NHTSA Complaint #10220707 — 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA

ON 5/29/2004 I PURCHASED MY TOYOTA SIENNA. I STARTED HAVING "MYSTERIOUS" LIGHTS COMING ON AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. ON 7/15/2004, I WENT OUT TO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF A NIGHTMARE. SINCE THEN MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR START AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I WOULD USUALLY JUST JUMP THE BATTERY BUT THEY COULD NEVER TELL ME THE REASON WHY IT KEPT ON HAPPENING. THERE WERE TIMES THAT I COULDN'T EVEN LEAVE MY DOORS OPEN FOR 5 MINUTES WITHOUT IT WEARING THE BATTERY DOWN. WHEN THE BATTERY IS CHECKED IT IS ALWAYS FINE. WHEN THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED I HAVE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN ON FOR NO REASON. THEY HAVE PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND REPLACED THE JBL AUDIO SWITCH BECAUSE THAT HAD BEEN SHOWN TO TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY AND DRAIN THE BATTERY/ENGINE. NEITHER OF THESE SOLUTIONS HAVE WORKED. THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD TOO MANY "BELLS AND WHISTLES" (WHICH ALL ARE FACTORY INSTALLED) AND THAT I NEED TO CONNECT TO A CAR CHARGER WHEN I COME HOME OR TO GO ON LONG DRIVES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. *TR