ToyotaSienna2008
  1. Toyota Sienna
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Hatchback/Liftgate

2008 Toyota Sienna Hatchback/Liftgate Problems

6
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 6 stored complaint records:

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

What owners report

  • lift gate · 6 records
  • gate push · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi2
100–150k mi2
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 4, 2014 · 130,000 miles

    Electrical System · Hatchback/Liftgate

    Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the rear hatch door sensor malfunctioned and failed to recognize when someone was within the entry of the hatch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

    ODI 10672645

  • November 1, 2014 · 110,000 miles

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Hatchback/Liftgate

    The power liftgate wont stay open and closes on people, repeatedly. *tr

    ODI 10669789

  • June 12, 2013 · 87,000 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    The rear hatch failed today on my sienna. It will go up and suddenly without any notice fall slamming down. It almost hit my wife in the head. This is serious defect that toyota needs to correct. *tr

    ODI 10519512

  • October 15, 2011 · 68,000 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    We have a 2008 toyota sienna with an automatic lift gate. When you push a button on the overhead console or on the remote it opens the rear lift gate, push again and it closes and latches automatically. However, the mechanism(s) that holds it open has failed. Similar to failure on the 2004-2006 sienna that forced a toyota recall. If you open it automatically it starts closing immediately after you open it without…

    ODI 10448422

  • September 14, 2011 · 38,512 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    My 2008 toyota sienna has an automatic lift gate. You push a button on the overhead console or on the key fob and it opens the rear lift gate, push again and it closes and latches automatically. However, the mechanism(s) that holds it open has failed. Similar to failure on the 2004-2006 sienna that forced a toyota recall. If you open it automatically it starts closing immediately after you open it without warning,…

    ODI 10426630

  • May 27, 2010

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    Toyota sienna 2008 lift gate fell on head of child- the lift gate is now unsteady all the time and will not hold the weight of the gate up. *tr

    1 injury

    ODI 10334149