IllustrationVEHICLE VIBRATES VERY VIOLENTLY WHILE BRAKING AND GOING DOWNHILL, WITH BRAKE FADING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. MY FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM INDICATED THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER TOLD ME ALL TOYOTAS DO THAT AND TO LIVE WITH IT. *TR
2013 Amerivan Toyota Sienna
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
Service Brakes complaints
2 reportsWHILE APPROACHING A PARKING AREA TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES PER HOUR AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PARK, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING ANY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER COLLIDING WITH A PARKED CAR. THEN, THE VEHICLE CAROMED OFF OF THE PARKED CAR, CONTI…
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WHILE APPROACHING A PARKING AREA TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES PER HOUR AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PARK, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING ANY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER COLLIDING WITH A PARKED CAR. THEN, THE VEHICLE CAROMED OFF OF THE PARKED CAR, CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE DESPITE DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND STRUCK A CONCRETE CINDER BLOCK WALL. *TR
Official recalls
113V274000 · Fuel System, Gasoline; Suspension:rear:shock Absorber
Jun 27, 2013
Eldorado National-Kansas (ENK) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Amerivan Toyota Sienna vans manufactured February 17, 2011, through June 25, 2013. The fuel filler neck may contact the left rear shock absorber. This could damage the fuel filler neck.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the shock makes contact with the fuel filler neck, it could damage the neck allowing it to leak gasoline vapors and result in a fire or explosion causing personal injury.
Remedy: ENK will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the shock absorbers and add a spacer, free of charge. The recall began on July 12, 2013. Owners may contact Eldorado National-Kansas at 1-800-955-9086.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Fuel System, Gasoline
Eldorado National-Kansas (ENK) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Amerivan Toyota Sienna vans manufactured February 17, 2011, through June 25, 2013. The fuel filler neck may contact the left rear shock absorber. This could damage the fuel filler neck.
Consequence: If the shock makes contact with the fuel filler neck, it could damage the neck allowing it to leak gasoline vapors and result in a fire or explosion causing personal injury.
Remedy: ENK will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the shock absorbers and add a spacer, free of charge. The recall began on July 12, 2013. Owners may contact Eldorado National-Kansas at 1-800-955-9086.
Suspension:rear:shock Absorber
Eldorado National-Kansas (ENK) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Amerivan Toyota Sienna vans manufactured February 17, 2011, through June 25, 2013. The fuel filler neck may contact the left rear shock absorber. This could damage the fuel filler neck.
Consequence: If the shock makes contact with the fuel filler neck, it could damage the neck allowing it to leak gasoline vapors and result in a fire or explosion causing personal injury.
Remedy: ENK will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the shock absorbers and add a spacer, free of charge. The recall began on July 12, 2013. Owners may contact Eldorado National-Kansas at 1-800-955-9086.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.