1. Toyota Sienna
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  3. 2008
  4. Engine

2008 Toyota Sienna Engine Problems

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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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi2
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 26, 2011 · 45,000 miles

    Engine · Exhaust System

    2008 toyota sienna with approx. 45k miles. Driving down highway after wedding. Traction control light comes on. A minute later, check engine light comes on. Half mile from exit, decide to take exit to see what's going on. As reach gas station right off exit, oil light comes on. Check oil and see no oil in engine. Oil splashed on tailgate. Determine oil flowing from engine. Toyota acknowledged problem with rubber oil…

    ODI 10413672

  • July 28, 2010 · 25,000 miles

    Engine · Equipment · Vehicle Speed Control

    1. Engine lights came on alerting us to a problem (check engine, service engine, etc.). After alleged repair, spouse drove to families house approximate 600 miles away and found a significant amount of oil had leaked from the system - oil had been changed as part of the fix. A second dealer, at the new location, "fixed" with the same hose again, with similar results, though my spouse only drop 120 miles. She is…

    ODI 10346242

  • March 16, 2010 · 35,550 miles

    Engine

    Driving my 2008 toyota sienna and it felt funny and i heard some rattling from under the hood. No idea what the problem was but i knew that something was definitely wrong. I checked the oil and the dip stick was completely dry! I put in a few quarts of oil and it came out all over underneath the car as i was driving. Had it towed to the dealer- they told me it was a faulty rubber oil line. I looked it up online and…

    ODI 10320501

  • June 15, 2009 · 15,000 miles

    Engine

    In the summer of 2009 my toyota 2008 sienna xle awd engine speed slowly started to climb without my foot on the gas pedal. I don't remember the exact sequence of events that followed but i believe i placed it into neutral, stopped, placed it into park (automatic transmission) and turned the engine off then on again. After that the engine responded only to my actions on the gas pedal. It did occur to me that the…

    ODI 10336591