1999 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TIRE BLEW OUT SUDDENLY AND SHREDDED BEFORE WE COULD STOP. THE TIRE WAS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD AND HAD ABOUT 11,000 MILES ON IT. NO ROAD HAZARDS (LIKE NAILS,ETC) WERE FOUND TO HAVE CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. (TIRESIZE: 21565R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21565R15 )

INDICATOR WHICH CONTOLS MANY OTHER COMPONENTS INCLUDING ABS DOES NOT WORK UNLESS ALL FOUR TIRES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. THIS INDICATOR CONTROLS THE TIRE SIZE AND NOT THE PRESSURE AS INDICATED IN THE SALES BROCHURE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IF YOU REPLACE JUST ONE TIRE WHEN YOU HAVE A FAILURE YOU HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR NO MATTER WHAT THE WEAR ON THE OTHER THREE ARE. OTHERWISE THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO CYCLE ON AND OFF. I DID NOT STOP WHEN I REALLY HAD A FLAT TIRE AND THUS WAS PUT IN A STRANDED SITUATION WITH 2 INFANTS IN 103 DEGREE WEATHER. TOYOTA SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO CORRECT IT. THE SYSTEM WILL ULTIMATELY OVER CORRECT ITSELF AND INTERFERE WITH OTHER CRITICAL COMPONENTS UNLESS EVERY TIME YOU CHANGE ONE TIRE YOU REPLACE ALL FOUR. WHAT A MAINTENANCE NIGHTMARE !( DOT NUMBER: )

REAR DOOR LATCHES DO NOT CATCH, PREVENTING DOORS FROM FULLY CLOSING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LATCHING MECHANISM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE MECHANISM THAT RETRACTS SEAT BELT, HAS A RATCHET OPTION FOR CAR SEAT USAGE. DURING NORMAL DRIVING, THE MECHANISM TURNS INTO RATCHET MODE, TIGHTENING AND TRAPPING CHILD IN BELT. IT LEFT RED BURN ON CHILDS STOMACH. SOFFOCATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH HAD THE CHILD BEEN SLEEPING DURING THIS TRIP. TOYOTA CHECKED OUT SEAT BELT LATCH ( NOT MECHANISM ) AND STATED NO LATCH DEFECT. THEY IGNORED THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS THAT THE MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING INTO LITTLE PIECES, THAT SHATTERED COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NO COLLISION INVOLVED TO CAUSE THIS. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE CHILDREN WERE PRESENT.*AK

OUR FRONT TIRES FAILED BY BLOW OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. LEFT SIDE WAS JUST AS BAD BUT NOT BLOWN OUT. WAS PAPER THIN ON INSIDE CORNERS OF TIRES. HAD HAD ROTATED AT 16000 MILES AND NOTHING WAS REPORTED WRONG. I KNOW THESE TIRES ARE NOT THE BEING RECALLED, AND TOYOTA HAS REIMBURSED US FOR A NEW SET OF GOODYEARS; BUT THE WHOLE THING IS TOO SCARY IN LIGHT OF WHAT'S GOING ON NOW WITH FIRESTONES. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. THANKS...ROBERT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75R15 )

THIS WAS NOT AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE BUT A DESIGN FAILURE. ON A HOT JULY EVENING I CHOSE TO REMAIN IN THE CAR WHILE MY HUSBAND WENT IN A STORE. HE ABSENTMINDEDLY TOOK THE KEYS AND HIT THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEYFOB. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN A DOOR FROM INSIDE. THIS TRIGGERED THE ALARM AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, TRAPPING ME INSIDE. THERE WAS NO WAY TO OPEN A WINDOW OR A DOOR. I GOT HOTTER AND BEGAN TO FEEL SUFFOCATED. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF A PASSERBY WHO COULD HEAR ME THROUGH THE WINDOW, AND WHO GOT MY HUSBAND. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, NOT TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES (MY HUSBAND GONE LONGER, NO HELP NEARBY) IT COULD LEAD TO A SUFFOCATION OR HEAT-STROKE DEATH.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED AND STEERING WHEEL WAS BUMPING AND VIBRATING. ON THREE TIRES TREADWAS SEPARATED. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE FR680, AND TIRE SIZE P205/70R15 95S M/F. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING AT STARTUP. AFTER SOME DRIVING, THE NEEDLE BEGINS TO REGISTER. DEALERSHIPS SAYS A "STICKY SUBSTANCE" (??) CAUSED INOPERATIVE NEEDLE. *AK

SLIDING DOOR STICKS TIGHTLY. DIFFICULT TO OPEN BOTH FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. DEALERSHIP SAYS SPILLED JUICES BUT NOT. DOOR LATCHES REPLACED RELUCTANTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN! PLEASE HELP. *AK