THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECEIVER STOPPED WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER, A SMALL PLASTIC TAB (HE CALLED IT A "SPACER") IN THE BUCKLE RECEIVER BROKE OFF AND PREVENTED THE BUCKLE FROM LATCHING. I NOTE THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE 2001 FORD ESCAPE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NU…
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THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECEIVER STOPPED WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER, A SMALL PLASTIC TAB (HE CALLED IT A "SPACER") IN THE BUCKLE RECEIVER BROKE OFF AND PREVENTED THE BUCKLE FROM LATCHING. I NOTE THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE 2001 FORD ESCAPE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V507000).*JB
NHTSA ODI #10140499
Mileage unknown · Aug 18, 2005
Seat Belts
I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA IN WHICH SEAT BELTS LOCK WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT AFTER BEING RETRACTED FROM THE CAR WALL (I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT IS DESIGNED THIS WAY, AND HAD BEEN BOTHERED BY THE DESIGN WELL BEFORE WHAT I REPORT HERE). ONE DAY MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MOVED AROUND WHILE UNDER THE SEAT BELT AND WAS ENTANGLED IN IT. SHE …
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I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA IN WHICH SEAT BELTS LOCK WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT AFTER BEING RETRACTED FROM THE CAR WALL (I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT IS DESIGNED THIS WAY, AND HAD BEEN BOTHERED BY THE DESIGN WELL BEFORE WHAT I REPORT HERE). ONE DAY MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MOVED AROUND WHILE UNDER THE SEAT BELT AND WAS ENTANGLED IN IT. SHE KEPT TRYING TO GET HERSELF OUT, BUT THE BELT WOULD ONLY MOVE A FEW MILLIMETERS INTO THE WALL, AND NEVER OUTWARDS. BY THE TIME I REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON SHE WAS GROANING IN PAIN WITH THE BELT TIGHTLY AROUND THE BELLY AND TO THE SEAT. I HAD TO CUT THE BELT TO GET HER LOOSE (WHICH LATER COST ABOUT $200 TO REPLACE). THE REPAIRED BELT WORKS WITH THE SAME TECHNOLOGY AS THE OLD, AND ALL OTHERS IN THE CAR. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10133336
63,361 miles · Feb 16, 2005
Seat Belts
THREE SHOULDER STRAP SEAT BELTS IN MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE FAILED. THEY ARE FROZEN AND INOPERABLE. THE DEALER SAYS HE WILL REPLACE AT $200 PER SEATBELT. OTHER THAN THAT THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO REPAIR THE SEATBELT. THE VEHICLE IS USELESS WITHOUT SEATBELTS. I AM AFRAID THAT THE OTHER 3 WILL FAIL ALSO. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10110641
73,316 miles · Feb 3, 2005
Air BagsSeat Belts
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON TO INDICATE THAT THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO PUT HIS SEAT BELT ON. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10109802
38,000 miles · Jan 15, 2004
Seat BeltsVisibilityCrashInjury
FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. MIDDLE RIGHT AND LEFT SEAT BELTS LOCK PASSENGERS TO SEAT WITHOUT UNDUE MOTION. NOTIFIED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK PASSENGER DURING REAR END COLLISION.
NHTSA ODI #10069278
Mileage unknown · Jul 30, 2003
Seat Belts
FOR REASONS UNKNOWN TO ME, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA IS TWISTED ALL THE WAY INTO THE ASSEMBLY. IT DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY OR LOCK TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, AND THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY MEASURE IS ONLY COVERED BY…
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FOR REASONS UNKNOWN TO ME, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA IS TWISTED ALL THE WAY INTO THE ASSEMBLY. IT DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY OR LOCK TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, AND THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY MEASURE IS ONLY COVERED BY TOYOTA FOR 5 YEARS/60K MILES, WHILE OTHERS LIKE HONDA HAVE LIFETIME COVERAGE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE SIMILAR INCIDENTS LIKE THIS OUT THERE AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA ODI #10030464
12 miles · Jul 5, 2003
Seat BeltsCrashInjury
SINCE LEASING THE CAR NEW 3 YRS. AGO, WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELTS LOCK UP. TWO WEEKS AGO WE WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, ALLOWING THE PASSENGER TO BE THROWN TO THE DASH AND BACK.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10025436
30,000 miles · Apr 24, 2003
Seat BeltsInjury
CHILD WRAPPED REAR SEAT BELT AROUND NECK. SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. HAD TO CUT SEAT BELT TO RELEASE CHILD. THIS WAS THE REAR SHOULDER HARNESS. CHILD WAS HANGING BY THE NECK. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FULLY RETRACT SEAT BELT TO HAVE SOME SLACK. I HAVE HAD OTHER PASSENGERS REFUSE TO WEAR THE OTHER SEAT BELTS COMPLAINING THEY "LOCK UP"…
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CHILD WRAPPED REAR SEAT BELT AROUND NECK. SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. HAD TO CUT SEAT BELT TO RELEASE CHILD. THIS WAS THE REAR SHOULDER HARNESS. CHILD WAS HANGING BY THE NECK. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FULLY RETRACT SEAT BELT TO HAVE SOME SLACK. I HAVE HAD OTHER PASSENGERS REFUSE TO WEAR THE OTHER SEAT BELTS COMPLAINING THEY "LOCK UP" AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG. A CHILD COULD BE CHOKED TO DEATH. *NLM
NHTSA ODI #10016445
Mileage unknown · Apr 17, 2002
Seat BeltsInjury
CONSUMER STATES CHILD IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WAS STRANGLED BY THE SEAT BELT, THE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO REMOVE CHILD FROM SEAT AND THE SEAT BELT CONTINUED TO GET TIGHTER. NLM CONSUMER HAD TO, AS A LAST RESORT, CUT CHILD FROM SEAT BELT. THE PRESSURE FROM THE TIGHTENING SEAT BELT BECAME UNBEARABLE. *JG
NHTSA ODI #8007828
Mileage unknown · Jun 18, 2001
Seat Belts
REAR SHOULDER AND LAP RESTRAINT TIGHTENED UP ON CONSUMERS 7 YEAR CHILD. CHILD STARTED CRYING IN BACK SEAT AND TRYING TO GET OUT. CHILD PUT SHOULDER BELT BEHIND HIM, AND TRIED TO TWIST OUT, BUT COULD NOT. BELT TWISTED BENEATH CHILD, AND CONSUMER HAD TO CUT CHILD OUT. CHILD HAD ABDOMINAL ABRASIONS FROM SEAT BELT. CONSUME…
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REAR SHOULDER AND LAP RESTRAINT TIGHTENED UP ON CONSUMERS 7 YEAR CHILD. CHILD STARTED CRYING IN BACK SEAT AND TRYING TO GET OUT. CHILD PUT SHOULDER BELT BEHIND HIM, AND TRIED TO TWIST OUT, BUT COULD NOT. BELT TWISTED BENEATH CHILD, AND CONSUMER HAD TO CUT CHILD OUT. CHILD HAD ABDOMINAL ABRASIONS FROM SEAT BELT. CONSUMER WAS HAVING DEALER LOOK IN TO IT. PLEASE ADD VIN, AND MILEAGE TO THE FORM. *AK
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010 SIENNA PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 7, 1997 AND JANUARY 4, 2010, CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN OR ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE SPARE TIRE STOWED UNDER THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THE COLD CLIMATE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES WHERE ROAD SALT IS FREQUENTLY USED, WATER SPLASHED BACKWARDS WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT CAN REACH THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER AND CORRODE THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY CABLE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE CABLE MAY BREAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND THE SPARE TIRE MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WITH AN INTERIM LETTER INITIALLY INSTRUCTING THEM TO BRING THEIR VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED DEALERS TO INSPECT FOR CORROSION. A SECOND NOTICE WILL BE SENT WHEN THE PERMANENT REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE TOYOTA'S AMENDED RECALL REPORT OF JULY 19, 2010. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OCTOBER 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
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NHTSA investigations
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DP02004 · Engine Seizure
Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.
PE99070 · Steering Wheel To Return To Center
Opened Nov 17, 1999 · Closed Apr 12, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
There is no summary currently available
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