2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

MY WIFE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE WITH OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE MINI-VAN. WHEN SHE WAS DROPPING OUR SON OUTSIDE OUR APARTMENT COMPLEX AT UNDER 15 MPH, CAR MAGICALLY ACCELERATED AND ENDED UP HITTING A TREE. FRONT PASSENGER WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED AND CAR IS TOTALED. WE HAD APPROX 65K MILES ON MINIVAN. *TR

MY 2005 SIENNA MINI-VAN GAS STRUTS FOR THE REAR HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE FAILED TO LIFT UP THE HATCHBACK DOOR ON 5/9/2011. WHEN I TRIED TO LIFT UP THE HATCHBACK DOOR - IT FELT HEAVY AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE GAS STRUT HAD FLUID LEAKED OUT ONTO THE STRUT. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA LE VAN WAS PLACED IN PARK, TURNED OFF AND KEYS REMOVED. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION INTO DRIVE BY A 7 YEAR OLD CHILD. THE VAN ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 400-500 FEET AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A TREE. AFTER A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH, I DISCOVERED A VIDEO POSTED BY ANOTHER TOYOTA SIENNA OWNER WHICH DEMONSTRATED IF YOU GENTLY WIGGLE THE GEAR SHIFT, IT WILL EASILY MOVE INTO ANY GEAR, WITH NO KEYS OR PEDALS PRESSED. I CAN RECREATE THE ISSUE EVERY TIME. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I WANT TO PREVENT THE INJURY OR WORSE TO ANOTHER CHILD. I HAVE AN OPEN CASE WITH TOYOTA, HOWEVER AWAITING THEIR INSPECTION/ RESPONSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS FAILED AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE SRS AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REWIRED. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD INVOLUNTARILY CLOSE WHEN A PASSENGER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM CLOSING, THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD IT OPEN MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE DOOR HINGE MAY HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 65,000.

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE COMPLETELY DUE TO FRAYED CABLE. REPAIR REQUIRES COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF CABLES, HINGE, AND MOTOR BY TOYOTA, WHICH WILL COST $1700. MANY SIENNAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA SHOW REPAIR THESE AS A RECALL, BUT REFUSED TO DO SO ON MY VAN.

SLIDING DOOR ON THE SIENNA MINIVAN AS SOON AS THE TEMP DROPS TO 0C THE SLIDING DOORS ARE STUCK SHUT AND THE AUTOMATION SUCKS AS WELL WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE KIDS OUT OF THE VAN QUICKLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOORS WERE INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY NOR MANUALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 93,000.

LESS THAN A YEAR AGO MY POWER STEERING BECAME STIFF. CHANGED PUMP AS IT SEEMED TO BURN OUT AT 40,000 MILES ALSO CHANGED BELTS. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE STIFFNESS IS BACK AND THE PUMP AND BELTS ARE FINE. STARTING A 33,000 MILES AND 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE SLIDING DOOR MOTOR, STRUTS ON BACK DOOR, STEERING PUMP,MIDDLE SEAT BELTS ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS. I FIND THAT THIS VAN IS NOT BUILT FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND TOYOTA DOES NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I AM SEEING THAT A LOT OF THEIR SIENNA SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A 2005 SIENNA WITH 52,000 MILES. *TR