2005 Toyota Sienna

215/65 R 16. Four new CONTINENTAL tires fitted early 2021 to Sienna at Discount Tire in Tucson. July 2021 severe vibration and evidence of tire structural issue photographed. All tires showed similar failure mode.. this was on a very hot day. I took the vehicle to Big O tires and had the front two replaced at my expense so the vehicle was drivable. I returned to Discount Tire in Tucson (Speedway) to ask for a recall check after I learned of the 2021 recall on similar Continental tires for sidewall failure. Discount tire reimbursed one tire. I complained to agent Matthew Harby that the other two tires were dangerous because they showed the same sidewall defect on the hot day. He denied my request for replacement if the remaining two Continental tires because there was no open recall on these. I told I him I was worried about a catastrophic failure in normal operation. I then resumed driving. The weather cooled off and until October the two tires behaved normally again.. On 10/30 about 630pm I was dri ong on I10 and experienced catastrophic tire failure in the outside lane speed approx 65mph. I was fortunate to be able to pull over without losing control but the photo shows the extent of this serious failure. I am now at Discount Tire on Ina Road in Tucson requesting replacement of the failed tire and the final remaining CONTINENTAL tire. The photos should show sufficient evidence of sidewall failure matching the failure mode of the recalled tires. THESE ARE DANGEROUS AND NEED NHTSA ACTION WITH A UNIVERSAL RECALL BEFORE A FATAL EVENT OCCURS

When driving my 2005 Toyota Sienna van tonight, the Traction Control System engaged suddenly on a slight turn at highway speeds, the ABS System automatically engaged and the van pulled to the right, I had to forcibly muscle the steering wheel to remain on the road, in addition to pulling to the right the ABS braking system suddenly and unexpectedly slowed me down from 55 to 30 mph and the alarm sounded. After stopping to check things out, I proceeded cautiously toward home, the same thing happened 2 more times, so I stopped and turned off the "Traction Control System" button. The same thing happened one more time even with the VSA button off. I got online at home and found that this is quite a common issue that Toyota is aware of. This put me and my family at risk and others at severe risk!This is a critical safety issue! Please tell me how to fix it. Many reports of dealerships ripping people off and not fixing the issue. Should be a simple recall fix.

shifter broke at 55 mph wouldn't stay in 5 gear, was easily moved to R, N, and flopped around! won't stay in 4 now when used either, or PARK unless held when turning car off. NO warning, shifted down for a hill, speed limit change, and corner in neighborhood as usual, no lights on in car. just happened but upon research, have found many others with this problem online, same veh and same kind of miles.Toyota knows but won't recall their broken plastic piece and no notification to consumer

Stability light comes on, decelerates independently, vehicle shakes and steering is somewhat compromised. This has happened rounding curves between 40-50 MPH. Has happened twice on straight road, 8/24 and 8/25/2021, traveling at 70MPH, vehicle decelerated 2-5 miles independently. I put signal on and did smooth lane change to the right to get out of fast lane, and stability light came on, vehicle shook and steering was somewhat compromised. Neither local mechanic or dealership can retrieve any codes with diagnostic equipment. Dealership told me today the light has to stay on for them to retrieve code. This has happened irregularly over the last 6-8 months but always on curves. It has occurred 4 times in 6 days last week, twice on curves, 8/23 & 8/28/2021, and the 2 lane changes above. I am concerned with the increased frequency. There is a great deal of information on the web at https://www.siennachat.com/threads/traction-control-malfunctioning.44474/ so this is not an unknown issue.

When driving the speed limit, going downhill, uphill, straight, around a curve, in the rain or dry weather, the vsc and slip/trac lights up, the abs system is activated / brakes engage. I loose complete control of the van. I can no longer steer or break. The breaks engage, but it causes the car to veer to the right. I have taken the car to the mechanic 5 times now and no codes show, even after he is able to the vehicle to repeat this behavior. It seems to happen a lot on off/on ramps. It happens mostly on highways, but it has happened on two lane roads. The vehicle is completely dangerous to drive. It has almost caused several accidents. I have replaced the Yaw sensors and had several alignments and this still happens. After a lot of research, we have found that this is actually really common in Toyota Sienna. People are saying that the bushings in the rack in pinion wear out and the entire rack and pinion system needs to be replaced. Some people have replaced the rack and pinion and claim that there is still a problem. But the majority say after the rack and pinion is replaced there is not further problems.

The Trac Control activated numerous times while diving forward on the highway and turning on country roads. It beeps about three times, activates the brakes on the left side of the car pulling you and then stops. The skid light activates on the dash while this is going on. Numerous same incidents are listed online. The brakes activate to one side while you are driving for not reason. I see a lot of people online that have the same issue. I am surprised this is not addressed and when you call the dealership they say it does not do that. That is not what the trac does. It does not activate braking.

I was pulling in my driveway when this incident happened. When exiting my vehicle and opening the driver side door this is what occurred. The driver side sliding door cable snapped and could have potentially hit the driver or me and which could have injured a body part especially the eye or hand. It also made a loud popping noise. There was no warning lights that this would happen and now the door will not open which causes a safety hazard because in case of an emergency this door may need to be opened to escape for safety reasons. Thank you for the investigation of this matter.

WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, FELT THE VAN "JUMPED" THEN ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE IN REVERSE SWIPED A PARKED TRUCK, AND DID A HALF CIRCLE INTO THE DRIVE-THROUGH OF A PARKING LOT ONLY TO STOPPED WHEN IT HIT ANOTHER SUV. I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VAN WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING.

ABS PUMP STOPPED WORKING. NO WARNING. BRAKES FAILED,RAN INTO MY GARAGE. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC. HAD TO PUMP BREAKS TO GET IT THERE OR PAY TOWING COST. LEARNED OVER 2000.00 FOR THE PART. IT IS KNOW TO GO OUT HE SAID AND SHOUOD GAVE BEEN A RECALLED ITEM...

ABS BRAKE PUMP MODULE. WENT OUT CAUSING ACCIDENT. NO WARNING. ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK TO SHOP. DRAINING BATTERY,CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. SHOUOD BE RECALLED DUE TO NO WARNING,COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE,CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE DANGEROUS, NOT ROAD WORTHY.

FRONT TIRES - EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS

DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. IT GIVES DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER A SENSE THAT THE SEATBELTS WORK ONLY TO FIND THE SEATBELT IS LOOSE AT THE WAIST. A KNOWN PROBLEM BY TOYOTA IN THE 2016 "CAMPAIGN" WHEREBY THEY INSTALLED DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELTS. HERE IT IS 2020 AND THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING.

BRAKES ABS NOT WORKING. CAN'T FIND OUT WHY. SOMETIMES I HAVE BRAKES, SOMETIMES I DON'T. LIGHRS COME ON AND OFF. LOOKED UP RECALLS DESCRIPTIONS SHOW TGE SAME RECALLED ISSUES BUT MY CAR HAS ZERO RECALLS. DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ,BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. I GOT OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARKED CAR IN DRIVEWAY. PEBDEMIC CAME. NOW I NEED TO FIND A WAY TO FIX IT.

THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT FREQUENTLY BINDS UP IN THE TOP GUIDE AREA. THE SEATBELT IS NOT USABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE POWER SLIDING DOOR INDEPENDENTLY WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED, A BEEPING NOISE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT DISCLOSURED OF THE RESULT OF THE DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED FOR THE REPAIR OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN IT GETS COLD THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS GETS TANGLED. IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO GET IT UNTANGLED. MOST RECENTLY I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT UNTANGLED SO I HAD TO TAKE IT TO MY GARAGE TO GET IT UNTANGLED. VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF IT GET TANGLED WHILE I AM OUT RUNNING ERRANDS AND CANNOT GET IT UNTANGLED SO I CAN DRIVE HOME. HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!

I HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA 2005, MILEAGE 178000, SLIP INDICATOR TURNS ON RANDOMLY AND CAUSING THE CAR LOST CONTROL. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENED OUT OF ZERO WARNING. IT'S NOT ONLY SCARE ME BUT ALSO MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENED FOR OVER A YEAR SINCE SEPT. 2019. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON DRY CURVING ROADS AT SPEEDS 35-75 MPH. WHEN IT HAPPENED, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE, SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, AND ALARM SOUNDS, THE CAR'S BRAKES GRAB AND PULLS THE CAR TO THE SIDE. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, GOES AWAY, AND BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE SENT THE MINI VAN TO A FEW MECHANICS FOR MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE REPLACED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES, DONE THE ZERO-POINT-CALIBRATION, MECHANICS COULDN'T FIND CODES FOR THE ISSUES, THEY HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEMS BUT IT JUST NEVER WORK. I LOVE MY MINI VAN BUT NOW I FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY WITH THIS MINI VAN. IT BOTHERS ME A LOT WHEN DRIVING THIS MINI VAN. MY ANXIETY LEVEL GO UP, ESPECIALLY, WHEN DRIVING ON CURVING ROADS. I WISH THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT WOULD CATCH THE ATTENTION. HOPEFULLY, TOYOTA WOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THE ISSUE FOR THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS, AND ALSO THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES RIDING THIS MINI VAN.

THE SHIFTER LOCKS UP IN PARK AND WON'T COME OUT OF GEAR. IF THE VAN IS RUNNING OR OFF IT WON'T COME OUT OF GEAR. HAVING THE PARKING BRAKE ON MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. HAVE TO ROCK THE VAN BACK AND FORTH TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR.

I'VE ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR 5 MONTHS AND THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED OVER A DOZEN TIMES, BEGINNING WITH THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. AND EVERY TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED I'VE BEEN DRIVING ON DRY ROADS. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AROUND A CORNER, ANYWHERE FROM 35-65 MPH, FAR. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STARTS BEEPING, THE BRAKES ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN, AND THEN ENGINE MAKES A LOUD NOISE (LIKELY DOWNSHIFTING ITSELF). IT'S AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE THINKS IT IS SLIPPING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT, I DRIVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY SO IT'S NOT ME FLYING AROUND A CORNER SUPER FAST, IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MY PARTNER DRIVES THE VAN AS WELL. I FINALLY TOOK THE VAN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR THAT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO I SPENT $900 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I'VE HAD THE VAN BACK FOR LESS THEN 2 WEEKS AND JUST TRIED TO TAKE IT ON A ROAD TRIP, GOT ABOUT AN HOUR FROM OUR HOUSE AND IT DID IT AGAIN 3 TIMES IN LESS THEN 15 MINUTES, AGAIN DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT AND WHEN DRIVING ON A WINDY HIGHWAY. IT'S TERRIFYING WHEN THIS HAPPENS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN WE'RE GOING AROUND A CORNER, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF OTHER SIENNA'S, EVEN NEWER ONES. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, SOMEONE IS GOING TO WRECK AND DIE FROM THIS IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL. THE LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY TURN ON, WHICH BRAKES THE WHEELS. THE SYSTEM WILL START BEEPING AND SAYING A FALSE TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. (WHEN THE ROAD IS CLEAR) I LOOKED ONLINE MANY TOYOTA SIENNAS HAVE THIS ISSUE. IT IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO BE FIXED!

DOOR CHECK BROKE LOOSE AT WELD TO DOOR FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. COST OVER $500 TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED. DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE WHEN IT HAPPENED, JUST WHEN IT DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE (THE DOOR WOULD SWING OPEN WIDER WITHOUT STOPPING) (ABOUT NOVEMBER 2015).

AIR CONDITIONER BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR HAS STOPPED WORKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT. IT ALWAYS BLOWS HOT AIR WHETHER I SELECT COOL OR HEAT. THE PASSENGER SIDE CHANGES AS SELECTED.

SLIP INDICATOR SENSOR TURNS ON ,BRAKES WHILE TURNING CAUSES ME TOO LOOSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING VERY UNSAFE

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT HAS GOTTEN BOUND UP AND STUCK IN THE GUIDE ON THE A PILLAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE PUTTING ON THE BELT, AS WELL AS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I'M CONCERNED THAT IF THIS HAPPENS DURING A COLLISION THE FRONT PASSENGER WILL NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND COULD BE INJURED. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FREE THE BELT WITH TOOLS BEFORE, BUT AM NO LONGER ABLE TO DO SO.

CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ALMOST DAILY. ANY TIME VEHICLE VEERS TOWARDS THE RIGHT ANTI-SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT, ALARM SOUNDS AND ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY, ON DRY ROADS, GOING DOWNHILL OR ON A CURVE, EVEN WHILE SWITCHING LANES NOW. THIS HAPPENS ABOVE 20 MPH. DRIVING BECOMES STRESSFUL AND WORRY-SOME WHEN ALARM BEGINS TO SOUND AND DASH LIGHT COME ON. FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL BECOMES GREAT, FEAR FOR YOUR PASSENGERS SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS SAFETY BECOMES REAL. DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS THERE HAVE BEEN 5 SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ACCELERATION, PULLS STEERING IN ONE DIRECTION AND SUDDEN BREAK LOCK OCCURS. 2 OF WHICH TOOK PLACE ON THE FREEWAY ON RAMP AT A SPEED OF 35MPH, 1 DRIVING DOWNHILL, SLIGHTLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT, AT A SPEED IF 20MPH AND THE LAST 2 WHILE SWITCHING LANES, 35 MPH. VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING POWER AND SLOWING INSTEAD OF INCREASING SPEED. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH MANY DRIVERS IN MANY AREAS. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING INVESTIGATED? *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS JAMMED AND COMES OUT ALL THE WAY WONT GO BACK IN.

MY 2005 SIENNA HAS SHIFT GEAR PROBLEM. THE SHIFT LEVEL MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, GET STUCKED.

THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING IMPROPERLY. THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-SLIP INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES; AN ALARM SOUNDS; THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES; AND THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES LOSES POWER. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS, MOST COMMONLY EITHER GOING DOWNHILL OR ELSE ON A CURVE, EVEN A MILD ONE. THIS HAPPENS ABOVE 20 MPH. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE COMBINATION OF ALERTS AND SENSATIONS ARE VERY STARTLING TO THE DRIVER, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. THIS WAS EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING POWER AND VEHICLES BEHIND US ALMOST HIT US FROM BEHIND AS WE WERE SLOWING INSTEAD OF INCREASING SPEED. FROM MY INTERNET SEARCHES (INCLUDING NHTSA COMPLAINTS), THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR RANGE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS. OUR VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, MY 2005 SIENNA'S VSC WARNING LIGHTS, ALARMS AND BRAKING WOULD COME ON WHILE GOING AROUND TURNS. MY CAR HAD NEW TIRES, WHEELS WERE BALANCED AND ALIGNED. IT'S SCARY AND DANGEROUS WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGE. I'M NOT GOING AROUND SHARP TURNS AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. DOZENS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME EXPERIENCE, AND WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGE, IT YANKS THE CAR HARD, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS TO ME AND OTHERS. THIS HAPPENS TO ME ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID IT IS TO SLOW DOWN TO LESS THAN 40MPH ON SOME TURNS, WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65. HERE'S A LINK TO THE MANY OTHER PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCE WITH THIS EXACT SAME THING. THIS IS A LIABILITY AND TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION HERE. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-C9152_DS656326?SNTEMLID=4322597535#MSG1051125

PARKING BREAK DOES NOT ENGAGE UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL TRIES OF ENGAGEMENT. AND MANY TIMES DOES NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. GRADE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MATTER (E.G. HORIZONTAL TO >% DEG). ATTEMPTS ARE ONLY MADE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. (IT IS NOT ATTEMPTED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND LOST POWER. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, LET OFF THE GAS THOUGH KEPT ACCELERATING, BRAKED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY EFFECT, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE

SINCE 7/2019 TO NOW, 10/2019, I'VE HAD INTERMITTENT HARD BRAKE PEDAL. LETTING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE VAN BEGINS TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON FOR THE HARD BRAKE PEDAL, ITS AFFECTING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL, AND IT SMELLS BAD. THERE'S A VIBRATION AT TIMES, AND WOBBLE. AFTER THE VAN SITS FOR AN HOUR, THE BRAKES ARE FINE UNTIL NEXT TIME. TODAY, BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PUT THE VAN IN REVERSE, AND LETTING OFF THE BRAKE, THE VAN WOULDN'T ROLL BACK. I HAD TO GIVE IT QUITE A BIT OF GAS TO GET IT TO MOVE. THE VAN DIDN'T WANT TO GO MORE THAN 10MPH IN A 35MPH ZONE. ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER WAS INSTALLED. THERE IS A NEW CALIPER ON THAT RIGHT SIDE, AND BOTH FRONT BRAKES GOT NEW BRAKE LINES. THE PADS STILL HAVE A LOT OF MEAT ON THEM. I CAN DRIVE THE VAN JUST FINE, THEN SOMETIMES GET BACK IN THE VAN LATER, 1 TO 6 HOURS LATER, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD. IT OCCURS WHEN THE VAN HAS BEEN SITTING ALL NIGHT AND HALF THE NEXT DAY, OR IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN I'M DRIVING IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 SIENNA. NOBODY CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 25 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL COME ON, IT WILL BEEP AND THE BRAKE WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT THE DRIVER PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL (THESE ALL HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME). THIS IN TURN LOCKS THE BRAKES AT TIMES AND THE CAR VEERS TO THE RIGHT. THERE IS NO REASON THAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT THAT THIS HAPPENS. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND THREE DAYS AGO, IT HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE TO HENDRICK TOYOTA IN WILMINGTON NC AND PROVIDED THEM A VIDEO WHERE TWO OWNERS TOOK VIDEOS EACH TIME IT HAPPENED IN THEIR VEHICLE. I ALSO PROVIDED THEM WITH EMAIL DISCUSSIONS FROM TWO DIFFERENT WEB SITES WHERE OWNERS WERE DISCUSSING THE ISSUE. WE BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR TOYOTAS.

THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN GOING OUT A VARIATION OF SPEEDS 35 ON THE STREET OR 60 ON THE HIGHWAY 45 ON THE FREEWAY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE'RE TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE CAN I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH HER WE DID NOTICE THAT IT'S HAPPY AND TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE ON A TURN. THE CAR WILL COME TO A ROUTE ABRUPT STOPPED AND THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR A BRIEF SECOND MAKING A NOISE AND THEN SIMPLY DISAPPEAR AND THIS HAPPEN SPONTANEOUSLY OR SPORADICALLY WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WHERE THE VSC SYSTEM ACTIVATED RANDOMLY AND SLOWED OUR VAN DOWN. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED WE THOUGHT THAT THE VAN BROKE DOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKES ACTIVATED BY ITSELF. KINDA SCARED US BECAUSE WE WERE GOING AROUND A TURN AT 60MPH

TRANSMISSION LEVEL SHIFTER STICK GOT LOOSE.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. THIS POPPING NOISE IS COMING FROM DOOR CHECK POCKET. AFTER EXAMINE DOOR CHECK POCKET, THE POPPING SOUND IS BECAUSE POCKET IS DETACHED FORM THE DOOR FRAME DUE TO INSUFFICIENTLY AND POOR WELDING. THE FORCE OF OPENING THE DOOR CAUSES IT TO BREAKAWAY FROM THE DOOR FRAME. I NOTICED 2017 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11002982 HAS THE SAME ISSUE. YOUTUBE ALSO HAS INCIDENTS REGARDING THIS.

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN USING THE MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY OR DISABLING THE MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO EXIT OR ENTER THE CAR. MY SON HAS TO CLIMB THROUGH THE FRONT SEAT. VERY INCONVENIENT.

REAR PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR. PROBLEM STARTED WITH ONLY BEING ABLE TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. NOW WE CANNOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WITH POWER OR MANUAL MODE. WE HAVE CHILDREN AND FEEL THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS BUT OURS IS OUT OF THIS RANGE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF TOYOTA MINIVANS. APPARENTLY THERE'S A CABLE ISSUE INVOLVED. WE DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY DAY WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEAM TOYOTA OF PRINCETON (2871 US-1, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ, 08648) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,388.

THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED ON OR NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR THE PASSENGER IF ACTIVATED. TOYOTA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAD A RECALL WHICH ENDED MY 2017. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. A CHECK WITH TOYOTA AND THEY STATE NOTHING CAN BE DONE.

VSC SYSTEM ACTIVATES THE ABS WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. USUALLY ON INTERSTATE ENTRANCE/EXIT RAMPS, THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON WITH LOUD BEEPING NOISE AND ACTIVATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE PULLS EITHER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND ACCELERATION IS AFFECTED. IT'S VERY SCARY! SPEED LIMIT ON RAMP IS 55MPH AND IT HAPPENS WHEN GOING 45-50MPH. IT'S ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IT HAPPENS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. I'VE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. IT'S A WEEKLY OCCURRENCE.

STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND MAKES IT HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING KNUCKLE OUTSIDE OF THE FIRE WALL IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND BECOMES STIFF AND REQUIRES FREQUENT LUBRICATION TO MAINTAIN THE FUNCTION OF THE POWER STEERING. THIS IS A CONCERN WE HAVE DEALT WITH FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WE HAVE RECENTLY BECOME AWARE THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WHEN PULLED OUT TO ENABLE THE PASSENGERS TO BUCKLE CAN BECOME FOLDED AND LODGED IN THE OPENING AT THE PILLAR PREVENTING THE BELT TO MOVE FURTHER. THIS RENDERS THE BELT USELESS UNTIL THE PASSENGER CAN DISLODGE IT FROM THE OPENING. IT CAN TAKE AS MUCH AS 20 MINUTES TO FREE/OR DISLODGE THE BELT FROM IT'S PINCHED POSITION.

EMISSIONS FAIL, PRE MATURE FAILURE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (2) , PART NOT LASTING ,SUBJECT TO PREMATURE RUSTING , A PROBLEM FOR MOST OF TOYOTA CARS

THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN IN EITHER AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE FROM THE INSIDE. IT WILL OPEN IF SOMEONE PULLS THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. POSSIBLE MOTOR AND OR CABLE PROBLEM. THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THE INTERNET. IT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT NOW IT'S PERMANENT AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM PULLING ON THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE.

THE SHIFT STICK WAS LOOSE AND WOULD MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. IF THE CAR WAS DRIVING ON D AND SOMEONE WAS TO TAP THE STICK SHIFT SLIGHTLY UP OR DOWN, THE STICK WOULD MOVE EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND BRAKES WERE NOT PRESSED. ANY MAJOR BUMPS WOULD CAUSE THE SHIFT TO MOVE LOOSELY FROM ITS PROPER PLACE AS WELL.

MY TOYOTA SIENNA HAS 80,000 MILES AND HAS GEAR HUNTING, WHEN I GO ON A SPEED BUMP IT SURGES AND HESITATES, I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL. I'VE PREVIOUSLY OWNED OTHER TOYOTA'S WITH PROBLEMS NOT LIKE THIS. PLEASE HELP. I LOVE TOYOTA, BUT I VALUE SAFETY.

THE GEAR SHIFTER IS FLOPPING BACK AND FORTH AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL AND CAUSE A HUGE ACCIDENT OR ROLL OUT OF PARK AND HURT SOMEONE.

IN MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 VAN, THE LIFTGATE WOULD GO UP AND THEN SUDDENLY DROP ABOUT A FOOT AND THEN CONTINUE TO CLOSE. THIS HAPPENS IN THE WINTER MORE THAN IN THE SUMMER.

1. SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER CAR WHILE DRIVING . 2. DASHBOARD CRACKED A WHITE POWDER IS NOW APPEARING . IF I TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP I KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO BLAME IT ON THE AGE OF CAR AND CHARGE ME BIG REPAIR BUCKS !

"TAKATA RECALL" THE CAR IS MOVING SOME EVEN IT'S IN PARK POSITION .LATER THE GEAR SHIFTER BECOME LOOSE NOW I HAVE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE EVERY TIME I PARK MY CAR. I CALL THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE 05 AND 06,07 ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID YOUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT LISTED ON RECALL. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

PROBLEMS WITH HEAT ACTUATORS / BLEND DOOR RELAYS , ELECTRONICS ,FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE THIS ISSUSE ALSO EFFECTS OTHER TOYOTA MODELS , SAFETY HAZARD AS CANNOT GET HOT AIR TO DEFROST ALSO ,HEAT ONE SIDE COLD OTHER SIDE ,IT CHANGES SIDES , BUT HARD TO DEFORST ALSO . DOES WHAT IT FEELS LIKE

FROM DRIVING NORMAL SPEED, CAR CAP OUT AT 20 MPH AT HIGHWAY. ALMOST GOT INTO WRECK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS IS HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE . MANAGER CHECKED AND SAID IT HAPPENED TO HIS 2014 COROLLA, TOYOTA COVERED VARIABLE TRANSMISSION CELENOID UNDER RECALL. HE SAID TO CALL TOYOTA OR DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP IS SAYING, THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS KIND OF SAFETY ISSUE.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. WHEN OPEN AND CLOSING THE DOOR, THERE IS A VERY LOUD CLICKING. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DOOR NEAR THE TOP HING THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE DOOR.

"TAKATA RECALL" PROBLEM WITHIN THE SHIFT LOCK ASSEMBLY, THE SHIFT LEVER MOVES OUT OF THE 'PARK' POSITION WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL.

VSC KEEPS ENGAGING / WITH LIGHTS AND ALARMS, THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND PULLS TO RIGHT. THIS OCCURS UNNECESSARILY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH AND AT 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY STRAIGHT AWAY AND ON & OFF RAMPS OF THE FREEWAY. THIS IS HAPPENING WITH DRY / GOOD WEATHER OPERATION. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK AND HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT LEAST A DOZEN TIME.

AIRBAG LIGHT FOR DRIVER SIDE BLINKS OFF AND ON DURING DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. THIS OCCURRED AT 209,560 +/- MILES. THIS IS OCCURING WITH OTHER ISSUES IN THE ELECTRICAL MODULES INCLUDING ABS CONTROL MALFUNCTION, POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE YAW/DECELERATION SENSOR AND IT LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH STEERING ANGLE SENSOR MODULE. THIS SEEMS TO NOT ONLY BE AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE BUT OTHERS AS WELL FROM READING MANY FORUMS ON TOYOTA SIENNA VANS INCLUDING ONES JUST A FEW YEARS OLD.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC AND TRAC OFF. AS I WAS DRIVING AFTER JUST PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALER AFTER ABOUT 60 MILES OR SO THESE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON THE SAME TIME. I WAS TOLD AFTER A SCANNER WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT IT IS DUE TO EITHER CATALYTIC CONVERTOR/O2 SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS.THIS IS AN IMPORTANT EXHAUST AND EMISSION COMPONENT DESIGNED TO BURN UP TOXIC EXHAUST FUMES THAT SETS OFF THESE LIGHTS. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH NOT ONLY THIS VEHICLE BUT OTHER TOYOTAS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WE IN THE USA WOULD LIKE TO BREATH CLEAN AIR AND IT DOESN'T SEEM FEASIBLE TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO "FIX" THESE SENSORS DESIGNED TO MAKE CONSUMERS SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO FIX THEIR VEHICLES.

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN AND HAVE BEEN BRAGGING ON IT TO EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR ONE BIG PROBLEM THAT HAS HAUNTED ME SINCE 2016. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT HAS FAULTY SEAT BELTS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN THIS VAN AND THEY WERE RECALLED. IT TOOK FOREVER TO CONVINCE ADAMS OF LEE'S SUMMIT TO REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO IT EVERY TIME. MY HUSBAND [XXX] FOUGHT WITH [XXX] OF LEE'S SUMMIT DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TRYING TO GET THE ORIGINAL RECALL PERFORMED BECAUSE THE SEATBELTS WOULD NOT DO IT EVERY TIME. IN THE MEAN TIME I WAS FORCED TO CARRY A SMALL SCREWDRIVER A FORCED TO SIT IN PARKING LOTS IN DANGER AS I FOUGHT TO TRY AND UNTANGLE THE CROSSOVER OF THE SEATBELT. THAN AFTER MANY TRIPS THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE SEATBELTS. WITHIN A YEAR THE POST HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IT BROKE IN THE UP TALLEST POSITION WEAR MY 6' 2' HUSBAND NEEDS IT. I AM A 5'5' WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES AND HAVING TO CONSTANTLY FIGHT WITH THESE SEATBELTS TO GO TO MY DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS IS HORRIBLE. SO NOW IT SITS ACROSS MY THROAT, VERY PAINFUL AND UNSAFE. HE HAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO HONOR THEIR WORK OR PART. FIRST TIME ON 05/02/2017 WHICH WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, NOTED AS BODY/INTERIOR REPAIR ORDER. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. SECOND TIME WE BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN AT AN OIL CHANGE ON 7/3/2018 THEY ALSO REFUSED. THEY WERE PAID TO INSTALL IT UNDER WARRANTY IT SHOULD COME WITH SOME TYPE OF A WARRANTY WITH THIS INSTALLATION. SEATBELTS ARE DESIGNED TO BE WORN ACROSS OUR LEGS AND ACROSS OUR SHOULDER, NOT OUR NECK. I FEEL SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR MY SAFETY. YOU ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATE. SINCERELY, [XXX] 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 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ALONGSIDE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HIGHWAY SPEED AND CURVING GENTLY TO THE RIGHT, THE VSC SYSTEM ON THIS MINIVAN EVIDENTLY PICKED UP A FALSE INDICATION OF A SLIP IN THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THE BRAKES ON THE LEFT SIDE, PULLING THE VAN'S DIRECTION FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, AND SLOW THE CAR QUICKLY FROM 55 TO 35 MPH, WITH VEHICLES BEHIND ME QUICKLY CLOSING IN ON THE REAR END. WITHIN SECONDS THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING CEASED AND I WAS ABLE TO REACCELERATE BACK TO NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS NOT STALLED IN THE PROCESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE ARE PARTS OF BOTH DOORS THAT SHOULD LAST A LIFETIME ARE STARTING TO WEAR AWAY AND IS CAUSING THE DOORS TO MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 10/15/18*JB

I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND PUT THE VAN IN PARK (WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE). I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND IT CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. I QUICKLY PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE BRAKE AND IT STOPPED MOVING. I THEN SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE AND THEN BACK TO PARK. I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE VAN CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK). I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE BRAKE TO STOP IT FROM MOVING. I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE VAN STILL ROLLED FORWARD. I QUICKLY PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE BRAKE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WITH THE IGNITION OFF THE VAN STOPPED MOVING. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MIN. AND TRIED AGAIN, AT THAT TIME THE VAN WOULDN'T EVEN START (NO SOUND). I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO MY MECHANIC (IT WAS A SATURDAY). I AM WAITING FOR MY MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT. I SEARCHED ON LINE BY VIN NUMBER AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY VAN FOR A GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTION. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THIS.

SHIFT GEAR STUCK IN NEUTRAL MODE FOR TOYOTA SIENNA 2005. DRIVING SIENNA OUT OF MY GARAGE IN REVERSE, THEN STEPPED ON BRAKE--TO PROCEED TO MOVE GEAR TO DRIVE MODE. THEN VAN GOT STUCK IN NEUTRAL MODE. ATTEMPTED TO MOVE SHIFT LEVER ALL THE WAY BACK TO P TO GET OUT OF N MODE, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. LIGHT STAYS ON "N" POSITION. LOOKED AT VEHICLE MANUAL TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS IE. IF CAN'T SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER... IGNITION KEY TO LOCK, PARK BRAKE ON. PUSH DOWN SHIFT LOCK OVERRIDE BUTTON. SHIFT OUT OF P POSITION ONLY WHILE USING A BUTTON. SHIFT TO "N" POSITION, START ENGINE WHILE KEEPING BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. WILL HAVE TO HAVE VAN TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER. THIS HAPPENED AT HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. I WAS REVERSING OUT OF THE GARAGE TO DRIVE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO ROAD.. I WILL NEED TO CONTACT TOYOTA FOR AN APPOINTMENT FIRST AND HIRE A TOW COMPANY TO DELIVER TO TOYOTA DEALER. ALSO, WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED ON AND STEPPING ON CAR BRAKE, SHIFT LEVER MOVES TO P, R, N ,D, AND LOWER GEARS BUT IS PERMANENTLY STUCK IN "N" MODE IS MY BEST EXPLANATION. FORTUNATELY, THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT HOME AND NOT ON THE ROAD, HIGHWAY OR OTHER AREA OF TRAFFIC. I CAN ONLY ASSUME SOME KIND OF CABLE/MECHANISM BROKE. BOTTON LINE, GEAR WON'T GET OUT OF NEUTRAL MODE, EVEN WITH STEPS AS NOTED FROM VEHICLE MANUAL.

WHILE ON THE ROAD, INFREQUENTLY AS WE START HITTING CONTINUOUS CURVES, THE BEEPING STARTS WITH SLIP CONTROL SYMBOL COMING ON. THE BRAKES ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW WE TAKE THE CURVES. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AT THAT POINT AND IT STARTS BRAKING ITSELF FOR FEW SECONDS. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE CURVES AND ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE IS BEHIND YOU.

THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA BECAME LOOSE AND WOBBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND MY WIFE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. SHE HEARD A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING HAD BROKEN AND FALLEN TO THE FLOOR BEHIND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. THE LEVER WAS LOOSE AND WOBBLY AFTER THAT. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR OUR PARTICULAR SIENNA.

JUNE 14, 2018 RE: TOYOTA SIENNA DASHBOARD COVER RECALL COMPLAINT MY LOCAL DEALER, FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA OF COLUMBIA, PROMISED TO REPLACE MY 05 SIENNA DASHBOARD COVER UNDER A TOYOTA WARRANTY, ON JULY 3RD, 2015, AND THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE DASHBOARD COVER PART AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT ARRIVED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR I MET WITH IN PERSON EACH TIME WAS MR. RON KIRKLAND. I FOLLOWED UP AGAIN ON DECEMBER 17, 2015, WHEN THEY AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT IT WAS ON ORDER, AND THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN IT ARRIVED. I FOLLOWED UP BY PHONE A FEW TIMES IN 2016, AND EARLY IN 2017. I GOT THE SAME REPLY EACH TIME I SPOKE WITH MR. KIRKLAND. I THEN FOLLOWED UP AGAIN IN PERSON ON JULY 26, 2017. I GOT THE SAME REPLY FROM MR. KIRKLAND. ON JUNE 11, 2018, I AGAIN SPOKE WITH MR. KIRKLAND REGARDING THE LACK OF PROGRESS IN COMPLETING THIS RECALL WORK. HE PROMISED TO LOOK INTO IT, AND PHONE ME WHEN HE HAD AN ANSWER. I FOLLOWED UP AGAIN WITH MR. KIRKLAND ON JUNE 14, 2018, WHEN MR. KIRKLAND STATED THAT TOYOTA WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO HONOR THIS WARRANTY WORK. I VOICED MY DISPLEASURE ABOUT TOYOTA, AND MR. KIRKLANDS LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM IN RESOLVING THIS WARRANTY SERVICE IN A TIMELY MANNER BACK IN 2015. I ASKED ONE FINAL QUESTION OF MR. KIRKLAND, HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST ME IF I PAID FOR THE DASHBOARD COVER REPLACEMENT? HE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $2,000. MORE THAN 50% OF THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE SIENNA. I AM NOW ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT EVERYONE AND ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THIS SITUATION RESOLVED ' HONORING THE DASHBOARD COVER REPLACEMENT AS TOYOTA PROMISED ME IN 2015.

THE LIGHT AIRBAGS IS ON DON'T GO OUT SAME TIME WORKS REGULARLY

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MPH UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT ON A GENTLY CURVING OVERPASS, THE STABILITY CONTROL ENGAGED, SHARPLY JERKING THE STEERING UNCONTROLLABLY IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND HINDERING MY ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE OR BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE PREVIOUSLY, BOTH ON CURVES, AND ON NEITHER OF THOSE OCCASIONS WAS I EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT, NOR WAS THERE ANY REASON FOR THE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE DASHBOARD CRACKING ON THE VEHICLE HAD EXPIRED; HOWEVER, SHE BEGAN TO SEE CRACKS ON HER DASHBOARD AND A STICKY SUBSTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF SPRINGFIELD (3521 E SUNSHINE ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65809), BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND RECALL INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN.

I DIDN'T KNOW THE CAR WAS GOING TO BE RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE REAR END SWERVED SIDEWAYS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS AND ONLY WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED IN A RECALL AND AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED THE AIRBAG INFLATED LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A SENSOR AND WAS NOT RELATED TO THE WORK THEY HAD PERFORMED, YET SAID IT NEEDED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE FOR THAT AND FOR ANY OTHER WORK DONE AS A RESULT OF IT. HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY KNOW IT'S UNRELATED TO THE WORK THEY PERFORMED IF THEY HAD NOT DONE THE DIAGNOSTIC AND IT HAD NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY WORKED ON IT?. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO AVOID HAVING TO DO ANY EXTRA WORK IT'S NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR PAID FOR. AS A RESULT THIS IS CREATING A HIGHLY UNSAFE SITUATION WITH A FALSE READING AND NOT KNOWING IF THE AIRBAGS WILL ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOY OR IF THEY WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS PUTTING MY FAMILY AND I AT RISK

CABLE ON SPARE TIRE CARRIER UNDER VEHICLE BROKE AND FORTUNATELY SPARE TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE BOUNCED AWAY FORM VEHICLE AND IN TO LAVA FIELD. COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION REGARDING A RECALL ON THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER. HOWEVER, I SEE IT REFLECTED ON LINE. I HAVE A BROKEN SPARE TIRE CARRIER AND CANNOT LOCATE THE SPARE ANYWHERE IF THE FIELD. TOYOTA USA STATES TO CONTACT SERVCO BUT THEY ARE OF NO HELP.

PASSENGER SEAT WARMER WAS ON THE OTHER DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND BEGAN SMOKING AND MELTED THE SEAT IN THE SHAPE OF A DIME. FOR A COUPLE WEEKS IT WAS CAUSING BURNING FEELING IN LEGS FROM BEING TOO HOT. I TURNED OFF SEAT WARMER AND HIT THE SEAT UNTIL THE SMOKING STOPPED.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR CLOSED ON MY SON'S FINGERS, AND THEY GOT JAMMED IN THE DOOR. THE SENSOR ON THE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT WORK, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE NOT CLOSED WHEN IT HIT MY SON'S FINGERS.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT GETS TWISTED WITH RETRACTION & GETS STUCK IN THE EXTENDED POSITION CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN

ABS LIGHTS ACTIVATE GOING AT SPEEDS FROM 15-60 ON ANY TYPE OF CURVES THEN STARTS BRAKING AUTOMATICALLY. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE AND AS LATE AS THIS PAST WEEKEND (10 TIMES) ON HIGHWAY 299 WEST FROM REDDING,CA. - EUREKA, CA. THESE SENSORS NEED TO BE RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE SHIFTER WAS VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CITY TOYOTA (255 SAN PEDRO ROAD, DALY CITY, CA 94014) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PRESENT RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 152,000.

I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED IN MY SIENNA AWD AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE TOP OF A FREEWAY ON-RAMP IN A MAJOR CITY, AND REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE BEGINNING TO TRAVEL DOWN THE ON-RAMP AT AN UNKNOWN BUT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND NOT HEEDING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. ON IMPACT, THE REAR CARGO COMPARTMENT OF MY SIENNA CRUSHED INWARD SO FAR THAT IT CAUSED THE THIRD ROW BENCH SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND PROPEL THE SEAT PART OF THE BENCH SEAT INTO THE BACKS OF THE SECOND ROW CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS IN FRONT OF IT. THIS WOULD HAVE CRUSHED THE LEGS AND MAYBE WHOLE BODY OF ANYONE SEATED IN THE OUTER TWO SEATS OF THE REAR BENCH SEAT, AND PERHAPS IN THE MIDDLE POSITION AS WELL. I FOUND A PIECE OF PAPER BAG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOTTOM SEAT EDGE OF THE BENCH SEAT AND THE BACK OF A CAPTAIN'S CHAIR, AND I COULD NOT PULL THAT PIECE OF PAPER FREE. I HAD TO PULL REALLY HARD TO REMOVE THE LARGE PACK OF TOILET TISSUE, SHOWN IN THE UPLOADED PHOTO, IN ORDER TO DISLODGE IT FROM THE REAR BENCH SEAT AREA. THE TISSUE PACK LIKELY IS NARROWER THAN THE TRUNK OF AN ADULT HUMAN BODY WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT THERE, WITH LEGS ALSO CRUSHED BY THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BENCH SEAT AS IT IMPACTED THE BACK OF THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR IN FRONT OF IT. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THIS SAFETY PROBLEM IS A POOR DESIGN; INADEQUATE REAR-CRASH PROTECTION FOR THIRD-ROW PASSENGERS, WHO USUALLY ARE CHILDREN. AS A PARENT AND VEHICLE OWNER, I WAS NEVER WARNED ABOUT THE GREAT DANGER MY CHILDREN COULD BE IN IF THEY SEATED ANYWHERE ALONG THE THIRD-ROW BENCH SEAT DURING A REAR-END COLLISION. I'M TRAUMATIZED BY THE THOUGHT OF A CHILD OR ANYONE HAVING BEEN SEATED IN THE THIRD ROW AT THE TIME OF THIS COLLISION, WHICH FORTUNATELY THEY WERE NOT IN THIS INSTANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BUT UNSURE IF THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE STATED ROLLING DOWN HER DRIVEWAY WHICH HAD A SMALL INCLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER 4 YEAR OLD CHILD STATED, "THAT HE SHIFTED THE GEAR SHIFT" AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL WHILE SLOWLY RUNNING WITH THE VEHICLE BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT HITTING TWO BOULDERS AND A FENCE, THEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED SUSTAINED BRUISING TO HER LEGS AND BACK INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION 3 DAYS LATER. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND TOWED A WEEK LATER TO TOYOTA OF POWAY LOCATED AT 13631 POWAY RD, POWAY, CA 92064(858) 486-2900. THE CONTACT MENTIONED AFTER THE FAILURE, SHE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN).THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED AS WELL AS A TOYOTA FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALIST WAS SENT TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT "NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND WITH THE GEAR LEVER AND SHIFT CABLE". THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000.

TWO INSTANCES IN OCT 2017 OF BRAKES ACTIVATING WITHOUT DRIVER ACTION. BRAKING ACCOMPANIED BY BEEPING - POSSIBLY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) ACTIVATION SIGNAL. BRAKING REDUCED SPEED APPROXIMATELY 10-15MPH. BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED ON THE SAME ROAD, A CURVY 45MPH LIMIT ASPHALT 2-LANE. CONDITIONS DRY, ~50 DEG F. BRAKING OCCURRED ON A STRAIGHT SECTION AND DID NOT PULL THE CAR TO ONE SIDE. DO NOT BELIEVE ANTI-LOCK ENGAGED. VAN HAS 137K MILES.TOYOTA SERVICE (11/9/17) : "NO PROBLEMS FOUND NO CODES STORED NO VEHICLE EVENT LOG (VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THAT CAPABILITY) MORE OBVIOUS AND LIKELY CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN THE FACT THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE AT 20 PSI AND THE REAR AT 35 PSI, THE DISPARITY IN WHEEL SPEED SIGNALS COULD HAVE TRIGGERED A FALSE EVENT." VERBAL REPORT CONFIRMED "NO PROBLEMS FOUND" INCLUDING STEERING RACK BUSHINGS, STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, WITH 6 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A MECHANIC, SAID HE HAD ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BUT IT WAS RARE. HE ALSO STATED THAT AN APPARENT DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 1MPH IN WHEEL SPEED COULD BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE INADVERTENT ESC ACTIVATION. HOWEVER, HE WAS UNSURE WHY THE PROBLEM, IF IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FORE/AFT INFLATION DIFFERENCE, WAS SO INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER WAIVED THE $98 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. A DRIVE ON THE SAME ROAD ON 11/10/17 DID NOT PRODUCE THE UNEXPECTED BRAKING, BUT IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THIS MEANS THE EQUAL TIRE INFLATION FIXED THE PROBLEM AS, AS STATED, THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE SAFETY SHOULD FAIL IN WAYS THAT DO NOT COMPROMISE DRIVER CONTROL AND OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF CRITICAL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES TO AVOID SUCH FAILURES. FAILURE OF ACTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS SUCH AS ESC, RISKS DELAYING ACCEPTANCE OF INCREASING LEVELS OF DRIVER ASSISTANCE INCLUDING FULL AUTONOMOUS CONTROL, AN ADVANCE THAT PROMISES DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN ROAD MORTALITY.

SHIFT CONTROL DIDN'T WORK AND VAN ROLLED AWAY. WE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE BACKING OUT OF OUR GARAGE AND THE CAR SPED UP AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE VAN WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND FINALLY STOPPED OUT IN THE STREET. THIS VAN SCARED THE DAY LIGHTS OUT OF US. COMPLETE DEFECT

THIS REPORT INCLUDES TWO SEPARATE SAFETY ISSUES. FIRST ISSUE: AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO MY STREET, MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR FROM REVERSE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER TURNING THE KEY OFF SINCE IT WAS STILL IN REVERSE, EVEN THOUGH THE LEVER WAS SHIFTED BACK TO PARK. THANKFULLY, I DON'T LIVE ON A BUSY STREET AND THERE HAPPENED TO BE A FEW LINEMEN DOING WORK THAT WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE VAN BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PUSH THE VAN ON MY OWN, THIS COULD'VE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A BUSY LOCATION. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE DASH, MY HUSBAND DISCOVERED THE MECHANISM IN THE GEAR SHIFT HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS ABLE TO REPAIR IT HIMSELF INSTEAD OF TOWING IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR PRICEY REPAIRS AND TOWING FEES. SECOND ISSUE: ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP) THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, A REPETITIVE BEEPING WILL SOUND, AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL SINCE IT FREEZES UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON DRY ROADS AND SMOOTH DRIVING CONDITIONS ONLY WHEN NO TRACTION CONTROL IS NEEDED. EACH TIME IS HAPPENS IT IS A STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE SINCE IT COULD BE LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL. AFTER CALLING A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER TO INQUIRE IF THERE ARE ANY KNOWN ISSUES OF THIS, THEY DENY IT. UPON DOING OUR OWN RESEARCH, WE WERE ABLE TO DISCOVER OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. A VERY SIMILAR REPLICATION OF OUR SITUATION IS SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT OURS DOESN'T HAPPEN AS OFTEN IN ONE DRIVE. IT USUALLY WILL HAPPEN A ONE OR TWO TIMES AND THEN NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SY9A8SHJ0XG

HUSBAND PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF A STORE, HE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE SPOT AND BEFORE HE COULD PUT IN PARK IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FULL REV, HOPPED THE CURB AND HIT THE BUILDING. WHILE UP AGAINST THE BUILDING IT WAS STILL IN FULL REV. FINALLY IT STOPPED AND HE BACKED IT BACK OVER THE CURB. VAN WENT ABOUT THREE FEET INTO THE BUILDING. TIRE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS FLATTENED. VAN HAS BEEN TOTALED. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF OUR VAN.

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.

THE SLIDING DOORS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION WHERE YOU CAN'T OPEN AND GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR PEOPLE (E.G. KIDS, DISABLED FOLKS, OLDER PEOPLE) TO BE UNABLE TO GET OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND THE MANUAL OVERRIDE DOES NOT WORK. ONCE DUE TO AN ACTUATOR, SEVERAL TIMES CAUSED BY A CRAPPY CABLE MECHANISM, AND NOW A FORTH TIME DUE TO WHO KNOWS WHAT. THE DEALER THIS TIME TOLD US IT WOULD COST $275 TO TAKE THE DOOR APART BEFORE HE COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT $3,000 FOR THE PAST TIMES THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. MY DISABLED SISTER GOT STUCK IN THE [XXX] CAR AND HAD TO BE MOVED OUT THE OTHER SIDE WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WHAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND A PERSON CAN'T GET OUT? I SEE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ON WEBSITES, AND LOOKING AT ONLY THREE ADD UP OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS, ALL ON THE SAME DOOR ISSUE. MULTIPLE TIMES WE WERE TRAVELING WITH SMALL CHILDREN AND THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT TOTALLY CLOSE. WHAT WERE WE TO DO? ONCE THE CABLE ASSEMBLY SNAPPED AND WE COULD NOT CLOSE IT. TOYOTA HAS TO BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THE DOOR WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN OR JUST WITH A MANUAL ONE THAT PEOPLE CAN OPEN AND CLOSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD XLE. ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE DOORS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE WITH FRONT DOORS SQUEAKING, THE BACK SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATIC DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AND THE REAR HATCH FAILS TO CLOSE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD XLE (127,000 MILES) IS ACTIVATED SUDDENLY AND FOR NO REASON. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND HAPPENS WHEN ON A CURVE AT VARYING SPEEDS ON PERFECT ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. A BUZZER SOUNDS, VSC LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKES SLAM ON AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. MECHANIC COULD FIND NOT ANYTHING. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS FRIGHTENING, DANGEROUS AND CREATES UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE, AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS THE CAR SUDDENLY AND DRASTICALLY REDUCES SPEED AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. ANY DEFECTIVE PART THAT POSES A SAFETY RISK SHOULD BE RECALLED BY LAW! IT SEEMS THAT MOST PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ONCE DURING THE FOURTEEN TIMES THE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE IS ACTIVATED SUDDENLY AND FOR NO REASON. IT HAS HAPPENED CHANGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY, ON OFF RAMPS, AND CITY STREETS. I WAS NEVER GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, TURNING SHARPLY, AND THE ROAD WAS NOT WET OR SLIPPERY. THE ACTIVATION CAUSED MY CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE FROM 50 MPH TO 20 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND CAUSED MY WIFE, CHILDREN, AND I TO LURCH FORWARD. VSC ALSO CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SWERVE SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. I HAD IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL! THIS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN MORTAL DANGER ALONG WITH THE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLES AROUND US. THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNPREPARED FOR MY SUDDEN AND UNWARRANTED STOP! I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS SOLD A VEHICLE THAT HAS A HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE ERROR IN IT THAT CAN RESULT IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OCCUPANTS OF SURROUNDING VEHICLES. THIS IS WHY I BELIEVE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD REQUIRE TOYOTA TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL THAT PERMANENTLY ELIMINATES THIS PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA OWNERS LIKE ME. LIKE OTHERS I BELIEVE THIS SITUATION IS FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN YOUR RECENT RECALL OF THE TOYOTA SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENTAL ROLL AWAY. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000). IN OUR CASE WE ARE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SUDDENLY SLAMS ON THE BRAKES AND VEERS TO THE LEFT. I HAVE READ OTHERS COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALMOST IDENTICLE. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR INJURIES AND DEATHS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE!

WHEN I SHIFT TO PARKING POSITION THE VEHICLE CONTINUE RUNNING. YOU COULD RUN OVER A PERSON OR A KID BY ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 40 MPH, THE SHAKING WORSENED. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHENEVER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IT SEEMS IT FAILS RELEASING THE LATCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V273000 (TIRES) AND 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ARE NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY WHEN FASTEN. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT HAS TOO MUCH SLACK AND THIS WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS FROM AN ACCIDENT OR BODILY INJURY. THE DRIVERS BELT ALSO HAS BECOME FRAYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE MID REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN IN USE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ONLY THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT CAUSING IT TO BE COMPLETELY USELESS.

DOOR CHECK MOUNTING POCKET WELDS BROKE AND TORN SHEET METAL. WITH THIS ASSEMBLY BROKEN THE DRIVERS WINDOW WILL ONLY OPEN 1/2 WAY WITH THE DOOR CLOSED AS THE POCKET ASSEMBLY BLOCKS THE WINDOW FROM OPENING ALL THE WAY. SO I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA FROM 2004-2007. IF SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN THAT REQUIRED VEHICLE EVACUATION THRU THE DRIVERS WINDOW IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THE WINDOW DOES NOT FULLY OPEN BECAUSE OF A KNOWN DEFECT.

ON MARCH 15, 2016, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE ACTIVATED SUDDENLY AND FOR NO REASON. I WAS IN A LEFT TURN MERGING LANE FROM ONE MAJOR HIGHWAY TO A BUSY INTERSTATE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN IT ACTIVATED. THE ACTIVATION CAUSED MY CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE FROM 50 MPH TO 20 MPH IN A MATTER OF 3 SECONDS AND CAUSED MY WIFE AND I TO LURCH FORWARD. VSC ALSO CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SWERVE SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. I HAD IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL! THIS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN MORTAL DANGER ALONG WITH THE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLES AROUND US. THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNPREPARED FOR MY SUDDEN AND UNWARRANTED STOP! I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS SOLD A VEHICLE THAT HAS A HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE ERROR IN IT THAT CAN RESULT IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OCCUPANTS OF SURROUNDING VEHICLES. THIS IS WHY I BELIEVE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD REQUIRE TOYOTA TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL THAT PERMANENTLY ELIMINATES THIS PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA OWNERS LIKE ME. (AS BACKGROUND, I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. I'VE ATTACHED MY FINDINGS OF 23 IDENTICAL INCIDENTS EXPERIENCED BY SIENNA OWNERS. I STOPPED AT 23 - THERE WERE MORE.) I BELIEVE THIS SITUATION IS FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN YOUR RECENT RECALL OF THE TOYOTA SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENTAL ROLL AWAY. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000). IN OUR CASE WE ARE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SUDDENLY SLAMS ON THE BRAKES AND VEERS TO THE RIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS CALLS FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION. PERSONALLY, I THINK THIS IS JUST AS SERIOUS AS A CAR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THAT SUDDENLY BURSTS INTO FLAMES. I KNOW YOU WOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO THAT CAR COMPANY AND I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD ISSUE A SIMILAR RECALL TO TOYOTA.

MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOMS FOR A RECALL INVOLVING A CRANKSHAFT PULLEY, YET MY VIN IS APPARENTLY NOT INVOLVED WITH THAT RECALL. MY ENGINE MODEL 3MZ-FE IS INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL YET TOYOTA SERVICE DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE BOTH SAY IT ISN'T. CURRENTLY MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP AND A FEE OF ROUGHLY $800 AWAITS ME. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW MY MAKE, MODEL, MODEL YEAR, ENGINE MODEL, CAN ALL BE RELATED TO A CERTAIN RECALL, AND YET BE TOLD THAT MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT RECALL. I'VE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER FOR YEARS RECOMMENDING FRIENDS AND FAMILY. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED, AND MOST LIKELY WON'T PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA.

VERY STIFF WHEN TURNING. STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK AND MAKING A TURN AND RETURNING TO NORMAL DRIVING POSITION IS FAULTY, I TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH SAID IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN LOOKING AT THE DATABASE I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES EXIST WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA. RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED AS THIS POSES A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.

EXTREMELY HARD STEERING HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY A PROBLEM (ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD SQUEAL) DURING THE FIRST MINUTE AFTER START UP, PARTICULARLY IN THE COLD. NOW I HAVE NOTICED A SUDDEN STEERING DIFFICULTY ON A TURN WHILE DRIVING LONG AFTER START UP.

"TAKATA RECALL" WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND DO LOVE OUR SIENNA. THE VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN WHILE WE ARE IN A CURVE. IT IS SO BAD THAT IT ALMOST COMES TO A STOP AND SKIDS AROUND THE CURVE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE GOING 30 OR 45. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON A DAILY BASIS. WE HAVE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE HOOKED IT TO THEIR MACHINE AND CAN NOT SEEM TO TELL WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE I CARRY MY SMALL CHILDREN AND AM AFRAID THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO CAUSE ME TO WRECK. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS AND THAT IT IS GOING TO BE TRIAL AND ERROR TO FIND OUT WHICH ONE IT MAY BE. WHILE COSTING US HUNDREDS, EVEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS MORNING MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE GUY TOLD HIM THAT HE IS MORE THAN SURE THAT IT IS THE "YAW" RATE SENSOR, HE HAS SEEN IT ON SEVERAL TOYOTA'S. HE HAS SEEN THIS ON SEVERAL TOYOTAS AND THAT TOYOTA THEMSELVES WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR PART ON MANY VEHICLES YET TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I SHOULD BE OUT MONEY FOR A FAULTY PART. MAKE NO MISTAKE I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER TOYOTA FOR THIS REASON. IF TOYOTA WILL NOT MAKE THE EFFORT TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHY WOULD I PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE BY THEM, IT IS BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE. IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD CAUSED MYSELF I COULD UNDERSTAND. JUST THIS PAST SUMMER WE REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER, I DID NOT WANT TOYOTA TO FIX THAT BECAUSE IT IS NORMAL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO DEAL WITH AND FIX BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE!!!!

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR WHEN IT SNAPPED SUDDENLY WHILE IT WAS ON A STEEP HILL, THE CAR WAS STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET . NOW THE DOOR IS STUCK AND I CANT OPEN IT NEITHER AUTOMATICALLY NOR MANUALLY.

STEERING PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED WHEN THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE LIGHTING RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN THE LOW BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION: TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 VSC (ANTI SKID SYSTEM) KICKS IN UNEXPECTEDLY FOR NO REASON. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ALONG DRY ROADS ONLY TO HAVE MY ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) SUDDENLY COME ON, THE VAN SLOW DOWN, WITH THE VSC ALARM GOING OFF, AND THE VSC LIGHT BLINKING. IT'S VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, AND IT BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL THE VAN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH (~55 MPH) AS WELL AS LOW (~25-30MPH) SPEEDS. I DRIVE 90% ON SMOOTH, WELL-PAVED SUBURBAN ROADS, AND ABOUT 10% ON HIGHWAYS. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS DEFECT IS DEFINITELY INCREASING. ONE DAY IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ONE TRIP! ALL FOR NO REASON, AND ALL UNDER DRY, NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SMOOTH, SUBURBAN ROADS. MY VAN HAS 113K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS DEFECT CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE SLOWS SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, AND SWERVES TO ONE SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE SHOWS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE.

2005 SIENNA ANTI SKID ACTIVATES WITHOUT PROVOCATION, SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, SKID VSC COMES ON FOR NO REASON, PUTTING ON BRAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. HAPPENED ON FREEWAY IN RAIN AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. SEE THE WEBSITES AND DEALER COMPLAINTS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED HERE. DO SOMETHING! INTERMITTENT AND VERY DANGEROUS CAN CAUSE OUT OF CONTROL SKIDDING AND HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING IN WET OR DRY CONDITIONS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIMES VEER TO EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FRACTURE ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO REMAIN BUCKLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DASHBOARD FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 1/19/16 LN *TR

2005 SIENNA, SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. CONNECTORS WERE CHECKED AND WERE SECURE. RAN SCAN ON SRS WITH INNOVA 3150 AND RECEIVED ERROR CODE B0101 "OPEN IN D SQUIB CIRCUIT". AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2005 AND 2006 MODELS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. SOME DEALERS JUST WANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WHICH IS AN EXPENSIVE SOLUTION. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR TOYOTA.

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED, THE ANTI-SKID ACTIVATED ON A DRY ROAD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES, EACH TIME AS THE ROAD CURVED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM, EXCEPT FOR OVER-INFLATED TIRES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ABS CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT WAS DETERMINED THE ISSUE WAS THE STEERING SENSOR. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 850. AS THE CONSUMER LEFT THE SHOP, THE LEFT REAR BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, MAKING ODD SOUNDS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER WAS RUSTED AND COULD POTENTIALLY FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES), BUT THE PART HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR OVER A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL REMEDY.THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SRS LIGHT IS ON, BASED ON SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: TC-14-001 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA AND THEY STATE THIS IS NOT THE ISSUE AND I HAVE TO PAY $1000 TO HAVE CONTROL BOARD REPLACED. I DO NOT TRUST THAT THE CONTROL BOARD IS THE ISSUE AND BELIEVE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS WANTING TO HAVE ME PAY FOR HIGH COST PART AND THE ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED THROUGH SERVICE BULLETIN. HOW CAN I TRUST TOYOTA THAT THE SERVICE BULLETIN IS NOT THE PROBLEM AND THE CONTROL BOARD IS... CAN AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP BE USED TO DETERMINE ISSUE.

THE DOOR CHECK WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA FOR PREVIOUS OWNER.THE DOOR WELDS ARE BROKE AND POPS AND THE DOOR CHECK HAS BROKEN PLASTIC.TOYOTA REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, BUT JUST THE FRONT. FRONT WERE DENSO AND BACK WERE NGK. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY DO NOT MIX PLUGS. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY WILL INSPECT THE SHIFTER AND LEAVE IT WHEN THE RECALL SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE IT. ON THE DASH , IT WAS ALSO FIXED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE IT MELTED. I WAS TOLD BY LOCAL DEALER I HAD UNTIL 2024 TO GET IT FIXED WHEN ACTUALLY IT GOES OUT IN 2017. I AM BEING MISLED ON PURPOSE SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO FIX THEIR PROBLEMS. NO ONE IS WATCHING THEM AND LETTING THEM DO WHAT EVER THEY WANT NO MATTER YOU SPEND OVER $40,000 PLUS FOR THEIR TRASH THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND. IF THEIR IS A FACTORY DEFECT IT SHOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC RECALL BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO DO THE RIGHT THING. LETS WAKE UP AND HELP THE PEOPLE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. IT HAPPENED WHEN TOYOTA PUT A NEW DOOR CHECK IN IT.THEY HAVE THE RECORDS AND IT WAS ON MY CARFAX. I BOUGHT IT LIKE IT IS BEING TOLD THE DEALER WOULD HONOR THEIR LETTER. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT AND I AM STILL WAITING ON THE DASH. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY AND TIME WILL RUN OUT BEFORE THEY GET TO MINE JUST LIKE THE DOOR. IT SWINGS WIDE OPEN NOTHING TO STOP IT. THE SHIFTER I WILL JUST LIVE WITH IT BECAUSE IF THEY CAN'T BE TRUSTED TO CHANGE ALL YOUR PLUGS ,CAN YOU TRUST THEM TO DO ANY WORK TO YOUR TOYOTA VEHICLES.DO NOT BUY TOYOTAS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU, JUST SELLING THEIR CHEAP CARS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, 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.

CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AND TOYOTA ABOUT "CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM ZE6" CRACKED DASHBOARD. DEALER KEEPS PROMISING TO INSTALL MONTH AFTER MONTH, FOR THE LAST SIX MONTH WITH NO RESOLUTION. TOYOTA SAID THEY NO ETA ON REPLACEMENT DASHBOARDS. CAR IS NOT IN A SELLABLE CONDITION WITH CRACKED DASHBOARD.

IT JUST TURN ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE LIGHTS. TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THE ACTUATOR IS DAMAGED, REPLACEMENT COST $ 1,900.00. SAFETY ISSUE

THE SPARE TIRE FROM OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA FELL OFF AND WAS LOST DUE TO THE IDENTIFED DEFECT IN THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE. THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF AFTER THE DEFECT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA, BUT BEFORE TOYOTA HAD A REMEDY FOR THE DEFECT. WHEN A REMEDY WAS IDENTIFIED, WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE FIX BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ALREADY LOST SPARE TIRE. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING OUR SPARE TIRE DUE TO THIS IDENTIFIED DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS IN THREE PLACES. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 55/70 APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES EAST OF THE POPLAR STREET BRIDGE WHEN THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH THE ROOF AND NOTHING WAS THROWN UP BY OR DROPPED FROM A VEHICLE IN THE AREA AND I WAS NOT PASSING UNDER AN OVERPASSING STREET. THE SUNROOF JUST SHATTERED ON ITS OWN DROPPING GLASS INTO THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS OFF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I CLOSED THE INTERIOR SHIELD TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF GLASS IN THE VEHICLE, BUT GLASS CONTINUED TO FALL OFF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE ALL THE WAY BACK TO ORLAND PARK.

I NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. IT ALSO FELT LIKE MY VAN WAS DIVING INTO THE PARKING SPOT. I TOOK MY VAN INTO TOYOTA FOR ANOTHER REASON AND WAS TOLD AT THE TIME IT WAS LEAKING AT THE RACK AND NEEDED A NEW DRIVE SHAFT AND BOOT TO THE TUNE OF 1200 DOLLARS. WE ARE STILL DEBATING WHAT TO DO AND ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BASED ON TOYOTA'S REPUTATION FOR QUALITY BUT HAVE FOUND THIS VEHICLE PARTICULARLY REPAIR PRONE. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE RADIATOR, PARKING BRAKE AND HAD A VERY EXPENSIVE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE FUSION OF DISSIMILAR METALS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT TOYOTA'S ENGINEERS SHOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE CONSEQUENCES OF DESIGNING A VEHICLE WITH DISSIMILAR METALS THAT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT. WE HAVE NEVER OWNED SUCH A REPAIR PRONE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AGO, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NOW THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. BOTH DOORS WERE EQUIPPED WITH POWER LOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PULLEY WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY EITHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING AUTOMATIC REAR DOOR INDEPENDENTLY OPENED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE DOOR WAS SWITCHED TO MANUAL MODE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE REAR PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE,. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO FUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MICHELIN "HYDROEDGE" XSE TIRES. 90K MILE WARRANTY. AFTER 30K MILES THERE ARE DEEP DANGEROUS SEPERATIONS IN THE TREAD PATTERN ON THE SHOULDER AT EVERY SINGLE TREAD LOOP ON ALL 4 TIRES.. REPORTS SAY TIRES EXPLODE FORM LOSS OF INTERNAL INTEGRITY AND PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN ACCIDENTS CAUSED FROM THESE BLOWOUTS. . WEB SEARCH CONFIRMS THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AND BLOWOUTS. TIRE SHOLD BE ON A SAFETY RECALL LIST BUT THEY ARE NOT. TIRES WERE SO DEFECTIVE THAT MICHELIN HAD TO STOP PRODUCTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BLOWOUTS. WHEN WILL MICHELIN BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE TIRES BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DIES FROM A BLOW OUT???? WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO FILL OUT THE REST OF THIS FORM, THE FORM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ENTER THE NAME FOR A TIRE LINE, "HYDROEDGE" XSE AND THE FACT THAT ALL FOUR (4) TIRES HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. ALSO TWO OF MY TIRES DO NOT HAVE ANY DATE STAMP IN THE DOT # AREA. HOW COULD THIS BE?????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, IT OPENED FURTHER THAN INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO SPOT WELDED METAL ON THE DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL THAT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE DOOR BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,350. UPDATED 11/3/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DOOR HINGE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO SECURE AND OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

2005 SIENNA XLE LIMITED. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY IN DRY CONDITIONS - MOST OFTEN ON DOWNHILL, ANGLED TURNS, AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 MPH AND 60 MPH. A SUDDEN DASH-BOARD ALARM SOUNDS WITH VEHICLE SKID LIGHT. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THERE IS A SUDDEN, INDEPENDENT ACTIVATION OF FRONT BRAKES, GRINDING NOISES, THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERS WILDLY, AND THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO PULL TOWARDS ONCOMING LANES. IT REQUIRES GREAT EFFORT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE IMMEDIATE RESULT IS A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL! THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED 8 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS. SERIOUS FEARS ABOUT OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY. A FRONT-END ALIGNMENT WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM PERSISTS. MULTIPLE REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT INJURY OR FATALITIES! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS!

ON THE TOYOTA SIENNA THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THE DOORS NOT OPENING OR NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THEM. ON MY SISTER'S CAR THE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC DOOR AS WELL AS THE MANUAL DOOR HAVE BOTH STOPPED WORKING. WITH THESE DOORS BEING BROKEN AND UNABLE TO OPEN...ANYONE IN THE BACK OF THE CAR WOULD BE TRAPPED IN AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. THESE DOORS NEED TO BE RECALLED.

IN THE PAST MONTH, I HAVE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THREE OF THE DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. THE TAB WELDS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR HAVE SNAPPED, THE CABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR ONLY WORKS MANUALLY. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND THAT THE FRONT DOOR, HAD AN EXTENDED CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAM BECAUSE OF A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE WELDS. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A BIG RELIEF FOR ME BECAUSE OF THE COST OF REPAIRING THE DOORS ($ 4,000+). WHEN I WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE CALL TAKER TO TOYOTA ITSELF, I WAS THEN TOLD NONE OF THE DOORS ARE COVERED. I WAS TOLD THE DOORS WERE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED CUSTOMER CAR WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE DOORS HAS EXPIRED SO TOYOTA WON'T COVER THEM. AS OF NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER WILL NOT OPEN BECAUSE THE SNAPPED CABLE JAMMED THE DOOR SHUT. THE DRIVER'S DOOR MAKES TWO LOUD "CLUNKS" WHEN OPEN AND CLOSED AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT DOOR BECOMES INOPERABLE. I WOULD THINK THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT ONE OF THE DOORS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY RISK AND IT IS OBVIOUS TOYOTA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BECAME AJAR WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCHING MECHANISM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER DECLINED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE SEAT BELT WAS FULLY EXTENDED AND WOULD NOT RETRACT; THEREFORE, IT DID NOT SAFELY GUARD THE OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A SPARE TIRE WAS ADDED TO THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE AND PLACED IT IN THE TRUNK FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN UPDATED 11/13/2015*JS

~2007, RADIATOR LEAK, ENGINE HEATED UP - ALMOST FIRE ~2008, RADIATOR LEAK, ENGINE HEATED UP - ALMOST FIRE ~2011, RADIATOR LEAK, ENGINE HEATED UP ~2014, RADIATOR LEAK RADIATOR FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR EVERY TWO YEARS. ALMOST IN FIRE FOR MULTIPLE TIMES! DRIVER IS CONSTANTLY UNDER DANGER OF FIRE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE RESPONDED BY OFFERING A $200-300 CREDIT, SUGGESTING TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG FOR SUCH FREQUENT RADIATOR LEAKING. BUT IT REFUSES TO DISCLOSE DETAILS. FOR THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS, PLEASE INVESTIGATE. INDIVIDUAL DRIVER LIKE MYSELF IS TOO SMALL TO TALK TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA EVEN DID NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) IN DECEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. *TR

DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR -CHECK POCKET WELDING POINTS BROKEN DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS GIVING CLICK AND OTHER NOISES DURING OPEN AND CLOSE. IT STARTED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. I THOUGHT IT MAY JUST REQUIRE A FEW DROPS OF LUBRICATING OIL. EVENTUALLY, THE CLICK NOISE BECOMES LOUDER AND LOUDER. MID LAST YEAR, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR -CHECK POCKET GAVE AWAY. EVERY TIME YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR, IT GIVES VERY LOUD CRACK AND THE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY CHECKED. I'VE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE WELDING POINTS OF THE POCKET TO THE DOOR BODY AND SOME WELDING POINTS GAVE AWAY OVER TIME. BUT EVENTUALLY, PART OF THE POCKET GAVE AWAY AND IT BECOMES LOOSE. I HAD CARS OLDER THAN THIS AND NEVER HAD SUCH ISSUE. IT IS DEFINITELY A QUALITY ISSUE OR DESIGN FLAW. BECAUSE THE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY CHECKED, IT MAY CAUSE SAFETY ISSUE IN WINDY OR SLOPED SITUATION WHEN YOU OPEN OR CLOSE DOOR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND AFTER MANY EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS, THEY REPLIED AND SAID THAT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NONE OF MY OTHER CARS OR MY FRIENDS CARS (NOT TOYOTA) HAVE SUCH ISSUE EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THOSE CARS ARE OLDER AND HAVE MORE MILEAGES. THIS KIND OF CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM TOYOTA IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA: POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. DRIVER IS AT RISK IF SUDDEN STEERING AWAY FROM AN EVENT IS NECESSARY DUE TO THE EFFORT AND INCONSISTENT NATURE OF THE STEERING. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS THAT CAN BE FOUND ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE RATHER THAN AFTER SOMEONE DIES AS A RESULT OF THIS VEHICLE FAULT. *TR

DOOR HINGE WELDING IN DRIVER DOOR BREAKS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT WELDING STRENGTH IN 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AND MAYBE OTHER YEARS. THERE STILL SEEMS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE ON THIS MODEL. LINKS TO EXAMPLES OF BROADLY EXPERIENCED ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2007/10/24/TOYOTA-FIXING-600-000-SIENNA-DOORS-BUT-ITS-NOT-A-RECALL-MIND-Y/ HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SIENNA/2004/BODY_PAINT/BROKEN_WELD_IN_DOOR.SHTML VIDEO OF ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=BXKWZLGUAK4. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE SEAT SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. IT IS FULLY EXTENDED, WILL NOT RETRACT AND THEREFORE DOES NOT SAFELY GUARD THE PERSON SITTING IN THIS SEAT. THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT HAS EFFECTIVELY REMOVED THE USE OF ONE SEAT OF A SEVEN-PASSENGER VAN. IT IS NOW A SIX-PASSENGER VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (WHEELS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN PLACED THE SPARE TIRE IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE SPARE TIRE CABLE RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, THE DEALER REMOVED THE TIRE AND PLACED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA ,THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING POPPING SOUND A FEW MONTHS AGO AND AS THE TIME AS GONE BY IT IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DOOR CHECK WELDS THAT WERE WELDED IMPROPERLY AND THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE DOOR IS AFFECTED BY IT. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MY TYPE OF CAR, TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM WHICH AFFECTED 600,000 SIENNA'S AND ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM IN 2007 BUT IT ENDED A FEW YEARS AGO. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT AND EVEN IF MY VIN # WAS AFFECTED, ITS TOO LATE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY HELP FROM TOYOTA. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE, THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT HELP ME EITHER. EVERYONE FROM TECHS, SERVICE ADVISORS AND MANGERS THEY ALL KNOWS THE PROBLEM EXIST BUT WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY WANT THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT. THE ONLY REASON MY VIN IS NOT AFFECTED IS BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS COMMON PROBLEM. THIS SAME VEHICLE IS ALSO AFFECTED BY DASH CRACK PROBLEM, FOR YEARS I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT NOW FINALLY TOYOTA WILL FIX THIS ISSUE FOR FREE. *TR

WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED (WOULDN'T TURN); HAD TO WAIT ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX A COUPLE OF RECALLS AND THEY DID AN INSPECTION AT WHICH TIME THEY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING RACK & PINION WAS LEAKING AND IT WOULD COST $1800 TO FIX. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). HOWEVER, 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 VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TOYOTA DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY $2,000 & WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CHECK WITH TOYOTA REPERSENTATIVE & CALLED ME NEXT DAY WITH REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM TOYOTA OF $1,000. THE REPAIR HASN'T BEEN DONE BY TOYOTA TOO-DATE? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR WHAT CAN BE DONE? I'M A RETIRED 75YRS SENIOR.ONLY DRIVER. MY CAR MILEAGE IS 40, 266

215/65R-16 MICHELIN DEFENDER SL; LESS 15K MILES DRIVEN A CUT THROUGH OUTER LAYERS OF SIDEWALL AND WINDINGS VISIBLE. THOUGHT IT WAS LIKELY SOME UNNOTICED ROAD HAZARD UNTIL HAPPENED TO SECOND TIRE: AGAIN, DO NOT RECALL ANY INCIDENT LIKELY TO HAVE CUT THE TIRE. IN 40+ YEARS OF DRIVING, ONLY THESE TWO SIDEWALL CUTS, ON SAME MAKE OF TIRE, MAKE ME WONDER IF THE COMPOUND IS INHERENTLY WEAK. PHOTO AVAILABLE OF SECOND CUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD TEMPERATURES, THE REAR LIFTGATE FAILED TO REMAIN OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, 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.

WHILE PUTTING ON THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE SEAT BELT WOUND NOT EXTEND OUT OF ITS HOLDER TO ALLOW THE BELT TO CLICK INTO ITS HOLSTER. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL IT MULTIPLE TIMES OR JIGGLE THE HOLDER ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE VAN TO GET IT TO WORK. IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO BE BELTED. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE START DATE. *TR

I RECEIVED MY 1ST RECALL NOTICE (10V-160) IN 2010 AND THE CURRENT RECALL EOS (E1S 14V273) ARRIVED IN MAY/2014. IT IS NOW MARCH/2015 AND STILL TOYOTA IS WORKING ON A SOLUTION. THIS IS A JOKE AND CLEARLY MALFEASANCE ON THEIR PART. FIVE YEARS OF ALLOWING A VERY POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM TO GO UNCORRECTED SEEMS ALMOST CRIMINAL TO ME. CANNOT THE AUTHORITIES APPLY SOME PRESSURE ON TOYOTA OR WILL IT TAKE DEATHS AND LAWSUITS TO MOVE A FIX ALONG. *TR

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE, POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION BOOT HAD A TEAR AND WAS LEAKING. I HAVE READ THAT THE LEAKY SEAL EATS INTO THE BOOT TO DETERIORATE OVER TIME. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THIS PROBLEM, I NOTICED THEIR WERE SEVERAL OTHER CAUSES OF THIS SAME ISSUE. I THINK THIS DEMANDS FOR A RECALL. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS TWISTED AND WON'T RETRACT. IT PROVIDES NO PROTECTION AND WILL NOT WORK IN A CRASH. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL SEAT BELTS IN THIS CAR. *TR PLEASE GET THIS RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. DURING COLD WEATHER, THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA'S VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ENGAGED FOR NO REASON WHILE IN MANY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS (DRY, WET, CURVE, STRAIGHT, IT DIDN'T MATTER) MAKING ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE VSC, TRAC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND A BEEPING SOUND ENGAGED WHILE THE CARE TOOK OVER NOT ALLOWING DRIVER INPUT. I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL UNTIL IT TURNED OFF. I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF OTHER TOYOTA SIENNA DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THANK GOODNESS WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED, I HAVEN'T HAD A TRUCK OR SEMI NEXT TO ME. THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR IN WHICH I NEED TO DRIVE MY KIDS AND OTHER PEOPLE'S KIDS, AND I CANNOT DRIVE IT ANYMORE. TOYOTA HAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. *TR

SLIDING DOORS STOPPED OPENING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT LIGHTING FAILED TO WORK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

CAR DIFFICULT TO TURN AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALER STATES BAD POWER STEERING RACK AND SHAFT MAY ALSO BE BAD. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR CHECK STRAP WELD FAILING, CAUSING DOOR TO DROOP/POP AND LOOSEN FROM FRAME OF BODY. 100'S OF OTHER SIENNA OWNERS ARE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM(CHECK CARCOMPLAINTS.COM), AND AFFECTS THE DOOR INTEGRITY, THEREFORE CAUSING HUGE CONCERNS DURING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. THIS MAY INCREASE THE CHANCES OF DRIVER DOOR FROM REMAINING INTACT DURING A COLLISION, OR WORSE A FATALITY. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A WELD FAILURE IN ANY NEW OR OLD VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED, AND SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN/ASSEMBLY ERROR. TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 5 YEARS FROM PURCHASE BUT MOST WELDS FAIL AFTER 6 OR MORE YEARS OF OPERATION. STRUCTURAL REPAIRS OF THIS CALIBER SHOULD BE DONE BY THE FACTORY NOT AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND MUST MEET CRASH TEST TOLERANCES. THERE ARE OVER 100K SIENNA'S ON THE ROAD, AND THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS CONCERN, AND COULD NOT PROVIDE SERVICE SINCE WARRANTY HAS LAPSED. IT MAKES YOU WONDER HOW STRONG THE OTHER HINGE WELDS ARE.... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CABLE FRACTURED PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM OPENING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

STEERING PROBLEM INVOLVING A "FREEZING" OF THE WHEEL AND THEN A GRADUAL ABILITY TO RESUME STEERING. PROBLEM INCREASINGLY HAPPENING WHILE MAKING A TURN AND NOT JUST AT START UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE IS A SPARE TIRE RECALL ON 2004-2011 TOYOTA SIENNAS. THE "INTERIM" FIX REMOVES THE SPARE TIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND STORES IT IN THE PASSENGER AREA. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2010. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR THE EXTRA CARGO SPACE AND THE SEVEN PASSENGER CAPABILITY. NOW AT BEST ITS A SIX PASSENGER VEHICLE WITH A PRETTY BIG TIRE UNSECURED IN THE PASSENGER/CARGO AREA. THE REASON FOR THIS RECALL IS THAT THE SPARE TIRE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED UNDER THE CAR AND NOW IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE CABLE IS DETERIORATED AND COULD ALLOW THE SPARE TIRE TO DROP ONTO THE ROAD. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT TOYOTA IS IN NO HURRY TO MAKE A PERMANENT REPAIR. IN THE EVENT OF REALLY HARD STOP OR COLLISION THIS LOOSE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY COULD CAUSE INJURY. *TR

SEAT WARMER ON DRIVERS SIDE BURNS MY LEG IF LEFT ON FOR MORE THAN 2-4 MINUTES. UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL BUT WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO FACTORY INSTALLED MODELS(XLE) , WHICH MINE IS, ONLY VEHICLES WHICH HAD SEAT WARMERS INSTALLED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA(SET) AS AN OPTION. *TR

I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH HOW TO HANDLE THE FAILURE OF BOTH POWER DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. THE DOORS FAIL TO OPEN AND DO NOT CLOSE WITH POWER WITHOUT PUSHING THEM CLOSED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU PUSH THE DOOR PAST THE CATCH POINT IT WILL NOT RETURN IF YOUR HAND IS IN THE WAY. WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IT WOULD GO BACK IF YOUR HAND WAS IN THE DOOR. NOW IF IT GOES BEYOND THAT CATCH POINT IT LUNGES AND WILL CATCH YOUR HAND AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THE DOORS HAVE BAD HINGES AND CABLES WHICH TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADMIT ARE FAULTY. THEY OFFER AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR YOU KNOWING THAT THE 120,000 MILE LIMIT PUTS MOST OUT OF COVERAGE. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER GAME TO PUT OFF THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER. I HAVE A 17 YEAR OLD DOWNS CHILD. SHE GETS OUT OF THE VAN EVERY DAY AND HAS TO PUSH THE DOOR SHUT. SHE HAS TO USE TWO HANDS AND IT IS NOT SAFE. IF SHE SLIPS HER HAND WILL BE IN THE WAY OF THE DOOR AND IT WILL NOT REOPEN. I HAVE TRIED TO TALK TO TOYOTA AND THEY JUST SAY WE ARE OUT OF THEIR COVERAGE TIME LIMITS. I REPORTED THE DOOR WAY BACK IN EARLY 2012. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE SCOPE OF THEIR LIABILITY. AT THAT TIME THEY SAID IT WOULD COST TWO TO THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I ASK THE OBVIOUS? WHEN DOES THIS STOP? DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS FOR SIENNA VANS AND YOU WILL BE OVERWHELMED AT THE BLOGS AND SIGHTS DEDICATED TO THIS ONE ISSUE. THIS IS A MASSIVE PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. THE OTHER ISSUE IS WHEN THE CABLE FOR THE DOOR BREAKS YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE VAN. WHEN YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE VAN THERE IS A MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE THE PARTS CAUSING THIS ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE PARTS ARE THE LOCK ACTUATOR, THE SLIDING HINGE AND CABLES WHICH FAIL AND CAUSES DOOR TO HANG, THE CABLE WHICH WHEN BROKEN RENDERS THE DOOR USELESS. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY, I BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING RUBBER, THEN NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY DISCHARGE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT DRIVING THE ALTERNATOR AND COMPRESSOR HAD BEEN SHREDDED AND WAS HANGING TO THE GROUND. UPON A CLOSER LOOK, THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HAD FAILED (IT HAD COME APART). IT APPEARED THAT THE OUTER RING HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RUBBER INNER RING OF THE PULLEY AND THE OUTER RING HAD BECOME MISALIGNED. THE MISALIGNMENT APPEARED TO HAVE CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE. IT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIMING BELT COVER, THE TIMING BELT AND THE POWER STEERING BELT. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE OF THE FAILED SERPENTINE BELT. FORTUNATELY, I MAINTAINED POWER STEERING BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING BELT HAD NOT COMPLETELY FAILED WHEN I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE SEEMS TO BE IDENTICAL TO THAT COVERED BY SAFETY RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V539000. HOWEVER, TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE TO ME DOES NOT MAKE SENSE SINCE THIS IS THE SAME MODEL, SAME MODEL YEAR, SAME ENGINE MODEL, SAME PARTS MANUFACTURE (PULLEY CONTAINS THE MARK NOTED IN THE RECALL), SAME MANUFACTURE DATE (FEB. 2005), ETC OF THE VEHICLES COVERED BY THE RECALL. SEEMS THAT THE RECALL HAS NOT COVERED ALL OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS FAILURE. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2005. *TR

STEERING PROBLEM INVOLVING A "FREEZING" OF THE WHEEL AND THEN A GRADUAL ABILITY TO RESUME STEERING. TODAY THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND NOT JUST AT START UP. *TR

STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY BE HARD TO TURN AT CERTAIN SPOTS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA REGARDING CABLE CORROSION FOR THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY REMOVED THE CABLE AND SPARE TIRE FROM UNDER THE CAR. I AGREED TO HAVE THIS WORK COMPLETED BASED ON AN ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER THAT THE NEW PARTS TO HAVE THE SPARE TIRE REINSTALLED WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN 4 WKS. NOW ABOUT 7 WKS HAVE PASSED AND THERE IS STILL NO WORD FROM TOYOTA ABOUT WHEN THIS SPARE TIRE SOLUTION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. FOR 7 WKS I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE SPARE TIRE THE WELL OF MY TOYOTA WHILE IT BANGS AROUND AND TAKES UP A LOT OF SPACE. MY STORAGE IN THE CAR HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND I HAVE TO PUT DELICATE THINGS AND GROCERIES AT OTHER PLACES IN THE CAR. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT TOYOTA ISSUE A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS SPARE TIRE PROBLEM! *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DEALER SAYS A TINY PLASTIC PIECE IS MISSING. TOYOTA DOESN'T MAKE A PLASTIC PIECE REPLACEMENT (PROBABLY LESS THAN $1) SO INSTEAD I HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $3000 FOR AN ENTIRE NEW WIRE HARNESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC REAR DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

REAR LIFT GATE OPENED WITH REMOTE WHILE I STARTED TO PACK MY VAN LEAVING ON A TRIP, THE LIFT GATE STARTED TO CLOSE ON ME. I HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE COLD WEATHER. I CONTACTED TOYOTA TELLING THEM I THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR SOMETHING OUT THERE TO GET THIS RESOLVED WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN ON NOV 14 2024. AND AGAIN TODAY NOV 16TH 2024. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHAT IF A CHILD WAS STANDING BY THEIR PARENT AND ACCIDENTALLY GOT CLIPPED BY THIS LIFTGATE. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN PRESS TOYOTA TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES WITHOUT CAUSE WHEN TRAVELING MORE THAN 35 MPH ON A CURVE OR BEND. ROAD SPEED LIMIT IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. IF VEHICLE IS TRAVELING MORE THAN 40 MPH, CAR'S TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKES ENGAGE, SLOWING CAR DOWN TO 35 MPH. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OVER 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE OR REPRODUCE IT. WE HAVE BEEN ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS FAULTY ISSUE. *TR

HELLO, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CHECK DOOR HINGE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ACTUAL DOOR FRAME LITERALLY FELL RIGHT OFF CAUSING THE DOOR TO MOVE AROUND FREELY. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY PUT OUT AN EXTENDED CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAM TO FIX THIS ISSUE BUT THE PRIOR OWNER DIDN'T APPEAR THAT HE NEEDED IT FIXED. THE PROBLEM NOW IS THAT IT MOVES AROUND FREELY AND CAN BE A MAJOR ISSUE. FOR EXAMPLE IF MY 3 YR OLD SON IS NEXT TO MY DOOR AND I HAVE IT OPENED IT COULD CLOSE ON HIM BY JUST SIMPLY THE WINDOW BLOWING THE DOOR CLOSED. THE MECHANISM THAT THE CHECK DOOR HANDLES IS NOT IN PLACE TO AVOID THIS. IT'S A BIT FRIGHTENING. HERE'S DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THIS CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAM EXTENSION. IT REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL. HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2007/10/24/TOYOTA-FIXING-600-000-SIENNA-DOORS-BUT-ITS-NOT-A-RECALL-MIND-Y/. *TR

APPROACHING FULL STOP REALIZED THAT ALTHOUGH BRAKING CAR WAS NOT SLOWING. BRAKE AGAIN AND AGAIN THEN CAR FELT AS IF COASTING IN FREE FALL THEN SHOT FORWARD LIKE AN AIR PLANE TAKING OFF. KEPT SLAMMING ON BRAKE; SUDDENLY CAR STOPPED MOVING FORWARD - NO HUGE JERK/LURCH AS ONE MIGHT EXPECT FROM SUDDEN STOP JUST......STOPPED. CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. A FEW TIMES I PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND THEN BRAKE TO COMPARE TO "EVENT" AND AM CONVINCED I WAS BRAKING THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE "EVENT". I AM TRAINED MOVEMENT SPECIALIST AND KNOW MY FOOT WAS ON BRAKE NOT ACCELERATOR. TOWED CAR TO DEALER TODAY. TOYOTA CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR AND SUGGESTED I HAD BEEN STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. THE DEALER AND TOYOTA CORPORATE HAVE SAID TOUGH LUCK GET IT FIXED FOR ~$1,500. THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY NOW. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN OF THE GREATEST DEGREE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. EXAMPLE BELOW OF TYPICAL COMPLAINT: 'TO DATE, TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SIENNA, ALTHOUGH SOME OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE AUTOMAKER HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB) FOR THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. A TSB IS EFFECTIVELY A HIDDEN RECALL, MEANING THAT TOYOTA IS ATTEMPTING TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM IN-HOUSE. CONTACT YOUR TOYOTA DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. CHECK THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOR CURRENT RECALL INFORMATION. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA

THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ON OUR CAR STICKS AND WE CANNOT OPEN IT. I AM VERY WORRIED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

ON MONDAY, OCT. 13, 2014, I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. I TRIED TO STOP THE VAN, BUT IT SPED BACKWARDS ACROSS THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, RAN OVER A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. THE CAR THAT MY VAN STRUCK PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR WHICH WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THIS WAS MOST FRIGHTENING AND UPSETTING, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES TO TOYOTA. MY VAN WAS TOTALED, THE SECOND CAR MAY HAVE BEEN TOTALED AND THE THIRD CAR WILL NEED AT LEAST A NEW DOOR. A WOMAN WHO WAS IN THE THIRD CAR IS CLAIMING TO HAVE BEEN INJURED. *TR

