2011 Toyota Sienna air bags problems
212 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2011 Toyota Sienna, which is 26% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 212 26% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 15 crashes, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while turning at unknown speeds, another vehicle crashed into the vehicle's left side. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The driver rear passenger sustained broken ribs and bruises to the left leg. The passenger in the third row sustained a black eye and bruises to the face. The driver sustained arm and leg injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available.
I was trying to park my van inside a campsite, driving at approx 1.2 MPH when my van took off like a rocket. I couldn't stop the car even by braking. Luckily my van went into a ditch, airbags opened up, van went down the ditch and came up at an angle and stopped. I was badly hurt and passed out for few minutes, taken to a local hospital emergency room. The 16 page report ordered by toyota thru' a 3rd party clearly showed that the car went from 1.2 MPH to 31.5 MPH, engine RPM went from 800 to 4800 RPM in 4.2 secs.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Toyota Sienna
- Body & structure 158 complaints
- Electrical system 69 complaints
- Wheels 37 complaints
- Tires 34 complaints
- Brakes 33 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 29 complaints
- Engine 29 complaints
- Steering 24 complaints