2000 Toyota Sienna

PREMATURE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY SIENNA WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND OUT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISION. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 - TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 67,000. SHARDS OF METAL PRESENT IN DRIP PAN. VEHICLE WAS WELL-MAINTAINED AND SERVICED AT TOYOTA DEALER AT SPECIFIED SERVICE INTERVALS. I AM JUST LUCKY IT DID NOT FREEZE UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS IN 2000 SIENNAS AS IS EVIDENCED BY ALL THE COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REP DID GET THE PRICE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY; HOWEVER, I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER HAS A DEFECT AND SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OR RE-IMBURSE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM.

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA 75000 MILES FREQUENT AND TIMELY OIL CHANGES/MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES ADHERED TO AFTER HEARING A GRINDING SOUND AFTER DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AT THE DAY CARE, THE VAN SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE SOMETHING BROKE. IT BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD IT TOWED FROM THIS LOCATION AND WE WERE TOLD BY LONGMONT TOYOTA THAT WE NEEDED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE AFTER MAINTAINING THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AT 75000 MILES. AT THIS TIME WE ARE CONTACTING TOYOTA FOR RESOLUTION. I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WONDER WHY INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THOSE CONSUMERS WHO OWN THE 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. TS

TO DATE MY SIENNA HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT 200 MILES, THE BATTERY REPLACED BECAUSE IT WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITHIN A YEAR, THE REAR STRUTS ON THE HATCH HAVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE BLEW OUT, THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT CONSISTENTLY, SHAKES AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, SLIDING DOORS CONSISTENTLY STICK, PRONOUNCED CLUNK WHEN GOING IN REVERSE DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE I AM SURE THERE IS MORE TO COME. DT

THIS 2000 SIENNA IS A LEMON. AT 50 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 100 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE VAN PULLS TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH. AT 28,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES FIRESTONE WERE ALL CHEWED UP BELTS SHOWING EVEN THOUGH WE HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS DONE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE AUTOMATIC SIDE PASSENGER DOOR GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT CLOSE, DEALER REPLACED DOOR COMPUTER, AT 15,000MILES PAINT WAS CHIPPING OFF THE DOOR HANDLES AND A SHORT TIME LATER PAINT WAS CHIPPING OFF THE FRONT HOOD AS WELL. AT AROUND 20K THE REMOTE KEY/ALARM STARTED BLOWING FUSES, IT'S BEEN BACK 4 TIME TO GET FIXED W/ NOTHING DONE TO FIX IT. THIS IS THE CIRCUT THAT HAS THE ALARM, CLOCK AND DOME LIGHT. FROM THE VERY BEGINING THE TRANS. SOMETIMES WOULD SHIFT EITHER HARD OR W/ A DELY BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR THEN AT ABOUT 30,100 MILES THE CLUTCH CABLE WAS REPLACED. A CLUNK NOW HAPPENS WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE ESP. WHEN ON A HILL. IT STILL DOES NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND RIGHT ALL THE TIME. THE SUN VISOR, WHEN IT'S COVERING THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, WILL MOVE AND HIT THE DRIVER WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT ANYTHING OVER 5 MPH. SO NOW EVERY TIME I MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONE HAND IS ON THE VISOR AND THE OTHER ON THE WHEEL, WHEN I BLEW ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES THE AAA SERVICEMAN COULDN'T CRANK THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE BACK UNDER THE VAN, DEALER REPLACED CABLE AND OTHER PARTS. THE RADIOCD PLAYER SKIPS A LOT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST 2 MONTHS FOR THE REPLACMENT. MIND YOU WE'VE ONLY HAD THIS VAN LESS THAN 2 YRS!!! OTHER STUFF, BATTERY WAS REPLACE WITHIN A YEAR, WHY I DON'T KNOW, CHANGE DOOR KEEPS POPPING OPEN (DRIVERS LEFT SIDE) WEATHER STRIPPING ON DRIVERS SIDE AT THE BOTTOM ON THE CAR (NOT DOOR) IS FALLING APART. HEAD LIGHTS ARE EITHER NOT AIMED RIGHT WHEN IN SPEC. OR BAD DESIGN. I THINK THIS IS DUE TO THE WAY THE LIGHTS ARE SHAPED, THERE IS VERY LITTLE LIGHT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOU BUT PLENTY OF LIGHT ON THE 2 SIDES OF THE ROAD.

I BOUGHT THIS 2000 SIENNA NEW. I HAVE HAD THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN TWO YEARS. THE LATEST FAILURE IS ON TRANSMISSION. TOYOTA REPLACED IT WITH A REBUILT AND IT IS GIVING ME ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE SUBSTANDARD TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW PART. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOISEY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SLIPS IN GEARS, HESITATION IN SHIFTING , UNDERPOWER WHEN ACCELERATING BEYOND 60-65 MPH OR DRIVING ON HILLS. I HAVE DIFFICULTIES CHANGING IN AND OUT OF FAST LANES, IT IS DANGEOURS AND TOYOTA INSISTED THAT IT MEETS THE STANDARD. THE SAME ARROGANCE THAT THEY HAVE DISPLAYED WHEN I PRESENTED THEM WITH THE POWER DOOR PORBLEM. NOW THEY REVEALED TO ME THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE DOOR PROBLEM BUT WHY AREN'T THEM ISSUING A RECALL. THERE WAS ALSO PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. I NNED YOU ASSISTANCE TO RESOLVE MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS WELL AS BRING THE SAFETY ISSUE ON SIENNA TO THE PUBLIC AWARENESS!*AK

THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OF THE 2000 SIENNA HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE LOCK. MOST OF THE TIME, THE INSIDE LOCK GETS STUCK FROM THE INSIDE AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE PASSENGER CAN GET OUT THAT DOOR. AND IT TAKES TIME BEFORE IT GETS FIXED -- MORE OFTEN THAN NOT I HAVE TO CONTEND MYSELF MOVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR SLID CLOSED, BUT NOT LOCKED. THIS IS NOT SAFE, ESPECIALLY FOR A PARENT LIKE ME WITH PASSENGER KIDS. ALSO, THE SIENNA HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER FOR THE "UNUSUAL NOISE" BECOMING APPARENT ESP. WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES FROM 0-30 MPH. I HAVE REPORTED THE NOISE WHEN I HAD MY BELTS CHANGED, TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED, AND POWER STEERING BELT REPLACED -- BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE AFTER THE SERVICE AND AFTER IT COSTS ME $400.00! THEN I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AND AFTER VISUALLY CHECKING IT, THE SERVICE GUY AT TOYOTA OF TEMECULA VALLEY SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR $3,500.00 + TAX!! I ASKED HOW COME - CONSIDERING THAT THE CAR OBSERVES THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE RIGIDLY, NO ROUGH DRIVING, OILS/FILTERS CHANGED REGULARLY, FLUIDS FLUSHED-DRAINED-REFILLED PROPERLY, ETC. I EVEN HAVE A LIFETIME ALIGNMENT THAT IT GETS REGULARLY CHECKED AND BROUGHT BACK TO SPECS. THE SERVICE GUY SAID THAT "IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL SIENNAS" AND IT IS NO LONGER SURPRISING FOR THEM. I CHECKED ON THE REVIEWS AND FEEDBACKS AND TO MY SURPRISE, OTHER SIENNA OWNERS HAD THEIR TRANNYS REPLACED 2-3 TIMES ALREADY, THE VAN WILL EMIT THE SAME NOISE EVEN IF IT GETS FIXED, TRANNYS ACT OUT EVEN AT 15,000 MILES! MY CONTENTION IS THAT IS THE SERVICE SHOPS OF TOYOTA ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THAT PROBLEM, HOW COME IT DOESN'T GET RECALLED AND LET THEM FIX THE PROBLEM BEFOREHAND? I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND GETS NO CHILD SUPPORT FROM ANYBODY -- AND FOR A YOUNG CAR LIKE MINE IN YEARS AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND DEAL WITH A BIG TRANNY PROBLEM INSTANTLY REQUIRING BIG CASH, I FIND IT UNFAIR.*AK