2017 Toyota Sienna: jerking or lurching

Filed Apr 17, 2026 · Transmission · TX

Loss of power highway speeds, jerky shifting, “sealed” transmission leaking fluid. Check engine light and service required light. I have noticed poor performance with this vehicle before and reported it to the dealer to no avail. Toyota has enacted “customer support program ZJC” but the dealership will not honor.

Filed Aug 18, 2023 · Fuel system · AL

While traveling at a high speed, van's power train jerked hard and rapidly slowed on its own, not allowing me to excelerate. Almost rear ended by following vehicle that managed to swerve around to avoid my rapid deceleration. Check engine light came on and was hard to start. Had to allow the van to sit a while before I was able to start. Van acted like it was in limp mode. This malfunction has occurred several times. Mechanic code shows P0087 fault code. Low fuel pressure. Toyota has recalled many of these vehicles in this year for this issue, but mine seems to not be one of them. Very dangerous.

Filed Sep 14, 2022 · Transmission · 45,000 miles · CO

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH with her four children in the rear seats, the vehicle started jerking and decelerated independently. Additionally, the transmission was slipping. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact continued driving; however, the transmission continuously slipped out of gear. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was associated with Toyota UA80 Transmission program. The dealer contacted the manufacturer who agreed to cover the repair of the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

Filed Feb 14, 2020 · Brakes, Steering · 1 miles · CA

When I brake (especially from higher speeds) the steering wheel shakes and the car ride feels very jerky - esp for those in the front seats. There also seems to be a whining or rubbing noise.

Filed Dec 23, 2019 · Wheels · WV

Since 2004 toyota has known that sienna awd damage run-flat-tires (rft) rapidly and never reach or close to 60,000 miles of the life of tires warranty. Toyota should fix this problem then or warn their customer before the purchasing (see the attached document of a class action). I purchased sienna van awd from l&s dealer in beckley wv, the salesman never told me about the tires problem will be worn out completed within 30,000 miles, but state that 60,000 miles included tires for all power trained after I noticed that the van do not have spare tire. When I brought van for tires warranty from firestone corporate service center and they told me the sienna is too heavy to use this tires. I have to pay the partial usage of 60,000 miles warranty. The big problem is the tires of my van cupped and making roaming noise when only 10,000 miles which make driving very uncomfortable, defeated the purpose what I paid for. This is abnormal for van or any car that damages the tires so badly. The other problem is the van acts jerking some times when I change lane in highway. This is very dangerous. At 29,000 miles toyota authorized service center told me the tires cupped badly to steel belt, after parked the van for 1 month I decided to pay to replace tires (see attached picture for the cupped tires). I would like toyota to resolve the issues -- repair or replace the equal value van but not awd.

Filed Sep 11, 2019 · Body, Locks · 45,397 miles · NC · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota sienna. While the vehicle was parked on an incline, the passenger side sliding door opened and failed to latch. As a result, the door retracted while the contact's arm was still inside the vehicle. The contact managed to jerk her arm out of the vehicle, but sustained bruises and scrapes to the arm. Medical attention was not received. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to toyota of north charlotte (13429 statesville rd, huntersville, nc 28078, (704) 875-9199) and a service appointment was scheduled for september 6, 2019. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 45,397.

Filed Oct 11, 2018 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 2,500 miles · CA

Car stalls when accelerating from a stop. Happens on highway stop and go and when entering a junction after a stop sign. After the stall the car jerks as it suddenly lacks torque and goes to a lower gear. Toyota technician said that traction control shuts off fuel. This is dangerous since it leaves you stalled after going into a junction. They issued a tsb 0197-17 that didn't solve the problem and they claim that there is no problem and that it is a driving style issue.

Filed Mar 7, 2018 · Transmission · 10 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota sienna. While depressing the accelerator pedal after a stop, there was a hard jerk and the rpms increased. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was an ongoing issue with the vehicle ever since it was purchased. The miracle toyota (37048 us-27, haines city, fl 33844, (863) 956-1123) stated that the vehicle had transmission failure, which would disappear after driving the vehicle for awhile. While the contact's wife was driving the vehicle, a loud whining noise was heard. The contact's wife was able to turn off and restart the vehicle. After a few minutes, the noise disappeared. The contact researched the failure online and found a tsb issued by toyota for a software update. The vehicle was taken to miracle toyota (37048 us-27, haines city, fl 33844, (863) 956-1123) where it was diagnosed with needing the software updated for the ecu. The update was performed, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 10.