2002 Toyota Sienna

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A ROAD UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION, THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. HE CHECKED ALL THE TIRES BUT COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. A MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON THE SAME ROAD (NO CONSTRUCTION THIS TIME) AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AGAIN. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TIRES AGAIN BUT FOUND NO CAUSE FOR THE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHENEVER THE CHARCOAL CANISTER OR ANY MINOR MALFUNCTION OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLE THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED. THE TRACTION CONTROL ALSO DEACTIVATED WHEN THE FUEL CAP WAS NOT REPLACED PROPERLY ON THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT; YET, THEY REQUIRE THE CONTACT TO COME IN WHENEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE IT RAINS IN FLORIDA AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WHEN ACTIVATED ENGAGED ITSELF TO ASSIST WITH TRACTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER VALVE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND NOT A DANGER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2002 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. THE VEHICLE COMPUTER WILL SPORADICALLY TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON BASED ON NO ACTUAL CAUSE. THIS OCCURS AROUND EVERY 5,000 MILES. IT IS TYPICAL FOR THIS COMPUTER FAILURE TO BEGIN AFTER 75,000 MILES ON THIS YEAR OF SIENNA AND TOYOTA'S RECALL ONLY COVERS VEHICLES UP TO 75,000 MILES. THE COMPUTER COSTS $1,000 TO REPLACE. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO VEHICLES 10YRS OLD OR LESS. THERE IS PROBABLY AN INTERNAL MEMO FLOATING AROUND TOYOTA WITH A DOLLAR FIGURE ATTACHED BRANZELY BOASTING HOW MUCH THEY SAVED BY "SMOKING" A SHORTER RECALL PERIOD PAST THE US GOVERNMENT. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICES HAS BEEN HOSTILE TOWARD RESOLVING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

SLIDING DOORS ON 2002 TOYOTA SIENNA FAIL TO OPEN. 7-17-06: 73,316 MILES, BOTH SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN DUE TO PRODUCT DEFECT, REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP. 9-22-06: 76,829 MILES, SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN BUT NOT CLOSE, REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP. 11-16-07: 92,730 MILES, SLIDING DOORS NOT WORKING, REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP. 3-13-08: 97,991 MILES, PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR NOT WORKING, REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP. 8-10-2009: 113, 814, PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS AND WELL MAINTAINED. THESE DOORS CONTINUALLY FAIL. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON TOYOTA SIENNA OFTEN DOES NOT CLOSE. EVEN WHEN ENCOURAGED "MANUALLY" TO CLOSE, IT PULLS BACK SEVERAL TIMES. IF AUTO FEATURE IS TURNED OFF, IT WON'T PULL CLOSED AT ALL. SLIDING DOOR ON LEFT SIDE WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE. OCCASIONALLY LOCKS ITSELF SO THAT IT CAN'T BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE EITHER, EVEN IF ALL OTHER DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. *TR

IN 2003, I WAS TOLD THE ECU UNIT NEEDED REPLACED ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR AS DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. HAS CONTINUED WITH INTERMITTENT PROBLEM UNTIL IT FINALLY WOULDN'T OPEN NOR CLOSE. GIVEN THE VERY HIGH VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON ALL YEARS OF THE TOYOTA SIENNA, I WOULD LIKE FOR THE ODI TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE "TOYOTA SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS" AND YOU END UP WITH MULTIPLE THOUSANDS OF HITS, WITH MOST BEING CHAT SITES WITH MULTIPLE COMPLAINT THREADS. *TR

IN 2003, ECU UNIT WAS REPLACED ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR AS DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. HAS CONTINUED WITH INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SINCE REPLACEMENT UNTIL IT FINALLY WOULD OPEN BY NOT CLOSE. GIVEN THE VERY HIGH VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON ALL YEARS OF THE TOYOTA SIENNA, I WOULD LIKE FOR THE ODI TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE "TOYOTA SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS" AND YOU END UP WITH MULTIPLE THOUSANDS OF HITS, WITH MOST BEING CHAT SITES WITH MULTIPLE COMPLAINT THREADS. *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUSES KEPT BLOWING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE DASHBOARD MELTED, CAUSING THE FUSES TO BLOW OUT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO THE CLOCK LOST THE TIME. 4/28/04 MILEAGE 42K DRIVING ON NH HIGHWAY RTE 3 SO. APPROACHING THE BEDFORD TOLL IN THE HIGHSPEED LANE (40-45 MILES PER HOUR) THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER! ENOUGH SPEED LEFT TO PULL INTO THE LEFT BARRIER AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THIRD ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER WAS REGAINED. AUTOFAIR TOYOTA DEALER SHIP INDICATED THAT TOYOTA HAD FORWARDED A CHAMPAIGN. TOYOTA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE INDICATED THAT THE CHAMPAIGN IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ONLY AND NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH A RECALL. HOWEVER, NO WARNING LIGHT EVER CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NOT CHECK BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE, NOTHING!