2010 Toyota Sienna Latches & Locks Problems

AUTOMATIC DOORS CONTINUING TO MALFUNCTION. I MADE A COMPLAINT TO DEALER ALMOST IMMEDIATLEY AFTER PURCHASE AND PROBLEM PERSISTS...I HAVE HAD MY DOORS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND I NOW HAVE 2 NON FUNCTIONING DOORS! IT HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO MY CAR DEALER THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE THRUWAY WITH MY CHILDREN.. I HAVE ALSO CALLED TO REPORT THE ISSUE AND TO PUT IN A COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA AND STILL HAVE THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE DOOR CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CLOSED THE DOOR, AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR OPENED AT LEAST TEN TIMES IN A WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND FILED CASE NUMBER: 18009170105. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

THE LATCH ON THE BACK DOOR MELTS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT, LEAVING A BLACK, TARRY MESS IN MY HANDS. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS COLD, THE LATCH ON THE BACK DOOR IS FROZEN SOLID, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR AT ALL. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF I NEED TO OPEN IT QUICKLY. THE VAN IS, OF COURSE STATIONARY WHEN I TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DASHBOARD ALSO MELTS IN THE HEAT. *TR

2010 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SLIDING DOOR CABLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW MONTHS AGO, HE HAD ENDLESS PROBLEMS WITH THE LATCH ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SLIDING DOORS, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED, AS THEY STATED IT WAS ON RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO GO BACK SEVERAL TIMES, BEFORE THEY FINALLY FIXED IT. SOON AFTER, THE PROBLEM WITH THE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CROPPED UP, AND SURPRISINGLY, THAT PARTICULAR PART WAS NOT RECALLED. DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE CABLE, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH OFF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND INSTEAD, HAPHAZARDLY ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR SWITCH, CAUSING THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE COMPROMISED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SLIDING DOOR DRIVER'S SIDE ON 9 MONTH OLD 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS FAILED TWICE IN PAST THREE MONTHS. THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES AND IS UNABLE TO RE-OPEN. PREVIOUS TO THE TWO FAILURES, DOOR HAS ONLY BEEN LOCKED AND CLOSED USING REMOTE CONTROL, HANDLE FROM OUTSIDE, OR LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY UPON ACCELERATING. BECAUSE AN INFANT OCCUPIES THE SEAT FOR THAT DOOR 100% OF THE TIME, DOOR IS NEVER OPENED OR LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE AND IS NEVER TOUCHED BY PASSENGERS FROM THE INSIDE. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THE INSIDE LOCK LEVER IS BEING MANUALLY FORCED PAST THE LOCK POSITION WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR; HOWEVER, THE INSIDE LOCK LEVER HAS NEVER BEEN USED AT ALL BY ANY OF THE OWNERS. DEALER REASSEMBLED THE LOCK CONTROLLER TO CORRECT THE ISSUE THE SECOND TIME. *TR