Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 15, 2008
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
17%
of 363 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Toyota Sienna submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 61 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming transmission
The 25 most recent of 61, in the owner's own words
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER DETACHED AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS HANGING BY A WIRE. THE CONTACT USED A SCREWDRIVER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
NHTSA ID
10242280
Incident
Sep 10, 2008
Mileage
112,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Apr 8, 2008
THE DIFFERENTIAL/TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA IS FAILING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AT UNDER 100,000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED SERVICE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10223698
Incident
Apr 8, 2008
Mileage
98,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Mar 20, 2008
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA TOTALLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON THE ROAD WHICH CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF THE VAN HAVING NO WAY OF MOVING. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT IN THEIR 2000 VANS AND ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT MY VAN MILEAGE IS OVER THEIR LIMIT HENCE THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. *TR
NHTSA ID
10221870
Incident
Mar 19, 2008
Transmission
Filed Jan 28, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE SPORADICALLY LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE THAT GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ONE WEEK LATER, SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT SHE MISSED IT BY FOUR MONTHS. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING HER VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.
NHTSA ID
10216274
Incident
Jan 10, 2008
Mileage
73,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Oct 1, 2007
I AM SECOND OWNER OF TOYOTA SIENNA, 2000 .I BOUGHT AT 32000 MILES. TOYOTA HAS RECALL ON EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY (SERVICE BULLETIN TC03014) . YESTERDAY I WAS ON THE WAY TO AIRPORT AND SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRY TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR HAD SOME NOISE COMING FROM IT AND IT DIDN'T MOVING , I TRIED DIFFERENT GEARS AND IT STILL DIDN'T MOVE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PARK. CAR WAS MOVING BACK SO I PUT SAFETY BRAKE ON AND I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT BY FIRST OWNER, NEXT DAY THEY CALL ME AND TELL ME IT HAS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. I TELL THEM LAST YEAR WHEN I SERVICED MY CAR FOR 36K SERVICE TO CHECK MY CAR FOR TRANSMISSION BUT THEY TELL ME IT HAS NO PROBLEM RELATED TO THAT, ALSO I GIVE THEM EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL LETTER. NOW THIS CAR HAS ONLY 47K MILES BUT JUST PASS PERIOD BY TWO MONTHS ONLY . BUT SHOULD STILL COVER UP TO 100K MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY AS PER RECALL LETTER , BUT ATLANT TOYOTA DON'T WANT TO FIX UNDER THAT WARRANTY. DO YOU THINK SUCH A REPUTABLE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA CAN HAVE PROBLEM AT 47K MILE FOR TRANSMISSION. I ASK TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA SERVICE TELEPHONE NO. BUT THEY DON'T GIVE ME ANY INFO. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT CAN HELP TO COVER SUCH A BIG EXPENSE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION ABOUT $. 3500.00. *JB
NHTSA ID
10204601
Incident
Sep 30, 2007
Mileage
47,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Apr 7, 2006
MY MECHANIC INFORMS ME THAT THE "SPEED SENSOR" ON MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS GONE BAD AND CANNOT BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THE SIENNA'S THAT WERE MANUFACTURED OVERSEAS HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS PART, BUT THAT THOSE MADE IN THE U.S. HAVE NO WAY TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THE RESULT OF THIS DEFECT IS THAT I NO LONGER HAVE A REVERSE GEAR AND SHE SAID THAT FIRST GEAR WILL GO AT ANY TIME, AND NO AMOUNT OF MONEY CAN FIX. NOW CAR IS WORTHLESS CAR. *JB
NHTSA ID
10154789
Incident
Apr 7, 2006
Mileage
72,386 mi
Transmission
Filed Mar 4, 2006
2000 TOYOTA SIENNA LE NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. HAS 73,000 MI. *NM
NHTSA ID
10151800
Incident
Mar 3, 2006
Transmission
Filed Mar 8, 2005
THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT A STOP LIGHT, ON A 50 MPH ROAD, CAR TRANSMISSION SLIPPED TWICE, AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT IT NEW FROM WALNUT CREEK TOYOTA, A 2000 SIENNA. *AK AT 6000 MILES, AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION GRABBED THE CAR THROWING THE FOUR OF US INTO ANOTHER LANE.IT WAS REPLACED. AT 53,000 OR 47000 ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION IT BEGAN TO GRIND AND IT WAS AGAIN REPLACED. 12,000 LATER AT 65,000. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURED. TOYOTA OF WALNUT CREEK HAS STATED THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO SHREAD THE TRANSMISSIONS. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE THE NEW TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL AGAIN AND THIS TIME THERE MAY BE AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THE CAR HAS LOST ALL ITS VALUE.
NHTSA ID
10112754
Incident
Mar 7, 2005
Mileage
6,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Nov 22, 2004
WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME LOOSE AND BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE GEAR SHIFTER BROKE WHEN PLACED IN PARK. *SC
NHTSA ID
10076017
Incident
Jan 13, 2004
Mileage
47,942 mi
Transmission
Filed Sep 14, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported
I BACKED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS A TRASH CAN IN THE WAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY, SO I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HOPPED OUT TO MOVE THE CAN. I TURNED TO GET BACK IN THE CAR AND FOUND IT MOVING FORWARD UP THE DRIVEWAY. I CHASED THE CAR UP THE DRIVEWAY. IT RAN OVER A JOGGERBUGGY AND STRUCK A RETAINING WALL BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO IT AND STOP IT.
NHTSA ID
10091017
Incident
Sep 14, 2004
Mileage
70,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Sep 17, 2003
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
NHTSA ID
10039055
Incident
Aug 17, 2003
Mileage
63,374 mi
EngineSteeringSuspension+2 more
Filed Aug 6, 2003
PROBLEMS WITH TIRE WEAR, TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES AT 45,000 MILES DUE TO TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THERE WAS EARLY SLUDGE BUILDING UP IN THE OIL. THE ENGINE MADE NOISE AND VIBRATED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR *CB *JB
NHTSA ID
10032229
Transmission
Filed Jun 9, 2003
WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 AT 75-80 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ALL OF THE SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. THE ENGINE RACES WHEN GAS PEDAL DEPRESS AND NO TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO WEAVE OUT OF HARMS WAY AND COAST TO AN EXIT AND ENOUGH SPEED TO STOP AT A GAS STATION. CALL FOR TOW TRUCK AND TOWED INTO O'STEEN TOYOTA @ BRUNSWICK. LONG WEEKEND PREVENTING ANY CAR RENTAL (ALL CLOSED) AND ENDED UP TAKING A TAXI (58 MILES AWAY) ALL THE WAY TO JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT FOR A CAR RENTAL TO GO BACK TO MELBOURNE, FL. TO TAKE ON VACATION THE NEXT DAY. CAR LEFT AT O'STEEN AND WAS TOLD A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED AND POSSIBLE THOUGHT OF PINION GEAR FAILURE. SINCE THEY CANNOT OPEN UP THE TRANSMISSION FOR ANY DETAIL LOOK AT FAILURE. SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR IN THIS KIND OF FAILURE. LOOKS LIKE A WHOLE LOT OF SAME PROBLEMS SINCE 2000, WHY IS THERE NO EQUIPMENT RECALLS IS BEYOND ME. *JB
NHTSA ID
10021310
Incident
May 25, 2003
Mileage
36,267 mi
Body & structureOther / unspecifiedTransmission
Filed Apr 23, 2003
FLUID LEAK AROUND THE TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET. REPAIRED 3 TIMES BY 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS. EASY JOB BUT MAYBE IT IS A DEEPER PROBLEM? TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT WHEN COLD FOR ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME IT WAS "FIXED." AFTER THE THIRD TIME TRYING TO STOP THE OIL LEAK, THEY ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE CABLE AND NOW IT SEEMS TO SHIFT MORE NORMALLY IN COLD MORNINGS. SINCE NEW, THE LEFT SLIDING MANUAL DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. AFTER 2 TRIPS FOR "ADJUSTMENTS" THE DOOR IS OPENING CORRECTLY. *JB
NHTSA ID
10016386
Incident
Jan 24, 2003
Mileage
19,400 mi
EngineTires & wheelsTransmission
Filed Mar 27, 2003
THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND TIRE EQUIPMENT. MR THE VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES DUE TO A TRACKING PROBLEM. THERE WAS A WHINE COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER SAW INDICATIONS OF EARLY SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE OIL. THE ENGINE MADE NOISES AND VIBRATED. (DAYTON/GOODYEAR) *SCC *NLM *CB *JB
NHTSA ID
10014842
Incident
Mar 3, 2003
Transmission
Filed Feb 15, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE, WITH NO ONE IT IT BUT RUNNING, SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE (AFTER STANDING STILL FOR AT LEAST A FULL MINUTE OR TWO). VEHICLE BACKED DOWN DRIVEWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND HOUSE. I'M NOT A CARELESS PERSON, SO I CHECKED YOUR DATABASE AND SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS.
NHTSA ID
10005870
Incident
Feb 14, 2003
Transmission
Filed Feb 8, 2003
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.
NHTSA ID
10005510
Incident
Feb 3, 2003
Mileage
67,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Feb 1, 2003
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR IS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 24000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION QUICKLY AND THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I FOUND FROM ONLINE WEB SITE THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2000 TOYOTA SIENNAS. TS
NHTSA ID
10005062
Incident
Jan 31, 2003
Mileage
24,074 mi
Transmission
Filed Jan 22, 2003
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE HOURS, THE TRANSMISSION WOOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD. DEALER REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA ID
10004431
Incident
Dec 21, 2002
Mileage
35,846 mi
Transmission
Filed Dec 31, 2002
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
NHTSA ID
10000445
Incident
Dec 30, 2002
Mileage
75,320 mi
Transmission
Filed Oct 16, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. MR
NHTSA ID
8020905
Incident
Aug 16, 2002
EngineInterior & seatsExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Sep 13, 2002
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.
NHTSA ID
767116
BrakesTransmission
Filed Sep 6, 2002
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
NHTSA ID
766808
Interior & seatsTransmission
Filed Jul 2, 2002
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
NHTSA ID
763765
Incident
Jun 15, 2002
Transmission
Filed May 21, 2002
Crash reported
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION AND KEY WAS IN IGNITION VEHICLE WENT OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, AND VAN RAN INTO A TREE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
NHTSA ID
8010240
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