2011 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

ON JUNE 15, 2016 AROUND 4:30 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TOYOTA SEINA LTD VAN WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER VAN ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL FROM SIDE WHILE CHANGING LANES THIS RESULTED TIPPING OF VAN , SEINNA VAN WAS TIPPED ON SIDE AND WAS DRAG ON ROAD OVER 100 FEET BEFORE IT STOPPED . WINDOWS AND FRONT GLASS SHATTERED WHILE SLIDING THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON CAR ON PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE AS WELL AS IN FRONT NEAR PASSENGER SIDE NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WERE INFLATED DESPITE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR FOR THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL DOOR AND HINGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE 1ST REAR SEAT BELT WON'T LATCH WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. STAYS LOOSE. THE BACK REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTED BUT WILL NOT RELEASE TO USE. VEHICLE HAD 75,000 MI. WHEN NOTICWED. HAS NO ACCIDENTS

COMPLAINT: TOYOTA SIENNA 2011 SE ON 2/3/2016 I TOOK MY 2011 SIENNA TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE INFORMATION DISPLAY SCREEN INDICATED VSC SYSTEM WARNING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT, TRAC SYSTEM LIGHT, AND WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS THE SERVICE ADVISOR EXPLAINED THAT FUEL EMISSION SWITCH VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE OFF POSITION. THE TECHNICIAN REPORT IDENTIFIED THE PART AS P2440 EVAPORATIVE EMISSION PRESSURE SWITCH VALVE. THE SWITCH REGULATES THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE PUMPED INTO THE TANK THROUGH THE INTAKE AND OUTTAKE OF AIR. VACUUM HOSES CONNECT THE VALVE TO A 'CHARCOAL CANISTER' WHICH COLLECTS GAS FUMES FROM THE TANK AND ROUTES THEM TO THE ENGINE FOR COMBUSTION. UNFORTUNATELY, TOYOTA SELLS THESE VARIOUS COMPONENTS IN EMISSION SYSTEM AS ONE UNIT. THE PART WAS $537.92 AND $148.88 FOR LABOR. THE SUGGESTED CAUSE WAS OVERFILLING THE GAS TANK. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM FILLING UP TANKS (STOPPING BEFORE THE POINT OF OVERFLOW) WITH MANY PREVIOUSLY OWNED TOYOTA TRUCKS AND SEDANS. THE CORE OF MY GRIEVANCE IS THE FACT THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY CAUTION THE OWNER THAT THIS PRACTICE CAN DAMAGE OR CAUSE A MALFUNCTION OF THE EMISSION SYSTEM. THE MANUAL ONLY CAUTIONS THE PERSON PUMPING FUEL 'DO NOT SPILL FUEL DURING REFUELING.'(P.150 IN REFUELING SECTION). IF THIS WAS THE REAL CAUSE FOR THE NEEDED EMISSION PART REPLACEMENT I HOPE THAT TOYOTA WILL WRITE A CLEAR WARNING ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF "FILLING UP" IN THEIR MANUAL OR CONSIDER REDESIGNING THE EMISSION SYSTEM. PERHAPS THIS COMPLAINT WILL PREVENT ANOTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMER THE COST AND DISSATISFACTION OF THIS SAME EXPERIENCE.

THE SLIDING DOOR INTERMITTENTLY CLOSES ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY, BEEPS, AND THEN OPENS AGAIN. IT PROBABLY HAPPENS 3/4 OF THE TIME. IT CURRENTLY HAS NO ISSUE OPENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH APPROACHING THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AT 15 MPH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO THE RIGHT RIBS, FOOT, ANKLE, AND LEG THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO THE RIGHT HAND, LEFT HIP, NECK, HAND, AND BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SLIDING DOOR OPENED AS USUAL, WITH A VAN FULL OF 3 CHILDREN, AGE 8 AND UNDER. POURING DOWN RAIN, THE DOOR DECIDES TO MALFUNCTION, AND WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME W/ THE DOOR OPEN. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE BEEN ONGOING AND NOW WE JUST DON'T USE THE DOOR. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND LEG INJURIES HOWEVER, IT WAS UNKNOWN IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

MY VAN CAME EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE P235/55RF18 TIRES. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT 26,000 MILES. THE EDGES WERE ALMOST WORN THROUGH. I NEVER HAD A RADIAL TIRE GO BAD WITH THAT LOW MILEAGE. BRIDGESTONE AND FIRESTONE OFFERED NO HELP. ON LINE LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY. BRIDGESTONE SAID THEY WERE MADE TO FACTORY SPECS. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER TOLD WE THEY WERE NOT GOOD TIES. I REPLACED THEM WITH SAME TIRE. NO SPARE WITHOUT A RUN FLAT IS A SAFETY IS I COULD NOT FIND ANOTHER RUN FLAT TO FIT. THE VAN DOES NOT HAVE A SPARE.

THIRD ROW BACK SEAT COVER HANDLE BROKE AFTER TWO MONTH RECALL . I OWN THE CAR NEARLY 5 YEAR , NO PROBLEMS WITH THESE ONES . UNTIL TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER RECALL ABOUT THIRD ROW BACK SEAT COVER , AND AFTER THAT TWO MONTH , THE HANDLES , BOTH SIDE BROKEN , TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AGAIN TO FIX THAT . SO THEY SAID THEY WILL CHARGE AROUND $200 . SERIOUS ABOUT THAT THE OLD ONES NO PROBLEMS IN 5 YEAR . THE NEW ONES BROKEN WITHOUT TWO MONTH AFTER RECALL . WHAT YOU THINK TOYOTA ?