2011 Amerivan Toyota Sienna

I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL OF A DEFECTIVE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UP UNDERNEATH MY CAR. IT WAS SAID THAT IT MAY FAIL DUE TO CORROSION. THEIR TEMPORARY FIX WAS TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY WOULD REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE AND PUT IT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I USE THIS VEHICLE TO DO CARRY PASSENGERS AND TO CAR CARGO AND NEED ALL THE INTERIOR SPACE FOR THOSE THINGS. I DON'T HAVE THE SPACE INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO KEEP A SPARE TIRE FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE CALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS JUST TO TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE THAT DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT. WITH ALL THEIR BRILLIANT ENGINEERS I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE SETTLED BY NOW AND A REPLACEMENT CABLE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. HOW LONG DO THEY EXPECT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO KEEP A SPARE TIRE IN THEIR CARS. INDEFINITELY? *TR

THIS IS A FAMILY MINIVAN, MY WIFE DROVE TO A LOCAL WALMART TO GET MILK AND THE CAR WON'T START BACK UP, SEVERAL LIGHTS WERE BLINKING IN THE CAR, THE PUSH START BUTTON WAS NOT RESPONDING, MY CALLED AND I WENT THERE, I THEN USED A JUMPER CABLE TO START CAR, ALL THE CODES WERE STAY ON, WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND THIS NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE, I THINK THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THE CUT AND REMOVED THE SUPPORTING CARRIER ASSEMBLY. AND STATED THERE WAS NO CURRENT FIX , BUT THAT ONE WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY DEC 2014. WELL IT IS NOW JAN 2015 AND STILL NO FIX AND I'M HAULING THE SPARE IN THE CARGO AREA---NOT A GOOD IDEA. SO I'M LOOKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE TO GET A FIX OR FOR THEM ,TOYOTA, TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT 4 TO 5 MONTHS IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO FIX THIS RATHER SIMPLE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A SPOT IN A PARKING LOT AND PRESSING DOWN THE BRAKE TO STOP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE SO THE CAR DID NOT MOVE MUCH BUT THE ENGINE WAS PUSHING HARD ENOUGH THAT THE CAR MOVED FORWARD A COUPLE FEET. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK AND IT STOPPED MOVING. I WAS DEFINITELY NOT PUSHING BOTH PEDALS AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS DEFINITELY NOT STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR OR OUT OF PLACE IN ANY WAY (IT HAS NOT BEEN MOVED IN MONTHS). IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS UNLIKELY THEY WOULD FIND ANYTHING SINCE IT COULDN'T BE RECREATED EASILY. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE DOWN TO 20MPH. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE USING THE GAS PEDAL. FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF THE SLOW SPEED (3 TO 5 MINUTES) THEN THE COMPLETE STOP SWITCHED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AGAIN. VEHICLE MAINTAINED 1500 TO 2000 RPMS THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE NOR DID IT STALL. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE TECHNICIANS AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS HAD NOT HEARD OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM NOR COULD THEY RECOMMEND ANY SOLUTION. HAVE NOT HAD A RECURRENCE IN THE LAST FIVE WEEKS NOR HAVE I USED MY CRUISE CONTROL. CAME CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE INCIDENT SINCE I COULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE PASSING LANE DUE TO A WALL ON MY LEFT AND FAST MOVING TRAFFIC ON MY RIGHT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT SPEED APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN WITHOUT INPUT FROM ME. THE TOYOTA SIENNA WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER AND THEN ROLL OVER. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. I HAD SURGERY ON MY CERVICAL VERTEBRAL. I HAVE A PAIN. *TR

I WAS SENT A NOTICE OF A RECALL FOR FAULTY SPARE TIRE CARRIERS ON MY 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA MONTHS AGO. THEIR TEMPORARY REMEDY TO THE PROBLEM IS TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE IN THE CAR. I DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR THE SPARE TIRE INSIDE THE CAR AS I USE THE ENTIRE BACK AREA FOR WORK THAT I DO. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY LONG TERM SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. WHY HAS IT TAKEN THIS LONG TO COME UP WITH A CORRECTION. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THEIR GUINNESS ENGINEERS TO COME UP WITH A FIX. IT'S BEEN FAR TOO LONG! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. *TR

I WAS CHANGING THE FILTER AND FORGOT TO REMOVE THE ROD SUPPORTING THE HOOD. WHEN I CLOSED THE HOOD, THE HOOD WAS BENT LIKE AN ALUMINUM FOIL. IS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT WEAK? VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE PART (WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE METAL). IF IT IS THAT EASY TO BEND THE HOOD, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS MODEL HAS TO BE RECALLED. *JS