Exterior Rearview Mirror Problems of Toyota Sienna

Driver side mirror visibly rattles when driving, but even worse when on highway. Safety concern is that visibility is blurred when driving. Vehicle is available for further inspection. Safety is put at risk since visibility becomes blurred when trying to change lanes. Yes concern has been reproduced, however I was told Toyota won't declare a warranty issue because other Sienna's and models of Toyotas have similar issue. Component has not been inspected by Toyota. However research I have done shows that Toyota is not acknowledging as a safety concern. No warnings. I purchased the 2025 Sienna van February 8, 2025. I noticed almost immediately when I left the dealership, and turned back around for the dealership to inspect.

Wobbling vibration on exterior mirror, driver side. It looks like incoming vehicles shake sideways. This happens on any bumpy road and it is easier to observe at highway speeds. Purchased on [xxx] vehicle is available for inspection. The distorted image resulting from mirror wobbling affects driver's awareness of surroundings, visibility gets worse at nights/rain due to blurred lights. This can lead to an accident. My intuition when I first noticed was going to be a cold break but I realized that it was the mirror wobbling causing it. The car coming behind was far enough and I was able to react. Summary of actions and requests to Toyota: two dealerships in central texas have confirmed the issue but case was dismissed. Details below. 1. Dealership 1: issue acknowledged by shop foreman , mirror changed but this did not fix the issue. Opened case with Toyota brans engagement and requested to work with a different dealership. This is the dealership where the car was purchased. Report wrongly stating rattled noise they weren't willing to correct it and pushed me to sign. 2. Dealership 2: issue acknowledged again. Since mirror change did not fix issue shop foreman opened dealer product request. 3. Current status: on 1/3/25 Toyota brand engagement advocate called to say that even though the shop foreman at the 1st and 2nd dealerships acknowledged the problem, the resolution was that it was a "normal" condition for the car. Case reference #[xxx]. No warnings related to the problem. First occurrence: day one, driving back from the dealership. Conditions were probably not met during test drive (you need to pay attention, more on that in the body of the post). Confirmation on day 2 on another drive, all with less 2 digit mileage, perhaps low 100s. Posting my case online has gotten 4 people reporting the same issue with cars since 2021 in multiple trims. Similar issue on rav4 reported on [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Side mirrors break very easily, and spray a type of antifreeze on the side of the vehicle. This antifreeze stains/corrodes the paint permanently, requiring a paint job. On a minivan, this costs upwards of $1500-2000, as the entire side of the van was splattered. I simply bumped mirrors at a very low speed on a narrow street, the glass shattered, and the antifreeze sprayed the car. The main housing of the mirror was not damaged, illustrating that this was in fact a very minor and small impact. It's bad enough that it caused the glass in the mirror to break, but to cause a $2000 repair is very bad. Dealership reported others have had this issue as well. Cars are judged in part by how expensive they are to repair in a minor collision. This wasn't even a true collision!.

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2005 Toyota Sienna van defective side view mirrors that can break easily from minor vibration or bumping the mirror housing. Three small plastic securing posts will break causing the actual mirror with it motor attached, to fall out of its housing and rendering it absolutely useless and irreparable. 1. Backing out of garage and brushed the mirror housing against the door frame very lightly. The mirror housing pivoted only with slight vibration and the entire mirror with its motor attached fell out completely. . The mirror , intact with the motor, could not be re-inserted. On inspection of the housing it was found that a piece of plastic with only three flimsy small diameter plastic post arising from it were responsible for holding the entire mirror and motor fractured off at their small bases 2. Failure of the mirror to withstand a small impact when the mirror was designed to pivot back and forth to reduce breaking off the entire mirror. Unable to drive the car safely . Inability to see backing up and seeing cars on road. Impossible to adjust mirror or purchase parts from dealer 3. Unable to buy inexpensive plastic part to fix mirror immediately . Entire mirror sold as an unit at a exorbitant $485, labor $118 and wait 5 days for part. . When complaining to service people about the mirror breaking they stated it happens quite often in car washes. Old part at home and it looks like it could have been glued back in place with proper glue or broken part replaced for dollars , not close to $600. There is no excuse for not being able to replace this plastic part or attempt gluing and making it even stronger.

Driver side mirror shakes vigorously during high speed traveling (65 mph) making unsafe for changing lanes or especially at night, it will disturbs the driver with bouncing lights.