NHTSA Complaint #10654246 — 2013 TOYOTA SIENNA

FROM THE ONSET OF PURCHASE OF A 2013 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS EMITTED A FOUL ODOR THAT SMELLS LIKE MOLD. NOR WILL THE A/C SYSTEM ADEQUATELY COOL THE VEHICLE UNTIL BEING DRIVEN SOMETIMES AS LONG AS TEN MILES, IF THEN. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO TURN OFF THE A/C BEFORE ARRIVING HOME TO ELIMINATE THE ODOR AND GIVEN A TOYOTA PRINT OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE 2013 TOYOTA SIENNA. ON THE LAST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE FREON WAS ADDED BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE ODOR OR IMPROVED THE A/C OUTPUT. THE FOUL ODOR NEVER GOES AWAY WHILE DRIVING AND MAY BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD FOR PERSONS WITH A LUNG OR BREATHING CONDITION. THIS IS A TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE SOLUTION FOR THE RISK OF BEING EXPOSED TO A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS AND UNKNOWN NOXIOUS FUME TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR