2000 Toyota Sienna

ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON , CHECKED WATER AND OIL, BOTH LEVELS WERE FINE, ENGINE JUST QUIT, VAN WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, I THE OWNER WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE THE OIL COULD NOT PASS THROUGH SO ENGINE SEIZED UP, IT WAS A 2000 SIENNA VAN, THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000-4000 MILES FAITHFULLY, THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 107,000. ORIGINAL MILES ON IT, A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE 6,200.00 PLUS LABOR AND A USED ENGINE WOULD BE 4,200.00 PLUS LABOR, SO NOW MY VAN HAD TO BE JUNKED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE SPORADICALLY LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE THAT GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ONE WEEK LATER, SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT SHE MISSED IT BY FOUR MONTHS. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING HER VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

THE LIGHTS FOR BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS FLASH WHEN THE SEAT BELTS ARE FASTENED. WHEN THEY ARE NOT FASTENED AND ARE FULLY RETRACTED INTO THE DOOR POST, THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS BEGAN FIRST WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THIS MONTH. ADDITIONALLY THE SEAT BELTS DON'T ALWAYS RETRACT PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE HANDLES ON BOTH SLIDING SIDE DOORS DETACHED FROM THE DOORS. THE DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE FROM BOTH THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I AM SECOND OWNER OF TOYOTA SIENNA, 2000 .I BOUGHT AT 32000 MILES. TOYOTA HAS RECALL ON EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY (SERVICE BULLETIN TC03014) . YESTERDAY I WAS ON THE WAY TO AIRPORT AND SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRY TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR HAD SOME NOISE COMING FROM IT AND IT DIDN'T MOVING , I TRIED DIFFERENT GEARS AND IT STILL DIDN'T MOVE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PARK. CAR WAS MOVING BACK SO I PUT SAFETY BRAKE ON AND I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT BY FIRST OWNER, NEXT DAY THEY CALL ME AND TELL ME IT HAS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. I TELL THEM LAST YEAR WHEN I SERVICED MY CAR FOR 36K SERVICE TO CHECK MY CAR FOR TRANSMISSION BUT THEY TELL ME IT HAS NO PROBLEM RELATED TO THAT, ALSO I GIVE THEM EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL LETTER. NOW THIS CAR HAS ONLY 47K MILES BUT JUST PASS PERIOD BY TWO MONTHS ONLY . BUT SHOULD STILL COVER UP TO 100K MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY AS PER RECALL LETTER , BUT ATLANT TOYOTA DON'T WANT TO FIX UNDER THAT WARRANTY. DO YOU THINK SUCH A REPUTABLE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA CAN HAVE PROBLEM AT 47K MILE FOR TRANSMISSION. I ASK TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA SERVICE TELEPHONE NO. BUT THEY DON'T GIVE ME ANY INFO. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT CAN HELP TO COVER SUCH A BIG EXPENSE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION ABOUT $. 3500.00. *JB

MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2000 MIGHT HAS AN ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT ON AUG 28 2007 AT 3:30 PM. THE WEATHER ~90C AND SUNNY. I DROVE IN SCHOOL ZONE AT THE TIME THE SCHOOL OVER AND THE STUDENTS PRESENTED ON THE SIDEWALK. I DROVE ~20-25 MPH OR LESS. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY VAN AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ~ 2 CARS SPACE. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY BECAUSE OF ONE CAR IN FRONT OF US TURNED LEFT OR MADE A U TURN WITHOUT WARNING. I STEPPED ON MY BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD BUT THE VAN STILL CRUISED LIKE THE BRAKE WAS DOING ANYTHING AND I HIT TO THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR HAVE 133,000 MILE ON IT. I HAD MY FRONT BRAKE REPLACED BY DEALER WHEN IT 100,000 MILE, THE SAME TIME THEY REPLACED THE TIMING BELL, THEY TOLD ME THE REAR BRAKE WERE IN GOOD CONDITION AT THAT TIME SO I DIDN'T HAD IT REPLACED. TILL NOW, I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANY NOISE FROM MY BRAKE, NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT, AND IT HAS BEEN ALWAYS REACTING CORRECTLY EVERYTIME I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PADDLE UNTIL THE DAY MY CAR INVOLVED INTO THE ACCIDENT. I PLAN AFTER FIXING THE BODY OF MY VAN, I WILL SEND IT TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR A BREAK AND ABS SYSTEM CHECK OR INSPECTION. I HAVE A NEIGHBOR ALSO HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA 1999 VAN AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE ALSO INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT LAST YEAR AT THE LOW SPEED AND THE ABS SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK ALSO. AND HE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND HIS VAN HAD NOT FAILED AGAIN. I HOPE IF THERE IS PROBLEM OF TOYOTA SIENNA BRAKE OR ABS SYSTEM, YOUR AGENCY WILL INVESTIGATE AND NOTIFY US SO WE CAN AVOID ANY ACCIDENT RELATED IN THE FUTURE. I WILL REPORT THE SAME THING TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN I BRING MY VAN IN FOR REPAIR. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A THULE HITCHING POST PRO 935X2. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION AND ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE 1-800 NUMBER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SHE HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THE TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED IN THE NOTICE IS DISCONNECTED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND PART, SERIAL, AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA THE SAFETY HOOD LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN, SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD, DAMAGING THE HOOD AND THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THAT HE HOOD LATCH NO LONGER ENGAGES WHEN THE HOOD IS SHUT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS BEFORE WITHOUT ANY MENTION OF AN ISSUE WITH THE LATCH. TOYOTA BASICALLY STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW TO THE LOCATION OF HE HOOD LATCH CAUSING IT TO NO LONGER FUNCTION FROM WEATHER RELATED EXPOSURE. THERE MOST LIKELY ARE OTHER SIENNA VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH DRIVERS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TOYOTA SIENNA XLE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. OUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED ONLY RECENTLY. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WAS NOT WORKING AND THE MECHANIC HAD TO TAKE OFF THE AUTOMATIC PART SO IT HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. WELL AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF MANUALLY OPENING AND PULLING OUT MY SHOULDER EVERY TIME, THE DOOR KNOB CAME OFF. WE HAVE ALSO HAD IN THE PAST A VERY LOUD SQUEALING NOISE EVERY TIME WE STARTED THE CAR. WE HAD THE BELTS TIGHTENED AND EVEN HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED AND THEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED. ONE OF OUR CAPTAINS CHAIRS WILL NOT GO BACK INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. AND LASTLY THE BAR THAT HOLDS OPEN THE HOOD HAS COME OFF AND DOES NOT GO BACK INTO PLACE. *JB