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Chart based on 63 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2011 Toyota Sienna
Engine not specified
110700 mi
Passenger side door would not close, replaced motor
Hum coming from radio/CD unit when ignition in accessory mode. Dealer replaced.
92800 mi
US $50
Motors, and related parts for both sliding doors were replaced under extended warranty.
158000 mi
Takata airbag recall...passenger airbag replaced
74000 mi
Center screen would go blank or all white. Total replacement under ext warranty.
54580 mi
C $450
Fan motor very noisy at all speeds. Fan was replaced
92000 mi
US $79
3rd battery in 18 months.
39000 mi
Tire pressure system controller was faulty. At first they replaced a single sensor in a wheel. 2nd trip back they replaced entire main unit.
47600 mi
Electric switch above rear view mirror that controls both sliding rear doors worked intermittently. Dealer replaced entire unit. Now works without issue.
60000 mi
US $75
Security system going off when car was sitting parked (when it shouldnt) Found faulty hood latch switch. Hood latch and switch replaced. Now no more false alarms. All is A-ok.
100000 mi
Had recall performed to side sliding doors- repair took most of day to replace wiring harnesses to doors
25000 mi
Satellite radio inoperative. Blue tooth connection inoperative. Dealer has ordered new satellite antenna.
27000 mi
Blue tooth would not connect to cell phone. After a new satellite connnector on the roof was installed the problem persisted until everything was erased and started over for synching. Sat radio and blue tooth work fine. Side door still pops.
103000 mi
Takata passenger airbag replaced under warranty
104000 mi
Sliding Door Recall Completed (full day repair)
81000 mi
US $280
Blower motor making lots of noise .. was replaced with new one
172550 mi
US $18
License plate bulb
134000 mi
US $120
Replaced front AC blower motor due to excessive noise.
250000 mi
US $300
Automatic Sliding door wiring repair
102300 mi
C $256
AC not working. Tried 2 new compressors, nil fix, then reinstalled old compressor. Dealer (Mississauga Toyota) unable to solve. It worked intermittently for a while then stopped completely.
Went to Dixie Matheson Service Centre. They found a bad sensor and made repair. Sensor doesn't come with compressor. They also found system completely discharged due to damaged O rings being reused.(poor workmanship) AC now works fine.
119000 mi
US $450
Overhead control to open the side doors was not working properly. It was replaced by dealer under extended warranty
125000 mi
Replaced under recall/extended warranty the power door switches in the overhead console
78000 mi
US $5
Left front turn signal flashed rapidly. Reset bulb. Problem recurred a few days later. Replaced bulb. Problem recurred next day, new bulb was defective, replaced bulb. Turn signal has been working fine ever since. Operating a tire inflator resulted in fuses operating the front power sockets to fail. Same tire inflator had been used several times before on the van with no issue.
Swapped out 2 15A fuses that operate heated seats (van is not equipped with heated seats) for the 2 bad fuses operating the power sockets. Power sockets worked fine after swap out.
85000 mi
US $1
Driver seat motor for fore/aft adjustment inoperable
88000 mi
A/C light on dash flashing while driving through rainstorms. Fix is to turn off the A/C and then turn it back on again.
72000 mi
Overhead buttons for the power doors became very hard to activate, left button stopped working entirely. The dealership replaced the overhead button assembly under a warranty extension.
83080 mi
Rear sliding door issue. I don't recall what they were but two were recalls and two were extended warranty. The repairs mean that one of the sliding doors no longer fails sporadically.
51100 mi
US $450
Rear lock alarmed constantly.
35300 mi
C $750
accessory electrical plugs not working
26000 mi
Couldn't open the passenger side sliding (power) door from the overhead console switch.
81900 mi
US $480
The relays in fan blower motor were malfunctioning. On cold mornings, when the car would be started there would be an alarm kind of sound that would last for few seconds to minutes and stop when the fan was turned off. Replaced motor
16740 mi
Overhead console button to open power doors. Button failed to work. Replaced as warranty.
18380 mi
Replacement overhead console buttons did not work. Needed to replace again
20460 mi
Rear window defrost fails to operate
26660 mi
Rear defroster repair. Electrical leads were not connected properly to the glass with the conductive glue when window was replaced earlier in the year.
40000 mi
US $1500
Automatic door motors. Doors are slow to operate. but functional.
8000 mi
Power door repair, was making a loud noise.
13000 mi
Sliding Doors make popping noise when opening. Dealer lubed door. Noise back the same day, lubing had nothing to do with it. Sliding doors make popping noise when opening. Dealer ordered new motors. Sliding doors make popping noise when opening. Replaced door motors.
6000 mi
Bluetooth connection stopped working
31000 mi
Sliding door motor replaced drivers side
55800 mi
C $350
windshield washer pump sensor or float wasnt working. replaced reservoir.
70000 mi
C $500
Both rear a/c lines have cracked, despite one having been replaced in 2013 under warranty. Requires $2200 in parts and labour to replace, or I can cap off the lines and just have a/c to the front. Haven't decided what to do yet. EDIT - I had the rear lines capped and now just have A/C in the front. Interestingly, I noticed in my repair records that the dealer already replaced one of the rear A/C lines when the vehicle was just 3 years old, meaning Toyota's A/C lines are only lasting about 3 years before wearing out. Great quality, Toyota.
45000 mi
Passenger side seat cannot move. Passenger side safety belt sensor malfunction.
Drive side seat move but not continuously.
20300 mi
passenger rear auto door not working
43940 mi
Passenger fan motor making loud noises and not blowing at full speed. Fan was replaced under warranty, which corrected the issue.
108300 mi
US $105
It's been hot and the A/C was having trouble getting sufficiently cold, but it was still cooling. I had the system recharged and a dye and some oil added to check for future leaks.
100000 mi
US $87
Floor heating was checked, and they thought it was fine, but I still do not find the blower effective or even blowing. The blower works for the mid area and the defrost.
136300 mi
US $276
Blower fan (heater fan) replaced because the bearing were worn and the unit squealed when on.
Both door motors are replaced, under a recall, due to large banging noises.
120000 mi
US $1121
Alternator replaced but not serpentine belt
54100 mi
buttons for automatic doors, tailgate and sunroof was unreliable.
14500 mi
sliding door jams on occasion
97411 mi
US $175
replace battery after no crank condition.
6000 mi
The power doors occasionally became stuck and needs to be closed again to open.
15000 mi
US $762
replaced control module for opening slider doors and rear door.
96000 mi
US $150
Car seat driver side stopped working motor was replaced
55000 mi
Power door switches stopped working
36100 mi
The vehicle has a 21+gal fuel tank. When showing empty,would only take 14-15 gals. Dealer replaced fuel sender, gauge assembly. No change. Vehicle continues to take only 14+ gals after driving past zero "miles to empty".
20000 mi
Driver's side power door functioned intermittently when using outside handle. Service writer immediately said he'd replace motor since lubing the door track didn't solve problem long term. Gave me a loaner, car fixed the next morning.
50000 mi
Overhead console power door switch failed for driver's side sliding door. Part replaced under the extended warranty I purchased.
55200 mi
Passenger side electric sliding door operating intermittently. Replaced door drive motor under extended warranty.
92000 mi
Dog getting stuck in closing power doors. Doors would not reverse. Dealer checked doors, and could not repeat problem.
130000 mi
Power doors under recall by Toyota with no fix reported available. They don't work reliably anyway. Guess these vans were designed to last for people who lease.
68000 mi
Console switch for sunroof defective. Toyota have extended the warranty on this.
148000 mi
Rear sliding door was not working properly, dealer found a loose connection. Problem occurred after recall repair was completed on the same doors.
85000 mi
Power sliding door buttons in overhead console would not work correctly sometimes. Overhead console replaced under extended warranty.
Battery would not hold a charge. Roadside assistance jumped started the vehicle and then dealer replaced the battery under warranty.
46000 mi
US $25
Replaced headlights. One failed and about week later the other failed. I drive with them on because my model doesn't have automatic headlights, so I do expect them to wear out more quickly than normal.
46000 mi
US $5
Changed bulb in rear tail-light. Difficult to get to -- had to partially remove plastic panel to get to the back of the fixture. Luckily no pieces broke off and it snapped back into place easily.
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