2005 Toyota Sienna complaints

ON DECEMBER 5, 2007, I CAME OUT OF COSTCO TO FIND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD ALREADY PUT OUT THE ENGINE FIRE ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA - ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. IT HAPPENED AFTER I HAD GONE IN TO SHOP SO THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OFF WITH NO PERSON IN IT. *TR

REAR TAILGATE WAS OPENED TO REMOVE GROCERIES AND IT SUDDENLY CAME DOWN ON MY SON AS HE WAS REMOVING A BAG. HE WAS HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND SHOULDER. THE TAILGATE NOW COMES DOWN AFTER EITHER USING THE MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC LIFT. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, HAVE FAULTY PART (APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE EXTERNAL LIFT STRUTS). *TR

THE HYDRAULIC PISTONS WHICH ASSIST IN RAISING AND STABILIZING THE REAR LIFTGATE IN THE OPEN OR LIFTED OF MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA FAILED. THE GATE IS DIFFICULT TO RAISE AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR LIFTED POSITION WITHOUT FALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2005 AND HAS 46,000 MILES. *TR

GAS TANK PUNCTURED. GAS TANK IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC WITH NO OUTER COVERING TO PROTECT BEING PUNCTURED FROM UNDERNEATH. WE RAN OVER WOOD, PUNCTURED GAS TANK AND LEAKED GAS ALL OVER FREEWAY WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE. *TR

PLEASE REFERENCE EXISTING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA06020 STRUTS FOR THE REAR POWER LIFTGATE FAILED SUDDENLY. INITIAL BEHAVIOR WAS REAR LIFTGATE OPENING MORE SLOWLY THAN NORMAL, AND BEGAN TO OCCUR DURING COLDER WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THEN LIFTGATE STRUTS SUDDENLY FAILED COMPLETELY- AFTER OPENING THE LIFTGATE, IT FELL DOWN WITH FULL WEIGHT (ALMOST ZERO RESISTANCE) ONTO DRIVER WHO WAS UNDER THE LIFTGATE. *TR

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PERFORMED ON A RATTLE. DEALER ALWAYS TELLS ME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM- BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE WHEN I GET HOME! THE SLIDING BACK DOORS OPEN BUT WILL NOT SHUT ONCE PUSHING ANY BUTTON AND I HAVE TO DO IT MANUALLY, MEANING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HIT THE REMOTE A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET IT TO OPEN. BOTH SLIDING DOORS STUCK CLOSED. THEY WOULD NOT WORK WITH THE BUTTON ARE MANUALLY. AT TIMES I CAN'T OPEN IT USING EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE, NOR HAS JIGGLING THE DOOR LOCK. THERE IS A NOISE THAT THE DOORS NORMALLY MAKE. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I TRY TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS- ONLY SOMETIMES! SO, YES IT IS HARD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND ABLE TO SHOW HIM THE BROKEN PART!! I FEAR THAT THE DOORS ARE GOING TO OPEN AND HAVE THE KIDS FALL OUT OR SOMETHING! LIFT GATE UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED WHILE STANDING AT THE BACK OF THE VAN. AT ONE TIME THE REAR DOOR LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYED ON WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. I PUSHED THE BUTTON ON THE B-PILLAR AND THE REMOTE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN. I MANUALLY CLOSED THE REAR DOOR AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT WHEN OFF THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL WORKED. ONE TIME THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR STARTS TO OPEN WHEN I TRY TO OPEN IT USING EITHER BUTTON ON B-PILLAR OR REMOTE. IT STARTS MOVING BUT ONLY MOVES MAY BE ABOUT 2-3MM - THAT'S RIGHTS,

TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT ON MY 2005 SIENNE XLE LIMITED BEFORE THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM FAILED AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT HAD "RUN FLAT" TIRES, I DID NOT GET THE EXPECT 50 MILES OF DRIVING TO GET TO A SERVICE STATION AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 MILES. THERE WAS LIFTGATE STRUT FAILURE. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW WHEN OPENING, AND OCCASIONALLY IT DID NOT OPEN. WITHOUT WARNING, THE LIFTGATE CLOSED ON ITS OWN AND ALMOST CAUSED INJURY WITH THE CONTACT. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THE VEHICLE FOR THAT COMPONENT, EA06020. THE DATE OF PURCHASE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF

THE POWER LIFTGATE STARTED TO RANDOMLY CLOSE. IT CLOSED ON MYSELF AND MY CHILD WHILE WE WERE UNLOADING THE TRUNK AREA OF THE MINIVAN. IT CAUSED SOME DISCOMFORT AS IT WAS QUITE HEAVY. ONE TIME IT AUTOMATICALLY REOPENED WHEN IT HIT MY BODY BUT 3 OTHER TIMES IT DID NOT AND I HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE POWER CONTROL OFF AND OPEN IT MANUALLY - EVEN NOW IT WILL SHUT ON ME BUT WITH THE POWER DISENGAGED I CAN HOLD IT OPEN. IT IS A HEAVY DOOR AND COULD EASILY CAUSE SOME INJURY. I HAVE TESTED IT USING THE REMOTE AND IT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. I INDICATED INJURY BELOW AS I WAS HIT WITH IT AND MY SON BANGED HIS HEAD THOUGH IT WAS ALL MINOR. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA: POWER REAR DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSES DOWN THEREBY CAUSING DANGER WHEN REMOVING CARGO. *TR

REAR DOOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION. DOOR HAS TO BE HELD OPEN OR IT WILL DESCEND ON HEAD AND/OR SHOULDERS, CAUSING INJURY/PAIN. APPEARS THAT REAR DOOR STAYS HAVE FAILED. *TR

LIFT GATE FAILED TO OPEN ALL THE WAY QUITE OFTEN AND THEN BEGAN TO FAIL IN OCTOBER OF 2007. I WAS LOADING AND THE GATE FELL UNEXPECTEDLY AND I COULD NOT GET OUT FROM UNDER IT. THOUGH I WAS NOT INJURED, IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE DOOR SINCE THEN AND THE STRUTS. THE DOOR AND STRUTS ARE NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS OLD AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DOOR IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE PUTTING UP WITH THIS AND GETTING LUCKY? THOSE GATES ARE VERY HEAVY. IT FELL ON MY HUSBAND WHO IS 215 POUNDS AND HE ALMOST COULD NOT GET OUT, EITHER. *TR

FAILURE OF REAR DOOR HATCH TO STAY OPEN. DEFECTIVE STRUTS (STAYS PER TOYOTA) IN 2005 SIENNA. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LIFTGATE CYLINDER FAILED AND HATCH DID NOT STAY OPEN HITTING ME ON THE HEAD. *TR

CONSUMER DID RESEARCH ON INVESTIGATIONS FOR A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TOYOTA HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION BUT THEY HAVE NOT SENT ANYTHING IN YET. *KB

ON DEC. 3, 2007 AT 10 AM I LEFT MY MORNING EXERCISE CLASS AND DROVE INTO THE PARKING LOT AT THE BANK. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WITH MY RIGHT FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE MINI VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. IT WENT OVER A CURB AND WAS STOPPED BY A TREE. IT HAPPENED VERY SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING. THE MINI VAN IS CURRENTLY AT AN AUTO REPAIR CENTER. THE DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT OVER $4000. I AM AFRAID TO EVER DRIVE THAT VAN AGAIN. AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED IT WILL BE TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT BY ENGINEERING. *TR

LIFT GATE WILL NOT STAY OPEN ANY LONGER. WHEN POWER LIFT IS ENABLED, IT WILL OPEN THE BACK HATCH (SLOWLY) AND IMMEDIATELY BEGIN CLOSING -- IN POWER MODE! THIS HAS SOME PRETTY FIERCE FORCE BEHIND IT AND AM GLAD THAT WE DO NOT ALLOW OUR CHILDREN ANYWHERE NEAR IT UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. ONE OR BOTH OF THE GAS LIFTERS HAS OBVIOUSLY FAILED. IT USED TO BE THAT THIS WAS BAD ONLY IN COLD WEATHER BUT NOW IT HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE (70 DEGREES TODAY). *TR

THE SUPPORT DEVICE FOR THE BACK LIFTGATE FAILED TO STAY UP. IT LOOKS LIKE IT LEAKED FLUID WHERE THE PISTON MEETS THE CYLINDER. IT FAILS EVERYTIME THE DOOR IS OPEN. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED AWD MINIVAN WITH A POWER LIFT-GATE. EARLIER THIS WEEK, AFTER OPENING THE LIFT-GATE VIA THE POWER REMOTE, THE DOOR IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED DOWN. MY WIFE WAS RETRIEVING ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK AND WAS HIT BY THE FALLING DOOR. THIS IS A VERY HEAVY DOOR, AND MY WIFE HURT HERSELF TRYING TO HOLD IT OPEN, WHILE GETTING OUT FROM UNDER IT. THE LIFT-GATE OPENS UNDER POWER, BUT NOW WILL NOT STAY OPEN, AND SLAMS SHUT EVERY TIME. WE HAVE SINCE SHUT OFF THE POWER FEATURE, AND ONLY USE THE LIFT-GATE WHEN TOGETHER. SOMEONE HOLDS IT OPEN, WHILE THE OTHER LOADS OR UNLOADS THE TRUNK. IT IS TOO HEAVY TO HANDLE ALONE. *TR

MY 2005 SIENNA POWER HATCH DOOR WOULD NOT HOLD DURING COLD WEATHER. WHEN IT IS AROUND 40F, THE POWER HATCH DOOR WOULD NOT STAY AT THE TOP AND WOULD COME BACK DOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR HATCH STRUTS BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT IS LIKE THAT WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD AND THERE IS NOT MUCH THEY CAN DO. HERE IN IDAHO, THERE ARE ABOUT 4 MONTHS IN A YEAR THAT THE WEATHER IS THAT COLD. THAT MEANS I CANNOT USED THE POWER HATCH REAR DOOR 4 MONTHS OUT OF A YEAR. I AM JUST WONDERING WHY WOULD A CUSTOMER PAYS EXTRA FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY CANNOT USE 4 MONTHS OUT OF A YEAR. ONE OF THE REASON I PURCHASED THE LIMITED VERSION WAS BECAUSE OF THE POWER HATCH DOOR. IF TOYOTA TAKES THE POSITION THAT THE POWER HATCH DOOR WOULD NOT WORK WHEN IT IS COLD, TOYOTA SHOULD DISCLOSE THIS TO ALL POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. SO PEOPLE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION BEFORE THEY MAKE THE PURCHASE. *TR

THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION. WHEN THE ACCELERATION IS PRESSED THERE IS A DELAY OF SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDS RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR INNER RETENTION HINGE ON 2005 SIENNA LE VAN, THE SPOT WELDS BROKE AND THE LOCAL TOYOTA BODY SHOP IS CHARGING ME $ 261.00 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE PRODUCT. *TR

BACK LIFTGATE WON'T STAY UP. WHEN THE BACK HATCH IS OPENED, IT CLOSES IMMEDIATELY (QUICKLY). IT IS DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE & CHILDREN AS IT COMES DOWN AS SOON AS IT'S OPENED. I'M AFRAID SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT CURRENTLY THE SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. PREVIOUSLY, THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND WAS STICKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER LATER THIS WEEK TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE WELDING ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS SEPARATED FROM THE HINGE. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN. THE DOOR BEGAN MAKING NOISES SIX MONTHS AGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE DOOR HAS NOT BEEN USED FREQUENTLY AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO PAY SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE COST TO REPAIR THE DOOR; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THEY SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE COST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

REAR HATCH ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA IS NOT STAYING OPEN. WHEN I OPEN THE REAR DOOR, IT AUTOMATICALLY CLOSES ON ME WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS SEEING AS THE REAR DOOR IS VERY HEAVY. DOOR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIR AS THE DEALERSHIP WANTS US TO PAY 583 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ADDRESS AND HAVE A RECALL. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND NHTSA HAS A CASE CURRENTLY OPEN(EA06020). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE SHOCKS SHOULD BE REPLACED. AS OCTOBER 4, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OPEN FOR THE STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFT GATE: SUPPORT DEVICE (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA06020). THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE AUTOMATIC BACK HATCH/TAILGATE BEGAN TO NOT WORK. WHEN IT OPENS IT IMMEDIATELY FALLS DOWN AND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS SOME SUPPOSED SAFETY FEATURE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT POP UP WHEN IT MEETS AN OBSTRUCTION,ONE MUST PUSH WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT TO GET IT TO STOP CLOSING. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO SERIOUS INJURIES I HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD AND HAVE STRAINED MYSELF TO KEEP IT CLOSED. IF A CHILD EVER WERE CAUGHT IN IT,MY FEAR IS IT COULD BE DEADLY. MY MECHANIC CALLED THE DEALER FOR PARTS AND NOT ONLY WERE THEY RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE,BUT THEY ARE HARD TO GET. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CONSUMER LINE AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK HATCH OR ANY ON GOING INVESTIGATIONS. BECAUSE OF HIGH MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE,THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIAL FATAL ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. *JB UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN

MY DAUGHTER WAS PLACING ITEMS IN THE BACK OF OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE WHEN THE POWER REAR LIFTGATE SUDDENLY CAME DOWN WITH GREAT FORCE AND STRUCK HER ON THE ARM/SHOULDER. IT WAS WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM UNDER THE DOOR. THE LIFTGATE OPERATED ON ITS OWN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO FORCE HER WAY FREE, WITH BRUISES, BUT A SMALLER PERSON COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I WILL TALK TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT, BUT IN MY OPINION THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE LIFTGATE WHEN I ARRIVED HOME AND IT IS STILL OPERATING ERRATICALLY. UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED, WE HAVE TURNED OFF THE POWER TO THE REAR LIFTGATE AND ARE OPERATING IT MANUALLY. *JB

I OPENED MY REAR LIFTGATE USING THE POWER BUTTON AND REACHED INTO THE BACK OF MY SIENNA AND THE DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED CLOSING ON TOP OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH BACK HARD ENOUGH ON IT AND HAD TO QUICKLY DROP TO THE GROUND TO PREVENT BEING TRAPPED AND/OR INJURED. HAD MY CHILDREN BEEN IN THEIR I DON'T KNOW HOW SERIOUS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. *JB

ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THE REAR LIFT-GATE ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN (XLE) STARTED TO DROP DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER BEING OPENED. IF PUSHED, THE LIFT-GATE WOULD GO UP, ONLY TO DROP DOWN AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHILE I WAS UNLOADING ITEMS FROM THE BACK, THE LIFT-GATE STARTED TO CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY AND WOULD NOT GO UP WHEN I PUSHED IT. I HAD TO ESCAPE UNDER THE LIFT-GATE OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED BETWEEN THE LIFT-GATE AND THE CAR. NOW, THE LIFT-GATE OPENS AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY CLOSES; IT DOESN'T STAY OPEN. I CANNOT USE IT - IT IS TOO DANGEROUS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WOULD NOT STAY UP AND CONTINUED TO CLOSE. SHE STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WAS REPAIRED ON AUGUST 23, 2007 BY THE TOYOTA DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,495. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. VEHICLE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND OTHER INTERNET SEARCHES REVEALED NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH SAME EARLY FAILURE. TSB EXISTS FOR PROBLEM, BUT REPAIR IS EARLY AND EXPENSIVE. *TR UPDATED 10/03/07. *JB

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA BENT REAR SHOCK DUE TO PART FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT TOYOTA IS GOING TO MAKE HIM PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO THE VAN BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IN RECALL AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR HATCH WAS BEING SHUT WHEN THE SHOCK BENT. THE REAR HATCH WAS USED MINIMALLY. *JB

REAR LIFTGATE STAY ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS LEAKED AND FAILED. RESULT IS NOW LIFTGATE CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY ON TOP OF OWNER WHEN LOADING AND UNLOADING. ONLY 25,000 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE 42000 MILE, WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR, IT BOUNCED BACK BEFORE COMPLETELY CLOSE. AN OBVIOUS HINCH WORN OUT AT THE DOORWAY MADE THE SLIDING DOOR VERY LOOSING. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN THE DOOR CAN'T SHUT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH GRINDING NOISE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE FEELS LIKE HE SHOULD NOT ABSORB ANY OF THE COST**NAR**CC THE MECHANIC STATED THE DOOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AMENDED THE CONSUMER'S PRICE TO $400 FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 HYDRAULIC LIFT GATE FAILURE CAUSED LIFT GATE TO CLOSE INEXPEDIENTLY ON HEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE CONTACT PUSHED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH, IT OPENED TO ITS FULL POSITION. WITHOUT WARNING, IT SUDDENLY DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 12-18 INCHES AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THEY REPLACED THE PART. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,230. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

