2017 Toyota Sienna Wipers & Visibility Problems

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the third-row driver’s side window suddenly shattered causing shards of glass to enter the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. No object had contacted the vehicle to cause the failure. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNATTENDED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND DETECTED. THE CONTACT'S NEIGHBOR NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED, WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT CALLED WALSER TOYOTA (4401 AMERICAN BLVD W, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55437, (612) 294-0220) AND WAS REFERRED TO A GLASS COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLEARWATER TOYOTA (21799 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33765, (800) 677-6099) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SOMETHING FELL ONTO THE SUN ROOF AND CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1811150671, BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ROOF AREA. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SLID OPEN THE SUN ROOF COVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (SUNSHINE TOYOTA, 1355 W DICKMAN RD, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49037, (269) 965-1000) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT AN APPOINTMENT WOULD NEED TO BE SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON FRIDAY, 2/10/17, OUR 5 MONTH OLD SIENNA WAS DRIVEN INTO OUR SECURE GARAGE AND PARKED. NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. ON SUNDAY, 2/12/17, THE VAN WAS FOUND WITH THE RIGHT SIDE REAR GLASS EXPLODED ON THE GROUND AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VAN HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED BY ANYONE. I HAVE HOME SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE CONFIRMING THAT THE GLASS WAS INTACT WHEN PARKED AND THAT NOBODY OTHER THAN MYSELF HAD SET FOOT IN THE GARAGE DURING THE TIME IN QUESTION. ONLY BY CHANCE HAD I POSITIONED OUR CHILDREN'S CAR SEATS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BENCH SEAT AND THE SEATS WERE NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME THE GLASS FAILED. OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVING GLASS FRAGMENTS FROM MY KID'S LAP, FACE, EARS, EYES MOUTH, ETC.. I FEEL VERY LUCKY BUT HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. SO FAR, THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SIENNA WAS PURCHASED HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY OR ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER OR INSTALLATION FLAW BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO FIX IT IF I PAY THEM $790.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD RESEMBLED A MAGNIFYING GLASS APPROXIMATELY SIX TO EIGHT INCHES ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THE ISSUE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO EXPERIENCE DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD A THIRD DIMENSIONAL MAGNIFYING GLASS, WHICH WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT COULD NOT BE RECTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800.