2008 TOYOTA SIENNA Electrical System Problems

Issues with VSC. The sensor alarm goes off when driving at more than 50 mph and slightly turning the steering wheel. The car brakes itself and this is DANGEROUS. It happens all the time, it has been more than 5-6 years and we are to the point of not using the car on the freeway to prevent a potential fatal accident. I found posts describing the same issue with this model of Toyota. Car should be recalled to get this fixed.

Driving on dry pavement in mountainous terrain the slip indicator light/sound activates temporarily and the brakes can engage by themselves! Usually happens during right turns. I've been to several automotive specialists for mechanical & electronic diagnosis. I've replaced the lower control arm & the clock spring behind the steering wheel but the issue persists. Online searches indicate this is a common problem with Toyota siennas that is extremely difficult to diagnose & very costly to replace all the possible problematic components! I've had this problem since buying the car used several months ago.This should be a recall issue!!!!!!!!!!!

Anti skid/slip malfunctions, Brakes are automatic applied while turning a corner. When this happen one dry road surfaces it was harder to control the car. This happen multiple times in the pass. Yes my safety and others on the road was put at risk. Yes been confirmed by independent service centers. 4.) UNKNOWN 5).No. The warning indicator light and buzzer comes on at the time the incident happens.

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN WET WEATHER WHEN BACKING UP AND SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING ALSO A 🔊 NOISE AND BRAKES SEEM TO SLIP HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE IT SCARES ME CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT CONTINUES TO PERSIST. BOTH IN HIGHWAY DRIVING AND REGULAR STREET DRIVING

Mileage: 108,000

WHEN USING HEATED SEAT FEATURE DRIVERS SIDE REMAINS HEATED EVEN LONG AFTER BEING OFF. HAVE CHECKED FUSES AND STILL SAME ONLY USE SEASONAL. SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE HEAT IS ON WHEN NOT IN USE

Mileage: 104,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT ON AND OFF LIGHT INTERMITTENT. AT ANY TIME THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. IT IS NERVE BREAKING KNOWING THAT THE WARNING LIGHT AND THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED BY TOYOTA. I HAVE MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2008 AND IT HAVE A VERY LOW MILES DUE TO LIGHTS SAFETY REASONS THAT CAN NOT BE SOLVED BY TOYOTA. EVERY TIME WE COMPLAIN, WE WERE ALWAYS TOLD THAT BRING THE CAR IN WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON IT WILL BE OFF WHEN WE GET TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE NOTICED WHEN THE CAR REACHED APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES. THE CAUSE OF THE ON AND OFF LIGHTS ARE UNKNOWN.

MY DASH PANEL WARNING LIGHTS 4 OR 5 LITE UP, TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER, HE PUT IT ON A COMPUTER AND STATED THAT ,YOUR CATALITIC CONVERTER, MUFFLER AND OTHER PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECH. HE PUT A PINT OF LUKUS GAS TREATMENT,TOLD ME TO FILL THE TANK WITH HIGHER OCTAINE GAS AND RUN IT IN 4TH GEAR .

Mileage: 15

MY PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED ON IT, WHEN I WENT TO OPEN IT MONTHS BACK, THE CABLE IS HANGING DOWN ON IT AND I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY POWER SLIDING DOOR IN MONTHS! IT SNAPPED ON ME WHEN IT WAS PARKED AND I HAD A LOAD OF GROCERIES I HIT THE POWER DOOR BUTTON AND I SAW SOMETHING FALL FROM THE WINDOW AND IT WOULDNT OPEN OR SHUT. I ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE THE INDOOR LIGHT SWITCH OFF BECAUSE THE DOOR WHEN I GO AROUND CORNERS LIGHT WILL COME ON THAT IT ISNT PROPERLY SHUT! ITS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT I CANT AFFORD TO FIX! IT HAPPENED AT 117,000 MILES BACK IN MAY 2018. I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO BE $2,000! I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THESE SLIDING DOORS! NOW IM JUST PAST THE MILEAGE OF 120K AND 9 YEARS? I BOUGHT A TOYOTA MINIVAN IN 2008 FOR SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY. I LOVED THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WHEN I PICKED MY KIDS UP. THIS IS WRONG, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND I NEVER GET A WARRANTY SLIP ON IT, AND IF I WOULDVE KNOWN WHEN IT BROKE, IT WOULDVE BEEN COVERED. BUT NOW ITS TOO LATE?! THATS NOT RIGHT!! THESE CABLES HAVE OBVIOUS DEFECTS, AND SHOULD ALL BE REPLACED WHEN THIS HAPPENS!!!

