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Seat Belts
06/27/2021
One day when we tried to buckle the driver's side seat belt, little pieces flew out of the receiver side and it will no longer buckle. We took it to the Toyota dealer in N Syracuse NY and were told it would be a cost of $212 to replace and that it would be a two-week wait for the part to come in. This means that the owner and her two young babies would have to drive in an unsafe car, ILLEGALLY for two weeks putting her life and the life of her children in danger. The Toyota dealer inspected the seat belt and confirmed it was a defect and had failed. I called Toyota customer service and was told that there were no recalls for this defect and they would take no responsibility for the dangerous situation or consequences because the car was no longer under warranty. In fact, this is a problem that has been affecting many owners as indicated by an online search. Also, the fact that the dealer has to wait two weeks to obtain the part indicates that this seatbelt has failed many owners and...
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Structure
10/06/2020
THE DASHBOARD IS DEFECTIVE. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT, AND ISSUES A FREE REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, TOYOTA CLAIMS THE WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED, AND WILL NOT REPLACE MY DASHBOARD. DUE TO COVID 19 LOCKDOWN, I DID NOT GET IT FIXED EARLIER, AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT RECALLS HAVE EXPIRING AN EXPIRING DATE.
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Unknown Or Other
09/15/2020
DASHBOARD HAS RECENTLY BECOME STICKY EVEN THOUGH WIINDSHIELD IS ROUTINELY COVERED.
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Steering, vehicle Speed Control, electronic Stability Control (esc)
04/04/2018
WHEN ENTERING A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD AT MODERATE IN TOWN SPEEDS THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE DASH THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR LIGHTT GOES ON. WHILE FREEWAY DRIVING, IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES OUT OF THE BLUE AND WARNING BUZZERS SOUNDED VSC LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON AND THE STEERING JERKED...ENGINE LOST POWER ...VERY SCARY.I HAD RACK AND PINION STEERLING ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT ABOUT 40,000. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES. I HAD ALL THE WHEEL SENSORS REPLACED AT ABOUT 115,000. I TOOK IT INTO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS ...ONE CHANGED THE SENSORS.COMPANY SAYS IT HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM BUT ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE LOTS OF IDENTICAL POSTS. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.I'VE HAD THE CAR 11 YEARS AND ALWAYS DID SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. PLEASE SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS.
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Power Train
08/11/2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN, A LOUD BOOMING NOISE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSS AUTOMOTIVE POWER AND CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. UPON INSPECTION, PART OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETACHED AND ON THE GROUND NEARBY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD EXPLODED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT PIECES OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISLODGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION CASING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
