2005 Toyota Sienna complaints

CPSC:I CURRENTLY OWN 2 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVANS. I'VE HAD ONE FOR AT LEAST 8 YEARS (NOW HAS ~212,000 MILES AND THE OTHER I PURCHASED IN THE LAST MONTH (HAS ~127,000). THE ENGINE IN MY ORIGINAL VAN HAS BEEN WONDERFUL HOWEVER CURRENTLY YOU CANNOT OPEN EITHER OF THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS, WITH THE AUTOMATIC OPTION OR MANUALLY. THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE BROKE. *BF UPDATED THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE'S HATCH DOOR WOULD NOT ALWAYS CLOSE AND THE SLIDING DOORS HAVE COME OFF TRACK AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. 08/18/2017*JS

IT WAS IN THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IT ALWAYS HAS THE LIGHT ON

DASHBOARD STARTED BECOMING SOFT A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHERE IF YOU ACCIDENTLY SCRAPED IT WITH YOUR FINGERNAIL A LITTLE CHUNK WOULD COME OUT, AND THEN IT STARTED CRACKING AND EVERY TIME WE GET IN THERE, THERE IS ANOTHER CRACK. WORRIED ABOUT AIR BAG COMING OUT. I'M JUST NOW READING THAT A LETTER WAS SENT OUT FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THIS TO OWNERS, BUT WE NEVER GOT ONE. WE HAVE GOTTEN ONE FOR A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS, BUT NOT FOR THIS AND WE DIDN'T GET ONE FOR CLICKING NOISE ON DRIVER'S DOOR EITHER, WHICH IS HAPPENING NOW. I KNOW THE CAR IS OLDER, BUT IF THESE ARE DEFECTS, TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THEM. I'M READING ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. THIS POPPING NOISE IS COMING FROM DOOR CHECK POCKET. I'D NOTICED THAT TOYOTA HAD RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES RELATED TO THIS ISSUE HOWEVER THEY DIDN'T RECALL SOME OF THE OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING OURS.

THE CAR DASHBOARDS IS CRACKED AND STICKY

SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT LIKE IT SHOULD. THIS HAPPENS TOO OFTEN. NOT JUST IN MY CAR.

TAKATA INFLATORS - WHEN DRIVING IN CITY 30MPH OR FREEWAY 50-60MPH IN CURVY PATH, THE UNTI-SKID LOCK TURNS OFF EVEN IF THE ROAD WAS DRY. WHEN IT HAPPENED FREQUENTLY AND A MOTORCYCLE ALMOST SLAMMED FROM BEHIND, I BROUGHT MY VAN TO THE DEALER AND IT SHOWS NO RECORD OF THE UNTI-SKID LOCK BEING ON. I INSISTED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND THEY DID A ZERO CALIBRATION, CHANGED NEW TIRES AND REALIGNMENT BUT PROBLEM PERSIST. I BROUGHT IT BACK WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT BUT THEY CLAIMED THE THEY NEVER HAD ANY OTHER CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I REACHED ONLINE YET THERE WERE MANY OTHERS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME ON THIS. THE DEALER CAN'T FIGURE OUT THIS PROBLEM AND JUST WASHED THEIR HANDS. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ALREADY AND AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VAN.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INTERNAL METAL IS PULLING AWAY FROM ITSELF WHERE THE DOOR CHECK IS. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE METAL TO CUT INTO THE DOOR CHECK. CREATING AN AUDIBLE CLICKING NOISE BUT ALSO CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE DOOR ITSELF COULD FALL OFF. TOYOTA IMPLEMENTED YEARS AGO A CUSTOMER PROGRAM TO HELP FOR THE FIRST 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT COVER VEHICLES THAT HAD AN ISSUE AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED OR IF THEY BUY THE CAR USED. DUE TO THIS I AM REQUIRED TO HAVE THE WHOLE DOOR REPLACED AND ALSO PAINTING THAT WHOLE SIDE OF THE CAR WHICH WILL BE A TOTAL OF $2,114.64. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE NO RECALL WAS ISSUED AND ONLY THE CUSTOMER PROGRAM WAS SETUP TO HELP CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A NORMAL DAY NO RAIN OR ANY SLIPPERY CONDITION ON THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR MY VEHICLE ANTI SLIP SYSTEM INGAGED AND BREAK MOMENTARY AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIME WHY IS THIS SYSTEM ENGAGING WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING OR NO SLIPPERY CONDITION EXISTING ON THE ROAD.

SIENNA WAS ACCELERATING FROM 40-45 MPH AND A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN ON A CITY STREET, WHEN THE VSC LIGHTS TURNED ON AND APPLIED BRAKES. CITY STREET WAS DRY, WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY.

POWER SLIDING DOOR STUCK OPEN. WOULDN'T BUDGE - WE LIVE IN THE UPPER PENINSULLA OF MICHIGAN AND THIS HAPPENED DURING THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AS WE WERE GETTING OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. TEMPS WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH WIND CHILLS -10 TO -20 DEGREES. HAD TO PHYSICALLY FORCE THE DOOR SHUT TO CLOSE IT. IT'S STILL IN THE SAME STATE I LEFT IN. DOESN'T OPEN. IT'S JUST BARELY CLOSED/LATCHED SO THE BEEPER DOESN'T GO OFF INDICATING THE DOOR IS AJAR. CABLE IS BROKEN. OTHER DOOR IS SLOWLY CLOSING ON POWER AND WHEN TURNED OFF (POWER OPTION) THE DOOR SOMETIME WON'T STAY OPEN BUT WILL SLIDE BACK TO CLOSED POSITION. SUPER HEAVY DOOR AND LITTLE CHILDREN DON'T CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

THIS IS A CUSTOMERS CAR. I WORK IN AN ALIGNMENT SHOP. THE CUSTOMER DROPPED THIS CAR OFF THIS MORNING FOR AN ALIGNMENT. I DROVE THE CAR INTO THE SHOP, ON THE ALIGNMENT RACK THIS MORNING. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, AND WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR, I NOTICED THE HOOD WAS OPEN. I DID NOT REMEMBER POPPING THE HOOD, BUT I FIGURED I JUST FORGOT, AND PROCEEDED TO SHUT THE HOOD, AS I DIDN'T NEED IT OPEN TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE HOOD, IT WOULD NOT CATCH, IT JUST KEPT POPPING BACK UP. IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE LATCH WAS STUCK. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, I LOOKED UNDER THE DASH. WHAT I FOUND, WAS THE HOOD LATCH CABLE WAS ROUTED UNDER THE PARKING BRAKE ARM, EVERY TIME YOU SET THE PARKING BRAKE, YOU WERE "POPPING" THE HOOD! THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! IF YOU SET THE PARKING BRAKE WITHOUT KNOWING THE HOOD IS OPEN, YOU COULD GET BACK IN THE CAR AND DRIVE AWAY, AND HAVE THE HOOD FLY OPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VERY DANGEROUS! ON THIS CAR I DISCONNECTED THE LATCH CABLE, AND REROUTED IT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V273000 (TIRES) AND 13V429000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND CURVES WITH DRY PAVEMENT ON HIGHWAYS AND EXIT/ENTRANCE RAMPS AT HIGHWAY RATES OF SPEED (55-65 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS) THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGE,S CAUSING THE VAN TO PULSE AND SLOW DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. IT DISENGAGES ONCE THE WHEEL STRAIGHTENS. WE FIRST TRIED TO TROUBLE SHOOT WITH OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WITH NO SUCCESS, PROMPTING US TO HAVE OUR LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSIS. INITIALLY THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM OR REPLICATE IT ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY (AS IT DOES NOT OCCUR ON EVERY CURVE ENCOUNTERED) AND WERE READY TO SEND US HOME WITHOUT ANY REMEDY. THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE. WITH OUR PERSISTENCE THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A COMPUTER AND DETERMINED(WITHOUT GUARANTEEING) IT WAS THE STEERING ANGEL SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. NOW WITHOUT RETURNING THE VAN TO US, THEY WANT US TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM FOR EVEN MORE COST, AGAIN, WITHOUT GUARANTEEING THIS WILL ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. PER OUR READING UP ON THIS PROBLEM, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE PROBLEM FOR OTHER 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVANS.

DRIVERS DOOR CHECK STRAP SPOT HAS WELD FAILED AND THE DOOR MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN YOU OPEN OR SHUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURING FAILURE YOU DO HAVE TO SLAM THE DOOR SHUT TO MAKE SURE IT IS ALL THE WAY CLOSED OR IT WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND OPEN UP WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM . TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURE SAFETY DEFECTS ARE VOID PAST THE WARRANTY EXTENSIONS AND THE COSTUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION BEFORE WARRANTY VOIDED AND IT IS UP TO THE CONSUMERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON THEIR OWN AT THEIR OWN OUT OF POCKET COST. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT INTERIOR PLASTIC COVERS FAILED. THE HEADLIGHT COVERS EXHIBITED A HEAVY, WHITE, FOGGY DISCOLORATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT INTERIOR COVERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE HEADLIGHT INTERIOR COVERS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS CONSTANTLY FOLDING OVER AND GETTING STUCK IN RETRACTING MECHANISM. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER VAN IS STATIONARY OR DRIVING. PULL OUT SEAT BELT TO BUCKLE, IT GETS FOLDED AND STUCK ON THE WAY BACK IN. THEN IT WON'T GO IN OR OUT.

AIRBAG LIGHT TURN ON WITH NO REASON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING SOUND AND FELT AN ABMORNAL MOTION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SUPPORTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- COPY OF A LETTER TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF TOYOTA REQUESTING CONTACT WITH AUTO NATION TOYOTA TO ARRANGE FOR A LOANER AUTOMOBILE DUE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD

I'VE NOTICED A CRACK THAT HAS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD (NEAR GLOVE COMPARTMENT) AT THE PASSENGER SIDE GOING TOWARDS THE RADIO PLAYER. THERE'S ANOTHER CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE VENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH REGARDING THIS AND FOUND THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. I'VE CONTACTED A REPRESENTATIVE OF TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TYSONS, VA FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK. I ALSO WANTED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS ISSUE.

MILEAGE 128,054 AIRBAG LIGHT WENT GONE OFF. TOYOTA SAYING THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. THEY PERFORMED A HARD COMPUTER REST. 02/13/17 - 02/25/17 (CURRENT) THE LIGHT COMES ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES'. LIGHT COMES ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED IN PARK LIGHT COMES ON ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IS CONNECTED LIGHT COMES ON ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED, DRIVER SEAT BELT CONNECTED AND THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DASHBOARD ON A RECALL AND SINCE THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON.

IN STATIONARY MODE MY SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, OR WILL OPEN INTERMITTENTLY, OR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL OR WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL OR WILL NOT LATCH. THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND SO I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR UNLATCHED AND BEEPING AT ME STAYING PART WAY OPEN EVEN WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I SEE THAT THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WAS GIVEN AN EXTRA 9 YEARS WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE OR 120K MILES, MY CAR HAS ONLY 110K MILES AND HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V858. BOTH DOORS WERE AFFECTED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ACTUATOR MOTORS ON BOTH SIDES AS COINCIDENTALLY GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME BUT REPLACING THE ACTUATOR MOTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER REMOVING THE PASSENGER DOOR THEY SAY THAT THE CABLE IS BAD AND THE CLUTCH IS WORN OUT ON THE MOTOR/PART THAT MOVES THE DOOR IS BAD OR BROKEN. THE FIRST NIGHT I SAW THE PROBLEM THE CAR ALARM CAME ON REALLY MUFFLED AND RAN THE BATTERY DOWN SO THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE DOOR IS MY THINKING SINCE ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF EACH EVENT. (THIS DOOR HAS BEEN FROZEN SHUT TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO THAW TO GET IT TO OPEN OR SHUT.) THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD HEAVY USE, ONLY LIGHT USE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER HEATED SEAT BECAME EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH WITHIN MINUTES OF ACTIVATING THE SEAT HEATER. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED A BURN HOLE IN THE LEFT LEG SECTION OF THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WHEN THE LIFTGATE IS OPEN ELECTRONICALLY, IT FALLS ABOUT 10 INCHES AFTER IT REACHES THE FULLY OPEN POSITION AT WHICH POINT THE POWER MOTOR WILL ENGAGE AND POWER THE LIFTGATE TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION. THE LIFTGATE SAFETY OPERATION DOES NOT GO BACK INTO OPEN POSITION WITH CHILDREN UNDERNEATH THE LIFTGATE UNTIL AFTER INJURY. THERE NEEDS TO BE RECALL BEFORE MAJOR INJURY HAPPENS TO A CHILD. THESE CHILDREN ARE GETTING THEIR BACKPACKS WITHOUT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE LIFTGATE AND IT IS CLOSING ON THEM!

SEAT BELTS WON'T BE ABLE TO RETRACT. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. THE CABLE MECHANISM APPEARS TO BE BROKEN. I CAN'T USE THE DOOR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT LETTER IN 2013 AND WAS TOLD NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. NOW THAT THE DOOR IS BROKEN, TOYOTA IS SAYING THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS. WHEN ASKED WHY THEY DIDN'T CHANGE OUT THE FAULTY PARTS - CSD SAID THE DOOR IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE! I SEE HUNDREDS OF POSTS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T THE SLIDING DOOR BEING RECALLED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SMOKE ODOR EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V539000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I GOT MY CAR, IT GOT FIXED TWICE BEFORE UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT NOW IS NOT IN THE WARRANTY NO MORE.

CRANKSHAFT PULLEY SAFETY RECALL - 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA -RECALL # 11V539000 MORE VEHICLES POSSIBLY AFFECTED THAN STATED IN RECALL NOTICE. DEALER STATED VIN DID NOT FALL IN RANGE OF RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY PART STAMPED WITH MARK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON MY VEHICLE. BURNING SMELL RELATED TO DRIVE BELT WHILE DRIVING AND ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE. UPON REPLACING NEW DRIVE BELT, THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY WAS INSPECTED AND SHOWN TO FAIL DUE THE INADEQUATE ADHESIVE STATED IN THE RECALL. NOTIFIED DEALER, CALLED TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE AND OPENED CASE#1611070038. BOTH DEALER AND TOYOTA REFUSED RECALL SINCE VIN WAS NOT IN RANGE. TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED NO PHOTOS OR EVIDENCE WERE REQUIRED TO SHOW THE FAILED CRANKSHAFT PULLEY. PLEASE USED THE DETAILS AND PHOTOS ATTACHED FOR ODI# 10924632

MY STEERING HAS BEEN GETTING STIFF FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. ABOUT A MONTH I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WAS STIFF AND THEN SMOOTH A FEW DAYS LATER. NOW IT FEELS STIFF AT COLD START AND EVEN AFTER WARM UP FROM NORMAL DRIVING. I HAVE NEW BELTS AND NO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. I'VE READ MANY BLOGS ONLINE AND PEOPLE CLAIMING THAT THE (U-JOINT) AKA "STEERING KNUCKLE" IS THE CAUSE. DUE TO WATER/DIRT/SALT FROM THE ROAD - CAUSING RUST ON THE U-JOINT. TOYOTA MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF INSTALLING A RUBBER BOOT TO PROTECT THE U-JOINT FROM EXPOSURE OF WEATHER ELEMENTS. IF THE U-JOINT IS BADLY RUSTED, IT CAN BREAK OFF AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SAFETY RECALL.

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SWEEPING TURNS ON DRY, PAVED ROADS, THE VEHICLE'S VSC ENGAGES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SELF BRAKE, PULLING TO THE LEFT (TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC), AND THE VSC LIGHT ON THE DASH TO BLINK AND BEEP. THIS PUTS THE PASSENGERS OF MY CAR IN DANGER, AS WELL AS THOSE IN VEHICLES AROUND US WHO ARE NOT EXPECTING A SUDDEN APPLICATION OF BRAKES OR SWERVING INTO NEIGHBORING LANE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WITH NO FINDINGS WHICH WOULD WARRANT THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE IN SUCH ACTIVITY. *TR

VEHICLE'S VSC ENGAGED AND APPLIED BRAKING AND STEERING INTERFERENCE AT 65 MPH ON A STRAIGHTWAY ON THE HIGHWAY IN DRY CONDITIONS AND ON A NON-DISTRESSED ROADWAY. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALERSHIP WANTS $5000 TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG HARNESS ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE IMPACT IMAGE SENSOR IS DAMAGED. THIS SEEMS LIKE A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY FOR A SENSOR.

WHEN THE REAR SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSING, THE CABLE BROKE INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. I WAS AT PRESCHOOL PICKING MY KIDS UP SO I HAD TO CALL A FRIEND AND THE ONLY WAY WE COULD GET THE DOOR CLOSED WAS BY CUTTING THE CABLE.

STEERING HAS BECOME INTERMITTENTLY STIFF. STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T SELF CENTER. IT'S DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL EITHER WAY. AFTER TURNING THE WHEEL VERY HARD, IT SUDDENLY BECOMES EASY. THIS PHENOMENON OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, AND AT ALL SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS WORKING PROPERLY, THE BELT IS IN GOOD CONDITION, THERE ARE NO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKS AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL IS CORRECT.

MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA STARTED GIVING PROBLEMS OF RACK AND PINION LEAK FOR POWER STEERING AROUND 90,000 MILES. ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS COULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR POWER TRAIN BUT WAS DENIED. LOOKING AROUND VARIOUS FORUMS ONLINE, I CAME ACROSS THAT MANY OF 2005 TOYOTAS HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I ALSO OWN 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY AND IT ALSO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT SIMILAR MILEAGE. COST TO REPAID WAS MENTIONED AS $1300. I HAVE 2 2005 TOYOTA VEHICLES AND BOTH HAVE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WANTING ME TO SPEND $2600 TOTAL TO REPAIR THE RACK AND PINION UNIT OF BOTH OF MY CARS. I UNDERSTAND A LOT OF OTHER 2005 TOYOTA OWNERS ALSO HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL OR IT SHOULD BE ENHANCED WARRANTY WORK AND TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS.

THE LIFT GATE STRUTS, WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED VIA A RECALL HAVE FAILED. THE LIFT GATE WILL NOT STAY OPEN WITH THE LIFT GATE MOTOR ON OR OFF. IT SLAMS SHUT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN TRYING LOAD IN GROCERIES TODAY, THE LIFT GATE TRIED TO CLOSE ON ME. LUCKY CHILDREN WHERE NOT THE ONES THAT WERE UNDERNEATH.

WHEN USING THE REMOTE BUTTONS FOR THE POWER SLIDER DOORS, THERE IS A LOUD POPPING/GRINDING NOISE AND THE DOORS FAIL TO OPEN. THE FIRST TIME WE REALIZED THIS WAS A CONCERN, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. OUR CONCERN IS THAT ONE DAY THE DOORS WILL QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND OUR CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

POWER DOOR IS UNABLE TO OPEN DUE TO A CABLE WIRE CAME OUT FROM SYSTEM.

PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING 5 YEARS AGO SO WE USED IT MANUALLY. DOOR STOPPED WORKING MANUALLY 2 YEARS AGO. DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT AUTOMATIC. ONE YEAR AGO BEGAN NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. NOW YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS POSSES A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD. PASSENGERS IN THE REAR TWO ROWS OF THE VAN CANNOT OPEN EITHER DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ENGINE WOULD SURGE, THE RPMS WOULD DECREASE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND I HAVE AN L SHAPED DRIVEWAY. I WAS GOING APPROX. 2MPH AND THEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND WAS "COVERING" THE BRAKE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND I TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT THE CAR SLAMMED INTO A PARKED CAR AND STILL DID NOT STOP. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I ENDED UP IN THE STREET. I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS. WE LIVE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN THE SUBURBS AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. THE SIENNA AND THE PARKED CAR BOTH HAVE EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE.

THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER) HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACEMENT OF THE LIGHT BULB (WHICH WAS A WHOPPING 190.00) DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A SPECIAL TYPE OF HID LIGHT WHICH HAS A HEADLAMP CONTROL MODULE AKA BALLAST AKA COMPUTER THAT COULD BE BAD. DEALER QUOTED $600 TO FIX A HEADLIGHT. MY OTHER REPAIR SHOP QUOTED $450. REALLY TOYOTA? $450-600 TO FIX A HEADLIGHT???? RIDICULOUS. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THIS MUCH TO FIX A HEADLIGHT. WHO ENGINEERED THIS? BEYOND FRUSTRATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AN AUDIBLE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED BEFORE THE STEERING SUDDENLY JERK THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND WOULD ONLY LAST A FEW SECONDS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMMED AND WON'T RETRACT. IT HAPPENS SO OFTEN EVEN AFTER DE-ASSEMBLED IT AND PUT BACK TOGETHER

I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND SHOWED UP 15 MINUTES EARLY AT 11:15AM FOR MY APPOINTMENT AT A THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER ON 4TH AVENUE IN SAN FRANCISCO. I HAVE TWO RECALLS ISSUES ON MY 2005 SIENNA (SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID AND CORROSION OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER) AND THIS SUPER ANNOYING AND UNSAFE LOCKING OF MY FRONT SEAT BELTS BOTH ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE SEAT BELT ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT - ZF2. IT TOOK THEM 5 HOURS TO FIX BOTH RECALL BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX MY SEAT BELT ISSUE. AT FIRST, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I DROVE OFF AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW, THE SEAT BEAT GOT STUCK AGAIN! I DROVE BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND SHOW MY SERVICE PERSON. HE JERKED THE SEAT BELT LEFT AND RIGHT TO LOOSEN IT AND THEN SAID THIS "JUST HAPPENS" AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. HE SAID THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT WAS FOR THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM AND NOT FOR THE FOLDING SEATBELT ISSUE. I SAID, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE SEATBELT HOLDER/ATTACHMENT AND TOYOTA SHOULD FIX IT. WAS TOLD, "NOPE, SORRY, CAN'T HELP YOU." I WAS SO MAD. WASTED A WHOLE DAY AND DIDN'T GET THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE TO ME FIXED. TOYOTA IS NO LONGER CARING ABOUT ITS CUSTOMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THESTREET. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ENTERING A LEFT TURN CURVE, THE ABS AND VSC LIGHTS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHCLE LURCHED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT THEN BACK TO THGE LEFT. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER A FEW SECONDS, BUT DURING THIS TIME TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE FACILITY. THE BRAKES AND STABILITY CONTROL WERE INSPECTED. THERE WERE NOT ANY TROUBLE CODES STORED. EXAMINATION OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS REVEALED THE RIGHT AND LEFT SENSORS WERE SEIZED IN THEIR MOUNTING BRACKETS. WE BELIEVE THE SENSORS HAVE RUSTED AND HAVE SWOLLEN. WE HAD THE ABS AND VSC SYSTEMS DISCONNECTED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THIS WAS DONE. WE ARE PLANNING ON REPLACING THESE SENSOR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AND THREE OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES. BECAUSE I VACATION AND MY EXTENDED FAMILIES LIVE IN TRINIDAD I SHIPPED THE VEHICLE THERE FOR MY USED. WHEN I SAW THE RECALL, IT WAS THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID ASSEMBLY. FOR MORE THAN A YEAR I TRIED TO HAVE TOYOTA RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM. NOWHERE IN THE RECALL NOTICE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE LOCATION. IT'S A WORLDWIDE RECALL, SO I THOUGHT IT CAN BE FIXED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TRINIDAD. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. I SAID IF THEY GAVE ME THE PART I CAN TAKE IT THERE AND HAVE THE AUTHORIZED DEALER INSTALL THE PART. NOW IT A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAY THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE FIXED IN THE USA. IT NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THAT IN THE NOTICE. I BELIEVED TOYOTA HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX MY VEHICLE WITH SOME KIND OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH ME TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP ME IN THIS MATTER, I DON'T OWE ANYTHING. I AM STILL PAYING FOR 2 OF MY NEW TOYOTA CARS. THE PART IN THE SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM HAS A COMPONENT THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID WHICH PREVENT THE SHIFT LEVER FROM MOVING OUT OF THE "P" POSITION UNLESS THE IGNITION IS ON AND THE BRAKES PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SOLENOID COULD BE DAMAGE AND THE SHIFT LEVER COULD MOVED OUT OF "P" POSITION WITH DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLL AWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.