2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 HYDRAULIC LIFT GATE FAILURE CAUSED LIFT GATE TO CLOSE INEXPEDIENTLY ON HEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE CONTACT PUSHED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH, IT OPENED TO ITS FULL POSITION. WITHOUT WARNING, IT SUDDENLY DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 12-18 INCHES AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THEY REPLACED THE PART. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,230. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

THE LIFTGATE ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN 2005 HAS FAILED. THE BACK DOOR CLOSED DOWN AFTER IT LIFTS TO THE MOST OPEN POSITION. THIS IS A CONSTANT FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PAY FOR ENTIRE REPAIR. I CALLED TOYOTA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND AFTER THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING TO SPLIT THE OVER $600.00 REPAIR WITH ME. I HAVE REJECTED THAT OFFER, AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AND AM GOING TO GO BACK TO TOYOTA CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO SEE IF I CAN GET A BETTER RESOLUTION. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT MINIVAN'S ARE TYPICALLY VEHICLES THAT PARENTS WITH CHILDREN HAVE. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A CHILD IS CRUSHED TO RECALL THIS? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. THE REAR POWER DOOR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLAM SHUT WHEN I OPENED IT. I READ THE MANUAL TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SUGGESTIONS. I TURNED OFF THE MASTER REAR DOOR SWITCH-SAME RESULTS. THE DOOR GOES UP SLOWLY AS USUAL BUT SLAMS DOWN VERY FAST AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE WAY OR YOU HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES. WE BOUGHT THE VAN BECAUSE WE PICK UP OUR GRANDDAUGHTER EACH WEEK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DOOR. *TR

BACK DOOR WAS OPENED USING THE REMOTE KEY AND THEN IT SUDDENLY CLOSED BY ITSELF. INDIVIDUAL WAS HIT BY THE DOOR AS IT CLOSED. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE LEFT SIDE "STRUT" ON THE DOOR WAS LEAKING. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT AT 800-331-4331 AND WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE #. TOYOTA ALSO REFERRED TO TSB BO001-07. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER WOULD CHARGE TO FIX SINCE VEHICLE HAS 51K MILES, ALTHOUGH LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE BACK DOOR STAYS WERE DEFECTIVE ALTHOUGH NUMEROUS CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED, AND THERE IS A CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION (ACTION #EA06020). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE THROTTLE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LIFT GATE WOULD CLOSE IMMEDIATELY AFTER OPENING AND WOULD FORCE ITSELF SHUT WHEN OPENED MANUALLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,900.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF RIGHT REAR HATCH SHOCK. THE SHOCK COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL PRESSURE CAUSING THE REAR HATCH TO FALL. DEFECTIVE PART WAS REPLACED. TOYOTA COVERED ONLY HALF OF THE COST. PART WAS LEFT AT TOYOTA OF GREENVILLE. *JB

I OPENED THE MANUAL LIFTGATE ON THE 2005 SIENNA AND IT IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK DOWN ON MY HEAD, STRIKING ME ON THE FOREHEAD. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE CYLINDERS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY STATED THEY HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL.*AK

LEFT FRONT DOOR,WELD BROKER, CHECK STRAP MOUNT BASE. I WOULD LIKE THIS SAFETY DEFECT REPAIRED TO AVOID A COMPLETE FAILURE WHICH WOULD PERMIT THE UNCHECKED DOOR TO SWING INTO AN ADJACENT CAR OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, (IF PARKED ON A STREET). REPORTED THIS SAFETY DEFECT TO TOYOTA ON 6/20/07 @ 44,082 MILES, ASSIGNED FILE NUMBER 200707020143. TOYOTA HAS DECLINED TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN NUM 00307, ITEM NUMBER 10021711, AND TWO REPORTS ON YOUR SITE, ODI 10184002 & ODI 10191764, OUTLINE SIMILAR DEFECTS. *TR