2007 Toyota Sienna

UPON STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR BEGAN BLINKING INSTESD OF GOING OUT. CALLED DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WOULD BE $60-$115 JUST TO LOOK AT IT AND HE COULDN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT WAS. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND SEEING THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR AND THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I WILL BE TAKING TO AN INDEPENDANT MECHANIC TO GET HIS THOUGHTS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SO I DO NOT FEEL AS IF THIS IS A COMPONENT THAT SHOULD GO BAD. AND IF IT DOES THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR AS THIS IS A SAFETY COMPONENT. *TR

DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE TOYOTA SIENNA LE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON OR STAYED ON. CONTACTED TOYOTA STATED NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. COULD STILL BE DRIVEN WAS ON VACATION IN TULSA OKLAHOMA. DROVE BACK TO CHARLESTON, SC. RECENTLY CONTACTED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. NOTICED THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON TOYOTA SIENNA STARTING YEAR 2008 TO PRESENT. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE TO WORK WHILE ON A PARKWAY (WITH NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ON) SUDDENLY THERE WAS A DRAGGING FEELING AS IF THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF AT THE NEAREST EXIT AND PULLED OVER, MY BRAKE PEDAL FELT EXTREMELY HARD LIKE IT WAS STUCK DOWN. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PULLED THE BRAKE PEDAL UP WITH MY FOOT, THEN PUSHED DOWN ON IT SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN, AT THIS TIME IT SEEMED FINE BUT I DECIDED NOT TO GO TO WORK BUT DRIVE DIRECTLY TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHICH WAS NOT FAR FROM WHERE I WAS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I AGAIN PULLED OVER AND REPEATED THE "PULLING UP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AT WHICH TIME I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, I THEN CONTINUED ABOUT A BLOCK AND A HALF TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. UPON ARRIVAL THAT IS WHEN MY DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM OF A BENT BRACKET ON MY BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY I DID SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FACTORY RECALL OF THE 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA'S FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM (THE PART NUMBER 47110-08080). NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP, TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY OR TOYOTA EXTRA CARE (THE VERY EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED) WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED IF I DID NOT EXCESSIVELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE, WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT THEY CONSIDERED EXCESSIVE THEY COULD NOT ANSWER. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THE PARKWAY THAT I WAS TRAVELING ON, BUT I DID EXIT AT THE FIRST POSSIBLE ONE AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE TO THE DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY AND QUITE HONESTLY NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY ITSELF. I HOPE THAT TOYOTA WILL ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY PART AND TAKE THE PROPER MEASURES TO CORRECT THIS VERY UNSAFE ISSUE! *TR

STARTED VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG SRS LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING.THE LIGHT FLASHED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS THEN WENT OUT. ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER IT BEGAN FLASHING AGAIN.THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF .IT WILL BE OFF 2DAYS OR SO THEN FLASH FOR A DAY OR TWO. IT WAS OFF YESTERDAY BUT ON TODAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A DEALER BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST MANY PEOPLE ARE BEING QUOTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE HAD THEIR CARS REPAIRED ONLY TO FIND THE PROBLEM RETURN.I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. WHEN IT FLASHES, IS IT OPERATIONAL? WE MAY BE DRIVING OUR CARS WITHOUT AIR BAG PROTECTION. *TR

FAILURE OF A DEFECTIVE RUBBER OIL COOLER HOSE OCCURRED AT APP. 5:30 PM ON 2/11/2013 WHILE THE SIENNA WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A CITY STREET. THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY LOST MOST OF ITS OIL, AND INCURRED SIGNIFICANT AND VERY COSTLY ENGINE DAMAGE (RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE SHORT-BLOCK, PLUS OTHER COLLATERAL ENGINE REPAIRS THAT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA ENGINEERING EVENTUALLY DETERMINED NECESSARY). SEE TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0201, DATED 12/21/2011. THE OIL "SEEPAGE" TERM USED BY TOYOTA IN THIS TSB IS A COMPLETE MISNOMER, AS THE OIL LOSS WAS RAPID AND RESULTED IN OIL SPRAYING PROFUSELY UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY COMMUNICATED ANY INFORMATION TO ITS UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC DEFECTIVE PART. ON 3/3/2011, THE CUSTOMER DISCOVERED THROUGH HIS OWN PERSONAL RESEARCH THE SCOPE AND MAGNITUDE OF TOYOTA'S PERVASIVE FAILURE HISTORY WITH A VERY SIMILAR DEFECTIVE RUBBER OIL SUPPLY HOSE. THE DEFECTIVE RUBBER OIL SUPPLY HOSE IS THE SUBJECT OF A CURRENT MULTI-PART LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN (LSC) PRIOR LAUNCHED BY TOYOTA, HOWEVER TOYOTA IS INCREDIBLY CLAIMING TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS LSC CAMPAIGN (WHICH IS SET TO EXPIRE ON 3/31/2013) DOES NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE OIL COOLER HOSE. IN THE CUSTOMER'S OPINION, TOYOTA HAS DEMONSTRATED GROSS NEGLIGENCE IN NOT INCLUDING COVERAGE OF BOTH DEFECTIVE RUBBER OIL HOSE PARTS UNDER THE CURRENT LSC (OR, NOT LAUNCHING A SEPARATE LSC ADDRESSING THE DEFECTIVE OIL COOLER HOSE). THIS DEFECTIVE RUBBER OIL COOLER HOSE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR OWNERS OF AFFECTED TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS (2008 - 2011), HIGHLANDER HVS (2011), SIENNAS (2007 - 2011), AND VENZAS (2009 - 2011). THE CUSTOMER IS CONTINUING INTERFACE WITH TOYOTA, FOR TOYOTA TO ACCEPT FULL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL CUSTOMER COSTS INCURRED IN THIS MATTER.

I HAVE HAD THIS VAN SINCE NEW. AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AFTER 4 YEARS WITH LESS THAN 60000 MILES. FIRST TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STARTED AT 68000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FIRST REARED ITS UGLY HEAD WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT ONE EARLY MORNING IN NOVEMBER 2011. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VAN AND LOOKING AROUND IT APPEARED AS THOUGH EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. I GOT BACK IN THE VAN AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND COULD HEAR A RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VAN AND NOTICED IT WOULD SLOW DOWN QUICKER WHEN TAKING MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, SO MUCH SO THAT YOUR BODY WOULD LEAN FORWARD. ALSO, I NOTICED THE VAN WOULD NOW SLOW DOWN INSTEAD OF PICKING UP SPEED WHEN COASTING DOWN A HILL WHICH IS SOMETHING IT HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE. I BROUGHT THE VAN INTO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT WEEK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT THEY SAID THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO RUN. I TOLD THEM 68 000 MILES OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE SINCE IT WAS NEW HAS TOLD ME OTHERWISE. THEY PERSISTED WITH THEIR "EVERYTHING WAS AS IT SHOULD BE" STORY AND THAT IT COULD BE THE BRAKES STICKING OCCASIONALLY. I EVEN TOLD THEM THAT THE RUBBING SOUND GOES AWAY WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE BRAKES AS THE CAUSE. THE VANS TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED IN FEBRUARY OF 2013 AT 82 000 MILES AFTER I HAD BROUGHT THE ISSUE UP 4 TIMES WITH MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHILE GETTING OTHER SERVICE COMPLETED, AND YES THEY DID CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BEFORE ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. THE TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSIS AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIR/REBUILD QUOTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS $4000. MR. TRANSMISSION CHARGED ME $3100. LIKE ME, YOU HAVE EITHER ALREADY PURCHASED A TOYOTA PRODUCT OR ARE CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE. ALL I CAN SAY IS GOOGLE TRANSMISSION AND PROBLEMS AND YOU'LL FIND LOTS TO READ. GOOD LUCK. *TR

2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF REAR VIEW MONITOR/ CAMERA WHEN VEHICLE BATTERY DIES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE COULD NOT FIND A SENTENCE OR A PARAGRAPH IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, EXPLAINING HOW TO RECOVER THE LOSS OF THE REAR VIEW MONITOR/CAMERA AFTER THE BATTERY DIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE SENT TO CALIFORNIA. THE CONSUMER ORDERED A MAP DVD THROUGH AN INDEPENDENT VEHICLE REPAIR GARAGE AND HAD IT LOADED AND THAT REACTIVATED THE REAR VIEW CAMERA, CD PLAYER AND RADIO. *JB

REAR DOOR LATCH RUBBER ASSEMBLY HAS MELTED AND BECOMES HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE CIRCUIT UNDER THE MELTED RUBBER HAS DIRECT CONTACT TO MY FINGERS WHILE ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR. AND APPEARS TO BE A FIRE ISSUE. SINCE THE BACK DOOR IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL, IT MAY CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES FOR PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE BACK ROW OF THE VAN. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS BELOW 60 DEGREES, THE REAR HATCH DOOR DOES NOT STAY OPEN, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE AND HAS TRAPPED MYSELF AS WELL AS MY HUSBAND AND BANGED MY SON IN THE HEAD. WE ARE LUCKY NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR