2005 Toyota Sienna complaints

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT ENABLE ( IE AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF ) WHEN A 100 POUND PASSENGER SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. 1ST, REAR HATCH WOULD NOT STAY UP. MANY TIMES IT HIT MY HEAD WITH NO SEVERE INJURIES. DUE TO EXTENDED WARRANTY UAC COVERED REPLACEMENT AT 73,646 MILES. 2ND, DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR WAS MAKING POPPING LIKE NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING DOOR. UAC (EXTENDED WARRANTY) DECLINED CLAIM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. NOW WHEN I ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BRAKE. BOTH PROBLEMS STARTED SIX MONTHS FROM PURCHASE DATE (10/05/04).

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51000. THERE IS A TRANSMISSION DELAY WITH HIS VEHICLE THAT IS CONSTANT, AND OCCURS WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 6-10 MPH. THE DEALER CALLED IT HUNTING FOR A GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES SINCE A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM; HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.

ISSUE: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. THE BACK DOOR OF THE SIENNA 2005 STOPPED FUNCTIONING. AFTER THE DOOR WAS LIFTED TO THE TOP IT CAME DOWN AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. I WAS TAKING OUT THINGS FROM THE CAR AND THE DOOR HIT MY HEAD AND BACK. IT WAS GOING BACK UPWARD, AND WHEN IT GOT TO THE TOP IT CAME DOWN AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AT THE POINT THAT WE STOPPED USING THIS DOOR. I HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE HOLD THE DOOR WHEN I TOOK OUT THINGS FROM THE TRUNK. I DID THE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) TO REPLACE BACK DOOR STRUTS AND ITS BRACKETS. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER , TOYOTA OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT SINCE THE SIENNA HAD 37, 392 MILES ON IT. BY THE TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS TOO LATE FOR THE WARRANTY, 36000 MILES. THEY QUOTED $350 TO REPAIR IT. I CALLED TOYOTA TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND ASKED THEIR HELP TO FIX IT. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CASE THAT I OPENED WITH TOYOTA WAS #200705091268. I REQUESTED THAT TOYOTA TOOK RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A FAMILY CAR. NONE OF MY CHILDREN WERE ALLOWED TO GET TOO CLOSE TO THIS BACK DOOR ANYMORE.*AK

I WAS TRAVELING THIS PAST TUESDAY, MAY 1ST, AND I NOTICE A SLIGHT NOISE FROM THE INSIDE OF MY VAN WHEN I HAD REACHED MY DESTINATION. IT HAPPENED WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT WHEN I ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW I HADN'T NOTICED ANY NOISE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VAN. I WAS ALONE AND DID GET OUT AND I HADN'T NOTICED ANYTHING IN OR AROUND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. I HAD TO TRAVEL ANOTHER 1 AND A HALF BACK HOME AND BY THIS TIME MY CAR WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT THE ROTOR WAS MESSED UP AND THE BRAKES WHERE METAL TO METAL. I ONLY HAVE 29,000 MILES ON MY VAN AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS UNTIL ITS DUE TO A DEFECT SUCH AS A BAD CALIPER OR THE BRAKES WHERE GETTING HUNG UP. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I ARRIVED AND THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVANS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS MORE TO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY BRAKES NEVER SQUEALED OR SQUEAKED AND ITS ONLY ON THE LEFT SIDE. *TR

THE LIFTGATE ON A POWER LIFTGATE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WILL NOT STAY OPEN. IT HAS COME DOWN AND WACKED MY WIFE AND I ON THE HEAD MANY TIMES. I FOUND OUT THE REPLACEMENT IS $450. *JB

USING THE AUTOMATIC OPENER ON THE KEY FOB I OPENED THE TRUNK LIFTGATE OF THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED AND WAS PUTTING GROCERIES IN IT WHEN IT CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MY BACK. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SHOCKS ,AND WERE ORDERING REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THE FORCE THAT THE DOOR CAME CRASHING DOWN WITH WAS ENOUGH THAT IT WOULD' HAVE CRUSHED A CHILD. EVEN AS A STRONG ADULT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN. THE TRUNK WAS NOT USABLE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *AK

AUTOMATIC REAR HATCH OPENER "FAILURE" COMBINED WITH UNCONTROLLABLE DOOR (AND DANGEROUS CRUSHING HAZARD WHEN YOU DISABLE AUTOMATIC DOOR IF IT'S IN THE UP POSITION). GRACIOUSLY, TOYOTA TOOK CARE OF THIS ISSUE AND FIXED THE HATCH. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED, BECAUSE THE DOOR AND RELATED SITUATION POSES GREAT RISK TO ANYONE ELSE WHO THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE HATCHBACK DOOR HANDLE DETACHED TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE HANDLE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR HANDLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE ALSO FAILED. THE DOORS COULD ONLY BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE REMAINING THREE HANDLES CRACKED AND IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79000. *AK

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE'S DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LOCK INTO OPEN POSITION WHEN WINDOWS ARE DOWN LEAVING OPPORTUNITY FOR INJURY TO LIMBS, HEAD, BODY, ETC. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR OF THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MADE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHEN HE OPENED IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE OPENEDTHE DOOR IT FELT LIKE THE DOORWAS GOING TO FALL OFF. THE DEALERSHIPS INFORMED THE CONTACTTHAT IT WAS DUE TO A POOR WELDING JOB. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 42,000 MILES. *AK

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING OUR TOYOTA SIENNA 05, THE VAN WOULDN'T START. WE HAD A DVD PLAYER INSTALLED WHICH THE DEALERSHIP THOUGHT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY FOUND A PINCHED WIRE AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WAS DEAD AGAIN. THEY SAID WE LEFT OUR DOME LIGHTS ON WHICH CAUSED THE DEAD BATTERY, EVEN THOUGH THIS CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF OF THE DOME LIGHTS SYSTEM. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR 15 MINUTES WITH THE IGNITION OFF. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER LEAVING THE SIDE DOORS OPEN FOR 30 MINUTES. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER LEAVING THE TRUNK OPEN IN THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO UNLOAD A CAR FULL OF GROCERIES. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THEY GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY. THEN I HAD TO RELY ON NEIGHBORS TO JUMP MY CAR WHEN IT WOULDN'T START. I PURCHASED A NEW VAN FROM TOYOTA BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY HAD A REPUTATION FOR BEING A RELIABLE COMPANY. I PURCHASED A NEW VAN TO HAVE A RELIABLE CAR FOR MY FAMILY AND NOW I'M AFRAID TO LEAVE MY HOUSE WITHOUT JUMPER CABLES. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT ACTION THAT I CAN TAKE TO FEEL SAFE AGAIN. *NM

THE REAR DOOR WITH AUTOMATIC OPENING FEATURE CLOSED ON ME IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT OPENED. *NM

2005 SIENNA LE AUTO TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY AT SLOWING / LOW SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AT TIMES. HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER EVERY 5,000 MILE OIL CHANGE WITH SAME ANSWER - NOTHING FOUND. *JB

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA - JUST AVERAGE AMOUNT OF AIR FLOW FROM THE FLOOR POSITION OF THE FRONT HEATER EVEN THOUGH THE FAN IS IN THE FASTEST SPEED SETTING . TOYOTA DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL - CALL MADE TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE - WERE SYMPATHETIC BUT NOT HELPFUL. *JB

1-NO EVENTS 2-REAR LIFT STRUTS FAILED 3-NEED TO REPLACE REAR LIFT STRUTS. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA ON A DRY, STRAIGHT ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND FOR NO REASON THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) ENGAGED AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A VIOLENT STOP. THE NOSE OF THE CAR CAME DOWN AND I COULD FEEL THE REAR OF THE VAN BEGIN TO LIFT OFF OF THE GROUND. IF I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, I HAVE NO DOUBT THIS VAN WOULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER. I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER WHEN THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES WHILE NOT DRIVING OVER 10 MPH. MY DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OWNERS ONLINE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. *JB

VENT COVERS ON FRONT BUMPER FALL OFF WHEN DRIVING. *JB

THE TIRES ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN HAVE FAILED TWICE: ONCE IN APRIL 2006 AND AGAIN IN JANUARY 2007. BOTH TIMES THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR DID NOT WORK . WE WARNED TOYOTA THE FIRST TIME THE SENSOR DIDN'T WORK AND THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS WORKING FINE. OUR TIRES FAILED AGAIN, AND THE INDICATOR DID NOT LIGHT THIS PAST TIME AS WELL. TOYOTA HAS SAID WE MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS LATEST SET OF TIRES. *JB

I BROUGHT MY 2005 SIENNA IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE AT 7500 MILES. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED MY BRAKES REPLACED. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS TO ME. WAY BELOW WHAT IS TO BE EXPECTED. *NM

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK LIFTGATE BEING INVESTIGATED IN EA06-020. WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN TO FAIL, THE POWER OPTION WAS ENGAGED. IT DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY, SO I MANUALLY PUSHED IT UP FURTHER, AND UPON RELEASE IT FELL AND THE POWER CLOSING ACTIVATED WITH ME UNDERNEATH. THE LIFTGATE CURRENTLY WILL NOT STAY UP BY ITSELF. *JB

TOYOTA 2005 SIENNA MINI VAN XLE FWD - ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEED ROLL (AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH) THE CAR ESSENTIALLY EXPERIENCES A STALLING CONDITION WHERE IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS. MORE GAS PEDAL DEPRESSION RESULTS IN A SUDDEN OCCASIONALLY ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION. *NM

HESITATION WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST, THEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT FEELS AS IF NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN SO YOU GIVE IT MORE ACCELERATOR AND THEN IT ACCELERATES TOO FAST, MOSTLY NOTICEABLE AS YOU TURN A CORNER. *NM

I NOTICED ONE MORNING WHEN OPENING THE REAR LIFTGATE OF MY TOYOTA SIENNA THAT THE "DOOR" OR LIFTGATE VERY SLOWLY CAME BACK DOWN. THE NEXT TIME I USED IT IN A MORNING, I USED THE POWER LIFT, STOOD UNDER THE DOOR ONCE IT WAS FULLY OPENED AND IT CAME CRASHING BACK DOWN ON ME. NOW, I HAVE TO HOLD IT OPEN OR USE SOMETHING TO WEDGE IT OPEN. *NM

I'VE GOT A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE WITH THE POWER REAR HATCH. I THINK I'VE VERIFIED THE PROBLEM WITH THE HATCH NOT RETRACTING WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS AN OBSTACLE. LAST YEAR (FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP) THE HATCH CLOSED ON ME AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. AND, I WAS PUSHING BACK ON THIS THING BY ARCHING MY BACK. I'M NOT SURE HOW I GOT OUT FROM UNDER IT BUT I DID. IT PRETTY MUCH FREAKED ME OUT. IT WAS COLD, AND THERE WAS SNOW ON THE VAN. THERE WAS ALSO AN ICE DAM IN THE GAP AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR. I ORIGINALLY ATTRIBUTED MY INCIDENT TO THIS ICE DAM. (BTW - CHRYSLER'S DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PIECE OF PLASTIC ATTACHED TO THE DOOR THAT PREVENTS ICE FROM GETTING INTO THIS OPENING.) I CONTINUED TO TEST MY HATCH ON OCCASION FROM THEN ON ALL THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND THE FALL. IT WORKED JUST FINE UNTIL DEC 8, 2006. DEC 8, 2006, THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 33 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY. THERE WAS NO SNOW. THE HATCH WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN I PULLED BACK ON IT. IT CLOSED - EVEN THOUGH I BEGAN APPLYING UPWARD PRESSURE WHILE IT WAS STILL 90% OPEN. IF I HAD BEEN BETWEEN THE CLOSING HATCH AND BUMPER, I COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY HURT. IF MY CHILDREN WERE THERE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I AM CONVINCED THAT WHATEVER IS BEING USED AS A SENSOR IN THE DOOR MECHANISM LOSES SENSITIVITY DURING FREEZING TEMPERATURES. I'M SUGGESTING THAT THE REASON THE FAILURE TO RETRACT CAN'T BE REPLICATED AT THE SERVICE CENTERS IS BECAUSE THE CAR HAS WARMED UP ENOUGH BY THE TIME IT GETS THERE, OR WHEN IT I

REAR BRAKES, BOTH, PADS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY OR SEPARATED FROM BACKING PLATE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 22000 MILES ON IT. IN MY TYPE OF DRIVING, BRAKES NORMALLY LAST AT LEAST 40,000 MILES. FRONT BRAKES APPEAR TO BE OK, WEARING NORMALLY. *NM

I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT SIENNA'S VSC SYSTEM. IT OVERREACTS SUDDENLY AND AT TOO MUCH A RATE, IN AN ANTICIPATED LITTLE SKIDDING THAT HAD BEEN EASILY CORRECTED MANUALLY IN MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER CARS. I HAVE A 2005 SIENNA LE AWD. IT COMES WITH VSC, ABS, TRAC. I WAS CORNERING A 30 MPH LEFT TURN WITH THE VAN GOING 35 MPH ON HIGHWAY 431 IN NEVADA. IT WAS DOWN HILL, SO I WAS USING LOW GEAR (3) TO APPLY ENGINE BRAKING. IT WAS NOT SNOWING. THE ROAD WAS DRY WITHOUT SNOW. ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THERE WERE SOME GRAVELS/SALTS. THE VAN VEERED TO THE RIGHT A BIT AS I WAS MAKING A WIDE TURN. IT WENT OFF THE LANE ABOUT 1 OR 2 FEET ONTO THE SHOULDER, BUT STILL ON PAVEMENT. ON THE SHOULDER, THE FRONT WHEELS SKIDDED BY A VERY LITTLE AMOUNT, WHICH IS ANTICIPATED AND NORMAL IN MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN HANDLED WITH EASE. HOWEVER, THE VSC KICKED IN SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE VAN TO TURN TO THE LEFT TIGHTLY AND AT A VERY FAST RATE, INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE ON THE UNDIVIDED 2-LANE HIGHWAY. IT ALL HAPPENED IN A BLINK OF EYES. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE LANE, AND I WAS ALERT ENOUGH TO QUICKLY STEER THE VAN BACK TO MY LANE, AVOIDING HITTING THE MOUNTAIN ON THE LEFT. THE VSC LIGHT DID COME ON IN FEW OTHER OCCASIONS, BUT THE VAN WAS NEVER OUT OF MY CONTROL IN THOSE CASES. FROM MY PAST DRIVING EXPERIENCE OF 20 YEARS (MANY OF WHICH WERE WITH SNOW), I REALLY FEEL THIS IS AN OVERCORRECTION BY THE VSC BY A HUGE AMOUNT. I AM STARTING TO FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE THAT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT REAR RUN FLAT TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARDS SEEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR RUN FLAT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE TIRES WERE DUNLOP, RUN FLAT TIRES, AND THE TIRE LINE AND SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. *AK

THE "RUN FLAT" TIRES ON MY 2005 SIENNA HAVE COMPLETELY WORN OUT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE STEEL TREADS ARE SHOWING, WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES ON THE CAR. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE VERY DEFECTIVE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

SIDE MIRRORS BREAK VERY EASILY, AND SPRAY A TYPE OF ANTIFREEZE ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ANTIFREEZE STAINS/CORRODES THE PAINT PERMANENTLY, REQUIRING A PAINT JOB. ON A MINIVAN, THIS COSTS UPWARDS OF $1500-2000, AS THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE VAN WAS SPLATTERED. I SIMPLY BUMPED MIRRORS AT A VERY LOW SPEED ON A NARROW STREET, THE GLASS SHATTERED, AND THE ANTIFREEZE SPRAYED THE CAR. THE MAIN HOUSING OF THE MIRROR WAS NOT DAMAGED, ILLUSTRATING THAT THIS WAS IN FACT A VERY MINOR AND SMALL IMPACT. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT IT CAUSED THE GLASS IN THE MIRROR TO BREAK, BUT TO CAUSE A $2000 REPAIR IS VERY BAD. DEALERSHIP REPORTED OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. CARS ARE JUDGED IN PART BY HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE TO REPAIR IN A MINOR COLLISION. THIS WASN'T EVEN A TRUE COLLISION! *NM

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LIFT GATE STRUT FAIL, CAUSING THE LIFT GATE TO FALL ON USERS. *NM

THERE IS A FAULT IN THE GAS SENSOR WHICH GOES FROM THE PEDAL TO THE ENGINE. THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THEN SUDDENLY LEAPS FORWARD, THROWING THE OCCUPANTS BACK AGAINST THE SEATS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO TRY TO ENTER A HIGHWAY, PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE, OR RETAIN SPEED WHEN GOING UPHILL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON DRY FLAT ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER RUN FLAT TIRE LOST AIR. AT THE SAME TIME, A REDUCED TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, AND UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 6 MILES TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, AND THE TIRE FAILED COMPLETELY UPON ARRIVAL. ON 10/05/06, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT A VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE POSED A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK IN THE EVENT THAT A CONSUMER'S TIRE FAILED ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT A CELL PHONE. THE FRONT PASSENGER RUN FLAT TIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL ONCE BEFORE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 18000 MILES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS DUNLOP. LINE WAS TUBELESS AND SIZE WAS 17 IN.

MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM WITH TIRE AIR PRESSURE SYSTEM. NORMAL TIRE PRESSURE IS 35 PSI. BECAUSE OF THE TIRE DESIGN, YOU CAN RUN WITH VERY LOW AIR PRESSURE AND NOT FEEL IT (ON A NORMAL CAR, IT IS VERY OBVIOUS). THAT IS WHY TOYOTA HAD TO PUT IN THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM/LIGHT. TWICE THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT COME ON UNTIL A TIRE HAD ~10 PSI. THAT IS A DANGEROUS LEVEL. THE FIRST TIME I DID NOTHING AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE TIRE MANUFACTURER (NAIL ISSUE) AND THE TIRE WAS LESS THEN 7 MONTHS OLD. THE SECOND TIME, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER. THEY TESTED TWO WAYS: 1) ON THE COMPUTER AND IT PASSED; 2) TEST DRIVE WHERE ALERT LIGHT CAME ON BELOW 18 PSI. IN MY TESTING IT CAME ON BETWEEN 10-15 PSI AND IN REAL LIFE CLOSER TO 10-11 PSI (BASED ON MY 2 PROBLEMS). CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE DAILY DOES NOT HELP BECAUSE IN REAL LIFE, IF YOU TAKE A TRIP YOU CAN DRIVE FOR 3-6 HOURS WHICH IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE TIRE DURING THE TRIP, YOU WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL IT FAILS (AGAIN THIS IS BECAUSE UNLIKE NORMAL TIRES, YOU CAN NOT TELL THE TIRE HAS LOST SIGNIFICANT AIR PRESSURE. YOU CAN READ HERE AND OTHER PLACES ABOUT THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURES OTHERS HAVE HAD IN JUST THIS SITUATION. I SPENT MANY MANY HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH TOYOTA TO GET THE SPECIFICATION ON WHEN THE SYSTEM SHOULD ALERT YOU. I WAS ONCE TOLD IT IS A DIFFERENCE OF MORE THEN 5 PSI. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THAT TOYOTA HAS NO PUBLISHED SPEC FOR HOW THE SYSTEM SHOULD WORK IN REAL LIFE. THIS IS DEFECTIVE AND TOYOTA IS NOT TELLIN

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN AWD. 2005 AWD 19,000 MILES. EXCESSIVE NOISE. HAS TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE TO TRY AND GET REPLACEMENT. I READ NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH THESE TIRE AND THE INABILITY OF THE TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DUNLOP TIRES *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY SWITCHING GEARS AND CAUSED ACCELERATION ISSUES. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ADJUSTED TO THE DRIVER AND THIS WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THE GEARS DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN PICKING UP SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER FOUND CODE FOR EVAP PURGE VALVE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE VACUUM LINES OFF AT INTAKE. *NM

TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM ON MY 2005 SIENNA AWD (13,000 MILES) TURNED ON. CHECKED PRESSURE IN ALL TIRES, LEFT REAR WAS BELOW 15 PSI, ALL OTHERS WERE 25 PSI (RECOMMENDED PRESSURE IS NTE 51 PSI). FILLED TIRE TO SPECIFICATION TIRE PRESSURE AND LIGHT RESCINDED. WITHIN 5 DAYS, LIGHT REAPPEARED WITH SAME PROCEDURES AND RESULTS. TOOK TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED SINGLE TIRE INDICATING A NAIL WAS FOUND. WITHIN 30 MILES, THE REPLACEMENT TIRE DEFLATED (DUNLOP, OEM RUN FLAT TIRES) ON FREEWAY. NO TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AND DID NOT REGISTER ANY PRESSURE, ASSUME 0 PSI. TRIGGERED TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AFTER HEARING A LOUD POPPING SOUND. TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING AS EXPECTED AND DEALER INDICATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND "THAT'S JUST HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS". REMAINING DUNLOP OEM RUN FLAT TIRES DO NOT RETAIN PRESSURE GREATER THAN 25 PSI. DEALER SAYS THEY RETAIN PRESSURE WHEN MONITORED THERE. BUT WITHIN 5 DAYS, PRESSURE RETURNS TO 25 PSI. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE LIFT GATE WAS OPENED, THE LEFT REAR SUPPORT HYDRAULIC STRUT FRACTURED AND THE LIFT GATE FELL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED BOTH REAR LIFT GATE HYDRAULIC SUPPORT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

MY LIFTGATE ON OUR 05 SIENNA VAN BEGAN ACTING VERY STRANGE, NOT OPENING FULLY, CLOSING ON PEOPLE WHILE IN THE BACK OF THE VAN, ALMOST CAUSING INJURY TO MY 9 YR. OLD. VERY ODD BEHAVIOR. THE DEALER SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE THE STAY SUB-ASSEMBLY AND TWO BRACKETS. *JB

MY VAN HAS ELECTRIC SLIDING SIDE DOORS THAT CAN BE ACTUATED BY SEVERAL MEANS. THE FORWARD MOTION HAS A SAFETY SENSOR THAT WILL STOP AND REVERSE THE CLOSING OF THE DOOR IF A PERSON SHOULD BE IN THE WAY AND THAT WORKS WELL. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOT ANY WAY TO SENSE A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENING. UPON OPENING, THE DOOR ROLLS OUT ABOUT 4 INCHES AND THEN SLIDES ON A RAIL SYSTEM TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN MY MOTHER WHO WAS IN A WHEEL CHAIR JUST TWO INCHES AWAY FROM THE SIDE OF THE REAR CLOSED DOOR. A PASSENGER HIT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR OPEN BUTTON FOR THAT DOOR. THE DOOR TRAVELED OUTWARD 4 INCHES PINNING THE ARM REST AND BEGAN LIFTING THE SIDE OF THE CHAIR AND CARRYING HER TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE VAN. IT APPARENTLY KNOCKED HER ARM OFF THE CHAIR ARM THUS PREVENTING PINNING HER HAND AS SHE AND THE DOOR TRAVELED TO THE REAR OF THE VAN. DURING THIS ACCIDENT THE DOOR RECEIVED A LONGITUDINAL SCRAPING DENT. PHOTOS SHOWING THE DENT WITH REPLICATION OF THE WHEELCHAIR COULD BE PROVIDED, IF REQUESTED BEFORE REPAIRS ARE MADE. UPON FURTHER CHECKING THIS, I CONFIRMED THERE WAS NOT ANY STOP SENSOR OR PHYSICAL WAY TO STOP THE DOOR WHEN IN THE OPENING MODE. I ALSO NOTED THAT THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE DOORS INNER SIDE AND THE BODY PRESENTS A PERFECT PINCH AREA FOR A HAND OR ARM TO WEDGE THAT WOULD BE CAPABLE SQUASHING ONES HAND AND OR ARM. THE OTHER EVENT THAT OCCURRED WAS WHEN A PERSON WAS LEANING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE VAN WHEN THE RETRACTING DOOR STRUCK THEM

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA FOR LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND REAR DOOR SHOCK FAILURE. *KB THE REAR WIPER DIDN'T WORK, THE BLOWER MOTOR AND DAMPER HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE REAR HEAT DID NOT WORK. THE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT WARN THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD DROPPED. *JB

I WAS REACHING INTO THE REAR PART OF MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE MINIVAN WHEN THE HATCH STARTED TO CLOSE RIGHT ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY QUICK ENOUGH WHERE THERE WAS NO HARM DONE BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. *NM

REAR HATCH FAILS WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE HATCH CAUSING THE HATCH TO FALL AND BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF SOMEONE IS ATTEMPTING TO GET ITEMS OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VAN. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 SIENNA .SINCE I BOUGHT IT , TRANSMISSION IS JERKY, STICKY,JUMPY AND ERRATIC TRANSMISSION MOVEMENT WHEN YOU SUDDENLY STOP AND TRY PROCEED. VISITED DEALER FOUR TIMES RECALIBRATED TWICE. NOW NOT ONLY ORIGINAL PROBLEMS PERSIST IN ADDITION TRANSMISSION SHIFTS MAKE A LOUD NOISE.

