2005 Toyota Sienna complaints

SLIDING PASSENGER REAR DOOR IN MINIVAN PERIODICALLY WILL NOT OPEN - EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. I WAS TOLD REPLACEMENT PART COULD COST $1200 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. AS I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK OF MY VAN, I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A NUISANCE TO NOT HAVE BOTH DOORS IN WORKING CONDITION. I ALSO FEAR THAT EVENTUALLY BOTH DOORS WILL EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

OUR SIENNA HAS WORKED PERFECTLY UNTIL OUR DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE. THIS ONLY OCCURS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. WE THOUGHT IT MAY BE A LUBRICATING ISSUE BUT AFTER COMPLETING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AND COSTLY PROBLEM FOR ALL SIENNA OWNERS. MONEY IS TIGHT RIGHT NOW AND I AM SCARED TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL YET AND IT COULD REQUIRE THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR BE REPLACED FOR $3,000? I AM VERY CONFUSED AS TO WHY THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED SINCE IT IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE 58,000. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. *TR

I PURCHASED FOUR GOODYEAR TIRES 215/65R16 FROM JUSTTIRES IN MAR 07. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, THERE WERE THREE VALVE STEM ISSUES (LEAKING) ON THREE DIFFERENT TIRES. ABOUT 3 MO LATER, THERE WAS A FOURTH INCIDENT. JUSTTIRES SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AS THEY SHOWED NO SURPRISE AND REPAIRED IT IMMEDIATELY. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR SUCH, THERE ANCILLARY PROBLEMS RESULTING IN MY LOSING A FULL DAY OF PERSONAL WORK (I AM A RESEARCH SCIENTIST). THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS COVERED BY JUSTTIRES, BUT NOT MY LOST TIME. I BRING THIS UP AS THERE WAS AN ISSUE IN CHINESE MADE VALVE STEM IN FORD VEHICLES TIRES POSED IN TODAY'S AOL. COULD THIS BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF MY HID HEADLAMPS ON A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. IT SEEMS FROM MY RESEARCH THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

REAR LIFT GATE FAILURE ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. HATCH BEGAN CLOSING IMMEDIATELY AS IT REACHED THE FULL OPEN POSITION SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2008. CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING RECALL POSTINGS, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REMEDIES. *TR

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN PAST ABOUT 4 INCHES DUE TO LOCKING MECHANISM AT BOTTOM THAT ENGAGES WHEN FUEL DOOR IS OPEN STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. FUEL DOOR IS CLOSED BUT THE LOCKING MECHANISM THAT PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM OPENING WHEN THE FUEL DOOR IS OPEN REMAINS UP. *TR

THE LEFT SLIDING-DOOR SIDE WINDOW IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH ON A DAY WHERE THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 60S. THE WINDOW WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANY OBJECT, IT JUST EXPLODED. THE WINDOW WAS NOT IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING OR RAISING AT THE TIME. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE THE DOOR WAS STUCK OPEN BECAUSE THE DOOR CABLE WAS FRAYED AND PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM SAFELY CLOSING. THE CABLE REQUIRED CUTTING TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO CLOSE AND LATCH EVEN WHEN THE OVER RIDE WAS ENABLED. THANK YOU *TR

THE MANUAL SLIDING DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. WHEN THE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN, THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHEN YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ENTERING OR EXITING THE CAR, AS THE DOOR IS HEAVY, AND ON A SLIGHT INCLINE COULD ACTUALLY INJURE A CHILD. MINIVANS, AFTER ALL, ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR TRANSPORTING CHILDREN. *TR

FRONT SEAT BELTS. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE MORE FREQUENT. DURING RETRACT BELT FOLDS ON ITSELF AND THEN GETS JAMMED. VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR. MULTIPLE TIMES WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE RIDER TO BACK SEAT OR FORE-GO USE OF SEAT BELT. DEALER HAS FIXED TWO TIMES AND CLAIMS THERE IS NO CLASS PROBLEM, WILL NOT FIX AGAIN. DEALER CLAIMS WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG, WE HAVE BEEN USING CARS FOR THIRTY YEARS WITHOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

