2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT STOPPED OPERATING PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DON JOSEPH TOYOTA, KENT OHIO. THEY ADVISED THAT THE SEAT FRAME/MOTOR ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBER 71120-AE100, WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE MANAGER FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE ITEM APPEARED TO BE A RESULT OF FAULTY ENGINEERING, BUT TOYOTA HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. SERVICE MANAGER FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE OPERATED SAFELY IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. *TR

1) WE HAD BEEN ON VACATION FOR A WEEK AND A HALF, DURING WHICH TIME OUR MINIVAN SAT IN OUR GARAGE. THE FIRST DAY AFTER RETURNING, I TOOK THE KIDS TO A GROCERY STORE AND USED THE POWER SLIDING DOOR BUTTON TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS. WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE DOORS, I NOTICED THAT ONE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK - IT SLID BACK BUT WOULD NOT LATCH. I TRIED PUSHING IT IN BUT IT WAS NOT WORKING. NOTHING WAS JAMMED IN IT EITHER. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. 2) SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT LATCHING. I HAD TO GET MYSELF AND THE KIDS HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE, BUT THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SHOWED ME THAT A DOOR WAS UNLOCKED AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO LOCK IT. I STARTED DRIVING SLOWLY BUT UPON THE SLOWEST OF TURNS IN THE PARKING LOT, THE DOOR WOULD START SLIDING OPEN. MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS TRYING TO REACH OVER TO KEEP IT SHUT! IN ORDER TO DRIVE TO GET IT REPAIRED, I HAD TO TIE THE DOOR TO AN INSIDE HANDLE AND DRIVE SLOWLY IN ORDER TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM OPENING. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE: SAFETY ISSUE!!! THIS FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS IS ON A MINIVAN, WHERE CHILDREN ARE SITTING. EVEN THOUGH MY CHILDREN ALWAYS HAVE THEIR SEAT BELTS ON, IT WAS STILL SCARY FOR THEM AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, WHICH DID NOT FAIL AND THUS WAS NOT REPAIRED. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART, ON A RELATIVELY NEW CAR? 3) I CALLED OUR TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPT. THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE "ACTUATORS BINDING INTERNALLY" IN THE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SLIDING DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A 2005 MODEL YEAR CAR WITH 39K MILES ON IT, THEREFORE JUST PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I SEE THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE - WHAT IF THIS LOCK FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN? *TR

THE REAR TRUNK STRUTS DO NOT HOLD THE DOOR OPEN. DOOR CLOSES ITSELF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MAY HURT SOMEONE WHILE ACCESSING THE TRUNK. *TR

THE POWER REAR DOOR LIFTS NORMALLY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY GOES DOWN SUDDENLY, IF SOME IS PUTTING SOMETHING IN THE CARGO AREA, THE DOOR WILL HIT THE PERSON ON THE BACK OR HEAD. AS RESISTANCE IS APPLIED TO THE DOOR COMING DOWN, IT WILL START LIFTING AGAIN AND CONTINUE THE SAME PATTERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT OPENS THE REAR LIFTGATE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE BACK. THE LIFTGATE WILL ALSO CLOSE REGARDLESS IF AN OBJECT OR THE CONTACT IS ATTEMPTING TO KEEP IT OPEN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FAILURE. ALSO, WHENEVER SNOW FALLS FROM THE ROOF RACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT'S VISION IS HINDERED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

MANUAL LIFTGATE ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WILL NOT STAY OPEN. DOOR IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO CRUSH CHILD. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WANTS $600 TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE PISTONS. *TR

REAR BACK DOOR OF MY TOYOTA SIENNA CLOSES ON ITS OWN AND HAD SLAMMED ON MY BACK. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED, AWD, VIN [XXX], TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, AND NEVER HAS WORKED PROPERLY. IT MOST RECENTLY FAILED ON MARCH 28, 2008, WHERE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD ZERO AIR PRESSURE. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW RUN FLAT TIRE WHICH WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 31MILES AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. DUE TO THIS FAULTY WARNING SYSTEM, A BRAND NEW $250.00+ TIRE WAS DESTROYED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES PRIOR TO THE ABOVE-MENTIONED INCIDENT. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM DOES NOT MONITOR THE TIRE PRESSURE AT ALL; THAT IT ONLY MONITORS THE WHEEL SPEED, AND IT IS EXTREMELY INACCURATE AT THAT. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT TOYOTA HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND YET STILL FRAUDULENTLY MARKETED THIS SYSTEM AS VIABLE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM ON THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. AS A DISABLED PERSON, THIS TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM WAS THE DECIDING FACTOR IN MY BUYING THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. I HAVE DIFFICULTY BENDING DOWN TO TAKE THE TIRE PRESSURES AND I EXPECTED AND RELY ON THIS TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM TO WARN ME OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE; IT IS A TOTAL AND COMPLETE FAILURE IN THAT REGARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE VEHICLE SPUN OFF OF THE TRACTOR AND TRAVELED BACK TO THE LEFT OF THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE AND EMS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE, AND THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY PERSON TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL FOR MINOR TO MODERATE CUTS, BRUISES, NECK, AND BACK PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

MY 2005 SIENNA MINIVAN HAS A REAR DOOR THAT KEEPS FALLING DOWN ON ITS OWN. WHAT'S WORSE, BECAUSE THE SIENNA IS EQUIPPED WITH A MOTOR TO PULL THE DOOR BACK, THE DOOR KEEPS PULLING BACK NO MATTER WHAT THE RESISTANCE IS. IT HURT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON SO BAD WE HAD TO TAKE HIM TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR THE BRUISES. *TR