Problems with 2000 Toyota Sienna POWER TRAIN

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota sienna. while the ignition was off and the vehicle was parked, the vehicle rolled away independently. once the vehicle was stopped, the gear shifter was still in the park position. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure could not be duplicated. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was invalid. the failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota sienna. while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and would only shift into reverse. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. an independent mechanic stated that the transmission was defective. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 155,000. updated 10/2/14*cn the consumer stated the brakes failed multiple times mostly in winter and the transmission failed without warning. updated 3/9/2015 *js

The vehicle (2000 toyota sienna) was stopped on a residential street and i shifted the vehicle from drive to park. the shifter sheared off the steering column. upon taking off the steering column cover, i noticed the shifter had broken off the column in three areas where it is attached to the aluminum housing that surrounds the steering column. i could not remove the key nor drive the car from the stopped location. the sienna was located in the middle of a residential street. i was able to get the vehicle towed to a dealership. the dealership indicated that toyota had made two revisions to this part and it was a known problem, however it had not been recalled. i believe this piece broke due to metal fatigue and potentially could cause a serious accident if this were to happen on an arterial or if someone were to shift from drive to the lower gears while under movement. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 toyota sienna. while shifting into park, the gear shifter detached and the steering column was hanging by a wire. the contact used a screwdriver to shift the vehicle into drive and take it to the dealer. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 112,000.

The differential/transmission on my 2000 toyota sienna is failing. it was diagnosed at under 100,000 miles. i am the original owner and have completed all required service. *tr

The transmission on my 2000 toyota sienna totally failed without warning while on the road which created a dangerous situation of the van having no way of moving. toyota is aware of this defect in their 2000 vans and issued an extended warranty but my van mileage is over their limit hence they will not cover it. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 toyota sienna. the contact stated that her vehicle sporadically loses all electrical power in the interior and exterior. while driving approximately 40 mph, she heard a loud revving noise that grew progressively worse. one week later, she took her vehicle to the dealer for a routine inspection and they stated that there was a voluntary recall for the transmission, but she missed it by four months. she is in the process of having her vehicle repaired. the contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. the failure and current mileages were 73,000.

I am second owner of toyota sienna, 2000 .i bought at 32000 miles. toyota has recall on extended transmission warranty (service bulletin tc03014) . yesterday i was on the way to airport and sitting at a stop light and try to go when the light turned green, the car had some noise coming from it and it didn't moving , i tried different gears and it still didn't move. i was not able to park. car was moving back so i put safety brake on and i had to tow the car to dealership where it was bought by first owner, next day they call me and tell me it has problem with transmission. i tell them last year when i serviced my car for 36k service to check my car for transmission but they tell me it has no problem related to that, also i give them extended warranty recall letter. now this car has only 47k miles but just pass period by two months only . but should still cover up to 100k miles extended warranty as per recall letter , but atlant toyota don't want to fix under that ...

My mechanic informs me that the "speed sensor" on my 2000 toyota sienna has gone bad and cannot be replaced. she stated that the sienna's that were manufactured overseas have accessibility to this part, but that those made in the u.s. have no way to replace this defective part. the result of this defect is that i no longer have a reverse gear and she said that first gear will go at any time, and no amount of money can fix. now car is worthless car. *jb

2000 toyota sienna le needs new transmission. has 73,000 mi. *nm

The latest incident occurred at a stop light, on a 50 mph road, car transmission slipped twice, and then would not move. this is the third transmission. i bought it new from walnut creek toyota, a 2000 sienna. *ak at 6000 miles, at 70 mph on the freeway, the transmission grabbed the car throwing the four of us into another lane.it was replaced. at 53,000 or 47000 on the new transmission it began to grind and it was again replaced. 12,000 later at 65,000. the last incident occured. toyota of walnut creek has stated that they will replace the transmission again. my concern is that there is a defect in the vehicle causing it to shread the transmissions. i no longer feel safe driving this car because the new transmission will fail again and this time there may be an accident. i feel the car has lost all its value.

I backed down the driveway. there was a trash can in the way at the bottom of the driveway, so i put the car in park and hopped out to move the can. i turned to get back in the car and found it moving forward up the driveway. i chased the car up the driveway. it ran over a joggerbuggy and struck a retaining wall before i was able to get into it and stop it.

While shifting gears the gear shifter became loose and broke. this caused the vehicle to stall. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic determined that the gear shifter needed to be replaced. *ak the gear shifter broke when placed in park. *sc

Toyota 2000 sienna with 62,000 miles with faithful service, and just had oil change on 8/13/2003, en route to atlanta from maryland. at charlotte, nc a high pitched whining sound was heard. by the time arrived in atlanta sound was persistent. took car to toyota dealership who identified that the transmission as "digesting itself". this same car had an engine sludge at 35k despite oil changes. car out of service while automatic transmission had to be entirely replaced. *jb

While driving on i-95 at 75-80 mph, the transmission all of the sudden stopped working. the engine races when gas pedal depress and no transmission engagement right in the middle of the highway. luckily, was able to weave out of harms way and coast to an exit and enough speed to stop at a gas station. call for tow truck and towed into o'steen toyota @ brunswick. long weekend preventing any car rental (all closed) and ended up taking a taxi (58 miles away) all the way to jacksonville airport for a car rental to go back to melbourne, fl. to take on vacation the next day. car left at o'steen and was told a re-manufactured transmission is replaced and possible thought of pinion gear failure. since they cannot open up the transmission for any detail look at failure. serious accident can occur in this kind of failure. looks like a whole lot of same problems since 2000, why is there no equipment recalls is beyond me. *jb