2011 TOYOTA SIENNA Electrical System Problems

Vehicle: 2011 Toyota Sienna XLE VIN: [XXX] Mileage: ~204,800 Incident Date: [XXX] Recent Service: Oil change, tire rotation, brake inspection, and multipoint inspection performed on November 10, 2025 at Fitzgerald Toyota Gaithersburg (Maryland). Description of the Defect: On [XXX] while driving with my child in the vehicle, my 2011 Toyota Sienna experienced a sudden and dangerous failure. A strong burning smell entered the cabin, the ABS warning light illuminated, and then wheels locked up while the vehicle was in motion. At the same time, the steering wheel locked, making the vehicle impossible to steer. The engine immediately lost power and shut down in the middle of the roadway. The vehicle would not restart and had to be towed. This failure occurred four days after dealership service at Fitzgerald Toyota Gaithersburg, which included an oil change, tire rotation, and brake inspection. The dealership initially claimed the failure was due to a “dead battery,” and the following day changed the explanation to a “shorted alternator.” A weak battery or alternator failure does not explain a mechanical wheel lock or steering wheel lock while driving. The dealership has refused to provide diagnostic documentation or photographs of the components involved. This incident presents a significant safety hazard, and if it had occurred at highway speeds, it could have resulted in a severe crash. I am reporting this to request investigation into a potential safety defect involving the steering system, braking/ABS system, electrical system, or related components. Safety Risk: High. Loss of steering control + wheel lock + engine shutdown presents an immediate crash hazard. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I have complained about both rear sliding doors acting erratically for almost 3 years. These doors were under a recall, as they sometimes were overloaded and would cause the fuse to blow and the door(s) would/could swing open while moving. It happened to me NUMEROUS times. Once it was so bad, that I couldn’t bring my son yo school because the door wouldn’t stay shut. They beep upon auto open and you have to fight the door open or shut no matter if you switch off the “auto door” button or not. It has been to 3 different dealers in less than 3 years. The first dealer only replaced one junction box, and wiring harness on the passenger door because that it the only door that acted up while they were in possession of sienna. The door less than a 1000 miles later started to have issues - opening, closing, staying closed. I brought it to another dealer closer to my new house - they did not fix it as it didn’t do it for them with 10 tries while parked using auto and manual settings. That seems irresponsible and irrelevant as the ongoing customer complaint is the door swinging open whilst driving (neither dealer drove it, to see if it would swing open). Nonetheless, as the drivers side door never acted up at any dealer visit - they never replaced the recalled parts even knowing it has issues and saw video of it that I took. My vehicle is now sitting at a dealer with a $1600 repair bill for the same latch, as well as the back latch for the “recalled” parts - and they are refusing to acknowledge ANY RECALL WVER on the doors (safety recall G-04) as well as Toyota customer care so far is refusing to provide monetary assistance with this ordeal as my extended warrantee expired. One doors “repair” has made the door seemingly worse, and one door has never been repaired in regards to specific recalled parts as dealer states “no issue was seen with power sliding doors”. My niece lost a lot of $70 Birkenstock’s when my door FLUNG OPEN SO FAST at 50mph with no warning (door open light)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED UNINTENTIONALLY. THE CONTACT CONTACTED DON JOSEPH TOYOTA (1111 W MAIN ST, KENT, OH 44240; (330) 673-2200) WHO INFORMMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DOOR HINGES AS WELL AS THE DOOR LATCH FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNINGS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A BEEPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE VOSS TOYOTA (2110 HELLER DR, BEAVERCREEK, OH 45434, (937) 431-2100), WHERE A TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE SAME DEALER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V858000 (STRUCTURE) AND 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND PRIOR TO THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

Mileage: 161,000

DOORS WILL NOT OPEN EVEN AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED

2011 TOYOTA SIENNA, FRONT SUSPENSION MAKING NOISES AND CLICKING. AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING WHEN CAR IS IDLING. REAR BACKING CAMERA DOES NOT WORK ONLY IN THE NIGHT TIME. . AND IT HAS BEEN AT THE MULTIPLE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CAN. NOT FIGURE IT OUT.

Mileage: 60,000

RECENTLY STARTED HAVING THIS ISSUE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN CHANGING LANES MY DOOR OPEN INDICATOR LIGHT AS WELL AS THE EXCLAMATION INSIDE THE TRIANGLE WILL ILLUMINATE ON MY DASH, A BEEPING SOUND STARTS CHIMING AND ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 15 TIMES IN A 20 MINUTE PERIOD. ITS VERY AGGRAVATING AND DISTRACTING. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND DOES IT ON SIDE STREETS AND LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL NOW. I HAVE DONE SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING OF MY OWN AND REALIZE THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE A WINDOW CRACKED OR DOWN. IF THE WINDOWS ARE UP IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN WITH SHARP TURNS ENDING WITH ABRUPT BRAKING. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER 3 TIMES IN A 4 MONTH PERIOD BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF. POLICE SEEM TO THINK I'M SENDING SOME TYPE OF CODE FOR THEM TO HELP ME! IT IS RIDICULOUS. ASIDE FROM THIS LIGHTING/ DOOR ISSUE I AM ALSO HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE SLIDING DOORS CLOSING ON ME WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE MY 10 MONTH OLD SON FROM HIS CARSEAT. I BOUGHT THIS VAN USED AT 99,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE AROUND 120,000. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE REPAIRED BY A TOYOTA RECALL. I HAVE GOOGLED AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/ MODEL AS MYSELF. UPON BROWSING THROUGH THE RECALLS ON THIS SITE I NOTED THESE ID#S THAT SEEM TO BE THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE #11025347 #10995738 #10986378 CAMPAIGN # 16V858000 (STRUCTURE) #10928386

Mileage: 115,000

MY VAN CUT ON FIRE LAST SATURDAR, SEPTEMBER 1ST 2019. FOR NO APPARENTLY REASON. I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOUSE TO THE GROCERY STORE, WHEN I NOTICE THE SMOKE, I FIRST THOUGH WAS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BUT WAS SMOKE COMING FROM MY HOOD. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGH AND I LOOK THE TEMPERATURE GATE AND IT WAS FINE, TURN OF THE CAR AND PEOPLE FROM THE PARKING LOT WAS ALREADY YELLING FOR ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. MORE THAN 2/3 OF THE VAN WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED IN THE FIRE.

Mileage: 110,000

TOOK IN FOR RECALL. GOT VAN BACK AND DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER OPENS WITH DOOR HANDLE. ALSO LARGE WIRE RAN IN 2ND ROW BEHIND DRIVER SEATS AND JUST LEFT THERE. ALSO JUMPER FUSE RAN UNDER STEERING WHEEL. ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE. HORRIBLE MAINTENANCE. UNACCEPTABLE. CREATED MORE SAFETY HAZARDS.

Mileage: 148,000

TOOK IN FOR RECALL. GOT VAN BACK AND DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER OPENS WITH DOOR HANDLE. ALSO LARGE WIRE RAN IN 2ND ROW BEHIND DRIVER SEATS AND JUST LEFT THERE. ALSO JUMPER FUSE RAN UNDER STEERING WHEEL. ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE. HORRIBLE MAINTENANCE. UNACCEPTABLE. CREATED MORE SAFETY HAZARDS.

Mileage: 148,000

TOOK IN FOR RECALL. GOT VAN BACK AND DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER OPENS WITH DOOR HANDLE. ALSO LARGE WIRE RAN IN 2ND ROW BEHIND DRIVER SEATS AND JUST LEFT THERE. ALSO JUMPER FUSE RAN UNDER STEERING WHEEL. ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE. HORRIBLE MAINTENANCE. UNACCEPTABLE. CREATED MORE SAFETY HAZARDS.

Mileage: 148,000

WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, HAVING BEEN DRIVEN TWO HOURS BEFORE, MY VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT BURNED FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE WE WERE ALERTED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DISABLED BY THE FIRE CAUSING THE TWO BACK SLIDING DOORS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VAN CAN SEAT 6 PEOPLE IN THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VAN EXCEPT BY GOING THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS. EVEN NOW THAT IT IS AFTER THE FIRE, WE ARE STILL UNABLE TO OPEN THEM, FROM INSIDE, OUTSIDE, OR WITH ANY OF THE BUTTONS.

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN KATY IN MID FEBRUARY 2018 TO SOLVE THE AIR BAG RECALL AND POWER DOORS. THEY SAID THE DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS; WE HAVE GO BACK TWICE BUT THEY SAY THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THEM. NOW ALMOST 3 MONTHS LATER THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE HAD NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENT BUT WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR.

TAKATA RECALL. BEEN CALLING DEALER EVERY FEW MONTHS, WAITING FOR THE RECALL TO GET REMEDIED FOR THE AIRBAGS. ALSO, WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE SLIDING DOOR RECALL. MANY CALLS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN UNRESOLVED, EVEN WITH THE PROMISE TO BE CALLED BACK.

SIENNA 2011 LE DEVELOPED PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR AFTER 5 YEARS OF USED AND A ABOUT 60K MILES, AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE LH SLIDING DOOR WORKS SOMETIMES, BUT MOSTLY OPENS HALF WAY AND GET STUCK OR CLOSES AGAIN. I HAVE TO PUSH IT MANUALLY TO GET IT TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THIS PROBLEM SEAMS TO BE PREVALENT IN SIENNA MODELS 2011+. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED MY SIENNA MODEL MULTIPLE TIMES TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOORS. A TOYOTA DEALER SAID THE MOTOR NEEDS CHANGING AND THE REPAIR WILL COST ABOUT 1800 (ABOUT 1300 FOR A NEW MOTOR.) I AM SURE THE MOTOR FAILED BECAUSE OF THESE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISMS PUT UNDUE STRESS ON THE MOTOR LEADING TO ITS FAILURE. THEREFORE, TOYOTA SHOULD OWN THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGE. THE DEALER FOUND A USED MOTOR FOR 700 FROM LKQ. I FOUND A NEW MOTOR (PART NO 8500608013) FOR ABOUT 760 FROM ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER ONLINE. USING THESE OPTIONS, I WILL STILL HAVE TO PAY ABOUT 1400-1500 TO FIX A DOOR THAT SHOULD WORK FINE LONGER THAN 5 YEARS.

Mileage: 65,000

TAKATA RECALL

TAILGATE SENSOR AND LOCKING MECHANISM ALARM AND LIGHTING GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY INDICATING TAILGATE LATCH INSECURE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION DISTRACTING DRIVER. TAILGATE DOOR LATCH INSECURE PLACING DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND CONTENTS AT RISK IN THE EVENT OF MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.

Mileage: 53,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUMMIT TOYOTA OF AKRON (1535 VERNON ODOM BLVD, AKRON, OH 44320) IN JULY OF 2016 WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HOLD THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDE A LOANER. THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE THREE MONTHS. IN JULY OF 2017, THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, BUT THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE RUSTED AND THE BATTERY FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING LEFT PARKED OUTSIDE THE DEALER WITHOUT BEING MOVED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE AIR BAGS SYSTEM AND THE DOOR ELECTRIC

Mileage: 88,500

RECALL ON SLIDING DOORS. WAS STATED THAT THEY MAY "OPEN WHEN DRIVING" WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY "LIKELY WOULDN'T GET THE PART BECAUSE WE DON'T LIVE IN SUB ZERO TEMPS SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT" MEANWHILE I DRIVE FOUR CHILDREN IN THIS CAR SO I AM WORRIED ABOUT IT.

Mileage: 80,000

DURING DRIVING SIGNAL DOOR TURN ON WARNING BUT ALL DOORS CLOSED

TOYOTA HAS HAD MY MINIVAN ON THEIR LOT SINCE OCTOBER OF 2016. THEY ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A FIX FOR THESE RECALLS. THEY PUT ME IN A RENTAL VAN, BUT IT IS NOT COMPARABLE TO MY VAN AND THEY HAVE FORCED ME TO CHANGE MY RENTAL CAR 4 TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SLIDING DOOR AND LIFTGATE SENSOR INDICATORS ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT THE DOORS WERE OPEN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR MAKING TURNS. ALSO, WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AS IF THE DOORS WERE OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V858000(STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

THE REAR SLIDER DOORS WILL CLOSE 2/3 OF THE WAY AND REOPEN. HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH TO CLOSE WHICH IS DIFFICULT. DEALER CLAIMS THE CHORD IS GETTING STUCK IN MOTOR AND MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $1800.

Mileage: 75,000

MOTOR ON SLIDING DOORS HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE WE FIRST PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. WE WERE TOLD THEY "STICK" BECAUSE THE RUBBER SEALS ARE SO NEW. THE DOORS ONLY OPEN PART OF THE TIME. 50% OF THE TIME WHEN YOU OPEN THEM, THEY BEEP LOUDLY AND GET STUCK, JUST LIKE DAY ONE. TOYOTA CONTINUES TO CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND ANYTIME WE'VE MENTIONED IT, THEY SAY THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THEY GET JAMMED AND CAN ONLY BE YANKED OPEN MANUALLY. A CHILD COULD NOT OPEN IT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY WHERE THEY NEED TO MAKE A QUICK ESCAPE. THE SEAL ON THE WINDOW IS ALSO BROKEN AND PULLS DOWN WHEN YOU OPEN THE WINDOW . THE SEAL PULLS DOWN WITH IT. THIS HAPPENED TO OUR BRAND-NEW TOYOTA CAMRY, AS WELL AS MY MOTHER'S BRAND NEW TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. TOYOTA HAS CHECKED IT OUT AND THEY CLAIMED IT'S WEAR AND TEAR. THEY REPLACED IT FOR FREE THE FIRST TIME, BUT LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN! NOW I SEE A RECALL ON DOORS, THIS NEEDS TO B ADDRESSED, THAT RECALL IS NOT BEING HANDLED YET EITHER . AGAIN, IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD FOR CHILDREN GETTING OUT, OR DOORS FLYING OPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 10

TAKATA RECALL - ISSUE REMAINING SINCE RECEIVING A NOTICE DATED MAY 23, 2016...ALMOST ONE YEAR. ALSO A RECALL INVOLVING A SLIDING POWER DOOR SYSTEM THAT WAS ISSUED NOVEMBER 22, 2016. NEITHER RECALL HAS A FIX AND BOTH ARE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE ALTERNATE, SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY, WHICH INCLUDES 3 YOUNG CHILDREN. I AM DRIVING MY FAMILY AROUND EVERY DAY WITH A POTENTIAL AIRBAG AND/OR SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTION WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG TIME AND NEITHER OF THESE ISSUES HAS A DATE BY WHICH THEY ARE TO BE FIXED.

