1. Toyota Sienna
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  3. Electrical System

Toyota Sienna Electrical System Problems

542
Owner complaint records in our dataset
21
Years with records
1999–2020
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 542 stored complaint records:

  • 4 indicate a crash
  • 16 indicate injury
  • 22 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • sliding door · 42 records
  • power sliding · 16 records
  • sliding doors · 15 records
  • side sliding · 11 records
  • passenger side · 10 records
  • takata recall · 10 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi134
1–30k mi107
30–60k mi94
100–150k mi86
150–400k mi27

Complaint evidence

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

  • 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

  • December 14, 2019 · 43,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    Driving 35-55 mph and going around (usually) a left curve on the highway or interstate, van suddenly brakes, swerves, and traction control/vehicle stability control light pops on. Whole episode lasts a second or two, then its fine. It wont happen again for the duration of the trip. I only drive the van on weekends, and it has happened three times in the past two weeks. It has nearly caused a serious accident.

    ODI 11289262

    2015 records in this system

  • December 10, 2019 · 35,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System

    Our 2016 toyota sienna spontaneously caught fire while parked in our driveway after returning from a short drive. After pulling into our driveway and shutting off the ignition, my wife smelled smoke as she was exiting the parked vehicle. This smoke intensified and quickly accelerated becoming an engine compartment fire. She called for me & then called 911; but in the brief moments it took me to grab a fire…

    Fire reported

    ODI 11288762

    2016 records in this system

  • November 1, 2019

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control

    My 2013 toyota sienna has a recall and a problem with the side passenger slidding door toyota dealer ship and findlay in henderson nevada wont fix it..i called the manu9the wont fix it the want me to pay becouse the motor is not listed ..i'm scared that the door will open while driving and that it may kill my son please i need help thank you ..

    ODI 11281834

    2013 records in this system

  • October 21, 2019 · 50,000 miles

    Electrical System

    The van started fine this morning. Drove the kids to school. The van started again just fine. Made a stop on the way back home, and the van would not start. Passerby gave a jump and it started after about 10 minutes of charging. The battery had completely drained...even the radio wasn't working.

    ODI 11269894

    2013 records in this system

  • August 29, 2019

    Body · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    Both back sliding door cables snapped. Have been advised the motors siezed causing the cables to snap. Neither door works. Driver's side door can only open 6 inches. This is a safety hazard in event of emergency. My children can not get out of the car and can not operate the one door able to manually open. Fix has been estimated at $1900 per door. Toyota knows this is an issue. They issued a customer warrantee…

    ODI 11255723

    2010 records in this system

  • August 26, 2019

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    Dear to who concern this case, on august 26, 2019, i purchased a brand new car, sienna, toyota 2020 from principle toyota on [redacted], memphis, tennessee 38125. I discovered that there are major issues with the car. I was guaranteed by the dealer that the car is in perfect working condition before purchase. However, after driving the new car for few days, the key remote stopped working and i revisited the…

    ODI 11268737

    2020 records in this system

  • August 1, 2019 · 115,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Recently started having this issue while driving on the highway. When changing lanes my door open indicator light as well as the exclamation inside the triangle will illuminate on my dash, a beeping sound starts chiming and all the interior lights come on. This happens about 15 times in a 20 minute period. Its very aggravating and distracting. It has gotten worse and does it on side streets and lower speeds as well…

    ODI 11278897

    2011 records in this system