2007 Toyota Sienna

MY 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AUTOMATIC DOOR DOESN'T WORK.CANT OPEN OR CLOSE IT.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WE'RE PEOPLE COULD NOT GET OUT IF THERE WAS A FIRE OR A CAR HIT THE OPPOSITE SIDE.THIS WAS A KNOWN DESIGN ISSUE STARTING IN 2002. ALL TOYOTA DID WAS ISSUE A ENHANCED WARRANTY WITH 9YEARS OR 120,000 MI.USED CAR BUYERS HAVE NO WARNING THAT THEY ARE BUYING A VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE DOOR DESIGN.TOYOTA KEPT SELLING THESE VANS KNOWING THE DOOR DESIGN WAS FAULTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, 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 DEALER WAS CONTACTED (EAST COAST TOYOTA 201354-4980) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE IN DRIVEWAY (NOT RUNNING). KEY WAS IN IGNITION, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND IT WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD SHIFTED VEHICLE OUT OF PARK INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING IT TO ROLL DOWN A HILL AND IMPACT SEVERAL TREES (NO INJURIES). AFTER THE INCIDENT, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE CAN OCCASIONALLY BE EASILY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. MOST OF THE TIME IT FUNCTIONS AS IT SUPPOSED TO (AND WON'T LET YOU TAKE IT OUT OF PARK).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO A NEARBY FUEL STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE OIL COOLING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE BELTS IN THE TENSIONING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY EXTENDED A WARRANTY, BUT WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,600.

I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT MY COOLER HOSE RUPTURED AND I HAD TO TAKE IT IMMEDIATELY TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND FELT WEIRD TO DRIVE. I GOT TO WORK AND WAS TOLD TO CHECK THE DIP STICK. WAS TOLD IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD NO OIL. I WAS THINKING, THAT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT I JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT A WEEK EARLIER. IT WAS BARE. COMPLETELY EMPTY. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GET IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AS IT WAS AN EMERGENCY. THE AUTO PLACE TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED A KIT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BUY TO REPLACE THE COOLER HOSE AND WOULD TAKE AWHILE TO FIX THIS. IT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS. AND THEY CANT GUARANTEE ME THE ENGINE DIDNT GET EFFECTED BY THIS SITUATION. I DID MY RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE. I AM NOW OUT $500 AND HALF A DAY AT WORK. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 7:15AM ON HIGHWAY 44 GOING ABOUT 45-55 MILES AN HOUR. IT WAS TERRIFYING AND ONCE I GOT TO MY WORK AND REALIZED THAT MY VAN COULD HAVE STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHENEVER IT WANTED TO THIS MORNING OR THE ENGINE COULD HAVE BLOWN UP AND CAUSE A REAL ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO ME AND PEOPLE AROUND ME. I HAD NO CLUE I WAS IN DANGER, I HAD NO IDEA THAT MY VAN WAS MESSED UP. THERE WERE NO SIGNS, NO PROBLEMS, NO ANYTHING. IT JUST OUT OF NOWHERE DRAINED THE OIL. I DRIVE 35-45 MILES TO WORK. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT A "RECALL" ON THIS. I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IT CHECKED WAY BEFORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPARE TIRE DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE SLIP INDICATOR SENDS A FALSE POSITIVE WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO APPLY AUTOMATICALLY WHEN I GO OVER 10 MPH. THE ROAD IS DRY, WEATHER CLEAR AND THERE IS NO POOR CONDITIONS FOR DRIVINGTHE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE WHILE I AM DRIVING IT CAN COME TO AN ABRUPT HALT AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME COULD CRASH INTO ME.THE VEHICLE OVERRIDES MY ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND I AM SUBJECT TO THE 'COMPUTER'S DECISION TO BRAKE UNNECESSARILY. I HAD A DEALER LOOK INTO THIS AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKES. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER, BUT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SOME OF WHICH ARE ON YOUTUBE AND TOYOTA SEEMS TO BE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP I NEED MY VEHICLE AND I NEED TO BE SAFE WHILE DRIVING.

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 130K MILES. MY CAR IS GOOD CONDITION AND HAS BEEN VERY RELIABLE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. RECENTLY BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING AND THE WIRE THAT IS PART OF THE DOOR MECHANISM POPPED AND IS NOW HANGING FROM THE BACK WINDOWS. I AM AT THIS TIME UNABLE TO OPEN EITHER DOOR AND THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THEY ARE HAVING TO CLIMB FROM THE FRONT TO THE READ. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR THAT THIS WAS BECOMING AN ISSUE. IT AS IF TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING IT WITHOUT CHARGING OUTRAGEOUS PRICES. THE DEALER CLAIMED WEAR AND TERM, HOWEVER MY DOOR MAY BE OPENED AND CLOSED 1 TO 2 TIMES PER DAY, IF THAT. THE RESPONSE WAS VERY NONCHALANT AS IF WAS NOT A BIG DEAL. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE ISSUE AND MORE DISAPPOINTED IN THE RESPONSE FROM MY DEALER, WHOM I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SINCE 1997. TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR