2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN TO PICK UP OUR SON FROM SCHOOL. AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE PUSHED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FURTHER. HOWEVER, THE VAN DID NOT SLOW DOWN, BUT INSTEAD ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE VAN TO HIT A TREE AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TREE. SHE CONFIRMED THAT SHE ONLY HIT THE BRAKES, AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER READING MULTIPLE ONLINE REPORTS OF OTHERS PUSHING ON THE BRAKES AND THE TOYOTA SIENNA VANS ACCELERATING, I DECIDED TO FILE THIS REPORT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN HAS HAD RECURRING AIRBAG SENSOR BLINKING ISSUE ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT,TOYOTA WANTS $1000 TO FIX AFTER INITIALLY ADVISING IT WAS A $5,000 REPAIR. RIGHT SEAT IS HARDLY USED AND FAILURE ISN'T A USER ISSUE IN MY OPINION. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED....... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEITHER OF THE REAR SLIDING DOORS WOULD OPEN WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD AND/OR THERE WAS RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 01/12/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IF IT RAINS THE DAY BEFORE, AND THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT, THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. UPDATED 01/20/12

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE (WE HAVE MANUAL DOORS, NOT POWER SLIDING DOORS) WOULD NOT "CLICK" OR "CATCH" AND LOCK WHEN WE OPENED THE DOOR. NO MATTER WHAT WE TRIED, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AND STAY OPEN ABOUT 25% OF THE TIME. A FEW DAYS AGO, THE SAME DOOR STARTED TO NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND GO OFF AT VARYING FREQUENCY. WHEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON, THEY CAUSE A DISTRACTION AND MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND, SOMETIMES, SLOWING DOWN OR TAKING A LEFT TURN WILL CAUSE THEM TO GO OFF, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. ANYWHERE FROM 5 SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE LIGHT WILL BE BACK ON. THEY ARE ON MORE THEN THEY ARE OFF. I'M SURE OUR LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF IS ALSO DISTRACTING TO OTHER DRIVERS. I'M FEARFUL THE DOOR WILL ONE DAY FLY OPEN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING, PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN DANGER. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER BUT I WILL THIS WEEK. I'VE READ COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS ON THE SIENNA AND I HOPE WHEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS COME IN, A RECALL WILL BE INITIATED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES, AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. TODAY I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SPARE TIRE CHAIN REPLACED, ANOTHER TOYOTA RECALL, AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2148. I WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN I WAS TOLD THIS. I BOUGHT THE VAN NEW; AND THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THIS DOESN'T SOUND LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SOMEONE HAVING TO REPLACE THEIR AIR BAGS AND WIRING WHEN THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, WILL THE AIR BAGS STILL WORK OR DO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE ELECTRICAL PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR HAD ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION, SHE HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST HER DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3500.

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN WITH 70,000 MILES. THE OTHER DAY THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR STARTED MAKING A POPPING SOUND WHEN IT WAS BEING OPENED OR CLOSED. NOW, JUST THREE DAYS LATER, THE SOUND IS A HORRIBLY LOUD POPPING/CRACKING SOUND WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. IT SOUNDS AS IF THE DOOR IS GOING TO FALL RIGHT OFF THE CAR WHEN IT IS OPENED OR CLOSED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA CORPORATE AND FOUND OUT A TSB WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM FOR THE FIRST 36,000 MILES. SINCE MY VAN HAS 70,000 MILES TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIR. I DID AN ONLINE SEARCH AND FOUND MANY MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON A KNOWN DEFECT. IT IS THE WELDING ON THE FRONT DOOR THAT IS NOT HOLDING AND IN MOST CASES THE ENTIRE DOOR MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

IN FREEZING COLD WEATHER, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS ON THE PASSENGER (AUTOMATIC) AND DRIVER (MANUAL) SIDE FREEZE SHUT. THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AND MY WIFE HAS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS PLACED OUR YOUNG CHILDREN (AGES 2, 5 AND 7) IN THE VEHICLE TO GO SOMEWHERE AND UPON ARRIVING THE DOORS ARE FROZEN SHUT AND SHE'LL NEED TO GET THEM OUT THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER DOOR. WE'VE ALSO HAD IT WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN ONE OF THE DOOR ENOUGH TO UNLATCH IT BUT CAN'T GET IT ANY FURTHER. AT THAT POINT, WE ARE UNABLE TO GET IT FULLY SHUT AGAIN AND ARE FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE SYSTEM WARNING THAT A DOOR IS AJAR. WE HAVE NOT HAD IT THAW AND FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING, BUT IT IS UNNERVING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ALMOST EVERY DAY DURING THE WINTER AND PRESENTS A DANGER TO MY CHILDREN AS MY WIFE CANNOT EASILY REMOVE THEM FROM THE VEHICLE IF NECESSARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP US AND THE MANY OTHER TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.

MIDDLE ROW DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT FAILURE AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR POWER FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TAKING HIS VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE SPARE TIRE HAS CORRODED, COULD POSSIBLY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V160000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE RECALL ONLY INVOLVES 20 STATES AND BELIEVED THAT IT SHOULD BE EXPANDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. UPDATED 02/03/11