2008 Toyota Sienna body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 117 complaints for the 2008 Toyota Sienna, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 117 21% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 82,000 miles 101 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 27 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 101 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
When operating the rear lift gate (trunk) on this 2008 toyota sienna minivan, we have noticed the lift gate does not open all the way up, causing an average height adults to bump their heads on the lift gate. But worse, this happens on several occasions, the lift gate comes falling down, hitting an adult on the head, causing a head injury. Worse yet, if a child happens to be standing under the lift gate, the heavy trunk can cause a major injury or death!
The passenger side of the powered sliding door stuck open during a cold winter night and we were lucky we were at the parking lot not on highway for an emergency stop (which is possible with two little ones on board sometimes). We did a little research and found out that this is due to an known faulty sliding cable assembly and toyota already had a a customer support program which extends the warranty of the cable assembly for model years of 2004 to 2007.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Toyota Sienna
- Cruise control 51 complaints
- Engine 51 complaints
- Electrical system 45 complaints
- Brakes 43 complaints
- Steering 33 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 29 complaints
- Stability control 29 complaints
- Tires 20 complaints