2000 Toyota Sienna

I WAS DRIVING THE 2000 SIENNA XLE MINIVAN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. IT TOOK A LOT OF PRESSURE TO PUSH THE BRAKE IN AND THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK. NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET PUSHING DOWN TO GET THE MINIVAN TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM CAME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. I TOOK IT IN TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. I CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. TOYOTA SAID THEIR FINAL ANSWER WAS THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AS IT ONLY COVERED THE DRIVE TRAIN. OUR ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY! BUT TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THIS ADDITIONAL FAILURE -- THE CAR IS A LEMON, CLEARLY. SO I HAD TO PAY $1350 TO HAVE THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED. THEN THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE! THE BRAKES FAILED THE DAY I PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC TESTED IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND SAID HE COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN THE MINIVAN HOME, BUT I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF THEIR SAFETY. HELP!*JB

I TOOK MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA INTO A DEALER BECAUSE THE "ABS" LIGHT WENT ON APPROXIMATELY 2-3 DAYS AGO. ALTHOUGH PHOENIX HAS HAD A WET WINTER, THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS. THE DEALER SAID THE ABS "ECU" WAS "DRIPPING WET" AND THE ABS COMPUTER WAS "FRIED". THE COST TO REPLACE WITH MATERIALS AND LABOR WAS $1,800. DO THESE UNITS TYPICALLY FAIL? WHY WOULD THE ECU BE SO EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AS TO MAKE IT "DRIPPING WET"? HE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY DEFECT IN ANY PROTECTIVE COVER (IF THERE IS SUCH A THING).*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE CALIPERS WERE MISSING THE RETAINING RINGS. THE RUBBER BOOTS WERE PULLED INTO THE BRAKE CYLINDER WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MFR REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THE LOW BRAKE FLUID FUNCTION GIVEN THROUGH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT INDICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING FLUID AT A SLOW RATE MORE SO IN THE RIGHT WHEEL THAN IN THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE DUST BOOT RETAINING RINGS ON THE CALIPERS WERE NEVER INSTALLED AT THE MANUFACTURER *JB

MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA (VIN # [XXX]) ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED.I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO TOYOTA. VAN MILEAGE WAS ONLY 66,706. TOYOTA DEALER SAID ABS PUMP MOTOR FAILED. THERE IS NO RECALL....IF I WANTED THIS FUNCTION I COULD PAY FOR THE PART $1,471.00.....LABOR NOT QUOTED.THIS SAFETY FUNCTION WAS ONLY ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY 4 OR 5 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LTR FWD FM FHWA RE THEIR DEFECTIVE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, THE VAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SLUDGE...*MR THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BLOW BLUE SMOKE AND RAN ROUGH. THE DEALER DISCOVERED ENGINE GEL DEPOSITS. THE MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE OXYGEN SENSOR PER DEALER, THE BRAKES SQUEALED WHEN STOPPED AT LOW SPEEDS(PROBLEM CONTINUED), AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THE ENGINE SLUDGE HAD COME BACK AGAIN DUE TO A BURNT HOLE IN THE VALVE WHICH WAS IN THE PISTON. THE TACHOMETER ILLUMINATION APPEARED TO BE OUT AND THE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE HOTEL STAY AND THE VEHICLE RENTAL. *SCC *JB