2012 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

MY VAN USES A TAKATA AIRBAG THAT I NEED REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILY DRIVING THE VAN. NEWS MEDIA HAS SHOWN HOW DANGEROUS THIS DEFECT IS AND HOPE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED SOON. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL TURN ON AGAIN IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, BUT THEN WILL GO OUT AGAIN. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT MANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE WITH PRIUSES, BUT ALSO SOME SIENNAS, HAVING THIS PROBLEM. DEALERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE IT - MINE WANTS TO REPLACE THE BULB FOR CLOSE TO $500, BUT CAN'T GUARANTEE THIS WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE BULB IS APPARENTLY WORKING, JUST NOT ALL THE TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE A NON-WORKING HEADLIGHT. *TR

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER : 11V560 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER : B0N TOYOTA HAS NEVER CONTACTED ME REGARDING THE RESOLUTION OF THIS RECALL OR HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS RECALL WAS DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V560000 (EQUIPMENT). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

PASSENGER DOOR - MOTOR LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILURE WHERE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT SHUT AND FLIES OPEN WHEN DRIVING. RUSTING OF DOOR COMPONENTS FROM IMPROPER DOOR SEALING AROUND DOOR FRAME. POPPING SOUND WHEN OPENING MOTORIZED PASSENGER DOOR. FORTUNATELY, DOOR WAS STOPPED INITIALLY WHEN DOOR FAILURE OCCURRED BUT DOOR FLEW OPEN AFTER I SHUT IT AND DROVE THE VEHICLE. I THEN STOPPED TO SHUT DOOR AND DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AT ALL.

ON AUGUST 27, 2016 I WAS DRIVING OUR 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. TRAFFIC WAS TERRIBLE AND I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. THE IMPACT WAS MINOR, BUT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT THE CAR TO THE FRAME. MY WIFE AND I WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR BEFORE IT BURNED. WHEN I EXITED THE CAR, I TOOK MY KEYS WITH ME. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS AND EVERYTHING I HAD IN THE BACK OF THE VAN BURNED. THANKFULLY, OUR CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR. IF THEY HAD BEEN, I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO BREAK WINDOWS TO ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE CAR.

THE VEHICLE IS MAKING CLICKING NOISE WHEN WHEELS ARE TURNED AND THE VEHICLE IS IN LOW SPEEDS FORWARD AND IN REVERSE. IT APPEARS THAT THE CLICKING NOISE COMES FROM THE STEERING SYSTEM AND/OR WHEELS. THE CLICKING SOUND IS BECOMING LOUDER AND LOUDER. ALSO, IT APPEARS THAT THE WHEELS "JERK" SLIGHTLY WHEN TURNED LEFT/RIGHT AND IN MOTION.

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN (OR PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING WHEELS IN LOW SPEEDS OR IN REVERSE. THE CLICKING SOUND IS GETTING LOUDER AND THE WHEELS APPEAR TO "SKIP" OR "JERK SLIGHTLY" WHEN TURNED. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A TYPICAL OR INDIVIDUAL ISSUE, BUT A LOT OF TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE.

THE SENSOR IN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OF MY 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA, WOULD NOT STOP BEEPING EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE LATCH WAS RUSTING AWAY, AND TOYOTA WANTED $1,400 TO REPLACE IT. THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH IS MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL, SO WHY IS THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH RUSTING? AND WHY CAN'T WE DISABLE THE SENSOR?

TOYOTA SIENNA 2012 ROLLBACK IN PARK: STATIONARY VEHICLE AT HOME ROLLED BACK WHEN IN 'PARK' AND DRIVER JUMPED IN AND APPLIED BRAKE BUT BRAKE DID NOT WORK. VEHCLE HIT TWO MAILBOXES. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED WHILE STATIONARY.