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2011 Toyota Sienna steering problems

24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2011 Toyota Sienna4% of all complaints for this model year.

24
Steering complaints
4%
share of all complaints
58,591 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Power steering light came on while driving causing the steering system to lose power suddenly. Almost got into an accident because I couldn't effectively turn the wheel. Mechanic inspected and found the steering motor was bad and that CPU needed to be replaced costing almost $4000 in repairs. Now…

    filed Jun 14, 2023

  • 8/27/21 Friday, 5:30PM The steering wheel tightened up, making it extremely hard to maneuver, while the vehicle was in motion. Almost got into an accident when I couldn't turn in time to avoid drifting into adjacent lane. Brought it to my local dealer and they claimed the motor failed, needed to be…

    filed Aug 29, 2021

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

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.