2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

UPON ROUTINE OIL CHANGE APPOINTMENT, VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO NEED THE POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED. IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM IN TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVANS MODEL YEARS 2004 THROUGH 2006. REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACING POWER STEERING RACK AND ALIGNING CAR, TOTALING MORE THAN $1000.00. *TR

THE TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOORS NO LONGER SLIDE. AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, TOYOTA ISSUED AN ENHANCED WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PARTS COVERED WILL NOT FIX THE DOORS. THE ADDITIONAL QUOTE IS $1,000. IF YOU RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I BELIEVE TOYOTA IS TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL ON DOORS AND PARTS THEY KNOW TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD AFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHE TRIED TO OPEN THE REAR SLIDING DOOR AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. IT WOULD CLOSE ON HER OR HER KIDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. UPDATED 12/18/12

DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED ON CLEAN, DRY PAVEMENT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATED (AS INDICATED BY THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT). SUBSEQUENTLY THE BRAKES ACTIVATED CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF THE TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 IS CRACKING. THE CRACK STARTED FROM THE AC VENT ON BOTH SIDES SO MY OPINION IT IS A BAD DESIGN OR COMPONENT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE CAR IS ALWAYS INSIDE THE GARAGE AND THE CRACK APPEARED AROUND 72K MILES. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OF THE TOYOTA SIENNA IS FAULTY AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE FAILED PART IS THE ACTUATOR. THE CAR HAS 73K MILES AND IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THIS PARTICULAR COMPONENT FAILED. YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR USING THE FOB OR THE REMOTE SWITCHES SO DURING EMERGENCY THIS WILL POSE A PROBLEM WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. I SEE A LOT OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCE IN THE INTERNET SO THIS COULD BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. *TR

I TRIED TO CLOSE THE REAR DOOR AFTER PUTTING MY GROCERIES IN THE REAR WELL. THE DOOR CLOSED PART-WAY THEN WENT BACK UP. I DID IT AGAIN MANUALLY AND USING MY REMOTE 'CLICKER'. SAME THING HAPPENED. IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR I HAD TO PUSH IT MANUALLY TO CLOSE THE DOOR. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (APPROXIMATELY $500). LATER I REALIZED THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON FAULTY STRUTS. THESE ARE THE REPLACEMENTS. I NOTICE ON THE INTERNET WHERE ARE OTHERS ARE NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENTS THAT WERE INSTALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LARGE CRACK EXTENDED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT AND THE SERVICE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN OPENING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD CREAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A WELDING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.