2005 Toyota Sienna Seat Belts Problems

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.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WHEN PULLED OUT TO ENABLE THE PASSENGERS TO BUCKLE CAN BECOME FOLDED AND LODGED IN THE OPENING AT THE PILLAR PREVENTING THE BELT TO MOVE FURTHER. THIS RENDERS THE BELT USELESS UNTIL THE PASSENGER CAN DISLODGE IT FROM THE OPENING. IT CAN TAKE AS MUCH AS 20 MINUTES TO FREE/OR DISLODGE THE BELT FROM IT'S PINCHED POSITION.

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 [XXX] FOUGHT WITH [XXX] 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, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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.

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.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMMED AND WON'T RETRACT. IT HAPPENS SO OFTEN EVEN AFTER DE-ASSEMBLED IT AND PUT BACK TOGETHER

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.

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. 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 DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT CAUSING IT TO BE COMPLETELY USELESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FRACTURE ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO REMAIN BUCKLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DASHBOARD FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 1/19/16 LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE SEAT BELT WAS FULLY EXTENDED AND WOULD NOT RETRACT; THEREFORE, IT DID NOT SAFELY GUARD THE OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR PLEASE GET THIS RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT.

THE SEAT BELT KEEPS TWISTING AND STICKING, MUST TAKE ALL TRIM OFF TO FIX, TIME CONSUMING AND VERY FRUSTRATING, ALSO SAFETY ITEM, OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS, SHOULD BE A RECALL, OR FREE FIX AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

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! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELTS GET STUCK CONSTANTLY. *TR

MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT REPEATEDLY JAMS DUE TO THE SEAT BELT FOLDING OVER ON ITSELF. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. WHEN I ASKED MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS ITEM, THEREFORE, THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $400 TO FIX IT. AT THIS POINT, IT'S JAMMING EVERY WEEK AND THE SEAT BELT IS UNUSABLE AT THIS POINT. *TR

ALL THE SEAT BELTS REPEATEDLY GET TWISTED INSIDE THE RETRACTOR GUIDE ON THE DOOR POSTS. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT OR PULL OUT FOR USE. WE'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO TOYOTA AND WERE TOLD IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THIS FIXED. HOWEVER THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN MANY TOYOTAS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO AND SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

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 CHALLENGED DAUGHTER SO WHEN WE GO ANYWHERE WE HAVE TO TAKE THE WALKER AND HER WHEELCHAIR WITH US. APX. 3 MONTHS AGO THE SLIDING 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 SLIDING 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!!! *TR

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMING AND GETTING FOLDED, THUS CREATING A SEVERE DRIVING HAZARD. (UNABLE TO USE SEAT BELTS). *TR

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!!! *TR

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.

WHEN PULLING FRONT SEAT BELTS TO HOOK THEM, THEY WILL FREQUENTLY FOLD OVER AND BECOME STUCK IN THE BEZEL IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND CANNOT EASILY BE MOVED FURTHER OR RETRACTED WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. IT MUST BE "WORKED" BACK INTO ITS STORAGE AREA. ONE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WORK IT BACK INTO THE BEZEL WITH A SLOTTED SCREWDRIVER OR SOME OTHER TOOL. I HAVE JUST DRIVEN WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT WHEN ITS RAINING HARD OR VERY COLD. TOYOTA HQ SAYS THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM AND WE ARE ON OUR OWN. HAVEN'T PRICED WHAT IT WILL COST TO HAVE THE WHOLE MECHANISM REPLACED. DESIGN OR QUALITY OF BEZEL MATERIAL IS THE PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA SAYS SORRY, TAKE CARE OF IT YOURSELF IF ITS A PROBLEM FOR YOU. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT JAMS IN THE RETRACTOR AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FREE, OFTEN MAKING IT UNUSABLE. *TR

THE FRONT SEATBELTS--ESPECIALLY THE DRIVERS' SEATBELTS OFTEN BECOME STUCK WHEN EXTENDED. SOMETIMES THE SEATBELT CANNOT RETRACT BECAUSE IT IS TWISTED; MORE OFTEN THE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. THE RESULT IS THAT THE IT THE OCCUPANT ISN'T (ADEQUATELY) RESTRAINED. A TEMPORARY FIX CAN OFTEN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ADJUSTING THE SHOULDER HEIGHT BUT THIS IS TIME CONSUMING AND FRUSTRATING. *TR

FRONT LH SEATBELT JAMMED. WON'T RETRACTED AFTER PULLING. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

TL* 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.

TL* 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT FROM THE PRETENSIONER, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME TANGLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE SEAT BELT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO UNTANGLE THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 6/15/12 *CN

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 !!!! *TR

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. *TR

MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER STRAP DOES NOT RETRACT; PROBLEM IS RECURRENT. LAP BELT WORKS PROPERLY. *TR

FRONT SEAT BELTS IN TOYOTA 2005 SIENNAS REPEATEDLY GET SNAGGED AND ARE NOT OPERABLE. MOST FREQUENTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

2005 SIENNA MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *TR

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. *TR

TL* 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.

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. *TR

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. *TR

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). *TR

2005 SIENNA VAN (TOYOTA) - FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. DOES NOT WORK CREATING A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA MINI VAN FREQUENTLY JAMS, BECAUSE IT CREASES BOTH WHEN IT IS DEPLOYED AND RETRACTED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO UNFOLD THE CREASE. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER CANNOT USE THE SEATBELT UNTIL A PERSON WITH VERY STRONG FINGERS HELPS CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WHO INFORMS US THAT THE SEATBELT RECALL WAS FOR BACK SEAT BELTS ONLY AND THAT OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE THE MALFUNCTIONING BELT. THE BELT ITSELF IS OVER $200. WHEN LABOR IS INCLUDED, IT WOULD COST AROUND $500. AS THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND AS THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS SEAT IN ANY CAR, I BELIEVE THIS COST SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WAS REAR-ENDED ON 6/10/10. PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. PASSENGER'S BODY WAS THROWN VERY NEAR THE DASH. RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO STERNUM AND NECK. WE ARE REQUESTING TOYOTA REPLACE THE PASSENGER BELT. WE ARE ENCOUNTERING RESISTANCE FROM TOYOTA TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID RESTRAIN DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO PULL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS THE EXACT SAME AS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V327000 (SEAT BELTS) WHICH HE HAD REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THERE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,000. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. UPDATED 08/24/10*JB UPDATED 08/30/10*JB

REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT NOT WORKING. 2005 SIENNA, 60,000 MILES. *TR

THE SHOULDER PORTION OF DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS BINDS IN TOP BEZEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND/OR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. JAMS HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CLEAR THEM WITH MANUAL MANIPULATION OF STRAP WEBBING AT THE BEZEL. HOWEVER, REPAIR IS REQUIRED TO ASSURE CONTINUED SAFE OPERATION. *TR

DRIVER SEAT BELT IS CONSTANTLY GETTING "STUCK". IT WON'T MOVE OR RELEASE AS IT SHOULD. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LATCHING DEVICE (FEMALE UNIT) FOR SEAT BELT STOPPED LATCHING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AT OUT OF POCKET COST TO VEHICLE OWNER. IN OVER 50 YEARS OF DRIVING NUMEROUS CARS AND TRUCKS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A SEAT BELT THAT WOULD NOT LATCH..NO MATTER HOW OLD THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED WITH A RECALL. (A SERVICE TECH EVEN TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPLACED OTHERS AT THEIR DEALERSHIP....ONE LAST WEEK.). *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IN MY 2005 SIENNA (TOYOTA) FOLDS OVER AND WILL NOT RETRACT. THE ADDED SLACK AND LACK OF RETRACTION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. IT SEEMS TO HAVE WORSENED LATELY. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN CE MODEL THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE SOMETIMES WOULD NOT RETRACT AT ALL IN COLD WEATHER, PULLING WAS OKAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL TIMES. HAVE TO STOP THE VAN AND USED TWO HANDS TO PULL HARD AND RESOLVE THE JAMMING PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. AT 25,000 MILES, THE SEAT BELTS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES AND THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IF THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT FAIL IN THEIR PRESENCE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FINALLY FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE OTHER SEAT BELTS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IF A CRASH OCCURRED. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE HAS RUN FLAT TIRES, HOWEVER THE TIRE SENSOR DID WARN HER THAT HER TIRE WENT COPLETELY FLAT. THERE WAS A STRIP OF RUBBER MISSING FROM THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRE SENSOR DID NOT WORK WITH RUN FLAT TIRES. UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB

IN COLD WEATHER THE SEAT BELT FREQUENTLY FOLDS OVER WHERE IT COMES OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THE SEAT BELT THEN CANNOT BE USED AS IT IS TOO THICK TO RETRACT. IT TAKES HOURS TO FIDDLE WITH IT TO CORRECT IT. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN DISASSEMBLE IT & UNTWIST IT, BUT THEY CANNOT STOP IT FROM HAPPENING. *TR

FRONT SEAT BELTS. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE MORE FREQUENT. DURING RETRACT BELT FOLDS ON ITSELF AND THEN GETS JAMMED. VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR. MULTIPLE TIMES WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE RIDER TO BACK SEAT OR FORE-GO USE OF SEAT BELT. DEALER HAS FIXED TWO TIMES AND CLAIMS THERE IS NO CLASS PROBLEM, WILL NOT FIX AGAIN. DEALER CLAIMS WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG, WE HAVE BEEN USING CARS FOR THIRTY YEARS WITHOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS SEATED IN A BOOSTER SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HE LEANED FORWARD IN THE REAR SEAT AND THE LAP STRAP OF THE SEAT BELT WRAPPED AROUND HIS LOWER STOMACH AREA. THE CHILD SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS ON HIS STOMACH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT, BUT THE RETRACTOR WOULD CONTINUALLY TIGHTEN, INSTEAD OF LOOSENING. SHE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT STRAPS IN ORDER TO RELEASE HER CHILD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,279.

AFTER 2 VISITS TO AN ATLANTA-AREA TOYOTA DEALER IN RESPONSE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN 05V-327(50L), THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTINUES TO BIND IN THE NEW BEZEL, AND ANY PASSENGER USING THE SEAT BELT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN 2007, THEY WERE UNWILLING TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION ON THE ISSUE. THE BELT HAS BOUND IN THE BEZEL 50 OR MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT CURRENTLY THE SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. PREVIOUSLY, THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND WAS STICKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER LATER THIS WEEK TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ONCE , AND PUT THE SEAT BELT BACK ON TRACK THE OTHER TIMES. THESE ATTEMPTS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *TS

THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT FASTEN IN THE REAR SEAT WHEN FIRST PUT INTO THE LATCH. THE ORANGE TAB MUST BE JIMMIED WITH AND PUSHED AND THEN AFTER IT WAS TOYED WITH IT FINALLY WAS WORKED. IT CONSTANTLY DOES THIS, USUALLY THERE IS A CAR SEAT IN THAT POSITION BUT WHEN IT IS USED WITHOUT IT, IT DOES IT EACH TIME. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD ROW PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT LEAVES A RED MARK ON THE PASSENGER'S NECK. THE SAFETY BELT MUST BE HELD BY THE OCCUPANT IN ORDER TO AVOID NECK IRRITATION. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE POSITION OF THE SAFETY BELT MAY CAUSE INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER, WHEN CONTACTED, SUGGESTED PURCHASING A FLEECE PAD TO PROTECT THE NECK FROM IRRITATION. THE FRONT AND SECOND ROW SEATS HAVE AN ADJUSTMENT HARNESS FOR SAFETY BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED FOR A PERSON WITH DISABILITY AND THEREFORE THE SECOND ROW SEATING WAS REMOVED. THIS LEAVES ONLY THE THIRD ROW FOR CARRYING MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER.

WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 SIENNA XLS ON APRIL. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SECOND ROW SEAT BELTS"CATCHING" IN THE SLIDE FOR THE SEAT BELT CONNECTOR. THEY FABRIC SEEMS TO BE TOO LIGHTWEIGHT OR SOMETHING BECAUSE IT FOLDS OVER ON ITSELF AND THEN GETS STUCK IN THE SLIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES DURING BOTH THE BUCKLING AND UNBUCKLING PROCESSES.

I HAVE PRECISELY THE SAME COMPLAINT AS YOU HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING AND THAT TOYOTA HAS ALREADY (APPARENTLY) SUCCESSFULLY ESCAPED CRITICISM FOR IN PE05008. IN APRIL 2005, I ALERTED MY DEALER TO THE FACT THAT THE LAP BELT HARNESS CLIP IN THE RH 2ND-ROW SEAT OF MY 2005 7-PASSENGER SIENNA ALWAYS CAUGHT OR JAMMED THE BELT AT THE SEPARATION POINT OF THE HOLDER WHENEVER A PASSENGER WAS SEATED THERE. WHEN AN ADULT NOTICED IT AND TRIED TO RETRACT THE BELT MANUALLY, IT WOULD SOMETIMES RETRACT BUT ON OTHER OCCASIONS PULL THE CLIP APART. I EXPLAINED THAT I AM MOST CONCERNED WHEN EITHER A YOUNG PERSON RIDES THERE WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OR ITS SIGNIFICANCE OR WHEN EVEN AN ADULT RIDES THERE AND HAS NOT BECOME AWARE (IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AT PRECISELY THAT POINT). THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM NOR HAD A SIMILAR COMPLAINT (SOMETHING I NOW FIND VERY HARD TO BELIEVE). A PROMISE WAS MADE THE THE TOYOTA FIELD REP WOULD CALL IN A FEW DAYS. RATHER, IN A FEW WEEKS, ONLY AFTER I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, I HEARD FROM AMY SCHWARTZ WHO INDICATED SHE RECORDED MY COMPLAINT BUT THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT BE TAKING ANY FURTHER ACTION WITH REGARD TO THE COMPLAINT. NOT ONCE DID SHE INDICATE THERE HAD BEEN A CASE OPENED ALREADY. PLEASE PURSUE THIS AND GET TOYOTA'S ATTENTION BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS TO ME THAT A SIMPLE FIX, AS I HAVE APPLIED TO MY OWN CLIP, WOULD SUFFICE FROM STRICTLY A SAFETY STANDPOINT, BUT IT WOULD SEEM THAT TOYOTA S\HOULD COME UP WITH A MORE ELAGANT AND PERMANENT SOLUTION. I SIMPLY GLUED THE CLIP CLOSED AND PUT A 2-INCH WIDE AND 5 INCH LONG STRIP OF SMOOTH PACKAGING TAPE OVER THE FRON OF THE CLIP (COVERING THE DIVISION OR SPLIT POINT), THEREBY REMOVING ANY POINT WHERE THE BELT COULD CATCH.

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTE SIENNA MINIVAN..THE LAST ROW HAS A MIDDLE SEAT BELT THAT HANGS VERTICALLY TO A CLIP THAT THEN CAN SWEEP ACROSS THE MIDDLE PASSENGER TO THE ATTACHING BUCKLE. THIS VERTICAL PART ALSO RETRACTS INTO THE CEILING WHEN NOT IN USE. AFTER DROPPING OFF OUR MIDDLE PASSENGER - MY SON WHO WAS SEATED ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE SEAT WRAPPED THE VERTICAL HANGING SEAT BELT AROUND HIS NECK. IT IS DESIGNED TO RETRACT SO IT STARTED CHOKING HIM. BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT IS ONLY UNLATCHED WITH AN ITEM SMALLER THAN MY FINGER I HAD TO LEAVE HIM TO GET A PEN FROM THE FRONT THAT WOULD RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. A NEAR MISS.