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2012 Toyota Sienna

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2019-07-25 19V553000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 303 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-09-25 ENGINE No 0 Coolant leaking from rear of the engine through the head gasket. Vehicle struggles to accelerate beyond 55mph or 80kmph…
2025-09-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Toyota Sienna. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purc…
2025-07-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The power sliding door cables snap by itself and unable to open or closed. While my children and I were in the vehicle.
2025-06-25 STRUCTURE No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Sienna. The contact was unable to use the driver's side cargo door. The contact stated t…
2024-07-21 STEERING No 0 The battery light came on suddenly and the power steering went out making it extremely difficult to steer the vehicle. …
2024-07-12 WHEELS No 0 On 8/22/2022 I had to replace the 2 front tires with MIM-Supreme Tour 18 inch tire 235/55R18. On 8/22/2022 I had 162,32…
2024-04-30 TIRES No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Sienna equipped with Michelin Tires, Tire Line: Cross Climate 2, Tire Size: 235/60/R17, …
2023-11-11 SEATS No 0 The third row passenger side split was stored and then put back up. Upon lifting the seats, pieces fell out (spring, wa…
2023-07-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 My 2012 Toyota Sienna having problem while braking on highway 65mph or above, when i hit brake it's start shaking so ba…
2023-06-22 STEERING No 0 My wife let me know that when turning to the right (not an aggressive turn, but a normal turn from one lane to the next…
2023-03-27 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 The vehicle stability control activates and causes the car to slow and brake randomly. This occurs at low speeds and w…
2023-03-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 Rear axle coupler assembly (part number 41303-28013) making very loud noise and vibration.
2023-01-18 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 We have had problems with our 2011 Sienna's electromagnetic coupling and the rear differential. Through my research, I…
2022-12-20 TIRES No 0 Costco installed 4 tires on my 2012 Toyota Sienna on 11/10/2021. The tire had 80,000 mile warranty. At the time of Tire…
2022-08-01 STRUCTURE No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the rear passenger side power sliding door cable broke. …
2022-05-16 ENGINE No 0 The engine stalled, power steering frozen then engine shut off while driving in an intersection. Replaced new battery, …
2022-03-22 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the rear differential was making an abnormal whirling an…
2022-02-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Vehicle has a whining grinding noise, after having it serviced at Toyota Dealership, the finding has been a known issue…
2021-10-15 AIR BAGS Yes 1 I was at a full stopped and rear Ended at 30 miles an hour and the air bags did not deploy and I am suffering many inju…
2021-06-24 POWER TRAIN No 0 Vehicle began 'whirring' metal noise from underneath. Local mechanic said it was coming from rear differential. I took …
2021-04-26 WHEELS No 0 WE REALIZED THAT OUR VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHEN WE WENT TO ATTEMPT TO PUT ON THE SPARE, WE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE L…
2021-01-04 WHEELS No 0 FRONT TIRES WEAR OUT TOO FAST ON THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED VEHICLE AROUND 60K MILES. NOW AT 130K AND ON 4TH SET OF TIRE…
2020-12-31 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 MY SPARE TIRE CABLE RUSTED AND THE TIRE FELL OF AND I RAN OVER IT.
2020-12-05 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 SUNROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING OR KNOWN CAUSE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WAS PRECEEDED BY A LOUD 'BANG' SOUND.
2020-09-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 MY 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA RECENTLY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM THE REAR AXLE AREA. UPON INSPECTION, WE WERE INFO…
2020-08-27 POWER TRAIN No 0 SERVICE TECH AT THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID MY ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLER / VISCOUS COUPLER AND DRIVESHAFT UJOINT SEIZED. AFTER…
2020-08-03 AIR BAGS No 0 BROUGHT CAR IN FOR AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. WAS TOLD IT WAS COMPLETED. AFTER THIS RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL MAILING FOR THE …
2020-07-15 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE THE ENGINE REVS SUDDENLY AND TO VERY HIGH RPMS AND YOU HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND/OR T…
2020-05-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 UNIT IS PRODUCING A SPEED DEPENDENT WHINE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CONSISTENT WITH A BEARING FAILURE IN THE VISCOUS C…
2020-03-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 THE REAR VISCOUS COUPLER ON THE AWD HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS PART IS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART ON THE RAV…
2020-02-01 SUSPENSION No 0 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD HAS EXCESSIVE PREMATURE WEAR ON TIRES. NEW SET OF TIRES, FOLLOWING MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDED MAI…
2020-01-02 POWER TRAIN No 0 SAYS MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL - VISCOUS COUPLER- IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OOF AT LEAST $1,300 AND THAT DOE…
2019-11-19 POWER TRAIN No 0 MY 2012 SIENNA AWD XLE HAS 103K MILES AND HAS A WHIRRING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AREA FOR A WHILE NOW. …
2019-10-26 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.…
2019-09-21 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CHECK SYSTEM. PER THE DEALER. SPIRAL CABLE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SIENNA 2012 AND PER THE DEALER THIS IS…
2019-08-08 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 2012 GMC SIENNA. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *LD *JS
2019-08-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 THE BEARING FOR THE VISCOUS COUPLER HAS GONE BAD. IT WHINES LOUDLY WHEN IN MOTION, AND THE VOLUME CORRELATES WITH THE …
2019-07-03 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 C1433 CODE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL PROBLEM SLIP SENSOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON
2019-07-02 STEERING No 0 C1433 ERROR CODE HAS ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2012 I THINK IT IS SAFETY ISSUE C1433 STEERING ANGLE SENSOR INTERNAL CIRCUIT
2019-04-17 POWER TRAIN No 0 FRONT AXLE LEAKING FLUID
2019-04-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS FAILED AT ONLY 60K MILES. WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE FOR AWD SIENNA MODELS YET NO RECALL ISSUED. SAFET…
2019-03-11 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH FOUR NEW COOPER CS3 TIRES, SIZE: 235/55R18 (NA). THE CONTACT ST…
2019-03-11 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THE TOP HINGE OF THE FUEL FILLER DOOR BROKE AT 82000 MILES. IT NOW DOES NOT ALLOW THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRI…
2019-03-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHIRRING NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION - STARTS AT ABOUT 30 MPH - VEHICLE HAS 97,000 MILES. SERVICE…
2019-02-08 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHEN COMING TO A STOP GOING ABOUT 5 MPH TOWARDS A STOP SIGN, MY VAN ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC. BECAUSE THE VAN JOLTED ME…
2019-01-10 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 ON THE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 10, 2019, MY TOYOTA SIENNA FAILED TO BRAKE AND RESULTED IN A TWO-CAR COLLISION. JUST BEFORE…
2019-01-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE THE REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCHES RUSTED AND BROKE OFF RESULTING IN DOORS NOT OPENING AND CLOS…
2018-12-29 STEERING No 0 EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEED...IT MAKE NOISE SOUND LIKE A LOSE BOLT IN THE UNIVERSAL JOINT..TOYOTA…
2018-12-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WAS DRIVING HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS, ABOUT A 4 MILE DRIVE AT 35 MILES/HR. AT A STOP LIGHT THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME SO…
2018-11-09 WHEELS No 0 THE TIRES WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY. TWO YEARS AGO I BOUGHT 70000 MILE TIRES AND AFTER LESS THE 30000 MILES ALL FOUR TIRES W…