2009 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DOORS BECAME STUCK AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE FOREHEAD WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE DASHBOARD. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEAT BELT BURNS ACROSS THE CHEST. THE DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS AND BRUISES TO THE CHEST. THE MANUFACTURED WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

LIFT GATE STRUTS ON 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE FAILED MEANING THAT THE REAR DOOR DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF UP WHEN OPENED. THERE ARE TWO STRUTS AND BOTH HAVE FAILED. THE STRUTS MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $200 EACH FOR A TOTAL OF $400. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH ABOUT 37800 MILES ON THE ENGINE. THIS IS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TOYOTA AND I BOUGHT IT WITH APPROXIMATELY 33000 MILES ON IT IN NOVEMBER OF 2010. AT ABOUT 37000 I NOTICED A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT IDLE. IT STARTS AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP; MOSTLY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15 MINUTES. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE DEALER STATED THEY HEARD IT AND IT'S ONLY NORMAL ENGINE SOUND. THERE IS A TSB 0094-09 THAT ADDRESSES THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE AFFECTED PRODUCTION CHANGE EFFECTIVE VIN ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. AS A MATTER OF FACT MY SIENNA WAS MANUFACTURED ABOUT 2000 VEHICLES AFTER THE AFFECTED PRODUCTION CHANGE EFFECTIVE VIN. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO TSB 0094-09 STILL EXIST BEYOND THE AFFECTED VINS IN THE TSB. TOYOTA SHOULD REALLY FIX THESE PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE LOUD TICKING NOISE THAT IS EASILY NOTICED IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE BACK AND WHEN I WENT OVER RAIL ROAD TRACKS THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OPENED. THIS IS A GREAT CONCERN FOR ME ESPECIALLY WITH THE KIDS IN THE BACK. TOYOTA WANT $1500 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON A 2009 WITH 47,000 MILES ON IT. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW IT WOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL BUT THE SAFETY THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS IS AN EXTREME CONCERN!!!!! THIS VAN COST ME OVER $35,000 AND THE ONLY REASON I BOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY OF THE VAN. WELL THAT WAS A MISTAKE AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT TOYOTA IS LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY OFF ME. I AM A SINGLE MOM WHO CAN HARDLY KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING ELSE BUT THIS IS JUST WRONG, AND I THINK OUR GOVERNMENT SHOULD FORCE THEM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE KIDS START FALLING OUT OF THE VANS ONTO THE STREETS AND GETTING FUN OVER!!! PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

DURING ACTIVE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING COMPONENTS NO LONGER FUNCTION. ON ONE OCCASION, THIS WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND THE SECOND ON A BUSIER STREET. THE SECOND OCCASION OCCURRED ON A HILL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NECESSARY TO STOP THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO BE SERVICED AND NO CAUSE FOR THE MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED. WE ARE NOW ASKED TO RESUME DRIVING OF THE CAR WITHOUT ANY REPAIR. *TR

MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A DAYCARE PARKING SPACE WITH OUR TWO KIDS, GOING 3 MPH (ACCORDING TO BLACK BOX READINGS) WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB, HIT A RETAINING WALL HARD ENOUGH TO THROW IT BACKWARDS AND GET STUCK IN A SNOWBANK (LUCKILY), WHERE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. MY WIFE WAS FLOORING THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME, WITH NO EFFECT. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA, WHO SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR. WEEKS LATER WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT SAYING THE INSPECTOR FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR, AND SINCE THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THEY CAN DO. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FOLLOW TOYOTA'S ORDERS, SO THEY CANNOT HELP EITHER. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SELL THIS AS I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI-VAN WITH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. THESE DOORS ARE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. UNLIKE AN ELEVATOR DOOR THAT WILL IMMEDIATELY REVERSE IF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS IN ITS PATH. THE SIENNA'S DOORS CONTINUE TO CLOSE UNLESS FORCIBLY PUSHED BACK TO RETRACT WITH A SERIOUS AMOUNT OF STRENGTH. MY ARM HAS BEEN BRUISED AND I COULD ONLY IMAGINE A CHILD'S HAND BEING CAUGHT. IT'S INCONCEIVABLE TO ME HOW THESE DOORS DO NOT OPERATE ON THE SAME PREMISE AS AN ELEVATOR. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

ABS BRAKE IN SIENNA DOESN'T STOP WHEN LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN ON ROAD. I PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT IS VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCENTED FOR SOMEONE SOMEDAY. THE SIENNA IS YEAR 2009 2WD * PSGR *TR

2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IOWA BEING INCLUDED IN TOYOTA RECALL REGARDING CORROSION OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE.*TGW