THE WAY AND IT SHOULD BE THE SAME FOR THE BACK DOOR. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE TOP OF THE LINE FANS FOR SAFETY. SO FAR I AM NOT IMPRESSED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE! I AM SCARED TO EVEN OPEN UP THAT BACK DOOR BECAUSE OF THIS.....AND THAT IS NOT GOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN OPERATING THE REAR LIFT GATE (TRUNK) ON THIS 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN, WE HAVE NOTICED THE LIFT GATE DOES NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY UP, CAUSING AN AVERAGE HEIGHT ADULTS TO BUMP THEIR HEADS ON THE LIFT GATE. BUT WORSE, THIS HAPPENS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE LIFT GATE COMES FALLING DOWN, HITTING AN ADULT ON THE HEAD, CAUSING A HEAD INJURY. WORSE YET, IF A CHILD HAPPENS TO BE STANDING UNDER THE LIFT GATE, THE HEAVY TRUNK CAN CAUSE A MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH! THIS IS HAPPENING ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA AS THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A FAMILY MINIVAN WITH LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED ON THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION AND HAVE THIS REPAIRED OR REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY TOYOTA DEALERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE OVER THE TIRE AND EXPERIENCE A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WAS CORRODED AND CONSEQUENTLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V160000 (STRUCTURE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT, WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, THE AIRBAG MANY TIMES IS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TOYOTA 2X FOR THIS PROBLEMS AS THEY POINT TO SEAT BELT LATCH, THE LAST TIME AFTER 2 WEEKS OF THE SYSTEM NOT WORKING, IT STARTING WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. IT WORKED FOR A MONTH CORRECTLY AND SINCE STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW NOT KNOWING IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL WORK IN A CRASH. TOYOTA CLAIMS THE AIRBAG IS CONNECTED TO THE LATCH OF A SEATBELT WHICH WAS PROVEN FALSE ON 2008 AND 2012 MODELS, THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW THERE SYSTEM ACTUALLY WORKS, SO HOW CAN THEY BE RELIED ON FIXING IT OR KNOWING IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD A OIL HOSE IN MY VAN GET A HOLE. WHEN IT HAPPENED IT SPILLED OIL ALL OVER AND IN MY OPINION COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE.THE HOSE IS CONNECTED TO A PIPE AND THE HOSE CANNOT BE REPLACED. THE WHOLE PIPE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND I REPLACED MINE. MY RESEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IN THE BULLETIN THEY CLAIM IT'S FOR SEEPAGE OF OIL. OBVIOUSLY TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AS THE NEW PART I ORDERED IS COMPLETE PIPE WITH NO HOSES. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE PIPE IS 15767. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FURTHER LOOKED INTO AS TO WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD PROPERLY FIX? *TR

VAN SPONTANEOUSLY BEGAN LEAKING OIL. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE VVT1 ACTUATOR HOSE. APPARENTLY THIS WAS PART OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL THAT TOYOTA STARTED IN 2010 AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED! I CALLED TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS IN FACT A DEFECTIVE HOSE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE 3/31/13 DEADLINE THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT PAY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE HOSE TO BE REPLACED. I AM CERTAIN THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS VOLUNTARY AND WORRY THAT MANY OTHER 2008 SIENNA OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND HENCE WILL NOT HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THIS HOSE IS UNDER PRESSURE AND IF IT GOES COMPLETELY CAR WILL SPEW OIL EVERYWHERE AND SEIZE UP! THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE AND SAFELY HAZARD!!! TOYOTA IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM! IN THE END MY DEALER AGREED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT, BUT I AM FOREVER DISMAYED AT TOYOTA'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS! THIS WAS PART OF CAMPAIGN RECALL 90K-2GR-FE V6 ENGINE OIL HOSE. *TR

TPMS BROKE WHILE INFLATING TIRES FOR A CUSTOMER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SAW SMOKE ROLLING OUT OF ENGINE. BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER I NOTICED OIL LEAKING OUT EVERYWHERE. IT WAS THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINE AND I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE RUBBER HOSE TWICE AND HAS RUPTURED TWO MORE TIME SINCE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I LOST OVER 12 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE LAST MONTH.

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR APPX. 15 MINUTES THEN PARKING, THEN COMING BACK TO VEHICLE 5 MINUTES LATER I FOUND A POOL OF OIL UNDER THE HOOD OF VAN AND CALLED FOR TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. ROB FROM THE TOYOTA REPAIR SERVICE, CLAIMS I HAD BAD LUCK REGARDING THE OIL COOLER LINE RUPTURING. IT WILL COST ME $442.00 TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND CLEAN THE VEHICLE. AFTER HEARING THIS I CHECKED ONLINE AND OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT HAVE A V6 ENGINE WITH TOWING PACKAGE FROM TOYOTA. THE SERVICE PERSON CLAIMS ITS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. HE ALSO CLAIMS THAT IT WASN'T DAMAGED ACCIDENTALLY NEITHER.

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE OIL LINE RUNNING FROM THE OIL COOLER ON THE RADIATOR EXPLODED. OIL WAS SENT OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DRIPPED OVER THE ROAD LEAVING A TRAIL THE BLOCK LEFT GOING TO MY HOUSE. THE HOT OIL SPRAYING OVER THE HOT ENGINE WAS A DANGER TO CATCHING THE VAN AND THE GARAGE IT WAS PARKED IN ON FIRE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF YET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED SO CLOSE TO MY HOME. *TR

THE E-Z-ON ADJUSTABLE VESTS ARE DESIGNED TO BE TETHERED TO THE VEHICLE LATCH SYSTEM AND THE TETHER ATTACHES TO THE VEST RIGHT NEXT TO THE HEAD OF THE CHILD WEARING IT. THERE IS NO WAY AROUND HAVING THE TETHER POSITIONED NEXT TO THE HEAD OF THE CHILD AND IT IS TETHERED WITH A THICK, HARD, HEAVY PIECE OF METAL. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO COVER THE HARD METAL WITH THICK FABRIC AND THE HARD METAL IS STILL QUITE CAPABLE OF INJURING THE CHILD WEARING THIS SAFETY SEAT, EVEN WITH PADDING. I AM AMAZED IT IS STILL ON THE MARKET WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THIS SYSTEM AND WOULD ADVISE OTHERS NOT TO EITHER FOR FEAR OF SIGNIFICANT HEAD TRAUMA FROM THE CHILD SAFETY HARNESS ITSELF. SOME OF THE INFORMATION BELOW IS NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE THIS SAFETY SEAT WAS NOT LISTED IN YOUR DIRECTORY AND BECAUSE THE EXACT PROBLEM IS NOT LISTED ADEQUATELY, EITHER. I CONSIDER THIS SEAT TO BE HIGH RISK FOR ANY CHILD OCCUPANT BECAUSE OF THE VERY OBVIOUSLY LIKELIHOOD OF HEAD TRAUMA! PLEASE LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE AND HOW THE HARNESS SAFETY SEAT IS SET UP IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS DANGEROUS. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE IMAGES AS WELL OF MY CHILD SITTING WITHIN THE HARNESS. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO USE THIS DEVICE AT ALL DUE TO THIS SAFETY RISK. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=SIENNA). *TR

FLASHING AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT, 4 TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH A REPLACEMENT PART. THE TSB'S ARE E1001-08, TSB 0069-12, TSB 0162-10, AND TSB 0252-08. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO RECALL AND CORRECT. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE A MANDATORY RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE TOYOTA SIENNA AIRBAG WIRING. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS DEMANDING $50 TO READ CODE AND AVERAGE REPAIR COST OF MORE THAN $1000 DOLLARS. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE A DEFECTIVE CONDITION SO SOON. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM WHICH IS WHY TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE PART. TOYOTA CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS $1000'S OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS ESSENTIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY SIENNA AC QUIT & FEW MILES LATER I SAW WHITE SMOKE COME FROM UNDER THE VAN IN MY MIRROR. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN & BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. I TRIED TO PULL OVER & POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER I PULLED OVER, I WALKED TO THE BACK TO SEE WHAT THE WHITE SMOKE WAS. I NOTICED THAT THE BUMPER COVER HAD MOTOR OIL DRIPPING DOWN FROM THE BUMPER & TAIL PIPE. I NOTICED THE WHITE SMOKE WAS ACTUALLY COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VAN. I RAN TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BUT I COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOORS. LUCKILY WINDOWS WERE OPENED DUE TO THE AC NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE KEY OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW & PULLED THE HOOD LATCH. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE HOOD FLAMES WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. I COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD, IT WAS TOO HOT. THIS HAPPENED IN MATTER OF SECONDS. BE AWARE THAT ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SOUND?S OR LIGHT?S. I CALLED 911. JUST IN MINUTES, THE VAN WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES & I HAD NO CHANCE TO SAVE ANYTHING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED ABOUT 9 MINUTES, BUT BY THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF MY VAN. THE FIREMAN POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THERE WAS AN OIL TRAIL BEHIND THE VAN. THE OIL TRACE WAS VISIBLE FOR FEW MILES. AFTER THEY FINISHED PUTTING OUT THE FIRE THEY SHOWED ME WHERE THE FIRE STARTED ON THE VAN. IT WAS THE AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AROUND THE BELT. THEY SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM AN OIL LEAK ON THE ENGINE AND WAS STARTED BY THE BURST OF OIL SPRAYING DOWN ON THE A

WHILE DRIVING ON INTER-STATE I-10 WEST BOUND CLOSE TO 183 MARKER, AT 65 MPH, THE RPM SHOT TO 7000 AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR STOPPED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WAS 2200 HOURS WITH MY FAMILY OF 4 KIDS AND WIFE ON BOARD. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (USED ONE 90000 MILES) TOYOTA LEGACY CHARGED ME 3500$. ITS A LOT OF MONEY. ADDITIONALLY, YOU CANNOT TRUST TOYOTA BRAND FOR SUCH POOR WORKMANSHIP WHERE POWER TRAIN IS PRONE TO FAILURES ON 5 YEARS OLD VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I SMELLED OIL AND NOTICED A LINE OF LIQUID DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. TURNS OUT THE OIL LINE RUPTURED AND THE ENGINE OIL DRAINED ALMOST COMPLETELY, WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR OR ANYTHING ADVERSE UNTIL THAT MOMENT. THANKFULLY I LIVE NEAR A MECHANIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO LEAVE IT THERE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT TOYOTA- AS THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THANKFULLY I DID NOT SUFFER ENGINE DAMAGE- MANY OTHERS HAVE, AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WORTHY ISSUE. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE. RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM SHOWS THAT IT CAN CAUSE DOOR TO JAM IN THE OPEN POSITION. PROBLEM WAS FREQUENT ENOUGH THAT TOYOTA COVERS THE REPAIR FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED 2004-2007. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS IN THE YEARS MANUFACTURED AFTER THIS, AS MINE IS A 2008, BUT THE $1200.00 REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA CSP. *TR

THE REAR HATCH FAILED TODAY ON MY SIENNA. IT WILL GO UP AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY NOTICE FALL SLAMMING DOWN. IT ALMOST HIT MY WIFE IN THE HEAD. THIS IS SERIOUS DEFECT THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ARE 2008 SIENNA MINI VAN WITH 51303 MILES ON IT WE HAD DEVELOPED A SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL FROM THE ENGINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON NOTIFYING US THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL LOSS IN THE DRIVEWAY. COULD TRACK BACK WHERE WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE OIL LOSS TRAIL IN THE ROAD. DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THE ENGINE IN THE SIENNA IS THAT SAME AS THAT IN SEVERAL OTHER TOYOTAS (AVALONS). I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A VVI OIL LINE IS FAULTY ON THE ENGINE. TOYOTA USED A RUBBER HOSE WHICH RESULTS IN FAILURE WHICH THEN RESULTS IN ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO THE OIL LOSS. TOYOTA RECALLED THE SAME PARTY ON THE AVALON AND IS AWARE THAT THIS HOSE IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA ISSUED RECALL ON THE AVALONS BUT IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON THE SIENNA. THIS IS THE SAME PIECE ON THE TWO VEHICLES. THEY THEN STATE THAT THIS HOSE WITH AN AVERAGE FAILS AT 50-60000MILES. THEY THEN STATED THAT THIS HOSE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HOSE BURSTING CAN CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE AND IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS RUBBER OIL HOSE ON ALL VEHICLES. THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A BAD PIECE WHEN TALKING WITH THEM. ALSO IF IT WERE TO FAIL THEY THEN WILL STATE THAT SINCE THIS HOSE CAUSED THE ENGINE ISSUES THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS THEN RESULTS IN PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THERE VEHICLE FOR 5-10000DOLLARS. WHEN OIL LOSS OCCURS IT SPRAYS EVERY WHERE GETTING ON BRAKES, BELTS, AND EXHAUST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL LINE, WHICH TOYOTA CALLED THE VVT LINE BURST AND THE ALL OF THE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE VVT LINE BURST AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY NOR WAS THERE A RELATED RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 51,303. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AND SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

COULD NOT STOP AFTER MY ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP THEN WERE SOFT/ABSENT, DROVE UP ON THE CENTER MEDIAN, GOT BACK ON THE ROAD ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND THE CAR INFRONT ON THE RIGHT SIDE COULDN'T DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC THEN WENT BACK TO THE LEFT GOT BACK UP ON THE MEDIAN. MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER CORNER WENT UNDER THE OTHER DRIVER'S DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BUMPER CORNER LIFTING HER CAR UP INTO THE AIR CAUSING IT TO FALL ON TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY HOOD AND FRONT RIGHT FENDER CRUSHING THEM, RESULTING IN OVER 10000 DOLLARS DAMAGE. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT AND NEITHER CAR'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

ON A RAINY SUNDAY AFTERNOON I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE, VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING (69 ADDITIONAL MILES WERE DRIVEN). WHEN TESTED THE CODE INDICATED TO INSPECT THE VVT-1 SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE ACTUATOR BOLTS AND ALIGNMENT. UPON INSPECTION (REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED) IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VVTI GEAR WAS COMING APART CAUSING DEBRIS TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CAMSHAFT GEARS AND HOUSING ONLY FOR CAM BANK 1. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MATERIAL QUALITY DEFECT AND TOYOTA'S ONLY STATEMENT IS "WE DON'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS". MY VAN IS 90 DAYS PAST THE 5 YEAR & 17,369 MILES OVER THE 60,000 WARRANTY. (NOTE: OTHER MANUFACTURER'S OFFER A 100,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY). THIS VAN HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY THIS DEALER. THIS SINGLE REPAIR BILL IS $4,295.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE THE OTHER CAM BANK WON'T DO THE SAME THING, REQUIRING ANOTHER HIGH SERVICE BILL. AFTER 3 DAYS OF WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO INVESTIGATE, THEY ONLY OFFERED A GOODWILL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPAIRS OF $2,400 ... BUT ONLY AFTER I SUBMIT PAID RECEIPTS AND THEN WAIT 10 WEEKS FOR THEM TO REIMBURSE ME. THEY FLAT OUT REFUSED TO SEND THE PAYMENT TO THE DEALER. THIS IS TOYOTA'S PREMIER FAMILY VEHICLE AND IF THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE DRIVEN TOYOTA'S FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND NEVER HEARD OF THIS KIND OF MATERIALS DEFECT AND THEN TO BE TREATED THIS POORLY OVER A MAJOR

JUST NOTIFIED OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HINDSIGHT - STARTING FALL 2012 REMOTE STARTER DIED,NO WARMUP,MY BOYFRIEND AND I EXPERIENCED ENGINE RACING WHEN VAN WAS COLD MULTIPLE TIMES,ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS HAND CONTROL BRAKE,FOOT BRAKE WAS NOT ENOUGH. PLANNED TO HAVE CHECKED BUT DEC.1 2012 AT THE TANGER OUTLET MALL IN CANONSBURG PA. I AM PARAPLEGIC,MY MINIVAN IS MODIFIED WITH FOLDOUT RAMP- PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FOR WHEELCHAIR AND THEN I TRANSFER INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT. ALL THE VAN HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES WERE FILLED BUT IT WAS EARLY SO I PARKED IN A REGULAR SPACE WITH AN EMPTY SPACE NEXT TO IT SO I COULD GET OUT. FEW VAN ACCESSIBLE HANDICAPPED SPACES IS COMMON SO I USED REGULAR SPOTS BEFORE AS LONG AS SOMEONE WAS WITH ME WHO COULD BACK THE VAN UP FAR ENOUGH FOR THE RAMP TO DEPLOY. WHEN MY MOTHER,MY SISTER-IN-LAW,MY FRIEND,AND I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE A PICKUP TRUCK WAS PARKED NEXT TO US. MY SISTER-IN-LAW GOT IN THE VEHICLE TO BACK IT UP SO THE RAMP HAD ROOM TO COME OUT AS SHE HAD DONE OFTEN. WE STOOD BEHIND THE PICKUP TRUCK WAITING FOR HER TO BACK UP. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE FLEW BACKWARD SO FAST THAT BEFORE WE COULD YELL STOP MY VEHICLE HAD SLAMMED INTO THE SUV PARKED ACROSS THE AISLE SO HARD THAT IT PUSHED THE SUV INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF IT IN THE NEXT ROW. MY SISTER-IN-LAW WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED AS WERE WE, IT WAS SO FAST IT WAS ALMOST LIKE WATCHING A CARTOON. MY SISTER-IN-LAW KEPT SAYING "I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED", SHE THOUGHT ALL SHE DID WAS PUT HER FOO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ERRONEOUS ACCELERATION DUE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PEDALS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

PASSENGER DOOR ON OUR 2008 SIENNA MINIVAN WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT. NOTHING WAS JAMMED IN IT. WE PRESSED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY IT LATCHED. THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD NOT OPEN. YOU COULD HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN YOU PRESSED ANY BUTTONS OR MANUALLY. AGAIN WE PRESSED THE BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES AND FINALLY IT MADE A POPPING NOISE AND RELEASED. THE DOOR OPENED A FEW INCHES AND NOW THE CABLE INSIDE WAS BROKEN AND HANGING DOWN. THE DOOR NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY OPENS AND CLOSES AND THE CABLE IS STILL HANGING FROM THE DOOR. WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER WITH AN AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR RECALL LETTER WE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA. THE DEALER STATED THE PART THAT BROKE ON OUR VAN WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $1,000.00 TO FIX. WE HAD THEM PUT DOOR BACK TOGETHER BECAUSE WE DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR UNTIL WE DO MORE RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

POWER LIFT FUNCTION OF REAR DOOR MALFUNCTION. UPON ENGAGING THE POWER DOOR, IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED GOING DOWN ONCE IT REACHED THE TOP AND WILL NOT STOP IF SOMEONE IS IN BETWEEN IT. THE STRUTS OR BRACKETS ARE NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN, MAKING THE MECHANISM AUTOMATICALLY SHUT THE DOOR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALOT OF SMOKE COMING OUT FROM ENGINE, PULLED OVER AND TURN OFF AND ALL CAME OUT OF CAR AND OIL STARTED LEAKING. NEXT DAY TOOK VAN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING WAS FINE BUT THERE WAS A PART( OIL HOSE NO.1 ) THAT WAS BEEN RECALL AND IT BEEN FIX BY TOYOTA DEALER BUT SAME HOSE WAS BLOW WHICH IS DANGEROUS THAT TOYOTA DEALER TOLD US AND HE WAS SURPRISED THAT COULD NOT HAPPEN AFTER REPLACE PART THAT MEAN THEY STILL HAVE THAT SAME PROBLEM AND WE WAS ON I-10 , WE STOP THE VAN ON TIME OTHERWISE WE WONT ABLE TO MOVE VAN AND WE MIGHT LOST OUR LIFE SO PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND SAVE OTHERS LIFE . *TR

WHILE BACKING THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY BRAKING BEFORE IT STRUCK STONE WALL, BLOWING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, DAMAGING THE UNDERBODY AND DAMAGING THE STONE WALL. VERY SCARY! *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FOLDS UP ON ITSELF AND WON'T RELEASE OR RETRACT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON BOTH OCCASIONS AND WAS ADVISED TO NOT "YANK THE BELT HARD." PILLAR COVER WAS REMOVED AND SEAT BELT WAS FOUND TO BE "ALL TWISTED INSIDE." IT WAS "ADJUSTED TO NORMAL OPERATION;" HOWEVER, IT COST ME $108 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND IT DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF HOW THE LATCH BECAME MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

ON DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS SNOWING AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE ICY AND SLIPPERY. AS VEHICLE WAS GOING AROUND THE BEND, DRIVER NOTICED CARS WERE STOPPED AT A SIGNAL. DRIVER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID A CRASH SINCE ABS BRAKES LOCKED ALL THE WHEELS AND THE CAR WAS SLIDING AND SO DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT-END DAMAGE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THERE WAS A PIN HOLE PUNCTURE IN THE FLEXIBLE MATERIAL THE OIL COOLER IS MADE OF. THE RESULT OF THIS IS THAT ALL THE OIL IS FORCED OUT OF THE ENGINE VERY QUICKLY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL I HEARD ENGINE NOISE. I HAD THE VAN TOWED IN AND HAD THE PART REPLACED. THE CURRENT FACTORY AUTHORIZED PART IS NOW MADE OUT OF METAL. THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE PART I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE.IT WILL COST $10,000. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY TO PREVENT THIS I WAS TOLD NO. MY ENGINE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE PART THAT CAUSED IT IS NOT. I REALIZE PARTS BREAK BUT THIS PART IS NOT A MAINTENANCE PART AND THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF ITS FAILURE IS ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS I HAVE FOUND FROM EXPERIENCED AUTO PEOPLE IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT AND IS WILLING TO IGNORE BY INVOKING THEIR WARRANTY AS A REASON TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN TO UNSUSPECTING OWNERS. OH, WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA FOR HELP WITH MY $10,000 PROBLEM, THEY OFFERED ME DINNER. AT THIS POINT I OWN A $30,000 PIECE OF JUNK ( I OWE $20,000) NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THE PART HAD BEEN MADE OUT OF METAL ORIGINALLY OR IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF SAFEGUARD BUILT IN TO WARN YOU OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS NOT THE CASE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

POWER LIFT FUNCTION OF REAR DOOR MALFUNCTION. UPON ENGAGING THE POWER DOOR, IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED GOING DOWN ONCE IT REACHED THE TOP. THE STRUTS OR BRACKETS ARE NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN MAKING THE MECHANISM AUTOMATICALLY SHUT THE DOOR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR