2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD XLE. ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE DOORS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE WITH FRONT DOORS SQUEAKING, THE BACK SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATIC DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AND THE REAR HATCH FAILS TO CLOSE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD XLE (127,000 MILES) IS ACTIVATED SUDDENLY AND FOR NO REASON. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND HAPPENS WHEN ON A CURVE AT VARYING SPEEDS ON PERFECT ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. A BUZZER SOUNDS, VSC LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKES SLAM ON AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. MECHANIC COULD FIND NOT ANYTHING. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS FRIGHTENING, DANGEROUS AND CREATES UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE, AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS THE CAR SUDDENLY AND DRASTICALLY REDUCES SPEED AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. ANY DEFECTIVE PART THAT POSES A SAFETY RISK SHOULD BE RECALLED BY LAW! IT SEEMS THAT MOST PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR WARRANTY.

THE SLIDING DOORS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION WHERE YOU CAN'T OPEN AND GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR PEOPLE (E.G. KIDS, DISABLED FOLKS, OLDER PEOPLE) TO BE UNABLE TO GET OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND THE MANUAL OVERRIDE DOES NOT WORK. ONCE DUE TO AN ACTUATOR, SEVERAL TIMES CAUSED BY A CRAPPY CABLE MECHANISM, AND NOW A FORTH TIME DUE TO WHO KNOWS WHAT. THE DEALER THIS TIME TOLD US IT WOULD COST $275 TO TAKE THE DOOR APART BEFORE HE COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT $3,000 FOR THE PAST TIMES THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. MY DISABLED SISTER GOT STUCK IN THE [XXX] CAR AND HAD TO BE MOVED OUT THE OTHER SIDE WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WHAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND A PERSON CAN'T GET OUT? I SEE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ON WEBSITES, AND LOOKING AT ONLY THREE ADD UP OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS, ALL ON THE SAME DOOR ISSUE. MULTIPLE TIMES WE WERE TRAVELING WITH SMALL CHILDREN AND THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT TOTALLY CLOSE. WHAT WERE WE TO DO? ONCE THE CABLE ASSEMBLY SNAPPED AND WE COULD NOT CLOSE IT. TOYOTA HAS TO BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THE DOOR WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN OR JUST WITH A MANUAL ONE THAT PEOPLE CAN OPEN AND CLOSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ONCE DURING THE FOURTEEN TIMES THE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE IS ACTIVATED SUDDENLY AND FOR NO REASON. IT HAS HAPPENED CHANGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY, ON OFF RAMPS, AND CITY STREETS. I WAS NEVER GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, TURNING SHARPLY, AND THE ROAD WAS NOT WET OR SLIPPERY. THE ACTIVATION CAUSED MY CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE FROM 50 MPH TO 20 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND CAUSED MY WIFE, CHILDREN, AND I TO LURCH FORWARD. VSC ALSO CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SWERVE SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. I HAD IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL! THIS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN MORTAL DANGER ALONG WITH THE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLES AROUND US. THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNPREPARED FOR MY SUDDEN AND UNWARRANTED STOP! I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS SOLD A VEHICLE THAT HAS A HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE ERROR IN IT THAT CAN RESULT IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OCCUPANTS OF SURROUNDING VEHICLES. THIS IS WHY I BELIEVE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD REQUIRE TOYOTA TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL THAT PERMANENTLY ELIMINATES THIS PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA OWNERS LIKE ME. LIKE OTHERS I BELIEVE THIS SITUATION IS FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN YOUR RECENT RECALL OF THE TOYOTA SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENTAL ROLL AWAY. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000). IN OUR CASE WE ARE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SUDDENLY SLAMS ON THE BRAKES AND VEERS TO THE LEFT. I HAVE READ OTHERS COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALMOST IDENTICLE. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR INJURIES AND DEATHS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE!

WHEN I SHIFT TO PARKING POSITION THE VEHICLE CONTINUE RUNNING. YOU COULD RUN OVER A PERSON OR A KID BY ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 40 MPH, THE SHAKING WORSENED. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHENEVER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IT SEEMS IT FAILS RELEASING THE LATCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V273000 (TIRES) AND 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ARE NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY WHEN FASTEN. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT HAS TOO MUCH SLACK AND THIS WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS FROM AN ACCIDENT OR BODILY INJURY. THE DRIVERS BELT ALSO HAS BECOME FRAYED.