2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

1. SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER CAR WHILE DRIVING . 2. DASHBOARD CRACKED A WHITE POWDER IS NOW APPEARING . IF I TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP I KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO BLAME IT ON THE AGE OF CAR AND CHARGE ME BIG REPAIR BUCKS !

"TAKATA RECALL" THE CAR IS MOVING SOME EVEN IT'S IN PARK POSITION .LATER THE GEAR SHIFTER BECOME LOOSE NOW I HAVE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE EVERY TIME I PARK MY CAR. I CALL THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE 05 AND 06,07 ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID YOUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT LISTED ON RECALL. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

PROBLEMS WITH HEAT ACTUATORS / BLEND DOOR RELAYS , ELECTRONICS ,FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE THIS ISSUSE ALSO EFFECTS OTHER TOYOTA MODELS , SAFETY HAZARD AS CANNOT GET HOT AIR TO DEFROST ALSO ,HEAT ONE SIDE COLD OTHER SIDE ,IT CHANGES SIDES , BUT HARD TO DEFORST ALSO . DOES WHAT IT FEELS LIKE

FROM DRIVING NORMAL SPEED, CAR CAP OUT AT 20 MPH AT HIGHWAY. ALMOST GOT INTO WRECK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS IS HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE . MANAGER CHECKED AND SAID IT HAPPENED TO HIS 2014 COROLLA, TOYOTA COVERED VARIABLE TRANSMISSION CELENOID UNDER RECALL. HE SAID TO CALL TOYOTA OR DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP IS SAYING, THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS KIND OF SAFETY ISSUE.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. WHEN OPEN AND CLOSING THE DOOR, THERE IS A VERY LOUD CLICKING. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DOOR NEAR THE TOP HING THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE DOOR.

"TAKATA RECALL" PROBLEM WITHIN THE SHIFT LOCK ASSEMBLY, THE SHIFT LEVER MOVES OUT OF THE 'PARK' POSITION WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL.

VSC KEEPS ENGAGING / WITH LIGHTS AND ALARMS, THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND PULLS TO RIGHT. THIS OCCURS UNNECESSARILY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH AND AT 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY STRAIGHT AWAY AND ON & OFF RAMPS OF THE FREEWAY. THIS IS HAPPENING WITH DRY / GOOD WEATHER OPERATION. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK AND HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT LEAST A DOZEN TIME.

AIRBAG LIGHT FOR DRIVER SIDE BLINKS OFF AND ON DURING DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. THIS OCCURRED AT 209,560 +/- MILES. THIS IS OCCURING WITH OTHER ISSUES IN THE ELECTRICAL MODULES INCLUDING ABS CONTROL MALFUNCTION, POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE YAW/DECELERATION SENSOR AND IT LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH STEERING ANGLE SENSOR MODULE. THIS SEEMS TO NOT ONLY BE AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE BUT OTHERS AS WELL FROM READING MANY FORUMS ON TOYOTA SIENNA VANS INCLUDING ONES JUST A FEW YEARS OLD.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC AND TRAC OFF. AS I WAS DRIVING AFTER JUST PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALER AFTER ABOUT 60 MILES OR SO THESE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON THE SAME TIME. I WAS TOLD AFTER A SCANNER WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT IT IS DUE TO EITHER CATALYTIC CONVERTOR/O2 SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS.THIS IS AN IMPORTANT EXHAUST AND EMISSION COMPONENT DESIGNED TO BURN UP TOXIC EXHAUST FUMES THAT SETS OFF THESE LIGHTS. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH NOT ONLY THIS VEHICLE BUT OTHER TOYOTAS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WE IN THE USA WOULD LIKE TO BREATH CLEAN AIR AND IT DOESN'T SEEM FEASIBLE TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO "FIX" THESE SENSORS DESIGNED TO MAKE CONSUMERS SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO FIX THEIR VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ALONGSIDE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,000.