2008 Toyota Sienna

2008 TOYOTA SIENNA LE MY SON - WHO HAS AUTISM HAD ACCIDENTALLY ZIPPED HIS JACKET OVER HIS SEAT BELT. HE GOT SCARED AND ASKED ME TO HELP HIM - SO I OPENING OUR AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER SIDE) TO HELP HIM UNZIP THE JACKET. WHILE I STOOD THERE TRYING TO GET HIS JACKET UNZIPPED - THE SLIDING DOOR STARTED TO CLOSE AND PROCEEDING TO SLAM INTO ME 4 TIMES BEFORE IT BACKED OFF (I AM PREGNANT - 26 WEEKS AT THE TIME). IT HAS ON OTHER OCCASIONS AUTOMATICALLY SHUT WITHOUT US ACTIVATING THIS. THIS SCARED ME - AS I ALSO HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND OF COURSE AM PREGNANT - WHAT IF IT WAS MY 3 YEAR OLD STANDING THERE WHILE THE DOOR SLAMMED INTO HIM CONTINUALLY? I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE FROM OTHER SIENNA OWNERS AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED. THE DOOR SHOULD NOT BE CLOSING ALL ON IT'S OWN - AND IT SHOULD NOT SLAM INTO A PERSON OR OBJECT 4 TIMES BEFORE IT BACKS OFF. *TR

INITIALLY IN COLD WEATHER ONLY, THE TAIL GATE / HATCH / REAR DOOR WOULD START TO CLOSE SLOWLY OF ITS OWN ACCORD. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD THEN ASSUME YOU HAD ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR BY HAND AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WOULD KICK IN AND CLOSE THE DOOR ON TOP OF YOU IF YOU DID NOT REALIZE AND MOVE. THE FORCE OF THE CLOSING DOOR IS QUITE HIGH TO A DEGREE THAT IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO STOP IT CRUSHING A PERSON. A CHILD WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IT CLOSING. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND THE WEATHER HAS LITTLE EFFECT ANYMORE, THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN EVEN ON MILD DAYS. *TR

SLIDING DOORS FAILED. LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD AT 34,9K MILES, BROUGHT TO DEALER INDICATING BOTH DOORS INTERMITTENTLY PARTIALLY OPEN OR CLOSE DURING POWER OPERATION. DEALER FOUND BOTH REAR LATCHES WERE NOT HOLDING AND WERE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, AT 35,2 MILES PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ANOTHER 2 WEEKS LATER AT 35,3K MILES, LATE SUNDAY NIGHT 60 MILES FROM HOME, THE PASSENGER DOOR GET STUCK OPEN IN A REST AREA. WE SPEND AN HOUR FUSSING WITH THE DOOR AND FINALLY FORCED IT SHUT, AND DROVE THE 60 MILESHOME WITH FINGERS CROSSED AND 2 KIDS IN THE CAR, HOPING THAT WE HAVE NOT CAUSED A PROBLEM FORCING IT SHUT AND IT WOULD NOT FLY OPEN ON THE REST OF THE TRIP. ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WE THEN DEFERRED TO ROUTINE MANUAL OPERATION. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, AND WE HAVE TO OPEN OR CLOSE BY FORCING THEM. USUALLY, THE PASSENGER CANNOT LET THEMSELF OUT, IT MUST BE OPENED BY SOMEONE USING THE HANDLE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. AT 53,2K MILES WE CAN NO LONGER MANAGE WITH THE MALFUNCTION. THERE ARE TWO WEEKS LEFT ON THE WARRANTY OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. DEALER STATES WE WILL NEED TO TAKE THE CAR TO A BODY SHOP FOR A RE-ALIGNMENT AT OUR OWN EXPENSE. NOT HAVING THE FUNDS TO DO SO,WE CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. FINALLY WE TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. SURPRISE-THE LATCHES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ONE DOOR IS SO BAD THE FRONT & REAR LATCHES MUST BE REPLACED AT MY COST OF $800! WE NEED AT LEAST ONE DOOR TO WORK SO WE'LL DO IT. THE OTHER DOOR NEEDS IT TOO AT ADD'L $, AS WELL AS A VISIT TO THE BODY SHOP FOR 'REALIGNMENT', BUT CAN'T AFFORD IT. MEANWHILE-THE ORIGINAL DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS PART AT 53,2K MILES WHEN IT WAS COVERED, BUT ITHEY SENT US PACKING. NO FAITH THAT THIS $800 REPAIR WILL FIX IT. 3 SETS OF LATCHES IN 3 YEARS? THEY NEED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND DO RIGHT BY CUSTOMERS. THIS IS OUR 6TH AND LAST TOYOTA. MAYBE A DEATH RELATED INCIDENT WILL HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V160000, STRUCTURE IN REFERENCE TO THE CORROSION ON THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/11/11*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOORS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO DUST IN BETWEEN THE DOOR PANELS. THE DOOR PANELS WERE CLEANED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING CLEAN DOOR PANELS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED A RUBBER LINING BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED. THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT, BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.