Toyota Sienna 2008

• Recall 110314 [USA]: If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
  Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4runner, highlander, sequoia, and sienna, 2005-2010 avalon and tundra, 2006-2008 camry solara, 2006-2010 highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 rav4 and tacoma, 2007-2010 fj cruiser, 2007-2011 camry hybrid, 2009-2010 venza, 2010-2012 prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.
  set will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on july 14, 2016. Owners may contact set customer service at 1-866-405-4226. Set number for this recall is set16b.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 107250 [USA]: Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
  Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 prius and corolla, 2009-2011 venza, 2006-2010 avalon, 2007-2010 fj cruiser, 2005-2011 sienna and sequoia, 2006-2011 tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, camry, highlander, tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 rav4 and 4runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.
  set will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in january 2015. Owners may contact set customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 104114 [USA]: If the carrier cable is corroded due to road salt, the spare tire may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 sienna vehicles originally sold in, or currently registered in, connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virginia, wisconsin and the district of columbia. The affected vehicles have a spare tire carrier assembly mounted under the vehicle whose attachment cable may corrode due to high concentrations of road salt splashing onto the spare tire carrier.
  toyota sent owners in august 2014 an interim notification to advise owners of the recall and that dealers will perform an interim remedy to remove the spare tire and relocate it to the luggage compartment, free of charge. Owners are being mailed a second letter as parts become available and dealers will replace the spare tire carrier assembly with an improved one, free of charge. The remedy campaign is being performed in phases. The first phase of the recall began july 7, 2015. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Note: 2004-2010 siennas subject to this recall were subject to recall campaign 10v-160 initiated in 2010. Those owners are advised that they must have their vehicles remedied again under this campaign and that having the earlier recall completed did not remedy their vehicles. Additionally, model year 1998-2003 siennas were recalled as part of safety recall 10v-160. Owners of those vehicles that have not had not the remedy performed on their vehicles, should contact their toyota dealer to schedule a free repair.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 97918 [USA]: If the shift lever is moved out of the park position without the brake applied, the transmission will either engage a drive gear or neutral, increasing the risk of a backover or roll away crash.
  Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2005 sienna vehicles manufactured january 10, 2003, through august 10, 2005; and model year 2007-2009 sienna vehicles manufactured february 20, 2007, through december 12, 2008. In the affected vehicles, due to a problem within the shift lock solenoid, there is a possibility that the shift lever could be moved out of park position without depressing the brake pedal.
  toyota will mail interim notifications to owners beginning in late october 2013. When parts are available, owners will be sent a second notice and dealers will replace the shift lock solenoid, free of charge. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 74215 [USA]: The cable may break due to excessive corrosion and the spare tire may separate from the vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
  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.
  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.
  toyota recall no. Aoe.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

• Recall 73569 [USA]: A driver may overload a vehicle which may increase the risk of a crash.
  Southeast toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 passenger vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were sold without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels.
  dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. The safety recall began on may 27, 2010. Owners may contact southeast toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

• Recall 82802 [USA]: This does not meet the standard requirements.
  Gulf states toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were sold between september 1, 2005 and june 2, 2008 without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels.
  dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. Dealers will also correct the owner's manual. The safety recall began on may 27, 2010. Owners may contact gulf states toyota at 713-580-3300.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

• Recall 74188 [USA]: The gvwr is insufficient for the load carrying capacity of the vehicles.
  Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2009 sienna and 2009 lexus gx passenger vehicles. The vehicle capacity weight on the tire and loading information label and the gvwr on the certification label is insufficient for certain vehicles. Some vehicles were accessorized through vehicle processing centers and had accessories installed that caused the vehicle to exceed the gvwr value. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no 110, "tire selection and rims," and 49 cfr part 567.
  toyota will notify owners instructing them to return their vehicle to a toyota or lexus dealer for an exchange of the certification label and the tire and loading information label, an installation of the load carrying capacity modification label, if necessary, and a correction to the owner's manual. This remedy will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on december 10, 2009. Owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371.
  recall number ssc 9lf.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

• Recall 82398 [USA]: Incorrect load carrying capacity modification labels could result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Toyota is recalling 27,080 model year 2005 through 2010 passenger cars built from september 1, 2005 to may 4, 2009. These vehicles were not equipped with load carrying capacity modification labels which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims."
  toyota will notify owners and provide them with a new, accurate label to be installed over the inaccurate label free of charge. The safety recall began on august 18, 2009. Owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

• Recall 2021723 [Canada]: Accessories
  Issue: this recall is for certain block heater kits installed on certain vehicles or sold as accessories at toyota or lexus dealerships. On certain vehicles, the engine block heater cable may not have enough heat protection and could be damaged by high temperatures. If this happens, the cable could short circuit while plugged in, and cause the wiring to overheat or melt. Note: this recall only affects the following block heater/cord part numbers: C014003034 pk5a408j09 pU14000904 C014003151 pk5a408j13 pU14000905 C014000885 pk5a489j11 pU14000907 C014000888 pk5a489j22 pU14000909 C014000907 pk5a410h00 pU14000911 C014100904 pU14000900 pU14000913 C014100907 pU14000901 pU14003571 C014100911 pU14000902 pk5a408j05 pU14000903 safety risk: engine block heater wiring that overheats or melts could create the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: toyota recommends that you should stop using the engine block heater immediately. Toyota will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to disable the engine block heater. For some vehicles, the corrective actions for this recall are under development. For others, a new engine block heater cannot be installed, and the owner will receive a refund of the purchase price of the engine block heater.

• Recall 2014188 [Canada]: Structure
  On certain vehicles operated where road salts are frequently used, corrosion of the spare tire carrier assembly cable may cause the separation of the spare tire stowed under the vehicle. The spare tire falling on the road surface creates a safety hazard that may result in a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: as an interim measure, dealers will remove the spare tire and store it in the cargo area of the vehicle. Dealers will replace the spare tire carrier assembly when parts become available. Note: this recall supersedes recall 2010-123. Vehicles that were inspected and/or repaired under the previous recall may still be at risk of spare tire separation and will require re-inspection and/or repair.

• Recall 2013329 [Canada]: Powertrain
  On certain vehicles, the transmission may be shifted out of park without first depressing the brake pedal. This could result in inadvertent vehicle movement, which could cause a crash resulting in injury and/or property damage. Correction: dealers will replace the shift lock solenoid.

• Recall 2010123 [Canada]: Other
  On certain vehicles operated where road salts are frequently used, excessive corrosion of the spare tire carrier assembly cable may cause the separation of the spare tire stowed under the vehicle. Spare tire falling on the road surface creates a safety hazard that may result in a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: dealers will inspect and, as required, either apply a corrosion resistance enhancement treatment to the spare tire carrier restraint cable, repair the cable and apply the corrosion resistance treatment, or replace the spare tire carrier assembly. Note: this recall has been superseded by recall 2014-188.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

Common OBD Error codes specific to this vehicle.

• C0140 [1] C0140
• C0141 [1] C0141
• U1400 [1] U1400
• B0111 [5] Driver side airbag signal out of range / performance
• B0116 [5] Side airbag pasai: era - signal out of range / performance
• P0335 [1] Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction
• P2195 [1] O2 Sensor Signal Stuck Lean Bank 1 Sensor 1
• P2197 [1] O2 Sensor Signal Stuck Lean Bank 2 Sensor 1
• P0138 [1] 02 Sensor Circuit High Voltage (Bank I Sensor 2)
• P0158 [1] 02 Sensor Circuit High Voltage (Bank 2 Sensor 2)
• P0606 [1] PCM Processor Fault
• P0505 [1] Idle Control System Malfunction

2008 toyota sienna. Driving down steep right turns, vsc light comes on, urgent beeping alarm and tires grip and grip vehicle brakes going 20-30+ mph on dry road. Very scary and dangerous, and has continues repeatedly over the past year on curvy right turns. Local mechanics don't know what is wrong with the vehicle. Many sienna owners have similar problems listed on carguru. Https://www.Cargurus.Com/cars/discussion-c9152_ds656326 please insist on a manufacturing recall for this vehicle. It is unsafe and could easily cause an accident. Thank you. Concerned original car owner.

Brakes have been replaced, and checked several times make a loud grinding noise in wet weather when backing up and sometimes when applying pressure while driving also a 🔊 noise and brakes seem to slip have had to pull over because it scares me can not find anything wrong but continues to persist. Both in highway driving and regular street driving

While on an on-ramp; the vehicle at about 35 mph started blinking the slip light and slowed the van down, also causing i think the brakes to engage with force. Happens while driving normally and on ramps. I had the rack and pinion replaced and still has done this.

While on an on-ramp; the vehicle at about 35 mph started blinking the slip light and slowed the van down, also causing i think the brakes to engage with force. Happens while driving normally and on ramps. I had the rack and pinion replaced and still has done this.

When using heated seat feature drivers side remains heated even long after being off. Have checked fuses and still same only use seasonal. Sometimes feels like heat is on when not in use

2008 sienna dashboard cracking and is shiny and sticky. The shininess produces a glare on the windshield and is a safety hazard. This problem started a few months after the 10 year extended warranty offered by toyota expired. Tried contacting toyota and refused to help.

2008 sienna dashboard cracking and is shiny and sticky. The shininess produces a glare on the windshield and is a safety hazard. This problem started a few months after the 10 year extended warranty offered by toyota expired. Tried contacting toyota and refused to help.

The vehicle stability control will unexpectedly engage in instances where it shouldn't activate. The most common is a long, slight curve on at freeway speeds on dry pavement. The second most common scenario is accelerating to enter the freeway. When vsc engages, the vehicle will lurch to the side it was activated on and curtail any acceleration. This makes the vehicle hard to control when on a freeway curve and when attempting to accelerate to merge onto the freeway, causing unexpected motion that is a hazard to remaining on the road or causing the vehicle to be in an accident with other vehicles. There is no indication that there are malfunctions in any system that would cause this to occur. Note: mileage on the odometer is ~170,000 miles.

The vehicle stability control will unexpectedly engage in instances where it shouldn't activate. The most common is a long, slight curve on at freeway speeds on dry pavement. The second most common scenario is accelerating to enter the freeway. When vsc engages, the vehicle will lurch to the side it was activated on and curtail any acceleration. This makes the vehicle hard to control when on a freeway curve and when attempting to accelerate to merge onto the freeway, causing unexpected motion that is a hazard to remaining on the road or causing the vehicle to be in an accident with other vehicles. There is no indication that there are malfunctions in any system that would cause this to occur. Note: mileage on the odometer is ~170,000 miles.

While driving my steering locked up. I took it to a local garage and they informed me i need a new rack and pinion.

While driving my steering locked up. I took it to a local garage and they informed me i need a new rack and pinion.

Transmission has begun sliding

Transmission has begun sliding

My vsc and slip dashboard indicators go on while i drive on dry road at speeds between 40-50 mph. The car then gives me kick back on steering and braking, almost as it losing control of my vehicle. It then goes away randomly. It is difficult to replicate the situation but it tends to occur on speeds above 35mph and on a curved road steering.This has occured while on the highway and on regular roads.

My vsc and slip dashboard indicators go on while i drive on dry road at speeds between 40-50 mph. The car then gives me kick back on steering and braking, almost as it losing control of my vehicle. It then goes away randomly. It is difficult to replicate the situation but it tends to occur on speeds above 35mph and on a curved road steering.This has occured while on the highway and on regular roads.

While driving, the traction control system warning came on when the roads were clear and dry. Also, the automatic braking started going off when making turns on clear roads. Whenever we traveled the highway and were making a turn at greater than 35 miles per hour, the warning sounded and the brakes went off.

While driving, the traction control system warning came on when the roads were clear and dry. Also, the automatic braking started going off when making turns on clear roads. Whenever we traveled the highway and were making a turn at greater than 35 miles per hour, the warning sounded and the brakes went off.

On inclines, the vsc light would come on, clicking noise near the steering column. The car would lose power. I have mechanics checked out. Cv joint and ball bearing replaced. Problem persists.

On inclines, the vsc light would come on, clicking noise near the steering column. The car would lose power. I have mechanics checked out. Cv joint and ball bearing replaced. Problem persists.

Lift-gate frame cracking around left hinge. Safety hazard as the lift-gate could become unsecured while driving, or during operation, resulting in injury or crash. *tr

Lift-gate frame cracking around left hinge. Safety hazard as the lift-gate could become unsecured while driving, or during operation, resulting in injury or crash.

I was driving on the freeway at approximately 70mph on dry asphalt on a sunny day when the stability control warning light came on along with rapid beeping. What was the most concerning was that the breaks activated twice causing me to have a near panic attack and i didn't think i had control of the vehicle. After a few seconds, the beeping stopped and i had full control of the vehicle again. There was no apparent cause for these safety features to have been engaged and no longer feel safe driving this vehicle. This is not the only time it has happened but it was the scariest. The other times have been at slower speeds and the brakes don't always engage. I have read numerous posts online describing the same issue with other siennas and it doesn't seem like toyota wants to do anything about this extremely hazardous issue. *tr

I was driving on the freeway at approximately 70mph on dry asphalt on a sunny day when the stability control warning light came on along with rapid beeping. What was the most concerning was that the breaks activated twice causing me to have a near panic attack and i didn't think i had control of the vehicle. After a few seconds, the beeping stopped and i had full control of the vehicle again. There was no apparent cause for these safety features to have been engaged and no longer feel safe driving this vehicle. This is not the only time it has happened but it was the scariest. The other times have been at slower speeds and the brakes don't always engage. I have read numerous posts online describing the same issue with other siennas and it doesn't seem like toyota wants to do anything about this extremely hazardous issue. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna equipped with bf goodrich tire, tire line: all terrain k02, tire size: 215/65/r16, dot number: bfaeat11. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the passenger's side front tire experienced a blowout. The vehicle was not taken to be inspected or repaired. Neither the tire manufacturer nor the vehicle manufacturer were contacted or notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 134,920; tire mileage failure was unknown.

While driving with my autistic children the check engine light, the vsc light and the trac off light all came on and the wheels locked up on the right side and through the van into a ditch. This is very dangerous since this vehicle was made for families. I am now keeping a log and i do plan on retaining an attorney as no one has addressed this issue as a safety hazard. *tr

While driving with my autistic children the check engine light, the vsc light and the trac off light all came on and the wheels locked up on the right side and through the van into a ditch. This is very dangerous since this vehicle was made for families. I am now keeping a log and i do plan on retaining an attorney as no one has addressed this issue as a safety hazard. *tr

Car engenders self braking and cutting power off

Car engenders self braking and cutting power off

My vehicle has 138,000 miles and when i inquired about fixing the sliding door, i was told that the recall was over in 2016; however, i know of a person that was able to have his vehicle fixed by toyota. In fact, toyota replace both the door sliding components / latches. For my vehicle i tried getting toyota to fix this last year and tried again today but toyota will not cover these repairs. I want it documented that this vin has not been fixed regarding the sliding door and should a serious safety issue arise in the future due to these doors, this will server as documentation. The issue began about 1 year ago when the driver side sliding door would not open. This year i had to take it on myself to try and fix the issue due to toyota not willing to cover the costs. The cable for the sliding door had frayed and when the door was manually opened, it would only open some but not fully. The roller latch for this door also appears to be bent and now the door is close to hitting the side panel when opened; i had to remove the cable components myself to allow the door to open. I believe the estimated repair costs for having both doors mechanisms replaced is $4,000 and i cannot afford that costs. In 2016 i do not recollect being informed by toyota regarding the sliding door issues and now my vehicle cannot be repaired for that service program has expired.

My vehicle has 138,000 miles and when i inquired about fixing the sliding door, i was told that the recall was over in 2016; however, i know of a person that was able to have his vehicle fixed by toyota. In fact, toyota replace both the door sliding components / latches. For my vehicle i tried getting toyota to fix this last year and tried again today but toyota will not cover these repairs. I want it documented that this vin has not been fixed regarding the sliding door and should a serious safety issue arise in the future due to these doors, this will server as documentation. The issue began about 1 year ago when the driver side sliding door would not open. This year i had to take it on myself to try and fix the issue due to toyota not willing to cover the costs. The cable for the sliding door had frayed and when the door was manually opened, it would only open some but not fully. The roller latch for this door also appears to be bent and now the door is close to hitting the side panel when opened; i had to remove the cable components myself to allow the door to open. I believe the estimated repair costs for having both doors mechanisms replaced is $4,000 and i cannot afford that costs. In 2016 i do not recollect being informed by toyota regarding the sliding door issues and now my vehicle cannot be repaired for that service program has expired.

While driving on the highway on a slight curve on dry pavement the slip indicator light would come on and the alarm sound eventually causing the brakes to engage and the car to jerk on its own without warning. This happens so often that it's dangerous to drive the van with my family.

While driving on a slope, incline or decline, my traction control light ( car with squiggles behind it) comes on, a loud 'beep beep beep' sounds, and my car brakes on its own. Always happens while in motion. Highway driving. 90 percent of the time while on an incline or decline. It scares the heck out of you causing an unsafe condition. Additionally, when the brakes apply, it pulls you out of your lane. The first occurrence was 3 weeks ago. Has happened multiple times since. It doesn't seem to be intermittent anymore. You can count on it happening when your on a slope.

I attempted to put my van in park today after driving to a restaurant for lunch. The shift lever will go to any position but the dash display only responds to d or 4. When i put the lever in park and took my foot off the brake pedal, the van continued going forward. It will not go to park or even neutral. I put the car in a safe parking spot, put on the emergency brake and shut the engine off. That is where it still is. I haven't tried to restart it or drive it since.

The traction control erroneously engages under normal driving conditions, which in turn activates the abs. This causes sudden and unexpected braking. This is dangerous and could lead to loss of control of the vehicle.

Check engine light, vsc light and trac off light on and off light intermittent. At any time the light goes on and off. It is nerve breaking knowing that the warning light and the problem can not be fixed by toyota. I have my toyota sienna 2008 and it have a very low miles due to lights safety reasons that can not be solved by toyota. Every time we complain, we were always told that bring the car in when the light goes on. The problem is when the light goes on it will be off when we get to the dealership. We noticed when the car reached approximately 98,000 miles. The cause of the on and off lights are unknown.

Check engine light, vsc light and trac off light on and off light intermittent. At any time the light goes on and off. It is nerve breaking knowing that the warning light and the problem can not be fixed by toyota. I have my toyota sienna 2008 and it have a very low miles due to lights safety reasons that can not be solved by toyota. Every time we complain, we were always told that bring the car in when the light goes on. The problem is when the light goes on it will be off when we get to the dealership. We noticed when the car reached approximately 98,000 miles. The cause of the on and off lights are unknown.

While on a highway or freeway speeds of 35 to 70 mph while turning on a curve the slip indicator light comes on, causing the vehicle to slow down on a jerk motion as the brakes apply by itself. This can also happen on a sharp curve turning onto the freeway. It's very dangerous situation.

Both my power sliding doors have failed within the past week, and i cannot afford to fix them. They do not open at all because the cables are snagged, and this is a safety issue. In the event of an accident, passengers will not be able to exit the vehicle safely and quickly through the liftgate or front doors. Toyota needs to recall these vehicles and fix them and not leave safety to chance.

Lower oil cooler line developed hole and leaked engine oil while in motion on county highway.

The stability control/traction will activate for no reason thus slowing the vehicle down at freeways speeds. Mechanics find no problems with parts associated with issue.

Vehicle would engage brakes by itself and vsc and traction control lights would start flashing and beeping when going around curves or hitting bumps in the road. This was frightening, and caused me to not in good conscience sell the vehicle outright to another person, so i lost thousands of dollars by trading it in. This happened intermittently for over a year. Estimated financial loss $4000.00. *tr

Vehicle would engage brakes by itself and vsc and traction control lights would start flashing and beeping when going around curves or hitting bumps in the road. This was frightening, and caused me to not in good conscience sell the vehicle outright to another person, so i lost thousands of dollars by trading it in. This happened intermittently for over a year. Estimated financial loss $4000.00. *tr

When we go on curvy roads, a clicking starts. It sounds as if it is coming from under the dash near the steering. Once that starts up the traction control malfunctions. The warning alarm comes on and the brakes engage on their own. It doesn't seem to matter how fast or slow we take the curve. This started about a year ago and continues to get worse. I've taken it to the mechanic but he can't replicate the problem because the road are mostly straight there and they couldn't physically see anything wrong. For what its worth, the problem happens when the roads are dry or wet. The tires are good and so is the pressure. This seems to be a common problem in this model of car and especially this particular year. For examples: https://www.Siennachat.Com/threads/traction-control-malfunctioning.44474/ *tr

When we go on curvy roads, a clicking starts. It sounds as if it is coming from under the dash near the steering. Once that starts up the traction control malfunctions. The warning alarm comes on and the brakes engage on their own. It doesn't seem to matter how fast or slow we take the curve. This started about a year ago and continues to get worse. I've taken it to the mechanic but he can't replicate the problem because the road are mostly straight there and they couldn't physically see anything wrong. For what its worth, the problem happens when the roads are dry or wet. The tires are good and so is the pressure. This seems to be a common problem in this model of car and especially this particular year. For examples: https://www.Siennachat.Com/threads/traction-control-malfunctioning.44474/ *tr

The four bridgestone ecopia ep422 tires were purchased at costco in 2014. Although the tires have been aligned regularly by firestone and tire pressure checked one a month, the outer edge of the tires wore down unevenly. There are only 9,860 miles being used on these tires for 65,000 mile warranty. The unknown problems may be associated with the design of the van or the tires and need to be further examined.

The traction control, stability, and abs engage in turns (steering input) ranging from speeds of 25-55 mph. It happens on flat surfaces, inclines and declines. The turn range from sharp turns to slight turns that there is no reduction of speed to navigate the turn. When it occurs the vehicle rapidly decelerates and pulls to the right. When trying to accelerate in a turn the vehicle will not accelerate until there is no steering input. Dealers and mechanics can not determine the cause. It has been occurring daily for about 6 months. This has caused many near crashes.

Both front springs broke. Part of the left front spring contacted the tire, damaging it. If vehicle was driven it would have ripped the sidewall and could have resulted in a crash. This was preceded by a clanking noise while driving.

When i open the lift gate from the console or key fob and the outside temperature is about 32 degrees or less the lift gate goes up then comes right back down. If i repeat the opening process several times it finally stays up. I have been hit several time by the lift gate when i thought it was open, it takes a lot of strength to stop it enough to get out of the way. What would it do to a child? This happens when the vehicle is stopped and in park or if the engine is not running at all. In my garage, parking lots, etc, wherever the vehicle is parked. This started happening about 2011 and continues getting worse each year.

When turning corners, the vsc light turns on, the car beeps, and the abs system engages, causing the car to brake on own. This happens every day, intermittently, at all speeds.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. While driving 60 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel made an abnormal alarming sound. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The contact called frontier toyota at (661) 291-2900 (located at 23621 creekside rd, valencia, ca 91355) and left a voicemail. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.

My dash panel warning lights 4 or 5 lite up, took it to a toyota dealer, he put it on a computer and stated that ,your catalitic converter, muffler and other parts need to be replaced. Took it to another mech. He put a pint of lukus gas treatment,told me to fill the tank with higher octaine gas and run it in 4th gear .

The traction control system comes on when going into any right turn. The alarm beeps and the car automatically brakes, and the gas pedal is disabled so that you can not speed up. The braking can be so severe that it will reduce speed from 45 mph to 25 mph without notice which jerks the passengers violently.

While driving the vehicle at higher speeds (greater than 40 mph) around curves, the skid indicator sensor will occasionally trigger even on dry pavement where no slipping is happening. The car will automatically decelerate and brake momentarily. There is often a clicking sound in the steering column as well. The vsc warning light occasionally comes on too. Mechanics on multiple occasions have not been able to figure out what is causing the problem. However, based on research at toyota blogs, it appears that other toyota sienna drivers have experienced this same issue.

Toyota 2008 sienna le 2wd power steering rack & pinion seal failed and leaked on the passenger side at 120,000 miles. The rack boot tore and broke as a result. Repair cost is estimated at approximately $2,000. Numerous complaints are posted by other owners on the internet all pointing to the same defect. If drivers are unaware, or if the defect is not resolved, power steering could freeze and potentially cause life threatening situations. This should require a safety recall or extension of power train warranty to cover this issue. Failure has not occurred yet and will take steps to repair.

My sienna side door cannot open. My son would not be able to escape the vehicle if a problem in an accident. Dealer said there is no recall but the door cannot even be opened manually. This would be a $1500-2000 repair which as a single mom is not an option for me. I do not feel something as significant as ability to escape a vehicle should fall on the consumer.

My wife and i have five lovely small children. We own a 2008 toyota sienna xle. Some years ago, the "power" aspect of the sliding doors stopped working. Since then, we have been using the van by sliding the doors open and shut manually. Recently, while my wife was driving, the passenger sliding door unexpectedly came open while the vehicle was moving at a high rate of speed. This was traumatic for her and for my 5 children. Also recently, the driver side passenger door became completely non-functional. The local dealership, mark miller toyota, has been working diligently and expertly to try to repair both sliding doors. They appear to have been able to repair the passenger sliding door, at substantial expense to me. However, mark miller toyota is presently unable to repair the drivers sliding door, and the vehicle has been non-operational for weeks now.

The sunroof spontaneously burst while driving straight at highway speed on i-76 outside of pittsburgh. It was not hit by any object. The glass appeared to burst upward.

The dashboard of my car becomes sticky and shine on the eyes during hot sunny days. I received a letter from toyota that it will be covered by warranty till 10 years but for my vehicle the warranty had expired. When i called toyota they say that is a regular wear and tear and since the warranty had expired they will not cover it. This is a manufacturing defect that causes a safely issue due to the glaring effect while driving on hot sunny days. This should be more of a recall than a regular wear and tare, i have not experienced this issue with my other car that is older than my toyota sienna.

I was able to shift my car into reverse from park without touching the brakes. It caused my car to start rolling.

On july 19, 2018 afternoon, my wife drove her 2008 toyota sienna home on a local street in great boston area, the passenger side mirror suddenly explored when the car was in motion. Since the windows were opened, broken glasses flew inside the car and spread. Fortunately, no body sit on the front passenger side and nobody was directly hurt by the accident, it was very dangerous since my 2-year old son sit behind his mom. I wonder if this kind accident was reported previously and what is the cause. Note, outside temperature was about 80 f on that day.

The vsc and traction control system and slip indicator warning lights come on around curves just as the front wheels grab. I have taken it to several mechanic s and toyota dealership and they said nothing shows up on the dynastic test machine. So, it seems to me that this is hazardous situation and records show i hold toyota responsible for my family's safety and well-being. [xxxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6).

We have a 2008 toyota sienna. The vehicle has 174,000 miles on it. The vsc icon comes on along with the alarm when driving on dry roads and when turning whether on flat or downhill travel with the brakes grabbing and releasing. The situation is unpredictable. Problem started at approximately 173,000. The slip indicator light started coming on intermittently while turning on highways etc. Please make this serious recall for toyota. You need to force toyota to take this seriously before someone loses a life. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

The traction control system is often triggering while driving and turning at freeway speeds. It presents a huge risk of losing control every time. Many people with toyota sienna vans are experiencing this same issue as i've seen on various website forums. There should be a recall for this safety issue.

Brake pedal would go to floor and experienced no braking. Dealer stated "brake components seized and internal failure in master cylinder"

Both automatic side doors broke at 120,000 miles. Doors are unsafe and opened on their own while driving down the highway at 60 mph with grandson in backseat. Now that the automatic door function is broke on both doors they both won't close completely anymore and don't latch completely. They are unsafe.

When attempting to install my forward facing car seat using latch, i've not been able to locate the hook for the top tether, that should be located behind each of my 2nd row seats. Despite checking the manufacturers manual, i was merely able to locate what felt like a hook that is completely covered by fabric. Not knowing any better, i mistakenly hooked the tether strap to another hook that was located behind the seat. In completing a cpst course, i've learned that this practice could have significantly injured or killed my child if we had been involved in a wreck. My cpst instructors agreed with my suspicion that there is a defect in the construction of these seats, and that the tether bar should not be completely covered by fabric. My fear is that other families with this vehicle are putting their children at risk of injury or death because they aren't utilizing the top tether simply because they can't access the bar for it.

Bought the car brand new from toyota dealer, the second year we noticed the passenger sliding door will not open during cold days when you pull the handle from the outside. We took it in to get inspected, service manager told us everything was fine. But it still experience the same problem. This year, we noticed the front windshield started to get blurry. First we though the window was dirty, so we tried to clean it with windex many times, it still the same. So nothing we can do. Especially when we drive for a long time, we will feeling dizzy. We contacted toyota (case number 1806052799), they said there is no recall and since the car is out of warranty, they will not replace it, even though the front windshield is original. This is clearly a manufacturer defects.

My passenger side power sliding door cable snapped on it, when i went to open it months back, the cable is hanging down on it and i havent been able to use my power sliding door in months! It snapped on me when it was parked and i had a load of groceries i hit the power door button and i saw something fall from the window and it wouldnt open or shut. I actually have to have the indoor light switch off because the door when i go around corners light will come on that it isnt properly shut! Its a safety hazard that i cant afford to fix! It happened at 117,000 miles back in may 2018. I was told it was going to be $2,000! I was never notified of a extended warranty on these sliding doors! Now im just past the mileage of 120k and 9 years? I bought a toyota minivan in 2008 for safety for my family. I loved the power sliding door when i picked my kids up. This is wrong, many other people have had this same problem, and i never get a warranty slip on it, and if i wouldve known when it broke, it wouldve been covered. But now its too late?! Thats not right!! These cables have obvious defects, and should all be replaced when this happens!!!

Vvti oil line has large hole all of a sudden, caused very quick loss of all oil in car. I was in motion on the highway, and oil light came on. I was able to get the car pulled over and stopped. If i had been in a worse position, it would have caused engine seizure. There is a limited service campaign on this, my vehicle had it replaced in 2014, and it failed again because they put the same faulty part with rubber hose connector. In 2010 they actually released same engine with an all metal oil hose, but thats not what they replaced it with on the technical service campaign.

My lug nuts are swollen. This is apparently a common problem with toyota because they use a two part lug nut design. Water gets between the two parts, swells and i cannot remove my tire. Thank goodness i was near a mechanic and not 60 miles nowhere. I could not get the wheel off the car with my car based tools.

The driver's seatbelt has started releasing itself during motion; this happens every time i drive. In addition, when stationary and about to drive, when i try to latch the seatbelt it has become almost impossible to get the seatbelt to latch. In addition, it is almost impossible to get out of the seatbelt when stopping driving because it is stuck in the latch. This combination of self-release, non-latching, and being stuck is a serious danger hazard and needs to be recalled by toyota. The vehicle is undriveable in this condition.

Dear madame/sir, i own a toyota sienna (2008). The driver side sliding door cable just got cut-off last week while my kid was trying to open the door and get in and the passenger side door moves very slowly. I went to the toyota dealer(s) and they said they had a fix at no cost only for vehicles which are 9 years/120,000 miles and if the customer came with a problem (not a recall) and i do not qualify as it has been 10 years (how did toyota come-up with this number?). I went online and found that many people have reported a similar issue and looks like toyota did not take care of them either. From the dealer i understand toyota was aware of the problem and did not take care of the issue or did not do enough to resolve this problem. I sincerely request you to provide necessary directions/action taken against manufacturer so that 1000s of customers like me will get their car fixed. Thank you for your valuable time *tr

My 2008 toyota sienna suddenly slams on brakes when turning right. Used to be occasionally on mountain curves during last year, but now does it randomly at highway speeds on straight roads and is very dangerous! How do i get toyota to fix this obvious design defect? Car has 230k miles.

This vehicle has 3 open recalls on it i have contacted my local toyota dealership in wooster ohio and the service advisor informed me it would take a few hours to do all the repairs and id have to wait or drop it off i as a customer feel its unfair for toyota to make a customer wait for hours to fix repairs that are faults of the car manufactuer i asked for a loaner car while the work is completed they refused saying the only way a loaner is given is is the recall is door related

Front dashboard is cracking and sticky. I have heard toyota had a recall at one time, however i cannot find it. Also, seatbelt in the middle and rear seats lock often in place without breaking. Must unbuckle to release and reset.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v429000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Don mcgill toyota of katy (21555 katy fwy, katy, tx 77450, (832) 772-1000) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The automatic rear lift-gate/door when opened either via remote or driver overhead back-door opener, opens all the way up and closes immediately. The door not stay open. This appears to be a recall issue in older sienna model (2006) but dealer could not fix my model (2008) as a recall issue as this is not listed under my model for recall. The problem symptoms are exactly similar to the recall issue. I would like to fix it as a recall issue for my vehicle from toyota. Please help. Thanks.

Sliding door cable snapped. This left us with a heavy door to manually open/close which creates a safety concern (trapped) for children and elderly passengers.

Nov 16,2017 oil cooler pipe and lines burst on highway while driving thru no break down lane tunnel. Van all motor oil within minutes, resulting in loss of engine power. Extended service warranty from toyota "ze2" had been given to toyota dealers nation wide but despite dealer service done in july 2017 no mention of a problem mentioned. No notification was sent to owners of a potential problem.It created a safety issue that could have been life threatening.

Rear sliding doors fail to close fully resulting in the door opening while driving.

When driving normally in dry conditions, the vehicle stability control engages when making slow turns at about 45 to 55 mph. It happens mostly when steering to the right but can happen when turning left. This results in dangerous driving conditions where the brakes unexpectedly engage or the car down shifts to a lower gear. It has almost caused a wreck and has placed me and others in danger. The problem began about 2 to 3 years ago and has become progressively worse. Other owners of this make and model have reported similar issues without resolution by toyota, dealers or auto repair shops. I am only able to resolve the issue by removing the fuse that controls the stability control system. See https://www.Cargurus.Com/cars/discussion-c9152_ds656326 for one example of a discussion thread. Given the pervasiveness of this problem, it is apparent that this is a systemic problem with the engineering or manufacturing of this vehicles and toyota should be held accountable for this potentially life threatening problem.

When driving normally in dry conditions, the vehicle stability control engages when making slow turns at about 45 to 55 mph. It happens mostly when steering to the right but can happen when turning left. This results in dangerous driving conditions where the brakes unexpectedly engage or the car down shifts to a lower gear. It has almost caused a wreck and has placed me and others in danger. The problem began about 2 to 3 years ago and has become progressively worse. Other owners of this make and model have reported similar issues without resolution by toyota, dealers or auto repair shops. I am only able to resolve the issue by removing the fuse that controls the stability control system. See https://www.Cargurus.Com/cars/discussion-c9152_ds656326 for one example of a discussion thread. Given the pervasiveness of this problem, it is apparent that this is a systemic problem with the engineering or manufacturing of this vehicles and toyota should be held accountable for this potentially life threatening problem.

A cable on the passenger side door of my toyota 2008 sienna broke and started making a strange noise. I am unable to open the door fully and my children are unable to get out on this side of the car - a safety hazard.

8/20/10 bought goodyear assurance tires, 80k warranty. 10/3/14 at 65k tires worn out early, replaced tires with michelin defender tires, 90k warranty. 9/14/17 at 48k tires worn out early, all 4 at outer edge was 1 or 2, but rest of treds are 3 or 4. Rotated and inflated tires per requirements. Many sienna owner are reporting this issue. Major safety issue with this van design to have tires wear so quickly.

Van has excessive tire wear characteristics. No matter what the rating or quality of the tire, they only last at most 25,000 miles. Alignment is fine.

Vehicle traction control intermittently engages on drive pavement in curves and straightaways at varying speeds. Vehicle alarm beeps, vehicle brakes, and vehicle automatically steers. This is a dangerous, unsafe situation especially at higher speeds for the affected vehicle and trailing vehicles. This has occurred without predictability many times.

My 2008 toyota sienna began to create a smoke screen impairing me from having a clear visual of the road. I had to immediately pull to the side of the freeway and check if my vehicle was on fire. Once i inspected the outside and open the hood to make sure nothing was on fire i notice a puddle of oil under the vehicle an upon further look my engine motor oil cooling hose had burst, spraying the motor and everything inside with motor oil. This was the 3rd time this vehicle has done the same problem.

Defective oil cooling hose ruptured suddenly when parked, spilling oil in grocery store parking lot and leaving the family stranded. We had to tow car to capitol toyota in san jose. The car started leaking oil on the way to the grocery store as evidenced by a trail of oil leading up to parking lot. The car has now been at capitol toyota since 7/17 (about 4 weeks) with no eta for new improved metal replacement hose. The service department at capitol toyota admitted this is a design defect. Apparently the better replacement hose is on national back order, again with no eta, and so no line of sight on when the car will be fixed. In the mean time my wife has no car to drive, and toyota refuses to supply a loaner. I have escalated this with toyota head quarters and they also will not provide a loaner. This situation is very frustrating, as the car is at the dealer, and no timeline for when the part will come in and repair will be done. I have never experienced this sort of situation before, with the many cars i've owned in the past.

Detroit axle, in michigan, is selling defective struts, straight out of the junkyard, and rack and pinion steering and many other suspension parts, advertised as new, by just placing a coat of paint in them. They offer a warranty of one year in the products, but the consumer must pay for the removal and installation of the part. I played their game for three times and i foolishly paid 3 times for the strut installation, plus other damages the faulty struts caused me . The faulty struts caused my frame to loosen, my horizontal drive shaft to damage, and rack and pinion steering, that detroit axle sold. Well, my vehicle shakes violently at between 45-55 miles per hour, thus having to pull to the side of the road. I managed to drive to a mechanic through back roads at low speeds. The defective rack and pinion steering and the defective, sold as new parts, and advertised as new parts failed in three occasions ane damaging my other parts of the vehicle. It cost me over $3000 to replace those parts plus the money that i gave to detroit axle, with the collusion of ebay selling his products. Once the parts are received, within 60 days, he closes the feedback on his page, thus not letting the suspecting public complain against his junkyard of defective parts. Ebay protects him. I still have to replace my michelin new tires for more expense and the third pair of struts are still on the vehicle, in which i still have to replace for a third time!

Vehicle was parked and turned off parked in parking lot. Opened side door with automatic key fob and the door opened halfway then started making a weird noise. It would not close or open manually no matter what i did. I had to drive myself and 5 kids across town with the door open, car beeping because door was open. My husband finally got the door to close after i got home but there was a severed cable that now hangs under the rear window. The door will not open manually or automatically now. So i can't use the door at all. If you even try to touch or open the door then the system thinks the door is open and beeps the whole time you are driving and you can't lock the door. I'm worried it will open while driving. From research it appears to be an all too common issue with toyota vans and should be a recall or covered for the life of the vehicle in my opinion. The auto opening door was the only reason we purchased a van and not a suv.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. When the contact switched lanes or made a turn, the brakes activated on their own. The failure occurred on flat or curved roads and while driving 30 mph. Sometimes the brakes worked properly, but sometimes they did not work at all. The contact also stated that the vehicle would occasionally accelerate and decelerate on its own and the steering wheel made an abnormal ticking noise. Furthermore, the vsc and traction control indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to toyota knoxville (10415 parkside dr, knoxville, tn 37922), but they did not assist. The vehicle was then taken to fox toyota (228 fox family ln, clinton, tn 37716) where it was diagnosed that a steering angle sensor needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and provided a case number. The failure mileage was 170,000. *bf *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. While the key was removed from the ignition, the child occupant was able to shift the vehicle out of park. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a retaining wall. Upon inspection, the contact found that the shift lever could be moved without the ignition key. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The contact discovered that the vehicle was involved in nhtsa campaign number: 13v429000 (power train). The failure mileage was 80,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

While attempting to maneuver in reverse, experienced sudden unintended acceleration, causing collision with guardrail

Passenger side power sliding door cable snapped. Cable hanging out side of vehicle. Very difficult to open door since cable always gets tangled. Concerned for my children.

While putting on the brakes to stop for a traffic light the engine suddenly revved up to 6000 rpm and tried to take off by itself. I pushed the gear shift into neutral and put my left foot on the brake to keep the car from moving. I kicked the accelerator pedal several times until it disengaged. This is the 4th time this has happened. There was not a floor mat involved as there was not one in the car at this time. The last time i talked to a toyota dealer about this they said this could not happen and i was wrong about what happened. The dealer did not document any of this and wanted nothing further to do with me. This is dangerous and happens with no warning when you push the brake pedal to stop for a traffic signal or to pull into a parking space. My wife was also in the car two of the times and saw what happened. She was not in the car for the latest episode.

The drivers side sliding rear door will not latch closed. While driving,the door will slide open when accelerating. I called toyota about this and they said there's nothing they can do unless i pay for repairs. They have extended the factory warranty specifically for the sliding doors to 9 years/ 120k mi. My vehicle is 11 days past the 9 years but under the 120k mi. I cannot get the door to latch closed, a toyota supervisor informed me there was a recall to keep the door latched closed but my vehicle wasn't covered under that recall. This problem happened 4/12/2017 while parked at my kids soccer practice. After reading how many complaints have been filed against toyota for their sliding door problems, i'm not sure why this wouldn't be classified as a recall. Driving with a door that won't stay shut is not very safe.