THE LIFTGATE ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN 2005 HAS FAILED. THE BACK DOOR CLOSED DOWN AFTER IT LIFTS TO THE MOST OPEN POSITION. THIS IS A CONSTANT FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PAY FOR ENTIRE REPAIR. I CALLED TOYOTA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND AFTER THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING TO SPLIT THE OVER $600.00 REPAIR WITH ME. I HAVE REJECTED THAT OFFER, AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AND AM GOING TO GO BACK TO TOYOTA CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO SEE IF I CAN GET A BETTER RESOLUTION. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT MINIVAN'S ARE TYPICALLY VEHICLES THAT PARENTS WITH CHILDREN HAVE. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A CHILD IS CRUSHED TO RECALL THIS? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. THE REAR POWER DOOR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLAM SHUT WHEN I OPENED IT. I READ THE MANUAL TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SUGGESTIONS. I TURNED OFF THE MASTER REAR DOOR SWITCH-SAME RESULTS. THE DOOR GOES UP SLOWLY AS USUAL BUT SLAMS DOWN VERY FAST AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE WAY OR YOU HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES. WE BOUGHT THE VAN BECAUSE WE PICK UP OUR GRANDDAUGHTER EACH WEEK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DOOR. *TR

BACK DOOR WAS OPENED USING THE REMOTE KEY AND THEN IT SUDDENLY CLOSED BY ITSELF. INDIVIDUAL WAS HIT BY THE DOOR AS IT CLOSED. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE LEFT SIDE "STRUT" ON THE DOOR WAS LEAKING. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT AT 800-331-4331 AND WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE #. TOYOTA ALSO REFERRED TO TSB BO001-07. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER WOULD CHARGE TO FIX SINCE VEHICLE HAS 51K MILES, ALTHOUGH LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE BACK DOOR STAYS WERE DEFECTIVE ALTHOUGH NUMEROUS CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED, AND THERE IS A CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION (ACTION #EA06020). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE THROTTLE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LIFT GATE WOULD CLOSE IMMEDIATELY AFTER OPENING AND WOULD FORCE ITSELF SHUT WHEN OPENED MANUALLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,900.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF RIGHT REAR HATCH SHOCK. THE SHOCK COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL PRESSURE CAUSING THE REAR HATCH TO FALL. DEFECTIVE PART WAS REPLACED. TOYOTA COVERED ONLY HALF OF THE COST. PART WAS LEFT AT TOYOTA OF GREENVILLE. *JB

I OPENED THE MANUAL LIFTGATE ON THE 2005 SIENNA AND IT IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK DOWN ON MY HEAD, STRIKING ME ON THE FOREHEAD. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE CYLINDERS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY STATED THEY HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL.*AK

LEFT FRONT DOOR,WELD BROKER, CHECK STRAP MOUNT BASE. I WOULD LIKE THIS SAFETY DEFECT REPAIRED TO AVOID A COMPLETE FAILURE WHICH WOULD PERMIT THE UNCHECKED DOOR TO SWING INTO AN ADJACENT CAR OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, (IF PARKED ON A STREET). REPORTED THIS SAFETY DEFECT TO TOYOTA ON 6/20/07 @ 44,082 MILES, ASSIGNED FILE NUMBER 200707020143. TOYOTA HAS DECLINED TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN NUM 00307, ITEM NUMBER 10021711, AND TWO REPORTS ON YOUR SITE, ODI 10184002 & ODI 10191764, OUTLINE SIMILAR DEFECTS. *TR

PURCHASED 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH FIRESTONE COMPACT SPARE IN NOVEMBER 2005. IN JUNE 2006, USED SPARE FOR ABOUT 8 MILES AND NOTED SEVERE CRACKING ON SPARE. FIRESTONE REPLACED AFTER TWO - THREE WEEKS DELAY DUE TO OUT OF STOCK. REPLACEMENT SPARE WAS MOUNTED JULY 7, 2006. IN JUNE 2007, I WAS PLANNING ROAD TRIP, SO I CHECKED SPARE. ONCE AGAIN, NOTED CRACKING ON SPARE. THIS TIRE WAS UNDER A YEAR OLD AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED ON THE ROAD. ONE FAILURE IS BAD LUCK, BUT TWO FAILURES LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT TIRE AND/OR MOUNT DESIGN ON THIS VEHICLE CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE. OBVIOUSLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND LONG TERM RELIABILITY. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA ADVERTISES MPG AVE OF 18 AND I HAVE ONLY RECIEVED 14MPG WITH MINE. THIS IS FALSE ADVERTISING AND COSTS CONSUMERS $100'S OF EXTRA DOLLARS!!

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR WITH RUN-FLAT TIRES. TIRES REPLACED AFTER 17,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR