2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DRIVER-SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING POPPING NOISES WHEN OPENED OR CLOSED. NOW, THE WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FULLY UNLESS THE DOOR IS OPENED AT A CERTAIN ANGLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SIENNA'S FROM 2004/2005. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. IF YOU HAPPEN TO STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS, TOYOTA WILL PICK UP THE CHARGE. IF NOT, THE COST CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM $685 TO $2000, DEPENDING UPON THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PUT OUT BY TOYOTA IN 2007 "DOOR CHECK POPPING NOISE", BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON THEIR DIME. A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SHOULD BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY TIMES AND CONDITIONS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMMED FOR THE 8TH TIME. DEALER OR I UNJAMMED IT BUT DEALER STATED NEXT TIME I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN DEFECTS!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE REMINISCENT OF A FIRECRACKER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. HE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THE WELDS WERE BROKEN BUT HE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DEALER SCANNED AIRBAG SYSTEM CODE AND FOUND B0111 OPEN SIDE SQUIB CIRCUIT. THERE WAS AN OPEN CONNECTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRE HARNESS FOR AIR BAG. DEALER REPLACED CONNECTOR AND WIRE KIT, INSTALLED NEW CONNECTOR AND SOLDERED WIRE TO EXISTING HARNESS AND INSTALLED NEW CORRUGATED TUBING. THIS RESULTED IN A $523 CHARGE. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO OPERATE FROM INSIDE BUTTONS OR REMOTE CONTROL. POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL ONLY WILL WORK WHEN THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS PULLED. MOTOR THAT MOVES THE DOOR FRONT/BACK WORKS FINE WHEN THE DOOR IS ACTIVATED FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THIS CREATES A SAFETY SITUATION IN THE EVENT PASSENGERS NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FAILS TO ADDRESS THIS ADEQUATELY AS TOYOTA DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $115 FEE TO ASSESS THE ISSUE AND HE ADVISED THERE ARE SEVERAL PARTS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR HINGE BROKE AT THE JOINT ATTACHED TO THE DOOR WHICH MADE THE DOOR SAG AND RUB UP AGAINST THE REAR QUARTER PANEL WHICH RESULTED IN SCRATCHED PAINT AND METAL. DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED BY REMOTE. HAD TO BE 'HELPED ALONG' TO GET IT STARTED OPENING. I THOUGHT IT WAS ELECTRICAL UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA PART NUMBER IS 68380'08031. AS A RESULT OF THE BROKEN HINGE, THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS BURNED OUT AND WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE USE OF THE REMOTE. TOYOTA ONLY HAS A RECALL FOR THE CABLE IN THE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THE CABLE UNTIL IT IS ACTUALLY BROKEN. THIS SAME TYPE CABLE HOLDS UP THE SPARE TIRE AND THEY DID REPLACE IT. I GUESS A TIRE FALLING INTO THE ROAD IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY CHILD FALLING OUT OF THE VAN IF THE DOOR FALLS OFF! *TR

THE DOOR CHECK ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED. TOYOTA (LOCAL DEALER AND HEADQUARTERS) DENIED IT WAS THE DOOR CHECK (A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT) AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $1500 TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE BODY SHOP TO LOOK AT THE DOOR AND THEY CONFIRMED THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY DOOR CHECK. THE BODY SHOP DID REPAIR THE DEFECT, WHICH AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IF NOT REPAIRED CAN ALLOW THE DOOR TO SWING FREELY. TOYOTA DID NOT CORRECT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAULTY DOOR CHECK ON THIS 2005 AWD SIENNA. *TR

DURING THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT, TOYOTA TECHNICIAN FOUND RADIATOR HAD A SMALL LEAK AND SUGGESTED TO CALL TOYOTA COMPANY . TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE FROM COMPANY INFORMED THE RADIATORS HAD PROBLEMS FOR 2005 SIENNA BUT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE MILEAGE IS MORE THAN 75000 OR VEHICLE IS MORE THAN 7 YEARS OLD. *TR

SHIFTER OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED TO WIGGLE UNPREDICTABLY LEFT AND RIGHT BETWEEN GEARS, E.G. 4 AND D. IT WOULD NOT STAY FIRMLY PUT IN P(ARK), AND WHEN IN P, REMOVAL OF THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BECAME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND BRIEFLY LOOKED TO SIDE OF ROAD. THEN LOOKED BACK AND NOTICED TRAFFIC STOPPED AHEAD OF ME. FULLY APPLIED BRAKES (HARD) BUT NO BRAKING, SQUEALING OR ABS. FULL AIRBAGS BUT FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES. LOOKING AT THE SCENE I SHOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF DISTANCE TO STOP. CAR TOTALED. *TR