2001 Toyota Sienna: check engine light

Filed Sep 12, 2016 · Acceleration · 160,000 miles · CA

I had just dropped my youngest daughter off at school and as I was leaving I had to stop because some children with their parents needed to cross in front of me I applied my brakes as normal and I had no issues in stopping but then it feels like a "ghost" pushes the gas pedal down because I can feel it move and see my RPM gauge go up and I hear my engine "vrrrrooommmm" I pushed my brakes harder and still nothing, the end results me having to put my car into park to keep it from moving into the crosswalk onto the people. When I get home it does the same thing and I almost crash into my garage because the car is accelerating on its own and again. It would always happen at random, after I would let go of the brakes its already moving fast as if my foot is on the gas, I say to my passenger which is my wife "look the van is going on it's own, I'm not even pushing the gas" the van was moving pretty fast, but fast enough for the flow of traffic from a stop and go movement. I no longer drive the van because I am scared that I am going to get into an accident and I don't want that to happen. No check engine light is on I even had the van checked for codes and nothing came up.

Filed Feb 18, 2010 · Engine · 105,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota sienna. While the contact was driving 65 MPH he noticed that the check engine light appeared on the dashboard, moments later the contact heard a knocking sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced due to excessive engine sludge. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 105,000.

Filed Feb 18, 2010 · Engine · 105,000 miles · FL

The engine failed and had to be replaced at a cost of $5,000 due to oil sludge buildup. Traveling on I-4 from tampa to orlando the check engine light appeared then we heard a tapping from the engine,. I pulled off the road and aaa towed the vehicle and a rental car company picked us up. I had two elderly passengers (in their 80's) with walkers who had to traverse the grass along the interstate to get to the rental car and were nearly blown over by passing trucks. Toyota refused to honor a claim for repairs although they had agreed in a recent louisiana lawsuit to cover said repairs for 8 years from date of purchase. My failure was 8 years and 10 months from purchase. The sludge took much longer than 8 months to build up but toyota refused to honor their stated commitment to assist all affected by oil sludge damage (over 3,000 complaints). Their product was defective and dangerous and their denial to assist was dishonorable.

Filed Oct 13, 2008 · Engine · 100,081 miles · GA

Engine oil light came on, then check engine light came on, engine shut off, no oil present in engine.

Filed Jan 28, 2007 · Engine, Fuel system · 54,525 miles · VA

At 54,525 miles, the check engine light came on. It was diagnosed as "replace air/fuel sensor b1 s1." failure caused excessive damage because the sensor fused into the rear exhaust manifold. Diagnostic testing $ 49.00 sensor replacement part 227.52 " " labor 150.00 rear exhaust manifold 154.21 rear exhaust manifold gasket 29.27 repair was not done at a toyota dealership. I am reporting this so that toyota will change the design. Failed part should not damage surrounding structures. Suggest recall on this part if toyota continues to use this design.

Filed Mar 23, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · 25,000 miles · AL

2001 toyota sienna le, purchased new, started having problems. "check engine" light came on when vehicle had approximately 25,000 plus/minus miles. Under warranty, toyota dealership replaced the oxygen sensor without a charge. However, during this process, the "beep" signal you hear when locking-unlocking the vehicle with remote key was disappeared. This is also fixed under warranty. The "check engine" light came on again when the vehicle had about 35,000 miles. Toyota dealership said it is due to a dirty vacuum hose, they cleaned it with a charge little over $100.00. The next day the "check engine" light came on again, this time the toyota dealership said they need to replace the charcoal canister (parts free, but we have to pay labor--about $100.00). This thing causes extreme mental distress, time, money, security etc.

Filed Jul 29, 2005 · Electrical, Engine · GA

We own a 2001 toyota sienna van, we purchased it in 2001 but it was used with 18,000 miles on it. Since purchasing the vehicle, several things have gone wrong. #1- passenger side power window had a defective motor and would not go back up. Took it to the dealer who said it was not covered under warranty, so we had to pay out of pocket for that repair. #2- driver's side sliding door would not latch shut. The button got stuck from the inside which prevented the door from latching shut. This had happened many times before but we were able to get the button popped out and the door would shut. But on one occasion the button popped out and the door still would not shut. We had to drive home holding the door shut the entire way! Of course, this is a huge safety issue with our 2 young children in the car. The problem was fixed at the dealer (again not under warranty), but the door still can not be opened from the inside, or the button gets stuck in. #3- check engine light came on and a diagnostic test revealed the following problems- idle air control, bank 1 sensor (most likely oxygen sensor), leaky charcoal canister. We fixed the idle air control since that was causing the van to not start and stall. This repair was almost $700, and not covered under warranty because we had gone over 36,000 miles. We did not fix the other two problems last month due to cost. The van overheats and can not be driven. We wrote a letter to toyota and talked to them via phone. They told us there is nothing they can do because our van is not a legal us van- it is was built in canada. We bought it at a toyota dealer in rochester, ny and were never told it was canadian. We were also told that no warranty would ever be covered in the us because it is canadian. Carfax.com says it was built in the united states however. We tried to go the route of the lemon law, but could not.

Filed Jun 9, 2004 · Electrical · 150 miles · CA

1. Electric sliding door opens while driving. Interior lights won't shut off while driving. Check engine light stays on. 2. Driver distraction. 3. Toyota "resets the brain" but it is just a matter of time before it fails again.