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Toyota Sienna Seats Problems

62
Owner complaint records in our dataset
18
Years with records
2000–2018
Stored years

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 62 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 8 indicate injury
  • 4 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • passenger seat · 8 records
  • front passenger · 8 records
  • seat back · 7 records
  • back seat · 7 records
  • sliding door · 6 records
  • middle seat · 6 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi16
30–60k mi10
60–100k mi10
150–400k mi5
100–150k mi4

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • February 21, 2019 · 24,000 miles

    Electrical System · Seats

    3rd row power seats are malfunctioning and are operating while vehicle is in motion. Multiple times, and on different days, the power seats have started to close while passenger is seated and buckled in the seat. Occurred today while on the highway, at highway speed while my wife was seated in the drivers side 2 seat split. The seat started to close on its own - no one touched any button and we had been driving for…

    ODI 11181710

    2018 records in this system

  • November 8, 2018

    Seats

    I have a question regarding vehicle seat movement. I have been told by two dealerships that the seats in the third row of the toyota sienna are meant to have some play to them. My main concern is that with a couple of car seats in the third row, or a couple of passengers, the movement of the seats may be an issue. All four seat latches rotate when lifting on the seat by hand, allowing the seat to twist, move to the…

    ODI 11150111

    2018 records in this system

  • November 1, 2018

    Air Bags · Occupant Classification · Seats

    The occupant sensing system does not recognize that someone (full grown adult) is sitting in the passenger seat. This problem is identical to a previous recall (nhtsa campaign # 13v014000) toyota says they do not have to fix it under the recall. Perhaps the recall does not cover all of the vins impacted.

    ODI 11174761

    2011 records in this system

  • August 21, 2018

    Seats

    I don't have a quality issue. My problem is the headrests that have to meet nhtsa requirements. When i drive my car, the headrests kill my neck! I'm not even under a doctor's care, but i may have to be, if i keep this vehicle as long as i expect to. Please consider revising the headrest requirements. I think there may be an untold number of consumers with neck and spinal problems due to this mandate.

    ODI 11121589

    2017 records in this system

  • August 1, 2018 · 35,500 miles

    Seats · Unknown Or Other

    Since we bought the vehicle there has been a shaking and bang noise from the third set row and passager seat in second row and glove box. The arlington va dealer fixed it nine months later but the noise and shaking returned yesterday at the dealer in bowie maryland the told us it was a normal characteristics issue just with our van no other complaints were issued. The tried to force us to take the van before it was…

    ODI 11115424

    2017 records in this system

  • July 1, 2018 · 179,339 miles

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Seats

    Electrical fire inside parked van occurred overnight and burned driver and passenger front seats, dash, and all air vents and all plastic component located near all vents. Van was parked on street in front of my house.

    Fire reported

    ODI 11109535

    2004 records in this system

  • May 31, 2018

    Seat Belts · Seats

    When attempting to install my forward facing car seat using latch, i've not been able to locate the hook for the top tether, that should be located behind each of my 2nd row seats. Despite checking the manufacturers manual, i was merely able to locate what felt like a hook that is completely covered by fabric. Not knowing any better, i mistakenly hooked the tether strap to another hook that was located behind the…

    ODI 11099001

    2008 records in this system

  • February 21, 2018 · 235,000 miles

    Seats

    Passenger seat warmer was on the other day while i was driving and began smoking and melted the seat in the shape of a dime. For a couple weeks it was causing burning feeling in legs from being too hot. I turned off seat warmer and hit the seat until the smoking stopped.

    ODI 11076571

    2005 records in this system