NHTSA Complaint #10515602 — 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA

WHILE DRIVING ARE 2008 SIENNA MINI VAN WITH 51303 MILES ON IT WE HAD DEVELOPED A SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL FROM THE ENGINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON NOTIFYING US THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL LOSS IN THE DRIVEWAY. COULD TRACK BACK WHERE WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE OIL LOSS TRAIL IN THE ROAD. DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THE ENGINE IN THE SIENNA IS THAT SAME AS THAT IN SEVERAL OTHER TOYOTAS (AVALONS). I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A VVI OIL LINE IS FAULTY ON THE ENGINE. TOYOTA USED A RUBBER HOSE WHICH RESULTS IN FAILURE WHICH THEN RESULTS IN ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO THE OIL LOSS. TOYOTA RECALLED THE SAME PARTY ON THE AVALON AND IS AWARE THAT THIS HOSE IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA ISSUED RECALL ON THE AVALONS BUT IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON THE SIENNA. THIS IS THE SAME PIECE ON THE TWO VEHICLES. THEY THEN STATE THAT THIS HOSE WITH AN AVERAGE FAILS AT 50-60000MILES. THEY THEN STATED THAT THIS HOSE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HOSE BURSTING CAN CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE AND IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS RUBBER OIL HOSE ON ALL VEHICLES. THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A BAD PIECE WHEN TALKING WITH THEM. ALSO IF IT WERE TO FAIL THEY THEN WILL STATE THAT SINCE THIS HOSE CAUSED THE ENGINE ISSUES THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS THEN RESULTS IN PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THERE VEHICLE FOR 5-10000DOLLARS. WHEN OIL LOSS OCCURS IT SPRAYS EVERY WHERE GETTING ON BRAKES, BELTS, AND EXHAUST WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND OR FIRE. ALSO RESULTING IN SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE. TOYOTA KNOW THIS VVI HOSE IS BAD AND ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SAME HOSE ON THE AVALONS. A FIVE MINUTE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET WILL SHOW YOU THE ISSUES WITH MOTOR AND VVI HOSE. A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED ON ALL TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS MOTOR WHICH HAD THE VVI OIL HOSE. THANKS *TR