Toyota Sienna Change Vehicle

"Doors are glitchy- sometimes don't operate as expected, but dealer states just lubrication problem."

"Sliding door worked well, but was subject to a recall. Done at Toyota dealer. Airbag recall also done at Toyota dealer. I only have ONE Toyota Sienna, not two."

"Sliding door recall, Airbag recall"

"Both sliding passenger doors had issues with the cable that pulled them open getting kinked. Both had to be replaced and this is the second time we've had to have it repaired."

"Both power sliding doors often close nearly all the way but then reverse as if they've encountered an obstacle. Sometimes it requires multiple attempts to close the doors, even with a passenger 'helping' to push the door closed."

"The sliding door motors seem weak. Had to replace one and have to manually help the second door to close."

"We have had multiple issues with the automatic sliding doors on our van. One time the cable that pulls them open broke. Currently when you push the button to have them automatically close, one of the doors closes about 3/4 of the way, then hits something internally and then opens back up. The dealership said that there's some hinge that's ready to break that needs to be replaced."

"The power sliding doors will intermittently fail to close, closing most of the way, then reopening. The dealership has never been able to replicate the problem, although I have offered to show them video of the behavior. The fuel filler door hinge failed at less than 50,000 miles because of excessive force from the plunger that prevents the left sliding door from opening when refueling. I replaced this at an independent body shop at a total cost of $250. Toyota has since issued an "enhanced service campaign" for both of these problems, but will not investigate the power door problem and did not reimburse me for the fuel filler door repair. Very disappointed in Toyota."

"After 3 years, the driver's side sliding door became very difficult to operate manually and was unable to be used electrically. Turned out to be a bent hinge."

"The gas tank is on the drivers side and if not closed completely inhibits the sliding door from opening. The gas tank door is ill fitting and I often need to slam it with my fist to get it flush enough with the body so that the sliding door will open."

"Sliding doors sometimes doesn't close all the way, doesn't lock, sometimes it won't electronically close."

"automatic doors don t close completely at times- once in a while need adjustment at dealer"

"Power sliding door makes clicking sound when operating, sometimes sticks and must be operated manually"

"Driver's side sliding door would occasionally close to within 6 inches and reverse itself. Dealer replaced a mounting bracket under warranty"

"Shortly after purchasing sliding door wouldn't fully close and would reopen on its own. Took to dealer numerous times. Recall issued 2 years after purchase and to date no action has been implement to correct issue"

"Intermittent failure to open using electric switches; failures in latching"

"Sliding door mechanics had to be bypassed and Toyota has been unable to provide a fix for the past six months"

"The power sliding doors work intermittently. At times they will not close without physical assistance"

"doors don"t always close, the sliding doors"

"Recall notice because sliding doors could open when driving. Toyota has not addressed this issue! Just sent a recall notice. Sliding doors make a banging noise sometimes when they open. Sounds like they are going to break. This happens occasionally...reported to service department they had no fix suggestions"

"Recall for electrical power"

"sliding door on the passenger side closed on it's own"

"On two occasions the automatic closure feature of the passenger-side sliding door (pull the handle and the door should close on its own) has failed. In each instance the door would close part way and then return to the open position. The door could be closed manually with much effort. Toyota fixed the problem in both instances."

"Had a recall on the drivers side sliding door. The dealer kept the car for 3 days, said they could not figure out how to put it back together. When I got it back, the door would not lock, it popped open when I hit a big bump, and it rattled like crazy. The dealer wanted to charge me over $800.00 to fix it. I complained and received 3 different case numbers from Toyota over this issue that the corporation never followed up on. Finally I looked up Toyota USA COO and got in touch with him. He assigned me to someone with SE Toyota. She sent me to another dealership who found out, not only did the dealer install the door panel incorrectly but broke the door latch trying to put it back together. After this experience together with some other instances with Toyota, I will never buy another one. Life is too short trying to deal with a company who does not support their products. We have owned Toyota's since 2003, it seems in the last few years they have gone down hill."

"Recall for sliding door mechanism; still makes clicking sounds when operating."

"warranty work replace wiring harness sliding doors could open while vehicle is in motion"

"The left rear passenger sliding door: One of the cables that opens the door broke - due to rusting out, located tucked along the rear window ledge. I couldn't open the door, even if the opening switch was turned off. First, I inquired on-line about other Sienna owners having the same cable-breakage problem, and found unsatisfactory outcomes. Then I called my Toyota dealer, but ended up taking the vehicle to a local body shop. They ordered the cable part they thought would be required. But upon working on the door, it was discovered that a second motor part was also needed. At a cost of over $1,800, we scrapped the repair and disconnected the opening mechanism. I now manually open and close the door. So far the right passenger sliding door still works."

"windshield stress crack"

"Fuel filler door hinge fatigued and the assembly needed to be replaced. Before replacement the left sliding door was not usable because the fuel filler lid safety latch plunger would not depress to disengage the latch."

"rear doors would not close , factory recall"

"Front door latch broke."

"The gas door hinge failed resulting in left sliding passenger door being inoperable. Hinge became partially detached due to premature wear and probably rust as well. Not under warranty or recalled so had to be replaced at a cost of $400. Hinge and door are one unit plus paint hence the expensive repair. Body shop tells me its a common problem with Siennas"

"Both the driver and passenger outside mirrors became lose...they would move from there stable position about a quarter of an inch."

"Automatic interior dimming mirror does not adequately dim for night driving"

"driver mirror keeps on making noise and no longer folds"

"the rear, third row, middle seat belt buckle stopped latching properly and had to be replaced."

"Seats get too hot too fast on low!"

"After owning the van for about 4 years, the opened tailgate would spontaneously close sometimes. When you are leaned over into the trunk, this is very dangerous."

"Tailgate would note self-close on automatic. Rear hatch was slightly mis-aligned. I corrected the problem myself by realigning the hatch."

"Power control arm quit working."

"Window seal was pulled down when lowering window"

"Car had no car fax info at 30,000 miles, doors seem poorly sealed. Noisy and dirty inside real vertical frame"

"The vehicle from the outset had an irritating rattle in or near the third row seat. Several trips to the dealer requesting a fix was unsuccessful. I finally discovered the problem and fixed it myself."

"Sliding doors pop and rattle over bumps. They need to enlarge the diameter of the latch. I have a temporary fix I found on the internet, wrapping electrical tape around the latch. I will be contacting Toyota."

"due to problems with the fit and finish."

"The back windshield wiper has always squeaked to the point of distraction. I've asked them to fix it once. They assured me it would be fixed. It was not."

"Rattle in the rear since new. Dealer said it was on the door assembly but could not find it"

"third row seats had a rattle"

"Rattle comes and goes from driver side vent or dashboard. I have a 100,000 mile warranty and Toyota said this was not covered. Wants to charge $49 to check"

"Both sliding doors have noise especially when the weather is cold"

"Engine very noisy when cold"

"interior noise from plastics and seatbelt rattles. driver side sliding door rattles on bumpy roads"

"the front strut top gasket leaked and needed to be replaced under warantee"

"Problem was with rear-most bench seat. Solution was new fasteners under the seat. Seat is of the fold-down variety. Has occurred with other 2014 Siennas, according to the dealership"

"rattle from sliding doors and from 3rd row seat bracket"

"Middle row, right passenger seat has a twang sound when your on a semi-bumpy road. Dealer has been unable to resolve. Only noisy when nobody in chair"

"A $35,000 vehicle that rattles? Really? I know it is not a lexus - but ... Even Dodge can get their cars to not rattle"

"It was a v e r y m in o r sou nd b y th e r ighh t w ind o"

"cables in power doors rattle"

"Rattles interior... Spare tire tooling fell out of holder and rattled. Other rattles from door panels and under seats. Dealer attempted to repair at least twice and still not 100% identified/resolved"

"The vehicle has a loud vibrating, buzzing and rattling sound when the engine revs that comes from under the vehicle. The car has been in the shop several times to address the issue and they can't seem to fix it. Toyota told us that it's a known issue"

"The rear seats rattle, they have replaced the brackets and it still happens"

"several rattles that the dealer is unable to fix"

"The van had an irritating rattle near the rear seat. We had the van back 3 times and each time an attempt was made with no results. I finally tracked the noise down myself and fixed it"

"Sunroof had a squeak. Had to replace whole assembly"

"Annoying Rattles - Had into shop four times, not fixed yet!!"

"Very loud rattling inside the vehicle from first day of purchase. First visit to dealer was unproductive. Second visit confirmed that a bolt had not been installed in one of the seats. Bolt installation solved the issue"

"Buzzing sound apparently in audio system, which is intermittent."

"Very noisy vehicle. Is a converted van with power ramp and locking clamp for power wheelchair but still road noise is bad; and squeaks and noises every journey"

"brakes squeak when I back up."

"3rd row makes lots of squeak noises when seats are up."

"had wind noise plus road noise--really have to shout to others"

"This primarily a road noise problem on the interstate. You cannot talk with people in the back of the car."

"The wind noise is related to the sliding doors not sealing well due to door latch issues."

"There was a bad air leak on passenger side of windshield. This was replaced before I purchased the vehicle. It is now leaking again."

"Wind noise seems excessive for a new vehicle, as does the road noise and constant random rattles from the back of the vehicle"

"Loud in the cabin while driving on highway"

"highway driving speeds create sounds"

"Their was a fan noise coming from the dash. CD player had to be replaced"

"CD Player quit working. Took Toyota over 6 weeks to replace the CD Player. After 4 trips to the dealership where we were called in for an appointment and then told they didn't have it in stock it was finally fixed. Toyota did nothing to compensate"

"NY State law requires that headlights be on when windshield wipers turned on. When headlights are on (except for dark night,). When we switch headlights on, the display darkens to point it's unreadable. Actually, *every aspect* of the radio, GPS, phone voice instruction, etc, sucks!!"

"The screen is not only impossible to see in the daytime, causing distraction, it is overall a huge pain to use. I would rather have "old school" knobs and buttons for selecting audio and changing settings. The touch screen has to be touched very firmly to even respond and there are too many menus to get to simple selections while driving. Knobs and buttons were so much more to the point and simple to figure out"

"Screen easy to see when it's not a sunny day, but IMPOSSIBLE to see at all when the day is clear and/or even somewhat bright"

"Display very confusing & very distracting. Even my electronics-savvy grandson has trouble with using it: EG: setting location in nav system, tuning radio stations. When paired with iPhone for media, it forces "shuffle all." In One word = STUPID!"

"The display screen for the radio will periodically flicker or go completely blank. It usually lasts for less than a couple minutes, and does not occur again. There seems to be no pattern to the occurrences. Because of the randomness, the tech I spoke to at the dealership wasn't sure that anything could be done."

"The screen goes black and then back to normal for a few seconds and then black again. Happens mostly when the outside temp is below 40 degrees or so."

"You can not see or use this system in normal daylight. Not pleased with system at all"

"The GPS, bluetooth and backup camera stopped working. Toyota replaced the whole unit"

"directed to wrong address. also unable to turn off navigation until actually reach destination."

"The Bluetooth is enormously frustrating. It does not "remember" pairings, meaning if you want to use Bluetooth, you have to go through an unbelievably cumbersome procedure every time you want to use it. This is just poor design, though. The actual problem is that it regularly drops the Bluetooth connection to our tablet. The connection will be OK for a few seconds, and then the audio connection will drop and will not come back. We have used the Bluetooth connection to the tablet from other devices without problem, which makes me think that the problem is the car only. The problem is not resolved, the car is fine otherwise. We have just stopped using the Bluetooth feature in the car, instead we just got a standalone Bluetooth speaker separate from the car's speakers, and that solution works perfectly."

"Have iPhone with Verizon. Phone connection to Bluetooth often gets dropped or will not connect. No one at dealer, Apple or Verizon ever able to solve problem"

"The Bluetooth firmware does not connect automatically with our phones, and we need to reconnect it manually every time we want to use it. It's a significant hassle that would be easy for Toyota to fix"

"No adult over 45 can operate the system. Our 20-something kids can figure it out after a while. Very confusing."

"Had to have complete radio, CD, steering control replaced. First it went blank occasionally, then no finger controls worked , then no picture for back up camera"

"radio is impossible to tune safely whille driving. Other than volume, all the controls require looking at the screen and then pushing buttons displayed on the screen. We have laws against texting while driving, but the car manufactures are allowed"

"The display brightness would vary in the first radio. A fan or something was running in the second one even when the van was turned off"

"changing radio stations is very inconvinent. You have to hit too many screen buttons and the screen is impossible to see in normal day light. Very bad design"

"The DVD player stopped working. Toyota proposed charges to repair were unreasonably high."

"Audio shifts from one speaker to another without touching controls."

"sound switches from speaker to speaker; started after dealer handled a recall not related to this. No resolution yet."

"Intermittently, some of the speakers do not work"

"can't tune radio from the steering wheel"

"It cannot recognize any names except simple ones. EG: Will not recognize: Covaleski, Focht, McCormick, Sand Beach Road, others"