2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

I CAN'T OPEN MY DRIVER OR PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED. THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WOULD JUST OPEN WHEN IT WANTED TO DIDN'T DO NOTHING TO IT. ONE DAY IT WOULD OPEN, THE NEXT DAY IT WOULDN'T DID THIS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW IT WON'T OPEN AT ALL. THE PASSENGER REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR STARTED MAKING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN IT. HAD IT CHECKED AT DEALER NOTHING STUCK WOULD STOP ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW IT WON'T OPEN AT ALL. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT HAS TO CLIMB THROUGH THE FRONT TO GET TO THE REAR. CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE NOTE AND GET IT FIXED. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO 'SHAKE' AND THE SPEEDOMETER CLIMBED TO 80 MPH THEN DOWN TO 60 MPH. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO ACTUALLY BE ACCELERATING--IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS FIGHTING TO NOT LOSE POWER. I DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL BY TOUCHING THE BREAKS. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY, TURNED THE MOTOR OFF, WAITED AND STARTED AGAIN AT A SLOWER SPEED WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. AFTER A WHILE THE VEHICLE AGAIN BEGAN TO 'BUCK AND SHAKE', THE SPEEDOMETER RACED TO 80 MPH (THOUGH THE CAR ITSELF) DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE RAPID ACCELERATION) THEN THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 50 MPH. OVER THE PHONE MY HUSBAND ADVISED I TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TURN IT OFF AGAIN. I DID AND DROVE ABOUT 45 MINUTES HOME AT SPEEDS FROM 55-65 WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO CHECK OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE CALL ME ASAP. MY TOYOTA SIENNA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED LAST WEEK IN DES MOINES, IA. TOYOTA IS SAYING THAT SIENNA'S ARE NOT UNDER RECALL. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN. THE BRAKES COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, NOR DID SHIFTING IT INTO NEUTRAL, PARK, OR REVERSE. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED WAS PULLING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AT ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR. THE TOYOTA SIENNA IS A TIME BOMB. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY SIENNA HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO OTHER TIMES. TOYOTA IS CLAIMING THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED IT, BUT MY HUSBAND AND I CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS, THEY WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA WANTS US TO COME GET THE VAN BUT IT'S NOT SAFE. FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. UPDATED 05/24/10 UPDATED 03/09/11 UPDATED 06/23/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 05/26/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY PULLING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. UPDATED 05/28/10.*JB UPDATED 06/29/10.*JB UPDATED 07/08/10.*JB

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION RESPONSE. *TGW THE FIRST ENCOUNTER THE CONSUMER HAD WITH THE DEALER WITH REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS POOR PROGRAMMING. SO, THE DEALER RE-CALIBRATED THE ECM. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO HESITATE BEFORE SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. THE PROBLEM WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN.

SAFETY ISSUE - VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE, JACK AND TIRE WRENCH. RUN-FLAT TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN PRIOR TO 30K. TOYOTA DEALERS REFUSE TO RESOLVE TIRE ISSUES AND WILL NOT ADD SPARE TIRE AND JACK TO VEHICLE. THIS IS MAJOR HIGHWAY SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

THE A/C IN MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE VENTS. THE COMPRESSOR KEPT KICKING ON AND OFF. THIS OCCURRED EVERYTIME I USED THE A/C. AFTER REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR TWICE, WE STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HOT AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENT WHILE THE A/C IS ON. NOW THE VAN TODAY 4/5/2010 HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AND ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN THE A/C IS TURNED ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THE A/C PULLEY HAS NOT BURNED UP. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AC003-05 BUT IT ONLY COVERS VEHICLES UNTIL 36,000. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THAT MILEAGE, WE ARE NOT COVERED. THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS 2005 VAN. I HAVE HAD THE BACK DOOR GAS SHOCKS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL AND THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. THE FIX FOR THE A/C IS ESTIMATED AT $4,000! *TR

THE BOLT ON MY SLIDING DOOR (NOT A POWER DOOR) BROKE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. THE FRONT DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY DO A DEFECT WITH THE HINGES. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SIENNA VAN'S SLIDING DOOR. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TELLS US "IT'S JUST WEAR AND TEAR" AND THAT WE MUST PAY $1500. TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE DOOR IS CLOSED NOW BUT IS TOTALLY INOPERABLE NOW BECAUSE IF YOU OPEN IT YOU CANNOT GET IT TO CLOSE. *TR

ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA THERE WAS A RECALL ON POWER LIFTGATE STRUTS.WHY ONLY POWER LIFTGATE,WHY NOT ON MANUAL LIFTGATE,IS IT NOT THE SAME STRUTS? I AM HAVING A SAME PROBLEM WITH MY LIFTGATE,WHICH IS MANUALL LIFTGATE. I CALLED TOYOTA ON 03/30/2010 TO TELL THEM ABOUT MY PROBLEM,BUT THEY SAID IT IS ON POWER LIFTGATE ONLY........... I BOUGHT MY 2005 SIENNA BRAND NEW. MY LIFTGATE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS POWER LIFT GATES.......

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS BECAME STUCK. THE DOOR WAS REPAIRED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THE DOOR IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AGAIN BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.