2014 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, BOUGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN FEB (PRESENT MONTH: SEPT). LESS THAN 53K. ONE DAY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS CLEAR, DROVE HOME IN THE RAIN. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL, ABS, VSC, TRAC, EPS LIGHTS WERE ALL ON AND THE EXCLAMATION MARK WAS LIT ALSO. THE CAR RAN FINE. AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW; DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS THE ABS ACTUATOR. IT'S "BAD." HOW DOES THE ABS ACTUATOR OF A CAR THAT ISN'T FIVE YEARS OLD "BAD?" THEY SAY IT WILL COST $3258.04 TO FIX ...AND OF COURSE, OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AND SEEING THAT TOYOTA HAD OVER 600,000 CASES IN THE PAST OF BAD ACTUATORS, I BELIEVE THIS IS A CASE INTO WHICH SHOULD BE LOOKED.

AS CITY STREET BRAKING DECELERATION IS ENDING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGES AND ACCELERATES RPM. I MUST IMMEDIATELY APPLY HARD PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT VAN FROM SURGING AHEAD AND ALSO IMMEDIATELY MOVE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER TO NEUTRAL TO DISENGAGE POWER TRAIN. AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS THE RPM ACCELERATION WILL STOP AND RETURN TO NORMAL. TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES, FINDING NO ISSUES. THIS IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE THAT STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AND I'VE COME WITHIN INCHES OF SMASHING INTO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I REPORTED TO TOYOTA CORPORATION BUT THE OMBUDSMAN BLEW ME OFF SAYING THERE IS NO KNOWN SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES. NO OFFERS TO RESOLVE FROM TOYOTA. THIS HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES, I CAN NO LONGER REMEMBER THE INITIAL DATE AND EXACT MILEAGE THIS ISSUE STARTED TO OCCUR OTHER THAN WITHIN THE FIRST 4 TO 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. ADDITIONALLY THE SPEED CONTROL WAS NEVER ACTIVATED WHEN ISSUE OCCURRED.

MY CAR HAS (BOTH SIDES) POWER SLIDING DOOR IS UNABLE TO BE OPENED AND CLOSE WHEN COMMANDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED ON ITS OWN AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND "CHECK SRS AIR BAG SYSTEM" WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPARKS TOYOTA (4855 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29579, 843-236-2161) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

ON 8/2/18, WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN, BOUGHT NEW FROM A LOCAL DEALER WITH APPR. 89,000 MILES AND METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED FOR ALL SERVICE, I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AFTER PUMPING THEM THREE TIMES. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO REAR-END THE VEHICLE I WAS FOLLOWING. NO INJURIES, BUT THE VAN WAS TOTALED. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED BY NORMAN, OK. POLICE, ACCIDENT REPORT #2018-57682. PASSENGERS IN MY VAN WITNESSED THE BRAKE FAILURE.

THE TAIL GATE DOOR FUNCTION FAILED IN A SERIES OF PROBLEMS OVER ABOUT ONE WEEK'S TIME. FIRST, IT SUDDENLY STARTED CRASHING DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE LOADING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THEN IT WILL NOT OPEN/CLOSE WITH THE REMOTE WITHOUT A LOT OF CRASHING NOISE AND SHAKING/VIBRATING THE WHOLE VAN. THEN IT WILL NOT STAY OPEN AT ALL, EVEN FOR A MOMENT. THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH THE TAIL GATE DOOR NOW IS TO MANUALLY OPEN, MANUALLY LIFT, AND MANUALLY HOLD IT UP AT ALL TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE AT THIS POINT.

BOTH SLIDING DOORS DO NOT CLOSE. HAVE TO PUSH HARD ON THE DOORS TO CLOSE. PROBLEM STARTED WITH BOTH DOORS AT THE SAME TIME, AND AFTER THE FACTORY RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED SIX MONTHS AGO. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $862 TO FIX BOTH DOORS. TAIL GATE DOOR COMES CRASHING DOWN. SERIOUS INJURY HAZARD WHEN CHILDREN ARE CLOSE TO THE DOOR. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $490 TO FIX TAIL GATE DOOR. PROBLEM WITH TAIL DOOR STARTED THREE WEEKS AFTER SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM STARTED. FIELD COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. DOOR OPERATION IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS ARE WITH THE VEHICLE STATIONARY.

RECENTLY, AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES, THE UPPER HINGE OF THE FUEL FILLER DOOR (THE DOOR COVERING THE GAS TANK ACCESS) FAILED. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE DOOR BY THE SAFETY SWITCH GOVERNING THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, DOCUMENTED HERE: HTTP://WWW.SIENNACHAT.COM/FORUM/67-PROBLEMS-MAINTENANCE-REPAIR-GEN-3/19274-FUEL-FILLER-DOOR-HINGE-BROKE-ANYONE-ELSE-HAVE-HAPPEN.HTML#. I BROUGHT MY VAN TO MY LOCAL DEALER REPAIR FACILITY, NOVATO TOYOTA, AT APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $380. I WAS TOLD THAT NEITHER TOYOTA NOR THE COMPANY PROVIDING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. IN ADDITION TO BEING CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL DESIGN DEFECT THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FORESEEN, IT CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT WILL PREVENT OPENING OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WHEN THE SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. PHOTO ATTACHED IS NOT MY VEHICLE, BUT A PHOTO FOUND ONLINE OF THE SAME ISSUE.

MY 2014 SIENNA HAS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION IT HAS 32000 MILES ON IT I CAN'T LOCATE THE CAUSE IT POPS ON TURNS AN BUMPS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LARRY H. MILLER TOYOTA MURRAY, 5650 STATE ST, MURRAY, UT 84107), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.