2009 Toyota Sienna electrical problems

Filed Jan 6, 2026 · Electrical · 253,000 miles · OR

Odometer Fraud. The contact owned a 2009 Toyota Sienna. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the vehicle was sold. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of the sale, the vehicle mileage was 253,000. The contact posted the sale on Craigslist, and several days after the sale, the contact noticed that the vehicle was posted back on Craigslist for sale. The contact discovered that the new owner had rolled back the mileage on the odometer to 126,000. The ad on Craigslist was showing the fraudulent mileage.

Filed Mar 19, 2023 · Electrical, Steering · 218,000 miles · NC

On my 2009 Toyota Sienna XLE V6 FWD. The anti-slip indicator light improperly turns-on on dry roads at safe speeds. This causes a distraction to the driver.

Filed Sep 19, 2022 · Electrical · NY

Vehicle has an unknown electrical draw this draining the battery every night, making vehicle unusable even in emergency. Mechanic has confirmed draw but is unable to find short.

Filed Jul 20, 2021 · Body, Electrical · MA

The rear passenger side sliding door cable and motor assembly on the Toyota Sienna failed, causing the door to become completely inoperative (cannot open nor close) and the broken cable nearly cut my wife as it broke under tension and came flying out toward her as she was trying to close the door normally. The cable and motor had been replaced in 2015. The cable and motor on the rear driver side sliding door was also replaced in 2013 and 2017. The problem was confirmed by Woburn Toyota (dealer) and reported to the manufacturer. The manufacturer has confirmed the failure and safety defect, but refuses to provide repairs. No warnings were provided, no recall was issued, and customers were not notified of internal safety bulletin POL12-02 issued by Toyota.

Filed Nov 30, 2020 · Electrical, Suspension · 185,000 miles · PA

Usually moving between 25- 45 MPH. On any road. The vsc, traction control, and check engine light come on. For no reason this happens quite often daily. I have looked inti this and numerous, numerous people experience tge same problem

Filed Apr 7, 2020 · Body, Electrical · 118,000 miles · IL

To whom it may concern: regarding customer support program (zts): warranty enhancement for rear sliding door latch assemblies on certain 2004-2010my sienna vehicles and power sliding door cable assembly on certain 2004-2007my sienna vehicles. I am here to tell you that my 2009 sienna should have been covered by this warranty extension. A few years ago our cable snapped on the driver side door. I was told by my dealer and toyota customer service that my model year was not covered by the able assembly issue. I was quoted approximately $2k for this repair. Well, with the craziness of the pandemic, I decided to do this repair myself. I purchased the attached parts list in the scan myself. As you can see from the images: there are screws missing around the pulley system, the cable cracked the housing and proceeded to tear up the sound insulation. Thankfully the cable did not harm any other key areas of the door. This blatant disregard for the 2009 model year is extremely disappointing. I am sure there are other owners with the same issue.

Filed Jun 12, 2019 · Body, Electrical · 102,000 miles · NY

The rear passenger door recently began to open on its own randomly when driving, something may be wrong with the latch, it is not hooking/engaging to the car frame. My wife made a left turn yesterday and the passenger rear door slid open, luckily my 7 year old son was buckled in. Also, the cables to the driver side rear sliding doors popped off about a year ago, believe it was due to rust/corrosion...

Filed Aug 21, 2018 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · PA

Sliding side doors open on own. Button fails to engage preventing door from closing. Happened multiple times after pulling into a parking spot and putting the car in park. Both times it has been the passenger side sliding door.

Filed Jan 26, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 115,000 miles · IL · fire

I was driving my sienna on a 2 lane town road and without warning smelled smoke. As I was pulling over cars in the oncoming lane were honking at me as they saw the fire underneath where the engine is. When I pulled over smoke entered into the car. I stepped out, heard a pop, and now the entire front of the car was full on fire. The fire department arrived on scene quickly and extinguished the fire. I filed an incident report with toyota. I received a call from a man saying he was hired by toyota to investigate the fire and report back to them. To date, I have received zero communication from anyone at toyota regarding this serious matter.

Filed Nov 6, 2017 · Electrical · 135,000 miles · OH

In late 2016, the driver side rear sliding door powered cable/motor assembly broke. In april 2017, the passenger side rear sliding door powered cable/motor assembly broke. Toyota refuses to cover the costs of the repair. The door in 2017 broke jammed in the open position, requiring assistance to close it to get home with children in the car. Once closed, the door would not open, causing a safety concern. The vehicle was in a parking lot when this occurred.