The minivan suddenly, with no warning or indication rapidly lost all engine oil in a short period of time. As I was driving on a city street, I got a warning about five minutes into a drive about low engine oil pressure, when it was basically dry. I had it towed to a mechanic where it was quickly confirmed that the oil cooler pipe had failed causing this to happen. I have 120,000 miles on the van.
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Driving city street ruptured rubber cooling line hose to engine... Smoke pouring from vehicle no oil left... No warning light on dash. Towed to butler toyota last month oil change at this same dealer today rubber line replaced with a metal hose costing me $496.00.. Toyota corporation needs to refund this to me and all of the other sienna owners who have had this experience.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. While driving 35 MPH, the check engine and traction control warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled and was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 123,075.
Toyota has a known failure issue with the engine oil cooler hose on this model. With this issue, a defect in the hose causes oil to leak rapidly from the hose. A search of the internet can find many instances of this issue, with catastrophic engine failure resulting in certain cases. Toyota has issued warranty enhancement ze2 to cover this. The warranty term for this item is extended to ten years and 150,000 miles. I experienced this failure last week. It occurred as I was pulling into a car wash. Smoke started coming from my engine and the car wash worker noticed oil leaking from underneath. I had to have the vehicle towed and the hose replaced. The total cost was $665. I attempted to get coverage from toyota, but my request was denied due to the fact that the mileage was at 167,000. The reason for my complaint is that a major, known defect such as this should not be time or mileage limited. Given the catastrophic failure that can result from this defect, toyota should have been replacing the defective hoses rather than forcing customers to endure the problems of failure in the field, which often resulted in blown engines and the need to have vehicles towed in for repairs. If toyota is not going to take the step of preventing the problem, they should at least take care of the problem when it occurs - regardless of age or mileage - because the cause is clearly the result of a known defect. I contacted toyota warranty service for reimbursement and my claim was denied. I called back and asked to escalate it. I was transferred to a higher level agent who again denied my claim and told me to address my complaint outside of toyota, which is why I am filing here. With this complaint, I am seeking reimbursement of my $665 costs. I further suggest that toyota be urged to revise warranty enhancement ze2 to remove the mileage and time limits.
Oil started leaking heavily; I was notified by a coworker and was able to get the car into firestone before the engine locked up. Low oil pressure warning came on as I drove into firestone lot. Techs told me the oil cooling hose failed (at 109000 miles). Old hose was made of rubber attached to metal plates and had failed two places in the rubber hose. New hose is made of metal so techs checked for a recall and found none. This could be a big safety issue if people are not aware of what is happening and get stranded somewhere or the engine locks out on them at speed.
I put my vehicle in park and then turned on the hazard lights, as I was parked at the entrance to a busy highway, and just wanted to grab my mail. I turned around from getting the mail; and my minivan was rolling across the highway with three of my children inside of it. It stopped when it hit a cement barrier on the other side of the highway. No air bag deployed. My children suffered from minor injuries. And, a-lot of anxiety.what happened to make my minivan switch out of park?
Hello, I own a 2011 sienna le v6. In cold weather, it has a problem when braking where the vehicle lurches forward as it comes to a stop. The dealer drove the car and noted no issues. However, as you can see on this internet thread, many other owners have the same issue. Http://www.siennachat.com/forum/193-problems-maintenance-repair/158410-engine-revving-up-just-before-stop.html this issue is not just annoying, I believe it is a safety issue, particularly on slippery surfaces such as snow and ice which are likely to occur in the colder weather that precipitates this issue. I believe either the engine or transmission programming needs to be modified to address this issue as soon as possible. This occurs when the engine is at high speed idle after a cold stop, which can last for many miles after you start driving.
Car started rolling back and gear shifted to reverse when it was on drive gear. It shifted to gears automatically without changing gears. When went to dealer, they said its transmission is failed at 55 k miles. It was in warranty and they changed transmission but when asked they didn't give me much detailed information. My 1 work day was spoiled and inconvenience.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, all the warning lights illuminated. After driving for 15 minutes, the vehicle stalled and smoke was coming out of the hood. The engine was on fire. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.
The air conditioner housing is leaking water onto safety-critical parts. This housing is made of plastic parts that are glued together. Water is condensed during the cooling cycle, and it then collects at the bottom and exits the vehicle through a rubber hose. The glue holding the housing together has failed. Water is leaking from the housing and running onto the computer module that deploys the airbags. I have been advised by the dealer that it is not safe to drive the vehicle with a wet module because the airbags can deploy while moving, or that they might not deploy in the event of a collision. An identical problem affects toyota models camry, avalon, and venza. This recall can be found at: www.toyotanews.pressroom.toyota.com the recall info is: releases/toyota/recall+camry+avalon+venzaoct17 this will turn into a serious safety issue as these vehicles get older water can leak onto the deployment module without being seen. In my particular case, the water had apparently been leaking for some time - perhaps a year or two - and was detected purely by chance. There was significant rust on the floorboard of the vehicle. I have discussed the issue with toyota, and they refuse to do anything about it. The circumstances of the recall on camry, avalon, and venza appear to be identical to the circumstances I have experienced, yet there is no recall on the sienna. This appears to be an unsafe condition. I would appreciate it if you will take a look.
Tl* the contact owns 2011 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who performed a diagnostic and determined that the battery failed and caused the vehicle to stall. The battery was replaced however the dealer could not explain the cause of the battery failure. Additionally, the contact stated that the engine was previously replaced due to failed springs which caused the valves to also fail. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 31,312 and the current mileage was, 31,800.
Traveling at highway speed, (55 MPH) when the vsc failure message appeared along with the check engine light and apostrophe inside a triangle error/ warning light. Vehicle was purchased as a certified used vehicle at a toyota dealership less than two weeks ago. Mileage is less than 36000.
9/1/12 I was driving along at highway speed of aprox. 55-60 MPH when I decided to go into a shopping center. I slowed my car down and made a right turn to enter a shopping center. As I was slowing down to pull up to the entrance of the store I had my foot on the brake pedal and the car didn't want to stop. I had to apply an enormous amount of pressure to the brake but it didn't stop the engine from racing and trying to lurch forward. I forced the car out of drive and put it into reverse and the engine went back to normal. 9/6/12 I was in my car and approached a traffic light behind another car. I slowed down from aprox. 25 MPH. As the car slowed I felt the car lurch forward, I applied the brake harder so as not to hit the car in front of me or the people walking across the street. I again moved the car out of gear and the engine came to normal. 9/9/12 I was in a shopping center waiting for my wife to come out and I had to move my car to let someone else get out a parking space when my car started to accelerate. I had my foot on the brake at the time this occurred and as much pressure I put on the brake was not enough to stop the car. The car still had enough power to go forward even though I had my foot on the brake. I fear for my life and any people that are in my car, let alone outside of my car. Toyota cannot duplicate the problem, I've taken it to them twice. They (toyota) will not do anything for me. Please help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while attempting to drive into a residential drive way, he applied the brakes and there was an increase in the engine rpms. The contact mentioned that he had to shift into park in order to stop the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 13,000.
The vehicle caught on fire after driven for approximately 5 miles and parked for several minutes. It only had about 6,100 miles and purchased new 9 months ago. The fire caused total loss to the vehicle and everything inside including the child seats and stroller was permanently damaged by heat and smoke. According to the incident report from fire department, it appears that the fire ignited at the upper left corner (passenger side) of the engine bay. No evidence or indication of incendiary fire was found.
The vehicle engine stalls. This occurs intermittently especially when making turns. I had to press the gas pedal all the way down to accelerate. The vehicle brake lights do not come off for about 10 minutes when the engine and lights have been switched off. It is possible to start the car with the push button without pressing down on the gas pedal sometimes.
5 month old toyota sienna 2011 stalled after the lights inside the dashboard (control panel) started blinking and then would not start again. It was towed to the dealer on 12/22/2010. Dealer initially (on 12/27/2010) said it is due to water damage and engine has to be replaced. Dealer was not able to find any evidence of sienna being submerged in water (as it did not go into any big puddle or deep waters). I opened a case with toyota on 12/28/2010. I was in touch with toyota dealer but case manager at toyota informed that they were unable to reach/speak to the dealer for 2 days even though they are both in california. She informed me that their policy is to concur with dealer without even looking at the report or talking to them and they would neither investigate nor inspect. My insurance company (aaa) performed visual inspection and found too many metal pieces inside the engine. Insurance company also followed up with dealer and informed there are other cases where they had seen similar issue with toyota sienna 2011 and this does not seem to be a water damage. There has been neither an explanation nor a follow-up from toyota as to what the cause was. Dealer reported back on 01/04/2011 and informed me that it might be a mechanical failure and toyota will fix it. I am now concerned about the safety of my family and anyone who drives sienna. What if stalls in the middle of freeway ? What if this happens again ? Worried and tensed owner of toyota sienna 2011.
Van just won't start. It cranks over but won't start, after tens minutes it started up fine. Van has only 510 miles. At 5500 miles vehicle again cranked but would not start. After it started, it ran rough and died at times, took it to dealer but they can not find problems. Vehicle runs fine, at about 5700 vehicle runs rough and dies at stop lights, took back to dealer this time they say it was a bad computer, toyota took care of it, a few thousands miles later same problems run rough at times and won't start, took to dealer, can not fine problems, vehicle ran fine, now at 10500 miles same problems again ran rough and die at stop light, but ran fine just a few minutes later, drove home next day ,it won't start. Tow to dealer they say it has some moisture in the computer.
2011 toyota sienna van with 220 miles on it caught fire in my driveway 2 minutes after parking it there. No warning lights or anything. Vehicle is a total loss, no response from toyota for over two weeks, owned the brand new van for less than a week. A cause and effect investigator hired by my ins co found the problem to be a faulty fan wire that shorted out. Extensive damage to my house and landscaping as well. Burned out van still sitting in my driveway causing danger with broken glass and soot to my children and pets. Unable to get any response what so ever from toyota. The dealership has been extremely helpful.
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