NHTSA Complaint #11160882 — 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA

AT APPX 50-60K MILES, MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEGAN MAKING A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND. NO SPECIFIC 'TIME' OF FAILURE..JUST A GRADUAL BUZZING NOISE. DIAGNOSED AS A BEARING FAILURE IN A COUPLER FROM THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT. $2500.00 FIX. RESEARCH SHOWS THE RAV 4 TO HAVE HAD SAME FAULTY PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR RAV 4 OWNERS. WHY NOT A RECALL FOR SIENNAS? ONE WOULD THINK TOYOTA WOULD ASSUME SIENNAS WERE BOUGHT FOR LARGE FAMILIES, PACKED WITH CHILDREN, ETC, AND WOULD PLACE A RECALL FIRST AND FOREMOST. MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED ONLINE ON FORUMS AND YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING TO MULTIPLE GROUPS IN ORDER TO BRING MORE ATTENTION AND ACTION TO PROMOTE THIS FAULT AND GET PROPER COMPENSATION TO GET THIS FIXED. THE VEHICLE IS VERY LOUD, EXPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. VERY UNSAFE.