Major Problems with 2005 Toyota Sienna Derived from Complaints & Recalls
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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Toyota Sienna
2005 Toyota Sienna
BODY
Victims: 3
Mileage: 41600 miles
2005 Toyota Sienna
BODY
Victims: 2
Mileage: 164000 miles
2005 Toyota Sienna
FRONTAL
Victims: 2
Mileage: 30788 miles
Browse 2005 Toyota Sienna complaints by category
Problems with BODY, DOOR and LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Sienna owners.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
| BODY > STRUCTURE the power rear door lifts normally and then immediately goes down suddenly if some is putting something in the cargo... |
172
~ 76182 miles |
| DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE i have noticed rattles in my sliding doors during warmer weather. made numerous visits to the dealership to fix the... |
165
~ 63054 miles |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i opened the manual liftgate on the 2005 sienna and it immediately came back down on my head striking me... |
110
~ 58191 miles |
| STEERING 2005 toyota sienna intermediate steering shaft failure. vehicle just out of warranty and other internet searches revealed numerous others with |
72
~ 93663 miles |
| SEAT BELTS i have precisely the same complaint as you have been investigating and that toyota has already (apparently) successfully escaped criticism... |
70
~ 53594 miles |
| STRUCTURE i am having trouble with the side power sliding doors. took it to the dealer twice and they said they... |
57
~ 50554 miles |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM two complaints 1. one the rear doors do not latch in the open position when the windows are open resulting |
56
~ 77601 miles |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while pulling into the garage vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated and lurched forward through the garage wall into the dining |
55
~ 66046 miles |
| TIRES 2005 toyota sienna concerns with the run flat tire equipment and no spare tires. *mr when the tire goes flat |
47
~ 15331 miles |
| AIR BAGS vehicle was turning into an intersection going left. an on coming vehicle going about 45 mph and hit vehicle "a"... |
47
~ 71790 miles |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER dt*: the contact stated the keyless entry fob opened other 2005 toyota vehicles. the dealership is changing the code for |
43
~ 124202 miles |
| HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE i have a 2005 toyota sienna with the same problems with the back liftgate being investigated in ea06-020. when it... |
39
~ 46882 miles |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i have an intermittent failure with the anti-skid. once or twice a month i will be turning without any brakes... |
34
~ 134997 miles |
| SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY i was loading packages into the cargo bay of my 2005 toyota sienna (minivan) and the power hatch failed and... |
29
~ 33225 miles |
| POWER TRAIN purchased toyota sienna 2005. problem with slipping transmission and low gears and on highway in slow traffic. the management of... |
26
~ 90655 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES i was driving the car and noticed it was a bit sluggish. the next thing i know the brake pedal... |
25
~ 108501 miles |
| ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. the contact stated the vehicle abnormally accelerate as she had just taken... |
21
~ 88059 miles |
| HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY dt: the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna ce. vehicle has two sliding doors they are manually operated when the... |
20
~ 62806 miles |
| LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES automatic passenger door does not sense any person child or object and will try to shut until enough force is... |
20
~ 35726 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have a 2005 sienna xle limited awd and noticed for the past two winters that when i start driving... |
19
~ 44028 miles |
| PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES 2005 toyota sienna limited minivan. came with runflat tires (no option) and tire pressure measuring system. problem is that even... |
16
~ 22954 miles |
| AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN hesitation when accelerating. particularly when already rolling at less than 5 miles an hour.... |
15
~ 9034 miles |
| WHEELS 17 inch wheels are corroding. *tr... |
14
~ 48324 miles |
| TREAD/BELT > TIRES my 2005 toyota sienna has bridestone run flat tires. i noticed wear on my front tires at 15 741 miles... |
11
~ 909 miles |
| HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY i went to put boxes in the rear of my 2005 toyota sienna le and as soon as i lifted... |
9
~ 38148 miles |
| FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE 2005 toyota sienna. liftgate will not stay open or closed using the remote. struts have been replaced (twice) by the... |
8
~ 122625 miles |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle has excessive spark knock at low speeds starting from a stop and at normal driving speed when engine is... |
8
~ 45651 miles |
| EQUIPMENT ever since this vehicle was brand new it has continued to exhibit occasional problem with brake pedal becoming hard with... |
7
~ 32009 miles |
| COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING radiator on 2005 sienna sprung a leak and drained the coolant dry within a half day. engine overheated and vehicle... |
6
~ 74431 miles |
| SEATS driver's power seat stopped operating properly. took vehicle to don joseph toyota kent ohio. they advised that the seat frame/motor... |
6
~ 114267 miles |
| LOCK > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i was reaching into the rear part of my 2005 toyota sienna xle minivan when the hatch started to close... |
6
~ 12800 miles |
| VISIBILITY consumer requesting reimbursement for 2005 toyota sienna for low tire pressure and rear door shock failure. *kb the rear wiper... |
6
~ 47917 miles |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the traction control system engaged while driving at a... |
5
~ 102214 miles |
| REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS we have a 2005 toyote sienna minivan..the last row has a middle seat belt that hangs vertically to a clip... |
5
~ 13820 miles |
| ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ever since this vehicle was brand new it has continued to exhibit occasional problem with brake pedal becoming hard with... |
5
~ 10739 miles |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING a/c went out april 2012. blows hot air. according to online forums this happens a lot in sienna's - 2004... |
4
~ 42500 miles |
| VALVE > TIRES i purchased four goodyear tires 215/65r16 from justtires in mar 07. within a few days there were three valve stem... |
4
~ 51066 miles |
| TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES purchased 2005 toyota sienna with firestone compact spare in november 2005. in june 2006 used spare for about 8 miles... |
4
~ 50500 miles |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my husband and i purchased a 2004 toyota sienna in feb. 2004. we traded it on 6/24/2005 for a 2005... |
4
~ 57153 miles |
| FRONTAL > AIR BAGS consumer's vehicle was sitting at a stop light when it was rear ended causing it to rear end the vehicle |
4
~ 31397 miles |
| DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. while driving approximately 35 mph the heater mechanism was engaged then immediately... |
3
~ 81708 miles |
| MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT this complaint is in regard to toyota recall 08v-244 which replaces the struts on the back door hatch. the dealership... |
3
~ 75248 miles |
| SIDEWALL > TIRES purchased 2005 toyota sienna with firestone compact spare in november 2005. in june 2006 used spare for about 8 miles... |
3
|
| HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > TAILGATE > BODY the rear door with automatic opening feature closed on me immediately after it opened. *nm... |
3
~ 50396 miles |
| DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE there is a fault in the gas sensor which goes from the pedal to the engine. the car fails to... |
3
~ 21350 miles |
| ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL owner of 2005 toyota sienna le minivan purchased in december 2004. 1. noticed that this problem started to occur over... |
3
~ 33362 miles |
| EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY driver side mirror shakes vigorously during high speed traveling (65 mph) making unsafe for changing lanes or especially at night |
3
~ 1433 miles |
| SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS van was "t-boned" on passenger side by large pickup truck probably going 45 mph or so. truck hit front side... |
3
~ 63133 miles |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. while driving at approximately 15 mph the gear shift lighting failed to... |
2
~ 144500 miles |
| INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. the contact turned the ignition off and the gear selector was shifted into... |
2
~ 97731 miles |
| SUSPENSION this complaint is in regard to toyota recall 08v-244 which replaces the struts on the back door hatch. the dealership... |
2
~ 111372 miles |
| COLUMN > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. the contact stated that while driving in reverse the steering column began... |
2
~ 90000 miles |
| TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE rear trunk strut failure on toyota sienna. *tr... |
2
~ 35500 miles |
| PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS rear brakes both pads completely worn away or separated from backing plate. the vehicle has only 22000 miles on it.... |
2
~ 25278 miles |
| WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY the right windshield wiper leaves much water directly in front of me before the left wiper removes it. every wipe... |
2
~ 20500 miles |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY dt*: the contact stated the adaptive wheel chair lift failed to retract into the vehicle after the fuse blew. there... |
2
~ 575 miles |
| NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT (1) new toyota sienna 2005 navigation screen cracked. screen intermittently inoperable screen was pressed several times in order open to... |
2
~ 36945 miles |
| CHILD SEAT dt*: the contact stated the harness release button is accessible to the child. when the button is pressed the straps... |
2
|
| WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY dt: after purchasing a new 2005 toyota sienna the consumer discovered a distortion along the bottom about an inch and... |
2
~ 16533 miles |
| FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION we have recently purchased a 2005 toyota sienna love the vehicle but discovered a potential safety problem. the gear shift... |
2
|
| SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS vehicle was going at approximately 45 mph and inadvertently the air bags deployed. owner contacted the manufacturer and was told... |
2
~ 66000 miles |
| SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. while operating the vehicle the front passenger heated seat became extremely hot... |
1
~ 110000 miles |
| MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2005 toyota sienna. consumer writes in regards to brake failure. *smd the consumer stated several weeks ago he was turning... |
1
|
| PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2005 toyota sienna. consumer writes in regards to brake failure. *smd the consumer stated several weeks ago he was turning... |
1
|
| TAILGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE the tailgate fails to stay open either immediately or randomly closes without warning. the van had the 2008 recall performed |
1
~ 140000 miles |
| GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY cpsc#i1260525a. 2005 toyota sienna. consumer stated about two years ago she started have problems with the drivers door on her... |
1
|
| VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. the contact stated there was a loud popping noise when opening and... |
1
~ 60000 miles |
| WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2005 toyota sienna air bag lamp is flashing. dealer says they need to replace the entire wiring harness and parts... |
1
~ 65000 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC my wife was driving our 2005 toyota sienna van to pick up our son from school. as she was pulling... |
1
~ 75000 miles |
| TRAILER HITCHES toyota sienna vans are dangerously too low to install a trailer hitch. *tr... |
1
~ 65000 miles |
| COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. the contact turned the ignition off and the gear selector was shifted into... |
1
~ 114000 miles |
| MID/REAR ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. while the contact was driving approximately 35 to 45 mph the middle row... |
1
~ 72000 miles |
| AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. the contact stated when the air conditioning unit was engaged there was... |
1
~ 16000 miles |
| FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns 2005 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the driver's seat belt would not retract from the... |
1
~ 88000 miles |
| STRAP/WEBBING > HARNESS > CHILD SEAT while loosening the 5-point harness straps on our britax frontier child restraint (a forward facing harnessed combination seat) the shoulder... |
1
|
| HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HOOD > BODY tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. the windshield is falling apart the weatherstrips are detaching and the cover directly... |
1
~ 33000 miles |
| LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP > CHILD SEAT installation issues regarding evenflo generations combination seat model 3522607 l1 manufactured in march 5 2008. 1) latch assembly is attached... |
1
|
| UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE we drive a toyota sienna minivan that is handicapped equipped by braun corporation as do other handicapped people around the... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING i have a problem with one of my hid headlamps on a 2005 toyota sienna failing intermittently. it seems from |
1
~ 27000 miles |
| ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT safety issue - vehicle was not equipped with a spare tire jack and tire wrench. run-flat tires were prematurely worn... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE gas tank punctured. gas tank is made out of plastic with no outer covering to protect being punctured from underneath. |
1
|
| TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE gas tank punctured. gas tank is made out of plastic with no outer covering to protect being punctured from underneath. |
1
|
| ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS i was traveling this past tuesday may 1st and i notice a slight noise from the inside of my van... |
1
~ 29875 miles |
| ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY > AIR BAGS the passenger side air bag will not enable ( ie air bag is turned off ) when a 100 pound |
1
~ 29382 miles |
| AUTOMATIC (ASC) > ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was driving my 2005 toyota sienna on a dry straight road at about 30 mph and for no reason... |
1
~ 48000 miles |
| DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC rear brakes both pads completely worn away or separated from backing plate. the vehicle has only 22000 miles on it.... |
1
~ 20680 miles |
| ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt*: the contact stated the vehicle had difficulty switching gears and caused acceleration issues. the service dealer stated the computer... |
1
~ 43700 miles |
| CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2005 toyota sienna xle - cruise control will not hold when going downhill. dealer checked it contacted toyota tech. support.... |
1
~ 30 miles |
| HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE > CHILD SEAT dt*: the contact stated the harness release button is accessible to the child. when the button is pressed the straps... |
1
|
| RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. shortly after purchasing the vehicle the driver side seat belt became stuck and... |
1
~ 15000 miles |
| 12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM shortly after purchasing our toyota sienna 05 the van wouldn't start. we had a dvd player installed which the dealership... |
1
|
| HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when trying to stop brake petal went to the floor. *ts the vehicle would not stop and the consumer vehicle... |
1
~ 2970 miles |
| FOOT CONTROL/VALVE > CONTROLS > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR i was backing out of a parking space in a parking lot. i put the car in reverse place my... |
1
~ 600 miles |
| POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY dt: both sliding doors will not lock into place. the vehicle has been to the dealership but they stated this... |
1
|
| HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY coolant dripping under the muffler when the brand new van was driven 955 miles and the dealer still fixing it.... |
1
~ 955 miles |
| MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING coolant dripping under the muffler when the brand new van was driven 955 miles and the dealer still fixing it.... |
1
~ 955 miles |
| FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have a 2005 toyota sienna van that has intermittent brake failure. it normally occurs when the car is cold.... |
1
~ 4000 miles |
| FRONT > SUSPENSION i have run flat tires on my 2005 sienna (purchased october 2004). i also bought a set of winter tires... |
1
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