1998 Toyota Sienna

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/27/2000· STEERING

  WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS/LOCKS INSTEAD OF AUTOMATICALLY RETURNING TO CENTER, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE IN WARM WEATHER, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. NLM

• 12/26/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, THIS OCCURS AFTER A TIRE HAS BEEN CHANGED OR ROTATED. NLM

• 12/23/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ACCORDING TO DEALER, ENGINE IS SLUDGED UP (AS MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPEREINCED). THEY SAID THEY WILL REPAIR IT (W/O GUARANTEE) FOR $2000, OR $5500 (GUARANTEED).*AK

• 12/12/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AT ONLY 30,000 MILES, WHILE VEHICLE STILL UNDER FULL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM EXHAUST PIPE. TOOK TO DEALER - DEALER SAYS IT IS STEAM. NEXT SMOKE GETS WORSE (ITS BLUE) & OIL LIGHT FLASHES WHEN BRAKING. TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER - DEALER SAYS NEED OIL CHANGE. DO IT. NEXT - SAME STUFF. TAKE IT BACK. DEALER SAYS OIL LEAK IN VALVES OR RINGS - WILL CALL TO SET UP APPT. FOR REPAIR. NO CALL. I CALL DEALER. DEALER SAYS WANT OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. I GET THEM. DEALER SAYS NO FIX UNDER WARRANTY, NOT COVERED, CAUSED BY CONSUMER LACK OF MAINTENANCE. I COMPLAIN TO MANUFACTURER. NO LUCK. I LOOK ON INTERNET - HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEB SITES. CAUSED BY SLUDGE IN ENGINE, WHICH ANALYSIS OF SHOWS WATER & FUEL IN OIL. I CONTAACT YOU. *AK

• 12/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WE HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. IN 8/02 WE HAD 'OIL GEL SLUDGING' AND THE ENGINE WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, WE HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WITH THE INITIAL REPAIR, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. SINCE THE ENGINE WAS POORLY DESIGNED, AND THERE IS A RECURRING PROBLEM DUE TO THE DESIGN, WHY DO THEY THINK A ONE-TIME REPAIR WILL SUFFICE? *LA

• 12/08/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EXTREMELY LOUD GROANING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING IN REVERSE EVERYTIME

• 12/08/1998· STEERING

  VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT SUCH AS AT AN INTERSECTION WILL CONTINUE TO TURN UNLESS THE STEERING WHEEL IS MANUALLY RETURNED TO THE STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. IN OTHER WORDS IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO TURN AND WOULD TURN IN A CIRCLE. THIS OCCURS SPORADICALLY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEIR REPSONSE IS THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THEY ARE WORKING IN THE PROBLEM. OUR FEELING IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE IN CATCHING IN THE LEFT TURN MODE. TOYOTA SAYS THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OR SO THEY SAY.

• 12/07/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES MAKING CLUNKING AND SCRAPING NOISE. DEALER SAYS DRUMS ARE CRACKING. *AK

• 12/07/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY MAKE A LOT OF LOUD NOISES. AT DEALERSHIP, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE CHANGED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER AN ACCIDENT (REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE). *AK

• 12/06/2004· TIRES,WHEELS

  ALUMINUM ALLOY RIMS APPARENTLY EXPAND AND CONTRACT WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGES, CAUSING LEAKS IN TIRES. SOMETIMES PRESSURE DROPS 2-3 LBS. BUT SOMETIMES IT DROPS TO DANGEROUS LEVELS (15 LBS. OR EVEN LESS). SOMETIMES THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALERTS AND SOME TIMES IT DOES NOT, EVEN AT DANGEROUS LOW LEVELS.*AK

• 12/06/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE SLUDGE AT 25,000 MILES. *AK

• 12/04/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SUMMARY OF VEHICLE (TOYOTA SIENNA), GARAGE, AND HOUSE FIRE ON AUGUST 13, 2001. *AK

• 12/01/2006· STEERING,AIR BAGS

  ON OCT 14TH 2006 AT ABOUT 4:45 PM I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED. I CAME TO A STOP AND THEN TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. AS I TURNED THE WHEEL AND APPLIED THE GAS THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A NOISE LIKE BREAKING PLASTIC AND THE CAR MOVED IN A STRAIGHT LINE DESPITE THE WHEEL BEEING TURNED. I INCREASED THE TURNING MOTION UNTIL IT WAS CLEAR STEERING HAD FAILED. SINCE THE LOT WAS EMPTY I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SANDY SPRINGS TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING SHAFT HAD BROKEN AT THE "KNUCKLE" WHERE THE COLUMN CONNECTS TO THE SHAFT. IN ADDITION I WAS TOLD THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE TO THE AIRBAG HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN THE INCIDENT. MY CONCERNS ARE THAT HAD THIS OCCURED AT HIGH SPEED OR WHILE ALREADY IN A TURN OR IN TRAFFIC THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. IN ADDITION THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG MEANT THAT HAD I IN FACT HAD A COLLISION I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE PROTECTION OF THE AIRBAG. I DRIVE THIS CAR DAILY AND I DID NOT DETECT AND CHANGE IN STEERING OR HANDLING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A WARNING. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND HAS DRIVEN NROMALLY SINCE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS. *NM

• 11/30/2016· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES

  STARTED TO GET CLUNKING/RATTLING NOISES ON HIGHWAY THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE. REDUCED SPEED TO 50 MPH. ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AROUND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE (ABOUT 9PM). SLOWLY DROVE TO MECHANIC ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY AND LEFT CAR OVERNIGHT. RETURNED NEXT MORNING AND EXAMINED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. FOUND VERY LITTLE FLUID IN RESERVOIR - DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE BOTTOM. MECHANIC REPORTED THE FRONT STRUT MOUNTING FAILED (APPARENTLY A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS). AFTER FAILING THE STRUT PUNCTURED THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR (ABOUT 3/8" HOLE) AT ONE OF THE CORNERS (SEE PHOTO) ALLOWING THE FLUID TO DRAIN. SHOULD I HAVE LOST ALMOST ALL FLUID WITH A 2 CIRCUIT BRAKING SYSTEM? DOES THE RESERVOIR HAVE AN INTERNAL BAFFLE TO PREVENT ALMOST TOTAL LOSE OF FLUID? I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS.

• 11/25/2002· STRUCTURE

  BOTH SLIDING DOOR HANDLES BROKE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN DOORS WERE OPENED, THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. *TS *NLM

• 11/25/1998· VISIBILITY

  DESIGN OF THE TINTED WINDOWS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

• 11/24/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WE ARE ON OUR THIRD MOTOR FOR A TOYOTA SIENNA 1998 VAN, PURCHASED NEW. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED. WE WERE CHARGED $4-500, THOUGH TOYOTA HANDLED IT UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, 10,000 MILES LATER, WE MUST REPLACE THE ENGINE AGAIN, AT A COST OF $6000. THE PROBLEM, AGAIN, IS 'SLUDGE'. WE ARE ALSO, LIKE OTHERS FILING COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE AND OTHERS, BEING HARASSED BY THE DEALERSHIP, WHO CLAIM WE HAVE "NEVER CHANGED THE OIL." FOR ARGUMENT, LET'S SAY THIS IS TRUE. IN 10,000 MILES, YOU WILL UTTERLY DESTROY A NEW ENGINE IF YOU MISS AN OIL CHANGE, RECOMMENDED FOR BETWEEN 5,000 AND 7500 MILES? I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN SOLD A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, AND THAT THE COMPANY, DELIBERATELY OR NOT, IS REFUSING TO TAKE OWNER COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY. *LA

• 11/23/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V278000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

• 11/19/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LOUD FRONT BRAKE 'GRINDING' NOISE WHEN BRAKING HARD OR MODERATELY HARD FROM 15-20 MPH DOWN TO A FULL STOP. BEGAN AT 5,000 MILES OR SO AND DOES NOT SEEM TO EFFECT THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER WHO INDICATES THERE IS A FIX IN THE FORM OF NEW BRAKE PAD MATERIAL BUT THAT IT'S NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VISUAL INSPECTION DID NOT REVELA ANYTHING UNUSUAL. I'VE CONTACED THE MANUFACTURER AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB# BR006-98) THAT I COULDN'T FIND ON THIS WEB SITE. I DON;T THINK THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE BUT I IMPATIENTLY AWAIT THE NEW PARTS.

• 11/17/2004· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE SEAT BELTS TENSIONERS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON DUE TO SENSOR FAILURE. *SC

• 11/12/2004· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WE WERE IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RECENTLY AND HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT NEEDING TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS AND POSSIBLY QUESTION OF MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAGS. OUR TOYOTA SIENNA VAN WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND HIT STRAIGHT-ON A CAR THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF US HITTING THE DRIVER SIDE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WITH ESSENTIALLY NO BRAKING. ESSENTIALLY THE TOYOTA SUSTAINED A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND OUR REPAIR MECHANIC IS TELLING US THIS IMPACT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE TOYOTA SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES, KNEE INJURIES, WITH GENERALIZED PAIN, ESPECIALLY NECK, SHOULDERS, AND BACK. WE THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THE SEAT BELTS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT SHOULD BE REPLACED. OUR AUTO MECHANIC IS TELLING US THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT IMPACT, AND THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. CAN YOU HELP US HOW WE GET THE CORRECT ANSWERS? SCOTT S. LEE 949-295-0438 CELL 949-598-3302 WORK SCOTTSLEE@COX.NET. *JB

• 11/11/2005· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE EXTERIOR HANDLE OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR WAS BROKEN WHILE I WAS OPENING THE DOOR. THE EXTERIOR HANDLE CONSISTS OF A METAL HOLDER AND A THIN PLASTIC PLATE. THE PLASTIC PLATE BROKE IN MORE THAN TWO PLACES. *JB

• 11/09/2010· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE PUSH-BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLIDING SIDE-DOORS FAILS TO RELEASE. IN THE CASE THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED, THIS PREVENTS TO DOOR FROM CLOSING. IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED, THE BUTTON DOES NOT RELEASE, KEEPING THE DOOR FROM BEING UNLOCKED AND THUS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. *TR

• 11/09/2010· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  1998 TOYOTA SIENNA CANNOT LOCK AND UNLOCK BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS ELECTRONICALLY FROM THE LOCK-AND-UNLOCK BUTTONS OF THE FRONT DRIVE AND PASSENGER CAR DOORS. *TR

• 11/06/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ACCELERATION DECREASE AND VEHICLE STALLED. MR

• 11/05/2002· TIRES

  THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE ON THE SIDE WALL CONTAINED 3 LARGE SPLITS, RANGING FROM 1-2 INCHES. THE OTHER 3 TIRES HAD STARTED TO CRACK AT THE SIDE WALLS. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. TS *JB

• 11/03/2003· STEERING

  AFTER DECELERATING EXITING OFF A FREEWAY RAMP AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP MOMENTARILY AND THEN DISENGAGE. *LA

• 11/02/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, WRECKED, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN OUR LANE AND FACING US. MY HUSBAND BRAKED HARD BUT WE COULD NOT AVOID THE VEHICLE. WE TRULY HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE WERE GOING AT IMPACT BUT I WOULD GUESS 30-40 MPH. IT HAD JUST STARTED RAINING LIGHTLY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. SEAT BELTS AND GOD SAVED US. NO MAJOR INJURIES.

• 11/01/2002· TIRES

  SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION STEELS COMING APART UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DT

• 10/29/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES WERE GRINDING, AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING, BRAKES HAD BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AK *YD

• 10/28/2002· TIRES

  TREAD SEPARATION EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN CURRENT RECALL SITUATION. I'M CONFIDENT FIRESTONE CONTINUES TO HIDE SOMETHING. DT

• 10/28/1999· STRUCTURE

  TWO DOOR PROBLEMS: (1) DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HINGED DOORS PERIODICALLY WILL NOT OPEN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER REMOTE, MANUAL, OR ELECTRICAL PUSH BUTTON IS USED. THEY JUST FREEZE SHUT. (2) SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVERS' SIDE WILL NOT OPEN, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL AND SOMETIMES NOT MORE THAN AN INCH OR TWO. THE INABILITY TO OPEN IS AN INABILITY TO OPEN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURS MOSTLY IN HOT WEATHER. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, SO TOYOTA NOT MUCH HELP. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO US - NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

• 10/27/2004· PARKING BRAKECrash

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH NO KEYS IN PARK AND VEHICLE ROLLED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DEFECT.*AK

• 10/25/2001· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. DEALER REPLACED SYSTEM WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED AND THE WARNING LIGHT NO LONGER ILLUMINATES. *JB

• 10/24/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS ENGINE IS UNDER WARRANTY. I PROVIDED MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF RECEIPTS REQUESTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA SAYS THE OIL CHANGE OUTLETS MUST NOT HAVE ACTUALLY CHANGED THE OIL. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS USED WITH 153 MILES ON IT. IT WAS PURCHASED AT BALE HONDA IN LITTLE ROCK. BALE TOYOTA HAD USED IT AS A DEMONSTRATOR. BALE TOYOTA IS IN CONWAY, AR WHICH IS 35 MILES AWAY. LANDERS TOYOTA IS THE ONLY TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN LITTLE ROCK. AFTER I PROVIDED THEM WITH ALL THE RECORDS REQUESTED, THEY STILL MAINTAIN THAT TOO FEW OIL CHANGES IS THE ONLY CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SMOKED SO BAD THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS ON FIRE.*AK

• 10/24/2000· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE SEEN MOUSE INSIDE MY VAN. I THINK THERE IS SOME OPEN SPACE FROM WHERE A MOUSE CAN GET INTO THE VAN.*AK

• 10/24/2000· TIRES

  PE 00 020; CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE FOR ROTATION. BECAUSE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING, AND ATTENDANT TOLD HER THAT LEFT FRONT TIRE THREAD STARTED SEPARATING. FIRESTONE, P2057015, SHE HAS CONTACTED.*AK

• 10/20/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO OTHER NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS AT THIS POINT. THE MECHANIC, WHO LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, STATED THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS MAKING NOISE DUE TO DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT TOYOTA WOULD PROVIDE THE PART, AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. *AK UPDATE 1/4/2006 - *NM

• 10/20/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/20/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AT NO SET SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY MAKE LOUD SOUNDS, AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAR WILL KEEP GOING THROUGH LIGHTS AND STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/19/2000· STRUCTURE

  I AM GETTING RAT INSIDE MY CAR FROM SOME OPEN SPACE COMMUNICATING FROM OUTSIDE.IT COULD BE FATAL WHEN YOU FIND MICE INSIDE YOUR CAR WHILE DRIVING AS YOU MAY GET PANIC.I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT SHOULD BE FIX BY MANUFACTURER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE ANY FATALITY.

• 10/17/2001· TIRES

  THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY. A LARGE SECTION OF THE STEEL BELT IS DETACHED FROM THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: TR 680 TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)

• 10/17/1998· SUSPENSION,SEATS

  VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT.ALSO, HEADRESTS ARE VERY LOOSE AND WIGGLE AROUND WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN/THIRD RAW BACKSEATS ARE LOOSE AND VIBRATE.

• 10/15/2001· TIRES

  THE FACTORY INSTALLED FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED DUE TO STEEL BELT SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE REMAING TIRES AS A PRECAUTION.(FIRESTONE TIRES) *YH

• 10/14/2000· TIRES

  ALL 4 TIRE DEVELOPED "KNOTS". ONE TIRE WORE ODDLY TO THE BELTS. CAR WAS BALANCED AND ALIGNED. TIRES HAS BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY. PRESSURES HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAPLENTY OF TREAD LEFT, THEY BECAME UNUSABLE.*AK

• 10/14/2000· TIRES

  ALL 4 TIRES DEVELOPED "KNOTS". ONE TIRE WORE ODDLY TO THE BELTS. CAR WAS BALANCED AND ALIGNED. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY PRESSURE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT. THEY BECAME UNUSABLE. *AK *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734317

• 10/11/2001· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE HORN WILL SUDDENLY BECOME INOPPERATIVE CAUSING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 08/28/2001 WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CLOCK SPRING CONTACT WAS DISTORTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($470.00) NOT 3 WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED, THE HORN SUDDENLY BECOMES INOPPERATIVE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WE PAID ALMOST $900.00 DOLLARS FOR. THE IS OBVIOULSY A VERY SERIOUS SAFTEY CONCERN AND ARE THERE ANY AVENUES TO PERSUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM PAID FOR BY TOYOTA? I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH TOYOTA AND THERE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY.*AK

• 10/08/2014· POWER TRAIN

  SINCE I BOUGHT MY 1998 USED TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 190XXX MILES, WHEN PRESS A LITTE BIT THE GAS PEDAL ON A UPHILL IT START TO ACCELERATE LIKE CRAZY, I CAN BARELY STOP IT, I MUST TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VAN, TODAY I WAS ON A VERY PRONUNTIATED UPHILL AND ALMOST CRASH BECAUSE IT ACCELERATES ITSELF WHEN PRESS A LITTLE THE GAS PEDAL. I''M SCARED TO USE THE VAN AGAIN BUT I DON'T HAVE OTHER CHOISE AND AT THE SAME TIME I'M SCARED TO SELL THE VAN TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

• 10/04/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND IT ALL MAY BE FROM THE GAS CAP. *JB

• 10/03/2000· STEERINGCrash

  THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT REAR WHEEL ALONG WITH THE AXLE/SPINDLE CAME OFF AFTER THE SPINDLE/AXLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON I-10 WESTBOUND NEAR POMONA, CA ON 9/22/2000 NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER AND FINALLY LANDED ON TOP OF THE CONCRETE DIVIDER WITH DIRECTION FACING EASTBOUND.*AK