Toyota Sienna Body Problems
5,016 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 21 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2004. Best year: 2020.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
TL*THE DRIVER OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A SEMI-AUTOMATIC TRUCK. THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT WERE KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INDI...
AUGUST 11, 2007 MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING A BRAND NEW TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NEVER DETERMINED. I WAS IN THE MINI-VAN WITH MY HUSBAND. HE FAILED TO STAY IN OUR LANE GOING ROUND A SLIGHT CU...
ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 31, 2008, A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER STEERED THE VEHICLE AROUND CARS, CURBS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A PARKING LOT. ATT...
TOYOTA SIENNA ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AT LOW SPEED (35 MPH) RESULTING IN ROOF AND DRIVER SIDE STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND FATAL CRUSHING INJURY TO DRIVER. *TR
"The vehicle suffered a critical failure of the shift interlock safety system. After parking in a driveway, the ignition key was able to be fully turned to the 'off' position and removed from the ignition cylinder, even though the transm...
The contact owned a 2008 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while he was away, the fire department called to notify him that his vehicle had caught fire while parked in the driveway. The contact's neighbor was alerted to the fire by ...
Throttle stuck while in reverse pulling out of a parking spot and accelerated resulting in backing into the building
Something under the hood caught on fire while I was driving with my son, and I pulled over. I was stopped at a red light when I first noticed smoke when I was looking in the rearview mirror. The gauges and lights never indicated anythin...
A plug-in battery charger failed. You may inspect it. It got hot and smoked, and I suppose was a fire hazard. The problem has not been confirmed nor inspected. There were no symptoms of the problem before the failure. - - - - I used the...
WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, FELT THE VAN "JUMPED" THEN ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE IN REVERSE SWIPED A PARKED TRUCK, AND DID A HALF CIRCLE INTO THE DRIVE-THROUGH OF A PARKING LOT ONLY TO STOPPED WHEN IT HIT ANOTHER SUV. I FE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED, WHICH RESULTED IN HER CRASHING THE VEHICLE INTO THE HIGHWAY SIDE BARRIER AND A FENCE STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM GOIN...
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE REVERSING VEHICLE. VAN WENT FULL THROTTLE AND SPED UP IN REVERSE WHILE BACKING UP FROM MY DRIVE WAY AT HOME. *TR