2005 Toyota Sienna Visibility & Wipers Problems

The stickiness of the dashboard causes unwanted glare and reflections on the windshield, especially when driving in bright sunlight. This glare and reflection make it extremely challenging to maintain a clear and unobstructed view of the road ahead, leading to hazy and blurry vision. As you can imagine, this compromised visibility poses a significant safety risk for both my family and other road users. The dashboard was recalled by Toyota however the part was not available at first for many months and by the time I inquired again, the recall had already expired, leaving us without a viable solution.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the sunroof glass detached from the vehicle and struck the windshield of the vehicle driving behind him. The contact stated that he continued to drive and exited the highway and parked to inspect the vehicle. The contact stated that he was informed by the Police Department 30 minutes later of the damages the sunroof had created. The contact stated that the driver of the other vehicle had multiple lacerations but did not seek medical attention at that time. A police report was filed. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where he was informed that the Webasto sunroof was an aftermarket part. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V042000 (Visibility) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle is being repaired. The contact called manufacturer Webasto and left them a voicemail but had not yet spoken to a representative. The failure mileage was approximately 186,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL WELDING FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BECAME FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE DOOR CHECK TO SEPARATE. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE VENT WAS EMITTING COLD AIR WHILE THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENT WOULD EMIT HOT AIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A BREAK IN THE WIRE CONNECTION AND THE WIRE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

CPSC#I1260525A. 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, SHE STARTED HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR ON HER MINI VAN, WHICH WAS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING/GRINDING SOUND EVERY TIME IT WAS OPENED OR CLOSED. SHE STATED SHE GOT IT FIX AND IT'S GIVING HER PROBLEMS AGAIN. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CAN ONLY OPEN THE DOOR HALFWAY TO GET IN AND OUT. ALSO, THE WINDOWS WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEATER MECHANISM WAS ENGAGED THEN IMMEDIATELY THE HEAT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO ACTIVATE AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,125.

NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAILS DISPLAYING FAULT "NO MAP DVD". IN THIS STATE THE REAR CAMERA IS INOPERABLE CAUSING BLIND SPOTS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE CAR IN REVERSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 4 ORLANDO TO TAMPA, FLORIDA GOING 65 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BACK WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY A FOREIGN OBJECT. LUCKILY MY 7 YEAR OLD WASN'T SEVERELY INJURED BY THE TINY GLASS FRAGMENTS. SO THANKFUL AND OR LUCKY WE DIDN'T CRASH OUR VEHICLE. SEEMS OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENT TOYOTA MODELS TOO... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AC COMPRESSOR FAILED. DEFOG SYSTEM USES THE AC SYSTEM TO BLEND THE AIR TO CONTROL FOG BUILDUP ON INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD. THIS CAN BE VERY FRIGHTENING ESPECIALLY ON RAINY DAYS. AC SYSTEM IS NOT ONLY A CONVENIENT OPTION IT'S NECESSARY FOR THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE DEFOG SYSTEM. *TR

I DISCOVERED MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED RECENTLY. THE LENGTH OF THE CRACK WHEN DISCOVERED WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 INCHES. THE CRACK IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES LONG AND CAUSES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN THE SUN HITS IT (BLINDING REFLECTIONS). I AM CONCERNED THE WINDSHIELD IS NO LONGER STABLE OR SAFE. THERE IS NO VISIBLE ROCK CHIP, THERE IS NO OTHER SIGN OF INJURY TO THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. BECAUSE THE DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE DUE TO POOR WINDSHIELD QUALITY (DEFECTIVE MATERIALS) AND BECAUSE OTHER TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, I BELIEVE TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD: A NEW WINDSHIELD PLUS THE COST OF LABOR PLUS THE COST OF DISPOSAL OF THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD PLUS WARRANTY ON THE NEW WINDSHIELD. *TR

THE LEFT SLIDING-DOOR SIDE WINDOW IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH ON A DAY WHERE THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 60S. THE WINDOW WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANY OBJECT, IT JUST EXPLODED. THE WINDOW WAS NOT IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING OR RAISING AT THE TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT OPENS THE REAR LIFTGATE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE BACK. THE LIFTGATE WILL ALSO CLOSE REGARDLESS IF AN OBJECT OR THE CONTACT IS ATTEMPTING TO KEEP IT OPEN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FAILURE. ALSO, WHENEVER SNOW FALLS FROM THE ROOF RACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT'S VISION IS HINDERED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE WINDSHIELD IS FALLING APART, THE WEATHERSTRIPS ARE DETACHING, AND THE COVER DIRECTLY ABOVE THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE IS SINKING UNDERNEATH. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

SIDE MIRRORS BREAK VERY EASILY, AND SPRAY A TYPE OF ANTIFREEZE ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ANTIFREEZE STAINS/CORRODES THE PAINT PERMANENTLY, REQUIRING A PAINT JOB. ON A MINIVAN, THIS COSTS UPWARDS OF $1500-2000, AS THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE VAN WAS SPLATTERED. I SIMPLY BUMPED MIRRORS AT A VERY LOW SPEED ON A NARROW STREET, THE GLASS SHATTERED, AND THE ANTIFREEZE SPRAYED THE CAR. THE MAIN HOUSING OF THE MIRROR WAS NOT DAMAGED, ILLUSTRATING THAT THIS WAS IN FACT A VERY MINOR AND SMALL IMPACT. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT IT CAUSED THE GLASS IN THE MIRROR TO BREAK, BUT TO CAUSE A $2000 REPAIR IS VERY BAD. DEALERSHIP REPORTED OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. CARS ARE JUDGED IN PART BY HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE TO REPAIR IN A MINOR COLLISION. THIS WASN'T EVEN A TRUE COLLISION! *NM

THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER LEAVES MUCH WATER DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE THE LEFT WIPER REMOVES IT. EVERY WIPE, WHILE THE WATER IS IN MY LINE OF SIGHT, I STRUGGLE TO SEE THE ROAD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A HAZARD TO MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, AND SHOULD BE EASILY REPAIRED WITH A SIMPLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE DESIGN OF THE WIPER CYCLE. *JB

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN DEFECTIVE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS THAT CAN BREAK EASILY FROM MINOR VIBRATION OR BUMPING THE MIRROR HOUSING. THREE SMALL PLASTIC SECURING POSTS WILL BREAK CAUSING THE ACTUAL MIRROR WITH IT MOTOR ATTACHED, TO FALL OUT OF ITS HOUSING AND RENDERING IT ABSOLUTELY USELESS AND IRREPARABLE. 1. BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND BRUSHED THE MIRROR HOUSING AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME VERY LIGHTLY. THE MIRROR HOUSING PIVOTED ONLY WITH SLIGHT VIBRATION AND THE ENTIRE MIRROR WITH ITS MOTOR ATTACHED FELL OUT COMPLETELY.. THE MIRROR , INTACT WITH THE MOTOR, COULD NOT BE RE-INSERTED. ON INSPECTION OF THE HOUSING IT WAS FOUND THAT A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH ONLY THREE FLIMSY SMALL DIAMETER PLASTIC POST ARISING FROM IT WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING THE ENTIRE MIRROR AND MOTOR FRACTURED OFF AT THEIR SMALL BASES 2. FAILURE OF THE MIRROR TO WITHSTAND A SMALL IMPACT WHEN THE MIRROR WAS DESIGNED TO PIVOT BACK AND FORTH TO REDUCE BREAKING OFF THE ENTIRE MIRROR. UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY .INABILITY TO SEE BACKING UP AND SEEING CARS ON ROAD. IMPOSSIBLE TO ADJUST MIRROR OR PURCHASE PARTS FROM DEALER 3. UNABLE TO BUY INEXPENSIVE PLASTIC PART TO FIX MIRROR IMMEDIATELY . ENTIRE MIRROR SOLD AS AN UNIT AT A EXORBITANT $485, LABOR $118 AND WAIT 5 DAYS FOR PART. . WHEN COMPLAINING TO SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THE MIRROR BREAKING THEY STATED IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN IN CAR WASHES. OLD PART AT HOME AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN GLUED BACK IN PLACE WITH PROPER GLUE OR BROKEN PART REPLACED FOR DOLLARS , NOT CLOSE TO $600. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO REPLACE THIS PLASTIC PART OR ATTEMPT GLUING AND MAKING IT EVEN STRONGER. *NM

DT: AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A DISTORTION ALONG THE BOTTOM ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF OF THE TINTED AREA OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A CREASE DISTORTION THAT WAS DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING. CONCERNED, THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THE DISTORTION AS WELL. THE DEALER TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND NOTED THAT THE OTHER MODEL VEHICLES HAD THIS DISTORTION ON THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL. NO CORRECTIONS OR REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED TOYOTA MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLIANT WITH THE COMPANY AS WELL.*AK *JB

DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SHAKES VIGOROUSLY DURING HIGH SPEED TRAVELING (65 MPH) MAKING UNSAFE FOR CHANGING LANES OR ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, IT WILL DISTURBS THE DRIVER WITH BOUNCING LIGHTS. *NM

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA FOR LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND REAR DOOR SHOCK FAILURE. *KB THE REAR WIPER DIDN'T WORK, THE BLOWER MOTOR AND DAMPER HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE REAR HEAT DID NOT WORK. THE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT WARN THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD DROPPED. *JB

DT: BOTH SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY STATED THIS WAS A SAFETY DESIGN . WHEN THE CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR IT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED ON THE DOOR IT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE CONSUMER DID TRY TO LEAVE THE WINDOWS UP, BUT THE DOOR STILL WILL NOT LOCK WHEN OPENED. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THE WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR WINDOW WAS OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR WILL STOP HALF WAY AND LOCK INTO PLACE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK