2005 Toyota Sienna complaints

I CONSUMER OWNS A SIENNA CE 2005. BOUGHT IT AT TOYOTA OF ORANGE ON MARCH 4,2005. VAN HAD A OIL CHANGE SERVICE ON AUGUST 13,05. ALTHOUGH MY VAN HAS LOW MILEAGE, ABOUT 1, 355 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE. WENT SHOPPING AT RALPH SUPERMARKET IN FRONT OF TOYOTYA DEALER. WHEN WERE ABOUT TO GO HOME SUDDENLY BRAKES DID NOT WORK. LUCKILY VAN WAS STILL IN PARKING LOT OF RALPH SUPERMARKET. IMAGINE THAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE STREET CONSUMER AND CHILDREN COULD GET HURT OR KILLED. THEN CONSUMER CAREFULLY BACK TO DEALER AND LEFT VAN FOR SERVICE. IT'S ABOUT 7:30 PM - 08/13/05. CURRENTLY, VAN WAS STILL IN SERVICE DEPT FOR WAITTING FOR PART. ALREADY REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER. WONDERED WHY SYSTEM DIDN'T SHOW THE BRAKE FAILURE? W VAN HAD BRAKE PROBLEM WHLIE IT WAS 5 MONTHS OLD AND STILL HAD LOW MILEAGE? AFTER FIXING THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE THAT VAN? WISHED DID NOT HAVE THAT SERIOUS PROBLEM AGAIN. THAT'S ALL WAS CONSUMER'S CONCERNS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING. TU LE.714-542-4782. P.S: IDON'T KNOW EXACT MECHANICAL TERM TO DESCRIBE THE BRAKE PROBLEM AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS COMPLAINT. ONLY KNOW VAN HAS NO BRAKES AT THAT INCIDENT*AK.

I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND MADE A RIGHT TURN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. I WAS HALFWAY INTO THE SPACE, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN I FELT THE VAN JERK-IT THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, WENT OVER THE RAISED CURB IN FRONT,ONTO THE EXIT LANE OF THE SHOPPING CENTER,TURNED AROUND BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT(THE WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT STILL),HIT THE BUILDING BREAKING A COUPLE OF WINDOWS, AND THEN CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING A BARRICADED DUMPSTER ALONG THE WAY. ALL THE WHILE I WAS HITTING THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE PROCESS,THE FRONT OF THE VAN WAS BADLY DAMAGED. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS IN THE LOT AND I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE AND MY SON AND I WALKED AWAY WITH MINOR INJURIES. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA. THEY INSPECTED THE VAN LAST WEEK AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR THEIR REPORT. THE VAN HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET-I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM TOYOTA AS TO THE NEXT COURSE OF ACTION. ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I WAS PULLING OUT OF ANOTHER PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE,WHEN THE VAN JUST STOPPED AND DIDN'T MOVE. I RESTARTED IT,PUT IT ON REVERSE AND THEN IT MOVED ALRIGHT,WAS BUMPY-I THOUGHT A TIRE WAS FLAT-STOPPED AND CHECKED TO SEE ALL OF THEM-THEY WERE FINE, AND AFTER THAT ALL WAS SMOOTH AND WELL UNTIL THE CRASH. *JB

DT: BOTH SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY STATED THIS WAS A SAFETY DESIGN . WHEN THE CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR IT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED ON THE DOOR IT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE CONSUMER DID TRY TO LEAVE THE WINDOWS UP, BUT THE DOOR STILL WILL NOT LOCK WHEN OPENED. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THE WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR WINDOW WAS OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR WILL STOP HALF WAY AND LOCK INTO PLACE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA IN FEB. 2004. WE TRADED IT ON 6/24/2005 FOR A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE REASON WAS WE DID NOT NEED AN 8-PASS. AND CAPTAIN CHAIRS IN 2ND ROW AND I HATED THE COLOR. SO WE GOT A 2005 BLUE MIRAGE LE 7-PASSENGER ON 6/24/05. BUT, YES WE HAVE A PROBLEM MY 04 GOT 19.6 MI. PER GAL. THIS ONE IS ONLY GETTING 14.3 MPG. I STILL DRIVE TO SAME PLACES AND I PUSHED THE 04 TO ITS LIMITS UNLIKE THE 05 THAT I DROVE LIKE IT IS A BABY. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 7/25/2005 TO HAVE THEM FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE GOING DRIVE IT 75 MILES. WELL THEY DROVE IT 210 MI. THEY SAID THAT THE OVERHEAD COMPUTER WAS NOT SET CORRECTLY AND IT WAS RESET TO 22.7 MPG. AS I WAS LEAVING THE COMPUTER WAS DROPPING ON THE MPG, I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER ROB. HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS WRONG AND THAT I NEEDED TO DRIVE IT FOR AT LEAST 5,000 MI. BEFORE I KNEW WHAT THE CAR WOULD GET. BULL MY 04 ALWAYS GOT 19 TO 20 MPG. TODAY I MANUALLY TRACKED IT AND ONCE AGAIN MY CAR IS ONLY GETTING 14.33 MPG. TOYOTA CORP. CALLED ME ABOUT THE VAN. HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM. THEY SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. SHE SAID HER MANAGER WOULD CONTACT ME STILL NO WORD. SO, TONIGHT MY HUSBAND AND I WENT UP THERE TO SPEAK WITH THE MANAGER WHO SOLD US THE CAR, HE WASN'T THERE BUT ANOTHER MANAGER SAID I NEEDED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANAGER THAT SOLD IT TO US. AND TO NEVER GO BY THE COMPUTER ALWAYS FIGURE GAS MI. MANUALLY. SO, WHY DID I PAY FOR IT? WE HAVE BOUGHT

DT: HAD A NEW 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 3,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THAT HAD RUN FLAT TIRES, AND THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE THAT WENT FLAT. THEN SMOKED AND REACHED A FLASH POINT AND CAUGHT FIRE. WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 60 MPH AND NOTICED A JUMPINESS IN THE VEHICLE. DROVE THIS WAY FOR AN UNKNOWN DISTANCE. PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, NOTICED A LOT SMOKE COMING FROM THE TIRE AND IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FAMILY FROM VEHICLE. CALLED 911, AND AAA. A PASSERBY WHO WORKED FOR THE FORESTRY DIVISION CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. TWO PASSERBYS USED 2 FULL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND PUT OUT FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AFTER AND WATERED DOWN TIRE AS WELL. TOWED TO A DEALER, DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY TIRE WENT INTO FLAMES. DEALER DID NOT OFFER NO EXPLANATION. CONTACTED TOYOTA SUGGESTED THAT WHEN THE TIRE WENT FLAT ALONG WITH HOT TEMPERATURES, HOT PAVEMENT, AND GASES WITHIN THE TIRE COULD HAVE COBUSTED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. TOYOTA DID REPLACE THE TIRE. THE TI BRIDGESTONE, BRAND B380 RUN FLATS, UNSURE OF TIRE SIZE AT THIS TIME. *AK

TWO COMPLAINTS 1. ONE THE REAR DOORS DO NOT LATCH IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN RESULTING IN INJURY TO CHILDREN'S HANDS. 2. AUTO SHUT-OFF FOR INTERIOR LIGHTS DOES NOT WORK RESULTING IN DEAD BATTERY. *JB

PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA SIENNA LE MINIVAN. NOTICED WITHIN THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WERE NOT OPENING AND LATCHING OPEN. THE DOORS WOULD OPEN, BUT WOULD NOT LATCH IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DOORS TO CLOSE BY THEMSELVES. *JB

WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS OF MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA ARE ROLLED DOWN THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN, IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD IF YOU ARE PARKED ON A HILL. IF THE WINDOW IS ROLLED UP, THEN THE DOOR STAYS OPEN "CATCHES" IT IS MOST APPARENT ON MY MANUAL DOOR ALTHOUGH THE POWER DOOR DOES THE SAME THING EXCEPT THE MOTOR PRECLUDES IT FROM SHUTTING ITSELF. I FIND THIS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AROUND MY TWO YEAR OLDS. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THE DOOR WOULDN'T STAY OPEN AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE SO YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUR WINDOWS OPEN!!!! I LAUGHED OUT LOUD. SO, THAT'S MY COMPLAINT. IT SEEMS THEY ALL DO IT. THE CE AND LE W/PACKAGE 1- MANUAL DOORS ARE THE WORST OF COURSE.

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS A LASER THAT SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ADJUST TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE MOVES AWAY THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SUPPOSED TO GRADUALLY BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UP TO THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMMED SPEED. THE CONSUMER 'S VEHICLE, HOWEVER WOULD JERK QUICKLY BACK UP TO SPEED EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENED. THE MOVEMENT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO JERK THE PASSENGERS BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT WOULD CALL TOYOTA TO CHECK IF THERE WAS A RECALL. THEY CALLED THE CONSUMER BACK AND SIMPLY TOLD HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO DO THAT. *NM

CONSUMER STATES: HIS CAR HESITATES WHEN HE ACCELERATES. HE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE HE BOUGHT THE CAR. IT MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN HE IS SLOWING DOWN, WHEN HE PRESSES THE GAS PEDAL; IT TAKES ABOUT 1 OR 2 SECONDS TO ENGAGE. HE IS CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC. HE HAS NOT YET TALKED TO THE DEALER. HE HAS NOT YET TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT HE PLANS ON DOING THAT TODAY. CONSUMER WAS ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CITY, STATE AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE DEALER. *NM

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA CONCERNS WITH THE RUN FLAT TIRE EQUIPMENT AND NO SPARE TIRES. *MR WHEN THE TIRE GOES FLAT OR WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS BELOW 15 PSI, THE TIRES MUST BE REPLACED. *SC *JB

OWNER OF 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE MINIVAN PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2004. 1. NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND THE OCCURRENCE HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY. 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM: WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE THROTTLE WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE INITIAL PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. CONTINUING TO DEPRESS, OR APPLYING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE THROTTLE ON THE ENGINE TO ENGAGE AND THIS RESULTS IN AN UNANTICIPATED SURGE IN ENGINE OUTPUT AND ACCELERATION. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS UNANTICIPATED ENGINE SURGE AND ACCELERATION COULD LEAD TO AND/OR CAUSE A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. 3. BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM/ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LOMBARD TOYOTA (LOMBARD, ILLINOIS). SPOKE WITH TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE WRITERS AT LOMBARD TOYOTA AND THEY BOTH MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY BOTH TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP. LOMBARD TOYOTA MENTIONED THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM/ISSUE AT THIS TIME.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA CE. VEHICLE HAS TWO SLIDING DOORS THEY ARE MANUALLY OPERATED WHEN THE GLASS IS UP ON THE TWO SLIDING DOORS IT ELECTRICALLY LOCKS . THE DOORS OPENED. WHEN PUTTING THE WINDOWS DOWN IT DOES NOT LOCK, THE DOORS OPEN. WHEN PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY OR FACING DOWNWARD THE DOORS WILL SLIDE SHUT WHEN THE WINDOWS ARES DOWN. *AK

WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 SIENNA XLS ON APRIL. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SECOND ROW SEAT BELTS"CATCHING" IN THE SLIDE FOR THE SEAT BELT CONNECTOR. THEY FABRIC SEEMS TO BE TOO LIGHTWEIGHT OR SOMETHING BECAUSE IT FOLDS OVER ON ITSELF AND THEN GETS STUCK IN THE SLIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES DURING BOTH THE BUCKLING AND UNBUCKLING PROCESSES.

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED MINIVAN. CAME WITH RUNFLAT TIRES (NO OPTION) AND TIRE PRESSURE MEASURING SYSTEM. PROBLEM IS THAT EVEN WITH COMPLETE FLAT (0 PSI) THE SYSTEM IS NOT INFORMING THE DRIVER. SINCE THE TIRES ARE RUN FLAT THEY LOOK NO DIFFERENT AND MY WIFE IS DRIVING AROUND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A DANGEROUS TIRE AND NO WAY TO KNOW IT. TOYOTAS RESPONSE IS TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY. WELL THAT'S FINE, BUT STILL IF YOU GET A FLAT AND DRIVE ALL THE WAY HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65+ MPH IT'S NOT WITHIN THE RATINGS ON THE TIRE WHICH SAYS SPECIFICALLY NOT TO RUN THE RUNFLAT TIRES OVER 55MPH. ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE ONE TIRE ALMOST WORN OUT ALREADY DUE TO RUNNING LOW ON PRESSURE. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ARE NOTED ON INTERNET WEB SITES - TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AS MANY OF US WITH YOUNG CHILDREN BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN LARGE PART FOR SAFETY REASONS AND IT IS NOT SAFE! THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, AND DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO FIX IT AND SO HELP ME IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENS I'LL SEE THEM IN COURT.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT EVEN TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VAN STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, WENT OVER THE CURB OF THE PARKING LOT, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT INTO A RAVINE AND HEADED TOWARDS A TREE. THE PASSENGER THAT WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT THEN REACHED OVER AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, WHICH BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP. THE WHOLE TIME THE CAR WAS MOVING I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BY PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING THE ENTIRE TIME UNTIL THE PASSENGER STOPPED IT BY SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER BUMPER AND SIDE OF THE CAR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE BRAKES DID FUNCTION.

I HAVE PRECISELY THE SAME COMPLAINT AS YOU HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING AND THAT TOYOTA HAS ALREADY (APPARENTLY) SUCCESSFULLY ESCAPED CRITICISM FOR IN PE05008. IN APRIL 2005, I ALERTED MY DEALER TO THE FACT THAT THE LAP BELT HARNESS CLIP IN THE RH 2ND-ROW SEAT OF MY 2005 7-PASSENGER SIENNA ALWAYS CAUGHT OR JAMMED THE BELT AT THE SEPARATION POINT OF THE HOLDER WHENEVER A PASSENGER WAS SEATED THERE. WHEN AN ADULT NOTICED IT AND TRIED TO RETRACT THE BELT MANUALLY, IT WOULD SOMETIMES RETRACT BUT ON OTHER OCCASIONS PULL THE CLIP APART. I EXPLAINED THAT I AM MOST CONCERNED WHEN EITHER A YOUNG PERSON RIDES THERE WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OR ITS SIGNIFICANCE OR WHEN EVEN AN ADULT RIDES THERE AND HAS NOT BECOME AWARE (IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AT PRECISELY THAT POINT). THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM NOR HAD A SIMILAR COMPLAINT (SOMETHING I NOW FIND VERY HARD TO BELIEVE). A PROMISE WAS MADE THE THE TOYOTA FIELD REP WOULD CALL IN A FEW DAYS. RATHER, IN A FEW WEEKS, ONLY AFTER I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, I HEARD FROM AMY SCHWARTZ WHO INDICATED SHE RECORDED MY COMPLAINT BUT THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT BE TAKING ANY FURTHER ACTION WITH REGARD TO THE COMPLAINT. NOT ONCE DID SHE INDICATE THERE HAD BEEN A CASE OPENED ALREADY. PLEASE PURSUE THIS AND GET TOYOTA'S ATTENTION BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS TO ME THAT A SIMPLE FIX, AS I HAVE APPLIED TO MY OWN CLIP, WOULD SUFFICE FROM STRICTLY A SAFETY STANDPOINT, BUT IT WOULD SEEM THAT

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTE SIENNA MINIVAN..THE LAST ROW HAS A MIDDLE SEAT BELT THAT HANGS VERTICALLY TO A CLIP THAT THEN CAN SWEEP ACROSS THE MIDDLE PASSENGER TO THE ATTACHING BUCKLE. THIS VERTICAL PART ALSO RETRACTS INTO THE CEILING WHEN NOT IN USE. AFTER DROPPING OFF OUR MIDDLE PASSENGER - MY SON WHO WAS SEATED ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE SEAT WRAPPED THE VERTICAL HANGING SEAT BELT AROUND HIS NECK. IT IS DESIGNED TO RETRACT SO IT STARTED CHOKING HIM. BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT IS ONLY UNLATCHED WITH AN ITEM SMALLER THAN MY FINGER I HAD TO LEAVE HIM TO GET A PEN FROM THE FRONT THAT WOULD RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. A NEAR MISS.

DT CONTACT STATES HE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN IT WAS REAR ENDED, CAUSING IT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

WHEN BRAKING HARD AT HIGHWAY SPEED BRAKES APPLY TO MUCH BACK PRESSURE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE BRAKES TO SEEM DEFECTIVE. I ALMOST CRASHED. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL INTO THE DINING ROOM OF CONSUMER'S HOME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK

WE HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA, LOVE THE VEHICLE, BUT DISCOVERED A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAN BE ACCIDENTALLY EASILY KNOCKED FROM 4TH GEAR( NOT IN OVERDRIVE) STRAIGHT INTO REVERSE. MY DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. CHECKED THIS OUT AND CONCLUDED SURPRISINGLY THAT IT CAN BE DONE BUT SAID THAT ALL TOYOTA MODELS WITH SIMILAR SHIFTS THAT THEY CHECKED WERE THE SAME WAY. *JB

EVER SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW IT HAS CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT OCCASIONAL PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL BECOMING HARD, WITH LITTLE OR NO PLAY, NECESSITATING THE NEED TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AFFECT STOPPING. NORMALLY THE BRAKES ARE VERY GOOD. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY PARTICULAR CAUSE FOR THIS I.E. PADS BEING WET, ROAD SALT, ETC. IT ONLY OCCURS OCCASIONALLY AND SEEMS TO GO AWAY AFTER DRIVING FOR 20-30 MILES. WHEN IT DOES OCCUR THOUGH IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP.

HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. PARTICULARLY WHEN ALREADY ROLLING AT LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR.

VEHICLE WAS TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION GOING LEFT. AN ON COMING VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND HIT VEHICLE "A" ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

VEHICLE WAS GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND INADVERTENTLY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE OWNER HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. OWNER IS STILL WAITING FOR A RETURN PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

VAN WAS "T-BONED" ON PASSENGER SIDE BY LARGE PICKUP TRUCK PROBABLY GOING 45 MPH OR SO. TRUCK HIT FRONT SIDE PANEL AND PASSENGER DOOR. ESTIMATED DAMAGE AT THIS POINT OVER $14,000. PASSENGER HAD TO BE EXTRICATED BY JAWS OF LIFE AND SUFFERED FRACTURED PELVIS AND FACE LACERATIONS. NEITHER THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG NOR SIDE SEAT AIR BAG WENT OFF. I CONTACTED TOYOTA YESTERDAY AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT TO ME WITHIN 3 BUSINESS. I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WHETHER THEY SAY (A) IT SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AND DIDN'T OR (B) THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF WITH THIS TYPE OF CRASH. VAN HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. ONE ISSUE IS WHETHER I SHOULD WAIT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. DIGITAL PICTURES OF VAN ARE AVAILABLE. *NM

AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT SENSE ANY PERSON, CHILD OR OBJECT AND WILL TRY TO SHUT UNTIL ENOUGH FORCE IS EXERTED BACK. CLOSED COMPLETELY ON MY CHILD'S HAND. AUTOMATIC DOOR FEATURE IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO LACK OF SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT CLOSING ON CHILDREN, PETS ETC. WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR THAT REASON ALONE. PLEASE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE '04 TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER DOORS MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC. *JB

COOLANT DRIPPING UNDER THE MUFFLER WHEN THE BRAND NEW VAN WAS DRIVEN 955 MILES AND THE DEALER STILL FIXING IT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE VAN IS IN THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOTOALLY THEY HAS SPENT 15 DAYS. THEY SAID IT WAS BECASUE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE REAR HEATER CORE.*AK