I WENT TO PUT BOXES IN THE REAR OF MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE AND AS SOON AS I LIFTED THE DOOR, IT FELL ON MY HEAD. AFTER LOOKING AT THE DOOR, I NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE OIL ON MY BUMPER AND THE GROUND RIGHT BELOW WHERE THE STRUTS HOLDING THE DOOR WERE. IT WORKED PERFECTLY FINE THE PREVIOUS DAY, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS REALLY COULD HAVE INJURED MY CHILDREN IF IT WERE THEM OPENING THE DOOR. THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP BY ITSELF AND IT IS A VERY HEAVY DOOR. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR PRIOR TO THIS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STRUT SO I ALSO WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW BRACKETS. THE 2004 HAVE A TSB ON THAT VERY PART, WHY NOT THE 2005?? ISN'T IT THE SAME PART?? *NM

FAILURE OF REAR LIFTGATE STRUT CAUSING LIFTGATE TO IMMEDIATELY CLOSE WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH A POWER REAR LIFTGATE. WHEN ONLY ONE STRUT FAILED, AS SOON AS THE DOOR WAS OPENED, IT NO LONGER HAD ENOUGH PRESSURE TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN. AS THE THE DOOR BEGAN TO FALL, THE POWER CLOSING MECHANISM BEGAN TO PULL IT CLOSED. IN OTHERWORDS, AS SOON AS THE DOOR WAS OPENED, IT BEGAN TO AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJURIES--IT JUST GAVE US A SCARE. TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE, THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE STRUTS SO THAT THE DOOR WILL REMAIN UP WHEN OPENED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAR COULD NOT BE MOVED OUT OF TRAFFIC. *JB

AS WE EXITED THE DEALERSHIP AFTER PURCHASING THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP AS IT DOWNSHIFTED INTO A SLOW TURN. THIS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES WITH VARIOUS DRIVERS THAT WE CONTACTED THE DEALER. SOME FIVE TRIPS AND WEEKS WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE, THE DEALER COULDN'T FIX IT. THEY ALSO EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AND WOULD CONTACT THE TOYOTA REP. MORE VISITS AND CALLS AND NO REPAIR. THE DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS GETTING USED TO THE PRIMARY DRIVER. DEALER SEEMED TO DOUBT OUR CREDIBILITY, BUT HAS AGREED TO EITHER FIX IT OR "CONVINCE US THAT THIS IS THE WAY A 2005 SIENNA VAN DRIVES." AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE OURS, I DOUBT THAT TOYOTA CAN FIX THIS. COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED AND FLUID CHANGED--MADE IT WORSE. WE GIVE UP. WE NOTE THAT THE 2006 SIENNA HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. *NM

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO RETRACT. ONCE WHEN MY WIFE WAS LEANING IN THE VAN TO GET SOMETHING, I ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE BUTTON ON MY KEY CHAIN THAT CLOSES THE DOOR. IT JAMMED HER LEG. THE DOOR DIDN'T REOPEN UNTIL I PUSHED THE BUTTON. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME WHEN MY WIFE WAS AGAIN GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK SEAT WHEN MY GRANDDAUGHTER PUSHED THE BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR TO CLOSE IT. MY WIFE SAID SHE EVEN TRIED TO USE HER BODY WEIGHT TO STOP THE DOOR OR TO MAKE IT OPEN BACK UP, BUT IT DIDN'T. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS ABLE TO REACH THE BUTTON. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED, MY GRANDSON WAS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VAN AND PUT HIS FINGERS IN THE WAY AS THE DOOR WAS CLOSING. IT TOTALLY CLOSED ON HIS FINGERS. THEY WERE SMASHED AND BRUISED. NO SERIOUS INJURIES OCCURRED. *JB