2005 Toyota Sienna complaints

I AM REPORTING WHAT I BELIEVE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. THE FIRST TWO YEARS I HAD THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS BUT STARTING TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN IT SNOWS, SLEET FREEZING RAIN THE SLIDING DOORS STICK OR FREEZES SHUT. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN THE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT ENGAGE THE HOOK POPPING OUT AFTER THE DOOR IS BELIEVED TO BE CLOSED. THE PROBLEM BEGINS IN THE MECHANISM THAT GRABS THE METAL LOOP CONNECTED TO THE DOORFRAME. THE DOOR ALLOWS MOISTURE IN AND THE METAL CLAMP SWELLS UP AND BINDS THE LATCH. NO AMOUNT OF LUBRICATION HELPS. THIS GAVE ME A FALSE READING THAT ALL THE DOORS WERE LATCHED. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS THAT SEEM TO BE SECURE, THEN THE ?DOOR NOT PROPERLY SECURE LIGHT?, COME ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND HAVE MY CHILDREN KIDS IN BACK. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, AS WELL AS REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA?S CORPORATE OFFICE. I TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD, "IT?S JUST A DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLE". THE COST TO REPAIR THE DOOR CABLE IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND NOT A GUARANTEE THAT THE SAFETY PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD TO WIPE THE DOORS DOWN WITH A TOWEL AFTER IT SNOWED OR I WAS AT THE CAR WASH AND THEN SPRAY EVERYTHING WITH WD40 OR SILICONE. I HAVE TRIED BOTH AND NEITHER WORK. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN (AGES 5 AND 16 MONTHS). AFTER SECURING THEM IN THEIR CAR SEATS, CLOSING THE DOOR, GETTING IN TO BACK OUT THEN THE DOOR POP

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AND IT ALSO HAS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS LIKE THE ONES LISTED BY TOYOTA. THE CAR JUMPS SPEED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE LOOKED AT FOR SAFETY REASONS ALSO CONSIDERING MANY PEOPLE TAKE KIDS IN THESE VANS. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT LOOSE. I FOUND A BOLT (A SHOULDER BOLT) ON THE FLOOR OF OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. THE SEAT IS LOOSE AND WHEN THE POSITION IS CHANGED, FORWARD OR BACK, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE LIKE THE GEARS (IT IS ELECTRIC SEAT) ARE NOT MESHING. MY CONCERN IS IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT WILL COME LOOSE (AS IT MOVERS AROUND NOW) AND I WILL TAKE THE FORCE OF THE SEAT AS WELL AS MY BODY IF IT COMES LOOSE. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SEAT WILL CHANGE POSITION IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND I WILL NOT BE RESTRAINED BY THE SEATBELTS PROPERLY BECAUSE THE SEAT SHIFTED MY POSITION AND IN ADDITION I WILL NOT GET THE FULL EFFECT OF THE AIR BAGS AND AIR CURTAINS WHEN THEY DEPLOY. WHEN I FOUND THE BOLT I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD NEVER MENTIONED WARRANTY THE SERVICE WRITER BROUGHT IT UP.. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AFTER THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND TOYOTA SAID THE SAME THING. THEY SUGGESTED I BUY A $125 REPAIR MANUAL IF I WANTED TO FIX IT MYSELF. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD SEND ME A COPY OF THE PAGE THAT PERTAINS TO THE SEAT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TRY. (I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOLD BY ANOTHER PERSON IN TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE PERSON WROTE THAT I HAD REFUSED TO BUY THE SERVICE MANUAL. APPARENTLY HE JUST SAID HE WOULD LOOK FOR THE PAGES AND E-MAIL THEM TO ME TO GET ME OFF THE LINE.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, NOT CONSISTENTLY. I CAN DRIVE FOR A WHILE AND THE LIGHT IS OFF, THEN, OUT OF THE BLUE, IT WILL BEGIN FLASHING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (FITZGERALD TOYOTA) AND SPENT APPROXIMATELY $100 FOR THE DEALER TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, BUT, THEY COULD NOT BEGIN TO FULLY DIAGNOSE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL I PAY $873 TO HAVE THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT REMOVED. THIS INCLUDES THE PURCHASE OF A NEW SEAT. THE PASSENGER SEAT IS RARELY USED, SO THE SEAT ITSELF SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM COMPONENT IS LOCATED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE PROBLEM COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS A LOOSE WIRE OR SOMETHING MORE SEVERE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE AIRBAG SYMBOL IS ON, THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND DOES NOT WORK!!! HOW CAN A SYSTEM SO VITAL TO SAFETY BE PROGRAMMED TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF A LOOSE WIRE? OBVIOUSLY THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS WELL AS A DESIGN FLAW. MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY IS COMPLETELY COMPROMISED. I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM TAKING MY CHANCES EVERY TIME I STEP INTO MY VEHICLE. FURTHER, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE THAT TOYOTA MIGHT HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIR IF I HAD UNDER 60,000 MILES. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAN SAVE LIVES IN A CRASH AND BECAUSE THIS LIGHT FLASHING/SYSTEM SHUT-DOWN IS POSSIBLY AN ELECTRICAL DESIGN FLAW ISSUE, AND DEFINITLEY

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN CE MODEL THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE SOMETIMES WOULD NOT RETRACT AT ALL IN COLD WEATHER, PULLING WAS OKAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL TIMES. HAVE TO STOP THE VAN AND USED TWO HANDS TO PULL HARD AND RESOLVE THE JAMMING PROBLEM.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MAKES A CRACKLING/SCRAPING NOISE AS IF A HINGE OR METAL COMPONENT IS BROKEN. WE HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA TO COME IN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, IF THE PROBLEM EXISTED. IT DID NOT EXIST WHEN LETTER WAS RECEIVED - LETTER SAID FILE THIS RECALL INFO IF THE PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST. SO WE FILED IT. THEN LATER THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AND WHEN WE TOOK THE VAN IN FOR REPAIR THE DEALERSHIP SAID TOUGH LUCK, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY PERIOD - WE THEN DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD PAY HALF THE COST TO REPAIR IT (ABOUT 1500 DOLLARS IF WE WOULD PAY THE OTHER HALF, ABOUT 1500 DOLLARS) SINCE THE RECALL NOTICE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE WARRANTY ISSUE, I THINK THEY SHOULD HONOR THEIR RECALL NOTICE. SINCE IT SEEMED LIKE IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE, IE., WOULD DOOR NOT CLOSE PROPERLY OR FLY OPEN WHEN WE WERE ON THE ROAD, WE ATTEMPTED A FIX WITH A LOCAL WELDER, AND THE WELD DID NOT WORK. I THINK THEY SHOULD HONOR THEIR RECALL NOTICE AND REPAIR THE DOOR AT TOYOTA'S EXPENSE. *TW *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE WHEN SHE TURNED THE IGNITION ON, OFF AND WHEN SHE OPENED AND CLOSED THE ELECTRONIC WINDOWS. SHE ALSO NOTICED A NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MUCH RESISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES SINCE JANUARY 2008. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 32219. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USED TO CLOSED THE TRUNK WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AS OF 2009 BOTH OF MY SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE CABLE HAS SNAPPED AND HANGS OUT OF THE BACK OF THE DOOR. THE MOTOR HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE SOMETIMES CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR AT ALL. MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SITS ON THAT SIDE. ON THE OTHER SIDE THE MOTOR NO LONGER WORKS, BUT SO FAR THE CABLE IS STILL ATTACHED. MY VAN IS USED TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND SPORTS. THE DOORS HANDLES WERE RARELY USED, AS I ALMOST ALWAYS OPENED THEM WITH THE PUSH BUTTONS ON THE CEILING. I AM CONCERNED THAT WE MAY BE IN AN ACCIDENT OR IN SOME OTHER PREDICAMENT AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND SINCE I WAS 900 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY WHEN I REPORTED, THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $1080 FOR PARTS FOR EACH DOOR PLUS LABOR. I CALLED THEIR MAIN CALL CENTER TO REPORT THE DEFECT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD OPEN A CASE AND WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE CALLED IN TO REPORT, THEY WOULD SEND OUT A RECALL. EVEN IF MY CAR WAS 7 YEARS OLD, THESE DOORS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. I NEED HELP. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA - SLIDING DOOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS STOPPED WORKING AND AS A RESULT OF THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE THE DOOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING, THAT IS, IT CANNOT BE OPENED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FIRST THEY AND TOYOTA HAS SEEN THIS ISSUE, THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AS I ALLEGED, AND THAT IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE ISSUE IT WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,500. LACK OF FUNCTION & SAFETY ISSUE - I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE GIVEN THE FACT THAT MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE SIENNA FOR OUR GROWING YOUNG FAMILY AND IN THE EVENT WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT RESULTING IN A FIRE WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS OUR CHILDREN IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH ONE OF THE TWO ACCESS POINTS. BASED UPON MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER I PERFORMED A SEARCH OF THE WEB ONLY TO FIND NUMEROUS FORUMS IN WHICH THIS ISSUE IS DISCUSSED. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF POSTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE IT APPEARS TO BE WIDE SPREAD. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH SHOULD JUST BE A MINOR FENDER BENDER BUT LOST ALL BRAKES AND CAUSED MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED AWD TO JUST KEEP ON GOING UNTIL I HIT A HOUSE AND THAT MADE MY VAN STOP. I WAS RUNNING 25MPH. MY SIENNA WAS TOTALED NOT BECAUSE OF THE INITIAL IMPACT BUT BECAUSE OF THE VAN HITTING THE HOUSE. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN REAR PASSENGER DOORS LOCK AND WILL NOT OPEN I OWN TWO TO DIFFERENT YEARS SAME PROBLEM DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IN AN EMERGENCY YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF VAN DOORS STILL NOT OPEN TOYOTA DOES NOT CARE. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2005. INTERMITTENTLY THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT IT. NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT, BECAUSE IT WOULD SLOW DOWN WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT PROBLEMS WITH OTHER MODELS, I THINK THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL, GETTING UP TO SPEED. HOWEVER, I HAVE NEVER USED CRUISE CONTROL AS I DON'T LIKE IT. IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THESE PROBLEMS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACES, BUMPS OR POTHOLES AND TRYING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. SHE STATED THAT THE CONDITION SEEMED TO EXIST ON EXTREMELY BUMPY ROADS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 3-4 TIMES AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE WAS STILL PRESENT AFTER THE REPAIRS. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

STEERING IS NO LONGER SMOOTH, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEED, FEELS LIKE IT KINKS.... BEEN LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR (DATE IS ESTIMATE) MATCHES DESCRIPTION HERE: EA08- 024 2004-2006 TOYOTA SIENNA STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BINDING 28-OCT-2008. *TR

BRAKES FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW TO A STOP, THE BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE PROPERLY SO IT'S LIKE YOU'RE FLOATING UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION AND IT FEELS LIKE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL STOP, CAUSING EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING WITHIN THE VEHICLE TO LURCH (OR FLY) FORWARD. IN COLD WEATHER, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW TO A STOP, THE BRAKES SHUDDER AND FAIL TO ENGAGE CAUSING ONE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY I.E. CAN'T BRAKE, CAN'T STEER, CAN'T STOP EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO ICE. I HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS PERIODICALLY SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2005. I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I WAS DOING WRONG UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I READ ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM CONCERNED I WILL BE UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AT SOME POINT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND MOVED TO ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD; HOWEVER, AFTER THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IT RESET AND BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DUPLICATE FAILURE OCCURRED IN 2009 AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE CONTACT HAD TO REACH DOWN AND PULL THE PEDAL FROM THE STUCK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR TIMES. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE VAN DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND WAS INDEFINITELY LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE BUT SOMEHOW CAME OPEN BY ITSELF. I BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE LATCH ASSEMBLY CAME "LOOSE" BUT WAS NOT "BROKEN." THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A COSTLY FIX AND WOULD NOT COVER IT BY WARRANTY THAT WE HAD PURCHASED SINCE IT WASN'T "BROKEN." I WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO CANCEL THE REST OF MY WARRANTY AS THIS WASN'T THE ONLY TIME IT HAD SUDDENLY LOCKED ON ME. THE OTHER DOOR ALSO STILL DOES IT SPORADICALLY AND SOMEHOW COMES OPEN. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HE WOULD "BREAK" IT HIMSELF SO THAT I COULD GET THE WARRANTY BUT HE SAID THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. IT BROKE THE FOLLOWING WEEK OR "CAME LOOSE" AGAIN. WARRANTY WAS NO PROBLEM THIS TIME BECAUSE THE SALESMEN INSIDE CALLED THE GARAGE. I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM THESE SIENNAS ONLINE ABOUT THE DOOR NOT OPENING AND LOCKING UP. OUR OTHER DOOR WHICH IS NOT AUTOMATIC, STILL LOCKS UP SPORADICALLY. THIS IS A COSTLY FIX $800 IF ONE DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE. I WOULD SUGGEST LOOKING INTO THIS AS WELL. THEY SEEM TO TRY TO COVER THINGS UP. *TR

THE FRONT DOOR WAS CONSTANTLY STARTING TO HAVE A CLICKING ISSUE UPON FULL EXTENT OF DOOR FOR QUITE SOME TIME. FRONT DOOR HINGE CLICKING. REQUESTED FIX AS PER RECALL. I LEFT THE CAR SO THE DOOR COULD BE FIXED. I PICKED IT UP AFTER BEING REPAIRED AND ON THE SAME DAY WHEN THE DOOR WAS NORMALLY PLACED INTO A FULL EXTENSION I HEARD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS MUCH QUIETER THAN THE PREVIOUS CLICKING. I REQUESTED A RECHECK THAT WEEK. I RETURNED FOR REPAIR. THEY EXPLAINED WERE ABLE TO REPLACE I BELIEVE PART OF THE DOOR ALONG WITH HINGE THAT WAS BROKEN. THE DOOR HAD SOME REPAINTING TO MATCH THE CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE DOOR WAS CHANGED. I WAS HAPPY WITH THE FINAL RESULT. *TR

2009: ONE INCIDENT SEVERAL MONTHS TO A YEAR AGO IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED. IT FELT LIKE MY CAR HAD INCREASED BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT IN MPH. I THOUGHT I PRESSED THE GAS. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATED A BIT BUT THE CAR APPEARED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I BELIEVE I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AT SOME POINT BUT IT DID NOT CHANGE THE ACCELERATION. I CAN'T SAY IF I PUT ON BRAKES FIRST TO SLOW MYSELF DOWN OR ACCELERATED. HOWEVER, I DO KNOW NEITHER ONE AFFECTED THE CAR FROM THE ACCELERATION. THE ACCELERATION STOPPED ON ITS OWN. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER INCIDENT BUT I AM ACUTELY CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING BECAUSE THAT INCIDENT DID SEEM UNUSUAL AND WORRISOME AT THE TIME. I DID NOT REPORT B/C I PLACED IT AS ISOLATED. I , HOWEVER, WANT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AND MY FAMILY. I AM SURE OF THIS EXPERIENCE AS AN OCCURRENCE THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED. *TR

SLOWING AS I APPROACHED A FOUR-WAY STOP, MY BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE (MY HUSBAND, A MECHANICAL ENGINEER SAYS IT IS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES) AND THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. ON THE FOURTH BRAKING ATTEMPT THEY WORKED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. EACH TIME WAS AT A SLOW SPEED, AFTER A RAIN, BUT NOT RAINING. *TR

ON JAN. 25,2010, MY SON OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR OF MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AS USUAL. HOWEVER, WHEN HE WENT TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO CLOSE IT. IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. UPON OBSERVATION, I NOTICED THE CABLES WHICH OPERATED THE DOOR WERE HANGING OUT. WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR USING ANOTHER DOOR CONTROL, IT DID NOT WORK EITHER. I ALSO TRIED TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR AND THIS WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. IT APPEARED THAT THE BACK CABLE WOULD NOT RETRACT, SO THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY COULDN'T PROVIDE ME ANY DIRECTIONS UNTIL I BROUGHT THE CAR IN. AFTER SEEING THE PROBLEM, I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATED RANGE OF $1300-$2000. UPON DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM AS FAR BACK AS 1999 AND YET IS STILL AN ONGOING PROBLEM TODAY. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT WHEN ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE FROM TOYOTA TO MAKE A REPAIR THAT WILL INEVITABLY HAPPEN, THEY HAVE REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FROM 50% TO 15%. IT IS DISAPPOINTING AND EXPENSIVE TO HAVE A FAILURE OCCUR, EVEN WHEN YOU FOLLOW PROPER OPERATING PROCEDURE, I.E. PRESSING THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

FROZEN DOORS DO NOT CLOSE ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED. ONCE THE CAR HEATS UP, THE DOORS WILL CLOSE, BUT IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH CHILDREN IN THE PASSENGER SEATS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, AS IT SEEMS THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. (GOOGLE IT!) *TW

LAST YEAR I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA, AND A LINE OF DUCKS WALKED OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR JUST KEPT GOING, RUNNING OVER A DUCK AND STOPPING ABOUT 30 FT LATER. I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS TOO SLOW TO BRAKE. THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER A MAN WALKED OUT FROM BEHIND A TRAILER AND I TRIED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES (I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 MPH). THE MAN SAW ME AND HAD TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY THANKFULLY SINCE THE CAR DIDN'T STOP UNTIL 10 FT AFTERWARDS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID 'THE MASTER CYLINDER IS BYPASSING' AND REPLACED IT. I DON'T HAVE THE OLD PART. HOWEVER, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW ABOUT IT, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT OBVIOUS DURING NORMAL DRIVING, ONLY WHEN I HAD TO STOP QUICKLY. AND SOMEONE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE MINIVAN AND AT 75,000 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HINGES/ROLLERS AND LATCHING MECHANISM HAVE FAILED AND THE MOTOR AND CABLE FOR THE POWER DOOR OPENING SYSTEM ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE HINGES/ROLLERS AND LATCHES PUT TO MUCH STRAIN ON THE MECHANISM. TOYOTA WANTS OVER $2,000 TO SERVICE THIS DOOR AND THE OTHER DOOR (PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE). BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS UNUSABLE WHICH NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY RISK. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT THIS DOOR MECHANISM HAS FAILED AFTER LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF NORMAL USE. *TR

OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE, WITH APPROX 59, 000, HAS A MALFUNCTIONING POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS "WORN OUT" DESPITE IT'S AGE AND AVERAGE USAGE (2 KIDS, AGES 12 AND 14). WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE EARLY DEC. OF 09 THIS DOOR HAS EITHER NOT CLOSED COMPLETELY, SUDDENLY OPENING INSTEAD OF LATCHING AS EXPECTED, OR WHEN OPENED WILL CLOSE ON IT'S ON WITHOUT GUARDING, POTENTIALLY INJURING THE PERSON ENTERING THE CAR. WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE THE DOOR MANUALLY FOR SAFETY REASONS AND, AS IT'S NOW OUT OF ALIGNMENT, THIS IS DIFFICULT TO DO. TOYOTA HAS GIVEN US AN ESTIMATE OF UP TO $3000 FOR REPAIR. THE DOOR MALFUNCTIONS EVERY TIME WE USE IT. CURRENTLY WE ARE NOT USING IT AND ARE WAITING TO SEE IF A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED AS WE SEE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS WITH SIENNA DOORS BASED ON A WEB SEARCH. *TR

WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE FWD 1. THE POWER SLIDING DOORS IN BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WON'T CLOSE FULLY. 2. FROM SOME 6 MONTH AGO, ONCE IN A WHILE(ROUGHLY MONTHLY) THE DOORS WON'T CLOSE FULLY AND NOW THE CABLE OF ONE DOOR SNAPPED AND THE DOOR IS NOT OPENING. 3. WHEN THE DOOR IS NOT CLOSING FULLY, I HAD TO HELP THE DOOR CLOSE FULLY. BUT NOW PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS NOT OPENING SO THAT I LOCKED THAT DOOR WITHOUT USING IT. AND I HAVE TO OPEN THE OTHER SIDE DOOR FOR MY KIDS TO GET IN AND OUT TO THE ROAD SIDE AND IT MAKES ME FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE SOMETIMES. *TR

GENERAL WARE LEAD TO THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA IS FAILING TO OPEN OR CLOSE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. I AM CONCERNED IT WILL BIND OR BREAK PREVENTING ME FROM CLOSING THE DOOR. I AM NOT THE FIRST HAVE THIS ISSUE AND FEEL IT REQUIRES SOME ATTENTION. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) AND RUN-FLAT TIRES. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED WHILE ON I80 AT FREEWAY SPEED. THERE WAS NO WARNING BY THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, BEFORE OR AFTER THE TIRE FAILURE. I NOTICED A VIBRATION EARLIER IN THE DAY AND NOW SUSPECT THE TIRE HAD BEEN FLAT FOR SOME MILES. THIS WAS OUR SECOND INSTANCE OF A FAILURE OF A RUN-FLAT TIRE, BUT IN THE CASE OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, THE WARNING LIGHT DID COME ON. IN BOTH CASES, IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES DUE TO THE AWD. IN BOTH CASES AN ALIGNMENT HAS ALSO BEEN DONE, WHICH INCLUDES RESETTING THE SPEED SENSORS (TSB PG005-04), AND NO PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED. THIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE TO RELIABLY DETECT A FLAT TIRE AND A CRASH COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED. *TR

SLIDING DOORS UNABLE TO BE OPENED IN FREEZING WEATHER. HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO WARM GARAGE TO GET DOORS OPENED. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE HELD CLOSED BY MY SEVEN YEAR OLD,( BECAUSE OF A LATCH PROBLEM)FROM HIS SCHOOL WHERE MY WIFE PICKED HIM UP, TO OUR HOUSE WHERE WE WERE UNABLE TO SECURE THE DOOR. AFTER A 600.00 BILL BY TOYOTA I SPOKE TO SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE AS WELL AS READ A BUNCH OF BLOGS WHERE IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. HAS THERE EVER BEEN AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN 2005. AT 15,000 MILES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS/BRAKE PADS/TIRES UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN ABOUT EVERY 10,000 - 20,000 MILES THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. WE NOW HAVE 61,000 MILES ON IT AND ARE ON OUR FOURTH SET OF PADS AND ROTORS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR", BUT THIS IS THE WORST PERFORMANCE I HAVE EVER HEARD OF FROM A BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA FREEZE SHUT EVERY WINTER. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IN THE CAR IS TO EITHER WAIT FOR THEM TO THAW OR CLIMB THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND KICK THEM OPEN. THIS FREEZING DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO GET INSIDE THE CAR WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN. TOYOTA SHOULD START A CAMPAIGN OR AT THE BARE MINIMUM POST A FIX FOR THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED IN A MIDWAY POSITION AND THEREFORE, WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED AWD. *TR

REAR POWER HATCH, WHEN OPENED EITHER WITH REMOTE, BY HAND OR CABIN SWITCH, IT SLOWLY GOES TO IT'S FULL OPEN POSITION, THEN VIOLENTLY CLOSES ON YOU. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT HIT ME ON THE HEAD, MADE ME DIZZY FOR A MINUTE. THE SECOND TIME IT CAUGHT MY WIFE ON HER THIGH, SHE WAS PINNED AGAINST THE BUMPER CAUSING SOME DISCOLOURATION ON HER LEGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. AS A CONSEQUENCE IT IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE HER CHILDREN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MOTOR FOR THE DOOR WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE SLIDING DOORS ON OUR TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN FREEZE SHUT. THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SUCH THAT THE SEALS HAVE TO BE SILICONED MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY WINTER. NOW TOYOTA IS RECOMMENDING CHANGING THE SEALS TO A NEW SEAL, BUT INSTEAD OF ISSUING A SAFETY RECALL THEY ARE CHARGING $200.00. IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAR FIRE BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR OR EXTRICATE A CHILD FROM THE BACK SEATS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA BINDS AND LOCKS CAUSING TOUGH STEERING AND MANY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS DUE TO DIFFICULT STEERING. REPAIR IS TO COST $800.00 DOLLARS WHICH IS RIDICULOUS FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA . WHILE APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. CONSEQUENTLY HE CRASHED INTO SOME BUSHES, AND THEN INTO A BOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE FRONT BUMPER AND ALL OTHER BODY DAMAGES. THE TECHNICIAN THEN ADDED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALL FOR THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52000 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN UPDATED 07/27/10*JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDE DOOR LOCKED UP DUE TO A CABLE THAT RUSTED AND FELL APART. THE DOOR WILL ONLY OPEN ABOUT 6 INCHES ON THE MANUAL SETTING; NOT ENOUGH TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

REPLACED COMPLETE STEERING MECHANISM - SHAFT AND GEAR AFTER MAKING SOME NOISE. THE STEERING WILL LOCK OR HARD TO TURN DURING DRIVING. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA XLE 2005 WITH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS- CABLE SNAPPED ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR NOW. TOYOTA TELLS ME IT WILL COST $1500 TO FIX- COME ON- IT IS A 1/4" CABLE AND THEY TELL ME THE ENTIRE DOOR MOTOR-WHICH APPEARS TO WORK FINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. THIS IS SHODDY WORKMANSHIP AND A BIG RIP OFF. *TR

THE REAR TAILGATE/HATCH HAS FAILED AND CLOSES ON THE PERSON UNDERNEATH. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA BECAUSE I HAD HEARD OF A RECALL, BUT THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL ONLY INVOLVED STRUTS/PISTONS ON THE AUTOMATIC DOORS - WHAT ABOUT THE MANUALLY OPERATED TAILGATE/HATCH ON THESE VEHICLES? LUCKILY THE PERSON THAT GOT HIT BY THE HATCH WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. BOTH STRUTS/PISTONS HAVE FAILED AND TOYOTA WANTS $360.00 TO REPAIR IT. CAN YOU ADVISE OF ANY OTHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED? *TR

BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA SIENNA FROM ALDERMAN'S IN RUTLAND VT. IT IS A 2005 MODEL. EGGRESS TO THE BACK TWO ROWS OF SEATS IS BY MEANS OF TWO LARGE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED DOORS. ONE CAN NOT BE OPENED AT ALL AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED BEFORE. THE OTHER HE MANAGED TO GET OPERABLE BUT MY WIFE HAS TROUBLE GETTING THE DOOR SHUT AS IT IS VERY STIFF. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A MULTI PASSENGER VEHICLE THAT MOST PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF IN AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON GIVEN THAT IT IS A FREQUENT KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A HIGH POTENTIAL OF BEING DANGEROUS.L. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH NOW SINCE THE DEALER SAID HE WOULD ORDER THE PARTS, I HAVE HEARD NOTHINGPARTS AND CALL ME WHEN THEY COME IN. HE HAS NOT CALLED. *TR

JULY 2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA I WAS ON THE RAMP TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY DOING 35MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED TO 75MPH WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I STAYED CALM BECAUSE MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH AND I DIDN'T WANT TO SCARE THEM. THANK GOD I JUMPED IN THE NEXT LANE WHERE WERE NOT TO MANY CARS AND JUST PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD THANK GOD THE CAR SLOWED DOWN . I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOOK TO THE MECHANIC HE FOUND NOTHING OUT OF PLACE . IT LATER HAPPENED AGAIN MAYBE TWO WEEKS LATE THIS TIME I WAS ON CITY STREETS AND DID THE BASICALLY THE SAME THING AS BEFORE. I RECENTLY SAW REPORTS AND I WAS NOT ALONE AND WAS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE TOYOTA SYSTEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE ANY MORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR

2005 SIENNA XLE LIMITED. IN OCTOBER OF 2009 THE CABLE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR BECAME TANGLED AND SNAPPED. CAUSED THE DOOR TO BE FROZEN IN A HALF OPEN POSITION. SEEMS VERY EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR (50,400 MILES) TO HAVE SOMETHING SO MAJOR GO WRONG. *TR

17 INCH WHEELS ARE CORRODING. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. THE PLASTIC ON THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE CHIPPED AWAY CAUSING THE CABLE TO BECOME EXPOSED. IT CORRODED AND SNAPPED, WHICH MADE THE DOOR TO STAY WIDE OPEN WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE IT BACK MANUALLY. I FOUND OUT THAT SIMILLAR INCIDENT HAPPENED TO LOTS OF OWNERS PUTTING US AND OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES AT RISK. TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY BUT ONLY DOCUMENTING THE COMPLAINTS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA DRIVER'S DOOR AND SIDE SLIDER FAIL. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR WELDS HAVE FAILED. "SAYS" TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE DEFECT AND WILL FIX. WHY WASN'T I ADVISED OF THESE DANGERS OF MY DOOR FAILING BEFORE THIS? SHOULD I HAVE FALLEN OUT OF MY CAR FIRST? *TR