2009 Toyota Sienna Other / unspecified Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR LONGER THAN A YEAR FOR THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10794321

Incident

Sep 8, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10788581

Incident

May 22, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE....UPDATED 01/27/16 *BF SPARE TIRE FIXED VIN INVALID. UPDATED 4/18/18*JB

NHTSA ID

10781539

Incident

Jul 22, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (WHEELS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10715737

Incident

Mar 10, 2011

THE SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. IF MY CHILD WAS IN HIS SEAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED BAD. THE TENSION ON THIS WAS TREMENDOUS. ALL MY WIFE DID WAS OPEN THE DOOR. WE HAVE A 2009 SIENNA AWD AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT PER TOYOTA INSTRUCTIONS. TOYOTA WANTS $1100 PLUS $300 DO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST WRONG. PLEASE HELP. THE CABLE WAS HANGING WHERE MY SON WOULD BE SITTING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10622644

Incident

Aug 13, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS (65 MPH) ON INTERSTATE 290 HEADING WEST OUTSIDE OF WORCESTER, MA AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30AM THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE CAUSING US TO RUN OVER THE TIRE. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING (WITHIN A MILE DOWN ROAD), THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING BOARD WAS ALSO MISSING. A ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY TENDING TO ANOTHER MOTORISTS NEAR THE INCIDENT AND WE TALKED TO HIM. HE INDICATED THAT THE MASS STATE POLICE WERE RESPONDING TO ASSISTS. THEY ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER AND TOLD ME THE SPARE TIRE WAS IN THE MEDIAN AND PROBABLY DAMAGED AFTER BEING HIT BY A TRUCK. WE WERE WELCOMED TO RETRIEVE IT, BUT SINCE SHE WAS OPERATING ALONE SHE COULDN'T STOP 4 LANES OF WESTBOUND TRAFFIC BUT THAT I WAS WELCOME TO TRY AND RETRIEVE IT. BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC SPEEDS, THE NUMBER OF LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND THE LACK OF A BREAKDOWN LANE NEAR THE MEDIAN, IT WAS DECIDED IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE. WE HAVE FILED A DAMAGED VEHICLE REPORT WITH TOYOTA CORPORATION ESPECIALLY IN LIEU OF A KNOWN DEFECT (FEDERAL RECALL NOTICE) REGARDING THE HARNESS HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610655

Incident

Jul 7, 2014

Mileage

102,000 mi

I WISH TO REPORT TWO SEPARATE GAS PEDAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING MY 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE VAN THAT OCCURRED ON THE SAME DAY. ON THIS DAY, I MADE A TRIP FROM MY RESIDENCE TO A LOCAL GOLF COURSE AND ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER I RETURNED TO MY RESIDENCE. ON MY WAY TO THE GOLF COURSE, I WAS TRAVELING IN A HOUSING AREA AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE CAR CONTINUED AT THE SAME OR SLIGHTLY FASTER SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH. THE CAR SHOULD HAVE EASILY SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE AT THIS TIME I WAS GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE ROAD. I HAD TO FIRMLY APPLY MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR AND I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR WITHIN ABOUT 200-300 YARDS OF THE INCIDENT. ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER, I DROVE THE CAR BACK TO MY RESIDENCE. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN STARTED TO DRIVE TO OUR RESIDENCE (WE HAVE A RENTED UNIT IN A GATED RESIDENTIAL AREA) AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 15 MPH. AS I REACHED 15 MPH, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPEED UP TO ABOUT 25 MPH. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY THE BRAKES AND I ALSO DOWNSHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO 1ST GEAR. I PARKED THE CAR BUT DID NOTICE, BEFORE I TURNED THE KEY OFF, THAT THE ENGINE RPMS IN THE STOPPED POSITION WERE ABOUT 1000 TO 1100. IT WAS NOT AT THE IDLE SPEED OF ABOUT 700 RPMS WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WHEN STOPPED. SOMETHING PREVENTED THE ACCELERATOR FROM RETURNING TO NORMAL. THESE TWO EVENTS BOTH OCCURRED ON SATURDAY MARCH 6, 2010. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA OF THE DESERT DEALERSHIP IN CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, ON MONDAY MARCH 8, 2010. THEY CHECKED THE CAR OVER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WE ALSO TOOK A TEST DRIVE WHICH WAS EQUALLY UNEVENTFUL. MY WIFE AND I ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL OF OUR TOYOTA SIENNA? WE DARN SURE HAVE A PROBLEM! *TR

NHTSA ID

10318075

Incident

Mar 6, 2010

Mileage

19,537 mi

I'VE SEEN THAT TOYOTA IS RECALLING MANY VEHICLES BECAUSE OF LOOSE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORMATS, BUT NOT THE SIENNA MINIVAN. AFTER I HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM I NOTICED THAT BOTH CLIPS HOLDING THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT BACK HAD COME LOOSE AND THE MAT HAD SLID SEVERAL INCHES TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK I JUST NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL I SAW THIS RECALL AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT POOR FAMILY. I HAD TO SNAP THE PLASTIC RETENTION CLIPS BACK INTO THE GROMMET HOLES, BUT I WONDER IF THIS IS HAPPENING ON OTHER CARS AS WELL, AND IF SO, WHY WASN'T SIENNA INVOLVED IN THE RECALL? *TR

NHTSA ID

10285964

Incident

Sep 30, 2009

Mileage

9,000 mi