2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE WELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS COME LOOSE. IT IS THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE HINGE WHICH CONTROLS THE DOOR STOPPING AT CERTAIN INTERVALS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR ALONG STREETS AS WELL AS AN ISSUE IN THE WIND. THE DOOR COULD BE DAMAGED ALONG WITH INJURY TO THE DRIVER. THE DOOR STILL OPENS AND CLOSES , BUT POPS LOUDLY WHEN USING IT. THERE ARE MANY POSTS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. SEEMS TOYOTA HAS IGNORED IT OVER THE YEARS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. 60,000 MILES. ON 06/2009 PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDER DOOR BROKE. WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THE CABLE/MOTOR BROKE AND THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM. TOYOTA WANTED $1500 TO FIX IT. THEY MANAGED TO MAKE IT WORK MANUALLY. DEALER RECOMMENDED COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. *TR

THE SHOULDER PORTION OF DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS BINDS IN TOP BEZEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND/OR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. JAMS HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CLEAR THEM WITH MANUAL MANIPULATION OF STRAP WEBBING AT THE BEZEL. HOWEVER, REPAIR IS REQUIRED TO ASSURE CONTINUED SAFE OPERATION. *TR

VEHICLE WAS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY TOYOTA DEALERS.ON 8/29/09, I HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED BY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WITH 77,410 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. 10 DAYS LATER, ON 9/8/09, MY ROOMMATE WAS PICKING UP CHILDREN AT SCHOOL. DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD IN TOWN GOING 35-40MPH. TWO H.S. STUDENTS ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN HER LANE. MY ROOMMATE STATED SHE APPLIED BRAKES BUT COULD TELL VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING OR SLOWING. RAN INTO REAR END OF A TOYOTA TACOMA P/U WHICH IN TURN REAR-ENDED A HONDA CRV. NO INJURIES IN ANY INVOLVED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE, MY SIENNA VAN WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY ON IMPACT. MY ROOMMATE STATED FROM THE BEGINNING THAT SHE HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND THE VAN DID NOT BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN. THERE WERE NO BRAKING/SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT AT AREA OF ACCIDENT. EITHER THE BRAKE SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED OR THERE WAS FAULTY WORK DONE DURING BRAKE REPLACEMENT 10 DAYS EARLIER. *TR

REGARDING 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA INVESTIGATION PE06010 TIRES: PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS WHICH IS "CLOSED", I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE. TWO FLAT TIRES, WITH DUNLAP RUN FLATS, BOTH TIRES SEVERELY DAMAGED BY RUNNING WITHOUT ENOUGH PRESSURE, NO WARNING LITE CAME ON. SCARY TO THINK YOU CAN DRIVE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND NOT KNOW YOU HAVE A FLAT, BUT WHEN YOU EXIT THE CAR AND HAPPEN TO NOTICE THE FLAT YOU FEEL LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CRASHED. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THIS IS JUST THE RUN FLATS DOING THEIR JOB. I HAD TWO SETS OF THESE RUN FLATS AND HAVE SWITCHED TO STANDARD RADIALS AND FEEL SAFER, AT LEAST I WILL KNOW WHEN I HAVE A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING! SORRY I DON'T HAVE THE TIRE/MODEL SIZE INFO IN FRONT OF ME NOW BUT I CAN LOOK AT RECEIPTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. I KNOW IT WAS SPORT SOMETHING, AND 17". THE DUNLAPS WENT TO RECYCLING SO I DON'T HAVE THEIR SERIAL NUMBERS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOORS. *TGW THE DOOR WOULD FREEZE SHUT EVERY TIME IT SNOWED, RAINED OR THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $800.00 TO FIX AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO BREAK THE DOOR PANEL TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP BRIEFLY ON ITS OWN CAUSING VEHICLE TO BRIEFLY SPEED UP. IT USUALLY LASTS ONLY A FEW SECONDS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE.. STEERING SLUGGISH AND HARD TO TURN. SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE MANUAL STEERING. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT HAS HAD AN ONGOING SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2005. THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHEN TURNING THE CAR AT LOWER SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TIMES, BY SIENNA OWNERS ON SIENNACLUB.COM (NO LONGER IN USE) AND ON SIENNACHAT.COM. THE MEMBERS ON THESE SITES HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA FOR YEARS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR "REPROGRAMMING" BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE SITUATION. *TR

DRIVER SIDE, REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL ONLY OPEN A 6-8 INCHES. IT IS NOT A POWER DOOR. SEEMS TO BE LINKED TO THE CABLE MECHANISM THAT DISABLES DOOR IF GAS CAP DOOR IS LEFT OPEN. HAVE MADE SURE GAS TANK DOOR IS SHUT PROPERLY, CHILD PROOF DOOR SAFETY IS NOT INTERFERING AND WINDOW IS ALL THE WAY UP AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER SUGGESTIONS WITH NO RESULTS. DOOR IS STILL ONLY OPENING 6-8 INCHES. SEEING AS HOW THE OTHER PASSENGER DOOR IS A POWER DOOR, I AM WORRIED THAT IF EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE IS NECESSARY FROM THIS DOOR WHICH WILL NOT OPEN, MY PASSENGER(S) OR CHILDREN COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED IF THEY CANNOT ESCAPE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN A MEANS OF ESCAPE ON A VEHICLE IS BLOCKED, IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND BLOGS I HAVE BEEN ON HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THESE MALFUNCTIONING DOORS TO TOYOTA AND THE NHTSA AND ALL, SADLY, SAY THAT THEY ARE BEING IGNORED OR HAVE RECEIVED NO HELPFUL INFORMATION. IN LIEU OF TOYOTAS RECENT PROBLEMS AND RECALLS, IT WOULD SEEM SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE (HELLO NHTSA?) WOULD ADDRESS THIS AND GET A RECALL DONE IN QUICK FASHION. OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? I HAVE KEPT A COPY OF THIS FORM AND OTHER FORMS AND FORUMS IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM OR THE IGNORANCE OF THIS PROBLEMS BY TOYOTA, NHTSA AND OTHERS LIABLE PERSIST. MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS INJURED TRYING TO SQUEEZE THROUGH THE NARROW OPENING. MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISES THANKFULLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM!!!!!!! *TR