2000 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...
Rear wheels cambering rubbing on shock absorbers.
I had my car's brake lines replaced at McGee Toyota in Hanover MA on June 20, 2023. On July 19, 2023, my wife and I had just exited the interstate, and were stopping at a grocery store on our way home. I tried to brake upon entering the parking lot and the brake pedal sank to the floor. There was...
I have a 2000 Sienna with 305000 miles. I have never had trouble with this vehicle until about 2 weeks ago. When I am stopped and my car is in drive, I just tap the gas pedal for a second and the engine RPM will increase to about 2000 RPM and will stay there until I put the car in neutral or turn th...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT BOTH FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHI...
Mileage: 210,581
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT BOTH FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHI...
Mileage: 210,581
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT BOTH FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHI...
Mileage: 210,581
THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL AT VALVE COVERS. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. STILL LEAKS. AND A LOT OF SLUDGE BUILDS UP= ON PUMP SCREEN. BLEW ENGINE!! HAD ENGINE REPLACED. SAME THING HAPPENING. I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY. &3 AND CAN NOT AFFORD THOUSANDS ON THIS VEHICLE.. PLEASE HELP@+!!
Mileage: 198,000
OUTER DOOR HANDLES ON DOORS OF SIENNA ARE EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND BREAK EASILY EVEN WITH NORMAL EVERYDAY GENTLE USE. OF THE 4 MAIN DOORS ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA, 3 OF THEM NOW HAVE BROKEN OUSISE HANDLES CAUSING THE DOORS NOT TO BE ACCESSIBLE & OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS HAS NOW AFFECTED BOTH SLIDING DO...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE DID A STOP AND GO ACTION THAT OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE MOVED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP IT COMPLETELY. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEA...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE IGNITION WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STILL IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLI...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO SECURELY LOCK AND SUDDENLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DELLA TOYOTA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH ASSEMBLY AND ANOTHER PART ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAT...
Mileage: 180,000
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, I WAS DRIVING ON A SEMI BUSY ROAD IN TUCSON, ARIZONA AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE VAN SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT I HAD HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON BUT THE DASH SHOWED NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS CASE. I REPEATEDLY PUSHED THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON AND JIGGLE...
Mileage: 120,000
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, I WAS DRIVING ON A SEMI BUSY ROAD IN TUCSON, ARIZONA AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE VAN SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT I HAD HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON BUT THE DASH SHOWED NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS CASE. I REPEATEDLY PUSHED THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON AND JIGGLE...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.
Mileage: 189,000
WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND CURBING THE TIRES ON A MEDIUM DOWNWARD GRADE, WITH CAR IN "DRIVE" AND MY RIGHT FOOT FULLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WENT FULL THROTTLE. BY APPLYING MAXIMUM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 152,717
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD REV UP THAN ACCELERATE UP TO 60 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONTACT SWERVED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE BRUISING TO THE...
POWER DOOR ISSUE WHEN STATIONARY. I PURCHASED MY 2000 SIENNA AND WITHIN A YEAR I HAD ISSUES WITH MY POWER DOOR. IT WOULD OPEN BY POWER BUT NOT CLOSE. AS TIME WENT ON IT WOULD NEITHER OPEN NOR CLOSE. AND NOW THE POWER LIGHTS HAS BEEN LIT FOR YEARS. I TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES WHEN THIS FI...
Mileage: 36,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.
Mileage: 226,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT STEERING SHAFT JOINT FLEX COUPLING HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REP...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAI...
Mileage: 130,000
I HAVE 4 BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA TIRES. NOT SURE OF MILEAGE BUT I WILL GO BACK TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY TO CONFIRM, HOWEVER I WILL GUESS ABOUT 25K TO 35K. THE TREAD LOOKS VERY GOOD. I HAVE STEEL WIRES COMING OUT OF THE SIDEWALL. THERE ARE ABOUT A DOZENS WIRES BETWEEN 2" AND 8" HANGING OUT. I NOTICED IT ...
Mileage: 201,500
WITHIN A TWO MINUTE PERIOD, BOTH SLIDING DOORS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY FUNCTIONING, SUDDENLY FAILED IN A CLOSED POSITION. THEY COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY USING THE DOOR HANDLES FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, OR BY ATTEMPTING TO ACTUATE THE RIGHT SIDE POWER DOOR. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS HAD NO...
Mileage: 80,000
WITHIN A TWO MINUTE PERIOD, BOTH SLIDING DOORS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY FUNCTIONING, SUDDENLY FAILED IN A CLOSED POSITION. THEY COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY USING THE DOOR HANDLES FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, OR BY ATTEMPTING TO ACTUATE THE RIGHT SIDE POWER DOOR. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS HAD NO...
Mileage: 80,000
I DROVE MY VAN FROM WORK TO MY HOUSE WHICH IS AROUND 18 MILES. WHEN I GOT HOME I COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I QUICKLY GOT OUT AND PULLED MY BABY OUT OF HER CAR SEAT. WITHIN A FEW MINS THE SMOKE INCREASED BY A LOT AND I CALLED 911. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY ENGU...
Mileage: 340,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD ONLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTI...
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND NEEDED THE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY DOOR...
Mileage: 37,700
WITHOUT WARNING, PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES BREAK, RENDERING ABILITY TO OPEN, CLOSE HATCH OR DOOR IMPOSSIBLE. HATCH DOOR BROKE FIRST APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 2013, THEN REAR SLIDING DOOR, AND THEN TODAY, PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. HATCH HAS NO INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, SO WITHOUT WARNING DOOR IMMEDIATELY INOPERABLE. R...
Mileage: 123,000
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS LIGHTLY TAPPED. THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE OVER 2000 RPM A STAY THERE UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT HELD DOWN DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD CERTAINLY CRASH INTO ANYTHING IN ITS WAY. GAS PEDAL IS NOT STICKY OR STUCK, FL...
Mileage: 130,000
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS LIGHTLY TAPPED. THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE OVER 2000 RPM A STAY THERE UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT HELD DOWN DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD CERTAINLY CRASH INTO ANYTHING IN ITS WAY. GAS PEDAL IS NOT STICKY OR STUCK, FL...
Mileage: 130,000
I LIKE MY TOYOTA SIENNA VAN (2000) SERVING ME FAITHFULLY. LAST WEEK, IT WAS VERY COLD - WITH ALL THE WINTER STORMS. I WARMED UP THE VAN FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED TO DRIVE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, I NEED TO PICK UP ANOTHER CHILD FOR CAR POOLING AND WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A TURN, I APPLIED BRAKES...
Mileage: 150,000
I LIKE MY TOYOTA SIENNA VAN (2000) - WHICH HAS BEEN SERVING ME QUITE WELL FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, STRANGE PROBLEMS OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE MOVING AT AROUND 20+ MILES OR SO AND TURNING RIGHT, THE "BRAKE" LIGHT COMES OFF. UPON COMPLETING THE TURN, IT GOES OFF IN ABOUT 8 SECONDS O...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME UNLATCHED AND OPENED UPWARD, SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HOOD LATCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 135,000
ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. RAN OFF INTO DITCH FLIPPED OVER AND WAS TRAPPED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN WHEN THE FIRE DEPT CUT ME OUT. THEY HAD TO CUT THE STEERING WHEEL OFF MY LEGS. NO AIRBAG DEPLOY...
Mileage: 200,000
ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. RAN OFF INTO DITCH FLIPPED OVER AND WAS TRAPPED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN WHEN THE FIRE DEPT CUT ME OUT. THEY HAD TO CUT THE STEERING WHEEL OFF MY LEGS. NO AIRBAG DEPLOY...
Mileage: 200,000
I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN ON DRY PAVEMENT ON A RELATIVELY FLAT STREET. I STARTED BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT. THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AND WAS MAKING THAT AWFUL PULSING NOISE THAT IT USUALLY MAKES ON ICY ROADS. THEN SUDDENLY THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL. I THINK THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COULD NOT BRAK...
Mileage: 180,000
THE VEHICLE (2000 TOYOTA SIENNA) WAS STOPPED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVE TO PARK. THE SHIFTER SHEARED OFF THE STEERING COLUMN. UPON TAKING OFF THE STEERING COLUMN COVER, I NOTICED THE SHIFTER HAD BROKEN OFF THE COLUMN IN THREE AREAS WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE ALUM...
Mileage: 169,035
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME RESISTANT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 A...
Mileage: 80,000
THE POWER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN/CLOSE CAUSING SERIOUS SAFTEY ISSUES. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
I WAS TRAVELING TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ON I 540 ROUNDING LEFT A CURVE AND MY STEERING DID NOT RESPOND UNTIL TURNING IT A HALF OF A TURN MORE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN TO CENTER. I FOUND A DOCUMENT ON THE NHTSA ODI ACTION NUMBER PE99-070 INDICATING OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ...
Mileage: 126,000
SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ELECTRICALLY AND/OR MANUALLY. CLICKS WHEN ACTIVATED BUT DOESN'T OPEN EITHER WAY. DISCONNECTED BATTERY AS SUGGESTED BY DEALER, TO RESET THE MECHANISM, BUT TO NO AVAIL; STILL DOESN'T WORK AND IS A LARGE PAIN TO DEAL WITH! IT FORCES ENTRY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY AND TH...
Mileage: 177,000
CAR AND TIRES INSPECTED BY PROFESSIONAL FOR 2,500MI ROAD TRIP. ALL TIRES APPEARED FINE AND WERE ROTATED; HAVE 40,000MI WEAR (70,000MI RATED). WITHIN LAST 250MI, CAR BECAME IMBALANCED AND LACKED STABILITY WITH COMPUTERIZED VAN TIRE MONITOR ALSO RESPONDING. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION REVEALED LEFT-REAR S...
Mileage: 132,128
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. T...
Mileage: 219,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HOOD ABRUPTLY OPENED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS PULLED DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR...
Mileage: 155,000
POWER PASSENGER BACK DOOR HAS CEASED TO FUNCTION. THEE IS A WAY TO TURN OFF THE POWER DOOR, BUT THE MANUAL DOOR IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR THE CHILDREN TO OPERATE, THEY MUST ENTER AND EXIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR...TOYOTA WANTS 2300 TO REPAIR! I HAD PREVIOUSLY PAID 800 TO REPAIR, BUT THEY CLAIM TH...
Mileage: 135,000
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR QUIT WORKING. WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. I FEEL IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, DUE TO DELAYED EXITS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, AND CAN NO LET KIDS OUT CURB SIDE AT ALL. VERY DISAPPOINTED TOYOTA WON'T FIX IT. $1200 REPAIR. WHO HAS THAT? WON'T EVEN OPEN MANUALLY. I LO...
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME MY POWER DOOR HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE PAID BOTH TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED. RIGHT NOW IF YOU OPEN THE DOOR, YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR WITH IT TRYING TO OPEN (LOTS OF EFFORT). ONCE YOU GET IT CLOSED, THE DASH LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. *TR
Mileage: 94,000
TOYTA SIENNA VAN DOOR WILL NOT OPERATE WITH THE MOTOR. DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF DUE TO TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR
RE: 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN I WAS PARKING MY CAR ON THE STREET, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SUDDENLY REV UP. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I QUICKLY PUT IT ON PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CO...
Mileage: 159,000
GAVE A VEHICLE A BOOST ONE DAY PREVIOUS. CLOSED HOOD ON 2000 SIENNA, BUT APPARENTLY NOT COMPLETELY. I BELIEVE ONLY SAFETY LATCH SECURING HOOD RATHER THAN FULL HOOD LATCH. DRIVING ON BUSY FREEWAY TO WORK FINE BUT RETURNING HOME ON FREEWAY, THE SAFETY LATCH ON HOOD FAILED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLIP UP A...
Mileage: 133,000
GAVE A VEHICLE A BOOST ONE DAY PREVIOUS. CLOSED HOOD ON 2000 SIENNA, BUT APPARENTLY NOT COMPLETELY. I BELIEVE ONLY SAFETY LATCH SECURING HOOD RATHER THAN FULL HOOD LATCH. DRIVING ON BUSY FREEWAY TO WORK FINE BUT RETURNING HOME ON FREEWAY, THE SAFETY LATCH ON HOOD FAILED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLIP UP A...
Mileage: 133,000
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2003 AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY RELIABLE. HOWEVER, ON SEPTEMBER 21 WHILE DRIVING EAST ON I20 IN THE DALLAS AREA, I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE WHILE ON A SLIGHTLY STEEP HILL. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE I WA...
Mileage: 142,314
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2003 AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY RELIABLE. HOWEVER, ON SEPTEMBER 21 WHILE DRIVING EAST ON I20 IN THE DALLAS AREA, I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE WHILE ON A SLIGHTLY STEEP HILL. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE I WA...
Mileage: 142,314
NHTSA RECALL 10V160000 RESULTED IN MY SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY BEING PLACED IN THE REAR AREA OF MY VAN, MY DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX UNTIL REMEDY PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, A WEEK OR SO. THAT WAS AUGUST 17, 2010 AND THEY STILL CLAIM THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE (OCTOBER 18). I AM CONCERNED...
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR ONE YEAR. TO DATE, I HAVE PAID TO REPAIR THE REAR SEAT, AS ONCE IT WAS TAKEN OUT, THE MECHANISM BROKE AND IT COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN THE CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT (THE WHOLE THING) BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONSTAN...
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR ONE YEAR. TO DATE, I HAVE PAID TO REPAIR THE REAR SEAT, AS ONCE IT WAS TAKEN OUT, THE MECHANISM BROKE AND IT COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN THE CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT (THE WHOLE THING) BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONSTAN...
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR ONE YEAR. TO DATE, I HAVE PAID TO REPAIR THE REAR SEAT, AS ONCE IT WAS TAKEN OUT, THE MECHANISM BROKE AND IT COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN THE CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT (THE WHOLE THING) BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONSTAN...
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR ONE YEAR. TO DATE, I HAVE PAID TO REPAIR THE REAR SEAT, AS ONCE IT WAS TAKEN OUT, THE MECHANISM BROKE AND IT COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN THE CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT (THE WHOLE THING) BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONSTAN...
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR ONE YEAR. TO DATE, I HAVE PAID TO REPAIR THE REAR SEAT, AS ONCE IT WAS TAKEN OUT, THE MECHANISM BROKE AND IT COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN THE CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT (THE WHOLE THING) BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONSTAN...
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR ONE YEAR. TO DATE, I HAVE PAID TO REPAIR THE REAR SEAT, AS ONCE IT WAS TAKEN OUT, THE MECHANISM BROKE AND IT COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN THE CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT (THE WHOLE THING) BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONSTAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. SHE PANICKED, SWERVED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, INSPECTED AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLA...
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HOOD OPENED AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY TH...
Mileage: 190,000
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA REAR DOOR LATCH HANDLE BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. UPON INSPECTION, THERE IS A NARROW PIECE OF PLASTIC CONNECTING THE HANDLE TO THE INTERNAL LATCH MECHANISM AND THIS NARROW PIECE BROKE CLEANLY IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING. REAR DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER OUTSIDE OR INSIDE POSING ...
Mileage: 125,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AND REAR HATCH DOOR HANDLES. THE REAR HATCH COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE. THE FAILU...
Mileage: 70,000
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA -- PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND THE DOOR FINALLY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY 5 YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROX. 60,000 MILES. THE DEALER THINKS THAT ALL COMPONENTS (MOTOR, CONTROLLER, ETC) NEED TO BE REPLA...
Mileage: 30,000
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE CONVERTER FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONVERTER FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTE...
Mileage: 90,000
I OWN TWO TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVANS, MODEL YEARS 2000 AND 2001. OF THE 10 DOORS ON THESE TWO VEHICLES, THE HANDLES ON SIX ARE BROKEN OFF. THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL USE. IN SEARCHING INTERNET SITES, I FOUND COMMENTS THAT SIENNA VANS ARE KNOWN FOR THIS DEFECT. THE DEFECTS HAVE OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT T...
Mileage: 10,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE HAD GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTED TIRES, TIRE SIZE 215/55R17. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2006. THERE WAS ONE TIRE THAT EXHIBITED AN INDENTATION IN THE SIDE WALL AND EXCESSIVE WEAR THAT OCCURRED AFTER 5,000 MILES WHICH...
Mileage: 101,000
THE POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WILL OPEN BUT WILL NOT CLOSE. IT TOOK ME SEVERAL MINUTES OF VERY FIRM PRESSURE TO OVERCOME THE DOORS AUTOMATIC MECHANISM TO FORCE THE DOOR CLOSED. AS I USE THIS TO DROP MY CHILD OFF AT DAYCARE, I CAN NO LONGER LET HER OUT ON THE CURB SIDE OF ...
Mileage: 117,000
THE POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WILL OPEN BUT WILL NOT CLOSE. IT TOOK ME SEVERAL MINUTES OF VERY FIRM PRESSURE TO OVERCOME THE DOORS AUTOMATIC MECHANISM TO FORCE THE DOOR CLOSED. AS I USE THIS TO DROP MY CHILD OFF AT DAYCARE, I CAN NO LONGER LET HER OUT ON THE CURB SIDE OF ...
Mileage: 117,000
NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND SMOKE ON COLD START UP. CALLED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WOULD BE A MAJOR "FIX" AND WOULD COST AT LEAST $3,000.00 TO REPAIR. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH I REALIZED MY SIENNA MOST LIKELY HAD OIL GEL AND CALLED TMSUSA IN CALIFORNIA TO REPORT IT. WAS TOLD...
Mileage: 75,000
MY SEATBELT IN MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE GASTANK OPENING SWITCH UPON RELEASE. I COULD NOT THEREAFTER RE-ENGAGE THE SEATBELT UNTIL I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE DOOR AND OBSERVED THE ENTANGLEMENT. I HAD LOOSENED THE SEATBELT IN A DRIVE-THRU LINE TO GET MY WALLET FROM MY ...
Mileage: 134,000
IN SUMMER OF 2000, I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A 99 TOYOTA SIENNA AND MY ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO STOP FORWARD MOTION AFTER IMPACT. I REPORTED THE STUCK ACCELERATOR TO DEALER, AND STATE FARM. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER ...
Mileage: 18,000
WHILE DRIVING ON TOLLWAY IN OUR 2000 SIENNA WITH CRUISE SET TO 70 MPH I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR A LITTLE TO INCREASE SPEED A FEW MPH. IT INSTANTLY TOOK OFF AS IF I HAD HIT THE "RESUME" ON THE CRUISE CONTROL (CC) AND HAD IT SET FOR 120 MPH. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF PANIC I HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE V...
Mileage: 37,000
THE SECOND ROW, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN OUR 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA IS NOT STAYING "CLICKED"; SOMETIMES WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING PUSHED, THE BUCKLE JUST RELEASES AND THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT THAT IS IN THAT CAR SEAT IS NOT RESTRAINED AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 124,558
I PURCHASED MY SIENNA IN 2001. IT IS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA LS WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 150K MILES. IN 2002 I BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY REAR BRAKES SINCE THIS TIME I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES INSPECTED EVERY YEAR DUE TO GRINDING NOISES AND SQUEAKING. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I'VE TAKEN MY VAN IN THEY HAVE INSPECTED ...
Mileage: 130,000
SLIDING DOOR GETS STUCK. VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE AND UNABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. TRIED WD40 LUBRICATION BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. *TR
Mileage: 129,000
SLIDING DOOR GETS STUCK. VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE AND UNABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. TRIED WD40 LUBRICATION BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. *TR
Mileage: 129,000
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH HANDLE NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT PULLED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE DOOR. THIS IS THE 3RD DOOR HANDLE THAT HAS BROKEN UNDER NORMAL USE. 1ST THE 2 SLIDING DOOR HANDLES, NOW THIS DOOR HANDLE. *TR
Mileage: 106,000
I WAS STOPPING IN MY DRIVEWAY SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL ON LOOSE STONE AND GRASS - 5 MPH. THE ABS ENGAGED, I COULD HEAR IT. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I CONFIRMED THIS VISUALLY DURING THE INCIDENT. THE CAR DID NOT STOP WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE AND THE ABS DID NOT RELEASE UNTIL THE CAR HAD ROLLED T...
Mileage: 145,106
POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS AN ON/OFF ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM. *NJ CONSUMER IS ADDING INFORMATION. *NJ 7/24/09 THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES WERE CHANGED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER ...
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS AN ON/OFF ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM. *NJ CONSUMER IS ADDING INFORMATION. *NJ 7/24/09 THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES WERE CHANGED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TIRE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT WHENEVER SHE WOULD BEGIN TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY STOP SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ...
Mileage: 121,000
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA 2 ITEMS: 1. SEAT BELT LIGHT ALWAYS ON (RESEARCH REVEALS DEIGN FLAW) 2. AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. *TR
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA 2 ITEMS: 1. SEAT BELT LIGHT ALWAYS ON (RESEARCH REVEALS DEIGN FLAW) 2. AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. *TR
MY TWO SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. *TR
Mileage: 36,000
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING BACKWARDS. THE WARNING LIGHT IS OFF WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED AND COMES ON WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS UNBUCKLED, INCLUDING WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS VACANT. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST ABOUT $350 TO REPLACE THE BELT AND THAT I...
Mileage: 120,000
THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS STICKING AND VERY HARD TO OPEN. AFTER YANKING ON IT FOR WEEKS-TOTALLY BROKE OFF THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE ENTIRE MECHANISM WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER-IT'S BEGINNING TO STICK AGAIN. I THINK IT MAY BE DUE TO THE SEAL AROUND THE DOOR. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC ...
Mileage: 120,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR MONTHS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN O2 SENSOR AND NOT A SEVERE PROBLEM, JUST WON'T GET AS GOOD GAS MILEAGE. VEHICLE NOW SMOKES UPON START UP AND IS LOSING TOO MUCH OIL TOO QUICKLY. TOYOTA SAID TO TAKE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM...
Mileage: 115,000
AFTER GETTING A FLAT TIRE, I BOUGHT TWO TIRES AT NTB, WALTHAM, MA TO REPLACE THE FLAT AND THE OLD SPARE TIRE. THE NEW TIRES (UNI TIGER PAW) WERE PUT ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE OTHER 3 TIRES WERE ROTATED TO THE BACK AND TO THE SPARE. I WAS ALSO CHARGED FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. WITHIN 100 MILES, AS I ...
Mileage: 100
REAR DOOR LID HANDLE BROKE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO PUT MY POWER WHEEL CHAIR INTO THE VAN. WITHOUT THAT CHAIR I CANNOT GET AROUND. TWO PEOPLE HAD TO DISASSEMBLE THE CHAIR TO GET IT INTO THE VAN SO I COULD GET HOME. THERE SHOULD BE AN INTERNAL RELEASE FOR THAT DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 182,000
REGULAR USAGE OF OUR VAN HAS CAUSED THE DOORS ON BOTH SIDES TO BREAK. ON ONE SIDE, THE HANDLE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND THE OTHER WILL ONLY PARTIALLY OPEN. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
REGULAR USAGE OF OUR VAN HAS CAUSED THE DOORS ON BOTH SIDES TO BREAK. ON ONE SIDE, THE HANDLE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND THE OTHER WILL ONLY PARTIALLY OPEN. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED, FLIPPED UPWARD, AND DAMAGED THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER DETACHED AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS HANGING BY A WIRE. THE CONTACT USED A SCREWDRIVER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Mileage: 112,000
HANDLE TO THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OF MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2000 HAS BROKEN OFF. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR OVER 4 MONTHS. THE DOOR WILL ALSO NOT CLOSE FOR NO REASON AND OPENS EASILY FROM JUST A BRUSH ON THE REMOTE ON THE KEY CHAIN. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
HANDLE TO THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OF MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2000 HAS BROKEN OFF. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR OVER 4 MONTHS. THE DOOR WILL ALSO NOT CLOSE FOR NO REASON AND OPENS EASILY FROM JUST A BRUSH ON THE REMOTE ON THE KEY CHAIN. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB. COST TO REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $1500 WHICH CAN BE ON THE VERY LOW SIDE. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THESE DOORS. *TR
Mileage: 128,505
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB. COST TO REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $1500 WHICH CAN BE ON THE VERY LOW SIDE. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THESE DOORS. *TR
Mileage: 128,505
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING POWER PASSENGER DOOR ACTS LIKE SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY WILL NOT TOTALLY CLOSE WITH POWER, SHUTS THEN IMMEDIATELY OPENS. LIGHT IN DASH IS ON, FOR SECOND TIME, MECHANICS FOUND NOTHING JUST RESET IT. TOYOTA MECHANICS. *TR
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING POWER PASSENGER DOOR ACTS LIKE SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY WILL NOT TOTALLY CLOSE WITH POWER, SHUTS THEN IMMEDIATELY OPENS. LIGHT IN DASH IS ON, FOR SECOND TIME, MECHANICS FOUND NOTHING JUST RESET IT. TOYOTA MECHANICS. *TR
HANDLE BROKE OFF THE SIDE DOOR, NOW MUST CLOSE FROM INSIDE. BACK HANDLE SHEARED OFF HAD TO REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 960,000
CAR HAS OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM - TOYOTA SETTLED CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT - BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED - AND IT APPEARS A RECALL WAS NEVER INITIATED? *TR
Mileage: 95,000
THE HANDLE LEVER FOR THE BACK HATCH BROKE FROM NORMAL USE AND THE HATCH CANNOT BE OPENED. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE DUE TO NORMAL USE AND IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. BOTH THESE PROBLEM CAN BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE DOORS/HATCH WILL N...
Mileage: 150,000
THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT OF ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES BUT OF, WHAT I FEEL, A FAILURE OF THE QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE ITS SELF. I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA AND ON OR AROUND FEB 12, 2007 MY DRIVERSIDE, BACK SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE BACK HATCH HANDLE BROKE OFF AND SHORTLY AFTER ...
1. NORMAL USE 2. DAILY, THE SEATBELT TENSIONERS DO NOT CORRECTLY INDICATE IF THE BELT IS BEING USED OR NOT. IT ALWAYS SHOWS THAT THE BELT IS UNUSED. 3. TENSIONERS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 100,500
THE DIFFERENTIAL/TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA IS FAILING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AT UNDER 100,000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED SERVICE. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS 3 OF THE 5 DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN ON THIS 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA TOTALLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON THE ROAD WHICH CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF THE VAN HAVING NO WAY OF MOVING. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT IN THEIR 2000 VANS AND ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT MY VAN MILEAGE IS OVER THEIR LIMIT HENCE THEY WILL...
ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON , CHECKED WATER AND OIL, BOTH LEVELS WERE FINE, ENGINE JUST QUIT, VAN WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, I THE OWNER WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE THE OIL COULD NOT PASS THROUGH SO ENGINE SEIZED UP, IT WAS A 2000 SIENNA VAN, THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000-4000 MILES FAITHFULL...
ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON , CHECKED WATER AND OIL, BOTH LEVELS WERE FINE, ENGINE JUST QUIT, VAN WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, I THE OWNER WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE THE OIL COULD NOT PASS THROUGH SO ENGINE SEIZED UP, IT WAS A 2000 SIENNA VAN, THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000-4000 MILES FAITHFULL...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE SPORADICALLY LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE THAT GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ONE WEEK LATER, SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ...
