Our 2016 toyota sienna spontaneously caught fire while parked in our driveway after returning from a short drive. after pulling into our driveway and shutting off the ignition, my wife smelled smoke as she was exiting the parked vehicle. this smoke intensified and quickly accelerated becoming an engine compartment fire. she called for me & then called 911; but in the brief moments it took me to grab a fire extinguisher, the fire further intensified with sizable flames erupting out from around the hood, front grill & underneath the vehicle. i used up 2 fire extinguishers without any significant effect. i did not have any protective safety gear so after hearing several small explosions coming from under the hood & fearing more exposure to noxious fumes, i decided to abandon my attempts to extinguish the fire. the fire dept. arrived within a few minutes and were able to put the fire out; however, the fire progressed through the initial attack and entered the passenger compartment causing severe damage to the entire vehicle (see attached photos). the sienna is completely destroyed. fortunately, there were no injuries. i have been made aware of multiple incidents of ...
My 2016 toyota sienna that has 16,000 miles was parked at home and i went to go start it and it stalled. the car was towed to hendrick toyota of apex, nc and they told me that rodents chewed threw the wiring and it was not covered by my warranty. i have complained to both the dealership and to toyota. i have had another toyota parked in within the same proximity for over 15 years. i have never had rodent issues with it. i am concerned for the safety of my family. iif there are mice living inside the car, they could be leaving rat droppings that could be harmful to both of them. i am angry and concerned and don't understand why, when other vehicles parked in the same location aren't experiencing the same problem. after further research i found that auto manufacturers in order to go green are using soy based products on wires instead of petroleum. they are using sugar in their plastics. rice husks in their interiors. all this stuff attracts rodents. this is unacceptable! my dealership said they are seeing at least 2 rodent damaged vehicles a week. toyota needs ...
In cold temperatures, this vehicle model (according to the dealer) does not shift into overdrive right away when driving from a cold-start. this causing a momentary acceleration when braking and presents an unexpected safety issue. i have found this issue posted on several car forums and it appears to affect more than just the 2016 model sienna, but does not trigger a fault of any kind. *tr