2007 Toyota Sienna Fuel system Problems

DASH BOARD CRACKING.

NHTSA ID

11316322

Incident

Mar 2, 2020

I WAS NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 15 IN UTAH AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I PULLED INTO A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE TO BE A FAULTY OIL COOLER HOSE ASSEMBLY ON MY 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI-VAN. I CONTACTED TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE PART HAD BEEN UPGRADED FROM A RUBBER HOSE TO A METAL HOSE THAT WOULD NOT BURST LIKE MINE HAD. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE OPTION TO UPGRADE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND IN FACT HAD HAD MY CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE WEEK BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. FIRESTONE SAID I WAS DOWN TO TWO QUARTS OF OIL REMAINING IN THE OIL PAN. I FEEL LUCKY THAT I DID NOT BURN UP MY ENGINE BY STOPPING BEFORE THE OIL PAN RAN DRY. ALSO, I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE WITH A CAR FULL OF KIDS AS THERE SEEMED TO BE A RISK OF A CAR FIRE BASED ON THE SMOKE. I AM WONDERING NOW JUST HOW SAFE AND RELIABLE MY CAR IS AND WHAT OTHER PROBLEMS TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THAT THEY HAVE NOT YET TOLD ME ABOUT ON MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. BY THE WAY IT KIND OF RUINED THE FAMILY VACATION WE WERE JUST STARTING.

NHTSA ID

10722775

Incident

May 21, 2015

Mileage

108,210 mi

AFTER A SHORT TRIP, 5 MILES, I WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I NOTICED SOME FLUIDS ON THE CEMENT. I CHECKED THE LIQUID AND WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS COOLANT OR TRANSMISSION FLUIDS SO I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT TOWED IN .IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT A CONNECTOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND WAS MIXING THE COOLANT WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ,IT APPEARS THAT A DEFECTIVE FITTING WAS THE PROBLEM. IT COST ME $977.3 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION. MY MECHANIC SAID IF I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED DRIVING WITH THESE 2 FLUIDS MIXING I WOULD HAVE DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION BEYOND REPAIR FOR A BILL OF $3,000. MORE IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS PEOPLE SHOULD AT LEAST BE NOTIFIED WHAT TO WATCH FOR OR BETTER YET REPAIRED BY THE COMPANY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10492159

Incident

Nov 5, 2012

Mileage

69,701 mi

RACK AND PINION BELLOWS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TORN DUE TO COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE ADJACENT FUEL/VAPOR LINE; (OBSERVED WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE.). BELLOWS RUBS AGAINST THE FUEL/VAPOR LINE WHEN VEHICLE TURNS LEFT. VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE DELIVERING DEALER; DEFECT NOT REPORTED TO ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10480778

Incident

Oct 6, 2012

Mileage

165,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL WHAT EXACT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE WIRES WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO MICE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND CHEWING THE WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ

NHTSA ID

10445078

Incident

Jul 15, 2011

Mileage

16,000 mi

I WAS PULLING UP INTO MY GARAGE DRIVEWAY, AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THEN WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING MY TOYOTA 2007 SIENNA STARTED ACCELERATING AND I COULDN'T STOP IT, EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD. IT RAN THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR AND TOOK OFF HALF OF THE GARAGE HOUSING ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND THEN IT RAMMED INTO THE WALL SEPARATING THE GARAGE FROM THE HOUSE. OUT OF DESPERATION I SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND THAT FINALLY STOPPED THE VAN. SO FAR WE ARE AWAITING AN INVESTIGATION, IN THE MEANTIME THOUGH OUR LIVES ARE IN LIMBO BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10344242

Incident

Jun 30, 2010

I HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA AND I HAVE HAD MY FOOT STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR AT LEAST THREE TIMES CAUSING A SURGE. A PAIR OF DIABETIC SHOES ISSUED BY THE VA WAS THE CAUSE. THEY WERE TENNIS TYPE SHOES WITH A DEEP TREAD. I DISCARDED THE SHOES IN CASE I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THEM ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL LOOSE EACH TIME AND GET TO THE BRAKE. I WONDER IF THE VA SHOULD BE WARNED. ALSO WONDER IF OTHER TOYOTA PROBLEMS INVOLVE SHOE TYPE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10319226

Incident

May 1, 2009

Mileage

20,000 mi

MY 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS AN AVERAGE MPG READOUT. I RESET THE READOUT WHEN I REFILL THE FUEL TANK. WHEN I HAVE ABOUT 177 MILES ON THE TANK, THE MPG READING INSTANTANEOUSLY DROPS ABOUT .3 OR .4 MPG. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE MARK MILLER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NO INTEREST IN IT AND REFUSED TO PURSUE THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS HIGHLY REPEATABLE AND OCCURS EACH TIME THE ABOVE SEQUENCE OCCURS. I REPORT THIS BECAUSE ON THE NEWS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE TOYOTA CEO REPORTED THAT THEY HAD NO REPORTED COMPUTER ERRORS ON THEIR PRODUCTS. I HAD REPORTED WHAT I SUSPECT TO BE A COMPUTER ERROR AND TOYOTA DIDN'T APPEAR TO RECORD THE REPORT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10314108

Incident

Feb 15, 2010

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER. NO RESPONSE WHEN THROTTLE WAS PRESSED. SHIFTED VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE WITH NO RESPONSE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND NOTICED A HEAVY GASOLINE SMELL. TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED GASOLINE POURING OUT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED FAMILY FROM VEHICLE. CALLED TOWING COMPANY, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MARK HIPPS GARAGE AND TOWING SERVICE IN NEWBERRY, SC. EXAMINATION OF VEHICLE NOTED THAT A FITTING ON THE FUEL LINE GOING TO THE ENGINE HAD COME LOOSE. TECHNICIAN REFITTED AND TIGHTENED CONNECTION. CONTACTED GREENVILLE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN GREENVILLE, SC. THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10193033

Incident

Jun 9, 2007

Mileage

46,448 mi