2005 Toyota Sienna complaints

I OWN A TOYOTA 2005 SIENNA, THE SLIDING DOOR GOT JAMMED AND DOES NOT SLIDE OPEN, TRIED BOTH MANUAL AND AUTO NONE OF THEM WORK, NEED SOME GREAT ATTENTION AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS IT COULD SUDDENLY START WORKING AND THE PASSENGER COULD FALL OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

2005 - TOYOTA SIENNA ' DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, APPROXIMATELY 7/8 OF THE WAY OPEN. THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE PRESSED THE AUTOMATIC CLOSE BUTTON WHEN THE DOOR WAS IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION. IT BEGAN TO CLOSE BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF INCHES IT STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO SOLUTIONS VIA PHONE AND REQUESTED THAT WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE, CAUTIOUSLY, TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE DOOR. THE AAA TOW TRUCK OPERATOR REFUSED TO TOW IT TO TOYOTA DUE TO LIABILITY WITH THE DOOR BEING 7/8 OPEN AND STUCK. TOYOTA OF DARTMOUTH SENT THEIR CONTRACTED TOWING AGENT TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA OF DARTMOUTH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, AS THE DOOR MOTOR HAD THE DOOR CABLE WRAPPED AROUND THE GEARS. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I AM UNSURE WHY IT TOOK TOYOTA OF DARTMOUTH SO LONG TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND WHY THEY COULD NOT SPEAK TO IT OVER THE PHONE OR AT LEAST INSTRUCT ME TO CUT THE CABLE IN ORDER TO GET THE DOOR CLOSED AND THEREFORE BE ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. TWO OPTIONS WERE PRESENTED - $1700 FOR REPLACEMENT OR $195 TO CUT THE CABLE AND PUT THE DOOR BACK TOGETHER. UNACCEPTABLE!! ESPECIALLY AFTER 60K MILES AND WE JUST BEGAN USING THAT DOOR TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD A SECOND CHILD. *TR

2005 SIENNA LE. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR "DOOR CHECK" DAMAGED - DIAGNOSIS BY DEALER. DAMAGE DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR ON POORLY DESIGNED/MANUFACTURED COMPONENT . INFORMED BY DEALER A "PARTIAL RECALL" EXISTS ON THE PROBLEM. CAN FIND NO RECORD OF SUCH RECALL. INFORMED THAT DUE TO CURRENT MILEAGE (110K), WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR DEALER PROVIDED REPAIR. BODY SHOP QUOTED $271 TO FIX AND STATED HAS BEEN MAKING THESE REPAIRS FOR "SEVERAL YEARS." SYMPTOMS: LOUD POPPING WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING (APPROX 18 MONTHS), FOLLOWED BY DOOR NOT OPENING FULLY AND FAILURE OF WINDOW TO ROLL DOWN COMPLETELY. DOOR LOCK SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK (ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO). DEALER CLAIMS FIXING DOOR CHECK WILL CORRECT LOCK AND WINDOW PROBLEMS. BODY SHOP SKEPTICAL OF THIS CLAIM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLASHED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR TIMES AND THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED THE FIRST THREE TIMES. AN ELECTRONIC PART (THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL THE PART) WAS REPLACED THE FOURTH TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,600. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

