2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, HE WAS TURNING AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND WHEN HE PRESSED DOWN WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD UNTIL HE APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONSUMER REALIZED THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD BE DEPRESSED EASILY BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE GAS PEDAL, HENCE THE ROAR AND SURGE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BRAKE PEDALS WERE NO LONGER ADJUSTABLE AND WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAILING AND ACCOUNTED FOR THE BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT TIMES.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS ARE FAILING OPEN WIDE DUE TO THE BROKEN FRAME INSIDE THE DOOR. CONSISTENT POPPING NOISES STARTED OCCURRING THEN IT STOPPED. THE DOOR NOW ONLY STOPS WHEN OPENED ALL THE WAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO NOT ONLY THE DRIVER/PASSENGER, BUT FOR OTHER CARS. *TR

IN NOV 2013 MY 2005 SIENNA DRIVER DOOR STARTED POPPING, AND IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WHICH HAS TO DO WITH A BAD SPOT WELD; THE DOOR NOW HAS NO "STOP", AND SWINGS FREELY. LAST APRIL 2013, AND MORE RECENTLY, THE DOOR HAS CLOSED ON MY HAND BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY OPEN BY ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM ALLEGEDLY OUT OF THE "EXTENDED 5 YEAR WARRANTY--SHOULD BE A RECALL" WINDOW. WHAT IS TOYOTA DOING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE FOR THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS? HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/TOYOTA-SIENNA-VAN-DOOR-WELD-ISSUE-CREATING-POPPING-NOISE/101820339938012 HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/10450/TOYOTA/SIENNA/QUESTION-ON-TSB-TOYOTA-SIENNA-DOOR-WELDS-CAUSING-CLICKING HTTPS://SITES.GOOGLE.COM/SITE/TOYOTASIENNADEFECTS/ *TR

THE REAR DOOR STRUTS ON THIS SIENNA BEGAN FAILING ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 172000 MILES, BUT STILL RUNS VERY WELL, EXCEPT THAT THE REAR DOOR IS NOW BARELY USABLE. MY VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL REAR DOOR WHICH SIMPLY IS SO DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THAT IT IS BARELY USABLE. I HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES, BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS FOR KIDS GETTING HIT BY THIS HEAVY DOOR. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR BECAME STUCK HALF WAY OPEN. WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE DOOR. MY INFANT WAS TRAPPED INSIDE. ONLY ABLE TO FREE DOOR AFTER TRYING TO MANUALLY CLOSE DOOR WHICH CAUSED CABLE TO BREAK. WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE DO TO DOOR STUCK PARTIALLY OPEN, AND CABLE DEBRIS HANGING OUT UNDER REAR WINDOW. *TR

THE DRIVER POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED. THE DOOR OPENED AND CLOSED ONLY HALFWAY AND WAS STUCK. OUR 2 INFANTS WERE IN THE CAR. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AS MY WIFE WAS AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME WITH A DOOR THAT WOULD NOT CLOSE IN 15 DEGREE WEATHER. A DOOR THAT WILL NOT CLOSE IS DANGEROUS AS FOR MANY THE ONLY CHOICE IS TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR OPEN. I WAS ABLE TO CUT THE CABLES TO GET THE DOOR TO CLOSE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN ABOUT 4 INCHES THEN RETURNS TO CLOSE. THERE IS NOTHING BLOCKING THE TRACK. ESTIMATES THAT I HAVE READ HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE FROM $1500 - $2500 TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN, ONE OF WHOM IS DISABLED. IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. I DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCES TO GET THIS FIXED. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS, COULD THERE BE AN INVESTIGATION OR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? IS THERE ANY PLACE I CAN GET HELP FOR THIS PROBLEM? MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ME. *TR

POWER LIFT GATE SLAM DOWN HARD TO CLOSE UPON REACHING MAX OPENING LIFT. WAS REACHING OUT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE BACK AND LIFT GATE STARTED SHUTTING DOWN ON ME, VERY HARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY ON TIME. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CABLE IS BROKEN. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THEN INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.