2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

AUTOMATIC REAR HATCH OPENER "FAILURE" COMBINED WITH UNCONTROLLABLE DOOR (AND DANGEROUS CRUSHING HAZARD WHEN YOU DISABLE AUTOMATIC DOOR IF IT'S IN THE UP POSITION). GRACIOUSLY, TOYOTA TOOK CARE OF THIS ISSUE AND FIXED THE HATCH. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED, BECAUSE THE DOOR AND RELATED SITUATION POSES GREAT RISK TO ANYONE ELSE WHO THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE HATCHBACK DOOR HANDLE DETACHED TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE HANDLE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR HANDLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE ALSO FAILED. THE DOORS COULD ONLY BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE REMAINING THREE HANDLES CRACKED AND IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79000. *AK

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE'S DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LOCK INTO OPEN POSITION WHEN WINDOWS ARE DOWN LEAVING OPPORTUNITY FOR INJURY TO LIMBS, HEAD, BODY, ETC. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR OF THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MADE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHEN HE OPENED IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE OPENEDTHE DOOR IT FELT LIKE THE DOORWAS GOING TO FALL OFF. THE DEALERSHIPS INFORMED THE CONTACTTHAT IT WAS DUE TO A POOR WELDING JOB. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 42,000 MILES. *AK

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING OUR TOYOTA SIENNA 05, THE VAN WOULDN'T START. WE HAD A DVD PLAYER INSTALLED WHICH THE DEALERSHIP THOUGHT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY FOUND A PINCHED WIRE AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WAS DEAD AGAIN. THEY SAID WE LEFT OUR DOME LIGHTS ON WHICH CAUSED THE DEAD BATTERY, EVEN THOUGH THIS CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF OF THE DOME LIGHTS SYSTEM. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR 15 MINUTES WITH THE IGNITION OFF. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER LEAVING THE SIDE DOORS OPEN FOR 30 MINUTES. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER LEAVING THE TRUNK OPEN IN THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO UNLOAD A CAR FULL OF GROCERIES. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THEY GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY. THEN I HAD TO RELY ON NEIGHBORS TO JUMP MY CAR WHEN IT WOULDN'T START. I PURCHASED A NEW VAN FROM TOYOTA BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY HAD A REPUTATION FOR BEING A RELIABLE COMPANY. I PURCHASED A NEW VAN TO HAVE A RELIABLE CAR FOR MY FAMILY AND NOW I'M AFRAID TO LEAVE MY HOUSE WITHOUT JUMPER CABLES. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT ACTION THAT I CAN TAKE TO FEEL SAFE AGAIN. *NM

THE REAR DOOR WITH AUTOMATIC OPENING FEATURE CLOSED ON ME IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT OPENED. *NM

2005 SIENNA LE AUTO TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY AT SLOWING / LOW SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AT TIMES. HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER EVERY 5,000 MILE OIL CHANGE WITH SAME ANSWER - NOTHING FOUND. *JB

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA - JUST AVERAGE AMOUNT OF AIR FLOW FROM THE FLOOR POSITION OF THE FRONT HEATER EVEN THOUGH THE FAN IS IN THE FASTEST SPEED SETTING . TOYOTA DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL - CALL MADE TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE - WERE SYMPATHETIC BUT NOT HELPFUL. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA ON A DRY, STRAIGHT ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND FOR NO REASON THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) ENGAGED AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A VIOLENT STOP. THE NOSE OF THE CAR CAME DOWN AND I COULD FEEL THE REAR OF THE VAN BEGIN TO LIFT OFF OF THE GROUND. IF I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, I HAVE NO DOUBT THIS VAN WOULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER. I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER WHEN THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES WHILE NOT DRIVING OVER 10 MPH. MY DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OWNERS ONLINE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. *JB

THE TIRES ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN HAVE FAILED TWICE: ONCE IN APRIL 2006 AND AGAIN IN JANUARY 2007. BOTH TIMES THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR DID NOT WORK . WE WARNED TOYOTA THE FIRST TIME THE SENSOR DIDN'T WORK AND THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS WORKING FINE. OUR TIRES FAILED AGAIN, AND THE INDICATOR DID NOT LIGHT THIS PAST TIME AS WELL. TOYOTA HAS SAID WE MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS LATEST SET OF TIRES. *JB