I BELIEVE THERE POTENTIALLY MAY BE A SERIOUS DESIGN CONCERN WITH THE POWER DOORS. DUE TO HAVING THREE SMALL CHILDREN, I HAVE THE CHILD LOCKS ENGAGED ON THE REAR SLIDING DOORS, WHICH ALSO DISABLES THE REAR DOOR BUTTONS FROM OPENING (BUT NOT FROM CLOSING) THE POWER DOORS. THE BUTTONS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE THE POWER DOORS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE CHILD LOCKS, BUT ARE LOCATED ON THE CENTER ROOF CONSOLE, IN EASY REACH OF A CHILD STANDING IN THE SECOND ROW. TONIGHT, IN MATTER OF SECONDS BETWEEN ME EXITING THE DRIVERS SEAT AND WALKING AROUND THE VEHICLE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, ONE OF MY SONS PRESSED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE SLIDING POWER DOOR, WHILE MY DAUGHTER STARTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. MY THIRD CHILD THEN PRESSED A BUTTON AGAIN, CAUSING THE POWER DOOR TO SHUT ON MY DAUGHTER'S NECK. FORTUNATELY, THE SAFETY SYSTEM REVERSED THE DOOR, BUT IT INFLICTED PAIN AND TEARS AND LEFT REDNESS ON MY DAUGHTER'S NECK; THERE IS NO APPARENT LASTING INJURY, BUT I AM CONCERNED THE INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE PLACEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC CONTROLS FOR THE REAR DOORS IN EASY REACH OF CHILDREN IN THE REAR COMPLETELY DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING CHILD LOCKS ON THE REAR DOORS. ALSO RELATED TO THE REAR DOORS, WE HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM REPORTED BY OTHERS OF THE POWER DOORS JAMMING IN A PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION AND HAVING TO BE SLOWLY PUSHED CLOSED MANUALLY (WITH GREAT RESISTANCE), BEFORE THEY WILL FUNCTION AGAIN NORMALLY IN EITHER POWER OR MANUAL MODE. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD IMPEDE THE ABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TT
2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT HAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I FIRST NOTICED IT IN DECEMBER WHEN THE CONDENSATION FROZE AND CONSIDERABLY BLOCKED THE HEADLIGHT BEAM. WHEN RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT HOW TO TAKE THE LENS OFF TO DRY THE CONDENSATION I DISCOVERED THAT THE BEAM ASSEMBLY DOES NOT COME APART AND THAT MANY OTHER OWNER'S OF THE SAME MODEL ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THIS PROBLEM ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE REPORTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. EVENTUALLY THE CONDENSATION WILL CAUSE THE LIGHT TO FAIL. TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE SIENNA IN 2004 AND THE NEW, BIGGER HEADLIGHTS WERE A MAJOR CHANGE. THE CONDENSATION SLIGHTLY AFFECTS THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE WARMER MONTHS BUT IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW AFFECTING VEHICLE SAFETY THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX. *TR