SLIDING DOOR, DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT OPEN, SAFETY, FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES IT SHOULD OPEN. I ASKED THAT DEALER REPAIR AND THEY DID NOT. *TR

WHILE LOOSENING THE 5-POINT HARNESS STRAPS ON OUR BRITAX FRONTIER CHILD RESTRAINT (A FORWARD FACING, HARNESSED COMBINATION SEAT), THE SHOULDER STRAP FOR THE CHILD'S LEFT SHOULDER CAME OFF THE HARNESS SPLITTER PLATE WHEN THE LEFT SIDE WAS TUGGED TO LOOSEN THE STRAPS. THIS WAS WHILE THE CHILD RESTRAINT WAS INSTALLED WITH THE VEHICLE SEATBELT USING THE LONG BELT PATH INSTALLATION METHOD IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AFTER APPROX. 3 MONTHS OF REGULAR USE. I WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM UPON UNINSTALLING THE CHILD RESTRAINT, BUT I AM AWARE OF OTHER FRONTIER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WHEN LOOSENING THE STRAPS AND WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE IT WHILE INSTALLED IN THEIR VEHICLES OR UNINSTALLED. THIS POSES A RISK TO A CHILD SHOULD THIS OCCUR DURING A CRASH SCENARIO AND WARRANTS CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT INJURY OR WORSE. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO BRITAX'S CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. NOTED OUR SEAT'S MODEL, BATCH NUMBER, DATE OF MANUFACTURE, AND OUR CONTACT INFO. ON SEPT. 5, 2008. I FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO ALSO BRING THE ISSUE TO NHTSA'S ATTENTION AS WELL IN THE EVENT THAT THE ISSUE IS RECALL-WORTHY. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA, MANUAL REAR LIFT GATE STRUTS HAVE FAILED, WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE LIFT GATE OPEN. TOYOTA SENT OUT A NOTICE FOR POWER LIFT GATES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THIS COMPLAINT TO TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY STATED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NOTICE. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT RESULT IN ANY INJURIES. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON MY SIENNA VAN "FREEZE UP" UNDER CERTAIN COLD MOIST WINTER CONDITIONS MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THEM (YOU HAVE TO CLIMB IN FROM THE FRONT DOOR) AND THEN ONCE YOU MANAGE TO GET THEM OPEN, THEY WILL THEN NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE MILES WITH THE DOOR ALARM SOUNDING AND THE HEAT FULL BLAST BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND GET THEM TO FINALLY CLOSE. THIS IS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE DOOR LOOKS "CLOSED" IT IS NOT HOOKED IN AS SIGNALED BY THE ALARM. I DOUBT IF I WAS HIT IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY EITHER. THIS OCCURED THE FIRST WINTER I HAD THE CAR AND THEN A FEW TIMES EACH WINTER THEREAFTER, BUT SINCE OUIR WINTERS HAVE BEEN MILD, AND CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE NEEDED FOR IT TO OCCUR PLUS LACK OF TIME, I HAVE NOT PURSUED IT. WHEN I HAPPENED TO MENTION IT TO MY DEALER, THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PROBLEM COULD OCCUR AND IT WAS THEN DROPPED. OTHER SIENNA OWNERS HOWEVER, HAVE TOLD ME THEY ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM.

PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR FAILED THE SAME DAY THAT I PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CABLE COULD BE SEEN HANGING OUT OF THE CAR. VERY CONCERNED THAT DOOR WILL FAIL AND HARM MY SMALL CHILDREN, BY NOT ALLOWING US OUT OF THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR QUIT WORKING DUE TO THE MOTOR ATE THROUGH THE CABLES. MOTOR STILL WORKS BUT I AM FORCED TO BUY A NEW MOTOR AND CABLES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND TOYOTA WILL NOT OWN UP TO IT. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

(#1) WE PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. WITHIN ONE WEEK OF OWNING THE CAR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT WORKING. AUTOMATIC OPENER DID NOT WORK. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE FIX WAS. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AGAIN, STARTED TO SOUND LIKE CRUMPLING ALUMINUM AND WITH A FEW MORE USES WOULD NOT OPEN ANY MORE. MY DAUGHTER AND SON COULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IF THAT WAS THE ONLY SIDE TO GET OUT. TOYOTA WANTED $1,800 TO REPLACE THE CABLE THAT MOVES THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY BACK AND FORTH. THIS WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES. (#2) AFTER A FEW YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR, THE DRIVER'S DOOR STARTED "CLICKING". IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY WELD. IT WAS FIXED AND ABOUT A YEAR LATER NOW IT IS "CLICKING" AGAIN. (#3) ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DOOR LIFTING MECHANISM. IT FAILED AND THE DOOR WAS LIKE A BIG WEIGHT WAITING TO CRASH DOWN. ANOTHER RECALL. HAD I KNOW THAT IN THE 30,000 TO 45,000 MILE RANGE THAT WE WOULD HAVE FOUR TIMES DOOR PROBLEMS, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR. I FEEL THAT IT IS POORLY MADE AND ENGINEERED AND REQUIRES A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION. IS THIS A NHSTA OR DCA ISSUE? *TR

BOTH OF MY SLIDING SIDE DOORS ARE STUCK SHUT. AFTER WASHING MY CAR TODAY I WENT TO THE MALL WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN EITHER DOOR AND INSTEAD HAD TO CRAWL IN BACK, THEN CARRY HIM OUT THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. AFTER SHOPPING THE DOORS CONTINUED TO REMAINED STUCK. I LOCKED AND UNLOCKED DOORS BOTH MANUALLY AND WITH MY KEYLESS ENTRY. DOOR APPEARS UNLOCKED BUT WILL NOT OPEN. HAD TO PLACE MY CHILD IN FRONT SEAT, CLIMB IN BACK, THEN LIFT HIM TO THE BACK IN ORDER TO SECURE HIM IN HIS CAR SEAT. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES IN THE PAST, MOST OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER. HAVE HAD MECHANISM ON DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR REPLACED ONCE, CONTINUES TO WORK SPORADICALLY. I HAVE THREE OTHER CHILDREN AND DON'T KNOW HOW I AM SUPPOSED TO GET ALL OF THEM IN AND OUT WITH THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM. *TR

I AM A 42 YEAR OLD PARTIALLY DISABLED MOTHER OF 3 CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD. I WENT GROCERY SHOPPING ON THIS SUNDAY AS I DO EVERY WEEKEND. I HAD 2 SHOPPING CARTS FULL OF FOOD, AND AS EVERY GROCERY SHOPPING TRIP I HAVE ONE OF THE STORE EMPLOYEES HELP ME WITH MY CART TO THE HANDICAP PARKING SPOT AND HAND ME THE BAGS FROM THE SHOPPING CART TO ME TO THE TRUNK. THIS PARTICULAR SUNDAY I OPENED THE HATCH AND AS SOON AS IT WAS TO THE TOP I GRABBED THE BAG FROM THE 16 YEAR OLD SUMMER WORKER OF SHOPRITE OF BRANCHBURG NJ. AS I WAS PUTTING THE BAG IN THE TRUNK THE HATCH WAS CLOSING ME IN THE TRUNK. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FAST RESPONSE OF THE SHOPRITE EMPLOYEE I WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED, HURT EVEN MORE THAN I WAS OR EVEN KILLED! SHE GRABBED THE HATCH THAT HAD ME WEDGED IN THE BACK OF THE TRUNK, IT WAS ON MY BACK AND MY BELLY WAS ON THE BUMPER PART OF THE TRUNK. SHE HELD THE HATCH DOOR AND EVEN PULLED IT UP A LITTLE BIT SO I COULD FALL TO MY KNEES TO GET OUT OF THE TRUNK. I HAVE 4 RUPTURED/HERNIATED DISCS IN MY LOWER BACK AND ONE IN MY NECK. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I CONTORTED MYSELF TO DROP TO MY KNEES AND TWIST MY HEAD TO GET OUT, I FELL TO THE GROUND. I HAD BRUISES ON MY BACK AS WELL AS SCRATCH MARKS! THANK GOD FOR THAT EMPLOYEE! I WOULD BE DEAD! THIS HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE, NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. MY GOD WHY DID YOU NOT RECALL THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 TOYOTA???? WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS NOT WITH ME! WHAT IF MY DAUGHTER (S) WERE WITH ME? I AM STILL IN MORE PAIN FROM THE HATCH CLOSING IN ON ME! I

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. SHE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SLIDING DOORS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2006. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE DOORS WOULD OPEN. WHEN THE CONTACT MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE DOORS BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALER, THEY WOULD NOT OPEN AGAIN. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT WHEN SHE FIRST BEGAN TAKING HER VEHICLE IN FOR THIS FAILURE, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,734 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE HATCH STRUT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA FAILED AND THE HATCH WILL NO LONGER STAY OPEN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR ANY OF MY FAMILY SHOULD IT HAVE JUST DROPPED ON US. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IN RESEARCHING THIS ITS SEEMS IT IS VERY COMMON AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE A RECALL. MY CAR IS 3YEARS 4 MONTHS OLD AND THIS FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED THIS EARLY. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING SIDE DOORS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. LIFTGATE WILL NOT STAY OPEN OR CLOSED USING THE REMOTE. STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (TWICE) BY THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THEY DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO DEAL WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM, BUT WILL ONLY FIX IT IF THE STRUT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY "THINK" IT MAY BE THE MOTOR, BUT REALLY DON'T KNOW. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA (USED) AND AFTER A FEW DAYS OF OWNING THE MINI VAN THE MANUAL REAR HATCH DOOR DID NOT REMAIN ELEVATED AS IT HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE AND WAS DESIGNED TO DO. THE DOOR, WHICH IS HEAVY, SIMPLY FELL DOWN AND BUMPED ME. I DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE STRUTS (REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS) AND I PROCEEDED TO GET PART QUOTES FROM VARIOUS LOCAL TOYOTA PARTS DEPARTMENTS RANGING FROM $200-$700 (SEEMED A HIGH RANGE...AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS ISSUED). I NEXT DID SOME SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS DEFECT WAS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA AND THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A BULLETIN AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ITEM. UPON RECEIVING RESISTANCE FROM LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TO COVER THIS WORK UNDER WARRANTY, I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. I THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT KINGS TOYOTA IN CINCINNATI, OH AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE SPECIFIC ISSUE, WARRANTY, ETC AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER FOR MY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. AFTER DROPPING OFF THE VEHICLE, I RECEIVED A CALL BACK THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN-STOCK (EVEN THOUGH I HAD MADE THE APPOINTMENT SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS WARRANTY ITEM, AND ALSO INFORMED THEM WHEN I DROPPED OFF THE CAR OF EXACTLY WHAT PARTS AND WORK WAS NEEDED). I WANTED TO MAKE NHTSA AWARE OF THE SEEMING RESISTANCE / DELAYS OF TOYOTA TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, I CAUGHT THE REAR DOOR BEFORE IT HIT ME VERY HARD, BUT IF A CHILD OR SMA

SERIOUS UNEVEN WEARING OF TIRES. FLAT AT INNER SHOULDERS BUT NORMAL AT CENTER AND OUTER SHOULDERS FOR ALL THE FOUR TIRES. *TR

THIS WINTER I NOTICED A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM ONE OF THE STRUTS THAT LIFTS THE HATCH TO MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THEN, SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE HATCH OPENED AND THEN SLAMMED DOWN ON MY HEAD AND CONTINUED TO DROP. FROM THEN ON, THE HATCH OPENS WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED BUT DOES NOT STAY OPEN ON ITS OWN, BUT INSTEAD DROPS ON THE HEAD OF ANYONE IN THE WAY. VERY DANGEROUS. THE HATCH IS CRUSHINGLY HEAVY. VAN IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, BUT OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE IT'S PAST MILEAGE CUT OFF. IS A HATCH EVEN AFFECTED BY MILEAGE?! TOYOTA REPAIR COSTS ABOUT $600!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS HAPPENED TO MANY TOYOTA SIENNAS. TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND RECALL! *TR

1) WE HAD BEEN ON VACATION FOR A WEEK AND A HALF, DURING WHICH TIME OUR MINIVAN SAT IN OUR GARAGE. THE FIRST DAY AFTER RETURNING, I TOOK THE KIDS TO A GROCERY STORE AND USED THE POWER SLIDING DOOR BUTTON TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS. WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE DOORS, I NOTICED THAT ONE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK - IT SLID BACK BUT WOULD NOT LATCH. I TRIED PUSHING IT IN BUT IT WAS NOT WORKING. NOTHING WAS JAMMED IN IT EITHER. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. 2) SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT LATCHING. I HAD TO GET MYSELF AND THE KIDS HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE, BUT THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SHOWED ME THAT A DOOR WAS UNLOCKED AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO LOCK IT. I STARTED DRIVING SLOWLY BUT UPON THE SLOWEST OF TURNS IN THE PARKING LOT, THE DOOR WOULD START SLIDING OPEN. MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS TRYING TO REACH OVER TO KEEP IT SHUT! IN ORDER TO DRIVE TO GET IT REPAIRED, I HAD TO TIE THE DOOR TO AN INSIDE HANDLE AND DRIVE SLOWLY IN ORDER TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM OPENING. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE: SAFETY ISSUE!!! THIS FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS IS ON A MINIVAN, WHERE CHILDREN ARE SITTING. EVEN THOUGH MY CHILDREN ALWAYS HAVE THEIR SEAT BELTS ON, IT WAS STILL SCARY FOR THEM AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, WHICH DID NOT FAIL AND THUS WAS NOT REPAIRED. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART, ON A RELATIVELY NEW CAR? 3) I CALLED OUR TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPT. THE C

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT STOPPED OPERATING PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DON JOSEPH TOYOTA, KENT OHIO. THEY ADVISED THAT THE SEAT FRAME/MOTOR ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBER 71120-AE100, WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE MANAGER FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE ITEM APPEARED TO BE A RESULT OF FAULTY ENGINEERING, BUT TOYOTA HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. SERVICE MANAGER FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE OPERATED SAFELY IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. *TR

THE REAR TRUNK STRUTS DO NOT HOLD THE DOOR OPEN. DOOR CLOSES ITSELF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MAY HURT SOMEONE WHILE ACCESSING THE TRUNK. *TR

THE POWER REAR DOOR LIFTS NORMALLY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY GOES DOWN SUDDENLY, IF SOME IS PUTTING SOMETHING IN THE CARGO AREA, THE DOOR WILL HIT THE PERSON ON THE BACK OR HEAD. AS RESISTANCE IS APPLIED TO THE DOOR COMING DOWN, IT WILL START LIFTING AGAIN AND CONTINUE THE SAME PATTERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT OPENS THE REAR LIFTGATE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE BACK. THE LIFTGATE WILL ALSO CLOSE REGARDLESS IF AN OBJECT OR THE CONTACT IS ATTEMPTING TO KEEP IT OPEN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FAILURE. ALSO, WHENEVER SNOW FALLS FROM THE ROOF RACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT'S VISION IS HINDERED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

MANUAL LIFTGATE ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WILL NOT STAY OPEN. DOOR IS HEAVY ENOUGH TO CRUSH CHILD. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WANTS $600 TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE PISTONS. *TR

REAR BACK DOOR OF MY TOYOTA SIENNA CLOSES ON ITS OWN AND HAD SLAMMED ON MY BACK. *TR

REAR TRUNK STRUT FAILURE ON TOYOTA SIENNA. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED, AWD, VIN [XXX], TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, AND NEVER HAS WORKED PROPERLY. IT MOST RECENTLY FAILED ON MARCH 28, 2008, WHERE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD ZERO AIR PRESSURE. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW RUN FLAT TIRE WHICH WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 31MILES AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. DUE TO THIS FAULTY WARNING SYSTEM, A BRAND NEW $250.00+ TIRE WAS DESTROYED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES PRIOR TO THE ABOVE-MENTIONED INCIDENT. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM DOES NOT MONITOR THE TIRE PRESSURE AT ALL; THAT IT ONLY MONITORS THE WHEEL SPEED, AND IT IS EXTREMELY INACCURATE AT THAT. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT TOYOTA HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND YET STILL FRAUDULENTLY MARKETED THIS SYSTEM AS VIABLE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM ON THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. AS A DISABLED PERSON, THIS TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM WAS THE DECIDING FACTOR IN MY BUYING THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. I HAVE DIFFICULTY BENDING DOWN TO TAKE THE TIRE PRESSURES AND I EXPECTED AND RELY ON THIS TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM TO WARN ME OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE; IT IS A TOTAL AND COMPLETE FAILURE IN THAT REGARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE VEHICLE SPUN OFF OF THE TRACTOR AND TRAVELED BACK TO THE LEFT OF THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE AND EMS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE, AND THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY PERSON TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL FOR MINOR TO MODERATE CUTS, BRUISES, NECK, AND BACK PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

MY 2005 SIENNA MINIVAN HAS A REAR DOOR THAT KEEPS FALLING DOWN ON ITS OWN. WHAT'S WORSE, BECAUSE THE SIENNA IS EQUIPPED WITH A MOTOR TO PULL THE DOOR BACK, THE DOOR KEEPS PULLING BACK NO MATTER WHAT THE RESISTANCE IS. IT HURT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON SO BAD WE HAD TO TAKE HIM TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR THE BRUISES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS SEATED IN A BOOSTER SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HE LEANED FORWARD IN THE REAR SEAT AND THE LAP STRAP OF THE SEAT BELT WRAPPED AROUND HIS LOWER STOMACH AREA. THE CHILD SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS ON HIS STOMACH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT, BUT THE RETRACTOR WOULD CONTINUALLY TIGHTEN, INSTEAD OF LOOSENING. SHE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT STRAPS IN ORDER TO RELEASE HER CHILD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,279.

AFTER 2 VISITS TO AN ATLANTA-AREA TOYOTA DEALER IN RESPONSE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN 05V-327(50L), THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTINUES TO BIND IN THE NEW BEZEL, AND ANY PASSENGER USING THE SEAT BELT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN 2007, THEY WERE UNWILLING TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION ON THE ISSUE. THE BELT HAS BOUND IN THE BEZEL 50 OR MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE WINDSHIELD IS FALLING APART, THE WEATHERSTRIPS ARE DETACHING, AND THE COVER DIRECTLY ABOVE THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE IS SINKING UNDERNEATH. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

INSTALLATION ISSUES REGARDING EVENFLO GENERATIONS COMBINATION SEAT, MODEL 3522607 L1, MANUFACTURED IN MARCH 5, 2008. 1) LATCH ASSEMBLY IS ATTACHED TO THE BOOSTER SEAT WITH A PLASTIC PEG AND A STRAP WHICH IS SEW ONTO THE LATCH BELT. THIS ASSEMBLY PREVENTS THE LATCH BELT FROM BEING FULLY TIGHTENED ON ONE SIDE AND IN TURN PREVENTS THE SEAT FROM BEING PROPERLY INSTALLED. 2) LATCH BUCKLE SIZE PREVENTS LATCH BELT FROM BEING TIGHTENED AND LEADS TO BINDING OF THE LATCH BELT AS IT IS TIGHTENED. THIS PREVENTS FULL SECURING OF THE SEAT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=SIENNA). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON THE VAN. THE PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE CLOSING. YOU CAN CLOSE IT MANUALLY, BUT THE MOTOR WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CLOSE THE DOOR COMPLETELY. I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. I WAS TOLD THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE DOOR WAS WORE OUT AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND WOULD COST ME $1,600.00 TO REPLACE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHY WOULD A TWO YEAR OLD HIGH QUALITY TOYOTA VAN HAVE AN ISSUE SUCH AS THIS. THIS IS DUE TO POOR QUALITY. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE DOOR AS OF YET DUE TO I AM CURRENTLY ON MY WAY UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AT TOYOTA TO GET THIS CORRECTED. *TR

WE DRIVE A TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN THAT IS HANDICAPPED EQUIPPED BY BRAUN CORPORATION, AS DO OTHER HANDICAPPED PEOPLE AROUND THE NATION. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BROKE WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT BECAUSE THE WELDS BY BRAUN FAILED. I WAS TOLD THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. BRAUN ACKNOWLEDGED THE "PROBLEM" AND SAID THERE WAS GOING TO BE A "RECALL" BUT THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN ASAP TO AVOID ANY INJURIES OR DEATH BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING ABOUT THESE DEFECTIVE WELDS TO THE VEHICLE FRAME. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLES CORRODED ( RUSTED AWAY ALL BUT TWO (2) STRANDS) AND SNAPPED BETWEEN THE TOP TWO ROLLERS THAT GUIDES THE OPEN/CLOSE CABLES. THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFINITE AND SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AS IT MAY TRAP THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS IN A EMERGENCY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PLACING PACKAGES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE LIFTGATE FELL ON THE CONTACT'S HEAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STRUTS. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE HOLDING HER INFANT AND RETRIEVING PACKAGES FORM THE REAR, THE LIFTGATE AUTOMATICALLY FELL AND STRUCK THE INFANT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE, BUT HAVE NOT REACHED ANY CONCLUSIONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

2005 XLE TOYOTA SIENNA - BACK LIFT GATE GOES UP AND SHOULD STAY BUT COMES BACK DOWN. COMES DOWN AND PUSHES ON WHAT OR WHOEVER IS STANDING THERE, GOES UP, AND COMES BACK DOWN AGAIN AND AGAIN. *TR

MECHANISM HOLDING LIFT GATE IN OPEN POSITION FAILED. LIFT GATE NO LONGER STAYS OPEN WITHOUT SUPPORT. *TR

PURCHASED TOYOTA SIENNA 2005. PROBLEM WITH SLIPPING TRANSMISSION AND LOW GEARS AND ON HIGHWAY IN SLOW TRAFFIC. THE MANAGEMENT OF DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS NORMAL AND ADVISED TO GET USE TO THAT. WHEN I SHOW HIM PRINTOUTS OF NUMBER OF COMPLAINS FROM THE INTERNET BY SIENNA OWNERS HE ADMITTED THAT HIS WIFE IS HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH HER MINIVAN. AFTER FOUR VISITS TO A DEALERSHIP NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

OPENED REAR HATCH ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. IT OPENED THEN IMMEDIATELY CLOSED, HITTING ME ON THE HEAD. *TR

LIFTGATE ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED WITH THE POWER LIFTGATE OPTION. GRADUALLY STOPPED LIFTING AND UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WOULD LIFT UP COMPLETELY AND AS I WAS LOADING CARGO INTO THE REAR IT CAME DOWN PINNING ME BETWEEN IT AND THE BUMPER. THE SHOCKS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE LIFTGATE AND IT HAD STARTED TO GO DOWN AND THE POWER CLOSING FEATURE TOOK OVER. *TR