Two problems related to front seat belt retractor have been reported for the 2000 Toyota Sienna. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Toyota Sienna based on all problems reported for the 2000 Sienna.
The lights for both front seat belts flash when the seat belts are fastened. When they are not fastened and are fully retracted into the door post, the lights go off. This began first with the passenger side a couple of months ago and started on the drivers side this month. Additionally the seat belts don't always retract properly.
Consumer states child in the rear passenger seat was strangled by the seat belt, the driver was trying to remove child from seat and the seat belt continued to get tighter. Nlm consumer had to, as a last resort, cut child from seat belt. The pressure from the tightening seat belt became unbearable.