2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Seats Problems

PASSENGER SEAT WARMER WAS ON THE OTHER DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND BEGAN SMOKING AND MELTED THE SEAT IN THE SHAPE OF A DIME. FOR A COUPLE WEEKS IT WAS CAUSING BURNING FEELING IN LEGS FROM BEING TOO HOT. I TURNED OFF SEAT WARMER AND HIT THE SEAT UNTIL THE SMOKING STOPPED.

I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED IN MY SIENNA AWD AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE TOP OF A FREEWAY ON-RAMP IN A MAJOR CITY, AND REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE BEGINNING TO TRAVEL DOWN THE ON-RAMP AT AN UNKNOWN BUT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND NOT HEEDING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. ON IMPACT, THE REAR CARGO COMPARTMENT OF MY SIENNA CRUSHED INWARD SO FAR THAT IT CAUSED THE THIRD ROW BENCH SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND PROPEL THE SEAT PART OF THE BENCH SEAT INTO THE BACKS OF THE SECOND ROW CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS IN FRONT OF IT. THIS WOULD HAVE CRUSHED THE LEGS AND MAYBE WHOLE BODY OF ANYONE SEATED IN THE OUTER TWO SEATS OF THE REAR BENCH SEAT, AND PERHAPS IN THE MIDDLE POSITION AS WELL. I FOUND A PIECE OF PAPER BAG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOTTOM SEAT EDGE OF THE BENCH SEAT AND THE BACK OF A CAPTAIN'S CHAIR, AND...

SEAT WARMER ON DRIVERS SIDE BURNS MY LEG IF LEFT ON FOR MORE THAN 2-4 MINUTES. UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL BUT WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO FACTORY INSTALLED MODELS(XLE) , WHICH MINE IS, ONLY VEHICLES WHICH HAD SEAT WARMERS INSTALLED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA(SET) AS AN OPTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TWO-YEAR OLD CHILD WAS SECURED IN A CHILD RESTRAINT BY THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO UNLATCH THE SEATBELT WHILE SITTING IN THE CHILD SEAT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT BELTS WERE UNSAFE TO USE IN SECURING A CHILD IN THE VEHICLE WITH A CHILD SEAT. THE CONTACT CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER ABOUT A SEAT BELT COVER TO PREVENT THE CHILD FROM UNLATCHING THE SEAT BELTS, BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT NO SUCH DEVICE EXISTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

DRIVER'S SEAT LOOSE. I FOUND A BOLT (A SHOULDER BOLT) ON THE FLOOR OF OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. THE SEAT IS LOOSE AND WHEN THE POSITION IS CHANGED, FORWARD OR BACK, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE LIKE THE GEARS (IT IS ELECTRIC SEAT) ARE NOT MESHING. MY CONCERN IS IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT WILL COME LOOSE (AS IT MOVERS AROUND NOW) AND I WILL TAKE THE FORCE OF THE SEAT AS WELL AS MY BODY IF IT COMES LOOSE. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SEAT WILL CHANGE POSITION IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND I WILL NOT BE RESTRAINED BY THE SEATBELTS PROPERLY BECAUSE THE SEAT SHIFTED MY POSITION AND IN ADDITION I WILL NOT GET THE FULL EFFECT OF THE AIR BAGS AND AIR CURTAINS WHEN THEY DEPLOY. WHEN I FOUND THE...

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT STOPPED OPERATING PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DON JOSEPH TOYOTA, KENT OHIO. THEY ADVISED THAT THE SEAT FRAME/MOTOR ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBER 71120-AE100, WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE MANAGER FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE ITEM APPEARED TO BE A RESULT OF FAULTY ENGINEERING, BUT TOYOTA HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. SERVICE MANAGER FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE OPERATED SAFELY IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. *TR