2011 Toyota Sienna Structure

PURCHASED OUR NEW 2011 SIENNA XLE AWD IN JULY 2010, FROM KOONS TOYOTA IN WESTMINSTER, MD. IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2011, MY WIFE COMPLAINED OF A BAD ODOR IN THE VAN. ON 09/10/11 I COMBED THROUGH THE VAN, THINKING THAT ONE OF OUR CHILDREN HAD SPILLED OR DROPPED SOMETHING THAT WAS CAUSING THE SMELL. INSTEAD, I FOUND THAT THE FLOOR OF THE VAN, UNDER THE CARPETS, WAS SOAKED THROUGHOUT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER, AND THEY PICKED UP THE VAN ON 09/12/2011. THE FOLLOWING DAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER'S SERVICE ADVISOR, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE HAD BEEN IMMEDIATELY APPARENT: WATER WAS ACTUALLY POOLING UNDER THE CARPETS. HE ALSO SAID THEIR MECHANICS HAD SPEND ALL DAY ON THE PROBLEM AND HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THE WATER HAD SEEPED INTO THE CAR, AND THAT THE NEXT STEP WAS FOR A TOYOTA REGIONAL SPECIALIST TO LOOK AT THE VAN, THAT WEEK. A FEW DAYS LATER, THAT HAPPENED, BUT THAT TECHNICIAN, TOO, WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, THE DEALER ESSENTIALLY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED TOYOTA USA HQ AND, TOO, MY INSURANCE COMPANY (USAA); WITH THE FORMER, I INITIATED A CASE/COMPLAINT, WITH THE LATTER, A COMPREHENSIVE CLAIM. ON SEPTEMBER 22, I SENT TOYOTA HQ A CERTIFIED LETTER WHICH, 1) REQUESTED THAT THE COMPANY REPLACE OR BUY BACK OUR VAN, AND 2) GAVE NOTICE THAT I WAS FILING A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT WITH THE MARYLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CONSUMER PROTECTION AFFAIRS OFFICE. IN THE MEANTIME, MY COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE COVERED THE WATER REMEDIATION EFFORT OF CARPET AND MATERIALS REPLACEMENT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT THE SOURCE OF THE WATER INTRUSION WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED. ON 10/07/2011, I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE DEALER THAT THE "REPAIRS" (I.E., CARPETS, SOUND-DEADENER REPLACED, CAR "OXINATED" (SP?), AND DETAILED), BUT THAT THE SMELL WAS STILL THERE. AFTER ONE MONTH NO ANSWER TO WHY A NEW $40K VAN IS SOAKED INSIDE. *TR

PURCHASED A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED ON JUNE 25TH. NEXT MORNING, AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN IN DRY WEATHER AND GARAGED OVERNIGHT, I PULLED IT OUT TO FIND THE ENTIRE REAR STORAGE AREA BY THE BACK DOOR WAS SOAKING WET WITH WATER STANDING IN PUDDLES AND THE REAR WELDS CORRODED. IT IS APPARENT THE WATER HAS BEEN THERE FOR SOME TIME. AFTER WRINGING OUT 4 BEACH TOWELS, I PUT AN INDUSTRIAL FAN ON IT FOR 5 HOURS. IT'S STILL WET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE REAR LIFT GATE OPEN; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT PRESSED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE LIFT GATE AND SHE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE AN ITEM FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NEARLY SUSTAINED AN INJURY WHEN THE LIFT GATE CONTINUED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC OVERRIDE SYSTEM IN PLACE TO STOP THE LIFT GATE FROM CLOSING IF AN OBJECT WAS OBSTRUCTING ITS PATH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A FEATURE TO AUTOMATICALLY STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SLIDING DOOR REMAINED STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE USING THE MANUAL OPERATION OR POWER ASSIST BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A REMEDY WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MARCH 2011; HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON OPENING THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS ALSO MAKING THE SAME NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT REPAIR FOR IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

2011 TOYOTA SIENNA: THE FLOOR RUG ON THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT KEEPS ROLLING UP, CAUSING AN UNAWARE PASSENGER ENTERING OR EXITING FROM/TO THE THIRD ROW SEAT OF THE VEHICLE TO TRIP OVER IT. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR