2009 Toyota Sienna Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 28about this part
- Share
- 14%of 207 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 115,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 28 complaints about the electrical system of the 2009 Toyota Sienna, 14% of the 207 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 115,000 miles. 2 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The rear passenger door recently began to open on its own randomly when driving, something may be wrong with the latch, it is not hooking/engaging to the car frame. My wife made a left turn yesterday and the passenger rear door slid open, luckily my 7 year old son was buckled in. Also, the cables to the driver side rear sliding doors popped off about a year ago, believe it was due to rust/corrosion...”
NHTSA complaint #11219515, filed 2019-06, 102,000 miles“I have a 2009 Sienna with less than 90,000 miles on it. The sliding door cable suddenly snapped and I was stuck with the door not functioning at all. It was stuck half open. I had to use considerable force to shut it. The cable exhibits corrosion upon visual inspection. Based on the amount of complaints this seems to be a consistent issue with siennas. Toyota dealership is asking for about $1800 to fix it.”
NHTSA complaint #10874874, filed 2016-06, 85,556 miles“The side automatic door cable snapped. If my child was in his seat he would have been injured bad. The tension on this was tremendous. All my wife did was open the door. We have a 2009 Sienna awd and have maintained it per Toyota instructions. Toyota wants $1100 plus $300 do diagnose the problem. This is just wrong. Please help. The cable was hanging where my son would be sitting.”
NHTSA complaint #10622644, filed 2014-08, 80,000 miles“2009 Toyota Sienna, drivers side rear passenger door cable broke and initially left the door in the open position in a mall parking lot. Once closed manually to travel home, the door was left jammed in the closed position until we arrived home. I had to cut the cable assembly out to simply remove the safety hazard for my 3 young daughters. Attempted to have the door repaired at a local shop which was unable and checked with Toyota themselves. …”
NHTSA complaint #10936646, filed 2016-12, 125,000 miles“I was driving my Sienna on a 2 lane town road and without warning smelled smoke. As I was pulling over cars in the oncoming lane were honking at me as they saw the fire underneath where the engine is. When I pulled over smoke entered into the car. I stepped out, heard a pop, and now the entire front of the car was full on fire. The fire department arrived on scene quickly and extinguished the fire. I filed an incident report with Toyota. I received a call from a man saying he was hired by Toyota to investigate the fire and report back to them. …”
NHTSA complaint #11065329, filed 2018-01, 115,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10133654Nov 22, 2017TSB: REVISION NOTICE November 22, 2017 Rev1: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2014 ? 2018 model year vehicles. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be…
- 10132705Oct 25, 2017TSB: REVISION NOTICE October 25, 2017 Rev2: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2008 ? 2010 model year Sienna vehicles. ? The Production Change Information section has…
- 10132360Jun 15, 2017Warranty Policy Bulletin POL14-11: Rev Toyota has received reports where some vehicles may exhibit cracked and/or sticky/melting dashboards as a result of heat or humidity.
- 10131838Mar 22, 2017Warranty Policy Bulletin POL14-11: REVISED March 22, 2017: Toyota has received reports where some vehicles may exhibit cracked and/or sticky/melting dashboards as a result of…
- 10131837Mar 22, 2017Dealer Daily: Voluntary Extension of Warranty Coverage for Cracked and/or Sticky/Melting Dashboards (Instrument Panels) as a Result of Heat or Humidity.
- 10152205Jan 6, 2017TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes SB No. T-SB-0101-11. Applicability has been updated to include 2016 ? 2017 model year vehicles…
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 | 10% |
| 2021 | 13 | 8% |
| 2020 | 7 | 18% |
| 2019 | 4 | 9% |
| 2018 | 7 | 10% |
| 2017 | 20 | 13% |
| 2016 | 9 | 12% |
| 2015 | 44 | 19% |
| 2014 | 16 | 10% |
| 2013 | 22 | 12% |
| 2012 | 27 | 11% |
| 2011 | 69 | 11% |
| 2010 | 20 | 12% |
| 2009 | 28 | 14% |
| 2008 | 45 | 10% |
| 2007 | 18 | 5% |
| 2006 | 85 | 8% |
| 2005 | 65 | 6% |
| 2004 | 132 | 6% |
| 2003 | 4 | 4% |
| 2002 | 24 | 13% |
| 2001 | 20 | 11% |
| 2000 | 17 | 5% |
| 1999 | 10 | 5% |
| 1998 | 14 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2009 Toyota Sienna
97 complaintsOther or unknown
37 complaintsAir bags
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsSteering
12 complaintsTires
11 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Toyota Sienna
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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