| Issue ID | 1075840 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10597894 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SIENNA |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 05/06/14 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2008 toyota sienna le was bought brand new, have it serviced at toyota dealers, on june 5th, 2014, l took the van to a dealer for a regular service l was told my steering rack was leaking and will need to have the whole steering rack replace. The van only has 57,000 + on it and serviced regularly. With the history of several recall on sienna, l believed this might be a defect from toyota. This is a safety issue which the dealer refused to acknowledge caused the van warrant has ran out even though l bought an extended warranty (cost guard) which l was told again that the cost guard warranty has expired too. I have reported this issue to toyota but nothing was done. I am appealing to your honorable office to investigate and ask toyota to treat this as a defect and safety issue. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 57200 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PROVIDENCE, RI |
| VIN pattern | 5TDZK23C78SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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