2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE MID REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN IN USE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ONLY THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DOOR CHECK MOUNTING POCKET WELDS BROKE AND TORN SHEET METAL. WITH THIS ASSEMBLY BROKEN THE DRIVERS WINDOW WILL ONLY OPEN 1/2 WAY WITH THE DOOR CLOSED AS THE POCKET ASSEMBLY BLOCKS THE WINDOW FROM OPENING ALL THE WAY. SO I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA FROM 2004-2007. IF SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN THAT REQUIRED VEHICLE EVACUATION THRU THE DRIVERS WINDOW IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THE WINDOW DOES NOT FULLY OPEN BECAUSE OF A KNOWN DEFECT.

ON MARCH 15, 2016, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE ACTIVATED SUDDENLY AND FOR NO REASON. I WAS IN A LEFT TURN MERGING LANE FROM ONE MAJOR HIGHWAY TO A BUSY INTERSTATE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN IT ACTIVATED. THE ACTIVATION CAUSED MY CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE FROM 50 MPH TO 20 MPH IN A MATTER OF 3 SECONDS AND CAUSED MY WIFE 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. (AS BACKGROUND, I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. I'VE ATTACHED MY FINDINGS OF 23 IDENTICAL INCIDENTS EXPERIENCED BY SIENNA OWNERS. I STOPPED AT 23 - THERE WERE MORE.) 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 RIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS CALLS FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION. PERSONALLY, I THINK THIS IS JUST AS SERIOUS AS A CAR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THAT SUDDENLY BURSTS INTO FLAMES. I KNOW YOU WOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO THAT CAR COMPANY AND I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD ISSUE A SIMILAR RECALL TO TOYOTA.

MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOMS FOR A RECALL INVOLVING A CRANKSHAFT PULLEY, YET MY VIN IS APPARENTLY NOT INVOLVED WITH THAT RECALL. MY ENGINE MODEL 3MZ-FE IS INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL YET TOYOTA SERVICE DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE BOTH SAY IT ISN'T. CURRENTLY MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP AND A FEE OF ROUGHLY $800 AWAITS ME. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW MY MAKE, MODEL, MODEL YEAR, ENGINE MODEL, CAN ALL BE RELATED TO A CERTAIN RECALL, AND YET BE TOLD THAT MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT RECALL. I'VE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER FOR YEARS RECOMMENDING FRIENDS AND FAMILY. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED, AND MOST LIKELY WON'T PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA.

VERY STIFF WHEN TURNING. STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK AND MAKING A TURN AND RETURNING TO NORMAL DRIVING POSITION IS FAULTY, I TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH SAID IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN LOOKING AT THE DATABASE I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES EXIST WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA. RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED AS THIS POSES A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.

EXTREMELY HARD STEERING HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY A PROBLEM (ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD SQUEAL) DURING THE FIRST MINUTE AFTER START UP, PARTICULARLY IN THE COLD. NOW I HAVE NOTICED A SUDDEN STEERING DIFFICULTY ON A TURN WHILE DRIVING LONG AFTER START UP.

"TAKATA RECALL" WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND DO LOVE OUR SIENNA. THE VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN WHILE WE ARE IN A CURVE. IT IS SO BAD THAT IT ALMOST COMES TO A STOP AND SKIDS AROUND THE CURVE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE GOING 30 OR 45. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON A DAILY BASIS. WE HAVE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE HOOKED IT TO THEIR MACHINE AND CAN NOT SEEM TO TELL WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE I CARRY MY SMALL CHILDREN AND AM AFRAID THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO CAUSE ME TO WRECK. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS AND THAT IT IS GOING TO BE TRIAL AND ERROR TO FIND OUT WHICH ONE IT MAY BE. WHILE COSTING US HUNDREDS, EVEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS MORNING MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE GUY TOLD HIM THAT HE IS MORE THAN SURE THAT IT IS THE "YAW" RATE SENSOR, HE HAS SEEN IT ON SEVERAL TOYOTA'S. HE HAS SEEN THIS ON SEVERAL TOYOTAS AND THAT TOYOTA THEMSELVES WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR PART ON MANY VEHICLES YET TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I SHOULD BE OUT MONEY FOR A FAULTY PART. MAKE NO MISTAKE I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER TOYOTA FOR THIS REASON. IF TOYOTA WILL NOT MAKE THE EFFORT TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHY WOULD I PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE BY THEM, IT IS BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE. IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD CAUSED MYSELF I COULD UNDERSTAND. JUST THIS PAST SUMMER WE REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER, I DID NOT WANT TOYOTA TO FIX THAT BECAUSE IT IS NORMAL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO DEAL WITH AND FIX BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE!!!!

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR WHEN IT SNAPPED SUDDENLY WHILE IT WAS ON A STEEP HILL, THE CAR WAS STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET . NOW THE DOOR IS STUCK AND I CANT OPEN IT NEITHER AUTOMATICALLY NOR MANUALLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED WHEN THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE LIGHTING RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN THE LOW BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION: TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 VSC (ANTI SKID SYSTEM) KICKS IN UNEXPECTEDLY FOR NO REASON. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ALONG DRY ROADS ONLY TO HAVE MY ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) SUDDENLY COME ON, THE VAN SLOW DOWN, WITH THE VSC ALARM GOING OFF, AND THE VSC LIGHT BLINKING. IT'S VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, AND IT BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL THE VAN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH (~55 MPH) AS WELL AS LOW (~25-30MPH) SPEEDS. I DRIVE 90% ON SMOOTH, WELL-PAVED SUBURBAN ROADS, AND ABOUT 10% ON HIGHWAYS. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS DEFECT IS DEFINITELY INCREASING. ONE DAY IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ONE TRIP! ALL FOR NO REASON, AND ALL UNDER DRY, NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SMOOTH, SUBURBAN ROADS. MY VAN HAS 113K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS DEFECT CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE SLOWS SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, AND SWERVES TO ONE SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE SHOWS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE.