2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING 5 YEARS AGO SO WE USED IT MANUALLY. DOOR STOPPED WORKING MANUALLY 2 YEARS AGO. DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT AUTOMATIC. ONE YEAR AGO BEGAN NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. NOW YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS POSSES A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD. PASSENGERS IN THE REAR TWO ROWS OF THE VAN CANNOT OPEN EITHER DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ENGINE WOULD SURGE, THE RPMS WOULD DECREASE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND I HAVE AN L SHAPED DRIVEWAY. I WAS GOING APPROX. 2MPH AND THEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND WAS "COVERING" THE BRAKE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND I TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT THE CAR SLAMMED INTO A PARKED CAR AND STILL DID NOT STOP. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I ENDED UP IN THE STREET. I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS. WE LIVE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN THE SUBURBS AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. THE SIENNA AND THE PARKED CAR BOTH HAVE EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE.

THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER) HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACEMENT OF THE LIGHT BULB (WHICH WAS A WHOPPING 190.00) DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A SPECIAL TYPE OF HID LIGHT WHICH HAS A HEADLAMP CONTROL MODULE AKA BALLAST AKA COMPUTER THAT COULD BE BAD. DEALER QUOTED $600 TO FIX A HEADLIGHT. MY OTHER REPAIR SHOP QUOTED $450. REALLY TOYOTA? $450-600 TO FIX A HEADLIGHT???? RIDICULOUS. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THIS MUCH TO FIX A HEADLIGHT. WHO ENGINEERED THIS? BEYOND FRUSTRATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AN AUDIBLE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED BEFORE THE STEERING SUDDENLY JERK THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND WOULD ONLY LAST A FEW SECONDS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMMED AND WON'T RETRACT. IT HAPPENS SO OFTEN EVEN AFTER DE-ASSEMBLED IT AND PUT BACK TOGETHER

I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND SHOWED UP 15 MINUTES EARLY AT 11:15AM FOR MY APPOINTMENT AT A THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER ON 4TH AVENUE IN SAN FRANCISCO. I HAVE TWO RECALLS ISSUES ON MY 2005 SIENNA (SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID AND CORROSION OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER) AND THIS SUPER ANNOYING AND UNSAFE LOCKING OF MY FRONT SEAT BELTS BOTH ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE SEAT BELT ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT - ZF2. IT TOOK THEM 5 HOURS TO FIX BOTH RECALL BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX MY SEAT BELT ISSUE. AT FIRST, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I DROVE OFF AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW, THE SEAT BEAT GOT STUCK AGAIN! I DROVE BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND SHOW MY SERVICE PERSON. HE JERKED THE SEAT BELT LEFT AND RIGHT TO LOOSEN IT AND THEN SAID THIS "JUST HAPPENS" AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. HE SAID THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT WAS FOR THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM AND NOT FOR THE FOLDING SEATBELT ISSUE. I SAID, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE SEATBELT HOLDER/ATTACHMENT AND TOYOTA SHOULD FIX IT. WAS TOLD, "NOPE, SORRY, CAN'T HELP YOU." I WAS SO MAD. WASTED A WHOLE DAY AND DIDN'T GET THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE TO ME FIXED. TOYOTA IS NO LONGER CARING ABOUT ITS CUSTOMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THESTREET. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ENTERING A LEFT TURN CURVE, THE ABS AND VSC LIGHTS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHCLE LURCHED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT THEN BACK TO THGE LEFT. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER A FEW SECONDS, BUT DURING THIS TIME TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE FACILITY. THE BRAKES AND STABILITY CONTROL WERE INSPECTED. THERE WERE NOT ANY TROUBLE CODES STORED. EXAMINATION OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS REVEALED THE RIGHT AND LEFT SENSORS WERE SEIZED IN THEIR MOUNTING BRACKETS. WE BELIEVE THE SENSORS HAVE RUSTED AND HAVE SWOLLEN. WE HAD THE ABS AND VSC SYSTEMS DISCONNECTED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THIS WAS DONE. WE ARE PLANNING ON REPLACING THESE SENSOR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AND THREE OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES. BECAUSE I VACATION AND MY EXTENDED FAMILIES LIVE IN TRINIDAD I SHIPPED THE VEHICLE THERE FOR MY USED. WHEN I SAW THE RECALL, IT WAS THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID ASSEMBLY. FOR MORE THAN A YEAR I TRIED TO HAVE TOYOTA RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM. NOWHERE IN THE RECALL NOTICE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE LOCATION. IT'S A WORLDWIDE RECALL, SO I THOUGHT IT CAN BE FIXED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TRINIDAD. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. I SAID IF THEY GAVE ME THE PART I CAN TAKE IT THERE AND HAVE THE AUTHORIZED DEALER INSTALL THE PART. NOW IT A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAY THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE FIXED IN THE USA. IT NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THAT IN THE NOTICE. I BELIEVED TOYOTA HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX MY VEHICLE WITH SOME KIND OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH ME TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP ME IN THIS MATTER, I DON'T OWE ANYTHING. I AM STILL PAYING FOR 2 OF MY NEW TOYOTA CARS. THE PART IN THE SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM HAS A COMPONENT THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID WHICH PREVENT THE SHIFT LEVER FROM MOVING OUT OF THE "P" POSITION UNLESS THE IGNITION IS ON AND THE BRAKES PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SOLENOID COULD BE DAMAGE AND THE SHIFT LEVER COULD MOVED OUT OF "P" POSITION WITH DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLL AWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.