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really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
55,428 miles

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2005 Toyota Sienna seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2005 Toyota Sienna Owner Comments (Page 3 of 4)

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problem #36

Jul 012012

Sienna 6-cyl

  • 96,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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.

- Grass Valley, CA, USA

problem #35

Dec 012011

Sienna

  • 34,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated the front driver and passenger side seat belt webbing failed to retract. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician informed the contact that the seat belt retractor bezel assembly would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Naples, FL, USA

problem #34

May 082012

Sienna

  • 70,000 miles
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.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #33

Apr 062012

Sienna 6-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

A/C went out April 2012. Blows hot air. According to online forums this happens a lot in Sienna's - 2004 to 2006 models. We have 5 children in the vehicle and cannot take them very far even with the windows down or they could possibly get heatstroke. They are sweated wet by the time we get from point a to point B. we open all windows and the rear ones that only open 2 inches as well. Forum link where I found this info (same issue as our Sienna) is www.toyotafans.net/2004-Sienna-ac-problems-T2523-ST20.htm -the seat belts in our Sienna lock up, found the recall on this site so will be taking it to the dealer for that. Not just the middle row seat belts though. It is rear seatbelts as well as front driver and passenger seat belts. -the tail light works when it decides to. Sometimes it is off so we get pulled over - until the police officer taps it, and it decides to come back on. On a side note - the left speaker system does not function either unless it wants to. Same as the tail light. One minute it is off (most of the time) and the next minute the sound is blaring.

- Coconut Creek, FL, USA

problem #32

Mar 082012

Sienna 6-cyl

  • 45,421 miles
The driver's seatbelt will not retract and will not work in a crash. It has doubled over and is pulled all the way out. Offers no protection. Serious design flaw that will lead to injury !!!!

- Seven Hills, OH, USA

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problem #31

Apr 182007

Sienna 6-cyl

  • 20,000 miles
The driver side seat belt jams when pulled down and can not fasten the seat belt. The jam is difficult to correct, and as time goes by it happens more. It is now happening as much as twice a week. When the belt jams, we must drive home without the seat belt. This is illegal in Florida, dangerous, and makes us liable for a ticket and fine. There should be a recall to repair the problem.

- Leesburg, FL, USA

problem #30

May 012010

Sienna 6-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Middle row passenger side shoulder strap does not retract; problem is recurrent. Lap belt works properly.

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

problem #29

Sep 132011

Sienna 6-cyl

  • 54,257 miles
1. second row seat belt locked tight to passenger (unable to loosen) during steady speed as well when in standby. Need to unlatch and fullly retract in order to extend it out again. 2. rack and pinion starts leaking power steering fluid and starts generating noise when making a turn. 3. passenger side slide door fails to open from inside and by remote. Further research confirmed failure of lock release actuator.

- Anaheim, CA, USA

problem #28

Aug 252005

Sienna 6-cyl

  • 10,000 miles
Front seat belts in Toyota 2005 Siennas repeatedly get snagged and are not operable. Most frequently on the passenger side.

- Saugus, CA, USA

problem #27

Jul 142011

Sienna

  • 127,000 miles
2005 Sienna middle row passenger side seatbelt is stuck and will not retract.

- Mahwah, NJ, USA

problem #26

Jan 112011

Sienna 6-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driver's side seat belt won't retract, it gets jammed and twisted. Complaint to dealer about it while the vehicle was under warranty, they never found anything. I just recently took it for service and complaint again about seat belt, this time found a problem but it will cost me almost $500 to fix it because vehicle is not longer under warranty. I have read in the internet about this problem and there are quite a few thousand people going through the same situation.

- Gaithersburg, MD, USA

problem #25

Feb 232006

Sienna

  • 59,000 miles
The contact owns 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the rear passenger side seat belt would become twisted and jammed in a particular spot. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who would repair the belt until the failure would recur. The contact stated there was a recall associated with the failure under NHTSA campaign id number: 05V327000 (seat belts) but the contact was informed by the dealer that her VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was contacted but only confirmed that the vehicle was not included in the recall and provided no further assistance. The failure mileage was 59,000.

- Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

problem #24

Jan 012006

Sienna 6-cyl

  • miles
When either front seatbelt of my 2005 Toyota Sienna is pulled out too rapidly it binds at the bezel. I carry two tools with me to force it back in if I have the time, otherwise if it is binds on the drivers side, the car has to be driven without the seatbelt. On the passengers side, the passenger has to move to a back seat. I checked with Toyota when it was under warranty and was told nothing was wrong. It is a safety issue that should be under recall.

- Ramsey, MN, USA

problem #23

Jan 012008

Sienna 6-cyl

  • 15,000 miles
Passenger side seatbelt folds in half when the seatbelt is being fastened and then gets jammed. It is very difficult to clear. Multiple times we have been forced to move rider to back seat. Vehicle out of warranty and dealership wanted thousands to fix. This has happened for the last three years at least.

- Aransas Pass, TX, USA

problem #22

Jan 242011

Sienna

  • miles
The driver side seat belt stuck in a position and not operational on my Toyota Sienna 2005 mini van. This one did not work smoothly from long time ago, and eventually, it stuck with the belt folded. Not sure what to do. Any suggestion. Since it is a safety kind of issue. Is it a common problem? [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Fremont, CA, USA

problem #21

Jan 012008

Sienna

  • 3,500 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna le. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger seat belts were inoperative. The electrical passenger sliding door had also failed to function, she had to manually close the door. The air bag warning light also illuminated on the instrumental panel for at least two years. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that they were unable to assist her due to the vehicle not being under warranty. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 3500.

- Murrieta, CA, USA

problem #20

Nov 242010

Sienna

  • 74,000 miles
Middle row driver side seatbelt failure and passenger side sliding door power failure.

- Durham, NC, USA

problem #19

Nov 152010

Sienna

  • 41,000 miles
2005 Sienna van (Toyota) - front driver side seat belt will not retract. Does not work creating a severe safety problem.

- Seven Hills, OH, USA

problem #18

Aug 052010

Sienna

  • 75,000 miles
Middle row seat belt fails to retract, cannot pull it all the way out to "lock" it and have it retract as I have to according to my child seat rules.

- Bothell, WA, USA

problem #17

Jul 312010

Sienna

  • 45,300 miles
2005 Toyota Sienna power doors are failing. Today I could not get my kids out as both doors failed to open. The drivers side door opens about 4-6 inches and it make a loud noise and closes again. The passenger door has failed about a year after we bought the vehicle and the dealer replaced the electric motor. Also seat belts get stuck and you are not able to retract them, dealer said it was normal for seatbelt to get stuck when it folds in incorrectly. Very unsafe situations as we have our kids in the vehicle most of the time.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

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