2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL WELDING FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BECAME FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE DOOR CHECK TO SEPARATE. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE VENT WAS EMITTING COLD AIR WHILE THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENT WOULD EMIT HOT AIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

THE REAR DOOR ALMOST CLOSED ON ME AS I WAS LOADING GROCERIES. I OPENED THE REAR DOOR WITH MY KEY REMOTE, STEPPED UNDERNEATH THE DOOR AS IT WAS FULLY LIFTED, AND QUICKLY STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY AS THE DOOR BEGAN AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING. TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL IN 2008 FOR THIS ISSUE, AND I VERIFIED WITH MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THEY PERFORMED THIS RECALL. *TR

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA XLE LIMITED, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ON A FLAT ROAD IN DRY CONDITIONS, AS A RESULT THE BRAKES ENGAGED ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR SHOOK PROFUSELY FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I HAD TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND AVOID GOING INTO THE NEIGHBORING LANE. MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER INCIDENCES WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK AND I AM COMMUNICATING WITH TOYOTA BUT I THEY HAVE YET TO ORGANIZE A RECALL FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I PLAN TO DRIVE TO CANADA IN THIS CAR SO I HOPE WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

BOTH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR TRIES TO CLOSE BUT THEN SLIDES OPEN. THE PASSENGER HAS TO PUT PRESSURE TO PUSH IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. *TR

BOTH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR TRIES TO CLOSE BUT THEN SLIDES OPEN. THE PASSENGER HAS TO PUT PRESSURE TO PUSH IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. *TR

A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE REAR LIFT GATE STRUTS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING THIS DONE THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND WOULD OPEN BACK UP AFTER GOING HALF THE WAY DOWN. ON OCCASION THE REAR LIFT GATE HAS FLOWN OPEN HALF WAY DOWN. TOYOTA INFORMED US THAT THE GAS PRESSURE IN THE NEW STRUTS WAS THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I WISH I HAD NOT HAD THE RECALL DONE AS I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM BEFORE THEN. IT HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM. I HAVE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BACK DOOR TO PREVENT IT OPENING ON CLOSING EVERY TIME. *TR

ALL THE SEAT BELTS REPEATEDLY GET TWISTED INSIDE THE RETRACTOR GUIDE ON THE DOOR POSTS. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT OR PULL OUT FOR USE. WE'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO TOYOTA AND WERE TOLD IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THIS FIXED. HOWEVER THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN MANY TOYOTAS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO AND SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

DEFECTIVE DOOR, BROKEN DRIVER DOOR WELD & CHECK STRAP CAUSES DOOR TO FAIL TO OPEN WHEN THE WINDOW IS DOWN, WINDOW ONLY GOES DOWN 1/2 WAY WHILE DOOR CLOSED. DOOR FAILS TO REMAIN OPEN OR CLOSED. *TR