2011 Toyota Sienna Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 69about this part
- Share
- 11%of 615 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 69 complaints about the electrical system of the 2011 Toyota Sienna, 11% of the 615 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Recall on sliding doors. Was stated that they may open when driving was told by Toyota dealership they likely wouldn't get the part because we don't live in sub zero temps so don't worry about it meanwhile I drive four children in this car so I am worried about it.”
NHTSA complaint #11000571, filed 2017-06, 80,000 miles“Sliding door opened as usual, with a van full of 3 children, age 8 and under. Pouring down rain, the door decides to malfunction, and would not close electrically or manually. I had to drive home w/ the door open. The problem has since been ongoing and now we just don't use the door.”
NHTSA complaint #10816998, filed 2015-12, 64,800 miles“My van cut on fire last saturdar, september 1st 2019. For no apparently reason. I drove about 5 miles from my house to the grocery store, when I notice the smoke, I first though was the car in front of me. But was smoke coming from my hood. I was just about to stop at a stop sigh and I look the temperature gate and it was fine, turn of the car and people from the parking lot was already yelling for me to get out of the car. More than 2/3 of the van was totally destroyed in the fire.”
NHTSA complaint #11253099, filed 2019-09, 110,000 miles“Failure of driver's cabin lamp override switch to extinguish cabin reading lights obscured driver's vision at night during high-speed merge maneuver: I was attempting a high-speed highway merge, at night, entering route 29 from the left side of the highway, when my three-year-old son discovered that he was now tall enough to operate his overhead personal reading light. …”
NHTSA complaint #10397688, filed 2011-04, 18,200 miles“We received the recall notice on the power sliding doors. We turned off the power to the doors as described in the recall letter. Just this weekend the passenger side sliding door will not close and engage. The door stays open and will not latch. We took the recall letter with to the Toyota dealer and they claim this issue is not related to the recall. We did not have it repaired but took it back home. We called the Toyota customer experience center on the recall letter and described the situation. …”
NHTSA complaint #10969100, filed 2017-03, 154,900 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10238157May 30, 2023TSB: The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. Once the system is reset, all previously registered…
- 10182983Oct 12, 2020TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth® connectivity concerns such as: ?Difficulty to pair the phone. ?Intermittent Bluetooth® failure to connect to the vehicle when first…
- 10169334Nov 18, 2019TT: Safety Connect is a vehicle option which requires a subscription fee for the system to be active after the initial trial period. Once the subscription has expired the DCM…
- 10164330Jul 1, 2019TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 01, 2019 Rev2: ? Applicability has been updated to 2019 ? 2020 model year Toyota vehicles. ? The Techstream Preparation and Process Overview sections…
- 10155247Feb 28, 2019TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth® connectivity concerns such as: ? Difficulty to pair the phone. ? Intermittent Bluetooth® failure to connect to the vehicle when first…
- 10142898Jun 20, 2018Warranty Policy Bulletin: Toyota has received a number of reports regarding the power sliding door rear lock assemblies on certain 2011?2015 model year Sienna vehicles. In these…
- 10142890Jun 20, 2018Warranty Policy Bulletin: Toyota has received reports of customer concerns in which the power moon roof, power sliding doors or power hatch are inoperative from the overhead…
- 10129577Jan 12, 2018Service Bulletin sent to all dealers to update the firmware in the affected vehicles VMI computer. This allows for more amperage to draw the Powerkneel up allowing the up-limit…
- 10128692Jan 12, 2018Service Bulletin sent to all dealers to update the firmware in the affected vehicles VMI computer. This allows for more amperage to draw the Powerkneel up allowing the up-limit…
- 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…
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 2011 Toyota Sienna
211 complaintsBody and structure
154 complaintsOther or unknown
64 complaintsWheels
37 complaintsTires
33 complaintsBrakes
32 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
30 complaintsEquipment
25 complaintsSteering
24 complaintsEngine
23 complaintsVehicle speed control
20 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
18 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Toyota Sienna
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology