2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid Problems

The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V668000 (Seats); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted; however, the recall repairs were denied due to the 2nd row seats being converted for wheelchair accessibility. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid. The contact stated that while attempting to carry seven people inside the vehicle, the contact was unable to carry all the passengers because the middle row seats were improperly welded. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V668000 (Seats); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact associated the failure with the recall. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 8,600.

The drivers side mirror fluters / wobbles / distorts the image such that it is unusable during the day and dangerous at night.

Driver-side mirror (glass part only) vibrates while driving, no matter the speed. This causes a distorted rear view — for example, it's hard to read the license plate of a car on your left.

My rear lift gate was misaligned and gets stuck. The dealer just fixed and wouldn't honor the warranty, but I believe this shoddy build quality could impact the safety of my family in an accident as it didn't appear the hatch was properly secured

I am filing a complaint regarding an unresolved safety recall for my 2025 Toyota Sienna involving the second-row seat welds. VIN: [XXX] NHTSA Recall ID: 25V668 Recall Date: October 7, 2025 Manufacturer/Dealer Recall Reference: 25TB12 This recall involves the structural integrity of the second-row seat welds. A failure of these welds could increase the risk of injury to occupants in the event of a crash or sudden stop. As of today, more than six months after the recall was issued, no remedy has been made available. I have not been provided with a repair, a timeline for when a fix will be available, or an adequate interim solution. On February 25, 2026, I brought my vehicle to the dealership, and it was placed out of service due to this recall. I was provided with a smaller loaner vehicle, which is not comparable to my Toyota Sienna and does not meet my transportation needs. This situation has left me without use of my vehicle for an extended period of time while also dealing with a known safety defect. I request that NHTSA review whether the delay in providing a remedy is reasonable and compliant with federal safety requirements, and whether additional action is necessary to protect vehicle occupants. All relevant vehicle details are included in this complaint. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

While driving my 2025 Toyota Sienna XLE with Sure Grip Push‑Rock electronic hand controls, the acceleration suddenly stops working without warning. When this happens, the hand control will not accelerate at all — only the brake still works — leaving me coasting in traffic with no way to speed up. This has happened multiple times at different speeds and creates an immediate danger because I can only slow down or stop, not accelerate out of the situation. At the same time these acceleration failures occur, the vehicle shows a “SRS Airbag System Malfunction” warning. Toyota’s internal records show the airbag system had faults before I bought the vehicle. The airbag warning and the acceleration failure often appear together, which makes me believe there is an electrical or wiring problem affecting multiple systems. I also discovered that Toyota documented underbody impact damage from a pothole months before I purchased the vehicle. This damage was not disclosed to me, and CARFAX does not show any record of this damage, even though Toyota’s own service history confirms it. The CARFAX report I received states “No accidents or damage reported to CARFAX”. I have owned multiple BraunAbility‑converted vehicles, and all of them have had electrical issues. BraunAbility cuts out the bottom of the vehicle for the lowered‑floor conversion and splices in their own wiring harness, which I believe is causing repeated electrical problems across different vehicles, including this one. Because the acceleration fails, the airbag system shows active faults, and the wiring appears to interfere with the vehicle’s safety systems, I am reporting this as a serious safety hazard.

The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), specifically the airbag system, is the component of concern. During a two-impact collision involving my 2025 Toyota Sienna XLE, none of the airbags deployed despite significant front-end damage that resulted in the vehicle being declared a total loss. The vehicle is currently in the possession of the insurance company or its storage facility. I do not know whether it has been released for salvage, but it may still be available for inspection. I, my wife, and our children were all wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision. After an oncoming vehicle struck the front-left portion of my vehicle while making a left turn, my vehicle lost control and collided with a concrete pillar. None of the airbags deployed during either impact. All occupants sustained injuries and were transported to the emergency department. I suffered injuries to my right leg, wrist, chest, neck and back. My wife sustained injuries to her neck, chest, back, and knee, and our children sustained injuries including head impacts. My wife and I continue to receive physical therapy. The vehicle was declared a total loss following the collision, and no dealer or independent repair facility has evaluated or reproduced the concern. The vehicle was inspected by the responding law enforcement officers at the crash scene, and a police crash report was completed. The insurance company (GEICO and Allstate Fire and Casualty) inspected the vehicle and declared it a total loss. To my knowledge, Toyota has not yet inspected the vehicle, and I do not know whether the Event Data Recorder (EDR) or Supplemental Restraint System has been analyzed. Prior to the collision, I did not observe any airbag warning lights, SRS warning messages, or other indications that there was a problem with the Supplemental Restraint System. The vehicle was operating normally before the crash.

While driving my 2025 Toyota Sienna XLE with Sure Grip Push‑Rock electronic hand controls, the acceleration suddenly stops working without warning. When this happens, the hand control will not accelerate at all — only the brake still works — leaving me coasting in traffic with no way to speed up. This has happened multiple times at different speeds and creates an immediate danger because I can only slow down or stop, not accelerate out of the situation. At the same time these acceleration failures occur, the vehicle shows a “SRS Airbag System Malfunction” warning. Toyota’s internal records show the airbag system had faults before I bought the vehicle. The airbag warning and the acceleration failure often appear together, which makes me believe there is an electrical or wiring problem affecting multiple systems. I also discovered that Toyota documented underbody impact damage from a pothole months before I purchased the vehicle. This damage was not disclosed to me, and CARFAX does not show any record of this damage, even though Toyota’s own service history confirms it. The CARFAX report I received states “No accidents or damage reported to CARFAX”. I have owned multiple BraunAbility‑converted vehicles, and all of them have had electrical issues. BraunAbility cuts out the bottom of the vehicle for the lowered‑floor conversion and splices in their own wiring harness, which I believe is causing repeated electrical problems across different vehicles, including this one. Because the acceleration fails, the airbag system shows active faults, and the wiring appears to interfere with the vehicle’s safety systems, I am reporting this as a serious safety hazard.

The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), specifically the airbag system, is the component of concern. During a two-impact collision involving my 2025 Toyota Sienna XLE, none of the airbags deployed despite significant front-end damage that resulted in the vehicle being declared a total loss. The vehicle is currently in the possession of the insurance company or its storage facility. I do not know whether it has been released for salvage, but it may still be available for inspection. I, my wife, and our children were all wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision. After an oncoming vehicle struck the front-left portion of my vehicle while making a left turn, my vehicle lost control and collided with a concrete pillar. None of the airbags deployed during either impact. All occupants sustained injuries and were transported to the emergency department. I suffered injuries to my right leg, wrist, chest, neck and back. My wife sustained injuries to her neck, chest, back, and knee, and our children sustained injuries including head impacts. My wife and I continue to receive physical therapy. The vehicle was declared a total loss following the collision, and no dealer or independent repair facility has evaluated or reproduced the concern. The vehicle was inspected by the responding law enforcement officers at the crash scene, and a police crash report was completed. The insurance company (GEICO and Allstate Fire and Casualty) inspected the vehicle and declared it a total loss. To my knowledge, Toyota has not yet inspected the vehicle, and I do not know whether the Event Data Recorder (EDR) or Supplemental Restraint System has been analyzed. Prior to the collision, I did not observe any airbag warning lights, SRS warning messages, or other indications that there was a problem with the Supplemental Restraint System. The vehicle was operating normally before the crash.

Difficulty in pulling the seats belt on the second row seats when the car is turned off. Child has no wiggle room once it’s fastened and cannot undo seat belt as there’s no room to reach to unbuckle belt. I have to force the seat belt out of booster seat so belt can retract completely. The third row seats had a similar issue but didn’t have to force to out of booster seat for it to work properly.

Relatively new Toyota Sienna, bought 6 weeks ago and currently at 1300 miles. Passenger side 2nd row seat belt inexplicably became stuck and would not retract, making that seat unusable as the seat belt was no longer able to safely restrain a passenger. No accidents or unusual incidents were noted. This was completely unexpected and random following a routine short-distance errand.

While driving my 2025 Toyota Sienna XLE with Sure Grip Push‑Rock electronic hand controls, the acceleration suddenly stops working without warning. When this happens, the hand control will not accelerate at all — only the brake still works — leaving me coasting in traffic with no way to speed up. This has happened multiple times at different speeds and creates an immediate danger because I can only slow down or stop, not accelerate out of the situation. At the same time these acceleration failures occur, the vehicle shows a “SRS Airbag System Malfunction” warning. Toyota’s internal records show the airbag system had faults before I bought the vehicle. The airbag warning and the acceleration failure often appear together, which makes me believe there is an electrical or wiring problem affecting multiple systems. I also discovered that Toyota documented underbody impact damage from a pothole months before I purchased the vehicle. This damage was not disclosed to me, and CARFAX does not show any record of this damage, even though Toyota’s own service history confirms it. The CARFAX report I received states “No accidents or damage reported to CARFAX”. I have owned multiple BraunAbility‑converted vehicles, and all of them have had electrical issues. BraunAbility cuts out the bottom of the vehicle for the lowered‑floor conversion and splices in their own wiring harness, which I believe is causing repeated electrical problems across different vehicles, including this one. Because the acceleration fails, the airbag system shows active faults, and the wiring appears to interfere with the vehicle’s safety systems, I am reporting this as a serious safety hazard.

The authorized Toyota dealership has declined warranty coverage for the air conditioning system. The unit exhibits intermittent cycling between warm and cold airflow on the highway. Although the control panel indicates a minimum temperature of 60°F, performance remains inconsistent; the temperature gauge reads 67°F.

The foam under the headrest was discovered to be cracked when the cover was removed while performing the the repair on the recall for the babies eating the foam (can't find the recall paperwork now). The instructions provided with the remedy for the recall said if the foam was cracked to contact evenflo's hotline immediately. I contacted evenflo on July 28th via phone and was emailed a request for more information. I provided more information and video of the damage on XXX. No reply was received acknowledging the receipt of the requested information so I emailed on XXX asking to confirm receipt. I emailed again on XXX, and Evenflo finally responded on XXX with the following reply: "Thank you for reaching out to Evenflo regarding your Revolve360 car seat. I'm sorry to hear your headrest foam has become broken/detached. If the foam is detached, tape is allowed and no glue, and the seat pad holds the foam in place, the seat is still safe to use. If the foam is broken in larger pieces, you have all the pieces, they fit together like a puzzle, tape allowed and no glue, and the seat pad holds the foam in place, the seat is still safe to use. Evenflo tests all car seats to energy levels approximately twice that of the federal crash test standard. Additionally, our engineers developed the Evenflo Side Impact test protocol, which simulates the energy in severe 5-star government side impact tests conducted for automobiles. Now we are leading the industry by incorporating a dynamic rollover test. Rest assured, as long as the foam is in place, broken or not, it is still doing its job of absorbing crash forces." I no longer feel safe using the carseat with my [XXX] and wanted to reach out to the NHTSA to verify that cracked headrest foam is safe to use. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Purchased a **2025 Sienna XSE** with severe alignment issues since new. After **two failed repair attempts** at Fort Bend Toyota, the steering is now worse, and they damaged my wheel without offering solutions. This is a **safety hazard**—the car drifts dangerously at slow and highway speeds. The dealership dismissed my concerns, forcing me to escalate to **NHTSA** and **Toyota Corporate**. Avoid for serious mechanical issues—safety clearly isn’t their priority.

The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving downhill, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle lurched forward. The failure reoccurred during the transition between braking and charging the braking system. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a service task. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

When i am driving from high speed and trying to use my brakes, the whole rear car will start shaking around 48/45 miles per hour , I can hear our car seat from our baby how it makes vibrating noises and i can see my both door mirrors they're shaking too, and when it drops to 40mil per hour the shaking goes away. Went to the local Toyota dealer 3 times and they're saying that's normal. Very disappointed with a brand new car. We have another new car and doesn't do that for sure... Called Toyota national, open a case and they're saying, mechanic can't find anything wrong. They should drive this car for a longer distance and they will know for sure what I am talking about.

The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid equipped with Firestone Tires, Tire Line: FT 140, Tire Size: 235/65/R17, DOT Number: 1WT87FT01. The contact stated that there was a screw in the tire. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH there was a sound of an object in the tire. The message that the air pressure was low was immediately displayed. The tire pressure indicated 25 PSI. The driver was able to take the off-ramp but was unable to locate the spare tire. A good Samaritan attempted to assist. The driver was able to locate the Fix-A-Flat and a compressor, but the tire failed to hold air. The contact stated that the hole in passenger’s side rear tire was too big to be sealed. The contact was unaware that the vehicle did not have a spare tire. The contact was on the side of the road for two hours. The tire was changed and plugged by her husband after two hours of being stranded. The contact had enough fuel to run the air conditioner. The tires were previously rotated. The contact stated that the situation could have been worse, and not having a spare tire puts the drivers in a dangerous situation. The failure mileage was approximately 11,474.

Purchased a **2025 Sienna XSE** with severe alignment issues since new. After **two failed repair attempts** at Fort Bend Toyota, the steering is now worse, and they damaged my wheel without offering solutions. This is a **safety hazard**—the car drifts dangerously at slow and highway speeds. The dealership dismissed my concerns, forcing me to escalate to **NHTSA** and **Toyota Corporate**. Avoid for serious mechanical issues—safety clearly isn’t their priority.