ToyotaSienna2003
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  3. 2003
  4. Automatic Transmission

2003 Toyota Sienna Automatic Transmission Problems

7
Owner complaint records in our dataset

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 7 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi2
1–30k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 24, 2010 · 92,797 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    While i was fully stopped, with my foot on the brake, my 2003 toyota sienna unexpectedly and suddenly accelerated. *tr

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10340434

  • April 25, 2009 · 54,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Drove vehicle into a gas station to fill up with gas. After this was completed, restarted vehicle and used gear shift to put the vehicle into drive. Gear shift linkage inside steering column broke. Gear could not be changed. Car was stuck in reverse. Fortunately, this problem occurred at a gas station staffed with a mechanic. Repair took one week -- local toyota dealership order wrong parts twice before ordering the…

    ODI 10272432

  • July 11, 2007 · 58,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    My vehicle in the last 6 months has started experiencing a hesitation when shifting gears. Took to the dealer to check, and they updated with the patch. Car continues to have problems. The dealer is calling it a "hard shift" that is normal for this vehicle even though it didn't do it the first 2 years of ownership. Car is almost out of its 60k warranty, and they indicate they can't do anything else to fix. *tr

    ODI 10200346

  • July 10, 2007

    Automatic Transmission

    I have owned 3 toyota sienna's. In all of the models i identified a problem which the dealers told me was normal. I then made sure to advise anyone driving my cars of this issue. Now that you are looking more closely at safety i thought i would bring this to your attention. When a sienna is in drive and on a hill with the front end up and the back end down. And when you then remove your foot from the brake the car…

    ODI 10311473

  • December 29, 2004 · 20,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Equipment

    Car would not go over 45-50 mph. Currently at dealership for a new transmission . *ak

    ODI 10105619

  • March 3, 2003

    Automatic Transmission · Door

    Problems with sliding door, transmission. Mr. The dealer replaced the transmission, the consumer was told it was a manufacturers defect. *jb

    ODI 10015200

  • January 5, 2002

    Automatic Transmission

    Unsafe design of overdrive feature on toyota sienna. Every time car is put into drive, it defaults to 'overdrive' mode - which means it is free wheeling whenever driver's foot comes off the accelerator. No engine braking!! Take your foot off the gas and the car rolls freely. This is grossly unsafe, particularly in town driving. To get engine braking, driver must push a button. The default should be the other way…

    ODI 10000557