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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 · Nov 16, 2003
Structure
VAN: 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE WITH POWER SLIDING DOOR MILES ON VEHICLE: 30000 MILES PROBLEM: POWER DOOR OPENS; BUT DOES NOT CLOSE - NEED TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED JUNCTION SWITCH. I SUGGESTED REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE VAN HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH THE ACTUAL WARRANTY PERI…
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VAN: 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE WITH POWER SLIDING DOOR MILES ON VEHICLE: 30000 MILES PROBLEM: POWER DOOR OPENS; BUT DOES NOT CLOSE - NEED TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED JUNCTION SWITCH. I SUGGESTED REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE VAN HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH THE ACTUAL WARRANTY PERIOD OF 3 YEARS IS OVER. DEALER DID NOT AGREE. *LA
NHTSA ODI #10046994
41,000 miles · Oct 28, 2003
Structure
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON CHILD'S HEAD WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. CHILD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES TO THE HEAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10044920
107,650 miles · Oct 27, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
AT 107,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR JUST CUT OFF. THEN WOULD NOT START. I ALWAYS HAVE CHANGED THE OIL AT EVERY 3000 MILES. NOW MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE CAMSHAFT BROKE. THERE CAN BE NO OTHER ANSWER THAN THAT THIS ENGINE WAS A SLUDGE DEFECTIVE MOTOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10043663
Mileage unknown · Oct 16, 2003
Tires
SEVERE PREMATURE WEAR ON PEPBOYS FUTURA LITE P215-65R15 TIRES, AFTER 20,000 MILES. PEPBOYS REFUSING TO REPLACE OR REFUND, DESPITE 70,000 MILE WARRANTY. *LA
NHTSA ODI #10043021
Mileage unknown · Oct 8, 2003
Structure
ON OUR 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE POWER DOOR UNIT IS SPORADIC IN ITS OPERATION. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT TELLING US THAT THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. UNTIL THE WARRANTY NOW THE TELL US THE ACTIVATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT OUR COST. *LA
NHTSA ODI #10041431
47,000 miles · Oct 3, 2003
Electrical System
MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE HAVE EXPERIENCE FAILURE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW. THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE ENOUGH POWER IN OPENING BUT NOT CLOSING. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT MOTOR IN THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST AND LABOR IS $322.62. I NOTICED THE COMPLAINTS SECTION, THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME…
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MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE HAVE EXPERIENCE FAILURE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW. THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE ENOUGH POWER IN OPENING BUT NOT CLOSING. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT MOTOR IN THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST AND LABOR IS $322.62. I NOTICED THE COMPLAINTS SECTION, THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME. *LA
NHTSA ODI #10041193
Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 2003
Visibility
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW EXPLODED.*MR MARCH 2003 THE FRONT WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODED SENDING GLASS FLYING THROUGHOUT THE CAR. AGAIN IN AUGUST 2003 THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE EXPLODED. THE COST OF REPAIR WERE OVER $400.00, AND THE CONSUMERS BELIEVED THAT PRODUCT WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT AND THE …
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PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW EXPLODED.*MR MARCH 2003 THE FRONT WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODED SENDING GLASS FLYING THROUGHOUT THE CAR. AGAIN IN AUGUST 2003 THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE EXPLODED. THE COST OF REPAIR WERE OVER $400.00, AND THE CONSUMERS BELIEVED THAT PRODUCT WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT AND THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR REPAIRS. *CB
NHTSA ODI #10042133
47,914 miles · Oct 1, 2003
Tires
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK. THE TIRE COMPANY STATED THE TIRE HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME WITH INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10029380
Mileage unknown · Sep 29, 2003
Tires
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE, TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. A FIRESTONE, P205/70R15, DOT#W2M0F61. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10041929
63,374 miles · Sep 17, 2003
Power Train
TOYOTA 2000 SIENNA WITH 62,000 MILES WITH FAITHFUL SERVICE, AND JUST HAD OIL CHANGE ON 8/13/2003, EN ROUTE TO ATLANTA FROM MARYLAND. AT CHARLOTTE, NC A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND WAS HEARD. BY THE TIME ARRIVED IN ATLANTA SOUND WAS PERSISTENT. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO IDENTIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AS "DIGESTING ITSE…
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TOYOTA 2000 SIENNA WITH 62,000 MILES WITH FAITHFUL SERVICE, AND JUST HAD OIL CHANGE ON 8/13/2003, EN ROUTE TO ATLANTA FROM MARYLAND. AT CHARLOTTE, NC A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND WAS HEARD. BY THE TIME ARRIVED IN ATLANTA SOUND WAS PERSISTENT. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO IDENTIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AS "DIGESTING ITSELF". THIS SAME CAR HAD AN ENGINE SLUDGE AT 35K DESPITE OIL CHANGES. CAR OUT OF SERVICE WHILE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE ENTIRELY REPLACED. *JB
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.
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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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