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11166556 2018-07-15
2004 TOYOTA SIENNA
THE VSC IS GOING OFF RANDOMLY, IN DRY, SAFE CONDITIONS. ALMOST ALWAYS WHEN I AM TURNING TO THE LEFT IN A LONG TURN. BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON A WINDY ROAD, DRIVING 15MPH OR LESS, ON EVER SINGLE TURN SOMETIMES JUST THE ALARM, LIGHT FLASHING ON DASH & ENGINE DETHROTTLING, OTHER TIMES ADD THE STEERING WHEEL PULLING & BRAKES PUMPING THEMSELVES. WE HAVE HAD IT IN 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS & THE COMPUTER DETECTS NO CODES, ALL PARTS IN QUESTION (SUSPENSION, YAW, ROTATIONAL POSITION SENSOR, ETC) ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, NOTHING LOOSE, WORN OR OTHERWISE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WE HAVE HAD THE YAW SENSOR REPLACED AFTER READING MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. WE LOVE OUR VAN, BUT IT IS NOW A DEATH BOX. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THE VSC MALFUNCTION WILL ACTIVATE, MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN WILL TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGE THIS & HELP OWNERS?
11098110 2018-05-09
2004 TOYOTA SIENNA
TOOK SIENA IN TO TOYOTA FOR RECALL ON SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY. WAS TOLD THAT WHILE UP ON THE RACKS, NOTICED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED ASAP.
11092036 2018-02-03
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA
I WAS DRIVING MY VAN IN KINGS MTN. HWY 216, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE BACK OF THE CAR STARTED FISHTAILING. I WAS NEAR A GARAGE, SO I STOPPED AND THEY TOLD ME MY REAR AXLE HAD COME LOOSE AND I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A MOBILITY DEALER. I CALLED ILLDERTON IN CHARLOTTE AND HAD IT TOWED THERE. ULTIMATELY THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP. I CALLED BRAUN AND THE WOMAN SAID, "THERE IS NO WARRANTY, THE CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD, THEY DON'T LAST FOREVER". I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THEN FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL. IT STATES: ON CERTAIN HANDICAPPED MOBILITY CONVERSION RAMPVANS MANUFACTURED BY INDEPENDENT MOBILITY SYSTEMS AND BUILT ON TOYOTA MINIVAN CHASSIS, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE BEAM MOUNT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY WELDED TO THE CHASSIS. THIS MAY RESULT IN A SQUEAKING NOISE, A ROUGH RIDE, OR DEGRADATION IN VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSEQUENCE: THE MOUNT MAY BECOME PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE CHASSIS. PASSENGERS, PEDESTRIANS, OR OTHER MOTORISTS MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. SEE PHOTO
10981448 2017-04-28
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA
THE FRONT PASSENGER STRUTS CORRODED AND THE TOP BROKE OFF COMPLETELY AND WAS SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE . I SERVICE MY CAR REGULARLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA, AND I WAS NEVER TOLD I HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS.
10763148 2012-01-20
2004 TOYOTA SIENNA
2004 SIENNA LE: FAILURE OF DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING IN JANUARY 2012, PASSENGER SIDE IN JANUARY 2013. EACH SPRING CRACKED CAUSING VEHICLE TO DROP WHILE IN MOTION. METAL IN CRACKED AREAS APPEARED POROUS POSSIBLY SUGGESTING FLAWS IN METAL DURING MANUFACTURE. 2013 FAILURE INCLUDED CRACK NEAR MIDDLE OF SPRING, WITH A SHARP BROKEN PIECE STICKING OUT CLOSE TO TIRE. THANKFULLY OCCURRED WHILE PARKING/AT LOW SPEED; FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED MAY HAVE RESULTED IN PUNCTURE OF TIRE/LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. 2012 FAILURE INCLUDED CRACK NEAR TOP. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 2012 SPRING ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. VEHICLE IS IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH ONLY ~65,000 MI AT TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT. DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS, LIGHT LOADS. BODY RUST FREE WITH MINIMAL SURFACE CORROSION OF UNPAINTED/UNDERCARRIAGE ITEMS. CONTACTED TOYOTA IN 2012, FILED CASE. WAS INFORMED SIMILAR ISSUES HAD NOT BEEN REPORTED, FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED. NOTING EXTREME HAZARD POSED BY BROKEN SPRING PUNCTURING TIRE, ENCOURAGED FURTHER EVALUATION. OBTAINED/REPLACED AT MY COST SPRING FROM LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, HAD ALIGNED. CONTACTED TOYOTA IN 2013 REGARDING SECOND FAILURE. NOTED WAS SECOND OCCURRENCE/EXTREME HAZARD POSED BY PUNCTURING TIRE, ENCOURAGED FURTHER EVALUATION. OBTAINED REPLACEMENT/HAD ALIGNED AT MY COST. RECENTLY CONTACTED TOYOTA; NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BROKEN SPRINGS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AS CAN TIRE PUNCTURE. FAILURES I EXPERIENCED OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS; IF AT HIGHER SPEEDS, RESULTS MAY HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. NOTING LIGHT USE AND EXCELLENT CONDITION OF VEHICLE AS WELL AS APPEARANCE OF THE BROKEN SPRINGS, TOYOTA PARTS STAFF AND OUTSIDE MECHANICS INDICATED THAT MANUFACTURING ISSUES MAY BE CAUSE OF FAILURES. REPLACEMENT SPRINGS INCLUDED DIFFERENT COLOR CODING; PARTS STAFF INDICATED THIS MAY CORRESPOND TO MORE RECENT PRODUCTION, SUGGESTED THAT NEW PARTS MAY BE OF BETTER QUALITY.
10735416 2015-07-20
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA
ON TURNS, THERE HAS BEEN A "CLUNK" NOISE UNDER RIGHT FRONT DRIVER SIDE. UPON BEING EXAMINED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD IS LOOSE AND THE RACK AND PINION BOOT IS TORN AND LEAKING. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WAS $ 1000. UPON RESEARCHING THIS MATTER I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON OCCURRENCE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH SEVERAL SIENNAS FALL UNDER A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO FIX THIS ISSUE, MINE DOES NOT. THEY WERE NOT WILLING T O BUDGE ON THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I AM UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ISSUED A PSB009112 ON THIS ISSUE BUT NOT A FULL RECALL. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY CHANGED DESIGN AFTER 2006 SO OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA, AS I'VE HAD HYUNDAI AND SUBURU STAND BY MANUFACTURER DEFECTS SEVERAL TIMES EVEN WITHOUT A RECALL VIA SAFETY CAMPAIGNS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR TOYOTA NOT TO BE CONCERNED.
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