2015 Toyota Sienna

MY VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY STOLEN. IT WAS RECOVERED AS A CRASHED ABANDONED VEHICLE BY THE GLEN RIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT (CASE #19-20437). THE VEHICLE SUFFERED AN APPARENT MAJOR FRONTAL COLLISION BUT THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY (SEE IMAGES). I AM REPORTING THIS FAILURE FOR YOUR INVESTIGATIVE REFERENCE. I HAVE NO FURTHER DETAILS AS IT WAS NOT IN MY POSSESSION WHEN THE COLLISION TOOK PLACE.

PURCHASED MY SIENNA IN FEBRUARY, 2019 WITH 41K MILES. DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, I BROUGHT A NOISE TO THE DEALERSHIPS ATTENTION AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ROAD NOISE. FAST FORWARD TO JUNE, 2019 AND THE NOISE IS WORSE. MY DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT IS BLOWN AT 44K MILES. FINDING A REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN A HASSLE. THIS PART IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA FOR REPLACEMENT. CURRENTLY WAITING AND HOPING THE BACKORDERED STRUTS SHIP TO ME SO I CAN GET IT REPLACED. ALSO, DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACING ONE STRUT. COMMON SENSE DICTATES THAT YOU ALWAYS REPLACE STRUTS IN PAIRS, OTHERWISE YOU WILL DRIVE A LOPSIDED VEHICLE AND CAUSE MORE TROUBLE DOWN THE ROAD.

WHEN I'M WAS DRIVING THE LIGHT KEEP ON BLINKING SAYING MY TRUNK WAS OPEN, MY SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN, MY KEY IS NOT NEARBY. SOMETIMES MY RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR IN THE BACK CANNOT CLOSE AUTOMATIC. BRING TO THE DEALER THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE. WHICH IS A RIPE OFC. I EVEN HAVE IT ON VIDEO WHEN IT HAPPEN . HOSELTON DEALER TOLD ME THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND WANT TO CHARGE ME MONEY FOR IT. I GOT VIDEO FOR THEM TO SEE STILL THEY WON'T WANT TO DIAGNOSE IT. I HATE THAT DEALSERSHIP. NEVER WANT TO PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM THERE. ONCE IT OUT THE THERE LOT THEY DON'T CARE OR PAY ANY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS GOING ON ANYMORE EVEN YOU PURCHASED A WARRANTY FROM THEM.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND CURVING RIGHT, THE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATED THE BRAKES. THE CAR WAS NOT SPEEDING AND THE ROADS WERE DRY. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN ONE TRIP. THE BRAKING ACTION MADE IT DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. PLUS THE DECREASE IN SPEED WAS A DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS PLUS THE CAR BEHIND US. OTHER CURVES DID NOT ACTIVATE THE STABILITY CONTROL SO IT WAS A GUESS AS TO WHEN AND IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN. DID MAKE IT BACK SAFELY.

IN JANUARY 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 71,000 MILES, THE UPPER HINGE OF THE FUEL FILLER DOOR (THE DOOR COVERING THE GAS TANK ACCESS) FAILED. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE DOOR BY THE SAFETY SWITCH GOVERNING THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE NOT JUST ON NHTSA (CASE ID# #11104672, 11025478), BUT ALSO WITH TOYOTA (TICKET # 1807172274), AND DOCUMENTED IN PUBLIC FORUMS SUCH AS HTTP://WWW.SIENNACHAT.COM/FORUM/67-PROBLEMS-MAINTENANCE-REPAIR-GEN-3/19274-FUEL-FILLER-DOOR-HINGE-BROKE-ANYONE-ELSE-HAVE-HAPPEN.HTML#. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BOTH TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND TO TOYOTA AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AND WOULD COST OVER $400 TO FIX. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MECHANICAL DESIGN DEFECT THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FORESEEN DUE TO THE PRESSURE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. IN ADDITION, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IT COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, AS IT WILL PREVENT THE OPENING OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WHEN THE SWITCH IS ACTIVATED.

THE REAR MOST DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY A STEEL BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE CENTER SEAT/ MIDDLE SEAT ON THE 8 PASSENGER MODEL. THIS BRACKET IS LOCATED BEHIND THE PLASTIC COVERS. THE STEEL BRACKET IS RAZOR SHARP. THE SEAT BELT WAS SEVERELY CUT. WE CAN SEND PICTURES. THE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY US. BUT OTHER OWNERS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. THANKS.