2009 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

ELECTRICAL DRIVER SIDE DOOR CABLE GOT SNAPPED. LOOKS LIKE OTHER TOYOTA SIENNA OWNER FACE SAME ISSUE. COMPANY KNOWS THE ISSUE AND ENHANCEMENT WARRANTY 10 YEARS FROM THE DATE-OF-FIRST-USE OR 150,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST). CURRENTLY MY CAR IS 10 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 95000 MILES. THEY DECLINE. IF PARTS ARE FAULTY THAN COMPANY SHOULD ABLE TO REPAIR REGARDLESS OF YEAR OR MILEAGES.

MY NAME IS [XXX], SINCE YOUNG UNTIL NOW I HAD BOUGHT TOTAL 7 TOYOTA VEHICLES IN MY LIFE. MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2009 HAS PROBLEM WITH THE POWER SLIDE DOOR THAT IT OPEN AND CLOSE BY IT SELF A FEW TIMES WHILE I VACUUM THE RUG OF FLOOR TODAY. THE CAR WAS AT PARKED AND ENGINE IS OFF. ALSO I FOUND THE CABLES ON THE SLIDE DOOR HUNG OUT EXPOSED ON THE SIDE OF THE DOOR EDGE. PLEASE SEE PICTURE ATTACHED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WOULD WORK WITH HIM, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

SLIDING SIDE DOORS OPEN ON OWN. BUTTON FAILS TO ENGAGE PREVENTING DOOR FROM CLOSING. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK. BOTH TIMES IT HAS BEEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR.

THE PASSENGER DOOR CABLE ASSEMBLY SNAPPED CAUSING THE DOOR TO SLAM SHUT ON MY CHILD'S LEG WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. WE WERE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINE WITH THE REAR OF THE CAR SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE FRONT. THE DOOR WAS NEVER ENGAGED TO CLOSE, IT SLAMMED SHUT ON ITS OWN.

VEHICLE ACCESSORY. I HAVE PURCHASED A HARMAR AL625 SCOOTER LIFT, PURCHASED THROUGH SPINLIFE (DON'T KNOW WHICH COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE). THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT MATCH THE HARDWARE PROVIDED, CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY OR VEHICLE DAMAGE DUE TO INCORRECT INSTALLATION. SPECIFICALLY, THE INSTRUCTIONS CALL FOR USE OF 2 "MOUNTING BARS", USED TO AVOID DRILLING HOLES IN THE VEHICLE. ONLY 1 MOUNTING BAR WAS SUPPLIED, ALONG WITH OTHER HARDWARE TO APPARENTLY BE USED IN PLACE OF THE SECOND BAR. THIS IS POSSIBLY REQUIRED DUE TO THE 3RD ROW SEATING MOUNTS OF THE SIENNA. THERE ARE NO INSTRUCTIONS FOR MOUNTING THE ALTERNATE HARDWARE, NOR HAVE I BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY ON THE HARMAR AND SPINLIFE WEBSITES. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT BOTH COMPANIES HAVE SO FAR BEEN FRUITLESS.

UNEXPECTED ACCELARATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK;LOW SPEED, BARELY MOVING. THE VEHICLE(2009 TOYOTA SIENNA LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGED TO THE SIENNA AND THE PARKED VEHICLE.

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WON'T CLOSE WITH BOTH POWER MOTOR AND MANUALLY. IT'S STUCK OPEN. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES TO GET ASSISTANCE AND THEY STATED THAT THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT JUST EXPIRED 1 MONTH AGO. DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET THE VAN DOOR UNSTUCK. IT JUST HAPPENED TODAY, OR I WOULD'VE CALLED 1 MONTH AGO. VERY FRUSTRATED, CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

THE SLIDING DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE BUY A PUSH OF A BOTTON BUT WHEN SOMETHING GETS IN THE WAY THE DOOR STILL SHUT IT DOESN'T STOP MY 3 YR OLD DAUGHTER HAND WAS IN THE WAY WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSING BY TIME I GOT TO HER FINGERS WERE PINNED AN THIS HAPPEN TO MY SON MY SONS FRIEND HEAD U HAVE TO HIT THE DOOR TO STOP IT. I DON'T FEEL THAT IS SAFE AT ALL.

2009 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH POWER SLIDING DOORS. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE MAY BE A POORLY DESIGNED ROLLER HINGE FOR THE SLIDING DOORS. IF THE ROLLER HINGE FAILS AND BINDS, IT WILL CAUSE THE POWER SLIDING DOOR MOTOR AND/OR CABLE TO FAIL. PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR BECAME STUCK, PARTIALLY OPEN, WITH MY HANDICAPPED SON INSIDE WHILE I WAS PARKED OUTSIDE HIS SCHOOL FOR DROP OFF. I OBSERVED THAT THE POWER DOOR CABLE WAS BROKEN. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE DOOR OPEN TO GET MY SON OUT, THE ROLLER HINGE FAILED, COMING PARTWAY OUT OF ITS TRACK, AND THE REAR SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED, COVERING THE THIRD SEAT WITH BROKEN GLASS. A SMALL AMOUNT OF GLASS LANDED ON MY SON. I WAS FORCED TO CARRY HIM (13 YEARS OLD, APPROXIMATELY 75 LBS.) OUT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE SO I WAS FORCED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED! IN 2015 AN ALMOST IDENTICAL SCENARIO TOOK PLACE IN MY DRIVEWAY, IN THIS EARLIER INSTANCE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDER DOOR FAILING AND SHATTERING THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SIDE WINDOW. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE IN THAT CASE, EITHER. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE INSURANCE COVERED THE DAMAGE, WITH A $300 DEDUCTIBLE. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT WE PAID $1100 TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR MOTOR AND CABLE REPLACED AFTER THE CABLE BROKE. THIS RECENT FAILURE IS ESTIMATED TO COST BETWEEN $2000 AND $3000. AS YET, INSURANCE IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT THE BROKEN WINDOW.