general problems of the 2010 Toyota Sienna

[xxx] [xxx] / [xxx] [xxx] 2010 Toyota Sienna possible shifter interlock failure: on [xxx] my [xxx] child found his way into the driver’s seat of our 2010 Toyota Sienna while the vehicle was parked in the driveway. According to my wife, there were no keys in the vehicle, and the vehicle was in park. In an instant, my wife (who was outside the van) helplessly observed the van begin to roll backward down the driveway and then across the sidewalk (on our side of the street), then across the street, and then across the sidewalk on the other side of the street and into the neighbor’s yard where it finally came to a rest. She said she heard something like grinding gears. I presume my son was trying to put it in park. Thankfully no property damage or personal injuries occurred during the incident. I [xxx] ) was not home when this happened. When I returned home, I inspected the van to see if my son was able activate the emergency shift lock release. I found the cover was intact and evidence of tampering was not observed. I then checked to see if I was able to pull the shifter out of park. Initially, I was unable to, but after a few tries and a little force, I was able to pull the shifter out of park (no keys in ignition, no brake compression, vehicle off) and the van began to roll. Our driveway is somewhat sloped. I replicated this procedure several times: a little force and a little wiggle and clunk, the shifter released and the van rolled. I discovered there was a recall for this very problem on 2010 Sienna’s (NHTSA recall no. : 17v-657). I entered the Sienna’s VIN number on NHTSA’s website and found no active recall for the VIN number entered. I contacted Toyota of north America (1-800-331-4331) and chose to advocate and spoke to an agent and reported the problem. She was able to determine that the vehicle had been under the recall, but the van was “repaired” in 2020 which is the year we bought the van information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Dashboard has recently become sticky even though wiindshield is routinely covered.

Sliding door cable snapped unexpectedly causing door to become inopperable. It is now jammed shut and will not open from inside or outside, causing a potential safety issue. This is second door where the cable has snapped and inoperability of door could become a safety issue if passengers need to exit. Toyota will not stand behind the door and asks upwards of $2k to repair.

Years ago, responding to a recall about spare tire assembly, the dealership said I was "fine. " on 6 /23/2019, while driving at highway speed, north toward lake george, NY, just south of exit 18, there was a loud thump under the vehicle, and as I was sitting in the passenger seat, saw the tire fly out and slide onto the grassy median of the highway. Driver also saw it in the rear view mirror. We were unable to stop or retrieve the tire. When we returned from trip, I called dealer service rep. And asked: wasn't this defective spare tire assembly part of an old safety recall? service rep. Said they would fix spare tire assembly. I demanded they also include the spare tire. After calling Toyota, they agreed. Vehicle is being worked on.

I am an active duty service member trying to pcs from germany to the united states. I never received notification of the recall. Now there will be a significant delay in shipping our vehicle and out of pocket expenses in the form of car rentals that could have been avoided if I would have been notified of this recall.

Sliding door power cable broken. Toyota has enhanced warranty for 2004-07 my but will not fix mine because it is 2010 my.

Passenger side sliding door. The cable snapped and the door would not fully open.

The latch on the back door melts when the weather is hot, leaving a black, tarry mess in my hands. Now that the weather is cold, the latch on the back door is frozen solid, making it extremely difficult to open the back door at all. This could be dangerous if I need to open it quickly. The van is, of course stationary when I try to open the door. The dashboard also melts in the heat.

Cables for both automatic sliding doors snapped. The doors are both completely unusable, as they will not open at all. As my 8 year old was trying to get out of the vehicle, the door stopped working and would no longer work. The drivers' side door cable snapped last week, and the right one, today.

Driver side door cable snaps making it impossible to totally open door. Would be dangerous in case of emergency exit.

Both power doors broke the same way. The cable frayed and was pulled into the door by the motor. The doors would not open at all until serviced, which caused a safety concern! the fix was estimated at $1,500 per door.

Power sliding door cable snapp.

Power door cable snapped on driver side rear door.

My wife and daughter were traveling on our 2010 Sienna on 07/11/2015 (sat) and the gears seized up when they were turning into a busy 4-lane road. In spite of complete loss of transmission, due to the sheer momentum of the vehicle, my wife was able to direct the vehicle to the right side of the road. When she called me, I arrived to see my daughter crying and standing on the side while my wife was trying to push the van further right with the help of an old couple who were extremely helpful. Luckily, my wife and daughter escaped with no injuries (except for a stiff neck and bad headache for a couple of days for my wife) but left with a life-long memories of this painful experience. After towing the vehicle to stevens creek Toyota, I was told that that the transmission system had completely failed (metallic parts chipped and ground as per technician) and had to be replaced with an whooping bill of $6k. Considering that both of us are our working parents, we had to painfully swallow the cost of repair and move on with our lives until now when I had time during the end of year when I wanted Toyota and all Sienna owners to know about our ordeal and be cautioned about their vehicles. My biggest complaints: * we trust our family members lives in the hands of reputed vehicle manufactures such as Toyota. When their vehicles do not live up to their reputation and cause mental/physical anguish, it is definitely disheartening. * I paid nearly $48k for this fully-loaded 2010 Sienna xle limited. A complete transmission failure at 70k miles and $6k to replace the transmission is completely unacceptable and I feel ripped off! we really hope Toyota get its act together and invest in improving the quality of critical systems of their vehicles.

Received another safety recall notice for a potential excessive corrosion on spare tire. Still no remedy. As a temporary solution, Toyota will offer roadside assistance at no charge should there be any tire issues. However, no phone number/contact information is provided for roadside assistance on the notice. I called Toyota customer service and was told this was an oversight and they readily provided me with a number for a national service. I am not experiencing any problems but am curious as to the lack of transparency by not including the phone number in the notice. It has never been provided on the past interim notices that I was able to find. Also, do they ever plan on fixing or is it a calculated business decision not to fix given cost?.

Power sliding door cable snapped on 2010 Sienna xle. Due to the number of complaints on this particular issue, in 2012 Toyota offered a warranty enhancement for model years 2004-2007 only. They said that they hadn't yet received enough complaints on model years 2008-2010 to warrant an extension for these years. When asked if the 2010 model had been changed in any way for this existing problem they said no. If enough people complain Toyota will consider extending their existing warranty enhancement from 2004-2007 to 2004-2010. Toyota is aware that this cable assembly is faulty on 2008-2010 but haven't included us in their "customer support program" due to the fact that they haven't received enough complaints.

Transmission cover busted open at top while I was driving down a busy road. Transmission fluid drained causing gears to seize.

Cable snapped on rear passenger side power door November 2014.

With in a week of other both sliding doors can not open , cable broke on both sliding doors causing the doors to jamb and can not be opened to let a passenger out in case of emergency. Safety issue !!!!.

As I was pulling into a parking space in a commercial parking lot the van suddenly accelerated while my foot was on the brake. I hit the car parked facing me which stopped my forward motion.

The power liftgate opens then closes automatically. As it closes it does not retract upon like pressure and can cause injury by closing in on the person accessing the trunk. This occurs when the temperature drops below 40°f. My wife was hit by the closing lift gate and hurt her arm.

Purchased new 2010 Sienna van. Remote control failed beginning of sept 2011. Took it back to dealers and was charged to re-program.

Automatic doors continuing to malfunction. I made a complaint to dealer almost immediatley after purchase and problem persists. . . I have had my doors repaired several times and I now have 2 non functioning doors! it has also been reported to my car dealer that the rear passenger door has opened while I was driving on the thruway with my children. . I have also called to report the issue and to put in a complaint to Toyota and still have the issue.

We have a 2010 Toyota Sienna xle. The problem is with the automatic doors and key fob and back hatch door. The key will unlock and immediately relock all the doors. If you touch the buttons to activate sliding doors they work off and on. The big problem though is the back door - the trunk. It opens and then as you are going into the trunk you don't know it is closing on you. This has now happened at least 12 times. I am concerned if my child is in trunk getting bags. It seems some "eye" must see and the door starts rising again. But I have been hit in the back and head a few times. My concern is what if the sensor does not activate and you are stuck in the door/bumper area? I am taking car to dealership but they claim to have never heard of a problem like this.