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2008 Toyota Sienna repairs by problem area
Engine (23%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (5%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (27%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (27%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (9%)
Other (6%)
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Chart based on 270 repairs.
2008 Toyota Sienna suspension repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (11%)
$500 - $999 (23%)
$100 - $499 (36%)
< $100 (29%)
Chart based on 70 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2008 Toyota Sienna
Engine not specified
| 72000 mi US $800 |
Power steering fluid leakage. |
2008 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic FWD
| 70680 mi C $700 |
Broken front coil spring. Swaybar Links worn. Front left control arm bushings worn. |
| 103000 mi US $250 |
Shims and bolt kits required because alignments could not be made to bring vehicle into spec after net tires installed. |
| 104500 mi US $100 |
Noticed rear of the van drooping, suspected worn rear shocks. Replaced original factory shocks with aftermarket units for the AWD model, since they are marginally stiffer. Van sits higher at the rear, and ride quality restored. |
| 117000 mi US $17 |
Sway bar bushings badly worn, making noise over speed bumps. Replaced with Polyurethane bushings. Distinct improvement in cornering feel (for a van). |
| 117500 mi US $100 |
Replaced torn power steering boot. Just. One Side. Then I had to get an alignment done, since I screwed up counting the turns it took to take the outer tie rod off. |
| 125000 mi | power steering pump leaking slightly, also the other power steering rack boot is torn now. |
| 139000 mi US $500 |
Noted increased road noise from front end. Both front wheel bearings needed replacement. |
| 96000 mi US $400 |
Replaced steering rack that was leaking. Got alignment. Did maintenance at same time. |
| 81000 mi US $887 |
Wheel bearing and regular maintenance. |
| 218000 mi US $175 |
Struts, broken coil spring |
| 71300 mi C $2200 |
Steering rack and front struts, common problems for Sienna of 2004-2010 even dealer confirmed. But no recall for it, too bad. August update: still shopping around. |
| 79980 mi C $500 |
Rear wheels springs broken (attached hitch and bicycles rack in the summer, caring 4 bycicles probably did a damage to springs ) |
| 138600 mi US $280 |
Normal wear, rear bearings were noisy and had to be replaced. |
| 120000 mi | leaking steering rack quoted $900-$1500 to replace. Cost too prohibitive so I decided to not replace it and use stop leak fluid and keep an eye on it. |
| 102800 mi US $125 |
Wheel bearing was worn, making noise and producing a slight wobble. |
| 141360 mi C $12 |
replaced both front sway bar end links |
| 152520 mi C $300 |
replace front control arms both sides. drive side was bad, passenger side was going bad. These were replaced 4 years ago by the previous owner with junk no name parts. |
| 155000 mi US $1900 |
Steering rack replacement |
| 79980 mi C $800 |
Steering rack boot torn |
| 85000 mi US $600 |
Steering sensor |
| 147000 mi US $95 |
Replaced wheel bearing. Driver side |
| 172000 mi US $139 |
alignment |
| 90000 mi US $15 |
Small leak from the power steering hose at the reservoir. I replaced the clamp with a new one, which seemed to fix it. |
| 118000 mi US $2000 |
spring on passenger side front strut broken, both front strut assemblies replaced |
| 42000 mi | Rack and pinon assembly. Dealer noticed leak. |
| 80000 mi US $330 |
rack and pinion is failing. 2nd time. spoke with toyota and they are offering $500.00 towards the repair when i get it done. |
| 79000 mi US $150 |
cracked steering column |
| 126000 mi US $300 |
rear coil springs |
| 130000 mi US $750 |
leaking front struts; replaced front struts and coil springs |
| 111000 mi US $669 |
broken left front coil spring. Dealership replaced both front coil springs. Had to return second time to tighten up tie rod nuts. No charge for second trip back. Suspension is now quite and works properly. |
| 83000 mi US $1500 |
Power steering fluid leak, found to be steering rack leaking. Steering rack replaced. |
| 87000 mi US $100 |
Rear hub assembly |
| 277000 mi US $340 |
Part of front coil broke off, rattled, bounced down the road. Still ran ok. Replaced both front strut assemblies, still had originals at 276,000 mi. The other strut had a partial broken coil that stayed in place. |
| 456000 mi US $450 |
Replaced control arms, ball joints, tierod ends, steering was a little loose |
| 465000 mi US $3500 |
Rack and pinion and subframe under rack replaced. rack and hose leaking, |
| 88900 mi US $89 |
Steering rack leak. |
| 62000 mi | replaced power steering mechanicals |
| 93000 mi US $780 |
Left rear spring was broken and needed replaced. Replaced both left and right springs. |
| 132000 mi US $400 |
Both front wheel bearings making grinding noise. Front wheel bearings replaced. |
| 54700 mi US $256 |
Coil spring broken |
| 95500 mi US $550 |
Steering rack leak. Replaced rack with remanufactured unit. |
| 149900 mi | power steering fluid leak. |
| 43000 mi US $235 |
bad steering linkage |
| 73000 mi US $370 |
Front wheels were making a squeaking noise when driving, mechanic tested and said new wheel bearings were needed. Replaced both front wheel bearings. While this work was done, front axle was replaced because rusted and mechanic 'broke' it. |
| 83100 mi | Power steering rack leak |
| 63000 mi US $250 |
Leaking steering rack |
| 82000 mi | Brake pads and rotors. Shocks and alignment. Trans fluid flush. |
| 80200 mi US $15 |
slow leak in the steering rack end seal, resulting in oily mess on the boot. cleaned up oil, added lucas stop leak, monitoring. |
| 90000 mi US $270 |
replaced struts |
| 81200 mi | strut mount was loose |
| 106000 mi US $40 |
The Mevotech sway bar links I'd put on about a year previously had loosened up in their joints to the point where they were clanking. I replaced them with MOOG parts |
| 145000 mi | Passenger side steering rack boot failure |
| 124000 mi US $1200 |
Lots of clunking & wobbling in front end; shop replaced struts, bearings, and bushings; maybe shocks too. |
| 124000 mi | Struts were inappropriately installed at last repair; different shop had to fix the struts, including replacement of a destroyed bushing. |
| 127000 mi US $950 |
Power steering rack / box replacement |
| 180000 mi US $140 |
Replaced rear wheel bearing assembly |
| 95000 mi US $700 |
replace leaking power steering pump |
| 143000 mi US $1000 |
Replace front shocks and struts |
2008 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD
| 79000 mi | Steering rack leaking. |
| 195000 mi US $990 |
driver side rear hub. I have irregular wear also on the rear tires....I will have a repair coming on that. |
| 217000 mi US $1400 |
driver front wheel bearing and alignment. rear axle |
| 221000 mi US $283 |
rear axle was shimmed to attempt a correction to the rear tires wearing out very quickly on the inside edge, due to them slanting inward at the top of the tire. Replaced the sway bar links. |
| 228700 mi | Replaced the boot on the rack and pinion steering. |
| 255800 mi US $500 |
replaced passenger right front wheel bearing and race, tire and alignment |
| 291000 mi US $550 |
replaced new front struts |
| 259300 mi US $400 |
passenger rear wheel bearing went out. |
| 316000 mi | The rear beam appears to be have the hub bracket welded at a slight angle. The result is the inability to get the vehicle in alignment and irregular wear on tires. The repair included shimming the rear hubs, but still having issues. |
| 320000 mi US $166 |
alignment attempted with shims...unsuccessful. |
| 80500 mi US $1500 |
rack and pinion boot ripped, R&P was leaking. Expensive! |
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