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 16V858 RECALL DATE: NOVEMBER 22, 2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: G14 SUMMARY: IN THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT UNDER CERTAIN LIMITED CONDITIONS, IF THE SLIDING DOOR OPENING OPERATION IS IMPEDED, THE SLIDING DOOR MOTOR CIRCUIT COULD BE OVERLOADED, OPENING THE FUSE FOR THE MOTOR. SAFETY RISK: IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE DOOR LATCH IS IN AN UNLATCHED POSITION, THE DOOR COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT. REMEDY: TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY PREPARING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION. UNTIL THEN, TOYOTA WILL SEND AN INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION INFORMING THE CUSTOMER OF THE CONDITION AND THAT THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED AGAIN WHEN THE REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE MANUFACTURER NOTES: IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT: 1-888-327-4236 OR TTY: 1-800-424-9153 OR FILE AN ONLINE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THIS RECALL DATA LAST REFRESHED: APR 1, 2017

WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. WE TURNED OFF THE POWER TO THE DOORS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL LETTER. JUST THIS WEEKEND THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AND ENGAGE. THE DOOR STAYS OPEN AND WILL NOT LATCH. WE TOOK THE RECALL LETTER WITH TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. WE DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED BUT TOOK IT BACK HOME. WE CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER ON THE RECALL LETTER AND DESCRIBED THE SITUATION. WHILE ADMITTING THE RECALL IS A DOOR MOTOR ISSUE, THEY DENIED THAT OUR PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL. EVERYTHING THEY DESCRIBED ABOUT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR DOOR. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE WE TOOK THE VAN TODAY GAVE US AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR OF $1556.31 + TAX.

Mileage: 154,900

I EXPERIENCE BATTERY DRAIN THAT WILL EMPTY MY BATTERY IF I COMPLETELY SHUT OFF THE VAN, REMOVE THE KEYS, AND REMAIN IN THE VAN FOR LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES. THIS OCCURS AFTER TESTING THE ALTERNATOR AND REPLACING THE BATTERY. IT HAPPENED THE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VAN AT JUST ONE YEAR OLD. I HAVE AT THE SAME TIME EXPERIENCED THE FRONT HEADLIGHT BURNING OUT AND/OR GOING OUT REPEATEDLY. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING INNATELY CAUSING BATTERY DRAIN HAVING TO DO WITH THE HEADLIGHT OR THE PRESSURE SENSOR OF THE SEAT THAT THE PASSENGER SITS IN.

TAKATA RECALL WE RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TAKATA PASSENGER AIRBAG IN JUNE 2016. WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE NOT HAD A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. IT HAS BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS AND THERE HAS BEEN NO REPAIR FOR THIS RECALL. JUST YESTERDAY JANUARY 23, 2017 WE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE FOR THE POWER DOORS AND IT INSTRUCTED TO SHUT THE POWER OFF THE POWER DOORS. AFTER RECEIVING THIS NOTICE THE VAN ITSELF IS ALMOST RENDERED USELESS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRANSPORTING DRIVER. THIS IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL FOR TOYOTA TO NOT QUICKLY RESOLVE THESE MATTERS AND PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS REGARDING THEIR MISTAKES. THERE SHOULD BE GREATER PRESSURE ON TOYOTA TO QUICKLY REMEDY THESE RECALLS. *TR

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA EARLY JUNE OF 2016 TO STATE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS BEEN RECALLED AND THE REMEDY WAS NOT READY. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN HALF YEAR SINCE THEN, AND THE REMEDY IS STILL NOT READY. NONE OF THE DEALERS HAS IT. TOYOTA HASN'T SENT ANY FOLLOW UP NOTICE SINCE THEN. I JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA LAST WEEK TO STATE THAT THE SLIDE DOORS ON THE SIENNA COULD OPEN DURING THE DRIVING. MY KIDS SIT ON IT EVERYDAY, AND IT IS REALLY SCARY EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY TURNED OFF THE POWER DOOR FUNCTION. EVEN MORE SCARY, BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF THE AIRBAG, HARD TO KNOW HOW LONG TOYOTA WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS RECALL. CAN SOMEONE LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA AND URGE THEM TO TAKE THE ACTION AND START REPAIRING ALL THE CRITICAL RECALLS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED UPON MAKING A TURN. THE LIGHTS DIMMED AFTER THE TURN WAS COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

SLIDING DOOR OPENED AS USUAL, WITH A VAN FULL OF 3 CHILDREN, AGE 8 AND UNDER. POURING DOWN RAIN, THE DOOR DECIDES TO MALFUNCTION, AND WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME W/ THE DOOR OPEN. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE BEEN ONGOING AND NOW WE JUST DON'T USE THE DOOR. *JS

Mileage: 64,800

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING.. UPON CLOSE NOTICE, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CABLE IS BROKEN. I AM SURPRISED TO SEE THIS ISSUE ON MY 2011 MODEL SIENNA XLE ALL WHEEL DRIVE. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE IN THE PREVIOUS GENERATION AS SHOWN IN THIS LINK. HTTP://MEDIA.FIXED-OPS.COM/TOY_CAMPAIGNS/CSP-ZTS.PDF. IT SEEMS LIKE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS MODELS FROM 2007 TO 2010... BUT MY CAR IS A 2011 YEAR MODEL PURCHASED DURING 2010.

Mileage: 100,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CVT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION

Mileage: 110,000

SLIDING POWER DOORS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND HAVE NEEDED TO BE FORCED OPEN OR CLOSED ON OCCASION. HOWEVER I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HANDLE TO ACTIVATE THE POWER DOOR TO OPEN THE DOOR IN ORDER TO PLACE MY SON IN HIS CAR SEAT, THE DOOR BEGAN TO OPEN, AND THEN STOPPED AFTER ONLY OPENING AN INCH. THE DOOR AJAR ALARM BEGAN SOUNDING. I PULLED THE DOOR OPEN PACKED MY LITTLE ONE UP IN HIS CAR SEAT AND WENT TO SHUT THE DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH TO STAY CLOSED AND THE DOOR WOULD MOVE FREELY WITHOUT THE USE OF THE DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSAFE TO TRANSPORT ANYONE IN AS DOOR CAN NOT BE CLOSED. AT LEAST THIS HAPPENED AT HOME PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. BUT IF THESE DOORS ARE FAILING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES I NO LONGER FEEL I HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY IN. WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN UNDER MORE STRESSFUL CONDITIONS. MY HUSBAND HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT IN ORDER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE EXPECTED REPAIR PART WAS $937.00. I THOUGHT BUYING TOYOTA WAS BUYING QUALITY BUT, I GUESS THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO EVALUATE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR LOSS OF LIFE OCCURS BUT, IT'S FOURS YEARS OLD AND DOOR COMPLAINTS, AFTER DOING SOON RESEARCH ARE NOTHING NEW. NEXT VEHICLE.. IF I STILL NEED THE PASSENGER SPACE A MINIVAN HAS TO OFFER I THINK I'LL LOOK AT HONDA INSTEAD. *TR

Mileage: 83,572

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO STOP AUTOMATICALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE WINDOWS WERE REPAIRED BUT THE SLIDING DOORS WERE NOT. THE SPECIFICS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND REQUIRED TO BE JUMP STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

Mileage: 100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CABLE AND THE DOOR MOTOR FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR CABLE AND THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

POWER SLIDING BACK DOORS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING, STICKS IN PARTIAL OPENING. FEAR DOORS WILL OPEN AND KIDS WILL FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH SAME PROBLEM. COSTS ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A CLUNK. THE AREA WAS CLEAR SO I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE INFORMATION SCREEN FLASHED MESSAGES TO CHECK BRAKES AND CONTACT DEALER. I DROVE BACK INTO DRIVEWAY WITH DIFFICULT STEERING AND SLOW ENOUGH TO NOT NEED BRAKES. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. I SHUT IT OFF THINKING SOMETHING NEEDED TO RESET. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAT IT TOWED TO DEALER. THEY REPLACED A FUSE ($445.00 + TOWING). MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO STEER OR STOP. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN AND THE FUSE IS USUALLY BLOWN IF SOMEONE REVERSES POLARITY DURING A JUMP START. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 1 YEAR AND HAVE NEVER JUMP STARTED IT. *TR

Mileage: 24,800

I WAS PARKING THE CAR AND NEEDED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BACKWARD IN A PARKING LOT WITH A SLIGHT SLOPE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TO REVERSE THE LEVER LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. THE IGNITION SWITCH ALSO LOCKED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED . I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID TO APPLY THE BRAKES VIGOROUSLY, AT THE SAME TIME PUMP THE ACCELERATOR AND TURN THE IGNITION. I DID AND THE FUNCTIONS ALL STARTED WORKING. NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. THIS OCCURRED IN FREDERICKS BURG, TX THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME INCIDENT IN COMPLAINT # 10585286, DATED 3-17-2014. *TR

Mileage: 58,527

THE SECURITY ALARM GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIME. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION AND HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

WITHIN ONE WEEK OF PURCHASE, THE DRIVER SIDE, POWER ASSIST SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN COMPLETELY. AFTER INITIALLY OPENING SIX INCHES IT WOULD ONLY MOVE FOUR INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION BY PULLING THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. ONLY WITH MULTIPLE PULLS/JERKS COULD THE DOOR BE FULLY OPENED OR CLOSED. THIS PROBLEM WOULD MANIFEST UNPREDICTABLY, MOST OFTEN WITH THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR, BUT ONCE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE. OTHERWISE THE DOORS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY ABOUT EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE TIME. THIS FAILURE APPEARS TO INVOLVE A SAFETY FEATURE WHICH PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM ADVANCING WHEN SUFFICIENT RESISTANCE IS MET. IN ALL CASES OF FAILURE NO MECHANISM FOR RESISTANCE WAS FOUND. MY FEAR IS THAT THE SAFETY FEATURE MAY ALSO FAIL WHEN IT NEEDS TO PERFORM PROPERLY, TO PREVENT AN ARM OR LEG FROM BEING CRUSHED. *TT

Mileage: 25,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE BATTERY FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO FAILED SPRINGS WHICH CAUSED THE VALVES TO ALSO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,312 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS, 31,800. *TR

Mileage: 31,312

IN THE MORNING CAR DID NOT START, BATTERY WAS DEAD. I CHARGED BATTERY OVERNIGHT . AFTER 2 HR OF DRIVING ( 120 MILES) CAR WAS PARKED FOR 2 HR , WHEN I TRIED TO START IT BATTERY IS DEAD AGAIN ( HAD TO JUMP START IT) AFTER DRIVING ~ 7 MILES I PARKED CAR AND BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. AFTER 4 HR I CONNECTED AGAIN AND NO PROBLEM WITH STARTING. DEALER (SCHAUMBURG TOYOTA) KEPT MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS . THEY REPLACED SLIDING DOOR SWITCH AND INTEGRATION RELAY . THEY TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING IS FIXED . I PARKED CAR IN GARAGE AND IN THE MORNING I COULD NOT START IT AGAIN . HAD TO GO BACK TO DEALER . CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP LETS HOPE THEY WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 29,221

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE VAN WITH 7 ELDERLY PEOPLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SMOKE CAME INTO THE CABIN VIA A/C VENTS. I PULLED OVER AND ALL 7 OF US SCRAMBLED TO GET OUT OF THE VAN. FIRE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH AND BLACK SMOKE OUT OF THE HOOD. WITHIN ABOUT 20 SECONDS AFTER WE GOT OUT, THE VAN WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FIRE. THE VAN WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND ONLY THE METAL FRAME WAS LEFT. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR HIRED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY BELIEVES THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ECM. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS AT ALL EXCEPT THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY TO GET OUT ALIVE AS WE ARE ALL OVER 75 YRS OLD AND NOT ALL OF US IN GREAT HEALTH. THE VAN IS A TOTAL LOSS AND MY TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE EVENT AND A CLAIM NUMBER ASSIGNED TO US. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE FUEL TANK AND FLAMES QUICKLY ENGULFED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM WOULD SPORADICALLY SOUND PRIOR TO THE FIRE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TOO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

THE POWERED FOLD UP RAMP AND MOTOR LOCKED UP COMPLETELY BLOCKING WHEEL CHAIR EXIT AND ENTRY ACCESS IN THE TOYOTA SIENNA 2011 BRAUN ABILITY RAMPVAN. THE ALLEGED MANUAL RAMP OPERATION FUNCTION FAILED TO WORK TRAPPING THE WHEEL CHAIR OCCUPANT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS DANGEROUS DESIGN HAS BEEN MADE SINCE 2011 AND CONTINUES TO BE MADE INTO 2013. BRAUN HAS RELEASED ANOTHER IN-FLLOOR RAMP OPTION THIS YEAR WHICH IS A MUCH SAFER DESIGN THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BLOCK DOOR ACCESS EVEN IF IT MALFUNCTIONS. BRAUNABILITY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS DESIGN AND MAKE A TRUE MANUAL RELEASE THAT DISCONNECTS FROM THE MOTOR INCASE OF FAILURE OR LOCKUP. MY SON IS SEVERELY DISABLED AND HAS ALOT OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. THE JUMP SEAT BOLTED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOR BLOCKED ENTRY AND EXIT CLEARANCE FOR A WHEEL CHAIR ON THE OTHER SIDE AS A POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE EMERGENCY EXIT. WE HAD TO LITERALLY PULL HIM OUT OF HIS WHEEL CHAIR AND DISCONNECT HIS EQUIPMENT - ALL VERY DIFFICULT IN THE TIGHT SPACE AND VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. THE VAN WAS TOWED AND IN THE SHOP FOR 3+ WEEKS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, (55 MPH) WHEN THE VSC FAILURE MESSAGE APPEARED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND APOSTROPHE INSIDE A TRIANGLE ERROR/ WARNING LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO. MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 36000. *TR

Mileage: 35,900

I WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON HIGHWAY 20 IN NICEVILLE, FL. I HAD MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN I FELT THE VEHICLE ATTEMPT TO SURGE FORWARD AND I COULD HEARD THE ENGINE REV. I LOOKED AT THE TACHOMETER AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS AT 2000 RPM INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL IDLE OF APPROX 800 RPM. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I DROVE AWAY AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. I DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT DRIVING HOME EVEN WHEN I STOPPED AT OTHER TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS UN-COMMANDED ACCELERATION - THE OTHER TOOK PLACE LAST YEAR. *JB

Mileage: 14,828

THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. I HAD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE AND LIGHTS HAVE BEEN SWITCHED OFF. IT IS POSSIBLE TO START THE CAR WITH THE PUSH BUTTON WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL SOMETIMES. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES STOPPED WORKING. MUST OPEN AND CLOSE THE SLIDING DOORS MANUALLY. NONE OF THE OPEN BUTTONS ON THE CAR OR REMOTE RESPONDS TO OPENING THE SLIDING DOORS. JUST A BEEP IS HEARD WHEN THE KEY IS PRESSED. *TR

ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE CLOCK LOSES TIME WHEN YOU TURN OFF ENGINE THEN WHEN YOU START ENGINE IT WILL GIVE YOU WARNING TO CHECK VSC , SRS AIRBAG IS OFF , RADIO IS OFF TOO. THE AUTIMATIC LOCK IS NOT FUNCTIONING WE HAVE TO LOCK DOORS MANUALLY. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR!!! *TR

Mileage: 1,000

DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR IS NOT OPENING ON ITS OWN. WITH VERY FEW MILES THE DOOR REFUSED TO OPEN AND CLOSE ON ITS OWN POWER. AS TIME PROGRESSED THE DOOR IS NOW NOT FUNCTIONAL IN POWER MODE. THE VAN CURRENTLY HAS 20000 MILES. DEALER BLAMED CUSTOMER FOR PROBLEM AS THE CAR WAS "TOO DUSTY". DEALER IS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY BUT WARNED CUSTOMER IF THE VAN IS CONTINUALLY DRIVEN ON GRAVEL ROADS THAT THE CUSTOMER WILL NEED TO WASH THE CAR AFTER EVERY DUSTY TRIP TO ENSURE THE DOORS DO NOT FAIL AGAIN. THE PASSENGER POWER DOOR IS NOW STARTING TO FAIL. IT WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO CUSTOMER THAT CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN ON GRAVEL OR DUSTY ROADS. THE CUSTOMER MUST DRIVE ON GRAVEL ROADS DAILY SO THE VAN IS NOW ALL BUT USELESS FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. ADDITIONALLY THE LACK OF THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR TO OPEN IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR REAR SEAT PASSENGERS. IF THE PASSENGER DOOR WERE TO BECOME DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT THE REAR OCCUPANTS WOULD BE UNABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE VEHICLE. *KB

Mileage: 4,000

AFTER ARRIVING HOME WITH MY 2 KIDS YESTERDAY, WE WERE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE (2011 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE)- MY 2 1/2YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS GETTING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR WHILE I WAS ABOUT TO GET MY 3 MONTH OLD SON OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR. MY 2 1/2YR OLD DAUGHTER PUSHED THE POWER DOOR BUTTON TO CLOSE HER DOOR AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS HOLDING ONTO THE VAN TO GAIN HER GROUND, AT WHICH TIME THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ENTIRELY ON HER RIGHT HAND! IT DID NOT OPEN WITH THE DOOR SENSOR AS WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD DO IF ANYTHING WAS IN THE PATH OF THE DOOR CLOSING. WHEN I FRANTICALLY TRIED TO PULL OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, AND PUSH THE POWER DOOR BUTTON, THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND SHE JUST KEPT SCREAMING FROM THE OTHER SIDE. I HAD TO PUT THE KEYS BACK IN THE IGNITION JUST TO OPEN THE DOOR AND FREE MY DAUGHTER! IT WAS A PROLONGED, SCARY AND TRAUMATIZING ORDEAL THAT I HOPE NO ONE ELSE EVER HAS TO EXPERIENCE! WHEN YOU ARE TOLD THE POWER DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE ON A SENSOR THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY FUNCTION 100%, NOT ONLY FOR A LARGE OBJECT LIKE A BODY OBSTRUCTING THE DOOR/WINDOW, BUT ALSO CHILDREN'S HANDS- AFTER ALL THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE THAT I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION WAS BUILT ON SAFETY! *TR

FAILURE OF DRIVER'S CABIN LAMP OVERRIDE SWITCH TO EXTINGUISH CABIN READING LIGHTS OBSCURED DRIVER'S VISION AT NIGHT DURING HIGH-SPEED MERGE MANEUVER: I WAS ATTEMPTING A HIGH-SPEED HIGHWAY MERGE, AT NIGHT, ENTERING ROUTE 29 FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHEN MY THREE-YEAR-OLD SON DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS NOW TALL ENOUGH TO OPERATE HIS OVERHEAD PERSONAL READING LIGHT. MY VISION OF MERGING TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT WAS SUDDENLY OBSCURED BY THE UNEXPECTED OPERATION OF THE CABIN READING LAMP, AND THE SITUATION WAS COMPOUNDED BY MY INABILITY TO QUICKLY OVERRIDE THE LAMP FROM THE DRIVER'S POSITION, IN THE MANNER AS DIRECTED ON PAGE 526 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE READING LIGHT ABOVE MY SON'S HEAD STAYED ON. ACCORDING TO THE SIENNA 2011 OWNER'S MANUAL ON PAGE 526, THE DOOR LIGHT BUTTON, ABOVE THE DRIVER'S HEAD, ALSO SERVES AS AN OVERRIDE FOR ALL THE PERSONAL CABIN READING LIGHTS WHEN THE "DOOR" FUNCTION IS DISABLED: PAGE 526: "REAR ON/OFF: REAR PERSONAL/INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN ON [UPON ACTIVATION OF THE ILLUSTRATED INDIVIDUAL READING LAMP BUTTONS AT EACH SEATING POSITION] WHEN THE PERSONAL/INTERIOR MAIN SWITCH IS IN DOOR POSITION." THE DUAL FUNCTIONALITY OF THE DOOR LIGHT BUTTON IS CONFIRMED; ON PAGE 525 OF THE MANUAL, THE OTHER WELL-KNOWN PURPOSE OF THE DOOR BUTTON IS SEPARATELY AND INDEPENDENTLY DESCRIBED TO ACTIVATE AUTOMATIC CABIN ILLUMINATION WHEN ENTERING/EXITING THE VEHICLE: PAGE 525: "DOOR POSITION: THE PERSONAL/INTERIOR LIGHTS AND REAR INTERIOR LIGHT COME ON WHEN A DOOR IS OPENED. THEY TURN OFF WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED." THEREFORE, THE REFERENCE TO THE DOOR BUTTON ON PAGE 526 IS FOR THE SEPARATE OVERRIDE FEATURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I RECOMMEND TOYOTA RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, TO CORRECT THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CABIN LAMP OVERRIDE SWITCH AS THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE FOR NIGHTTIME DRIVING WITH PASSENGERS.

