The latest incident occurred at a stop light, on a 50 MPH road, car transmission slipped twice, and then would not move. This is the third transmission. I bought it new from walnut creek toyota, a 2000 sienna. *ak at 6000 miles, at 70 MPH on the freeway, the transmission grabbed the car throwing the four of us into another lane.it was replaced. At 53,000 or 47000 on the new transmission it began to grind and it was again replaced. 12,000 later at 65,000. The last incident occured. Toyota of walnut creek has stated that they will replace the transmission again. My concern is that there is a defect in the vehicle causing it to shread the transmissions. I no longer feel safe driving this car because the new transmission will fail again and this time there may be an accident. I feel the car has lost all its value.
2000 Toyota Sienna transmission complaints
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While shifting gears the gear shifter became loose and broke. This caused the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic determined that the gear shifter needed to be replaced. *ak the gear shifter broke when placed in park.
I backed down the driveway. There was a trash can in the way at the bottom of the driveway, so I put the car in park and hopped out to move the can. I turned to get back in the car and found it moving forward up the driveway. I chased the car up the driveway. It ran over a joggerbuggy and struck a retaining wall before I was able to get into it and stop it.
Toyota 2000 sienna with 62,000 miles with faithful service, and just had oil change on 8/13/2003, en route to atlanta from maryland. At charlotte, nc a high pitched whining sound was heard. By the time arrived in atlanta sound was persistent. Took car to toyota dealership who identified that the transmission as "digesting itself". This same car had an engine sludge at 35k despite oil changes. Car out of service while automatic transmission had to be entirely replaced.
Problems with tire wear, transmission and power steering pump. The vehicle is on it's fourth set of tires at 45,000 miles due to tracking problem. There was a whine coming from the torque converter pump. The transmission shifted to neutral on three occasions. The dealer never mentioned there was early sludge building up in the oil. The engine made noise and vibrated. Dealer notified. *mr *cb
Ltr fwd fm fhwa re his defective 2000 toyota sienna xle that emits a loud bearing whine, the transmission randomly shifted into neutral. The tires were replaced 3 times due to tracking & pulling problems. *mr the consumer was told by the rep that 31k miles on a michelin was all to expect on this vehicle. The vehicle was on it's fourth set of tires at 55k miles. The tracking problems were resolved on the two sets of four within the first 15k miles. The vehicle downshifted when going between the second and third gears. There were results form an engine oil analysis that may indicate early sludge build up. *scc
While driving on I-95 at 75-80 MPH, the transmission all of the sudden stopped working. The engine races when gas pedal depress and no transmission engagement right in the middle of the highway. Luckily, was able to weave out of harms way and coast to an exit and enough speed to stop at a gas station. Call for tow truck and towed into o'steen toyota @ brunswick. Long weekend preventing any car rental (all closed) and ended up taking a taxi (58 miles away) all the way to jacksonville airport for a car rental to go back to melbourne, fl. To take on vacation the next day. Car left at o'steen and was told a re-manufactured transmission is replaced and possible thought of pinion gear failure. Since they cannot open up the transmission for any detail look at failure. Serious accident can occur in this kind of failure. Looks like a whole lot of same problems since 2000, why is there no equipment recalls is beyond me.
Fluid leak around the transmission pan gasket. Repaired 3 times by 2 different toyota dealers. Easy job but maybe it is a deeper problem? Transmission did not shift when cold for about 2 miles after the first and second time it was "fixed." after the third time trying to stop the oil leak, they adjusted the throttle cable and now it seems to shift more normally in cold mornings. Since new, the left sliding manual door was hard to open from the inside. After 2 trips for "adjustments" the door is opening correctly.
There were problems with transmission and tire equipment. Mr the vehicle was on it's fourth set of tires due to a tracking problem. There was a whine coming from the torque converter pump. The transmission shifted to neutral on three occasions. Dealer saw indications of early sludge build up in the oil. The engine made noises and vibrated. (dayton/goodyear) *scc *nlm *cb
Vehicle, with no one it it but running, shifted out of park and into reverse (after standing still for at least a full minute or two). Vehicle backed down driveway causing damage to vehicle and house. I'm not a careless person, so I checked your database and see this has happened to others.
Premature automatic transmission failure. My sienna was making a whining noise at low speeds. Took to dealer and found out I would need a new transmision. Warranty expired at 60,000 - transmission failed at 67,000. Shards of metal present in drip pan. Vehicle was well-maintained and serviced at toyota dealer at specified service intervals. I am just lucky it did not freeze up while driving on the highway like so many others have experienced. There is a problem with transmissions in 2000 siennas as is evidenced by all the comments and complaints on various internet sites. Dealer and manufacturer rep did get the price down significantly; however, I feel the manufacturer has a defect and should issue a recall or re-imburse all the people who have experienced this problem.
Transmission failed while driving. My car is a 2000 toyota sienna with 24000 miles. The dealer replaced the transmission quickly and the car is still under warranty. However, I found from online web site that the transmission failure is a common problem among 2000 toyota siennas. Ts
Consumer states while driving the vehicle for five hours, the transmission woould not shift from park to drive, vehicle was pulled off the road. Dealer replace the transmission. Please provide further information.
2000 toyota sienna 75000 miles frequent and timely oil changes/maintenance schedules adhered to after hearing a grinding sound after dropping my daughter off at the day care, the van sounded and felt like something broke. It began to jerk forward and I pulled over to the side of the road. We had it towed from this location and we were told by longmont toyota that we needed the transmission replaced. I find it hard to believe after maintaining the maintenance schedule and normal wear and tear that the transmission has gone out at 75000 miles. At this time we are contacting toyota for resolution. I see that there are other problems associated with this vehicle and wonder why information has not been provided to the public. This is a safety concern for those consumers who own the 2000 toyota sienna. Ts
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
Consumer states that they took vehicle in for serviced, transmission slipping. Mr
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.
I bought this 2000 sienna new. I have had three major problems in two years. The latest failure is on transmission. Toyota replaced it with a rebuilt and it is giving me all sorts of problems that toyota is refusing to acknowledge and unwilling to replace the substandard transmission with a new part. The transmission is noisey. I have experienced slips in gears, hesitation in shifting , underpower when accelerating beyond 60-65 MPH or driving on hills. I have difficulties changing in and out of fast lanes, it is dangeours and toyota insisted that it meets the standard. The same arrogance that they have displayed when I presented them with the power door porblem. Now they revealed to me that they acknowledged the door problem but why aren't them issuing a recall. There was also problem with the antilock brakes. I nned you assistance to resolve my transmission problem as well as bring the safety issue on sienna to the public awareness!
The right sliding door of the 2000 sienna has a big problem with the lock. Most of the time, the inside lock gets stuck from the inside and there is no way that the passenger can get out that door. And it takes time before it gets fixed -- more often than not I have to contend myself moving the car without the benefit of the right side door slid closed, but not locked. This is not safe, especially for a parent like me with passenger kids. Also, the sienna has been going back and forth to the toyota service center for the "unusual noise" becoming apparent esp. When the car accelerates from 0-30 MPH. I have reported the noise when I had my belts changed, transmission fluid flushed, and power steering belt replaced -- but the noise is still there after the service and after it costs me $400.00! Then I brought the car back to the shop and after visually checking it, the service guy at toyota of temecula valley said that my transmission is the problem and it has to be replaced for $3,500.00 + tax!! I asked how come - considering that the car observes the maintenance schedule rigidly, no rough driving, oils/filters changed regularly, fluids flushed-drained-refilled properly, etc. I even have a lifetime alignment that it gets regularly checked and brought back to specs. The service guy said that "it is a common problem with all siennas" and it is no longer surprising for them. I checked on the reviews and feedbacks and to my surprise, other sienna owners had their trannys replaced 2-3 times already, the van will emit the same noise even if it gets fixed, trannys act out even at 15,000 miles! My contention is that is the service shops of toyota are already aware of that problem, how come it doesn't get recalled and let them fix the problem beforehand? I am a single parent and gets no child support from anybody -- and for a young car like mine in years and very well maintained and deal with a big tranny problem instantly requiring big cash, I find it unfair.
While vehicle was in park position and key was in ignition vehicle went out of park into reverse, and van ran into a tree before coming to a stop. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
While on the freeway and without warning, the van suddenly stopped moving. It had to be towed to the dealer for repair. The transmission was replaced and the dealer provided exceptional service. My concern is that there is a problem with the design of the transmission itself which causes these failures. It is very dangerous as it disables the van without warning. We were very lucky that we were able to roll the van off to the side of the freeway before anyone got hurt.
While traveling at 50 MPH and when depressing acclerator vehicle would not gain speed or shift into reverse. Dealer was contacted. Please provide further information.
While driving on the highway, vehicle suddenly lost power and started slowing down very quickly form the high speed that consumer was driving, vehicle was towed and consumer was informed that the transmission had given, consumer has had transmission replaced twice, also the torque converter replaced.
While driving in interstate 15 at 70 MPH,I suddenly lost speed and tachometer went up.the engine running but speed going down.I just use inertia to pull into the median. Dealer said they have to replace transmission.this is a serious safety problem,please act asap.
Told by toyota that sludge in the engine is our fault despite regular oil changes. We don't have all our recepts but changed the oil at least 4 times since we owned the car. Impossible to believe that we were neglectful, especially when I am seeing so many other cases with the same thing happening. There needs to be an investigation here soon.
The transmission is being fully replaced by toyota without charge.
Transmission went out at 75 MPH/tachometer went to zero, and engine kept running. Dealer informed consumer that she was # 49 on waiting list for a transmission which was on back order.
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We are very unhappy with this van and the little service we receive we wished we never purchuse this car..... Unsafe & defective.
Complete and permanent transmission failure. Vehicle suddenly and permanently lost ability to accelerate/transmission disengaged while traveling on interstate at 65mph. Barely coasted to side of road while trying to avoid traffic bearing down on us (two adults and three small children). We have now discovered that this defect with siennas, was known as early as june 2000. This defect usually causes complete transmission failure during sustained highway speeds. Toyota was negligent in not warning owners of this extremely hazardous defect. Our vehicle is now about 300 miles from our home, with no fix currently available from toyota.
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