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Toyota Sienna

The minivan, and from 2021 hybrid-only — which is the fact that reorganises its diagnosis, because there is no conventional automatic and no non-hybrid version to compare against. The earlier V6 cars share the Camry and Highlander powertrain, so their information applies directly. Family duty with sliding doors and a powered tailgate means body-control and door-module faults are a large share of what actually gets scanned on one.

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Toyota Sienna, front view
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Generations

  • XL10 and XL20 1997–2010

    A Camry platform with sliding doors; the 1MZ-FE's sludge history applies here as it does on every Toyota V6 of the era.

    Body styles
    MPV
    Platform
    Toyota K
    Engines
    • 3.0 V6 — 1MZ-FE · petrol · 145–162 kW (194–217 hp) · 248–304 Nm (183–224 lb-ft)
    • 3.3 V6 — 3MZ-FE · petrol · 155–171 kW (208–229 hp) · 288–328 Nm (212–242 lb-ft)
    • 3.5 V6 — 2GR-FE · petrol · 200–234 kW (268–314 hp) · 336–353 Nm (248–260 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    4-speed A540E/A541E automatic · 5-speed U151E automatic · 5-speed U151F automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • Third generation 2010–2020

    Camry and Highlander powertrain in a minivan body; sliding-door and tailgate modules are a large share of its real fault traffic.

    Body styles
    MPV
    Platform
    Toyota K
    Engines
    • 2.7 — 1AR-FE · petrol · 139 kW (187 hp) · 252 Nm (186 lb-ft)
    • 3.5 2GR-FE V6 — 2GR-FE · petrol · 200–234 kW (268–314 hp) · 336–353 Nm (248–260 lb-ft)
    • 3.5 2GR-FKS V6 — 2GR-FKS · petrol · 221–224 kW (296–300 hp) · 357–362 Nm (263–267 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    8-speed automatic · 6-speed U660E automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • Fourth generation 2020–present

    TNGA-K and hybrid only — no conventional automatic exists on this generation, so a drive complaint is a hybrid-control question.

    Body styles
    MPV
    Platform
    Toyota TNGA-K
    Engines
    • 2.5 hybrid — A25A-FXS · hybrid · 219–243 Nm (162–179 lb-ft)
    • 2.5 — A25D-FXS · petrol · China
    • 2.5 — A25H-FXS · petrol · Granvia
    Transmissions
    e-CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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