2012 Toyota Sienna electrical problems

Filed Sep 12, 2025 · Electrical · 241,080 miles · CA

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Toyota Sienna. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 48,230. It was later discovered that the mileage on the Title was 241,080.

Filed Jul 17, 2025 · Electrical · CT

The power sliding door cables snap by itself and unable to open or closed. While my children and I were in the vehicle.

Filed Jun 7, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · TX

The engine stalled, power steering frozen then engine shut off while driving in an intersection. Replaced new battery, dove home upon arrival the engine stalled again, power steering frozen and engine shut off again. I don’t know what’s going on.

Filed Dec 5, 2018 · Electrical · 63,500 miles · CA · fire

Was driving home from running errands, about a 4 mile drive at 35 miles/hr. At a stop light there seemed to be some sort of electrical surge. All the dashboard lights flashed and the vehicle turned off. I was able to put the car in park and restart it. There were no warning lights on after restarting the engine, so I assumed it was a fluke and continued on my way home. A little further down the road at another stop light it happened again. I pulled into my driveway and started to unload my car when I noticed smoke emanating from under the hood. I opened the hood to discover a small fire coming from a large group of wrapped wires behind the battery. I was able to put it out quickly with a fire extinguisher, but the car is completely dead and the entire electrical harness needs to be replaced as well as some other nearby parts. This vehicle was well taken care of. There is just under 65,000 miles on it and I brought it in for it's 60k maintenance 6 months ago (6/11/18). At that time they also took care of the recalls for the passenger side airbag and the power sliding doors. Since I was able to contain the fire quickly, this vehicle suffered minimal engine damage, so I'm wondering if it should be used for investigation purposes before repairs are made as it appears this may have happened with other toyota siennas that suffered much greater damage.

Filed Sep 11, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 65,000 miles · TX · fire

This car caught on fire few minutes after some electrical issues- while driving the car with everything looking just fine , the A/C fan fluctuated on and off -car blue tooth also kept disconnected and reconnect for a few seconds then all dashboard lights illuminated on and off few times . After maybe 2 minuets I reached home ,may family got off the car when I noticed smoke coming from the hood . I opened the hood to find a medium size fire coming from the driver side of the engine, I called 911 right away . In less than 10-15 mins most of the car melt from the fire plus the whole garage.

Filed Nov 19, 2017 · Body, Electrical · 10 miles · NC

1) power sliding door opened while driving; 2) strer wheel always stay on right. I took my van to delaer (mark jacobson) and they have not fixed the sliding door after I report the problem with sliding door. After I started searching on internet and found that there is recall also. I called them there is a recall but they did not do anything. Recall date: november 22, 2016 dealer reference id: g04 the federal safety agency recall id: 16v858

Filed Sep 26, 2017 · Electrical · 100 miles · MA

2013 toyota sienna minivan the power doors no longer close and open properly, they essentially stick, and we have to manually get out, and slam it shut with great force. The car door opened once while I was driving. My child on that side was wearing a seatbelt, I pulled over, and had to get out to shut the door with great force. For a long period, toyota didn't have a fix for this problem. I have been calling the dealership regularly to see if the "fix" had arrived. Finally, in august I was told that it had, and that the soonest they could fix my car was december 27!!! I have told them that I paid for a feature, to have power doors which both worked and didn't pose a safety liability. I have asked for either a loaner car, or compensation. Their response has been that they apologize for the inconvenience, but that they are not willing to give me another car, or compensate me. I have four children, one of whom is special needs.in order to ensure safety, I have had to disable the power feature. I bought the car with the power feature because it's something that we rely on. I feel that I spent money on something that is defective, and a safety liability, and we are being penalized, as opposed to the company assuring our safety and satisfaction.

Filed Sep 1, 2017 · Electrical · CA

Manufacturer recall numberg04 the federal safety agency recall number16v858 september 2017 recall still incomplete. Called hotline and was told nothing can be done

Filed Aug 16, 2017 · Body, Electrical · 98,000 miles · IL

Drivers side sliding door opened while car was in drive and moving. Passenger had to manually close door. After pushing door closed, it will not open or close manually nor electronically and the cable is frayed and broken free from the front anchor and is hanging from the vehicle. This occurred turning into a parking lot.

Filed Aug 8, 2017 · Electrical · 30,000 miles · NY

The sunroof gets stuck in the open position; it will not close, both when the car is moving or stationary.