1998 Toyota Sienna power train problems
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1998 Toyota Sienna — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Since I bought my 1998 used toyota sienna with 190xxx miles, when press a litte bit the gas pedal on a uphill it start to accelerate like crazy, I can barely stop it, I must to put the transmission in neutral to stop the van, today I was on a very pronuntiated uphill and almost crash because it…”
filed Oct 8, 2014
“The car is shifted from park to drive and it accelerates suddenly without me pressing the accelerator. Pressing the brakes do not stop the car, the only way to stop it is by shifting into park or neutral. *tr”
filed Sep 29, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Sienna years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Sienna | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 Sienna | 8 | 5% |
| 2020 Sienna | 8 | 22% |
| 2019 Sienna | 7 | 16% |
| 2018 Sienna | 18 | 26% |
| 2017 Sienna | 36 | 24% |
| 2016 Sienna | 3 | 4% |
| 2015 Sienna | 12 | 5% |
| 2014 Sienna | 7 | 4% |
| 2013 Sienna | 14 | 8% |
| 2012 Sienna | 17 | 7% |
| 2011 Sienna | 30 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Toyota Sienna
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.