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2012 Toyota SIENNA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1519615
Internal NHTSA #	11156461
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	SIENNA
Model Year	2012
File date	03/12/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Was driving home from running errands, about a 4 mile drive at 35 miles/hr. At a stop light there seemed to be some sort of electrical surge. All the dashboard lights flashed and the vehicle turned off. I was able to put the car in park and restart it. There were no warning lights on after restarting the engine, so i assumed it was a fluke and continued on my way home. A little further down the road at another stop light it happened again. I pulled into my driveway and started to unload my car when i noticed smoke emanating from under the hood. I opened the hood to discover a small fire coming from a large group of wrapped wires behind the battery. I was able to put it out quickly with a fire extinguisher, but the car is completely dead and the entire electrical harness needs to be replaced as well as some other nearby parts. This vehicle was well taken care of. There is just under 65,000 miles on it and i brought it in for it's 60k maintenance 6 months ago (6/11/18). At that time they also took care of the recalls for the passenger side airbag and the power sliding doors. Since i was able to contain the fire quickly, this vehicle suffered minimal engine damage, so i'm wondering if it should be used for investigation purposes before repairs are made as it appears this may have happened with other toyota siennas that suffered much greater damage.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	63500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LOS GATOS, CA
VIN pattern	5TDYK3DC1CSXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Toyota SIENNA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota SIENNA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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