2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA REAR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY...MUST MANUALLY OPEN AND CLOSE DOOR. MOTOR WILL MAKE A SOUND BUT DOOR WILL NOT MOVE AS IF LOCKED IN PLACE. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA MINI VAN FREQUENTLY JAMS, BECAUSE IT CREASES BOTH WHEN IT IS DEPLOYED AND RETRACTED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO UNFOLD THE CREASE. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER CANNOT USE THE SEATBELT UNTIL A PERSON WITH VERY STRONG FINGERS HELPS CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WHO INFORMS US THAT THE SEATBELT RECALL WAS FOR BACK SEAT BELTS ONLY AND THAT OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE THE MALFUNCTIONING BELT. THE BELT ITSELF IS OVER $200. WHEN LABOR IS INCLUDED, IT WOULD COST AROUND $500. AS THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND AS THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS SEAT IN ANY CAR, I BELIEVE THIS COST SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS FALLING OFF OF MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. TOYOTA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT IN 2005. THE PROBLEM 1ST APPEARED IN MY CAR IN MARCH 2007. THE FOLSOM LAKE TOYOTA DEALER REPAIRED MY VEHICLE BY SENDING IT OUT TO A WELDING COMPANY TO BE REPAIRED. I WAS PROVIDED WITH A RENTAL CAR AT NO CHARGE BY TOYOTA. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT, AS STATED ON THE REPAIR SLIP IS AS FOLLOWS: "...FOUND DOOR DEFORMED AND WELD BROKEN INSIDE DOOR , 23 REPLACED DRIVERS DOOR CHECK, SUBLET TO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR OF DOOR." I HAVE A COPY OF THIS ORIGINAL REPAIR FORM. THE 2ND TIME THIS DEFECT RE-APPEARED WAS ON JULY 8, 2010. I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA CORPORATE, WAS ASSIGNED CASE # 1007081422 AND WAS ADVISED BY THE TOYOTA CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE TOYOTA OF RICHMOND, INDIANA DEALER WOULD BE CALLING ME WITHIN 3 DAYS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR IN AND RECEIVE A FREE RENTAL UNTIL MY CAR'S DEFORMITIES WERE FIXED. THE DEALER FAILED TO RESPOND WITHIN 3 DAYS, AND I CALLED CORPORATE AGAIN ON 7-14-10 AND SPOKE WITH CATHERINE. SHE SENT ANOTHER REQUEST TO TOYOTA OF RICHMOND AND SAID THAT I WOULD HEAR FROM THE DEALER WITHIN 24 HRS. AGAIN, TOYOTA OF RICHMOND FAILED TO CONTACT ME. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE MOMENTS AGO (7-16-10), AND JESSIE SAID THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THEIR DEALERS FIXING TOYOTA DEFECTS AND THAT I SHOULD TRY TO CONTACT THEM MYSELF. TOYOTA HAS A LEGAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THEIR KNOWN DEFECTIVE PROBLEMS. AFTER ALL OF THESE FAILED ATTEMPTS TO GET RICHMOND TOYOTA TO CONTACT ME TO INITIATE THE REPAIR PROCESS, TOYOTA SHOULD BE FINED AND/OR TOYOTA SHOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM SELLING IN THE US MARKETPLACE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS CLEARLY FALLING OFF AND WILL CAUSE INJURIES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IT WOULD NOT LATCH IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,360.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE HAD DISENGAGED, POSSIBLY WHEN ENCOUNTERING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY AN INACCURATE READING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WAS REAR-ENDED ON 6/10/10. PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. PASSENGER'S BODY WAS THROWN VERY NEAR THE DASH. RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO STERNUM AND NECK. WE ARE REQUESTING TOYOTA REPLACE THE PASSENGER BELT. WE ARE ENCOUNTERING RESISTANCE FROM TOYOTA TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID RESTRAIN DRIVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 45 MPH THE MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT DETACHED, WHEN BRAKES WERE ENGAGED ABRUPTLY TO AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE SEAT TO TILT FORCEFULLY IN A FORWARD POSITION STRIKING THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE NECK AND SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH CAUTION TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. 11/15/10 *CN THERE IS A LEVER THAT IS USE TO ADJUST THE ANGLE OF THE SEAT BACK, INCLUDING FOLDING FLAT. THERE IS A STRAP THAT CAN BE PULLED TO RELEASE THE SEAT ALLOWING THE ENTIRE SEAT TO TILT FORWARD IN ORDER TO BE REMOVED. THE PROBLEM IS, THE LEVER THAT ALLOWS THE SEAT BACK ADJUSTMENT CAN UNLOCK THE SEAT FROM THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE SET BACK IS TILTED FORWARD 15 OR 20 DEGREES. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING, WHEN A DEER WALKED INTO THE ROAD. WHEN THE CONSUMERS WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE SEAT BEHIND HER TILTED FORWARD AND THE HEADREST STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT TILT LEVER SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DETACH THE SEAT FROM THE FLOOR. UPDATED 11/24/10

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO TOYOTA RECALL 08V-244, WHICH REPLACES THE STRUTS ON THE BACK DOOR HATCH. THE DEALERSHIP, FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA OF RALEIGH, INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE STRUTS BE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, ONCE THE NEW STRUTS WERE IN PLACE THE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE MOTOR WAS TOO WEAK TO WORK WITH THE NEW STRUTS AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW MOTOR. I HAVE FOUND ON EDMONDS.COM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT IS EVIDENT THAT TOYOTA DID NOT CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF THE NEW STRUTS ON THE MOTOR. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE THAT ALLOWING TOYOTA TO REPLACE THESE STRUTS PER THE RECALL WILL RENDER THE BACK DOOR INOPERABLE. TOYOTA SHOULD REVISE THIS RECALL SO THAT NEW STRUTS WILL BE USED THAT ACTUALLY WORK WITH THE EXISTING MOTOR OR INSTALLATION OF A NEW MOTOR THAT WILL WORK WITH THE NEW STRUTS SHOULD BE COVERED. AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT THE NEW STRUTS ARE TOO POWERFUL. THE BACK DOOR SHOOTS UP LIKE A ROCKET. THIS MAY BE CAUSED B/C THE EXISTING MOTOR IS TOO WEAK TO OFFER ANY RESISTANCE. I AM AFRAID THAT THE DOOR WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR ANOTHER PERSON B/C IT OPENS UP MUCH TOO FAST AND MUCH TOO HARD. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AND THE VAN HAS ELECTRONIC DOORS AND THAT I HAVE READ IN THE WEB THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA IS IGNORING IT. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA CORP. DOES NOT CARE. THE SLIDING DOOR ALMOST SMASHED MY DAUGHTER. I TOOK IT TO ANTIOCH TOYOTA AND THEY JUST GREASED THE DOORS TRYING TO AVOID THE REPAIRS. THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET BADLY INJURED BEFORE THEY FIX ANYTHING. YOU CAN GOOGLE IT AND YOU WILL FIND SAME COMPLAIN FROM HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TOYOTA DON'T CARE. ITS UNSAFE I EVEN HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY AND STILL WONT FIX IT! THE GOVERNMENT CAN'T JUST SIT AND LET TOYOTA GET AWAY WITH THIS AND HAVE MORE PEOPLE BE INJURED AND NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! PLS HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ENGAGED, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL ODOR OF MOLD COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS TO INDICATE THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000. UPDATED 8/9/10 *CN UPDATED 08/11/10.*JB