1998 Toyota Sienna

BRAKES HAVE BEEN NOISY SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN SPONGY AND NEEDED A LOT OF PRESSURE TO STOP. THE FRONT DISCS WERE RESURFACED AND PADS WERE REPLACED WHEN THE CAR WAS 7 MONTHS OLD! THE NOISE CONTINUED, THE CAR PULSES WHEN I TRY TO STOP AND AT 54,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED. I DRIVE MAINLY ON FLAT ROADS AND DON'T RIDE MY BRAKES. THE ROTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE WARPED! 1998 SIENNAS CLEARLY HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND IT'S TIME TOYOTA ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE PROPERLY!*AK

RIGHT SLIDING DOOR HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. RIGHT SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILED, THE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS ATTEMPTING TO GET IN OR OUT. CABLE FOR DOOR FAILED, RESULTING IN DOOR BEING UNABLE TO BE OPENED AT ALL FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. INSIDE DOOR PUSH BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK INTERMITENTLY, DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. INTERIOR DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY WOULD MIGRATE INTO DOOR HANDLE, UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOOR EXCEPT WITH BUTTON ON DRIVERS DOOR. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. ALL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED SO FAR, ALTHOUGH SOME WERE OUT OF WARRANTY AND WERE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. AM WAITING FOR RESPONSE FROM TOYATO MOTOR CORP REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO DEFECTIVE DOOR. *AK

OUR DEALERSHIP HAS ONE PERSON DOING THE WORK WHICH THREE DID AT MY GIRLFRIEND'S OLD DEALERSHIP; THEY KEEP TELLING US TO "KEEP A LOG" OF PROBLEMS. SHE WENT IN AND TOLD THEM THE CAR HAD TO BE FIXED; THEY SAID OKAY, AND IT SAT FOR A WEEK WHILE THEY ORDERED PARTS WHICH WE THOUGHT THEY ALREADY WOULD HAVE IN, DUE TO OUR PREVIOUS/NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. SO NOW IT'S GOING _BACK_ IN MONDAY MORNING, ALTHOUGH THEY CONTINUE TO INSIST THEY DON'T THINK THEY HAVE PARTS FOR THE INSIDE DOOR LOCKS; SHE'S GOING TO ASK THEM ABOUT IT. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP SAY "WE DON'T HAVE THE PARTS" AND/OR "KEEP A LOG" WHEN TOYOTA MUST HAVE THE PARTS -- IT'S THEIR VEHICLE!! -- AND WE DON'T NEED TO. 1 QT. OF OIL PER EVERY 100 MILES TRAVELLED FOR THE LAST SIX-TWELVE MONTHS IS INSANE. AND TOYOTA CONTINUES TO INSIST THAT IT'S FROM "LACK OF MAINTENANCE" WHEN THE OIL CHANGES WERE DONE PRIMARILY AT DEALERSHIPS IN MI AND FL ... DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH ME. PLEASE CONTACT ME RE: ANY DEVELOPMENTS PERTAINING TO THE SIENNA ... THANKS!! -- GEORGE SEGER, (231) 932-9501. *AK

THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACING, APPARENTLY SLUDGE AND THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO BLAME ME FOR SLOPPY MAINTENANCE. I WAS AT THE DEALER IN 5/01 FOR A MAJOR MAINTENANCE WHICH INCLUDE ENGINE FLUSH, ETC. $550. AND SINCE I HAVE BEEN BACK IN 8/01 AND 1/02 FOR DIFFERENT ISSUES AND WAS NEVER ASKED TO PERFORM ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE OR WARNED THAT I SHOULD BE CAREFUL, ETC. I'M AWARE THAT I HAVE PERFORMED OIL & FILTER CHANGES SUBSEQUENT TO THE 5/01 MAJOR MAINTENANCE BUT I'M HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE EVIDENCE, IN PART BECAUSE I MOVED AROUDN 9 MO. AGO AND STILL HAVEN'T QUITE SETTLED IN COMPLETELY. BASED ON MY SEARCH IN THE INTERNET THE MANUFACTURER HAS APPARENTLY CONCEDED ABOUT A MONTH AGO THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IS PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS BUT APPARENTLY PUERTO RICO HAS NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS SINCE THEY ARE MAKING ME JUMP THROUGH HOOPS TO PROVE THE ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE IN ORDER TO MAYBE ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. I THINK THIS IS ESPECIALLY SNEAKY SINCE I HAVE BEEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER IN MY NEW AREA TWICE AND WAS NEVER TOLD THAT I SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ADDITIONAL TO THE PROBLEM OBSERVED (IN ONE CASE I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THAT THEY SIMPLY RE-PROGRAMMED). THANKS. *AK