2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM JOE MYERS TOYOTA ON 02-09-2006. IT HAS ONLY BEEN A MONTH SINCE THEN AND THE CAR IS ALREADY GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. THE CAR DOES NOT DRIVE RIGHT. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT THIS PROBLEMATIC CAR ANYMORE. I TALKED A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THIS CAR WAS IN BAD CONDITIONS. I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HARNESS RELEASE BUTTON IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE CHILD. WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED, THE STRAPS RELEASE AND THE CHILD BECOMES UNSECURED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THEY HAD RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, BUT THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO RECALL OR REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE CHILD SEAT IS A BRITAX MARATHON, THE MODEL NUMBER AND DATE OF MANUFACTURER WERE UNKNOWN BY THE CONTACT.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD ROW PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT LEAVES A RED MARK ON THE PASSENGER'S NECK. THE SAFETY BELT MUST BE HELD BY THE OCCUPANT IN ORDER TO AVOID NECK IRRITATION. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE POSITION OF THE SAFETY BELT MAY CAUSE INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER, WHEN CONTACTED, SUGGESTED PURCHASING A FLEECE PAD TO PROTECT THE NECK FROM IRRITATION. THE FRONT AND SECOND ROW SEATS HAVE AN ADJUSTMENT HARNESS FOR SAFETY BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED FOR A PERSON WITH DISABILITY AND THEREFORE THE SECOND ROW SEATING WAS REMOVED. THIS LEAVES ONLY THE THIRD ROW FOR CARRYING MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND WEAR OF THE RUN FLAT TIRES PROVIDED ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. I HAVE 12,000 MILES ON MY TIRES AND UNDERSTAND MANY COMPLAINTS OF NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 15,000 AT A COST OF APPROX. $345 PER TIRE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE TIRES IS SPARSE. I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH THESE TIRES AND HAVE NO PLACE FOR A SPARE IF I WISH TO USE A REGULAR WEARING TIRE. I THINK THE CAR SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH A PLACE FOR A SPARE AND TIRES RECALLED. I AM TAKING A LONG TRIP AND WILL HAVE 15,000 MILES ON MY CAR SHORTLY. WHEN I AM AWAY FROM HOME, I HEAR IT CAN TAKE WEEKS TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT RUN FLAT TIRE. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 SIENNA XLE AWD, AND THE TIRES FAILED AT 20,016 MILES (THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES). I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AT 4,472 MILES AND 11,048. HOWEVER, ALL 4 TIRES SHOW EXCESSIVE WEAR FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MILEAGE! THE TIRES ARE FACTORY-ISSUED DUNLOP RUN-FLATS. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE RUN-FLAT TIRES. I WAS GIVEN NO SPARE TIRE WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY ON OCTOBER 14 2005 ON INTERSTATE 5 IN CA. AT 4 AM WHEN MY TIRE WENT FLAT AT 70 MPH. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM FAILED TO NOTIFY MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING THAT THE TIRE HAD LOST AIR PRESSURE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL THE TIRE STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE AND SHE FELT THE VEHICLE START TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THERE WE WERE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH A DESTROYED TIRE AND NO SPARE. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE MY VAN TOWED TO BAKERSFIELD CA. AND HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED WITH A STANDARD TIRE SINCE THE RUN-FLATS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. TOYOTA REFUSES TO COMPENSATE ME IN ANY WAY FOR THIS IRRESPONSIBLE DESIGN THEY HAVE ON THEIR AWD SIENNAS. I DON'T WANT THESE UNSAFE TIRES ON MY VAN AND I WANT A SPARE. I PAID $40,000 FOR THIS VAN AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SPARE TIRE. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT THESE GARBAGE TIRES WOULD TAKE THE PLACE OF A SPARE WHICH THEY OBVIOUSLY DO NOT!*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB OPENED OTHER 2005 TOYOTA VEHICLES. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHANGING THE CODE FOR THE KEYLESS ENTRY.

WHEN TRYING TO STOP BRAKE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *TS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONSUMER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS STOPPED AT THE STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS WERE INSPECTED. THE DEALER ALSO BLED THE BRAKES AND FOUND AIR IN ALL THE LINES EXCEPT THE RIGHT REAR. THE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER HOW AIR GOT IN THE LINES AND THEY REPLIED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15MPH OR LESS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. ALTHOUGH THE GEARSHIFT WAS NOT VISIBLY SEEN CHANGING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WAS PHYSICALLY FELT SHIFTING DOWN AND LOOSING MOMENTUM. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW IN OCT. 2004. NO PROBLEMS APPEARED UNTIL NOV, 2005. THE AIR BAG (SRS) PASSENGER FRONT SEAT LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF AND ALSO THE DASH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER WHO RESET THIS. BEFORE WE ARRIVED HOME THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME TO BRING IT BACK AS SOON AS THE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON FOR A DAY ETC. THIS WAS DIFFICULT AS WE ARE APPROX. 70 TO 80 MILES ONE WAY FROM THE DEALER. JAN. 20/06 RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO RESET IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, SAID THEY HAD CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT WHO WAS CREATING THIS PROBLEM, THE PASSENGER IS MY WIFE WHO WAS NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED WITH THIS STATEMENT! 20 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOW CLOSED. PHONED TOYOTA DIRECT ON JAN. 30/06 AND RECEIVED A CLAIM NUMBER AS I WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY MORE ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. LATEST WORD NOW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THERE TOYOTA SERVICE REP. AND WILL SIT UP AN APPT. WHEN HE IS AVAILABLE. THIS AIR BAG HAS TURNED ITSELF OFF AT LEAST 27 TIMES SINCE THE END OF NOV./05. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AS MY WIFE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS RIDE IN THIS CAR AND IN THE EVENT IF AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS AIR BAG TURNED OFF WILL NO DOUBT POSSIBLY LOSE THERE LIVES. THERE JUST DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY HURRY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND HOPE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE. *JB