2007 Toyota Sienna problems
Owners have filed 450 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Toyota Sienna. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. Next are engine (12%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 450 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 38 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 63 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 363 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 50 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 47 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 50 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 52 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 52 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 42 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 34 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 17 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 15 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 363 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (79 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 38 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 63 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Toyota Sienna with enough data (211 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
On august 11, 2007, my family experienced a head on collision. We were driving a 2007 toyota sienna. My husband was driving and died at the scene. The investigation never found any reason for the cause of the accident. My husband crossed the center line while going round a slight curve. He was 47, poor weather was not issue. If the accelerator on the sienna malfunctioned and did not respond, that could definitely have been a factor. Our van had less than 3000 miles on it. We purchased in may 11, 2007.
August 11, 2007 my husband was killed in a car accident involving a brand new toyota sienna. The cause of the accident was never determined. I was in the mini-van with my husband. He failed to stay in our lane going round a slight curve in the road. We hit another car head on. I am very concerned about the toyota recall and wonder if the accelerator pedal issue also concerns siennas. For the safety of other families, I wish to reopen the investigation of our car accident.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota sienna. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed the safety feature on the automatic passenger siding door would not function. The sliding door closed abruptly onto the upper arm of the passenger exiting the vehicle. Immediately, the automatic door mechanism was engaged and the door released open. The failure occurred on two different times. The passenger sustained minor injury to the upper arm area.
I was parked in the parking lot of my children's school. The car next to me needed to back out so I was moving my car forward a little to get out of their way. When I put the car in drive it started accelerating but my foot was on the brake. I turned the wheel to miss the block wall in front of me. The car had jumped the curb and was up in the landscape area. It was continuing to accelerate and I was pumping the brake and trying to not hit anything.