2022 Toyota Sienna Hybrid · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 66owner reports
- 24,000median miles
- 4involved a crash
Newest report Aug 19, 2026 · checked Sep 27, 2026
66 of the 139 complaints on this car describe brake wear, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2022 Sienna Hybrid.
Tick what matches of 66 reports
Brake wear on other Sienna Hybrid years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2022 model year as of Sep 27, 2026.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2022 Toyota Sienna Hybrid that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some drivers of 2021 – 2024 model year Sienna Hybrid vehicles may be sensitive to the momentary transition from regenerative braking to hydraulic braking under certain driving conditions, such as while driving downhill, or turning with light brake pedal ...
What owners wrote
“Sometimes when I apply the brakes, usually for more than a few seconds, the brakes feel like they release on their own. The car will lurch forward and I have to firmly push the brake pedal harder, in order to regain braking power. This happens randomly but on multiple occasions on a weekly basis.”
Filed Jun 23, 2024
“I have noticed that when I am breaking, occasionally as Iâm breaking thereâs a sudden jolt, or lurch, forward like the car is accelerating. This is very disconcerting especially when there are other cars in front of me or people.”
Filed Jun 10, 2024
“Frequently during breaking while going downhill or hitting a bump while breaking, the breaking will âslipâ or stop breaking and then jump back into breaking. Once it recovers and the breaks catch again, it will jolt the vehicle forward.”
Filed Jun 6, 2024
“It happened multiple times, when braking the van for a second or so lurches/moves forward than stopping. The van will not stop right away as expected, instead will move forward. As per dealer everything is good and no problem identified. These are sporadic events.”
Filed Jun 6, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 4 of 66 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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