Four problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 2000 Toyota Sienna. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Toyota Sienna based on all problems reported for the 2000 Sienna.
Transmission failed while driving. My car is a 2000 Toyota Sienna with 24000 miles. The dealer replaced the transmission quickly and the car is still under warranty. However, I found from online web site that the transmission failure is a common problem among 2000 Toyota Siennas. Ts.
Transmission failed while driving at 70 mph on florida turnpike. The van had to be towed to bev smith Toyota in ft. Pierce where it remains today. We were told that the transmission are on back order in California which means they must come from japan. In doing some research, I have found that several hundred Sienna owners have experienced the same problem. I was told that our replacement transmission will have a "fix" but no one will tell us what the problem was with the original transmission. In the meantime, we have incurred nearly $2,000 additional expenses to date, will be incurring additional expenses for renting a vehicle, have lost four days of work (three family members), and have no idea when our vehicle will be returned to us. It appears that Toyota motor sales is aware of problems with the 2000 Sienna transmissions, but isn't telling owners or potential buyers of the problem.
We wish to place this report as it is an unusual failure for this vehicle and the apparent back order of transmissions from Toyota shows failures must be overwhelming. It is a sudden failure and presents a tremendous danger to drivers. Ours failed while at high speed on the interstate. We were nearly rear ended and the crash would have been devasting. We certainly are interested in discovering how many other Sienna's or similarly equipped vehicles using the same transmission have failed.
The first transmission failed on an interstate highway going 65 miles per hour. The out of state Toyota dealer, Toyota west, in statesville, n. C. , completely replaced our transmission and converter assembly. Within two and a half months the entire assembly failed again. Our local dealer, koons Toyota, replaced the transmission and converter again. This time they did not put a new transmission in but a rebuilt one. We were told no new transmissions were in the united states!.