We have a 1998 toyota sienna le with about 88,000 miles on it. We do not drive the car too much and most of the time it sits in our garage. On the way up to nh from nj at june 17 2006, the transmission started to have problems, which the transmission was sometimes unable to engage. We finally made it home and sent the car to the toyota dealer. The dealer told us "this is a known issue." that are known for transmission failures. We understand that the extended warranty covered up to 100,000 miles and 8 years. But our car just passed it by 5-6 weeks and is well under 100,000 miles. Dealer told us to contact toyota as it just past the deadline and has low mileage. Toyota has given us a very hard time. They insisted that it is our problem now because we didn't discover it before the 8 years deadline. Here is what is listed about in the website that lists technical service bulletins: *nm make: toyota model: sienna year: 1998 type: passenger car service bulletin number: tc03014 the federal safety agency item number: 10003372 summary description: extended warranty coverage regarding a no movement or a slipping condition of the automatic transaxle.
1998 Toyota Sienna: complete transmission failure
5 of the 294 complaints about the 1998 Toyota Sienna describe complete transmission failure.
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- 5
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- 2%
- recalls
- 0
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1998 toyota sienna - complete automatic transmission failure on highway at 67,800 miles.
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Service bulletins that may apply
- The purpose of this service bulletin is to provide information regarding the installation of the correct...
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- The purpose of this service bulletin is to provide precautions to follow when installing an automatic...
- Extended warranty coverage regarding a no movement or a slipping condition of the automatic transaxle
- Information on speed sensor cover replacement with new transaxle
- Service procedures for A540E transmission
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Questions about the 1998 Toyota Sienna transmission failure
Is complete transmission failure a common problem on the 1998 Toyota Sienna?
5 of 294 owner complaints about the 1998 Toyota Sienna (2%) mention complete transmission failure. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
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There are 0 recalls and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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