Toyota Sienna 1996

Model Sienna made in 1996 by Toyota got 2 consumer complains as well as 1 investigation. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to structure and vehicle speed control. The car had one investigation (engine and engine cooling).

Sienna year 1996

Defect investigations
Consumer Complaints

Car dealers

Model 1996

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DP02004	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.	04/30/2002	06/20/2002	ENGINE SEIZURE
	Alleged that the engine seizure due to oil sludge

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR
		50	04/01/1999
	The electric sliding door on this minivan is incredibly dangerous for two reasons. the first is that it takes a great deal of resistance before the door will reverse when it encounters an object. that object, on several occasions, has been a child getting in or out of the car. this has caused several bruises, but the real concern is that a smaller child would be crushed, or the neck or limb of a larger child would be easily broken. i am an emergency physician and can attest to this fact. the second danger point is that the door operates from a keychain remote. if the remote is bumped, dropped, or lightly pressed (as when in a pocket), the door will either open or close. this often occurs when children or other passengers are in the doorway, and has already resulted in several crush injuries. this is a deadly combination of design flaws (i.e. a hair-trigger on a guillotine) that most assuredly will cause a disaster. i have spoken with the toyota dealer and with their national office, and they both told me that they haven't had another complaint so i must be worrying about nothing. the dealer, however, was surprised when i demonstrated how much force was required to reverse the door. this problem must be investigated. in the meantime, we have deactivated this dangerous hazard. *ak
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES
02/18/2002	51290	1	04/01/1998
	The accelerator cable broke/disengaged, while driving. ts jb

Car dealers selling

State	City	Zip	Name	Phone
FL	PINNELLAS		AAAUTOWAT TOYOTA