1. Toyota Sienna
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  3. 2010
  4. Power Train

2010 Toyota Sienna Power Train Problems

13
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
60–100k mi4
30–60k mi2
100–150k mi1
150–400k mi1
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 30, 2019 · 82,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota sienna. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle began to shake and then stalled. All the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was able to coast over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. An independent mechanic came to the contact's home and diagnosed that the gear shifter failed and caused the transmission…

    ODI 11217758

  • December 18, 2017

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v657000 (power train). The part to do the recall repair was not yet available. Bill kidd toyota ([redacted], cockeysville, md 21030, [redacted]) and the manufacturer were notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

    ODI 11055520

  • December 1, 2017 · 44,000 miles

    Power Train

    Toyota of marina del rey says the recalled solenoid is still backordered a month later

    ODI 11060794

  • December 1, 2017

    Power Train

    Marina del rey toyota has been unable to obtain the part replacing the shift solenoid for the recall

    ODI 11060765

  • October 21, 2017

    Power Train · Tires

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 17v657000 (power train) and 14v273000 (tires); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Ourisman chantilly toyota-scion in chantilly, virginia was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were…

    ODI 11055891

  • October 18, 2017

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v657000 (power train); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Marina del rey toyota ([redacted], marina del rey, ca) was contacted and refused to perform the repair because the technician stated…

    ODI 11065872

  • August 25, 2016 · 168,837 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked with the key removed from the ignition, a child in the vehicle was able to move the gear shift lever from the park position to reverse. The vehicle was able to roll backwards. The vehicle was not involved in a crash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure was unable to be duplicated. The manufacturer was…

    ODI 10898765

  • June 9, 2016 · 49,500 miles

    Power Train

    My vehicle is 2010 toyota sienna xle and have 50,000 miles. While driving vehicle on highway suddenly car stopped engine ravs but car wont move. We towed the car to dealer and dealer suggested van needs new transmission and we contacted toyota corporation and they wont cover this under warranty.

    ODI 10873629

  • April 26, 2016 · 96,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train

    About 20 minutes away from home we heard some "growling" and "ticking" noise from the engine. No instrument warning lights came on. As we pulled into our steep driveway, the oil pressure light started to blink. We shut the engine. Upon inspection, the oil dipstick appeared dry. I added about 4 qts of oil, and started the engine. It sounded normal, and no warning light was displayed. I brought the car to a level area…

    ODI 10861960

  • March 22, 2016 · 91,000 miles

    Power Train

    This is the second time i had to replace my transmission in my sienna. Each time it happened, i was on vacation. The first time i replaced it was less than 2 years ago, april 2014. There was an issue with the car shifting hard and humming on acceleration. Luckily i made it home and was able to fix it. Spent $1, 404.43 which was 30% of the cost, toyota paid for 70% of it. Now march of 2016, the car lurched, was…

    ODI 10852296

  • July 22, 2015 · 143,683 miles

    Power Train

    Grinding noise from transmission when in low gear from stop. Had defective x mission in two other 2010 toyota and returned under lemon law. Quote from individual nat toyota corporate office in 2010 stated they were incurring difficulties with transmissions in this vehicle at the time. 3 rde sienna appeared fine until recentley and discovered that they stated transmission failure and needs replacing. Called toyota…

    ODI 10735712

  • January 12, 2015 · 66,200 miles

    Power Train

    Stopped at red light. When i proceeded to drive, i started to hear loud, clanging/thudding noises coming from engine, then i heard one large thud. The transmission gears had seized (completely locked up), causing such tension/friction that it caused transmission cover to explode. Parts were falling out of transmission and transmission fluid emptied entirely on the road. I was told by a transmission mechanic that it…

    ODI 10679520

  • November 30, 2009 · 4,500 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    At vehicle start- cold ambient temps -approx 20f and lower, engine goes to about 1800 rpm and stays there for about 2 minutes before dropping down to about 1100 rpm. After shfiting and the driver taking the foot off the brake pedal the vehicle has a tendence to lurch due to the high engine speed. This is a surprise event every time i or my wife start this vehicle and i consider it a safety related issue. As a…

    ODI 10305120