2008 Toyota Sienna

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

PROBLEM WITH REAR DISC BRAKES IN 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. DEALER FOUND PROBLEM WITH CALIPER PISTON. RUST ON CLIP APPARENTLY CAUSED THE CALIPER PISTON TO STAY EXTENDED AND KEEP THE DISC BRAKE PAD IN CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE. REAR BRAKES FAILED AT 33K MILES. REPAIR PERFORMED AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. SERVICE PERSON SAID WARRANTY DID NOT COVER BRAKE FAILURE BECAUSE IT WAS "CAUSED BY RUST." BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER THE 30K MILE SERVICE. *TR

UPON ACCELERATING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR (7-15) MILES AN HOUR, ESPECIALLY AFTER BREAKING, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S GO UP BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN NOT FULLY STOPPING. I ALSO HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN GOING ACROSS TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN REPRODUCED BY THE SERVICE TECH. I HAVE TAKEN THEM OUT ON A DRIVE ALONG ONLY TO NOT REPRODUCE IT ALSO. THIS IS MY MAIN VEHICLE I DRIVE MY FOUR CHILDREN AROUND IN AND I WOULD HATE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE OCCUR WHEN I REALLY NEED TO ACCELERATE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY, I AM NOT THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE THAT HAD WITNESSED THIS HESITATION PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND A POSSIBLE RECALL/FIX. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVER TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT LAG IN THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS. DURING THE LAG PERIOD, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS THEN FOLLOWED BY A LUNGE IN THE VEHICLE, ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE?S ELECTRONIC ACCELERATION SYSTEM, ?DRIVE BY WIRE,? IS TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE DEPRESSED ACCELERATION PEDAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT VERY INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY. THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT IS UNUSUAL AND NOT ONLY POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE IS LUNGING, BUT ALSO POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, IF WE WERE TRYING TO MERGE ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. BEING THAT A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY MAY BE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. THAT VEHICLE WILL TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 176 FEET IN THAT TWO SECOND LAG TIME OF OUR VEHICLE?S ACCELERATION SYSTEM. *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

THE RUN-FLAT TIRES START TO MAKE NOISE, AND THEN ONE DAY BEGIN TO VIBRATE BADLY. THE STEEL BELTS SEPARATE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL WITH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE PULL OVER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER WHO REPLACES THE TIRES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 10,000-30,000 MILES. WE HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. *TR

DURING A 30,000 MILE CHECK UP ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA ALL WHEEL DRIVE VAN, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR BREAKS BECAUSE THEY WERE GROUND DOWN AND DANGEROUS, ACCORDING TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WHERE MADE. PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED, ROTORS HAD TO BE GROUND DOWN FOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR. ALL THE MILEAGE IS LONG DISTANCE HIGHWAY DRIVING. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT THE DEALER SEEMED VERY CONCERNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING ANY FURTHER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH THROUGH A FENCE, CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE FRONT END. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.