Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| TSB-020-11 | 12/21/2011 | 10042892 | Toyota: on some vehicles, the engine oil cooler pipes may exhibit an oil seepage. information has been provided regarding this issue. *pe | 01/23/2012 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TSB-020-11 | 12/21/2011 | 10042892 | Toyota: on some vehicles, the engine oil cooler pipes may exhibit an oil seepage. information has been provided regarding this issue. *pe | 01/23/2012 | |
| TSB-0064-10 | 02/04/2010 | 10034284 | Toyota: techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ecus are released as field-fix procedures de | 11/01/2010 | |
| SB-0130-10 | 05/13/2010 | 10033747 | Toyota: engine/hybrid system. engine control. some vehicles may exhibit a mil on condition with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0456 stored in the engine control module or ecm (sae term:powertrain control module/pcm). *pe | 09/17/2010 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||||
| T-SB-0055-12 | 03/13/2012 | 10044156 | Toyota: charging system inoperative. some engines may exhibit insufficient charging performance from the alternator. an updated pulley assembly is available to address this condition. *js | 05/16/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 02/21/2013 | 35900 | ||
| Traveling at highway speed, (55 mph) when the vsc failure message appeared along with the check engine light and apostrophe inside a triangle error/ warning light. vehicle was purchased as a certified used vehicle at a toyota dealership less than two weeks ago. mileage is less than 36000. | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 22815 | 3 | |
| 9/1/12 i was driving along at highway speed of aprox. 55-60 mph when i decided to go into a shopping center. i slowed my car down and made a right turn to enter a shopping center. as i was slowing down to pull up to the entrance of the store i had my foot on the brake pedal and the car didn't want to stop. i had to apply an enormous amount of pressure to the brake but it didn't stop the engine from racing and trying to lurch forward. i forced the car out of drive and put it into reverse and the engine went back to normal. 9/6/12 i was in my car and approached a traffic light behind another car. i slowed down from aprox. 25 mph. as the car slowed i felt the car lurch forward, i applied the brake harder so as not to hit the car in front of me or the people walking across the street. i again moved the car out of gear and the engine came to normal. 9/9/12 i was in a shopping center waiting for my wife to come out and i had to move my car to let someone else get out a parking space when my car started to accelerate. i had my foot on the brake at the time this occurred and as much pressure i put on the brake was not enough to stop the car. the car still had enough power to go forward even though i had my foot on the brake. i fear for my life and any people that are in my car, let alone outside of my car. toyota cannot duplicate the problem, i've taken it to them twice. they (toyota) will not do anything for me. please help. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 22815 | ||
| 9/1/12 i was driving along at highway speed of aprox. 55-60 mph when i decided to go into a shopping center. i slowed my car down and made a right turn to enter a shopping center. as i was slowing down to pull up to the entrance of the store i had my foot on the brake pedal and the car didn't want to stop. i had to apply an enormous amount of pressure to the brake but it didn't stop the engine from racing and trying to lurch forward. i forced the car out of drive and put it into reverse and the engine went back to normal. 9/6/12 i was in my car and approched a traffic light behind another car. i slowed down from aprox. 25 mph. as the car slowed i felt the car lurch forward, i applyed the brake harder so as not to hit the car in front of me or the people walking accross the street. i again moved the car out of gear and the engine came to nornal. 9/9/12 i was in a shopping center waiting for my wife to come out and i had to move my car to let someone else get out a parking space when my car started to accelerate. i had my foot on the brake at the time this occurred and as much pressure i put on the brake was not enough to stop the car. the car still had enough power to go forward even though i had my foot on the brake. i fear for my life and any people that are in my car, let alone outside of my car. toyota cannot duplicate the problem, i've taken it to them twice. they (toyota) will not do anything for me. please help. | |||
| 06/24/2012 | 13000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact stated that while attempting to drive into a residential drive way, he applied the brakes and there was an increase in the engine rpms. the contact mentioned that he had to shift into park in order to stop the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 13,000. | |||
| 06/24/2012 | 13000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact stated that while attempting to drive into a residential drive way, he applied the brakes and there was an increase in the engine rpms. the contact mentioned that he had to shift into park in order to stop the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 13,000. sm. | |||
| 06/24/2012 | 13000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. the contact stated that while attempting to pull into a residential drive way, as soon as he engaged the brakes there was an increase on engine rpms. the contact mentioned that he had to shift into park in order to make it stop. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 13,000. pm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 24000 | ||
| The vehicle engine stalls. this occurs intermittently especially when making turns. i had to press the gas pedal all the way down to accelerate. the vehicle brake lights do not come off for about 10 minutes when the engine and lights have been switched off. it is possible to start the car with the push button without pressing down on the gas pedal sometimes. | |||
| 12/22/2010 | 7500 | ||
| 5 month old toyota sienna 2011 stalled after the lights inside the dashboard (control panel) started blinking and then would not start again. it was towed to the dealer on 12/22/2010. dealer initially (on 12/27/2010) said it is due to water damage and engine has to be replaced. dealer was not able to find any evidence of sienna being submerged in water (as it did not go into any big puddle or deep waters). i opened a case with toyota on 12/28/2010. i was in touch with toyota dealer but case manager at toyota informed that they were unable to reach/speak to the dealer for 2 days even though they are both in california. she informed me that their policy is to concur with dealer without even looking at the report or talking to them and they would neither investigate nor inspect. my insurance company (aaa) performed visual inspection and found too many metal pieces inside the engine. insurance company also followed up with dealer and informed there are other cases where they had seen similar issue with toyota sienna 2011 and this does not seem to be a water damage. there has been neither an explanation nor a follow-up from toyota as to what the cause was. dealer reported back on 01/04/2011 and informed me that it might be a mechanical failure and toyota will fix it. i am now concerned about the safety of my family and anyone who drives sienna. what if stalls in the middle of freeway ? what if this happens again ? worried and tensed owner of toyota sienna 2011. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 510 | ||
| Van just won't start. it cranks over but won't start, after tens minutes it started up fine. van has only 510 miles. at 5500 miles vehicle again cranked but would not start. after it started, it ran rough and died at times, took it to dealer but they can not find problems. vehicle runs fine, at about 5700 vehicle runs rough and dies at stop lights, took back to dealer this time they say it was a bad computer, toyota took care of it, a few thousands miles later same problems run rough at times and won't start, took to dealer, can not fine problems, vehicle ran fine, now at 10500 miles same problems again ran rough and die at stop light, but ran fine just a few minutes later, drove home next day ,it won't start. tow to dealer they say it has some moisture in the computer. | |||