Major Problems with 2008 Toyota Sienna Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Toyota Sienna

2008 Toyota Sienna VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 2 Mileage: 60000 miles

2008 Toyota Sienna BODY Victims: 2 Mileage: 56000 miles

2008 Toyota Sienna VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 39500 miles

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Problems with BODY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Sienna owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
BODY > STRUCTURE i have had problems with my 2008 toyota sienna van pretty much the whole time of ownership. (bought new feb...	61 ~ 94642 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i accidentally hit the cruise control in my 2008 toyota sienna when the control lever was over the windshield wiper...	43 ~ 47123 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was programming a new sienna van homelink to my garage door opener. it started the sequence as one would...	36 ~ 66178 miles
ENGINE we have owned the sienna for 4 years and 53 000 miles without incidence. we have had it serviced by...	34 ~ 87659 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER date: december 31st 2009 time:8:00am to 8:30am auto : toyota sienna le - 2008 model it was snowing that day...	31 ~ 89968 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. the vehicle does not come equipped with automatic sliding side doors. the doors...	25 ~ 69158 miles
POWER TRAIN 2008 toyota sienna awd leaking gear oil onto exhaust system from awd transfer case. oil is burning. *tr...	24 ~ 68352 miles
STEERING below steering problems persist to the present despite numerous repair attempts by toyota dealership employees and toyota engineers. the approximate...	23 ~ 90717 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL unintended acceleration incident. car was driven 200 miles the previous night and garaged. the next morning car was started backed...	19 ~ 103062 miles
STRUCTURE sunroof glass shattered while driving on the freeway with no apparent reason (no collision no bad road condition). *tr...	18 ~ 43990 miles
TIRES my wife was making a low speed right turn from leeland road (rt lane) onto deacon rd (left lane) in...	14 ~ 14616 miles
SERVICE BRAKES on day of the accident it was snowing and road conditions were icy and slippery. as vehicle was going around...	13 ~ 93445 miles
AIR BAGS was t-boned by someone who failed to yield on green. he was given a ticket. i was through the intersection...	13 ~ 82690 miles
SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. while driving 55 mph the contact found the second row seat belt wrapped...	13 ~ 79751 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2008 toyota sienna--momentary mild inadvertent acceleration upon application of brake mostly noticed at lower speeds (30-40 mph). then brake takes...	12 ~ 23425 miles
WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the tire valve stem detached while adding air...	10 ~ 55848 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES my husband was driving in florida in our rented toyota sienna minivan and five family members were in the car...	10 ~ 33338 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM just notified of sudden acceleration. hindsight - starting fall 2012 remote starter died no warmup my boyfriend and i experienced...	9 ~ 48373 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN unintended acceleration incident. car was driven 200 miles the previous night and garaged. the next morning car was started backed...	9 ~ 23556 miles
SUSPENSION the left rear coil spring broke. not sure when it broke was advised it was broken by a mechanic during	8 ~ 74788 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER last june 2012 i was backing my vehicle in my home driveway when the rear hatch window suddenly exploded showering...	7 ~ 109079 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING piston slap on toyota 3.5 l v6 since new. very loud when cold in cooler temperatures..ca arbitrator agrees with toyota...	7 ~ 34779 miles
EQUIPMENT i was programming a new sienna van homelink to my garage door opener. it started the sequence as one would...	7 ~ 16450 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE toyota sienna 2008 lift gate fell on head of child- the lift gate is now unsteady all the time and	6 ~ 72252 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING driving my 2008 toyota sienna and it felt funny and i heard some rattling from under the hood. no idea...	4 ~ 30138 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES received letter 7/24/14 advising that my 2008 toyota sienna had a potential problem with the cable holding the spare tire...	3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING could not stop after my abs brakes locked up then were soft/absent drove up on the center median got back...	3 ~ 27410 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY toyota gas pedal stuck. i realize that there is already something in the works for this problem but i wanted...	3 ~ 74667 miles
SEATS air bag light started blinking when car started and stayed blinking. brought in to dealer and comments were "open in...	2 ~ 39750 miles
CHILD SEAT i have a radian xtsl car seat that will not stay tightly installed in my 2008 toyota sienna when installed...	2
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES the run-flat tires start to make noise and then one day begin to vibrate badly. the steel belts separate on...	2 ~ 53801 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the steering was defective. the tires were protruding...	2 ~ 70500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC hi i have a toyota sienna 2009.it has only 11 000 miles on it. i do the maintenance on time....	2 ~ 24750 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES we have an '08 8 passenger toyota sienna le. my son likes to play with the lights... we kept warning...	2 ~ 50250 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM we have an '08 8 passenger toyota sienna le. my son likes to play with the lights... we kept warning...	2 ~ 10250 miles
VISIBILITY i leased a toyota sienna from king toyota in deerfield beach. it is an xle with leather sunroof and dvd...	2
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. when the contact switched lanes or made a turn the brakes activated...	1 ~ 170000 miles
COIL SPRINGS > SPRINGS > FRONT tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. the contact discovered that the front driver side suspension coil spring fractured...	1 ~ 87000 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. the contact stated that white smoke appeared from the rear of the...	1 ~ 74000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY while parked in my driveway and seated in the drivers' seat i activated the rear lift-gate via the center roof...	1 ~ 71168 miles
CONNECTOR/CLIP > TETHER > CHILD SEAT the e-z-on adjustable vests are designed to be tethered to the vehicle latch system and the tether attaches to the...	1
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2008 toyota sienna with approx. 45k miles. driving down highway after wedding. traction control light comes on. a minute later...	1 ~ 45000 miles
LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP > CHILD SEAT i have a radian xtsl car seat that will not stay tightly installed in my 2008 toyota sienna when installed...	1
TREAD/BELT > TIRES the run-flat tires start to make noise and then one day begin to vibrate badly. the steel belts separate on...	1
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the steering was defective. the tires were protruding...	1 ~ 2000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > TAILGATE > BODY tailgate will not stay in the upright position. as soon as the tailgate is lifted the gate slams shut. if...	1 ~ 37000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER all of the sudden when i was driving on the highway (2008 sienna limited awd) last two week it suddenly...	1 ~ 30000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY sunroof glass shattered while driving on the freeway with no apparent reason (no collision no bad road condition). *tr...	1 ~ 27300 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. the vehicle was parked when the rear passenger vent window blew out due...	1 ~ 33000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS i was traveling in a 2008 toyota sienna south after just coming from being stopped at a red light when...	1 ~ 10000 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the trunk handle was melting. there was no...	1 ~ 80000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HOOD > BODY my husband was driving in florida in our rented toyota sienna minivan and five family members were in the car...	1 ~ 19390 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM speedometer on my 2008 toyota sienna appears to be showing a faster rate of speed from 3 different speed radars...	1
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN 2008 toyota sienna 3.5 v6 has had piston slap since new. toyota knows that there is a flaw in all...	1
SIDEWALL > TIRES my wife was making a low speed right turn from leeland road (rt lane) onto deacon rd (left lane) in...	1 ~ 10200 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE to change a tire the floor jack was placed in front of the left rear tire a little too far...	1 ~ 11000 miles
LOCK > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES we have an '08 8 passenger toyota sienna le. my son likes to play with the lights... we kept warning...	1 ~ 500 miles
INTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY i leased a toyota sienna from king toyota in deerfield beach. it is an xle with leather sunroof and dvd...	1

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