2015 Toyota Sienna Engine Problems

“My Sienna van sometimes responds very late to acceleration. This becomes a problem on highways specifically during the merging. Acceleration paddle has to be pressed very hard, for first few seconds there is no response from engine then latter it suddenly accelerates. This makes you miss judge the time required to merge on highways and can cause accidents. This has been happening since few months. I am providing tentative date below.”

“When the car is at idle speed, such as waiting for traffic to clear for a left turn, the car will just die without warning. It will usually restart right away, but this has nearly caused a collision. The dealership in bellevue, wa says that's a normal thing if the car isn't properly maintained. I have brought the car to that dealership for all but one of the maintenance intervals, and the only other time was for maintenance when we were in ohio. Having the throttle body cleaned is not on the routine maintenance schedule. …”

“Had an engine oil leak on 2015 Toyota Sienna. Toyota deal diagnosed and replaced timing cover gasket. Still leaked, second repair by dealer was said to be to hairline crack in upper oil pan before repair authorization ( after third repair and my complaint) dealer stated it was really upper oil pan gasket - changed story). Third repair was to replace crankshaft seal and serpentine belt. Toyota dealer stated upon third repair that the crankshaft seal was bad and had sprayed oil all over engine and serpentine belt, serpentine belt was soaked with oil and deteriorated. …”

“There are multiple issues with this vehicle that cause/have caused safety concerns. During night time driving, the illuminated cruise control stalk will blink on and off intermittently. This has caused the driver to almost rear-end multiple cars as the flickering light takes the driver's eyes from the road. It was found that there is an intermittent high resistance connection with up to a 9 volt drop at times. Despite the steering column being switched out and the problem being fixed temporarily, the problem returns. …”

“My engine caught on fire. We had seconds to get out prior to it engulfing in flames. Fire department had to extinguish. Not sure what caused it. The entire vehicle caught on fire. There was an engine light warning I had the vehicle repaired but the warning light was not cleared”