Mileage: 18,200

MY NEW 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA LE AUTOMATIC POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. IT WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE USING REMOTE CONTROL AS WELL AS TOP CONSOLE/PILLAR SWITCHES. IF I TRY TO OPEN USING REMOTE CONTROL OR SWITCHES THEN IT WILL TRY TO OPEN BUT CLOSE IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE BEEPING SOUNDS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THEY SIMPLY SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM. FINALLY, WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA DIRECTLY THEN THE SAME DEALER DIAGNOSED IT FURTHER AND FOUND A FAULT CODE C224 IN THE SYSTEM. TOYOTA REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE PROMPTLY UNTIL WE FILED FOR ARBITRATION TO REPLACE THE CAR OR REFUND VEHICLE PURCHASE PRICE. TOYOTA FINALLY REPLACED POWER SLIDING DOOR MOTORS FOR BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 2,100

DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA REPEATEDLY (BUT INTERMITTENTLY) JAMS UPON OPENING -- HAPPENED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASED. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REPLICATED BY TOYOTA SERVICE AND NO COMPUTER ERROR CODE WAS REGISTERED, THEY WERE PROHIBITED BY TOYOTA FROM ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS DESPITE THAT FACT THAT I HAD PHONE VIDEO DOCUMENTING THE PROBLEM, A TOYOTA SALESPERSON OBSERVED THE DOOR JAMMED, AND PREVIOUS TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO THE SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS (BO010-01). I WAS TOLD THAT UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN, TOYOTA WON'T RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS REMINISCENT OF THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEM THAT THEY REFUSED TO ADDRESS UNTIL THEY WERE FORCED TO. *TR

Mileage: 250

VAN JUST WON'T START. IT CRANKS OVER BUT WON'T START, AFTER TENS MINUTES IT STARTED UP FINE. VAN HAS ONLY 510 MILES. AT 5500 MILES VEHICLE AGAIN CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER IT STARTED, IT RAN ROUGH AND DIED AT TIMES, TOOK IT TO DEALER BUT THEY CAN NOT FIND PROBLEMS. VEHICLE RUNS FINE, AT ABOUT 5700 VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND DIES AT STOP LIGHTS, TOOK BACK TO DEALER THIS TIME THEY SAY IT WAS A BAD COMPUTER, TOYOTA TOOK CARE OF IT, A FEW THOUSANDS MILES LATER SAME PROBLEMS RUN ROUGH AT TIMES AND WON'T START, TOOK TO DEALER, CAN NOT FINE PROBLEMS, VEHICLE RAN FINE, NOW AT 10500 MILES SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN RAN ROUGH AND DIE AT STOP LIGHT, BUT RAN FINE JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER, DROVE HOME NEXT DAY ,IT WON'T START. TOW TO DEALER THEY SAY IT HAS SOME MOISTURE IN THE COMPUTER.

Mileage: 510

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN ALARM THAT WOULD SOUND WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO INDICATE THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE WAS AJAR, ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE ALARM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT SOUND UNTIL THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 5 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL WAS PRINTED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE SHOULD OPERATE AS INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 10/15/10 BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN ALARM THAT WOULD SOUND WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO INDICATE THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WAS OPEN. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, A BUZZER SOUND IF THE SHIFT LEVER WAS MOVED OUT OF PARK WITH THE ENGINE IN THE ON POSITION AND THE SLIDING DOOR NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. UPDATED 10/21/10

Mileage: 2,000

WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST MINIVAN - A TOYOTA SIENNA XLE 2011- BARELY TWO WEEKS AGO FROM TOYOTA LAUREL, MD. THE SECOND DAY, THE STEERING STARTED TO CREAK WHEN MAKING TURNS. NOW, THE TRUNK DOOR HAS STOPPED WORKING AND THE LOCAL NEW JERSEY DEALERSHIP DCH TOYOTA IS TELLING US IT HAS BEEN "BENT". THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX IT OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE AND ARE TELLING US OUR INSURANCE COMPANY NEEDS TO PAY TO FIX IT. THE DOOR IS NOT DAMAGED OR DENTED/DINGED IN ANY WAY. IT'S PERFECTLY FINE, EXCEPT IT DOESN'T CLOSE ANYMORE WITH THE REMOTE CLOSING/OPENING BUTTONS. WE BELIEVE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONICS, OR THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT CORRECTLY PUT IN WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING MANUFACTURED. WE HAVE A CHILD AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN IN THIS NEW CAR THROUGH NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. *TR

Mileage: 400