2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

LIFTGATE SUPPORT CYLINDER IS LEAKING, WON'T SUPPORT THE LIFTGATE. FELL ON MY HEAD THE FIRST TIME BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HAPPENED 1000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T HELP ME OUT. THE PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR WHAT IT IS. $180.00 FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I ORDERED MINE ON THE INTERNET FOR $125.00. STILL WAITING FOR IT TO COME. *NM

THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER LEAVES MUCH WATER DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE THE LEFT WIPER REMOVES IT. EVERY WIPE, WHILE THE WATER IS IN MY LINE OF SIGHT, I STRUGGLE TO SEE THE ROAD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A HAZARD TO MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, AND SHOULD BE EASILY REPAIRED WITH A SIMPLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE DESIGN OF THE WIPER CYCLE. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN THAT HAS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. IT NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. I HAVE RUN SEVERAL RED LIGHTS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND MY WIFE HAS DRIVEN THROUGH TWO YARDS. THE BRAKES FUNCTION NORMALLY ON THE FIRST SEVERAL APPLICATIONS BUT ON THE THIRD OR FOURTH APPLICATION THEY WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL. MY DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND DONE "DIAGNOSTICS" AT LEAST 8 DIFFERENT TIMES BUT CONSISTENTLY FIND NOTHING. THEY DID TELL ME THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SORTS OF PROBLEM AND IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH A NEW VALVE TIMING ON THE 2005 MODEL AND THE VACUUM WAS INSUFFICIENT UNTIL THE CAR WAS WARM AND THAT I SHOULD IDLE FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS TO WORK MORE CONSISTENTLY BUT I STILL HAVE EPISODES OF POOR BRAKING. WE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED FOR ALMOST 18 MONTHS. *JB

CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE ON A TOYOTA SIENNA AWD VAN WITH RUN FLAT TIRES. FORTUNATELY, NO MAJOR INJURIES OR DAMAGE THIS TIME. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO SENSE THE LACK OF PRESSURE IN ONE OF THE TIRES. DRIVING ON THE TIRE WITH NO AIR PRESSURE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALER THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING DID NOT MALFUNCTION, IT SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK. IT CANNOT BE FIXED SINCE TOYOTA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *JB

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 5-10 MPH, VAN HESITATES AND THEN JERKS FORWARD TRYING TO FIND CORRECT GEAR OR CATCH UP. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON SNOW/ICE. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER 3 TIMES AND WAS TOLD ALL OF TOYOTA'S 5-SPEED TRANSMISSIONS DO THIS AND MY SIENNA WASN'T AS BAD AS OTHERS. THE DEALERSHIP DID REPROGRAM COMPUTER AND I COULD TELL NO DIFFERENCE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD OR /WOULD DO. I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND STILL GOT NOWHERE. *JB

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE - CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT HOLD WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. DEALER CHECKED IT, CONTACTED TOYOTA TECH. SUPPORT. THEY WERE TOLD THIS MODEL IS NOT DESIGNED FOR CRUISE CONTROL TO HOLD GOING DOWNHILL! I CONTACTED TOYOTA VIA E-MAIL AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER HAVE HAD CRUISE CONTROL NOT HOLD ON A DOWNHILL ROAD. IT WILL BE SET AT 60 AND CONTINUE GOING AS HIGH AS 80 WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. THIS IS A DANGER, DEFECT, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH SUCH A DESIGN. I AM PUTTING IN A RECENT DATE, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. NUMBER OF FAILURES IS ON-GOING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ADAPTIVE WHEEL CHAIR LIFT FAILED TO RETRACT INTO THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FUSE BLEW. THERE IS NO MANUAL OPTION TO RETRACT THE LIFT ONCE THE POWER IS INTERRUPTED. EVERY TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE BRUNO INSTALLATION SHOP FOR RESETTING. THE SEAT COMPUTER WAS RESET EACH TIME. THE LIFT IS A BRUNO LIFT-UP POWER MOBILITY SEAT WITH THE MODEL NUMBER OF TAS 5000 L.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ROAD DEBRIS WAS RAN OVER CAUSING A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENOR DID NOT INDICATOR THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIRE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. *AK

(1) NEW TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 NAVIGATION SCREEN CRACKED. SCREEN INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE, SCREEN WAS PRESSED SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER OPEN TO OPEN DVD ENTRANCE . (2) NAVIGATION LCD SCREEN IS WORKING, BUT THE TOUCH SCREEN IS NOT (CRACKED) (3)TOOK TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER , TOYOTA IN GENERAL SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. *JB

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE SPARK KNOCK AT LOW SPEEDS, STARTING FROM A STOP AND AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEED WHEN ENGINE IS UNDER A LOAD. SPARK KNOCK WORSE WHEN ENGINE IS WARMED UP AND DURING WARM WEATHER. CHANGING OCTANE LEVEL DOES NOT HELP SPARK KNOCK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN APRIL 2005. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO FIX THE ISSUE TO NO AVAIL. *JB