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Re: Sticking Sliding Doors in the Toyota Sienna
Posted by Charlene Blake on 6/24/08

    I would suggest filing a *formal petition* with the NHTSA
    imploring it to hope a formal safety-defects investigation into
    this matter. You are far from alone! Imagine what might
    happen in an accident where the Toyota vehicle caught fire.
    With the engine oil sludge problem, it isn't a far-fetched
    possibility.

    When you formally petition the NHTSA to open such an
    investigation, the agency has a set amount of time to
    respond...no more than 90 days.

    The NHTSA would be wise to follow through in this matter. It
    is one thing to overlook the engine oil sludge problem just
    because Toyota told it that the CSP (Customer Support Program)
    would provide customer relief, but it is quite another to
    overlook a serious door defect that would render escape from
    the vehicle impossible in the event of an accident.

    Please keep us posted on what you learn from the NHTSA. Make
    this agency go to bat for vehicle owner safety. Don't let
    Toyota "work a deal" with it so that public exposure is kept to
    a minimum.

    Charlene Blake
    cblake@erols.com
    Toyota Owners Unite for Resolution: Engine Oil Sludge
    http://www.petitiononline.com/TMC2003/petition.html


    On 6/24/08, Bill wrote:
    > I have a 1998 Toyota Sienna van with 2 rear sliding doors. If
    > passengers open the door from the inside, the door will then
    > often fail to open after it is closed. So the driver or front
    > passenger has to get out to open these rear doors to prevent
    > the doors from locking up. This problem will go away after
    > some indeterminate time sitting without being used from the
    > inside.
    >
    > My mechanic couldn't fix it, but lubricated the sliding door
    > and lock mechanism. The problem went away for a short time,
    > but returned.
    >
    > I also consider this a safety issue and wonder why the NHTSA
    > has not addressed it in a recall. Is there any recourse here?
    >
    > On 2/11/07, Charlene Blake wrote:
    >> Do you have sticking sliding doors in your Toyota Sienna?
    >> Have you had the doors stick so tightly that they would not
    >> open from the inside or outside of the minivan?
    >>
    >> Have you had to replace the locks? Were you told that the
    >> sticking was caused by "sticky drinks." Were you given any
    >> information about a T.S.B. about this condition?
    >>
    >> Sticking doors are a safety problem in the event of an
    >> accident, especially for children. Post your experience
    >> here. I'd like to compare notes.
    >>
    >> Charlene Blake
    >> cblake@erols.com
    >> Toyota Owners Unite for Resolution
    >> http://www.petitiononline.com/TMC2003/petition.html

    Toyota Owners Unite for Resolution: Engine Oil Sludge

     
     

 
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