2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT STUCK IN A POSITION AND NOT OPERATIONAL ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 MINI VAN. THIS ONE DID NOT WORK SMOOTHLY FROM LONG TIME AGO, AND EVENTUALLY, IT STUCK WITH THE BELT FOLDED. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. ANY SUGGESTION. SINCE IT IS A SAFETY KIND OF ISSUE. IS IT A COMMON PROBLEM? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CABLES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CABLES FROZE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CABLES COULD BE REPLACED BUT WAS UNSURE OF THE PROBLEM WOULD BE COMPLETELY SOLVED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

POWER SLIDE DOOR PULLEY CABLE ASSEMBLY FAILED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE WITH 84,000 MILES. THE CABLE SNAPPED AND RENDERS THE DOOR USELESS. PAULY TOYOTA DEALER (CRYSTAL LAKE, IL) DID NOT EVEN COME WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE VAN AND QUOTED ME $1600 TO REPAIR. THE CABLE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAS SHOWS THAT THE PROTECTIVE CABLE COATING IS CRUMBLING AND THE CABLE IS RUSTING MAKING IT A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CABLE SNAPS AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY POOR DESIGN THAT THE CABLE IS CONSTANTLY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND PRONE TO RUSTING AND SNAPPING (THERE ARE A LOT OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET OF 2004 SIENNA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM). THE FAILED PART IS THE CABLE, BUT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE MOTOR ASSEMBLY TO REPAIR - IT IS A POOR DESIGN TO BEGIN WITH, ESPECIALLY FOR OWNERS THAT LIVE IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATES WHERE THE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO FREEZING/THAWING, ROAD SALT, ETC. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE AIRBAG (SRS) LIGHT WITH ERROR CODE: B0111 "OPEN IN SIDE SQUIB (RH) CIRCUIT" TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPT. REFERRED TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OF 2/27/08 (EL001-08) ADVISING REPLACEMENT OF 3 AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES & 2 WIRING HARNESSES FOR A TOTAL BILL OF $5400. VEHICLE HAS 100,000 MILES: WARRANTY ENDED AT 60,000. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON THIS THREAD AND ON THIS SUBJECT, THERE SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL ON THIS SRS SYSTEM FOR THESE VEHICLES. (THE TECH. BULLETIN IS FOR SIENNA MODEL YEARS 2004-2008...THAT'S A LOT OF MINI-VANS RUNNING AROUND WITH POTENTIALLY INOPERABLE OR DEFECTIVE SRS SYSTEMS, FOLKS!). *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING. SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE MAKES GRUMBLING NOISE BUT IT DOESN'T MOVE. *TR

JUST OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT STARTED POPPING. NOTHING LED UP TO THE EVENT. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS OPENED AND GETS LOUDER ALL THE TIME. NOT CORRECTED AT PRESENT TIME. TOYOTA WARRANTY OUT OF DATE BY 30 DAYS WHEN FIRST REPORTED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 4 ORLANDO TO TAMPA, FLORIDA GOING 65 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BACK WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY A FOREIGN OBJECT. LUCKILY MY 7 YEAR OLD WASN'T SEVERELY INJURED BY THE TINY GLASS FRAGMENTS. SO THANKFUL AND OR LUCKY WE DIDN'T CRASH OUR VEHICLE. SEEMS OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENT TOYOTA MODELS TOO... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA REMAINS STUCK CLOSED AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CHECK FAILURE. DOOR SWUNG BACK. ON REVIEW WITH TOYOTA, THEY SAID THE DOOR CHECK WELD FAILED AND CAUSES DOOR TO SWING. VEHICLE HAS WARRANTY BY MILES BUT NOT BY YEARS. MY VEHICLE IS 6 YRS AND 78500 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS FOR ONLY 5 YRS OR 100,000 MILES. TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THIS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND WILL PROBABLY CAUSE INJURY IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR

THE AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT, ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA, FLASHES ON AND OFF CONSISTENTLY. I TOOK OUR CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND SPENT APPROXIMATELY $100 TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE $ 1500. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE AIRBAG SYMBOL IS ON, THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND DOES NOT WORK! HOW CAN A SYSTEM SO VITAL TO SAFETY NOT BE COVERED IN FULL BY TOYOTA? THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. I FEEL MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY IS COMPLETELY COMPROMISED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA COMPLAINT HOTLINE (1-800-331-4331) AND OPENED A CASE. THE ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED. AFTER ESCALATING, TOYOTA OFFERED TO PAY HALF, BUT I STILL FEEL THAT THIS IS MUCH TOO EXPENSIVE FOR SOMETHING THAT INVOLVES PASSENGER SAFETY AND SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY FIVE YEARS. TOYOTA IS SPENDING A GREAT DEAL ON ADVERTISING TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE THEIR COMPANY PLACES ON SAFETY. I WOULD EXPECT, IF THEIR ADS WERE ACCURATE, THAT SAFETY RELATED ISSUES WOULD BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY BEFORE ANY POTENTIAL HARM. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SHOW MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE ADDED TO TOYOTA'S LISTING OF RECALLS. *TR