2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL AREAS AND RANGED IN SIZE FROM APPROXIMATELY 8-9 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE AIR BAGS AND WAS CONCERNED OF UNINTENTIONAL DEPLOYMENT OR IF THEY WOULD DEPLOY AT ALL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,500.

SRS WARNING LIGHT FLASHING, TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INFORMED OF THE B0111 CODE AND TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT SIDE AIRBAG HARNESSES ARE RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED BY A TOYOTA SERVICE MEMO, THOUGH THE B0111 IS SPECIFICALLY INDICATIVE OF A FAULTY RIGHT FRONT HARNESS FAULT. COULD THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BE LOW DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS FAULT COMES UP EARLIER ON MOST VEHICLES AND THEY ARE COVERED BY THEIR WARRANTY AND THUS NOT A CONCERN? *KB

WHILE DRIVING WEST IN I-88 IN NEW YORK, BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 2, OUR REAR END COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER, BUT IN DOING SO, WE HIT THE CONCRETE WALL CAUSING SOME BODY DAMAGE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 2005 SIENNA XLE MALFUNCTION ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS BROKEN ENTIRELY AND CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT TREMENDOUS EFFORT (AS IN USING ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT OF A GROWN MAN). THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH! BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS, WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO HAVE OUR PASSENGERS CLIMB THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER & PASSENGER DOORS. THE COST TO REPAIR THESE ISSUES HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $1200-1800. NO ABUSE OF THE DOORS HAS TAKEN PLACE AS THEY'VE ONLY EVER BEEN OPENED VIA REMOTE (UNTIL NOW). *TR

WELDS ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED, CAUSING THE PANEL TO BECOME LOOSE WHERE THE DOOR CHECK STRAP IS MOUNTED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE FACTORY WELD ON SOME 2004-2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MODELS, AS TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA INC. ALREADY DECLARED A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR IDENTIFIED VIN NUMBER SEQUENCES. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (SAN JOSE, CA) FAILED TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE EARLY INDICATIONS OF THE FAILURE IN 2008 WHEN THE OWNER NOTED ABNORMAL SOUNDS IN THE DOOR. THIS TOYOTA DEALER SIMPLY LUBRICATED THE DOOR INSTEAD OF PERFORMING PROPER REPAIRS. ULTIMATELY, THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN THE DOOR SWINGING FREELY WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE NORMALLY OFFERED BY THE DOOR CHECK STRAP, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD OF THE DOOR SLAMMING INTO A HUMAN BODY OR LIMB, ESPECIALLY A CHILD. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA INC. SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED A RECALL, WITHOUT LIMITATION ON MILEAGE OR YEARS OF SERVICE, ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IN THE 2004-2006 MODEL YEARS ON WHICH THE DEFECTIVE FACTORY WELDS WERE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN MADE. *TR

DASH COVER CRACKED AND I'M WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. *TR

POWER DOORS FROZEN -WEATHER IN THE 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIGHT. OUR TOYOTA 2005 LIMITED SIENNA'S POWER DOORS, BOTH SIDES, ARE "FROZEN" AND WON'T OPEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS IN THE 30'S FAHRENHEIGHT.YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR BUT WON'T MOVE. SOMTIMES THE DOOR LATCH RELEASES JUST ENOUGH TO TURN THE DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON IN THE CAR AND YOU CAN'T CLOSE OR OPEN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. OTHER TIMES THE DOOR JUST DOESN'T OPEN EVEN WHEN YOU HEAR IT TRYING TO OPEN. WHEN DRIVING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL THEY HAVE TO ENTER THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS AND CLIMB OVER INTO THE REAR SEATS. THEY HAVE TO DO THE SAME TO GET OUR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP THE DOORS WORK. DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR GETTING KIDS/REAR PASSENGERS OUT OF THE CAR. WE HAVE APPLIED WD-40 TO THE PARTS AND STILL GETTING THE PROBLEM. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL OPEN ANY WAY (REMOTE, HANDLE, BUTTONS), HOWEVER WILL NOT CLOSE USING BUTTONS OR REMOTE. TOYOTA WANTS $1500 TO FIX. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET SOUNDS LIKE MANY AUTOMATIC DOORS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA RECALL THIS AS IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU!!!!! *TR

THE SPOT WELDING ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE IS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT IT MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. I TOOK THIS CAR TO NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA AMERICA, HOWEVER THEY REFUSE TO COVER IT SINCE IT IS BEYOND WARRANTY. THEY ALSO STATED THAT TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER DID NOT NOTIFY INDIVIDUAL OWNERS OF THIS POTENTIAL BREACH OF INTEGRITY OF THE WELDED PART AND POSSIBLY PUT LIVES OF ITS OWNERS AT RISK ?. I READ ON THE BLOG THAT THERE ARE 600,000 FIXES THAT TOYOTA HAS MADE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT MADE A RECALL OR EVEN BOTHERED TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS OF SIENNA. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA MOTOR CO AND PROVIDE A FAIR AND JUST SETTLEMENT OF THIS ISSUE RATHER THAN GIVING CONSUMERS A RUN AROUND. I NEED THE HELP OF UNITED STATES GOV.'T. TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND SAFETY OF ITS CITIZENS AGAINST THESE IRRESPONSIBLE CORPORATE BEHAVIOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,927 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 12/01/11 *BF UPDATED 12/12/11