2.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
51,000 miles

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problem #11

Apr 262021

Sienna

  • miles
We realized that our vehicle had a flat tire. When we went to attempt to put on the spare, we noticed that all of the lug nuts had "swollen" and none of the lug nuts would fit in the corresponding socket. Ultimately, the lug nut caps delaminated, and it took over an hour to tear the caps from the nuts. If this had happened on the side of the highway, addressing this issue would have been incredibly dangerous. It does not seem to make sense to continue using lug nuts with decorative caps for aesthetic reasons while impacting the safety of drivers with flat tires.

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

problem #10

Jan 042021

Sienna

  • miles
Front tires wear out too fast on this vehicle. I purchased vehicle around 60K miles. Now at 130K and on 4th set of tires. All Michelin/top quality from costco. Rotations at 5-7K religiously. Front end suspension/steering in good shape/parts replaced when wear is seen. Alignment good. Horrible. Wear is on outer edges of both front tires.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #9

Feb 012020

Sienna

  • 140,000 miles
2012 Toyota Sienna AWD has excessive premature wear on tires. New set of tires, following manufactures recommended maintenance, has consumed a set of tires in under 20,000 miles. Driving conditions were normal in-town operations, maintained recommended tire inflation, rotation.

- Hastings, MN, USA

problem #8

Jul 022019

Sienna

  • 144,000 miles
C1433 error code has on my Toyota Sienna 2012 I think it is safety issue C1433 steering angle sensor internal circuit

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #7

Nov 092018

Sienna

  • 87,000 miles
The tires wear out too quickly. Two years ago I bought 70000 mile tires and after less the 30000 miles all four tires were worn down on the outside edge. The alignment was checked at the dealer every 10000 miles and the tires were rotated. This is a safety issue because the tires get excessively worn before they are expected to. The car was not moving. I noticed the excessive wear and took it to the dealer. They said that this car just eats up tires.

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

problem #6

Jul 092017

Sienna

  • 91,000 miles
Toyota Sienna goes through tires at a rate 1.5-two times as fast as the tire manufacturers expected mile warranty. Michelin primacy mxv4 (not a cheap tire) had a little over 40K miles before they needed to be replaced. Replaced with Continental true contact (90,000 mile tire) and I have driven about 45K miles on them and they are once again in need of replacement. I rotate tires at the dealership on a regular basis as well as keep them inflated at the recommended inflation. Vehicle has also had regular alignment checks and performed alignments. In reading multiple forums, this seems to be an issue with the Toyota Sienna that Toyota refuses to correct, not a tire manufacturer problem.

- Republuc, MO, USA

problem #5

Nov 302011

Sienna

  • miles
NHTSA recall number : 11V560 manufacturer recall number : B0N Toyota has never contacted me regarding the resolution of this recall or has informed me that this recall was done.

- Torrance, CA, USA

problem #4

Mar 012014

Sienna

  • miles
Steering wheel column (or part of the steering wheel is making a clicking sound when turning wheels in low speeds or in reverse. The clicking sound is getting louder and the wheels appear to "skip" or "jerk slightly" when turned. I thought that it was a typical or individual issue, but a lot of Toyota Sienna owners are experiencing the same issue.

- Tucker, GA, USA

problem #3

Aug 192015

Sienna

  • 34,000 miles
I own a 2012 Sienna with approximately 34,000 miles. The wheels are aluminum, and the tires have all received routine rotations at the dealership, and tire repairs at the local tire dealer, all of which involved the use of air driven impact wrenches. Impact wrenches have damaged the two piece chrome plated protective covering on most of the lug nuts on my wheels to the point that they literally cannot be removed or reinstalled using the factory supplied lug wrench. The wrench no longer fits the damaged lug nuts. Twice recently I have had flats, requiring the use of the factory supplied lug wrench to remove the flat and install the spare. This task was impossible both times because of existing disfigurement to one or more of the lug nuts on the wheels involved. I had to get help from tire shops both times to change my tires. Fortunately both times help was available, but without such help, a simple flat tire can strand motorists, subjecting them to extreme safety hazards with terrible potential safety consequences. Once removed, lug nuts cannot be reliably retightened.

- Orange, TX, USA

problem #2

Jun 052014

Sienna

  • 43,000 miles
2012 Toyota Sienna had two front-wheel blowouts in less than one year. Tires had less than 25,000 miles in both instances.

- South Elgin, IL, USA

problem #1

Dec 102013

Sienna 6-cyl

  • 22,000 miles
Tires on this vehicle wear out very quick, warranty is for 60000 miles, Michelin tire P235/60R primacy? mxv4.

- Diamond Bar, CA, USA