2010 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE POWER LIFTGATE OPENS THEN CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY. AS IT CLOSES IT DOES NOT RETRACT UPON LIKE PRESSURE AND CAN CAUSE INJURY BY CLOSING IN ON THE PERSON ACCESSING THE TRUNK. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 40F. MY WIFE WAS HIT BY THE CLOSING LIFT GATE AND HURT HER ARM. *TR

SEAT BELTS ARE ALWAYS JAMMED WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO PULL THEM OUT, BOTH ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE AND WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AN LOVE IT EXCEPT FOR ONE THING: THE HEAD REST PUSHES MY HEAD FORWARD WHEN SITTING UPRIGHT. I HAVE GOOD POSTURE AND SIT VERTICALLY AND THE HEADREST FORCES MY HEAD FORWARD, CAUSING NECK PAIN. RECLINING THE SEAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO REACH THE STEERING WHEEL. I'M A FEMALE WHO IS 5' 8" BUT WITH DISPROPORTIONATELY LONG LEGS AND A SHORT TORSO. I CANNOT MOVE THE SEAT TOO FAR FORWARD SINCE IT CRAMPS MY LEGS. AN ADJUSTABLE HEADREST ANGLE WOULD ALLOW ME TO HAVE THE HEADREST PROTECT ME FROM WHIPLASH IN AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT INDUCING DISCOMFORT EVERY TIME I DRIVE. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN, AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY. A CABLE THAT OPERATES THE DOOR HAD BROKEN, AND JAMMED THE DOOR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD THE PASSENGER HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. WE HAD TO TAKE THE VAN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY CUT THE CABLE IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

MY SIENNA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SLIDING DOOR- AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF ALREADY FROM ITS OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO OWN A SIENNA AS FAR BACK AS 2004. WHEN I RECEIVED AN ALERT NOTICE FROM TOYOTA CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AND ALSO THE ALERT FOR THE CORROSION OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE BACK IN AUGUST 2012, I TOOK MY SIENNA INTO MY TOYOTA DEALER, ON AUG. 24, 2012, TO HAVE BOTH ISSUES FIXED . HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH I PURCHASED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT I MAY ENCOUNTER, DID NOT COVER THE SLIDING DOOR SENSOR, WHICH I CONSIDER IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL PRODUCT RECALL FOR THE SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM WHICH OBLIGATED THEM TO REPAIR IT. MY PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR IS VERY RANDOM, AND HAS NO PATTERN OF WHEN (NO WEATHER CONNECTION) OR WHY IT OCCURS. THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY SIENNA HAVE INTERMITTENTLY CLOSED ON BOTH MY HUSBAND AND ME ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, SINCE OUR PURCHASE IN AUGUST 2009 (FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AROUND APRIL 2010), ALSO WHILE TRYING TO BUCKLE MY CHILDREN INTO THEIR SEATS OR JUST OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL OR MANUALLY, AND AS A RESULT, HAVE EXPERIENCE MINOR BRUISES TO OUR SHOULDERS. THE DOOR IS NOT SUPPOSE TO OPEN WHEN THERE IS A PHYSICAL BODY IN THE DOOR'S PATH, BUT MY DOORS DO RANDOMLY, AGAIN A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WITH KIDS MOVING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

PULLED DRIVER SEAT BELT TO PUT IT ON. IT GOT TWISTED AND JAMMED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE USED. *TR

SLIDING DOOR IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, IT APPEARS CENTER HINGE BEARING HAS FAILED. VAN IS NOT USED THAT OFTEN. 2010 WITH ONLY ABOUT 12K MILES. IT IS DISTURBING TO SEE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET ALSO HAVING MANY ISSUES WITH SLIDING DOORS ON TOYOTA VAN. I USE TO BE A MECHANIC FOR COLLEGE. IT SEEMS PARTS USED ARE EITHER UNDER SPEC'D OR COST SAVING QUALITY TO FAIL SO SOON LIKE THIS. *TR

BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AT TIRE ROTATION IN DECEMBER 2012 BY LOCAL TRUSTED MECHANIC. BRAKES CHECKED GOOD AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES REMAINING. ON JANUARY 20, 2013 FAMILY RETURNED HOME FROM A 3 HOUR DRIVE TO THE SMELL OF BURNING COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. TIRE RIM WAS NOTED TO BE AS BLACK AS THE RUBBER OF THE TIRE. WISPY SMOKE WAS SEEN RISING FROM THE RIGHT REAR ROTOR/BRAKE PADS. EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH. ON JANUARY 21 ,2013 BRAKES WERE EXAMINED BY SAME MECHANIC AND PADS WERE DESTROYED. ROTOR WAS ALSO DAMAGED. CAUSAL FACTOR COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. BOTH ROTOR AND PADS REPLACED AND BRAKE FLUID DRAINED AND REFILLED. ON JANUARY 23, 2013 SITUATION RETURNED WITH RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE SMELL OF "HOT BRAKES" WAS COMING FROM THE TIRE AND RIM WAS VERY HOT TO TOUCH. NEW ROTOR SHOWS EXCESSIVE SCARING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CLIPS THAT HELD THE PANEL IN PLACE WERE FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.