2000 Toyota Sienna Complaint Log

Rear wheels cambering rubbing on shock absorbers.

I had my car's brake lines replaced at McGee Toyota in Hanover MA on June 20, 2023. On July 19, 2023, my wife and I had just exited the interstate, and were stopping at a grocery store on our way home. I tried to brake upon entering the parking lot and the brake pedal sank to the floor. There was no resistance when I tried pumping the brakes. Fortunately, I was traveling at a slow speed and there were no moving cars in the lot, so I was able to safely stop the car without an accident. I had the car towed to McGee for repairs and the next day was told the catastrophic brake failure was due to a defective part. Since this would likely have had much more serious consequences such as serious injuries or worse if the failure occurred on the exit ramp or at the busy state highway intersection in front of the grocery store, I wanted to report it to be sure it doesn't happen to someone else.

I have a 2000 Sienna with 305000 miles. I have never had trouble with this vehicle until about 2 weeks ago. When I am stopped and my car is in drive, I just tap the gas pedal for a second and the engine RPM will increase to about 2000 RPM and will stay there until I put the car in neutral or turn the engine off. This is a problem because my breaks barely hold this and I must put the car into neutral for the car to stop pulling forward. Putting the car into neutral resets the rpm. If there is no car in front of me, I can release the brakes and the vehicle will continue to accelerate until the transmission switches to second gear, at this point I can drive normally. One time the vehicle continued to accelerate even after switching gears, I put the vehicle into neutral and the engine went to over 4000 RPM, the brakes could not stop the vehicle, I had to turn the engine off. The gas pedal is not sticky or stuck, floor mats are not in the vehicle. I can rev the engine normally when I am in park, this only happens when I am in gear. I have checked the Throttle Body, Throttle Position Sensor and disabled the cruise control module, I can see no reason for this to happen. I have seen many complaints about this same issue online but have not found a resolution. I can buy an ECM but this is an expensive trial. I will take it to the dealer from here.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT BOTH FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,581.

THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL AT VALVE COVERS. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. STILL LEAKS. AND A LOT OF SLUDGE BUILDS UP= ON PUMP SCREEN. BLEW ENGINE!! HAD ENGINE REPLACED. SAME THING HAPPENING. I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY. &3 AND CAN NOT AFFORD THOUSANDS ON THIS VEHICLE.. PLEASE HELP@+!!

OUTER DOOR HANDLES ON DOORS OF SIENNA ARE EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND BREAK EASILY EVEN WITH NORMAL EVERYDAY GENTLE USE. OF THE 4 MAIN DOORS ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA, 3 OF THEM NOW HAVE BROKEN OUSISE HANDLES CAUSING THE DOORS NOT TO BE ACCESSIBLE & OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS HAS NOW AFFECTED BOTH SLIDING DOORS AND MY PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. MY PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR IS NOT EVEN ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE SINCE THE OUTER HANDLE BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. THIS POSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS DOORS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY. ADDITIONALLY THE FACT THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CAN NOT EVEN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE CAUSES EVEN MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE. UPON REVIEWING OTHER CONSUMERS WHO OWN THIS SAME VEHICLE I HAVE FOUND IT ALARMING THAT WELL OVER 50% OF THEM HAVE COMPLAINTS DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE DID A STOP AND GO ACTION THAT OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE MOVED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP IT COMPLETELY. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, I WAS DRIVING ON A SEMI BUSY ROAD IN TUCSON, ARIZONA AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE VAN SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT I HAD HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON BUT THE DASH SHOWED NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS CASE. I REPEATEDLY PUSHED THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON AND JIGGLED THE LEVER ARM HOPING TO TOGGLE SOMETHING OFF BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT. I BEGAN TO PUSH THE BREAKS BUT THEY WERE NOT CAPABLE OF SLOWING THE CAR BELOW ABOUT 25. I THREW THE VAN INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO ABOUT 7000 RPM. THAT SOUND CONCERNED ME SO I THREW IT BACK INTO GEAR AND THE VAN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I PUSHED THE EMERGENCY BREAKS, AND WITH MY PEDAL BREAK FULLY COMPRESSED I COULD GET THE CAR TO 5-10 MPH BUT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO STOP THE VAN. AFTER NARROWLY MISSING A PEDESTRIAN, I TURNED RIGHT, FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THREW THE VAN INTO NEUTRAL AND QUICKLY TURNED THE VAN OFF. WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF THE BREAKS WERE AS EFFECTIVE AS THE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SO THE THE VAN CAME TO A STOP. AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD I TURNED THE KEY, STARTED THE VAN AND, AGAIN, THE ENGINE AGAIN REVVED TO 7000 RPM. I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP FINE. I HAD THE VAN TOWED AFTER THIS AND I'M NOT LIKELY TO DRIVE IT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO SECURELY LOCK AND SUDDENLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DELLA TOYOTA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH ASSEMBLY AND ANOTHER PART ASSOCIATED WITH THE LATCHES (THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL) FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND CURBING THE TIRES ON A MEDIUM DOWNWARD GRADE, WITH CAR IN "DRIVE" AND MY RIGHT FOOT FULLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WENT FULL THROTTLE. BY APPLYING MAXIMUM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE VEHICLE AS IT JUMPED THE CURB, HEADING FOR THE WALL OF A LOCAL SCHOOL. BY CONTINUING APPLYING MAXIMUM BRAKE PRESSURE AND DISENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE...APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET SHORT OF IMPACT WITH THE WALL. BY GOOD FORTUNE, THERE WERE ON INJURIES, AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY. THERE WAS A FUNCTION AT THE SCHOOL ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, AND PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WERE ON THE SIDEWALK IN THE AREA BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE INCIDENT. UPON STOPPING THE CAR AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED MAT POSITIONS, MY FOOT POSITIONS, AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL AREA. THE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE MAT AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL, NOR ANY CONTACT OR INTERFERENCE OF ANY KIND WITH THE PEDAL. AS I CONSIDERED THE CAR FAR TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT THAT POINT, I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO MY RESIDENCE. INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AND FURTHER ACTION IS PENDING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE IGNITION WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STILL IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONTACT SWERVED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE BRUISING TO THE LEFT KNEE AND STERNUM, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD REV UP THAN ACCELERATE UP TO 60 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT STEERING SHAFT JOINT FLEX COUPLING HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I HAVE 4 BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA TIRES. NOT SURE OF MILEAGE BUT I WILL GO BACK TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY TO CONFIRM, HOWEVER I WILL GUESS ABOUT 25K TO 35K. THE TREAD LOOKS VERY GOOD. I HAVE STEEL WIRES COMING OUT OF THE SIDEWALL. THERE ARE ABOUT A DOZENS WIRES BETWEEN 2" AND 8" HANGING OUT. I NOTICED IT BECAUSE YOU CAN HEAR THE WIRES SLAPPING THE FENDER AND TIRE WELL AS ROTATION OCCURS. I HOPE THE FACTORY RESPONDS IN A POSITIVE WAY, WE WILL SEE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WITHIN A TWO MINUTE PERIOD, BOTH SLIDING DOORS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY FUNCTIONING, SUDDENLY FAILED IN A CLOSED POSITION. THEY COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY USING THE DOOR HANDLES FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, OR BY ATTEMPTING TO ACTUATE THE RIGHT SIDE POWER DOOR. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS HAD NO EFFECT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED MECHANICAL DOOR FAILURE, OR OTHERWISE. NON FUNCTIONING OR JAMMED DOORS SHOULD CONSTITUTE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF THE VEHICLES FRONT DOORS WERE COMPROMISED IN A COLLISION, PASSENGERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THROUGH THE REAR DOORS, BUT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WITH THIS MECHANICAL DEFECT. THE FACT THAT THE DOORS CANNOT ALSO BE OPENED USING EXTERIOR HANDLES INCREASES THE RISK OF ENTRAPPING PASSENGERS. TOYOTA SHOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY RECALL AND REPAIR ALL FAULTY DOORS, OF WHICH THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FILED HERE AND ON ONLINE FORUMS. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR MYSELF, AS TOYOTA HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

I DROVE MY VAN FROM WORK TO MY HOUSE WHICH IS AROUND 18 MILES. WHEN I GOT HOME I COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I QUICKLY GOT OUT AND PULLED MY BABY OUT OF HER CAR SEAT. WITHIN A FEW MINS THE SMOKE INCREASED BY A LOT AND I CALLED 911. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES, IT WAS COMPLETELY GUTTED BY THE TIME THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD ONLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES MOSTLY IN WINTER AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. UPDATED 3/9/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND NEEDED THE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY DOOR HANDLE REPLACED WITH A METAL INSERT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,700.00.

WITHOUT WARNING, PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES BREAK, RENDERING ABILITY TO OPEN, CLOSE HATCH OR DOOR IMPOSSIBLE. HATCH DOOR BROKE FIRST APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 2013, THEN REAR SLIDING DOOR, AND THEN TODAY, PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. HATCH HAS NO INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, SO WITHOUT WARNING DOOR IMMEDIATELY INOPERABLE. REAR DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR BROKE ON OUTSIDE FIRST, THEN INSIDE WITHIN A DAY, SO THAT EMERGENCY EXIT IMPOSSIBLE. TODAY, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OUTSIDE BROKE. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS LIGHTLY TAPPED. THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE OVER 2000 RPM A STAY THERE UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT HELD DOWN DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD CERTAINLY CRASH INTO ANYTHING IN ITS WAY. GAS PEDAL IS NOT STICKY OR STUCK, FLOOR MATS ARE NOT IN VEHICLE, AND THROTTLE IS CLOSED YET THE VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATES? CAN NOT FIND ANY OTHER ISSUES FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR ONLINE FOR HELP OR ADVICE. *TR

I LIKE MY TOYOTA SIENNA VAN (2000) SERVING ME FAITHFULLY. LAST WEEK, IT WAS VERY COLD - WITH ALL THE WINTER STORMS. I WARMED UP THE VAN FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED TO DRIVE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, I NEED TO PICK UP ANOTHER CHILD FOR CAR POOLING AND WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A TURN, I APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I GOT SUDDENLY SCARED AND SOMEHOW MANAGED TO TURN IN THE SAME SPEED. THEN I WAS RUNNING VERY SLOWLY (AND PERIODICALLY CHECKING THE BRAKES) UNTIL I FELT CONFIDENT THAT THE BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN. IT WAS A ONE-TIME EVENT SO FAR AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ONLINE POSTINGS (NOT THIS GOV.'T ONE) TO SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A FEW PEOPLE EARLIER FOR 2000 MODEL VANS. INTERESTING! I NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN COLD WEATHER. THANKS. *TR

I LIKE MY TOYOTA SIENNA VAN (2000) - WHICH HAS BEEN SERVING ME QUITE WELL FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, STRANGE PROBLEMS OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE MOVING AT AROUND 20+ MILES OR SO AND TURNING RIGHT, THE "BRAKE" LIGHT COMES OFF. UPON COMPLETING THE TURN, IT GOES OFF IN ABOUT 8 SECONDS OR SO. SAME WAY, WHILE TURNING LEFT AROUND THAT SPEED, THE DOORS GETS UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY (AUTO UNLOCKING POWER LOCK) AND I HAVE TO PRESS THE LOCK BUTTON TO LOCK THE DOORS. IT IS UNSAFE TO AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. NOT SURE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. SEARCHED IN PRODUCT RECALLS AND IT IS NOT THERE. GOING TO TALK TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHY. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME UNLATCHED AND OPENED UPWARD, SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HOOD LATCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE DEER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. RAN OFF INTO DITCH FLIPPED OVER AND WAS TRAPPED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN WHEN THE FIRE DEPT CUT ME OUT. THEY HAD TO CUT THE STEERING WHEEL OFF MY LEGS. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON EITHER SIDE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN ON DRY PAVEMENT ON A RELATIVELY FLAT STREET. I STARTED BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT. THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AND WAS MAKING THAT AWFUL PULSING NOISE THAT IT USUALLY MAKES ON ICY ROADS. THEN SUDDENLY THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL. I THINK THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COULD NOT BRAKE AND RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE. ON THE DRIVE TO THE REPAIR PLACE THEY WORKED. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. *TR

THE VEHICLE (2000 TOYOTA SIENNA) WAS STOPPED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVE TO PARK. THE SHIFTER SHEARED OFF THE STEERING COLUMN. UPON TAKING OFF THE STEERING COLUMN COVER, I NOTICED THE SHIFTER HAD BROKEN OFF THE COLUMN IN THREE AREAS WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE ALUMINUM HOUSING THAT SURROUNDS THE STEERING COLUMN. I COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY NOR DRIVE THE CAR FROM THE STOPPED LOCATION. THE SIENNA WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT TOYOTA HAD MADE TWO REVISIONS TO THIS PART AND IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT HAD NOT BEEN RECALLED. I BELIEVE THIS PIECE BROKE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE AND POTENTIALLY COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON AN ARTERIAL OR IF SOMEONE WERE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO THE LOWER GEARS WHILE UNDER MOVEMENT. *TR

THE POWER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN/CLOSE CAUSING SERIOUS SAFTEY ISSUES. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ON I 540 ROUNDING LEFT A CURVE AND MY STEERING DID NOT RESPOND UNTIL TURNING IT A HALF OF A TURN MORE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN TO CENTER. I FOUND A DOCUMENT ON THE NHTSA ODI ACTION NUMBER PE99-070 INDICATING OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. I ALMOST WENT OFF THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. I TOOK IT TO A FIRESTONE SHOP AND THE REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINTS, INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND SAID IT WAS "TIGHT". I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT RETURNING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND ASKED FOR A THOROUGH CHECK. THEY SAID IT WAS AS GOOD AS NEW AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THE FIRST MAJOR LEFT TURN ON THE WAY HOME HAD THE SAME RESULTS. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IN MY HOMETOWN AND THEY SAID THE RACK AND PINION BUSHINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING ME $900. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND IF I HAD NOT BEEN THE ONLY ONE ON THE ROAD WOULD MOST CERTAINLY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE THE INVESTIGATION TO BE RE-OPENED. *TR

CAR AND TIRES INSPECTED BY PROFESSIONAL FOR 2,500MI ROAD TRIP. ALL TIRES APPEARED FINE AND WERE ROTATED; HAVE 40,000MI WEAR (70,000MI RATED). WITHIN LAST 250MI, CAR BECAME IMBALANCED AND LACKED STABILITY WITH COMPUTERIZED VAN TIRE MONITOR ALSO RESPONDING. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION REVEALED LEFT-REAR STEEL BELT VISIBLE AND TIRE SEPARATED AND FRONT-RIGHT HAVING EARLY SIGNS FOR SAME FAILURE. LEFT REAR TIRE REPLACED WITH FULL (NEW) SPARE, TRIP COMPLETED BUT LAST 25MI OF TRIP, VAN TIRE MONITOR ENGAGED AGAIN. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION REQUIRED ALL TIRES BE REPLACED; LAST THREE TIRES WERE NOT TRUSTWORTHY FOR ANY DRIVING. *TR

SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ELECTRICALLY AND/OR MANUALLY. CLICKS WHEN ACTIVATED BUT DOESN'T OPEN EITHER WAY. DISCONNECTED BATTERY AS SUGGESTED BY DEALER, TO RESET THE MECHANISM, BUT TO NO AVAIL; STILL DOESN'T WORK AND IS A LARGE PAIN TO DEAL WITH! IT FORCES ENTRY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY AND THAT IS NOT SAFE WHEN THERE IS SPEEDING BY ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY WITH TRAFFIC! THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS IN ALL THE TOYOTA FORUMS ON THE NET. I THINK IT IS PAST TIME FOR A FACTORY RECALL ON THESE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHO DID NOT STATE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HOOD ABRUPTLY OPENED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS PULLED DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK FORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

POWER PASSENGER BACK DOOR HAS CEASED TO FUNCTION. THEE IS A WAY TO TURN OFF THE POWER DOOR, BUT THE MANUAL DOOR IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR THE CHILDREN TO OPERATE, THEY MUST ENTER AND EXIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR...TOYOTA WANTS 2300 TO REPAIR! I HAD PREVIOUSLY PAID 800 TO REPAIR, BUT THEY CLAIM THAT IT'S A DIFFERENT SET OF PARTS...AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME MY POWER DOOR HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE PAID BOTH TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED. RIGHT NOW IF YOU OPEN THE DOOR, YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR WITH IT TRYING TO OPEN (LOTS OF EFFORT). ONCE YOU GET IT CLOSED, THE DASH LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. *TR

RE: 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN I WAS PARKING MY CAR ON THE STREET, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SUDDENLY REV UP. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I QUICKLY PUT IT ON PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

GAVE A VEHICLE A BOOST ONE DAY PREVIOUS. CLOSED HOOD ON 2000 SIENNA, BUT APPARENTLY NOT COMPLETELY. I BELIEVE ONLY SAFETY LATCH SECURING HOOD RATHER THAN FULL HOOD LATCH. DRIVING ON BUSY FREEWAY TO WORK FINE BUT RETURNING HOME ON FREEWAY, THE SAFETY LATCH ON HOOD FAILED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLIP UP AND SMASH INTO WINDSHIELD, DENTING HOOD AND ROOF OF VAN ALSO. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF FREEWAY SAFELY. CALLED TOW TRUCK TO HAUL CAR HOME. SAFETY LATCH AND FULL HOOD LATCH NOW SEEM FINE, BUT WILL BE REPLACING SHORTLY. CURRENTLY ONLY REPLACED WINDSHIELD AND SECURED HOOD AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE. GETTING QUOTES FROM BODYSHOPS FOR REPAIRS AND HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AS I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER 6 DAYS, YET TO HAVE TOYOTA CALL ME BACK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC CRASH, BUT THANKFULLY WASN'T. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR ONE YEAR. TO DATE, I HAVE PAID TO REPAIR THE REAR SEAT, AS ONCE IT WAS TAKEN OUT, THE MECHANISM BROKE AND IT COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN THE CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT (THE WHOLE THING) BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY BLINK. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS LATCHED AND WHEN NOBODY IS SITTING THERE. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. IT CONTINUES TO OPEN, BUT WILL NEVER CLOSE ALL THE WAY. BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN (OR IF THEY DO, THEY WILL NOT GO BACK UP). THERE IS A BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE MIDDLE FLOOR BOARD BY THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. FINALLY, THE REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE COMPLETELY AND THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR - FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT. ALL OF THIS IS WITH NORMAL WEAR. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2003 AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY RELIABLE. HOWEVER, ON SEPTEMBER 21 WHILE DRIVING EAST ON I20 IN THE DALLAS AREA, I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE WHILE ON A SLIGHTLY STEEP HILL. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT LIGHTS CAME ON. IT THEN MYSTERIOUSLY STARTED BACK AGAIN AND I KEPT DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING EAST ON ILLINOIS AVENUE IN DALLAS AND IT FINALLY DIED COMPLETELY ON THE SAME STREET . THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND EVEN THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE CITY OF DALLAS'S PARKING LOT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO ONE OF THE TOYOTA DEALERS IN DALLAS. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THEN ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD IN OUR GARAGE AT HOME. I JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT AGAIN TO METROPLEX TOYOTA ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5. THE ONLY THING THEY FOUND WAS THE INTAKE HOSE CLAMP AT T-BODY WAS VERY LOOSE AND THE POWER DOOR LIGHT WAS COMING ON. THEY TIGHTENED THE HOSE CLAMP AND RE-INITIALIZED THE POWER DOOR. AGAIN, ON NOVEMBER 11, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I 30 WHEN THE VAN COMPLETELY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. EVEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY, I 30 WAS BACKED UP AND NO ONE PLOWED INTO THE REAR BECAUSE MOST VEHICLES DRIVE AT 60-70 MPH ON THAT FREEWAY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO METROPLEX TOYOTA AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ONLY THING THEY COULD FIND WRONG WAS THAT THE BATTERY WAS NOT HELD DOWN TIGHTLY. HOWEVER, WHILE I WAS GOING TO DRIVE AWAY IN THE VAN, I NOTICED THAT THE POWER DOOR LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. WE FINALLY DECIDED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER FOR SOME TIME SO IT COULD BE CHECKED OUT.

NHTSA RECALL 10V160000 RESULTED IN MY SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY BEING PLACED IN THE REAR AREA OF MY VAN, MY DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX UNTIL REMEDY PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, A WEEK OR SO. THAT WAS AUGUST 17, 2010 AND THEY STILL CLAIM THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE (OCTOBER 18). I AM CONCERNED THAT THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY COULD FLY FORWARD IN AN EMERGENCY STOP FROM HIGHWAY SPEED AND CAUSE INJURY TO THE CAR OCCUPANTS. NO SUCH INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED YET BUT MY CONCERN IS INCREASING. NEITHER THE DEALER OR TOYOTA SEEM CONCERNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA REAR DOOR LATCH HANDLE BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. UPON INSPECTION, THERE IS A NARROW PIECE OF PLASTIC CONNECTING THE HANDLE TO THE INTERNAL LATCH MECHANISM AND THIS NARROW PIECE BROKE CLEANLY IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING. REAR DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER OUTSIDE OR INSIDE POSING A POSSIBLE HAZARD TO 3RD SEAT PASSENGERS IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. PHONED TOYOTA AND WAS GIVEN CASE #1007022060 AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE TO DEALER AND PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE HANDLE NOT PART OF ANY CURRENT RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HOOD OPENED AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE HOOD LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

THE POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WILL OPEN BUT WILL NOT CLOSE. IT TOOK ME SEVERAL MINUTES OF VERY FIRM PRESSURE TO OVERCOME THE DOORS AUTOMATIC MECHANISM TO FORCE THE DOOR CLOSED. AS I USE THIS TO DROP MY CHILD OFF AT DAYCARE, I CAN NO LONGER LET HER OUT ON THE CURB SIDE OF THE VAN. *TR

MY SEATBELT IN MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE GASTANK OPENING SWITCH UPON RELEASE. I COULD NOT THEREAFTER RE-ENGAGE THE SEATBELT UNTIL I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE DOOR AND OBSERVED THE ENTANGLEMENT. I HAD LOOSENED THE SEATBELT IN A DRIVE-THRU LINE TO GET MY WALLET FROM MY POCKET, AND ATTEMPTED TO RE-FASTEN THE BELT WHICH FREQUENTLY BECOMES ENTANGLED IN THE MECHANISM POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF AGE. *TR

TOYTA SIENNA VAN DOOR WILL NOT OPERATE WITH THE MOTOR. DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF DUE TO TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR QUIT WORKING. WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. I FEEL IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, DUE TO DELAYED EXITS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, AND CAN NO LET KIDS OUT CURB SIDE AT ALL. VERY DISAPPOINTED TOYOTA WON'T FIX IT. $1200 REPAIR. WHO HAS THAT? WON'T EVEN OPEN MANUALLY. I LOVE MY VAN! BUT THIS IS A HUGE SET BACK! *TR