I CAN'T OPEN MY DRIVER OR PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED. THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WOULD JUST OPEN WHEN IT WANTED TO DIDN'T DO NOTHING TO IT. ONE DAY IT WOULD OPEN, THE NEXT DAY IT WOULDN'T DID THIS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW IT WON'T OPEN AT ALL. THE PASSENGER REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR STARTED MAKING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN IT. HAD IT CHECKED AT DEALER NOTHING STUCK WOULD STOP ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW IT WON'T OPEN AT ALL. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT HAS TO CLIMB THROUGH THE FRONT TO GET TO THE REAR. CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE NOTE AND GET IT FIXED. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO 'SHAKE' AND THE SPEEDOMETER CLIMBED TO 80 MPH THEN DOWN TO 60 MPH. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO ACTUALLY BE ACCELERATING--IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS FIGHTING TO NOT LOSE POWER. I DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL BY TOUCHING THE BREAKS. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY, TURNED THE MOTOR OFF, WAITED AND STARTED AGAIN AT A SLOWER SPEED WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. AFTER A WHILE THE VEHICLE AGAIN BEGAN TO 'BUCK AND SHAKE', THE SPEEDOMETER RACED TO 80 MPH (THOUGH THE CAR ITSELF) DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE RAPID ACCELERATION) THEN THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 50 MPH. OVER THE PHONE MY HUSBAND ADVISED I TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TURN IT OFF AGAIN. I DID AND DROVE ABOUT 45 MINUTES HOME AT SPEEDS FROM 55-65 WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO CHECK OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION RESPONSE. *TGW THE FIRST ENCOUNTER THE CONSUMER HAD WITH THE DEALER WITH REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS POOR PROGRAMMING. SO, THE DEALER RE-CALIBRATED THE ECM. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO HESITATE BEFORE SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. THE PROBLEM WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN.

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE CALL ME ASAP. MY TOYOTA SIENNA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED LAST WEEK IN DES MOINES, IA. TOYOTA IS SAYING THAT SIENNA'S ARE NOT UNDER RECALL. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN. THE BRAKES COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, NOR DID SHIFTING IT INTO NEUTRAL, PARK, OR REVERSE. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED WAS PULLING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AT ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR. THE TOYOTA SIENNA IS A TIME BOMB. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY SIENNA HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO OTHER TIMES. TOYOTA IS CLAIMING THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED IT, BUT MY HUSBAND AND I CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS, THEY WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA WANTS US TO COME GET THE VAN BUT IT'S NOT SAFE. FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. UPDATED 05/24/10 UPDATED 03/09/11 UPDATED 06/23/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 05/26/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY PULLING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. UPDATED 05/28/10.*JB UPDATED 06/29/10.*JB UPDATED 07/08/10.*JB

SAFETY ISSUE - VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE, JACK AND TIRE WRENCH. RUN-FLAT TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN PRIOR TO 30K. TOYOTA DEALERS REFUSE TO RESOLVE TIRE ISSUES AND WILL NOT ADD SPARE TIRE AND JACK TO VEHICLE. THIS IS MAJOR HIGHWAY SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

THE BOLT ON MY SLIDING DOOR (NOT A POWER DOOR) BROKE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. THE FRONT DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY DO A DEFECT WITH THE HINGES. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SIENNA VAN'S SLIDING DOOR. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TELLS US "IT'S JUST WEAR AND TEAR" AND THAT WE MUST PAY $1500. TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE DOOR IS CLOSED NOW BUT IS TOTALLY INOPERABLE NOW BECAUSE IF YOU OPEN IT YOU CANNOT GET IT TO CLOSE. *TR

THE A/C IN MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE VENTS. THE COMPRESSOR KEPT KICKING ON AND OFF. THIS OCCURRED EVERYTIME I USED THE A/C. AFTER REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR TWICE, WE STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HOT AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENT WHILE THE A/C IS ON. NOW THE VAN TODAY 4/5/2010 HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AND ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN THE A/C IS TURNED ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THE A/C PULLEY HAS NOT BURNED UP. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AC003-05 BUT IT ONLY COVERS VEHICLES UNTIL 36,000. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THAT MILEAGE, WE ARE NOT COVERED. THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS 2005 VAN. I HAVE HAD THE BACK DOOR GAS SHOCKS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL AND THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. THE FIX FOR THE A/C IS ESTIMATED AT $4,000! *TR

ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA THERE WAS A RECALL ON POWER LIFTGATE STRUTS.WHY ONLY POWER LIFTGATE,WHY NOT ON MANUAL LIFTGATE,IS IT NOT THE SAME STRUTS? I AM HAVING A SAME PROBLEM WITH MY LIFTGATE,WHICH IS MANUALL LIFTGATE. I CALLED TOYOTA ON 03/30/2010 TO TELL THEM ABOUT MY PROBLEM,BUT THEY SAID IT IS ON POWER LIFTGATE ONLY........... I BOUGHT MY 2005 SIENNA BRAND NEW. MY LIFTGATE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS POWER LIFT GATES.......

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS BECAME STUCK. THE DOOR WAS REPAIRED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THE DOOR IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AGAIN BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THE WELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS COME LOOSE. IT IS THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE HINGE WHICH CONTROLS THE DOOR STOPPING AT CERTAIN INTERVALS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR ALONG STREETS AS WELL AS AN ISSUE IN THE WIND. THE DOOR COULD BE DAMAGED ALONG WITH INJURY TO THE DRIVER. THE DOOR STILL OPENS AND CLOSES , BUT POPS LOUDLY WHEN USING IT. THERE ARE MANY POSTS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. SEEMS TOYOTA HAS IGNORED IT OVER THE YEARS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. 60,000 MILES. ON 06/2009 PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDER DOOR BROKE. WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THE CABLE/MOTOR BROKE AND THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM. TOYOTA WANTED $1500 TO FIX IT. THEY MANAGED TO MAKE IT WORK MANUALLY. DEALER RECOMMENDED COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. *TR

REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT NOT WORKING. 2005 SIENNA, 60,000 MILES. *TR

THE SHOULDER PORTION OF DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS BINDS IN TOP BEZEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND/OR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. JAMS HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CLEAR THEM WITH MANUAL MANIPULATION OF STRAP WEBBING AT THE BEZEL. HOWEVER, REPAIR IS REQUIRED TO ASSURE CONTINUED SAFE OPERATION. *TR

VEHICLE WAS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY TOYOTA DEALERS.ON 8/29/09, I HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED BY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WITH 77,410 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. 10 DAYS LATER, ON 9/8/09, MY ROOMMATE WAS PICKING UP CHILDREN AT SCHOOL. DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD IN TOWN GOING 35-40MPH. TWO H.S. STUDENTS ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN HER LANE. MY ROOMMATE STATED SHE APPLIED BRAKES BUT COULD TELL VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING OR SLOWING. RAN INTO REAR END OF A TOYOTA TACOMA P/U WHICH IN TURN REAR-ENDED A HONDA CRV. NO INJURIES IN ANY INVOLVED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE, MY SIENNA VAN WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY ON IMPACT. MY ROOMMATE STATED FROM THE BEGINNING THAT SHE HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND THE VAN DID NOT BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN. THERE WERE NO BRAKING/SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT AT AREA OF ACCIDENT. EITHER THE BRAKE SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED OR THERE WAS FAULTY WORK DONE DURING BRAKE REPLACEMENT 10 DAYS EARLIER. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOORS. *TGW THE DOOR WOULD FREEZE SHUT EVERY TIME IT SNOWED, RAINED OR THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $800.00 TO FIX AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO BREAK THE DOOR PANEL TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

REGARDING 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA INVESTIGATION PE06010 TIRES: PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS WHICH IS "CLOSED", I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE. TWO FLAT TIRES, WITH DUNLAP RUN FLATS, BOTH TIRES SEVERELY DAMAGED BY RUNNING WITHOUT ENOUGH PRESSURE, NO WARNING LITE CAME ON. SCARY TO THINK YOU CAN DRIVE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND NOT KNOW YOU HAVE A FLAT, BUT WHEN YOU EXIT THE CAR AND HAPPEN TO NOTICE THE FLAT YOU FEEL LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CRASHED. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THIS IS JUST THE RUN FLATS DOING THEIR JOB. I HAD TWO SETS OF THESE RUN FLATS AND HAVE SWITCHED TO STANDARD RADIALS AND FEEL SAFER, AT LEAST I WILL KNOW WHEN I HAVE A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING! SORRY I DON'T HAVE THE TIRE/MODEL SIZE INFO IN FRONT OF ME NOW BUT I CAN LOOK AT RECEIPTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. I KNOW IT WAS SPORT SOMETHING, AND 17". THE DUNLAPS WENT TO RECYCLING SO I DON'T HAVE THEIR SERIAL NUMBERS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE.. STEERING SLUGGISH AND HARD TO TURN. SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE MANUAL STEERING. *TR

THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP BRIEFLY ON ITS OWN CAUSING VEHICLE TO BRIEFLY SPEED UP. IT USUALLY LASTS ONLY A FEW SECONDS. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT HAS HAD AN ONGOING SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2005. THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHEN TURNING THE CAR AT LOWER SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TIMES, BY SIENNA OWNERS ON SIENNACLUB.COM (NO LONGER IN USE) AND ON SIENNACHAT.COM. THE MEMBERS ON THESE SITES HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA FOR YEARS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR "REPROGRAMMING" BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE SITUATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM CA TO VA IN MAY OF 2009 I EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED AFTER I WOULD SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC AND THEN ACTIVATE THE RESUME CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING THE TRIP EAST AND ON THE RETURN TRIP BACK TO CA. THE SPEEDS WITH THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION REACHED 95MPH ON THE FIRST OCCASION AND STOPPED ONCE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE ACCELERATION FROM REACHING MORE THAN 10 TO 15 MPH OVER THE ASSIGNED CRUISE CONTROL SPEED. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE IN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. I SEE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM IN SIENNAS BASED ON AN ON-LINE GOOGLE SEARCH. THE PROBLEM, IN MY CASE, IS INTERMITTENT. BRAKE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT INTERSECTIONS. ONCE TO MY WIFE AND ONCE TO ME. THE PEDAL DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT PRESSING HARD ON THE PEDAL IS INEFFECTIVE TO STOP THE CAR IN A NORMAL DISTANCE. THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE DESPITE THE AMOUNT OF STRONG FORCE ON THE PEDAL THAT I EXERTED. THE CAR EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP, BUT IT FEELS AS THOUGH THERE IS NO VACUUM ASSIST. PUMPING THE BRAKE DID NOT HELP. THE PAVEMENT WAS NOT SLICK. THE BRAKES APPEAR TO WORK NORMALLY AT OTHER TIMES. *TR

DRIVER SIDE, REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL ONLY OPEN A 6-8 INCHES. IT IS NOT A POWER DOOR. SEEMS TO BE LINKED TO THE CABLE MECHANISM THAT DISABLES DOOR IF GAS CAP DOOR IS LEFT OPEN. HAVE MADE SURE GAS TANK DOOR IS SHUT PROPERLY, CHILD PROOF DOOR SAFETY IS NOT INTERFERING AND WINDOW IS ALL THE WAY UP AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER SUGGESTIONS WITH NO RESULTS. DOOR IS STILL ONLY OPENING 6-8 INCHES. SEEING AS HOW THE OTHER PASSENGER DOOR IS A POWER DOOR, I AM WORRIED THAT IF EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE IS NECESSARY FROM THIS DOOR WHICH WILL NOT OPEN, MY PASSENGER(S) OR CHILDREN COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED IF THEY CANNOT ESCAPE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN A MEANS OF ESCAPE ON A VEHICLE IS BLOCKED, IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND BLOGS I HAVE BEEN ON HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THESE MALFUNCTIONING DOORS TO TOYOTA AND THE NHTSA AND ALL, SADLY, SAY THAT THEY ARE BEING IGNORED OR HAVE RECEIVED NO HELPFUL INFORMATION. IN LIEU OF TOYOTAS RECENT PROBLEMS AND RECALLS, IT WOULD SEEM SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE (HELLO NHTSA?) WOULD ADDRESS THIS AND GET A RECALL DONE IN QUICK FASHION. OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? I HAVE KEPT A COPY OF THIS FORM AND OTHER FORMS AND FORUMS IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM OR THE IGNORANCE OF THIS PROBLEMS BY TOYOTA, NHTSA AND OTHERS LIABLE PERSIST. MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS INJURED TRYING TO SQUEEZE THROUGH THE NARROW OPENING. MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISES THANKFULLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE. PLEAS

STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. STEERING WAS DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES WOULD TURN TO SHARPLY. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM ON MY VAN IS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT PUTS THE VEHICLE IN "FAIL SAFE" MODE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AS WELL AS TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE DO NOT WANT TO INVESTIGATE THIS RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE DTC P0121. THE DEALERS DO NOT ANALYZE THE FREEZE FRAME DATA OR INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM BEYOND READING THE CODE FROM OBD II SCANNER. I HAD ASKED THEM FOR THE ELECTRICAL VALUES FOR THE THROTTLE VALVE MOTOR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED THAT INFORMATION AND WANT ME TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY BY SPENDING $1200.00. THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 50,000 MILES AND I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FROM SAME YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE WITH 20,000 MILES. NOW AFTER 10,000 MILES SAME PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN AND THE DEALER AS WELL AS TOYOTA WANT ME TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I FEEL THAT THE THROTTLE BODY OR THE GAS PEDAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE CAUSING THE DTC CODE AND MERELY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY SECOND TIME WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE NEWER THROTTLE BODIES ARE WITHOUT THE PROBLEM ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODIES HAD. IN THAT CASE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PROBLEM IS INVESTIGATED AND IDENTIFIED BEFORE ANY PARTS ARE REPLACED. I ALSO OFFERED TOYOTA THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY FROM THE VEHICLE FOR TESTING / CHECKING FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSED MY OFFER. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF DRIVEBILITY DUE TO THE ACTIVATION OF "FAIL SAFE" MODE IS DANGEROU

DRIVER SEAT BELT IS CONSTANTLY GETTING "STUCK". IT WON'T MOVE OR RELEASE AS IT SHOULD. *TR

POWER STEERING APPEARS TO BE FAILING, STEERING IS GETTING STIFFER. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND THEY CAN'T PINPOINT IT AT THIS POINT BUT BELIEVE THAT IT IS EITHER THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION MECHANISM. MINIMUM OF $1,000.00 TO FIX. *TR

DURING COLD WEATHER, MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA, ONE OR BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS (MANUALLY OPERATED) WILL FAIL TO OPEN MORE THAN A FRACTION OF AN INCH. FURTHERMORE, HAVING PULLED ON THE DOOR TO ATTEMPT TO OPEN IT, IT IS THEN DIFFICULT TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THEREFORE, I HAVE OFTEN BEEN RIDING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (SOMETIMES AT NIGHT) WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING ON-AND-OFF BECAUSE THE VAN'S SENSORS SENSE THAT A DOOR IS OPEN. THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS IN ADDITION TO MY CONCERN THAT A CHILD COULD FALL OUT OF THE ONE OF THE REAR DOORS IF IT SUDDENLY OPENS ALL THE WAY, ALTHOUGH REALISTICALLY THIS LATTER EVENT IS UNLIKELY DUE TO BUILT-IN SAFETY MECHANISMS. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY REPORTED BY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS, E.G.: HTTP://TOYOTASIENNAFROZENDOORS.BLOGSPOT.COM/2008/12/TOYOTA-SIENNA-FROZEN-DOORS.HTML THERE IS A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS: SB0028-08 APR 08 BODY - SLIDING DOOR WEATHERSTRIP FREEZES TO BODY BUT SO FAR I HAVEN'T PAID THE $27 TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO THIS DOCUMENT. DUE TO THE PREVALENCE OF THIS PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IN GETTING DEALERS TO FIX IT (E.G., IF THE TEMPERATURE HAS WARMED-UP A FEW DEGREES BY THE TIME YOU BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER), THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM RECURS FOR ME ROUGHLY 10-15 TIMES PER WINTER SEASON (IN MARYLAND). *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LATCHING DEVICE (FEMALE UNIT) FOR SEAT BELT STOPPED LATCHING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AT OUT OF POCKET COST TO VEHICLE OWNER. IN OVER 50 YEARS OF DRIVING NUMEROUS CARS AND TRUCKS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A SEAT BELT THAT WOULD NOT LATCH..NO MATTER HOW OLD THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED WITH A RECALL. (A SERVICE TECH EVEN TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPLACED OTHERS AT THEIR DEALERSHIP....ONE LAST WEEK.). *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS A PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR THAT HAS GONE THROUGH THE STAGES OF STICKING, RUBBING AGAINST THE BODY AND RUBBER STRIPPING AROUND WINDOWS, AND NOW, WORKING AT ALL THROUGH THE POWER BUTTON OPTION (OR THE REMOTE) -- ONLY WAY TO GET IT OPEN IS VIA THE DOOR HANDLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRENT PROBLEM IN A NUMBER OF TOYOTA SIENNA BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL SO FAR. I DEEM THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE MANY MANY TIMES AND THE DRIVER HAS TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR IN FRUSTRATION AND THAT CAN CREATE UNSAFE SITUATIONS. *TR

AFTER I READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT APPLE INC. CO-FOUNDER STEVE "WOZ" WOZNIAK'S EXPERIENCE ABOUT HIS 2010 PRIUS, I WAS RELIEVED SOMEWHAT FROM MY OWN DOUBT AND CONFUSION. I BOUGHT A USED 2005 SIENNA XLE LIMITED (WITH RADAR SENSOR) LAST NOVEMBER WITH 95000 MILEAGE. IT ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL WITH ONLY SINGLE PUSH OF THE ACCELERATION HANDLE. I ONCE LET THE CAR WENT UP TO 90 MPH BEFORE I BRAKED IT OFF FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL MODE. THE ACCELERATION WAS VERY POWERFUL WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED. ALL HAPPENED IN SEVERAL SECONDS. YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVERING LOUDLY TOWARDS FULL SPEED. I HAD NO PROBLEM TO BRAKE IT OFF EVERY TIME THOUGH. I ALSO BELIEVE IT IS AN ELECTRONIC OR SOFTWARE PROBLEM SINCE NONE OF MY FEET WAS ON ANY PEDAL WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT ISSUE AT ALL. *TR

3 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 DAYS (ONCE LAST FRIDAY 2/19 AND TWICE TODAY 2/23) MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS LUNGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT 35 MPH. I DID NOT FEEL THE PEDAL MOVE UNDER MY FOOT. THE SURGE WAS MOMENTARILY, BUT HAD THERE BEEN ANYTHING CLOSE, I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. I DROVE IMMED TO BELL TOYOTA, PHOENIX, AZ AND WAS TURNED AWAY AT THE SERVICE DEPT (IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO) THEY SUGGESTED I CALL TOYOTA. I CALLED TOYOTA, THEY SUGGESTED I GO TO A DEALERSHIP. I EMAILED TOYOTA CORP. THEY SUGGESTED I GO TO A DEALERSHIP. BELL RD TOYOTA OFFERED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK FOR A $108.00 FEE. I CALLED WRIGHT TOYOTA,SCOTTSDALE AND THEY AGREED TO DO A HEALTH INSP. FOR FREE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES ARE MALFUNCTIONING. CONTACT STATED THE RELEASE BUTTON DOES NOT UNLATCH THE DOOR AS ITS CLOSING CAUSING THE DOOR TO STAY OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY FUNCTION OFFERED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT STOPS CHILDREN FROM BEING INJURED BY THE DOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPLACE THE LATCH BUT THAT HAD NOT REMEDIED THE ISSUE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO USE THE DOORS MANUALLY. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CHILDREN CAN GET INJURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IN MY 2005 SIENNA (TOYOTA) FOLDS OVER AND WILL NOT RETRACT. THE ADDED SLACK AND LACK OF RETRACTION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. IT SEEMS TO HAVE WORSENED LATELY. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SHUT FULLY WHEN BUTTONS ARE PRESSED. *TR

REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK AND JAM RANDOMLY, CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY RESULTING IN PEOPLE BEING LOCKED IN THE VAN AND STUCK. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN IN JANUARY 2005. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE BRAKES. EVERY 10,000 MILES THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY GRINDING METAL TO METAL AND THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I HAD JUST 12,000 ON MY CAR TOYOTA STATED THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. IT IS NOW 2010 AND I HAVE CHANGED THE ROTORS AT LEAST TWICE AND THE BRAKES STILL GO OUT APPROX. EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE TOYOTA REP HIMSELF TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH THERE VANS AND THAT THE VAN IS TO HEAVY FOR THE SMALL BRAKING SYSTEM ON THESE VANS. THAT REVELATION CAME FROM THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP. I BELIEVE THERE IS BOTH A DANGER AND A DEFECT WITH THESE BRAKES ESPECIALLY IF THE VAN BRAKES CAN NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND 7 PASSENGERS. I BELIEVE THE FACTS TODAY SHOW THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT IT'S BRAKE AND PEDAL PROBLEMS AND NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF DOT RESEARCHED THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST TOYOTA VAN BRAKES YOU WOULD SEE A CLEAR PATTERN. SUBPOENA TOYOTA AND ASK FOR THESE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS/INTERNAL MEMOS AND SEE HOW MANY THERE ARE. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. I AM CONFIDENT THAT DOT WILL CONDUCT A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR

OUR PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED ~3 WKS AGO. AT ~ 6' OPEN, IT STOPPED AND WOULDN'T OPEN OR CLOSE ANY FURTHER. MY DAUGHTER TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO OPEN THE DOOR UNTIL FINALLY GIVING UP. THIS WASN'T AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND SHE WASN'T IN A PANIC BUT WHAT IF THE OTHER DOOR HAD FAILED AS WELL, W/O WARNING? WOULD SHE HAVE THE TIME, COMPOSURE, AND ABILITY TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO GET OUT ONE OF THOSE DOORS IN AN EMERGENCY? HOW MUCH TIME MIGHT BE WASTED TRYING TO OPEN & ESCAPE THRU A PARTIALLY OPENED DOOR? I'M TOLD THAT FIXING THE DOOR COULD COST FROM $1200 - $2000, BUT DISABLING THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE (CONVERTING TO MANUAL) IS CHEAPER. I SUSPECT MANY WILL DO THIS, BUT CAN A SMALL CHILD OPEN THESE BIG DOORS THAT WERE DESIGNED FOR AUTO OPERATION? THIS MORNING, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AT ALL, BUT THE 'DOOR OPEN' WARNING SOUNDED. ATTEMPTS TO OPEN OR CLOSE FURTHER WERE FUTILE BUT DEPRESSING THE 'MANUAL DOOR OP' BUTTON DID SILENCE THE ALARM. IS THE DOOR LATCHED OR NOT? IS MY 7-PASSENGER VAN NOW ONLY SAFE FOR 2? WE'VE OWNED OUR VAN FOR 4.5 YEARS AND ~87K MI - INCLUDES LONG DISTANCE MILES THAT DON'T CORRELATE TO DOOR USE. IS IT TOO MUCH TO EXPECT A VAN'S DOORS TO OPERATE BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD? SHOULD THERE BE A DISCLAIMER THAT ITS DOORS MAY BECOME UNUSABLE AFTER 4 YEARS, AND A CAUTION THAT IT MAY TRANSFORM INTO A POTENTIAL TOMB W/O NOTICE? UPON INSPECTION OF THE PASSENGER DOOR [OPENING/CLOSING] MOTOR ASSEMBLY, THE DOOR CABLE'S PLASTIC SHEATHING WAS

I PURCHASED MY TOYOTA SIENNA IN JUNE 2008. THIS PAST SUMMER(2009) AND FALL MY WIFE COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OWN ITS OWN TWICE. BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE IN PARKING LOTS WHEN SHE WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, SUDDENLY THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. SHE WAS LUCKY BOTH TIMES WITH NO ACCIDENTS. I INITIALLY BRUSHED IT OFF THINKING SHE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT. WITH THE RECENT RECALLS I AM SURPRISED THAT THE SIENNA HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. NOW, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY (WHICH IS WHY I BOUGHT THE TOYOTA IN THE 1ST PLACE). I WOULD PLEASE LIKE MY SIENNA LOOKED AT FOR THE SAME ACCELERATION RECALL ISSUE. *TR

BINDING OCCURS WHILE TURNING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND VARIES IN SEVERITY (CAN BIND AND BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OR SIMPLY FEEL LIKE A SLIGHT GRAB. PROBLEM CAME ON SUDDENLY BEING INTERMITTENT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM UNTIL I FOUND RELATED ISSUES. ADDITIONALLY BEING INTERMITTENT AND THE FACT THAT IT COULD GRAB WITHOUT WARNING AND SUDDENLY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE IT A SEVER SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TOYOTA 2005 SIENNA LIMITED XLE WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL (WE ONLY USE THIS ON HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING SO THIS OCCURS AT THAT TIME. WHEN WE TAKE THE CRUISE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT IS ACCELERATES AND FORTUNATELY WE CAN BRAKE TO GET IT INCONTROL, FOR EXAMPLE , IF WE HAVE THE CRUISE SET AT 70 AND DISENGAGE WHEN WE REENGAGED IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATE FOR 90 MILES OR GREATER. WE TOOK IT TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER AND HE SAID IT COULD BE THE LINKAGE - WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING IN THE 2005 TOYOTA THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM. *TR

ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 31, 2008, A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER STEERED THE VEHICLE AROUND CARS, CURBS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A PARKING LOT. ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE WERE FUTILE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY HIT A CURB WHICH DEFLATED A TIRE, THEN CONTINUED THROUGH A CHAIN-LINK FENCE AND A FIELD AND INTO A PORTABLE BUILDING, FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED IN THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENT AND DIED. UPDATED 02/26/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 09/28/10 UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW

POWER SLIDING DOOR WON'T CLOSE PROPERLY. SAGS ON HINGES, PREVENTING RELIABLE OPERATION OF THE DOOR EVEN IN MANUAL MODE. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AROUND 50K MILES, REPORTED TO TOYOTA AT 60K MILES. *TR

THE SLIDING DOORS ON THE VAN FREEZE SHUT WHEN WEATHER IS COLD AND NOW ONE OF THEM CAN NOT BE OPENED EVEN IN WARM WEATHER. IT APPEARS THAT THE LOCK ON THE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT DISENGAGE. THE SECOND DOOR IS STARTING TO FAIL AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER SIENNA VEHICLES BUT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINT OF IT ON THE WEB. TOYOTA COULD NOT OPEN IT EITHER AND SUGGESTED I PAY $875.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT REMOVE CHILDREN FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR WITHOUT THEM CLIMBING TO ANOTHER DOOR. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND SLOWING TO A STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED AND THEN ACCELERATED FORWARD, PUSHING THE CAR THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND ABOUT 10 FEET INTO THE GARAGE BEFORE THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING AND CAME TO A STOP. THE ROLLUP GARAGE DOOR WAS DESTROYED. THE IMPACT SCRAPED THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR AND MADE A SMALL DENT ON THE ROOF NEAR THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR