2008 Toyota Sienna Body & Structure Problems

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

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.

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 SIENNA SIDE DOOR CANNOT OPEN. MY SON WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE IF A PROBLEM IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL BUT THE DOOR CANNOT EVEN BE OPENED MANUALLY. THIS WOULD BE A $1500-2000 REPAIR WHICH AS A SINGLE MOM IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME. I DO NOT FEEL SOMETHING AS SIGNIFICANT AS ABILITY TO ESCAPE A VEHICLE SHOULD FALL ON THE CONSUMER.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

THIS CAR IS EXPERIENCING SUA. IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AN RESULTED IN A CRASH INTO A CEMENT WALL. IT ALSO HAPPENED ON A WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD.

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 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.

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

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.