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#655 of 687 Re: 2011 Sienna water leak - still not fixed [ericd12] by sgsienna

Sep 28, 2011 (10:21 am)

Replying to: ericd12 (May 09, 2010 5:10 am)
I have a 2011 Toyota Sienna XLE and have been experiencing the same issue. Did you have to go to arbitration with Toyota or did the dealership take care of swapping the vehicle? Did you have to go through a lemon law litigation? Any information you can provide would be helpful. Car is going back for the fourth time. Water is accumulating while my car is sitting in the driveway. Had Zero issues with my 2001 Sienna.

#656 of 687 Re: 2011 Sienna water leaks [criticcal] by sgsienna

Sep 28, 2011 (10:24 am)

Replying to: criticcal (Feb 01, 2011 7:21 pm)
Did you get resolution on this? My 2011 Sienna is doing the same thing. Car is back at the dealer for the fourth time.

#658 of 687 Re: press request [kirstie_h] by rgcc

Oct 17, 2011 (2:15 pm)

Have 2011 sienna LTD (W/all possible options available).
Drive 2/3 grandchildren every day.

#659 of 687 got kids? by steve_ HOST

Nov 10, 2011 (12:12 pm)

A reporter is interested in talking with parents who own a 2011 or 2012 Kia Optima, Kia Sorento, Hyundai Elantra, Ford Focus, Honda Fit, Honda Odyssey, Mazda 5, Subaru Outback, Dodge Durango, or Toyota Sienna. If you are interested in commenting on your experience, please reply to predmunds.com no later than Friday, November 30, 2011 and include your city and state of residence, the model year of your vehicle and the age of your child/ren.
 
(still looking for people Rgcc).

#660 of 687 Re: Annoying noice [caw1] by yanif

Nov 14, 2011 (7:06 pm)

Replying to: caw1 (Mar 10, 2011 12:59 pm)
We bought a 2012 Sienna LE a week ago and noticed the same very annoying noise as you did. Was your problem fixed? What was the cause? Thanks in advance for your kind reply.

#661 of 687 Re: 2011 Sienna water leak - still not fixed [sgsienna] by yaz32

Nov 22, 2011 (12:30 pm)

Replying to: sgsienna (Sep 28, 2011 10:21 am)
I have a water leak issue in my 2011 Toyota sienna SE, it is also going back today for the fourth time. Is your water accumulating in the back end?

#662 of 687 2011 NHTSA 2 star frontal crash by minimommy

Jan 04, 2012 (4:20 pm)

Am very disappointed in 2011 sienna 2-star rating for frontal crash, passenger. Assuming 2012 won't be any different but see NHTSA will test 2012. Am surprised there aren't more people complaining about this. Bought ours based on IIHS ratings, then NHTSA came out with theirs and not good! Am looking into real-world crash results and maybe larger SUV would be better.

#663 of 687 Re: 2011 NHTSA 2 star frontal crash [minimommy] by sebring95

Jan 04, 2012 (6:41 pm)

Replying to: minimommy (Jan 04, 2012 4:20 pm)
First off, safecar.gov shows the '11 Sienna as 3-stars on the frontal crash so i'm not sure where you got the 2.
 
Regardless you have to take all of these ratings with a grain of salt. All of the '11+ tests are at a higher rating scale so they can't be compared to prior tests. There's a lot of vehicles not even tested with the new standards at this time.
 
Bigger does not equal better in a single-vehicle crash. If anything the heavier a vehicle the harder the deceleration. So if you can pick your crash...go for a small/light vehicle for a single vehicle crash and a big heavy one for multi-vehicle. The "mini" vans are far from light vehicles...in fact there's not many SUV's that are bigger. Sienna is the same size or bigger than most of the SUV's out there with the exception of the Suburban/Expedition XL.
 
I don't worry too much about the ratings...the real world facts are all minivans are very safe. I persoanlly like the IIHS anyway because they seem to show and give more details

#664 of 687 Re: 2011 NHTSA 2 star frontal crash [sebring95] by minimommy

Jan 04, 2012 (7:06 pm)

Replying to: sebring95 (Jan 04, 2012 6:41 pm)
Yes, the frontal crash overall rating is a 3 star; I was referring to the front passenger rating which is a 2 star (driver is a five star, which is great and what it should be). However, with some older children now sitting up front in this van, I'm really not liking the 2-star front passenger rating in case of a crash. So I've been debating trading Sienna for Odyssey (had one before Sienna, my Ody went over 140k with no tranny problems, but am reluctant to get back to that, even though Odyssey has 5-star crash-test ratings where Sienna does not)... or going with something like Volvo XC90 or a larger SUV (Tahoe) but hate the gas guzzle. I still think a Tahoe would "win" in a crash with my Sienna or an Ody. That's the dilemma. Do wish they'd test the 2012 Sienna, if it scores 5 stars, I could just trade for that. Just not sure why Sienna 2011 did so poorly -- 2-star rating for a front passenger is just NOT acceptable. Especially when Odyssey and a few other vehicles (Volvo XC60) get 5 stars in that same seat.

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