NHTSA Complaint #10040904 — 2001 TOYOTA SIENNA

OUR 2001 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS PROBLEM WITH THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE LIGHTS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, AS WELL AS ALL ELECTRICAL OUTLETS PULSATE. THEY CONTINUOUSLY FLUXUATE FROM DIM TO BRIGHT. THERE ARE EVEN TIMES WHEN I HAVE IT ON CRUISE AND PRESS ON THE BRAKE THAT THE RADIO GOES OFF TEMPORARILY. TOYOTA HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT BUT NOW THEY TELL US THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THE SIENNAS AND AVOLANS THAT HAVE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL. THEY TELL US THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I JUST NEED TO DRIVE IT AS IS. WE CERTAINLY DISAGREE. SINCE THIS EFFECTS THE ENTIRE ELECTIRCAL SYSTEM, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE MAY HAVE A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING. WE ALSO, ARE CONCERNED SINCE THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, WE DO NOT WANT TO EVER EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. FINALLY, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS THAT RAPIDLY FLUXUATE BETWEEN DIM AND NORMAL. I POSTED THE DATE AS MAY BECAUSE THIS IS WHEN WE FIRST REALISTED THIS WAS HAPPENING. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH.