1. Toyota Sienna
  2. Problems
  3. 2011
  4. Body

2011 Toyota Sienna Body Problems

85
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 85 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 3 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi16
100–150k mi10
1–30k mi7
30–60k mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 1, 2016 · 110,000 miles

    Body · Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. While operating the vehicle, the sliding door and liftgate sensor indicators erroneously illuminated, indicating that the doors were open. The contact indicated that the failure occurred while driving over bumps or making turns. Also, when the failure occurred, the interior dome light would illuminate as if the doors were open. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who…

    ODI 10986378

  • June 15, 2016

    Air Bags · Body

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v858000 (structure) and 16v340000 (air bags). The parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact spoke to two dealers who stated that the…

    ODI 10980964

  • June 15, 2016

    Air Bags · Body · Wheels

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v340000 (air bags), 11v56000 (wheels), and 16v858000 (structure). The parts for the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the…

    ODI 10969043

  • May 23, 2016

    Air Bags · Body

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v858000 (structure) and 16v340000 (air bags). The parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The vin was invalid. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not…

    ODI 10980394

  • May 23, 2016

    Air Bags · Body

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v858000 and 16v340000 (air bags, structure). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms…

    ODI 10966496

  • May 23, 2016

    Air Bags · Body

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v858000 (air bags) and 16v340000 (air bags, structure)the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool…

    ODI 10965732

  • May 23, 2016

    Air Bags · Body

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v340000 (air bags) and 16v858000 (structure). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms…

    ODI 10947208

  • May 23, 2016

    Air Bags · Body

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received a recall notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v340000 (air bags) and an unknown one for the sliding doors. The parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issues. The contact had not experienced a…

    ODI 10945187

  • May 23, 2016

    Air Bags · Body

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v858000 and 16v340000 (structure, air bags). The parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms…

    ODI 10944308

  • May 23, 2016

    Air Bags · Body · Rim

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v340000 (air bags) and 11v560000 (wheels). A notification was also received for the sliding door. The parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The…

    ODI 10939193

  • May 16, 2016

    Air Bags · Body

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact inquired about nhtsa campaign number: 16v858000 (structure) and nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). The parts for the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. Parts…

    ODI 10967195

  • May 10, 2016 · 120,000 miles

    Body

    Cables for both powered sliding side doors broke within 2 month period. Passenger side door cannot be opened. Driver door can be opened and closed manually. Wrote letter to toyota, after getting estimate of $1,600 per door to fix, asking for some sort of help. Same problem on older models was covered under recall. Up to 2009 models. Toyota declined any type of help. Offered $750 off new vehicle. This is a safety…

    ODI 10929427

  • April 18, 2016

    Air Bags · Body · Equipment

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v858000 (structure), 11v560000 (equipment), and 16v340000 (air bags). The parts to do the recall repairs were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a…

    ODI 10979103

  • November 9, 2015 · 100,900 miles

    Body · Electrical System

    The power sliding door stopped working.. Upon close notice, it looks like the cable is broken. I am surprised to see this issue on my 2011 model sienna xle all wheel drive. It looks like there was a recall related to this issue in the previous generation as shown in this link. Http://media.fixed-ops.com/toy_campaigns/csp-zts.pdf. It seems like the extended warranty covers models from 2007 to 2010... But my car is a…

    ODI 10789418

  • October 21, 2015 · 90,000 miles

    Body

    The rear passenger door cable snapped completely cut in half and the door does not function. The car was parked when this happened as i was unloading.

    ODI 10785063

  • August 22, 2015 · 113,425 miles

    Body

    Pressed button to open power slider (with child inside waiting to exit vehicle). With door halfway open, cable snapped and door froze. The cable was exposed to the inside of the passenger compartment when this occurred. Door is now inoperable (even manually) after being "diagnosed" with "broken cable" by dealership. Dealership and toyota were sent complaint in writing.

    ODI 10763891

  • June 15, 2015 · 110,000 miles

    Body · Electrical System

    SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION

    ODI 10731938

  • November 21, 2014 · 66,000 miles

    Body · Visibility

    The wheels on the driver side sliding door broke causing it to stop working and shattering the back window of my van. My child was sitting by the window that shattered. We were very lucky she was not injured by the glass. *tr

    ODI 10662214

  • September 1, 2014

    Body

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (tires). The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where the spare tire rack was removed, but not replaced. The contact was informed that the part was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The…

    ODI 10654776

  • July 8, 2014

    Body

    There has been a recall on the chain and bolt assembly that holds the spare tire under the chassis because the parts rust and can break dropping the tire in the road and leading to an accident. Their response is to put the tire inside the car taking up significant space and limiting space. It is almost a year and they still have no idea when they will have replacements. It seems pretty clear that they aren't…

    ODI 10704373

  • June 27, 2014 · 84,000 miles

    Air Bags · Body

    I was traveling in an area surrounded by construction barrels trying to navigate my turn. The person in front of me stopped suddenly, and i hit him in the rear. The vehicle sustained almost $9000 worth of damage, however was not totaled. The airbag did not deploy. We asked toyota for an explanation, and they finally sent a third party to investigate. We were sent the download of the crash data recorder, but no…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10650629

  • May 1, 2014

    Body

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v273000 (structure: body). After contacting both the dealer and the manufacturer, the contact was informed that a remedy to repair the defect had not yet been developed and no estimated time to get the vehicle repaired could be provided.

    ODI 10660420

  • May 1, 2014 · 36,825 miles

    Body

    Failure of struts on rear hatch. Rear hatch does not open on its own. Hatch slams shut. Risk of injury. *tr

    ODI 10587256

  • September 17, 2013 · 68,000 miles

    Body

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the rear driver's side sliding door would close independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the power door motor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 92,150. Updated…

    ODI 10561970

  • August 25, 2013 · 15,076 miles

    Air Bags · Body

    I was trying to park my van inside a campsite, driving at approx 1.2 mph when my van took off like a rocket. I couldn't stop the car even by braking. Luckily my van went into a ditch, airbags opened up, van went down the ditch and came up at an angle and stopped. I was badly hurt and passed out for few minutes, taken to a local hospital emergency room. The 16 page report ordered by toyota thru' a 3rd party clearly…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10549245