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2nd Sienna
S Malone, 10/23/2018
updated 10/27/2020
2012 Toyota Sienna LE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Loved my 2006 Sienna, but when it needed a very expensive AC repair, and the fabric on the drivers side ripped, I opted to buy a new 2012 model. Once again I loved the Sienna, but I noticed a couple of lesser quality interior items. This model disappointed me with its poor door seals that let a lot of dirt into the interior frame. The cabin also seems noisier due to the lousy seals. I also had a rubber window seal break loose on the drivers side, and Toyota wanted $150 to fix it. Then the plastic surround on the drivers seat split and had to be held together with duct tape. When you pay $30,000 for a car, you expect better quality than that! This year, both side CV boots went bad, and these are very expensive repairs. I'll hold onto this car for a couple more years, but unless Toyota improves the interior, I'm not sure I'll buy another Sienna, although I did like Toyota best of all the minivans I tried.
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Loving it so far
mbillo, 05/07/2012
2012 Toyota Sienna XLE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
23 of 28 people found this review helpful
After the eternal debate between the Ody & Sienna, we finally settled on the Sienna XLE FWD with Navi. Loving it so far. Took a couple of 100+ mile trips and the family loves the spaciousness. Mileage has creeped up from 13.x to 18.x (in approx 500miles). Interior is OK and could do with a few value based additions like mood lighting.
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Second Sienna, but not the best..
carsanddrivers, 06/26/2015
2012 Toyota Sienna XLE 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
It's a Toyota.. So it will likely live as long as my 01 which I traded in at 395K miles. Although, the interior quality isn't quite as nice as the 01, and the run flat tires are terrible. But it is HUGE in comparison, and I average about 24mpg with my new non run flat tires, in a 30%city 70% highway driving situation.
Sienna after 2 years
tater_skins, 08/19/2014
2012 Toyota Sienna LE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful
After two years the 2012 Sienna is doing its job. There have not been any quality issues and my kids love having their own sliding doors. Here are some things to consider if you are looking at getting this used. 1) This vehicle eats tires. Even rotating every 5k like recommended and it'll probably need a new set at 25k. 2) Drivers seat arm rest is way too high, and doesn't even line up with the rest built into the door! So uncomfortable it is not used 3) I infrequently pull a trailer weighing roughly 2500lbs and the V6 is not a strong as I'd like. Van is rated for 3500lbs, that would be a stretch with any hills. 4) Gas mileage never lives up to billing. In MN winters it gets 16mpg combined
Good if you hate your children
ThatGuy, 08/26/2015
2012 Toyota Sienna XLE 7-Passenger 4dr Minivan AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
31 of 39 people found this review helpful
I purchased this vehicle used after owning a 1995 Previa, and a 2001 Sienna, both of which i got well over 300k miles on and never had any real issues with either of them. I purchased this after owning the two other vans thinking i would get the same great usage, and bullet-proof reliability. Unfortunately there is a design flaw with the 2005-2016 Toyota Sienna's where the L Bracket that holds the door to the van bends over time with usage, and causes the rear ECU to malfunction, which in turn causes the rear power sliding doors to randomly open. This fantastic feature of the new van's happens at random moments, and random speeds. I contacted Toyota, because my van was out of warranty, at 36,300 miles, "missed it by 300 miles", who continued to indicate that this was a known issue, and that they would cover half of the cost to repair the issue, and i would only have to come out of pocket 5771.00, which is the cost for half.. mind you they also indicated that this is a known issue.. Not happy with that outcome i contacted the NHTSB with the issue, and was told there have been 36K reports of the same issue occurring on Sienna Van's dating back to 2005, and that the last generation had a quiet recall, where Toyota extended the warranty on the doors, and repaired the issues free of charge, but this was never released as public knowledge.. The NHTSB indicated that they can't force a recall until someone dies.. I would suggest you avoid these vans like the plague if you love your family.. Otherwise i would hate to read about this issue in the paper because someone in your family dies..
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