2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DT: AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A DISTORTION ALONG THE BOTTOM ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF OF THE TINTED AREA OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A CREASE DISTORTION THAT WAS DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING. CONCERNED, THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THE DISTORTION AS WELL. THE DEALER TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND NOTED THAT THE OTHER MODEL VEHICLES HAD THIS DISTORTION ON THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL. NO CORRECTIONS OR REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED TOYOTA MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLIANT WITH THE COMPANY AS WELL.*AK *JB

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERE HESITATION, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON A WET ROAD OR ON A SNOWY ROAD. GAS PEDAL AND TRANSMISSION DO NOT SEEM TO CONNECT. NO CRASHES. NO POLICE REPORTS. NO FIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TOYOTA DEALER 5 TIMES; THE MECHANIC CAME BACK AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK (11/08/05) THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT VERY HARSH ON TURNS AND ON HILLS. THE SERVICE DEALER PLACED AN UPGRADED COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEM WORSENED. *SC

DT: FOUND OUT ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 THAT THE TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WORN.OUT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC HAD THE CONSUMER COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE TIRES, AND SAID THE TIRES MUST BE REPLACED. THE INDICATION FOR THE TIRES NEVER GAVE ANY NOTICE THAT THE INFLATION WAS NOT PROPER. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION, OR ABNORMAL BULGING AND THIS VEHICLE IS SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. THESE ARE BRIDGESTONE RAN FLAT TIRES, THEY HAVE PREMATURE WEAR, HAD REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. HAD MAINTAINED THE TIRES ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA MAINTENCE PLAN. THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT ISSUE A TIRE WARRANTY. CONSUMER WANTED STATES THAT THE MECHANIC'S RECOMMENDATION THAT ALL FOUR TIRES BE REPLACED. THERE WAS WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES AND IWASNOT VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE. CONSUMER WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA WAS GOING TO HELP HIM, BUT IT WAS AT HIS EXPENSE.*AK

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD. AT 7500 MILES THE FRONT TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR, NOW WITH 9000 MILES THE DEALER IS RECOMMENDING ME TO CHANGE ALL 4 TIRES. CURRENTLY I AM NEGOTIATING WITH TOYOTA TO PAY FOR THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. THEY HAVE OFFERED LITTLE ASSURANCE TO HELP AND NO COMMITMENT FOR FUTURE PROBLEMS. I KNOW THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MANY AWD TOYOTA OWNERS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE/RESPONSIBLE. *NM

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP RUN-FLAT TIRES. THIS CAR WAS USED FOR ONE YEAR AND HAD MILEAGE OF 17,800 WHEN WE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD THE TREAD BARRIER EXPOSED. IT WAS EXPOSED ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE EDGES OF THE TIRES. THE CAR WAS HANDLING EXTREMELY STRANGELY AND WAS STARTING TO WANDER ON TURNS. THIS WEEKEND CHANGING LANES THE CAR STARTED TO WANDER INTO AN ON-COMING TRAFFIC LANE WHEN CHANGING TO THE LEFT LANE OF A FOUR LANE ROAD. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO MILEAGE GUARANTEE ON THE TIRES AND THEY WERE $250/PIECE TO REPLACE. WHEN TOLD THAT THEY NEARLY CAUSED HEAD ON ACCIDENT THEY QUICKLY OFFERED TO REPLACE TWO OF THEM FREE AND THEN I COULD REPAIR THE OTHERS. THEY STILL WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THE TIRES FOR ANY FUTURE MILEAGE. I HAVE SINCE GONE ON THE WEB TO FIND THAT THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY A HUGE NUMBER OF THE OWNERS TO HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT TO FIND OUT THAT A TIRE HAS AN IDENTIFIED SAFETY PROBLEM. THESE TIRES DO NOT WEAR CORRECTLY, THEY WEAR MUCH TOO FAST, AND THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP AT MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT WE SHOULD RUN THE TIRES AT A HIGHER THAN RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE TO HELP. THE NHTSA SHOULD GET INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER BEFORE OTHERS ARE HARMED OR KILLED. *NM

MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS BRIDESTONE RUN FLAT TIRES. I NOTICED WEAR ON MY FRONT TIRES AT 15,741 MILES AND ROTATED MY TIRES. I WAS NOTICING A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED, THEY WERE OK BUT MY TIRES WERE NOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO A BRIDGESTONE TIRE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE SHOT WITH 17,600 MILES. THEY ARE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE OR ADJUST THE TIRES. IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH THESE TIRES IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION? MIKE BERG. *JB

ON SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS TO GO AROUND A CORNER THEN WHEN YOU ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENS THEN THE ENGINE TRIES TO COMPENSATE BY OVER REVVING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION PULLED INTO TRAFFIC, STEPPED ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, ALMOST BROADSIDED. *NM

TOYOTA SIENNA DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE RUNFLAT TIRE EQUIPMENT.*MR A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A SPARE TIRE. THE OWNERS MANUAL LEAD THE CONSUMER TO BELIEVE THAT THE RUN FLAT TIRES COULD BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AT ANY TIRE DEALER IN THE US. THE CONSUMER WENT TO A TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD IF THE TIRE BECAME FLAT IT WOULD COST $250.00 FOR A NEW TIRE AND THE TIRE(S) COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME INFORMATION, IN ADDITION IF ONE OF THE TIRES HAD OVER 15,000 MILES ALL 4 TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED FOR RUN FLAT TIRES AND THERE WAS NO PLACE FOR A SPARE TIRE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE RUNFLAT TIRES BE REPLACED WITH REGULAR TIRES. *JB

I CONSUMER OWNS A SIENNA CE 2005. BOUGHT IT AT TOYOTA OF ORANGE ON MARCH 4,2005. VAN HAD A OIL CHANGE SERVICE ON AUGUST 13,05. ALTHOUGH MY VAN HAS LOW MILEAGE, ABOUT 1, 355 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE. WENT SHOPPING AT RALPH SUPERMARKET IN FRONT OF TOYOTYA DEALER. WHEN WERE ABOUT TO GO HOME SUDDENLY BRAKES DID NOT WORK. LUCKILY VAN WAS STILL IN PARKING LOT OF RALPH SUPERMARKET. IMAGINE THAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE STREET CONSUMER AND CHILDREN COULD GET HURT OR KILLED. THEN CONSUMER CAREFULLY BACK TO DEALER AND LEFT VAN FOR SERVICE. IT'S ABOUT 7:30 PM - 08/13/05. CURRENTLY, VAN WAS STILL IN SERVICE DEPT FOR WAITTING FOR PART. ALREADY REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER. WONDERED WHY SYSTEM DIDN'T SHOW THE BRAKE FAILURE? W VAN HAD BRAKE PROBLEM WHLIE IT WAS 5 MONTHS OLD AND STILL HAD LOW MILEAGE? AFTER FIXING THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE THAT VAN? WISHED DID NOT HAVE THAT SERIOUS PROBLEM AGAIN. THAT'S ALL WAS CONSUMER'S CONCERNS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING. TU LE.714-542-4782. P.S: IDON'T KNOW EXACT MECHANICAL TERM TO DESCRIBE THE BRAKE PROBLEM AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS COMPLAINT. ONLY KNOW VAN HAS NO BRAKES AT THAT INCIDENT*AK.

I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND MADE A RIGHT TURN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. I WAS HALFWAY INTO THE SPACE, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN I FELT THE VAN JERK-IT THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, WENT OVER THE RAISED CURB IN FRONT,ONTO THE EXIT LANE OF THE SHOPPING CENTER,TURNED AROUND BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT(THE WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT STILL),HIT THE BUILDING BREAKING A COUPLE OF WINDOWS, AND THEN CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING A BARRICADED DUMPSTER ALONG THE WAY. ALL THE WHILE I WAS HITTING THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE PROCESS,THE FRONT OF THE VAN WAS BADLY DAMAGED. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS IN THE LOT AND I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE AND MY SON AND I WALKED AWAY WITH MINOR INJURIES. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA. THEY INSPECTED THE VAN LAST WEEK AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR THEIR REPORT. THE VAN HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET-I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM TOYOTA AS TO THE NEXT COURSE OF ACTION. ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I WAS PULLING OUT OF ANOTHER PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE,WHEN THE VAN JUST STOPPED AND DIDN'T MOVE. I RESTARTED IT,PUT IT ON REVERSE AND THEN IT MOVED ALRIGHT,WAS BUMPY-I THOUGHT A TIRE WAS FLAT-STOPPED AND CHECKED TO SEE ALL OF THEM-THEY WERE FINE, AND AFTER THAT ALL WAS SMOOTH AND WELL UNTIL THE CRASH. *JB