2009 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

BOTH MY SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2009 SIENNA ARE BROKEN, WE HAVE KIDS AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS! I ALSO HAVE A 2004 SIENNA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO FIX IT, BUT THAT ENDED AT THE 2007 MODELS. PLEASE STEP IN AND MAKE TOYOTA COVER THE ALMOST $4000 DOLLAR REPAIR THAT SEEMS LIKE THERE OWN INCOMPETENCE.

VERY UPSET AND FRUSTRATED WITH OUR 2009 SIENNA ISSUES. FIRST, IN 2013 WAS THE SNAPPED POWER DOOR CABLE ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE RENDERING THE DOOR INOPERABLE AT FIRST AND NOW ONLY MANUALLY OPERABLE. RECEIVED A QUOTE TO REPLACE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY WITH A PRICE TAG OF OVER $1500. HAD A BIG MIXUP WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE THOUGHT THE REPAIR WAS COVERED BY TOYOTA WHEN, IN FACT, IT WASN'T. IF THE CAR WERE OLDER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. THEN, TO TOP IT OFF, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE PASSENGERS' SIDE CABLE SNAPPED TOO. SO WE NOW HAVE TWO DOORS, THAT DO NOT WORK, AND A REPAIR BILL OVER $3000!!! I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. WHAT IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT AND MY CHILDREN WERE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, OR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE UNABLE TO GET IN? EVEN THE RISK OF PINCHED FINGERS IN THE MANUAL DOOR "SLAMMING" IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE HAD EXPECTED FROM TOYOTA AND WE TRULY FEEL THIS SHOULD BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY AT NO COST TO US. ALL OF THE HASSLE AND WORRY AND FRUSTRATION SIMPLY TO HAVE THE CAR WORK AS IT SHOULD HAS LED ME HERE, FILLING THIS COMPLAINT, IN HOPES THAT IT CAN BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU.

THE CABLE SNAPPED ON THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND DOOR NOW. ONE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL, AND THE OTHER DOOR WILL ONLY OPEN MANUALLY. TOYOTA HAS AN ENHANCED WARRANTY PROGRAM ON THE CABLES, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WARRANTY RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND THE WARRANTY IS FOR 9 YEARS /120 K MILES. OF COURSE, I AM OVER THE MILEAGE.

THE AUTOMATIC REAR SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE. NOT ABLE TO USE THE DOOR. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON LINE AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT. ONLINE WE FOUND A TOYOTA WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN-SUBJECT-CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM (ZTS): WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES ON CERTAIN 2004-2010MY SIENNA VEHICLES AND POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE ASSEMBLY ON CERTAIN 2004-2007MY SIENNA VEHICLES. OBVIOUSLY TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND IT CONTINUES AND HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. CARS MANUFACTURED AFTER THOSE DATES ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND TOYOTA IS TRYING TO BLEED IT'S CUSTOMERS DRY WITH THE OUTRAGEOUS PRICES THEY ARE CHARGING FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS.THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE PROBLEMS!

2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN NINE MONTHS, SINCE SHE FIRST RECEIVED THE INTERIM NOTICE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER, THERE WAS SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM AND TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FOR NOW. *JB

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (WHEELS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V273000 (TIRES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ON 12/25/14 THE TOYOTA SIENNA HAD UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND HIT A TREE AT 31 MPH. MY WIFE AND SON HAD RIGHT SIDE LUNG CONTUSIONS. MY WIFE HAD AN OPEN WOUND FROM THE SEAT BELT. SINCE SHE WAS RESTRAINED THAT WELL SHE HAD A BROKEN LEFT LEG AND A RIGHT CLAVICLE FRACTURE THAT REQUIRED SURGERIES. MY WIFE ALMOST DIED IN DELRAY BEACH MEDICAL CENTER DUE TO BLOOD LOSS AND POOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. WE KNOW THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK WELL BECAUSE THE REST OF US WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE CRASH. MY WIFE IS STILL SUFFERING AND REALIZED FROM THE AMERICAN COUNCIL SAFETY LESSONS THAT HER SEAT BELT DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND THE SIDE BAGS ARE DANGEROUS. *TR

UPON OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR, THE CABLE SNAPPED, AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. WE DISENGAGED THE POWER AND FIGURED WE WOULD CONTINUE TO USE THE DOOR IN A MANUAL SETTING. HOWEVER, ONCE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, WE DISCOVERED THAT YOU CANNOT OPEN IT IF THE CABLE IS SNAPPED. IT OPENED UP ABOUT 8-12 INCHES, BUT WOULD GO NO FURTHER. ALTHOUGH OUT OF WARRANTY, TOYOTA AGREED TO FIX THE ASSEMBLY DUE TO AN ENHANCED SERVICE AGREEMENT. IN JAN. 2015, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WE COULD AGAIN NOT USE THE DOOR. AFTER TAKING IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER AGAIN, WE WERE TOLD THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER THE ENHANCED SERVICE BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN COVERED IN ERROR THE FIRST TIME. WE ASKED THEM TO JUST GET IT TO A POINT WHERE WE COULD OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY, BUT THEY SAID THE FULL REPAIR ($1600) HAD TO BE DONE TO DO THAT. UPON DOING RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MANY TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT BE ABLE TO EVEN MANUALLY OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS WHEN THE POWER ASSEMBLY FAILS. IF THERE IS A SWITCH FOR MANUAL OPERATION, IT SHOULD ALWAYS FUNCTION IN MANUAL MODE. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF BOTH DOORS WERE BROKEN AND THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY? CHILDREN (OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER) WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO QUICKLY EXIT THE VEHICLE, NOR WOULD EMERGENCY WORKERS BE ABLE TO GET THEM OUT QUICKLY. THESE REPAIRS ARE AROUND $1600 PER DOOR. MANY FAMILIES CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND THIS KIND OF MONEY TO MERELY GET A DOOR TO FUNCTION IN A MANUAL SETTING. *TR