Cable on driver side power sliding door snapped while opening the door when parked. Door would only open a few inches as cable was stuck in the mechanism. I had to close it to drive home then it would not open at all after i got home, even after i disconnected the motor with the button under the dash and tried to operate manually. The door is completely non-functional now. I am concerned now since i can't move the door if it is truly latched and may come open while driving, also it is a safety issue that if the vehicle was in an accident and i couldn't open the other door for some reason that anyone in the back would not be able to get out quickly. The motor was working (i can hear it running) and i can see the snapped corroded end of the cable so i know it is definitely the cable and not the motor or the door latch. There is a big piece of cable hanging out the back of the door near the rear window.

Slide door cable snapped leaving door non functional.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the automatic closed door operating cable experienced severe corrosion and fractured in the vehicle. The contact stated that the automatic opening feature did not work and would only operate if opened manually. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power sliding door cable and motor were defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign number: 16v858000 (structure); however, the vin was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000. Updated 04/06/17 lj updated 08/07/2017*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. While driving above 55 mph on an inclining or descending surface, the stability control would suddenly activate and the speed would suddenly decrease. There was no response when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact indicated that the failure also frequently occurred when switching lanes. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failures. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 130,000.

This car is experiencing sua. It happened in a parking lot an resulted in a crash into a cement wall. It also happened on a winding mountain road.

Suspension coil springs break at very low mileages (around 40k or 50k mileages) impairing ride, steering and braking making the vehicle unsafe to drive. Besides the suspension coil springs corroding, there seems to a larger problem of the entire underbody corroding with the toyota siennas.

Passenger side sliding door has snapped cable. Van was parked and button was used to open door. Heard pop/crunch sound. Was able to force door shut. Door is unable to be opened and remains closed; even when power sliding door option is turned off. No damage seen inside or outside of vehicle.

Passenger side rack and pinion leaking fluid was discovered at dealership when vehicle was in for service.

Powered passenger doors on both sides of the van malfunctioned and then cable system broke and locked the doors in the closed position. This happened one after the other in about a three-week period. The cable is clearly rusted and shredded on the one side. I cannot tell why the cable pulled out and stopped working on the other side. As i transport 3 or more children at a time, it is a huge safety issue that the only way out of the car in case of emergency is through one of the front doors or the back trunk hatch. I have owned this vehicle since it was new and i am told this is out of warranty/isn't covered and will cost at least $6,000 to fix. I cannot drive the vehicle like this and i can't afford to fix it. I am apparently not the only one who's had this problem with the van, yet toyota is doing nothing about it for their customers.

Struts on the rear door are failing. The door comes down whenever it wants to. This is a safety issue and very dangerous. I see you have had a recall already but it doesn't list my specific year. Failing struts in 2008 are failing. I want toyota to fix this for free.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact took the vehicle to capistrano toyota (33395 camino capistrano, san juan capistrano, ca 92675, (949) 276-6886) to be repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 16v858000 (structure). The contact stated that the sliding door malfunctioned and could be opened while the vehicle was in motion. The vehicle was taken to the same dealer multiple times, but the failure continued. The dealer stated that the recent failures were not related to the original recall, but the contact disagreed. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact back to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000.

My toyota seinna 2008 , has been locking and unlocking while driving....For the past few months in 2016 my sliding doors and front passenger door lock up and will not unlock with my remote or any other way...I can unlock the front passenger door with a key,but there is no way to unlock the sliding doors...Recently i had two friends riding with me...We got to our destination and i got out tried to unlock sliding doors with my remote,they did not unlock...My friend sitting in the second row seating could not get out .She is handicapped....I had to crawl through the rear door and help her up out of her seat and then carefully crawl on the floor of the van to the rear door and climb out.This is truly a safety hazard and cannot be dismissed....Sometimes the doors will unlock and sometimes they won't .....So when i take it to the toyota dealer it always seems to work for them......My van runs well and i have no other problems with it.I feel if the toyota manufacturer can design computerized doors then they have to have a way to find and fix the problem.My first thought is,why did they not design key access to these sliding doors ? Something has to be done to correct this problem.

Power sliding door cable broke. Door was very difficult to open manually until i cut the cables. Vehicle was stationary.

Driver's side passenger power sliding door. Cable broke. Unknown cause. Appears the cable snapped off with a clean break. The power sliding door is not useable and not safe. Bought the van used this april 2016 with 54000 miles put 7000 more miles on it and i have no warranty and looking at repairs between $1500 - $3000. Vehicle was stationary and parked in driveway when cable broke. Heard grinding sound and internal parts falling to the bottom inside the van and the is door bound shut won't open and not working.

Shift lever assembly may allow rollaway 13v429000 my sienna had the above recall work completed. My little daughter bumped the gear shift and knocked it out park and the car rolled away. The sienna was in park, the key was out of the ignition and the brake pedal was not touched. My concern is that fix provided for the recall did not actually correct problem completely. If you have a sienna for the effected years and have had the above recall work completed your vehicle may still roll away. To test park on a flat surface apply emergency brake grasp gear shift apply pressure to move it toward reverse while jiggling the gear shift up and down - do not put your foot on the brake while doing this. If gear shift stays in park you are good. If it falls into reverse your car is now in neutral and can roll away put foot on brake and put the car in park.

October 2016 this problem of my 2008 toyota sienna started- on slight curves doing 30-40mph i would hear a clicking noise coming somewhere underneath the front right end almost as if under the dash, the vsc light would flash. I took to a toyota dealership, had a mechanic test drive with me they said the problem was that my tires werent aligned with my last tire change(which was done at their toyota dealership) toyota told me i needed to replace all the tires and have the wheels aligned. I did this, problem continued. I took my van in again to toyota, they lied and told me i needed new brakes, and some other things i didnt need. Decided to get a 2nd opinion from 2 other auto shops and found out toyota lied about the brakes, they were fine and they both were unable to find out my problem. I found this out going to 2 other auto shops asking for them to look into the original problem. Now today may 2019 this problem still exists, but has gotten worse. Now-the vsc light comes on, it still clicks, the abs light and warning sound goes off, feels as if abs engages, as it jerks and im unable to accelerate during this time until im on a straight away. Very scary when it happens the van starts jerking and unable to acelerate, not safe to take my family in. Never buy another toyota again...

The passenger sliding door's pulley cable snapped while performing a routing automated door opening operation. There where some grinding noises while the door attempted to open. The vehicle was parked on a level surface. Upon inspection of finding out what happened, the braided cable appeared faulty and was corroded. Meanwhile the loss in tension resulted in loose cable preventing the door from opening and closing properly. The cable was then cut but the excess cable is hanging out of the vehicle. The door is now opened manually but it is having difficulty holding itself when opened. I do have three young children under the age of 7 who frequently use these doors. My concern is that the door opening is not was i purchased/expect and second the cost of repair is very high ($1200-$2500) when hearing this issue has become more frequent in the last two years as these vehicles are surpassing their warranty expectancy. I do not have any photos but still have the faulty cable if pictures are requested at a later time.

The sliding door cables have broken just like in the 2007 models that a recall has already been done. Toyota has refused to fix this on my 2008 model because the nhtsa has not requested it and because they supposedly have not had enough reports of failures. Now our door does not completely seal shut and going done the road, the door alarm goes off indicating a door is open that has nearly caused my wife to jump out of her skin thinking that our autistic son is opening the door while she is driving down the road. It doesn't make sense that this defect has been recalled in 2007 but not in the 2008 which is the same problem. Cables are dangling out the side of the van whipping in the wind.

In 2015, heard a clunking noise from front end, took to dealer who said it was right front coil spring broken. Was replaced under extended warranty. In august 2016, noticed clunking in the rear--this time the right rear coil spring is broken. Not covered.

Passenger rear power sliding door. Cable broke. Known problem. Not safe and not convenient. $1300 just for part and $2000 repair. Probably driver side will be next. 76000 miles and garage kept. Why no help from toyota? Vehicle was stationary when cable broke. Heard grinding sound, then door bound, now not working

Our left rear sliding door won't function or open any more. The cable broke. Then 2 days later the right rear sliding door won't function or open anymore. Same problem. Cable was severed or snapped. Looks like it was rusted on both cables, both sides, and severed in the same position or length. So, both rear sliding doors do not function. They only open to about 1 foot, and no further. Extremely difficult to close or open doors at all. The minivan was stationary both times while opening doors for my kids to get in. I was parked on a street. The left side broke on july 1, 2016, and the right side broke 2 days later on july 3, 2016.

The dashboard airbag indicator light is flashing when the van is turned on.

Toyota cable frayed on automatic sliding door (it was fine one open then had a terrible sound the next and we could visually see the frayed cable from the outside), however the 2008 is not in the designated years (2004-2007) to have it fixed under extended warranty. Originally 3 calls to toyota customer service provided me that it was covered but i had to speak to a supervisor after reading the paperwork online to explain that although i was part of the extended warranty for cable and latch mechanisms, that the latch mechanism is the only part that applies to the 2008. It's so confusing, the customer service agents can't figure it out. Taking it to the dealership to have them tell the 2008 cable isn't covered would have cost me $110. The repair is $1500-2000 on a car only work 8k or so. Being that this has been an issue in the past is upsetting. And the fact that the warranty enhancement bulletin is so confusing their own employees don't understand it is also ridiculous. From reading online it seems others are still having this issue.

My toyota sienna with 82,000 miles on it suspension has several noises and the rack and pinion steering boots are leaking, on the toyota nation web site and toyota sienna owners web site, there are about 75 to 90 other persons with this problem, plus the ones that do not bother to post like us. Whey haven't the government force toyota to recall this vehicles? I have changed struts, shocks, the tires are new and it is aligned. Toyota is risking the lives of its clients and no one can do anything about it, due to the apathy and human disregard of lives.!

Power sliding doors have a common problem of the cable breaking and the power sliding feature stops working. The door can still be used in manual operation, which is just an inconvenience. The power rear latch is a safety issue as the door can suddenly open while driving, or other times remain locked so as the door cannot be opened. This problem is compounded when both doors are affected, and i have had multiple repairs done to both doors to a point where i cannot keep up with the frequency of how often the doors fail. To summarize, power sliding function granted is a luxury though an expensive one when toyota does not warrantee the repair. The latching problem is most certainly a safey issue as the doors either do not stay closed, or are stuck shut forcing the rear passengers to climb over the front seat to exit the vehicle. Imagine what would happen in an emergency.

Cable mechanism on both power sliding doors broke. The cables have snapped. One door is jammed shut and is unable to open. I hear the motor working, but i see the cables on the outside of the van and i see the cables snapped in half.

While driving & turning, heard noises from front end. Found that rack and pinion boots were leaking, had to replace entire assembly, around $900.

Automatic sliding door cable snapped when children were exiting the van. A known issue that was covered by csp for years 2004-2007, but not 2008. Same exact problem.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that when the air conditioner was activated, hot air circulated throughout the air vents. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where freon was added, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back where it was diagnosed that the air conditioner o rings needed to be replaced due to a leak. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 139,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the trunk failed to stop when the contact depressed the trunk release button. The contact stated that the trunk hit her in the head. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the hatch strut failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

Power sliding door won't open or closed. Looks like the cable is messing up. Called toyota and they said no recall only a addition to the warranty. 9 years or 120,000 miles. My van has way over 120,000 miles! That stinks! This may cost over $1,000 to repair. I look online and thousands of people having issues! Should be a recall!

When my sienna was 3 1/2 yrs old with mileage 51,500 it needed a new power rack & pinion due to steering fluid leak. It was replaced in december 2011 at the dealership and cost me $1,200. Now recent visit to have the oil changed on march 25, 2016, the tech discovered again leaking steering fluid and another new power rack & pinion replacement is required. This time it's 4 & 1/2 years later and the current mileage of the van is 109,600. Looks like there is some type of defect with the parts and only last approx. 50,000 miles. I do hear a persistent knocking sound which is one of the symptoms of rack & pinion going bad.

While driving the vsc/abs system comes on unexpectedly causing vehicle to brake and effect steering. It is most frequently noticed when steering on curves 30-40 mph. I have replaced tires, front steering components and dealer cannot duplicate. I believe wheel speed/yaw sensor calibration is affecting the vsc system. This is a very scary situation to be in that could lead to a serious accident. Your braking and steering affected all at once unexpectedly is dangerous. Please investigate and provide solution asap.

I was driving on city roads and noticed clunking noise in right front passenger side by tire especially when i would go over un smooth roads or railroad tracks. Piece of broken suspension coil flew out onto the road. I was fortunate it did not puncture the tire. I took into dealer and showed them broken piece and found that right rear coil was also broken but still intact. I had to replace both coils at considerable expense. Since vehicle was no longer making noise i had to insist they look at it and was charged $69 to just examine it. Then of course they saw what an unsafe situation it was. The broken coil looked rusted to me in spots like its a manifacturers defect.

Sliding door on our 2008 sienna stopped opening or closing. We can not get in our get out off the car on driver side. We are glad it happened on parked position. It is not working electrical or manual mode. Toyota is asking about $1600-3000 for repair. We are trying to use the van with one sliding door and it is nor practical or safe.

The left rear coil spring broke. Not sure when it broke, was advised it was broken by a mechanic during an inspection.

In very cold weather (approximately 20 degrees or colder), the automatic tailgate on the back of the minivan malfunctions while parked. It will go up but as soon as it gets to the full open position, it comes back down and will not stop, even if you have your hand or body in the path of the tailgate door. This has happened to me numerous times over the last seven years (the last time being on the evening of 2/12/16 in bloomington il) and the first time i barely was able to pull back before the tailgate would have crushed me. In summary, the tailgate door malfunctions in very cold weather (as it won't stay open) and it appears the sensor that detects something in the path of the tailgate door also is malfunctioning since it will not stop if something is in its path. I have submitted this to toyota via occasional user panel email surveys they send, but i don't know if they are looking into it. This needs to be investigated before someone gets crushed, injured, or killed.

Since driving my 2008 seinna limited over 61,000 miles, i have been noticing metal-rattling noises. I brought it to a mechanic, and they found the front, driver side suspension coil spring was fractured. I was told by the mechanic that it's not common, and i checked any recalls on it from toyata and nhtsa websites. There are no open recalls, but on the internet i saw the same problem happened to 2008 sienna in several cases.

Rear power sliding door issues. Hard to open and close toyota has csp that only completely covers the issues to year 2007 but 2008-2010 the cable assembly is excluded. These models and years are having the same problem i don't understand why it's only partially covered.

While passenger side visor is down smoke starts pouring out from under the head liner. When the visor is placed back in the closed position smoke clears out and stops. Per the mechanic, a short in the electrical system has resulted in a melted electrical board and the entire head liner and electrical board needs to be replaced. The visor can not be used or the short may start a fire inside the vehicle. The vehicle was in motion when this occurred. Van filled with smoke quickly. Had to pull over and open doors to clear the smoke.

Our toyota sienna has 2 seat belts that will no longer function properly. We contacted toyota (case# 1609160545) toyota refuses to stand behind this safety related failure. This is our families main transportation and we keep it maintained. However, this is not a maintenance issue. A vehicle manufacturer has an incumbent duty to deliver a product that is safe for consumer use. I find it very concerning toyota feels it is not necessary to offer seat belts that will operate properly for the life of their customers vehicle. We have seats we can't put our children in due to the fact, there is no restraints to keep them safe. It's unconscionable.

When driving on a back road under dry conditions, the traction control light will illuminate as well as an auditory warning. The brakes are also applied. This has happened several times now. Many others have had this problem and have been unable to resolve it. This could be dangerous if vehicles are following behind as the brakes are applied forcefully. This usually happens between 30-40 mph on back roads, only on curves. However, the vehicle is going an appropriate speed for the corner, and there is no reason for this system to engage. The vsc warning light had been on, but had turned off as if the problem had fixed itself. The vsc light turned on on december 24th 2015 and turned off on december 26th, 2015.

In a span of 2 weeks while stationary attempting to exit vehicle the 2008 toyota sienna van driver side and passenger sliding door cables frayed then broke and door jammed shut.

The passenger side of the powered sliding door stuck open during a cold winter night and we were lucky we were at the parking lot not on highway for an emergency stop (which is possible with two little ones on board sometimes). We did a little research and found out that this is due to an known faulty sliding cable assembly and toyota already had a a customer support program which extends the warranty of the cable assembly for model years of 2004 to 2007. Unfortunately, our car is 2008 and the local dealer asked for $2000 to change the cable assembly. Since this issue is the same as the previous model years for the second generation sienna, this should have been covered by the same program. Due to the potential risk of door stuck open on highway during emergency stop, toyota should have included this as a recall campaign.

The power sliding door fails. It has to be opened and closed manually. This is a common problem for this model.

The door latch assembly is a defected part admitted by toyota. This defected part caused the sliding door cable to break. Toyota has sent out an extended warrenty to fix the door latch but not the sliding door cable. I can now open up the door but without the cable the door will not stay open if on a grade. This is a major saferty hazard as the door could shut on a person including my four children. I have contacted toyota about the issue and it is noted. I feel that if they have admitted to a defective part and that part caused another issue, it should be replaced.

Rubber on rear hatch handle has become soft and pliable. This started in 2013 and while being an inconvenience because the rubber blackened your fingers caused no danger. Yesterday morning it was 31 degrees in atlanta and when i tried to open the rear hatch the rubber was hard and would not open the hatch. This could be a serious problem if in cold weather the vehicle was in an accident and the only access to the passenger compartment was through the rear hatch. Toyota should recall or at their expense repair the vehicles with defective handles.

Purchased 2008 toyota sienna new in august 2008. In november 2015 (90,000 miles) with vehicle parked, when opening the passenger side power sliding door, the cable snapped, binding the powered door's electric motor, and causing the door to be "locked in place" about 6 inches open. Went to driver side power sliding door, opened, children entered passenger compartment, and upon closing door this cable snapped, but didn't bind electric motor until the door had fully closed, causing the door to be "locked in place" in the closed position. Traveled home and children exited vehicle through front driver and passenger doors. The cables were cut between the electric door motor and the "c post" to get the doors "unlocked" and allow for manual operation. Examination of snapped cables revealed removal of cable insulation (likely due to friction/abrasion), which exposed the stranded metal cable to the environment, causing severe corrosion and eventual failure of the metal cable. Online research revealed many other 2008 and newer toyota sienna owners have had similar problems, to the point where a facebook page has been created regarding the issue https://www.Facebook.Com/toyota-sienna-faulty-power-sliding-doors-233250320033754/. Further research revealed that toyota has a warranty enhancement for this problem (no: pol12-02), but it only applies to 2004-2007 model years. Whatever corrective action was taken by toyota beginning in 2008 obviously has not remedied the problem. The power sliding door assembly required to repair these doors costs $500 per door (part numbers 69631-08030 and 69641-08030). To have a dealer make this repair costs $1,000 per door ($500 for the part and $500 for labor).

We had been noticing a small leak under our 2008 toyota sienna for a few months so we took it in to the toyota service center to have it checked out. A toyota service technician told us that the passenger side power steering rack boot is torn and the seal is leaking, so it needs to be replaced. He said this is a very common problem/defect with 2008 siennas on the passenger side.

Noticed significant decrease in turning radius over time. Vehicle tends to drift to the right side of the road. Noticed fluid leaking from under passenger side of vehicle. Visual inspection identified that passenger side power steering rack seal is leaking. Vehicle mileage is 67k, routinely maintained, garage kept with no collisions.

Received safety recall #a9e a couple yr.S ago and had the recommended repair done on the spare tire carrier cable. Then received another notification in 10/15 that "the original remedy procedure may not have been adequate." informed that the new safety recall #e0s now supersedes a9e. Took van to dealer for this repair on 10/19/15. After mechanic began work he came to writer and asked where the spare tire was. Much to my surprise there was no longer a spare tire under the van-we have never had a need to use the spare and have no idea when it fell off. I was told that the cable was broken and that a new wheel and tire would have to be ordered and that i would have to pay for this. Contact was made with the toyota customer center and after many phone calls and failure of their representatives to return calls we were told that they understood that the loss of the tire was due to the faulty spare tire carrier cable but that they are only responsible for replacing the cable. It seems absurd that our safety and the safety of others was compromised by the spare tire falling off and all the company assumes responsibility for is the carrier cable. We have now ordered a new wheel and tire costing $300 to $400 and hope that the most recent "fix" works.

Driver side rear sliding door cable broke. Toyota said it is not covered! Door will not even open manually. I feel this to be a huge safety factor being that children are in the back and in case of emergency it would be hard to get them out!. The problem occurred wile my wife was picking the kids up from school!

The rubber pad under the switch that is used to open the liftgate on the back of the sienna has gone soft and tar like. If i grab a piece it pulls right off like chewing gum. The black star like substance gets on the hands/fingers too and is hard to wash off. This is a very common defect (not normal wear and tear). Toyota won't recall and make it a warranty fix. The part# is 84840-08010 and msrp is $58.53 plus labor.

2008 toyota sienna. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine problems. *smd the consumer stated the air condition was not cooling the vehicle, and she thought it just needed to be serviced. After two hours of driving, the check engine light illuminated. By the time she was able to pull over, the engine was ruined, the dealer stated the engine water hose and oil hose had malfunctioned. *jb

The tailgate strut failed to hold up the liftgate and struck me in the head. Please see below for other toyota siennas; toyota siennas recalled to fix power liftgate liftgate may fall on users toyota is recalling 196,222 sienna vans from the 2004 through 2006 model years to repair the struts which hold up the power-assisted liftgate. Those struts can fail, causing the gate to power its way shut, injuring anyone hit by the closing door. Image conscious toyota, with the approval of the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), is describing the recall as a "safety improvement campaign" in a public relations effort by the japanese automaker not to further sully a deteriorating reputation for quality control. The gas struts used to lift and support the the rear power liftgate "could wear out sooner than expected," according to the "safety improvement campaign" notice published by nhtsa. "as the gas struts deteriorate, the performance of the liftgate will begin to degrade and the power rear liftgate will operate more slowly than when the gas struts were new," according to nhtsa. The safety agency warns that worn struts may not be able to support the weight of the liftgate when it is open and the door could fall "about 10 inches after it reaches the fully opened position at which point the power motor will engage and power the liftgate to the fully closed position," perhaps injuring anyone struck by the closing door. Toyota dealers will replace the gas struts during the "safety improvement campaign" with struts the automaker said will have a longer service life

Car completely stoped without any warning on an extremly busy road. Extremely loud noises are coming from the engine and car will no longer move. Still cluessless on the issue at hand.

The power sliding doors mechanism broke and i was available to open the door, was parked.

When opening driver side door, 2 loud clicking/popping noises occur. From what i have gathered, it is a faulty door check.

Middle row passenger seat belt jammed and will not release it is locked. Unable to use seatbelt. We were on vacation at the time had to drive over a 1000 miles home without being able to use the seatbelt!! It had jammed several times before and after several tries i was able to unjam but this time not able to release it. Took to dealer today for the spare tire recall fix (been driving around with spare tire in my trunk unable to fold seats down and use van as needed for almost a year) and to have the seat belt repaired the service technician informed me that the seat belt assembly is broken this is a $496.00 (parts and labor) repair.!!! Since this is a major safety issue i believe this should be recalled by toyota. Part number #73301ae011b0

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. While driving approximately 5 mph, the spare tire on the rear of the vehicle detached from the vehicle. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires); however, the part was unavailable to perform the repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. Updated 2/4/16 *cn updated 02/16/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires); however, the part was unavailable to perform the repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ma 09/03/15

My passenger side power sliding door mechanism is broken on our 2008 sienna with 68,000 miles. The mechanism uses and electric motor and cable assembly to open and close the door. The cable has broken so power functions are gone and manual function is hindered from broken cable interfering. Toyota has extended the warranty for 2004-07 sienna's with the same problem with the same part and part number? A internet search reveals this is a common problem and can affect the proper latching of the sliding door.

Traction light notified me of a brake problem. Van would stop and lock the brakes. Dealer determined the problem was the abs brake actuator. Replaced in june of 2015. Van was being driven on city street

About a five years ago the slip indicator light (car with swervy lines) started coming on intermittently while turning on highways etc. (but not when any risk of tires slipping). I brought it to toyota three different times over the years and toyota always states they can not duplicate issue and states they can?T fix it but maybe drive slower (really it has nothing to with my speed after years of dealing with this its been something we just deal with). The vsc light also comes on and alarm sometimes sounds while driving. Two more trips to toyota and several visits to different mechanics and nobody can find out the problem. In the last 6 months the abs system is also being activated without me applying the brakes. It does it without warning. All of these issues can be on a curve at different speeds or on a slight or medium turns (not real sharp turns), going uphill or downhill and left or right. Our van has about 150,000 miles on it now on 2020 but when the problem first started it only had around 110,000 miles on it. We have changed brakes, tires, rotors, brushing on advice from different mechanics to try to fix the issue. Nothing works. Toyota cannot figure it out. It's becoming more dangerous because now the abs is being activated with this problem. I can't tell if my brake lights come on so that drivers behind me can tell that i?M slowing down very quickly. This jerks those in the car and i?M afraid we may lose control. I have read on different web sites that this is common with a toyota and it's just not my van. If i had the money i would buy a different vehicle but being on a fixed income i don't have the luxury to do so. How can a car company have so many complaints from consumers about this common problem but still can't tell us how to fix it? It's toyotas design they should be able to tell the consumer what is causing this issue and how to fix it. *tr

About a five years ago the slip indicator light (car with swervy lines) started coming on intermittently while turning on highways etc. (but not when any risk of tires slipping). I brought it to toyota three different times over the years and toyota always states they can not duplicate issue and states they can?T fix it but maybe drive slower (really it has nothing to with my speed after years of dealing with this its been something we just deal with). The vsc light also comes on and alarm sometimes sounds while driving. Two more trips to toyota and several visits to different mechanics and nobody can find out the problem. In the last 6 months the abs system is also being activated without me applying the brakes. It does it without warning. All of these issues can be on a curve at different speeds or on a slight or medium turns (not real sharp turns), going uphill or downhill and left or right. Our van has about 150,000 miles on it now on 2020 but when the problem first started it only had around 110,000 miles on it. We have changed brakes, tires, rotors, brushing on advice from different mechanics to try to fix the issue. Nothing works. Toyota cannot figure it out. It's becoming more dangerous because now the abs is being activated with this problem. I can't tell if my brake lights come on so that drivers behind me can tell that i?M slowing down very quickly. This jerks those in the car and i?M afraid we may lose control. I have read on different web sites that this is common with a toyota and it's just not my van. If i had the money i would buy a different vehicle but being on a fixed income i don't have the luxury to do so. How can a car company have so many complaints from consumers about this common problem but still can't tell us how to fix it? It's toyotas design they should be able to tell the consumer what is causing this issue and how to fix it. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed to shift out of reverse, causing the keys to be unable to eject from the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle had to be shifted into neutral in order to shut the engine off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the shift lever needed to be replaced. The mechanic adjusted the lever; however, the failure recurred multiple times. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 13v429000 (power train). The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. The vin was unavailable.

The rear hatch handle has completely melted, as have the inside rubber components on the sliding doors. Looking online, this has happened to many other toyota owners. This has to be a safety hazard - melting rubber components?

Variable valve timing oil supply line sprang a leak at bend on rubber tubing. Toyota has a new replacement tube ,but not paying for tube or labor. *tr

I was driving 35 mph on at least 4 seperate occassions when my i applied my brakes, they completely failed. I took it back to toyota and they kept it for 10 days, flushed the brake lines 4 times, replaced the master cylinder, charged me $600 and made me sign a form saying the van was unsafe to drive because they have no idea what was wrong with it.

The cable for the passenger side power sliding door broke when the door was closing.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. When the vehicle was started, the power sliding door on the passenger side failed and would not open. The contact stated that the door could be opened manually with force. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the power door cable needed to be replaced. The failure recurred with the driver side power sliding door also; however, the door could not be opened at all. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

Driver is not required to fasten seat belt due to a problem wiring or failure of the seat belt latch. Worried that the airbag will not deploy in a crash

My wife was driving the minivan with both kids in the car after grocery shopping and picking them up from the preschool. While she was driving into the garage she smelled and saw oil fume coming out of the hood. She thought the car was going to catch fire and grabbed the kids and got out of the van as quickly as she can. I got her call and rushed home from work. It turned out there was a sudden failure of a oil cooling pipe on the engine. All of the engine oil had almost leaked out (there was maybe about quarter of inch showing on the dip stick). After we towed the car to the dealer, we found out the oil had leaked from an engine cooler pipe which was poorly designed and over time it could develop a slow seep leak or in our case failed in a sudden burst and caused the oil to leak out like a running faucet. We were extremely fortunate because it occurred just while she was driving the van in our subdivision. Toyota had an extended warranty for this issue last summer but didn't have a recall for this. If it happened while we were driving on highway and we didn't pay attention to the engine light, the engine may burn or worse it could seize and cause accident. After a little research on the web, i found out there are a lot of people had this same issue. Toyota actually had a recall other models of cars for the same issue several years ago. I wonder why they didn't recall the 2008 sienna and they should have. I want to report this and hopefully force toyota to start recall on this issue for all impacted models so others won't have to experience this and avoid potential accidents. Thanks. *tr

I was getting things out of back with power lift gate up. While leaning in vehicle the power lift gate came down without warning and caught me. It did not continue to crush me but it did not reverse so i had to use a pretty good force to push it up (my wife probably would not have been able to do it). It did it a second time a week or so later. When i took it to toyota they said the struts were bad and replaced them. When i asked why there was no warning they just shrugged their shoulders and said do not know and insinuated they would not know what to do so it would not happen again without warning. How was i to know the struts were bad since it is a power lift gate had been working just fine? It seems to me if this is not something toyota can fix so it cannot come down without warning they at least need to install warning labels in an obvious place that the lift gate can close without warning. I really think my wife would not been able to push it up as i did. She would have needed assistance. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (wheels). The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician strapped the spare tire to the luggage compartment of the vehicle as a temporary remedy because the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 3/24/15*cn

Power sliding door cable got rusted and snapped. Jammed the door. Toyota covers the door latch but not the cable. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires). However, the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The rear hatch suddenly closes at a fast speed when it is cold. This will happen repeatedly, we have had close calls with this now since november. Toyota shows no recalls for this. *tr

Both power slide doors do not work by pressing the buttons on the central console nor on the side of doors. It first happened on the left door and then happened on the right door recently. The slide doors do work by pulling the handles from the outside. The failure post a serious safety concern that if the vehicle involved in an accident, the passengers in the 2nd and 3rd rows will not be able to leave the vehicle quickly without the immediately help from the outside, especially for the minors and disables. *tr

I was in an accident where a majority of my front end was completely damaged. In fact, the bumper was completely taken off with significant other damage which i have pictures off. Neither airbag deployed. Fortunately i was ok and did not sustain any injuries. I am just surprised by the size of the impact that the airbags did not deploy. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact discovered that the front driver side suspension coil spring fractured in half. The contact was a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the suspension coil spring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000. Updated 4/6/15*cn updated 2/2/2016 *js

This is regards to my 2008 toyota sienna le fwd 8 passenger minivan. On 12/21/2014 my van dropped dead in the middle of busy gunbarrell rd in chattanooga tn. Following up with the diagonostics on the vehicle it was detected that the fuel pump had failed. Since i bought this vehicle as certified used from toyota in 03/2010 i was confident that this part is covered but to my frustration - toyota said the fuel pump is classified as an electrical system and unfortunately other than their hybrid models it is not covered by any type warranty. Upon researching multiple websites, chat forums, and among registered toyota owners it came to my understanding/conclusion that the toyota sienna models from 2007 to 2010 had numerous fuel pump, pulleys, and brake drum issues. The vehicles affected had total miles ranging from 20k to 130k. New vehicles with failing fuel pumps and not covered under warranty - shocking. It is my understanding that without a fuel pump no vehicles can run and it is very unfortunate to see that automakers classify it as an electrical item and the nhtsa sadle agrees with it. This repair costed me over $600 for parts and labor. If i were to use the toyota dealership for parts and service it would have costed me over $900 ( via 3 estimates from dealerships) through this letter i am kindly requesting an investigation to the fuel pump issues for toyota sienna from model year 2007 onwards so a proper warranty coverage, warnings can be provided to registered owners. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the rear hatch door sensor malfunctioned and failed to recognize when someone was within the entry of the hatch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

The vehicle came to a stop at a stop light and the odour of something burning entered the cabin. No lights on the dash appeared and drove to the next parking lot to find a trail of oil behind the vehicle and a pool of oil under the engine. I had the vehicle towed directly to the dealer to find out a 'pin hole' was found in the oil cooler hose. This is not the same hose as the vvti that has been recalled already. The dealer informed me it's like the two other rubber hoses carrying oil on the engine but has not been recalled. The cost to have it replaced with a steel line is $429 cdn. This van was purchased new in 2009 and brought into manitoba, canada from the us. *tr

The power liftgate wont stay open and closes on people, repeatedly. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the sliding doors cable fractured causing the automatic opening and closing of the door to fail. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.

The dashboard is sticky and produces a glare. It gets stickier when it's hot. The sun seems to be melting it. It causes a glare while you're driving that is dangerous. I have researched this and it is happening to other toyota dashboards pre 2009, especially in the state of florida, which is where we live. There needs to be a recall before someone gets hurt. Thank you. *tr

Passenger side power slide door does not work by pressing the button on the central console, on the side of door or the key fob. The slide doors do work by pulling the handles from the outsides. I was told this was the override procedure. This is a big concern with this being a family vehicle. *tr

Toyota known defective timing chain gasket. Leaking oil. *tr

Car pauses at slow speeds. Car jerks first, then check engine light comes on, trac off light comes on. Vsv light comes on. Code diagnosed as dtc po717. Toyota dealer does not know how to fix it. Suggests trial and error. Vehicle hesitating is dangerous. *tr

Pulled into parking lot at about 15 mph. With my foot on the brake, i slowed down to about 5 to 10 mph to pull into the parking spot. All of a sudden, the vehicle accelerated as if someone had pushed the accelerator all the way to the floor. My vehicle went up over the sidewalk and into the side of a building causing extensive damage to the building. My car was not damaged too badly only about $1,300 as estimated by the appraiser. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (wheels) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

I pressed the button to open the automatic rear passenger sliding door to put in a shopping bag after leaving a store. The door open, then when i pressed to close the door, it started to close bumped and clanked and reopened and would not close. I had to drive the 16 miles home with the door open. I took it to chatham parkway toyota in savannah, ga who inspected it and had me retrieve it to take to a collision center for repair. They wouldn't touch it and told me to take it back to the dealer. I took it to savannah toyota who repaired it at a cost of over $1400 to replace the rear slider assembly and cable assembly. They also advised me that the rear main seal and sub oil pan gasket needed to be replaced, i checked online to see if this was a recall for any reason after hearing of that other's had experienced this problem. This is a documented problem with toyota with a warranty or recall for model years up to 2007. I called toyota on october 17th to ask about a reimbursement since the problem is still an existing one with my 2008. Obviously the problem has not been corrected or my van was built using prior years parts. They told me my van was not part of the warranty even though it is the exact same problem as previous years. They offered me $1000 that can be used on another repair which i will need to pay out of pocket then ask for reimbursement. I do need that to help pay the $2400 repair for the real main seal repair. The malfunctioning rear sliding door is a safety concern especially if there are children in the rear seats. Toyota needs to extend this warranty because they have not fixed this problem. I have grandchildren, and a child could unhook their seat belt with the door open and fall out in traffic. I was also exposed to a possible carjacking with no protection. Toyota need to take ownership of this for the safety of their loyal customers. *tr

My dashboard is melting and it gives a very bad glare of brake lights, traffic lights and the sun. It also has a very bad glare when raining and reflects tail lights at night. It is extremely difficult to see. When i reported this to toyota they said it would not be covered by my warranty. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that white smoke appeared from the rear of the vehicle. The contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the engine, but no warning indicators illuminated. After driving the vehicle home, the contact noticed that oil spilled all over the driveway, hood of the vehicle, and the front passenger side tire. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the oil cooler supply line burst. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000.

The passenger side automatic door cable snapped. The car is only 6 years old. I did some research on the internet and there are widespread reports of this being a common design flaw with toyota sienna automatic doors. I called the dealership and they indicated it was $1600 to repair the cable. That is outrageous! I wrote to toyota through their customer support site inquiring about an extended warranty i read about regarding this issue, however they opted to ignore me and not respond. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vin was not provided. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the vehicle was included and partially remedied under nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires) however, the remaining part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. ..Updated 06-08-15 *bf the consumer stated there was excessive corrosion of the spare tire carrier cable. Spare tire and cable were removed from the vehicle. The spare tire was placed in the open cargo area near the rear of the vehicle causing both a safety issue and inconvenience in the use of the cargo area and rear seats. Updated 11/23/15 *js

Dash board cracked over glove box, then another crack appeared on the left side near the side window defrost vent. Wonder if it would affect air bag deployment? *tr

Received letter,7/24/14, advising that my 2008 toyota sienna had a potential problem with the cable, holding the spare tire underneath the vehicle, which needed to be replaced. On 8/26/14, my spare tire was relocated to the luggage compartment of my van which rendered the area unusable for folding the rear seats down to use that area for transporting larger items, etc! I checked several times with my local dealer regarding a permanent solution/repair and was told they had not yet received notice of and/or repair parts for the identified problem.On 11/20/14, i contacted the toyota customer experience center and spoke, at length, with a representative who stated that they had been receiving numerous calls regarding this issue and that she was aware of several meetings regarding the issue but no resolution as yet and no idea when a resolution will occur. It would seem that by now, if the situation is being actively worked on, an acceptable repair would be available! I am frustrated and disappointed with toyota for their seeming indifference to those of us waiting for their action on this matter. Thank you for your prompt attention to this situation. *tr

While parked in my driveway and seated in the drivers' seat, i activated the rear lift-gate via the center roof console button. I exited the drivers' side door and proceeded toward the rear of the vehicle. At this time the lift-gate was still rising, and to all observance, acting normally. As i got to the rear of the vehicle the door was almost at its apex. While standing outside the vehicle, i bent down to get something out of the rear cargo area. I have done this hundreds of times with no concern because the lift-gate is designed to stay open once it reaches the top of its opening cycle. As i stood up to leave the area of the vehicle, the lift-gate came down without warning or activation on my part and hit me on my head and shoulder. I had not pulled down on the manually retraction handle on the inside of the lift-gate and no one had activated the button inside the vehicle at the console. After tending to my bleeding head and sore shoulder, i returned to the vehicle to try and duplicate the event. I am able to duplicate the event each time the lift-gate is activated. It does not matter whether the lift-gate is activated by the remote control fob, the console, or the manual lever on the door. Any time the door is opened, it reaches its apex and automatically and immediately retracts down to the closed position. I contacted the dealership where i purchased the vehicle and they told me that since my warranty has ended, i would need to pay a "diagnostic fee" of $118/hour. I thought this was unfair so i contacted the manufacturer's customer relations department. I was also told that since there were not recalls on this part of this vehicle, they "could not help with the repairs." after encountering my second dead-end for assistance, i did a simple google search to see if anyone else has had this problem. Hundreds have, which is why i decided to contact nhtsa. Updated 08/21/14*lj updated 5/22/2015 *js

Upon exiting freeway in butte, mt, and slowing done for red light at bottom of ramp, heard tapping noise coming from engine. Drove one block to gas station, and while pumping gas, noticed large quantity of engine oil puddling under the engine. Had vehicle towed to toyota dealer, who determined that oil cooler hose had ruptured. Fortunately, no apparent engine damage. After some research on sienna owners' forum, learned that this was a recurring problem on certain toyota models in certain years, including the 2008 sienna with tow package like ours, and that toyota had put out a tsb on this, but apparently had never informed owners. It took 4 days for the replacement hose to arrive, and the repair cost $520. This incident occurred while my family was far from home (silver spring, md) on a cross-country trip and thus forced them to cancel part of vacation and spend extra $$ on hotels and a rental car. But it could have been much worse - the oil could have drained while at speed on the highway, ruining the engine, stranding my family in an isolated area or causing an accident or engine fire and possible injuries. Given that toyota was aware of the problem, it could have informed us so we could have had the hose replaced before it failed. *tr

The dashboard seems to be melting, is sticky and is cracked in several places. *tr

The passenger seat belt has folded over and jammed. It is not able to retract now. This is a safety hazard. *tr

Vvt-i hose broken, rapid oil loss and almost no oil left in engine when problem was spotted. Oil spilled to the belts around the vvt-i hose. When turn steering wheel, noise heard. This is the same issue to the other recalls but not applicable to toyota sienna. Http://toyotanews.Pressroom.Toyota.Com/article_display.Cfm?Article_id=1906 i was told may cause problem turning the steering wheel, or accident. I was instructed to file the claim to your office. Thanks. *tr

My 2008 toyota sienna le was bought brand new, have it serviced at toyota dealers, on june 5th, 2014, l took the van to a dealer for a regular service l was told my steering rack was leaking and will need to have the whole steering rack replace. The van only has 57,000 + on it and serviced regularly. With the history of several recall on sienna, l believed this might be a defect from toyota. This is a safety issue which the dealer refused to acknowledge caused the van warrant has ran out even though l bought an extended warranty (cost guard) which l was told again that the cost guard warranty has expired too. I have reported this issue to toyota but nothing was done. I am appealing to your honorable office to investigate and ask toyota to treat this as a defect and safety issue. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the electronic sliding doors on the vehicle had experienced several failures. The contact stated that the doors erroneously slid open while the vehicle was being driven and the sliding doors were very difficult to open when using the door handle. The doors, at times, would not unlock from inside the vehicle and would become jammed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (kolar toyota, 4781 miller trunk hwy, hermantown, mn 55811, (218-733-0100) who replaced the cables and greased the door parts, but the failures continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Upon exiting the interstate, we began to smell a burning smell and the light for the a/c started flashing and wouldn't turn back on. We drove about a mile thinking that the smell was roadwork, but then we decided to stop and check it under the hood. Once we opened the hood, we were hit with a plume of smoke, and realized there was a pool of oil under the van. We began to look on the internet for causes, where we came across several instances of the oil hose blowing and the vehicle catching fire. We called the dealership the next day to see if there was a recall. They didn't know of one, but stated that they'd fixed several vehicles for the same issue. This is very alarming since the check engine light, oil light, etc didn't even turn on. Had we driven another mile, would the van have caught fire? We have a van full of children, and it's frightening to think that this could have ended much worse.

Both sliding doors are not working properly. They do not latch and stay closed. Both door have opened while vehicle was in motion. Back power sliding door has opened while the vehicle was being driven at least 10 times. The back non-power sliding door is not working either. However, this one we do not use and it has stayed closed most of the time. It has only opened 3 times while driving. This is an extreme danger. Toyota is only covering part of the cost to repair but i was past the 120,000 miles when my problem began. So we are left footing the bill on a defect of toyota's doing. I feel this is outrageous because it is a huge safety concern. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure. Mailout 1/13/15*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while traveling 25 mph, the check engine light illuminated. The steering wheel became very difficult to control and had to be towed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vin was not provided. The failure and current mileage were 80,000.

Bought this vehicle used from a dealer on 5/10/2014. Noticed "stickiness" on the entire top of dashboard. Thought it could be cleaned or washed off. It never came off. Saw in the media that this is a problem with toyota dashes-melted dashboards, sticky and can scrape surface off with your fingernail. There is a shiny glare to the dashboard. *tr

The front driver's seat belt became jammed and could not be released. I was 3 miles away from home and, after struggling for a while, had to drive home without wearing a seatbelt. We had to take apart the interior panel to fix the seatbelt. I have googled and apparently this is a common problem for the sienna. *tr

The automatic sliding door cable came loose, causing the door to get stuck and further damage the cable. This flaw is noted in a recall for 2004-2007 models, but we believe it should be included in the 2008 models, as well. *tt

Airbag warning light came on without apparent cause. We took it in to toyota dealer, they said they replaced the passenger side airbag harness , but could not complete repair, airbag warning light still on. Toyota still waiting for another plug to repair 2 months later. Very serious issue as they said airbags will not work properly. *tr

During a recent trip to alabama from virginia, our 2008 toyota sienna suddenly accelerated while pressing the brake pedal instead of braking. Both times, we were approaching moderately heavy traffic. My wife went to apply the brakes to slow the van. Instead of braking and slowing the vehicle, the van went into full acceleration mode. The transmission downshifted and started applying full throttle. The first time we thought we were going crazy. The second time, both my wife and i watched as her foot applied the brakes and to our amazement, the van started accelerating again! Luckily both times, my wife took her foot off the brake pedal and reapplied once the van stopped accelerating and the brakes worked then. I haven't had time to take this into the toyota dealer yet. We are still under a 30 day warranty with carmax, so i have communication out to them to see how we should handle this situation. I thought this toyota sudden acceleration story was exaggerated. Now i've experienced it myself. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was unable to restart and was towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the fuel pump resister needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

2008 sienna has developed steering issue and almost lost steering control of van. Problem appears to be failure of steering intermediate shaft that resulted in intermediate ability to steer vehicle. Very choppy steering. This is a very common issue with toyotas. Contacted toyota customer service and was informed there are tsb's for prior and post year vehicles but not for 08 sienna. Toyota needs to further investigate as failure of steering component is not acceptable. Tsb is not acceptable.

My wife was parking our 2008 toyota sienna with our 3 young boys in the automobile. She slowly brought the vehicle to a complete stop; never using gas, just covering and tapping lightly on the brake. Once the automobile came to a stop my wife pressed the brake a little more in order to put the vehicle in park. At that moment the vehicle accelerated incredible fast, jumped over an 8 inch concrete parking lot divider and crashed into a tree about 10 - 15 feet from the concrete divider. We are certain that this was a "sudden unintended acceleration" incident caused by some mechanical, electrical, programming or other defect in the '08 sienna. This was not "driver error"! My wife did not confuse the gas pedal and the brake. This was not caused by a floor mat obstructing the gas pedal. This was caused by some type of a design or component defect. How can w be so certain? My wife and i have parked in this parking spot (located in our apartment complex) hundreds of times. To park in this parking spot you first have to make a left hand turn at a stop sign. This stop sign is about 30 - 40 feet from the parking spot, which requires that you make a sharp right turn. Once you press the accelerator slightly to make the left at the stop sign, you do not use the gas again. You simply tap and cover your brake until you make the right into the parking spot. Our vehicle came to a stop. In fact, upon "stopping" one of our 3 boys removed his seat belt immediately before the vehicle accelerated out of control. I'm asking for assistance from someone within toyota or the nhtsa with knowledge of this flaw. My wife and kids were "fortunate". But this is a "fatal flaw" and something must be done. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated there the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign id 13v429000 (power train) however, the dealer refused to honor the recall for an unknown reason. The manufacturer was notified and would not authorize another dealer to service the vehicle under the recall. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 7/25/14*cn consumers handwriting is illegible. Updated 08/05/14

When i was driving on the highway , the tire on the right side in the back on the side of the passenger side explode and broke the pipes of the heater and the anti freeze of the air condition that were next to the wheel that exploded on the passenger side on the back wheel. *tr

Note: i have two cars, two recalls and the same problem with the dealership. This complaint is in regards to fred anderson toyota raleigh's service department. I have bought 4 cars with this dealership, three of them have had manufactures defects. Every time i call, including this last time for my recall they tell me that not only do they not have the parts available to fix the recall, it will take them "at least" 30 days to get the parts available for the recall. The service department is horribly run and the fact that they don't have remedies for serious safety recalls readily available or at least on quick delivery is unacceptable. Also, they told me that it would take at least hours to fix the part when it finally comes in but only offer a rental car if the fix is more than $400, which of course, since this is free of charge the consumer has to figure out transportation to make up for the fact that they don't know how to make safe cars. It is my opinion that fred anderson toyota raleigh's service department would rather put its customers at risk than fix their recall so they make it as hard as possible to get the fix taken care of. I have tried to contact manager and owner of the dealership and they both ignore my calls. One would think that after buying 4 cars with their company they would have some level of care for my family's safety. They don't! *tr

My 2008 toyota sienna has power rear sliding doors. While the driver side rear door was opening, the cable for the door mechanism snapped and would not close completely. After investigating the situation, the broken cable was jammed in the door mechanism, preventing the door from closing. As a result, the door now does not fully open, and will not hold in the open position. If parked on a hill, the door will close if not held open. Looking at the cable, the plastic sheathing around the cable had many cracks causing the cable itself to rust and fail. The passenger side door cable has similar cracks but has not failed yet. I brought the vehicle to our local toyota dealer. They mentioned this cable failure was a known problem and previous model years were covered under an extended warranty program. However, the 2008 model year was not covered. *tr

My dashboard is melting and cracking. It is sticky and impossible to clean. Over the last few months, it's also cracking on the front edges, both on the driver's and passenger's side. *tr

T-sb-0047-10 from safercar.Gov "some vehicles equipped with 2gr-fe/fxe engine. The rubber portion of the oil supply hose for vvt-i actuator may degrade over time. This condition may cause oil to leak from the vvt-i oil hose producing abnormal engine noise and the oil pressure light to illuminate " this tsb affects toyota vehicles going back to at least 2008-present. This is a major issue, and i feel this should be handled as a recall instead of a tsb due to the severity of the issue if/when the pipe breaks. I recently elected to have my vehicle repaired on my own just so i wouldn't have to worry about this issue happening to me or my wife, and thus blowing up my sienna's engine causing thousands of dollars in damages. Seems pretty bad that a recall can be issued for floor mats and accelerator issues, but no recall is issued for this issue which can drain the oil from your engine in a minute, blow up your engine, and then possibly wreck your vehicle. Consumer's engines are now being destroyed, and this is showing up in different online forums. I feel that the nhtsa needs to force toyota to replace all of the defective engine oil cooler pipes with the newer metal ones that the tsb addresses. They should also be forced to reimburse all costs to those individuals that either needed to have the repair done, or decided to preventatively have the repair done on their own before those pipes burst on their own. Toyota has told me that my vehicle was not affected by their limited service campaign csc-10033553-6074 but my car has seepage from the rubber portion of the hose that was diagnosed by grapevine toyota dealership yesterday. Very sad situation that such a dangerous condition exists in so many toyota vehicles with the v-6 (2gr-fe) engine. Please help!!! *tr

Air bag light started blinking when car started and stayed blinking. Brought in to dealer and comments were "open in side. Squib rh circuit" and "needs pass. Side front seat airbag" for $865. Same issue seems true for 2007 siennas online. Light stopped blinking and has not recurred. *tr

My toyota 2008 sienna le passenger automatic sliding door won't closed and opened completely. I've experienced an intermittent jammed with this door for the past 3 days. As a temporary fix, i need to get out from the car to help the door in closing and opening it because the button inside the car and even the remote(has new battery installed) won't do the work . One day, when driving my kids to school. As i made a left turn, i heard an audible noise/alarm and we were surprised and tried to figure out where the sound came from until my kids told me that the door is partially open while driving. I pulled over and temporary close the door. I managed to go back home and still with the alarm on and then re-pushed harder to make the door completely closed. That was scary because my kids were sitting in 2nd row. To address this problem. On same day, i rushed my car to toyota dealership and the representative told me that cable assembly is broken and need to replace all parts but must pay $1700 + tax because the issue was the power sliding door cable assembly although my car has very low mileage 30, 312 miles (sitting most of the time inside the garage) and still not covered by toyota warranty enhance program for rear sliding door cable. This is very frustrating and adding insult to injury, i was told that i'm not the only one had this problem. *tr

Power door opened part ways and would not shut. Had to drive to mechanic with door partially open and he had to force it shut. Toyota mechanic said it was a know cable problem with the door motor, but toyota has not issued a recall yet. *tr

I purchased this vehicle used from hoselton auto mall in rochester ny in august 2013.I was talked into a "toyota platinum care" bumper to bumper extended warranty.I was told this warranty was exactly the same as the new vehicle warranty but for an extended time.I was told it covered everything.I specifically asked if it covered all parts on the sliding doors, the dvd player, etc.I was told yes. In january 2014 i experienced a problem with one of the sliding doors.My local dealership said the center hinge was bad and was not covered under my warranty.I insisted that hoselton pay for the repair,they reluctantly did so.I have since had both siding doors repaired multiple times due to the lock assembly not working.The lock assembly is covered under a new special condition warranty because toyota has received so many complaints.Now the other doors center hinge is bad.I was told if i don't replace the hinge that the lock assembly will keep going bad.So these are obviously related issues.This combined issue causes my doors to either be stuck open, be stuck closed, or to open while i am driving.All safety issues as i have children in the back seat.I have contacted toyota and the warranty people and neither want to assist.I want the hinge replaced at toyotas cost.This is dangerous and it is a known issue by them.They need to resolve this asap.My vehicle is unsafe to drive. I have contacted them via telephone and their email system, all with no luck with assistance. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact was attempting to open the rear driver's side door the but the door only opened six inches wide while using the fob, then shut independently and without warning. The contact stated that she had to manually pry the door open. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection where the contact was informed that the door cable had snapped and wrapped around the motor. The motor and the cables would need to be replaced, the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contacted stated that the front passenger's side seat belt became inoperable and would not retract. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the problem.The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

I purchased this vehicle used from hoselton auto mall in rochester ny in august 2013.I was talked into a "toyota platinum care" bumper to bumper extended warranty.I was told this warranty was exactly the same as the new vehicle warranty but for an extended time.I was told it covered everything.I specifically asked if it covered all parts on the sliding doors, the dvd player, etc.I was told yes. In january 2014 i experienced a problem with one of the sliding doors.My local dealership said the center hinge was bad and was not covered under my warranty.I insisted that hoselton pay for the repair,they reluctantly did so.I have since had both siding doors repaired multiple times due to the lock assembly not working.The lock assembly is covered under a new special condition warranty because toyota has received so many complaints.Now the other doors center hinge is bad.I was told if i don't replace the hinge that the lock assembly will keep going bad.So these are obviously related issues.This combined issue causes my doors to either be stuck open, be stuck closed, or to open while i am driving.All safety issues as i have children in the back seat.I have contacted toyota and the warranty people and neither want to assist.I want the hinge replaced at toyotas cost.This is dangerous and it is a known issue by them.They need to resolve this asap.My vehicle is unsafe to drive. I have contacted them via telephone and their email system, all with no luck with assistance. *tr

While driving my vehicle it began to make a strange knocking sound as i accelerated. I had been driving around town for several hours that morning. I pulled over to inspect the engine, and saw some type of fluid on the left side of the engine and wall. I pulled the oil dipstick out and there was no oil on it at all. Completely dry! I had someone bring me some oil and i drove my car up to the repair shop just a short distance away. They discovered that the oil pressure line -valve cover variable timing-on top of motor to right on passenger side had burst. Part of the line is rubber and that part had ruptured and all the oil had blown out of the engine. My oil light did not come on at any time nor did my check engine light. Even after i stopped it did not come on. *tr

The driver seat seatbelt keeps jamming, to the extent that it won't unjam. *tr

The rubber in the oil cooling line broke down and drained most of the oil from the engine. From looking at the different boards this seems to be a common problem with this hose. Toyota even re-designed the hose with a metal sleeve because of this. *tr

I recently purchased a 2008 toyota sienna that i believe has a safety issue, particularly in cold weather. The exterior switch that allows the rear hatch to open is not functional in cold weather due to a material malfunction. I noticed that during warmer weather, the rubber seal over this exterior switch had become soft and gummy. Over time, the rubber seeped between the switch housing and the switch button. As the weather became cold, the rubber has hardened around the switch button and the exterior switch is no longer functional. The only way i can open the rear hatch in cold weather is to open a front door and use the interior switch to open the rear hatch. My concern is if we were to get into an accident during the cold months and the only way someone could get access to the interior of the vehicle is through the rear hatch, it could not be done because the exterior switch on the rear hatch would be seized preventing access. It is very alarming when i think of my entire family, especially my 15 yo, my 3 yr, and my 6 mo, being inside of this van and people not gaining access to the inside to help them due to injuries, fire, water hazards, etc... I own a 2005 toyota 4runner and it appears to have the same switch. However, the rubber on the switch is perfectly fine and functions normally. There appears to have been a material change allowing the rubber to soften resulting in a potential safety hazard during the cold months. I spoke to our local toyota dealership and they are fully aware of this issue and said that toyota does not consider this to be a safety issue. Initially i thought the previous owner applied a solvent or something to soften the rubber. As i researched more on the internet, this issue applies to many toyota vehicles, with models including the sienna and the 4runner. The earliest model year that i can find for either model is 2007. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that upon inspection, the trunk door unexpectedly closed without any warnings. The contact also mentioned that the trunk door landed on her back and caused a bruise, which was a recurring injury. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while driving approximately 1 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and caused the contact to crash into a tree without warning. The contact stated that the brakes were depressed but failed to stop the vehicle. Also, the contact mentioned that the failure recurred on two other occasions. The contact was not taken to a hospital and there were no injuries reported. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic but there was no diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 146,000. The vin was not available.

When operating the rear lift gate (trunk) on this 2008 toyota sienna minivan, we have noticed the lift gate does not open all the way up, causing an average height adults to bump their heads on the lift gate. But worse, this happens on several occasions, the lift gate comes falling down, hitting an adult on the head, causing a head injury. Worse yet, if a child happens to be standing under the lift gate, the heavy trunk can cause a major injury or death! This is happening on a number of occasions, and should be covered by toyota as this is not acceptable for a family minivan with less than 5 years old. I would like to see a safety recall issued on this type of malfunction and have this repaired or replaced free of charge by toyota dealers. *tr

Approximately six (6) months ago, i started to notice my dashboard getting sticky when the sun beats down on it. It started in a small area of the dashboard about the size of a quarter, but now appears to spreading. I have contacted the toyota dealership that i purchased the vehicle from and they claim that they have never heard of such a condition. After doing some research on the web, i found the following news segment that pointedly identifies the exact problem that i am having: http://www.Wptv.Com/money/consumer/toyota-dealer-calls-melting-dashboards-a-defective-product-and-wants-auto-makers-to-pay-for-repairs i am not certain what can be done, however in my opinion there should be a factory regarding on this extremely hazardous condition. Please look into this matter and advise. Thank you for your consideration and prompt attention to this important matter. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

I was dropping my kids of to school in the morning. I stop by at my friend's apt to pick her up with her baby. This is my daily routine. So on the day of the incident, i did the same thing, parked my van, got out, and went to the apartment' s exit door from where my friend was coming. My children were seated in the car and i was picking up the baby from my friend when both of us heard my eldest son aged 10, screaming that "the car is moving mama", and in panic he opened his door and tried to get off his seat belt and was trying to jump. I saw the van rolling back , i put the baby on the grass and rushed to help my kids in the moving van that was rolling backwards downhill. First i pushed my son in as his leg was caught in the seat belt and he couldn't jump forwards and then i moved around the back of the van, hit my knee on the bumper and my friend came from the front , she opened the door and i was able to put the handbrakes on. But in doing so after bumping hard on my right knee from the moving car, and when i applied the brakes, i sat on the ground and hit my knee again. The car stopped and i tried to calm myself because there were 4 kids inside when the van was rolling away and 3 of them were small, so they were crying. My friend calmed me and we set off. My knee was heavily bruised and aching. I came home and took painkillers and couldn't get any xrays done because i didn't have any medical insurance. To this day once or twice a week, i use painkillers for my knee which was perfect before. My kids were safe and nothing major happened which could have, but we all went through a very panicky and terrible experience which i hope never happens again. If the van wouldn't have stopped in time, my children could have been badly injured. *tr

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated there was a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 13v429000 (power train); however, the contact was unable to have the vehicle serviced because the remedy part was not available to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure. Rk

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the spare tire became detached from the vehicle causing the contact to drive over the tire and experience a failure with the brakes. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the spare tire cable was corroded and consequently caused damage to the braking system. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 10v160000 (structure) but was advised by the manufacturer that the recall had expired and they would not honor the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

The vehicle has developed a cracked (pieces broken off) dashboard. It gets very hot and feels like it is melting. Toyota recognized the problem almost two years ago when they started sending recall notices but to date they haven't come up with a solution to fix it. I have already received about five recall notices but each time the dealer tells me they will have a fix in the winter or fall etc.. Just concerned that it is taking almost two years and toyota keep sending the notices. I also have a 2009 camry and the dashboard is very sticky too (not breaking yet). Not sure what there strategy is but they need to handle the liability if they want to keep repeat customers and avoid bigger issues with vehicle safety.

The rubber portion of the oil supply hose for the wt-1 actuator failed resulting in a sudden loss of several quarts of oil. This oil was carried along the undercarriage and sprayed a fine mist of oil on the windshields of the cars behind the van. Luckily this occurred close to home at a low speed. If this was on the highway it could have caused sudden reduced visibility for the drivers behind the vehicle and could have led to an accident. I am sorry but using a rubber hose on an oil line is one of the dumbest things i have heard of. Fortunately for us, no one was hurt and no damage was done to the vehicle. I don't understand how this has not turned into a recall. This was a big mistake on toyota's part. *tr

My sister and i had just returned home from the store and i pressed the button to lift the back door to get our things out. We were in the middle of getting our things out when the door started closing on us. I got out and my sister got caught and it came down on her back and scratched her up pretty good. Ever since then just out of the blue it will not stay up and it will close down on you. I think this is a major safety issue especially since i have two little children. It could really do some harm to them. The sliding doors stop closing if someone is in the way and it should be the same for the back door. I bought this vehicle because it is supposed to be one of the top of the line fans for safety. So far i am not impressed. Someone needs to resolve this issue! I am scared to even open up that back door because of this.....And that is not good. *tr

Van spontaneously began leaking oil. I brought it into the dealer and was told that it was the vvt1 actuator hose. Apparently this was part of a voluntary recall that toyota started in 2010 and i was never notified! I called toyota motor corporation and was told that this was in fact a defective hose but because it was not repaired prior to the 3/31/13 deadline that toyota would not pay for this defective hose to be replaced. I am certain that i was never notified of this voluntary and worry that many other 2008 sienna owners are unaware of this defective part and hence will not have this repaired. This hose is under pressure and if it goes completely car will spew oil everywhere and seize up! This is a potential fire and safely hazard!!! Toyota is very aware of this problem! In the end my dealer agreed to cover the cost of replacement, but i am forever dismayed at toyota's lack of concern for their customers! This was part of campaign recall 90k-2gr-fe v6 engine oil hose. *tr

I had a oil hose in my van get a hole. When it happened it spilled oil all over and in my opinion could have started a fire.The hose is connected to a pipe and the hose cannot be replaced. The whole pipe has to be replaced and i replaced mine. My research revealed this is a fairly common problem and that there is a toyota service bulletin for this problem but in the bulletin they claim it's for seepage of oil. Obviously toyota knows this is a problem as the new part i ordered is complete pipe with no hoses. The part number for the pipe is 15767. Is this something that can be further looked into as to why this is not a recall that toyota should properly fix? *tr

After driving vehicle for appx. 15 minutes then parking, then coming back to vehicle 5 minutes later i found a pool of oil under the hood of van and called for tow to the dealership. Rob from the toyota repair service, claims i had bad luck regarding the oil cooler line rupturing. It will cost me $442.00 to repair/replace and clean the vehicle. After hearing this i checked online and other vehicle owners are having similar problems with similar vehicles that have a v6 engine with towing package from toyota. The service person claims its not covered under my warranty. He also claims that it wasn't damaged accidentally neither.

I was driving down the road and saw smoke rolling out of engine. By the time i pulled over i noticed oil leaking out everywhere. It was the engine oil cooler line and i have since replaced the rubber hose twice and has ruptured two more time since. This is very dangerous. I lost over 12 quarts of oil in the last month.

Flashing air bag indicator light, 4 tsb's have been issued for this problem with a replacement part. The tsb's are e1001-08, tsb 0069-12, tsb 0162-10, and tsb 0252-08. This is a major safety problem that toyota is refusing to recall and correct. The nhtsa needs to make a mandatory recall for defective toyota sienna airbag wiring. Toyota dealership is demanding $50 to read code and average repair cost of more than $1000 dollars. This vehicle has never been in an accident of any kind. There is no reason that the airbags should have a defective condition so soon. There is obviously a manufacturing problem with the system which is why toyota redesigned the part. Toyota cannot be allowed to charge customers $1000's of dollars to replace this essential safety equipment. *tr

While driving my sienna ac quit & few miles later i saw white smoke come from under the van in my mirror. I tried to slow down & brakes were not working. I tried to pull over & power steering was not working. Without any warning lights. After i pulled over, i walked to the back to see what the white smoke was. I noticed that the bumper cover had motor oil dripping down from the bumper & tail pipe. I noticed the white smoke was actually coming out from the front right side of the van. I ran to shut the engine off but i could not open the driver side doors. Luckily windows were opened due to the ac not working. I took the key out through the window & pulled the hood latch. By the time i got to the hood flames was coming from the right side. I could not open the hood, it was too hot. This happened in matter of seconds. Be aware that all this happened without any warning sound?S or light?S. I called 911. Just in minutes, the van was engulfed in flames & i had no chance to save anything out of the vehicle. The fire trucks arrived about 9 minutes, but by that time there was nothing left of my van. The fireman pointed out to me that there was an oil trail behind the van. The oil trace was visible for few miles. After they finished putting out the fire they showed me where the fire started on the van. It was the area on the left side of the engine around the belt. They said that the fire started from an oil leak on the engine and was started by the burst of oil spraying down on the and catalytic converter. Only two seconds of searching on google, i found out that toyota is well informed of the hazardous defect. The rubber oil supply line unexpectedly burst open and spray?S the engine oil out in less than few minutes. I never received any recalls or notification about this serious defect from toyota. Luckily none of my three kids was not in the van when this happened. *tr

While driving on inter-state i-10 west bound close to 183 marker, at 65 mph, the rpm shot to 7000 and car started to slow down. The car stopped with transmission failure. It was 2200 hours with my family of 4 kids and wife on board. To replace the transmission (used one 90000 miles) toyota legacy charged me 3500$. Its a lot of money. Additionally, you cannot trust toyota brand for such poor workmanship where power train is prone to failures on 5 years old vehicles. *tr

Dash is sticky and is producing more of a glare/reflection on my inside windshield. Extremely distracting. *js

While pulling into my driveway i smelled oil and noticed a line of liquid down the driveway. Turns out the oil line ruptured and the engine oil drained almost completely, within a matter of minutes. There was no warning indicator or anything adverse until that moment. Thankfully i live near a mechanic and we were able to leave it there. Apparently this is a known problem at toyota- as the part was on a national backorder. Thankfully i did not suffer engine damage- many others have, and this should be a recall worthy issue. *tr

Power sliding door cable broke. Research into this problem shows that it can cause door to jam in the open position. Problem was frequent enough that toyota covers the repair for vehicles manufactured 2004-2007. The problem persists in the years manufactured after this, as mine is a 2008, but the $1200.00 repair is not covered by toyota csp. *tr

The rear hatch failed today on my sienna. It will go up and suddenly without any notice fall slamming down. It almost hit my wife in the head. This is serious defect that toyota needs to correct. *tr

While driving are 2008 sienna mini van with 51303 miles on it we had developed a sudden loss of oil from the engine. No check engine lights or warning lights came on notifying us that there was a problem. Observed that there was a large amount of oil loss in the driveway. Could track back where we were driving with the oil loss trail in the road. Did some research and learned that the engine in the sienna is that same as that in several other toyotas (avalons). I learned that there is a vvi oil line is faulty on the engine. Toyota used a rubber hose which results in failure which then results in engine damage due to the oil loss. Toyota recalled the same party on the avalon and is aware that this hose is bad and needs replacement. Toyota issued recall on the avalons but is not issuing a recall on the sienna. This is the same piece on the two vehicles. They then state that this hose with an average fails at 50-60000miles. They then stated that this hose is not covered under warranty. This hose bursting can cause engine damage and is also a safety issue. There needs to be a recall on this rubber oil hose on all vehicles. They know that this is a bad piece when talking with them. Also if it were to fail they then will state that since this hose caused the engine issues they will not cover it under warranty. This then results in people having to replace the engine in there vehicle for 5-10000dollars. When oil loss occurs it sprays every where getting on brakes, belts, and exhaust which could cause an accident and or fire. Also resulting in serious engine damage. Toyota know this vvi hose is bad and issued a recall on the same hose on the avalons. A five minute search on the internet will show you the issues with motor and vvi hose. A recall must be issued on all toyota vehicles with this motor which had the vvi oil hose. Thanks *tr