IllustrationWHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECLINE THE SECOND ROW RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEVER DETACHED FROM THE SEAT.THIS CAUSED THE SEAT NOT TO ADJUST. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK
2000 Toyota Sienna
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Toyota Sienna do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 183.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Sienna years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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 reportsDURING A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 12 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, BUT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BEGAN TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, WOULD GO DOWN, BUT NOT UP UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES WENT BY. FINALLY, THE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL, RESULTING IN A REPAIR COST OF $418. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WHICH TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. IT APPEARS THAT THE WINDOW MOTORS USED ARE DEFECTIVE. …
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DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BEGAN TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, WOULD GO DOWN, BUT NOT UP UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES WENT BY. FINALLY, THE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL, RESULTING IN A REPAIR COST OF $418. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WHICH TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. IT APPEARS THAT THE WINDOW MOTORS USED ARE DEFECTIVE. *NM
WHILE PRESSING THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR IT FAILED TO OPEN. CONSUMER TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THIS CAUSED THE BUTTON TO STICK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE BUTTON DUE TO WORN OUT WIRES. *AK
POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT ENGAGE. WHEN USING THE LOCK OUT BUTTON IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. *AK
THE BELTS ON ALL FOUR OF MY BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK SNOW TIRES SEPARATED AND MOVED WITHIN THE TIRES CREATING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND DANGEROUS RIDE. THE OCCURENCE DEVELOPED FROM AN EVEN, SMOOTH RIDE TO SLIGHT WHEEL SHIMMY TO EXTREME BUMPY AND WOBBLY RIDE - ALL WITHIN ONE HUNDRED MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK
OUR KEYS WOULD NOT WORK TO START OUR VAN, WE WERE STRANDED FOR 45 MINUTES WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN. DEALERSHIP SAYS BROKEN TUMBLER, $250 TO REPLACE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. WE REPORTED SAME PROBLEM 5-6 MONTHS AGO DEALERSHIP MADE NEW KEY WHICH WORKED BRIEFLY. OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR DEFECT, VERY DISSAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH RIGHT TIE ROD END SEPARATED AT THE BALL JOINT. THIS RESULTED IN LOST OF STEERING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. *AK
2001 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD SLUDGE PROBLEM. TOYOTA FIXED BUT STILL CALLS THIS AN OWNER ISSUE!?? HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE STILL FAILED A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES AFTER FIX. TOYOTA ORIGINALLY INSISTED PEOPLE BUY NEW ENGINES BUT ONLY CLEANS THEM NOW. WHAT ABOUT THEIR MODIFYING THIS ENGINE STARTING IN JULY 2001? NO …
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2001 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD SLUDGE PROBLEM. TOYOTA FIXED BUT STILL CALLS THIS AN OWNER ISSUE!?? HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE STILL FAILED A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES AFTER FIX. TOYOTA ORIGINALLY INSISTED PEOPLE BUY NEW ENGINES BUT ONLY CLEANS THEM NOW. WHAT ABOUT THEIR MODIFYING THIS ENGINE STARTING IN JULY 2001? NO PROBLEMS WITH THOSE ENGINES. THIS V6 IS IN 9 MODELS OVER 6 YEARS AND SOMEHOW IT'S THE OWNERS? THEY REPLACED MY VALVE COVERS STATING THE PCV SYSTEM IS INETGRATED INTO THE VALVE COVERS. THEY GET CLOGGED AND CAN'T BE CLEANED. WILL IT TAKE AN ENGINE SEIZING UP DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND A FATALITY TO GET TOYOTA'S ATTENTION ON THIS? I NEVER RECEIVED THEIR "LETTER" OF NOTIFICATION. I HAD OWNED IT BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP A TICKING FINANCIAL TIME BOMB IN MY GARAGE.*AK
Official recalls
110V160000 · Structure
Apr 20, 2010
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
2DP02004 · 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