Components: STRUCTURE
May 07, 2012
TBD
Condition
Run & Drive
Damage
Normal
Title
Clear
| Dynamic Head Restraints | Not Available |
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| Head Restraint | Not Available |
| Advanced Belt Feature | Not Available |
| Adjustable Upper Belt Anchorage | Not Available |
| Seat Belt Reminder System | Not Available |
| Frontal Air Bag | Driver, Front Passenger |
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| Knee | Not Available |
| Additional Air Bags | Not Available |
| Meets Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Requirements | Not Available |
| LATCH Locations | Not Available |
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| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) | Not Available |
| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) locations | Not Available |
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10588148 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V160000(STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10182822 |
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| Consumer Location: | PROPHETSTOWN, IL |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
AT INTERSTATE SPEED I HAD A FEW SECOND DRAG AND THEN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGEMENT. MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE INTERSTATE BY LETTING IT SET A FEW MINUTES AND BEING ABLE TO DRIVE A 1/4 MILE OR SO AT A TIME. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE VAN INCLUDING FLUID CHANGES. IT ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT( BECAUSE THERE WARRANTY EXTENSION IS ONLY FOR 8 YEARS 100,000 AND I AM OVER THE 8 YEARS. *JB
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10158518 |
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| Consumer Location: | LAJAS, PR |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
THREE YEAR AGO I BOUGHT 4 SPORTIVA WHEELS FOR MY 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE MODEL OF THIS WHEEL WAS MILANO. ON MAY 25, 2006 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD KID AND ON ROAD 116 KM 0.2 LAJAS, PUERTO RICO ONE OF THE WHEELS BROKE IN THE CENTER AND MY WIFE LOST CONTROL OF THE MINIVAN FOR A FEW SECONDS. HOPEFULLY SHE AND MY SON DON'T HAVE ANY INJURIES BUT SHE WAS VERY SCARED. IF SHE WERE DRIVING AT MUCH HIGHER SPEED AT THAT TIME MY WIFE AND KID COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. SHE WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH BECAUSE IT WAS A TURN. MY CAR HAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER, BRAKE DISK, FRONT AXLE, TIRE ETC... THE REST OF THE WHEELS ARE CRACKED IN THE SAME AREA. I'M WRITING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE SOMEBODY THAT HAVE THIS WHEELS CAN DIE AND I WILL HAVE TO SPEND MUCH MONEY TO FIX MY CAR. *JB
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10142453 |
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| Consumer Location: | DAMASCUS, MD |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
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
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10040924 |
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| Consumer Location: | BETHLEHEM, PA |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
SIDE SLIDING DOORS OF TOYOTA SIENNA MINI-VAN DO NOT UNLOCK / LOCK OR RELEASE FOR OPEN. DOOR BUTTON IS STUCK IN A PUSHED-IN POSITION AND WILL NOT RELEASE ON EITHER SIDE DOOR. THIS PREVENTS PASSENGER FROM OPENING DOOR. PASSENGER IS LOCKED IN AND CANNOT EXIT THE VAN. PASSENGER MUST EXIT THE VAN BY CLIMBING INTO THE FRONT SEAT AND OUT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE VAN. THE BUTTON ON THE SLIDE DOOR EVENTUALLY UNSTICKS AND POPS OUT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10031631 |
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| Consumer Location: | SEATTLE, WA |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR LOCK STICKS, CAUSING DOOR NOT TO OPEN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON 7/30/2003. *AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10021004 |
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| Consumer Location: | ELKHART, IN |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS AGO WE PURCHASED A NEW 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA BECAUSE WE WANTED A NEW VEHICLE WITH AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION FOR QUALITY AND SERVICE. BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S REPUTATION, WE PAID APPROXIMATELY $10,000 MORE FOR THE VAN THAN WE COULD HAVE PURCHASED ANY OTHER VAN IN OUR AREA. RECENTLY OUR VAN STARTED EMITTING BLUE SMOKE. WHEN WE TOOK OUR VAN TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, AND OFFERED TO TEAR DOWN THE MOTOR AND SEND PICTURES TO TOYOTA WITH A FEE OF ONE HOUR'S LABOR. WHEN WE SCHEDULED THIS SERVICE, AFTER TEARING DOWN THE MOTOR, WE WERE ASKED FOR DOCUMENTATION OF OIL CHANGES. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD THEM DONE REGULARLY, WE DID NOT SAVE THIS PAPERWORK. SINCE WE ARE OUT OF OUR WARRANTY PERIOD, I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL REQUEST. HOWEVER, AFTER RESEARCHING MY VAN ON THE INTERNET, I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VAN. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT FIND THIS INFORMATION SOON ENOUGH TO START SAVING ALL OF THOSE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. THE OIL IN MY VAN IS VERY THICK, AND WE WERE TREATED AS THOUGH WE NEVER HAD OIL CHANGES DONE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE VALVE COVERS AND CLEAN THE HEADS AND THAT IT MIGHT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM OR WE COULD SPEND $5000 TO PURCHASE A NEW MOTOR FOR A VAN BOUGHT NEW AND STILL BEING PAID FOR! I WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE BASED ON REPUTATION. NOT ONLY WAS THIS A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED OFTEN, BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED, AND THEN BASICALLY ACCUSED OF NOT MAINTAINING OUR VEHICLE. WE WERE CHARGED A $75.00 FEE TO FIND THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE MECHANICS SHOULD HAVE KNOW THIS WAS ON ONGOING PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME THE VAN WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE. BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFECTIVE MOTOR, I ALSO HAVE NOW LOST THAT "GREAT TRADE IN VALUE" THAT TOYOTA VEHICLES ALWAYS "MAINTAIN". AGAIN, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY VAN AND TOYOTA. I PURCHASED MY VAN BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME, BUT I WILL NOT PASS THIS RECOMMENDATION ON TO OTHERS. *NLM
| NHTSA ID Number: | 756718 |
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| Consumer Location: | GETZVILLE, NY |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
ABS ACTUATOR FAILED ON 38 MONTH OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES, RESULTING IN TOAL FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM. *AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 748686 |
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| Consumer Location: | FISHERS, IN |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
WHEN TURNING LEFT AND ACCELERATING, THE STEERING WHEEL "STICKS" AND MUST BE MANUALLY PULLED BACK TO CENTER
| NHTSA ID Number: | 892082 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHARLOTTE, NC |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES SIZE: P215/65R15, EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES ON THEM ON A 1998, TOYOTA, SIENNA. *AK FIRST BLOWOUT OCCURRED IN THE TREAD OF THE TIRE, THE SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURRED IN THE SIDEWALL, CONSUMER STATES THEY EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PUNCTURES IN THE TIRES PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUTS, DOT NUMBER W2VFA1A160. *SLC
| NHTSA ID Number: | 747888 |
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| Consumer Location: | FAIRVIEW, NC |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
ENGINE IS FULL OF SLUDGE, THERE WAS NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHT OR SYSTEM CHECK THAT INDICATED THE ENGINE HAD ANY PROBLEMS. *AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 609173 |
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| Consumer Location: | SAN DIMAS, CA |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
SEAT BELT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 544893 |
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| Consumer Location: | SUGAR LAND, TX |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
SLIDING DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED BECAUSE THE OPEN BUTTONS ON DOOR HANDLES STICK.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 607867 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, EXCESSIVE FORCE OF THE SWITCH ( BACK & FORTH ) IS REQUIRED TO MAKE IT WORK. *YC
| NHTSA ID Number: | 606297 |
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| Consumer Location: | SAN DIEGO, CA |
| VIN: | 4T3ZF13C3WU**** |
BRAKES MAKING NOISE. NLM
