general problems of the 1999 Toyota Sienna

The tires showed signs of excessive wear every 15000 to 20000 miles. Dealer had front and rear suspension aligned. The tires were rotated, but excessive wear still occurred. The dealer admitted something was wrong with the alignment. The first set of tires was replaced at 17k miles, 2nd 39k miles. In any event, the car continued to pull to the left despite the alignment and rotation.

Shortly after purchasing my 1999 Toyota Sienna minivan, in may, 1999, I noticed a severe pulling to the right. I could not let go of my steering wheel for even a second or this vehicle would pull. I took it to our local Toyota dealership (neill sandler in murfreesboro, TN) and they said there was nothing wrong with it. I took it another dealer and the lady working there just acted like it was in my head. Later I tried taking it to the dealership that I bought it from and they would not diagnose it since I had taken it to the other dealership - would not even look at the problem. Right before the warranty expired, in 2002, my husband took it to the local dealer and the lady there still acted like we were crazy. Luckily, the service manager overheard our conversation and offered to drive the vehicle. After returning from his drive, he stated that it was the worse driven vehicle he had ever been in. They ended up bending the frame as the problem could not be "solved" any other way and he also suggested that after buying new tires it would be better, and it was, for a while. Since that time, we have continued to have trouble with it, and have purchased at least three sets of front tires for the vehicle. It continues to pull and we just thought that it might be worth mentioning after seeing your website.

This vehicle has a dangerous "drifting" problem, the vehicle is hard to control when traveling on the highway. The steering column has been replaced by dealer, but the problem still exists. I have appointment to return the vehicle to the service dept. Again. This is a very serious problem that needs to be investigated. There are several other issues with the van, I'm hoping the dealer can rectify.

I hear a metallic "popping" noise from the from wheel area when I backup or begin to drive. The van has been looked at twice by dealer and the service techs are unable to duplicate the noise.

Since day one the vehicle pulled to the left when moving forward. The dealer has tried realignment/new tires. This greatly reduced the pulling but the vehicle still exhibits a bias to steer into on coming traffic (left). A Toyota technician has told me the fix would be to replace the rear axle beam.