2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR INOPERATIVE AFTER BATTERY CHANGED. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS COMING ON IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CHARGED ME FIFTY BUCKS JUST TO TELL ME THEY NEED $696 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WHY THEN DOES THE AIRBAG NEED TO BE REPLACED? AND NOW I'M READING ONLINE AND FINDING OUT THAT ALL OF MY AIRBAGS ARE TURNED OFF WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED? THAT IS HORRIBLE. HOW CAN A CAR LEGALLY EXIST WHERE ONE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION CAN SHUT DOWN EVERY AIR BAG IN THE VEHICLE. THAT SHOULD NOT BE LEGAL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. $700 OR YOUR FAMILY WON'T BE SAFE AT ALL AS OF NOW. THAT IS A HORRIBLE MESSAGE FOR THIS MANUFACTURER TO SEND. GIVEN WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH TOYOTA, THEY SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO CHARGE EXCESSIVE FEES LIKE THIS TO AMERICAN FAMILIES WHILE HOLDING THE SAFETY OF EVERY PERSON IN A VEHICLE AT GUNPOINT! HOW IS THIS LEGAL? NO SAFETY, NO WAY, UNLESS YOU PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS? PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

CABLE TO THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OF OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA SUDDENLY SNAPPED, AND COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH KIDS GETTING OUT OF THE VAN IF I HAD NOT BLOCKED THE SLIDING DOOR FROM HITTING THEM. IT APPEARS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE SIENNA, SEE ALSO: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2004/TOYOTA/SIENNA/DOOR HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/SIENNA/103978-2004-SIENNA-POWER-SLIDING-DOOR-CABLE/ HTTP://WWW.BING-INT.COM/SEARCH?Q=WIRE+SNAPPED+THE+SLIDING+DOOR+SIENNA&GO=&FORM=QBRE&QS=N&SK=. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA FRONT DOOR WELD FAILURE OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY. MICHELLE AT TOYOTA CORPORATE SAYS "NOT MAINT. NOR OPERATION FAULT" & "NO DIFFERENT OWNER ACTION TO PREVENT". LETTER SENT BY TOYOTA 11/02/07 STATED IN EFFECT"IF NO NOISE...NO ACTION NECESSARY" WHICH SERVES TO DELAY OWNER ACTION UNTIL OUT OF WARRANTY. TOYOTA SUCCESSFULLY SHIFTED $2000.00 RESPONSIBILITY FROM THEMSELVES TO ME. *TR

I HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT IN MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. I WAS MAKING A SLOW U-TURN IN FRONT OF MY HOME INTO A PARKING SPACE BY THE CURB ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE STREET. THE WIDTH OF THE STREET IS SUCH THAT EVEN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FULLY TO THE LEFT, THE PASSENGER TIRE RISES UP A DRIVEWAY INCLINE JUST BEFORE THE CAR IS 180 DEGREES AROUND. AS I USUALLY DO FOR THIS TURN, I NEED TO TURN SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 180 DEGREES, HAVE THE PASSENGER TIRE COME OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THEN TURN BACK TO BE PARALLEL TO THE CURB. I HAD SLIGHTLY MISJUDGED THE TURN THIS TIME, AND REALIZED THAT MY PASSENGER TIRE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DROP AN INCH OR TWO OFF THE RISING CURB AT THE EDGE OF THE DRIVEWAY. BECAUSE OF THIS I AM CERTAIN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP MY SPEED DOWN. ABOUT 5 FEET BEFORE THE WHEEL WAS GOING TO COME OFF THE CURB, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB VIOLENTLY AND FAST, AND CONTINUED MY TURN CARRYING ME PARTLY BACK INTO THE STREET. I WAS VERY SURPRISED, BUT BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP QUICKLY WITH THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER REVVING ONCE I STOPPED. I ESTIMATE TAT THE ACCELERATION LASTED FOR NOT MORE THAN 2 SECONDS, POSSIBLY ONLY 1 SECOND. I REVERSED THE CAR AND THEN DROVE IT FORWARD INTO MY INTENDED PARKING SPACE. AFTER PUTTING THE SHIFTER INTO P, I REVVED THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND NO DAMAGE I AM AWARE OF (ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER WHEEL DID MAKE A THUMP AS IT CAME OVER THE CURB). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS LOOSE AND IT WOULD SWING OUT. BECAUSE OF THE DOOR, THE WINDOW WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT A REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WELDS IN A PANEL WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AS THERE WAS NOTHING TO CATCH THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

I HAVE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH ITS DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE FROM SEPT-7-2010. I SEARCHED THE FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THIS DOOR WELDING CAME OFF AND THE DOOR MAY FALL OFF ANY TIME. I TALKED TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID I AM OUT OF WARRANTY BY FEW DAYS. MY SIENNA HAS 31K MILEAGE. I FOUND FROM FORUMS THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE DOOR. I TALKED TO TOYOTA AGAIN THEY AGREED TO WELD IT FOR 50% OF COST. REST OF THE 50% I NEED TO PAY. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS DOOR LATCHING/POPPING ISSUE FROM TOYOTA. *TR

5 YEARS AGO, WE NEEDED A MINI VAN AND SHOPPED TOYOTA, HONDA, AND MITSUBISHI. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE CHOSE A NEW TOYOTA SIENNA FOR IT'S VALUE, IT'S RELIABILITY, AND IT'S STRONG RATING FROM CONSUMER REPORTS. I HAVE, IN THE PAST, DRIVEN ONE TOYOTA TO ALMOST 200,000 MILES WITH LITTLE REPAIR, JUST REGULAR MAINTENANCE! WHEN THE SIENNA WAS ABOUT 39 MONTHS OLD, WE BEGAN TO HAVE SOME STEERING ISSUES. OCCASIONALLY, IT WOULD BE "STIFF" TO STEER. IT WAS STILL DRIVABLE AND AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WE WERE CONVINCED WE NEEDED NEW TIRES, SO PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES. THE STEERING ISSUE CONTINUED, HOWEVER, AND BECAME WORSE AND WORSE. WE WERE PERPLEXED BECAUSE THE SIENNA WAS A NEW CAR PURCHASE, GARAGED YEAR ROUND, AND WAS A TOYOTA. WHEN WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE SPARE TIRE RECALL, WE TOOK THE SIENNA TO HALEY'S AUTOMALL IN FARMVILLE, VA FOR REPAIR AND ASKED THEM TO ALSO REPLACE THE TAILGATE STRUTS AND INVESTIGATE OUR STEERING ISSUE. THE MECHANIC THERE REPLACED THE TAILGATE STRUTS, TOLD US IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEN REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE SINCE TOYOTA ADMITTED "THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE IS INSUFFICIENT WHEN VEHICLES ARE OPERATED IN AREAS WHERE A LARGE AMOUNT OF ROAD SALT IS APPLIED. IN THE WORST CASE, THE CARRIER CABLE MAY FAIL AND THE SPARE TIRE COULD BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, A ROAD HAZARD FOR FOLLOWING VEHICLES. ". HE PUT THE TIRE IN THE BACK OF THE MINI VAN, AND THEN TOLD US OUR U-JOINT WAS CORRODED IN OUR STEERING SHAFT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN TO THE STEERING RACK. THE COST FOR REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT $1169.00. SINCE THE RECALL ADMITTEDLY INVOLVED "INSUFFICIENT CORROSION RESISTANCE", WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT ALSO HAPPENED TO OUR U-JOINT, CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND RACK, WE WERE CERTAIN TOYOTA WOULD ALSO COVER THIS REPAIR, AS CLEARLY A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE CORROSION OF THIS MAGNITUDE AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS OF USE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN APPROXIMATE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, BUT HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE TURNING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSORS WITHIN THE SEATS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

THE CABLE RELATED TO THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA SNAPPED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT RUSTED THROUGH. THE WIRE FOR THE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAS THIN LAYER OF BLACK PROTECTIVE COATING. IT WILL COST $1800 TO REPAIR AS THE CABLE AND MOTOR ARE ONE UNIT. IT IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION WHY AN OEM WOULD DESIGN AN AUTOMOBILE WITH THE CABLE SYSTEM EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THE EXTREME WEATHER IN MINNESOTA WE EXPERIENCE IS QUITE TAXING TO AN AUTOMOBILE, REGARDLESS OF ELECTRICAL DESIGN. BUT TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS EXPOSED TO SALT AND OTHER CORROSIVE MATERIALS IS JUST REALLY BAD PRODUCT DESIGN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *TR