2009 Toyota Sienna Air Bags & Restraints Problems

2009 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 134K MILEAGE HAS SRS WARNING LIGHT ON ALL OF A SUDDEN AND STAYS ON. TOYOTA DEALER WOULD CHARGE ME FOR DIAGNOSING AND CHARGE ME IF ANY FURTHER JOBS NEED TO BE DONE. SHOULDN'T THIS BE RECALLED AND HANDLED WITHOUT ANY CHARGE TO OWNERS AS IT'S MATTER OF SAFETY ISSUE?

THE AIRBAG LIKE CAME ON AND HAS NOT GONE OFF. HAD MECHANIC CHECK IT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SQUIB CIRCUIT HAD A SHORT AND THAT IF IN AN ACCIDENT AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SAID IT COULD COST UP TO $2600 TO FIX. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER SIENNA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY HAS TOYOTA NOT RECALLED THIS, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR THERE FAULTY PRODUCT. NOW BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD THAT KIND OF MONEY TO REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WOULD WORK WITH HIM, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ALWAYS ON AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING DUE TO A STEERING POWER CABLE DAMAGE AND NEEDING REPLACED.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED.

ON 12/25/14 THE TOYOTA SIENNA HAD UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND HIT A TREE AT 31 MPH. MY WIFE AND SON HAD RIGHT SIDE LUNG CONTUSIONS. MY WIFE HAD AN OPEN WOUND FROM THE SEAT BELT. SINCE SHE WAS RESTRAINED THAT WELL SHE HAD A BROKEN LEFT LEG AND A RIGHT CLAVICLE FRACTURE THAT REQUIRED SURGERIES. MY WIFE ALMOST DIED IN DELRAY BEACH MEDICAL CENTER DUE TO BLOOD LOSS AND POOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. WE KNOW THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK WELL BECAUSE THE REST OF US WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE CRASH. MY WIFE IS STILL SUFFERING AND REALIZED FROM THE AMERICAN COUNCIL SAFETY LESSONS THAT HER SEAT BELT DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND THE SIDE BAGS ARE DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD FLASH OFF AND ON INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMING AND FOLDING AT MECHANISM WHERE BELT SHOULD RELEASE AT SHOULDER ADJUSTMENT POINT FROM THE INTERIOR SIDE WALL OF THE VAN. THE DRIVER IS LEFT WITH A COMPLETELY EXTENDED LAP AND SHOULDER BELT, RENDERING THE SAFETY DEVICE USELESS. THE COMBINATION OF AN AIR BAG WITH A FAULTY SEAT BELT MECHANISM IS DEADLY. THIS VEHICLE'S DEFECT OVER MULTIPLE MODEL YEARS HAS BEEN WELL-DOCUMENTED AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THEIR VEHICLE AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE FRONT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS SECURED AT THE WAIST BUT DID NOT STOP THE PASSENGER FROM FLYING FORWARD AND SUSTAINING INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND ABRASIONS NEAR THE EYES. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

WAS HIT ALMOST IN A T-BONE FASHION, OTHER DRIVER WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH. NO SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND WHEN CONTACTED BY TOYOTA, THE WOMAN SAID THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND WHEN WE BOUGHT IT THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO SELL US A CAR. CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND HAS BEEN IN A SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DOORS BECAME STUCK AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE FOREHEAD WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE DASHBOARD. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEAT BELT BURNS ACROSS THE CHEST. THE DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS AND BRUISES TO THE CHEST. THE MANUFACTURED WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.