2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AFTER A MONTH IT STILL BLINKS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY VAN IN NOVEMBER OF 2012. MY HUSBAND HAS A TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT WE PURCHASED NEW IN 2004 AND IT HAS OVER 300,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN MY BUICK STOPPED RUNNING, I KNEW THAT I WANTED A TOYOTA VAN. WE HAVE A PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED DAUGHTER SO WHEN WE GO ANYWHERE WE HAVE TO TAKE THE WALKER AND HER WHEELCHAIR WITH US. APX. 3 MONTHS AGO THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BEGAN TO NOT OPEN EVERY TIME. IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AND FINALLY STOPPED COMPLETELY! WE JUST USED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND CRAWLED IN AND OUT. AFTER A WHILE THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. NOW NEITHER DOOR WILL WORK!!! AFTER READING OTHER POST ON DIFFERENT SITES, I REALIZED THAT I AM NOT ALONE. COME ON TOYOTA, GET IT TOGETHER!!! I LOVE MY VAN BUT I REALLY NEED THE DOORS TO OPEN!!! *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE PANEL SPOT WELDS ON THE FRONT DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL BECAME DETACHED CAUSING A "POPPING" NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. TODAY, I HEARD A "CLUNK" NOISE WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR AND THE "POPPING" NOISE STOPPED. HOWEVER, NOW I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE WINDOW MORE THAN 1/2 WAY NOR OPEN THE DOOR PROPERLY WHICH HAS ME RATHER CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. IF THE WINDOW IS OPEN AT ALL, I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR WIDE ENOUGH TO GET OUT EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT OVERWEIGHT NOR AM I A LARGE MAN. IF I CLOSE THE WINDOW FIRST, I CAN OPEN THE DOOR 3/4 OF THE WAY BEFORE IT STOPS. TOYOTA IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DOOR CHECK PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THEM A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO INDICATING THAT, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON, THEY ARE OFFERING AN "ENHANCED WARRANTY" FOR 5 YEARS FROM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PUT INTO SERVICE OR 100,000 MILES, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST, TO FIX THE DOOR. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2005 SO THE ENHANCED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2010. WHEN I FIRST HEARD THE POPPING NOISE, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE ENHANCED WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED. THE COST, $2300 DOLLARS. WHEN I ASKED, "WHY SO MUCH?" THEIR BODY SHOP GAVE ME A LONG LIST OF PARTS AND WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO "REPAIR" THE PROBLEM IT INCLUDED REMOVING THE HEADLIGHTS, BUMPER, QUARTER PANEL AND REAR DOOR AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE REASON THEY COULD NOT JUST REPLACE THE DOOR WAS THAT TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE ENTIRE DOOR AND HAD TO RETROFIT THE NEWLY ENGINEERED DOOR TO MY VEHICLE. SO UNLESS I PAY $2300 TO REPAIR WHAT IS, ESSENTIALLY, AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW ON TOYOTA'S PART, I AM LEFT WITH AN UNSAFE SITUATION IF I NEED TO QUICKLY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT CLOSE THE WINDOW FIRST AS WOULD HAPPEN IN CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE FOR EXAMPLE. *TR

MY POWER SLIDING REAR DOORS MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES THE DOOR WILL EVEN START TO CLOSE ON ITS OWN AS ME OR MY WIFE ARE PUTTING MY SMALL CHILD IN HIS SAFETY SEAT. THE MOST COMMON ISSUE IS THE DOOR NOT OPENING OR CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. I WAS QUOTED ALMOST $3000 FOR THE REPAIR TO BOTH DOORS AS THEY ARE BOTH MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER REP TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THE MECHANIC EVEN SAID IT HAPPENED TO HIS VAN. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY, I FOUND PEOPLE EVEN HERE COMPLAINING IF THE SAME/SIMILAR ISSUES. PLEASE HELP! *TR

AS I OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, I HEARD A LOUD POP. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE SPOT WELD ON THE DOOR HAD SEPARATED. AFTER TAKING IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM (SEE TSB NV003-07), I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE ONLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE DOOR AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2000. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA INSISTED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, IT SEEMS THAT THIS FAILURE COULD LEAD TO THE DOOR FALLING OFF OR SLIPPAGE OF THE WINDOW AND SUBSEQUENT BROKEN GLASS. *TR

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMING AND GETTING FOLDED, THUS CREATING A SEVERE DRIVING HAZARD. (UNABLE TO USE SEAT BELTS). *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION WHEN THE HANDLES ARE PULLED OR WHEN THE BUTTONS ARE PUSHED. IT LURCHES BUT NEVER MOVES. IT MUST BE DEACTIVATED AND USED MANUALLY. WE WERE QUOTED A PRICE OF $1000 TO REPAIR IT AND TOLD THIS WAS VERY COMMON IN THE 2004-2007 TOYOTA SIENNA MODELS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO HAVE THIS SERVICE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY OR WHEN USING THE KEY FOB. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD ONLY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIFT GATE WOULD SPORADICALLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. *TR

THE WELD HOLDING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR CHECK FAILED CAUSING THE DOOR TO SWING OUT OF CONTROL. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED, BUT THIS CREATES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ONLY OPENED HALF WAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR