2000 Toyota Sienna: pulls to one side

Filed Jun 19, 2003 · Brakes, Electrical · FL

Ltr fwd fm fhwa re their defective 2000 toyota sienna xle, the van has problems with engine sludge...*mr the vehicle started to blow blue smoke and ran rough. The dealer discovered engine gel deposits. The malfunctioning light had come on due to the oxygen sensor per dealer, the brakes squealed when stopped at low speeds(problem continued), and pulled to the left. The dealer could not duplicate. The engine sludge had come back again due to a burnt hole in the valve which was in the piston. The tachometer illumination appeared to be out and the bulb was replaced. The consumer requested reimbursement for the hotel stay and the vehicle rental. *scc

Filed Oct 18, 2002 · Steering, Tires · NY

To date my sienna has 25,000 miles on it. It had the torque converter replaced at 200 miles, the battery replaced because it went dead for no apparent reason within a year, the rear struts on the hatch have failed and needed to be replaced, the lights on the console blew out, the tires need to be replaced at 25,000 miles due to being out of alignment, vehicle pulls to left consistently, shakes at speeds over 60 MPH, sliding doors consistently stick, pronounced clunk when going in reverse down a slight incline I am sure there is more to come. Dt

Filed Sep 13, 2002 · Electrical, Engine · CT

This 2000 sienna is a lemon. At 50 miles the torque converter needed to be replaced. At 100 miles I noticed that the van pulls to the left at highway speeds of 65 to 70 MPH. At 28,000 miles the front tires firestone were all chewed up belts showing even though we had 3 alignments done in less than a year. The automatic side passenger door got stuck and would not close, dealer replaced door computer, at 15,000miles paint was chipping off the door handles and a short time later paint was chipping off the front hood as well. At around 20k the remote key/alarm started blowing fuses, it's been back 4 time to get fixed w/ nothing done to fix it. This is the circut that has the alarm, clock and dome light. From the very begining the trans. Sometimes would shift either hard or w/ a dely between 1st & 2nd gear then at about 30,100 miles the clutch cable was replaced. A clunk now happens when going from park to reverse esp. When on a hill. It still does not shift from 1st to 2nd right all the time. The sun visor, when it's covering the left drivers side window, will move and hit the driver when making a left turn at anything over 5 MPH. So now every time I make a left hand turn one hand is on the visor and the other on the wheel, when I blew one of the front tires the aaa serviceman couldn't crank the cable that holds the tire back under the van, dealer replaced cable and other parts. The radiocd player skips a lot when going over bumps, have been waiting almost 2 months for the replacment. Mind you we've only had this van less than 2 yrs!!! Other stuff, battery was replace within a year, why I don't know, change door keeps popping open (drivers left side) weather stripping on drivers side at the bottom on the car (not door) is falling apart. Head lights are either not aimed right when in spec. Or bad design. I think this is due to the way the lights are shaped, there is very little light directly in front of you but plenty of light on the 2 sides of the road.

Filed Apr 24, 2002 · Tires · TX

Van experienced early and severe tire wear. Tires replaced after rotations and 33,000 miles. Van still pulled left. Dealer realigned van, but it still pulled left. Sent us back to tire store. Tires rebalanced two more times (for a total of 3) and van still pulls left. Dealer claims it is the tires and will not fix even though car is under warranty.

Filed Apr 16, 2002 · Suspension · MI

While driving and without warning vehicle will pull to the right. Mechanic stated there was nothing wrong with vehicle.

Filed Aug 12, 2001 · Tires · NH

Vehicle has experienced severe pulling to the right since new. Both front tires replaced at 12000 miles. Dealer denies the existence of problem.

Filed Apr 13, 2001 · Suspension, Tires · VA

Vehicle has experienced severe pulling to the left since new. Both front tires replaced at 7,500 miles. A toyota representative and the dealer have denied the existence of problem.

Filed Sep 15, 2000 · Suspension, Tires · IL

Severe left pull into oncoming traffic. Releasing the steering wheel for 1.5 seconds is enough for the vehicle to dart into the oncoming lanes of traffic. Toyota attempted repair 4 times and the vehicle has had three completely new sets of tires. Vehicle still pulls left. This vehicle is hazardous to occupants and other vehicles on the road.

Filed Aug 7, 2000 · Suspension · GA

While traveling steering wheel pulls to left at all times. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further information. *ak the consumer requested to repurchase based on lemon law of the state, but was denied by the manufacturer stating that the vehicle was not defective based on expert inspection.