THIS PAST WINTER, OUR RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR BEGAN TO ACT UP- IT WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE VIA THE KEY FOB OR BUTTON OVER THE REARVIEW MIRROR. IF YOU PULLED THE DOOR HANDLE, IT WOULD OPEN OR CLOSE. AFTER A FEW DAYS, IT BEGAN WORKING FINE AGAIN. THEN IN APRIL, IT BEGAN ACTING UP AGAIN, DOING THE SAME THINGS AS BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME, IT ALSO WOULD SOMETIMES NOT FULLY CLOSE (IT WOULD BE CLOSING ON ITS OWN, BUT BEFORE IT WAS FULLY CLOSED, IT WOULD GO BACK OPEN AGAIN). WE DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON IT BECAUSE WE HAD JUST BOUGHT A HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WERE FOCUSED ON THAT. BUT THEN WHEN WE WERE OUT IN JUNE, WE HAD CLOSED THE DOOR, OR THOUGHT WE HAD, AND CAME OUT OF THE STORE WE WERE IN LATER TO FIND THE DOOR WIDE OPEN. THAT IS A PROBLEM! OUR VAN COULD HAVE BEEN STOLEN OR THINGS OUT OF IT. THANKFULLY, GOD WATCHED OVER OUR VEHICLE. SO WE FINALLY EXPLORED INTO GETTING IT FIXED AND WERE TOLD ABOUT THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY/RECALL FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS BY THE TIME WE INQUIRED, WE WERE JUST OVER 120,000 MILES, BUT ARE STILL WITHIN THE 9 YEARS (BUT IT IS WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST), SO NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD IT CANNOT BE FIXED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY/RECALL AND WILL COST US $1,900 TO GET IT FIXED. WE DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY AND ARE VERY UPSET! WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA OF THIS EXTENDED RECALL, OR WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN RIGHT AWAY WHEN THE DOOR BEGAN TO ACT UP. WE ALSO WERE TOLD (FALSELY) BY THE TOYOTA DEALER THAT IT IS 7 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES AND THAT EITHER WAY, WE DON'T QUALIFY. I THINK TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO OUR VEHICLE AND PERSONAL SAFETY (ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS- WE COULD THINK THE DOOR IS CLOSING, BUT THEN IT DOESN'T). *TR

THE SEAT BELT KEEPS TWISTING AND STICKING, MUST TAKE ALL TRIM OFF TO FIX, TIME CONSUMING AND VERY FRUSTRATING, ALSO SAFETY ITEM, OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS, SHOULD BE A RECALL, OR FREE FIX AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

SLIDING SIDE DOORS FREEZE SHUT...WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. NOR DO THEY OPEN PROPERLY IN WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

SO, FAR NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, BUT MY SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE GETS FOLDED OVER AND WILL NOT RELEASE AND SO YOU CAN'T PUT THE BELT ON, I DID TAKE TO TOYOTA A WHILE BACK AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT FROM TIME TO TIME IT WILL CURL OVER AND YOU CAN'T MOVE THE BELT TO PUT IT ON. WITH A LOT OF EFFORT YOU CAN FINALLY UNCURL IT. I HAVE BEEN IN PLACES WHERE YOU STOP GO SHOP AND COME OUT AND THERE YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO GET THE BELT ON SO YOU CAN BUCKLE UP AND BE ON YOUR WAY. THANK YOU! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE FAILED AT ABOUT 110K MILES. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS KEEP GETTING FOLDED OVER AND STUCK WHILE TRYING TO RETRACT. THEY STOP RETRACTING AND GET JAMMED. SOMETIMES THE JAM CAN BE WORKED OUT, BUT ONCE IT HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER AND BE TAKEN APART. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEATBELT WILL FAIL SINCE IT CAN'T PROPERLY HOLD WHEN RETRACTING OR BEING PULLED OUT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID ASSEMBLY RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS GETTING THE RUN-AROUND FOR REIMBURSEMENT. A LETTER WAS SENT TO THE CONSUMER, ADVISING HIM, HE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT, UNDER THE SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN.*JB

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE ON PASSENGER SIDE SNAPPED DURING OPENING UNDER POWER. BROKEN CABLE WAS FRAYED. NOW HANGING FROM REAR WINDOW AREA. DEALER WON'T HELP. TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS AND FAILED TO ACTIVATE THE SLIDING DOORS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERIES WERE CHANGED FROM THE KEY FOB BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED FROM THE DEALER THAT ALL FIVE DOOR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

THIS IS REALLY AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT STARTED IN WINTER OF 2012 AND CARRIED OVER INTO 2013. OUR SIENNA HAS/HAD ISSUES WITH THE POWER SLIDING DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. WE WERE TOLD BY LITHIA TOYOTA IN GRAND FORKS, ND THAT IT WOULD COST $1700 TO REPLACE A LATCH AND CABLE IN ORDER FOR THE POWER SLIDING DOOR TO WORK. THERE IS NO WAY I WAS EVEN GOING TO CONSIDER PAYING THAT FOR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE, LET ALONE BOTH. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE ISSUES TOYOTA SIENNA'S HAVE, MY WIFE AND I LOOKED FOR OTHER OPTIONS. WE TOOK OUR SIENNA TO CORWIN TOYOTA IN FARGO, ND WHERE THEY REMOVED THE POWER CAPABILITY SO WE COULD SIMPLY HAVE A MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THAT OPTION WORKED WELL FOR A WHILE, BUT EVENTUALLY IT DIDN'T WORK BETWEEN THE SNOW/ICE AND (FULL DISCLOSURE...WE LIVE ON A GRAVEL ROAD) DUST, OUR DOORS CONTINUOUSLY STICK NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR IT IS, REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE. WE OFTEN GO FOR MONTHS AT A TIME WITH ONLY ONE OPERATIONAL MANUAL SLIDING DOOR (WE DID HAVE LAKE TOYOTA IN DEVILS LAKE, ND MAKE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MANUAL LIKE THE DRIVERS SIDE). WHEN BOTH DOORS GET STUCK, WE HAVE ONE REPAIRED (HAVE DONE THAT A COUPLE TIMES). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A MANUAL OPERATING DOOR? WHY DO WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING TO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS SITUATION TAKEN CARE OF? I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 120K MILE POINT (WE CURRENTLY HAVE 194K MILES ON THE VAN, BOUGHT IT WITH 125K). I JUST WANT TOYOTA TO REPAIR MY SLIDING DOORS SO THEY WORK MANUALLY. I DO NOT CARE ABOUT POWER DOORS. PERHAPS YOU CAN EXPLAIN THIS TO TOYOTA IN A WAY WHICH I HAVE FAILED TO DO. *TR

MY MINI VAN TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE CANNOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, AFTER OPEN FROM THE OUT SIDE AND CHECKED CHILD LOCK IS IN UNLOCK POSITION, REMOTE CONTROL AND BUTTON INSIDE IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. *TR I TOOK MY VAN TO SOUTHBAY TOYOTA TO INSPECT THEY CHARGED $192.00 BUT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I BELIEVED TOYOTA WAS RECALL TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, BUT UNTIL NOW MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIX YET, DEALER SAID THE CHARGE CAN BE OVER $500.00. I HAD NO MONEY TO PAY FOR IT, I 'D LIKE TO REPORT THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

THE DASH IN MY TOYOTA SIENNA IS LITERALLY SHINY AND MELTING! IT IS STICKY! I HAVE NEVER USED A PRODUCT ON THE DASH ONLY DAMP CLOTH TO CLEAN. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR STARTING POPPING. THE FRONT DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL SPOT WELDS FAILED. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT I'M RIGHT OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING IT, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

ON A STRAIGHT CLEAR, DRY ROAD THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED UNDER CONSTANT SPEED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN ACTIVATED, THE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASH, THE BUZZER SOUNDED AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY. *TR

DASHBOARD IS MELTING. *TR

LOUD POPPING NOISE HEARD FROM DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. TOYOTA REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE ITS OUTSIDE OF THEIR ENHANCED WARRANTY TIME FRAME. I GUESS THEY WILL BE CONCERNED IF THE DOOR POP OPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND LEADS TO AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED SHE WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY FORCE THE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPEN AND CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CURRENTLY THE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. ADDITIONALLY THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS FROZE IN THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

CORRECTION TO ODI NUMBER 10616009 -- MODEL YEAR IS 2005, NOT 2007. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE,FRONT PASSENGER AND BACK PASSENGER SEAT BELTS HAVE ALL FOLDED OVER SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER BEING USED. THIS REQUIRED REPAIR TO MAKE THE SEAT BELTS USABLE AGAIN. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE SEAT BELTS MAY NOT WORK. *TR

THE ALLOY WHEELS PIT AND CORRODE CAUSING THE OUTSIDE COVERING TO COME OFF AND ALSO CAUSING THE RIMS TO LEAK AIR AND THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. *TR

ON HWY 1 FROM PACIFICA TO SANTA CRUZ, DRIVING APPROX, 45-50MPH AROUND THE BENDS AND CURVES, THE VAN'S VSC LIGHT WOULD COME ON ALONG WITH WARNING BEEPING AND THE CAR WOULD TRY TO "CORRECT" ITSELF BY STEERING STRAIGHT WHEN I NEEDED IT NOT TO. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX. 1-2 MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING ALONG HWY 50, AT APPROX. 45-50MPH UP TO SOUTH LAKE TAHOE ON THE SAME DRY, BUT WINDING/CURVY ROADS, THE CAR WOULD TRY TO "CORRECT" ITSELF BY STEERING STRAIGHT. AGAIN, ON JUNE 17TH, ALONG HWY 50 APPROX. 45-50MPH JUST TAKING THE EXIT OFF OF THE FREEWAY, STEERING INTO THE RIGHT HAND TURN LANE, THE CAR VSC LIGHT, BEEPING AND STEERING "CORRECTION". THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!! I AM SURPRISED THAT IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET!. I NEED THE CAR TO TURN FOR A REASON!! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE VAN HAD NO LOGS FROM THE SENSORS (STEERING ANGLE OR YAW). WE ASKED THEM TO RECALIBRATE IT (SET IT BACK TO ZERO), BUT THAT OBVIOUSLY HASN'T WORKED. I HAVE ORDERED A NEW STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND I AM HAVING IT INSTALLED AND THE SYSTEM RECALIBRATED, IN HOPES THAT WILL FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

FIRST, I NOTICED SOME OIL STAINS ON MY DRIVE WAY, THEN I DROVE MY MINIVAN TO A LOCAL TOYOTA CAR DEALER FOR CHECK UP AND ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. NEXT DAY, I NOTICED A BIGGER OIL STAIN. ANYWAY, I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AND HAVE TO DRIVE MY MINIVAN TO MY DENTIST OFFICE, ON THE HIGHWAY, I SAW SMOKE CAME OUT OF MY FRONT HOOD. THEN, I DROVE IT TO THE SAME TOYOTA DEALER AFTERWARDS. IT WAS QUITE SCARY DRIVING AND SEEING SMOKE CAME OUT OF MY FRONT HOOD ESPECIALLY WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER ON BOARD TODAY. AT ONE MOMENT, I THOUGHT MY CAR WILL BE ON FIRE. ON THE PAPER, I WAS TOLD THAT MY LEAKING IS FROM RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THE PERSON WHO ASSISTED ME STATE HIS SURPRISE OF THIS RACK AND PINION LEAKING FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A MECHANICAL DAMAGE REPORT TOWARD TOYOTA DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL INQUIRY ON SLIDING DOORS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR, WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING AT TIMES. *JB

MY 5 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND MY ALMOST 10 YR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I WAS STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT INSIDE THE OPEN DOOR, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY SON FOR SOME REASON DECIDED TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION AND NOBODY WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. THE MINIVAN STARTED TO ROLL A FEW FEET BACK AND I SCREAMED AND LUCKILY HE PUT IT BACK INTO PARK AND IT STOPPED. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID THAT WAS RECALLED. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE A FEW MONTHS BACK AND I TOOK MY MINIVAN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A MONTH AGO FOR THIS TO BE FIXED, APPARENTLY SOMETHING WENT VERY WRONG. *TR

DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH ON A ROAD ON A DRY SUNNY DAY. SUDDENLY VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND WARNING BEEP AND AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKES ENGAGED CAUSING A RAPID SLOW DOWN OF THE VAN. I ALMOST SWERVED INTO THE NEXT LANE DUE TO THE BRAKES ENGAGING. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN ONE MORNING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT COULD CAUSE A COLLISION, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK ON THIS VAN AS I WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A RURAL, TWO LANE ROAD. AS SOON AS I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE GAS PEDAL STAYED DOWN EVEN AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT AND THE VAN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN FASTER EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOW HITTING THE BRAKES HARD! WITH CURVES IN THE ROAD APPROACHING IN ABOUT A MILE, I HAD TO DO SOMETHING FAST! I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET NOW AND THE VAN CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL, ALL THE WHILE CONTINUING TO STAND ON THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE REVVED EVEN FASTER BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VAN TURNED OFF THE ROAD INTO A FARM FIELD ACCESS DRIVE. THE VAN STILL WASN'T STOPPING BUT AT LEAST I WAS OFF THE ROAD AND NOT GOING TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS THE VAN CONTINUED TO MOVE, I THOUGHT ABOUT BAILING OUT BUT THANKFULLY, I DIDN'T. THE VAN WAS STILL GOING FAST ENOUGH IT COULD'VE RUN OVER ME AND I HAD NO IDEA WHERE IT WOULD END UP IF I GOT OUT! BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THE VAN FINALLY STOPPED AFTER I STARTED TURNING THE WHEEL HARD TO THE LEFT. I SHIFTED IT INTO PARK AND SHUT IT OFF WHILE I SAT THERE SHAKING AND TRYING TO DECIDE WHO TO CALL FIRST. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE TURNED OUT EXTREMELY BAD HAD THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEEN DIFFERENT. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME WHILE THIS WAS GOING ON, I WASN'T IN A CONGESTED AREA OF HOUSES OR OTHER VEHICLES OR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I'M SO GLAD ONE OF OUR BOYS WASN'T DRIVING THIS WHEN IT HAPPENED! THIS WAS THE SCARIEST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 YEARS! THE VAN WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED FAITHFULLY. I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT. *TR

POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR FAILED IN THE OPEN POSITION. AUTO-DOOR TURNED OFF AND FINALLY WITH MUCH EFFORT CLOSED THE DOOR MANUALLY. DOOR WILL NOW NOT OPEN WITHOUT THE MAJOR EFFORT OF A FULL GROWN ADULT. FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND UNANNOUNCED. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY, THERE IS NO WAY ANY MID OR REAR SEAT CHILDREN OR SMALL ADULTS COULD OPEN THIS DOOR ENOUGH TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME FAILURE REPORT HAVING TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR JAMMED OPEN TO GET TO REPAIR SHOPS. FAILURE OF THIS DRIVE CABLE (AND SOMETIMES THE ASSOCIATED MOTOR) IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON-LINE, EVEN IN MUCH YOUNGER VEHICLES. TOYOTA EVEN ADDED IT TO THE EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN IT WAS OPENED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR SWUNG OPEN AND HIT HER LEGS. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 11/12/14*LJ UPDATED 01/26/15*JB

AFTER THE REAR HATCH STRUTS WERE REPLACED FOR THE RECALL, THE REAR HATCH WHEN OPENED MANUALLY FLIES OPEN SO FAST IT HAS HIT ME THE HEAD. TOYOTA SAID THE NEW STRUTS HAVE MORE PRESSURE TO HOLD THE DOOR UP SO IT WILL OPEN FASTER, BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE DOOR NEVER OPENED THIS FAST WITH THE OLD STRUTS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE HAD GOT CRACKS SPREADING ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND THIS COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO INFLATE. *TR

FIRST DASHBOARD HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS, THEN REAR CAMERA STOPPED WORKING, THEN NAVIGATION SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING, NOW RADIO WORKS INTERMITTENTLY - I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL BECAUSE OF CONTINUOUS HUMMING SOUND RADIO EMITS. *TR I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND ALSO BEING WITHOUT REAR CAMERA FRIGHTENS ME. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO FIX PROBLEM 0 STATES OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE WEATHER WAS COLD, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE SLIDING BACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE MOTOR IS STILL WORKING BUT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IT CAN NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY EITHER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY CHILDREN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE IS NO WAY TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE BACK SEATS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE SHOULD ALWAYS BE A WAY TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPENING AND CLOSING THE DRIVERS DOOR IT MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE DOOR WELDING FRACTURED DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELDING. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V429000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED AN UNREASONABLE DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE UNREASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR'S SPOT WELD BROKE. THIS CAUSES A HORRIBLE POPPING NOISE WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD COVER IT FOR VEHICLES THAT HAVE LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING AND EXPOSING THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,099.

