2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE AND PLACED IT IN THE TRUNK FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN UPDATED 11/13/2015*JS

~2007, RADIATOR LEAK, ENGINE HEATED UP - ALMOST FIRE ~2008, RADIATOR LEAK, ENGINE HEATED UP - ALMOST FIRE ~2011, RADIATOR LEAK, ENGINE HEATED UP ~2014, RADIATOR LEAK RADIATOR FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR EVERY TWO YEARS. ALMOST IN FIRE FOR MULTIPLE TIMES! DRIVER IS CONSTANTLY UNDER DANGER OF FIRE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE RESPONDED BY OFFERING A $200-300 CREDIT, SUGGESTING TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG FOR SUCH FREQUENT RADIATOR LEAKING. BUT IT REFUSES TO DISCLOSE DETAILS. FOR THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS, PLEASE INVESTIGATE. INDIVIDUAL DRIVER LIKE MYSELF IS TOO SMALL TO TALK TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA EVEN DID NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) IN DECEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR -CHECK POCKET WELDING POINTS BROKEN DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS GIVING CLICK AND OTHER NOISES DURING OPEN AND CLOSE. IT STARTED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. I THOUGHT IT MAY JUST REQUIRE A FEW DROPS OF LUBRICATING OIL. EVENTUALLY, THE CLICK NOISE BECOMES LOUDER AND LOUDER. MID LAST YEAR, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR -CHECK POCKET GAVE AWAY. EVERY TIME YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR, IT GIVES VERY LOUD CRACK AND THE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY CHECKED. I'VE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE WELDING POINTS OF THE POCKET TO THE DOOR BODY AND SOME WELDING POINTS GAVE AWAY OVER TIME. BUT EVENTUALLY, PART OF THE POCKET GAVE AWAY AND IT BECOMES LOOSE. I HAD CARS OLDER THAN THIS AND NEVER HAD SUCH ISSUE. IT IS DEFINITELY A QUALITY ISSUE OR DESIGN FLAW. BECAUSE THE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY CHECKED, IT MAY CAUSE SAFETY ISSUE IN WINDY OR SLOPED SITUATION WHEN YOU OPEN OR CLOSE DOOR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND AFTER MANY EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS, THEY REPLIED AND SAID THAT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NONE OF MY OTHER CARS OR MY FRIENDS CARS (NOT TOYOTA) HAVE SUCH ISSUE EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THOSE CARS ARE OLDER AND HAVE MORE MILEAGES. THIS KIND OF CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM TOYOTA IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA: POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. DRIVER IS AT RISK IF SUDDEN STEERING AWAY FROM AN EVENT IS NECESSARY DUE TO THE EFFORT AND INCONSISTENT NATURE OF THE STEERING. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS THAT CAN BE FOUND ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE RATHER THAN AFTER SOMEONE DIES AS A RESULT OF THIS VEHICLE FAULT. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE SEAT SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. IT IS FULLY EXTENDED, WILL NOT RETRACT AND THEREFORE DOES NOT SAFELY GUARD THE PERSON SITTING IN THIS SEAT. THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT HAS EFFECTIVELY REMOVED THE USE OF ONE SEAT OF A SEVEN-PASSENGER VAN. IT IS NOW A SIX-PASSENGER VAN. *TR

DOOR HINGE WELDING IN DRIVER DOOR BREAKS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT WELDING STRENGTH IN 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AND MAYBE OTHER YEARS. THERE STILL SEEMS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE ON THIS MODEL. LINKS TO EXAMPLES OF BROADLY EXPERIENCED ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2007/10/24/TOYOTA-FIXING-600-000-SIENNA-DOORS-BUT-ITS-NOT-A-RECALL-MIND-Y/ HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SIENNA/2004/BODY_PAINT/BROKEN_WELD_IN_DOOR.SHTML VIDEO OF ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=BXKWZLGUAK4. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (WHEELS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN PLACED THE SPARE TIRE IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE SPARE TIRE CABLE RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, THE DEALER REMOVED THE TIRE AND PLACED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA ,THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING POPPING SOUND A FEW MONTHS AGO AND AS THE TIME AS GONE BY IT IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DOOR CHECK WELDS THAT WERE WELDED IMPROPERLY AND THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE DOOR IS AFFECTED BY IT. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MY TYPE OF CAR, TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM WHICH AFFECTED 600,000 SIENNA'S AND ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM IN 2007 BUT IT ENDED A FEW YEARS AGO. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT AND EVEN IF MY VIN # WAS AFFECTED, ITS TOO LATE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY HELP FROM TOYOTA. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE, THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT HELP ME EITHER. EVERYONE FROM TECHS, SERVICE ADVISORS AND MANGERS THEY ALL KNOWS THE PROBLEM EXIST BUT WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY WANT THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT. THE ONLY REASON MY VIN IS NOT AFFECTED IS BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS COMMON PROBLEM. THIS SAME VEHICLE IS ALSO AFFECTED BY DASH CRACK PROBLEM, FOR YEARS I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT NOW FINALLY TOYOTA WILL FIX THIS ISSUE FOR FREE. *TR