83 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2005 Toyota Sienna cite seat belts, 7% of all 1,130 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“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 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.”
“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…”
“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.”
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ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, IN THE MIDDLE ROW SEATING POSITION, THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT MAY BIND IN THE BEZEL TRIM PIECE. THE AFFECTED SEAT BELT BEZEL IS LOCATED ON THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEAT IN THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT OF THE SEVEN PASSENGER MODELS AND THE CENTER SEATING POSITION IN THE EIGHT PASSENGER MODELS.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.