2008 Toyota Sienna transmission problems

Filed Aug 24, 2023 · Transmission · 178,000 miles · MA

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated at a high rate of speed. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact desperately pressed on the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not slow down. The contact shifted the gear lever into neutral and the vehicle slowed down. The contact was able to pull over on the side of the road and shutoff the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted and operated normally. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 178,000.

Filed Oct 28, 2022 · Transmission · TX

The transmission shift cable broke during parking. Although the transmission shift lever was moved to the park position, the transmission was not placed in park. The first observation was the vehicle started to roll when the driver was loading the purchases at a store. The parking brake was then applied. Then the vehicle engine could not be started, regardless of where the shift lever was positioned. The vehicle was towed to an independent auto service provider. The provider identified the problem as the transmission still in the reverse position and replaced a $10 bushing on the transmission cable with a labor charge of $510.

Filed Oct 3, 2020 · Transmission · 19,500 miles · FL

Transmission has begun sliding

Filed Jul 15, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 180,000 miles · TN

On inclines, the vsc light would come on, clicking noise near the steering column. The car would lose power. I have mechanics checked out. Cv joint and ball bearing replaced. Problem persists.

Filed Oct 1, 2019 · Transmission · 90,300 miles · TX

I attempted to put my van in park today after driving to a restaurant for lunch. The shift lever will go to any position but the dash display only responds to d or 4. When I put the lever in park and took my foot off the brake pedal, the van continued going forward. It will not go to park or even neutral. I put the car in a safe parking spot, put on the emergency brake and shut the engine off. That is where it still is. I haven't tried to restart it or drive it since.

Filed Dec 17, 2018 · Transmission · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v429000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Don mcgill toyota of katy (21555 katy fwy, katy, tx 77450, (832) 772-1000) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Filed Jul 29, 2018 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · NJ

I was able to shift my car into reverse from park without touching the brakes. It caused my car to start rolling.

Filed Feb 21, 2018 · Acceleration, Steering · 230,000 miles · CA

My 2008 toyota sienna suddenly slams on brakes when turning right. Used to be occasionally on mountain curves during last year, but now does it randomly at highway speeds on straight roads and is very dangerous! How do I get toyota to fix this obvious design defect? Car has 230k miles.

Filed Nov 4, 2017 · Steering, Suspension · 96,000 miles · CA

Detroit axle, in michigan, is selling defective struts, straight out of the junkyard, and rack and pinion steering and many other suspension parts, advertised as new, by just placing a coat of paint in them. They offer a warranty of one year in the products, but the consumer must pay for the removal and installation of the part. I played their game for three times and I foolishly paid 3 times for the strut installation, plus other damages the faulty struts caused me . The faulty struts caused my frame to loosen, my horizontal drive shaft to damage, and rack and pinion steering, that detroit axle sold. Well, my vehicle shakes violently at between 45-55 miles per hour, thus having to pull to the side of the road. I managed to drive to a mechanic through back roads at low speeds. The defective rack and pinion steering and the defective, sold as new parts, and advertised as new parts failed in three occasions ane damaging my other parts of the vehicle. It cost me over $3000 to replace those parts plus the money that I gave to detroit axle, with the collusion of ebay selling his products. Once the parts are received, within 60 days, he closes the feedback on his page, thus not letting the suspecting public complain against his junkyard of defective parts. Ebay protects him. I still have to replace my michelin new tires for more expense and the third pair of struts are still on the vehicle, in which I still have to replace for a third time!

Filed Jun 19, 2017 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · AK · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. While the key was removed from the ignition, the child occupant was able to shift the vehicle out of park. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a retaining wall. Upon inspection, the contact found that the shift lever could be moved without the ignition key. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The contact discovered that the vehicle was involved in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v429000 (power train). The failure mileage was 80,000. Parts distribution disconnect.