2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE IMS RAMPVAN I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES W / PIRELLI 215 / 65R / 16 CENTURATO P5S IN MAY 2009 AT APPROX 16500 MILES, OEM DUNLOPS WERE UNSAFE ACCORDING TO A GOOGLE SEARCH, I WENT TO AMERICAS, THEY SAID THE PIRELLI IS THE BEST, IM A QUADRIPLEGIC & I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE WE AS WE ALL DO....I HAD A FLAT TIRE, AAA CHANGED IT THEY SAID IT HAD CRACKED SIDEWALLS & CORD WAS SHOWING BETWEEN THE TIRE TREAD & THE SIDEWALL AS IF HAD BEEN ON A LATHE, WE TOOK PICS OF THE WORST TIRE & WE HAVE 2 MORE OF THIS BRAND ON THE FRONT AXLE W / A SIMILAR WEAR PATTERNS... IM A DISABLED CERTIFIED MECHANIC & I HAVE DONE 100S OF ALIGNMENTS & I HAVE NEVER SEEN A WEAR PATTERN LIKE THIS, WE TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE WE BOUGHT THEM TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, WE DID & THEY SAID THE TIRE HAD AN UNUSUAL WEAR ON 1 SIDE OF THE TREAD / SIDEWALL & THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 & THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT, SO WE HAD TO BUY 2 FOR THE REAR AXLE AS THAT'S ALL I CAN AFFORD AT THIS TIME..... THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT & ALL 4 SHOCK ABSORBERS REPLACED TOO.... MY CROOKDAR WENT OFF & I PLAY DUMB TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY & I START DOCUMENTING EVERYTHING...I HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP...TOOK MY SIENNA INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR ITS 40K SERVICE & TOLD THEM WHAT AMERICA TIRE TOLD ME, THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT & SAID IT DIDN'T NEED AN ALIGNMENT & THE SHOCKS SEEM FINE TO THEM BUT MIGHT NEED REPLACING ONLY BECAUSE MY VANS 9 YRS OLD & THAT THE 2 FRONT TIRES ARE WEATHER CHECKED & ARE DANGEROUS.......SO I GOOGLE PIRELLI TIRE COMPLAINTS & BAM, THEIRS 1000S OF PEOPLE W / THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MYSELF......SO NOW I GO TO WAR W / AMERICAS TIRE & PIRELLI. *TR

WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING, KEY MAY BE REMOVED. TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. REPAIR COULD NOT BE MADE SINCE NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT REPEATEDLY JAMS DUE TO THE SEAT BELT FOLDING OVER ON ITSELF. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. WHEN I ASKED MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS ITEM, THEREFORE, THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $400 TO FIX IT. AT THIS POINT, IT'S JAMMING EVERY WEEK AND THE SEAT BELT IS UNUSABLE AT THIS POINT. *TR

I HAVE ISSUE WITH MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 AND I WANT TOYOTA TO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN MARCH 23, 2007 TSB REVISION NOTICE: ?? JULY 6, 2007: THE WARRANTY INFORMATION TABLE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH SEPARATE ?COMBO A? OP CODES. ?? MAY 29, 2007: THE WARRANTY INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED. THE NOTE BEFORE STEP 1 OF THE REPAIR PROCEDURE HAS BEEN UPDATED. PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS TSB SHOULD BE DISCARDED. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A POPPING NOISE WHEN OPENING AND/OR CLOSING THE FRONT DOORS ON THEIR VEHICLE. USE THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THE CONDITION. ?? 2004 ? 2006 MODEL YEAR SIENNA VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE THE PRODUCTION CHANGE. *TR

AT NEAR HIGHWAY SPEED ON CLEAR, DRY PAVEMENT WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (AS EVIDENCED BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT BLINKING) ACTIVATED THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LOSE SPEED. THE HIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY IN THE PAST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TRIED TO AVOID ONCOMING TRUCK OVER DOUBLE LINE BY EASING TO R SHOULDER AND CAUGHT ICE. SLIDE, DRIVER SIDE TIRES WENT UP ON GUARDRAIL, WENT AIRBORNE TAKING OUT A MAILBOX, BOUNCED IN A LOWER FRONT YARD WENT BACK IN AIR. PINGED OFF LARGE TREES X3 THEN PASSED THRU 2 FIELD GOAL AND THE TREE DEAD CENTER AND MY VAN HIT HARD! CRUMPLING MY FRONT END BUT NOT DEPLOYING ANY AIR BAGS. NICE SEATBELT BRUISE AND SHAKEN BUT NO INJURIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A CHIME. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BRAKE INDEPENDENTLY AND THEN VEERED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE PLATE ON THE DOOR THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE END OF THE STRUT THAT LIMITS HOW FAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAN BE OPENED IS SPOT WELDED TO THE DOOR FRAME. SEVERAL OF THOSE SPOT WELDS HAVE BROKEN AND VERY SHORTLY THE DOOR WILL BE ABLE TO SWING OPEN WITHOUT LIMIT. I AM TOLD THAT TOYOTA HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE BY THAT IT EXPIRED IN 2012. *TR

SLIDING DOORS FREEZE SHUT WHENEVER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SOLUTION IS TO SPRAY THE DOOR WEATHER STRIPPING WITH SILICONE SPRAY WHICH DOES SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT DURATION OF TIME (1 MONTH MAX) AND DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT COLDER TEMPERATURES (BELOW 20 DEGREES F) WHERE THE DOORS ALWAYS FREEZE SHUT. THIS ISSUE IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BY TRAPPING THE PASSENGERS INSIDE WITH NO MEANS OF EGRESS, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT END COLLISION WHERE EVEN THE FRONT DOORS ARE INOPERABLE. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL TOYOTA VAN, WITH MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO ATTEMPT TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND EXITING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE TEMPERATURE HAS DROPPED WHILE DRIVING. *TR