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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5TDZK23C59S••••••2009 Toyota SIENNA
This build draws 2.4× more complaints than the average 2009 Toyota SIENNA build (10 vs 4).
10on this build
170on the model
40builds in total
5involved a crash
23injuries
Most reportedStructure 4Air Bags 4Engine 3Power Train 3
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashDec 2014
The car had an alignment problem after 5000 miles. Firestone always aligned the wheels but 1 went through 3 sets of tires. The car would speed up the last couple of months after I took my foot off the gas pedal. The brakes seemed to work but they just did not seem right. I…
Air BagscrashDec 2014
On 12/25/14 the toyota sienna had unexplained acceleration and hit a tree at 31 mph. My wife and son had right side lung contusions. My wife had an open wound from the seat belt. Since she was restrained that well she had a broken left leg and a right clavicle fracture that…
Power TraincrashDec 2014
The car accelerated to 68.4 mph. I could not stop car first time with ABS brakes. I took my foot off the brake and it helped but it was too late. The car hit the tree. The sienna's brakes did not work properly at first, the car so how went from 30 mph to 68.4 mph and the…
Electrical SystemFeb 2016
The rubber from back door melted since I live in tropical island and there is a lot of heat. The plastic base for the antena broke, I gues the heat cracked the plastic base, and the cell charger doesn't work, though I have hardly used it. I seems like it gets out of position…
StructureNov 2012
The children lifted back lift gate to put school books into the van and the gate fell on one of them. This has happened to several others since then. A toyota rep said he has the same vehicle and said he uses a hockey stick to prop open the gate. We tried that for a while but it…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5TDZK23C59S272170 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.