Toyota Sienna Change Vehicle

"A/C compressor stopped working has been replaced three times"

"A lot of the A/C system failed. Nearly $4,000 in costs and two weeks in the shop"

"Air conditioner failed in Las Vegas during June 2014 on a Saturday. A Firestone dealer worked past closing time to repair and get the air conditioner working. I was able to drive away the next day and the air conditioner has worked fine since then"

"Failed and had to be replaced"

"Clutch started slipping. Had to replace entire unit"

"Compressor was squealing and had to be replaced"

"Had to replace the compressor. Toyota part is very expensive"

"A/C wasnt working. Toyota mechanic replaced the compressor, but it appears that the condensor was had also failed or the problem was likely misdiagnosed. $1800 repair and 11 days in the shop."

"Complete failure of a/c out of warranty"

"Clutch has a bad bearing and needed replacement after 362,000 miles running continuously. To bad no one fixes things anymore. It's a parts replacement method of repair."

"A/C stopped working completely. Service shop was able to fix."

"A/C stopped working due to a radiator issue. The radiator was replaced and haven't had any issues since."

"The original air compressor gave out. Fortunately for me, I was able to not contaminate the entire system, and so therefore the AC Compressor was the only piece of hardware that I had to replace. Also, there is a funky funny smell that over time the air ducts inside the Sienna have developed. I've tried all sorts of sanitizer sprays to get rid of the smell completely, but it's just continued over the years."

"Cooling stopped working."

"The rear air conditioning stopped functioning and it was impossible 2 repair the line. We had to have the line plugged and this in itself was problematic."

"An AC blend door (behind the dash) began sticking and making a loud clicking noise. Fortunately, the dash was being replaced under a recall notice, so the labor to replace the blend door was probably only half of what it would have been otherwise"

"The A/C performance is less than what I expect, suspect climate control system"

"We purchased our Sienna in the summertime and never gave a thought to the heat circulation system. With only 50000 miles on the vehicle we never thought anything would be wrong. That winter (2010) when we needed heat one half of system (The drivers side) would only blow air conditioning.....no defroster, no floor heat...no heat out of the dash vents. The passenger side and the rear systems worked just fine. When I contacted the dealership I was told it would cost nearly 1500 dollars just to"

"Ac cool air not venting to drivers side but okay on passenger side. Appears to be an actuator failure in the blower box but expensive to fix so will just leave it."

"Driver side heater doesn't work, Passenger side heater works fine. Haven't had a chance to check it out."

"The heat will switch to freezing cold with no notice."

"Temperature sensors failed leading in inproper air output. Had to replace"

"Temperature control switch/thermostat failed and began making a lot of noise"

"Heater & a/c modes do not work on the drivers side. passenger side works fine. Problem started Jan. 2019, not fixed yet."

"Just recently the driver side AC will not cool. Only blows hot air whether the AC in on or the heater is on. Haven't been to get it repaired yet but will soon or will try to repair myself following "YouTube" video, depending on the cost."

"Blower / fan motor had to be replaced. Initially misdiagnosed as a radiator issue (no heat was being generated during cold weather) and the radiator replaced ($1,200), brought vehicle to another mechanic who correctly diagnosed the problem as the blower / fan motor. Replaced and resolved the issue"

"It died and had to be replaced"

"Problem is with the control damper on the driver side."

"For a few years now, there is an intermittently loud clicking from the lower fan/motor in the center console"

"Excessive blower response was caused by radiator crack and loss of coolant"

"second time blower needed repair"

"blower motors on front and rear would cut out.costly to reapair"

"It stopped working. I paid to have it replaced"

"replaced A/C condenser & radiator"

"Roadway debris damaged the condenser"

"The heat diverter which sends warm air to either passenger or driver side of the cabin failed. Driver freezes and passenger bakes because we are unwilling to spend the $2000 to fix it"

"Windshield sometimes fogs up when I use the heater"

"Replaced radiator due to leaks. Coolant loss caused intermittent engine heating and cabin heat inoperative"

"CRACKED RADIATOR"

"Mice gain entrance into the blower fan on both models"

"Cool air comes out, but seems to cut out too soon. Sierra Vista Toyota Service Manager talked me out of getting it looked at, trying to save me $90.00 in fees"

"there is a leak in the air conditioning fluid"

"A/C stopped blowing cold air due to refrigerant leak over time. System was recharged"

"Small leak in system but unable to find expensive to repair"

"No air conditioner has a leak which cannot be fixed. I have 3 friend - all have 2005-2005 toyotas - all have the same problem and none can be fixed"

"Refrigerant line running in or under frame leaked"

"new radiator, fairly painless repair"

"Car started overheating. We took it in and found there was a leak of coolant probably in the engine itself. We check levels every couple of weeks and add coolant as needed. When it dies we will buy a new car."

"After nearly 200 thousand kilometers the radiator needed to be replaced. Not unexpected after that mileage and 15 years in service."

"leaks around sunroof. repaired by removing spoiler on roof of van and caulk."

"The sun roof drains clogged causing water to pool under the floor mats resulting in mold and a horrible smell."

"Replaced radiator due to leaks. Coolant loss caused intermittent engine heating and cabin heat inoperative"

"Radiator developed an irreparable leak and had to be replaced"

"The bottom of radiator leaked"

"Rain water leaking into trunk"

"dampness around the windshield area--van had roof replaces in 2008 due to major damage from falling tree"

"leaking radiator"

"Upper radiator hose leak causing slow loss of coolant"

"'The water pump was leaking and needed to be replaced."

"Water leaked in rear hatch once during a big storm, but I think it was just dirty around the seal. Now after cleaning it around the seals I can't reproduce the problem."

"Water leak from the upper right side of the windshield that travels to the driver's side floor mats"

"Typical sunroof leak. Standing water in front passenger foot well, water cascading out of overhead console on turning. Issue fixed, stays fixed for a while. Then we start all over again. Car currently moldy and smelly from current leak."

"Leak through the cowl below the windshield wipers"

"Plastic radiator is leaking in several spots. The leaks more-or-less self seal and I only have to add water less than once per month. I am debating if I should replace the radiator as I am considering selling the vehicle."

"Inside cargo hold was getting wet during and after a rain. Toyota service found that the taillight gasket was allowing water to get inside. I had both taillights replaced (I think it was about $600). After paying, they informed me that they had found a second leak, but were unsure of the source. I took it home and was able to find the source in the rubber stripping around the hatch door. I fixed it myself with silicone."

"seal around windshield makes noise when moving faster. Appears the seal is open in some area"

"Seems as if all weather stripping is failing at the same time. Sunroof and rear quarter windows leak water and noise, door gaskets, driver side window. Windshieldseals and trim, allleak water. Rubber strips on roof outside of rack, and bottom windshield seal come loose. Can't use a car wash"

"Wind noise when traveling"

"Sliding doors weatherstripping came lose, having to replace it."

"worn out door hinge"

"Water leak into cargo area behind 3rd row seat appears to be from faulty seal at hatch or seam."

"Van sounds looser and things squeak and rattle often. Dashboard beginning to show a few hairline cracks"

"Belts made noise. Had to change them both"

"Had to replace the dashboard. This was done under a recall so it did not cost me anything"

"Timing belt, rods, and tensioners needed to be replaced - took care of some of the squeaks/squeals. Part of the exhaust system needed to be replaced - took care of some of the rattles. Still having rattles in air vents; may be condenser - deferring service for now"

"Ongoing rattles in the dash"

"The exhaust heat schield came loose"

"New noise have not had it looked at yet. Very loud rapid knocking coming from under the steering wheel"

"Sienna was involved in a collation that should have been totaled."

"Noise is tied to the sliding doors. Body torsion during normal driving produces sounds like an aircraft cabin's overhead storage during takeoff or landing."

"inside near the dash board has been rattling win driving over 50mph"

"Sounds like little mice running on a wheel. Suspect the AC of fan belts"

"The van is noisy and many panels have come loose (needing reattaching), some windows whistle, lots of noise from around outside mirrors"

"There is a constant chirping noise coming from under the dash"

"Dash rattles"

"Thought it might be a problem caused by a tire. Had it checked by a mechanic and the tires were OK. The noise has gone away"

"Constant clicking/popping sound in passenger side of dash. Toyota unable to repair"

"driver's side sliding door rattles in cold weather"

"Squeak and burning rubber odor upon start up. Had two belts replaced"

"Since the right front steering linkage problem. the front end has developed serious creaking noises when car moves right or left from stop and start"

"The rattle is so small that only my mechanic noticed it"

"A bird like noise has been found in the last couple of years that does not particularly bother me."

"Driver side door check failed. 2 day repair."

"Wind and highway noise seemed to be getting worse"

"1 of 2 cats failed and was replaced. The replacement, an OEM Toyota part, failed about 6 months later"

"check engine light came on. Dealer diagnosed failure of one catalytic converter; replaced it. Two weeks later the light came on again; replaced the other convert"

"Needed replacement"

"front cat. failed at 220000 miles"

"We're told catalytic converter needs to be replaced"

"Replacement Catalytic converters (it has 2 different types) are way too expensive to replace, and there is no generic version available that is legal in California. I suppose that needing to be replaced after almost 200,000 miles is to be expected"

"Son slid off road and crushed converter"

"The converter died before the mileage warranty but after the time warranty so we had to pay for the expensive replacement. It's as if they know exactly when they'll quit . ."

"Dash light came on.....catalytic convertor defective"

"Both front and rear Catalytic converters failed within 6 months of each other. First was covered under MA lemon law, but second I had to pay for"

"Catalytic converter has failed and must be replaced to pass emissions standards."

"Both catalytic converters have failed more than once."

"Diagnosed as the reason the check engine light is on. Need to replace 3 catalytic converters for this vehicle."

"The check engine light came on. The Mechanic told me that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. We got it replaced."

"The flexible joint between the exhaust manifold and exhaust pipe started to leak and was replaced"

"Leak from the front of the exhaust system discovered during the state inspection test"

"had to replace part of exhaust system....seemed quite expensive. This was the first system replacement since purchase of vehicle, though"

"Unsafe leak. Cost $500 to repair"

"Part of the exhaust system was rusted out, causing noise and an exhaust leak that would not pass inspection without repair. We had the entire part replaced instead of just a new piece welded in, as the repair person indicated more of the exhaust was rusting and would need replacing as well in the near future"

"Due to age, some of the connecting pipes had deteriorated. We replaced them at a shop."

"Car is equipped with two flex couplings between the exhaust manifolds and the exhaust pipe. One failed around year 8. The other flex coupling failed in this past year."

"I was given an estimate to repair the problem by a local repair shop that I had been using to change my oil for the last ten years for $3000.00. I decided to take my car to a local Brake and Muffler shop and got it repaired for $250.00. I don't use my old repair shop any more !"

"flex fitting started leaking a little at 235000 miles. Not bad for this old a car!"

"intake valve leak"

"Small leak was discovered at the last service."

"There is a flex piece of pipe that i changes 3 times"

"The exhaust system is leaking and the repair service can't seem to locate and stop the leaks for longer than a few days. The engine light is on all the time, except for a few days after a repair, then it goes on again."

"O2 sensor needed to be replaced"

"I believe the heat shield broke loose when I bottomed out when I went into a deep pot hole covered with rain water. Hitting this pot hole caused non repairable blown tires on the right side of the Sienna."

"Had to replace exhaust system full length"

"The muffler rusted out and needed to be replaced. Since this was a one piece system from the catalytic converters, the entire pipe set, rear catalytic converter and muffler had to be replaced"

"Heat shield removed"

"The muffler began to crack due to age. It was repaired in June."

"sensors began alerting of an obstruction (beeping) when no obstruction was present. They can be disabled with a switch, so now I simply do not use them."

"Parking Sensors periodically reset themselves, repeatedly under certain temperature or vibration conditions.."

"Mid pipe rusted at connection to muffler"

"replaced exhaust pipes"

"The exhaust system needed a correction in that a pipe was welded into the exhaust correcting the problem. A very minor inconvenience."

"The pipe connecting to the catalytic convertor cracked. It was repaired"

"pipe weld was becoming loose, had to replace the catalytic converter along with the pipe"

"I got an estimate to repair the exhaust problem. The first place wanted more than $3,000 to replace pipes, muffler, and cat converter. I took it to a local muffler/brakes shop and they repaired only that which needed repaired for $250. Guess where I don't go to any more?"

"Seals, They got old. Sunroof, and tailgate gaskets collect even pollen and won't seal. Rear foldout windows seals stick to the glass and tear. All electric doors and tailgate have stopped operating from remote, tailgate does not operate electrically at all. Sliding doors sometimes operate from inside buttons. Problems started last year sometime. My daughter's 2007 Sienna had door problems very early and cost caused her to eventually get rid of it. She got Hyundai."

"Plastic Stalk fractured and just hung down connected only by wiring.. Too many other plastics are deteriorating on this model. such as trans shifter linkage internal plastic part and dash board cracking in spite of religiously using reflective sunshade every time van is parked"

"Main board failed in navigation system. Common problem in 05-06 models"

"Sometimes when I push up on the lever to increase the speed, it turns the cruise control off instead"

"Right tail light burnt out .Actually first light to go"

"Right rear brake light bulb broke, replaced"

"Rear Brake Lightbulbs on both sides for the fist time and a Turn Signal light right side for the first time."

"Brake light switch failed, disabled selector to the transmission."

"burns out every few months"

"Fog lights, high brake lights and you didn't ask me about electrical problems drawing battery OR my 3rd vehicle"

"Went through multiple light replacement bulbs in 2 months. Electrical defect"

"rear bulbs sometimes fall out of sockets. (stop lights and/or running lights)"

"Break lights tend to go dead quite often"

"I had it repaired a couple of times. It was my right brake light"

"Rear break lights became inoperable. Was not a bulb issue. Service department had to trace the electrical system to find and repair the issue."

"I assume there is some wiring issue that is causing the REAR brake and tail light FUSE to blow. I've replaced the same fuse three times in the last two years. It should be lasting much longer."

"Think there may be a problem, Sienna goes through 2 or more headlight bulbs a year"

"Over time the headlights became so dim due to fogging of the lenses that they had to be completely replaced at a very high cost. Toyota parts are not inexpensive but aftermarket do not fit or last very long so you're stuck"

"Headlight bulb holder corroded, causing the bulb to not light up so the holder needed to be replaced. We got a couple police warnings because every time we wiggled the bulb it worked and then stopped working as we drove. Cost to replace was $100"

"Sienna seems to eat headlights. We do run with the lights on all the time. At least one headlight is replaced every year"

"Needed to change wire harness; kept having headlamps burn out quickly and frequently"

"Bezels had to be replaced as the were yellowed, cloudy, and unsafe when in use."

"these have stopped working could be some sort of electrical short as it is only passenger side and interior light on this side flickers and auto sliding door not working proper either"

"Driver's seat electric positioning stopped working"

"The lights on the gear shift no longer work. The gear shift is also lose but not covered by the recall"

"a switch located on the console to have interior lights on or off.If i leave it on the battery goes dead"

"recurring failure of interior lights Fuse blows often for no apparent reason"

"Many of the control panel lights have started to go out"

"if one interior light is left on over night, the battery drains. even after charging, we have replaced the battery every year or two...one little light should not cause such significant failure"

"When the side doors (manual) were opened all the way, the interior lights flickered and sometimes they did not go on at all"

"Interior dash lights go out intermittently. Heated seat indicator bulb goes out intermittently. Auto headlight switch doesn't always work"

"there are many inside lights with a switch on the dash to turn them off or on. if left in the on position the battery goes dead in a couple of days"

"lights remain on and warning lights for open doors even when doors appear firmly shut. One door has lost self closing ability"

"Interior lights failed to turn on, even after replacing the fuse. The dealership service shop was able to debug and fix."

"Door lock solenoid on both the drivers and passenger side have failed. The passenger side failed 2 years ago the drivers side in the last 12 months. Repair cost to replace mechanism was $600.00"

"Kept telling us a tire was low"

"The tire pressure symbol is always on.. even after monitoring and adding air to the tires"

"tire pressure guage light goes off and on."

"Washer fluid warning light on even though reservoir is full"

"You didn't give me a way to indicate my OTHER problem, which is most important to me: the sonar navigation failed several years ago and beeps constantly when on. Had to turn off, which is a safety issue in such a large vehicle"

"The CD will not come out all the way and it takes several tries of pushing the eject button before it will come out"

"CD player was unable to play any CD without pausing every few minutes"

"lt quit working"

"The CD player failed early in the life of the car. Occasionally it tires to work, but the warranty didn't cover the sound system"

"piece of garbage CD player that started failed after just 5 years. we had to use the DVD player to play CDs"

"Sames as radio. Intermittent operation"

"kicked out CDs and would skip tracks"

"System at first wouldn't eject or play discs. Now it doesn't recognize that the discs are in the changer."

"The display would scramble so you could not see what station was on. It also would not hold a station and often kicked out CDs or skipped tracks"

"Mother board failed which led to multiple problems with nav, back-up camera, rear dvd payer, & steerling wheel controls. Required remove/replace in-dash system"

"The display screen is getting a false CD missing message from the navigation system that causes the backup camera to not work."

"have to turn car off on when it freezes to make it work"

"Had to replace the entire unit, GPS, radio and CD player"

"Overhead panel light for garage door opener no longer lights up at night. Small problem not resolved."

"Keeps requiring a DVD for maps. I inserted the one we have to no avail. Not spending big bucks to repair one this old"

"Navigation system no longer working. Seems as if electrical short issue as the radio/CD player volume is flaky and on/off does not work properly. Dash controls and steering wheel controls both not working properly"

"The navigation DVD player stopped working. The dealer wanted $3000 to replace the whole Nav system. I took it to an electronic technician and it cost me $500 to fix. That is a ridiculous price for a $40 item"

"The DVD Nav wouldn't read anymore and the entire dash unit needed to be replaced"

"The disk is not updated or real time, so not reliable. A new disk costs $300 and is obsolete within the first week!"

"Non-functional for past two years"

"The radio will randomly switch stations and in order for it to stop I turn it off, sometimes it will also randomly switch between the CD player and the radio"

"cannot select station, read-out of station is jumbled"

"Would cut out, change stations on its own, steering wheel controls would not work"

"Radio changes station on it's own"

"Failed to turn on, doesn't respond to control inputs from steering wheel OR dash buttons. Quit 2 days ago, haven't had time to check it out."

"Volume control on the unit does not work. Volume must be controlled on the steering wheel. Sometimes the unit will turn on or off or the volume will adjust without user interaction."

"After starter was replaced the radio began to malfunction. Dealer claimed no responsibility"

"Doesn't always tune to station when you press one of the station buttons"

"In dash radio / CD player became intermittent after about five years. Stations jump around and display at times goes out. Frustrating"

"Display flashes off and on and we can not control the volume from time to time"

"Radio shuts off on its own. Number & words distorted. Cannot use buttons on radio, any use will shut radio down. Must use steering wheel controls"

"The radio has begun to function oddly. It will go blank or turn off when selecting a station preselect button. Or sometimes displays odd characters. Can no longer select AUX to play DVDs"

"Radio just quit in spring 2019. Occasionally will turn on by itself for a few minutes without any input from the driver. no response from the controls on the dash or the steering wheel. Have not had it looked at yet ($)."

"Volume control on radio no longer works. When turning the know, volume jumps uncontrollably up or down"

"video but no sound"

"Cannot work unit due to radio problem. When buttons are pushed on radio, unit turns off"

"The speakers never had very good sound"

"Driver side speaker developed a Buzz so I reset the other speakers to minimize it."

"Winsheald trim loose and flapping"

"flapping trim in front of driver, around windsheld"

"Front drivers door trim was loose. I pulled it off, drove it mont or two then had it put back on"

"Doors/locks don't work below freezing, despote repair work. Trim pieces fall off. Sliding door doesn't lock open when window open (design flaw, which Toyota never responded to despite many attempts at contacting them when car was new - this is reason"

"The rubber strips on each side of the roof were not glued properly. I believe these are for the installation of a roof rack. These strips became loose and flopped around. I had the dealer reclue the strips but they again became loose and flew off the van never to be seen again."

"Dash board cracking"

"Had sliding side door side molding lose 2 fittings, and rear window trim lose 1 fitting"

"Drivers side door interior pane became disconnected in 2012. It hangs loose now"

"Replace bracket above door hinge 3 times in 50K miles. $600.00 each time. Defective and can hold the weight of the door especially on driver's side. Interior panels that hide electrical all pulling away from each other to expose wires, etc"

"Interior door trim came of and seats cracked a bit. However, I'm a family of 8 and there is a lot of traffic on a daily basis"

"Plastic on interior air vents breaking, Homelink garage door buttons breaking off (plastic breaking), making the remotes unUSble. Plastic caps for CLA breaking off"

"The dash board cracked."

"The black paint on the mirrors is almost completely worn off. The roof paint is rough and will soon need repainting. I also want to mention the interior dash covering. It is cracking and chipping off and I haven't be able to get Toyota to replace it even though the local Dealer has said he would.3 years ago"

"The paint on the wheels seems to be corroding. It appears to be bubble and is about to peel off the wheels"

"Wheels are peeling and corroded"

"Aluminum rims pealing, Toyota would not fix, even under the extended ($1500) warranty"

"Paint chipping on Passenger side sliding door and rear quarter panel"

"Interior dash board has multiple cracks. Also becomes very sticky in warm or hot weather. Listed for recall to replace but not yet available"

"Dashboard has numerous cracks everywhere. The car has always been parked in the garage!"

"along the top of the back lift door the paint has peeled and is still peelings completely to the base. I don' know where to go for this partial repair or what the cost will be"

"Paint is peeling on the bumper"

"Gel coat failing on top so had repainted " " " in window seal area on left sliding door"

"paint scratches much too easily"

"All of a sudden the paint on the bumpers and trim started to peel off. It is unsightly"

"Paint flaking off the rear passenger door, just below the window."

"peeling almost all over"

"Several small areas of rust first appeared after 8 years"

"The radiator has a design flaw that a replacement will fix. The issue only shows up after 10 or so years"

"The radiator has failed twice and has had to be replaced twice"

"leaking rad Needed to be replaced"

"This is the second radiator replacement due to a cracked inlet where the hose is attached"

"A minor leak on the pipe leading into the radiator required that the entire radiator be replaced"

"Had to replace radiator due to leakage"

"Radiator had to be replaced because of a leak,."