Mileage: 117,000

DEAR MADAME/SIR, I OWN A TOYOTA SIENNA (2008). THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CABLE JUST GOT CUT-OFF LAST WEEK WHILE MY KID WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR AND GET IN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MOVES VERY SLOWLY. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER(S) AND THEY SAID THEY HAD A FIX AT NO COST ONLY FOR VEHICLES WHICH ARE 9 YEARS/120,000 MILES AND IF THE CUSTOMER CAME WITH A PROBLEM (NOT A RECALL) AND I DO NOT QUALIFY AS IT HAS BEEN 10 YEARS (HOW DID TOYOTA COME-UP WITH THIS NUMBER?). I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED A SIMILAR ISSUE AND LOOKS LIKE TOYOTA DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THEM EITHER. FROM THE DEALER I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE OR DID NOT DO ENOUGH TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I SINCERELY REQUEST YOU TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DIRECTIONS/ACTION TAKEN AGAINST MANUFACTURER SO THAT 1000S OF CUSTOMERS LIKE ME WILL GET THEIR CAR FIXED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALUABLE TIME *TR

Mileage: 107,850

A CABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF MY TOYOTA 2008 SIENNA BROKE AND STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FULLY AND MY CHILDREN ARE UNABLE TO GET OUT ON THIS SIDE OF THE CAR - A SAFETY HAZARD.

Mileage: 15,000

I HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING UP A HILL AND STALLING AND TURNING OFF ON THE ROAD. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT RODENTS OR SUCH TYPE HAD CHEWED ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS BECAUSE OF THE INSULATION MATERIALS ATTRACTIVENESS. AFTER BEEN FIRST OFFENDED, I THEN REMEMBERED SEEING A SQUIRREL NEAR THE VEHICLE I PRESUMED INNOCENTLY TAKING SHADE FROM THE HOT FLORIDA SUN. DURING THAT TIME I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY OUTSIDE. I ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT INDEED SUCH ANIMAL WOULD LIKING HAVE CHEWED ON THE HARNESS WIRING CAUSING THE ISSUE AT HAND. I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THIS TYPE OF ANIMAL AND THE ATTRACTION TO THE SOY BASED INSULATION AROUND THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. THERE NOW ARE TWO CLASS ACTION CASES REGARDING THIS MATTER WITH TOYOTA.

Mileage: 16,485

POWERED PASSENGER DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VAN MALFUNCTIONED AND THEN CABLE SYSTEM BROKE AND LOCKED THE DOORS IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THIS HAPPENED ONE AFTER THE OTHER IN ABOUT A THREE-WEEK PERIOD. THE CABLE IS CLEARLY RUSTED AND SHREDDED ON THE ONE SIDE. I CANNOT TELL WHY THE CABLE PULLED OUT AND STOPPED WORKING ON THE OTHER SIDE. AS I TRANSPORT 3 OR MORE CHILDREN AT A TIME, IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY IS THROUGH ONE OF THE FRONT DOORS OR THE BACK TRUNK HATCH. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW AND I AM TOLD THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY/ISN'T COVERED AND WILL COST AT LEAST $6,000 TO FIX. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. I AM APPARENTLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VAN, YET TOYOTA IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS.

Mileage: 154,000

MY TOYOTA SEINNA 2008 , HAS BEEN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE DRIVING....FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IN 2016 MY SLIDING DOORS AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK UP AND WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH MY REMOTE OR ANY OTHER WAY...I CAN UNLOCK THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WITH A KEY,BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE SLIDING DOORS...RECENTLY I HAD TWO FRIENDS RIDING WITH ME...WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION AND I GOT OUT TRIED TO UNLOCK SLIDING DOORS WITH MY REMOTE,THEY DID NOT UNLOCK...MY FRIEND SITTING IN THE SECOND ROW SEATING COULD NOT GET OUT .SHE IS HANDICAPPED....I HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH THE REAR DOOR AND HELP HER UP OUT OF HER SEAT AND THEN CAREFULLY CRAWL ON THE FLOOR OF THE VAN TO THE REAR DOOR AND CLIMB OUT.THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD AND CANNOT BE DISMISSED....SOMETIMES THE DOORS WILL UNLOCK AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T .....SO WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO WORK FOR THEM......MY VAN RUNS WELL AND I HAVE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT.I FEEL IF THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER CAN DESIGN COMPUTERIZED DOORS THEN THEY HAVE TO HAVE A WAY TO FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM.MY FIRST THOUGHT IS,WHY DID THEY NOT DESIGN KEY ACCESS TO THESE SLIDING DOORS ? SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 67,700

DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR. CABLE BROKE. UNKNOWN CAUSE. APPEARS THE CABLE SNAPPED OFF WITH A CLEAN BREAK. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS NOT USEABLE AND NOT SAFE. BOUGHT THE VAN USED THIS APRIL 2016 WITH 54000 MILES PUT 7000 MORE MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NO WARRANTY AND LOOKING AT REPAIRS BETWEEN $1500 - $3000. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN CABLE BROKE. HEARD GRINDING SOUND AND INTERNAL PARTS FALLING TO THE BOTTOM INSIDE THE VAN AND THE IS DOOR BOUND SHUT WON'T OPEN AND NOT WORKING.

Mileage: 63,000

PASSENGER REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR. CABLE BROKE. KNOWN PROBLEM. NOT SAFE AND NOT CONVENIENT. $1300 JUST FOR PART AND $2000 REPAIR. PROBABLY DRIVER SIDE WILL BE NEXT. 76000 MILES AND GARAGE KEPT. WHY NO HELP FROM TOYOTA? VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN CABLE BROKE. HEARD GRINDING SOUND, THEN DOOR BOUND, NOW NOT WORKING

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, HOT AIR CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE FREON WAS ADDED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER O RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2008 SIENNA STOPPED OPENING OR CLOSING. WE CAN NOT GET IN OUR GET OUT OFF THE CAR ON DRIVER SIDE. WE ARE GLAD IT HAPPENED ON PARKED POSITION. IT IS NOT WORKING ELECTRICAL OR MANUAL MODE. TOYOTA IS ASKING ABOUT $1600-3000 FOR REPAIR. WE ARE TRYING TO USE THE VAN WITH ONE SLIDING DOOR AND IT IS NOR PRACTICAL OR SAFE.

Mileage: 96,755

PURCHASED 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA NEW IN AUGUST 2008. IN NOVEMBER 2015 (90,000 MILES) WITH VEHICLE PARKED, WHEN OPENING THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR, THE CABLE SNAPPED, BINDING THE POWERED DOOR'S ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE "LOCKED IN PLACE" ABOUT 6 INCHES OPEN. WENT TO DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR, OPENED, CHILDREN ENTERED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND UPON CLOSING DOOR THIS CABLE SNAPPED, BUT DIDN'T BIND ELECTRIC MOTOR UNTIL THE DOOR HAD FULLY CLOSED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE "LOCKED IN PLACE" IN THE CLOSED POSITION. TRAVELED HOME AND CHILDREN EXITED VEHICLE THROUGH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. THE CABLES WERE CUT BETWEEN THE ELECTRIC DOOR MOTOR AND THE "C POST" TO GET THE DOORS "UNLOCKED" AND ALLOW FOR MANUAL OPERATION. EXAMINATION OF SNAPPED CABLES REVEALED REMOVAL OF CABLE INSULATION (LIKELY DUE TO FRICTION/ABRASION), WHICH EXPOSED THE STRANDED METAL CABLE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, CAUSING SEVERE CORROSION AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE METAL CABLE. ONLINE RESEARCH REVEALED MANY OTHER 2008 AND NEWER TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, TO THE POINT WHERE A FACEBOOK PAGE HAS BEEN CREATED REGARDING THE ISSUE HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/TOYOTA-SIENNA-FAULTY-POWER-SLIDING-DOORS-233250320033754/. FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALED THAT TOYOTA HAS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM (NO: POL12-02), BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO 2004-2007 MODEL YEARS. WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY TOYOTA BEGINNING IN 2008 OBVIOUSLY HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR THESE DOORS COSTS $500 PER DOOR (PART NUMBERS 69631-08030 AND 69641-08030). TO HAVE A DEALER MAKE THIS REPAIR COSTS $1,000 PER DOOR ($500 FOR THE PART AND $500 FOR LABOR).

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS DOWN SMOKE STARTS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HEAD LINER. WHEN THE VISOR IS PLACED BACK IN THE CLOSED POSITION SMOKE CLEARS OUT AND STOPS. PER THE MECHANIC, A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS RESULTED IN A MELTED ELECTRICAL BOARD AND THE ENTIRE HEAD LINER AND ELECTRICAL BOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VISOR CAN NOT BE USED OR THE SHORT MAY START A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED. VAN FILLED WITH SMOKE QUICKLY. HAD TO PULL OVER AND OPEN DOORS TO CLEAR THE SMOKE.

MY PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM IS BROKEN ON OUR 2008 SIENNA WITH 68,000 MILES. THE MECHANISM USES AND ELECTRIC MOTOR AND CABLE ASSEMBLY TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. THE CABLE HAS BROKEN SO POWER FUNCTIONS ARE GONE AND MANUAL FUNCTION IS HINDERED FROM BROKEN CABLE INTERFERING. TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 2004-07 SIENNA'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PART AND PART NUMBER? A INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CAN AFFECT THE PROPER LATCHING OF THE SLIDING DOOR.

Mileage: 64,000

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS. IT HAS TO BE OPENED AND CLOSED MANUALLY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL.

Mileage: 100,000

RUBBER ON REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS BECOME SOFT AND PLIABLE. THIS STARTED IN 2013 AND WHILE BEING AN INCONVENIENCE BECAUSE THE RUBBER BLACKENED YOUR FINGERS CAUSED NO DANGER. YESTERDAY MORNING IT WAS 31 DEGREES IN ATLANTA AND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH THE RUBBER WAS HARD AND WOULD NOT OPEN THE HATCH. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF IN COLD WEATHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE ONLY ACCESS TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WAS THROUGH THE REAR HATCH. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL OR AT THEIR EXPENSE REPAIR THE VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE HANDLES.

Mileage: 82,950

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLES PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ALSO OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN PARKED AND FAILED TO CLOSE. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN.....UPDATED 02/10/16 *BF *CN

Mileage: 5,000

THAT WAS AROUND 2012 NEW YEAR TIME WHEN I , MY WIFE AND MY KID VISITED OUR FRIEND AT ATLANTA, GA. WE DROVE OUR VAN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-75, IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR TRIP, OUR VAN STARTED SHAKING VIGOROUSLY. I FELT THAT WAS FROM ENGINE, IT FORCED ME TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF I-75. AFTER A WHILE WE RESTARTED OUR VAN, WE COULD ONLY DRIVE FOR < 65 MILES/HOUR. ANY ACCELERATION RESULTED IN VIGOROUS SHAKING. AFTER WE CAME HOME I DROVE MY VAN TO AN AUTO SERVICE CENTER, AND WAS CHECKED. IT TURNED OUT THAT 3 IGNITION COILS, SPARK PLUGS, AND MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. YESTERDAY (9/10/2015) THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN.

Mileage: 61,637

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR COULD BE OPENED MANUALLY WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER DOOR CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ALSO; HOWEVER, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDE DOOR DOES NOT WORK BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE CENTRAL CONSOLE, ON THE SIDE OF DOOR OR THE KEY FOB. THE SLIDE DOORS DO WORK BY PULLING THE HANDLES FROM THE OUTSIDES. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE OVERRIDE PROCEDURE. THIS IS A BIG CONCERN WITH THIS BEING A FAMILY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 108,500

I WAS GETTING THINGS OUT OF BACK WITH POWER LIFT GATE UP. WHILE LEANING IN VEHICLE THE POWER LIFT GATE CAME DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUGHT ME. IT DID NOT CONTINUE TO CRUSH ME BUT IT DID NOT REVERSE SO I HAD TO USE A PRETTY GOOD FORCE TO PUSH IT UP (MY WIFE PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT). IT DID IT A SECOND TIME A WEEK OR SO LATER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA THEY SAID THE STRUTS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM. WHEN I ASKED WHY THERE WAS NO WARNING THEY JUST SHRUGGED THEIR SHOULDERS AND SAID DO NOT KNOW AND INSINUATED THEY WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO SO IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. HOW WAS I TO KNOW THE STRUTS WERE BAD SINCE IT IS A POWER LIFT GATE HAD BEEN WORKING JUST FINE? IT SEEMS TO ME IF THIS IS NOT SOMETHING TOYOTA CAN FIX SO IT CANNOT COME DOWN WITHOUT WARNING THEY AT LEAST NEED TO INSTALL WARNING LABELS IN AN OBVIOUS PLACE THAT THE LIFT GATE CAN CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. I REALLY THINK MY WIFE WOULD NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUSH IT UP AS I DID. SHE WOULD HAVE NEEDED ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 72,465

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO RECOGNIZE WHEN SOMEONE WAS WITHIN THE ENTRY OF THE HATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

BOTH POWER SLIDE DOORS DO NOT WORK BY PRESSING THE BUTTONS ON THE CENTRAL CONSOLE NOR ON THE SIDE OF DOORS. IT FIRST HAPPENED ON THE LEFT DOOR AND THEN HAPPENED ON THE RIGHT DOOR RECENTLY. THE SLIDE DOORS DO WORK BY PULLING THE HANDLES FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE FAILURE POST A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT IF THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGERS IN THE 2ND AND 3RD ROWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE QUICKLY WITHOUT THE IMMEDIATELY HELP FROM THE OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE MINORS AND DISABLES. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS CABLE FRACTURED CAUSING THE AUTOMATIC OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE DOOR TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF THIS BEING A COMMON DESIGN FLAW WITH TOYOTA SIENNA AUTOMATIC DOORS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS $1600 TO REPAIR THE CABLE. THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS! I WROTE TO TOYOTA THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER SUPPORT SITE INQUIRING ABOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I READ ABOUT REGARDING THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY OPTED TO IGNORE ME AND NOT RESPOND. *TR

Mileage: 69,556

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S FRONT AND REAR SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK INTERNALLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR SIDE DOORS WERE ONLY ABLE TO BE UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DOORS ELECTRIC CABLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT 126,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 79,500

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT I BELIEVE HAS A SAFETY ISSUE, PARTICULARLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE EXTERIOR SWITCH THAT ALLOWS THE REAR HATCH TO OPEN IS NOT FUNCTIONAL IN COLD WEATHER DUE TO A MATERIAL MALFUNCTION. I NOTICED THAT DURING WARMER WEATHER, THE RUBBER SEAL OVER THIS EXTERIOR SWITCH HAD BECOME SOFT AND GUMMY. OVER TIME, THE RUBBER SEEPED BETWEEN THE SWITCH HOUSING AND THE SWITCH BUTTON. AS THE WEATHER BECAME COLD, THE RUBBER HAS HARDENED AROUND THE SWITCH BUTTON AND THE EXTERIOR SWITCH IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THE ONLY WAY I CAN OPEN THE REAR HATCH IN COLD WEATHER IS TO OPEN A FRONT DOOR AND USE THE INTERIOR SWITCH TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH. MY CONCERN IS IF WE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DURING THE COLD MONTHS AND THE ONLY WAY SOMEONE COULD GET ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE IS THROUGH THE REAR HATCH, IT COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE EXTERIOR SWITCH ON THE REAR HATCH WOULD BE SEIZED PREVENTING ACCESS. IT IS VERY ALARMING WHEN I THINK OF MY ENTIRE FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY 15 YO, MY 3 YR, AND MY 6 MO, BEING INSIDE OF THIS VAN AND PEOPLE NOT GAINING ACCESS TO THE INSIDE TO HELP THEM DUE TO INJURIES, FIRE, WATER HAZARDS, ETC... I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE RUBBER ON THE SWITCH IS PERFECTLY FINE AND FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A MATERIAL CHANGE ALLOWING THE RUBBER TO SOFTEN RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD DURING THE COLD MONTHS. I SPOKE TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SAID THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE PREVIOUS OWNER APPLIED A SOLVENT OR SOMETHING TO SOFTEN THE RUBBER. AS I RESEARCHED MORE ON THE INTERNET, THIS ISSUE APPLIES TO MANY TOYOTA VEHICLES, WITH MODELS INCLUDING THE SIENNA AND THE 4RUNNER. THE EARLIEST MODEL YEAR THAT I CAN FIND FOR EITHER MODEL IS 2007. *TR

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

Mileage: 68,000

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

Mileage: 38,000

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH AND BATTERY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 20,000

ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (2008 SIENNA LIMITED AWD) LAST TWO WEEK IT SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH. WITH NOT PRIOR SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I TRIED TO START IT UP BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. (AUGUST 1, 680 SOUTH BOND AL COSTA BLVD IS WHERE MY CAR BROKE DOWN) SO WE TOWED THE CAR TO THE SUNNYVALE TOYOTA. THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE US A REPORT OF WHAT WENT WRONG . TURNS OUT THE FUEL PUMP DOESN'T WORK, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY BECAUSE IT IS A INDEPENDENT PART, I CONSULTED A PROFESSIONAL AUTO MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. HE SAID THAT IT USUALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN UNLESS YOUR CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD. I CALLED THE TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO FILE A COMPLAINT BUT THEY SAID IT WASN'T A VERY "BIG" PROBLEM AND DIDN'T FOLLOW UP WITH ME AND SAID I HAVE TO CALL MY OWN DEALER ONLY. AND THAT IT WAS PERFECTLY SAFE FOR ME TO PULL OVER WITH THE LEFT OVER MOMENTUM. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR ANSWER AND I FOUND IT WEIRD THAT ITS BREAKING DOWN ALREADY. WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES AND 2 YEARS NEW. NOT ONLY THAT WHEN THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO US, THEY DECIDED TO MENTION TO US THAT APPARENTLY NOT ONLY IS THE FUEL PUMP NOT WORKING APPARENTLY THE BATTERY ROTTED TOO. THEY SAID THAT ALL THE LIQUID IN THE BATTERY LEAKED OUT SO THEY HAD TO CHANGE IT ALSO. I AM NOT PLEASED THAT THEY DECIDED TO TELL ME THIS WHEN THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME NOT BEFORE WHEN THEY TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING. I AM NOT PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA, AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR AROUND. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

VEHICLE TRAVELING 35MPH ON A LEVEL STREET. WARM,DRY,WINDY,CLOUDY AFTERNOON. SUDDEN ACCELERATION! BRIEF (1-2 SECONDS) ENDED BEFORE I COULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE. NO DAMAGE,COLLISION OR INJURY OCCURRED. JUST STARTLED. CHECKED FOR FLOOR MAT OR OTHER VISIBLE OBSTRUCTION/ IMPEDANCE, NONE APPARENT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS SURE OF THE OCCURRENCE. THERE HAVE BEEN A VARIETY OF WHAT APPEAR TO BE ELECTRICAL /ELECTRONIC "GLITCHES" : AC GREEN LIGHT ON BUTTON COMES ON BY ITSELF, SUMMER OR WINTER AND SOMETIMES I CAN NOT GET IT TO TURN OFF. SEATBELT LIGHT SOMETIMES COMES ON WHEN THEY ARE PROPERLY IN USE. (AND NOTHING HEAVY RESTING ON THE SEATS) ALSO AIRBAG LIGHT SOMETIMES. SERVICE LIGHT REMAINS ON SOMETIMES AFTER OIL CHANGE SERVICE. BRAKE HIGHLY SENSITIVE GAS PEDAL VERY TOUCHY, ESPECIALLY FROM STOP,IE AT LIGHT. HARD TO NOT SPIN WHEELS ON STARTING. (ESPECIALLY WHEN PAVEMENT WET, EVEN ON LEVEL ST.). FORTUNATELY, HAVING LIVED IN SNOW TERRITORY, I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF SLOW STARTS AND STOPS WHEN POSSIBLE. I HAVE NOT CHECKED ANY SITES TO SEE IF SIENNA 2008 HAS ANY PROBLEMS LISTED YET. *TR

Mileage: 22,553

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. THE "ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN A FLASHING MOTION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED AN ENGINE DEFAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE PREVIOUS REPAIR CODE WAS NOT DETECTED IN THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND OTHER ERROR CODES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURES WERE 20 DEGREES OR BELOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,255.

Mileage: 15,255

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA APPEARS TO BE SHOWING A FASTER RATE OF SPEED FROM 3 DIFFERENT SPEED RADARS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU. THERE IS A 2-3 SECOND DELAY, WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. IT IS CLEAR, THAT ALL 3 RADARS SHOW A CONSISTENT PATTERN OF A 5 MILE VARIANCE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM DID NOT MAKE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE CHECKS TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REFERRED ME TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR WITH A DYNOMETER WHICH IS DEMANDING A $95.00 FEE TO CHECK THE SPEEDOMETER. A MR. KITAJIMA THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TOYOTA HAS IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE DYNOMETER CHECK AND IS INDICATING THAT THE RADAR READINGS ARE INACCURATE. ALL THREE RADARS COULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE AND COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT I'VE ALSO CHECKED THE SPEED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE USING A CELL PHONE TO MONITOR THE SPEED WITH THE OTHER DRIVER. ALL OF THESE CHECKS, CLEARLY PROVE THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE. AGAIN, THEY ALL SHOW A 5 MILE VARIANCE OF SPEED BETWEEN MY NEW TOYOTA SIENNA (2008) AND ALL RADARS AND OTHER VEHICLE CHECKS. *TR

WE HAVE AN '08 8 PASSENGER TOYOTA SIENNA LE. MY SON LIKES TO PLAY WITH THE LIGHTS... WE KEPT WARNING HIM IF THEY GOT LEFT ON THE BATTERY WOULD DIE. IT FINALLY HAPPENED. HAD TO GO IN THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR USING THE KEY - STUCK THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT AND YUP, SURE ENOUGH - DEAD. TOTALLY DEAD. THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE SLIDING DOORS. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS (FROM INSIDE OR OUT). THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE TRUNK (WHICH CAN'T BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE ANYWAY - ANOTHER CONCERN) I HAD GONE OUT TO THE VAN BECAUSE I NEEDED SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK. I AM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH TWINS - THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD CLIMB BACK. MY SON HAD TO. I COULDN'T EVEN GET INTO THE MIDDLE ROW B/C THERE IS A BABY BUCKET IN THE CENTER. IF YOU WERE IN A FRONT END COLLISION SUCH THAT THE BATTERY WAS DESTROYED - THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE VAN WOULD BE OUT THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS. MAYBE THIS IS ONLY TRUE IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT... BUT THE VAN LOCKS ITSELF ONCE IN DRIVE UNLESS YOU HAVE THIS FEATURE TURNED OFF AT THE DEALER. NO ONE CAN GET OUT THE BACK OR SIDES - NO ONE COULD GET IN TO HELP YOU. IF THE ADULTS IN THE FRONT WERE OK IT MIGHT BE VERY HARD O GET TO ANYONE IN THE BACK IF THERE IS A CAR SEAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MIDDLE ROW - AND THEN, GETTING BACK OUT WOULD BE HARD. I TOTALED A CAR IN COLLEGE - IT IS POSSIBLE FOR AN ACCIDENT TO WIPE OUT BATTERY POWER. THIS HAS ME PRETTY ALARMED. IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU BUY A CAR. NO ONE THINKS "WILL I BE TRAPPED IF THE BATTERY GOES?" BUT IN THIS VAN, I THINK YOU WOULD BE, AND IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THERE SHOULD BE AN OVER RIDE WHERE IF BATTERY POWER IS LOST EVERYTHING AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS - AND THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO OPEN THE TRUNK FROM THE INSIDE! I AM FREAKED OUT TO THINK OF GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT AND NO ONE BEING ABLE TO GET IN TO HELP OUT MY KID(S). THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! *TR

