Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V306000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 03/08/2011 to 03/10/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 50 | 06/22/2011 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 06/01/2011 | 06/01/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2011 venza and sienna passenger cars manufactured from march 7, through march 10, 2011. there is a possibility that the front, right, drive shaft may break due to insufficient heat treatment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Should the drive shaft break during vehicle operation, the vehicle will lose power without prior warning. loss of motive power without warning may increase the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Toyota will notify owners and dealers will inspect the drive shaft, and, if the drive shaft is identified as one that may not have been correctly manufactured, it will be replaced with a new one at no charge. the safety recall began on june 22, 2011. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| SB-0130-10 | 05/13/2010 | 10033747 | Toyota: engine/hybrid system. engine control. some vehicles may exhibit a mil on condition with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0456 stored in the engine control module or ecm (sae term:powertrain control module/pcm). *pe | 09/17/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 06/04/2012 | 16000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle lost power and decelerated to 25 mph before stalling without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle but the vehicle would accelerate over 5 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was test driven. the dealer was able to recreate the failure but the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 16,000. | |||
| 06/04/2012 | 16000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle lost power and decelerated to 25 mph before stalling without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle but the vehicle would accelerate over 5 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was test driven. the dealer was able to recreate the failure but the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 16,000. kmj | |||
| 06/04/2012 | 16000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact stated that while driving at 65 mph the vehicle lose power and decelerated to 25mph and stalled without warning. the contact was able to cost the vehicle away from traffic, turned the vehicle off for a few moments restarted the vehicle but the vehicle would accelerate over 5mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer the vehicle was test driven and was able to recreate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 16,000. li | |||
| 05/25/2011 | 14000 | ||
| Vehicle would expectedly slow down when you accelerate. the loss of power would last between 2 to 7 seconds. i have already taken the car to the dealer since the 15k-mile service. the dealer could not find anything. nonetheless, the issue is still occuring on a weekly basis. this is a very serious hazard. affected vehicle could get rear ended as it accelerate from stop lights when it suddenly slows down. what's worse? imagine your family in the car when you want to make a left turn, you press the gas pedal to accelerate, but it slows down before you can clear the on coming traffic. i hope toyota is listening to this!!! this defect could have very dire results. i have found similar complaints in various forums online. i am certain more people are experiencing this and don't know where to report it. nhtsa, please request similar complain data from toyota dealers about this very dangerous defect. | |||
| 12/20/2010 | 300 | ||
| The car accelerates very rapidly in reverse after a cold start. a morning a few days after buying the car, i started it up, shifted into reverse, and slowly released the brake pedal. the car began accelerate backwards so rapidly that i thought i must inadvertently put my foot on the accelerator. i pulled my foot away from the pedals but the car continued to accelerate. i shifted into park, but before there was any change in speed the car crashed into my neighbor's car across the street, causing over $5,000 in damage. if there had been someone standing across the street, it would likely have been a fatality. i contacted toyota and they sent out a corporate representative to examine the car. he acknowledged there was rapid acceleration in reverse, and stated that was normal operation for the car after a cold start, and that it would be even faster in cold weather (we live in southern california). he stated they had increased the car idle speed after cold starts for pollution control purposes, and this was the result. i carefully reviewed the owner | |||