Mileage: 73,000
THE LIGHTS FOR BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS FLASH WHEN THE SEAT BELTS ARE FASTENED. WHEN THEY ARE NOT FASTENED AND ARE FULLY RETRACTED INTO THE DOOR POST, THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS BEGAN FIRST WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THIS MONTH. ADDITIONALLY THE SEAT ...
Mileage: 86,000
THE LIGHTS FOR BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS FLASH WHEN THE SEAT BELTS ARE FASTENED. WHEN THEY ARE NOT FASTENED AND ARE FULLY RETRACTED INTO THE DOOR POST, THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS BEGAN FIRST WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THIS MONTH. ADDITIONALLY THE SEAT ...
Mileage: 86,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE HANDLES ON BOTH SLIDING SIDE DOORS DETACHED FROM THE DOORS. THE DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE FROM BOTH THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILU...
Mileage: 85,000
I AM SECOND OWNER OF TOYOTA SIENNA, 2000 .I BOUGHT AT 32000 MILES. TOYOTA HAS RECALL ON EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY (SERVICE BULLETIN TC03014) . YESTERDAY I WAS ON THE WAY TO AIRPORT AND SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRY TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR HAD SOME NOISE COMING FROM IT A...
Mileage: 47,000
MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2000 MIGHT HAS AN ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT ON AUG 28 2007 AT 3:30 PM. THE WEATHER ~90C AND SUNNY. I DROVE IN SCHOOL ZONE AT THE TIME THE SCHOOL OVER AND THE STUDENTS PRESENTED ON THE SIDEWALK. I DROVE ~20-25 MPH OR LESS. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY VAN AND THE...
Mileage: 133,038
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A THULE HITCHING POST PRO 935X2. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION AND ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE 1-800 NUMBER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SHE HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THE TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED IN THE NOTICE IS DISCONNE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A THULE HITCHING POST PRO 935X2. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION AND ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE 1-800 NUMBER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SHE HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THE TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED IN THE NOTICE IS DISCONNE...
SEVERAL HARDWARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR HANDLE AT A COST OF $140. REPLACED THE REAR DOOR HANDLE FOR $70. BOTH OF THESE ITEMS BROKE, RENDERING THE DOORS USELESS FROM THE OUTSIDE. ALSO REPLACED THE DRIVER DOOR POWER WINDOW MOTOR AT A COST OF $ 90. *AK
Mileage: 85,000
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA THE SAFETY HOOD LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN, SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD, DAMAGING THE HOOD AND THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THAT HE HOOD LATCH NO LONGER ENGAGES WHEN THE HOOD IS SHUT. THE VEHICLE WAS S...
SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TOYOTA SIENNA XLE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. OUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED ONLY RECENTLY. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WAS NOT WORKING AND THE MECHANIC HAD TO TAKE OFF THE AUTOMATIC PART SO IT HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. WELL AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF MANUALLY...
SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TOYOTA SIENNA XLE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. OUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED ONLY RECENTLY. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WAS NOT WORKING AND THE MECHANIC HAD TO TAKE OFF THE AUTOMATIC PART SO IT HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. WELL AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF MANUALLY...
OIL GELLING RELATED DAMAGE-2000 TOYOTA SIENNA W/V6 WITH OIL GELLING. THIS ENGINE WAS REPAIRED UNDER TOYOTA'S SPECIAL REPAIR PROGRAM. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE REPAIR DOES NOT INCLUDE ENOUGH PARTS TO PROPERLY RETURN THE UNIT INTO SERVICE WITHOUT COMPRAMISING THE MAIN AND ROD BEARINGS, AS WELL AS THE REAR...
Mileage: 65,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE LEFT THIRD ROW SEAT BELT, THE BELT BECAME STUCK AND DID NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 90,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A JUMPSTART WAS GIVEN TO A NEIGHBORING VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY THE HOOD WAS RELEASED TO JUMPSTART THE NEIGHBORING VEHICLE AGAIN. THE JUMPSTART WAS NOT NEEDED. THE HOOD WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN BUT WAS NOT FULLY UNLATCHED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, ON A SMOOTH BLACKTOP P...
Mileage: 107,403
FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS REAR ENDED I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS FILLING THE FUEL TANK. THE PUMP WOULD CLICK OFF AS IF IT WAS FULL AT .70 CENTS AND WOULD CONTINUE THIS WHILE FILLING THE TANK WHEN THE TANK WAS CLEARLY EMPTY. I WAS ADVISED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE TO MOVE THE HANDLE AROUND WHILE FILL...
Mileage: 113,000
ABS PUMP MOTOR FAILURE. ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON WET SURFACE. ABS PANEL LIGHT WAS ON SINCE AUG. 20006, TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTION STATED CODE #14,51 (ABS PUMP MOTOR FAILURE) IT IS UNUSUAL BUT NOT COVER BY WARRANTY. *JB
Mileage: 75,218
MY WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN WERE DRIVING IN OUR 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE HOOD ABRUPTLY RELEASED AND SLAMMED AGAINST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER AND DAMAGING THE ROOF. MY WIFE PULLED OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALMOST COMPLETELY BLIND TO W...
Mileage: 94,000
I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT DOOR WINDOW MOTORS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I HAVE DISCOVERED THE MOTOR CONTAINS A FAULTY LOAD SENSOR. IT IS NOT THE ACTUAL MOTOR, BUT THE LOAD SENSOR THAT IS FAILING. THE SENOR IS LOCATED INTERNALLY IN THE MOTOR. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT TAKING OW...
Mileage: 31,000
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS FAULTY. IN THE BEGINNING, THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THE OPPOSITE -- BLINKING WHEN BUCKLED, OFF WHEN UNBUCKLED. THEN AFTER COUPLE WEEKS IT JUST KEEPS BLINKING NO MATTER WHAT. IT'S BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION SENSOR. THE MA...
Mileage: 40,000
MY MECHANIC INFORMS ME THAT THE "SPEED SENSOR" ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS GONE BAD AND CANNOT BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THE SIENNA'S THAT WERE MANUFACTURED OVERSEAS HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS PART, BUT THAT THOSE MADE IN THE U.S. HAVE NO WAY TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THE RESULT OF THIS...
Mileage: 72,386
2000 SIENNA HOOD OPENED WHILE DRIVING STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD. *TS *JB
I PUT MY CAR IN THE SHOP AT COLEMAN TOYOTA TELLING THEM THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CHAMBER AND THEN PHONED TO SAY THE STARTER WAS BAD TOO- THEY CHARGED ME ABOUT $575. I PICKED UP THE CAR WEDNESDAY MARCH 15 AND ON MARCH 16 THE CAR JUST STOPPED AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE CAR...
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA LE NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. HAS 73,000 MI. *NM
I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SEAT BELTS IN MY SIENNA FOR SOME TIME NOW. THE WARNING INDICATOR NEVER GOES OFF ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT IS ON. THIS IS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TOYOTA AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. AT LEAS...
Mileage: 60,000
THE PASSENGER (MANUAL ) SLIDING DOOR BECAME HARD TO OPEN. THE HANDLE STICKS AND DOES NOT OPEN ON THE FIRST TRY. THE HANDLE THEN BROKE OFF COMPLETELY LEAVING THE DOOR UNSAFE AND UNABLE TO LATCH PROPERLY. WE PURCHASED A NEW HANDLE FROM THE DEALER FOR A PRICE OF $95.00. WE FEEL THIS SPECIFIC ...
Mileage: 86,000
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH APPROX. 64,000 MILES: ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) COMPUTER FAILED. DEALER SAID REPLACEMENT COST WOULD BE $2000 AND BLAMED FAILURE ON "DIRTY BRAKE FLUID" WHICH SEEMS EXTREMELY UNLIKELY SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AT 36,000 MILES LESS THAN 2 YEARS ...
BOTH OF THE OUTSIDE HANDLES ON THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA BROKE WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. (ONE HANDLE BROKE OFF COMPLETELY AND ONE IS STILL PARTIALLY ATTACHED TO THE DOOR.) ONE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE OTHER ONE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. I CONTACT...
Mileage: 80,000
WHEN I TRIED TO START MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN LAST WEEK, IT DID NOT START NORMALLY AND IT MADE A STRANGE NOISE. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE. IT APPEARED THAT THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO START, EV...
Mileage: 58,280
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECEIVER STOPPED WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER, A SMALL PLASTIC TAB (HE CALLED IT A "SPACER") IN THE BUCKLE RECEIVER BROKE OFF AND PREVENTED THE BUCKLE FROM LATCHING. I NOTE THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE 2001 FORD ESCAPE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A VOLUNTAR...
Mileage: 55,400
THERE IS AN ADMITTED DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE 1999-2001 TOYOTA SIENNA AND CAMRY ENGINES. THE COOLING CHAMBER PASSAGES TO THE CYLINDERS WERE REDUCED IN SIZE TO REDUCE HAZARDOUS EMISSIONS WHICH HAD THE UNANTICIPATED SIDE EFFECT OF CAUSING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CYLINDER HEADS TO REACH UP TO 130 DE...
Mileage: 59,000
AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON. EVENTUALLY ABS LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE ABS SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE VERY HIGH COST OF THE ABS ACTUATOR PART. THE LACK OF A FUNCTIONING ABS SYSTEM MAKES THE CA...
Mileage: 40,000
I WAS DRIVING THE 2000 SIENNA XLE MINIVAN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. IT TOOK A LOT OF PRESSURE TO PUSH THE BRAKE IN AND THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK. NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET PUSHING DOWN TO GET THE MINIVAN TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM CAME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. I TOOK IT IN TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE...
Mileage: 69,875
DT: THE CALLER STATES THAT THE OIL IN VEHICLE WAS DISAPPEARING FROM THE ENGINE. HE DROVE 800 MILES TO FLORIDA AND HAD TO PUT 4 OR 5 QUARTS OF OIL. HE HAS TO PUT THAT MUCH OIL EVERY 1500 MILES. DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE AUGUST 5, 2005 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 60,000
DT: CONTACT STATES THE SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS CHECKED TO SEE IF THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS ENGAGED, BUT IT WAS NOT. THE CONSUMER STATED HER SIX YEAR OLD CHILD BROKE THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE CONSUMER HAS ...
I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA IN WHICH SEAT BELTS LOCK WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT AFTER BEING RETRACTED FROM THE CAR WALL (I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT IS DESIGNED THIS WAY, AND HAD BEEN BOTHERED BY THE DESIGN WELL BEFORE WHAT I REPORT HERE). ONE DAY MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MOVED AROUND WHILE UNDER THE SEAT BELT ...
ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHEN DRIVING, WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, SERVICE REP. INDICATED THIS WOULD POTENTIALLY BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. AFTER A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED AN "ISSUE" WITH THIS ENGINE AND A CALL TO TOYOTA NATIONAL AND SOME "DISCUSSIONS" WITH THE DEALER THE CAR WAS TAKEN FO...
Mileage: 105,000
MY VAN HAD 66,000 MILES ON IT AND ONE DAY I OPENED THE BACK HATCH, WHICH IS RARELY USED, AND THE HATCH HANDLE BROKE-OFF IN MY HAND. I HAVE NEVER HAD A BACK HATCH HANDLE BREAK ON ANY OF MY VANS. I TOOK AND TO DEALER AND IT QUITE A WHILE FOR THEM TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE OF HOW THE HANDLE IS POSITION IN R...
TIRE FAILURE - APPARENT BELT SLIP/FAILURE TIRE MARKING IS SP40 A/S
Mileage: 71,500
AUGUST 2003: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO CRYSTAL MOTORS, A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. CRYSTAL MOTORS REPLACED "IGNITION COIL". PROBLEM APPARENTLY RESOLVED. COST: $350-$500. JANUARY 2005: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO CRYSTAL MOTORS. REPLACED "ALL INJECTORS A...
Mileage: 88,500
AUGUST 2003: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO CRYSTAL MOTORS, A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. CRYSTAL MOTORS REPLACED "IGNITION COIL". PROBLEM APPARENTLY RESOLVED. COST: $350-$500. JANUARY 2005: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO CRYSTAL MOTORS. REPLACED "ALL INJECTORS A...
Mileage: 88,500
ABS BRAKES FAIL. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY TOYOTA BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2001 AS A USED CAR. IN 2003 THE BRAKE PETAL STARTED TO VIBRATE THE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TOYOTA DID REPAIRS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRENTEE. YESTERDAY THE LIGHT CAME ON, I STOPPED THE CA...
DT: VEHICLE HAS A SLIDING ELECTRIC DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DOOR STARTED OPENING OR STAYING OPEN AT THE WRONG TIME. FINALLY, THE ELECTRICAL DOOR STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE OR THE REMOTE. CONSUMER JUST NOTICED THAT THE DOOR WILL A...
Mileage: 78,000
HANDLE/LATCH TO OPEN HATCH ON BACK DOOR OF 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA LE MINIVAN BREAKS EASILY WHEN TRYING TO OPEN. HATCH REMAINS UNOPENABLE UNTIL LATCH IS REPLACED. DIFFICULT TO REPLACE BECAUSE INSIDE PANEL FROM HATCH MUST BE REMOVED FROM INSIDE THE VAN AND IF THE BACK ROW OF SEATS IS IN PLACE IT IS VERY H...
Mileage: 46,000
WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH, RESULTING IN A CRASH AND A ROLL OVER. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED IN THE COLLISION. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 130,000
THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT A STOP LIGHT, ON A 50 MPH ROAD, CAR TRANSMISSION SLIPPED TWICE, AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT IT NEW FROM WALNUT CREEK TOYOTA, A 2000 SIENNA. *AK AT 6000 MILES, AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION GRABBED THE CAR THROWING T...
Mileage: 6,000
I TOOK MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA INTO A DEALER BECAUSE THE "ABS" LIGHT WENT ON APPROXIMATELY 2-3 DAYS AGO. ALTHOUGH PHOENIX HAS HAD A WET WINTER, THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS. THE DEALER SAID THE ABS "ECU" WAS "DRIPPING WET" AND THE ABS COMPUTER WAS "FRIED". THE COST TO REP...
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BRAKE WAS ON, AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO 40 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP BY SHIFTING INTO PARK, APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TURNING THE KEY OFF.*AK
Mileage: 153,000
THREE SHOULDER STRAP SEAT BELTS IN MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE FAILED. THEY ARE FROZEN AND INOPERABLE. THE DEALER SAYS HE WILL REPLACE AT $200 PER SEATBELT. OTHER THAN THAT THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO REPAIR THE SEATBELT. THE VEHICLE IS USELESS WITHOUT SEATBELTS. I AM AFRAID THAT THE OTHER 3 WILL F...
Mileage: 63,361
THE ABS CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON, WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT BRAKES MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER WILL NOTIFIED BY OWNER.*AK
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON TO INDICATE THAT THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO PUT HIS SEAT BELT ON. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB
Mileage: 73,316
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON TO INDICATE THAT THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO PUT HIS SEAT BELT ON. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB
Mileage: 73,316
FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE, ALL (5) WHEEL STUDS SHEARED OFF, AND WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE. LUG NUTS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE LOOSE PRIOR TO STUDS SHEARING.*AK
Mileage: 70,500
THE ENGINE IN MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS A DEFECT THAT CAUSES ENGINE OIL JELLING AND LEADS TO A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT 38000 MILES WHILE STILL UNDER THE NEW CAR WARRANTY. TOYOTA FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE SLUDGE FROM THE VALUE AREA OF THE ENGINE BUT THIS ...
Mileage: 68,000
WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME LOOSE AND BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE GEAR SHIFTER BROKE WHEN PLACED IN PARK. *SC
Mileage: 47,942
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA'S ENGINE WAS REBUILT LAST FEBRUARY/MARCH 2004 DUE TO ENGINE OIL GEL. HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LAST JUNE. HAD 82,500 MAINTENANCE DONE AT ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. IT CAUGHT FIRE. DROPLETS OF FIRE SEEN FALLING UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. ...
Mileage: 82,300
I PURCHASED A TOYOTA SIENNA NEW IN 4/2000. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK EVERY TIME I BRAKED. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME COUNTLESS SIENNA'S FROM 1998-2003 HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. TOYOTA TRIED A FIX THAT WORKED 8 MONTHS. IT IS A SHAME THAT YOU PAY $30,000 FOR A VEHICLE AND T...
Mileage: 1
I PURCHASED A TOYOTA SIENNA NEW IN 4/2000. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK EVERY TIME I BRAKED. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME COUNTLESS SIENNA'S FROM 1998-2003 HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. TOYOTA TRIED A FIX THAT WORKED 8 MONTHS. IT IS A SHAME THAT YOU PAY $30,000 FOR A VEHICLE AND T...
Mileage: 1
I BACKED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS A TRASH CAN IN THE WAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY, SO I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HOPPED OUT TO MOVE THE CAN. I TURNED TO GET BACK IN THE CAR AND FOUND IT MOVING FORWARD UP THE DRIVEWAY. I CHASED THE CAR UP THE DRIVEWAY. IT RAN OVER A JOGGERBUGGY AND STRUCK...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. FEDERAL, SUPER STEEL, P215/65R15, DOT UXKW0303.*AK
WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCK NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT CONTROL ARM BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *TS
Mileage: 64,000
PURCHASED TOYOTA CERTIFIED USED IN 2000. ABS PUMP FAILED WITHIN ONE MONTH. NOT PART OF POWER TRAIN, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
Mileage: 60,000
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA EXPERIENCED SERIOUS SLUDGING PROBLEM AND HAD "SLUDGE/GEL REPAIR" DONE BY TOYOTA AT 58K MILES. SERVICE DATES: OCT 14 AND 15, 2002. ON JULY 18, 2004, THE SIENNA (WITH 81K MILES) BROKE DOWN DURING A VACATION TRIP. DIAGNOSIS: RESIDUAL ENGINE DAMAGE FROM SLUDGE PROBLEM AND INADEQUATE R...
Mileage: 81,000
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING, AND BRAKES. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON THE SAME DAY WHILE DRIVING LONG HOURS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING W...
TOYOTA SIENNA LS, YEAR 2000, APPROX 73000 MILES. ALWAYS SERVICED BY TOYOTA, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM / ENGINE NOT MODIFIED OR ALTERED. DROVE LAST FRIDAY MORNING (JULY 16, 2004) FROM NC TO THE DC AREA. JUST BEFORE DC, CAR COMPLETELY STALLED 3 TIMES ON I-95, AT INTERSTATE SPEED, APPROX 15 TO 20 MINUTES ...
Mileage: 72,844
DURING A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 77,382
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECLINE THE SECOND ROW RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEVER DETACHED FROM THE SEAT.THIS CAUSED THE SEAT NOT TO ADJUST. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 12 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, BUT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BEGAN TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, WOULD GO DOWN, BUT NOT UP UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES WENT BY. FINALLY, THE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL, RESULTING IN A REPAIR COST OF $418. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WHICH TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. IT APPEARS THAT THE WINDO...
Mileage: 24,000
WHILE PRESSING THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR IT FAILED TO OPEN. CONSUMER TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THIS CAUSED THE BUTTON TO STICK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE BUTTON DUE TO WORN OUT WIRES. *AK
POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT ENGAGE. WHEN USING THE LOCK OUT BUTTON IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. *AK
Mileage: 20,000
THE BELTS ON ALL FOUR OF MY BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK SNOW TIRES SEPARATED AND MOVED WITHIN THE TIRES CREATING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND DANGEROUS RIDE. THE OCCURENCE DEVELOPED FROM AN EVEN, SMOOTH RIDE TO SLIGHT WHEEL SHIMMY TO EXTREME BUMPY AND WOBBLY RIDE - ALL WITHIN ONE HUNDRED MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. *...
OUR KEYS WOULD NOT WORK TO START OUR VAN, WE WERE STRANDED FOR 45 MINUTES WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN. DEALERSHIP SAYS BROKEN TUMBLER, $250 TO REPLACE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. WE REPORTED SAME PROBLEM 5-6 MONTHS AGO DEALERSHIP MADE NEW KEY WHICH WORKED BRIEFLY. OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR DEFECT, VERY DISSAPPOINTE...
Mileage: 45,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH RIGHT TIE ROD END SEPARATED AT THE BALL JOINT. THIS RESULTED IN LOST OF STEERING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. *AK
Mileage: 71,000
2001 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD SLUDGE PROBLEM. TOYOTA FIXED BUT STILL CALLS THIS AN OWNER ISSUE!?? HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE STILL FAILED A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES AFTER FIX. TOYOTA ORIGINALLY INSISTED PEOPLE BUY NEW ENGINES BUT ONLY CLEANS THEM NOW. WHAT ABOUT THEIR MODIFYING THIS ENGI...
Mileage: 43,000
MY VAN'S BRAKES SQUEAL LOUDLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS SEVERAL TIMES OVER 3 YEARS AND HAVE ALL REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OTHER THAN THEY ARE SQUEALING. TOYOTA HAS NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN WE CAN APPLY LUBE TO TEMPORA...
THIS IS A PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING PROBLEM, BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2003. THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT OPENS AT RANDOM, WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE ON. WHEN THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED, IT OPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL REPAIR. ...
Mileage: 34,924
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE CALIPERS WERE MISSING THE RETAINING RINGS. THE RUBBER BOOTS WERE PULLED INTO THE BRAKE CYLINDER WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MFR REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THE LOW BRAKE FLUID FUNCTION GIVEN THROUGH T...
Mileage: 48,300
DESLUDGE ENGINE, REPLACE VALVE STEM SEALS AND CLEAN OUT OIL PAN. CLEANED ENGINE BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE ROOT CAUSE. WANT THE ENGINE PROBLEM FIXED NOT JUST CLEANED.
Mileage: 36,449
FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. MIDDLE RIGHT AND LEFT SEAT BELTS LOCK PASSENGERS TO SEAT WITHOUT UNDUE MOTION. NOTIFIED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK PASSENGER DURING REAR END COLLISION.
Mileage: 38,000
FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. MIDDLE RIGHT AND LEFT SEAT BELTS LOCK PASSENGERS TO SEAT WITHOUT UNDUE MOTION. NOTIFIED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK PASSENGER DURING REAR END COLLISION.
Mileage: 38,000
ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS FIXING (ALTHOUGH I THINK THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT) IT ONE TIME. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT A SECOND TIME REGARDLESS OF SERVICE RECORDS. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE RESALE VALUE OF THE VAN WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED.
SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. VAN IS IN THE SHOP AS WE SPEAK. DEALER SAYS THE REPAIRS WILL BE COVERED BUT WHO IS GOING TO COVER OUR LOSE WHEN WE TRY TO SELL THIS VAN WITH THE PILE OF CRAP FOR AN ENGINE? I SAT IN THE OFFICE OF THE SERVICE MANAGER AND LISTEN TO HIM SIDE-STEP THE PROBLEM UNITL I COULD TAKE N...
Mileage: 98,000
I AM NOT SURE OF DATES, BUT OUR TOYOTA DEALER TRIED TO BLAME US FOR THE "SMOKING" PROBLEM DUE TO THE LACK OF OIL CHANGES. WE DID NOT SLACK OFF ON THE OIL CHANGES, AND NOW THEY ADMIT THAT THE "SMOKING" PROBLEM IS DUE TO BAD ENGINE DESIGN, OR WHATEVER. WE HAVE HAD THE VAN IN FOR REPAIR...
Mileage: 116,000
THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. BOTH REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING. AS A RESULT, IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO FRONT BRAKES. ALL THE PARTS WERE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, FIRST THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY DRAIN AND NOT STARTING, THEY REPLACED THE RADIO AMPLIFIER TWICE BEFORE FIXING IT, THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AT 35,000 MILES. THE BACK HATCH SHEETMETAL IS ALL DENTED JUST FROM CLOSING IT AND ...
Mileage: 35,000
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, FIRST THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY DRAIN AND NOT STARTING, THEY REPLACED THE RADIO AMPLIFIER TWICE BEFORE FIXING IT, THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AT 35,000 MILES. THE BACK HATCH SHEETMETAL IS ALL DENTED JUST FROM CLOSING IT AND ...
Mileage: 35,000
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, FIRST THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY DRAIN AND NOT STARTING, THEY REPLACED THE RADIO AMPLIFIER TWICE BEFORE FIXING IT, THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AT 35,000 MILES. THE BACK HATCH SHEETMETAL IS ALL DENTED JUST FROM CLOSING IT AND ...
Mileage: 35,000
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, FIRST THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY DRAIN AND NOT STARTING, THEY REPLACED THE RADIO AMPLIFIER TWICE BEFORE FIXING IT, THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AT 35,000 MILES. THE BACK HATCH SHEETMETAL IS ALL DENTED JUST FROM CLOSING IT AND ...
Mileage: 35,000
VAN: 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE WITH POWER SLIDING DOOR MILES ON VEHICLE: 30000 MILES PROBLEM: POWER DOOR OPENS; BUT DOES NOT CLOSE - NEED TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED JUNCTION SWITCH. I SUGGESTED REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE VAN HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES EVEN T...
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON CHILD'S HEAD WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. CHILD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES TO THE HEAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. *AK
Mileage: 41,000
AT 107,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR JUST CUT OFF. THEN WOULD NOT START. I ALWAYS HAVE CHANGED THE OIL AT EVERY 3000 MILES. NOW MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE CAMSHAFT BROKE. THERE CAN BE NO OTHER ANSWER THAN THAT THIS ENGINE WAS A SLUDGE DEFECTIVE MOTOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Mileage: 107,650
SEVERE PREMATURE WEAR ON PEPBOYS FUTURA LITE P215-65R15 TIRES, AFTER 20,000 MILES. PEPBOYS REFUSING TO REPLACE OR REFUND, DESPITE 70,000 MILE WARRANTY. *LA
ON OUR 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE POWER DOOR UNIT IS SPORADIC IN ITS OPERATION. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT TELLING US THAT THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. UNTIL THE WARRANTY NOW THE TELL US THE ACTIVATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT OUR COST. *LA
MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE HAVE EXPERIENCE FAILURE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW. THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE ENOUGH POWER IN OPENING BUT NOT CLOSING. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT MOTOR IN THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST AND LABOR IS $322.62. I NOTICED THE COMPLAINTS SECTION, THAT THIS INC...
Mileage: 47,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK. THE TIRE COMPANY STATED THE TIRE HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME WITH INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE. *JB
Mileage: 47,914
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW EXPLODED.*MR MARCH 2003 THE FRONT WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODED SENDING GLASS FLYING THROUGHOUT THE CAR. AGAIN IN AUGUST 2003 THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE EXPLODED. THE COST OF REPAIR WERE OVER $400.00, AND THE CONSUMERS BELIEVED THAT PRODUCT...
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW EXPLODED.*MR MARCH 2003 THE FRONT WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODED SENDING GLASS FLYING THROUGHOUT THE CAR. AGAIN IN AUGUST 2003 THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE EXPLODED. THE COST OF REPAIR WERE OVER $400.00, AND THE CONSUMERS BELIEVED THAT PRODUCT...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE, TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. A FIRESTONE, P205/70R15, DOT#W2M0F61. *AK
TOYOTA 2000 SIENNA WITH 62,000 MILES WITH FAITHFUL SERVICE, AND JUST HAD OIL CHANGE ON 8/13/2003, EN ROUTE TO ATLANTA FROM MARYLAND. AT CHARLOTTE, NC A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND WAS HEARD. BY THE TIME ARRIVED IN ATLANTA SOUND WAS PERSISTENT. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO IDENTIFIED THAT THE T...
Mileage: 63,374
WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE, TRAPPING THE CONSUMER, AND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER UNABLE TO OPEN REAR SLIDING DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
PROBLEMS WITH TIRE WEAR, TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES AT 45,000 MILES DUE TO TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THERE WAS EA...
PROBLEMS WITH TIRE WEAR, TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES AT 45,000 MILES DUE TO TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THERE WAS EA...
PROBLEMS WITH TIRE WEAR, TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES AT 45,000 MILES DUE TO TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THERE WAS EA...
PROBLEMS WITH TIRE WEAR, TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES AT 45,000 MILES DUE TO TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THERE WAS EA...
PROBLEMS WITH TIRE WEAR, TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES AT 45,000 MILES DUE TO TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THERE WAS EA...
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO FENDER/BUMPER. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE MODEL FR 680 SIZE P205 WITH 37K MILES. PREVIOUSLY LEFT FRONT TIRE PARTIALLY SEPARATED BEFORE REPLACED WITH OTHER BRAND TIRE. CALLED FIRESTONE STORE AND MANAGER SAID THIS IS NO...
Mileage: 37,000
TREAD SEPARATION,D10L DOT PDMO IMGI 1300 09R DOT PDMO IMHR 1300 DETAILS - I PURCHASED THE TWO TIRES SHOWN ABOVE ON 7/7/2000 TO REPLACE TWO OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I STILL HAVE THE TWO BUM GOODYEAR TIRES IN MY GARAGE. THIS WAS ON A 2000 TOYOTA SIENA MINIVAN WITH ONLY 9,916 MILES. I PURCHASED IT NEW....
Mileage: 28,923
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT CAPABLE TO TOW A TRAILER WITH SMALL BOAT OF 23OO POUNDS. HOWEVER, THE INSTRUCTION STATE THAT VEHICLE'S CAPABILITY IS UP TO 5000 POUNDS. MANUFACTURER STATED NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
FOR REASONS UNKNOWN TO ME, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA IS TWISTED ALL THE WAY INTO THE ASSEMBLY. IT DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY OR LOCK TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, AND THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAF...
FOR REASONS UNKNOWN TO ME, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA IS TWISTED ALL THE WAY INTO THE ASSEMBLY. IT DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY OR LOCK TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, AND THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAF...
CUSTOMER STATED THAT TOWING PACKAGE ON THIS VEHICLE WAS INSTALLED TOO LOW TO THE GROUND. THE TOWING PACKAGE COMPACITY IS LISTED AT 5000 LBS. CONSUMER OWNS A BOAT THAT WEIGHS 2300 LBS, AND WHEN HE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE SCRAPES THE GROUND. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAV...
MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA (VIN # [XXX]) ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED.I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO TOYOTA. VAN MILEAGE WAS ONLY 66,706. TOYOTA DEALER SAID ABS PUMP MOTOR FAILED. THERE IS NO RECALL....IF I WANTED THIS FUNCTION I COULD PAY FOR THE PART $1,471.00.....LABOR NOT QUOTED.THIS SAFETY FUNCTION WAS...
Mileage: 66,706
SINCE LEASING THE CAR NEW 3 YRS. AGO, WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELTS LOCK UP. TWO WEEKS AGO WE WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, ALLOWING THE PASSENGER TO BE THROWN TO THE DASH AND BACK.*AK
Mileage: 12
THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN AND CLOSE INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW OPERATES INCONSISTENTLY. WILL GO DOWN BUT WILL NOT GO UP. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WINDOW WILL OPERATE AND GO UP. DEALER REPAIRED 2 YEARS AGO, BUT NEVER OPERATED CORRECTLY BEFORE OR AFTER REPAIR. *NLM
LTR FWD FM FHWA RE THEIR DEFECTIVE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, THE VAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SLUDGE...*MR THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BLOW BLUE SMOKE AND RAN ROUGH. THE DEALER DISCOVERED ENGINE GEL DEPOSITS. THE MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSOR PER DEALER, THE BRAKES SQUEALED W...
LTR FWD FM FHWA RE THEIR DEFECTIVE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, THE VAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SLUDGE...*MR THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BLOW BLUE SMOKE AND RAN ROUGH. THE DEALER DISCOVERED ENGINE GEL DEPOSITS. THE MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSOR PER DEALER, THE BRAKES SQUEALED W...
LTR FWD FM FHWA RE THEIR DEFECTIVE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, THE VAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SLUDGE...*MR THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BLOW BLUE SMOKE AND RAN ROUGH. THE DEALER DISCOVERED ENGINE GEL DEPOSITS. THE MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSOR PER DEALER, THE BRAKES SQUEALED W...
LTR FWD FM FHWA RE THEIR DEFECTIVE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, THE VAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SLUDGE...*MR THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BLOW BLUE SMOKE AND RAN ROUGH. THE DEALER DISCOVERED ENGINE GEL DEPOSITS. THE MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSOR PER DEALER, THE BRAKES SQUEALED W...
LTR FWD FM FHWA RE THEIR DEFECTIVE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, THE VAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SLUDGE...*MR THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BLOW BLUE SMOKE AND RAN ROUGH. THE DEALER DISCOVERED ENGINE GEL DEPOSITS. THE MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSOR PER DEALER, THE BRAKES SQUEALED W...
LTR FWD FM FHWA RE HIS DEFECTIVE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE THAT EMITS A LOUD BEARING WHINE, THE TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO TRACKING & PULLING PROBLEMS. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE REP THAT 31K MILES ON A MICHELIN WAS ALL TO EXPECT ON THIS V...
LTR FWD FM FHWA RE HIS DEFECTIVE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE THAT EMITS A LOUD BEARING WHINE, THE TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO TRACKING & PULLING PROBLEMS. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE REP THAT 31K MILES ON A MICHELIN WAS ALL TO EXPECT ON THIS V...
LTR FWD FM FHWA RE HIS DEFECTIVE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE THAT EMITS A LOUD BEARING WHINE, THE TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO TRACKING & PULLING PROBLEMS. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE REP THAT 31K MILES ON A MICHELIN WAS ALL TO EXPECT ON THIS V...
FR 680 02 FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE ON 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. *MR LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE LOST PRESSURE REPEATEDLY. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE. HOWEVER, AT A LATER DATE THE CONSUMER FOUND A BULGE IN THE REPAIRED TIRE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEA...
WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 AT 75-80 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ALL OF THE SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. THE ENGINE RACES WHEN GAS PEDAL DEPRESS AND NO TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO WEAVE OUT OF HARMS WAY AND COAST TO AN EXIT AND ENOUGH SPEED TO STOP AT A GAS STAT...
Mileage: 36,267
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA LE. I NOTICED A COOLANT LEAK. I TOOK IT IN TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS THE LEAK FROM THE COOLING PIPE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE COOLING PIPE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE POWER STEERING LINE (ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR) AND THE COOLING PIPE...
Mileage: 30,500
POWER WINDOW FAILURE- FIRST DRIVER'S SIDE IN 2002, NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE- HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS RE. POWER WINDOW FAILURES IN 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA MADE IN KENTUCKY. *JB
WHILE DRIVING, ONE OF THE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB
CHILD WRAPPED REAR SEAT BELT AROUND NECK. SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. HAD TO CUT SEAT BELT TO RELEASE CHILD. THIS WAS THE REAR SHOULDER HARNESS. CHILD WAS HANGING BY THE NECK. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FULLY RETRACT SEAT BELT TO HAVE SOME SLACK. I HAVE HAD OTHER PASSENGERS REFUSE TO WEAR THE OTHER SEAT BE...
Mileage: 30,000
FLUID LEAK AROUND THE TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET. REPAIRED 3 TIMES BY 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS. EASY JOB BUT MAYBE IT IS A DEEPER PROBLEM? TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT WHEN COLD FOR ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME IT WAS "FIXED." AFTER THE THIRD TIME TRYING TO STOP THE OIL LEAK, THEY ADJ...
Mileage: 19,400
FLUID LEAK AROUND THE TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET. REPAIRED 3 TIMES BY 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS. EASY JOB BUT MAYBE IT IS A DEEPER PROBLEM? TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT WHEN COLD FOR ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME IT WAS "FIXED." AFTER THE THIRD TIME TRYING TO STOP THE OIL LEAK, THEY ADJ...
Mileage: 19,400
FLUID LEAK AROUND THE TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET. REPAIRED 3 TIMES BY 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS. EASY JOB BUT MAYBE IT IS A DEEPER PROBLEM? TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT WHEN COLD FOR ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME IT WAS "FIXED." AFTER THE THIRD TIME TRYING TO STOP THE OIL LEAK, THEY ADJ...
Mileage: 19,400
THE ENGINE DEVELOPED ENGINE GEL DEPOSITS, THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. *AK *JB *TS
Mileage: 48,988
THE ENGINE DEVELOPED ENGINE GEL DEPOSITS, THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. *AK *JB *TS
Mileage: 48,988
THE ENGINE DEVELOPED ENGINE GEL DEPOSITS, THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. *AK *JB *TS
Mileage: 48,988
THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND TIRE EQUIPMENT. MR THE VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES DUE TO A TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER SAW INDICATIONS OF EARLY SLUDGE BUILD UP IN...
THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND TIRE EQUIPMENT. MR THE VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES DUE TO A TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER SAW INDICATIONS OF EARLY SLUDGE BUILD UP IN...
THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND TIRE EQUIPMENT. MR THE VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES DUE TO A TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER SAW INDICATIONS OF EARLY SLUDGE BUILD UP IN...
MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DASH BOARD SHORT. *JB
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *NLM
VIN [XXX]. ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CANNOT BE CLOSED. DEALER AND IMPORTER DO NOT THINK THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT (OUT OF WARRANTY). MY DAUGHTER'S SIENNA, VIN [XXX], WHICH IS A YEAR YOUNGER HAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM, SO DOES ONE OF HER FRIEND'S SIENNA. I DON'T HA...
Mileage: 55,417
VIN [XXX]. ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CANNOT BE CLOSED. DEALER AND IMPORTER DO NOT THINK THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT (OUT OF WARRANTY). MY DAUGHTER'S SIENNA, VIN [XXX], WHICH IS A YEAR YOUNGER HAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM, SO DOES ONE OF HER FRIEND'S SIENNA. I DON'T HA...
Mileage: 55,417
VEHICLE, WITH NO ONE IT IT BUT RUNNING, SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE (AFTER STANDING STILL FOR AT LEAST A FULL MINUTE OR TWO). VEHICLE BACKED DOWN DRIVEWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND HOUSE. I'M NOT A CARELESS PERSON, SO I CHECKED YOUR DATABASE AND SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS.
PREMATURE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY SIENNA WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND OUT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISION. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 - TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 67,000. SHARDS OF METAL PRESENT IN DRIP PAN. VEHICLE WAS WELL-MAINTAINED AND SERVICED AT ...
Mileage: 67,000
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR IS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 24000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION QUICKLY AND THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I FOUND FROM ONLINE WEB SITE THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2000 TOYOTA SIENNAS. TS
Mileage: 24,074
REAR DOOR HANDLE MALFUCTION ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE THAT WAS PURCHASED ON 07/2000 WITH 37,000 MILES ON IT. SAFETY ISSUE RESULTING IN A MALFUCTIONING DOOR HANDLE IN AN EMERGENTY SITUATION IF OCCUPANTS ARE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO EXCAPE.
Mileage: 37,450
REAR DOOR HANDLE MALFUCTION ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE THAT WAS PURCHASED ON 07/2000 WITH 37,000 MILES ON IT. SAFETY ISSUE RESULTING IN A MALFUCTIONING DOOR HANDLE IN AN EMERGENTY SITUATION IF OCCUPANTS ARE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO EXCAPE.
Mileage: 37,450
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE HOURS, THE TRANSMISSION WOOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD. DEALER REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Mileage: 35,846
THE ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED TOTAL LACK OF CAPABILITY TO USE THE ENGINE TO POWER THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 23,456
CONSUMER STATES WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING MOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA 75000 MILES FREQUENT AND TIMELY OIL CHANGES/MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES ADHERED TO AFTER HEARING A GRINDING SOUND AFTER DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AT THE DAY CARE, THE VAN SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE SOMETHING BROKE. IT BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD ...
Mileage: 75,320
THE REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR APPEAR TO BE CLOSER THEN APPEAR TO BE PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IS VERY HARD TO OPEN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. FOURTH VISIT TO DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THE MOTOR AND SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. TS
ALL FOUR TIRE WERE PURCHASED NEW AND ARE WORN COMPLETELY. ORIGINAL TIRE ON TOYOTA SIENNA 2000. TIRES ARE ROTATED REGULARLY. YD *JG
Mileage: 21,500
THE SLIDING DOOR OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE DEALER HAD REPAIRED. DURING THE SECOND REPAIR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR FOR THE DOOR. *YH
DASH LIGHTS BEHIND A/C UNIT FAILED TO WORK. DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CONTROL LIGHT BULB. *YH
TO DATE MY SIENNA HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT 200 MILES, THE BATTERY REPLACED BECAUSE IT WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITHIN A YEAR, THE REAR STRUTS ON THE HATCH HAVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE BLEW OUT, THE TIRES NEED TO BE RE...
TO DATE MY SIENNA HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT 200 MILES, THE BATTERY REPLACED BECAUSE IT WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITHIN A YEAR, THE REAR STRUTS ON THE HATCH HAVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE BLEW OUT, THE TIRES NEED TO BE RE...
TO DATE MY SIENNA HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT 200 MILES, THE BATTERY REPLACED BECAUSE IT WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITHIN A YEAR, THE REAR STRUTS ON THE HATCH HAVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE BLEW OUT, THE TIRES NEED TO BE RE...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS. THE ABS SYSTEM HAD FAILED. NLM
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THE ABS PUMP HAD LOCKED UP AND NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
INTERMITTENTLY POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY, DOOR ALARM WILL CHIME. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IN JULY OF 2002, DEALER REPLACED ACTUATOR AND POWER MODULE.*AK
AIR PRESSURE GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. WHEN BRAKING BRAKES SQUEAK. DEALER REPLACED ABS ACTUATOR. AT THIS TIME, AIR PRESSURE GAUGE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
THIS 2000 SIENNA IS A LEMON. AT 50 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 100 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE VAN PULLS TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH. AT 28,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES FIRESTONE WERE ALL CHEWED UP BELTS SHOWING EVEN THOUGH WE HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS DONE IN LESS THAN ...
THIS 2000 SIENNA IS A LEMON. AT 50 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 100 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE VAN PULLS TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH. AT 28,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES FIRESTONE WERE ALL CHEWED UP BELTS SHOWING EVEN THOUGH WE HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS DONE IN LESS THAN ...
THIS 2000 SIENNA IS A LEMON. AT 50 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 100 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE VAN PULLS TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH. AT 28,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES FIRESTONE WERE ALL CHEWED UP BELTS SHOWING EVEN THOUGH WE HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS DONE IN LESS THAN ...
THIS 2000 SIENNA IS A LEMON. AT 50 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 100 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE VAN PULLS TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH. AT 28,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES FIRESTONE WERE ALL CHEWED UP BELTS SHOWING EVEN THOUGH WE HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS DONE IN LESS THAN ...
THIS 2000 SIENNA IS A LEMON. AT 50 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 100 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE VAN PULLS TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH. AT 28,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES FIRESTONE WERE ALL CHEWED UP BELTS SHOWING EVEN THOUGH WE HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS DONE IN LESS THAN ...
I BOUGHT THIS 2000 SIENNA NEW. I HAVE HAD THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN TWO YEARS. THE LATEST FAILURE IS ON TRANSMISSION. TOYOTA REPLACED IT WITH A REBUILT AND IT IS GIVING ME ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE SUBSTANDARD TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW PART...
I BOUGHT THIS 2000 SIENNA NEW. I HAVE HAD THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN TWO YEARS. THE LATEST FAILURE IS ON TRANSMISSION. TOYOTA REPLACED IT WITH A REBUILT AND IT IS GIVING ME ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE SUBSTANDARD TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW PART...
POWER DOOR WOULD NOT REOPEN WHILE IN MOTION TO CLOSE (BY USING INSIDE POWER DOOR BUTTON). DAUGHTERS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, NO SAFETY FEATURE IN PLACE FOR DOOR TO RECOGNIZE THERE WAS AN OBSTACLE. HAD TO WAIT FOR DOOR TO CLOSE IN ORDER TO RE-OPEN IT.*AK
STEERING ON THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. A CALL TO FIRESTONE SENT ME TO CADILLAC TIRE AND INDEPENDENT DEALER. THE OWNER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN. HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND SPOKE WITH 2 INDIVIDUALS. A...
ABS PUMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT ABS PUMP FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIRES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VAN APRIL2000. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. WE HAVE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE FREQUENTLY AND ADD AIR. TODAY, DURING A TRIP FROM NORFOLK TO WADESBORO, NC, VIBRATIONS WERE FELT. PULLED INTO FIRESTONE STATION. SAID NOTHING WRONG. ...
WHILE DRIVING AT 75 TO 80 MPH, CONSUMER STARTED TO HEAR A FLAPPING SOUND IN REAR OF VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TREAD HAD COME OFF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE (ORIGINAL TIRES ON TOYOTA, SIENNA, 2000, FIRESTONE P20570R15 95 S M&S, DOT W2MO F6L 096 FR 680). *AK *NLM
INTERMITTENTLY THE RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. MOST OF THE TIME, I COULD FIDDLE WITH THE DOOR AND GET IT TO WORK. I REPORTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES, AND ONE TIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2001 THE SERVICE PERSON HAD A TECHNICION LOOK AT IT BRIEFLY WHO GET IT TO WORK PART OF THE TIME. I WAS ADV...
ORIGINAL TIRES, DOTW2VF239 ON INFINITI, FOREST, ST P21565R15. DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY DEFLATED WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING PREMATURE SEPARATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OF THE 2000 SIENNA HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE LOCK. MOST OF THE TIME, THE INSIDE LOCK GETS STUCK FROM THE INSIDE AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE PASSENGER CAN GET OUT THAT DOOR. AND IT TAKES TIME BEFORE IT GETS FIXED -- MORE OFTEN THAN NOT I HAVE TO CONTEND MYSELF MOVING THE CA...
THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OF THE 2000 SIENNA HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE LOCK. MOST OF THE TIME, THE INSIDE LOCK GETS STUCK FROM THE INSIDE AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE PASSENGER CAN GET OUT THAT DOOR. AND IT TAKES TIME BEFORE IT GETS FIXED -- MORE OFTEN THAN NOT I HAVE TO CONTEND MYSELF MOVING THE CA...
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE APPLIED BRAKES AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN HILL. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION AND KEY WAS IN IGNITION VEHICLE WENT OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, AND VAN RAN INTO A TREE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
TWO TIMES I ROTATED THE TIRES AND THE LUG NUTS CRACKED IN TWO. SOME FILL REAL SPOUNGY. I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER BUT THE WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM, THE SAID THEY WERE TIGHTED TO MUCH. IN 25 YEARS WORKING ON CARS I NEVER SEEN LUG NUTS BREAK. SO I PURCHASE NEW ONE AND RIGHT AWAY I NEW THEY WERE BETTER. SO ...
TIRE DELAMINATED, DAMAGED BUMPER, ETC.*AK
THE CONSUMER STATES ONE LUG NUT ON TWO TIRES HAD BROKEN AND SHEARED PARTIALLY OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ROTATING THE TIRE WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER FAILURES. THE LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED.*JB.*JG
WHILE DRIVING POWER OPERATED SLIDING DOOR COMES OPEN WITHOUT OPERATION. ALSO, LIGHT ON THE DASH OPERATES ERRACTICALLY, INDICATING DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VAN EXPERIENCED EARLY AND SEVERE TIRE WEAR. TIRES REPLACED AFTER ROTATIONS AND 33,000 MILES. VAN STILL PULLED LEFT. DEALER REALIGNED VAN, BUT IT STILL PULLED LEFT. SENT US BACK TO TIRE STORE. TIRES REBALANCED TWO MORE TIMES (FOR A TOTAL OF 3) AND VAN STILL PULLS LEFT. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS THE T...
VAN EXPERIENCED EARLY AND SEVERE TIRE WEAR. TIRES REPLACED AFTER ROTATIONS AND 33,000 MILES. VAN STILL PULLED LEFT. DEALER REALIGNED VAN, BUT IT STILL PULLED LEFT. SENT US BACK TO TIRE STORE. TIRES REBALANCED TWO MORE TIMES (FOR A TOTAL OF 3) AND VAN STILL PULLS LEFT. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS THE T...
CONSUMER STATES CHILD IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WAS STRANGLED BY THE SEAT BELT, THE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO REMOVE CHILD FROM SEAT AND THE SEAT BELT CONTINUED TO GET TIGHTER. NLM CONSUMER HAD TO, AS A LAST RESORT, CUT CHILD FROM SEAT BELT. THE PRESSURE FROM THE TIGHTENING SEAT BELT BECAME UNBEARA...
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK
WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VAN SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE DEALER PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF WHICH CAUSES THESE FA...
LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED ALL STEERING PARTS & TIRES. STILL PULLS SEVERELY TO LEFT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF PULLING PROBLEM.
SLUDGE BUILD UP LEADING TO CAMSHAFT FAILURE - FAST OIL LEVEL DROP. *AK
OUR SIENNA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SLUDGE BUILDUP IN MAY 2000. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AS EVENTUALLY WE WILL ENCOUNTER ENGINE FAILURE AT SOME POINT. TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITY OF THIS MATTER AND CONTINUALLY BLAMES THE OWNERS FOR LACK OF MAINTANENCE. THERE HAVE BEE...
SLUDGE PROBLEM STARTED AT 11111 MILES - ALSO TIRES NEEDED REALIGNMENT AND REPLACEMENT AT ONLY 13115 MILES. THE VAN BLOWS BLUE SMOKE UPON STARTUP. WE HAVE BEEN BLAMED FOR THE SLUDGE PROBLEM. WE HAVE RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES AND HAVE DONE SOME OURSELVES. NOW WE ARE TOLD, BY THE SERVICE DPT. THAT W...
SLUDGE PROBLEM STARTED AT 11111 MILES - ALSO TIRES NEEDED REALIGNMENT AND REPLACEMENT AT ONLY 13115 MILES. THE VAN BLOWS BLUE SMOKE UPON STARTUP. WE HAVE BEEN BLAMED FOR THE SLUDGE PROBLEM. WE HAVE RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES AND HAVE DONE SOME OURSELVES. NOW WE ARE TOLD, BY THE SERVICE DPT. THAT W...
THE TREAD ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE CAME OFF.
ENGINE SLUDGED AT 29,080 MILES . ALL OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED AS REQUIRED PER WARRANTY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT. AN ENTIRE ENGINE OVERHAUL IS NOW REQUIRED.*AK
A KNOCKING SOUND CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
ENGINE HAS FAILED DUE TO OIL LEAKING AT PISTON RINGS/SLUDGE. TOYOTA CLAIMING IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. HAVE MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR OIL CHANGES AT INTERVALS BETTER THAN RECOMMENDED. TOYOTA CLAIMS DENIED BECAUSE SERVICE NOT PERFORMED AT TOYOTA. ESTIMATE FROM DEALER FOR REPAIR IS $8,300. THERE APPEAR...
WHILE DRIVING RIGHT SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL COME OPEN BY ITSELF. WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE DOOR WILL MAKE A NOISE LIKE IT'S NOT SHUT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK *YH
ENGINE SLUDGE @ 25000, OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000-5000 MILES, TOYOTA NOT HONORING WARRANTY, CONTACTED ATTORNEY.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
OIL LIGHT FAILED TO REPORT MAJOR ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM BEFORE THERE WAS SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE IS REPORTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER AS $8900.00 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN A CAR WITH ONLY 20,181 MILES. THE LIGHT FLASHED FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND NEVER TURNED ON AGAIN. THE OIL LIGHT FAILED TO IND...
ANOTHER SIENNA SLUDGE VICTIM. TOYOTA ANSWERS REHEARSED. DID NOT EVEN QUESTION OWNER ABOUT MAINTENANCE HISTORY; THEREFORE, OBVIOUSLY IRRELEVANT TO THEM. CONTACTING ATTORNEY TO INQUIRE ABOUT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
ENGINE SLUDGED AT 11,105 MILES IN SPITE OF CORRECT OIL CHANGES. TIRES NEED REPLACEMENT AT 13,100 MILES.*AK
ENGINE SLUDGED AT 11,105 MILES IN SPITE OF CORRECT OIL CHANGES. TIRES NEED REPLACEMENT AT 13,100 MILES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES CONTINOUSLY. OIL TURNS THICK/ SLUDGY LIKE SUBSTANCE, ALSO, BLOWS OUT BLUE BLACK SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES CONTINOUSLY. OIL TURNS THICK/ SLUDGY LIKE SUBSTANCE, ALSO, BLOWS OUT BLUE BLACK SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINOUSLY ILLUMINATES. OIL TURNS TO THICK SLUDGE LIKE SUBSTANCE, AND BLUE BLACK SMOKE COMES FROM TAIL PIPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINOUSLY ILLUMINATES. OIL TURNS TO THICK SLUDGE LIKE SUBSTANCE, AND BLUE BLACK SMOKE COMES FROM TAIL PIPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
I BELIEVE ENGINE SLUDGE COMPLAINTS ARE FICTICIOUS.*AK
WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE TAILPIPE WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THAT THE RINGS ARE BAD DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THEY, AND TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE, SAY THAT THE SLUDGE IS DUE TO NEGLIGENT MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, OIL CHANGES WERE MADE AT THE PROPER INTERVALS ACCORDING TO THE ...
CONSUMER WAS PULLING UP IN DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. SHE TOOK IT TO GAS STATION, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT OIL WAS LESS THAN THREE QUARTS LOW. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
NOTICED WHITE SMOKE UPON STARTING CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING-STOPPED AND PUT IN 1 QUART OF OIL, LIGHT WENT OUT. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT MORNING, TUESDAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DE...
NOTICED WHITE SMOKE UPON STARTING CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING-STOPPED AND PUT IN 1 QUART OF OIL, LIGHT WENT OUT. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT MORNING, TUESDAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DE...
THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST AT START UP, VEHICLE WAS USING 6-7 QUARTS OF OIL IN A 10 WEEK PERIOD. DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE, AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC
THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START, THE VEHICLE CONSUMES EXCESSIVE OIL DUE TO TO THE ENGINE BEING SLUDGED AND THE RINGS WERE BAD, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED, AND WOULD COULD $6000 BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS CONSIDERED TO BE INVALID DUE TO IMPROPE...
THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START, THE VEHICLE CONSUMES EXCESSIVE OIL DUE TO TO THE ENGINE BEING SLUDGED AND THE RINGS WERE BAD, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED, AND WOULD COULD $6000 BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS CONSIDERED TO BE INVALID DUE TO IMPROPE...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WOULD PULL HARDER TO LEFT. PROBLEM WAS NOT ALIGNMENT OR TIRES. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC COULD NOT DO REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER BUYING VEHICLE BACK.*AK
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL JUST OPEN. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES. DEALER COULDN'T FIND CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1 WHEEL BOLT SEVERED WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE LUGS: NUTS. 1 WHEEL BOLT SEVERED WHILE TIGHTENING LUG NUT. BOTH BOLTS FAILED ON THE SAME DAY AND WERE BEING WORKED ON BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.*AK
THE ENGINE PRODUCE CLOUDS OF GREY/WHITE SMOKE FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS AFTER A COLD START UP. UPON CHECKING, FOUND THE ENGINE OIL 1.5 TO 2 QUARTS LOW. ADDED OIL AND DROVE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS - SMOKE AFTER COLD START OF AFTER BEING PARKED FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS. ON 7/3/01 BROUGH...
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH RIGHT FRONTAL COLLISION, TOTALLY DAMAGING FRONT END. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING ACCLERATOR VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED OR SHIFT INTO REVERSE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING ACCLERATOR VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED OR SHIFT INTO REVERSE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SINCE NEW. BOTH FRONT TIRES REPLACED AT 12000 MILES. DEALER DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 55MPH AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN PATH AND CONSUMER REARENDED THE VEHICLE.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN VERY QUICKLY FORM THE HIGH SPEED THAT CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GIVEN, CONSUMER HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE, ALSO THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED...
WHILE DRIVING IN INTERSTATE 15 AT 70 MPH,I SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND TACHOMETER WENT UP.THE ENGINE RUNNING BUT SPEED GOING DOWN.I JUST USE INERTIA TO PULL INTO THE MEDIAN. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM,PLEASE ACT ASAP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN INTERSTATE 15 AT 70 MPH,I SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND TACHOMETER WENT UP.THE ENGINE RUNNING BUT SPEED GOING DOWN.I JUST USE INERTIA TO PULL INTO THE MEDIAN. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM,PLEASE ACT ASAP. *AK
LOUD POPPING IN FRONT WHEEL AREA. *AK
UPON STARTING UP AND NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, SMOKE WILL COME FROM EXHAUST. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER AND THROUGHOUT ENGINE, CAUSING SMOKE. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE VOIDED WARRANTY, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WERE AT HER EXPENSE, APPROXIMATEL...
TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE IS OUR FAULT DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WE DON'T HAVE ALL OUR RECEPTS BUT CHANGED THE OIL AT LEAST 4 TIMES SINCE WE OWNED THE CAR. IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT WE WERE NEGLECTFUL, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM SEEING SO MANY OTHER CASES WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING. ...
TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE IS OUR FAULT DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WE DON'T HAVE ALL OUR RECEPTS BUT CHANGED THE OIL AT LEAST 4 TIMES SINCE WE OWNED THE CAR. IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT WE WERE NEGLECTFUL, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM SEEING SO MANY OTHER CASES WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING. ...
TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE IS OUR FAULT DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WE DON'T HAVE ALL OUR RECEPTS BUT CHANGED THE OIL AT LEAST 4 TIMES SINCE WE OWNED THE CAR. IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT WE WERE NEGLECTFUL, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM SEEING SO MANY OTHER CASES WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING. ...
REAR SHOULDER AND LAP RESTRAINT TIGHTENED UP ON CONSUMERS 7 YEAR CHILD. CHILD STARTED CRYING IN BACK SEAT AND TRYING TO GET OUT. CHILD PUT SHOULDER BELT BEHIND HIM, AND TRIED TO TWIST OUT, BUT COULD NOT. BELT TWISTED BENEATH CHILD, AND CONSUMER HAD TO CUT CHILD OUT. CHILD HAD ABDOMINAL ABRAS...
POWER DOOR WILL NOT RESPOND WHENEVER DOOR IS IN MOTION/CLOSING. UNABLE TO REOPEN DOOR WHILE IN CLOSING MODE. DOOR WILL NOT RESPOND TO DOOR SWITCH UNTIL IT REACHES LOCKING POINT. CHILDS HAND WAS MASHED IN DOOR BEFORE GETTING DOOR TO REOPEN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC
ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP THAT CLOGGED ENGINE AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF EXHAUST. NOTHING LIT UP ON DASHBOARD, INDICATING A PROBLEM. CONSUEMR WENT ON A 300 MILE TRIP AND HAD TO ADD 21/2 QUARTS OF OIL. DEALER STATED THE ONLY WAY IT COULD HAVE GOTTEN LIKE THAT WAS BY NOT HAV...
THERE WAS A SUDDEN DECREASE IN ACCELERATION WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL, AND AN UNUSUAL NOISE.*AK
INTERGRATED CUP HOLDERS DON'T HOLD CUPS PROPERLY, WHEN SHUTTING DOOR EVERYTHING SPILLS RIGHT DOWN INTO DOOR PANEL, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS DOORS GET STUCK.*AK
VEHICLE DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON ROAD.*AK
OUTSIDE VENT HOSE WON'T STAY CLOSED.*AK
THE TRANSMISSION IS BEING FULLY REPLACED BY TOYOTA WITHOUT CHARGE.
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE PULLING TO THE LEFT SINCE NEW. BOTH FRONT TIRES REPLACED AT 7,500 MILES. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE AND THE DEALER HAVE DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF PROBLEM.
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE PULLING TO THE LEFT SINCE NEW. BOTH FRONT TIRES REPLACED AT 7,500 MILES. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE AND THE DEALER HAVE DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF PROBLEM.
BRAKES WOULD MAKE NOISE & JERK WHEN APPLIED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. BRAKES WERE BURNED AND HAD THEM REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
THE ENGINE SLUDGED AT 23,000 MILES.
THERE WERE TWO GAPS IN TIRES BETWEEN TREAD AND BODY OF TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH ON A 2000, TOYOTA, SIENNA; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P215/65R15, DOT# W2VFALT229. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *AK CONSUMER HAS TIRE FOR VIEWING. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, POSSIBLE ENGINE OR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. *JB
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, POSSIBLE ENGINE OR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. *JB
CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CD PLAYER, AT TIMES AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. *JB
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 75 MPH/TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO, AND ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SHE WAS # 49 ON WAITING LIST FOR A TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER. *AK
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 75 MPH/TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO, AND ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SHE WAS # 49 ON WAITING LIST FOR A TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER. *AK
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 75 MPH/TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO, AND ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SHE WAS # 49 ON WAITING LIST FOR A TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER. *AK
I TOOK MY NEW TOYOTA SIENNA TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS SMOKING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE IN IT AND TOYOTA WAS DENYING ANY WARRANTY CLAIMS. HOW DOES A BRAND NEW ENGINE GET SLUDGE IN IT? THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR INSTANCES REPORTED ON VARIOUS SITES ON THE INTERNET. THE PA...
WE ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS VAN AND THE LITTLE SERVICE WE RECEIVE WE WISHED WE NEVER PURCHUSE THIS CAR..... UNSAFE & DEFECTIVE. *AK
WE ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS VAN AND THE LITTLE SERVICE WE RECEIVE WE WISHED WE NEVER PURCHUSE THIS CAR..... UNSAFE & DEFECTIVE. *AK
WE ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS VAN AND THE LITTLE SERVICE WE RECEIVE WE WISHED WE NEVER PURCHUSE THIS CAR..... UNSAFE & DEFECTIVE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
COMPLETE AND PERMANENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND PERMANENTLY LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE/TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH. BARELY COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD WHILE TRYING TO AVOID TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN ON US (TWO ADULTS AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN). WE HAVE N...
HAVE BEEN TOLD I HAVE SLUDGE BUILD UP IN MY ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF MAINTANANCE. I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR 3 OIL CHANGES IN THE FIRST 19000 MILES, BUT THEY THEN TELL ME IT MUST HAVE BEEN INFERIOR OIL. HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE NATION WIDE, AND TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND ITS WARRANTY. T...
THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY PROVIDED WITH A HOLE IN THE FRAME FOR A TETHER STRAP ON THE LEFT CENTER ISLE SEAT, THE DEALER REFUSES TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE FRAME SO THE HARDWARE CAN BE INSTALLED FOR ANOTHER STRAP FOR HER OTHER CHILD. NLM
CD PLAYER FAILED, UNIT WAS CHANGED AND THE NEW UNIT DOES NOT ACCEPT NEW CD'S, THE CONTROLS ON THE FACE OF THE STEREO ARE ALSO INOPERABLE. *SLC
SEAT HOUSINGS RATTLE. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL GO TO SIDE OF ROAD. DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAD FOUND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. ALIGNMENT HAD BEEN PERFORMED, BUT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. *AK
P205/70R15 95S M+S. TIRE BLEW OUT ON BLACK WALL AREA WITHOUT CAUSE AT 40 MPH ON SIDE STREET, AT ABOUT 12000 MILES. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT THEY COVER THEIR NEW TIMES ON NEW VEHICLES FOR ONLY 12 MONTHS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ??? TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)
ESTANDO MI HIJA DETENIDA PARA DOBLAR A LA IZQUIERDA FUE IMPACTADA POR OTRO VEHMCULO POR LA PARTE POSTERIOR. ESTO PROVOCS QUE NUESTRO VEHMCULO IMPACTARA OTRO QUE SE MOVIA EN DIRECCISN CONTRARIO AL NUESTRO. LUEGO NUESTRA VAN SE AUTO-ACELERS DE FORMA ESPONTANEA SIN QUE MEDIARA ACCISN PARA TAL COMPOR...
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINTAED, DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACED, ON DECEMBER 25TH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED, AXLE SHAFT WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT NOT BEING SEATED PROPERLY, HOWEVER THE DEALER PUT THE WRONG BOLTS IN CAUSING A ...
THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE PAD GUIDE WAS DISLODGED AND WAS TOUCHING THE ROTOR CAUSING A SCRAPING NOISE. *SLC
WE WISH TO PLACE THIS REPORT AS IT IS AN UNUSUAL FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE APPARENT BACK ORDER OF TRANSMISSIONS FROM TOYOTA SHOWS FAILURES MUST BE OVERWHELMING. IT IS A SUDDEN FAILURE AND PRESENTS A TREMENDOUS DANGER TO DRIVERS. OURS FAILED WHILE AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE NE...
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING AN EXCHANGE FOR A COMPARABLE CAR WITHOUT DEFECTS, OR HIS MONEY BACK. *SLC
DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 40 MPH ON DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT CURB. VEHICLE WAS SAFELY STOPPED. TIRE HAS LARGE HOLE IN SIDEWALL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2MOF6L279 TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE. THE VAN HAD TO BE TOWED TO BEV SMITH TOYOTA IN FT. PIERCE WHERE IT REMAINS TODAY. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION ARE ON BACK ORDER IN CALIFORNIA WHICH MEANS THEY MUST COME FROM JAPAN. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVER...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, TWO TIRES HAD BLOWOUTS, (TIRES MANUFACTURED BY DUNLOP), WHICH CAUSED WHEEL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *CJ
TOYOTA WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE RENTAL OF ANOTHER MINIVAN DURING TWO WEEK REPAIR. I DROVE FOUR CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT OF A CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
3 OUT OF 5 LUGS ON ONE WHEEL SHEARED OFF WHEN REPLACING TIRE. MECHANIC CLAIMS TO HAVE USED TORQUE WRENCH SET WELL BELOW FACTORY SPECS. NOT CLEAR WHETHER LUGS ARE DEFECTIVE OR MECHANIC OVER-TORQUED. LUG NUTS ARE DESIGNED FOR MAG WHEELS BUT SPARE IS NOT A MAG. APPEARS POSSIBLE THAT USING THESE NUTS ...
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLT ON DOOR PILLAR UNSCREWED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND UPON ACCLERATION VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE VEHICLE, ALSO, VEHICLE HAS CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
ON THE MORNING OF OCT. 27, MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO MID TOWN, MANHATTON. SHE DROVE THE CAR FROM A CAR PARK AT 43 STREET. SUDDENLY SHE HEARD A SLIGHT SOUND AND THE CAR LOST GEAR AND SLIDED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND DEAD OFF. SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, NO REACTION. SHE USED BRA AND STEERING SUD...
ON THE MORNING OF OCT. 27, MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO MID TOWN, MANHATTON. SHE DROVE THE CAR FROM A CAR PARK AT 43 STREET. SUDDENLY SHE HEARD A SLIGHT SOUND AND THE CAR LOST GEAR AND SLIDED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND DEAD OFF. SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, NO REACTION. SHE USED BRA AND STEERING SUD...
ON THE MORNING OF OCT. 27, MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO MID TOWN, MANHATTON. SHE DROVE THE CAR FROM A CAR PARK AT 43 STREET. SUDDENLY SHE HEARD A SLIGHT SOUND AND THE CAR LOST GEAR AND SLIDED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND DEAD OFF. SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, NO REACTION. SHE USED BRA AND STEERING SUD...
ON THE MORNING OF OCT. 27, MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO MID TOWN, MANHATTON. SHE DROVE THE CAR FROM A CAR PARK AT 43 STREET. SUDDENLY SHE HEARD A SLIGHT SOUND AND THE CAR LOST GEAR AND SLIDED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND DEAD OFF. SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, NO REACTION. SHE USED BRA AND STEERING SUD...
NO SUMMARY
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STOP CLOSING UNLESS IT HIT AN OBJECT OR STANDING AT A SPECIFIC ANGLE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE FORCE AT WHICH DOOR CLOSES TO ENSURE SAFETY.*AK
FIRESTONE TIRE P205 70 R15 EXPERIENCED A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. *SLC
FIRESTONE TIRE P205 70 R15 EXPERIENCED A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. *SLC
WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON MY VAN, THICK GREY SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE BACK AT STARTUP. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED (NOT THE DEALER). IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER, ESPECIALLY IF IT LOST OIL (WHICH IT DID). THE DEALER FOUND EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD UP. THEY...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON CONTINUALLY, CAUSING WINDING SOUND FROM TRANSMISSION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL PART ARRIVED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON CONTINUALLY, CAUSING WINDING SOUND FROM TRANSMISSION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL PART ARRIVED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BOTH PROBLEMS/INCIDENTS OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER ARE TIED TOGETHER. THE TOYOTA SIENNA WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAD 9,900 MILES ON IT. CRUISING AT 70MPH THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE ENGINE RACED TO 7,000RPMS. PULLING THE SIENNA OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TR...
ACCORDING TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE GLENDALE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. MANY CARS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR. THE PART WAS MANUFACTURED TO BE PLACED IN THE SMALLER TOYOTA CAMARY, AND APPARENTLY CAN NOT TAKE THE SIZE/WEIGHT OF THE LARGER VA...
SEVERE LEFT PULL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. RELEASING THE STEERING WHEEL FOR 1.5 SECONDS IS ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE TO DART INTO THE ONCOMING LANES OF TRAFFIC. TOYOTA ATTEMPTED REPAIR 4 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE COMPLETELY NEW SETS OF TIRES. VEHICLE STILL PULLS LEFT. THIS VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS T...
SEVERE LEFT PULL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. RELEASING THE STEERING WHEEL FOR 1.5 SECONDS IS ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE TO DART INTO THE ONCOMING LANES OF TRAFFIC. TOYOTA ATTEMPTED REPAIR 4 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE COMPLETELY NEW SETS OF TIRES. VEHICLE STILL PULLS LEFT. THIS VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS T...
WHILE HAVING CAM SEAL/VALVE SEAL REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL LEAK, MECHANIC NOTICED RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BUBBLE AND WAS REPLACED BY FIRESTONE, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS GOING BACK FOR A 3RD TIME FOR THE OIL LEAK. *SLC
WHILE HAVING CAM SEAL/VALVE SEAL REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL LEAK, MECHANIC NOTICED RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BUBBLE AND WAS REPLACED BY FIRESTONE, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS GOING BACK FOR A 3RD TIME FOR THE OIL LEAK. *SLC
BLACK AND BEIGE COLOR OF THE DASHBROAD, CAUSES A BAD REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSES POOR DRIVER VISABILITY. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO BE AIMING TOO LOW, AND DO NOT SHINE EVENLY ON THE ROAD. TOYOTA 'S CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATI...
BLACK AND BEIGE COLOR OF THE DASHBROAD, CAUSES A BAD REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSES POOR DRIVER VISABILITY. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO BE AIMING TOO LOW, AND DO NOT SHINE EVENLY ON THE ROAD. TOYOTA 'S CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATI...
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 50 MILES, WE WERE TOLD CAR NEEDS A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WHILE THE PART COMES IN. SIX WEEKS LATER AND 2400 MILES ON THE CAR WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. WHEN CAR WAS RETURNED TO US IT SHIFTED W...
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 50 MILES, WE WERE TOLD CAR NEEDS A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WHILE THE PART COMES IN. SIX WEEKS LATER AND 2400 MILES ON THE CAR WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. WHEN CAR WAS RETURNED TO US IT SHIFTED W...
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN SIENNAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE/JULY 2000. IT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN. I AM TOLD A TRANSMISSION SOLENOID NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY'RE REALLY NOT SURE. TOYOTA SERVICE AND DEALERSHIP RESPONSE HAS BEEN POOR.
WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PART(S) BECAUSE EVERY SIENNA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.
ON JULY 22ND I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 4 YOUNG CHILDREN WHEN VERY SUDDENLY I ALMOST BLACKED OUT. I WAS ABLE TO CALL 911 AND PULLED OVER SAFELY. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE BLOOD TESTS SHOWED NOTHING OBVIOUSLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE EXTREME LIGHTHEADEDNESS AND DISORIENTATION I EXPERIENCED. ON MY 3RD ...
PE00020; ORIGINAL TIRES ON A 2000, TOYOTA SIENNA, FR680P205/70R1. , CONSUMER'S LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BIG CHUNK OF RUBBER COMING OUT OF THE TIRE, DEALER TRIED TO SAY CONSUMER RAN OVER SOMETHING, BUT CONSUMER SAID IT DID NOTHAPPEN. FIRESTONE P205/70/R15 *MW
MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIENNA'S TORQUE CONVERTERS,TOYOTA SAYS IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE IT.FOR MY WIFE'S AND 14 MONTH OLD I HOPE THEY ARE RIGHT.
AS WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 65 MI/HR THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND DRIVE ANOTHER MILE BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. REPAIR TOOK LONGER THAN...
SEVERAL T/C DEFECTS ON THE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNAS... WHY ARENT THEY NOT BEING RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER?
WITH 100 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SENSOR INDICATED FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. DEALER SAID IF SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BRING THE VAN IN. SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AFTER WAITING TWO WEEKS FOR NEW TORQUE CONVERTER TO BE DELIVERED, DEALER REPLACED IT. NEXT DAY, THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT ...
OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN WE WERE ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THE PART WAS REPLACED AFTER A 3 WEEK WAIT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS FROM HAVING MY TRANSMISSION OPENED
THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE OUT OF STATE TOYOTA DEALER, TOYOTA WEST, IN STATESVILLE, N.C., COMPLETELY REPLACED OUR TRANSMISSION AND CONVERTER ASSEMBLY. WITHIN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED AGAIN. OUR LOCAL DEALER, KOONS TOYOT...
VEHICLE MADE LOUD NOISE WHEN ENGINE RUNS WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A HARDENED BELT. DEALER REPLACED BELT WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED THE PULLEY SYSTEM WHICH MADE MOST OF THE NOISE GO AWAY, BUT A SLIGHT BELT LIKE WHISLE CAN STILL BE HEARD.
AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, THE TIRE SUFFERED A FLAT CAUSED BY A ROCK. IF A NAIL OR SOMETHING ELSE, THERE WOULD BE NO COMPLAINT,BUT A ROCK. REPAIR SHOP SAID THE TIRE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE PUNCTURE. I FEEL THE TIRE HAS TO BE DEFECTIVE AS I HAVE DRIVEN ON THE SAME RO...
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - INFORMED TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PART STILL ON BACK ORDER PER DEALER 15 VEHICLES AT THIS DEALERSHIP ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR SAME PART. DEALERSHIP STATING OK TO DRIVE PER TOYOTA COMPANY.
TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AS OF 7/24/00 ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT WARNED PRIOR TO PURCHASING OUR CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 7/29/00 VAN WAS TAKEN IN 7/31/00 AM WAS CALLED SAME DAY PM TOLD TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR SINCE MY AUTO WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 8/1. WAS INFORMED TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE PART DUE TO BACK ORDER DUE TO SAME PROBLEMS AND TOYOTA ONL...
SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED BY DEALER THAT METAL FRAGMENTS HAD CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE UNCOMMANDED DOWN-SHIFTING.
PE00-020, TIRE SIZE 20570R15 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA, WITH 800 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, DRIVER'S REAR TIRE WIRE BROKE IN THE TIRE, CAUSING TIRE TO HAVE A BLOWOUT AND SHRED APART. FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRES WITH THE SAMETYPE OF TIRES. *AK *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO LEFT AT ALL TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO REPURCHASE BASED ON LEMON LAW OF THE STATE, BUT WAS DENIED BY THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE BASED ON EXPERT INSPECTI...
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE METAL CHIPS ARE PRESENT IN TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO LOCK-UP. YH
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *AK
I TOOK MY NEW VAN 6 TIMES TO 2 DEALERS TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT THEY COULD NOT. I FILED A CASE WITH TOYOTA'S ARBITRATION PROGRAM NCDS (CASE#1200092) DECLARING MY VEHICLE AS A LEMON AND ASKING TOYOTA TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. NCDS DENIED MY REQUEST ON ABSURD GROUNDS. TOYOTA CLAIMED IN DEFENSE ...
MANUAL SLIDING DOOR - ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR RATTLES WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. TRANSMISSION - WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE, THE CAR MAKES A LOAD THUMPING NOISE, WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. *AK
MANUAL SLIDING DOOR - ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR RATTLES WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. TRANSMISSION - WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE, THE CAR MAKES A LOAD THUMPING NOISE, WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. *AK
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) CAME ON AT 64 MILES AND REMAINS ON. GAS TANK NOT EMPTY AND GAS CAP IS ON SECURELY. DEALER SERVICE CENTER ADVISED THAT THIS IS DUE TO AN INACCURATE TRANSMISSION CODE BEING THROWN, AND I SHOULD CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE THEY WAIT FOR A TSB FRO...
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) CAME ON AT 64 MILES AND REMAINS ON. GAS TANK NOT EMPTY AND GAS CAP IS ON SECURELY. DEALER SERVICE CENTER ADVISED THAT THIS IS DUE TO AN INACCURATE TRANSMISSION CODE BEING THROWN, AND I SHOULD CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE THEY WAIT FOR A TSB FRO...
A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMES FROM REAR BRAKES WHILE BACKING AND STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. SOUNDS LIKE HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. TWO VISITS TO DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG MECHANICALLY. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED ,AND LEFT CONSUMER AND PASSENGER STRANDED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. DEALER PULLED OUT TRANSMISSION, AND SENT IT BACK TO FACTORY TO GET INVESTAGATED. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT ON, AND ABOUT 1000 MILES AFTERWARD WHEEL BEARING FAILED.*AK
VEHICLE STALLED ,AND LEFT CONSUMER AND PASSENGER STRANDED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. DEALER PULLED OUT TRANSMISSION, AND SENT IT BACK TO FACTORY TO GET INVESTAGATED. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT ON, AND ABOUT 1000 MILES AFTERWARD WHEEL BEARING FAILED.*AK
THE DOORS ON MY 2000 SIENNA RATTLE SO LOUDLY THAT THE SOUND CAN BE HEARD OVER THE RADIO. IT SOUNDS AS IF THE DOORS ARE NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. TOYOTA CONTENDS THE VAN IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THE SOUND IS "BODY FLEX". THE NOISE IS VERY DISTRACTING TO A DRIVER AND COULD CONTRIBUTE TO CAUSING AN...
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK, THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET, AND NOBODY WAS IN/NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A VERY MILD DECLINE ON CEMENT/ASPHALT SURFACE. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, DROPPED OFF AN 18" LEDGE AND CAME TO REST...
REAR BUMPER IS NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY, ONE SIDE OF THE BUMPER IS AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
VEHICLE 3RD ROW/RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW HAS EXPLODED OUTWARD AFTER DRIVER'S DOOR WAS CLOSED FROM THE INSIDE. WINDOW WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANYTHING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
AT 70 MPH ON A MAJOR FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GAVE OUT. NO GEAR WORKED, THE TACHOMETER RACED. A TRUCK ALMOST HIT ME IN THE REAR END. WITH INCREDIBLE LUCK I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SEVERAL MORE SUCH FAILURES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MILES CAUSED ME TO GET OFF THE ...
LOCATION-PARKING LOT, RAINING, TIRES LOST TRACTION AND ACCELERATOR STUCK ON FULL, BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE PROPELLED FORWARD GLANCING OFF THE BACK OF A FULL SIZED PICKUP AND DEFLECTED INTO A SUBURBAN WHERE IT FINALLY STOPPED. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERI...
LOCATION-PARKING LOT, RAINING, TIRES LOST TRACTION AND ACCELERATOR STUCK ON FULL, BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE PROPELLED FORWARD GLANCING OFF THE BACK OF A FULL SIZED PICKUP AND DEFLECTED INTO A SUBURBAN WHERE IT FINALLY STOPPED. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERI...
LOCATION-PARKING LOT, RAINING, TIRES LOST TRACTION AND ACCELERATOR STUCK ON FULL, BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE PROPELLED FORWARD GLANCING OFF THE BACK OF A FULL SIZED PICKUP AND DEFLECTED INTO A SUBURBAN WHERE IT FINALLY STOPPED. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERI...
WHEN VEHICLE IS BACKING UP AND THE WHEELS ARE TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, A LOUD CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD FROM THE BRAKE AREA WHILE THE DRIVER IS PUMPING (STEPPING & COMPLETELY RELEASING) THE BRAKE PEDAL.
WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC TO NOT USE AIR CONDITIONER. THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT & NEEDED REPLACING. THIS WAS WHAT PROBABLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. *AK
DEPENDING ON TIME OF DAY (LOCATION OF SUN) VISIBILITY IS HINDERED TO THE POINT WHERE AN ACCIDENT IS EASILY POSSIBLE. DASH/ WINDSHIELD REFLECTION MUST BE ELIMINATED.
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS. ALSO, THERE IS A SAFETY DEVICE BUTTON LOCATED IN THE BACK SEAT DESIGNED FOR AN ADULT PASSENGER TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR EASILY. BUT IF A CHILD'S HAND WAS TO GET CAUGHT IN IT, THE HAND WOULD NOT BE RELEASED SINCE IT BACK SEA...
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS. ALSO, THERE IS A SAFETY DEVICE BUTTON LOCATED IN THE BACK SEAT DESIGNED FOR AN ADULT PASSENGER TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR EASILY. BUT IF A CHILD'S HAND WAS TO GET CAUGHT IN IT, THE HAND WOULD NOT BE RELEASED SINCE IT BACK SEA...
THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTIVATED WHILE MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE BACK SEAT. THE DOOR DID NOT STOP WITH PRESSURE AGAINST IT AND NO ELECTRIC EYE IS PRESENT. NO SAFETY FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS DOOR TO STOP IT FROM CRUSHING SOMEONE. THE MANUAL HAS A WARNING SAYIN...
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK