2008 Toyota Sienna Structure

MY VEHICLE HAS 138,000 MILES AND WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT FIXING THE SLIDING DOOR, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS OVER IN 2016; HOWEVER, I KNOW OF A PERSON THAT WAS ABLE TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE FIXED BY TOYOTA. IN FACT, TOYOTA REPLACE BOTH THE DOOR SLIDING COMPONENTS / LATCHES. FOR MY VEHICLE I TRIED GETTING TOYOTA TO FIX THIS LAST YEAR AND TRIED AGAIN TODAY BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THESE REPAIRS. I WANT IT DOCUMENTED THAT THIS VIN HAS NOT BEEN FIXED REGARDING THE SLIDING DOOR AND SHOULD A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ARISE IN THE FUTURE DUE TO THESE DOORS, THIS WILL SERVER AS DOCUMENTATION. THE ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THIS YEAR I HAD TO TAKE IT ON MYSELF TO TRY AND FIX THE ISSUE DUE TO TOYOTA NOT WILLING TO COVER THE COSTS. THE CABLE FOR THE SLIDING DOOR HAD FRAYED AND WHEN THE DOOR WAS MANUALLY OPENED, IT WOULD ONLY OPEN SOME BUT NOT FULLY. THE ROLLER LATCH FOR THIS DOOR ALSO APPEARS TO BE BENT AND NOW THE DOOR IS CLOSE TO HITTING THE SIDE PANEL WHEN OPENED; I HAD TO REMOVE THE CABLE COMPONENTS MYSELF TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN. I BELIEVE THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS FOR HAVING BOTH DOORS MECHANISMS REPLACED IS $4,000 AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT COSTS. IN 2016 I DO NOT RECOLLECT BEING INFORMED BY TOYOTA REGARDING THE SLIDING DOOR ISSUES AND NOW MY VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED FOR THAT SERVICE PROGRAM HAS EXPIRED.

LIFT-GATE FRAME CRACKING AROUND LEFT HINGE. SAFETY HAZARD AS THE LIFT-GATE COULD BECOME UNSECURED WHILE DRIVING, OR DURING OPERATION, RESULTING IN INJURY OR CRASH. *TR

BOTH MY POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THEM. THEY DO NOT OPEN AT ALL BECAUSE THE CABLES ARE SNAGGED, AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND QUICKLY THROUGH THE LIFTGATE OR FRONT DOORS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM AND NOT LEAVE SAFETY TO CHANCE.

WHEN I OPEN THE LIFT GATE FROM THE CONSOLE OR KEY FOB AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 32 DEGREES OR LESS THE LIFT GATE GOES UP THEN COMES RIGHT BACK DOWN. IF I REPEAT THE OPENING PROCESS SEVERAL TIMES IT FINALLY STAYS UP. I HAVE BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIME BY THE LIFT GATE WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS OPEN, IT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH TO STOP IT ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. WHAT WOULD IT DO TO A CHILD? THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND IN PARK OR IF THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING AT ALL. IN MY GARAGE, PARKING LOTS, ETC, WHEREVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 2011 AND CONTINUES GETTING WORSE EACH YEAR.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE FIVE LOVELY SMALL CHILDREN. WE OWN A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. SOME YEARS AGO, THE "POWER" ASPECT OF THE SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE BEEN USING THE VAN BY SLIDING THE DOORS OPEN AND SHUT MANUALLY. RECENTLY, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY CAME OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS WAS TRAUMATIC FOR HER AND FOR MY 5 CHILDREN. ALSO RECENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR BECAME COMPLETELY NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, MARK MILLER TOYOTA, HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY AND EXPERTLY TO TRY TO REPAIR BOTH SLIDING DOORS. THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, AT SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSE TO ME. HOWEVER, MARK MILLER TOYOTA IS PRESENTLY UNABLE TO REPAIR THE DRIVERS SLIDING DOOR, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN NON-OPERATIONAL FOR WEEKS NOW.

BOTH AUTOMATIC SIDE DOORS BROKE AT 120,000 MILES. DOORS ARE UNSAFE AND OPENED ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WITH GRANDSON IN BACKSEAT. NOW THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FUNCTION IS BROKE ON BOTH DOORS THEY BOTH WON'T CLOSE COMPLETELY ANYMORE AND DON'T LATCH COMPLETELY. THEY ARE UNSAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAPISTRANO TOYOTA (33395 CAMINO CAPISTRANO, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675, (949) 276-6886) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V858000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED AND COULD BE OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECENT FAILURES WERE NOT RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL, BUT THE CONTACT DISAGREED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

REAR SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE FULLY RESULTING IN THE DOOR OPENING WHILE DRIVING.

THE AUTOMATIC REAR LIFT-GATE/DOOR WHEN OPENED EITHER VIA REMOTE OR DRIVER OVERHEAD BACK-DOOR OPENER, OPENS ALL THE WAY UP AND CLOSES IMMEDIATELY. THE DOOR NOT STAY OPEN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE IN OLDER SIENNA MODEL (2006) BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIX MY MODEL (2008) AS A RECALL ISSUE AS THIS IS NOT LISTED UNDER MY MODEL FOR RECALL. THE PROBLEM SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIX IT AS A RECALL ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA. PLEASE HELP. THANKS.

WE HAD THE RECALL CONCERNING DASHBOARD MELTING AND CRACKING 2 YEARS AGO. OUR VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING FOR ABOUT 4-5 YEARS NOW AND IT ALSO STARTED TO CRACK ON EITHER SIDE. AS SOON AS WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERS 2 YEARS AGO. THEY TOOK MEASUREMENT FOR OUR VEHICLE DASHBOARD AND WE WERE TOLD THE PRODUCT FOR REPLACEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE, AS SOON IT IS AVAILABLE THEY WILL CALL US. WE HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT IS STILL NOT READY TO THIS DAY (FORT BEND TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SUGAR LAND, TX). THE CAR SMELLS, WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THIS VEHICLE AS THE SMELL OF MELTED RUBBER INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAUSING BREATHING ISSUES FOR ALL OF US ESPECIALLY OUR CHILD WHO HAS BREATHING ISSUES. HOW LONG SHOULD I WAIT FOR A REPLACEMENT PARTS? IT HAS ALREADY BEEN 2 YEARS AND WE HAVE CALLED THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. OUR SECONDARY WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRES NEXT MARCH 2018. ONCE THIS DATE COMES AROUND, ARE WE OUT OF OPTIONS TO GET REPLACEMENT UNDER THIS RE-CALL? I NEED SOLUTION IMMEDIATELY OR TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK!! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US. THANK YOU.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF PARKED IN PARKING LOT. OPENED SIDE DOOR WITH AUTOMATIC KEY FOB AND THE DOOR OPENED HALFWAY THEN STARTED MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. IT WOULD NOT CLOSE OR OPEN MANUALLY NO MATTER WHAT I DID. I HAD TO DRIVE MYSELF AND 5 KIDS ACROSS TOWN WITH THE DOOR OPEN, CAR BEEPING BECAUSE DOOR WAS OPEN. MY HUSBAND FINALLY GOT THE DOOR TO CLOSE AFTER I GOT HOME BUT THERE WAS A SEVERED CABLE THAT NOW HANGS UNDER THE REAR WINDOW. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY NOW. SO I CAN'T USE THE DOOR AT ALL. IF YOU EVEN TRY TO TOUCH OR OPEN THE DOOR THEN THE SYSTEM THINKS THE DOOR IS OPEN AND BEEPS THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOU CAN'T LOCK THE DOOR. I'M WORRIED IT WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING. FROM RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE AN ALL TOO COMMON ISSUE WITH TOYOTA VANS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL OR COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE IN MY OPINION. THE AUTO OPENING DOOR WAS THE ONLY REASON WE PURCHASED A VAN AND NOT A SUV.

SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. THIS LEFT US WITH A HEAVY DOOR TO MANUALLY OPEN/CLOSE WHICH CREATES A SAFETY CONCERN (TRAPPED) FOR CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PASSENGERS.

SLIDE DOOR CABLE SNAPPED LEAVING DOOR NON FUNCTIONAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC CLOSED DOOR OPERATING CABLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION AND FRACTURED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC OPENING FEATURE DID NOT WORK AND WOULD ONLY OPERATE IF OPENED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE AND MOTOR WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V858000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. UPDATED 04/06/17 LJ UPDATED 08/07/2017*JS

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. CABLE HANGING OUT SIDE OF VEHICLE. VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN DOOR SINCE CABLE ALWAYS GETS TANGLED. CONCERNED FOR MY CHILDREN.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING REAR DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. WHILE DRIVING,THE DOOR WILL SLIDE OPEN WHEN ACCELERATING. I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNLESS I PAY FOR REPAIRS. THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE FACTORY WARRANTY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SLIDING DOORS TO 9 YEARS/ 120K MI. MY VEHICLE IS 11 DAYS PAST THE 9 YEARS BUT UNDER THE 120K MI. I CANNOT GET THE DOOR TO LATCH CLOSED, A TOYOTA SUPERVISOR INFORMED ME THERE WAS A RECALL TO KEEP THE DOOR LATCHED CLOSED BUT MY VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED 4/12/2017 WHILE PARKED AT MY KIDS SOCCER PRACTICE. AFTER READING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST TOYOTA FOR THEIR SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS, I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS WOULDN'T BE CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. DRIVING WITH A DOOR THAT WON'T STAY SHUT IS NOT VERY SAFE.

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS SNAPPED CABLE. VAN WAS PARKED AND BUTTON WAS USED TO OPEN DOOR. HEARD POP/CRUNCH SOUND. WAS ABLE TO FORCE DOOR SHUT. DOOR IS UNABLE TO BE OPENED AND REMAINS CLOSED; EVEN WHEN POWER SLIDING DOOR OPTION IS TURNED OFF. NO DAMAGE SEEN INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK HIT HER IN THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HATCH STRUT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE. DOOR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN MANUALLY UNTIL I CUT THE CABLES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE. TOYOTA SAID IT IS NOT COVERED! DOOR WILL NOT EVEN OPEN MANUALLY. I FEEL THIS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR BEING THAT CHILDREN ARE IN THE BACK AND IN CASE OF EMERGENCY IT WOULD BE HARD TO GET THEM OUT!. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WILE MY WIFE WAS PICKING THE KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL!

THE SLIDING DOOR CABLES HAVE BROKEN JUST LIKE IN THE 2007 MODELS THAT A RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS ON MY 2008 MODEL BECAUSE THE NHTSA HAS NOT REQUESTED IT AND BECAUSE THEY SUPPOSEDLY HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH REPORTS OF FAILURES. NOW OUR DOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY SEAL SHUT AND GOING DONE THE ROAD, THE DOOR ALARM GOES OFF INDICATING A DOOR IS OPEN THAT HAS NEARLY CAUSED MY WIFE TO JUMP OUT OF HER SKIN THINKING THAT OUR AUTISTIC SON IS OPENING THE DOOR WHILE SHE IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN 2007 BUT NOT IN THE 2008 WHICH IS THE SAME PROBLEM. CABLES ARE DANGLING OUT THE SIDE OF THE VAN WHIPPING IN THE WIND.

THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY IS A DEFECTED PART ADMITTED BY TOYOTA. THIS DEFECTED PART CAUSED THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE TO BREAK. TOYOTA HAS SENT OUT AN EXTENDED WARRENTY TO FIX THE DOOR LATCH BUT NOT THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE. I CAN NOW OPEN UP THE DOOR BUT WITHOUT THE CABLE THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN IF ON A GRADE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFERTY HAZARD AS THE DOOR COULD SHUT ON A PERSON INCLUDING MY FOUR CHILDREN. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE ISSUE AND IT IS NOTED. I FEEL THAT IF THEY HAVE ADMITTED TO A DEFECTIVE PART AND THAT PART CAUSED ANOTHER ISSUE, IT SHOULD BE REPLACED.

TOYOTA CABLE FRAYED ON AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR (IT WAS FINE ONE OPEN THEN HAD A TERRIBLE SOUND THE NEXT AND WE COULD VISUALLY SEE THE FRAYED CABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE), HOWEVER THE 2008 IS NOT IN THE DESIGNATED YEARS (2004-2007) TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ORIGINALLY 3 CALLS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDED ME THAT IT WAS COVERED BUT I HAD TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AFTER READING THE PAPERWORK ONLINE TO EXPLAIN THAT ALTHOUGH I WAS PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR CABLE AND LATCH MECHANISMS, THAT THE LATCH MECHANISM IS THE ONLY PART THAT APPLIES TO THE 2008. IT'S SO CONFUSING, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM TELL THE 2008 CABLE ISN'T COVERED WOULD HAVE COST ME $110. THE REPAIR IS $1500-2000 ON A CAR ONLY WORK 8K OR SO. BEING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST IS UPSETTING. AND THE FACT THAT THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT BULLETIN IS SO CONFUSING THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES DON'T UNDERSTAND IT IS ALSO RIDICULOUS. FROM READING ONLINE IT SEEMS OTHERS ARE STILL HAVING THIS ISSUE.

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED WHEN CHILDREN WERE EXITING THE VAN. A KNOWN ISSUE THAT WAS COVERED BY CSP FOR YEARS 2004-2007, BUT NOT 2008. SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK HANDLE WAS MELTING. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE HANDLE AT A COST. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.