2008 TOYOTA SIENNA Structure Problems

MY VEHICLE HAS 138,000 MILES AND WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT FIXING THE SLIDING DOOR, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS OVER IN 2016; HOWEVER, I KNOW OF A PERSON THAT WAS ABLE TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE FIXED BY TOYOTA. IN FACT, TOYOTA REPLACE BOTH THE DOOR SLIDING COMPONENTS / LATCHES. FOR MY VEHICLE I TRIED GETTING TOYOTA TO FIX THIS LAST YEAR AND TRIED AGAIN TODAY BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THESE REPAIRS. I WANT IT DOCUMENTED THAT THIS VIN HAS NOT BEEN FIXED REGARDING THE SLIDING DOOR AND SHOULD A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ARISE IN THE FUTURE DUE TO THESE DOORS, THIS WILL SERVER AS DOCUMENTATION. THE ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THIS YEAR I HAD TO TAKE IT ON MYSELF TO TRY AND FIX THE ISSUE DUE TO TOYOTA NOT WILLING TO COVER THE COSTS. THE CABLE FOR THE SLIDING DOOR HAD FRAYED AND WHEN THE DOOR WAS MANUALLY OPENED, IT WOULD ONLY OPEN SOME BUT NOT FULLY. THE ROLLER LATCH FOR THIS DOOR ALSO APPEARS TO BE BENT AND NOW THE DOOR IS CLOSE TO HITTING THE SIDE PANEL WHEN OPENED; I HAD TO REMOVE THE CABLE COMPONENTS MYSELF TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN. I BELIEVE THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS FOR HAVING BOTH DOORS MECHANISMS REPLACED IS $4,000 AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT COSTS. IN 2016 I DO NOT RECOLLECT BEING INFORMED BY TOYOTA REGARDING THE SLIDING DOOR ISSUES AND NOW MY VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED FOR THAT SERVICE PROGRAM HAS EXPIRED.

Mileage: 133,000

LIFT-GATE FRAME CRACKING AROUND LEFT HINGE. SAFETY HAZARD AS THE LIFT-GATE COULD BECOME UNSECURED WHILE DRIVING, OR DURING OPERATION, RESULTING IN INJURY OR CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

INSIDE DASHBOARD IS VERY STICKY AND ALWAYS SHOWS A GLARE ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING (SAFETY ISSUE); THE DASHBOARD DURING THE SUMMER TIME IS VERY MALLEABLE, IF YOU GENTLY PRESS ON IT, IT MOVES AS IF IT WAS MELTING SLOWLY. THIS HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A FEW YEARS, WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA THEY SAID THERE WAS A REPLCEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS IN WHICH OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED IN 2015 AND EXPIRED ON 2018, I EXPLAINED WE NEVER RECEIVED THIS NOTICE AS WE ARE AT THE SAME ADDRESS SINCE 2000 AND ARE THE ORIGINAL NEW OWNERS OF THE VAN, THEY DID NOT AGREE TO REPLACE AS THE PROGRAM HAD EXPIRED. I EXPLAINED THE SAFETY RISK NOT TO MENTION ITS A KNOW ISSUE, THEY SAID YOU DIDN'T RESPOND IN TIME SO THEY WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE SUPERVISOR WAS RUDE AND SAID THE SAME THING.

Mileage: 60,000

BOTH MY POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THEM. THEY DO NOT OPEN AT ALL BECAUSE THE CABLES ARE SNAGGED, AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND QUICKLY THROUGH THE LIFTGATE OR FRONT DOORS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM AND NOT LEAVE SAFETY TO CHANCE.

Mileage: 115,000

WHEN I OPEN THE LIFT GATE FROM THE CONSOLE OR KEY FOB AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 32 DEGREES OR LESS THE LIFT GATE GOES UP THEN COMES RIGHT BACK DOWN. IF I REPEAT THE OPENING PROCESS SEVERAL TIMES IT FINALLY STAYS UP. I HAVE BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIME BY THE LIFT GATE WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS OPEN, IT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH TO STOP IT ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. WHAT WOULD IT DO TO A CHILD? THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND IN PARK OR IF THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING AT ALL. IN MY GARAGE, PARKING LOTS, ETC, WHEREVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 2011 AND CONTINUES GETTING WORSE EACH YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAPISTRANO TOYOTA (33395 CAMINO CAPISTRANO, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675, (949) 276-6886) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V858000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED AND COULD BE OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECENT FAILURES WERE NOT RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL, BUT THE CONTACT DISAGREED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

MY SIENNA SIDE DOOR CANNOT OPEN. MY SON WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE IF A PROBLEM IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL BUT THE DOOR CANNOT EVEN BE OPENED MANUALLY. THIS WOULD BE A $1500-2000 REPAIR WHICH AS A SINGLE MOM IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME. I DO NOT FEEL SOMETHING AS SIGNIFICANT AS ABILITY TO ESCAPE A VEHICLE SHOULD FALL ON THE CONSUMER.

Mileage: 138,000

MY WIFE AND I HAVE FIVE LOVELY SMALL CHILDREN. WE OWN A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. SOME YEARS AGO, THE "POWER" ASPECT OF THE SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE BEEN USING THE VAN BY SLIDING THE DOORS OPEN AND SHUT MANUALLY. RECENTLY, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY CAME OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS WAS TRAUMATIC FOR HER AND FOR MY 5 CHILDREN. ALSO RECENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR BECAME COMPLETELY NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, MARK MILLER TOYOTA, HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY AND EXPERTLY TO TRY TO REPAIR BOTH SLIDING DOORS. THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, AT SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSE TO ME. HOWEVER, MARK MILLER TOYOTA IS PRESENTLY UNABLE TO REPAIR THE DRIVERS SLIDING DOOR, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN NON-OPERATIONAL FOR WEEKS NOW.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOORS ON THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS ERRONEOUSLY SLID OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND THE SLIDING DOORS WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN WHEN USING THE DOOR HANDLE. THE DOORS, AT TIMES, WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND WOULD BECOME JAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (KOLAR TOYOTA, 4781 MILLER TRUNK HWY, HERMANTOWN, MN 55811, (218-733-0100) WHO REPLACED THE CABLES AND GREASED THE DOOR PARTS, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

BOTH AUTOMATIC SIDE DOORS BROKE AT 120,000 MILES. DOORS ARE UNSAFE AND OPENED ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WITH GRANDSON IN BACKSEAT. NOW THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FUNCTION IS BROKE ON BOTH DOORS THEY BOTH WON'T CLOSE COMPLETELY ANYMORE AND DON'T LATCH COMPLETELY. THEY ARE UNSAFE.

Mileage: 122,000

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

REAR SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE FULLY RESULTING IN THE DOOR OPENING WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 70,000

THE AUTOMATIC REAR LIFT-GATE/DOOR WHEN OPENED EITHER VIA REMOTE OR DRIVER OVERHEAD BACK-DOOR OPENER, OPENS ALL THE WAY UP AND CLOSES IMMEDIATELY. THE DOOR NOT STAY OPEN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE IN OLDER SIENNA MODEL (2006) BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIX MY MODEL (2008) AS A RECALL ISSUE AS THIS IS NOT LISTED UNDER MY MODEL FOR RECALL. THE PROBLEM SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIX IT AS A RECALL ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA. PLEASE HELP. THANKS.

Mileage: 98,000

SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. THIS LEFT US WITH A HEAVY DOOR TO MANUALLY OPEN/CLOSE WHICH CREATES A SAFETY CONCERN (TRAPPED) FOR CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PASSENGERS.

Mileage: 120,000

WE HAD THE RECALL CONCERNING DASHBOARD MELTING AND CRACKING 2 YEARS AGO. OUR VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING FOR ABOUT 4-5 YEARS NOW AND IT ALSO STARTED TO CRACK ON EITHER SIDE. AS SOON AS WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERS 2 YEARS AGO. THEY TOOK MEASUREMENT FOR OUR VEHICLE DASHBOARD AND WE WERE TOLD THE PRODUCT FOR REPLACEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE, AS SOON IT IS AVAILABLE THEY WILL CALL US. WE HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT IS STILL NOT READY TO THIS DAY (FORT BEND TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SUGAR LAND, TX). THE CAR SMELLS, WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THIS VEHICLE AS THE SMELL OF MELTED RUBBER INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAUSING BREATHING ISSUES FOR ALL OF US ESPECIALLY OUR CHILD WHO HAS BREATHING ISSUES. HOW LONG SHOULD I WAIT FOR A REPLACEMENT PARTS? IT HAS ALREADY BEEN 2 YEARS AND WE HAVE CALLED THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. OUR SECONDARY WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRES NEXT MARCH 2018. ONCE THIS DATE COMES AROUND, ARE WE OUT OF OPTIONS TO GET REPLACEMENT UNDER THIS RE-CALL? I NEED SOLUTION IMMEDIATELY OR TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK!! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US. THANK YOU.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF PARKED IN PARKING LOT. OPENED SIDE DOOR WITH AUTOMATIC KEY FOB AND THE DOOR OPENED HALFWAY THEN STARTED MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. IT WOULD NOT CLOSE OR OPEN MANUALLY NO MATTER WHAT I DID. I HAD TO DRIVE MYSELF AND 5 KIDS ACROSS TOWN WITH THE DOOR OPEN, CAR BEEPING BECAUSE DOOR WAS OPEN. MY HUSBAND FINALLY GOT THE DOOR TO CLOSE AFTER I GOT HOME BUT THERE WAS A SEVERED CABLE THAT NOW HANGS UNDER THE REAR WINDOW. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY NOW. SO I CAN'T USE THE DOOR AT ALL. IF YOU EVEN TRY TO TOUCH OR OPEN THE DOOR THEN THE SYSTEM THINKS THE DOOR IS OPEN AND BEEPS THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOU CAN'T LOCK THE DOOR. I'M WORRIED IT WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING. FROM RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE AN ALL TOO COMMON ISSUE WITH TOYOTA VANS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL OR COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE IN MY OPINION. THE AUTO OPENING DOOR WAS THE ONLY REASON WE PURCHASED A VAN AND NOT A SUV.

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. CABLE HANGING OUT SIDE OF VEHICLE. VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN DOOR SINCE CABLE ALWAYS GETS TANGLED. CONCERNED FOR MY CHILDREN.

Mileage: 88,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING REAR DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. WHILE DRIVING,THE DOOR WILL SLIDE OPEN WHEN ACCELERATING. I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNLESS I PAY FOR REPAIRS. THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE FACTORY WARRANTY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SLIDING DOORS TO 9 YEARS/ 120K MI. MY VEHICLE IS 11 DAYS PAST THE 9 YEARS BUT UNDER THE 120K MI. I CANNOT GET THE DOOR TO LATCH CLOSED, A TOYOTA SUPERVISOR INFORMED ME THERE WAS A RECALL TO KEEP THE DOOR LATCHED CLOSED BUT MY VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED 4/12/2017 WHILE PARKED AT MY KIDS SOCCER PRACTICE. AFTER READING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST TOYOTA FOR THEIR SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS, I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS WOULDN'T BE CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. DRIVING WITH A DOOR THAT WON'T STAY SHUT IS NOT VERY SAFE.

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC CLOSED DOOR OPERATING CABLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION AND FRACTURED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC OPENING FEATURE DID NOT WORK AND WOULD ONLY OPERATE IF OPENED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE AND MOTOR WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V858000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. UPDATED 04/06/17 LJ UPDATED 08/07/2017*JS

Mileage: 105,000

SLIDE DOOR CABLE SNAPPED LEAVING DOOR NON FUNCTIONAL.

Mileage: 80,000

THIS CAR IS EXPERIENCING SUA. IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AN RESULTED IN A CRASH INTO A CEMENT WALL. IT ALSO HAPPENED ON A WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD.

Mileage: 141,000

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS SNAPPED CABLE. VAN WAS PARKED AND BUTTON WAS USED TO OPEN DOOR. HEARD POP/CRUNCH SOUND. WAS ABLE TO FORCE DOOR SHUT. DOOR IS UNABLE TO BE OPENED AND REMAINS CLOSED; EVEN WHEN POWER SLIDING DOOR OPTION IS TURNED OFF. NO DAMAGE SEEN INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE.

Mileage: 1,491,000

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

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE. DOOR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN MANUALLY UNTIL I CUT THE CABLES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 125,000

THE SLIDING DOOR CABLES HAVE BROKEN JUST LIKE IN THE 2007 MODELS THAT A RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS ON MY 2008 MODEL BECAUSE THE NHTSA HAS NOT REQUESTED IT AND BECAUSE THEY SUPPOSEDLY HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH REPORTS OF FAILURES. NOW OUR DOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY SEAL SHUT AND GOING DONE THE ROAD, THE DOOR ALARM GOES OFF INDICATING A DOOR IS OPEN THAT HAS NEARLY CAUSED MY WIFE TO JUMP OUT OF HER SKIN THINKING THAT OUR AUTISTIC SON IS OPENING THE DOOR WHILE SHE IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN 2007 BUT NOT IN THE 2008 WHICH IS THE SAME PROBLEM. CABLES ARE DANGLING OUT THE SIDE OF THE VAN WHIPPING IN THE WIND.

Mileage: 99,850

OUR LEFT REAR SLIDING DOOR WON'T FUNCTION OR OPEN ANY MORE. THE CABLE BROKE. THEN 2 DAYS LATER THE RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR WON'T FUNCTION OR OPEN ANYMORE. SAME PROBLEM. CABLE WAS SEVERED OR SNAPPED. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS RUSTED ON BOTH CABLES, BOTH SIDES, AND SEVERED IN THE SAME POSITION OR LENGTH. SO, BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION. THEY ONLY OPEN TO ABOUT 1 FOOT, AND NO FURTHER. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE OR OPEN DOORS AT ALL. THE MINIVAN WAS STATIONARY BOTH TIMES WHILE OPENING DOORS FOR MY KIDS TO GET IN. I WAS PARKED ON A STREET. THE LEFT SIDE BROKE ON JULY 1, 2016, AND THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE 2 DAYS LATER ON JULY 3, 2016.

Mileage: 106,500

POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM OF THE CABLE BREAKING AND THE POWER SLIDING FEATURE STOPS WORKING. THE DOOR CAN STILL BE USED IN MANUAL OPERATION, WHICH IS JUST AN INCONVENIENCE. THE POWER REAR LATCH IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DOOR CAN SUDDENLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING, OR OTHER TIMES REMAIN LOCKED SO AS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. THIS PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED WHEN BOTH DOORS ARE AFFECTED, AND I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPAIRS DONE TO BOTH DOORS TO A POINT WHERE I CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE FREQUENCY OF HOW OFTEN THE DOORS FAIL. TO SUMMARIZE, POWER SLIDING FUNCTION GRANTED IS A LUXURY THOUGH AN EXPENSIVE ONE WHEN TOYOTA DOES NOT WARRANTEE THE REPAIR. THE LATCHING PROBLEM IS MOST CERTAINLY A SAFEY ISSUE AS THE DOORS EITHER DO NOT STAY CLOSED, OR ARE STUCK SHUT FORCING THE REAR PASSENGERS TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEAT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN AN EMERGENCY.

Mileage: 80,000

TOYOTA CABLE FRAYED ON AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR (IT WAS FINE ONE OPEN THEN HAD A TERRIBLE SOUND THE NEXT AND WE COULD VISUALLY SEE THE FRAYED CABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE), HOWEVER THE 2008 IS NOT IN THE DESIGNATED YEARS (2004-2007) TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ORIGINALLY 3 CALLS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDED ME THAT IT WAS COVERED BUT I HAD TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AFTER READING THE PAPERWORK ONLINE TO EXPLAIN THAT ALTHOUGH I WAS PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR CABLE AND LATCH MECHANISMS, THAT THE LATCH MECHANISM IS THE ONLY PART THAT APPLIES TO THE 2008. IT'S SO CONFUSING, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM TELL THE 2008 CABLE ISN'T COVERED WOULD HAVE COST ME $110. THE REPAIR IS $1500-2000 ON A CAR ONLY WORK 8K OR SO. BEING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST IS UPSETTING. AND THE FACT THAT THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT BULLETIN IS SO CONFUSING THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES DON'T UNDERSTAND IT IS ALSO RIDICULOUS. FROM READING ONLINE IT SEEMS OTHERS ARE STILL HAVING THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 95,500

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED WHEN CHILDREN WERE EXITING THE VAN. A KNOWN ISSUE THAT WAS COVERED BY CSP FOR YEARS 2004-2007, BUT NOT 2008. SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK HIT HER IN THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HATCH STRUT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE. TOYOTA SAID IT IS NOT COVERED! DOOR WILL NOT EVEN OPEN MANUALLY. I FEEL THIS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR BEING THAT CHILDREN ARE IN THE BACK AND IN CASE OF EMERGENCY IT WOULD BE HARD TO GET THEM OUT!. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WILE MY WIFE WAS PICKING THE KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL!

Mileage: 95,000

THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY IS A DEFECTED PART ADMITTED BY TOYOTA. THIS DEFECTED PART CAUSED THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE TO BREAK. TOYOTA HAS SENT OUT AN EXTENDED WARRENTY TO FIX THE DOOR LATCH BUT NOT THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE. I CAN NOW OPEN UP THE DOOR BUT WITHOUT THE CABLE THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN IF ON A GRADE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFERTY HAZARD AS THE DOOR COULD SHUT ON A PERSON INCLUDING MY FOUR CHILDREN. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE ISSUE AND IT IS NOTED. I FEEL THAT IF THEY HAVE ADMITTED TO A DEFECTIVE PART AND THAT PART CAUSED ANOTHER ISSUE, IT SHOULD BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 114,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK HANDLE WAS MELTING. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE HANDLE AT A COST. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR ISSUES. HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE TOYOTA HAS CSP THAT ONLY COMPLETELY COVERS THE ISSUES TO YEAR 2007 BUT 2008-2010 THE CABLE ASSEMBLY IS EXCLUDED. THESE MODELS AND YEARS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S ONLY PARTIALLY COVERED.

Mileage: 78,560

IN VERY COLD WEATHER (APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES OR COLDER), THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE ON THE BACK OF THE MINIVAN MALFUNCTIONS WHILE PARKED. IT WILL GO UP BUT AS SOON AS IT GETS TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION, IT COMES BACK DOWN AND WILL NOT STOP, EVEN IF YOU HAVE YOUR HAND OR BODY IN THE PATH OF THE TAILGATE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS (THE LAST TIME BEING ON THE EVENING OF 2/12/16 IN BLOOMINGTON IL) AND THE FIRST TIME I BARELY WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK BEFORE THE TAILGATE WOULD HAVE CRUSHED ME. IN SUMMARY, THE TAILGATE DOOR MALFUNCTIONS IN VERY COLD WEATHER (AS IT WON'T STAY OPEN) AND IT APPEARS THE SENSOR THAT DETECTS SOMETHING IN THE PATH OF THE TAILGATE DOOR ALSO IS MALFUNCTIONING SINCE IT WILL NOT STOP IF SOMETHING IS IN ITS PATH. I HAVE SUBMITTED THIS TO TOYOTA VIA OCCASIONAL USER PANEL EMAIL SURVEYS THEY SEND, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS CRUSHED, INJURED, OR KILLED.

Mileage: 84,000

THE DOOR CHECK ON THE DRIVER SIDE BREAKS PREMATURELY. EACH TIME I OPEN THE DOOR, IT CLACKS. INSTEAD OF HOLDING THE DOOR IN POSITION WHICH IS DESIGNED TO DO, IT MOVES AND SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DANGEROUS.

THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE POWERED SLIDING DOOR STUCK OPEN DURING A COLD WINTER NIGHT AND WE WERE LUCKY WE WERE AT THE PARKING LOT NOT ON HIGHWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP (WHICH IS POSSIBLE WITH TWO LITTLE ONES ON BOARD SOMETIMES). WE DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS DUE TO AN KNOWN FAULTY SLIDING CABLE ASSEMBLY AND TOYOTA ALREADY HAD A A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM WHICH EXTENDS THE WARRANTY OF THE CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR MODEL YEARS OF 2004 TO 2007. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CAR IS 2008 AND THE LOCAL DEALER ASKED FOR $2000 TO CHANGE THE CABLE ASSEMBLY. SINCE THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS FOR THE SECOND GENERATION SIENNA, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE SAME PROGRAM. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL RISK OF DOOR STUCK OPEN ON HIGHWAY DURING EMERGENCY STOP, TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THIS AS A RECALL CAMPAIGN.

Mileage: 85,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

THE POWER SLIDING DOORS MECHANISM BROKE AND I WAS AVAILABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, WAS PARKED.

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

WHEN OPENING DRIVER SIDE DOOR, 2 LOUD CLICKING/POPPING NOISES OCCUR. FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED, IT IS A FAULTY DOOR CHECK.

Mileage: 80,000

THE CABLE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR BROKE WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSING.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 09/03/15

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

AS I WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE TAILGATE, THE LOCK (RUBBER LAYER) FELT SQUISHY AND I SAW SOME BLACK RUBBERY DEPOSIT ON MY FINGERS. SAME THING EVERY SUMMER. IN 2013 AND 2014 DECEMBER, NOTICED THAT IT'D TAKE SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO OPEN THE TAILGATE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. AND NOW, IN JANUARY 2015, IT JUST DOESN'T OPEN. THE RUBBERY AREA IS EXTREMELY HARD AND IT CAN'T BE PRESSED TO TRIGGER THE TAILGATE UNLOCKING MECHANISM. I HEARD THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SIENNAS. WOULD APPRECIATE NHTSA TO LOOK AT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IT GIVES A VERY BAD GLARE OF BRAKE LIGHTS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THE SUN. IT ALSO HAS A VERY BAD GLARE WHEN RAINING AND REFLECTS TAIL LIGHTS AT NIGHT. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA THEY SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

RECEIVED LETTER,7/24/14, ADVISING THAT MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE CABLE, HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON 8/26/14, MY SPARE TIRE WAS RELOCATED TO THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF MY VAN WHICH RENDERED THE AREA UNUSABLE FOR FOLDING THE REAR SEATS DOWN TO USE THAT AREA FOR TRANSPORTING LARGER ITEMS, ETC! I CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES WITH MY LOCAL DEALER REGARDING A PERMANENT SOLUTION/REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT YET RECEIVED NOTICE OF AND/OR REPAIR PARTS FOR THE IDENTIFIED PROBLEM.ON 11/20/14, I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AND SPOKE, AT LENGTH, WITH A REPRESENTATIVE WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD BEEN RECEIVING NUMEROUS CALLS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THAT SHE WAS AWARE OF SEVERAL MEETINGS REGARDING THE ISSUE BUT NO RESOLUTION AS YET AND NO IDEA WHEN A RESOLUTION WILL OCCUR. IT WOULD SEEM THAT BY NOW, IF THE SITUATION IS BEING ACTIVELY WORKED ON, AN ACCEPTABLE REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE! I AM FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA FOR THEIR SEEMING INDIFFERENCE TO THOSE OF US WAITING FOR THEIR ACTION ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS SITUATION. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE GOT RUSTED AND SNAPPED. JAMMED THE DOOR. TOYOTA COVERS THE DOOR LATCH BUT NOT THE CABLE. *TR

Mileage: 84,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V160000 (STRUCTURE) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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

THE POWER LIFTGATE WONT STAY OPEN AND CLOSES ON PEOPLE, REPEATEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

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

BOTH SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY DO NOT LATCH AND STAY CLOSED. BOTH DOOR HAVE OPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. BACK POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT LEAST 10 TIMES. THE BACK NON-POWER SLIDING DOOR IS NOT WORKING EITHER. HOWEVER, THIS ONE WE DO NOT USE AND IT HAS STAYED CLOSED MOST OF THE TIME. IT HAS ONLY OPENED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN EXTREME DANGER. TOYOTA IS ONLY COVERING PART OF THE COST TO REPAIR BUT I WAS PAST THE 120,000 MILES WHEN MY PROBLEM BEGAN. SO WE ARE LEFT FOOTING THE BILL ON A DEFECT OF TOYOTA'S DOING. I FEEL THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK OPEN. I WAS ON A SLIGHT DECLINE. MY DAUGHTER WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND THE SLIDING DOOR WAS PUSHED OPEN BUT DID NOT LOCK AND SLID BACK AND SLAMMED INTO MY DAUGHTERS HAND. WHEN TRYING TO RE-OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR, IT WOULD NOT LOCK OPEN, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SLIDE FORWARD. SINCE THAT DAY, THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE CAN BE ON A FLAT SURFACE, INCLINE, DECLINE ETC, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER. EACH TIME WHEN THE DOOR IS SLID OPEN IT, THE LOCKING MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING. THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2011 AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO IT WAS NOT FIXED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IN 2013 I RECEIVED A VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE ON THE NON-POWER SLIDING DOORS WERE NOT LOCKING SHUT AND COULD OPEN DURING OPERATION (WHICH WAS ALSO HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE) SO I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2013 AND ASKED FOR THEM TO FIX THE DOOR SINCE I WAS HAVING BOTH THE RECALL PROBLEM AND THE OTHER PROBLEM. THAT DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEY "GREASED" THE MECHANISM. THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND IT WAS INCREASINGLY HAPPENING. IN SEPTEMBER 2014 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED OR THE MECHANISM REPLACED. I STATED I WAS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WHO GOES IN AND OUT OF THE DOOR AND I DID NOT WANT THE DOOR TO SLAM INTO HIS HAND OR HEAD AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. I HAD TAKEN VIDEO DURING ONE OF THE TIMES THAT THE DOOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I SHOWED IT TO THE SERVICE REP HOPING IT WOULD HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND IT WENT UNREPAIRED. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME THAT IT WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 24,578

I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE AUTOMATIC REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR TO PUT IN A SHOPPING BAG AFTER LEAVING A STORE. THE DOOR OPEN, THEN WHEN I PRESSED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT STARTED TO CLOSE BUMPED AND CLANKED AND REOPENED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. I HAD TO DRIVE THE 16 MILES HOME WITH THE DOOR OPEN. I TOOK IT TO CHATHAM PARKWAY TOYOTA IN SAVANNAH, GA WHO INSPECTED IT AND HAD ME RETRIEVE IT TO TAKE TO A COLLISION CENTER FOR REPAIR. THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I TOOK IT TO SAVANNAH TOYOTA WHO REPAIRED IT AT A COST OF OVER $1400 TO REPLACE THE REAR SLIDER ASSEMBLY AND CABLE ASSEMBLY. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL AND SUB OIL PAN GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A RECALL FOR ANY REASON AFTER HEARING OF THAT OTHER'S HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA WITH A WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR MODEL YEARS UP TO 2007. I CALLED TOYOTA ON OCTOBER 17TH TO ASK ABOUT A REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS STILL AN EXISTING ONE WITH MY 2008. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED OR MY VAN WAS BUILT USING PRIOR YEARS PARTS. THEY TOLD ME MY VAN WAS NOT PART OF THE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS YEARS. THEY OFFERED ME $1000 THAT CAN BE USED ON ANOTHER REPAIR WHICH I WILL NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET THEN ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I DO NEED THAT TO HELP PAY THE $2400 REPAIR FOR THE REAL MAIN SEAL REPAIR. THE MALFUNCTIONING REAR SLIDING DOOR IS A SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEATS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO EXTEND THIS WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN, AND A CHILD COULD UNHOOK THEIR SEAT BELT WITH THE DOOR OPEN AND FALL OUT IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ALSO EXPOSED TO A POSSIBLE CARJACKING WITH NO PROTECTION. TOYOTA NEED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 72,500

THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND PRODUCES A GLARE. IT GETS STICKIER WHEN IT'S HOT. THE SUN SEEMS TO BE MELTING IT. IT CAUSES A GLARE WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING THAT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHER TOYOTA DASHBOARDS PRE 2009, ESPECIALLY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WHICH IS WHERE WE LIVE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THANK YOU. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM HOSELTON AUTO MALL IN ROCHESTER NY IN AUGUST 2013.I WAS TALKED INTO A "TOYOTA PLATINUM CARE" BUMPER TO BUMPER EXTENDED WARRANTY.I WAS TOLD THIS WARRANTY WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY BUT FOR AN EXTENDED TIME.I WAS TOLD IT COVERED EVERYTHING.I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF IT COVERED ALL PARTS ON THE SLIDING DOORS, THE DVD PLAYER, ETC.I WAS TOLD YES. IN JANUARY 2014 I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE SLIDING DOORS.MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THE CENTER HINGE WAS BAD AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY.I INSISTED THAT HOSELTON PAY FOR THE REPAIR,THEY RELUCTANTLY DID SO.I HAVE SINCE HAD BOTH SIDING DOORS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE LOCK ASSEMBLY NOT WORKING.THE LOCK ASSEMBLY IS COVERED UNDER A NEW SPECIAL CONDITION WARRANTY BECAUSE TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SO MANY COMPLAINTS.NOW THE OTHER DOORS CENTER HINGE IS BAD.I WAS TOLD IF I DON'T REPLACE THE HINGE THAT THE LOCK ASSEMBLY WILL KEEP GOING BAD.SO THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY RELATED ISSUES.THIS COMBINED ISSUE CAUSES MY DOORS TO EITHER BE STUCK OPEN, BE STUCK CLOSED, OR TO OPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING.ALL SAFETY ISSUES AS I HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT.I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THE WARRANTY PEOPLE AND NEITHER WANT TO ASSIST.I WANT THE HINGE REPLACED AT TOYOTAS COST.THIS IS DANGEROUS AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY THEM.THEY NEED TO RESOLVE THIS ASAP.MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM VIA TELEPHONE AND THEIR EMAIL SYSTEM, ALL WITH NO LUCK WITH ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 58,799

THE DASHBOARD SEEMS TO BE MELTING, IS STICKY AND IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CRACKING. IT IS STICKY AND IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, IT'S ALSO CRACKING ON THE FRONT EDGES, BOTH ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE. *TR

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

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALER ON 5/10/2014. NOTICED "STICKINESS" ON THE ENTIRE TOP OF DASHBOARD. THOUGHT IT COULD BE CLEANED OR WASHED OFF. IT NEVER CAME OFF. SAW IN THE MEDIA THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA DASHES-MELTED DASHBOARDS, STICKY AND CAN SCRAPE SURFACE OFF WITH YOUR FINGERNAIL. THERE IS A SHINY GLARE TO THE DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 96,723

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V160000 (STRUCTURE) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. UPDATED 8/29/14*CN UPDATED 09/17/2014 *JS

WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND SEATED IN THE DRIVERS' SEAT, I ACTIVATED THE REAR LIFT-GATE VIA THE CENTER ROOF CONSOLE BUTTON. I EXITED THE DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME THE LIFT-GATE WAS STILL RISING, AND TO ALL OBSERVANCE, ACTING NORMALLY. AS I GOT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THE DOOR WAS ALMOST AT ITS APEX. WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, I BENT DOWN TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE REAR CARGO AREA. I HAVE DONE THIS HUNDREDS OF TIMES WITH NO CONCERN BECAUSE THE LIFT-GATE IS DESIGNED TO STAY OPEN ONCE IT REACHES THE TOP OF ITS OPENING CYCLE. AS I STOOD UP TO LEAVE THE AREA OF THE VEHICLE, THE LIFT-GATE CAME DOWN WITHOUT WARNING OR ACTIVATION ON MY PART AND HIT ME ON MY HEAD AND SHOULDER. I HAD NOT PULLED DOWN ON THE MANUALLY RETRACTION HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE LIFT-GATE AND NO ONE HAD ACTIVATED THE BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE AT THE CONSOLE. AFTER TENDING TO MY BLEEDING HEAD AND SORE SHOULDER, I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE TO TRY AND DUPLICATE THE EVENT. I AM ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE EVENT EACH TIME THE LIFT-GATE IS ACTIVATED. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE LIFT-GATE IS ACTIVATED BY THE REMOTE CONTROL FOB, THE CONSOLE, OR THE MANUAL LEVER ON THE DOOR. ANY TIME THE DOOR IS OPENED, IT REACHES ITS APEX AND AUTOMATICALLY AND IMMEDIATELY RETRACTS DOWN TO THE CLOSED POSITION. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY WARRANTY HAS ENDED, I WOULD NEED TO PAY A "DIAGNOSTIC FEE" OF $118/HOUR. I THOUGHT THIS WAS UNFAIR SO I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT SINCE THERE WERE NOT RECALLS ON THIS PART OF THIS VEHICLE, THEY "COULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIRS." AFTER ENCOUNTERING MY SECOND DEAD-END FOR ASSISTANCE, I DID A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. HUNDREDS HAVE, WHICH IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT NHTSA. UPDATED 08/21/14*LJ UPDATED 5/22/2015 *JS

Mileage: 71,168

DASH IS STICKY AND IS PRODUCING MORE OF A GLARE/REFLECTION ON MY INSIDE WINDSHIELD. EXTREMELY DISTRACTING. *JS

Mileage: 112,000

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

APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) MONTHS AGO, I STARTED TO NOTICE MY DASHBOARD GETTING STICKY WHEN THE SUN BEATS DOWN ON IT. IT STARTED IN A SMALL AREA OF THE DASHBOARD ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER, BUT NOW APPEARS TO SPREADING. I HAVE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A CONDITION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I FOUND THE FOLLOWING NEWS SEGMENT THAT POINTEDLY IDENTIFIES THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING: HTTP://WWW.WPTV.COM/MONEY/CONSUMER/TOYOTA-DEALER-CALLS-MELTING-DASHBOARDS-A-DEFECTIVE-PRODUCT-AND-WANTS-AUTO-MAKERS-TO-PAY-FOR-REPAIRS I AM NOT CERTAIN WHAT CAN BE DONE, HOWEVER IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD BE A FACTORY REGARDING ON THIS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND ADVISE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT MATTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO GET STUCK AND FURTHER DAMAGE THE CABLE. THIS FLAW IS NOTED IN A RECALL FOR 2004-2007 MODELS, BUT WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE 2008 MODELS, AS WELL. *TT

Mileage: 120,000

DASHBOARD MELTS WHEN DRIVEN IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER. BECOMES STICKY AND SHINY. GLARE FROM SHINE MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY WIFE WAS PARKING OUR 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH OUR 3 YOUNG BOYS IN THE AUTOMOBILE. SHE SLOWLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP; NEVER USING GAS, JUST COVERING AND TAPPING LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE. ONCE THE AUTOMOBILE CAME TO A STOP MY WIFE PRESSED THE BRAKE A LITTLE MORE IN ORDER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. AT THAT MOMENT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INCREDIBLE FAST, JUMPED OVER AN 8 INCH CONCRETE PARKING LOT DIVIDER AND CRASHED INTO A TREE ABOUT 10 - 15 FEET FROM THE CONCRETE DIVIDER. WE ARE CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS A "SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" INCIDENT CAUSED BY SOME MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PROGRAMMING OR OTHER DEFECT IN THE '08 SIENNA. THIS WAS NOT "DRIVER ERROR"! MY WIFE DID NOT CONFUSE THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY A FLOOR MAT OBSTRUCTING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF A DESIGN OR COMPONENT DEFECT. HOW CAN W BE SO CERTAIN? MY WIFE AND I HAVE PARKED IN THIS PARKING SPOT (LOCATED IN OUR APARTMENT COMPLEX) HUNDREDS OF TIMES. TO PARK IN THIS PARKING SPOT YOU FIRST HAVE TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT A STOP SIGN. THIS STOP SIGN IS ABOUT 30 - 40 FEET FROM THE PARKING SPOT, WHICH REQUIRES THAT YOU MAKE A SHARP RIGHT TURN. ONCE YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY TO MAKE THE LEFT AT THE STOP SIGN, YOU DO NOT USE THE GAS AGAIN. YOU SIMPLY TAP AND COVER YOUR BRAKE UNTIL YOU MAKE THE RIGHT INTO THE PARKING SPOT. OUR VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. IN FACT, UPON "STOPPING" ONE OF OUR 3 BOYS REMOVED HIS SEAT BELT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. I'M ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE FROM SOMEONE WITHIN TOYOTA OR THE NHTSA WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FLAW. MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE "FORTUNATE". BUT THIS IS A "FATAL FLAW" AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS POWER REAR SLIDING DOORS. WHILE THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR WAS OPENING, THE CABLE FOR THE DOOR MECHANISM SNAPPED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION, THE BROKEN CABLE WAS JAMMED IN THE DOOR MECHANISM, PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR NOW DOES NOT FULLY OPEN, AND WILL NOT HOLD IN THE OPEN POSITION. IF PARKED ON A HILL, THE DOOR WILL CLOSE IF NOT HELD OPEN. LOOKING AT THE CABLE, THE PLASTIC SHEATHING AROUND THE CABLE HAD MANY CRACKS CAUSING THE CABLE ITSELF TO RUST AND FAIL. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CABLE HAS SIMILAR CRACKS BUT HAS NOT FAILED YET. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THEY MENTIONED THIS CABLE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS WERE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. HOWEVER, THE 2008 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

MY TOYOTA 2008 SIENNA LE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WON'T CLOSED AND OPENED COMPLETELY. I'VE EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT JAMMED WITH THIS DOOR FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS. AS A TEMPORARY FIX, I NEED TO GET OUT FROM THE CAR TO HELP THE DOOR IN CLOSING AND OPENING IT BECAUSE THE BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR AND EVEN THE REMOTE(HAS NEW BATTERY INSTALLED) WON'T DO THE WORK . ONE DAY, WHEN DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. AS I MADE A LEFT TURN, I HEARD AN AUDIBLE NOISE/ALARM AND WE WERE SURPRISED AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE SOUND CAME FROM UNTIL MY KIDS TOLD ME THAT THE DOOR IS PARTIALLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND TEMPORARY CLOSE THE DOOR. I MANAGED TO GO BACK HOME AND STILL WITH THE ALARM ON AND THEN RE-PUSHED HARDER TO MAKE THE DOOR COMPLETELY CLOSED. THAT WAS SCARY BECAUSE MY KIDS WERE SITTING IN 2ND ROW. TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. ON SAME DAY, I RUSHED MY CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT CABLE ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN AND NEED TO REPLACE ALL PARTS BUT MUST PAY $1700 + TAX BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE ASSEMBLY ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE 30, 312 MILES (SITTING MOST OF THE TIME INSIDE THE GARAGE) AND STILL NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCE PROGRAM FOR REAR SLIDING DOOR CABLE. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, I WAS TOLD THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 30,305

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE BUT THE DOOR ONLY OPENED SIX INCHES WIDE WHILE USING THE FOB, THEN SHUT INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO MANUALLY PRY THE DOOR OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DOOR CABLE HAD SNAPPED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE MOTOR. THE MOTOR AND THE CABLES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

POWER DOOR OPENED PART WAYS AND WOULD NOT SHUT. HAD TO DRIVE TO MECHANIC WITH DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN AND HE HAD TO FORCE IT SHUT. TOYOTA MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A KNOW CABLE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR MOTOR, BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL YET. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE TRUNK DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TRUNK DOOR LANDED ON HER BACK AND CAUSED A BRUISE, WHICH WAS A RECURRING INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

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

WHEN OPERATING THE REAR LIFT GATE (TRUNK) ON THIS 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN, WE HAVE NOTICED THE LIFT GATE DOES NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY UP, CAUSING AN AVERAGE HEIGHT ADULTS TO BUMP THEIR HEADS ON THE LIFT GATE. BUT WORSE, THIS HAPPENS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE LIFT GATE COMES FALLING DOWN, HITTING AN ADULT ON THE HEAD, CAUSING A HEAD INJURY. WORSE YET, IF A CHILD HAPPENS TO BE STANDING UNDER THE LIFT GATE, THE HEAVY TRUNK CAN CAUSE A MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH! THIS IS HAPPENING ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA AS THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A FAMILY MINIVAN WITH LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED ON THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION AND HAVE THIS REPAIRED OR REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY TOYOTA DEALERS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE OVER THE TIRE AND EXPERIENCE A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WAS CORRODED AND CONSEQUENTLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V160000 (STRUCTURE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE. RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM SHOWS THAT IT CAN CAUSE DOOR TO JAM IN THE OPEN POSITION. PROBLEM WAS FREQUENT ENOUGH THAT TOYOTA COVERS THE REPAIR FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED 2004-2007. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS IN THE YEARS MANUFACTURED AFTER THIS, AS MINE IS A 2008, BUT THE $1200.00 REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA CSP. *TR

Mileage: 81,850

THE REAR HATCH FAILED TODAY ON MY SIENNA. IT WILL GO UP AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY NOTICE FALL SLAMMING DOWN. IT ALMOST HIT MY WIFE IN THE HEAD. THIS IS SERIOUS DEFECT THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AND SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

COULD NOT STOP AFTER MY ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP THEN WERE SOFT/ABSENT, DROVE UP ON THE CENTER MEDIAN, GOT BACK ON THE ROAD ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND THE CAR INFRONT ON THE RIGHT SIDE COULDN'T DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC THEN WENT BACK TO THE LEFT GOT BACK UP ON THE MEDIAN. MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER CORNER WENT UNDER THE OTHER DRIVER'S DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BUMPER CORNER LIFTING HER CAR UP INTO THE AIR CAUSING IT TO FALL ON TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY HOOD AND FRONT RIGHT FENDER CRUSHING THEM, RESULTING IN OVER 10000 DOLLARS DAMAGE. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT AND NEITHER CAR'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 37,231

POWER LIFT FUNCTION OF REAR DOOR MALFUNCTION. UPON ENGAGING THE POWER DOOR, IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED GOING DOWN ONCE IT REACHED THE TOP AND WILL NOT STOP IF SOMEONE IS IN BETWEEN IT. THE STRUTS OR BRACKETS ARE NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN, MAKING THE MECHANISM AUTOMATICALLY SHUT THE DOOR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE BACKING THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY BRAKING BEFORE IT STRUCK STONE WALL, BLOWING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, DAMAGING THE UNDERBODY AND DAMAGING THE STONE WALL. VERY SCARY! *TR

Mileage: 30,142

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF HOW THE LATCH BECAME MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

Mileage: 60,000

POWER LIFT FUNCTION OF REAR DOOR MALFUNCTION. UPON ENGAGING THE POWER DOOR, IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED GOING DOWN ONCE IT REACHED THE TOP. THE STRUTS OR BRACKETS ARE NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN MAKING THE MECHANISM AUTOMATICALLY SHUT THE DOOR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 25,000

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

Mileage: 57,000

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

Mileage: 46,000

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

Mileage: 14,000

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

Mileage: 68,000

2009 NON POWER SLIDER DOOR TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP I PAID FOR LABOR SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY......2012 @ 99000 MILES SAME DOOR DOING SAME THING...WILL NOT LATCH . DEALER GOT IT TO CLOSE BUT SAYS THAT IT NEEDS A NEW LATCH SYSTEM AT A COST OF $700.00 THIS DOOR IS RARELY USED.........MIGHT BE OPENED ONCE EVERY TWO OR THREE MONTHS......THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT.... *TR

Mileage: 38,439

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

Mileage: 58,000

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

RUBBER ON THE TRUNK RELEASE HATCH MELTS AND SOMETIMES CAUSES THE TRUNK TO UNLATCH BY ITSELF. CONTACTED 2 LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND THEY WANT ABOUT $300 TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

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

Mileage: 38,512

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 50,200

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

Mileage: 58,000

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

Mileage: 85,200

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

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

SLIDING DOORS FAILED. LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD AT 34,9K MILES, BROUGHT TO DEALER INDICATING BOTH DOORS INTERMITTENTLY PARTIALLY OPEN OR CLOSE DURING POWER OPERATION. DEALER FOUND BOTH REAR LATCHES WERE NOT HOLDING AND WERE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, AT 35,2 MILES PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ANOTHER 2 WEEKS LATER AT 35,3K MILES, LATE SUNDAY NIGHT 60 MILES FROM HOME, THE PASSENGER DOOR GET STUCK OPEN IN A REST AREA. WE SPEND AN HOUR FUSSING WITH THE DOOR AND FINALLY FORCED IT SHUT, AND DROVE THE 60 MILESHOME WITH FINGERS CROSSED AND 2 KIDS IN THE CAR, HOPING THAT WE HAVE NOT CAUSED A PROBLEM FORCING IT SHUT AND IT WOULD NOT FLY OPEN ON THE REST OF THE TRIP. ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WE THEN DEFERRED TO ROUTINE MANUAL OPERATION. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, AND WE HAVE TO OPEN OR CLOSE BY FORCING THEM. USUALLY, THE PASSENGER CANNOT LET THEMSELF OUT, IT MUST BE OPENED BY SOMEONE USING THE HANDLE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. AT 53,2K MILES WE CAN NO LONGER MANAGE WITH THE MALFUNCTION. THERE ARE TWO WEEKS LEFT ON THE WARRANTY OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. DEALER STATES WE WILL NEED TO TAKE THE CAR TO A BODY SHOP FOR A RE-ALIGNMENT AT OUR OWN EXPENSE. NOT HAVING THE FUNDS TO DO SO,WE CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. FINALLY WE TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. SURPRISE-THE LATCHES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ONE DOOR IS SO BAD THE FRONT & REAR LATCHES MUST BE REPLACED AT MY COST OF $800! WE NEED AT LEAST ONE DOOR TO WORK SO WE'LL DO IT. THE OTHER DOOR NEEDS IT TOO AT ADD'L $, AS WELL AS A VISIT TO THE BODY SHOP FOR 'REALIGNMENT', BUT CAN'T AFFORD IT. MEANWHILE-THE ORIGINAL DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS PART AT 53,2K MILES WHEN IT WAS COVERED, BUT ITHEY SENT US PACKING. NO FAITH THAT THIS $800 REPAIR WILL FIX IT. 3 SETS OF LATCHES IN 3 YEARS? THEY NEED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND DO RIGHT BY CUSTOMERS. THIS IS OUR 6TH AND LAST TOYOTA. MAYBE A DEATH RELATED INCIDENT WILL HELP. *TR

Mileage: 34,989

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

Mileage: 18,000

2008 SIENNA DRIVERS DOOR STUCK OPEN, STARTED MAKING A GROANING SOUND, CABLE SNAPPED. NOW TOYOTA WANTS 1700 BUCKS TO FIX IT. MY VAN IS 2 YEARS OLD, MILEAGE HAS IT OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CABLE SNAPPED, YOU CANNOT PURCHASE THE CABLE YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE MOTOR ALSO... *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOORS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO DUST IN BETWEEN THE DOOR PANELS. THE DOOR PANELS WERE CLEANED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING CLEAN DOOR PANELS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 28,000

TAILGATE WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. AS SOON AS THE TAILGATE IS LIFTED, THE GATE SLAMS SHUT. IF SOMEONE WERE UNDERNEATH THE GATE, IT WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. THIS IS THE SECOND TOYOTA SIENNA THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED A RUBBER LINING BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED. THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT, BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE TIME OF OWNERSHIP. (BOUGHT NEW FEB 2008). THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING PWR DOOR STICKS CLOSED. I WOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, AND IT WOULDN'T DO IT, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THEY JUST KEPT TELLING ME IT WAS BECAUSE I LIVE DOWN A DIRT RD. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES. MY CAR NOW HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT, AND THEY ARE FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGING THERE IS AN ISSUE OTHER THAN MY DIRT ROAD. WHEN YOU TURN THE PWR SWITCH FOR THE DOORS OFF ON THE DASH, A STRONG GROWN MAN CANNOT EVEN GET THE DOOR OPEN, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE OPENS EASILY WITH JUST A FINGER. IT MAKES HORRIBLE SOUNDS WHEN IT DOES OPEN. I HAD 5 KIDS IN MY VAN THE OTHER DAY, AND I WAS AN HOUR FROM HOME. MY DOOR OPENED THAT DAY, AND THEN IT WOULD NOT CLOSE BACK. THAT IS THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY DOOR OPEN! I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SENT ME HOME, SAYING IT WAS THE DIRT ROAD, AND THEY CLEANED THE TRACKS. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO CLEAN AND GREASE THE TRACKS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK! I WENT UP THE RD AND TRIED IT, AND IT DID NOT WORK. I AM SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT IN TOMORROW, BUT HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. JUST GOOGLE, "SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS". YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED LIKE I WAS! IT IS AWFUL THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM! I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES BEFORE MY WARRANTY WENT OUT. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE OTHER DAY MY SON WAS SICK, AND I COULD NOT GET THE DOOR OPEN, SO HE ENDED UP PUKING ALL OVER MY CAR. I WORRY ABOUT MY CAR BEING ON FIRE AND ME NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE KIDS OUT OF THEIR CARSEATS! IT IS ALSO A DANGER WHEN YOU ARE IN A BUSY PARKING LOT OR SOMETHING AND CANNOT GET YOUR CAR DOOR OPEN SO YOUR KIDS CAN GET IN. IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2008 LIFT GATE FELL ON HEAD OF CHILD- THE LIFT GATE IS NOW UNSTEADY ALL THE TIME AND WILL NOT HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE GATE UP. *TR

SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO APPARENT REASON (NO COLLISION, NO BAD ROAD CONDITION). *TR

Mileage: 27,300

WE BOUGHT A NEW-TO-US 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH A POWER OPERATED PASSENGER DOOR. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASE WE PARKED IN OUR CHURCH PARKING LOT (NOT ON AN OBVIOUS INCLINE) AND PUSHED THE INTERNAL BUTTON FOR THE POWER DOOR. I WENT TO TAKE MY CHILD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSED ON ME. IT TOOK ALL MY FORCE TO KEEP IT OPEN. I LET IT SHUT, THEN REOPENED IT AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH AND KEPT FORCIBLY SHUTTING. I LITERALLY PROPPED THE DOOR OPEN AGAINST ITS WILL TO CLOSE WHILE MY CHILD EXITED. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DOESN'T BELIEVE IT HAPPENED. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY DISENGAGE THE MOTOR AND STOP IT FROM FORCING ITSELF CLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 41,950

WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS BOTH OF THE REAR SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA LE HAVE MALFUNCTIONED IN A WAY THAT I BELIEVE COULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS. YESTERDAY, THE LEFT HAND REAR DOOR GOT STUCK MIDWAY BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED AND ONLY AFTER EXERTING GREAT FORCE ON THE DOOR AND BREAKING THE CABLE ALONG WHICH THE DOOR TRAVELS, WAS I ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE RIGHT HAND REAR DOOR, FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, HAS BEEN IRREGULARLY GETTING STUCK MIDWAY THROUGH CLOSING AND REVERSING BACK TO AN OPEN POSITION. IF ONE TURNS OFF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FUNCTION AND ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY, IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED AND CLOSED IF A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE IS EXERTED ON IT, MUCH MORE THAN A CHILD WOULD BE ABLE TO SUMMON. *TR

Mileage: 27,300

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN FLORIDA IN OUR RENTED TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN, AND FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS WERE IN THE CAR, ON A HIGHWAY. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE HOOD CAME UNHOOKED AND FLEW UP, HITTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE GLASS SHATTERED AND WE WERE SHOWERED WITH GLASS, BUT THE BIGGER PROBLEM WAS THAT THE VIEW OUT THE FRONT WAS ALMOST TOTALLY OBSTRUCTED. WE MANAGED TO SEE THROUGH A SMALL CREVICE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, WHICH WAS NOW UPRIGHT AND COVERING ALMOST ALL THE WINDSHIELD. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PLEASE NOTE I AM NOT THE OWNER OF THIS AUTOMOBILE, BUT RATHER MY HUSBAND YONATHAN EPELBAUM HAD RENTED IT FROM NATIONAL CAR COMPANY. THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO NATIONAL, AND THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING DAYLIGHT, WHICH HELPED, AS AT LEAST THE DAYLIGHT HELPED WITH VISIBILITY THROUGH THE VERY SMALL OPENING UNDER THE HOOD, FROM WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO STEER AND CHANGE LANES SAFELY WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. INJURIES WERE FORTUNATELY VERY MINOR SO I AM RECORDING AS "NO INJURIES" BUT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH GLASS. CONSIDERING WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED, WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE MY HUSBAND MANAGED TO STEER US OUT OF IT WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING OR BEING HIT. OTHER CARS AROUND US WERE GOING VERY FAST SO THE SITUATION WAS EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 19,390

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC SLIDING SIDE DOORS. THE DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY OPENED. ON MOST OCCASIONS WHEN THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS ARE OPENED, THEY MAKE A CLICKING SOUND. OFTENTIMES, THE DOORS FAIL TO REMAIN OPEN AND SLIDE SHUT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE DOORS MAY CLOSE WHILE OCCUPANTS ARE ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THEM TO BE INJURED. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE NEEDED TO OCCUR IN THEIR PRESENCE BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE. THE DEFECT OCCURS ON BOTH REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,200. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN

Mileage: 2,000