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2004 Toyota Sienna engine problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2004 Toyota Sienna1% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Engine complaints
1%
share of all complaints
125,241 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When negotiating moving into traffic at slow speeds, when a small amount of accelerator movement is made the vehicle rapidly accelerates making it necessary to quickly apply the brakes to avoid collision. The vehicle was purchased used from a dealer and there was a recall bulletin (tech service…

    filed Nov 4, 2015

  • Radiator failure resulting in coolant leakage in the transmission fluid and transmission is failing. I noticed my 2004 toyota sienna had some belt noise that got worse. The van was due for a water pump/timing belt change. Later the engine temperature gauge read high and after checking the fluids…

    filed Apr 25, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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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.