U.S. public vehicle records

2011 Amerivan TOYOTA SIENNA problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

23 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

54,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2011 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 20 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Wheels is the most frequently named component, appearing in 5 of 23 complaints (21.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	5	21.7%
Engine operation	3	13.0%
Electrical and battery issues	2	8.7%
Steering behavior	2	8.7%
Transmission and shifting	1	4.3%
Fuel system concerns	1	4.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Wheels

Vehicle Speed Control

Electrical System

Structure:Body

Air Bags

Fuel/Propulsion System

Power Train

Service Brakes

Wheels: 5; Vehicle Speed Control: 4; Electrical System: 3; Structure:Body: 3; Air Bags: 2; Fuel/Propulsion System: 2; Power Train: 2; Service Brakes: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 8; 50,000 to 74,999: 7; 75,000 to 99,999: 2; 100,000 to 149,999: 2; 150,000 and above: 0

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (8). 3 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2013

2014

2015

2016

2013: 1; 2014: 8; 2015: 10; 2016: 4

Pattern summary

Wheels leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 5 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 3 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10664186 · 2014-12-14 (December 14, 2014)

I WAS PULLING INTO A SPOT IN A PARKING LOT AND PRESSING DOWN THE BRAKE TO STOP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE SO THE CAR DID NOT MOVE MUCH BUT THE ENGINE WAS PUSHING HARD ENOUGH THAT THE CAR MOVED FORWARD A COUPLE FEET. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK AND IT STOPPED MOVING. I WAS DEFINITELY NOT PUSHING BOTH PEDALS AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS DEFINITELY NOT STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR OR OUT OF PLACE IN ANY WAY (IT HAS NOT BEEN MOVED IN MONTHS). IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. …

Owner-reported narrative. 45,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10664186 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10714433 · 2015-05-04 (May 4, 2015)

I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HERD THE ENGINE REV VERY LOUD, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE VAN STARTED TO LUNG FORWARD. I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE VAN FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EVERYTHING I HAD. I PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS TO AFRAID TO TURN IT BACK ON AND DRIVE IT. THERE WAS A NICE MAN WHO PUSHED ME ONTO A SIDE STREET, WERE I WAITED FOR MY HUSBAND. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. I WILL FILE…

Owner-reported narrative. 61,657 miles reported. Look up ODI 10714433 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10659774 · 2014-11-20 (November 20, 2014)

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE DOWN TO 20MPH. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE USING THE GAS PEDAL. FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF THE SLOW SPEED (3 TO 5 MINUTES) THEN THE COMPLETE STOP SWITCHED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AGAIN. VEHICLE MAINTAINED 1500 TO 2000 RPMS THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE NOR DID IT STALL. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE TECHNICIANS AT TWO DIFF…

Owner-reported narrative. 57,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10659774 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10817348 · 2016-01-01 (January 1, 2016)

IN AUGUST 2014, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND STALLED WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. WE COULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER AND SMASHED TO DEATH HAD WE BEEN IN A ONE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2011 AND THE CAR HAD ONLY 63,000 MILES. WE TOOK OUR CAR REGULARLY TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE AND HAD NEVER BEEN WARNED OF ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND NO TRANSMISSION ISSUES PRESENTED THEMSELVES UNTILTHE DAY IT STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE. TOYOTA SAID WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD TO PAY $1000 OUT O…

Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10817348 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10557904 · 2013-12-30 (December 30, 2013)

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE CAR BATTERY HAS FAILED TO START VEHICLE. AT SPORADIC AND UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS DOES THIS OCCUR. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA BATTERY SOLD WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO BE DRAINED RAPIDLY BY THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING OR THE BATTERY IS NOT BEING ADEQUATELY RECHARGED BY THE ALTERNATOR. THE ORIGINAL TIRES SOLD WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA. CURRENTLY ON SECOND SET AND THEY SEEM TO WEAR OUT QUICKLY. BOTH SIDE POWER DOORS SOMETIMES MAKES A POP SOUND …

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10557904 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10676151 · 2015-01-16 (January 16, 2015)

THIS IS A FAMILY MINIVAN, MY WIFE DROVE TO A LOCAL WALMART TO GET MILK AND THE CAR WON'T START BACK UP, SEVERAL LIGHTS WERE BLINKING IN THE CAR, THE PUSH START BUTTON WAS NOT RESPONDING, MY CALLED AND I WENT THERE, I THEN USED A JUMPER CABLE TO START CAR, ALL THE CODES WERE STAY ON, WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND THIS NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE, I THINK THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 46,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10676151 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10732964 · 2015-07-09 (July 9, 2015)

THE CAR WAS STARTED. THE STEERING WAS HARD AND HEAVY AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. UPON STARTING TO DRIVE, AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE BRAKES WERE HARD AND DID NOT GO DOWN. THE CAR DID NOT BRAKE. THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED ON AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION THAT THIS OCCURRED, EXACTLY IN THE SAME MANNER.

Owner-reported narrative. 33,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10732964 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10732973 · 2015-07-09 (July 9, 2015)

THE CAR WAS STARTED. THE CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE. THE STEERING WAS HARD AND HEAVY AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. UPON STARTING TO DRIVE AT A LOW SPEED, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKE WAS HARD AND DID NOT GO DOWN. THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK. THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP. THE DRIVER THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION THAT THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED IN WINTER 2014-2015.

Owner-reported narrative. 33,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10732973 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10863493 · 2016-05-05 (May 5, 2016)

WE BOUGHT A 2011 SIENNA IN LATE NOVEMBER 2015 TO REPLACE OUR 2004 SIENNA THAT WAS TOTALED IN A COLLISION WITH A DEER. THE 2004 HAD BEEN PARKED IN OUR GARAGE FOR 12 YEARS WITHOUT INCIDENT. OUR 2011 WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR FOUR MONTHS AND THE FUEL LINE, ABOVE THE GAS TANK, WAS GNAWED THROUGH BY A RODENT. THIS COULD HAVE JUST BEEN A $200 ANNOYANCE TO GET THE FUEL LINE REPLACED BUT IT TURNED INTO THE 2011 BEING TOTALED AS MY WIFE SAT IN IT, BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY STREET WITH HER FLASHERS ON. SHE WAS ON THE PHONE TO AAA TO GET A T…

Owner-reported narrative. 115,525 miles reported. Look up ODI 10863493 at NHTSA ↗