2005 Toyota Sienna: pulls to one side

Filed Oct 23, 2021 · Driver assistance · OR

When driving my 2005 Toyota Sienna van tonight, the Traction Control System engaged suddenly on a slight turn at highway speeds, the ABS System automatically engaged and the van pulled to the right, I had to forcibly muscle the steering wheel to remain on the road, in addition to pulling to the right the ABS braking system suddenly and unexpectedly slowed me down from 55 to 30 mph and the alarm sounded. After stopping to check things out, I proceeded cautiously toward home, the same thing happened 2 more times, so I stopped and turned off the "Traction Control System" button. The same thing happened one more time even with the VSA button off. I got online at home and found that this is quite a common issue that Toyota is aware of. This put me and my family at risk and others at severe risk!This is a critical safety issue! Please tell me how to fix it. Many reports of dealerships ripping people off and not fixing the issue. Should be a simple recall fix.

Filed Nov 3, 2018 · Driver assistance · 178,000 miles · CA

Vsc keeps engaging / with lights and alarms, the car looses power and pulls to right. This occurs unnecessarily at different speeds below 20 MPH and at 65 MPH on a freeway straight away and on & off ramps of the freeway. This is happening with dry / good weather operation. I have owned this vehicle for 1 week and have had this happen at least a dozen time.

Filed Nov 3, 2016 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 100,000 miles · CA

When driving through sweeping turns on dry, paved roads, the vehicle's vsc engages, causing vehicle to self brake, pulling to the left (toward oncoming traffic), and the vsc light on the dash to blink and beep. This puts the passengers of my car in danger, as well as those in vehicles around us who are not expecting a sudden application of brakes or swerving into neighboring lane. My vehicle has been inspected at an independent mechanic with no findings which would warrant the vehicle to engage in such activity.

Filed Jun 22, 2016 · Driver assistance · 127,000 miles · CA

On several occasions the vehicle stability control (vsc) on my 2005 toyota sienna awd xle (127,000 miles) is activated suddenly and for no reason. This is intermittent and happens when on a curve at varying speeds on perfect road and weather conditions. A buzzer sounds, vsc light comes on, brakes slam on and vehicle pulls to the right. Mechanic could find not anything. Toyota dealership had not heard of this problem. A google search revealed many similar complaints. This is frightening, dangerous and creates unsafe conditions for passengers in my vehicle, as well as other drivers on the road as the car suddenly and drastically reduces speed and pulls to the right. Many others are experiencing the same problem and should be recalled. Any defective part that poses a safety risk should be recalled by law! It seems that most people experiencing this problem are outside of their warranty.

Filed May 5, 2006 · Suspension · CO

I have run flat tires on my 2005 sienna (purchased october 2004). I also bought a set of winter tires & rims) in december 2004 and since then I am alternating them 6 months of the year. Have currently 21,000 miles on my vehicle. The dunlop tires are almost worn out, although I probably put on them mo more than 12-13,000 miles. Part of the reason I believe is that when I bought the car(even when I test drove it) I noticed a rough ride and a pull to the left, but could not wait for the dealer to order another car, so I took it home (I bought it from a dealer out of town). Also I was blaming the tire thread geometry for the rough ride, and the dealership offered me to change the tires for the cheaper ones bridgestone, but I had to pay like $80 for the operation, so I decided not to. The rough drive continued until I decided to take it to my local dealership who found out that it was misaligned. The did a free alignment but the car would still pull to the left. This, I was told, was normal, since the tires had been worn unevenly, so now they had to get the normal wear again. Now the car no longer pulls, but this comes a the cost of having excessively worn tires. I see that this is not an unique case.

Filed Feb 28, 2006 · Tires · 5,000 miles · OR

I have a 2005 toyota sienna awd that is equipped with bridgestone run-flat tires. I was given no spare tire with my vehicle. I was traveling with my family on october 14 2005 on interstate 5 in ca. At 4 am when my tire went flat at 70 MPH. The low tire pressure warning system failed to notify my wife who was driving that the tire had lost air pressure. She continued to drive until the tire started to disintegrate and she felt the vehicle start to pull to the right. There we were stuck in the middle of nowhere with a destroyed tire and no spare. I was forced to have my van towed to bakersfield ca. And have the tire replaced with a standard tire since the run-flats are impossible to find. Toyota refuses to compensate me in any way for this irresponsible design they have on their awd siennas. I don't want these unsafe tires on my van and I want a spare. I paid $40,000 for this van and should have been given a spare tire. I was LED to believe that these garbage tires would take the place of a spare which they obviously do not!

Filed Sep 16, 2005 · Tires · CA

I have a 2005 toyota sienna xle awd which is equipped with dunlop run-flat tires. This car was used for one year and had mileage of 17,800 when we noticed that all four tires had the tread barrier exposed. It was exposed only on the outside and inside edges of the tires. The car was handling extremely strangely and was starting to wander on turns. This weekend changing lanes the car started to wander into an on-coming traffic lane when changing to the left lane of a four lane road. I contacted toyota only to be told that there was no mileage guarantee on the tires and they were $250/piece to replace. When told that they nearly caused head on accident they quickly offered to replace two of them free and then I could repair the others. They still would not guarantee the tires for any future mileage. I have since gone on the web to find that these tires have been reported by a huge number of the owners to have a similar problem. I do not think we should have an accident to find out that a tire has an identified safety problem. These tires do not wear correctly, they wear much too fast, and the toyota service rep at my dealership told me that we should run the tires at a higher than recommended tire pressure to help. The federal safety agency should get involved in this matter before others are harmed or killed.