2009 Toyota Sienna

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 75,000 MILES IS SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED WITH OLDER MODEL YEAR SIENNAS: A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK DEVELOPS THAT ULTIMATELY REQUIRES A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING RACK. TOYOTA REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE DESIGN/PART. *TR

THE CABLE FOR THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED AND GOT JAMMED IN THE MOTOR CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR TO BE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT HINDERS PASSENGER EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SO PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT ON THE STREET SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THEY WERE EXITING INTO TRAFFIC. TOYOTA RECALLED/EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE DEFECTIVE CABLE ASSEMBLY BUT ONLY FOR MODELS YEARS 2002-2007. TOYOTA REFUSES TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THE SAME EXACT DEFECTIVE PART IN THE 2009 MODEL. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING IN OUR TOYOTA SIENNA. WE HAVE HAD THE VAN HANDICAPPED ADAPTED. MY HUSBAND IS A DISABLED VET AND I AM THE DRIVER. I AM ALSO THE PERSON THAT IS HAVING THE SUN REFLECT OFF THE DASH AND CAN SOMETIMES IMPAIR VISION. THE DASH IS SO STICKY THAT EVERYTHING ATTACHES TO THE DASH AND IT IS DIRTY. THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAN IT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW DASH AND WE DO NOT TRAVEL FAR DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY. HE IS 64 AND I WILL BE 64 YEARS OLD. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

THE SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. IF MY CHILD WAS IN HIS SEAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED BAD. THE TENSION ON THIS WAS TREMENDOUS. ALL MY WIFE DID WAS OPEN THE DOOR. WE HAVE A 2009 SIENNA AWD AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT PER TOYOTA INSTRUCTIONS. TOYOTA WANTS $1100 PLUS $300 DO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST WRONG. PLEASE HELP. THE CABLE WAS HANGING WHERE MY SON WOULD BE SITTING. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS (65 MPH) ON INTERSTATE 290 HEADING WEST OUTSIDE OF WORCESTER, MA AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30AM THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE CAUSING US TO RUN OVER THE TIRE. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING (WITHIN A MILE DOWN ROAD), THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING BOARD WAS ALSO MISSING. A ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY TENDING TO ANOTHER MOTORISTS NEAR THE INCIDENT AND WE TALKED TO HIM. HE INDICATED THAT THE MASS STATE POLICE WERE RESPONDING TO ASSISTS. THEY ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER AND TOLD ME THE SPARE TIRE WAS IN THE MEDIAN AND PROBABLY DAMAGED AFTER BEING HIT BY A TRUCK. WE WERE WELCOMED TO RETRIEVE IT, BUT SINCE SHE WAS OPERATING ALONE SHE COULDN'T STOP 4 LANES OF WESTBOUND TRAFFIC BUT THAT I WAS WELCOME TO TRY AND RETRIEVE IT. BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC SPEEDS, THE NUMBER OF LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND THE LACK OF A BREAKDOWN LANE NEAR THE MEDIAN, IT WAS DECIDED IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE. WE HAVE FILED A DAMAGED VEHICLE REPORT WITH TOYOTA CORPORATION ESPECIALLY IN LIEU OF A KNOWN DEFECT (FEDERAL RECALL NOTICE) REGARDING THE HARNESS HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY. YOUR HAND WILL STICK TO IT. IT WAS FIRST NOTICED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT WAS JUST THE DRIVERS SIDE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD IMMEDIATELY THAT IT WAS SOMETHING I USED TO CLEAN WITH. NOW THE WHOLE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND I HAVE NOT USED ANYTHING ON IT AS EVERYTHING STICKS TO IT. *TR

WHILE ON A DECLINE, AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED WHILE DOOR WAS AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING. DOOR SLAMMED SHUT JUST AS AN 11 YEAR OLD CHILD GOT INTO THE CAR. THANKFULLY SHE WAS NOT INJURED. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND SINCE MODELS 2004-2007 UNDERWENT RECALL FOR THIS VERY INCIDENT, SLIDING DOOR WAS FIXED AT NO CHARGE. IT WAS FOUND THAT CABLE WHICH ALLOWS THE SLIDING DOOR TO GLIDE OPEN AND CLOSE FLUENTLY WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED AWAY CAUSING IT TO SNAP. CAR IS PARKED IN A COVERED AND CLOSED GARAGE ALL YEAR THROUGH. THIS WAS ON DRIVER SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD THE SAME RUST AND ROT BUT SINCE STILL FUNCTIONING, TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE. WE WERE ALWAYS CONCERNED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPENED AGAIN AND TOOK GREAT CARE ESPECIALLY ON DECLINES. WHILE PARKED ON FLAT DRIVEWAY, 6 MONTHS LATER, SECOND SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. THANKFULLY NO INJURIES. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS TIME. WE WERE ALSO TOLD BY ONE OF THE DEALER'S MECHANICS THAT 2009 MODEL IS EXACTLY MADE LIKE 2004-2007 SO HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL WAS ARBITRARILY GIVEN TO ONLY THOSE YEARS. NOW DOOR IS MANUAL BUT WITHOUT CABLE, EVEN ON THE SLIGHTEST DECLINE, DOOR SLAMS SHUT. WILL NOT STAY OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. THEY WILL NOT COVER COST TO REPLACE IT OR FIX IT BUT THE DOOR IS NOT SAFE TO USE OTHERWISE. *TR

HIGHBEAMS ON HEADLAMPS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAN USUALLY FLICK THEM IN THE CORRECT SWITCH POSITION, SO I KNOW THE BULBS ARE WORKING. LOW BEAMS WORKING. BUT HIGHBEAMS FREQUENTLY DO NOT WORK IN THE CORRECT SWITCH POSITION, AS DESCRIBED IN THE VEHICLE MANUAL. OCCASIONALLY THEY DO WORK, BUT I NEVER KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE. ON LONG TRIPS AT NIGHT, I HAVE NO HIGHBEAMS AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR