2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED (WOULDN'T TURN); HAD TO WAIT ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX A COUPLE OF RECALLS AND THEY DID AN INSPECTION AT WHICH TIME THEY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING RACK & PINION WAS LEAKING AND IT WOULD COST $1800 TO FIX. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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 VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TOYOTA DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY $2,000 & WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CHECK WITH TOYOTA REPERSENTATIVE & CALLED ME NEXT DAY WITH REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM TOYOTA OF $1,000. THE REPAIR HASN'T BEEN DONE BY TOYOTA TOO-DATE? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR WHAT CAN BE DONE? I'M A RETIRED 75YRS SENIOR.ONLY DRIVER. MY CAR MILEAGE IS 40, 266

215/65R-16 MICHELIN DEFENDER SL; LESS 15K MILES DRIVEN A CUT THROUGH OUTER LAYERS OF SIDEWALL AND WINDINGS VISIBLE. THOUGHT IT WAS LIKELY SOME UNNOTICED ROAD HAZARD UNTIL HAPPENED TO SECOND TIRE: AGAIN, DO NOT RECALL ANY INCIDENT LIKELY TO HAVE CUT THE TIRE. IN 40+ YEARS OF DRIVING, ONLY THESE TWO SIDEWALL CUTS, ON SAME MAKE OF TIRE, MAKE ME WONDER IF THE COMPOUND IS INHERENTLY WEAK. PHOTO AVAILABLE OF SECOND CUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD TEMPERATURES, THE REAR LIFTGATE FAILED TO REMAIN OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE PUTTING ON THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE SEAT BELT WOUND NOT EXTEND OUT OF ITS HOLDER TO ALLOW THE BELT TO CLICK INTO ITS HOLSTER. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL IT MULTIPLE TIMES OR JIGGLE THE HOLDER ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE VAN TO GET IT TO WORK. IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO BE BELTED. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE START DATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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.

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE, POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION BOOT HAD A TEAR AND WAS LEAKING. I HAVE READ THAT THE LEAKY SEAL EATS INTO THE BOOT TO DETERIORATE OVER TIME. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THIS PROBLEM, I NOTICED THEIR WERE SEVERAL OTHER CAUSES OF THIS SAME ISSUE. I THINK THIS DEMANDS FOR A RECALL. *TR

I RECEIVED MY 1ST RECALL NOTICE (10V-160) IN 2010 AND THE CURRENT RECALL EOS (E1S 14V273) ARRIVED IN MAY/2014. IT IS NOW MARCH/2015 AND STILL TOYOTA IS WORKING ON A SOLUTION. THIS IS A JOKE AND CLEARLY MALFEASANCE ON THEIR PART. FIVE YEARS OF ALLOWING A VERY POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM TO GO UNCORRECTED SEEMS ALMOST CRIMINAL TO ME. CANNOT THE AUTHORITIES APPLY SOME PRESSURE ON TOYOTA OR WILL IT TAKE DEATHS AND LAWSUITS TO MOVE A FIX ALONG. *TR