2012 Amerivan TOYOTA SIENNA problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
8 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
36,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2012 model year. Data updated: . 8 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 8 complaints (37.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
2
25.0%
Electrical and battery issues
1
12.5%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Service Brakes
3
Power Train
2
Seat Belts
1
Structure:Body
1
Suspension
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Wheels
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Service Brakes
3
Power Train
2
Seat Belts
1
Structure:Body
1
Suspension
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Wheels
1
Service Brakes: 3; Power Train: 2; Seat Belts: 1; Structure:Body: 1; Suspension: 1; Unknown Or Other: 1; Wheels: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
3
25,000 to 49,999
3
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
1
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
3
25,000 to 49,999
3
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
1
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 3; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
2013
1
2014
2
2015
2
2016
3
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2013
1
2014
2
2015
2
2016
3
2013: 1; 2014: 2; 2015: 2; 2016: 3
Pattern summary
Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10724017 · 2015-06-08 (June 8, 2015)
MY TOYOYA SIENNA 2012 WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AFTER THE BRAKE ABS WARNING LIGHTS, VSC WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY WITH FIDELITY INSURANCE THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE A DIAGNOSIS FEE. THE SAD PART IS THE DEALERSHIP OR MECHANICS HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. I AM NO MECHANIC, BUT I AM EDUCATED ENOUGH TO KNOW IT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND PASSED.
CAR ACCELERATION. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME IN THE CAR. ONCE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. AUGUST OF 2015 AND DECEMBER OF 2015. I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE LAST TWO TIMES AT A CORNER WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. MAKING A HORRIBLE REVVING NOISE. I AM PRESSING MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND IT'S STILL MOVING. THE CAR THEN IS HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT THANK GOODNESS, NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT. IT THEN JERKS AND STOPS. FIRST TIME WAS…
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
8 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
100.0%Usable mileage8 / 8 records
100.0%Valid incident date8 / 8 records
100.0%Valid filing date8 / 8 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates8 / 8 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2011
2012
2013
Service Brakes
28.7%ODI 10732964 · 33,000 mi
THE CAR WAS STARTED. THE STEERING WAS HARD AND HEAVY AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. UPON STARTING TO DRIVE, AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE BRAKES WERE HARD AND DID NOT GO DOWN. THE CAR DID NOT BRAKE. THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED ON AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION THAT THIS OCCURRED, EXACTLY IN THE SAME MANNER.
MY TOYOYA SIENNA 2012 WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AFTER THE BRAKE ABS WARNING LIGHTS, VSC WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY WITH FIDELITY INSURANCE THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE A DIAGNOSIS FEE. THE SAD PART IS THE DEALERSHIP OR MECHANICS HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. I AM NO MECHANIC, BUT I AM EDUCATED ENOUGH TO KNOW IT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND PASSED.
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 DESPITE DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND STRUCK A CONCRETE CINDER BLOCK WALL. *TR
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE CAR BATTERY HAS FAILED TO START VEHICLE. AT SPORADIC AND UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS DOES THIS OCCUR. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA BATTERY SOLD WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO BE DRAINED RAPIDLY BY THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING OR THE BATTERY IS NOT BEING ADEQUATELY RECHARGED BY THE ALTERNATOR. THE ORIGINAL TIRES SOLD WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA. CURRENTLY ON SECOND SET AND THEY SEEM TO WEAR OUT QUICKLY. BOTH SIDE POWER DOORS SOMETIMES MAKES A POP SOUND …
VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AT 90K THE BEARING ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE AND NOW BEARING(S) COMPONENT IS RESULTING IN WEARING OF TIRES THAT WE ONLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR. NO ONE IS WARRANTYING THEM SO IT ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UP TO DATE WITH NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN IN THAT, ONCE THE BEARING BECOMES TOO HOT THEY CAN FREEZE UP AND MOBILITY IS NO LONGER. THE IMPORTAN…
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE CAR BATTERY HAS FAILED TO START VEHICLE. AT SPORADIC AND UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS DOES THIS OCCUR. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA BATTERY SOLD WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO BE DRAINED RAPIDLY BY THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING OR THE BATTERY IS NOT BEING ADEQUATELY RECHARGED BY THE ALTERNATOR. THE ORIGINAL TIRES SOLD WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA. CURRENTLY ON SECOND SET AND THEY SEEM TO WEAR OUT QUICKLY. BOTH SIDE POWER DOORS SOMETIMES MAKES A POP SOUND …
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 REASON FOR "DEAD" BATTERY. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SEVERE PARASITIC DRAW THAT THE DEALER CANNOT LOCATE. EITHER THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW, OR SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING ON. *TR
THE CAR WAS STARTED. THE STEERING WAS HARD AND HEAVY AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. UPON STARTING TO DRIVE, AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE BRAKES WERE HARD AND DID NOT GO DOWN. THE CAR DID NOT BRAKE. THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED ON AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION THAT THIS OCCURRED, EXACTLY IN THE SAME MANNER.
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
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE CAR BATTERY HAS FAILED TO START VEHICLE. AT SPORADIC AND UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS DOES THIS OCCUR. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA BATTERY SOLD WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO BE DRAINED RAPIDLY BY THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING OR THE BATTERY IS NOT BEING ADEQUATELY RECHARGED BY THE ALTERNATOR. THE ORIGINAL TIRES SOLD WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA. CURRENTLY ON SECOND SET AND THEY SEEM TO WEAR OUT QUICKLY. BOTH SIDE POWER DOORS SOMETIMES MAKES A POP SOUND …
SLIDING ELECTRIC DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AFTER CHILDREN ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LATCH SAGS SO THAT THE LATCH CAN NOT PULL THE DOOR SHUT PROPERLY. THE HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.
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
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE DOWN TO 20MPH. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE USING THE GAS PEDAL. FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF THE SLOW SPEED (3 TO 5 MINUTES) THEN THE COMPLETE STOP SWITCHED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AGAIN. VEHICLE MAINTAINED 1500 TO 2000 RPMS THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE NOR DID IT STALL. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE TECHNICIANS AT TWO DIFF…
PARKED LEFT CAR RUNNING IN DRIVE WAY, SLIGHT INCLINE, GOT OUT TO PUT A GARBAGE BIN INTO THE GARAGE, THEN RETURNED TO VEHICLE, REACHED IN TO TURN IT OFF AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLES DOOR HAD ME TO THE GROUND AND I WAS TRYING TO JUMP IN AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING INTO THE STREET. *TR
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE DOWN TO 20MPH. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE USING THE GAS PEDAL. FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF THE SLOW SPEED (3 TO 5 MINUTES) THEN THE COMPLETE STOP SWITCHED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AGAIN. VEHICLE MAINTAINED 1500 TO 2000 RPMS THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE NOR DID IT STALL. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE TECHNICIANS AT TWO DIFF…
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE DOWN TO 20MPH. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE USING THE GAS PEDAL. FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF THE SLOW SPEED (3 TO 5 MINUTES) THEN THE COMPLETE STOP SWITCHED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AGAIN. VEHICLE MAINTAINED 1500 TO 2000 RPMS THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE NOR DID IT STALL. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE TECHNICIANS AT TWO DIFF…
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 DESPITE DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND STRUCK A CONCRETE CINDER BLOCK WALL. *TR
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Service Brakes
Too few reports for a range
43,000 mi
3 (sparse)
ODI 10724017 · 43,000 mi
MY TOYOYA SIENNA 2012 WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AFTER THE BRAKE ABS WARNING LIGHTS, VSC WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY WITH FIDELITY INSURANCE THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE A DIAGNOSIS FEE. THE SAD PART IS THE DEALERSHIP OR MECHANICS HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. I AM NO MECHANIC, BUT I AM EDUCATED ENOUGH TO KNOW IT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND PASSED.
CAR ACCELERATION. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME IN THE CAR. ONCE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. AUGUST OF 2015 AND DECEMBER OF 2015. I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE LAST TWO TIMES AT A CORNER WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. MAKING A HORRIBLE REVVING NOISE. I AM PRESSING MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND IT'S STILL MOVING. THE CAR THEN IS HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT THANK GOODNESS, NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT. IT THEN JERKS AND STOPS. FIRST TIME WAS…
VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AT 90K THE BEARING ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE AND NOW BEARING(S) COMPONENT IS RESULTING IN WEARING OF TIRES THAT WE ONLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR. NO ONE IS WARRANTYING THEM SO IT ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UP TO DATE WITH NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN IN THAT, ONCE THE BEARING BECOMES TOO HOT THEY CAN FREEZE UP AND MOBILITY IS NO LONGER. THE IMPORTAN…
PARKED LEFT CAR RUNNING IN DRIVE WAY, SLIGHT INCLINE, GOT OUT TO PUT A GARBAGE BIN INTO THE GARAGE, THEN RETURNED TO VEHICLE, REACHED IN TO TURN IT OFF AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLES DOOR HAD ME TO THE GROUND AND I WAS TRYING TO JUMP IN AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING INTO THE STREET. *TR
LONG TERM PROBLEM, FROM DAY OF PURCHASE (26 DEC 2011). WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN FROM A STOP, VAN HESITATES FOR 2-6 SECONDS AND THEN SURGES FORWARD TO PICK ONES DESIRED SPEED. NORMALLY WHEN THE VAN IS COLD. THIS HAS HAD A PERIOD WHEN IT DOES NOT EXECUTE THIS PROBLEM, THEN SHOWS UP FOR A PERIOD. SELLING DEALER HAS CHECKED IT 3 TIMES, VAN DOES NOT DUPLICATE SYMPTOMS THEN. PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS. *TR
I HAVE TWIN BOYS ARE 5 YEARS OLD BOYS SO I BUCKLE THEM BOTH SO WHEN I GOT HOME THEY TAKE BELTS OFF THEY ARE IN BOOSTER SEATS SO THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELT GOT WTAP AROUND MY SON STOMACH AND I COULDN'T RELEASE IT AND JUST STARTED TO GET TIGHTER AS HE MOVED AROUND ALMOST TO A POINT HE LOOSING AIR SEAM LIKE I HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT I TRY TURNIN CAR ON TO RELEASE IT HAD HIM STAND UP IN SEAT EVEN LEAN IT BACK SO I CAN SLIDE HIM UP I TOOK ALL CLOTHS OFF DIDN'T WORK I JUST CUT IT THIS WAS REALLY SCARY AND BAD CAUSE SHOULD BE A SAFETY REALLY BUTTON HID…
SLIDING ELECTRIC DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AFTER CHILDREN ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LATCH SAGS SO THAT THE LATCH CAN NOT PULL THE DOOR SHUT PROPERLY. THE HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.
VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AT 90K THE BEARING ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE AND NOW BEARING(S) COMPONENT IS RESULTING IN WEARING OF TIRES THAT WE ONLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR. NO ONE IS WARRANTYING THEM SO IT ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UP TO DATE WITH NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN IN THAT, ONCE THE BEARING BECOMES TOO HOT THEY CAN FREEZE UP AND MOBILITY IS NO LONGER. THE IMPORTAN…
THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE DOOR YOU CAN HEAR IT ENGAGE THE LOCKING MECHANISM TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND OPEN IT'LL GET STUCK BEEP TWICE THEN AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE IF YOU TURN THE POWER DOOR OFF THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL
VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AT 90K THE BEARING ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE AND NOW BEARING(S) COMPONENT IS RESULTING IN WEARING OF TIRES THAT WE ONLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR. NO ONE IS WARRANTYING THEM SO IT ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UP TO DATE WITH NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN IN THAT, ONCE THE BEARING BECOMES TOO HOT THEY CAN FREEZE UP AND MOBILITY IS NO LONGER. THE IMPORTAN…
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2012: 4 complaints · 2013: 10 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2012
0
1
4
2013
2
7
10
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2012
8
0
0
2013
11
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Service Brakes
Power Train
Seat Belts
Structure:Body
Suspension
Unknown Or Other
Wheels
Service Brakes
—
0
0
0
1ODI 10851909 · 90,000 mi
VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AT 90K THE BEARING ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE AND NOW BEARING(S) COMPONENT IS RESULTING IN WEARING OF TIRES THAT WE ONLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR. NO ONE IS WARRANTYING THEM SO IT ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UP TO DATE WITH NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN IN THAT, ONCE THE BEARING BECOMES TOO HOT THEY CAN FREEZE UP AND MOBILITY IS NO LONGER. THE IMPORTAN…
VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AT 90K THE BEARING ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE AND NOW BEARING(S) COMPONENT IS RESULTING IN WEARING OF TIRES THAT WE ONLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR. NO ONE IS WARRANTYING THEM SO IT ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UP TO DATE WITH NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN IN THAT, ONCE THE BEARING BECOMES TOO HOT THEY CAN FREEZE UP AND MOBILITY IS NO LONGER. THE IMPORTAN…
VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AT 90K THE BEARING ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE AND NOW BEARING(S) COMPONENT IS RESULTING IN WEARING OF TIRES THAT WE ONLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR. NO ONE IS WARRANTYING THEM SO IT ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UP TO DATE WITH NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN IN THAT, ONCE THE BEARING BECOMES TOO HOT THEY CAN FREEZE UP AND MOBILITY IS NO LONGER. THE IMPORTAN…
VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AT 90K THE BEARING ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE AND NOW BEARING(S) COMPONENT IS RESULTING IN WEARING OF TIRES THAT WE ONLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR. NO ONE IS WARRANTYING THEM SO IT ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UP TO DATE WITH NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN IN THAT, ONCE THE BEARING BECOMES TOO HOT THEY CAN FREEZE UP AND MOBILITY IS NO LONGER. THE IMPORTAN…
VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AT 90K THE BEARING ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE AND NOW BEARING(S) COMPONENT IS RESULTING IN WEARING OF TIRES THAT WE ONLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR. NO ONE IS WARRANTYING THEM SO IT ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UP TO DATE WITH NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN IN THAT, ONCE THE BEARING BECOMES TOO HOT THEY CAN FREEZE UP AND MOBILITY IS NO LONGER. THE IMPORTAN…
VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND AT 90K THE BEARING ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE AND NOW BEARING(S) COMPONENT IS RESULTING IN WEARING OF TIRES THAT WE ONLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR. NO ONE IS WARRANTYING THEM SO IT ANOTHER OUT OF POCKET COST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UP TO DATE WITH NO WARNING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN IN THAT, ONCE THE BEARING BECOMES TOO HOT THEY CAN FREEZE UP AND MOBILITY IS NO LONGER. THE IMPORTAN…
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
2 patterns with matching reports.
Hard or delayed shifting
1 mentions · 12.5% of complaints
Median mileage: 29,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10818305 · 29,000 mi
CAR ACCELERATION. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME IN THE CAR. ONCE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. AUGUST OF 2015 AND DECEMBER OF 2015. I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE LAST TWO TIMES AT A CORNER WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. MAKING A HORRIBLE REVVING NOISE. I AM PRESSING MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND IT'S STILL MOVING. THE CAR THEN IS HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT THANK GOODNESS, NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT. IT THEN JERKS AND STOPS. FIRST TIME WAS…
MY TOYOYA SIENNA 2012 WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AFTER THE BRAKE ABS WARNING LIGHTS, VSC WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY WITH FIDELITY INSURANCE THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE A DIAGNOSIS FEE. THE SAD PART IS THE DEALERSHIP OR MECHANICS HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. I AM NO MECHANIC, BUT I AM EDUCATED ENOUGH TO KNOW IT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND PASSED.