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, HE WAS TURNING AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND WHEN HE PRESSED DOWN WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD UNTIL HE APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONSUMER REALIZED THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD BE DEPRESSED EASILY BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE GAS PEDAL, HENCE THE ROAR AND SURGE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BRAKE PEDALS WERE NO LONGER ADJUSTABLE AND WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAILING AND ACCOUNTED FOR THE BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT TIMES.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS ARE FAILING OPEN WIDE DUE TO THE BROKEN FRAME INSIDE THE DOOR. CONSISTENT POPPING NOISES STARTED OCCURRING THEN IT STOPPED. THE DOOR NOW ONLY STOPS WHEN OPENED ALL THE WAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO NOT ONLY THE DRIVER/PASSENGER, BUT FOR OTHER CARS. *TR

IN NOV 2013 MY 2005 SIENNA DRIVER DOOR STARTED POPPING, AND IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WHICH HAS TO DO WITH A BAD SPOT WELD; THE DOOR NOW HAS NO "STOP", AND SWINGS FREELY. LAST APRIL 2013, AND MORE RECENTLY, THE DOOR HAS CLOSED ON MY HAND BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY OPEN BY ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM ALLEGEDLY OUT OF THE "EXTENDED 5 YEAR WARRANTY--SHOULD BE A RECALL" WINDOW. WHAT IS TOYOTA DOING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE FOR THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS? HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/TOYOTA-SIENNA-VAN-DOOR-WELD-ISSUE-CREATING-POPPING-NOISE/101820339938012 HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/10450/TOYOTA/SIENNA/QUESTION-ON-TSB-TOYOTA-SIENNA-DOOR-WELDS-CAUSING-CLICKING HTTPS://SITES.GOOGLE.COM/SITE/TOYOTASIENNADEFECTS/ *TR

THE REAR DOOR STRUTS ON THIS SIENNA BEGAN FAILING ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 172000 MILES, BUT STILL RUNS VERY WELL, EXCEPT THAT THE REAR DOOR IS NOW BARELY USABLE. MY VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL REAR DOOR WHICH SIMPLY IS SO DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THAT IT IS BARELY USABLE. I HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES, BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS FOR KIDS GETTING HIT BY THIS HEAVY DOOR. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR BECAME STUCK HALF WAY OPEN. WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE DOOR. MY INFANT WAS TRAPPED INSIDE. ONLY ABLE TO FREE DOOR AFTER TRYING TO MANUALLY CLOSE DOOR WHICH CAUSED CABLE TO BREAK. WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE DO TO DOOR STUCK PARTIALLY OPEN, AND CABLE DEBRIS HANGING OUT UNDER REAR WINDOW. *TR

THE DRIVER POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED. THE DOOR OPENED AND CLOSED ONLY HALFWAY AND WAS STUCK. OUR 2 INFANTS WERE IN THE CAR. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AS MY WIFE WAS AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME WITH A DOOR THAT WOULD NOT CLOSE IN 15 DEGREE WEATHER. A DOOR THAT WILL NOT CLOSE IS DANGEROUS AS FOR MANY THE ONLY CHOICE IS TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR OPEN. I WAS ABLE TO CUT THE CABLES TO GET THE DOOR TO CLOSE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN ABOUT 4 INCHES THEN RETURNS TO CLOSE. THERE IS NOTHING BLOCKING THE TRACK. ESTIMATES THAT I HAVE READ HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE FROM $1500 - $2500 TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN, ONE OF WHOM IS DISABLED. IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. I DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCES TO GET THIS FIXED. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS, COULD THERE BE AN INVESTIGATION OR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? IS THERE ANY PLACE I CAN GET HELP FOR THIS PROBLEM? MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ME. *TR

POWER LIFT GATE SLAM DOWN HARD TO CLOSE UPON REACHING MAX OPENING LIFT. WAS REACHING OUT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE BACK AND LIFT GATE STARTED SHUTTING DOWN ON ME, VERY HARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY ON TIME. *TR

THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELTS GET STUCK CONSTANTLY. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CABLE IS BROKEN. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THEN INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE IMS RAMPVAN I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES W / PIRELLI 215 / 65R / 16 CENTURATO P5S IN MAY 2009 AT APPROX 16500 MILES, OEM DUNLOPS WERE UNSAFE ACCORDING TO A GOOGLE SEARCH, I WENT TO AMERICAS, THEY SAID THE PIRELLI IS THE BEST, IM A QUADRIPLEGIC & I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE WE AS WE ALL DO....I HAD A FLAT TIRE, AAA CHANGED IT THEY SAID IT HAD CRACKED SIDEWALLS & CORD WAS SHOWING BETWEEN THE TIRE TREAD & THE SIDEWALL AS IF HAD BEEN ON A LATHE, WE TOOK PICS OF THE WORST TIRE & WE HAVE 2 MORE OF THIS BRAND ON THE FRONT AXLE W / A SIMILAR WEAR PATTERNS... IM A DISABLED CERTIFIED MECHANIC & I HAVE DONE 100S OF ALIGNMENTS & I HAVE NEVER SEEN A WEAR PATTERN LIKE THIS, WE TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE WE BOUGHT THEM TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, WE DID & THEY SAID THE TIRE HAD AN UNUSUAL WEAR ON 1 SIDE OF THE TREAD / SIDEWALL & THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 & THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT, SO WE HAD TO BUY 2 FOR THE REAR AXLE AS THAT'S ALL I CAN AFFORD AT THIS TIME..... THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT & ALL 4 SHOCK ABSORBERS REPLACED TOO.... MY CROOKDAR WENT OFF & I PLAY DUMB TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY & I START DOCUMENTING EVERYTHING...I HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP...TOOK MY SIENNA INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR ITS 40K SERVICE & TOLD THEM WHAT AMERICA TIRE TOLD ME, THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT & SAID IT DIDN'T NEED AN ALIGNMENT & THE SHOCKS SEEM FINE TO THEM BUT MIGHT NEED REPLACING ONLY BECAUSE MY VANS 9 YRS OLD & THAT THE 2 FRONT TIRES ARE WEATHER CHECKED & ARE DANGEROUS.......SO I GOOGLE PIRELLI TIRE COMPLAINTS & BAM, THEIRS 1000S OF PEOPLE W / THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MYSELF......SO NOW I GO TO WAR W / AMERICAS TIRE & PIRELLI. *TR

WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING, KEY MAY BE REMOVED. TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. REPAIR COULD NOT BE MADE SINCE NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT REPEATEDLY JAMS DUE TO THE SEAT BELT FOLDING OVER ON ITSELF. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. WHEN I ASKED MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS ITEM, THEREFORE, THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $400 TO FIX IT. AT THIS POINT, IT'S JAMMING EVERY WEEK AND THE SEAT BELT IS UNUSABLE AT THIS POINT. *TR

I HAVE ISSUE WITH MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 AND I WANT TOYOTA TO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN MARCH 23, 2007 TSB REVISION NOTICE: ?? JULY 6, 2007: THE WARRANTY INFORMATION TABLE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH SEPARATE ?COMBO A? OP CODES. ?? MAY 29, 2007: THE WARRANTY INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED. THE NOTE BEFORE STEP 1 OF THE REPAIR PROCEDURE HAS BEEN UPDATED. PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS TSB SHOULD BE DISCARDED. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A POPPING NOISE WHEN OPENING AND/OR CLOSING THE FRONT DOORS ON THEIR VEHICLE. USE THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THE CONDITION. ?? 2004 ? 2006 MODEL YEAR SIENNA VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE THE PRODUCTION CHANGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

AT NEAR HIGHWAY SPEED ON CLEAR, DRY PAVEMENT WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (AS EVIDENCED BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT BLINKING) ACTIVATED THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LOSE SPEED. THE HIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY IN THE PAST. *TR

TRIED TO AVOID ONCOMING TRUCK OVER DOUBLE LINE BY EASING TO R SHOULDER AND CAUGHT ICE. SLIDE, DRIVER SIDE TIRES WENT UP ON GUARDRAIL, WENT AIRBORNE TAKING OUT A MAILBOX, BOUNCED IN A LOWER FRONT YARD WENT BACK IN AIR. PINGED OFF LARGE TREES X3 THEN PASSED THRU 2 FIELD GOAL AND THE TREE DEAD CENTER AND MY VAN HIT HARD! CRUMPLING MY FRONT END BUT NOT DEPLOYING ANY AIR BAGS. NICE SEATBELT BRUISE AND SHAKEN BUT NO INJURIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A CHIME. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BRAKE INDEPENDENTLY AND THEN VEERED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE PLATE ON THE DOOR THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE END OF THE STRUT THAT LIMITS HOW FAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAN BE OPENED IS SPOT WELDED TO THE DOOR FRAME. SEVERAL OF THOSE SPOT WELDS HAVE BROKEN AND VERY SHORTLY THE DOOR WILL BE ABLE TO SWING OPEN WITHOUT LIMIT. I AM TOLD THAT TOYOTA HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE BY THAT IT EXPIRED IN 2012. *TR

SLIDING DOORS FREEZE SHUT WHENEVER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SOLUTION IS TO SPRAY THE DOOR WEATHER STRIPPING WITH SILICONE SPRAY WHICH DOES SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT DURATION OF TIME (1 MONTH MAX) AND DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT COLDER TEMPERATURES (BELOW 20 DEGREES F) WHERE THE DOORS ALWAYS FREEZE SHUT. THIS ISSUE IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BY TRAPPING THE PASSENGERS INSIDE WITH NO MEANS OF EGRESS, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT END COLLISION WHERE EVEN THE FRONT DOORS ARE INOPERABLE. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL TOYOTA VAN, WITH MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO ATTEMPT TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND EXITING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE TEMPERATURE HAS DROPPED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE SLIDING REAR DOORS DO NOT OPEN WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL WELDING FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BECAME FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE DOOR CHECK TO SEPARATE. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE VENT WAS EMITTING COLD AIR WHILE THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENT WOULD EMIT HOT AIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

THE REAR DOOR ALMOST CLOSED ON ME AS I WAS LOADING GROCERIES. I OPENED THE REAR DOOR WITH MY KEY REMOTE, STEPPED UNDERNEATH THE DOOR AS IT WAS FULLY LIFTED, AND QUICKLY STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY AS THE DOOR BEGAN AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING. TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL IN 2008 FOR THIS ISSUE, AND I VERIFIED WITH MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THEY PERFORMED THIS RECALL. *TR

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA XLE LIMITED, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ON A FLAT ROAD IN DRY CONDITIONS, AS A RESULT THE BRAKES ENGAGED ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR SHOOK PROFUSELY FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I HAD TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND AVOID GOING INTO THE NEIGHBORING LANE. MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER INCIDENCES WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK AND I AM COMMUNICATING WITH TOYOTA BUT I THEY HAVE YET TO ORGANIZE A RECALL FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I PLAN TO DRIVE TO CANADA IN THIS CAR SO I HOPE WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

BOTH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR TRIES TO CLOSE BUT THEN SLIDES OPEN. THE PASSENGER HAS TO PUT PRESSURE TO PUSH IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. *TR

BOTH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR TRIES TO CLOSE BUT THEN SLIDES OPEN. THE PASSENGER HAS TO PUT PRESSURE TO PUSH IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. *TR

ALL THE SEAT BELTS REPEATEDLY GET TWISTED INSIDE THE RETRACTOR GUIDE ON THE DOOR POSTS. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT OR PULL OUT FOR USE. WE'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO TOYOTA AND WERE TOLD IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THIS FIXED. HOWEVER THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN MANY TOYOTAS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO AND SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE REAR LIFT GATE STRUTS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING THIS DONE THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND WOULD OPEN BACK UP AFTER GOING HALF THE WAY DOWN. ON OCCASION THE REAR LIFT GATE HAS FLOWN OPEN HALF WAY DOWN. TOYOTA INFORMED US THAT THE GAS PRESSURE IN THE NEW STRUTS WAS THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I WISH I HAD NOT HAD THE RECALL DONE AS I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM BEFORE THEN. IT HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM. I HAVE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BACK DOOR TO PREVENT IT OPENING ON CLOSING EVERY TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

DEFECTIVE DOOR, BROKEN DRIVER DOOR WELD & CHECK STRAP CAUSES DOOR TO FAIL TO OPEN WHEN THE WINDOW IS DOWN, WINDOW ONLY GOES DOWN 1/2 WAY WHILE DOOR CLOSED. DOOR FAILS TO REMAIN OPEN OR CLOSED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL, MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. ORIGINALLY, WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, THIS SLIDING DOOR WOULD PARTIALLY CLOSE, BUT JUST BEFORE LATCHING CLOSED, WOULD REVERSE DIRECTION AND REOPEN. TOYOTA DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT PART OF TOYOTA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT REPLACED THE HINGE FOR THE COST OF PARTS WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ALSO BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS OPENING WITH THE INTERIOR BUTTONS AND REMOTE (AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES). EVIDENTLY, TOYOTA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER VERY MUCH BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME EVERY TIME THAT IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM, AND CONTACTING THEIR CORPORATE RESULTED IN NO ACTION. AFTER HAVING ALL THE ITEMS FIXED AT THE END OF MAY, A MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE SWITCHES, AND QUITE OFTEN HANGS UP PARTIALLY OPEN OR CLOSED WHEN USING THE HANDLES. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM/SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP AT SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY (OR A TEACHER) HAVE TO RETURN TO THE VEHICLE, OR PARENT GET OUT AND GO AROUND, TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR NOT OPENING AT ALL NOW POSES A SERIOUS RISK SHOULD AN EMERGENCY HAPPEN AND THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE SEAT OR EXIT THE VAN TO GO TO THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR (THAT MAY HANG UP) TO REACH OUR YOUNG DAUGHTER. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THEIR 2005 SIENNAS' SLIDING DOORS BECAUSE THIS RESULTS IN MANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND THIS IS AN EXTENSIVE PROBLEM (I KNOW OF MULTIPLE OWNER'S WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH GETS COUNTLESS HITS).

THE DRIVER REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION AND DOES NOT OPEN EITHER IN AUTOMATIC POWER MODE OR MANUALLY. THE DOOR GOT STUCK AFTER THE POWER CABLE WAS RIPPED, DUE TO RUST, AND THE DOOR WAS MANUALLY SHUT. IT IS NOW STUCK CLOSED AND CAN'T BE OPENED USING EITHER AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL WAY. *JB

AUTO WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM TOYOTA DEALER IN MARCH OF 2005. RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE FOR FRONT DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL FROM TOYOTA IN 2007. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. IN JUNE OF 2011, MY DRIVER DOOR BEGAN MAKING THE POPPING SOUND DESCRIBED IN THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A TOYOTA DEAL AND WAS TOLD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRES AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IDENTIFIED BY TOYOTA YET THE REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIR,$2,000. AUGUST 2013 TOOK THE SIENNA INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN WINDOW WAS BEING LOWERED. I PAID FOR THE "REPAIR" BUT STILL HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING WINDOW. I WAS INFORMED, AFTER DISCOVERING THE WINDOW STILL WOULDN'T WORK, THAT THE DOOR WELD WOULD HAVE TO BE FIXED FOR THE WINDOW TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE NOW I HAVE A NONFUNCTIONING WINDOW AND A DOOR THAT HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT TOYOTA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS A LONG TERM SAFETY ISSUE. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IF YOU WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE DOOR WELD FAIL PRIOR TO TOYOTA ISSUING THE "EXTENSION" THEY WOULD HAVE REIMBURSED THE OWNER FOR REPAIR. OR, IF YOU EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DURING THE 5 YEAR PERIOD, IT WOULD ALSO HAVE IT FIXED BY TOYOTA. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL BASED ON IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE.

I FIRST EXPERIENCE ISSUE WITH THE DOORS CLOSING BUT NOT SMOOTHLY AND THE DEALER AT THE TIME WAS WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG BUT I WOULD OCCASSIONALLY HAVE TO TUG ON TEH DOOR LATCH 5-7 TIMES VERY FORCEFULLY IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO DISENGAGE AND START TO OPEN. I SWITCHED TO A TOYOTA DEALER WITHIN 5 MILES OF MY HOME AND HAD MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES I REQUESTED THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS CHECKED BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE HAD MORE FREQUENT OCCURANCE OF NOT OPENING UNLESS TUGGING VERY FORCEFULLY ON THE LATCH AND THEN ONCE IT STARTED TO OPEN IT MADE A CREAKING SOUND THAT I EXPLAINED AS SOUNDING LIKE A STRAINED METAL WIRE. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY ISSUES WITH DOOR MECHANISMS OR MOTORS ETC AS I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE, ETC. I WAS TOLD ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASSIONS THAT THE DOORS WERE IN WORKING ORDER . ON 7/16/13. I BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOASE SERVICE ENG LIGHT THAT CAME ON AND INDICATED SLIDING DOORS WERE MAKING ODD NOISES AND SEEMED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY CLOSING COMPLETELY. THE DEALER CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND INDICATED A COST $5K FOR REPAIRS. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE SLIDING DOORS AND WAS TOLD BY THE PHONE REP THAT THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION OF A DOOR PROBLEM AND I EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CHECKED. I WAS ASKED TO HOLD AND THEN WAS TOLD THE DOORS WERE CHECKED AND HAD NO ISSUE. THAT WAS A LIE. I LEFT FOR VACATION ON 7/19 AND RETURNED ON 8/7 WITHOUT MY SIENNA. THE DAY I GOT BACK THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED BUT BUT WOULD NOT CLOSE I HIT THE BUTTON TO CLOSE I HEARD THE MOTOR FOR THE DOOR BUT IT DIDN'T MOVE. I FOUND A PEICE OF BLACK PLASTIC ON THE GROUND AND A METAL CABLE HANGING FROM THE SIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF RECAL/EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR THE SLIDING DOORS I WOULD HAVE DEMANDED REPLACEMENT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAD PROBLEM WITH MY CAR'S SLIDING DOOR. IT GET STUCK HALF THE WAY AND THEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE THAT. CABLE IS BROKEN. LAKESHORE TOYOTA IN BURNS HARBOR INDIANA QUOTE $1800 TO REPLACE THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM. *TR

I HAD PROBLEM WITH MY CAR'S SLIDING DOOR. IT GET STUCK HALF THE WAY AND THEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE THAT. THEN I HAD TO CUT THE CABLE. I USE THIS CAR FOR MY FAMILY BUT UNFORTUNATELY I WENT TO DEALER THEY TOLD ME SOMEHOW THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I TRIED TO USE THE DOORS MANUALLY BUT STILL THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR. VERY VERY BAD EXPERIENCE AFTER HAVING THIS CAR AND MY FAMILY DOESN'T LIKE DUE TO THIS REASON. MY KIDS CANNOT USE IT IN A FRIENDLY MANNER. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF SPACE IN PARKING LOT. WITH ENGINE STILL ON AND RUNNING, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO JAM DOWN ON EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP FROM BACKING INTO OTHER VEHICLES ACROSS THE AISLE IN THE LOT. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESS (OR LOCATION). ACCORDING TO MANUAL THIS MEANS THAT THE AIRBAG(S) TURN OFF AS THE OCCUPANCY SENSORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE WIRING HARNESS ITSELF IS LOCATED WHERE I PUT MY LEFT FOOT WHEN SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE SEAT PUSHED BACK. IT IS A BAD DESIGN THAT ENDANGERS LIVES. RECOMMEND A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN BEING OPENED OR CLOSED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SUPPORT BRACKETS WERE BROKEN. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DOOR WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AFTER A MONTH IT STILL BLINKS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY VAN IN NOVEMBER OF 2012. MY HUSBAND HAS A TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT WE PURCHASED NEW IN 2004 AND IT HAS OVER 300,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN MY BUICK STOPPED RUNNING, I KNEW THAT I WANTED A TOYOTA VAN. WE HAVE A PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED DAUGHTER SO WHEN WE GO ANYWHERE WE HAVE TO TAKE THE WALKER AND HER WHEELCHAIR WITH US. APX. 3 MONTHS AGO THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BEGAN TO NOT OPEN EVERY TIME. IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AND FINALLY STOPPED COMPLETELY! WE JUST USED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND CRAWLED IN AND OUT. AFTER A WHILE THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. NOW NEITHER DOOR WILL WORK!!! AFTER READING OTHER POST ON DIFFERENT SITES, I REALIZED THAT I AM NOT ALONE. COME ON TOYOTA, GET IT TOGETHER!!! I LOVE MY VAN BUT I REALLY NEED THE DOORS TO OPEN!!! *TR

RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE. *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE PANEL SPOT WELDS ON THE FRONT DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL BECAME DETACHED CAUSING A "POPPING" NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. TODAY, I HEARD A "CLUNK" NOISE WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR AND THE "POPPING" NOISE STOPPED. HOWEVER, NOW I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE WINDOW MORE THAN 1/2 WAY NOR OPEN THE DOOR PROPERLY WHICH HAS ME RATHER CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. IF THE WINDOW IS OPEN AT ALL, I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR WIDE ENOUGH TO GET OUT EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT OVERWEIGHT NOR AM I A LARGE MAN. IF I CLOSE THE WINDOW FIRST, I CAN OPEN THE DOOR 3/4 OF THE WAY BEFORE IT STOPS. TOYOTA IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DOOR CHECK PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THEM A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO INDICATING THAT, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON, THEY ARE OFFERING AN "ENHANCED WARRANTY" FOR 5 YEARS FROM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PUT INTO SERVICE OR 100,000 MILES, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST, TO FIX THE DOOR. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2005 SO THE ENHANCED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2010. WHEN I FIRST HEARD THE POPPING NOISE, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE ENHANCED WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED. THE COST, $2300 DOLLARS. WHEN I ASKED, "WHY SO MUCH?" THEIR BODY SHOP GAVE ME A LONG LIST OF PARTS AND WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO "REPAIR" THE PROBLEM IT INCLUDED REMOVING THE HEADLIGHTS, BUMPER, QUARTER PANEL AND REAR DOOR AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE REASON THEY COULD NOT JUST REPLACE THE DOOR WAS THAT TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE ENTIRE DOOR AND HAD TO RETROFIT THE NEWLY ENGINEERED DOOR TO MY VEHICLE. SO UNLESS I PAY $2300 TO REPAIR WHAT IS, ESSENTIALLY, AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW ON TOYOTA'S PART, I AM LEFT WITH AN UNSAFE SITUATION IF I NEED TO QUICKLY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT CLOSE THE WINDOW FIRST AS WOULD HAPPEN IN CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE FOR EXAMPLE. *TR

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMING AND GETTING FOLDED, THUS CREATING A SEVERE DRIVING HAZARD. (UNABLE TO USE SEAT BELTS). *TR

AS I OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, I HEARD A LOUD POP. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE SPOT WELD ON THE DOOR HAD SEPARATED. AFTER TAKING IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM (SEE TSB NV003-07), I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE ONLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE DOOR AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2000. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA INSISTED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, IT SEEMS THAT THIS FAILURE COULD LEAD TO THE DOOR FALLING OFF OR SLIPPAGE OF THE WINDOW AND SUBSEQUENT BROKEN GLASS. *TR

MY POWER SLIDING REAR DOORS MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES THE DOOR WILL EVEN START TO CLOSE ON ITS OWN AS ME OR MY WIFE ARE PUTTING MY SMALL CHILD IN HIS SAFETY SEAT. THE MOST COMMON ISSUE IS THE DOOR NOT OPENING OR CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. I WAS QUOTED ALMOST $3000 FOR THE REPAIR TO BOTH DOORS AS THEY ARE BOTH MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER REP TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THE MECHANIC EVEN SAID IT HAPPENED TO HIS VAN. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY, I FOUND PEOPLE EVEN HERE COMPLAINING IF THE SAME/SIMILAR ISSUES. PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION WHEN THE HANDLES ARE PULLED OR WHEN THE BUTTONS ARE PUSHED. IT LURCHES BUT NEVER MOVES. IT MUST BE DEACTIVATED AND USED MANUALLY. WE WERE QUOTED A PRICE OF $1000 TO REPAIR IT AND TOLD THIS WAS VERY COMMON IN THE 2004-2007 TOYOTA SIENNA MODELS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO HAVE THIS SERVICE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY OR WHEN USING THE KEY FOB. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD ONLY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIFT GATE WOULD SPORADICALLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. *TR

THE WELD HOLDING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR CHECK FAILED CAUSING THE DOOR TO SWING OUT OF CONTROL. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED, BUT THIS CREATES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ONLY OPENED HALF WAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

DRIVER-SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING POPPING NOISES WHEN OPENED OR CLOSED. NOW, THE WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FULLY UNLESS THE DOOR IS OPENED AT A CERTAIN ANGLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SIENNA'S FROM 2004/2005. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. IF YOU HAPPEN TO STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS, TOYOTA WILL PICK UP THE CHARGE. IF NOT, THE COST CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM $685 TO $2000, DEPENDING UPON THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PUT OUT BY TOYOTA IN 2007 "DOOR CHECK POPPING NOISE", BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON THEIR DIME. A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SHOULD BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY TIMES AND CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE REMINISCENT OF A FIRECRACKER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. HE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THE WELDS WERE BROKEN BUT HE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMMED FOR THE 8TH TIME. DEALER OR I UNJAMMED IT BUT DEALER STATED NEXT TIME I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN DEFECTS!!! *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DEALER SCANNED AIRBAG SYSTEM CODE AND FOUND B0111 OPEN SIDE SQUIB CIRCUIT. THERE WAS AN OPEN CONNECTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRE HARNESS FOR AIR BAG. DEALER REPLACED CONNECTOR AND WIRE KIT, INSTALLED NEW CONNECTOR AND SOLDERED WIRE TO EXISTING HARNESS AND INSTALLED NEW CORRUGATED TUBING. THIS RESULTED IN A $523 CHARGE. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO OPERATE FROM INSIDE BUTTONS OR REMOTE CONTROL. POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL ONLY WILL WORK WHEN THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS PULLED. MOTOR THAT MOVES THE DOOR FRONT/BACK WORKS FINE WHEN THE DOOR IS ACTIVATED FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THIS CREATES A SAFETY SITUATION IN THE EVENT PASSENGERS NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FAILS TO ADDRESS THIS ADEQUATELY AS TOYOTA DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $115 FEE TO ASSESS THE ISSUE AND HE ADVISED THERE ARE SEVERAL PARTS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR HINGE BROKE AT THE JOINT ATTACHED TO THE DOOR WHICH MADE THE DOOR SAG AND RUB UP AGAINST THE REAR QUARTER PANEL WHICH RESULTED IN SCRATCHED PAINT AND METAL. DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED BY REMOTE. HAD TO BE 'HELPED ALONG' TO GET IT STARTED OPENING. I THOUGHT IT WAS ELECTRICAL UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA PART NUMBER IS 68380'08031. AS A RESULT OF THE BROKEN HINGE, THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS BURNED OUT AND WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE USE OF THE REMOTE. TOYOTA ONLY HAS A RECALL FOR THE CABLE IN THE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THE CABLE UNTIL IT IS ACTUALLY BROKEN. THIS SAME TYPE CABLE HOLDS UP THE SPARE TIRE AND THEY DID REPLACE IT. I GUESS A TIRE FALLING INTO THE ROAD IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY CHILD FALLING OUT OF THE VAN IF THE DOOR FALLS OFF! *TR

THE DOOR CHECK ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED. TOYOTA (LOCAL DEALER AND HEADQUARTERS) DENIED IT WAS THE DOOR CHECK (A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT) AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $1500 TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE BODY SHOP TO LOOK AT THE DOOR AND THEY CONFIRMED THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY DOOR CHECK. THE BODY SHOP DID REPAIR THE DEFECT, WHICH AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IF NOT REPAIRED CAN ALLOW THE DOOR TO SWING FREELY. TOYOTA DID NOT CORRECT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAULTY DOOR CHECK ON THIS 2005 AWD SIENNA. *TR

DURING THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT, TOYOTA TECHNICIAN FOUND RADIATOR HAD A SMALL LEAK AND SUGGESTED TO CALL TOYOTA COMPANY . TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE FROM COMPANY INFORMED THE RADIATORS HAD PROBLEMS FOR 2005 SIENNA BUT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE MILEAGE IS MORE THAN 75000 OR VEHICLE IS MORE THAN 7 YEARS OLD. *TR

SHIFTER OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED TO WIGGLE UNPREDICTABLY LEFT AND RIGHT BETWEEN GEARS, E.G. 4 AND D. IT WOULD NOT STAY FIRMLY PUT IN P(ARK), AND WHEN IN P, REMOVAL OF THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BECAME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND BRIEFLY LOOKED TO SIDE OF ROAD. THEN LOOKED BACK AND NOTICED TRAFFIC STOPPED AHEAD OF ME. FULLY APPLIED BRAKES (HARD) BUT NO BRAKING, SQUEALING OR ABS. FULL AIRBAGS BUT FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES. LOOKING AT THE SCENE I SHOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF DISTANCE TO STOP. CAR TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V244000 (STRUCTURE LIFT GATE) WAS PERFORMED BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE LIFT GATE DID NOT HAVE A RESISTOR AND CAUSED THE GATE TO SWING OPEN AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HER TOYOTA SIENNA WAS A HANDICAP VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THE LIFT GATE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,189.

MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND CLAIMED HOW HARD IT WAS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. WE DROVE TO A LOCATION USING THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IT MADE TURNING UNDER MOTION VERY DIFFICULT. I TOOK THE WHEEL ON OUR RETURN AND CONFIRMED HOW AWKWARD IT WAS. SO WE DROVE TO OUR GARAGE. THEY CALLED US LATER AND SAID THE INPUT SHAFT MALFUNCTIONED. COST OF PART FROM TOYOTA $374.19 PLUS TAX AND LABOR. ONLY ONE LEFT IN STOCK. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED AND RECALLED BEFORE THERE ARE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS?

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, AFTER MERGE FROM RTE 20 INTO RTE 9, I DROVE UP HILL, ABOUT 50 YARDS TO MY STREET, I SAW SMOKE BEHIND MY VAN, I DID NOT SEE ANY WARNING LIGHT FROM MY DRIVING PANEL, MY VAN WAS STILL RUNNING SMOOTHLY, SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE TO MY HOUSE (ABOUT 150 YARDS) AWAY, AFTER I PARKED MY VAN, I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM HOOD, AND A LONG LEAKING OIL TRACK ALONG THE STREET. I CHECKED MY ENGINE OIL, IT WAS OK. NEXT MORNING, I STARTED MY VAN, IT IS STILL NO WARNING LIGHT ON MY DRIVING PANEL, I CALLED AAA TO GET MY VAN TOWED TO TOYOTA WESTBOROUGH MA. TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD GOT BLOWN A HOLE AND OIL FLYING OUT TO BE BURNED AND PRODUCED SMOKE, POTENTIALLY IT WILL CATCH FIRE IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE. I HAD MY VAN OIL CHANGED ON 08/2012 BY SEARS SHOP, ABOUT 5,000 MILES WAS DRIVEN SINCE LAST OIL CHANGED. I BELIEVE THE ENGINE ALUMINUM HEAD WAS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, NOT BECAUSE OF OTHER REASON. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VAN WAS RUNNING AT HIGHWAY. IT COULD CATCH FIRE TOO. *TR

CATALYST SYSTEM FAILED/ NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LEFT REAR DOOR HAS FAILED, THE CABLE NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE DOOR DOES NOT SLIDE, GETS STUCK WHEN YOUR TRYING TO OPEN IT. *TR

THREE OF THE FOUR DOORS OF OUR TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE BROKEN. WHEN THE CABLE THAT OPERATES THE REAR SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR SNAPPED, IT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE DOOR MECHANISM. WHEN WE TRIED TO SHUT THE DOOR MANUALLY, THE GLASS FROM THE DOOR SHATTERED ON THE CHILDREN SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT. PREVIOUSLY, THE DRIVER'S DOOR HINGES SNAPPED. WE DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THREE OF FOUR HINGES HAD SNAPPED. THE DOOR WAS AT RISK OF FALLING OFF ENTIRELY. WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO TOYOTA'S ATTENTION (NOW A SMALL CLAIMS MATTER). TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REMEDY THE SITUATION AND HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL (IT HAS OFFERED REPAIRS IN SOME CASES (OURS WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF MILEAGE)AS A LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY). *TR

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED. WHEN WE BACKED OUT I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. THERE WAS A "CLUNK" AND IT FELT LIKE I JUST WENT OVER SOME OBJECT WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. WE COULD FIND NOTHING IN THE PARKING LOT THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS. I DROVE THE CAR THAT DAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT ON A 430 MILE TRIP. SEVERAL TIMES THAT WE PARKED WE HEARD THE SAME "CLUNK" AND FELT A SLIGHT DROP IN THE RIGHT FRONT. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AS SOON AS I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT ON 2/26/13. TOYOTA FOUND THAT THE INTERNAL POWER STEERING RACK WAS FAILING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR SAFETY. THE PART NUMBER WAS: 0 44250-08041. I ASKED TOYOTA IF THERE WERE ANY SAFETY RECALLS. THERE WERE NONE. TOYOTA SAID THESE FAILURES DID OCCUR ON TRUCKS IN HEAVY DUTY USE BUT NOT IN SIENNA MINI-VANS. *TR

DRIVERS DOOR STARTED TO CREAK AS IF THE HINGES WERE DRY. TRIED TO LUBE THE HINGE BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR THE STARTED TO CLICK AND HAVE A BANGING SOUND AS IF SOMETHING WAS LOOSE OR BROKEN. *TR UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LOWER WELD THAT ATTACHES THE DOOR OPEN HOLDING ARM TO HAVING BEEN BROKEN.

DASH HAS CRACKS ALL OVER. I AM A LITTLE WORRIED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE DEPLOYING PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED ONGOING PROBLEM BY OTHER OWNERS OF FRONT SEAT BELT JAMMING. THIS IS ABOUT THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME.

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A CSP TO FIX THE POWER SLIDING DOORS IN OUR MODEL. OURS BROKE OVER A YEAR AGO AND THE CABLES WERE THE ONLY PROBLEM AT THE TIME. TOYOTA TOOK ALMOST A YEAR TO GET THE PARTS TO START FIXING THE DOORS. NOW THEY ARE TELLING US THAT MANY OTHER PARTS ARE BROKEN AND NOT COVERED, THIS SEEMS LIKE A BAIT AND SWITCH TACTIC TO ME AS I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF BLOGS AND POSTS STATING THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM, WITH A $1500+ PRICE TAG. I FEEL THAT THE PARTS BROKE DUE TO TOYOTA TAKING SO LONG TO GET THE NOTICE OUT TO CUSTOMERS AFTER THE ISSUE WAS ALREADY HAPPENING. I THINK IT IS A SCAM AND WOULD LIKE IT TO BE INVESTIGATED, I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST SINCE WHEN WE WENT IN, ONLY THE CABLE WAS BROKEN. *TR

STEERING VERY HARD AND "BUMPY" DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERING WHEN FIRST DRIVEN FOR THE DAY. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED MANY OTHERS HAVE VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT IMPROVED AFTER SPRAYING "STEERING KNUCKLE" WITH PENETRATING TYPE OIL. APPEARS STEERING LINK IS BECOMING CORRODED AND STICKY. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS GARAGED WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN. CALLED TOYOTA DEALER, THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT SAY TOYOTA HQ HAS NOT AUTHORIZED THEM TO DO ANY WORK WITHOUT FULL PAY. APPEARS LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING BELTS, POWER STEERING PUMPS, ETC REPLACED AT GREAT EXPENSE AT INDEPENDENT AND DEALER REPAIR SHOPS WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM OR THE PROBLEM EVEN BEING CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED. LUCKY I HAVE INTERNET AND REFER TO IT IN THESE SITUATIONS. GUESS I CAN NOW HAVE MINE REPAIRED FOR $1-2000 OR DO THE TEMPORARY OIL FIX. LOTS OF MONEY WHEN ITS A MANUFACTURING DESIGN DEFECT AND THEY WON'T HELP. *TR

WHEN PULLING FRONT SEAT BELTS TO HOOK THEM, THEY WILL FREQUENTLY FOLD OVER AND BECOME STUCK IN THE BEZEL IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND CANNOT EASILY BE MOVED FURTHER OR RETRACTED WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. IT MUST BE "WORKED" BACK INTO ITS STORAGE AREA. ONE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WORK IT BACK INTO THE BEZEL WITH A SLOTTED SCREWDRIVER OR SOME OTHER TOOL. I HAVE JUST DRIVEN WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT WHEN ITS RAINING HARD OR VERY COLD. TOYOTA HQ SAYS THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM AND WE ARE ON OUR OWN. HAVEN'T PRICED WHAT IT WILL COST TO HAVE THE WHOLE MECHANISM REPLACED. DESIGN OR QUALITY OF BEZEL MATERIAL IS THE PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA SAYS SORRY, TAKE CARE OF IT YOURSELF IF ITS A PROBLEM FOR YOU. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC REAR SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE. I CAN SEE THAT TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND EXTENDED A WARRANT TO 9 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST). WELL, MY VEHICLE HAS OVER 120,000 MILES AND I AM NOW UNABLE TO USE THE DOOR AT ALL. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT A WARRANTY EXTENSION. I HAVE NO WAY OF CURRENTLY OPENING THE DOOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN CONSIDERING I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, AN ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE TO GET TO MY CHILDREN QUICKLY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO. THE AUTOMATIC DOORS WAS THE SELLING POINT FOR OUR PURCHASE OF THIS VAN. TOYOTA SAYS TO COME IN AND HAVE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR DEACTIVATED SO THAT WE CAN USE IT MANUALLY. TO HAVE IT FIXED COSTS BETWEEN $1,000 AND $3,000. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT JAMS IN THE RETRACTOR AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FREE, OFTEN MAKING IT UNUSABLE. *TR

THE BOOTS OF THE RACK AND PINION LEAKED AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY EVEN HAVE A TSB FOR IT AND TOYOTA SAID REPLACE THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

THE STRUTS OF THE DOOR(LIFTGATE) IS NOT HOLDING THE DOOR PROPERLY WHEN IT IS OPENED. SO THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE PERSON WHO OPENS THE DOOR WILL HIT THEIR HEAD. THE FAILURE STARTED @ 70K. *TR

THE VEHICLE HINGE OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR BECOMES UNWELDED FROM THE DOOR CAUSING A CLICKING NOISE. AFTER SEVERAL OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS OF THE DOOR THE HINGE LOOSENS EVEN MORE CAUSING A INTERFERENCE WITH THE WINDOW. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS ONLY ALLOWED TO FALL 2/3RD OF THE WAY DOWN BEFORE THE HINGE STOPS IT CAUSING POTENTIAL BREAKAGE OF THE GLASS WHILE THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. *TR

THE FRONT SEATBELTS--ESPECIALLY THE DRIVERS' SEATBELTS OFTEN BECOME STUCK WHEN EXTENDED. SOMETIMES THE SEATBELT CANNOT RETRACT BECAUSE IT IS TWISTED; MORE OFTEN THE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. THE RESULT IS THAT THE IT THE OCCUPANT ISN'T (ADEQUATELY) RESTRAINED. A TEMPORARY FIX CAN OFTEN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ADJUSTING THE SHOULDER HEIGHT BUT THIS IS TIME CONSUMING AND FRUSTRATING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THERE WAS A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MOUNTING PANEL WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,900.