2011 Toyota Sienna body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 158 complaints for the 2011 Toyota Sienna, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 158 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 85 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- 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 | 23 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 85 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
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.
My 2 year old daughter got her leg caught in the back part of the sliding door of a 2011 toyota sienna. She was inside the car. The door was opened. Her leg fell into the space while the door was opening. The door opened as far as it could and constricted her leg. Her leg was so tightly constricted we could not reposition her body to open the door. Averill park fire dept and sand lake ambulance arrived on the scene. She was trapped(screaming) for 20 -25 minutes.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Toyota Sienna
- Air bags 212 complaints
- Electrical system 69 complaints
- Wheels 37 complaints
- Tires 34 complaints
- Brakes 33 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 29 complaints
- Engine 29 complaints
- Steering 24 complaints