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2001 Toyota Sienna engine problems

25 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2001 Toyota Sienna, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
25 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
53,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2001 Toyota Sienna Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 53,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 53,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 57% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Consumer was driving and fell asleep.. After waking up the vehicle was in a ditch, and all the occupants were asleep in the vehicle. The exhaust system was to be inspected.

Reported at 36,000 miles, August 2004 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota sienna. While the contact was driving 65 MPH he noticed that the check engine light appeared on the dashboard, moments later the contact heard a knocking sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced due to excessive engine sludge. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 105,000.

Reported at 105,000 miles, November 2009

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