2005 Toyota Sienna complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IF THE BOLT ASSEMBLY COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY HARD. AT VARIUOS SPEEDS THE STEERING GOES FROM FLUID TO HARD, AND FEELS AS THOUGH IT'S TURNING ON A FLAT TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT FROM THE PRETENSIONER, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME TANGLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE SEAT BELT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO UNTANGLE THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 6/15/12 *CN

ABS, VSC, TRAC OFF, AND TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE, GAS CAP EVERYTHING WAS FINE. DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON WHEN STARTING THE NEXT MORNING (NOT NORMAL). THE FOLLOWING DAY THE LIGHTS CAME ON DURING STARTING (NORMAL) AND THEN WENT OFF. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEATER MECHANISM WAS ENGAGED THEN IMMEDIATELY THE HEAT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO ACTIVATE AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,125.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE AS SHE HAD JUST TAKEN THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK.. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,005. ....UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONE MONTH BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT A PROBLEM WAS NEVER FOUND. THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGH AND IT WAS NOISY. UPDATED 06/22/12

A/C WENT OUT APRIL 2012. BLOWS HOT AIR. ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS THIS HAPPENS A LOT IN SIENNA'S - 2004 TO 2006 MODELS. WE HAVE 5 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT TAKE THEM VERY FAR EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN OR THEY COULD POSSIBLY GET HEATSTROKE. THEY ARE SWEATED WET BY THE TIME WE GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B. WE OPEN ALL WINDOWS AND THE REAR ONES THAT ONLY OPEN 2 INCHES AS WELL. FORUM LINK WHERE I FOUND THIS INFO (SAME ISSUE AS OUR SIENNA) IS HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAFANS.NET/2004-SIENNA-AC-PROBLEMS-T2523-ST20.HTM -THE SEAT BELTS IN OUR SIENNA LOCK UP, FOUND THE RECALL ON THIS SITE SO WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THAT. NOT JUST THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELTS THOUGH. IT IS REAR SEATBELTS AS WELL AS FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS. -THE TAIL LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT DECIDES TO. SOMETIMES IT IS OFF SO WE GET PULLED OVER - UNTIL THE POLICE OFFICER TAPS IT, AND IT DECIDES TO COME BACK ON. ON A SIDE NOTE - THE LEFT SPEAKER SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION EITHER UNLESS IT WANTS TO. SAME AS THE TAIL LIGHT. ONE MINUTE IT IS OFF (MOST OF THE TIME) AND THE NEXT MINUTE THE SOUND IS BLARING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. THE RADIATOR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND OVERHEAT DUE TO LOSS OF FLUID. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

MY TOYOTA SIENNA IS GARAGE-KEPT AND FREQUENTLY CLEANED AND WAXED INSIDE OUT. HOWEVER ALL THESE HARD WORK STILL COULD NOT PREVENT CRACKING BEING FOUND ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE DASHBOARD OF HIS 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN (ALSO GARAGE-KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED). I AM SUSPECTING THAT THIS PREMATURE CRACKING IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A SERVICE RECALL BY TOYOTA. I JHAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY CRACKING ON MY OTHER THREE TOYOTAS I BOUGHT BEFORE. *TR

I ESTIMATED MILEAGE AND DATES BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT AFTER OUR FIRST WINTER WITH THE VEHICLE WE BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE DOORS IN COLD WEATHER. I LIVE IN NASHVILLE, TN SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE FEROCIOUS WINTERS. AT THAT POINT, MY KIDS WERE 3 AND 1 AND OBVIOUSLY STILL NEEDED TO BE IN CARSEATS. THERE WERE TIMES I HAD TO CLIMB THROUGH THE FRONT SEATS WITH EACH OF THEM BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE DOORS OPEN FOR ANYTHING. I KNOW THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING IT FOR YEARS. MANY HOME REMEDIES I WOULD SEE HAD RAISED CONCERNS WITH OTHERS BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL TO CORRODE THE GASKET. SO, WHAT I HAVE FOUND TO WORK, IS NOT GOOD FOR EVERYONE, BUT IT DOES WORK. WITH MY GLOVES ON AND MY HAND STRETCHED FLAT, I BANG THE CRAP OUT OF THE TOP OF THE DOOR AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. AT TIMES, IT HAS LEFT ME BRUISED AT THE HEEL OF MY HAND, BUT I AM ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN AND ALLOW MY CHILDREN WHO ARE NOW 8 AND 5, TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. I WOULD THINK THE SCHOOL WOULD FROWN ON THEM CLIMBING OUT THE FRONT DOOR IN THE CAR RIDER LINE IN THE MORNINGS. :) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE LARGE FRACTURES ALONG THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,437 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT WILL NOT SHUT UNLESS DONE MANUALLY. OCCURRED SOON AFTER PASSING 50K MILES. DEALERSHIP "COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM" AND WANTED ~$1200 TO REPLACE MOTOR IN DOOR. APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT ADDRESS.

I LILVE IN COLORADO AND THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN WEATHER DROPS BELOW FREEZING. MY KIDS COULD NOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE EITHER. I RECENTLY BROKE THE HANDLE WHILE TRYING TO JERK THE DOOR OPEN. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN WINTER, BUT HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE.

CABLE ON DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED AND IS NOW HANGING DOWN ON OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. CAN ONLY OPEN SIDE DOOR ABOUT A FOOT MANUALLY AND IT LOCKS AND CLOSES. CAN NOT GET KIDS IN AND OUT OF THAT SIDE AT ALL. DOOR CLOSES SHUT VERY QUICKLY AND STRONGLY WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN SITTING IN THE BACK AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SIDE DOORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WELDING HAD COME UNDONE, CAUSING THE POPPING SOUND. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

DRIVER DOOR SPOT WELD FAILURE. DRIVER DOOR MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR SINCE THE PROBLEM BEGAN AND NOW IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN/CLOSE. A YEAR AGO, THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YET WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE, I LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY RATHER THAN DO A RECALL, HOWEVER THE WARRANTY DID NOT EXTEND FAR ENOUGH TO COVER MOST OF THE PROBLEMS INCLUDING MINE. TOYOTA ALSO DID NOTHING TO NOTIFY ME OF THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER TOLD ME HE DIDN'T KNOW OF THE PROBLEM LONG AFTER TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT. THE PROBLEM IS SOLELY DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THEIR DEFECT. *JS

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELDS FOR CHECK MOUNT AREA ARE BROKEN AND SHEET METAL ON DOOR IS COMPLETED RIPPED APART. THIS IS A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, BUT WITH ONLY 25,400 MILES CURRENTLY, AN TOYOTA SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO YEARS, SO THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *JS

OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN HAS 82,000 MILES YET THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR HAS STOPPED CATCHING WHEN OPENED. IT FLINGS ALL THE WAY OPEN, HITTING THE CAR, WALL, POST OR WHATEVER WE PARK NEXT TO, NOT TO MENTION CATCHING MY CHILDREN'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE DOOR AND OTHER OBJECT. THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR STARTED TO MAKE A VERY LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN OPENED AND CLOSED. NOW THE SOUND HAS STOPPED BUT THE DOOR NO LONGER CATCHES TO PREVENT IT FROM SLAMMING CLOSED OR OPEN. I FEAR MY CHILDREN'S HANDS WILL INADVERTENTLY GET CAUGHT AND POSSIBLY BROKEN. *JS

OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. ORIGINALLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STOPPED CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN BUTTON WAS PUSHED TO CLOSE THE DOOR BY ALL METHODS, ON REMOTE CONTROL, ON DRIVER'S HEAD PANEL OR ON PANEL NEXT TO SLIDING DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD BEGIN TO CLOSE THEN SLIDE BACK OPEN WITHOUT WARNING OR WITHOUT US DOING ANYTHING TO OPEN IT BACK UP. OUR LOCAL DEALER FIXED THIS ORIGINAL PROBLEM AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE COST IS TOO EXUBERANT FOR US TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MANY TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS AND CAN POSSIBLY BE A DANGER. *JS

THE LEFT SIDE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED UNLESS I PUSH ON THE OUTER BACK SIDE OF THE DOOR. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. AT FIRST, IT WOULD CLOSE WITH THE POWER BUTTON AFTER A FEW TRIES. NOW I HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH ON THE DOOR EVERY TIME TO GET IT TO STAY CLOSED. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND WILL NOT WORK IN A CRASH. IT HAS DOUBLED OVER AND IS PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT. OFFERS NO PROTECTION. SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT WILL LEAD TO INJURY !!!! *TR

SLIDING DOORS DO NOT WANT TO OPEN WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE WILL NOT OPEN EVEN WHEN IT IS WARM OUT WITH THE PUSH BUTTONS BUT YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO OPEN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN IF THERE IS EVER AN EMERGENCY. ONE CHILD IS HANDICAPPED AND COULDN'T CLIMB UP TO THE FRONT TO BE TAKEN OUT IF NECESSARY. IT HAS HAPPENED NOW THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE IF I DO MANAGE TO GET IT OPEN AT ALL. HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT IN TOYOTA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR COULD ONLY MANUALLY BE OPENED FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOISES WERE HEARD FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE NOISE HAD NOT CAUSED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE NOISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,420. UPDATED 4/2/12 *CN

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR FROZE SHUT. AFTER FINALLY GETTING IT OPEN, IT NO LONGER WORKS PROPERLY. THE DOOR WILL SLIDE OPEN AUTOMATICALLY IF YOU GIVE IT A BOOST BY USING THE HANDLE FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE BUT WILL NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WITH THE TOUCH OF BUTTONS. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY TOYOTA DEALER TO BE SERVICED AND THEY TRIED TO REINITIALIZE IT BUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAY IS A BAD POWER DOOR SENSOR. TOTAL COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE $500! FROM CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SIENNA'S WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOORS. VERY FRUSTRATED THERE IS NOT A RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS FRACTURED AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED OR OPENED. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT FAILED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING NOISE LAST MARCH. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, SINCE I HAD THE CAR FOR 6 YEARS, EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAD 89,000 MILES ON IT. NOW THE DOOR REQUIRES WELDING OR POSSIBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND WILL FIX IT ONLY UNDER 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. THEY NEED TO FIX THIS WHENEVER IT HAPPENS, SINCE IT HAPPENS ON ALMOST ALL 2004-2006 SIENNAS. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMS WHEN PULLED DOWN AND CAN NOT FASTEN THE SEAT BELT. THE JAM IS DIFFICULT TO CORRECT, AND AS TIME GOES BY IT HAPPENS MORE. IT IS NOW HAPPENING AS MUCH AS TWICE A WEEK. WHEN THE BELT JAMS, WE MUST DRIVE HOME WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT. THIS IS ILLEGAL IN FLORIDA, DANGEROUS, AND MAKES US LIABLE FOR A TICKET AND FINE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR FOR THE LAST 12-18MONTHS. FIRST THE DOOR WAS STUCK AND WOULDN'T OPEN. A TRIP TO TOYOTA RESULTED IN HAVING THE MECHANISMS REPLACED. FORTUNATELY I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. NOW THE DOOR OPENS AND PARTIALLY SHUTS BUT WILL NOT LATCH FOR A COMPLETE CLOSE. A TRIP TO TOYOTA SAYS THAT THE LATCHING MECHANISM HAS GONE BAD AND WILL COST $875 TO FIX. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE DOORS FREEZE SHUT IN THE WINTER. ANYTIME WE HAVE SNOW OR RAIN AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS, THE DOORS ARE FROZEN SHUT. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO TOYOTA ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD LUBRICATE THE DOORS. YEAH, WELL, THAT DOESN'T WORK EITHER. THEY HAVE BEEN WARNED THAT IF MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR AND I CANNOT GET THEM OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE DOORS ARE FROZEN, THAT I WILL SUE TOYOTA. *TR

BOTH DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. CABLES RUSTED IN TOO. *TR

BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS ON MY VAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE FIRST DOOR STOPPED WORKING AND WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE OTHER DOOR HAS STOPPED. THE DOORS STOPPED WORKING WITH THE KEY FOB AND THE BUTTONS IN THE FRONT DRIVERS AREA & THE BUTTONS LOCATED NEAR THE POWER DOORS, ONLY OPENING WITH THE ACTUAL DOOR HANDLE. THEY HAVE NOW STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. WE HAVE TURNED THE POWER BUTTON OFF SO THEY OPEN MANUALLY NOW. THEY ARE VERY HARD TO OPEN MANUALLY(ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME AT TIMES?!) I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND THE OTHER DAY I COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO OPEN AT ALL (POWER OR MANUALLY) AND THEY HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE FRONT SEAT(RIDICULOUS)!!. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND UNSAFE TO HAVE DOORS THAT WON'T OPEN. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH LOTS OF TOYOTAS SINCE 2008 AND TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY DONE A RECALL ON THE REAR LIFT DOOR SO WHY NOT TAKE CARE OF THE DOORS THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY USE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA HAS LET THIS PROBLEM GO ON AS LONG AS IT HAS. THEY CAN DO A RECALL FOR A CLIP THAT HOLDS CARPET IN PLACE BUT NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS SORT OF ISSUE. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN, THAT IS WHY I PURCHASED A TOYOTA VAN IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT NOW I'M STARTING TO REGRET THAT DECISION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A TOYOTA DEALER AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $1500 PER DOOR TO FIX I WAS VERY DEVASTATED. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD!! I WOULD EXPECT TO PAY THAT

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TOYOTA DRIVER AND SLIDING DOOR DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE DOOR AND TOYOTA WAS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE FULL COVERAGE, BUT ONLY HALF COVERAGE. TOYOTA INFORMED THE CONSUMER SHE WAS PAST THE FIVE YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE NO LONGER WORKS AUTOMATICALLY. IT STILL WORKS IF WE MANUALLY HOLD THE EXTERIOR DOOR KNOB OR THE INTERIOR DOOR KNOB OUT FOR A FEW MOMENTS. I GUESS THAT MEANS THAT THE CABLE HAS NOT BROKEN (YET). NONE OF THE BUTTONS WORK TO OPEN THE DOOR ANYMORE. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS AN $1100 DOOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT JOB. WHEN THE CABLE DOES BREAK, OTHER PEOPLE REPORT THAT THE DOOR REMAINS STUCK WHEREVER IT IS - OPEN OR CLOSED. IS THAT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? I ASK THE NHTSA TO REQUIRE TOYOTA TO RECALL THESE FAULTY DEVICES AND IMPLEMENT A PERMANENT FIX. *KB

WE HAVE A SIENNA XLE LIMITED 2WD VAN WITH AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS. UPON TRYING TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR, THE WIRE SNAPPED AND MADE IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EITHER OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR ALL THE WAY. WE TURNED THE DOOR'S AUTOMATIC FEATURE OFF IN ORDER TO TRY AND CLOSE IT MANUALLY WITH ONLY LIMITED SUCCESS. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH INCIDENT AS THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK WHO NOW HAVE NO WAY OF ESCAPE EXCEPT THROUGH BREAKING OF WINDOWS. *TR

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS ASSESSED TO HAVE AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. THE ENTIRE AIR BAG HARNESS ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $2600. MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THIS EXPENSE AND WILL DRIVE THEIR VEHICLE WITHOUT THE AIR BAGS WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD ABRUPTLY OPEN VERY WIDE AND EMIT A POPPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR WELDING WAS FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR STOP REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10021711 (STRUCTURE: BODY: DOOR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 DEVELOPED TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS ABOUT 6 YEARS AND 40,000 MILES ON IT (RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY RUNS OUT). 1. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN AIRBAG LIGHTS BEING ON. DEALER IS QUOTING $700 DOLLARS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE FACT THAT THIS IMPORTANT LIFE SAVING DEVICE MALFUNCTIONING AT JUST 6 YEARS AND RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY RUNS OUT. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD EXACT SAME ISSUE AS EVIDENCED BY DISCUSSIONS IN CONSUMER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. 2. DRIVER SIDE DOOR MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE OPENING AND CLOSING. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE WELDS IN THE DRIVER HINGES HAVE BROKEN. COST TO REPAIR (REPLACE DOOR !!) IS $2400. TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER CLAIMED THAT A NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE WAS MAILED OUT, WHICH I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER 5 YEARS AND GUESS WHAT? IT BREAKS AT 6 YEARS. BOTH ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT SAFETY CONCERNS AND SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT TOYOTA QUALITY AND CUTTING CORNERS BY DESIGNING PRODUCTS THAT WORK ONLY UNTIL WARRANTY IS VALID. TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO ESCALATE THE MATTER TO HIGHER UPS IN TOYOTA SAYING THAT SHE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO SHOULDER THE COST TO REPAIR. THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS ALSO UNAWARE OF THE REASONS WHY THE AIRBAG WOULD MALFUNCTION. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES AND FORCE TOYOTA TO RECALL. *KB

SRS WARNING LIGHT FLASHING, TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INFORMED OF THE B0111 CODE AND TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT SIDE AIRBAG HARNESSES ARE RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED BY A TOYOTA SERVICE MEMO, THOUGH THE B0111 IS SPECIFICALLY INDICATIVE OF A FAULTY RIGHT FRONT HARNESS FAULT. COULD THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BE LOW DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS FAULT COMES UP EARLIER ON MOST VEHICLES AND THEY ARE COVERED BY THEIR WARRANTY AND THUS NOT A CONCERN? *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL AREAS AND RANGED IN SIZE FROM APPROXIMATELY 8-9 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE AIR BAGS AND WAS CONCERNED OF UNINTENTIONAL DEPLOYMENT OR IF THEY WOULD DEPLOY AT ALL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,500.

WHILE DRIVING WEST IN I-88 IN NEW YORK, BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 2, OUR REAR END COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER, BUT IN DOING SO, WE HIT THE CONCRETE WALL CAUSING SOME BODY DAMAGE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 2005 SIENNA XLE MALFUNCTION ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS BROKEN ENTIRELY AND CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT TREMENDOUS EFFORT (AS IN USING ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT OF A GROWN MAN). THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH! BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS, WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO HAVE OUR PASSENGERS CLIMB THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER & PASSENGER DOORS. THE COST TO REPAIR THESE ISSUES HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $1200-1800. NO ABUSE OF THE DOORS HAS TAKEN PLACE AS THEY'VE ONLY EVER BEEN OPENED VIA REMOTE (UNTIL NOW). *TR

WELDS ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED, CAUSING THE PANEL TO BECOME LOOSE WHERE THE DOOR CHECK STRAP IS MOUNTED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE FACTORY WELD ON SOME 2004-2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MODELS, AS TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA INC. ALREADY DECLARED A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR IDENTIFIED VIN NUMBER SEQUENCES. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (SAN JOSE, CA) FAILED TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE EARLY INDICATIONS OF THE FAILURE IN 2008 WHEN THE OWNER NOTED ABNORMAL SOUNDS IN THE DOOR. THIS TOYOTA DEALER SIMPLY LUBRICATED THE DOOR INSTEAD OF PERFORMING PROPER REPAIRS. ULTIMATELY, THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN THE DOOR SWINGING FREELY WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE NORMALLY OFFERED BY THE DOOR CHECK STRAP, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD OF THE DOOR SLAMMING INTO A HUMAN BODY OR LIMB, ESPECIALLY A CHILD. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA INC. SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED A RECALL, WITHOUT LIMITATION ON MILEAGE OR YEARS OF SERVICE, ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IN THE 2004-2006 MODEL YEARS ON WHICH THE DEFECTIVE FACTORY WELDS WERE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN MADE. *TR

