2000 Toyota Sienna

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR ONE YEAR. TO DATE, I HAVE PAID TO REPAIR THE REAR SEAT, AS ONCE IT WAS TAKEN OUT, THE MECHANISM BROKE AND IT COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN THE CAR. ALSO, WE HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT (THE WHOLE THING) BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY BLINK. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS LATCHED AND WHEN NOBODY IS SITTING THERE. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. IT CONTINUES TO OPEN, BUT WILL NEVER CLOSE ALL THE WAY. BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN (OR IF THEY DO, THEY WILL NOT GO BACK UP). THERE IS A BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE MIDDLE FLOOR BOARD BY THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. FINALLY, THE REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE COMPLETELY AND THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR - FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT. ALL OF THIS IS WITH NORMAL WEAR. *TR

MY SEATBELT IN MY 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE GASTANK OPENING SWITCH UPON RELEASE. I COULD NOT THEREAFTER RE-ENGAGE THE SEATBELT UNTIL I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE DOOR AND OBSERVED THE ENTANGLEMENT. I HAD LOOSENED THE SEATBELT IN A DRIVE-THRU LINE TO GET MY WALLET FROM MY POCKET, AND ATTEMPTED TO RE-FASTEN THE BELT WHICH FREQUENTLY BECOMES ENTANGLED IN THE MECHANISM POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF AGE. *TR

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING BACKWARDS. THE WARNING LIGHT IS OFF WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED AND COMES ON WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS UNBUCKLED, INCLUDING WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS VACANT. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST ABOUT $350 TO REPLACE THE BELT AND THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FAULTY SENSOR IS ALSO LINKED TO THE AIR BAG, WHICH MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT. GIVEN THIS SCENARIO, I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS AT THEIR COST EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

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. *TR

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS FAULTY. IN THE BEGINNING, THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THE OPPOSITE -- BLINKING WHEN BUCKLED, OFF WHEN UNBUCKLED. THEN AFTER COUPLE WEEKS IT JUST KEEPS BLINKING NO MATTER WHAT. IT'S BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION SENSOR. THE MALFUNCTION IS CAUSED BY THE HOUSING OF THE SENSOR. THE HOUSING IS OVER-SIZED AND ALLOWS THE SENSOR CAP POPS OUT EASILY AND CAUSES THE MALFUNCTION. IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT! AND IF THE SRS SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS IS A BIG QUESTION. THE WARNING LIGHT JUST KEEPS BLINKING AFTER THE MALFUNCTION, NO MATTER IF YOU ARE BUCKLED UP OR NOT. THE DRIVER, AFTER SOME TIME, WILL GET USED TO THE FALSE WARNING AND WILL TEND TO IGNORE IT AND WILL NOT BE AWARE IF THE SEAT BELT IS REALLY BUCKLED. WHICH MAY INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY OR DEATH IN A CRASH. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECTIVE DESIGN FOR THAT SENSOR!*JB

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SEAT BELTS IN MY SIENNA FOR SOME TIME NOW. THE WARNING INDICATOR NEVER GOES OFF ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT IS ON. THIS IS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TOYOTA AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. AT LEAST $500 PER BELT. WHEN I ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO KEEP IT IN THE CURRENT CONDITION, I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA TO CARRY A PAIR OF SCISSORS WITH ME IN CASE THE SEAT BELT FAILS IN AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR FOR THE LIFE OF A CAR SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB