2008 Toyota Sienna complaints

LAST JUNE 2012 I WAS BACKING MY VEHICLE IN MY HOME DRIVEWAY WHEN THE REAR HATCH WINDOW SUDDENLY EXPLODED, SHOWERING LARGE AND SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS OUTWARDS WITH ENOUGH FORCE THAT GLASS PARTICLES WERE FOUND APPROX. 15 FT. BEHIND THE VEHICLE! THE INSIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH LARGE AND SMALL SHARDS, AND BROKEN AND HANGING GLASS WAS LEFT IN THE WINDOW FRAME. WHEN THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THEIR REP REPLIED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN EVENT OCCURRING WITH A TOYOTA, AND IMPLIED THAT I HAD BROKEN THE WINDOW BY ACCIDENT. SINCE MY WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER GLASS, I TURNED IN A CLAIM TO ALLSTATE INSURANCE($100 DEDUCTIBLE) AND THE WINDOW WAS REPAIRED. ON 11/08/2012 I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE SAME WINDOW EXPLODED WITH ENOUGH ENERGY TO PRODUCE A LOUD "BANG!" I AGAIN TURNED IN A CLAIM TO ALLSTATE($100 DEDUCTIBLE, AGAIN!) AND THE WINDOW WAS REPAIRED. WHILE WAITING AT THE REPAIR SHOP, I ASKED THE GLASS TECHNICIAN IF HE WAS AWARE OF ANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH TOYOTA WINDOWS. HE REPLIED, "OH YES," AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAD JUST REPAIRED A SIMILAR WINDOW ON A TOYOTA OWNED BY A KIRTLAND, OHIO POLICE OFFICER, AMONG OTHERS! I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SEVERELY INJURED! *TR

WAS T-BONED BY SOMEONE WHO FAILED TO YIELD ON GREEN. HE WAS GIVEN A TICKET. I WAS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION GOING 34.8 MILES/HOUR AT THE TRIGGERING EVENT. HAS TOYOTA DO INSPECTION ON CAR AND "CHIP". IT ONLY REGISTERED A "FRONT EVENT". REPAIR COSTS ARE 12K, THIS INCLUDED REPLACING BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOORS????? WHY DID THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY OR BETTER YET WHY WAS THERE NOT EVEN A SIDE EVENT REGISTERED WHEN HE CLEARLY HIT ME IN THE SIDE?? SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND NECK BACK INJURIES. HAD MY 6 AND 2 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK IN CAR SEATS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,687...UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER DIRECTED THE CONSUMER TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND IN THE BRAKES BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOTICE SOMETHING UNUSUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 12/13/2012 *JS

MAKING LEFT TURN INTO PARKING SPOT. THE CAR WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS ABRUPTLY STEERED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO AVOID COLLISION WITH CAR PARKED IN FRONT AND APPLIED BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY. INCIDENT HAPPENED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKING LOT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM OR REPLICATE IT.

UNLOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS USING REMOTE. OPENED DRIVER PASSENGER DOOR, AND PLACED GRANDDAUGHTER INTO CAR SEAT. CLOSED THE DOOR WITH THE KEY REMOTE INSIDE. THE SIENNA AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS, AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO MY GRANDCHILD. ANOTHER KEY WAS QUICKLY FOUND TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. NO HARM DONE. IF THE OTHER KEY HADN'T BEEN FOUND, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO WAIT FOR A LOCKSMITH TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER, THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION THIS AUTOMATIC LOCKING, UNLESS A DOOR HASN'T BEEN OPENED AFTER UNLOCKING. THE DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT IT CAN BE REMOVED BY BRINGING THE AUTO IN AND LOOKING IT UP TO A COMPUTER. I BELIEVE THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, AND NEEDS NHTSA ACTION. *TR

