general problems of the 2005 Toyota Sienna

The dashboard has so many cracks literally everywhere. All the way from the driver side to the passenger side. When the temperature changes hot to cold or cold to hot. There’s nothing but cracking sounds.

The airbag light is on. The seatbelt on the passenger side gets stuck.

Air bag warning light illuminated red on dashboard.

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.

The light airbags is on don't go out same time works regularly.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

At approximately 81,000 miles, the srs light started blinking on my Toyota Sienna. Code was b0116 (open side squib circuit). This is a safety issue and there is no recommended maintenance listed for this system. I took the car to the dealership, who indicated that this repair was out of warranty (5 years/60,000 miles) and that I needed to pay approximately $3,000 for the repair, plus rental car. Toyota was unwilling to stand by this safety issue, after requests by dealership and personally by me for assistance. I expected the safety equipment to last the life of the car when I purchased it, and not to have to budget for such a large repair, unless maintenance was indicated. All other maintenance has been performed to or exceeding Toyota standards and on time. Further, I was told that repairs like this are often/usually covered by Toyota if the owner has been continuously getting service/maintenance at the dealership, and that assistance is usually denied if service/maintenance is performed elsewhere. My service/maintenance is performed elsewhere, but with extremely high standards, parts, and liquids that are all at or above Toyota specifications.

Noticed first crack about a month ago and within a couple of days noticed a second crack. One is on the right side starting from the far front edge where the speaker grill is, running diagonally toward the left rear corner of the van. It originally was about 3" long but now has grown to about 5". The other is on the left side starting at the side window defroster vent, running straight back. It originally was about 2" long and is now about 3" long. It is surprising to me how quickly they started and how fast they are growing. This is clearly a safety issue, I have serious concerns that the force of the airbag depolyment would cause pieces of the dash to become projectiles at the passenger.

2005 Toyota seinna airbag lamp is flashing. Dealer says they need to replace the entire wiring harness and parts of the airbag system. Van has 70k miles. Numerous issues\complaints have been found on the internet. This is a known issue with a bulltien on a non-servicable part. This should be covered by a defect\recall. How can replacement of the entire airbag wirning harness at 70k not be a defect. Replacing a part or two is one thing - but an entire wiring harness at $2,500!.

2005 Toyota Sienna le airbag (srs) light with error code: b0111 "open in side squib (rh) circuit" Toyota dealer service dept. Referred to technical service belletin of 2/27/08 (el001-08) advising replacement of 3 airbag assemblies & 2 wiring harnesses for a total bill of $5400. Vehicle has 100,000 miles: warranty ended at 60,000. From what I've read on this thread and on this subject, there should be a total recall on this srs system for these vehicles. (the tech. Bulletin is for Sienna model years 2004-2008. . . That's a lot of Mini-vans running around with potentially inoperable or defective srs systems, folks!).

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.

I have a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The airbag system light flashes on and off, not consistently. I can drive for a while and the light is off, then, out of the blue, it will begin flashing again. I took the car to the dealer (fitzgerald Toyota) and spent approximately $100 for the dealer to research the problem. I was told that there is a problem with the airbag system, but, they could not begin to fully diagnose or resolve the problem until I pay $873 to have the passenger front seat removed. This includes the purchase of a new seat. The passenger seat is rarely used, so the seat itself should not be defective. I was told that the airbag system component is located under the passenger seat and the problem could be as simple as a loose wire or something more severe. Most importantly, I was told that if the airbag symbol is on, the entire airbag system shuts down and does not work!!! how can a system so vital to safety be programmed to completely shut down because of a loose wire? obviously there is an electrical problem as well as a design flaw. My safety and that of my family is completely compromised. I feel as though I am taking my chances every time I step into my vehicle. Further, I was told that it would have been possible that Toyota might have paid for the repair if I had under 60,000 miles. However, I believe that because airbag deployment can save lives in a crash and because this light flashing/system shut-down is possibly an electrical design flaw issue, and definitley a safety issue, this matter should be covered under warranty for at least 100,000 miles. If investigated, I am sure ntsa will find others who own my Sienna model year, as well as other Sienna years and other Toyota products have the same problem. I did not realize I could file a complaint until the recent issues with the prius, etc. Came to light. Thank you for looking into the safety of our vehicles!.

Vehicle was a 2005 Toyota Sienna van. Vehicle has always been serviced by Toyota dealers. On 8/29/09, I had rear brakes replaced by local Toyota dealer with 77,410 miles on the vehicle. 10 days later, on 9/8/09, my roommate was picking up children at school. Driving on a 4 lane road in town going 35-40mph. Two h. S. Students abruptly stopped in her lane. My roommate stated she applied brakes but could tell vehicle was not stopping or slowing. Ran into rear end of a Toyota tacoma p/u which in turn rear-ended a Honda crv. No injuries in any involved vehicle. However, due to the extent of damage, my Sienna van was a total loss. Airbags did deploy on impact. My roommate stated from the beginning that she had applied the brake to the floor and the van did not brake or slow down. There were no braking/skid marks on the pavement at area of accident. Either the brake system totally failed or there was faulty work done during brake replacement 10 days earlier.