1998 TOYOTA SIENNA Problems & Recalls
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TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010 SIENNA PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 7, 1997 AND JANUARY 4, 2010, CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN OR ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CONNECTICUT, D...
steering component that breaks, causing a driver to lose control.
steering component that breaks, causing a driver to lose control.
GEAR SHIFTER MOUNT UNIT ON THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE APART, STRANDING THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, WRECKED, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN OUR LANE AND FACING US. MY HUSBAND BRAKED HARD BUT WE COULD NOT AVOID THE VEHICLE. WE TRULY HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE WERE G...
Mileage: 220,000
STARTED TO GET CLUNKING/RATTLING NOISES ON HIGHWAY THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE. REDUCED SPEED TO 50 MPH. ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AROUND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE (ABOUT 9PM). SLOWLY DROVE TO MECHANIC A...
Mileage: 137,500
STARTED TO GET CLUNKING/RATTLING NOISES ON HIGHWAY THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE. REDUCED SPEED TO 50 MPH. ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AROUND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE (ABOUT 9PM). SLOWLY DROVE TO MECHANIC A...
Mileage: 137,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MA...
HORN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW NOT AT ALL.
Mileage: 170,000
CAR STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TEST DROVE IT AND EXAMINED THE STEERING. HE VALIDATED THE CLUNKING NOISE AND SAID HE FOUND THE STEERING RACK WAS BROKEN AT THE MOUNT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY.
Mileage: 67,000
SINCE I BOUGHT MY 1998 USED TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 190XXX MILES, WHEN PRESS A LITTE BIT THE GAS PEDAL ON A UPHILL IT START TO ACCELERATE LIKE CRAZY, I CAN BARELY STOP IT, I MUST TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VAN, TODAY I WAS ON A VERY PRONUNTIATED UPHILL AND ALMOST CRASH BECAUSE IT ACCE...
Mileage: 193,000
THE CAR IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. PRESSING THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE CAR, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS BY SHIFTING INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TR
Mileage: 167,997
IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA HAS CREATED ARTIFICIAL OBSTACLES TO PREVENT MY OBTAINMENT OF AN ELIGIBLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL (SAFETY RECALL A9E - TIRE CARRIER CABLE) REPAIRS. IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL NOTICE I HAD THE CABLE INSPECTED THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL LETTER BUT I WAS D...
Mileage: 74,500
IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA HAS CREATED ARTIFICIAL OBSTACLES TO PREVENT MY OBTAINMENT OF AN ELIGIBLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL (SAFETY RECALL A9E - TIRE CARRIER CABLE) REPAIRS. IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL NOTICE I HAD THE CABLE INSPECTED THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL LETTER BUT I WAS D...
Mileage: 74,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V160000(STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FA...
I CAME HOME AND TURNED MY IGNITION SWITCH OFF BUT MY 1998 TOYOTA VAN KEPT RUNNING.TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF DID NOT TURN IT OFF. I TRIED SHUTTING IT DOWN WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AGAIN WHILE MOVING THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER BUT TO NO AVAIL. I BEGIN TO...
Mileage: 140,000
I CAME HOME AND TURNED MY IGNITION SWITCH OFF BUT MY 1998 TOYOTA VAN KEPT RUNNING.TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF DID NOT TURN IT OFF. I TRIED SHUTTING IT DOWN WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AGAIN WHILE MOVING THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER BUT TO NO AVAIL. I BEGIN TO...
Mileage: 140,000
I CAME HOME AND TURNED MY IGNITION SWITCH OFF BUT MY 1998 TOYOTA VAN KEPT RUNNING.TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF DID NOT TURN IT OFF. I TRIED SHUTTING IT DOWN WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AGAIN WHILE MOVING THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER BUT TO NO AVAIL. I BEGIN TO...
Mileage: 140,000
TIRE SEEMED OUT OF BALANCE AT NARROW RANGE OF SPEEDS (60-65MPH), BUT SMOOTH AT 68MPH FOR MONTHS; RECENTLY NOTICED VEHICLE ROCKING WHEN COLD AND AT LOW SPEEDS; TODAY SAW AN OUTWARD BULGE IN REAR TIRE TREAD (DIRECTIONALLY OUTWARD FROM AXLE). AM SEEKING A REPLACEMENT TIRE BEFORE TREAD SEPARATION. *TR
Mileage: 296,000
DRIVER IN WRONG LANE HIT MY VAN, WITH MOST OF IMPACT ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VAN. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALLED IN COLLISION. RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT INITIALLY HELD, BUT RELEASED DURING COLLISION AND PASSENGER ENDED UP ON DRIVER'S ARMREST. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TT
DRIVER IN WRONG LANE HIT MY VAN, WITH MOST OF IMPACT ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VAN. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALLED IN COLLISION. RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT INITIALLY HELD, BUT RELEASED DURING COLLISION AND PASSENGER ENDED UP ON DRIVER'S ARMREST. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TT
I HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA RECENTLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING I WONDER IF THIS CAN BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE OR DO I JUST HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 220,000
I HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA RECENTLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING I WONDER IF THIS CAN BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE OR DO I JUST HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 220,000
I HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA RECENTLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING I WONDER IF THIS CAN BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE OR DO I JUST HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 220,000
1998 TOYOTA SIENNA CANNOT LOCK AND UNLOCK BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS ELECTRONICALLY FROM THE LOCK-AND-UNLOCK BUTTONS OF THE FRONT DRIVE AND PASSENGER CAR DOORS. *TR
Mileage: 114,000
THE PUSH-BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLIDING SIDE-DOORS FAILS TO RELEASE. IN THE CASE THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED, THIS PREVENTS TO DOOR FROM CLOSING. IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED, THE BUTTON DOES NOT RELEASE, KEEPING THE DOOR FROM BEING UNLOCKED AND THUS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. *TR
Mileage: 114,000
THE PUSH-BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLIDING SIDE-DOORS FAILS TO RELEASE. IN THE CASE THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED, THIS PREVENTS TO DOOR FROM CLOSING. IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED, THE BUTTON DOES NOT RELEASE, KEEPING THE DOOR FROM BEING UNLOCKED AND THUS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. *TR
Mileage: 114,000
ON AUGUST 25, 2010, I WAS TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN TO RAINBOW STATION DAYCARE IN OUR TOYOTA SPORTS VAN SIENNA XLE, 1998. WARRENTON TOYOTA DEALER IN VIRGINIA PERFORMED A FULL 100,000-MILE SERVICE ON VAN ON JULY 10, 2010. I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE DAY CARE AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH WITH MY F...
Mileage: 102,000
ON AUGUST 25, 2010, I WAS TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN TO RAINBOW STATION DAYCARE IN OUR TOYOTA SPORTS VAN SIENNA XLE, 1998. WARRENTON TOYOTA DEALER IN VIRGINIA PERFORMED A FULL 100,000-MILE SERVICE ON VAN ON JULY 10, 2010. I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE DAY CARE AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH WITH MY F...
Mileage: 102,000
THE PUSH-BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLIDING SIDE-DOORS FAILS TO RELEASE. IN THE CASE THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED, THIS PREVENTS TO DOOR FROM CLOSING. IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED, THE BUTTON DOES NOT RELEASE, KEEPING THE DOOR FROM BEING UNLOCKED AND THUS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. THIS CAN BE REMEDIED BY SLIDIN...
THE PUSH-BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLIDING SIDE-DOORS FAILS TO RELEASE. IN THE CASE THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED, THIS PREVENTS TO DOOR FROM CLOSING. IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED, THE BUTTON DOES NOT RELEASE, KEEPING THE DOOR FROM BEING UNLOCKED AND THUS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. THIS CAN BE REMEDIED BY SLIDIN...
WIRING PROBLEM--ELECTRIC GOING ON UNUSUAL PATHS--PUSHING THE BRAKE TURNS ON THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH--I WONDER IF PUSHING THE BRAKE COULD CAUSE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS? *TR
Mileage: 131,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE ...
Mileage: 100,000
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PRIUS IN CALIFORNIA THE SAME DID HAPPEN TO US BACK IN 1999 WITH OUR TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON I-5 IN OREGON. SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO OVERTAKE A CAR AND THEN WHEN SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. SHE DROVE INTO THE HWY MEDIAN FENCE T...
Mileage: 20,000
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA SIENNA, SUPERVISED BY MY WIFE. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VAN ACCELERATED ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAUSING A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE VAN WAS TOTALLED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THE ONCOMING CAR WAS ALSO A TOYOTA, SPEEDING T...
Mileage: 126,000
I BOUGHT A TOYOTA SIENNA MY '98 BRAND NEW IN MAY 1998 AND STILL OWN IT. THIS CAR ALSO HAS DEMONSTRATED A SIMILAR PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR ' VEERING TO RIGHT. THE DRIVER HAS TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE STEERING IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING STRAIGHT. EVEN AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS IN '98, '9...
Mileage: 13,483
I HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA LE. ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE PANELS WITHOUT HELP FROM THE PASSENGERS. IF YOU LEAN FORWARD THEY STAY WHERE THEY ARE EXTENDED TO. I HAVE HAD THEM LOOKED AT AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE RETURN SPRINGS HAVE ALL RELAXED. THIS IS THE 4TH TOYOTA AUTO...
Mileage: 117,000
MY 98 SIENNA XLE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE (MANUAL) SLIDING DOORS NOT OPENING WITHOUT AND ADULT PULLING OUTSIDE. THEN MYSTERIOUSLY THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. TODAY MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE ABOUT TOWN AND COULDN'T GET THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR TO CLOSE. THE LOCKING MECHANISM IS LOCKED IN T...
Mileage: 156,100
1998 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN. INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHERE THE MINI VAN RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ACTUAL COLLISION OCCURRED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE FULLY APPLIED WHEN IT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE SIENNA, SO MUCH SO THAT THE RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED AND LEAKIN...
Mileage: 120,000
BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE, IN ADDITION TO BOTH OUTDOOR HANDLES FOR THE SLIDING DOORS (TOTAL OF THREE TIMES), AND THE HANDLE FOR THE TRUNK BROKE. FIRST ONE (EXTERIOR SLIDING DOOR) BROKE FOUR YEARS AGO. THEY CONTINUE TO SNAP TO THIS DAY. *TR
1998 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN - REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR (THE DOOR STUCK). THIS IS THE SECOND HANDLE THAT HAS BROKEN ON THIS VAN. THE REAR DOOR HATCH HANDLE BROKE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW AND IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. ...
SLIDING DOOR HANDLE ON EXTERIOR HAS BROKEN OFF. BROKEN OFF WHEN PULLING HANDLE TO OPEN DOOR. NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENT. PART WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 102,000
DOOR HANDLES ON ALL DOORS HAVE BROKEN OFF. IN CASE OF ACCIDENT, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. REAR SLIDING DOORS ALSO STICK AND AGAIN DO NOT ALLOW ENTRY OR EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT USE OF A LOT OF STRENGTH WHICH IS DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN IN BACK OF VAN. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
DOOR HANDLES ON ALL DOORS HAVE BROKEN OFF. IN CASE OF ACCIDENT, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. REAR SLIDING DOORS ALSO STICK AND AGAIN DO NOT ALLOW ENTRY OR EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT USE OF A LOT OF STRENGTH WHICH IS DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN IN BACK OF VAN. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
THE SEAT BELTS IN OUR 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE BEEN FAILING. THEY WILL NOT RETRACT. WE HAVE HAD TWO REPLACED AT OUR COST, NOW TWO MORE HAVE FAILED. I HAVE THE PARTS FROM THE SECOND BELT THAT FAILED. IT IS NOT TWISTED AND THERE IS NO FOREIGN MATERIAL IN THE BELT OR IT'S PATH. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE ...
THE SLIDING DOORS LOCKS FREEZE UP AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AND PRESENT A DANGER IF YOU ARE IN AN ACCIDENT AND CANNOT OPEN THE LOCKS. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
REAR WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON AN OPEN COUNTRY ROAD , NO OVERHANGING TREES OR OVERPASSES), WITH OTHER TRAFFIC PRESENT. NO SIGN OF ANY IMPACT. SOUNDED LIKE A THUMP", THEN LOOKED BACK TO SEE THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. PULLED OVER AS MY DAUGHTER AND SON WHO WAS IN THE BACK ...
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE (AND MOST RECENTLY, TODAY), THE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE/LATCH/LOCK HAS FAILED. USUALLY, THE FAILURE IS SUCH THAT THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. SOMETIMES, THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE AND SOMETIMES THE DOOR CAN ONL...
Mileage: 5,000
I PURCHASED 2 COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE SIZE 215/ 65R-15. THEY COMPLETE UNRAVELED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF EACH OTHER. ONE WAS REPLACED AS MY DAUGHTER WAS HEADED ON A 350 MILE TRIP BACK TO HER COLLEGE TOWN, AND THE OTHER I STILL HAVE DISINTERGRATED ON HER WAY HOME FROM COLLEGE. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SER...
AT INTERSTATE SPEED I HAD A FEW SECOND DRAG AND THEN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGEMENT. MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE INTERSTATE BY LETTING IT SET A FEW MINUTES AND BEING ABLE TO DRIVE A 1/4 MILE OR SO AT A TIME. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE VAN INCLUDING FLUID CHANGES. IT ONLY HAS 77,...
Mileage: 77,000
ON OCT 14TH 2006 AT ABOUT 4:45 PM I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED. I CAME TO A STOP AND THEN TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. AS I TURNED THE WHEEL AND APPLIED THE GAS THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A NOISE LIKE BREAKING PLASTIC AND THE CAR MOVED IN A STRAIGHT LINE DESPITE THE WHEEL BEEING TURNED....
Mileage: 108,884
ON OCT 14TH 2006 AT ABOUT 4:45 PM I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED. I CAME TO A STOP AND THEN TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. AS I TURNED THE WHEEL AND APPLIED THE GAS THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A NOISE LIKE BREAKING PLASTIC AND THE CAR MOVED IN A STRAIGHT LINE DESPITE THE WHEEL BEEING TURNED....
Mileage: 108,884
WE HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA LE WITH ABOUT 88,000 MILES ON IT. WE DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR TOO MUCH AND MOST OF THE TIME IT SITS IN OUR GARAGE. ON THE WAY UP TO NH FROM NJ AT JUNE 17 2006, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS, WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WAS SOMETIMES UNABLE TO ENGAGE. WE FINALLY MADE I...
Mileage: 88,000
I HAVE 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN OPENING THE REAR DOOR THE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND! IN LOOKING FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART ON THE WEB I SEE THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT LOOKS LIKE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW, AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN AN ACCIDENT THE REAR DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED AT ALL! WHAT C...
SECOND FAILURE OF WINDOW ELECTRIC MOTORS. FIRST OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO--DRIVER'S SIDE MOTOR REPLACED. SECOND IS CURRENT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON PASSENGER SIDE. WAS TOLD NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED BY TOYOTA EVEN THOUGH DEALERS SERVICE PE...
Mileage: 95,000
THREE YEAR AGO I BOUGHT 4 SPORTIVA WHEELS FOR MY 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE MODEL OF THIS WHEEL WAS MILANO. ON MAY 25, 2006 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD KID AND ON ROAD 116 KM 0.2 LAJAS, PUERTO RICO ONE OF THE WHEELS BROKE IN THE CENTER AND MY WIFE LOST CONTROL OF THE MINIVAN FOR A FEW S...
THREE YEAR AGO I BOUGHT 4 SPORTIVA WHEELS FOR MY 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE MODEL OF THIS WHEEL WAS MILANO. ON MAY 25, 2006 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD KID AND ON ROAD 116 KM 0.2 LAJAS, PUERTO RICO ONE OF THE WHEELS BROKE IN THE CENTER AND MY WIFE LOST CONTROL OF THE MINIVAN FOR A FEW S...
MICHELIN HYDROEDGE TIRE: TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE FOR THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON A PASSENGER VAN. TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED JUST 4 WEEKS AGO WHEN ONE OF THE TIRES WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A PREVIOUS ROAD HAZARD. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DRIVER ...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT THE LEFT MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELT STRAP OF THE RETRACTOR, THE MATERIAL WAS FRAYING INTO. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT SECOND ROW SEAT BELT AND THE LEFT THIRD ROW SEAT BELT STRAP COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE RETRACTOR. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER, WHO INSISTED...
Mileage: 79,700
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE, BOTH SLIDING DOOR HANDLES, AND REAR HATCH HANDLE HAVE BROKE OR ARE STILL BROKEN. DRIVER'S HANDLE AND ONE SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAVE BEEN SUPER GLUED TO MAKE OPERATIONAL. *JB
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE, BOTH SLIDING DOOR HANDLES, AND REAR HATCH HANDLE HAVE BROKE OR ARE STILL BROKEN. DRIVER'S HANDLE AND ONE SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAVE BEEN SUPER GLUED TO MAKE OPERATIONAL. *JB
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA ON I75 IN ATLANTA GA WHILE VISITING FRIENDS, WAS ABLE TO GET TO MEDIAN BEFORE IT DIED. HAD IT TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED SLUDGE BUILD UP. CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT ENGINE FAILURE. WAS TOLD TO TAKE VAN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SC (WHERE WE L...
Mileage: 127,910
THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR WAS BROKEN WHILE I WAS OPENING THE DOOR. THE EXTERIOR HANDLE CONSISTS OF A METAL HOLDER AND A THIN PLASTIC PLATE. THE PLASTIC PLATE BROKE IN MORE THAN TWO PLACES. *JB
Mileage: 124,000
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO OTHER NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS AT THIS POINT. THE MECHANIC, WHO LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, STATED THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS M...
Mileage: 99,000
PROBLEM WITH THE HORN ON MY 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE HORN STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES, AND TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 3 TIMES. SPENT OVER $1400 AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE RELAY, CHANGED CONTACTS, SANDED CONTACTS,...
SIENNA VAN BACK DOOR LATCH FAILURE TO OPEN. LATCH COMPONENTS INCLUDE A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT CAN APPARENTLY BREAK RENDERING THE BACK DOOR LATCH UNUSABLE. OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE BACK TO ESCAPE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR ALLOW EMERGENCY CREWS ACCESS. CONSIDERING A DOOR HAND...
I HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE PASSENGER-SIDE SIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND! THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR AND WE TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. THE HANDLES HAVE NOT BEEN JERKED OR OTHERWISE ROUGHLY TREATED. NOW, UNTIL WE CAN GET THIS DEFECT REPAIRED, THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. I A...
REAR SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF VAN AT TIMES CANNOT BE UNLOCKED AND/OR OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. SOMETIMES CANNOT CLOSE AND LATCH THE SLIDING DOOR. THIS ALL HAPPENS WHEN THE INSIDE PUSH BUTTON DOOR RELEASE BECOMES STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION IN THE DOOR HANDLE. OCCURRED FIRST ON PASS...
Mileage: 15,000
MY 98 TOYOTA SIENNA FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE ACELERATOR WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN TWICE ON 6/22/05. ON THE SECOND TIME, THE ENGINE FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND GO BACK HOME THREE BLOCKS AWAY WHERE THIS HAPPENED. I PARKED MY CAR INSIDE MY GARAGE, WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE AND LUCKILY...
Mileage: 910,000
SEAT BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO FAILING MECHANISM. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SPRING.*AK
CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO OPEN ALL FOUR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. ALL THE HANDLES ARE BROKEN. CONSUMER HAS TO GO THROUGH THE REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW TO GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK
SINCE OUR PURCHASE OF OUR 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SPARATIC PROBLEMS WITH BOTH SLIDER DOORS OF THE VAN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS WHERE THEY TELL ME THAT THE RUBBER STRIPPING HAS TO REMAIN CLEAN. I FOLLOWED THEIR SUGGESTION AND TO THIS DAY IT IS STILL HAPPENIN...
Mileage: 20,000
ALUMINUM ALLOY RIMS APPARENTLY EXPAND AND CONTRACT WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGES, CAUSING LEAKS IN TIRES. SOMETIMES PRESSURE DROPS 2-3 LBS. BUT SOMETIMES IT DROPS TO DANGEROUS LEVELS (15 LBS. OR EVEN LESS). SOMETIMES THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALERTS AND SOME TIMES IT DOES NOT, EVEN AT DANGEROUS LOW LE...
ALUMINUM ALLOY RIMS APPARENTLY EXPAND AND CONTRACT WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGES, CAUSING LEAKS IN TIRES. SOMETIMES PRESSURE DROPS 2-3 LBS. BUT SOMETIMES IT DROPS TO DANGEROUS LEVELS (15 LBS. OR EVEN LESS). SOMETIMES THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALERTS AND SOME TIMES IT DOES NOT, EVEN AT DANGEROUS LOW LE...
THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE SEAT BELTS TENSIONERS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON DUE TO SENSOR FAILURE. *SC
Mileage: 78,000
THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE SEAT BELTS TENSIONERS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON DUE TO SENSOR FAILURE. *SC
Mileage: 78,000
WE WERE IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RECENTLY AND HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT NEEDING TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS AND POSSIBLY QUESTION OF MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAGS. OUR TOYOTA SIENNA VAN WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND HIT STRAIGHT-ON A CAR THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF US HITTING THE DRIVER SIDE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WIT...
Mileage: 99,000
WE WERE IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RECENTLY AND HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT NEEDING TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS AND POSSIBLY QUESTION OF MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAGS. OUR TOYOTA SIENNA VAN WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND HIT STRAIGHT-ON A CAR THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF US HITTING THE DRIVER SIDE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WIT...
Mileage: 99,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH NO KEYS IN PARK AND VEHICLE ROLLED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DEFECT.*AK
Mileage: 66,984
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING.*AK
Mileage: 98,000
1998 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR ON LEFT AND RIGHT GET STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR FIRE MY GRANDCHILDREN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHICH WOULD CREATE THE SAME HAZARD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE C...
Mileage: 1,500
1998 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR ON LEFT AND RIGHT GET STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR FIRE MY GRANDCHILDREN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHICH WOULD CREATE THE SAME HAZARD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE C...
Mileage: 1,500
1998 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR ON LEFT AND RIGHT GET STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR FIRE MY GRANDCHILDREN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHICH WOULD CREATE THE SAME HAZARD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE C...
Mileage: 1,500
SLIDING DOORS STICK AND/OR JAM. RIGHT SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS FALLEN OFF CAUSING NO ENTRY/EXIT CAPABILITIES FROM RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. LEFT DOOR STILL JAMS/STICK CAUSING EXITING FROM DRIVERS DOOR OR BACK HATCH.*AK
Mileage: 25,000
ON MAY 24, 2004, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR TOYOTA SIENNA VAN NORTH ON I-35 IN OKLAHOMA AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND ALL OTHER TIRES CHECKED FOR WEAR. ON JULY 17, 2004 I WAS DRIVING THE SAME VAN ON I-44 IN O...
Mileage: 72,000
SLIDING DOOR HANDLES STICK AND THEM SOMETIMES PROHIBIT OPENING THE DOORS ALL TOGETHER. DOOR HANDLE ON RIGHT SIDE ACTUALLY CAME OFF IN MY HAND AFTER HUNDREDS OF TIMES OF STICKING, NOW DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED AT ALL CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ABS ENGAGED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 106,000
REAR DOOR HANDLE ON 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN BROKE OFF DURING NORMAL USE. DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR NOW. THIS PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF FIRE AND OR ACCIDENT AS EGRESS FROM THIS DOOR IS UNAVAILABLE.*AK
Mileage: 69,963
REAR DOOR LATCH ON 98 SIENNA BROKE WHEN BEING OPENED NORMALLY. NO EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED. REAR HATCH IS NOW UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUT IN AN EMERGENCY. *JB
Mileage: 62,000
SOME OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE FALLEN OFF, AND I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RESCUE PERSONNEL WOULD HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING ME OR MY CHILDREN OUT.*AK
WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER'S SON INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS UNTIL THE GEAR SHIFTED WAS PLACED BACK IN PARK. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED, EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION. *AK
Mileage: 97,375
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. TWO YEARS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED AND A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. ...
Mileage: 92
WE LEASED A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA BECAUSE IT WAS THE SAFEST VAN OUT THERE AT THE TIME. TWO YEARS LATER I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, WHEN THE ( DUMMY GAUGE) FOR THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON. I STOPPED AT THE FIRST GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE OIL IT WAS FINE. ON MY WAY HOME THAT MORNING FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY....
Mileage: 70,000
THE FUEL INJECTOR SEALS WERE LEAKING. THE DEALER CLAIMED THIS WAS A FIRE HAZARD AND REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTOR SEALS. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 40,545
PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR HANDLE/BUTTON (INTERIOR) JAM 6 OUT OF 10 TIMES, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR PASSENGERS TO EXIT CAR. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD IT'S A BILLABLE REPAIR, DESPITE THERE BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE/HANDLE. MANY OCCASIONS MY KIDS HAVE HA...
Mileage: 10,000
WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS, STEERING WHEEL OFTEN "HANGS" (DOESN'T SMOOTHLY RETURN TO CENTER POSITION), REQUIRING CONSTANT VIGILANCE TO AVOID COLLISION OR LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS WAS REPORTED TO DEALER AT FIRST SERVICE AFTER PURCHASE, AND I HAVE REQUESTED INFORMATION AS TO A "FIX" SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, MOST...
AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE, *AK
Mileage: 45,007
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 98 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH KIDS ON THE FREEWAY IN A COMUTER LANE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND LOCKED IN LEFT POSITION. AS A RESULT THEY ENDED UP CRASHING IN THE MIDDLE DIVIDER HEAD ON. THE VAN TOOK A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND HIT FROM THE BACK. WE HAVE DONE 9...
Mileage: 99,080
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 98 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH KIDS ON THE FREEWAY IN A COMUTER LANE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND LOCKED IN LEFT POSITION. AS A RESULT THEY ENDED UP CRASHING IN THE MIDDLE DIVIDER HEAD ON. THE VAN TOOK A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND HIT FROM THE BACK. WE HAVE DONE 9...
Mileage: 99,080
THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE BURNED OIL TOO FAST WHICH CAUSED THE SLUDGE TO BUILD UP. THE DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 60,000
ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, OIL CHANGES WERE MADE MADE PROMPTLY.
Mileage: 35,431
HAD SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. ENGINE LOST OIL AND SMOKE COMING OUT THE TAIL PIPE. THEY REBUILT MY ENGINE FOR FREE. SAYING THAT I DID NOT CHANGE OIL FREQUENT ENOUGH. I HAVE PROOF AND DID CHANGE EVERY 4-5000 MILES BUT NOT WITH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHAT DID THEY CHANGE TO MAKE SURE...
Mileage: 77,342
MY CAR'S ENGINE FAILED AT 20,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE, BASED ON MY NOT CHANGING THE OIL OFTEN ENOUGH. I HAD CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 6000 MILES, NOT EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DEALER, JIM COLEMAN TOYOTA OF BETHESDA MD STATED THAT I WAS AT FAULT AND THAT TOYOTA WOULD DO NOTHING FOR M...
Mileage: 97,000
ENGINE OIL SLUDGE: MY SIENNA WAS FINALLY FIXED BY TOYOTA CANADA AFTER I MADE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DEALERSHIP (JIM PATTISON TOYOTA) THAT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED BY A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. I WAS REALLY HAPPY THE WAY THEY HANDLED THE CASE. I JUST RECEIVE...
SLIDING DOORS - BOTH WERE STICKING AND DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COULD ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND NOW IT CAN'T BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. POWER WINDOW - DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW WON'T WORK AT ALL
Mileage: 103,000
SLIDING DOORS - BOTH WERE STICKING AND DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COULD ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND NOW IT CAN'T BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. POWER WINDOW - DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW WON'T WORK AT ALL
Mileage: 103,000
FAX FM GEORGE A. STOUFFER (NC) REQUEST THAT TOYOTA COVER THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE FOR THIS 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA DUE TO AN "OIL GEL" PROBLEM. *MR WHITE SMOKE HAD COME FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE SERVICE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT TOYOTA LABELED AN "OIL GEL PROBLEM" AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE WOU...
WE HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. IN 8/02 WE HAD 'OIL GEL SLUDGING' AND THE ENGINE WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, WE HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WITH THE INITIAL REPAIR, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. SINCE THE ENGINE WAS POORLY DESIGNED, AND THERE IS ...
Mileage: 109,000
WE ARE ON OUR THIRD MOTOR FOR A TOYOTA SIENNA 1998 VAN, PURCHASED NEW. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED. WE WERE CHARGED $4-500, THOUGH TOYOTA HANDLED IT UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, 10,000 MILES LATER, WE MUST REPLACE THE ENGINE AGAIN, AT A COST OF $6000. THE PROBLEM, AGAIN, IS 'SLUDGE'. WE AR...
AFTER DECELERATING EXITING OFF A FREEWAY RAMP AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP MOMENTARILY AND THEN DISENGAGE. *LA
MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND IT ALL MAY BE FROM THE GAS CAP. *JB
Mileage: 18,000
SIDE SLIDING DOORS OF TOYOTA SIENNA MINI-VAN DO NOT UNLOCK / LOCK OR RELEASE FOR OPEN. DOOR BUTTON IS STUCK IN A PUSHED-IN POSITION AND WILL NOT RELEASE ON EITHER SIDE DOOR. THIS PREVENTS PASSENGER FROM OPENING DOOR. PASSENGER IS LOCKED IN AND CANNOT EXIT THE VAN. PASSENGER MUST EXIT THE VAN BY...
THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN THE RIGHT POSITION AND THE DRIVER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING IT WHEN IT LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD GONE INTO THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER AND WAS TOTALED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK *SCC *JB
Mileage: 3,800
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION.*MR THERE IS A NOISE WHEN DRIVING CHANGES PITCH WITH SPEEDS. BEARING NOISE FROM INSIDE TRANSMISSION.*TS
Mileage: 134,000
INTERMITTENTLY SLIDING DOOR WILL STICK EITHER IN THE OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION. WHEN THIS OCCURS EXCESSIVE FORCE HAS TO BE APPLIED TO THE DOOR HANDLES, WHICH RESULS IN HANDLE FALLING APART. THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM IS UNDETERMINED.*AK
FRONT SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN BUCKLED, GOES OFF WHEN UNBUCKLED. NOT SURE IF SEATBELT WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IN A CRASH. DEALER CHARGED $92 TO DIAGNOSE AND QUOTED $375 TO REPLACE WHOLE SEATBELT ASSEMBLY. I'VE READ ONLINE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS LIGHT SO I...
SINCE JUNE 2003 THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE HORN WOULD NOT OPERATE ALL THE TIME. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 8/5/2003. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILED. DOOR WILL NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. CONSUMER HAS TO TIE DOOR TO HOLD IT CLOSED.*AK
THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR LOCK STICKS, CAUSING DOOR NOT TO OPEN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON 7/30/2003. *AK
POWER LOCKING SYSTEM BEHAVES RANDOMLY. DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING WITH KEY IN IGNITION AND WHILE PARKED WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR.*AK
Mileage: 60,000
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY ANYTHING AND WITHOUT STRIKING ANYTHING. THIS HAPPENED ON A HOT DAY, WITH WINDOWS CLOSED AND AIR CONDITIONING ON FULL. NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR WINDOW DISINTEGRATING IDENTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 43,000
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMOBLE, IN THAT WHEN SHE TURNS IT OFF, IT STARTS, AND WHEN SHE PUTS IT IN PARK, IT STARTS UP. SHE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, WHO DISCONNECTED THE ALARM SYSTEM, AND THE AUTOMOBILE STOPPED DOING THE ABOVE. SHE STATED THAT THE MECHANIC FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE W...
EXTERIOR HANDLE ON REAR HATCH DOOR CRACKED AND BROKE WHICH PREVENTS THE BACK DOOR HATCH FROM BEING OPENED. *NLM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR WILL COME OPEN. *AK
APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS AGO WE PURCHASED A NEW 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA BECAUSE WE WANTED A NEW VEHICLE WITH AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION FOR QUALITY AND SERVICE. BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S REPUTATION, WE PAID APPROXIMATELY $10,000 MORE FOR THE VAN THAN WE COULD HAVE PURCHASED ANY OTHER VAN IN OUR AREA. RECENTLY OUR V...
1998 TOYOTA SIENNA - COMPLETE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY AT 67,800 MILES. *NLM
Mileage: 67,800
OUTSIDE HANDLE FOR REAR LIFTGATE BROKE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN. THE LIFTGATE WAS THEN LOCKED AND REMAINED THAT WAY TILL FIXED BECAUSE THERE IS NO INSIDE RELEASE. THIS CREATED SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER INSTALLED NEW HANDLE UNIT AT COST OF $250.00 SAYING "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". *NLM
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *NLM
WE HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. FOR SEVERAL YEARS WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS OPENING THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS BECAUSE OF FAULTY SPRINGS ON THE DOOR BUTTONS. NOW THE VEHICLE SPEWS OUT BLUE SMOKE WHEN STARTING UP OR ACCELERATING. THE OIL IS ALSO SLUDGEY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER HEARING THAT THE BLU...
WE HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. FOR SEVERAL YEARS WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS OPENING THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS BECAUSE OF FAULTY SPRINGS ON THE DOOR BUTTONS. NOW THE VEHICLE SPEWS OUT BLUE SMOKE WHEN STARTING UP OR ACCELERATING. THE OIL IS ALSO SLUDGEY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER HEARING THAT THE BLU...
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE ABS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB
HAD A RIGHT REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE F 680) DELAMINATE WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA LE. TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, HAD 35,000 MILES, AND WAS PROPERLY INFLATED (CHECKED NIGHT BEFORE INCIDENT). RESULT OF TREAD DELAMINATION WAS LOSS OF REAR WHEEL WELL COVER AND DAMAG...
Mileage: 35,000
WHILE DRIVING FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION AND CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. AFTER TRAVELING ANOTHER 65 MILES THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *TT
Mileage: 30,000
OIL SEALS AROUND SPARK PLUGS FAILED IN BOTH FWD AND AFT BANK OF VALVE COVERS.*JB
Mileage: 75,000
TOYOTA SIENNA 1998 PURCHASED IN LATE 1997.*JB
THE LATCH DESIGNED TO HOLD THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR IN AN OPEN POSITION FAILED, SO THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY OPEN, ALLOWING IT TO SLIDE SHUT ON A HAND, BODY ETC. THE PART WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART ALSO FAILED(SEE SECOND COMPLAINT)
Mileage: 2,639
THE LATCH HOLDING THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED, DEALER REPLACED IT. THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS ALSO FAILED, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SLIDE CLOSED ON A HAND, BODY, OR CHILD.
Mileage: 55,000
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 40MPH BOTH TIRE RODS BROKE CAUSING LOST OF STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH
BOTH SLIDING DOOR HANDLES BROKE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN DOORS WERE OPENED, THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. *TS *NLM
Mileage: 68,000
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ACCELERATION DECREASE AND VEHICLE STALLED. MR
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE ON THE SIDE WALL CONTAINED 3 LARGE SPLITS, RANGING FROM 1-2 INCHES. THE OTHER 3 TIRES HAD STARTED TO CRACK AT THE SIDE WALLS. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. TS *JB
SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION STEELS COMING APART UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DT
TREAD SEPARATION EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN CURRENT RECALL SITUATION. I'M CONFIDENT FIRESTONE CONTINUES TO HIDE SOMETHING. DT
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON MY MINIVAN. I HAD RATTLES FIXED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS AND RECENTLY TOOK THE VAN IN BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WITHOUT PUTTING THE WEIGHT OF MY BODY BEHIND IT. THE DEALER SHRUGGED IT OFF BY SAYING THERE WAS A COKE S...
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON MY MINIVAN. I HAD RATTLES FIXED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS AND RECENTLY TOOK THE VAN IN BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WITHOUT PUTTING THE WEIGHT OF MY BODY BEHIND IT. THE DEALER SHRUGGED IT OFF BY SAYING THERE WAS A COKE S...
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON MY MINIVAN. I HAD RATTLES FIXED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS AND RECENTLY TOOK THE VAN IN BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WITHOUT PUTTING THE WEIGHT OF MY BODY BEHIND IT. THE DEALER SHRUGGED IT OFF BY SAYING THERE WAS A COKE S...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ORIGINAL JACK EQUIPMENT IS TWISTING, FOOTER IS BENT. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED. NLMTOYOTA HAS SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND JACK. NO COPY OF A REPORT WAS PROVIDED. *JG
STEERING SHAFT MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN MAKING TURNS STEERING WHEEL WOULD CLICK ON LEFT HAND TURNS, AND THEN BECAME LOOSE ON LEFT HANDED TURNS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED,. WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD BUSTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT IN REAR AND SLAMMED INTO A VEHICLE IN THE FRONT, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK
BRAKES HAVE BEEN NOISY SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN SPONGY AND NEEDED A LOT OF PRESSURE TO STOP. THE FRONT DISCS WERE RESURFACED AND PADS WERE REPLACED WHEN THE CAR WAS 7 MONTHS OLD! THE NOISE CONTINUED, THE CAR PULSES WHEN I TRY TO STOP AND AT 54,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS ARE W...
RIGHT SLIDING DOOR HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. RIGHT SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILED, THE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS ATTEMPTING TO GET IN OR OUT. CABLE FOR DOOR FAILED, RESULTING IN DOOR BEING UNABLE TO BE OPENED AT ALL FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE....
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
OUR DEALERSHIP HAS ONE PERSON DOING THE WORK WHICH THREE DID AT MY GIRLFRIEND'S OLD DEALERSHIP; THEY KEEP TELLING US TO "KEEP A LOG" OF PROBLEMS. SHE WENT IN AND TOLD THEM THE CAR HAD TO BE FIXED; THEY SAID OKAY, AND IT SAT FOR A WEEK WHILE THEY ORDERED PARTS WHICH WE THOUGHT THEY ALREADY WOULD HAV...
FIRESTONE FR680, P205/70R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 28000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION.*AKJG
THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACING, APPARENTLY SLUDGE AND THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO BLAME ME FOR SLOPPY MAINTENANCE. I WAS AT THE DEALER IN 5/01 FOR A MAJOR MAINTENANCE WHICH INCLUDE ENGINE FLUSH, ETC. $550. AND SINCE I HAVE BEEN BACK IN 8/01 AND 1/02 FOR DIFFERENT ISSUES AND WAS NEVER ASKED TO...
THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACING, APPARENTLY SLUDGE AND THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO BLAME ME FOR SLOPPY MAINTENANCE. I WAS AT THE DEALER IN 5/01 FOR A MAJOR MAINTENANCE WHICH INCLUDE ENGINE FLUSH, ETC. $550. AND SINCE I HAVE BEEN BACK IN 8/01 AND 1/02 FOR DIFFERENT ISSUES AND WAS NEVER ASKED TO...
POWER SLIDING DOOR ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE JAMMING, CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, EVEN WHEN TRYING MANUALLY IT WILL NOT OPEN. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
WHILE EXITING INTERSATE AT 15-20 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. WHEELS INSTANTLY LOCKED UP WITH MOTOR RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN UNLESS SOMEONE KICKS THE BOTTOM OR IT IS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE LOCKING MECHANISM IS OFF ALSO. TOOK TO DEALER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. NLM
OUTSIDE LATCH RELEASE ON REAR LIFTGATE BROKE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN LIFTGATE. THIS CAUSED US TO NOTE (AS WE HAD NEVER BEFORE) THAT THERE IS NO INSIDE RELEASE FOR THE LIFTGATE, WHICH COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IN CASE OF A CRASH WHERE THE REAR LIFTGATE MIGHT BE THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE VAN. WE...
WHILE DRIVING SOMETHING IN STEERING WHEEL BROKE AND LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NO LONGER TURN WHEELS ON VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
ENGINE LOCKED UP. DEALER TELLS US NO OIL WAS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE AT THE TIME OF THEIR INSPECTION. *AK
IN FEBRUARY OF 2001 MY 1998 SIENNA ENGINE FROZE UP. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORT MYERS TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY FAULT AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. MR MYERS THE SEVICE MANAGER TOLD MR CARPENTER THE NEW CAR SALEMAN THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST $5,000 MINUS A ...
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MODEL AND THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT ON HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF VIN. # AND THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS ONLY FO...
ENGINE DEVELOPED SLUDGE DESPITE MAINTENANCE; WARRANTY COVERAGE DENIED. DEALER AND DISTIRCT REPRESENTATIVE FOR TOYOTA REFUSED TO LOOK AT OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS OR DISCUSS THE MATTER. AUTOMATION REVOCATION OF WARRANTY WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS. *AK
ENGINE SLUDGED AT 35000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 79000 MILES. WARRANTY COVERAGE WAS DENIED EVEN THOUGH WE PRESENTED EVIDENCE OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE WERE RECENTLY OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST REPAIR BY TOYOTA IN THE AMOUNT OF $2300. THEY DENIED REIMBURSEMENT ON THE SECOND REPAIR IN THE AMOUN...
BEGAN ISSUING BLUE SMOKE AT STARTUP AT ABOUT 52000 MILES. DEALER FINDS SLUDGE IN ENGINE, REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, CITING LACK OF MAINTENANCE. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES, AND AN OLDER VEHICLE (FORD ESCORT) IN IDENTICAL SERVICE WITH SAME MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE HAS NO PROBLEMS. BELIE...
I HAD OIL CHANGED IN THE VAN IN SEPTEMBER ,2001 LESS THAN THREE THOUSAND MILES LATER IT BEGAN TO SMOKE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD ENGINE SLUDGE, IN RESEARCHING THIS SUBJECT ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALE...
ABS ACTUATOR FAILED ON 38 MONTH OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES, RESULTING IN TOAL FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM. *AK
ORGINAL EQUIPMENT PASSENGERS SIDE REAR FIRESTONE, FR680, TIRES SIZE P205/70/R15 WITH FOURTY SEVEN THOUSAND MILES, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATED, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SIXTY PERCENT OF THE TIRE TREAD WAS GONE.*AK CONSUMER STATED SEPARATION WAS OVER 14 INCHES LONGS WITH A...
VEHICLE DID NOT PASS VEHICLE EMISSIONS TEST, DEALER SAID THAT DIRTY OIL HAD LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE SLUDGE, REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, OWNER STATED THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY, AND KNEW OF OTHER SIMILAR CASES, ONWER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS CONDITION IS A RESULT OF A...
VEHICLE DID NOT PASS VEHICLE EMISSIONS TEST, DEALER SAID THAT DIRTY OIL HAD LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE SLUDGE, REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, OWNER STATED THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY, AND KNEW OF OTHER SIMILAR CASES, ONWER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS CONDITION IS A RESULT OF A...
ACCORDING TO DEALER, ENGINE IS SLUDGED UP (AS MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPEREINCED). THEY SAID THEY WILL REPAIR IT (W/O GUARANTEE) FOR $2000, OR $5500 (GUARANTEED).*AK
ENGINE SLUDGE AT 25,000 MILES. *AK
SUMMARY OF VEHICLE (TOYOTA SIENNA), GARAGE, AND HOUSE FIRE ON AUGUST 13, 2001. *AK
FRONT BRAKES WERE GRINDING, AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING, BRAKES HAD BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AK *YD
SEAT BELT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. DEALER REPLACED SYSTEM WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED AND THE WARNING LIGHT NO LONGER ILLUMINATES. *JB
THIS ENGINE IS UNDER WARRANTY. I PROVIDED MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF RECEIPTS REQUESTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA SAYS THE OIL CHANGE OUTLETS MUST NOT HAVE ACTUALLY CHANGED THE OIL. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS USED WITH 153 MILES ON IT. IT WAS PURCHASED AT BALE HONDA IN LITTLE ROCK. BALE TOYOTA HAD U...
THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY. A LARGE SECTION OF THE STEEL BELT IS DETACHED FROM THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: TR 680 TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)
THE FACTORY INSTALLED FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED DUE TO STEEL BELT SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE REMAING TIRES AS A PRECAUTION.(FIRESTONE TIRES) *YH
THE FACTORY INSTALLED FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED DUE TO STEEL BELT SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE REMAING TIRES AS A PRECAUTION.(FIRESTONE TIRES) *YH
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE HORN WILL SUDDENLY BECOME INOPPERATIVE CAUSING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 08/28/2001 WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CLOCK SPRING CONTACT WAS DISTORTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (...
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE HORN WILL SUDDENLY BECOME INOPPERATIVE CAUSING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 08/28/2001 WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CLOCK SPRING CONTACT WAS DISTORTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (...
ONE OF THE VEHICLES FIVE FACTORY INSTALLED FIRESTONE TIRES (FR680 FAILED DUE TO THE STEEL BELT SEPARATING, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE (FIRESTONE FR 680, P205/70R15.95S.M+S). NLM
ONE OF THE VEHICLES FIVE FACTORY INSTALLED FIRESTONE TIRES (FR680 FAILED DUE TO THE STEEL BELT SEPARATING, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE (FIRESTONE FR 680, P205/70R15.95S.M+S). NLM
ON 18 SEPARATE OCASSIONS OUR SIENNA MINIVAN'S AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS TOGGLES LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. AT ONE POINT OUR 5 YR OLD AND 2 YR OLD WERE LOCKED IN THE VAN. I HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE, SHUT MY DOOR AND BEFORE I COULD OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, THE LOCKS LOCKED ME OUT....
IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AT INTERSECTIONS. TO KEEP FROM STALLING THROTTLE HAD TO BE APPLIED WITH RIGHT FOOT WHILE LEFT FOOT USED TO APPLY BRAKE.
WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE TIRE, FR680 95S M+5, P205/70R15, EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, NO OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE TIRE, FR680 95S M+5, P205/70R15, EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, NO OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC
LOCKING MECHANISM AND THE DOOR HANDLES ON SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS DIFFICULTY OPENING BOTH SIDE DOORS, AND LATCH FAILS TO CATCH PROPERLY, ALLOWING DOORS TO OPEN DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, AN...
I AM CURIOUS IF ANY REPORTS ABOUT POTENTIAL BRAKE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. I HAVE MY BRAKES CHECKED FREQUENTLY AS THEY SQUEAK CONTINUOUSLY AND DON'T SEEM TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS THEY SHOULD. THERE IS ALSO A PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED, WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE B...
THE THREAD ON THE TIRES SEEMS TO BE SEPARATING. THE VERY FAR EDGES OF THE TIRES SEEM TO BE PEELING OFF. WHERE CAN I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED?*AK (TIRESIZE: 215-65R15)
WHEN TURNING LEFT AND ACCELERATING, THE STEERING WHEEL "STICKS" AND MUST BE MANUALLY PULLED BACK TO CENTER
CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOOR BUTTON GETS JAMMED INSIDE, AS A RESULT THE DOOR CANNOT BE LOCKED, OR THE DOOR BECOMES LOCKED WHEN BUTTON GETS STUCK, AND THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT SLIDING DOOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE.*AK. *JB
LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES SIZE: P215/65R15, EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES ON THEM ON A 1998, TOYOTA, SIENNA. *AK FIRST BLOWOUT OCCURRED IN THE TREAD OF THE TIRE, THE SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURRED IN THE SIDEWALL, CONSUMER STATES THEY EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ...
ENGINE IS FULL OF SLUDGE, THERE WAS NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHT OR SYSTEM CHECK THAT INDICATED THE ENGINE HAD ANY PROBLEMS. *AK
AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD MAKE A HIGH PITCH/GRINDING NOISE. DID NOT AFFECT STOPPING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ENTIRE BRAKING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BAC...
AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD MAKE A HIGH PITCH/GRINDING NOISE. DID NOT AFFECT STOPPING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ENTIRE BRAKING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BAC...
AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD MAKE A HIGH PITCH/GRINDING NOISE. DID NOT AFFECT STOPPING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ENTIRE BRAKING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BAC...
CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. TIRES NOT UNDER-INFLATED. TIRE EXPLOSIVELY SEPARATED (BELT AND CARCASS) CAUSING VIOLENT FEEDBACK TO STEERING.. NO WRECK DUE TO LUCK; NO TURNOVER SOLELY DUE TO LOW PROFILE OF VEHICLE. TIRE NOW LOOKS THE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED FIR...
REAR AXLE WILL NOT BALANCE. WAS TOLD THAT IT CANNOT BET ALIGNED. ALSO, TOLD THAT IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED DURING TRANSPORT. CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP BUYING TIRES.*AK
WHEN BOTH SLIDING DOOR ARE UNLOCKED AND CONSUMER PUSHES BUTTON IN TO OPEN DOOR, BUTTON GETS JAMMED AND DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DID SOME CABLE ADJUSTMENT. BUT REMEDY DID NOT WORK.*AK DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM 3 TIMES. *SLC
BRAKES SQUEAL AND GRIND, DEALER STATES THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. *SLC
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESSS AT TIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM BOTTOM WHERE HEATER BLEWOUT WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THERE WAS A SNOW STORM AND ICE BUILD-UP ON FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED LATER ON. *YH
THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN OUR DRIVEWAY, WHEN WE CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE, IT HAD POPPED INTO REVERSE AND BACKED INTO OUR GARAGE. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE SHIFT LEVER TO STOP IN-BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE AND THEN POP INTO REVERSE IN A FEW MINUTES BY ITSELF. IS THIS A TYPICAL PROBLEM AND NOT CONSIDERED A DE...
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS/LOCKS INSTEAD OF AUTOMATICALLY RETURNING TO CENTER, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE IN WARM WEATHER, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. NLM
THE INNER SLIDING DOOR RELEASE BUTTON STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION, THE DOOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT NOW IT RATTLES AND SQUEEKS. NLM
WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, THIS OCCURS AFTER A TIRE HAS BEEN CHANGED OR ROTATED. NLM
AT ONLY 30,000 MILES, WHILE VEHICLE STILL UNDER FULL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM EXHAUST PIPE. TOOK TO DEALER - DEALER SAYS IT IS STEAM. NEXT SMOKE GETS WORSE (ITS BLUE) & OIL LIGHT FLASHES WHEN BRAKING. TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER - DEALER SAYS NEED OIL CHANGE. DO IT. NEXT - SAM...
AT ONLY 30,000 MILES, WHILE VEHICLE STILL UNDER FULL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM EXHAUST PIPE. TOOK TO DEALER - DEALER SAYS IT IS STEAM. NEXT SMOKE GETS WORSE (ITS BLUE) & OIL LIGHT FLASHES WHEN BRAKING. TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER - DEALER SAYS NEED OIL CHANGE. DO IT. NEXT - SAM...
AT ONLY 30,000 MILES, WHILE VEHICLE STILL UNDER FULL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM EXHAUST PIPE. TOOK TO DEALER - DEALER SAYS IT IS STEAM. NEXT SMOKE GETS WORSE (ITS BLUE) & OIL LIGHT FLASHES WHEN BRAKING. TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER - DEALER SAYS NEED OIL CHANGE. DO IT. NEXT - SAM...
BRAKES MAKING CLUNKING AND SCRAPING NOISE. DEALER SAYS DRUMS ARE CRACKING. *AK
PE 00 020; CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE FOR ROTATION. BECAUSE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING, AND ATTENDANT TOLD HER THAT LEFT FRONT TIRE THREAD STARTED SEPARATING. FIRESTONE, P2057015, SHE HAS CONTACTED.*AK
I HAVE SEEN MOUSE INSIDE MY VAN. I THINK THERE IS SOME OPEN SPACE FROM WHERE A MOUSE CAN GET INTO THE VAN.*AK
NO SUMMARY
I AM GETTING RAT INSIDE MY CAR FROM SOME OPEN SPACE COMMUNICATING FROM OUTSIDE.IT COULD BE FATAL WHEN YOU FIND MICE INSIDE YOUR CAR WHILE DRIVING AS YOU MAY GET PANIC.I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT SHOULD BE FIX BY MANUFACTURER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE ANY FATALITY.
ALL 4 TIRE DEVELOPED "KNOTS". ONE TIRE WORE ODDLY TO THE BELTS. CAR WAS BALANCED AND ALIGNED. TIRES HAS BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY. PRESSURES HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAPLENTY OF TREAD LEFT, THEY BECAME UNUSABLE. (DOT NUMBER: W2M0 TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)
ALL 4 TIRE DEVELOPED "KNOTS". ONE TIRE WORE ODDLY TO THE BELTS. CAR WAS BALANCED AND ALIGNED. TIRES HAS BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY. PRESSURES HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAPLENTY OF TREAD LEFT, THEY BECAME UNUSABLE.*AK
ALL 4 TIRES DEVELOPED "KNOTS". ONE TIRE WORE ODDLY TO THE BELTS. CAR WAS BALANCED AND ALIGNED. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY PRESSURE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT. THEY BECAME UNUSABLE. *AK *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 C...
Mileage: 34,500
THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT REAR WHEEL ALONG WITH THE AXLE/SPINDLE CAME OFF AFTER THE SPINDLE/AXLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON I-10 WESTBOUND NEAR POMONA, CA ON 9/22/2000 NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER AND FINALLY LANDED ON TOP OF THE C...
THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIUM DIVIDER AND LANDED ON TOP OF IT AFTER THE RIGHT REAR-AXLE SNAPPED AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ON I-10 IN POMONA , CA ON 9/22/2000.
THE MOTOR ACUTATOR FOR THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AS INDICATED BY A ABS WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER SAID THE ITEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE COST TO REPAIR WAS $1300.00 FOR PART AND $300.00 FOR LABOR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT I WOULD HAVE NO ABS ON THE VEHICLE BUT THAT...
ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPERATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )
PE00020, AFTER MARKET BRIDGESTONE, BT70S WITH ABOUT 400 MILES, TIRE SIZE 20570R15. WHILE DRIVING TIRE TREAD CAME OFF WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *AK
I REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES WHICH OUR SIENNA CAME EQUIPPED WITH WHEN NEW BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BEGAN STEERING VERY POORLY, TO THE POINT OF MY BECOMING FEARFUL OF DRIVING ON THEM. I ROTATED THE TIRES MYSELF (FRONTS TO REARS) AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. OF COURSE I THEN KNEW THA...
THE LEFT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT AS I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. I FOUND THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE (THE SIDE FACING IN TOWARDS THE CAR) HAD SPLIT IN 4 PLACES. THE TIRE CAME WITH THE CAR AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND THERFORE ONLY HAD 21100 MILES LOGGED ON TO THE TIRE. THE MINIVAN IS TYPICALLY ...
I PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED YOU ABOUT THE RIGHT DOOR, I AM CURRENTLY UNDER LEGAL ADVICE FOR THE AMPUTATION TO MY DAUGHTERS FINGER. WHILE GOING THROUGH LEGAL PROCESS LEFT DOOR FAILED, STARTED OUT WHERE EVERY NOW AND THEN IT WOULDNT STAY OPEN THEN IT WONT STAY OPEN ALL THE TIME ,THEN THE DOOR KNOB BROKE O...
ON 9 AUGUST, 2000 EXPERIENCE A SEVERE STEERING WHEEL FLUCTUATION WHEN DEPARTING A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. STOPPED AND CHECKED TIRES, APPEARED OKAY. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME, AT NIGHT, CHANGED TO LESSENING VIBRATION WITH INCREASE OF SPEED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT. THEY REP...
ON 9 AUGUST, 2000 EXPERIENCE A SEVERE STEERING WHEEL FLUCTUATION WHEN DEPARTING A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. STOPPED AND CHECKED TIRES, APPEARED OKAY. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME, AT NIGHT, CHANGED TO LESSENING VIBRATION WITH INCREASE OF SPEED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT. THEY REP...
WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A YEARLY WV STATE INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD IT FAILED DUE TO THE TIRES BEING "SHOT". I WAS SHOWN WHERE THE TREAD ON BOTH FRONT TIRES WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AND HAD ONLY 24,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. AN ALIGNMENT CHECK WAS DONE AND THE...
LOUD BANG FROM EGINE FOLLOWED BY FIRE. DEALER SAYS ENGINE THREW A ROD AND FOUND HOLE IN ENGINE. ALSO DAMAGE TO RIGHT AXLE FROM PROJECTILE FROM ENGINE. COMPLAINED ABOUT WHITE SMOKE AT STARTUP TO DEALER AT 22,500 MILE SERVICE, BUT DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS. NOW DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR WARRANTY CLAI...
LOUD BANG FROM EGINE FOLLOWED BY FIRE. DEALER SAYS ENGINE THREW A ROD AND FOUND HOLE IN ENGINE. ALSO DAMAGE TO RIGHT AXLE FROM PROJECTILE FROM ENGINE. COMPLAINED ABOUT WHITE SMOKE AT STARTUP TO DEALER AT 22,500 MILE SERVICE, BUT DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS. NOW DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR WARRANTY CLAI...
WHILE TURNING THE WHEELS FROZE, AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. I HAD TO JAM ON THE BREAKS IN ORDER TO KEEP MYSELF FROM GOING OFF THE ROAD...VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK
BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS RADDLE & MAKES A STRETCHING NOISE.....
THE RIGHT REAR TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENTIRE SET SAID THAT ALL THE TIRES WERE COMING APART. THE ONLY REASON WE REALIZED WE HAD A PROBLEM WAS THE CAR HAS A TIRE CONDITION/PRESSURE INDICATOR AND THE CAR WAS RIDING ROUGH. MY HUSBAND INSPECTED THE T...
ON 8/4/00 WE WERE HAVING OUR TIRES ROTATED BY AMERICA'S TIRE STORE IN FOLSOM, CA. THEY SHOWED US THE PASSANGER FRONT TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO PEEL. ABOUT 20% OF THE TIRE WAS AFFECTED. WITH THE REPORTS I'M HEARING ABOUIT THE OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES I WANTED TO REPORT THIS. WE KEPT THE TIRE FOR EVIDENC...
EVERY TIME VEHICLE GOES THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT FLASHES, AND AIR CONDITIONER BECOMES DISABLED. WARM/MOIST AIR COMES OUT. WHY IS CONSUMER TRYING TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOUSE. BOTH FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S TIRES WERE FLAT. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING, @ APPROX. 60 MPH, ON A STATE HWY., THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. IT APPEARS THE TIRE COMPLETELY PEELED AWAY FROM WHEEL. OWNER INCURRED EXCESSIVE TOWING FEES AND TIRE REPLACEMENT COSTS NOT EXPECTED ON A 2 YR. OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 22,000 MI...
VEHICLE EXHIBITED SUDDEN UNINTENDEND ACCELERATION ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. ON THIS THRID TIME IT CAUSED MY WIFE TO REAR END A JEEP CHEROKEE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, ABOVE THE BUMPER, WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE ENGINE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED PREVIOUSLY ON THE ACC...
FRONT BRAKES WITH LOUD GRINDING NOISE ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN APPLIED GOING DOWNHILL. DEALER SAYS ALL THE TOYOTAS DO THAT! THIS IS MY THIRD TOYOTA VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ON ALL THREE VEHICLES. GUESS THIS WILL BE MY LAST TOYOTA! WORRIED ABOUT BRAKES POSSIBLY FAILING...
THE ACTUATOR PUMP FOR THE ABS LOCKED UP, TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO REPLACED THE PUMP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY. NLM
RIGHT MIDDLE DOOR FAILED. YH
SLIDING DOOR DOESN'T LOCK IN PLACE WHEN OPENED. IT MOVES BACK & FORTH WHILE TRYING TO HOLD OPEN TO LET PASSENGERS IN & OUT. CONSUMER'S CHILD FINGER WAS AMPUTATED. THIS IS ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, OWNER IS SEEKING FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR PURCHASE. DEALER IS CHECKING INTO PROBLEM. ...
THE BRAKES HAVE MADE LOTS OF NOISE SINCE 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE.WE HEARD POPPING NOISES, SOUNDS LIKE A SPRING UNLOADING, SNAPPING SOUNDS. DEALER (CLASSIC TOYOTA, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS.) HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR 3 TIMES. LATEST FIX STOPPED POPPING SNAPPING NOISES BUT NOW THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES WITHOUT NE...
POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK WHILE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN SNOW AND ICE CAUSED A FIRE IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. *YH
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES. DEALER CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A VIOLENT STOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
TWO DOOR PROBLEMS: (1) DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HINGED DOORS PERIODICALLY WILL NOT OPEN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER REMOTE, MANUAL, OR ELECTRICAL PUSH BUTTON IS USED. THEY JUST FREEZE SHUT. (2) SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVERS' SIDE WILL NOT OPEN, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL AND SOMETIMES NOT MORE THAN AN INCH OR T...
TWO DOOR PROBLEMS: (1) DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HINGED DOORS PERIODICALLY WILL NOT OPEN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER REMOTE, MANUAL, OR ELECTRICAL PUSH BUTTON IS USED. THEY JUST FREEZE SHUT. (2) SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVERS' SIDE WILL NOT OPEN, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL AND SOMETIMES NOT MORE THAN AN INCH OR T...
NO SUMMARY,
THE SLIDING DOOR SHUTS AND WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE NOR OUTSIDE. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND DLR CAN'T FIX IT.*AK
BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE BRAKES THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. ALSO, REAR BRAKES ARE NOT SELF ADJUSTING.OWNER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF POSSIBLE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE BRAKES THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. ALSO, REAR BRAKES ARE NOT SELF ADJUSTING.OWNER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF POSSIBLE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE WORN OUT DUE TO VEHICLE PULLING TO RIGHT & NEEDING ALIGNMENT. HAD TIRES (4) ROTATED & ALIGNED. VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO RIGHT. MECHANIC CHECKING FOR CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION AND ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS.
TRANSMISSION AND ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS.
BRAKE DISC FAILURE.
RADIO AMPLIFIER.
BRAKE DISC.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS.
SIDE WALL CRACK IN TIRE. TIRE IDENT. NUMBER: WEHY AWA MANUFACTURER: FIRESTONE SIZE: P215/70R14
TIRES. HORN.
TIRES. HORN.
NOISY BRAKES.
DOOR LOCKING INCONSISTENT--SLIDING DOOR.
SHOCK ABSORBERS.
ENGINE--CAMSHAFT AND BELT.
ENGINE--CAMSHAFT AND BELT.
SEAT BELT.
BLOWER SWITCH.
SON HAD POKED HEAD THROUGH SUN ROOF & IT BECAME STUCK. BELIEVES SON HAD HIT BUTTON TOO CLOSE TO SUN ROOF AS HE WAS TURNING HIS HEAD AROUND. MOTOR CAN BE HEARD RUNNING WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE. PUSHED/PULLED FROM BOTTOM TO RELEASE HEAD. SUN ROOF LOCKED IN POSITION AFTER SON'S HEAD WAS RELEASED. WENT T...
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON I-5 ON OUR 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN, WHEN THE BRAKES GOT LOCKED-UP AND WE STARTED SKIDDING. THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SWERVED TO TO THE MEDIAN AND COLLIDED WITH THE CABLE DIVIDER. WE ALL SURVIVIVED BECAUSE OF THE CABLE, THE VAN IS STILL IN BODY SHOP. I AM WORRIED ABOUT...
HIT ON DRIVER SIDE AT 30MPH--VAN ROLLED OVER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING & SUN ROOF OPENED WHEN SON, 3- YEAR OLD GOT HIS HEAD STUCK. AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND, HIT THE BUTTON & SUNROOF STARTED TO CLOSE. CHILD'S HEAD GOT CAUGHT JUST ABOVE THE EARS. WAS HARD TO RELEASE. COULD HEAR SUN ROOF MOTOR RUNNING, TRIED TO CLOSE. 5 PEOPLE PUSHED & PULLED TO RELEA...
SIDE DOOR LATCHES CONTINUE TO JAM AND RATTLE. WHEN JAMMED DOORS WILL NOT LATCH OR LOCK CAUSING SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. AS OF YET DEALER UNABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM
BEGINNING AT 4,000 MILES, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECURRING, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM. WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING LOCKS AND CONTINUES TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN A CIRCLE. IT RELEASES ONLY WHEN MANUALLY FORCED BACK TO CENTER. DURING THE COLDER, WINTER MONTH...
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, STEERING ASSEMBLY WILL MOMENTARILY NOT RETURN TO CENTER, BUT WILL STICK AT ~30DEGREES LEFT OF CENTER. EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO RETURN STEERING TO CENTER, ELSE IT WILL REMAIN IN LOCKED POSITION. ONLY AFFECTS LEFT TURNS AND ONLY WHEN ACCELERATING, O...
THIS 98 SIENNA XLE HAS HAD THE WINDSHIELD DISTORATION SINCE DAY ONE, AND THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE COMPANY HAS NO INTENTION OF FIXING IT SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED. BUT IT CASUSES EXCESSIVE EYE STRAIN AND WILL ONE DAY KILL SOMEONE. ALSO THE CHIPPING THEY BLAME ON LEAD FREE PAINT SOMETHING THEY ...
WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT GOES ON. DEALER SAYS ABS ACTUATOR IS DFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP IS WAITING FOR PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN# *AK
WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT GOES ON. DEALER SAYS ABS ACTUATOR IS DFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP IS WAITING FOR PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN# *AK
CRANKSHAFT BALL BEARINGS ARE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE AND CRANKSHAFT AND OIL PUMP FAILURES
SERIOUS TORQUING AND PULLING PROBLEMS. THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST VEHICLES TO COME OFF THE NEW GEORGETOWN, KY ASSEMBLY LINE. *AK
SLIDING DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED BECAUSE THE OPEN BUTTONS ON DOOR HANDLES STICK.
MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND IT CAUGHT IN THE TRACK AND FELL OFF. THAT'S RIGHT,FELL OFF! TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WAS NO HELP AT ALL.AFTER ABOUT 10 DAYS OF PLEADING MY CASE, THE DEALERSHIP DID THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIRED THE TRACK-THEY STRAIGHTEN...
THE DESIGN OF THE INSIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK RELEASE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE, EXCESSIVE FORCE REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE, UNABLE TO REMEDY.
ACCEPTED FOR ARBITRATION BY WA STATE ATTY GENERAL
ACCEPTED FOR ARBITRATION BY WA STATE ATTY GENERAL
ACCEPTED FOR ARBITRATION BY WA STATE ATTY GENERAL
ACCEPTED FOR ARBITRATION BY WA STATE ATTY GENERAL
ACCEPTED FOR ARBITRATION BY WA STATE ATTY GENERAL
ACCEPTED FOR ARBITRATION BY WA STATE ATTY GENERAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE RACED FORWARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A WALL AND THROTTLE CABLE TO PINCH. FRONT LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS THE SIDE THAT HIT THE WALL. *AK
MANY SIENNA OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF UNKNOWN "PULLING" PROBLEMS. THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE A SERIOUS NATIONWIDE PROBLEM, AND DETAILED RECORDS CAN BE RETRIEVED FROM TOYOTA DEALER REPAIR LOGS. TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO ISSUE RECALL TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY AND T...
BRAKE DRUM FAILED. *YC
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, EXCESSIVE FORCE OF THE SWITCH ( BACK & FORTH ) IS REQUIRED TO MAKE IT WORK. *YC
REAR WINDOW WASHER PUMP FAILED. *YC
BRAKE DISC FAILURE. *YC
BRAKE DRUM WARPED. *YC
FRONT DISC BRAKE FAILURE. *YC
BRAKES MAKING NOISE. NLM
IGNITION LOCK WOULD NOT UNLOCK. NLM
DOOR LOCKS ON SLIDING DOORS FAILED. MJS
INSIDE REAR DOOR MOLDING CAME LOOSE TEARING DOOR SEAL. *YC
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
AIR CONDITIONER TUBE FAILED. *YC
TIRE BLOWOUT ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH (DUNLOP SP 40 P215/65R15). *YC
BRAKES SQUEAK. YH
ELECTRIC SIDE MIRRORS CLICK AND DON'T MOVE PROPERLY. YH
ROTORS FAILED. *YC
SIDE DOOR STUCK ALL THE TIME. YH
REAR SEAT BELT FAILED. *YC
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED. *YC
LEFT REAR CENTER MOLDING FOR WINDOW CAME APART. YH
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NOISY. YH
BRAKE PADS WORN OUT. YH
LEFT FRONT WINDOW INOPERABLE. YH
THE BRAKE DRUM WAS OFF, RESULTING IN BRAKE CYLINDER RUPTURE AND FLUID LEAKING INTO BRAKE SHOE. YH
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED. NLM
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED. NLM
TIRE AIR PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. YH
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER LEAKING. NLM
FRONT DISC BRAKES NOISY. NLM
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
REAR RIGHT SLIDING DOOR HOLDER FAILED. YH
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
BRAKES FAILED. YH
FRONT END OF VEHICLE IS LOW BY DESIGN CAUSING IT TO HIT CONCRETE. YH
EXTREMELY LOUD GROANING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING IN REVERSE EVERYTIME
VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT SUCH AS AT AN INTERSECTION WILL CONTINUE TO TURN UNLESS THE STEERING WHEEL IS MANUALLY RETURNED TO THE STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. IN OTHER WORDS IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO TURN AND WOULD TURN IN A CIRCLE. THIS OCCURS SPORADICALLY. WHEN TAK...
WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY MAKE A LOT OF LOUD NOISES. AT DEALERSHIP, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE CHANGED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER AN ACCIDENT (REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE). *AK
SHAPE AND DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE CREATES SEVERE BLIND SPOTS.
DESIGN OF THE TINTED WINDOWS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
LOUD FRONT BRAKE 'GRINDING' NOISE WHEN BRAKING HARD OR MODERATELY HARD FROM 15-20 MPH DOWN TO A FULL STOP. BEGAN AT 5,000 MILES OR SO AND DOES NOT SEEM TO EFFECT THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER WHO INDICATES THERE IS A FIX IN THE FORM OF NEW BRAKE PAD MATERIAL BUT THAT...
WHILE DRIVING AT NO SET SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY MAKE LOUD SOUNDS, AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAR WILL KEEP GOING THROUGH LIGHTS AND STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT.ALSO, HEADRESTS ARE VERY LOOSE AND WIGGLE AROUND WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN/THIRD RAW BACKSEATS ARE LOOSE AND VIBRATE.
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT.ALSO, HEADRESTS ARE VERY LOOSE AND WIGGLE AROUND WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN/THIRD RAW BACKSEATS ARE LOOSE AND VIBRATE.
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT.ALSO, HEADRESTS ARE VERY LOOSE AND WIGGLE AROUND WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN/THIRD RAW BACKSEATS ARE LOOSE AND VIBRATE.
CAR MADE LOUD POP SOUND, THEN LOST CONTROL.
WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES HEARS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING. *AK
VEHICLE SKIDDED @40-45 MPH ON WET SURFACE, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL.
BRAKE MAKE CONTINUAL NOISE.
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S WINDSHIELDS ARE DISTORTED AND HAVE A MELTED LOOK ON THE GLASS. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
THE SHOULDER BELTS IN THE MIDDLE ROW LOCK UP INSTANTLY WHEN FIRST PUT ON BY THE PASSENGER. THE BELT STAYS LOCKED UP AND BINDS THE PASSENGER(S) IN THE SEAT. THE LEFT SIDE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE SEAT BELT. THE BELT CONTINUNES TO LOCK UP. ...
HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE ROAD APPROPRIATELY, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.
VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL BETWEEN 20-60 MPH WHEN DRIVER RELEASED FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. HE FELT THE CAR RAPIDLY SLOWING DOWN, DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE DOOR WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION.
STEERING HAS A MODERATE PULL AND DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS. AFTER TWO ALIGNMENTS, DEALER STATED THAT FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES PULL BECAUSE OF DIFFERENTIAL TORQUE.
REAR DOOR TO VAN DOES NOT SHUT TIGHTLY.
SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LATCH IN COLD WEATHER.