THE REAR HATCH OF MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN OPENING BY USING EITHER THE REMOTE OPENER OR BY OPENING MANUALLY. THE DOOR CRUSHED MY SON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ERRONEOUSLY BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT HAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CRASHED SIDEWAYS INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD NOT YET DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A CASE ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT (CASE NUMBER 1208222975). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WE HAVE OWNED THE SIENNA FOR 4 YEARS AND 53,000 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENCE. WE HAVE HAD IT SERVICED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER AND HAVE HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. ONE AFTERNOON, AFTER DRIVING THE SIENNA ALL DAY, WE PULLED IT INTO OUR DRIVEWAY (WHICH IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE) AND PLACED IT INTO PARK. AFTER DOING THIS, INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED, THE SIENNA ROLLED BACK AS THOUGH IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. WE BROUGHT THE SIENNA TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO INSPECTED IT. THEY TOLD US THE PIN THAT ENABLES THE BRAKES UPON PLACING THE SIENNA IN PARK WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND THAT THESE PINS DON'T WEAR OUT OVER TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD US THAT YOU WOULD ONLY SEE DAMAGE TO THE PIN IF YOU WERE DRIVING THE CAR AND THEN SUDDENLY PUT IT INTO PARK WHILE MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED THE OFFICES OF TOYOTA CORPORATE AND HAD THE CASE REVIEWED. IT WAS DETERMINED BY TOYOTA CORPORATE TO BE RELATED TO THE WARRANTY AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *TR

BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON OUR VAN STARTED TO SLOW WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING AND BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING OR CRACKLING NOISE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WERE TOLD THAT THE FRAMES WERE BENT ON BOTH SIDES AND WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS LOW MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE DOOR FRAMES TO BEND OTHER THAN A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2008 SIENNA. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN INTERNET REPORTS OF DOORS COMING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. OUR CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WE ARE BEING TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PASSENGER WAS STANDING IN THE PATH OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE DOOR WAS ENGAGED AND CLOSED ON THE PASSENGER, CRUSHING THE PASSENGER BETWEEN THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRAME. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO A MEDICAL DOCTORS FOR TREATMENT OF HER INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITH THE SLIDING DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 07/19/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE PARKING SIGN AND INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE THEN REVERSED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER TREE. AFTER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CHILD IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES, AND BRUISES TO THE RIGHT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN NORMALLY IN GEAR "D" AT 35 MPH BUT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR FOR NO REASON. I STOPPED, PUT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT WOULD THEN ONLY WORK IN GEAR "3" BUT I HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER STOPPING MULTIPLE TIMES, I WAS ABLE TO REACH HOME. MY 2008 SIENNA CAN NOW BE DRIVEN FORWARD IN REVERSE GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT ENGAGED HER CHILD RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE MAILBOX. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS PIERCED AND LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EVALUATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,105. UPDATED 4/2/12 *CN

WE HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH AN AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE. WHEN YOU PUSH A BUTTON ON THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE OR ON THE REMOTE IT OPENS THE REAR LIFT GATE, PUSH AGAIN AND IT CLOSES AND LATCHES AUTOMATICALLY. HOWEVER, THE MECHANISM(S) THAT HOLDS IT OPEN HAS FAILED. SIMILAR TO FAILURE ON THE 2004-2006 SIENNA THAT FORCED A TOYOTA RECALL. IF YOU OPEN IT AUTOMATICALLY IT STARTS CLOSING IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU OPEN IT WITHOUT WARNING, NO ALERTS. IF YOU OPEN IT MANUALLY IT WILL NOT STAY OPEN AND THE WEIGHT IS UNSUPPORTED MEANING IT WILL CLOSE ON ANYTHING IN ITS WAY. A CHILD COULD BE CRUSHED/INJURED FROM THE WEIGHT/FORCE OF THE DOOR. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ALL LIGHTS FLICKER ON THEN LOST ALL POWER.......OILLINE HAD LEAKED ON ALTERNATOR BELT CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. LUCKILY POWER LOSS PREVENTED ENGINE DAMAGE FROM OIL LEAK. WE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA ABOUT THE OIL LINE PROBLEM OR RECALL.....ONLY AFTER A LOCAL GARAGE FIXED THE LINE DID I FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL....I WOULD HAD IT REPLACED EARLIER IF I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *TR

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

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. STUCK HALFWAY OPEN. APPEARS TO BE A CABLE PROBLEM. RESEARCH DONE ON INTERNET SHOWS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH APPROX. $1800.00 REPAIR PRICE. *TR

RIGHT REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LXE MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER QUOTED NEARLY $1000.00 TO FIX. RIDICULOUS. HAD DEALER DISCONNECT SYSTEM (OVER $70.00) AND NOW CAN USE DOOR MANUALLY ALTHOUGH DOOR IS CUMBERSOME TO MOVE -- ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR CHILDREN TO OPERATE. INEXCUSABLY POOR DESIGN! SAME PROBLEM RIGHT REAR WINDOW. WILL NOT OPERATE. NOW DISCONNECTED BY DEALER (INCLUDED IN $70.00 CHARGE NOTED ABOVE). WINDOW CANNOT BE OPERATED MANUALLY. PERMANENTLY SHUT. BAD! VENTILATION IN REAR AND THUS THROUGHOUT VEHICLE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEM DETACHED WHILE ADDING AIR TO THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT; NEEDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. 2008 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 78,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *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

THE RUBBERIZED SURFACE OF THE REAR DOOR LATCH HAS DISSOLVED INTO GOO. I ASSUME THAT HEAT FROM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MELTED THE RUBBER. THUS, TWO PROBLEMS: 1) THIS MAY BE A SIGN OF A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT WILL MANIFEST ITSELF AGAIN BUT WITH RESPECT TO A CRITICAL COMPONENT; AND 2) EACH TIME THE LATCH IS USED, SOME OF THE BLACK GOO COMES OFF ON MY HAND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEA PUSH ROD FRACTURED CAUSING A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,600. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED.

I ARRIVED AT WORK AND USED THE INTERIOR PUSH BUTTON TO OPEN THE POWER DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY VAN AFTER EXITING THE VAN MY KEY FOB WOULD NOT ACTIVATE THE CLOSE OF THE DOOR. IT WAS DARK AND I CLOSED THE DOOR MANUALLY. AFTER LEAVING WORK I ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE AND OPEN THE SAME DOOR WITH MY KEY FOB. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND I COULD NOT OPEN IT MANUALLY. AFTER CLOSER EXAMINATION (IT WAS NOW DAYLIGHT) THE POWER DOOR CABLE WAS HANGING DOWN FROM THE FURTHEST REAR WINDOW. IT HAD SNAPPED. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY (IT WOULDN'T BUDGE) AND IF I ATTEMPTED USING THE FOB OR INTERIOR PUSH BUTTONS YOU COULD HEAR THE COMPONENT THAT ACTIVATES THE CABLE HUMMING BUT THE DOOR HAD NO MOVEMENT. THE FAILURE OF THE DOOR TO OPEN AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS AN AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE. YOU PUSH A BUTTON ON THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE OR ON THE KEY FOB AND IT OPENS THE REAR LIFT GATE, PUSH AGAIN AND IT CLOSES AND LATCHES AUTOMATICALLY. HOWEVER, THE MECHANISM(S) THAT HOLDS IT OPEN HAS FAILED. SIMILAR TO FAILURE ON THE 2004-2006 SIENNA THAT FORCED A TOYOTA RECALL. IF YOU OPEN IT AUTOMATICALLY IT STARTS CLOSING IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU OPEN IT WITHOUT WARNING, NO ALERTS. IF YOU OPEN IT MANUALLY IT WILL NOT STAY OPEN AND THE WEIGHT IS UNSUPPORTED MEANING IT WILL CRUSH ANYTHING IN ITS WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED SIX TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. THE ENGINE RESTARTED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO COULD NOT LOCATE A PROBLEM. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR A THIRD OPINION TO POSSIBLY LOCATE THE CONSISTENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,680.

SON OPENED POWER SLIDING DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR. UPON CLOSING, DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT. DOOR HAD TO BE HELD SHUT BY ADULT. DEALER HAS QUOTED $995 AT THIS POINT JUST TO GET DOOR TO CLOSE, STATING A "RUSTY CABLE" IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. REPRESENTATIVE AT TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE ADVISED THAT VEHICLE IS BEYOND WARRANTY AND TOYOTA WILL PROVIDE NO RELIEF. *TR

2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH APPROX. 45K MILES. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AFTER WEDDING. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. A MINUTE LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HALF MILE FROM EXIT, DECIDE TO TAKE EXIT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. AS REACH GAS STATION RIGHT OFF EXIT, OIL LIGHT COMES ON. CHECK OIL AND SEE NO OIL IN ENGINE. OIL SPLASHED ON TAILGATE. DETERMINE OIL FLOWING FROM ENGINE. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH RUBBER OIL HOSE AND SENT TOW TRUCK. LOSS OF ALL OIL WITHOUT INDICATION UNTIL ENGINE FAILURE. SAME V6 ENGINE AS RECALLED IN CAMRY AND AVALON. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM REQUIRING COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS UNSAFE--SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT INDICATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND OIL SPILL TO EXHAUST COMPONENTS OF ENGINE COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT OR FIRE!

THE EXPOSED CABLE OF THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE SNAPPED WHILE THE DOOR WAS IN MOTION.

MY 2008 SIENNA HESITATES WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED AFTER SLOWING DOWN. THE ENGINE REVS FAST (ENGINE IS LOUD) BUT CAR DOES NOT RESPOND ACCORDINGLY BY MOVING AHEAD UNTIL A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER. USUALLY I WOULD RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT THE ENGINE REV FROM GOING VERY HIGH. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A DELAY IN TRYING TO GET THE CORRECT SHIFT. THERE WAS NO TSB ON THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER. *TR

THE SLIDING DOORS, PASSENGER AND DRIVER ARE NOW CLOSED. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS AUTOMATIC AND CLOSING ON MY CHILDREN WHEN THEY WOULD ENTER OR EXIT. DOORS WOULD STOP IN MIDDLE AND THEN REFUSE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. AS I STATED NOW THEY CAN NOT BE OPENED. DEALER SAID IT IS $400 TO FIX MANUAL AND $1500 FOR AUTODOOR. *TR

THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING,THEN FAILED TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE BY POWER OR MANUALLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT; HOWEVER, IN MAY 2011, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED 45 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16.

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.

2008 TOYOTA SIENNA LE MY SON - WHO HAS AUTISM HAD ACCIDENTALLY ZIPPED HIS JACKET OVER HIS SEAT BELT. HE GOT SCARED AND ASKED ME TO HELP HIM - SO I OPENING OUR AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER SIDE) TO HELP HIM UNZIP THE JACKET. WHILE I STOOD THERE TRYING TO GET HIS JACKET UNZIPPED - THE SLIDING DOOR STARTED TO CLOSE AND PROCEEDING TO SLAM INTO ME 4 TIMES BEFORE IT BACKED OFF (I AM PREGNANT - 26 WEEKS AT THE TIME). IT HAS ON OTHER OCCASIONS AUTOMATICALLY SHUT WITHOUT US ACTIVATING THIS. THIS SCARED ME - AS I ALSO HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND OF COURSE AM PREGNANT - WHAT IF IT WAS MY 3 YEAR OLD STANDING THERE WHILE THE DOOR SLAMMED INTO HIM CONTINUALLY? I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE FROM OTHER SIENNA OWNERS AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED. THE DOOR SHOULD NOT BE CLOSING ALL ON IT'S OWN - AND IT SHOULD NOT SLAM INTO A PERSON OR OBJECT 4 TIMES BEFORE IT BACKS OFF. *TR

3/12/11 I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON STATE RT 104 IN COLUMBUS OHIO WHEN I HAD TO GET ON MY BRAKES HEAVILY TO AVOID HITTING A VAN THAT WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF ME, THE FOLLOWING CAR DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED WITH ME FORCING ME INTO THE VAN IN FRONT CAUSING HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE REAR VEHICLE AND TO MINE . IMMEDIATELY DURING THE ACCIDENT MY BRAKES FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE VAN IN FRONT UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO THINK TO PUT MINE IN PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE A FEW MINUTES LATER I TRIED MY BRAKES AGAIN AND THEY WERE O.K. I FEEL THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED EITHER BECAUSE I WAS INTO THEM OR DUE TO MY VEHICLE BEING HIT SO HARD FROM THE REAR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS A DODGE CARAVAN YEAR UNKNOWN. *TR

I HAVE A RADIAN XTSL CAR SEAT THAT WILL NOT STAY TIGHTLY INSTALLED IN MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WHEN INSTALLED WITH LATCH IN EITHER THE FF OR RF POSITION. I INSTALL IT CORRECTLY, BUT DUE TO THE ANGLE THE LOOSENING MECEHANISM HITS THE SEAT IT CONTINUALLY BECOMES LOOSE. I NOTICED THIS WHEN I PULLED ON THE STRAP TO TIGHTEN THE HARNESS AND THE ENTIRE SEAT LIFTED OFF MY VEHICLE SEAT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=SIENNA)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT BECOME LOOSE AROUND THE PASSENGER UNTIL THE SEAT BELT WAS UNLATCHED. THE SEAT BELT HAD BECOME EXTREMELY TIGHT AROUND THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED. AFTER HAVING THE SEAT BELT REPLACED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE SEAT WAS TILTED IN A RECLINED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

INITIALLY IN COLD WEATHER ONLY, THE TAIL GATE / HATCH / REAR DOOR WOULD START TO CLOSE SLOWLY OF ITS OWN ACCORD. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD THEN ASSUME YOU HAD ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR BY HAND AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WOULD KICK IN AND CLOSE THE DOOR ON TOP OF YOU IF YOU DID NOT REALIZE AND MOVE. THE FORCE OF THE CLOSING DOOR IS QUITE HIGH TO A DEGREE THAT IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO STOP IT CRUSHING A PERSON. A CHILD WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IT CLOSING. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND THE WEATHER HAS LITTLE EFFECT ANYMORE, THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN EVEN ON MILD DAYS. *TR

PROBLEM WITH REAR DISC BRAKES IN 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. DEALER FOUND PROBLEM WITH CALIPER PISTON. RUST ON CLIP APPARENTLY CAUSED THE CALIPER PISTON TO STAY EXTENDED AND KEEP THE DISC BRAKE PAD IN CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE. REAR BRAKES FAILED AT 33K MILES. REPAIR PERFORMED AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. SERVICE PERSON SAID WARRANTY DID NOT COVER BRAKE FAILURE BECAUSE IT WAS "CAUSED BY RUST." BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER THE 30K MILE SERVICE. *TR

UPON ACCELERATING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR (7-15) MILES AN HOUR, ESPECIALLY AFTER BREAKING, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S GO UP BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN NOT FULLY STOPPING. I ALSO HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN GOING ACROSS TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN REPRODUCED BY THE SERVICE TECH. I HAVE TAKEN THEM OUT ON A DRIVE ALONG ONLY TO NOT REPRODUCE IT ALSO. THIS IS MY MAIN VEHICLE I DRIVE MY FOUR CHILDREN AROUND IN AND I WOULD HATE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE OCCUR WHEN I REALLY NEED TO ACCELERATE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY, I AM NOT THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE THAT HAD WITNESSED THIS HESITATION PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND A POSSIBLE RECALL/FIX. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVER TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

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 ON

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT LAG IN THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS. DURING THE LAG PERIOD, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS THEN FOLLOWED BY A LUNGE IN THE VEHICLE, ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE?S ELECTRONIC ACCELERATION SYSTEM, ?DRIVE BY WIRE,? IS TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE DEPRESSED ACCELERATION PEDAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT VERY INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY. THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT IS UNUSUAL AND NOT ONLY POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE IS LUNGING, BUT ALSO POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, IF WE WERE TRYING TO MERGE ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. BEING THAT A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY MAY BE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. THAT VEHICLE WILL TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 176 FEET IN THAT TWO SECOND LAG TIME OF OUR VEHICLE?S ACCELERATION SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V160000, STRUCTURE IN REFERENCE TO THE CORROSION ON THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/11/11*LJ

THE RUN-FLAT TIRES START TO MAKE NOISE, AND THEN ONE DAY BEGIN TO VIBRATE BADLY. THE STEEL BELTS SEPARATE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL WITH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE PULL OVER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER WHO REPLACES THE TIRES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 10,000-30,000 MILES. WE HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. *TR

DURING A 30,000 MILE CHECK UP ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA ALL WHEEL DRIVE VAN, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR BREAKS BECAUSE THEY WERE GROUND DOWN AND DANGEROUS, ACCORDING TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WHERE MADE. PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED, ROTORS HAD TO BE GROUND DOWN FOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR. ALL THE MILEAGE IS LONG DISTANCE HIGHWAY DRIVING. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT THE DEALER SEEMED VERY CONCERNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING ANY FURTHER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH THROUGH A FENCE, CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE FRONT END. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.