POWER DOORS FROZEN -WEATHER IN THE 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIGHT. OUR TOYOTA 2005 LIMITED SIENNA'S POWER DOORS, BOTH SIDES, ARE "FROZEN" AND WON'T OPEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS IN THE 30'S FAHRENHEIGHT.YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR BUT WON'T MOVE. SOMTIMES THE DOOR LATCH RELEASES JUST ENOUGH TO TURN THE DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON IN THE CAR AND YOU CAN'T CLOSE OR OPEN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. OTHER TIMES THE DOOR JUST DOESN'T OPEN EVEN WHEN YOU HEAR IT TRYING TO OPEN. WHEN DRIVING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL THEY HAVE TO ENTER THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS AND CLIMB OVER INTO THE REAR SEATS. THEY HAVE TO DO THE SAME TO GET OUR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP THE DOORS WORK. DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR GETTING KIDS/REAR PASSENGERS OUT OF THE CAR. WE HAVE APPLIED WD-40 TO THE PARTS AND STILL GETTING THE PROBLEM. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

DASH COVER CRACKED AND I'M WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL OPEN ANY WAY (REMOTE, HANDLE, BUTTONS), HOWEVER WILL NOT CLOSE USING BUTTONS OR REMOTE. TOYOTA WANTS $1500 TO FIX. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET SOUNDS LIKE MANY AUTOMATIC DOORS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA RECALL THIS AS IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,927 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 12/01/11 *BF UPDATED 12/12/11

THE SPOT WELDING ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE IS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT IT MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. I TOOK THIS CAR TO NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA AMERICA, HOWEVER THEY REFUSE TO COVER IT SINCE IT IS BEYOND WARRANTY. THEY ALSO STATED THAT TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER DID NOT NOTIFY INDIVIDUAL OWNERS OF THIS POTENTIAL BREACH OF INTEGRITY OF THE WELDED PART AND POSSIBLY PUT LIVES OF ITS OWNERS AT RISK ?. I READ ON THE BLOG THAT THERE ARE 600,000 FIXES THAT TOYOTA HAS MADE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT MADE A RECALL OR EVEN BOTHERED TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS OF SIENNA. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA MOTOR CO AND PROVIDE A FAIR AND JUST SETTLEMENT OF THIS ISSUE RATHER THAN GIVING CONSUMERS A RUN AROUND. I NEED THE HELP OF UNITED STATES GOV.'T. TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND SAFETY OF ITS CITIZENS AGAINST THESE IRRESPONSIBLE CORPORATE BEHAVIOR. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA THE UPPER DASHBOARD(BY THE WINDSHIELD & FRONT AIRBAGS IS CRACKING. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS WILL INTERFERE WITH PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION. ALSO THE UPPER DASHBOARD MAY BREAK APART IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION AND BECOME AIRBORNE CAUSING FURTHER INJURY TO VEHICLE PASSENGERS. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ONLY COVERED FOR 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS DESPITE THE FACT IT CAN POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND OTHER 2004-2007 TOYOTA SIENNA AND OTHER PEOPLE WORK TO THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE CRACKED DASHBOARD AND THE WARRANTY NOT COVER. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE WAS BROKEN, SO I WENT TO BILL PAGE TOYOTA DEALER IN FALLS CHURCH, VA FOR THE SERVICE, BUT THEY TOLD ME TO GO A BODY SHOP BECAUSE IT IS A BODY WORK, AND NOT COVER THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. IN AUGUST, I HAVE GONE TO ONE OF BODY SHOPS I KNOW TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDS A WELDING JOB FOR REATTACHING THE HINGE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN/CLOSE. IT IS STUCK IN THE CLOSE POSITION. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY. WHEN THE BUTTONS ARE PUSHED TO OPEN WITH THE POWER SYSTEM, I CAN HEAR THE DOOR-MOTOR RUN, THE DOOR ATTEMPTS TO OPEN, BUT WHEN IT DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR-MOTOR SHUTS OFF. *TR