2017 Toyota Sienna complaints

I was driving and suddenly the 2017 Toyota Siena just lost all acceleration. The car no longer could move in gear. I put car into reverse or drive or any other gear and the vehicle would not move. The engine was on. The parking brake was not on. The transmission seems to have had a major malfunction. I had to have my car towed and my enitre family was stranded. I then looked up tranmission issues and found that 2017 Toyotas have a serious tranmission issue under “ Certain 2017 to 2018 Model Year Toyota Sienna Certain 2017 to 2018 Model Year Toyota Highlander Coverage for UA80 Transmission Customer Support Program ZJC”. I have approx 35000 miles on this vehicle and I bought it close to used from a Kingston Prestige Toyota dealership in New York State.

Parked the car on an incline (our driveway) like we have a 100 times before. Went inside to unload groceries. Came back to the car and from the passenger seat reached over to press the auto-off button. When that was pressed the car started to roll down our driveway with our daughter in the back seat. It rolled across the street, hit the side of our neighbors house, and landed in the woods. My wife sustained major injuries to her arms, legs, hands, and back. She was also 9 months pregnant. Toyota dealership says there's nothing wrong after a 30 minute inspection.

While traveling at a high speed, van's power train jerked hard and rapidly slowed on its own, not allowing me to excelerate. Almost rear ended by following vehicle that managed to swerve around to avoid my rapid deceleration. Check engine light came on and was hard to start. Had to allow the van to sit a while before I was able to start. Van acted like it was in limp mode. This malfunction has occurred several times. Mechanic code shows P0087 fault code. Low fuel pressure. Toyota has recalled many of these vehicles in this year for this issue, but mine seems to not be one of them. Very dangerous.

Purchased used vehicle from a Toyota Dealership on or about March 27, 2021. The dashboard illumination on the 2017 Toyota Sienna only appears to operate when the vehicle is turned on AND the front headlight selector is moved to the on or automatic mode. I do not believe it is a standard feature for any vehicle to NOT illuminate the dashboard without the headlights being turned on. Issue: With no illumination of the tachometer and speedometer these items are nearly impossible to see. That naturally forces the human eye to remain looking down slightly longer than normal which can possibly result in an accident. If it is a sunny day with no need for headlights this issue is now exacerbated because the bright sunlight often causes drivers to wear tinted or dark sunglasses rendering the dashboard nearly 100% black. So, my question is a simple one: On the 2017 Toyota Sienna, with the standard feature set included as indicated under VIN - [XXX], should the dashboard lights illuminating the tachometer and speedometer areas turn on immediately and automatically when the vehicle is started? On the vehicle, the dashboard lighting only turn on when the headlights are turned on or set in the auto-headlight mode…both of which are not my choice. I want see my dashboard data automatically and without having to drive with my headlights turned on. This is a poor dashboard visibility standard for this make, model and year Sienna. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (

When going down a parking ramp exit, my foot has slipped off the brake 3 time. When looking at the brake pedal it is smaller than most brake pedals. I don't know if anyone else has had this problem, but mandating a minimal size for brake pedal might help

Today 4/7/23 My 2017 Toyota Sienna accelerated on its own. I was driving my 4 children to school and we were at a stop light. When I took my foot of the brake to start making a turn the car gunned it around the corner. It scared everyone in the car half to death. Thankfully no one was hurt but it looks like others on here haven't been so lucky with this issue. I hope toyota does the right thing a d fixes this issue before more people die.

I have a 2017 Toyota Sienna that has needed the braked replaced on average every 6 months and I have already replaced the roaters 4x. This car eats brakes and roaters.

Brand new factory tires from the dealership only lasted 32k miles. Tires were replaced with the recommended tires for this vehicle and after 22k miles, there is significant wear where they will need to replaced again in the coming months. Each set of tires are 60k tires, and they are rotated and aligned religiously every 5k miles. However, each set of tires had excessive wear, no where near commensurate with the age of them. I will soon be on my third set of brand new tires when my van will only have roughly 58k miles on it. And per a general google search, it seems this is happening to a lot of Toyota Sienna owners. There needs to be an investigation as to why Siennas excessively wear their tires. I used to easily get around 60k miles with my tires on my previous vehicle, as I rotated and aligned them religiously to ensure their long life.

Today I had a crash and luckily walked away. I went down an embankment at speed into trees where the vehicle rolled and struck trees head on. All the vehicle airbags deployed and vehicle came to rest on the drivers side. Although there was electrical power and the engine still running none of the right side doors would open and neither would the rear hatch which was clear of obstruction! Had there been a fire I wouldn't be making this report! Doors need to be operable regardless of situation when none of them are jammed from an accident!

2nd row passenger side seat belt receptacle is not latching seat belt. The contact stated that a replacement part was ordered but not needed. It was discovered that the original part had debris inside and was cleaned out. The original part started working again and a repair was no longer needed.

Engine stalls and stutters. Check AWD light comes on dashboard

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH with her four children in the rear seats, the vehicle started jerking and decelerated independently. Additionally, the transmission was slipping. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact continued driving; however, the transmission continuously slipped out of gear. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was associated with Toyota UA80 Transmission program. The dealer contacted the manufacturer who agreed to cover the repair of the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

Fuel and oil change

Fule & oil change signs

Wire harness section which controls the Parking Collision Warning and Rear Cross Traffic Warning is frayed, causing failure. This failure was determined by the dealer to be caused by mud packing into the rear bumper cavity. Dealer wanted over $1,000 to fix. Denied warranty, due to the cause being "an outside influence". There is no way to effectively wash the inside of the bumper without removing the bumper. If I pay for a new wire harness, the issue will re-occur. This poses an elevated risk to my family and any occupants of the vehicle, as key safety features must be disabled.

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while driving approximately 80 MPH, the side rail roof rack detached from the vehicle. Additionally, the oil warning light was illuminated. There were no reported injuries. The contact's personal property was damaged during the failure. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called another local dealer, Mark Toyota of Plover (1765 Park Ave, Plover, WI 54467) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no additional assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

I was driving my 2017 Sienna on 5/10/2022 and was approaching a roundabout. As I was going thru the roundabout, my van stalled. I coasted into a gas station. After a few minutes I notice smoke coming from under my hood. I popped the hood and noticed the smoke was coming from the air intake. We called AAA and they towed it to the dealership we bought it new from and had all services done at. The next day we authorized them to do a diognostic on it where they found a burnt airfilter and melted housing. Heiser Toyota in Milwaukee WI has not repaired the van yet and we wanted to talk to Toyota customer service and your office to see what we should do. We called insurance and a claim has been started - not sure if they have inspected the van yet. It is available for you to inspect. All warning lights were on when it stalled. There was no power loss or any warning before it stalled.

The fuel pump has an issue leading to a check engine light and compromised engine performance. It has been inspected by an independent service center.

The hood crumples like aluminum foil. The hood rod was holding the hood up and the slightest pressure on the hood made it bend. The hood should NOT bend as easily as it did. The fragility of the hood could cause a serious issue in the event of a crash.

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the third-row driver’s side window suddenly shattered causing shards of glass to enter the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. No object had contacted the vehicle to cause the failure. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.

Unknown, Steering wheel turns several inches when you engage the steering wheel lock. Causes the steering wheel to be off centered. Which in turn cause the alignment not centered. Dealer confirmed that it needs a steering shaft replacement.

My power doors open and won’t close. It takes multiple times to finally get them to close.

On 10/14/2021, as my wife was pulling into our attached garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, hitting a metal storage shelf located at the back wall of the garage. The impact of the crash caused the vehicle and the shelf to extensively damage the dry wall of that area of the garage, as well as to damage the pedestal supporting the house water heater, which resulted in the water heater detaching away from the wall and being destroyed. There was, of course, also major damage to the front bumper area of the vehicle. It is my contention that the cause of the accident lies in some component of the vehicle acceleration system. I believe this to be true because of two prior incidents which occurred within the month before this happened. On 09/16/2021, I was driving this vehicle and wanted to make a U-turn. I was traveling at approximately 10 MPH, but as I began the turn, suddenly, the vehicle accelerated to about 25 MPH, even though my foot was off the accelerator. My wife and granddaughter were in the vehicle at the time and both expressed alarm, somehow thinking I had purposely made this maneuver, which I assured them that I had not. Then, approximately 7-10 days later (I am unsure of the date), I was driving, alone, in this vehicle and went to make a left-hand turn. The vehicle again accelerated, even though I had removed my foot from the accelerator pedal and was applying the brakes. I estimate that as I began the turn, my speed was 10-15 MPH, but the vehicle accelerated to

On October 15, 2021 at 2 pm I drove into the driveway of a friend. I turned to the right of the driveway on her grass so I could backup and face the road. I’ve done this many times in the past. On this day as I put my foot on the break the van accelerated at a very very high speed. The van was out of my control at this point. I do not know how fast because this all happened in seconds. I was heading straight to their privacy wood fence only feet away. Approximately 20 feet. I don’t recall breaking again but turned the wheel to the right trying to avoid the fence. I hit the fence at a high speed damaged the left bumper and scraped the drivers side of the door. The next second I attempt to break again so I could back out of this when the van continued to accelerate at high speed going straight toward the house only a few feet away. I attempted to avoid the house and hit the right bumper hard at a high speed on the corner of the house. At this point the acceleration stopped and I was able to backup and turn the car around and finally turn the car off. There is major damage to the van and some to the fence and house. I was very upset and in shock and some soreness the next day but thankfully no one was hurt. This is a very small yard area that this took place at. I am still in shock and extremely confused as to why this happened. I do know without question my foot was not in the accelerator. The van is presently in the body shop. I would like to mention I have a clean record at t

Driver side sliding door stops and reopens when trying to close using power option previous van did the same thing but had a recall. When turning power door option off, it's stopped, doesn't want to budge much and you have to use all of your force to try to close it. This has being going on since 2018 when I bought it but there was no recall so delearship wouldn't touch it.

When vehicle is park on an angle (with Front section lower than the back) power sliding door (behind front passenger) does not fully engages arresting hook and tends to immediately return to close position sometimes hitting passengers trying to enter or exit the vehicle. Vehicle was taken to dealer for check up but dealer claims to have been unable to replicate issue, possibly due to not placing vehicle on an angle. No warning lamps or lights indicate any issue with the vehicle passenger door(s).

On July 3rd, traveling on highway to airport tire blew out (right rear). Pulled to side of road and attempted assistance but this was friday afternoon before july 4th holiday, NOTHING was going to happen except a tow - possible wait as long as 2-3 hours. reportedly the Sienna has drive flat (50 miles at 50 mph) We drove 5 mph for approx 3 to 4 miles to tire store/Les Schwab. Flat was replaced but then on inspection ALL remaining tires had card showing wear on inner tires. ALL 4 (including the blowout). Pictures submitted . Of particular concern is that we had taken the vehicle about 10 K prior (March)specifically for tire wobble noise and to fix alignment. Wear was noted, but no safety concerns raised and no cautionary recommendations offered. When we brought the vehicle and tires to the dealer AFTER the blowout we were told by service manager that the early wear was a known problem to occur specifically on the all wheel Siennas. Again, NO CAUTIONARY ADVICE GIVEN in March despite recognized wear and this known history. We had a blowout in heavy holiday traffic at 60 mph less than 10K /3month later. This easily could have been catastrophic. We reported to Toyota to a "Beth" at customer documentation and risk reduction department who did an excellent job of deflecting causation/potential blame and advised us to contact the tire manufacturer or the dealer. Absolutely no evidence of concern for safety - ours or those around us - at highway speeds. Review of web shows known proble

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH and coming to a stop, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated the brake pedal was rigid. The contact stated the failure reoccurred while driving. The brake warning light and traction control warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who could not determine the cause of the failure. The dealer advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer she purchased the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer who sold her the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 14,500.

Vehicle began running harshly, then stalled. Check engine light came on. Upon inspection at Toyota dealership, found to have leaked fuel into charcoal canister. Vehicle owner does NOT overfill gas tank.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNATTENDED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND DETECTED. THE CONTACT'S NEIGHBOR NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED, WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT CALLED WALSER TOYOTA (4401 AMERICAN BLVD W, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55437, (612) 294-0220) AND WAS REFERRED TO A GLASS COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,500.

THE CLIP/HINGE IN FUEL TANK DOOR IS BROKEN. NO LONGER APPEARS FLUSH AGAINST VEHICLE HAPPENED IN APRIL WHILE STATIONARY PUTTING IN FUEL AT STATION.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WITH WINDOWS AND SUNROOF CLOSED, THE SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSE, BUT NOT AS A RESULT OF FALLING OBJECT OR PROJECTILE.

THE VACUUM BRAKE ASSIST FAILED WITH LESS THAN SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 50K MILES ON THE CAR. NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN IT FAILED BECAUSE THE BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR AWHILE BEFORE WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. WE DID HAVE A NEAR MISS WHILE MAKING A LONG DRIVE WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO LEAVE THE INTERSTATE ON AN OFF RAMP AND I WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO STOP AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP. I HAD TO ANGLE THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING A PICKUP TRUCK AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 20V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TOYOTA OF WICHITA FALLS (2213 OLD JACKSBORO HWY, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76301) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE SLIDING DOORS WILL OPEN ON THEIR OWN.

CANNOT SEE SPEEDOMETER IN DAYTIME UNLESS HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. BOUGHT NEW AND TOOK BACK TO DEALER BUT . HE COULD NOLT GET ANY BACK LIGHTING. SPEEDOMETER HAS BLACK BACKGROUND.

TOP HINGE ON FUEL COVER DOOR BROKEN AFTER 52K MILES. FROM SEARCHING ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO BE A REPORTED ISSUE WITH THE SIENNA DUE TO REQUIRED PRESSURE TO CLOSE THE FUEL COVER DOOR.

FINISH ON AC CONTROL PANEL IS BUBBLING UP. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND NO APPARENT CAUSE.

VEHICLE EXHIBITS PERIODS OF ROUGH ACCELERATION, CHUGGING, AND HESITATION. AFTER 3 TRIPS TO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS PROBLEM. A MASSIVE RECALL OF TOYOTA FUEL PUMPS IS UNDERWAY ON SEVERAL VEHICLES INCLUDING 2017 SIENNA'S BUT DEALERSHIPS CLAIM MY 2017 SIENNA IS NOT ON LIST. I'VE LIVED WITH THIS FOR 3 YEARS AND MY VEHICLE IS TILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON IT. HAPPENS WHENEVER VEHICLE IS USED. DEALERSHIPS WON'T TEST IT AS THEY HAVE TO DROP GAS TANK. *TR

THE BRIDGESTONE RUN FLAT TYRES ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2017 AWD HAS WORN OUT IN 24,000 MILES. THESE ARE THE FACTORY TYRES AND WHEN THE DEALER SOLD THE CAR TO US, THEY SAID IT COMES WITH WARRANTY . BUT IT SEEMS THAT IS NOT THE CASE. KINDLY HELP. THESE TYRES ARE EXPENSIVE AND IF I HAVE TO CHANGE IT AROUND 20,000 MILES, ITS TOO MUCH. ALL WE USE THE CAR IS TO DROP OFF KIDS TO SCHOOL AND THEIR SPORTING EVENTS. WE NEVER TOOK THE VAN IN BAD ROADS. *TR

BACK WINDOW POPPED AND PARTIALLY SHATTERED. THE VAN WAS IN THE GARAGE AND THE GARAGE DOOR WAS CLOSED.

WHEN I'M DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN A CITY STREET I GET AN ALERT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH SAYS "TRAC OFF - CHECK AWD SYSTEM" AND THE SERVICE LIGHT TURNS ON. I DID NOT TURN THE TRAC OFF. WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE SERVICE ISN'T ON ANYMORE AND THE MESSAGE GOES AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLS AND LOSES SPEED AND WANTS TO SHUT OFF AS I'M DRIVING IN A CITY STREET. FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THE SERVICE LIGHT AND THE TRACK AND AWD LIGHT TURN ON AND STAY ON FOR SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER, WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON BUT GO AWAY AFTER SOME TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

WHEN I BRAKE (ESPECIALLY FROM HIGHER SPEEDS) THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND THE CAR RIDE FEELS VERY JERKY - ESP FOR THOSE IN THE FRONT SEATS. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A WHINING OR RUBBING NOISE.

SINCE 2004 TOYOTA HAS KNOWN THAT SIENNA AWD DAMAGE RUN-FLAT-TIRES (RFT) RAPIDLY AND NEVER REACH OR CLOSE TO 60,000 MILES OF THE LIFE OF TIRES WARRANTY. TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM THEN OR WARN THEIR CUSTOMER BEFORE THE PURCHASING (SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT OF A CLASS ACTION). I PURCHASED SIENNA VAN AWD FROM L&S DEALER IN BECKLEY WV, THE SALESMAN NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE TIRES PROBLEM WILL BE WORN OUT COMPLETED WITHIN 30,000 MILES, BUT STATE THAT 60,000 MILES INCLUDED TIRES FOR ALL POWER TRAINED AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE VAN DO NOT HAVE SPARE TIRE. WHEN I BROUGHT VAN FOR TIRES WARRANTY FROM FIRESTONE CORPORATE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SIENNA IS TOO HEAVY TO USE THIS TIRES. I HAVE TO PAY THE PARTIAL USAGE OF 60,000 MILES WARRANTY. THE BIG PROBLEM IS THE TIRES OF MY VAN CUPPED AND MAKING ROAMING NOISE WHEN ONLY 10,000 MILES WHICH MAKE DRIVING VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, DEFEATED THE PURPOSE WHAT I PAID FOR. THIS IS ABNORMAL FOR VAN OR ANY CAR THAT DAMAGES THE TIRES SO BADLY. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE VAN ACTS JERKING SOME TIMES WHEN I CHANGE LANE IN HIGHWAY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. AT 29,000 MILES TOYOTA AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THE TIRES CUPPED BADLY TO STEEL BELT, AFTER PARKED THE VAN FOR 1 MONTH I DECIDED TO PAY TO REPLACE TIRES (SEE ATTACHED PICTURE FOR THE CUPPED TIRES). I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES -- REPAIR OR REPLACE THE EQUAL VALUE VAN BUT NOT AWD.

HISTORY: PERIODICALLY OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS PEDDLE THE CAR IS UNRESPONSIVE OR RESPONDS IN FITS AND STARTS. THIS IS USUALLY UPON STARTUP AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. BUT IT DID HAPPEN IN MAY OF 2019 AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY (GOING STRAIGHT), RESULTING IN SUDDEN DECELERATION. AS I MOVED OVER LANES TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THERE WAS A SUDDEN JOLT AND THE CAR BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. ON SUNDAY 9/22/19 AT 10AM I LEFT MY HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER TO GO TO THE MOVIES. LESS THAN 5 MINUTES FROM OUR HOME, IN OUR FLAT NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 25MPH, I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN THEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE CAR WENT A FEW FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION AND THEN WOULDN'T MOVE, THE ENGINE MAKING A WHIRRING SOUND. IT WAS IN DRIVE. I TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND GENTLY ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE GAS PEDDLE, FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IN FITS AND STARTS (JOLTING) TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN NEUTRAL. PUSHED DOWN THE GAS IN NEUTRAL AND HEARD THE WHIRRING NOISE. IN DRIVE AND REVERSE, THE JOLTING CONTINUED. I WAS ABLE TO JOLT MY WAY HOME UNDER 10MPH. THE CAR WAS FINE WHEN IT WAS COASTING WITHOUT NEEDING POWER, JOLTING WHEN IT NEEDED POWER. BECAUSE THE CAR IS DANGEROUS, I HAD IT TOWED TO MAGNUSSEN'S TOYOTA, WHERE IT IS AS OF THIS WRITING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT SUDDEN DECELERATION IN AN INTERSECTION OR ON THE FREEWAY MAY RESULT IN DEATH. UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED AND FAILED TO LATCH. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR RETRACTED WHILE THE CONTACT'S ARM WAS STILL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO JERK HER ARM OUT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND SCRAPES TO THE ARM. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF NORTH CHARLOTTE (13429 STATESVILLE RD, HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078, (704) 875-9199) AND A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,397.

TOYOTA'S AWD SIENNAS HAVE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN IN THEIR AXLE HUB CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR WHICH CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WAY TO ALIGN THE REAR WHEELS ON THE AWD VERSIONS. PEOPLE EXPECTING 50-60000 MILES ON THEIR TIRES, WILL NOT GET THAT AMOUNT OF MILES. MOST WILL GET 15-20000 AT MOST. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE LACK OF WHEEL ALIGNMENT FEATURES LIKE THE 2 WHEEL DRIVE SIENNA'S HAVE.

JULY 2019 , SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS NOT VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT WITH THE LIGHTS OFF. TOYOTA SERVICE ALTERED THE LIGHT CONFIGURATION SO THAT NOW THE AUTO LIGHT FEATURE AND THE LIGHTS ON WARNING DOES NOT WORK. DEALER ADVISED I MUST USE PARKING LIGHTS SWITCH SELECTION IN ORDER TO SEE SPEEDOMETER GUAGE IN DAYLIGHT. THE CAR DOES NOT WORK AS ADVERTISED AND IS A "DRIVING WHILE DISTRACTED" SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK AS NO-ONE CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SIMULTANEOUSLY, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE WATER PUMP WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HILLSIDE TOYOTA (139-65 QUEENS BLVD, JAMAICA, NY 11435, (718) 521-4554) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS MASSIVE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT AGREED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THE DEALER KEPT IT FOR NEARLY A MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

2017 L MODEL TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN / JUST PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED TOYOTA PRE-OWNED UNIT WITH LESS THAN 13,000 ORIGINAL MILES, I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I CANNOT RELIABLY SEE THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY IN DAYLIGHT, NO DISPLAY BACK LIGHTS IN DAY LIGHT, UNLESS HEADLIGHTS OR PARKING LIGHTS ARE ON, VERY POOR VISIBLY OF SPEEDOMETER IS MOST UNSAFE AS I HAVE TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME JUST TO TRY AND SEE MY SPEED READING. I DID NOT NOTICE THIS ISSUE AT NIGHT WHEN PURCHASED THE CAR.