2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN PAST ABOUT 4 INCHES DUE TO LOCKING MECHANISM AT BOTTOM THAT ENGAGES WHEN FUEL DOOR IS OPEN STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. FUEL DOOR IS CLOSED BUT THE LOCKING MECHANISM THAT PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM OPENING WHEN THE FUEL DOOR IS OPEN REMAINS UP. *TR

THE LEFT SLIDING-DOOR SIDE WINDOW IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH ON A DAY WHERE THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 60S. THE WINDOW WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANY OBJECT, IT JUST EXPLODED. THE WINDOW WAS NOT IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING OR RAISING AT THE TIME. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE THE DOOR WAS STUCK OPEN BECAUSE THE DOOR CABLE WAS FRAYED AND PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM SAFELY CLOSING. THE CABLE REQUIRED CUTTING TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO CLOSE AND LATCH EVEN WHEN THE OVER RIDE WAS ENABLED. THANK YOU *TR

THE MANUAL SLIDING DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. WHEN THE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN, THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHEN YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ENTERING OR EXITING THE CAR, AS THE DOOR IS HEAVY, AND ON A SLIGHT INCLINE COULD ACTUALLY INJURE A CHILD. MINIVANS, AFTER ALL, ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR TRANSPORTING CHILDREN. *TR

FRONT SEAT BELTS. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE MORE FREQUENT. DURING RETRACT BELT FOLDS ON ITSELF AND THEN GETS JAMMED. VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR. MULTIPLE TIMES WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE RIDER TO BACK SEAT OR FORE-GO USE OF SEAT BELT. DEALER HAS FIXED TWO TIMES AND CLAIMS THERE IS NO CLASS PROBLEM, WILL NOT FIX AGAIN. DEALER CLAIMS WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG, WE HAVE BEEN USING CARS FOR THIRTY YEARS WITHOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE LOOSENING THE 5-POINT HARNESS STRAPS ON OUR BRITAX FRONTIER CHILD RESTRAINT (A FORWARD FACING, HARNESSED COMBINATION SEAT), THE SHOULDER STRAP FOR THE CHILD'S LEFT SHOULDER CAME OFF THE HARNESS SPLITTER PLATE WHEN THE LEFT SIDE WAS TUGGED TO LOOSEN THE STRAPS. THIS WAS WHILE THE CHILD RESTRAINT WAS INSTALLED WITH THE VEHICLE SEATBELT USING THE LONG BELT PATH INSTALLATION METHOD IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AFTER APPROX. 3 MONTHS OF REGULAR USE. I WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM UPON UNINSTALLING THE CHILD RESTRAINT, BUT I AM AWARE OF OTHER FRONTIER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WHEN LOOSENING THE STRAPS AND WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE IT WHILE INSTALLED IN THEIR VEHICLES OR UNINSTALLED. THIS POSES A RISK TO A CHILD SHOULD THIS OCCUR DURING A CRASH SCENARIO AND WARRANTS CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT INJURY OR WORSE. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO BRITAX'S CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. NOTED OUR SEAT'S MODEL, BATCH NUMBER, DATE OF MANUFACTURE, AND OUR CONTACT INFO. ON SEPT. 5, 2008. I FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO ALSO BRING THE ISSUE TO NHTSA'S ATTENTION AS WELL IN THE EVENT THAT THE ISSUE IS RECALL-WORTHY. *TR

SLIDING DOOR, DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT OPEN, SAFETY, FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES IT SHOULD OPEN. I ASKED THAT DEALER REPAIR AND THEY DID NOT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA, MANUAL REAR LIFT GATE STRUTS HAVE FAILED, WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE LIFT GATE OPEN. TOYOTA SENT OUT A NOTICE FOR POWER LIFT GATES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THIS COMPLAINT TO TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY STATED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NOTICE. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT RESULT IN ANY INJURIES. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON MY SIENNA VAN "FREEZE UP" UNDER CERTAIN COLD MOIST WINTER CONDITIONS MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THEM (YOU HAVE TO CLIMB IN FROM THE FRONT DOOR) AND THEN ONCE YOU MANAGE TO GET THEM OPEN, THEY WILL THEN NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE MILES WITH THE DOOR ALARM SOUNDING AND THE HEAT FULL BLAST BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND GET THEM TO FINALLY CLOSE. THIS IS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE DOOR LOOKS "CLOSED" IT IS NOT HOOKED IN AS SIGNALED BY THE ALARM. I DOUBT IF I WAS HIT IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY EITHER. THIS OCCURED THE FIRST WINTER I HAD THE CAR AND THEN A FEW TIMES EACH WINTER THEREAFTER, BUT SINCE OUIR WINTERS HAVE BEEN MILD, AND CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE NEEDED FOR IT TO OCCUR PLUS LACK OF TIME, I HAVE NOT PURSUED IT. WHEN I HAPPENED TO MENTION IT TO MY DEALER, THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PROBLEM COULD OCCUR AND IT WAS THEN DROPPED. OTHER SIENNA OWNERS HOWEVER, HAVE TOLD ME THEY ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR QUIT WORKING DUE TO THE MOTOR ATE THROUGH THE CABLES. MOTOR STILL WORKS BUT I AM FORCED TO BUY A NEW MOTOR AND CABLES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND TOYOTA WILL NOT OWN UP TO IT. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR