2012 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA. WITHOUT WARNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V858000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (AUTO NATION TOYOTA CERRITOS, 18700 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, (562) 802-4000) WHO DISCONNECTED THE FUNCTION, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). IT WAS UNKNOWN WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE THE REMEDY AND PARTS TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO RECEIVE A SOLUTION TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIRS WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V858000 (STRUCTURE) AND 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH TOYOTA OF NORTH MIAMI (16600 NW 2ND AVE, MIAMI, FL 33169) AND TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD FL (1450 N STATE RD 7, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33021) WHO STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EITHER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR 16V850000 (STRUCTURE) AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 17V006000 (AIR BAGS).

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. JOSEPH AIRPORT TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 1180 W. NATIONAL RD, VANDALIA, OH 45377 (937-898-8060)) WAS CONTACTED ABOUT REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR VEHICLES LOCATED IN ZONE B. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING A LOANER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE OFFER WAS NOT CARRIED OUT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE POWER DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND THE DOOR WILL NOW ONLY OPEN APPROXIMATELY SEVERAL INCHES. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AS CHILDREN IN THE BACK COULD BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SIENNA MINIVANS BUT TOYOTA WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE.

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWITCHED FROM PARKING POSITION INTO REVERSE WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ROLLED BACK. BEFORE ROLLING BACK THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE PARKING POSITION ON THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V858000 (STRUCTURE) 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. DON MCGILL TOYOTA OF KATY, TEXAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALLS AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/24/17*LJ UPDATED 11/1/2017*JS THE CONSUMER WAS CONTACTED TO HAVE THE SLIDING DOOR REPAIRED, BUT NOT THE AIRBAG. UPDATED 11/1/2017*JS

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

THE RECALL WAS ISSUED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO AND IT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! WHY HASN'T THE MANUFACTURER BEEN FORCED TO COME UP WITH A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND NOT A WORK AROUND AS THEY SUGGESTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE? FINE THEM HEAVILY FOR NOT HAVING A TIMELY FIX AVAILABLE.

TOYOTA SIENNA GOES THROUGH TIRES AT A RATE 1.5-TWO TIMES AS FAST AS THE TIRE MANUFACTURERS EXPECTED MILE WARRANTY. MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 (NOT A CHEAP TIRE) HAD A LITTLE OVER 40K MILES BEFORE THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED WITH CONTINENTAL TRUE CONTACT (90,000 MILE TIRE) AND I HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 45K MILES ON THEM AND THEY ARE ONCE AGAIN IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. I ROTATE TIRES AT THE DEALERSHIP ON A REGULAR BASIS AS WELL AS KEEP THEM INFLATED AT THE RECOMMENDED INFLATION. VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD REGULAR ALIGNMENT CHECKS AND PERFORMED ALIGNMENTS. IN READING MULTIPLE FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO CORRECT, NOT A TIRE MANUFACTURER PROBLEM.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V858000 (STRUCTURE). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (MICHAEL TOYOTA) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.