Wiring problems of the 2015 Toyota Sienna

The contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2015 Toyota Sienna. Upon starting the vehicle, the traction indicator illuminated and an abnormal noise was heard coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to the plaza Toyota dealer (2721 nostrand Ave, brooklyn, NY 11210, 347-983-5652) where it was diagnosed with an unknown wiring failure due to rodents entering the engine compartment. The vehicle owner had the vehicle repaired, but was unaware of the repair specifics. The failure recurred three months later and the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where it was diagnosed that the wiring was destroyed again by rodents. The vehicle was not repaired again. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and referred the contact back to the dealer. The failure mileage was 16,382.

There are multiple issues with this vehicle that cause/have caused safety concerns. During night time driving, the illuminated cruise control stalk will blink on and off intermittently. This has caused the driver to almost rear-end multiple cars as the flickering light takes the driver's eyes from the road. It was found that there is an intermittent high resistance connection with up to a 9 volt drop at times. Despite the steering column being switched out and the problem being fixed temporarily, the problem returns. There is something in this vehicle causing the wiring in the steering column to short out. Not only is the flickering light very distracting causing a safety issue with a possible vehicular accident, but the chance of the faulty wiring causing a fire is also a safety issue. Another issue that has been found with this vehicle involves the engine. While sitting at a stop light, the vehicle's rpm all of a sudden revved up and the entire engine began shaking. If the driver had not had their foot on the brake at the time this happened, this could have caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, posing a safety issue.