2009 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

I HAD A CATASTROPHIC OIL LEAK ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE. RESEACHED HISTORY OF THIS TYPE AND FOUND IT WAS IT WAS A RUBBER HOSE ASSOCIATED WITH OIL TRANSFER (ALSO CALLED THE V V T 1 ACTUATOR HOSE. A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THIS PART ENDED IN 2013. I WILL HAVE IT FIXED BY A LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP BUT IF THIS IS A KNOWN PART FAILURE FOR YEARS, WHY WOULD TOYOTA NOT MAKE A MANDATORY RECALL OF THIS FAULTY PART? MY 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH I JUST PURCHASED 2 MONTHS AGO WILL NOW HAVE A MAJOR CAR REPAIR.

2009 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH MILEAGE LESSER THAN 110,000. THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR WONT OPEN. LOOKED AT THE TOYOTA WEB SITE AND FOUND OUT THAT ITS PART OF THE VEHICLE WARRANTEE AS LONG AS ITS MILEAGE IS LESSER THAN 120,000. *NF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/17/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDER DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOBURN TOYOTA (394 WASHINGTON ST, WOBURN, MA 01801 (781) 933-1100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABLES WERE SNIPPED, MAKING THE DOORS MANUAL. THE CONTACT STATED A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER DOOR INADVERTENTLY OPENED AND CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CABLE IN THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FOR THE MINIVAN BECAME FRAYED/RUSTED AND SNAPPED, CAUSING A LONG METAL CABLE TO BE HANGING OFF THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (POSSIBLY COULD HAVE HIT OTHER CARS) AND THE DOOR NO LONGER WORKS. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY (CLOSING DOOR) WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN/CLOSE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, AND THEN THE CABLE JUST BROKE ONE DAY. TOYOTA HAS A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" FOR THIS ISSUE FOR MODELS THROUGH 2007, BUT ARE SAYING THEY WILL NOT COVER IT FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IN A 2009 SIENNA, DESPITE EVIDENCE I'M FINDING ONLINE THAT MANY OF THE 2008S AND BEYOND ARE HAVING THE ISSUE.

THE OIL COOLING HOSE POPPED WHILE DRIVING CAR. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL/SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE INVOLVING OTHER TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES. FOR SOME REASON THERE WAS NONE ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE. NOW THERE IS ENGINE DAMAGE. TOYOTA DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE. THEY NEED TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE DAMAGE.

A DEALERSHIP INSPECTION ON AUGUST 30, 2017, ON MY 2009 SIENNA VAN WITH 76,096 MILES ON IT I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING UNIT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WOULD BE 1014.98 PLUS ALIGNMENT, SHOP FEES, AND TAXES. MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2010 SIENNA VAN WITH OVER 100,00 MILES AND HAS NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS AMISS WITH TOYOTA AND THEIR STEERING SYSTEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING LEAKAGE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON.

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE FAILURE THAT PULLS THE DOOR OPEN. NINE OPENED ABOUT 6 INCHES THEY STOPPED AS IF IT HIT SOMETHING. HAD TO BREAK THE CABLE TO GET DOOR OPEN

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN MULTIPLE MODEL YEARS FOR THE TOYOTA SIENNA, AND THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION PUT IN PLACE TO REPLACE ANY ON SIENNAS THAT ARE A MODEL YEAR OF 2007 OR OLDER. THERE SHOULD BE A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 2008 AND NEWER SINCE THE ISSUE STILL APPEARS IN THESE MODEL YEARS.

MY 2009 SIENNA NO LONGER HAS SIDE DOORS THAT ARE OPERATIONAL. ON BOTH SIDE DOORS THE SLIDING CABLE IS BROKEN AND THE CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON IS NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA'S WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT POLICY POL12-02, SINCE ALTHOUGH MY SIENNA HAS ONLY 110,000 MILES IT IS NOT WITHIN THE MODEL YEARS 2004 TO 2007. THERE IS NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION WHY MY 2009 SIENNA, WHICH HAS THE SAME CABLE DEFECT AS THE 2004 TO 2017 MODELS, WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. THE LACK OF WARRANTY COVERAGE LEADS TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MY PASSENGERS (TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS MUST EXIT THE CAR THROUGH THE TRUNK. MOREOVER, THE CONDITION PREVENTS ME FROM USING THE CAR AS INTENDED. I AM THE OWNER OF 4 TOYOTA VEHICLES AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE POOR QUALITY OF MY SIENNA. I HAVE TRIED TO CONVINCE THE DEALERSHIP (I MET WITH PENN TOYOTA IN NY) AS WELL AS TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (I SPOKE WITH PAM G BY PHONE) TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BUT TO NO AVAIL.

DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD. IT HAPPENED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS STANDING WAITING FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN AND THE CABLE JUST SNAPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER FACE. WE WERE IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND THE VAN WAS STATIONARY. THAT CABLE CAME SHOOTING OUT FROM THE CHASE IT SITS IN SUPER FAST. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS CABLE IS ACTUALLY OUTSIDE THE CAR!