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2001 Toyota Sienna repairs by problem area

Engine (47%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (4%)

Brakes and Traction Control (6%)

Suspension and Steering (16%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (14%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (3%)

Other (10%)

Chart based on 126 repairs.
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2001 Toyota Sienna repair cost distribution

$2500+ (2%)

$1000 - $2499 (4%)

$500 - $999 (20%)

$100 - $499 (42%)

< $100 (32%)

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Chart based on 106 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2001 Toyota Sienna

Engine not specified

Toyota Sienna in Michigan, United States
Jan 2013 - Feb 2013
Feb 2013

151000 mi

US $640
replaced sway bar and front struts 

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2001 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.

210-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD

Toyota Sienna in New York, United States
Dec 2012 - Jun 2015
Aug 2013

114400 mi

US $1500
New catalytic converters (3) installec 
Aug 2014

125400 mi

US $2000
Two out of the three catalytic converters were bad and replaced 
Feb 2015

130400 mi
Emission control error reported. Checked and found TSB report of failure of portion of on-board computer. Mechanic will still only believe the repairs is replacing the catalytic converter and will not even investigate the TSB. 
Toyota Sienna in Ontario, Canada
Mar 2013 - Jul 2014
Dec 2013

130200 mi

C $700
Speed sensor had become separated from wheel bearing. Replaced left wheel bearing. Still had some brake noise issues following repair and went back. They machined rear brake drums - add $80 to above repair cost. 
Jul 2014

134540 mi

C $100
driver door lock replaced. driver side rear sliding door repaired 
Toyota Sienna in Georgia, United States
Aug 2012 - Oct 2013
Sep 2012

194000 mi

US $210
check engine light on indicating downstream O2 sensor failure on bank 2. Replaced bank 1 and bank 2 sensors. 
Jan 2013

220000 mi

US $650
replace power steering assembly 
Jun 2013

226000 mi

US $600
replaced motor mounts replaced struts and shocks replaced alternator 
Toyota Sienna in Massachusetts, United States
Jun 2011 - Nov 2012
Apr 2012

145800 mi

US $200
2 leaks in AC system, front and rear. Recharge was lasting a month or so. 
Aug 2012

150700 mi

US $320
Front shocks (original equipment) badly worn. Replaced pair. Lots of exhaust noise from original-equipment muffler, but mechanic found that connection to exhaust pipe was corroded. He welded it and stopped the noise. 
Sep 2012

154000 mi

US $900
Front struts, strut mounts, and rear shocks replaced. 
Oct 2012

154000 mi

US $400
New exhaust kit- muffler & pipes Timing belt replacement Water pump replaced 
Nov 2012

154000 mi

US $400
Leaky valve gasket replaced Whiny noise 
Toyota Sienna in Ohio, United States
Mar 2012 - Sep 2012
Apr 2012

96500 mi

US $300
O2 sensor on back bank failed. 
Toyota Sienna in Delaware, United States
Mar 2012 - Nov 2018
May 2012

177700 mi

US $300
Timing belt tensioner broke. Had to replace timing belt, idlers and tensioner. Also replaced water pump. 
May 2013

191000 mi

US $300
Check engine light came on. Code P0442 indicated small leak in fuel vapor system. Front passenger door handle broke and found both sliding door handles cracked. Replaced all 4 door handles. 
Apr 2014

200800 mi

US $300
CEL on. Replaced Catalytic Converter and rear Oxygen sensor. 
May 2015

211000 mi

US $400
Replaced front struts and rear shocks. No clear signs of failure, but ride had worsened, and they appeared to be the originals. Replaced front rotors. Replaced front and rear brakes 
May 2018

245000 mi

US $90
Alternator failed, replaced 
Toyota Sienna in Florida, United States
Apr 2012 - Jul 2013
Jul 2013

181000 mi
Engine froze up and would needed to be replaced. It was junked and I now have a different vehicle. 
Toyota Sienna in Alaska, United States
Jun 2013 - Apr 2018
Jun 2014

152000 mi

US $85
Replaced winter tires. Noted both bearing and hub assemblies will have to be replaced soon. 
Oct 2014

157800 mi

US $700
Rear bearing and hub assemblies were worn and caused tires to wear enevenly. 
Toyota Sienna in Ecuador
Mar 2014 - Jun 2015
Jul 2014

103640 mi

US $40
Knocking noise on front right strut, replaced the strut mount. 
Nov 2014

105060 mi

US $120
Right front brake damaged the disk, disk was machined, brake pads changed, brake system cleaned to clear some corrosion. 
May 2015

107960 mi

US $40
Something was knocking when turning the wheel, a rubber piece was bad, I had a replacement part made. 
Jun 2015

109740 mi

US $350
Power steering fluid was leaking, replaced gaskets in the system. 
Toyota Sienna in Illinois, United States
Aug 2015 - Sep 2015
Apr 2015

115000 mi

US $60
CE light, dealer said it needed a new Cat for $1400. Free scan at autozone, pointed to aft o2 sensor. Replaced sensor for $60, light went off. But, rusted mounting studs broke off, installed sensor with super glue & sm. C clamp. Still on! 
Toyota Sienna in Hawaii, United States
- Jan 2017
Jan 2017

124914 mi

US $429
Shop found right rear cylinder bad, causing knocking and rumbling when braking, so shop replaced right rear cylinder and bled brakes.  Shop also replaced left inner tie rod due to excessive play, sent out to set toe. 
Toyota Sienna in British Columbia, Canada
Feb 2016 - Jan 2022
Jan 2017

196850 mi
Frame of driver's seat was welded as old weld point had broken off. 
Jun 2017

198567 mi

C $8
Replaced left tail light assembly, hood prop clip, rear speakers, trim piece around rear lock 
May 2018

204452 mi

C $152
Replaced Bank 1 Sensor 1 Oxygen sensor 
Oct 2021

230432 mi

C $291
Removed right front CV axle shaft in order to replace leaking seal, installed axle back. This fault may well have been caused when the shop replaced this same axle shaft in Feb 2020, after which a burning smell in the vehicle became apparent when idling and not using the air recirculate setting. The shop would not admit fault. 
Toyota Sienna in Ontario, Canada
Nov 2015 - Apr 2022
Oct 2015

141980 mi

C $275
Replacement of left cable, free up adjust drum and adjustment of the parking brake. Blowtorch was required to free up cable! 
Nov 2015

138260 mi

C $650
One of the two fans had to be replaced An ongoing issue where it was difficult to put gear selector into Park 
Apr 2017

143220 mi

C $379
Once warm the minivan ran quite roughly. Engine flashing as opposed to solid warning Also noticed tailpipe dark blue smoke. Diagnosed by independent garage as cylinder misfiring caused by worn solenoid. Rear right solenoid replaced, Removed and inspected front solenoid 40 km road test Right rear solenoid - $165.40 CAD 2 hrs. labour - 170.00 HST 43.60 Total. $379.00 CAD 
Toyota Sienna in Nebraska, United States
Jun 2015 - Jul 2015
Jul 2015

253000 mi

US $501
replaced AC belt 
Toyota Sienna in North Carolina, United States
Oct 2014 - Apr 2016
Nov 2014

146000 mi

US $500
MIL on but bulb had burned out. 2 knock sensors replaced. MIL on but bulb had burned out. Air/fuel mixture sensor was failing. Valve cover gaskets leaking. MIL bulb burned out. 
Apr 2015

151200 mi

US $140
Car had P0440 error and was diagnosed by shop with failed catalytic converter at @155,000. Estimate is about $950. No current symptoms. We are waiting for it to get worse. Repair trip included two new tires. 
Dec 2015

169000 mi
Diagnosed with failing catalytic converter. Prior to my buying it, car was driven unknown many, many miles with engine light on. This probably contributed to this failure. 
Jan 2016

153800 mi
Oil leak (1/2 quart every 3000 miles) diagnosed as coming from the rear main crankshaft seal. 
Mar 2016

173000 mi

US $200
Code 1554. Flushed engine with BG Performance Enhancer. Changed oil to full synthetic. Known problem with sludging in these engines affecting valve timing. If this doesn't fix completely, we'll flush again. Run synthetic only from here. 
Apr 2016

173000 mi
Problem recurred. the VVT problem leads to sudden losses in braking, which sealed the deal. When the car mistimes, it also doesn't produce adequate vacuum. That robs the brake booster, and the power brakies no longer work. Unexpectedly! 
Toyota Sienna in California, United States
Feb 2015 - Mar 2018
Mar 2015

213000 mi

US $3200
Melted catalytic converters - may be due to injectors running rich 
Toyota Sienna in Kentucky, United States
Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
Apr 2015

280000 mi

US $117
When checking alignment because of flat tire, flushed PS fluid. Rack & pinion started leaking. 
Toyota Sienna in Minnesota, United States
Nov 2008 - Feb 2015
Mar 2012

107000 mi

US $600
Wheel bearing, right rear, went bad. Requires expensive part. Fixed. 
Mar 2013

122000 mi
Previously repaired wheel bearing failed again, fixed for free. 
Jul 2013

126200 mi

US $175
Tailgate latch broken, would not open. Bad O2 sensor, replaced. 
Toyota Sienna in California, United States
Dec 2011 - Jan 2013
Jul 2012

151000 mi

US $1
Left side mirror came loose and flops around. Duct taped it in place. 
Toyota Sienna in Wisconsin, United States
May 2008 - Apr 2016
Feb 2009

122000 mi

US $150
Replaced leaky valve cover gasket. Also tune-up. Leaky exhaust, loud. Repaired pipe, was rusty. 
Dec 2009

130000 mi

US $500
Replaced multiple interior and exterior bulbs Replaced bad tie rod (suspension). 
Jan 2010

130000 mi

US $200
Replaced window motor 
Sep 2012

147000 mi
Rear latch would not open. Googled the solution and greased the latch from inside 
Jan 2015

148800 mi
Replaced broken passenger door handles, inside and out 
Toyota Sienna in Florida, United States
Feb 2010 - Feb 2015
Jun 2011

170000 mi
Broken rear door handle. Repaired myself with information from web site. Saved $300-$400. 
Jan 2012

198300 mi

US $500
Two bad motor mounts, and there is still some motor vibration. 
Toyota Sienna in Wisconsin, United States
Nov 2008 - Sep 2011
Dec 2008

91000 mi

US $500
O2 sensor and Mass airflow sensor replaced. They replaced the wrong O2 sensor during last visit. They replaced the other O2 sensor with no charge. 
Dec 2010

119000 mi

US $700
Front struts were discovered to be leaking while car was in getting 4 new tires. 
Toyota Sienna in Virginia, United States
Nov 2008 - Jun 2012
Sep 2011

134000 mi

US $42
Emergency brake pedal not holding vehicle when parked. Mechanic removed rear drums to find self adjuster levers stretched. Mechanic bent levers to engage properly and readjusted brakes. 
Toyota Sienna in Wisconsin, United States
Nov 2008 - Sep 2011
Jul 2009

68000 mi

US $245
Air conditioner condenser was replaced. A/C system was evacuated and recharged. 
Toyota Sienna in British Columbia, Canada
Dec 2008 - Jun 2018
Jun 2011

151280 mi

C $1500
seized calipers resulting in replacement of calipers, rotors and pads 
May 2013

176900 mi

C $250
fuel pump failure 
Jul 2015

198500 mi
low refrigerant.rnrecharge system 
Toyota Sienna in Ontario, Canada
Dec 2009 - Dec 2010
Oct 2010

80600 mi

C $800
Engine Knock Sensor 
Toyota Sienna in Hawaii, United States
Oct 2009 - Jan 2022
Nov 2009

92000 mi

US $50
After t belt/water pump replacement, car lost coolant, overheated. Shop changed thermostat, coolant, radiator cap, therm. switch for fan. Hard to tell if coolant loss has continued. Clumps in coolant, and not returning well to radiator from overflow. 
Mar 2012

98000 mi

US $15
Replaced broken rear hatch lever for the second time. Previous one was replaced less than 2 yrs./less than 2000 miles prior with genuine Toyota part. This time, replaced with aftermarket part from ebay. 
Apr 2015

104000 mi

US $135
Top tank of radiator was cracked. Small leak in aluminum core was also found upon removal. Replaced radiator, top and bottom coolant hoses, and clamps. 
Sep 2016

103700 mi

US $130
Ignition tumbler was stuck, so had to tow. Toyota split wafer design failed (lots of stories on the web), causing tumbler to jam. Very difficult to get key to turn enough to remove tumbler. Repaired failed part. 
Jun 2021

108000 mi

US $30
Noticed coolant leak below engine, after car was parked. Water seal plate on front of block was leaking. Removed, cleaned, and resealed water seal plate with special Permatex silicone sealant, and topped off coolant with 50/50 prediluted coolant. 
Oct 2021

119000 mi

US $500
Power steering rack seals were leaking. Replaced the rack, both tie rod ends, and did a fluid flush. 
Toyota Sienna in Oregon, United States
Jul 2011 - Dec 2011
Aug 2011

151000 mi
Check engine light. Code:P0420 Catalyst system efficiency below threshold Bank 1. Had already paid $416 to have catalytic converter replaced. Told it would cost $8 to replace another one. Check engine light has stayed off,so did not repair. 
Toyota Sienna in California, United States
Jun 2011 - Sep 2013
Jul 2011

155000 mi

US $900
Air conditioning stopped working, when gas replaced, only working in rear, not in front.  
Sep 2013

177000 mi

US $120
the car often wouldn't start, despite changing the battery, then started getting squealing noises from the engine, then finally had a burnt rubber smell. Two belts needed changing, fine since. 
Toyota Sienna in North Carolina, United States
Feb 2011 - Jun 2013
Jun 2013

76000 mi
Cruise control does not operate due to an inoperable actuator motor. 
Toyota Sienna in Georgia, United States
Jan 2011 - Oct 2013
Mar 2013

188000 mi
Battery cables loose causing starting problem. Also replaced brakes 
Oct 2013

190000 mi
Door mechanism on the tailgate broke. $406 fix. took a few hours 
Toyota Sienna in Michigan, United States
Sep 2011 - Jun 2022
Oct 2011

199700 mi

US $392
Had car 1 week and coil for number 2 plug died. Car has new recondition Eng therefore old parts reinstalled with 199,990 miles on them. 
Mar 2012

207000 mi

US $178
another "coil" went out making the third one I had to replace. Cost is from 300 to 178.00 depending on cost of "coil" which is a coil built into the plug wire on Toyota. Use to be 1 coil for all 6 plug wires now one for each coil. 
Apr 2012

207000 mi

US $138
ANOTHER plug coil went out! They should have gone back to just ONE coil! 
Jul 2012

209000 mi

US $117
ANOTHER COIL WENT OUT! Hope this is the last one! They could be the original and have 200,000 on them so we'll see. Now the eng light is on again but no miss so it's probably the sensors before and after the catalytic converter fouled-again. 
Jan 2013

204200 mi

US $318
Ck eng lite on-diagnose-up line oxygen sensor-gas mileage horrible-car ran good but mileage bad. 
Feb 2013

215000 mi

US $120
Prior to this the engine light came on stayed on, mechanic checked for problem-time to replace the catalytic converter-car has over 200,000 miles on it and assume it's the original. Ran rough-check eng light blinking, needed the last coil for eng. 
Mar 2013

215000 mi

US $589
Catalytic converter bad 200,000 plus miles on it and a rust spot getting bigger. 
Jun 2013

221000 mi

US $69
LF link worn our and noisy-replaced by self. 
Jul 2013

222000 mi

US $78
Replaced rt rear power slider door outer handel-worn out at slide to inner cable. Cable ok-nothing broke. Replaced rt rear power slider door outer handel-worn out at slide to inner cable. Cable ok-nothing broke. 
Sep 2013

227000 mi
Check eng lite came on, was not blinking, so had mech check it out. Slight surface rust spot on gas filler pipe creating air leak at cap. Cleaned-light now out. 
Apr 2014

237000 mi

US $35
Left sliding door handle broke when freezing outside-15 below. so had purchased new one on e-bay and installed works great. 
Aug 2014

237000 mi

US $178
Eng began to miss-coils --again replaced two. Dad shop check dist pick up system-working fine. ck eng light back on but not flashing so another trip coming up. runs fine otherwise. 
Feb 2015

240000 mi
Fuel cap opening rust! 
Mar 2015

240000 mi

US $275
muffler leaking 
Oct 2015

247700 mi

US $471
Chips on hood-paint peeling off-had hood repainted! 
Apr 2017

270000 mi

US $200
Low air warning device. 
Jun 2017

269000 mi

US $200
Replace lr wheel bearing. 
Apr 2022

299000 mi

US $600
Solenoid valves problems, replaced valve unit..unsuccessful Condenser 2 yrs old failed repair successful 

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2001 Toyota Sienna 4-door

6-cylinder automatic 2WD

Toyota Sienna in Indiana, United States
Jan 2009 - Mar 2010
Feb 2009

117000 mi

US $300
Air/Fuel Sensor (lambda or oxygen sensor, but don't tell the Toyota service people that it's a oxygen sensor because they will argue with you till your blue in the face) Bank 1/Sensor 1 Pretty certain the tech who worked on the van the first time actually broke the other "Air/Fuel sensor". "Air/Fuel Sensor Bank 2/Sensor 1" Now I'm waiting for the "Replace Vehicle" code. "Knock Sensor Bank 1 Malfunction" 
Jun 2009

118000 mi

US $1900
The second knock sensor decided to die and the mass airflow sensor bit it. The van is for sale!! 
Sep 2009

118000 mi

US $350
Replaced Alternator for the second time. The first replacement lasted 3 years and was a Toyota service part. This time it's an off the shelf rebuild from NAPA. I can already say that the Napa doesn't have the bearing whine that the Toyota had. 
Toyota Sienna in California, United States
Nov 2008 - Mar 2010
Aug 2009

85000 mi

US $90
Check engine light on, severe pre-ignition under heavy load. Dealer diagnosed bad knock sensor. Returned home using premium fuel which greatly helped pre-ignition problem. Plan to replace sensors myself. 
Toyota Sienna in Pennsylvania, United States
Feb 2012 - Oct 2012
Oct 2012

179000 mi

US $200
The strap that prevents the door from opening real wide broke 
Toyota Sienna in Kentucky, United States
Nov 2008 - Mar 2010
Feb 2009

78000 mi

US $250
Warpes rear brake drum. Had to replace both l and r. 

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2001 Toyota Sienna 4-door

4-cylinder automatic 2WD

Toyota Sienna in Ohio, United States
Dec 2009 - Jun 2011
Aug 2010

133300 mi

US $50
Added refrigerant. 
Sep 2010

140000 mi

US $500
electrical door motor passenger side replaced with part from salvage yard. 
Toyota Sienna in Wisconsin, United States
Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
Jun 2016

197000 mi
Light was on and took to my trusted macanic that let me know it was the transmission 

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2001 Toyota Sienna

4-cylinder automatic 2WD

Toyota Sienna in Ohio, United States
Dec 2009 - Jun 2011
Feb 2010

158300 mi
P0420 code - also found oil leak in engine. We are unsure of the source of the leak. The problem is ongoing. 

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