2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMING AND GETTING FOLDED AND THUS CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. THIS IS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY OTHER WEEK. WE HAVE TO UNTANGLE AND AGAIN THIS HAPPEN. SOMETIME WE WILL BE DRIVING WITHOUT SEAT BELT PROPERLY FASTEN. *TR

2005 SIENNA WAS DRIVEN TO A PARKING GARAGE AND PARKED FOR TWO HOURS. UPON RETURNING TO THE SIENNA AND STARTING THE ENGINE, THREE LIGHTS CAME ON; CHECK ENGINE, VSC, AND TRAC OFF. DROVE VEHICLE HOME (150 MILES), THE 3 LIGHTS REMAINED ON AS WELL AS LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL AND AN INTERMITTENT COMPASS DISPLAY. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AT A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SKID CONTROL UNIT ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND OUT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE 2005 SIENNA VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (ALSO CALLED ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM THAT HAS CAUSED INJURIES. EVEN MORE REMARKABLE, MY 2005 SIENNA HAS ONLY 62K MILES AND IN THAT TIME THERE HAS BEEN 2 OTHER INCIDENCES WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL IF THERE ARE ALREADY INJURIES IN THE DATABASE?? *TR

THE TAILGATE FAILS TO STAY OPEN EITHER IMMEDIATELY OR RANDOMLY CLOSES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VAN HAD THE 2008 RECALL PERFORMED AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE REPLACEMENT IS 04008011AE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD POP WHENEVER BEING OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

UNDER TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM, A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PUT OUT SAYING THAT 2005 TOYOTA SIENNAS HAD FAULTY RADIATORS THAT CRACKED IN COLD WEATHER AND COULD LEAD TO COOLANT LEAKAGE AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE SEIZURE (SAFETY REPORT #0506). WHEN THE WEATHER STARTED GETTING COLD THIS WINTER, MY RADIATOR CRACKED AND I NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AS THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY HOT. WHEN I FOUND THIS BULLETIN AND BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA'S ATTENTION THEY REFUSED TO HONOR IT SAYING THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT IN THE RANGE. WHEN I ASKED WHY THIS WAS THE CASE, THEY CLAIMED (THEY BEING TOYOTA'S NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS) THAT THEY HAD REALIZED THE FAULT AND THEREFORE SWITCHED THE RADIATORS OUT DURING PRODUCTION. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION, THE BULLETIN WAS ANNOUNCED BY TOYOTA ON JANUARY 30, 2006. IF WHAT THEY CLAIM IS TRUE, THEN THEY WERE KNOWINGLY SELLING CARS WITH FAULTY RADIATORS FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE THEY ISSUED THE RECALL. IF THEY WERE LYING, THEN THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE ALL TOYOTA SIENNAS OF THAT YEAR. *TR

TOYOTA RECENTLY RECALLED THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLES FOR CERTAIN TOYOTA SIENNA YEARS. THE BROKEN CABLE INHIBITS THE DOOR FROM WORKING CORRECTLY. OURS, A 2005 SIENNA, WAS TAKEN IN AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR. FIVE DAYS AGO, THE OTHER SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED. BOTH DOORS CANNOT BE OPENING CORRECTLY AND POSES A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE SAFETY OF OUR 2 YOUNG CHILDREN. TOYOTA FAILS TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAILING ACTUATORS THAT ARE POSTED ONLINE. THEY ARE CHARGING $1,100 TO FIX EACH DOOR. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE OF THE ACTUATOR FAILURES. THANK YOU. *TR

WHEN PULLING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO BUCKLE, THE BELT FOLDED SLIGHTLY AT THE POINT OF EXIT FROM THE BODY PANEL, CAUSING IT TO BECOME STUCK AND UNABLE TO RETRACT. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO FIX FOR HALF AN HOUR, WE WERE UNABLE TO RETURN BELT TO PROPER POSITION AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING DRIVER SEAT BELT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE WERE UNABLE TO GET IT FIXED IN A REASONABLE TIME. SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AFFECTED BY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR "POPPING" SOUND DUE TO FRONT DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL SPOT WELDS BECOMING DETACHED. TOYOTA ISSUED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT A RECALL AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. VEHICLE IS OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY BASED ON YEARS, BUT NOT MILES. TOYOTA WILL NOT CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY AND IS NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR COST OF REPAIR. *TR

REGARDING NHTSA ID# 08V244000 ALOHA I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH HAD THE GAS STRUTS RECALL FOR MY POWER TAILGATE WHICH WAS DONE ON 04/13/2009 WORK ORDER# 656115 FROM SERVCO TOYOTA IN HAWAII. HOWEVER ITS BEEN ONLY 3 YEARS AND THE GAS STRUTS ARE FAILING AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO NEED A NEW PAIR EVERY 3 YEARS. I HOPE YOU CAN HAVE TOYOTA RECALL THE NEWLY DESIGNED STRUTS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO TOYOTA THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A LONGER LIFE THAN THE ORIGINAL BUT AFTER READING SOME COMMENTS ONLINE I NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NEW STRUTS FAILING AGAIN. MAHALO FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, KEYS ARE NOT IN THE IGNITION, NO BRAKE PEDAL, ACCELERATOR PRESSED, CAN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT KNOB WITH LITTLE WIGGLE IN THE DRIVE, REVERSE NEUTRAL ETC. POSITION. THIS IS SERIOUS IN MY OPINION. *TR