1999 Toyota Sienna

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

• 12/31/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TITAN CHECKUP ENGINE ANALYSIS OIL SAMPLE RESULTS REVEALED EXCESSIVE FUEL IN THE ENGINE'S OIL AFTER 6700 MILES OF DRIVING. OIL NOTED TO BE TOO THIN AND SOME LEAD FROM BEARING SCUFFING NOTED. SILICON ALSO PRESENT IN TWO OIL ANALYSIS SAMPLES TO DATE. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD WITH REDUCED FLASH POINT. FULL INVESTIGATION NEEDED ON 1998-2001 MODEL SIENNAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CURRENT ENGINE FIRE INVESTIGATION ON THE 2002 MODEL. *AIK

• 12/31/2001· SUSPENSION

  PULLING TO ONE SIDE CONSTANT. TIRES CROSS-ROTATED AND PULL CHANGES TO OPPOSITE SIDE. TIRES REPLACED, PROBLEM RECURS. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES WITHOUT PERMANENT FIX. TIRES HAVE GOTTEN ONLY 15,000 MILES AND 5,000 MILES RESPECTIVELY. UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH PULL AND POTENTIAL FOR TIRE BLOWOUT DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR.U. *AK

• 12/31/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE IN LIGHT, POWDERY SNOW CONDITIONS. SKIDDED THROUGH A FOUR-WAY STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. LONGER BRAKING DISTANCES NOTED AT TIMES.*AK

• 12/28/1999· STEERING

  WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN STEERING WHEEL STICKS IN ONE POSITION, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. ALSO, AFTER APPLYING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL GOES BACK INTO POSITION. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. PE99-070. *AK

• 12/27/1999· STEERINGCrash

  UPON ACCELERATION AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, STEERING WHEEL STUCK, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/26/2000· TIRES

  TIRE SEPARATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/65/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/65/15 )

• 12/24/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINES IN 1999 SIENNA VANS ARE POSSIBLY HAVING EARLY FAILURE OF THE CRANKECASE VENTILATION SYSTEM THAT CAUSES OIL TO SLUDGE UP AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO BURN OIL AT A VERY EARLY AGE. I RECENTLY DE-SLUDGED MY VAN'S ENGINE AND NOTED THAT THE CRANKECASE VENT BAFFLES ARE VERY NARROW AND HAD LIKLEY BEEN STOPPED UP FOR A LONG TIME. FROM THE AMOUNT OF POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *AK

• 12/22/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL SLUDGE (GELLING) DEVELOPS IN ENGINE RESULTING IN THE NECESSITY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT GREAT COST. TOYOTA STATES THAT THEY WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIRS IF ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO SO AND HAVE REFUSED TO LET US SPEAK WITH ANYONE WITH THE AUTHORITY TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY. *JB

• 12/21/1999· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONS. YH

• 12/19/2000· TIRES

  FRONT TIRES ARE UNEVENLY WORN WITHOUT NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM REPORTED FROM DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT.*AK

• 12/19/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP. *AK

• 12/18/1999· VISIBILITY

  I NOTICED DISTORTION WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. DELRAY TOYOTA REPLACED THE GLASS TWICE. THE DISTORTION IS STILL THERE, BUT YOU SEE IT IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF EACH NEW WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER THINKS I MIGHT GET A GOOD PIECE OF "AFTER MARKET" GLASS SINCE EACH OF THE WINDSHIELDS SUPPLIED BY TOYOTA HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MOVED BEFORE IT CURED PROPERLY. THIS GIVES A "MELTED" APPEARANCE TO THE GLASS. SOME PEOPLE MENTION THE REFLECTION FROM THE DASHBOARD CAUSING A DISTORTION PROBLEM, BUT THAT IS EASILY NOTICABLE AND NOT WHAT I AM DESCRIBING HERE. *AK

• 12/16/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE VAN HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM AT TIMES IT IS HARD TO SLOW IT DOWN EVEN STOP IT. THE PROBLEM MAINLY OCCURS FROM STOP AND GO ESPECIALLY IF IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR FEW HOURS.

• 12/16/1999· STEERING

  THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN ATTEMPTING LEFT HAND TURNS AND EXTREEME FORCE MUST BE USED TO COMPENSATE. *AK

• 12/10/2014· TIRES,WHEELSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING, MY SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CABLES SNAPPED. THE CAR BEHIND ME RAN OVER IT AND I AM NOW BEING CHARGED FOR THE DAMAGES TO THAT PERSON'S CAR. *TR

• 12/10/2003· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  THE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR EVERY 15000 TO 20000 MILES. DEALER HAD FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION ALIGNED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED, BUT EXCESSIVE WEAR STILL OCCURRED. THE DEALER ADMITTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ALIGNMENT. *AK THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WAS REPLACED AT 17K MILES, 2ND 39K MILES. IN ANY EVENT, THE CAR CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE LEFT DESPITE THE ALIGNMENT AND ROTATION.*CB *JB

• 12/09/2012· TIRES

  ON 11/25/2012 AT ABOUT 10:00 PM, AFTER DRIVING ON FREEWAY FOR ABOUT 100 MILES, THE FRONT WHEEL ON DRIVER SIDE BEGAN TO MAKE A SMALL NOISE AND SMALL VIBRATION AND LATER THE TIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED BY AT A REST AREA AND DIDN?T SEE ANY NOTICEABLE PROBLEM. SINCE IT?S ABOUT 50 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, I DECIDED TO KEEP DRIVING IT AND THE NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTINUED. I CHECKED THE TIRE THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND IT FLATTENED. I FIXED IT WITH A TIRE REPAIR PLUG, PUMP IT AND I FOUND A BUBBLE ABOUT 4-INCH IN DIAMETER. I DROVE BACK TO VINELAND TOYOTA IN VINELAND, NJ ON 12/7/2012 SINCE THE TIRE WAS ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD AND WAS STILL IN WARRANTY. AFTER TAKING DOWN THE TIRE, I FOUND, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TIRE, THERE WAS ANOTHER BUBBLE IN DIAMETER 3-INCH. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF TIRES OF GOOD YEAR. IF I KEPT DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR FEW MORE MILES, THE TIRE WOULD EXPLODE AND CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! *TR

• 12/05/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH FUSE #12 WHICH CONTROLS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, CLOCK, AND REMOTE ACCESS-KEEPS BLOWING. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHES EVEN WHEN THE BELT IS LATCHED. DRIVER'S VANITY LIGHT HAS DISLODGED FROM VISOR. *NM

• 12/05/2002· VISIBILITY

  I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND THE LEFT, REAR WINDOW BLEW UP. THE GLASS SPEWED ALL OF THE BACK OF THE CAR. LUCKILY, I HAD JUST DROPPED OFF MY KINDERGARTER AT SCHOOL AND NO ONE WAS INJURRED. I CALLED THE POLICE AND HE SAID IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING HIT IT. HE SAID THAT SOMETIMES WHEN THE WINDOW SLIGHTLY OPENS LIKE THIS ONE DOES WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON IT MAKES THE WINDOW WEAKER. I DIDN'T HAVE THE WINDOW OPENED AND IF THAT VENT MAKES THE WINDOWS EXPLODE, THEY SHOULDN'T BE INSTALLED IN THE CARS WHERE CHILDREN AND OTHERS CAN BE HURT. IF ANYONE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK, THEY COULD'VE BEEN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. IS THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH BACK AUTO WINDOWS IN MINI VANS? NOW I'M AFRAID THE OTHER SIDE WINDOW IS GOING TO BLOW AND HURT SOMEONE. DT

• 12/04/2000· STEERING,STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ED,CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED RACK GUIDE SUB ASSEMBLY PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. ALSO, BOTH SLIDING DOOR POWER LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED WAS UNABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, WHICH IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, THOSE SLIDING DOORS COULD NOT BE USED. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE LOCKS. BUT, SODA SPILLED INTO RUBBER OF DOOR AND CAUSED THEM TO STICK. THEY SHOULD USE BOTTLES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/01/1998· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, HAS BEEN REALIGNED BUT CONTINUES TO PULL.

• 11/30/2000· TIRES

  WE HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE PULLING PROBLEMS AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR WITH OUR SIENNA FROM THE 2ND MONTH WE HAVE OWNED IT. THE TIRES ARE VERY WORN OUT ON THE OUTER EDGES WITH ONLY 18000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO OUR DEALER 5 TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE ARE AWARE AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT MANY SIENNAS ON THE ROAD HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA IS AWARE OF IT, BUT CONTINUES TO PUT PEOPLE OFF. I LIVE IN THE NORTHWEST WHERE WE HAVE MANY RAINY DAYS AND MY VEHICLE IS UNSTABLE IN THE RAIN, WITH ALOT OF SLIPPAGE IN THE TIRES. THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SIENNA, AS EVIDENCED BY OUR RESEARCH THROUGH EDMUNDS.COM'S TOWN HALL WHICH IS A FORUM FOR PEOPLE WITH PROBLEM VEHICLES. NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR WHICH IS UNSAFE AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY COMMENTS INTO CONSIDERATION. I KNOW I AM ONLY ONE PERSON, BUT THE I CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO MAKE MY EXPERIENCES HEARD. THANK YOU, LAURIE A. SHANK. *AK

• 11/27/2001· STEERING

  IN EARLY 2001, THIS VEHICLE HAD BINDING IN STEERING, RETURNING TO CENTER FROM LEFT TURNS. DEALER REPAIRED WITH KIT FROM A SERVICE BULLETIN, AT NO CHARGE, UNDER WARRANTY. AT SOME POINT LATER IN 2001, VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY LOST POWER ASSIST TURNING LEFT. INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. BOTH PROBLEMS LIMIT STEERING CONTROL, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS, REQUIRING FAST DRIVER CORRECTIONS TO AVOID COLLISIONS. ARRANGEMENT IS BEING MADE TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THE LATEST PROBLEM. BOTH FAULTS SEEM CONNECTED AND SHOULD BE STUDIED, AS THEY ARE SAFETY HAZARDS, AND THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE EARLIER PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE NHTSA DATA BASE.

• 11/27/2000· TIRES

  THE FIRESTONE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING. *MJS

• 11/21/2000· TIRES

  RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING (FIRESTONE FR 680 P205/70R15), CONSUMER REQUEST REIBURSEMENT. NLM

• 11/20/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 1999 TOYOTA SIENNA'S ENGINE SUDDENLY FROZE UP WITH SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 72,000 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE IS TOTALLY GONE WITH ESTIMATES CURRENTLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $8,000. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE COMPLAINT IS THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH SIENNA'S AND HAS FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT NOTIFYING OWNERS THAT OIL CHANGES NEED TO BE AT 3000 MILE INTERVALS AND THAT VALVES NEED TO BE CHECKED VERY REGULARLY. SINCE SLUDGE BUILD-UP IS OBVIOUSLY OCCURRING IN THEIR VEHICLES, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER. *LA

• 11/17/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL BURNS AT HIGH HEAT WHICH CAUSES THE OIL TO DEVELOP INTO A GEL. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE FAILS PREMATURELY. *AK

• 11/17/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE OF 1999 TOYOTA SIENNA (VAN) HAD SLUDGED ENGINE OIL IN JULY 2002, DEALER REBUILT ENGINE. IN NOVEMBER 2003, OIL PUMP FAILED ON SAME VEHICLE. DEALER CONTENDS THE FAILURE OF THE OIL PUMP IS NOT RELATED TO THE ENGINE OIL GELLING/BECOMING SLUDGE. SINCE ENGINE WAS REBUILT, OWNER HAS CHANGED OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES AND HAS RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT. *LA

• 11/17/1999· STEERING

  THE VAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH STICKY RETURN-TO-CENTER AFTER 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN. TENDS TO HAPPEN IF SPEED IS ABOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR DURING TURN. REQUIRE JERKING OR SWERVING TO RETURN TO CENTER AFTER A LEFT TURN. MY WIFE THOUGHT I WAS SWERVING SINCE THE CAR WAS SWAYING BUT I WAS JUST TRYING TO PREVENT US FROM MAKING A FULL CIRCLE TO THE LEFT. THE STICKING PROBLEM HAPPENS IRRESPECTIVE OF ROAD CONDITION. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, WHO CHECKED THE FLUID BUT DID NOT PURSUE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/16/2005· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  ON BACK DOOR OF MINIVAN, THE OUTSIDE HANDLE BROKE WHEN WE SQUEEZED IT TO OPEN. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. WHY IS THERE NO RELEASE FROM THE INSIDE? THE QUOTE TO FIX IS $275-300. ALSO, ON THE REAR SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER SIDE, NOT AN AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR), THE PUSH-BUTTON LATCH "STICKS" SO THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSING; WE HAVE TO PRY THE PUSH-BUTTON OUT WITH A KEY OR SCREW DRIVER SO THE DOOR WILL LATCH. *JB

• 11/15/1999· WHEELS

  LUGS: NUTS ARE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

• 11/12/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHILE TRAVELING STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO LEFT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN TO NORMAL. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

• 11/10/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  BOTH AIR TO FUEL SENSORS WENT IN THE FUEL EMISSIONS PART OF THE ENGINE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE SENSORS. THE PART REPLACEMENT FOR EACH WAS $375.42 NOT INCLUDING THE LABOR. THE PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED TO PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE IT CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE PIECE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRENTY, BUT IS NOT. DT

• 10/28/2002· STRUCTURE

  THIS HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRUATING BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HAD USE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FOR ABOUT A THIRD OF THE TIME WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, AND I CAN NOT GET ANYONE AT TOYOTA TO TAKE THIS DEFECT SERIOUSLY. I WOULD RATHER NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. DT

• 10/25/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY VAN CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK. I COASTED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I GOT OUT OF MY VAN TO CALL MY HUSBAND. BY THE TIME I HAD HUNG UP THE PHONE, THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE POURING FROM OUT UNDER THE HOOD AND IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME WITHIN 5 MINUTES. MY VAN WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MY VAN WAS FINE WHEN I LEFT ON THIS SHORT TRIP, BUT THEN WITHIN 10 MINUTES, IT WAS DESTROYED. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS FIRE.*AK

• 10/23/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR USING OIL SINCE 20000MI. 9/01 DEALER FOUND SLUDGE IN ENGINE AND CLAIMED IT WAS MY FAULT AND WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

• 10/18/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA 99 AND MY CHECK LIGHT COMING OUT AND START TO SMOKE SO I FIND THE ENGINE DO THE OIL BE SLUDGE, I WANT TO KNOW IF IS SOME WAY OF TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ME WHIT OUT CHARGE BECAUSE IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. *TR

• 10/18/2000· STRUCTURE

  AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF OF THE TRACKS. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK

• 10/17/2000· TIRES

  SIDEWALL OF TIRE DELAMINATED OR SEPARATED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2VF TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)

• 10/15/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/14/2008· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE LEAVING DOOR UNABLE TO BE OPENED. POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT WORK LEAVING DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. *TR

• 10/11/2010· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TOYOTA 1999 SIENNA CE: STEERING PULLS TO LEFT. I HAVE TO HOLD STEERING TIGHT TO KEEP IT TO RIGHT. I ALREADY GOT ALIGNMENT DONE TWO TIMES AND NEW TIRES CHANGED BUT PULLING TO LEFT STARTS RIGHT AWAY. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

• 10/11/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEEL CYLINDERS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID YEARLY SINCE OWNING THE CAR. *NM

• 10/09/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE TWICE BECAUSE THE SLIDING DOOR HANDLES WILL LOCK UP AND THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

• 10/06/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 TOYOTA SIENNA ENGINE FROZE UP UNEXPECTEDLY. WAS ADVISED IT WAS POSSIBLY A SLUDGE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED - USED - IN 2002 FROM A LOCAL DEALER WHO WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ESTIMATED $6850.00 ENGINE REPLACEMENT COST, EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA CHANGED THE ENGINE WARRANTY TO 8 YEARS/UNLIMITED MILEAGE.*JB

• 10/06/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY.

• 10/03/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/02/2004· STRUCTURE

  UPPER DOOR MOUNT PILLAR CRACKED DUE TO OVEREXTENSION HINGE GUARD FAILURE. *AK

• 10/02/2001· SEAT BELTS

  MIDDLE REAR SEAT SEATBELT AND BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY TIGHT, CHILD IS ABLE TO WIGGLE RIGHT OUT OF SEAT. SEAT BELT KEEPS GETTING WIDER AND WIDER THE MORE ONE PULLS ON IT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PART AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/02/2000· TIRES

  AT 65MPH, TIRE SENSOR INDICATED PROBLEM. UPON REMOVING THE FRONT LEFT FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE, FOUND A 7.5" SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL, WITH THE STEEL BELT IN VIEW. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED SIMILAR WEAR ON FRONT RIGHT TIRE. NORMAL PRESSURES AND ALIGNMENT HAD BEEN MAINTAINED THROUGH ROUTINE SERVICE. LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER CLAIMS TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE, DESPITE TOYOTA INDICATIONS TO THAT EFFECT AND SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. ALTHOUGH I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, I HAVE RETAINED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE TO SUPPORT INVESTIGATION. DIGITAL PHOTOS OF THE TIRE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2VFAIT099 TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)