2005 Toyota Sienna Reviews

I purchased my 2005 Toyota Sienna about a year ago from the Toyota dealer. It in great condition. It feels like I'm driving a new Toyota van. The interior and exterior is like new and it drives smooth like a new car. I haven't had any mechanical problems so far. It's so comfortable. I have two toddlers and it's perfect for our family. It has space to stretch your legs in the front seats and space for the kids chairs and to stretch their legs. The truck is very spacious. It's deep to fit a lot of things. You can't go wrong with this car. Before I purchased this car I read a lot of reviews and overall it's a really good car.

Toyota Sienna is the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned. The maintenance has been much lower than any other car I have owned. The vehicle has been serviced regularly and has not had any major mechanical issues. The vehicle gets very good gas mileage even when it is loaded with people. It is the primary vehicle that I drive because it needs very little maintenance and has lasted over 200,000 miles. The only issue that the vehicle has is that the paint has faded. The clear coat has gone off of the vehicle and the paint turned to a dole color and it could not be repair without a complete paint job. Compared to other vehicles I have owned, the price of oil changes is lower. I have began to use full synthetic oil and it seems to help the vehicle run well. The brakes on the vehicles have been changed regularly and have not had any issues. There have been no transmission issues on the vehicle. There have been no electrical issues with the vehicle. I have had to replace the drivers front headlight several times within the last year. I tried different brands each time. I bought a higher end lamp and have not had an issue with it since. The lenses on the headlight have frosted over to give it a dole look. I have tried products to repair them but they have not worked. One if the DC plugs has stopped working but the other works fine. After 14 years, the CD changer has stopped ejecting CD's. The player still works but the CD's can not be removed. There has been no issues with the heating or A/C.

I bought this car new in May of 2005. After one year, I booted the run-flats. I put Michelin high mileage tires and at 166k miles that is three sets of tires, rotating and aligning religiously. I did have the lift gate strut issue before the recall and paid for it to be fixed. I had the same problem less than a year later and pitched a fit to Toyota. They paid. I leave the automatic lift off and open manually because I am pretty sure it would continue to fail but it was not a reason to ditch the car. At 100k (before the extended warranty was up), shocks, radiator, water pump were done. In its younger days, I could go do D.C. And back on a tank of gas. Now, I can still manage 20mpg if I consistently drive more than 30 miles a trip. Overall, reliability has been fantastic. Although I don't need a minivan anymore, I am inclined to do it again. This is my fourth Toyota, only two were purchased new. As consumers, I guess we have to decide what we can and cannot put up with. I owned a '91 5 speed Camry that only ever needed a distributor and two sets of tires after 112k miles with typical normal maintenance. Even my 87 Corolla SR5 that burned oil got 37mpg and lasted me 50k. I'll just cross my fingers that "Betsy" keeps running!

My 2005 Toyota sienna xle is pretty reliable to be honest. For a van made in 2005 it still feels somewhat luxurious for a 13 year old model and holds up pretty well. The camera on the back of the car really helps parking the car easier and is one of my favorite features. The only problem that I have had with it so far is that the buttons to open the back doors in the front seat work whenever they feel like it, I am sure this is maybe just like a wiring problem or something but it gets me frustrated.

Although like nay car, it has had its issues, but it has lasted for about 13 years now and everything is still running smoothly. It has four wheel drive which makes it great for trips to the mountains and lots of spacing for packing things and having a full load of people. The manufacturer, Toyota, has made sure to fix anything that is ever recalled on the vehicle. The only real issue i have seen with this car is the seatbelt on the passenger side next to the rear electronic door, it constantly breaks and gets stuck and i believe it has been one of the recalls on the car on the past. There is also a button where you can sync your garage door, me and a friend of mine both have the same car and both buttons in each car have become unusable.

I like the engine reliability, the comfort, the special features it had when we bought it, i.e., sonar, navigation system, moonroof, power and heated seats, etc. I love the storage space and that it seats 7. I like the way it handles and the higher seating and good visibility. I don't like having no spare tire but instead having very expensive run-flat tires, that the brakes aren't great and it doesn't have much pep. I also don't like that after having it about 9 years the navigation system, back-up camera and sonar went out.

We bought out minivan because it would accommodate a lot of people. We love the eight passenger seats and how easy they are to remove and reconfigure. There is a lot of storage, our family of six can fit everything we need for a short camping trip in the van. It has multiple places to change the devices that we use in trips. The main problems we have are that the hubcaps come off easily, we have lost two, and that the automatic sliding door does not work properly anymore. We do the regular maintenance, and have not had any unwarranted mechanical issues given the age of the car. While we would like to fix the automatic sliding door, it is too expensive. We can still open the door manually. As the years have passed, the ride is not as comfortable or as quiet as it once was, but it still runs reliably well. For a large vehicle it seems to get good gas mileage. Any recalls, like with the airbag, were fixed as we were notified, by the dealership. Toyota has a track record of selling reliable vehicles. They stand behind their product. We know our van cannot last forever, but we hope to get at least another 10 years out of it. Then we hope to buy another Toyota.

My Toyota van rides and drives so smooth. The seats are very comfortable. I have 250, 000 miles on this van and I have had to put very little maintenance in it. The interior has held up nice too, practically still looks brand new. I feel safe in my van and would feel fine driving it far distant on vacation. Very spacious interior and comfy for passengers. Normal things, such as wish I had an updated stereo system. Besides that, I am just going to keep on driving this van.

I drive a Toyota Sienna minivan because I have twin girls. We brought it because we needed more space and it had automatic sliding doors. In the 13 plus years I have had it, it has proven to be reliable, comfortable and handles like a I would expect from a minivan. It is not stylish or a sports car but it gets the job done. My girls have just gone off to college and my next car will be smaller since I am now an empty nester. I did not want to buy a minivan because I am not and I have never wanted to be a soccer mom but to be honest with you the pros outweighed the cons and I have been very happy with the sienna. Only issues I have with it are the size and poor visibility out the back window. The girls found it to big to drive when they were learning to drive and preferred my husband's forefrunner.

My vehicle is good when used as a family car because it has 8 seats that can be taken up. My biggest issue with my vehicle though, is that the sliding doors don't work anymore unless it is manually closed. Performance wise, it has been working fine for now, only sometimes do I get small issues with the brakes that I have gotten checked out multiple times. The comfort of this vehicle is pretty good to all of us riding in it. Because it is a older model car, it does not carry many features in it, but for my daily use it has been good to me.