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Toyota Sienna Suspension Problems

88
Owner complaint records in our dataset
18
Years with records
1999–2017
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 88 stored complaint records:

  • 4 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • steering wheel · 9 records
  • coil spring · 9 records
  • tire wear · 8 records
  • passenger side · 7 records
  • power steering · 6 records
  • independent mechanic · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi22
1–30k mi20
30–60k mi11
100–150k mi9
150–400k mi3

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • February 1, 2020 · 140,000 miles

    Suspension · Wheels

    2012 toyota sienna awd has excessive premature wear on tires. New set of tires, following manufactures recommended maintenance, has consumed a set of tires in under 20,000 miles. Driving conditions were normal in-town operations, maintained recommended tire inflation, rotation.

    ODI 11306453

    2012 records in this system

  • January 15, 2020 · 60,000 miles

    Electrical System · Steering · Suspension

    2011 toyota sienna, front suspension making noises and clicking. Air conditioning not working when car is idling. Rear backing camera does not work only in the night time. . And it has been at the multiple toyota dealerships and they can. Not figure it out.

    ODI 11301871

    2011 records in this system

  • June 17, 2019 · 44,000 miles

    Suspension

    Purchased my sienna in february, 2019 with 41k miles. Days after purchase, i brought a noise to the dealerships attention and was told it was road noise. Fast forward to june, 2019 and the noise is worse. My driver's side strut is blown at 44k miles. Finding a replacement has been a hassle. This part is obviously a manufacturer defect and should be covered by toyota for replacement. Currently waiting and hoping the…

    ODI 11221103

    2015 records in this system

  • June 6, 2019 · 30,000 miles

    Body · Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control

    On june 6, 2019 at approximately 6 pm my vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. I was driving at 15 mph and it accelerated to 40-50 mph. Braking did not slow down the vehicle. I jumped the curb and hit three small trees. It came to a halt after undercarriage damage had been sustained. It was towed to cummings mobility where i purchased the vehicle. They could not determined what caused the unintended…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11228525

    2016 records in this system

  • March 11, 2019 · 64,000 miles

    Differential Unit · Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. While driving approximately 25 mph and attempting to turn, a growling noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to prime toyota route 2 [redacted], located at 700 old union turnpike, lancaster, ma 01523) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to an independent…

    ODI 11195832

    2011 records in this system

  • February 20, 2019 · 49,000 miles

    Suspension

    My 2013 sienna was parked with remote button used to open the rear hatchback door. It was open and we were loading up the back area when the hatchback suspension failed and the door came down. This trapped the individual who was standing under it and it took another person to help get it off them. It was taken to the mechanic who informed us the shock was bad and that there were recalls for this issue. However it…

    1 injury

    ODI 11181415

    2013 records in this system

  • February 14, 2019 · 105,000 miles

    Suspension

    Both front springs broke. Part of the left front spring contacted the tire, damaging it. If vehicle was driven it would have ripped the sidewall and could have resulted in a crash. This was preceded by a clanking noise while driving.

    ODI 11185608

    2008 records in this system

  • January 7, 2019

    Body · Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the vehicle failed an inspection due to extensive rust, corrosion, and holes associated with the frame (engine cradle). An independent mechanic diagnosed that the frame, engine cradle, and suspension arms may need to be replaced, otherwise the vehicle was unsafe to be driven and the parts may fracture at any moment. The vehicle was not repaired. The…

    ODI 11181365

    2004 records in this system