EVERY WINTER IF THE OUTSIDE TEMP IS BELOW 32 DEGREES (ALMOST EVERY DAY IN WI) BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS (ONE POWERED, ONE MANUAL) IN OUR VAN FREEZE SHUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS I CANNOT GET MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN OUT OF THE VAN WITHOUT CRAWLING THROUGH THE FRONT SEAT TO UNBUCKLE THEM, UNACCEPTABLE IN AN EMERGENCY. THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN EITHER FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT; SEVERAL OTHER SIENNA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON VARIOUS MODEL YEARS. ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOORS LEADS TO THE LATCH COMING UNDONE AND UNABLE TO BE RELATCHED; THUS I AM LEFT TO DRIVE WITH UNLATCHED DOORS THAT COULD OPEN ON THEIR OWN AT ANY TIME (IF THEY THAW) WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE THIS YEAR AND NUMEROUS TIMES LAST YEAR SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2007. *TR
2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SWITCH TO THIRD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY, MAKE A LOUD NOISE, AND THREE ALERTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; THESE LIGHTS WERE A SKIDDING SIGNAL, EXCLAMATION MARK, AND A SIGNAL THAT ADVISES THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE DEALER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE BEYOND 55 MPH, THE RPM METER MOVED TO THE RED ZONE AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SAY WHAT THE DEALER DID WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM OCCURRED THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONTACT FROM THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300.