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2009 Toyota Sienna body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 97 complaints for the 2009 Toyota Sienna, 36% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
97 36% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
81,000 miles 78 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
11 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2009 Toyota Sienna Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 81,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 17 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 81,000 miles
Based on 78 complaints that include mileage. 31% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles17
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 78 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 11 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota sienna. The contact was driving 45 MPH when a vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the doors became stuck and could not be opened. The driver and two passengers were transported to the hospital and a police report was filed. The vehicle was in the process of being diagnosed and repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 74,000.

Reported at 74,000 miles, May 2011 CrashInjury

The cable broke on the power sliding door due to the plastic coating being worn, exposing the cable to the elements and rusting it. This vehicle is less than 5 years old.

Reported at 77,000 miles, December 2012

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