"radiator cracked and had to be replaced"

"needed new radiator"

"Radiator failed and had to be replaced. Always serviced properly"

"Needed to replace"

"Radiator leaking and had to be replaced (warranty had expired) by dealer"

"Replaced radiator because leaking"

"Radiator, being made of plastic, cracked; it had to be replaced, along with the thermostat. In the process of losing coolant, it had caused the A/C to cut out and the blower to run excessively, trying to cool the engine"

"Radiator was busted, leaking, and had to be replaced"

"Following a colder than normal winter, radiator required replacement due to leaks around seals"

"Wore out and was replaced"

"Had a leak in the radiator and had to replace it"

"I don't recall"

"frozen"

"Replaced after leaking, only lasted two years"

"This was a preventative repair as my mechanic told me I was leaking a small amount of oil and car is nearly 15 years old and over 220k miles."

"Coolant was leaking from the water pump"

"It was leaking so dealer suggested it was a good time to change timing belt"

"Started to loose fluid, but did not see any on the ground. The reservior just went down!"

"I was surprised that the water pump gave out already."

"After parking for an hour on a very cold day, I could not get the transmission selector lever to move out of the PARK position. I got a ride home to get my truck. When I returned to the Sienna the temperature had gone up a few degrees and everything was back to normal. This problem has only occured once."

"Auto shifting box replaced"

"Toyota Recall"

"The selector cable broke, unable to start or drive."

"Car would not start. We live in a small city so we had AAA tow the car to a Toyota dealership to diagnose and repair."

"I tried to back the van out of the garage, but could not get the van to shift into reverse. The shifter would move freely but not go into gear. Had it towed to Toyota to get fixed. Got it back and two days later, parked to let my daughter out at a friend's house, and couldn't get it to shift out of park. Had to have it towed to Toyota again to be refixed."

"Unable to get out of drive"

"Since new, vehicle has shifted hard between 2nd and 3rd. Also, vehicle lurches forward at times when coming to a stop as it downshifts into 1st. Slowing for a light or traffic, when acceleration is resumed, vehicle slow to respond"

"it has been rough for several years and now its leaking oil. the dealer cant find reason for the rough shifting. It slams into gear"

"At 30 mph many times transmission will not shift into higher gear"

"When shifting up, the automatic transmission is slipping for a second and then grabbing. The problem started in the winter 5 years ago. Now it occurs all the time especially from second to third and third to fourth gear"

"The care sometimes shifts roughly, or slips when I accelerate; however, i took it to the dealer and they said the care is "performing up to specifications, as it was designed." So I'm going with it"

"Turning a corner, transmission has a slipping feeling as it does not immediately engage when accelerated"

"Transmission pan and gasket had to be replaced"

"The gasket on the pan needed replacement."

"Seals failed. Fluid leaked out disabling the transmission. Seals were repaired, fluid replaced, problem solved."

"Transfer case was cracked and had to be replaced"

"Seal on transmission pan began to leak"

"transmission leak repaired for $1200"

"Watching the sweating to see if it needs to be taken care of"

"Owned car since 2010 and have driven 100,000 miles. Transfer case for AWD cracked about 3 yrs ago. Cost $2000 Repaired. More recently seal to transfer case had to be replaced. Cost $1300 Was replaced before gearlube was drained and damage done. Had transmission checked by independent transmission shop after repair and transmission shop verified transmission was in good shape."

"Leak was found by the dealer but my local repair man said that a fix was unnecessary."

"Gasket leaks"

"The rear differential was leaking. A seal was replaced but it still leaks."

"Rear differential wear decreased gas mileage by 1 MPG about 260,000 miles. Needed to replace it at 320,000 miles. Gas mileage improved immediately. Replacement was a rebuilt."

"Mysterious on/off vibration over 100km/h drove me nuts until a mechanic discovered the driver side front wheel bearing needed to be replaced. The problem is now solved"

"Slight grinding noise while driving that was worse when turning right"

"Had to replace drivers side front wheel bearing"

"Frozen wheel bearing that required replacing drive shaft also to repair."

"Failed starter and alternator"

"both front and rear fans would not stay on but would turn on and off. they had too take all the trim out in the rear to get to the problem'"

"Electrical problem caused cooling failure."

"The vehicle stability control (VSC) light is always on. Apparently from the damage to the left rear spring."

"Leaking. Repair coast $2600"

"Had to replace catalytic converter in order to pass state vehicle inspection"

"Replaced catalytic converters. Prior 2001 Toyota Sienna had many problems with emissions system that could not be solved or would have continued using."

"Failure of pump at 108000 miles"

"Check engine light comes on, probably due to catalytic Converter"

"check engine kept coming on indicating leak in the evap"

"has not been resolved. experienced once prior to (attempted} repair by dealer. once since"

"Failed sensors and catalytic converter"

"Check engine light goes on and off. I took it in for a reading and this is the problem that comes up."

"The serpentine belt needed to be replaced"

"It wasn't a problem, it was just time for routine maintenance to replace it."

"Original timing belt and tensioner (along with water pump) were changed by reliable independent service shop according to Toyota mileage guideline. Timing belt tensioner failed approximately 40K miles later, forcing premature replacement of timing belt and tensioner. Toyota performed second replacement because independent service shop was unable to handle work within time constraints."

"Dealer recommended"

"The AC compressor clutch seized up and stopped turning the belt. Since that belt also turned the alternator, we barely got the car to the shop before it died. I preferred the old system of multiple belts, where one failure didn't trash the car"

"The timing belt tensioner failed, causing the engine to jump time. It happened on a Friday and was repaired Saturday."

"The timing belt came apart while the car was sitting idling. There was no warning light or sound before this happened. The engine stopped immediately and would not restart. Towed it to the mechanic had the belt replaced and the engine re-timed."

"Engine oil pan had to be replaced because the plug threads were damaged"

"Valve cover gasket was leaking oil and had to be replaced."

"VALVE COVER GASKET REPLACED"

"Belt was changed at 100K miles. Looks like new leak which could be belt or water pump again. Not yet repaired"

"oil leaks from valve cover gasket"

"One camshaft seal leaked oil. This was happening before I bought the car so don't know when the leak developed."

"During my experience with the taillight leak, they service manager also mentioned that they had discovered an oil leak. They said it would cost about $250 to replace a gasket. I hadn't really noticed much if any staining on my driveway and was still getting over paying so much for the tail-lights that I let it go. Within a few weeks I started noticing oil spots on my driveway. I took it back to Toyota (2 months had passed) and now they assessed the fix to be about $1,000. I decided to live with the problem."

"I had my Sienna transmission fluid changed at Toyota dealers at 30k intervals. AWD transmission failed at 98k miles. I never towed anything. Toyota Assistance program lowered replacement cost from $5808 down to $2800 because of my documented serv"

"The gears in the factory installed unit shattered off the shaft causing complete failure of transmission. Toyota customer service stated that they had no other report of this type failure so the user must have caused failure. Repair shop could not"

"I had the routine scheduled maintenance at 100,000. This included transmission fluid the filter replaced. At 138,000 I was driving down the interstate when the transmission went completely out. The sienna wouldn't move. Had to replace the transmission!"

"STARTED ROUGH SHIFTING AT 150000, SLIPPING 250000, REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 260000"

"Hearing a strange new sound led to having the vehicle checked out. Result - faulty transmission which was then repaired."

"Hard downshifts while coming to a stop. During overhaul it was discovered that a component wasn't seated properly at manufacture. This caused contact with moving parts and created metal inside transmission causing sluggish action of shifting. Problem resolved after overhaul."

"Engine continually misfired. Spark plugs were removed and replaced."

"Starter failed and needed to be replaced"

"Car would not start. Replaced and replaced again under warranty"

"starter just failed one evening and had to be replaced. car had to be towed to auto garage where starter was replaced."