2000 Toyota Sienna Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO SECURELY LOCK AND SUDDENLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DELLA TOYOTA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH ASSEMBLY AND ANOTHER PART ASSOCIATED WITH THE LATCHES (THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL) FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

NHTSA ID

11004126

Incident

Apr 1, 2017

Mileage

180,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HOOD ABRUPTLY OPENED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS PULLED DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK FORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

NHTSA ID

10394305

Incident

Apr 2, 2011

Mileage

155,000 mi

GAVE A VEHICLE A BOOST ONE DAY PREVIOUS. CLOSED HOOD ON 2000 SIENNA, BUT APPARENTLY NOT COMPLETELY. I BELIEVE ONLY SAFETY LATCH SECURING HOOD RATHER THAN FULL HOOD LATCH. DRIVING ON BUSY FREEWAY TO WORK FINE BUT RETURNING HOME ON FREEWAY, THE SAFETY LATCH ON HOOD FAILED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLIP UP AND SMASH INTO WINDSHIELD, DENTING HOOD AND ROOF OF VAN ALSO. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF FREEWAY SAFELY. CALLED TOW TRUCK TO HAUL CAR HOME. SAFETY LATCH AND FULL HOOD LATCH NOW SEEM FINE, BUT WILL BE REPLACING SHORTLY. CURRENTLY ONLY REPLACED WINDSHIELD AND SECURED HOOD AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE. GETTING QUOTES FROM BODYSHOPS FOR REPAIRS AND HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AS I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER 6 DAYS, YET TO HAVE TOYOTA CALL ME BACK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC CRASH, BUT THANKFULLY WASN'T. *TR

NHTSA ID

10368673

Incident

Nov 25, 2010

Mileage

133,000 mi

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR ONE YEAR. TO DATE, I HAVE PAID TO REPAIR THE REAR SEAT, AS ONCE IT WAS TAKEN OUT, THE MECHANISM BROKE AND IT COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN THE CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT (THE WHOLE THING) BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY BLINK. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS LATCHED AND WHEN NOBODY IS SITTING THERE. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. IT CONTINUES TO OPEN, BUT WILL NEVER CLOSE ALL THE WAY. BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN (OR IF THEY DO, THEY WILL NOT GO BACK UP). THERE IS A BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE MIDDLE FLOOR BOARD BY THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. FINALLY, THE REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE COMPLETELY AND THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR - FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT. ALL OF THIS IS WITH NORMAL WEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360038

Incident

Oct 11, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HOOD OPENED AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE HOOD LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

NHTSA ID

10348453

Incident

Mar 11, 2010

Mileage

190,000 mi

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA REAR DOOR LATCH HANDLE BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. UPON INSPECTION, THERE IS A NARROW PIECE OF PLASTIC CONNECTING THE HANDLE TO THE INTERNAL LATCH MECHANISM AND THIS NARROW PIECE BROKE CLEANLY IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING. REAR DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER OUTSIDE OR INSIDE POSING A POSSIBLE HAZARD TO 3RD SEAT PASSENGERS IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. PHONED TOYOTA AND WAS GIVEN CASE #1007022060 AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE TO DEALER AND PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE HANDLE NOT PART OF ANY CURRENT RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10341273

Incident

Jun 15, 2010

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AND REAR HATCH DOOR HANDLES. THE REAR HATCH COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. UPDATED 11/09/10*JB

NHTSA ID

10331911

Incident

Apr 10, 2007

Mileage

70,000 mi

I OWN TWO TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVANS, MODEL YEARS 2000 AND 2001. OF THE 10 DOORS ON THESE TWO VEHICLES, THE HANDLES ON SIX ARE BROKEN OFF. THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL USE. IN SEARCHING INTERNET SITES, I FOUND COMMENTS THAT SIENNA VANS ARE KNOWN FOR THIS DEFECT. THE DEFECTS HAVE OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10327733

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

10,000 mi

THE POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WILL OPEN BUT WILL NOT CLOSE. IT TOOK ME SEVERAL MINUTES OF VERY FIRM PRESSURE TO OVERCOME THE DOORS AUTOMATIC MECHANISM TO FORCE THE DOOR CLOSED. AS I USE THIS TO DROP MY CHILD OFF AT DAYCARE, I CAN NO LONGER LET HER OUT ON THE CURB SIDE OF THE VAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315870

Incident

Mar 2, 2010

Mileage

117,000 mi

SLIDING DOOR GETS STUCK. VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE AND UNABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. TRIED WD40 LUBRICATION BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10285897

Incident

Aug 1, 2009

Mileage

129,000 mi

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH HANDLE NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT PULLED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE DOOR. THIS IS THE 3RD DOOR HANDLE THAT HAS BROKEN UNDER NORMAL USE. 1ST THE 2 SLIDING DOOR HANDLES, NOW THIS DOOR HANDLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10280532

Incident

Jan 25, 2009

Mileage

106,000 mi

MY TWO SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267788

Incident

May 3, 2009

Mileage

36,000 mi

REAR DOOR LID HANDLE BROKE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO PUT MY POWER WHEEL CHAIR INTO THE VAN. WITHOUT THAT CHAIR I CANNOT GET AROUND. TWO PEOPLE HAD TO DISASSEMBLE THE CHAIR TO GET IT INTO THE VAN SO I COULD GET HOME. THERE SHOULD BE AN INTERNAL RELEASE FOR THAT DOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10251764

Incident

Oct 18, 2008

Mileage

182,000 mi

REGULAR USAGE OF OUR VAN HAS CAUSED THE DOORS ON BOTH SIDES TO BREAK. ON ONE SIDE, THE HANDLE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND THE OTHER WILL ONLY PARTIALLY OPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250157

Incident

Oct 25, 2008

Mileage

120,000 mi

HANDLE TO THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OF MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2000 HAS BROKEN OFF. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR OVER 4 MONTHS. THE DOOR WILL ALSO NOT CLOSE FOR NO REASON AND OPENS EASILY FROM JUST A BRUSH ON THE REMOTE ON THE KEY CHAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10242305

Incident

Jul 15, 2008

Mileage

120,000 mi

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB. COST TO REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $1500 WHICH CAN BE ON THE VERY LOW SIDE. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THESE DOORS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10240970

Incident

May 20, 2008

Mileage

128,505 mi

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING POWER PASSENGER DOOR ACTS LIKE SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY WILL NOT TOTALLY CLOSE WITH POWER, SHUTS THEN IMMEDIATELY OPENS. LIGHT IN DASH IS ON, FOR SECOND TIME, MECHANICS FOUND NOTHING JUST RESET IT. TOYOTA MECHANICS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10240961

Incident

Sep 4, 2008

THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT OF ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES BUT OF, WHAT I FEEL, A FAILURE OF THE QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE ITS SELF. I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA AND ON OR AROUND FEB 12, 2007 MY DRIVERSIDE, BACK SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE BACK HATCH HANDLE BROKE OFF AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE TWO FRONT DOOR HANDLES STARTED TO BREAK IN HALF. ONE HANDLE BREAKING IS A POSSIBILITY BUT ALL MY DOOR HANDLES BREAKING EXCEPT ONE IS STRANGE. AND THE ONE THAT IS NOT BROKEN IS A POWER DOOR SO THE HANDLE IS NOT PULLED AS OFTEN OTHER WISE I WONDER ABOUT THAT ONE AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235911

Incident

Feb 12, 2007

OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS 3 OF THE 5 DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN ON THIS 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10222133

Incident

Jun 16, 2005

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE HANDLES ON BOTH SLIDING SIDE DOORS DETACHED FROM THE DOORS. THE DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE FROM BOTH THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10204725

Incident

Sep 1, 2006

Mileage

85,000 mi

SEVERAL HARDWARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR HANDLE AT A COST OF $140. REPLACED THE REAR DOOR HANDLE FOR $70. BOTH OF THESE ITEMS BROKE, RENDERING THE DOORS USELESS FROM THE OUTSIDE. ALSO REPLACED THE DRIVER DOOR POWER WINDOW MOTOR AT A COST OF $ 90. *AK

NHTSA ID

10191779

Incident

Aug 9, 2006

Mileage

85,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA THE SAFETY HOOD LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN, SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD, DAMAGING THE HOOD AND THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THAT HE HOOD LATCH NO LONGER ENGAGES WHEN THE HOOD IS SHUT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS BEFORE WITHOUT ANY MENTION OF AN ISSUE WITH THE LATCH. TOYOTA BASICALLY STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW TO THE LOCATION OF HE HOOD LATCH CAUSING IT TO NO LONGER FUNCTION FROM WEATHER RELATED EXPOSURE. THERE MOST LIKELY ARE OTHER SIENNA VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH DRIVERS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10184688

Incident

Feb 3, 2007

SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TOYOTA SIENNA XLE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. OUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED ONLY RECENTLY. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WAS NOT WORKING AND THE MECHANIC HAD TO TAKE OFF THE AUTOMATIC PART SO IT HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. WELL AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF MANUALLY OPENING AND PULLING OUT MY SHOULDER EVERY TIME, THE DOOR KNOB CAME OFF. WE HAVE ALSO HAD IN THE PAST A VERY LOUD SQUEALING NOISE EVERY TIME WE STARTED THE CAR. WE HAD THE BELTS TIGHTENED AND EVEN HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED AND THEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED. ONE OF OUR CAPTAINS CHAIRS WILL NOT GO BACK INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. AND LASTLY THE BAR THAT HOLDS OPEN THE HOOD HAS COME OFF AND DOES NOT GO BACK INTO PLACE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10184006

Incident

Nov 30, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A JUMPSTART WAS GIVEN TO A NEIGHBORING VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY THE HOOD WAS RELEASED TO JUMPSTART THE NEIGHBORING VEHICLE AGAIN. THE JUMPSTART WAS NOT NEEDED. THE HOOD WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN BUT WAS NOT FULLY UNLATCHED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, ON A SMOOTH BLACKTOP PAVED ROAD, WHEN THE HOOD BLEW BACK INTO THE WIND SHIELD AND DAMAGED THE HOOD, WINDSHIELD, WIPERS AND THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTO-BODY SHOP.

NHTSA ID

10171401

Incident

Sep 14, 2006

Mileage

107,403 mi

MY WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN WERE DRIVING IN OUR 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE HOOD ABRUPTLY RELEASED AND SLAMMED AGAINST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER AND DAMAGING THE ROOF. MY WIFE PULLED OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALMOST COMPLETELY BLIND TO WHAT WAS IN FRONT OF HER. THE CAR WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS PHYSICALLY HURT FROM THE INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT BOTH THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LATCHES WERE BOTH NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT APPEARS THAT THE SPRINGS THAT ARE USED WITHIN THESE MECHANISMS HAD LOST THEIR SPRING EFFECTIVENESS. THIS WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE "STICKINESS" CAUSED BY SOME RUSTING ON THE LATCH. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY AT A TOYOTA DEALER MAINTENANCE CENTER. I FEEL THAT THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY SHOULD HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CHECK THIS CRITICAL COMPONENT. IN REVIEWING THE NHTSA DATABASE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ACROSS AUTOMOBILES. I WOULD EXPECT THEIR TO BE SOME RECURRING MAINTENANCE ON THE LATCHING MECHANISM (AT 30,000 OR 60,000 MILES) TO PREVENT SUCH AN INCIDENT FROM OCCURRING...I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE SHOP MAINTENANCE MANUALS SO I DON'T KNOW IF SUCH AN INSPECTION IS IN THE MANUALS. IF THERE IS NO SUCH INSPECTION IN TOYOTA'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL, I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS NEGLIGENT ON THIS VERY HAZARDOUS FAILURE MECHANISM. IF THERE IS SUCH AN INSPECTION, I BELIEVE THE TOYOTA MAINTENANCE FACILITY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10167779

Incident

Sep 8, 2006

Mileage

94,000 mi