This has now occurred twice and has been repaired multiple times. the 1st time happened a few weeks after being purchased. i was traveling approx 45-50mph, began breaking for a yellow light when suddenly the woman in front of me stopped short of the light. to avoid hitting her i had to break firm but not slamming on the breaks. i stopped about a car length short of her and then felt an impact. i assumed i had been hit from behind by another driver but there was no car there. i pulled into a mall just ahead and looked behind the drivers seat to find the 2nd row seat, where 10 minutes before my daughter had been sitting, had collapsed forward, slid on the rails and slammed into the drivers seat. the seat was locked and unable to be moved in it's collapsed position. i suffered extreme whip lash and back pain. since i was in-route to toyota for more problems i went to the dealer who moved the seat back and claimed "my daughter must have played with it" after going to a new dealership and months ...
There are 2 problems i am experiencing with my 1 yr old toyota 2013 sienna van - 1> rattling noise coming frm back of 2nd row or 3rd seat - very hard to pinpoint source, took it to my dealer for 25k svc, explained, was notified they will run this check on my 30k mileage svc as van needs to be left for 3 to 4 hrs with them. there are a lot of internet blogs and postings on this issue, with some getting toyota to replace 2nd or 3rd seating completely with a brand new seat and thus making noise disappear 2> when turning the steering wheel, whining noise in the background can be heard at very lo w speed around 15-25 mph or even less, very annoying and disturbing for any car driver.i believe that is may also signify an underlying problem, waiting to get out of control. with a range of moving parts working in tandem, it is difficult to figure out the source of such abnormal car sounds. however, one thing you can be sure of, is that the noise, in this case, is created due to some problem in the steering ...
I drove only 1975 mileage but my van makes unbearable noise from 3rd row seat. i took to toyota service station twice but i was told it is manufacturing defect and toyota couldn't find solution for this problem. i sent out email to toyota but didn't hear from them yet i paid about $ 44,000.00 for this van. driving this car i feel i punish my self everyday. i am looking for help to get it fixed. *tr