2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LATCHING DEVICE (FEMALE UNIT) FOR SEAT BELT STOPPED LATCHING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AT OUT OF POCKET COST TO VEHICLE OWNER. IN OVER 50 YEARS OF DRIVING NUMEROUS CARS AND TRUCKS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A SEAT BELT THAT WOULD NOT LATCH..NO MATTER HOW OLD THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED WITH A RECALL. (A SERVICE TECH EVEN TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPLACED OTHERS AT THEIR DEALERSHIP....ONE LAST WEEK.). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES ARE MALFUNCTIONING. CONTACT STATED THE RELEASE BUTTON DOES NOT UNLATCH THE DOOR AS ITS CLOSING CAUSING THE DOOR TO STAY OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY FUNCTION OFFERED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT STOPS CHILDREN FROM BEING INJURED BY THE DOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPLACE THE LATCH BUT THAT HAD NOT REMEDIED THE ISSUE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO USE THE DOORS MANUALLY. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CHILDREN CAN GET INJURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IN MY 2005 SIENNA (TOYOTA) FOLDS OVER AND WILL NOT RETRACT. THE ADDED SLACK AND LACK OF RETRACTION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. IT SEEMS TO HAVE WORSENED LATELY. *TR

REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK AND JAM RANDOMLY, CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY RESULTING IN PEOPLE BEING LOCKED IN THE VAN AND STUCK. *TR

I PURCHASED MY TOYOTA SIENNA IN JUNE 2008. THIS PAST SUMMER(2009) AND FALL MY WIFE COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OWN ITS OWN TWICE. BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE IN PARKING LOTS WHEN SHE WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, SUDDENLY THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. SHE WAS LUCKY BOTH TIMES WITH NO ACCIDENTS. I INITIALLY BRUSHED IT OFF THINKING SHE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT. WITH THE RECENT RECALLS I AM SURPRISED THAT THE SIENNA HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. NOW, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY (WHICH IS WHY I BOUGHT THE TOYOTA IN THE 1ST PLACE). I WOULD PLEASE LIKE MY SIENNA LOOKED AT FOR THE SAME ACCELERATION RECALL ISSUE. *TR

OUR PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED ~3 WKS AGO. AT ~ 6' OPEN, IT STOPPED AND WOULDN'T OPEN OR CLOSE ANY FURTHER. MY DAUGHTER TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO OPEN THE DOOR UNTIL FINALLY GIVING UP. THIS WASN'T AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND SHE WASN'T IN A PANIC BUT WHAT IF THE OTHER DOOR HAD FAILED AS WELL, W/O WARNING? WOULD SHE HAVE THE TIME, COMPOSURE, AND ABILITY TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO GET OUT ONE OF THOSE DOORS IN AN EMERGENCY? HOW MUCH TIME MIGHT BE WASTED TRYING TO OPEN & ESCAPE THRU A PARTIALLY OPENED DOOR? I'M TOLD THAT FIXING THE DOOR COULD COST FROM $1200 - $2000, BUT DISABLING THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE (CONVERTING TO MANUAL) IS CHEAPER. I SUSPECT MANY WILL DO THIS, BUT CAN A SMALL CHILD OPEN THESE BIG DOORS THAT WERE DESIGNED FOR AUTO OPERATION? THIS MORNING, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AT ALL, BUT THE 'DOOR OPEN' WARNING SOUNDED. ATTEMPTS TO OPEN OR CLOSE FURTHER WERE FUTILE BUT DEPRESSING THE 'MANUAL DOOR OP' BUTTON DID SILENCE THE ALARM. IS THE DOOR LATCHED OR NOT? IS MY 7-PASSENGER VAN NOW ONLY SAFE FOR 2? WE'VE OWNED OUR VAN FOR 4.5 YEARS AND ~87K MI - INCLUDES LONG DISTANCE MILES THAT DON'T CORRELATE TO DOOR USE. IS IT TOO MUCH TO EXPECT A VAN'S DOORS TO OPERATE BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD? SHOULD THERE BE A DISCLAIMER THAT ITS DOORS MAY BECOME UNUSABLE AFTER 4 YEARS, AND A CAUTION THAT IT MAY TRANSFORM INTO A POTENTIAL TOMB W/O NOTICE? UPON INSPECTION OF THE PASSENGER DOOR [OPENING/CLOSING] MOTOR ASSEMBLY, THE DOOR CABLE'S PLASTIC SHEATHING WAS SHREDDED AND THE CABLE WAS MANGLED/TANGLED AROUND THE PLASTIC PULLEY ASS'Y. THIS DOOR HAS BEEN USED NORMALLY, IN A SOUTHERN CLIMATE, AND HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY EXTERNAL IMPACT OR DAMAGE OTHERWISE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED WORKING THIS AFTERNOON, ALBEIT SLOWLY, ONCE THE TEMP. WARMED ABOVE AN UNUSUAL 32F EXPERIENCED THIS MORNING. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS WHO INDICATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS & SUGGESTED I ATTEMPT RESOLUTION WITH THE LOCAL DEALER. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN IN JANUARY 2005. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE BRAKES. EVERY 10,000 MILES THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY GRINDING METAL TO METAL AND THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I HAD JUST 12,000 ON MY CAR TOYOTA STATED THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. IT IS NOW 2010 AND I HAVE CHANGED THE ROTORS AT LEAST TWICE AND THE BRAKES STILL GO OUT APPROX. EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE TOYOTA REP HIMSELF TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH THERE VANS AND THAT THE VAN IS TO HEAVY FOR THE SMALL BRAKING SYSTEM ON THESE VANS. THAT REVELATION CAME FROM THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP. I BELIEVE THERE IS BOTH A DANGER AND A DEFECT WITH THESE BRAKES ESPECIALLY IF THE VAN BRAKES CAN NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND 7 PASSENGERS. I BELIEVE THE FACTS TODAY SHOW THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT IT'S BRAKE AND PEDAL PROBLEMS AND NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF DOT RESEARCHED THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST TOYOTA VAN BRAKES YOU WOULD SEE A CLEAR PATTERN. SUBPOENA TOYOTA AND ASK FOR THESE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS/INTERNAL MEMOS AND SEE HOW MANY THERE ARE. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. I AM CONFIDENT THAT DOT WILL CONDUCT A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR

TOYOTA 2005 SIENNA LIMITED XLE WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL (WE ONLY USE THIS ON HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING SO THIS OCCURS AT THAT TIME. WHEN WE TAKE THE CRUISE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT IS ACCELERATES AND FORTUNATELY WE CAN BRAKE TO GET IT INCONTROL, FOR EXAMPLE , IF WE HAVE THE CRUISE SET AT 70 AND DISENGAGE WHEN WE REENGAGED IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATE FOR 90 MILES OR GREATER. WE TOOK IT TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER AND HE SAID IT COULD BE THE LINKAGE - WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING IN THE 2005 TOYOTA THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM. *TR

BINDING OCCURS WHILE TURNING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND VARIES IN SEVERITY (CAN BIND AND BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OR SIMPLY FEEL LIKE A SLIGHT GRAB. PROBLEM CAME ON SUDDENLY BEING INTERMITTENT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM UNTIL I FOUND RELATED ISSUES. ADDITIONALLY BEING INTERMITTENT AND THE FACT THAT IT COULD GRAB WITHOUT WARNING AND SUDDENLY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE IT A SEVER SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR WON'T CLOSE PROPERLY. SAGS ON HINGES, PREVENTING RELIABLE OPERATION OF THE DOOR EVEN IN MANUAL MODE. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AROUND 50K MILES, REPORTED TO TOYOTA AT 60K MILES. *TR