2013 Amerivan Toyota Sienna problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (2) · Service Brakes (2) · Electrical System (2)
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Safety recalls (1)
Fuel System, Gasoline 2013-06-27 · campaign 13V274000 · 82 vehicles
Defect: Eldorado National-Kansas (ENK) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Amerivan Toyota Sienna vans manufactured February 17, 2011, through June 25, 2013. The fuel filler neck may contact the left rear shock absorber. This could damage the fuel filler neck.
Risk: If the shock makes contact with the fuel filler neck, it could damage the neck allowing it to leak gasoline vapors and result in a fire or explosion causing personal injury.
Fix: ENK will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the shock absorbers and add a spacer, free of charge. The recall began on July 12, 2013. Owners may contact Eldorado National-Kansas at 1-800-955-9086.
What owners report
2016-02-29 · Steering · 40,785 mi“when steering right or left midway and then going back to steering's original position during motion, a clucking or knock is felt on the steering. my vehicle is around 40k miles and the issue emerged for the past two weeks (around mid feb 2016). not sure if this issue is going to worsen overtime to a point where steering malfunction during vehicleu…”
2015-12-23 · Steering · 40,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2013 amerivan toyota sienna. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal noise coming from the steering wheel. the vehicle was taken to be inspected. the contact was informed that the steering intermediate shaft needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made a…”
2015-10-05 · Electrical System · 20,000 mi“keyless ignition (push on, push off) possible to leave engine running in garage, creating toxic fumes. had a couple of "almosts". should have an automatic turn off after x minutes.…”
2015-05-01 · Tires · 18,032 mi · 💥 crash“the van skidded off the road due to front (run flat) tires that got completely worn out after driving only18k miles. due to this skid the front end was completely damaged and the car had to be totaled. *tr…”
2015-04-06 · Structure:body · 89,000 mi“original rear hatch handle deteriorated and will not open from the outside. it is a safety issue that you cannot trust it to open. this faulty workmanship should have been corrected by toyota. *tr…”
2014-09-22 · Electrical System · 7,090 mi“after not being run for 1 week, there was not enough battery energy to start the engine. battery was replaced by dealership and system was checked. this happened a second time sept. 18, 2014 after 5 days of no use. i jumped the battery. this happened again sept 22 after 2 days of no use. called for service and for dealer to check determine rea…”
2014-09-16 · Service Brakes · 9,000 mi“vehicle vibrates very violently while braking and going downhill, with brake fading, took it to the dealer and they resurfaced the rotors and the problem still exist. my friend who has the same problem indicated the same issue. the dealer told me all toyotas do that and to live with it. *tr …”
2014-09-12 · Service Brakes · 15,000 mi · 💥 crash“while approaching a parking area traveling approximately five miles per hour and depressing the brake pedal to park, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated without applying any pressure to the gas pedal. the vehicle continued to accelerate after colliding with a parked car. then, the vehicle caromed off of the parked car, continued to accelerate d…”
2014-07-31 · Visibility:sun/Moon Roof Assembly · 6,200 mi“2013 toyota sienna purchased 8/26/2013. mileage 6,000. first road trip (colorado) on i-80 heading west, doing speed limit, 80 degrees outside, rear vent windows open & a/c on & no vehicles near us. sunroof & ceiling panel were closed. we heard a pop, pulled over and saw that the front sun roof blew outward, looked like a volcano with about 4-…”
2014-07-30 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 2,500 mi“my children and i have had respiratory problems since we started riding in this 2013 sienna, purchased new aug 2013. i have complained repeatedly about the odor. we are currently going to arbitration with toyota national on 7/31/2014. my 5 yr old daughter has had a constant runny nose (kids at school call her "walrus nose"). she is devastated…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.