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Toyota Sienna repairs by problem area
Engine (23%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (6%)
Brakes and Traction Control (6%)
Suspension and Steering (19%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (26%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (8%)
Other (12%)
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- Transmission and Drivetrain
- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 2755 repairs.
Toyota Sienna brake repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (10%)
$500 - $999 (19%)
$100 - $499 (43%)
< $100 (28%)
Chart based on 157 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2022 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
189-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 5000 mi | Stability Control Software Recall |
2020 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
296-horsepower 3.5L V6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 20000 mi US $700 |
Front brakes had to be replaced because of premature wear |
2016 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
| 77000 mi US $1500 |
Rotors and pads were replaced. Warped front brake rotors replaced |
2015 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 103600 mi US $310 |
Pulsating brakes at hwy speed. New rear pads and rotors. |
| 28000 mi | ABS brake/traction control light on the dash was on. Scanned vehicle and determined the issue was on left (driver) side. No issues noticed after front wheel removed. Rear abs sensor wire was cut. I spliced the break and it works fine now. |
| 25895 mi US $473 |
Front Brakes and rotors |
| 16000 mi | Had rotors resurfaced under warranty. Not sure why they were warped at 16000 miles. |
| 24800 mi C $100 |
replaced front pads and rotors at advice of dealership due to "hot spots". Machining rotors estimated at $250+, new rotors and pads ~$100 so away I went with a complete replace! |
| 34000 mi US $500 |
Front rotors resurfaced because of warping. Alignment done because of tire wear, although I did not notice it myself. |
2015 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 92000 mi US $500 |
Replaced pads and rotors |
| 98000 mi US $250 |
Siezed rear caliper, replaced caliper, rotors and pads |
| 29000 mi | Pulsing can be felt in brake pedal during downhills. Front pads and rotors replaced per TSB. TSB also called for cutting a piece of the front plastic air dam. |
2014 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 71000 mi US $950 |
Replace all 4 rotors |
| 104000 mi US $250 |
Replaced front pads and rotors |
| 116000 mi US $190 |
Replace rear pads and rotors |
| 41000 mi US $150 |
Premature rotor warp; replace rotors and new brake pads (FRONT) |
2013 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 66000 mi US $650 |
Warped rotors, worn pads - replaced rotors/pads on all 4 wheels. |
| 129000 mi US $650 |
Warped rotors, replaced rotors and pads |
2012 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 27000 mi US $100 |
Rotor warped. Needed resurfacing. |
2011 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 85000 mi US $2700 |
disc replacement; brake lining replacement |
| 102000 mi US $60 |
Check pads and lube sliders adjust parking brake |
| 88000 mi US $90 |
90,000 on rear brakes. Pads worn an needed replacement. |
| 131000 mi US $250 |
Rear brake pads and discs worn and need replacement |
| 93000 mi US $450 |
brakes and slotted rotors |
| 62000 mi US $300 |
brakes replaced |
| 79980 mi C $700 |
Brakes were wearing. |
| 72100 mi US $700 |
Caliper |
| 18000 mi | Parking brake did not release - even after "disengaged". Brake remained on and had to return to dealer for fix. |
| 75000 mi US $100 |
New pads for all 4 tires |
| 112000 mi | Replaced pads on front, replaced pads and rotors on back. |
| 31000 mi | Traction control light on; they cleared the code and it came back on the next day on an earlier trip. On this one I don't know why they didn't work on it. Will have to go back again. |
| 37300 mi | Rotor warped, because the caliper sliding pins seized. They replaced and lubed the pins, resurfaced the rotor and sanded the pad. |
| 14200 mi | Brake vibration occured again, because the previous dealer only remachined the rotors and lubes the front caliper sliding pins. This dealer replaced the caliper, sliding pins, rotor, and pads. Problem is gone for good now. |
| 121000 mi US $357 |
Front left speed sensor needed replacement |
| 63000 mi | Rear brake pads and rotors worn down |
| 74500 mi US $1000 |
ABS was broken |
2011 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 62000 mi US $800 |
Rear brake pads and calipers |
| 123000 mi | Replace brake pads |
| 79768 mi US $100 |
replace rear brake pads & hardware. |
| 91000 mi US $55 |
Replaced rear rotors and pads sourced RockAuto - RAYBESTOS 980757FZN @$ 20.89/each |
| 98000 mi US $50 |
replaced front Rotors RAYBESTOS 980757FZN @$ 20.89/each |
| 123000 mi US $90 |
Replaced front brake pads Rebuilt rear parking brakes |
2010 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic FWD
| 101000 mi US $345 |
Front Rotors were warped. Had them replaced with the Front brake pads. |
| 189000 mi US $75 |
replaced a seized rear brake caliper |
| 136000 mi | Shift Lock Solenoid Recall |
| 105000 mi | caliper failed |
| 74400 mi C $300 |
Siezed caliper. Replaced rear pads and rotors, 1 caliper. |
| 97000 mi US $231 |
Replace rear brake pads |
| 37000 mi US $50 |
The right rear brake caliper was replaced. The caliper was siezed. The repair was covered under warranty. I paid a $50 deductible for the repair that totaled roughly $450 |
2009 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic FWD
| 153000 mi US $500 |
Normal replacement of pads and rotors |
2008 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic FWD
| 155000 mi US $100 |
Brake cable siezed |
| 144460 mi C $12 |
front driver bottom slider was seized, replaced slider pin |
| 151900 mi C $60 |
brake line rusted through |
| 50800 mi US $130 |
Check engine light flashed at highway speed 3 hrs after getting car back from Trip 1. Dealer determined that vibration from unbalanced tires was triggering VSC causing misfire in engine. Balancing tires fixed the engine problem. |
| 86800 mi C $1000 |
Replaced brakes and pads etc. |
| 187000 mi | Bad front rotors and pads. No repairs done. No money. |
| 79000 mi US $150 |
front caliper malfunction - sticking and caused rotor to warp. had to replace caliper, both front rotors and front brakes. |
| 126000 mi US $300 |
rear calipers |
| 161000 mi US $270 |
L front caliper seized and was replaced. Heat caused wheel bearing lube failure so bearing was replaced too. |
2008 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD
| 156000 mi US $1800 |
New pads and new tires |
2007 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic FWD
| 75000 mi US $450 |
New rear pads, rotors, and one rear brake caliper. |
| 98900 mi US $200 |
Right rear caliper not working correctly. Part cleaned, then new rotor and brake pads. |
| 67200 mi US $200 |
Brakes got very soft suddenly. 2 shops couldn't find problem. Third shop found stuck caliper pin (?). Problem gone now |
| 67000 mi US $50 |
Diagnose check engine code and VSC and Traction control light |
| 105000 mi US $700 |
Pedal was very mushy. Turned out the master cylinder was bad. It was replaced with OEM parts and all is good now. |
| 128000 mi US $700 |
Broken front brake caliper replaced. Owner noticed slight noise from front right wheel and that wheel was extremely hot. Apparently caliper broke and brake was jammed "on". |
| 151200 mi | One of the brake cylinders had frozen up. They un-jammed it somehow. |
| 84000 mi US $1750 |
Replaced ABS Brake Actuator p/n 44050-08140 due to recurring ABS error code C0226, internal failure. Part was $1250, labor $500. |
| 52700 mi C $400 |
ABS sensor failed, front passenger side. |
| 70500 mi US $420 |
Front brake caliper mechanisim on both left & right side calipers failed, extended warranty paid for all parts & labor except new front brake pads |
| 106000 mi US $100 |
Uneven braking causing front end vibration. Replaced rotors. |
| 175000 mi US $100 |
Replaced pads and rotors |
2007 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD
| 167400 mi | Abs light on |
| 196000 mi US $400 |
Front brake calipers were rusty and corroded. Front rotors were in need of replacement as well. Used next generation Sienna brake calipers instead and rebuilt them with a rebuild kit. Bought Toyota OEM brake rotors and pads (for next gen Sienna/Highlander) to match calipers. Much improved stopping performance. This car needed stronger calipers and bigger rotors from the beginning. |
| 203000 mi US $300 |
Rear calipers, rotors, pads, and parking brake shoes replaced. Calipers were not braking correctly and created uneven pressure on rotors. Attempted to replaced brake hoses near calipers as well, but they were too rusted even after using penetrating oil for a couple of days. Will need to replace them probably, when it's warmer. Braking performance is MUCH better. Parking brake adjusted after installation of rotors, calipers, pads, and shoes. Also took this opportunity to install Timbren rear suspension system to decrease rear sag when loaded. What a pain. |
2006 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
215-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic FWD
| 198000 mi US $400 |
Replaced ABS computer. |
| 110000 mi US $250 |
New pads & rotors |
| 194000 mi US $520 |
brakes/rotors, scraping on metal |
| 156000 mi US $200 |
Replaced rear drums with aftermarket brand and toyota (oem), both brands were defective out of the box and had to be machined to make true, ridding the vibration when installed initially. OEM shoes Installed. |
| 189000 mi US $525 |
Calipers were stuck. Freed and lubricated |
| 205450 mi US $420 |
Replace front and rear pads/rotors |
| 296000 mi US $517 |
Replace pads and rotors after noise detected. |
| 40900 mi | Frozen front left brake caliper |
| 183000 mi | replace front rotors, brakes |
| 185000 mi US $400 |
rear calipers/brakes |
2006 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
215-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic AWD
| 130200 mi C $1250 |
Parking brake: non-functional re/re; additionally replaced rotors/drums + pads |
2005 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
230-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic FWD
| 139000 mi US $997 |
Master cylinder suspected. They claimed it was air in the lines. Serviced brakes, new tires, and oil change. |
| 241000 mi US $150 |
Drivers side brake caliper was leaking brake fluid from the piston seal. replaced caliper bleed brakes running fine again. |
| 39000 mi US $350 |
Replaced original brakes even though still had some life left. |
| 93000 mi | Rotors were rusted on the inside wear surface and slide pins were stuck. Replaced rotors, pads, and lubed pins. |
| 183000 mi US $500 |
ABS sensor went nuts. The ABS light went off at random on the instrument cluster and the ABS would kick in occasionally, even in situations where it should not have. |
| 32000 mi | Replaced brakes pads and calipers on front passenger side under warranty. The brake pads had started to flake off. |
| 134540 mi C $700 |
new rear brakes lines |
| 123000 mi US $1500 |
Replace brake pads and rotors. |
| 83000 mi US $150 |
Replaced rear shoes |
| 240000 mi US $130 |
Left front caliper, left and right front rotors, left and right brake pads. |
| 117180 mi C $990 |
REPLACE SEIZED RH REAR CALIPER |
| 119596 mi C $675 |
Replace RHR brake caliper - seized |
| 167260 mi C $284 |
Replace RHR brake caliper - piston seal failure Replace rear brake pads / rotors. Replace parking brake shoes |
| 192557 mi C $695 |
Replace RHR brake backing plate. Replace park brake shoes |
| 168640 mi C $165 |
Brake Rotor shudder under long braking and downhill sessions |
| 111356 mi US $179 |
Rotors warped less than 2 years and 12,000 miles from last warped rotors |
2005 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
230-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic AWD
| 135000 mi US $600 |
Replace rotors and pads |
| 80000 mi US $1100 |
Replaced rear rotors pads and calipers. |
| 115300 mi US $2100 |
two calipers frozen |
2004 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
230-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic FWD
| 147398 mi US $270 |
The parking brake had no tension at all due to a nut that had fallen off onto the floor mat. The technician had to partially disassemble the dashboard in order to replace the nut. 2 hours labor, no parts. |
| 101680 mi C $800 |
Also unseized left front caliper slider and other maintenance items. |
| 259000 mi US $225 |
Severed wheel speed sensor wire replaced and factory hitch wiring harness fixed/replaced |
| 288000 mi US $686 |
Replace two brake lines and abs sensor harness connector and flush brake fluid |
| 296000 mi US $615 |
Replace front brakes/rotors and rear drum brake shoes |
| 321000 mi US $153 |
parking brake adjustment |
| Replace one rear brake pad (on warranty) |
| 270000 mi US $260 |
Stuck front brake caliper. |
| 106000 mi US $1300 |
replace rotors, pads, hoses. All badly worn or rusted |
| 64000 mi US $42 |
Replaced front brake pads replacing original pads. |
| 189000 mi | Parking Brake inoperative prior to state safety inspection. Cleaned, lubricated, adjusted Rear Parking Brake components and adjusted main Parking Brake Cable. |
| 202700 mi US $160 |
Parking Brake Cables Seized. Replace L and R Rear Cables. Replace Parking Brake Shoes. |
| 240000 mi US $170 |
Rear brake grinding noise, pad lining thrown. Replace Pads, Rotors. Misc Parking brake hardware, clean and adjust Parking Brake. |
| 247000 mi US $450 |
Replace front rotors, front and rear pads. Clean, lube, adjust parking brakes. Replace all 4 caliper assy and exchange all fluid. |
| 256007 mi US $300 |
Parking brake cables seized. Replaced both R cables, parking brake shoes, clean and adjust system. |
| 85000 mi US $200 |
Parking brake no longer holding, even after adjustment. Shop dissected brakes and reinstalled shoes and springs and adjusted brake cable. |
| 63000 mi US $550 |
Right Front Brake Caliper frozen |
| 99000 mi US $100 |
Emergency brake cable froze up- replaced. |
| 81172 mi US $1056 |
Replaced steering angle and YAW rate sensors. |
| 143220 mi C $350 |
rear rotors plus caliper rebuild kits |
| 131000 mi US $100 |
Front left caliper broken. |
2004 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
230-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic AWD
| 148000 mi US $400 |
Check Engine light and VSC lights are on |
| 126480 mi C $335 |
Traction control kicks in at a specific left-hand turn on highway. But only if brakes had been applied in the 60 seconds prior to reaching that spot! Technicians found no problems. Balanced and aligned wheels. It still happens at that spot. |
| 145700 mi C $1100 |
All brake pads replaced |
| 136000 mi US $560 |
Rear brake froze, ebrakes haven't worked in 2 years, all the brakes needed to be replaced. Took the shop three tries to get the parking brake working again. |
| 62300 mi US $60 |
Left front brake caliper seized. After problem diagnosed, removed caliper and ordered rebuild kit. Problem was discovered during a 60 mile drive. |
2003 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
210-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 181300 mi US $307 |
repaired rusted brake lines. |
| 216800 mi US $660 |
Front brake caliper froze and ruined pads and rotor. Replaced calipers, rotors and pads. |
| 90300 mi | ABS sensor pop out |
| 106640 mi C $350 |
rear drums and cylinders worn |
2002 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
210-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 57095 mi C $1000 |
Rear Wheel Cylinders - Minor Leak, Replaced both Front Brake Pads - 25% worn, Replaced Rear Brake Shoes - 35% worn, Replaced with Front Brake Pads Machined Front Rotors and Rear Drums |
| 90000 mi US $428 |
There was also a bad brake hose replaced on this visit. |
| 153200 mi US $350 |
Problem with sensor in rear axle. replaced both sides and did other brake work at the same time. |
| 181000 mi | ABS, brake light comes on randomly. This started after putting new tires on it. |
| 42764 mi | Rear brake noise noted by customer. Possibly due to brake dust. |
| 48517 mi | Brake noise noted in rear drums at slow speed, drums are thin and will make some noise, need to order new drums to correct. |
| 61658 mi US $44 |
Thumping sound in rear brakes. Removed and cleaned rear drums. Found no problem. |
| 63177 mi US $50 |
Parking brake not holding. Replace parking brake pedal assembly. Under warranty, with deductible. |
| 66556 mi | Thumping sound from rear brakes, Parking brake occasionally will not hold, noise from front suspension. No issues found. Order right rear saddle bag cover. |
| 67510 mi US $99 |
Noise in rear brakes. Turn rear drums. |
| 121137 mi US $231 |
Parking brake does not hold at times. Vibration while braking at high speeds. Turned front rotors. Parking brake assembly may need to be replaced again. |
| 122935 mi US $675 |
Replace Parking Brake Cables which are hanging up and warping rear drums. Turn rear drums and front rotors. Rental Car |
| 174000 mi US $300 |
Replace drum and rotors |
2001 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
210-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 151280 mi C $1500 |
seized calipers resulting in replacement of calipers, rotors and pads |
| 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. |
| 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! |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 105060 mi US $120 |
Right front brake damaged the disk, disk was machined, brake pads changed, brake system cleaned to clear some corrosion. |
2000 Toyota Sienna 3dr Minivan, ext.
194-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| 109000 mi US $200 |
Rear brake cylinders replaced |
| 314000 mi US $211 |
Driver front caliper seized |
| 78000 mi US $250 |
Warpes rear brake drum. Had to replace both l and r. |
| 164000 mi US $1196 |
Brake system flush. |
1999 Toyota Sienna
Engine not specified
| 110000 mi US $777 |
ABS had to be disabled as it was causing car to brake very unevenly and wore out brakes. |
1998 Toyota Sienna 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 149 mi US $50 |
changed pads |
| 158000 mi US $100 |
Rear shoes and cylinders were changed |
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