Carrier/rack Problems of Toyota Sienna - part 2

Dash board cracked over glove box, then another crack appeared on the left side near the side window defrost vent. Wonder if it would affect air bag deployment?.

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The dash has many large and small cracks. If the airbag deploys, the dash pieces would create a safety hazard. Toyota claims that this is normal wear due to heat. Older models do not have this problem. Mini vans are primarily used to transport children. I fear that an airbag deployment would cause small and large chunks of plastic to act as dangerous projectiles that would injure the driver as well as the passengers.

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In July of 2011 Toyota sent a notice of recall on the 2wd Sienna vans for a problem of excessive corrosion of the spare tire carrier. They said the remedy was under development. It is now December and every time I call Toyota they say they have not yet developed a remedy and are wording on it. Heir temporary solution was to remove the spare tire and put it in the back of the van. To me a reasonable time for this to be resolved would be 1-2 months, it is now going on 5 months and no notice of resolution. I feel that myself and everyone else effected by this recall notice have waited far to long.

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The dashboard seems to be melting, is sticky and is cracked in several places.

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Sienna. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 11v560000 (equipment) and stated that the manufacturer had not notified the dealer of the permanent remedy to repair the vehicle. The dealer only removed the spare tire carrier and placed it in the rear seat of the vehicle. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the permanent remedy would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

My 2008 Toyota Sienna has power rear sliding doors. While the driver side rear door was opening, the cable for the door mechanism snapped and would not close completely. After investigating the situation, the broken cable was jammed in the door mechanism, preventing the door from closing. As a result, the door now does not fully open, and will not hold in the open position. If parked on a hill, the door will close if not held open. Looking at the cable, the plastic sheathing around the cable had many cracks causing the cable itself to rust and fail. The passenger side door cable has similar cracks but has not failed yet. I brought the vehicle to our local Toyota dealer. They mentioned this cable failure was a known problem and previous model years were covered under an extended warranty program. However, the 2008 model year was not covered.

My dashboard is melting and cracking. It is sticky and impossible to clean. Over the last few months, it's also cracking on the front edges, both on the driver's and passenger's side.

The driver's side power sliding door will open about 4 inches then returns to close. There is nothing blocking the track. Estimates that I have read have been anywhere from $1500 - $2500 to get this fixed. I have three small children, one of whom is disabled. If there was an emergency, I would not be able to get my children out of the vehicle quickly. I do not have the finances to get this fixed. After reading about this same complaint from hundreds of other owners, could there be an investigation or recall for this problem? is there any place I can get help for this problem? my children's safety is of utmost importance to me.

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Vehicle had got cracks spreading across the dashboard and this could cause the air bad on the passenger side of the vehicle to inflate.

The dashboard has melted and cracked leaving exposed styrofoam and stickiness. I had to buy a dashboard carpet protector to keep it from deteriorating further. Toyota sent me a notification of an extended warranty to replace the defective dashboard, after I qualified for a dashboard via my local Toyota dealer I was informed that the dashboards were on back order and that they have been waiting on these for over a year. I can not sell or trade this vehicle in its current condition.

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I don't have record of the exact date. I took my Toyota 2006 Sienna for a regular service at sauve's auto repair and service in two rivers, WI. I was advised that my spare tire carrier was rusted so bad that the had to remove my spare tire and keep it in the trunk or they would not allow me to drive my vehicle, because it was not safe! they were amazed that it had not fallen off yet it was so bad. It could have been a hazard if it had fallen off while I was driving because it could have done harm to another vehicle or person. They repaired it. I was not aware of the recall until after I had it fixed. I notified Toyota about the incident and asked for a refund on the services. They would not give me my refund because I did not have the original receipt and invoice. As far as I am aware they still do not have an authorized part to replace it yet! Toyota case # 1507170610.

The vehicle has developed a cracked (pieces broken off) dashboard. It gets very hot and feels like it is melting. Toyota recognized the problem almost two years ago when they started sending recall notices but to date they haven't come up with a solution to fix it. I have already received about five recall notices but each time the dealer tells me they will have a fix in the winter or fall etc. . Just concerned that it is taking almost two years and Toyota keep sending the notices. I also have a 2009 camry and the dashboard is very sticky too (not breaking yet). Not sure what there strategy is but they need to handle the liability if they want to keep repeat customers and avoid bigger issues with vehicle safety.

Complained about numerous dashboard cracks to dealer. Dealer said nothing they could do but replace at my expense. Dealer rep gave me the Toyota hq number to call to file a complaint. Called Toyota hq on 03/14/2014 at 3:15 pm est. Expressed dissatisfaction with quality and potential safety factors. Said nothing they could do because it was not in warranty and gave me this case# 1403141508. Cracks continue and no melting has occurred at this point. This car has been housed in a garage when not in use. If parked outside for an extended period of time, a sun shield is used to cover the dash. Toyota hq was totally unresponsive to their quality issue and potential safety problem.

Dashboard is soft, sticky and appears to be melting, particularly in the hot sun. A large crack has developed laterally along the entire width.

Since 2010, the dashboard of our 2004 Sienna has been experiencing cracks and splits due to an unknown quality issue. My concern is that in an event of a collision, these pieces will more easily come apart to become a fragmented projectiles and increase the probability of serious injury. Additionally, they may also impact the condition and operation of the passenger-side airbag. It is obvious this issue is the result of substandard quality in the dashboard material. The vehicle is parked in a garage almost all the time. When it's not in the garage, a custom made window screen is used that fits the window perfectly. Furthermore, the vehicle currently has about 42k original miles. I did some online research and found that many others were experiencing the same issue. I contacted Toyota's USA headquarters (CA) on August 13, 2013 to request a repair (since the cost was >$1000). They told me I needed to take the car in at my expense to get it checked. If they were found to be at fault, they might help offset some of the cost; otherwise, I would have to pay for the inspection and any other repairs. We couldn't afford the repairs and didn't trust that Toyota wouldn't force us to pay anyway. Approximately January 2015, we received a letter from Toyota acknowledging the issue and stating that it would be addressed by the end of may 2015. I contacted them on June 1, 2015 and was told that the parts weren't available and to check back in a couple months. I contacted them again on September 4, and again was told that the parts weren't available and to contact them again in October. I contacted our local dealership and was told that I could save money by waiting for Toyota to handle it, implying they could get the parts. This appears to be a safety issue that Toyota is not addressing. I would like to have this issue fixed ASAP to ensure the safety of my family!.

Cracked/melting dashboards. Received letter from Toyota for free repair few months ago, but still waiting for another letter and do not receive any update from manufacturer yet.

Sienna parked inside garage. Garage door was open. I slamed the trunk door to close it. My 10 year old son complained why I slammed door; I could have closed it gently. I told him because sometimes the trunk door does not close although it appears to have closed. We got in the Sienna. I started engine. Garage door still open. I reversed the car. Then heard small noise from the back. Then I saw the trunk door was up and open in up position. I parked the car, went back. The Sienna tag plate was broken half in the middle, apparently hitting the garage door. I closed the door down. Slowly backed the car out of the garage. Then my wife and I had to force the garage to close because the car's backdoor knocked one of its gliding wheels off track. We had to force it back in. The door opener was off the track as well. One day later after trying several times, the door was back working again. We are testing the door now. The car drives fine. ~10 days I dumped books off library and closed the trunk door. After going through a roundabout for 0. 7 mile, the signal flashed indicating the trunk door was loose. I had to pull over to close it. My wife also said several times now she had the same problem: the door went loose and then signaled us it was loose minutes or miles after we started the engine and left the parking slot.

My wife and I purchased a 2004 Toyota siena with 25,000 mi. It was a used vehicle when we purchased it. When we purchased the vehicle we also purchased a 7 year, 100,000 mile bumper to bumper extended warrantee that has currently expired. Approximately three months ago we notices that when coming to a stop there was a thump below the vehicle which we originally thought was the transmission. My wife and I brought it to a local shop and explained that when the vehicle hits approximately 15 mph we feel a thump below the vehicle towards the center. Regardless of breaking, accelerating or coasting we felt a thump. We had problems with the transmission while the vehicle was under warrantee. We brought it to Toyota for repair. Toyota replaced the transmission “under warrantee” at approximately 95,000 miles with a brand new transmission. We currently have the vehicle at a local repair shop. They have informed us that the way that the Toyota transmission works is that they have a pipe that runs through the radiator. That allows for cooling for the transmission fluid. We were informed that due to age, the pipe simply corroded and cracked causing coolant to leak into the transmission and transmission fluid to leak into the radiator. We requested the simplest solutions and we were told to replace the radiator and flush the tranny and hope for the best. The repair shop has had the vehicle for approximately a month because the ordered an aftermarket radiator in an effort to save us money. The after marker radiator did not fit. I was informed this past weekend that after speaking with Toyota, Toyota has recognized this issue and has discontinued the standard radiators and a new model with mounts now needs to be ordered. Our feeling is that this is a safety issue as well as a design flaw. What can be done?.

While attempting to drive to work while on a parkway (with no shoulder to pull over on) suddenly there was a dragging feeling as if the parking brake was applied. I immediately pulled off at the nearest exit and pulled over, my brake pedal felt extremely hard like it was stuck down. I put the car in park and pulled the brake pedal up with my foot, then pushed down on it several times again, at this time it seemed fine but I decided not to go to work but drive directly to the Toyota dealer which was not far from where I was. The problem continued and I again pulled over and repeated the "pulling up of the brake pedal at which time I smelled something burning, I then continued about a block and a half to the dealership service department. Upon arrival that is when my dashboard lit up with several warning lights. After the service department diagnosed the problem of a bent bracket on my brake pedal assembly I did some research of my own and discovered that there was a factory recall of the 2011 Toyota Sienna's for the exact same problem (the part number 47110-08080). Neither the dealership, Toyota motor company or Toyota extra care (the very expensive extended warranty that I purchased) wanted to take responsibility for the problem. I was told that the brake pads and rotors would not have been damaged if I did not excessively drive the vehicle, when I asked them what they considered excessive they could not answer. I explained to them that there was no shoulder on the parkway that I was traveling on, but I did exit at the first possible one and drove approximately 1 mile to the dealership/service department. I am extremely unhappy and quite honestly not comfortable with the vehicle and the Toyota motor company itself. I hope that Toyota will accept responsibility for this faulty part and take the proper measures to correct this very unsafe issue!.

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During routine 60k mile maintenance I was informed the "steering rack" is "leaking from the passenger side". After only 61k miles, this seems to be an early failure of such a major component.

My dashboard is sticky and cracked, I have called Toyota and visited them at the original Toyota dealership but all we get they are still working on making them at the factory and when they get to the warehouse we will call yo or you need to wait for a 2nd notification from us. This is going on almost 2 years, I just called them again today. I believe theirs many of us waiting on the same thing, can you help me please?.

Actually happened long before 11/12 but filing it all together - this may or may not affect the airbags on my car. My car has never been in an accident where the airbags deployed, but the entire dashboard is riddled with cracks. This is a common problem in this make & model & Toyota has not addressed it. Have no idea how I could do a repair.

My vehicle has been always parked inside a garage. I am on waiting list of Toyota hollywood to replace my cracked dashboard. However, the handle of the trunk door is also melted. Every time I touch it all the sticky black material sticks on my fingers.

The leather dashboard of my 2004 Toyota Sienna has developed large horizontal cracks from one side of the vehicle to the other. There are also vertical cracks from the top to the bottom of the dashboard. My concern is that these cracks will allow large pieces of the dashboard to become projectiles in the event of an accident, which will cause the front airbags to deploy. I do not know why these cracks developed, since the vehicle was well maintained. This is a potential safety hazard that should be repaired or replaced at Toyota's expense, since the cracking of the dashboard appears to be a recurring problems with this model.

The vehicle dash is cracking.

My dashboard has been cracking for a couple of years now. The heat has been causing it to bubble up and crack.

To begin with, the window on the driver side rear sliding door has not opened all the way for many years. In addition, during the winter, the rear sliding doors freeze shut to the point where my children have to climb through the rear hatch to get into the car. Last year, my husband attempted to open the driver side sliding door and pulled the handle off. There are several cracks in the dashboard that developed about 2 years ago. And, on the front passenger side door, the clips that hold the interior of the door to the frame have broken off and that portion of the door gets caught on the rubber gasket of the car frame. Now, the gasket is tearing so we have to be extremely careful in closing the door to keep it from getting hung up or else it will break and tear more. We also experienced having the cable to the passenger side sliding door fray and jamb in 2008. After having the dealer initially offer to repair it first for $2600, then $1500 with Toyota paying for the part, we were able to get it repaired 4 years later in the recall.

Dashboard began melting/cracking and pealing. It is now soft to the touch and pieces come out. There is a glare and it is a distraction while driving.

Dashboard cracking has become signficantly worse in the last month and there is concern about integrity of dashboard components, including installed airbags which are in dashboard area.

Our 2004 Toyota Sienna has had yet another issue with the power doors. The cable on our divers side door broke last year around 60000 miles. It would have been 1200. To fix; luckily Toyota obviously knowing it's a problem fixed it for us. When that occurred the cable snapped and slammed shut, thank god my daughter was in her car seat yet. Now at 65000 miles the passenger side door cable snapped and the door actually popped off the track and would not close. Glad it happened at home and not away while we were out especially with two young kids and 20 degree weather. Toyota said that they are not going to fix it this time even the many services managers admitted it's a major problem. This is extremely unsafe and hopefully it does not take some one like a child being serious hurt or even killed for Toyota to own up to it. They even released a TSB on the issue.

First dashboard has numerous cracks, then rear camera stopped working, then navigation system stopped working, now radio works intermittently - I believe the problem is electrical because of continuous humming sound radio emits. I am concerned about the airbags and also being without rear camera frightenes me. Toyota has refused to fix problem 0 states out of warranty.

The dashboard begin to melt, crack.

Received a "warranty enhancement" ltr from Toyota in may 2015 stating that they would replace cracked dashboards over the next "several months". Our dealer said they may not have the dashboards until end of 2016. Was there a deadline agreed upon to replace?.

Dash is falling apart due to a manufacturing defect. Started out as a sticky and shiny dash that was impossible to clean. Cracks began to appear at about 6 years old and now the dash is falling aparts as more and more cracks appear and pieces start falling off! this car is and has been stored under cover all its life! there are cracks all over the dash, top, bottom, left and right!.

Dashboards that get sticky, cracked, shiny and melt in heat and humidity.