1998 Model Year

Toyota Sienna

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
293
Recalls
0
Crashes
18
Severe
34

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Mar 2024

steering component that breaks, causing a driver to lose control.

Steering
Jun 2019

GEAR SHIFTER MOUNT UNIT ON THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE APART, STRANDING THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

Air Bags Crash
Feb 2017

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, WRECKED, AND...

SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES
Nov 2016

STARTED TO GET CLUNKING/RATTLING NOISES ON HIGHWAY THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE. REDUCED SPEED TO 50 MPH. ABOUT 5 M...

Electrical System
Nov 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE RE...

Steering
Oct 2015

CAR STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TEST DROVE IT AND EXAMINED THE STEERING. HE VALIDATED TH...

Electrical System
Mar 2015

HORN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW NOT AT ALL.

STRUCTURE,TIRES
Dec 2014

IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA HAS CREATED ARTIFICIAL OBSTACLES TO PREVENT MY OBTAINMENT OF AN ELIGIBLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL (SAFETY RECALL A9E - TIRE CAR...

Power Train
Sep 2014

THE CAR IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. PRESSING THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE CAR, THE ON...

Power Train
Aug 2014

SINCE I BOUGHT MY 1998 USED TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 190XXX MILES, WHEN PRESS A LITTE BIT THE GAS PEDAL ON A UPHILL IT START TO ACCELERATE LIKE CRAZY, I CAN...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 1998 Toyota Sienna has 293 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Latches/Locks. 18 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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