1999 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

MIDDLE REAR SEAT SEATBELT AND BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY TIGHT, CHILD IS ABLE TO WIGGLE RIGHT OUT OF SEAT. SEAT BELT KEEPS GETTING WIDER AND WIDER THE MORE ONE PULLS ON IT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PART AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SP40 A-S, P205/70R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, TOYOTA, SIENNA WITH 22000 MILES, TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK, CONSUMER HAD IT REPAIRED, THE SAME DAY AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 3 HOURS, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODE, BEAD WAS BROKEN AND THERE WAS A 4 INCH CUT.*AK CONSUMER HAS HAD THREE TIRES EXPERIENCED SEPARATION WITHIN THE PAST FEW YEARS, A SERVICE PERSON EXAMINED THE TIRE WITH THE BEAD FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN DAMAGED WHILE BEING REPAIRED ON AND THAT THE BEAD WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. *SLC

PURCHASED A MANUFACTURER-CERTIFIED SIENNA AND IT SPEWED BLUE SMOKE ON THE FIRST COLD START. ENGINE SLUDGE WAS BLAMED FOR THE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER COVERED THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS CERTIFIED AND RECENTLY PURCHASED. *AK

AT 30,874 MILES OUR VAN STARTED BLOWING BLUE SMOKE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE HAD "SLUDGED UP" AND WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST $3,000 TO FIX. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT IT WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY (3 YEAR/36,000 MILES). WE ASKED WHY AND WERE TOLD THAT THE SLUDGE COULD ONLY BE CAUSED BY LACK OF MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGES). WE PRODUCED RECEIPTS SHOWING OIL CHANGES WERE DONE, BUT THE COMPANY STILL WON'T COVER THE WORK UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE SPOKE TO THE TOYOTA'S REGIONAL CUSTOMER RELATIONS ADMINISTRATOR AND GONE THROUGH THE TOYOTA PROVIDED ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS TO NO AVAIL. WE WENT TO THE INTERNET AND SEARCHED UNDER "TOYOTA SIENNA SLUDGE" AND FOUND DOZENS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SIENNAS AND WARRANTY COVERAGE. WE BELIEVE THE IS A DEFECT IN THE SIENNA V6 ENGINE CAUSING THE SLUDGE BUILD UP.*AK

PUSH BUTTON ON BOTH SIDE SLIDING DOORS STICKS IN, PREVENTING LATCHING OF DOORS. HAVE TO JIMMY OUT THE PUSH BUTTON BEFORE THE DOOR WILL LATCH. LUBRICATION HELPS TEMPORARILY, BUT THE PROBLEM WORSENS DURING HOT DAYS. SERVICE DEPT. AT DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. REPLACING IT, BUT NO GUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

BLUE SMOKE IS COMING FROM TAILPIPE OF VEHICLE. THERE IS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE. DEALER CLAIMS THIS WAS CAUSED BY NON CHANGING OF OIL. CONSUMER STATED THAT OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY BOTH MANUAL SLIDING DOORS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST. STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURES RECALL. *AK MANUFACTURER REPLACED LOCKS, THEY PAID FOR LOCKS AND CONSUMER PAID FOR LABOR. *SLC

LEFT FRONT TIRE IS SHOWING STEEL BELTS ALL AROUND RUBBER. THIS CAUSES STEERING TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. TIRE LOOKS LIKE ITS BEEN RECAPPED. HAD NOT TAKEN TO RETAILER. FIRESTONE FR6680 P205/70R15 WITH 32,000 MILES. *AK

SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, CAUSING DOOR TO SHUT, WHICH COULD BECOME DANGEROUS WHEN PASSENGERS ARE ENTERING OR EXITING VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER. *AK

ALL 4 TIRES ON VEHICLE HAVE "BULGES" ON THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALLS, DID NOT CHECK INTERIOR SIDEWALLS. THE LEFT SIDE BULGES ARE THE WORST, THE FRONT BEING THE WORST OF ALL. THE BULGES ARE NEARER TO THE TREAD THAN THE CENTER OF TIRE. THERE ARE APPRX 3 TO 5 BULGES AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE TIRES. THERE IS NO NOTICIBLE PERFORMANCE ISSUES AT THIS TIME, BUT HAVING ALL TIRES LIKE THIS MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS. I DID HAVE A SIDEWALL FAILURE A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VAN, BUT I ATTRIBUTED IT TO A LOW SPEED BUMP INTO A LOW CURB AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A GAS STATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2MOF61019 TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)