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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
120–25K
2925–50K
2650–75K
2575–100K
37100–150K
28150K+
157 reports with mileage · 206 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Power Train. Review the 67 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 66 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Structure. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
21 crash reports4 fire reports19 injury reports
What owners actually said
363 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 10, 2000
Power Train
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 7/29/00 VAN WAS TAKEN IN 7/31/00 AM WAS CALLED SAME DAY PM TOLD TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR SINCE MY AUTO WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 8/1. WAS INFORMED TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE PART DUE TO BACK ORDER DUE TO SAME PROBLEMS AND TOYOTA ONLY RELEASING A COUPLE A DAY. YE…
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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 7/29/00 VAN WAS TAKEN IN 7/31/00 AM WAS CALLED SAME DAY PM TOLD TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR SINCE MY AUTO WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 8/1. WAS INFORMED TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE PART DUE TO BACK ORDER DUE TO SAME PROBLEMS AND TOYOTA ONLY RELEASING A COUPLE A DAY. YESTERDAY I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE PART BUT AUTO IS DRIVEABLE. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SVC AND REPORTED INCIDENT. TODAY I RECEIVE PHONE CALL FROM HAMER STATING I NEED TO RETURN AUTO DUE TO MEMO RELEASED MY AUTO IS DRIVEABLE BUT PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 8/16/00. WHY QUESTION WOULD BE WHY WAS NOT MY AUTO DRIVEABLE LAST WEEK BUT IS TODAY. I HAVE REFUSED TO PICK UP MY PURCHANSE AND HAVE RETURNED RENTAL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SINCE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY ARE REALLY HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS BY THE DEALER , TOYOTA CUSTOMER SVC AND ALSO FROM THE CUSTOMER SVC REPS AT ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL.*AK
NHTSA ODI #727504
Mileage unknown · Aug 9, 2000
Power Train
SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED BY DEALER THAT METAL FRAGMENTS HAD CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE UNCOMMANDED DOWN-SHIFTING.
NHTSA ODI #727371
Mileage unknown · Aug 8, 2000
Tires
PE00-020, TIRE SIZE 20570R15 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA, WITH 800 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, DRIVER'S REAR TIRE WIRE BROKE IN THE TIRE, CAUSING TIRE TO HAVE A BLOWOUT AND SHRED APART. FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRES WITH THE SAMETYPE OF TIRES. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ODI #867114
Mileage unknown · Aug 7, 2000
Suspension
WHILE TRAVELING STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO LEFT AT ALL TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO REPURCHASE BASED ON LEMON LAW OF THE STATE, BUT WAS DENIED BY THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE BASED ON EXPERT INSPECTION. *YH
NHTSA ODI #866985
Mileage unknown · Aug 1, 2000
Power Train
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE METAL CHIPS ARE PRESENT IN TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO LOCK-UP. YH
NHTSA ODI #553337
Mileage unknown · Jul 31, 2000
Power Train
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #866310
Mileage unknown · Jul 30, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
I TOOK MY NEW VAN 6 TIMES TO 2 DEALERS TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT THEY COULD NOT. I FILED A CASE WITH TOYOTA'S ARBITRATION PROGRAM NCDS (CASE#1200092) DECLARING MY VEHICLE AS A LEMON AND ASKING TOYOTA TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. NCDS DENIED MY REQUEST ON ABSURD GROUNDS. TOYOTA CLAIMED IN DEFENSE THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DR…
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I TOOK MY NEW VAN 6 TIMES TO 2 DEALERS TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT THEY COULD NOT. I FILED A CASE WITH TOYOTA'S ARBITRATION PROGRAM NCDS (CASE#1200092) DECLARING MY VEHICLE AS A LEMON AND ASKING TOYOTA TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. NCDS DENIED MY REQUEST ON ABSURD GROUNDS. TOYOTA CLAIMED IN DEFENSE THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE CONTRADICTING THE OWNER'S MANNUAL ITSELF. THE MANUAL WARNS OWNER NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE CONDITIONS MY VEHICLE WAS IN TO PREVENT PERSONAL INJURY AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH NCDS AND MY NEW $30,000 VAN OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 3 MONTHS, I FINALLY HAD A THIRD DEALER FIX THE PROBLEM. AMERICAN CONSUMERS DO NOT HAVE TO COMPROMISE SAFETY AND UNDERGO SUCH A PAIN FOR MANUFACTURER'S OR DEALERS' MISTAKES. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #726259
Mileage unknown · Jul 21, 2000
Power TrainStructure
MANUAL SLIDING DOOR - ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR RATTLES WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. TRANSMISSION - WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE, THE CAR MAKES A LOAD THUMPING NOISE, WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #725791
Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 2000
Power TrainUnknown Or Other
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) CAME ON AT 64 MILES AND REMAINS ON. GAS TANK NOT EMPTY AND GAS CAP IS ON SECURELY. DEALER SERVICE CENTER ADVISED THAT THIS IS DUE TO AN INACCURATE TRANSMISSION CODE BEING THROWN, AND I SHOULD CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE THEY WAIT FOR A TSB FROM TOYOTA.
NHTSA ODI #725498
Mileage unknown · Jul 12, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMES FROM REAR BRAKES WHILE BACKING AND STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. SOUNDS LIKE HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. TWO VISITS TO DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG MECHANICALLY. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010 SIENNA PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 7, 1997 AND JANUARY 4, 2010, CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN OR ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE SPARE TIRE STOWED UNDER THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THE COLD CLIMATE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES WHERE ROAD SALT IS FREQUENTLY USED, WATER SPLASHED BACKWARDS WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT CAN REACH THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER AND CORRODE THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY CABLE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE CABLE MAY BREAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND THE SPARE TIRE MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WITH AN INTERIM LETTER INITIALLY INSTRUCTING THEM TO BRING THEIR VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED DEALERS TO INSPECT FOR CORROSION. A SECOND NOTICE WILL BE SENT WHEN THE PERMANENT REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE TOYOTA'S AMENDED RECALL REPORT OF JULY 19, 2010. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OCTOBER 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
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
2
DP02004 · Engine Seizure
Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.
PE99070 · Steering Wheel To Return To Center
Opened Nov 17, 1999 · Closed Apr 12, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
There is no summary currently available
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