general problems of the 2005 Toyota Sienna - part 1

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

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.

The right front passenger seatbelt frequently binds up in the top guide area. The seatbelt is not usable.

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!.

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.

Front passenger seat belt gets jammed and comes out all the way wont go back in. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

The drivers side seat belt gets twisted with retraction & gets stuck in the extended position causing a safety concern.

Seat belt will not retract like it should. This happens too often. Not just in my car.

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 bob fought with adams 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, mrs. Ronna sackuvich 816-804-5798.

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.

Seat belts won't be able to retract. It is getting worse and worse.

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.

Front passenger side seat belt jammed and won't retract. It happens so often even after DE-assembled it and put back together.

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!.

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. The contact stated that while putting on the seat belt on the front driver side, the seat belt would not retract. It is fully extended, will not retract and therefore does not safely guard the person sitting in this seat. The failure recurred on all occasions. It was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 47000. Jo.

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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while in park, the contact noticed that there was a fracture across the dashboard. In addition, the contact stated that front passenger's side seat belt failed to remain buckled. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that a roller needed to be replaced. However' the failure with the dashboard was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired, the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000. Oo.

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 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. Please get this recalled before someone is hurt.

The driver seat belt will not retract causing it to be completely useless.

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.

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! marlene rice.

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.

The front seat belts are jamming and getting folded, thus creating a severe driving hazard. (unable to use seat belts).

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!!!.

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 challanged daughter so when we go anywhere we have to take the walker and her wheelchair with us. Apx. 3 months ago the slideing 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 slidling 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!!!.

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.

Front seat belts are jamming and getting folded and thus creating a driving hazard. This is happening almost every other week. We have to untangle and again this happen. Sometime we will be driving without seat belt properly fasten.

When pulling the driver side seat belt in order to buckle, the belt folded slightly at the point of exit from the body panel, causing it to become stuck and unable to retract. After attempting to fix for half an hour, we were unable to return belt to proper position and had to drive home without a functioning driver seat belt. This has happened several times now, but this is the first time we were unable to get it fixed in a reasonable time. Seems to be a design issue.

Front lh seatbelt jammed. Won't retracted after pulling.

Driver's side seat belt jams in the retractor and is extremely difficult to free, often making it unusable.

Door popping when opening and closing due to broken door weld. Secondly when the passenger side seat belt becomes fully extended it binds and gets caught and the shoulder belt will not retract back into the door.

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna . The contact stated that the driver side seat belt would not retract and became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they stated that the spring was causing the seat belt not to retract and mechanism needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 71,000.