2010 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKED UP SO THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND A POLICE OFFICER WAS ALSO AT THE SCENE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE UPON ARRIVAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,500.

INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST 30 MILES THAT WE HAD POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ONLY 430 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT TOYOTA BODY SHOP AND WE ARE AWAITING DISPOSITION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN CAR IS STARTED EVEN IN WARM WEATHER, ENGINE RACES AND CAN GET UP TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR. SOMETIMES TAKES 15 TO 20 MINUTES TO GET TO A NORMAL IDLE. *TR

1. I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA SIENNA 2010 IN NOVEMBER 2009 AND FOUND THE RAILS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CORRODED IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS 2. THE SPARE TIRE MECHANISM OF THE SAME CAR WAS FOUND STUCK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE MECHANISM BUT FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF CORROSION. I AM CONCERNED AS THIS AFFECTS THE RESALE VALUE OF MY CAR AND ALSO IF THE CORROSION EXISTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE WHICH ARE NOT CONSPICUOUS.

MY 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET. THIS HAPPENED 2 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS NOT IN THE CAR. MY WIFE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE AUTO CRUISE. AFTER THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED THE AUTOCRUISE RELEASED THE ACCELERATION. OUR CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST I THINK. WE NEVER TOOK OUR CAR FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AT ANY TIME SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA CE FROM SOUTHBAY TOYOTA IN GARDENA, CA AT ON JANUARY 24, 2010. AFTER MY WIFE DROVE IT FOR A WEEK, SHE FOUND THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE "CRACKING" SOUND NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL AREA ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE DRIVING AND MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY. I TESTED IT AND THE ABNORMAL SOUND REPEATED EVERY TIME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO SOUTHBAY TOYOTA A WEEK AGO, THEY DIDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM SINCE THE STREET IS SO NOISY. MY WIFE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THE "CRACKING NOISE" BECAME LARGER AND AT THE SAME TIME SHE FELT THE BRAKE PUSHED HER FOOT UP. ON MARCH 1ST, 2010, I SENT THE CAR TO SOUTHBAY TOYOTA AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND CONTACTED TOYOTA AND ORDERED A "INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT" AND WILL REPLACE IT. I DON'T KNOW THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM OR NOT. *TR

THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. INITIALLY THERE WAS A WHISTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BRAND NEW VAN. THE WHISTLING NOISE WAS REDUCED BUT THERE ARE A BUNCH OF OTHER PROBLEMS. 1. ON START THE RPM GOES TO ABOUT 1600. 2. THERE IS CONSTANT LOAD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE. 3. THE VEHICLE PICKUP MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE SOMETIMES OVERALL I DEFINITELY DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAYS ALL THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE 'WITHIN NORMAL RANGE'. *TR

WHILE LOADING MY KIDS AT A PARKING LOT, WE OPENED THE REAR HATCH WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL, IT OPENED COMPLETELY AND WHEN ONE OF THE KIDS WAS PUTTING HIS STUFF IN THE BACK THE HATCH STARTED TO CLOSE TO THE POINT IN WHICH IT WOULDN'T STOP. MY WIFE AND I HAD TO HOLD THE HATCH TO NOT LET IT CONTINUE CLOSING WITH MY KID IN THE WAY. THE HATCH CONTINUED TO PUSH DOWN AND PRESSING MY KID. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF PULLING THE HATCH UP, FINALLY IT CAME BACK AND OPENED AGAIN, JUST TO THEN CLOSE AGAIN BY ITSELF WITH NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, JUST A GOOD AMOUNT OF STRESS FOR THE 10-15 SECONDS OF THE INCIDENT. *TR

I RECENTLY DROVE A RENTED 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN, FROM ALAMO RENTALS IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. I FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM A BIT QUIRKY AND A BIT STARTLING AT FIRST. ONCE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 70 MILE PER HOUR, THE SYSTEM OPERATED FINE AND MAINTAINED THE SET SPEED. HOWEVER, ONCE EVERY 3 OR 4 TIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED USING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN USING THE RESUME FUNCTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE RAPIDLY PAST 75 MILES PER HOUR. ONCE I DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND RESET THE DESIRED SPEED, THE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATED NORMALLY. THIS SEEMED TO BE A PERSISTENT BUT INTERMITTENT ISSUE. ONCE I WAS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID ACCELERATION AND SPEED OVERSHOOT, I WAS ABLE TO ANTICIPATE AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE FROM RUNNING AWAY. IN LIGHT OF ALL THE ISSUES CONCERNING TOYOTA PRODUCTS, I THOUGH I WOULD BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. DRIVING CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THESE INCIDENTS WERE DRY CONCRETE ROAD, 7 PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MILES PER HOUR, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE BETWEEN 34 DEGREES F TO 70 DEGREES F. HIGHWAY WAS STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. *TR

YESTERDAY I HIT A DEER IN MY 2010 SIENNA. THE IMPACT WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. THIS WAS A VERY HARD IMPACT AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I BOUGHT THIS VAN BECAUSE OF TOYATA'S SAFETY REPUTATION. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY IN THIS VAN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I NEED THE AIRBAGS THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY AGAIN. I CAN SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THE ACCIDENT IF YOU LIKE. PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL . I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE MY NEXT ACTIONS CONCERNING MY FUTURE IN THIS VEHICLE AND WITH TOYOTA. MY FAMILIES SAFETY IS MY PRIORITY. THANK YOU. *TR