Mileage: 500

I WAS PROGRAMMING A NEW SIENNA VAN HOMELINK TO MY GARAGE DOOR OPENER. IT STARTED THE SEQUENCE AS ONE WOULD EXPECT.(.SMALL HOUSE ICON BLINKING )BUT NEVER APPARENTLY MOVED ON TO THE STEP OF RETRIEVING THE SIGNAL. AS REQUIRED ONE MUST HOLD THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER REMOTE ON TO TRY TO ACCEPT SIGNAL. AFTER ATTEMPTING THIS SEVERAL TIMES I STOPPED AND WAS JUST IN TIME TO NOTICE THE MOTOR OF GARAGE DOOR OPENER WAS OVERHEATING AND NEAR FIRE! FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND IT WAS ALL CHECKED OUT. IN FEAR OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT I TOOK STEPS TO REPLACE BOTH GARAGE DOOR MOTORS. AFTER NEW OPENERS WERE INSTALLED PROFESSIONAL INSTALLERS ATTEMPTED TO PROGRAM THE HOMELINK. IT FAILED ONCE AGAIN. WE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVEN TRIED TO PROGRAM OTHER BUTTONS. END RESULT WAS BUTTON 1 AND 2 OF HOMELINK ARE FAULTY AND 3 FINALLY PROGRAMMED. SO AFTER REPLACING MY OWN EQUIPMENT WHICH I ASSUMED WAS FAULTY ...WE DETERMINED THE HOMELINK SYSTEM IN THE CAR WAS AT FAULT AND MALFUNCTIONING. THIS WAS DETERMINED AFTER WE TRIED ON NEW MOTORS ...SO IN THE END MY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE BUT MERELY A RESULT OF A FAULTY PROGRAM CHIP IN THE HOMELINK. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT MY HOUSE HAD NOT CAUGHT FIRE AS MY GARAGE IS UNDER THE FAMILY ROOM. I SPOKE WITH MY DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND HOME LINK AND NON OF THE 3 SOURCES WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. THE CAR WAS ONLY A WEEK OLD BRAND NEW 2008. I FEEL HAD THE HOMELINK WORKED PROPERLY THE 1ST AND 2ND BUTTON WOULD OF PROGRAMMED AS EASILY AS THE 3RD AND MY GARAGE OPENERS WOULD NOT OF OVERHEATED AND NEAR CAUGHT FIRE AND PLACE MY HOME AND PETS IN JEOPARDY. NOT TO MENTION I HAD A COST OF $700.00 TO REPLACE EQUIPMENT THAT WASN'T FAULTY. I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS MAY PERHAPS BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL HOMELINKS TO HAVE A ISSUE AND TO MAKE CONSUMERS AWARE THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL MALFUNCTION SO THEY TOO DON'T OVERHEAT AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO FIRE IN THE MOTORS IN GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 200