NHTSA Complaint #11354531 — 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11354531 |
| Vehicle | 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 127,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MN |
Consumer Description
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WLHCLDCXTN4&FEATURE=SHARE&FBCLID=IWAR3TIPWLFM7UXQPYITISICPV6SGC-6VESVN-Z04ZS4E2PWYCYN2TY9U4L34 MY MOTOR NOW HAS A SEVERE VALVE AND ROD KNOCK WATCH THE VIDEO. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE COULD BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IF THEY DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS NEGLIGENT DESIGN FLAW. TOYOTA DESIGNED AN RUBBER OIL HOSE THAT GETS STIFF AND BREAKS. THIS IS DESIGN NEGLIGENCE TO USE RUBBER HOSES ON AN OIL SYSTEM. TOYOTA REDESIGNED THIS PART WITH STEEL INSTEAD OF RUBBER .THIS SHOWS ME THEY KNEW THE DESIGN WAS BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. VAN'S ABS AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON BUT NO OIL LIGHT WARNING. MY MOTOR STARTED MAKING NOISE BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT RAN OUT OF OIL. THERE WAS NO OIL WARNING LIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE MOTOR MAKING NOISE. MY CAR ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. AGAIN, NO OIL LIGHT WARNING. SINCE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS, I FOUND OUT ABOUT FOUR MORE SIENNA'S THAT HAD THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. FRANKLY ALL OF THESE HOSES WILL GO BAD AS THE MECHANIC REMARKED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM CAR ENGINEERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING WHEN THEY DESIGN A CAR. I WORKED IN MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING THOSE PARTS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED WHEN THEY ARE PREDICTED TO FAIL. ONE WOULD CONSIDER TWO SCENARIOS. 1.THEY HAD BAD ENGINEERS DESIGNING THIS SYSTEM, HOWEVER CAR MANUFACTURERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING WHEN THEY DESIGN A VEHICLE. 2.OR THEY DESIGNED IT TO BREAK TO SELL MORE REPLACEMENT ENGINES FOR FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH. THEY KEPT THIS A SECRET OR MADE NO MENTION OF THIS PROBABLY TO SELL ENGINE REPLACEMENTS. THE TOYOTA MANAGER CALLED ME AND BASICALLY TOLD ME TOUGH. THEREFORE I WILL BE SUING THEM IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT. HOPEFULLY TOYOTA WILL BE REPLACING MY MOTOR. BY THE WAY I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES I MAINTAIN THEM WITH REGULAR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS ALONG WITH OIL CHANGES AT THE PRESCRIBED MILEAGE.
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