We have classified the 6 complaints from 2011 Toyota Sienna about EXTERIOR LIGHTING into the following categories.
Tailgate sensor and locking mechanism alarm and lighting goes on and off intermittently indicating tailgate latch insecure while vehicle is in motion distracting driver. tailgate door latch insecure placing driver, passengers and contents at risk in the event of movement of the vehicle as well as to other vehicles on the road in the event of a collision.
My concern is the dead zone created by the head lights on my car. the projection of the headlights on my car are extremely dangerous due to the dead zone in front of the vehicle. the headlights have been adjusted multiple times and the dealer response is" that is just the way these new headlights are". on dark roads it is highly probable that an accident may occur because you cannot see where you are going and if there is a slight curve to the road it is impossible to tell which way the road is going. on my last trip at night we had 3 occasions that if we had not flashed the high beams we most certainly would have a wreck. *tr
Failure of driver's cabin lamp override switch to extinguish cabin reading lights obscured driver's vision at night during high-speed merge maneuver: i was attempting a high-speed highway merge, at night, entering route 29 from the left side of the highway, when my three-year-old son discovered that he was now tall enough to operate his overhead personal reading light. my vision of merging traffic to the right was suddenly obscured by the unexpected operation of the cabin reading lamp, and the situation was compounded by my inability to quickly override the lamp from the driver's position, in the manner as directed on page 526 of the owner's manual. the reading light above my son's head stayed on. according to the sienna 2011 owner's manual on page 526, the door light button, above the driver's head, also serves as an override for all the personal cabin reading lights when the "door" function is disabled: page 526: "rear on/off: rear personal/interior lights turn on [upon activation of the illustrated individual reading lamp buttons at each seating position] when the personal/interior main switch is in door position." the dual functionality of the door light button is confirmed; ...
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. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the visibility of the headlights was not projecting far enough. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer made some adjustments to the headlights but to no avail. the contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive at night. the failure mileage was 8,000.
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 ...
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) 2011 toyota sienna turn indicator is not audible and does not disengage when changing lanes on the interstate the following letter was sent to toyota: may 16, 2010 [xxx] subject: 2011 toyota sienna turn indicator design flaw dear sir: i have been looking into buying a 2011 toyota sienna limited with all the options. so i rented a new 2011 toyota sienna le (only 900+ miles) from avis for a weeklong trip (1500 miles). the car drives very nicely. however, i was amazed that i could not hear the turn indicator beeper when driving down the interstate with the radio on at a moderate sound level. in addition, the turn indicator switch is not sensitive enough to disengage after changing lanes. toyota's design engineers should be ashamed to have this serious design flaw on a newly introduced vehicle! there are plenty of ...