Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (front, side and curtain air bags, sensors and inflators).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2005 Toyota Sienna owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The dashboard has so many cracks literally everywhere. All the way from the driver side to the passenger side. When the temperature changes hot to cold or cold to hot. There's nothing but cracking sounds.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. While driving 40 MPH, the contact's vehicle was struck alongside the driver's side sliding door by another vehicle. The side curtain air bags failed to deploy. The contact was able to drive the vehicle away from the scene. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 216,000.
Vehicle was a 2005 Toyota Sienna van. Vehicle has always been serviced by Toyota dealers.on 8/29/09, I had rear brakes replaced by local Toyota dealer with 77,410 miles on the vehicle. 10 days later, on 9/8/09, my roommate was picking up children at school. Driving on a 4 lane road in town going 35-40mph. Two h.s. Students abruptly stopped in her lane. My roommate stated she applied brakes but could tell vehicle was not stopping or slowing. Ran into rear end of a Toyota tacoma p/u which in turn rear-ended a Honda crv. No injuries in any involved vehicle. However, due to the extent of damage, my Sienna van was a total loss. Airbags did deploy on impact. My roommate stated from the beginning that she had applied the brake to the floor and the van did not brake or slow down. There were no braking/skid marks on the pavement at area of accident. …
Dashboard was replaced in a recall and after the service was performed the airbag inflated light remained on. The dealer said that it was something to do with a sensor and was not related to the work they had performed, yet said it needed to have a diagnostic performed and they wanted to charge for that and for any other work done as a result of it. How could they possibly know it's unrelated to the work they performed if they had not done the diagnostic and it had never had this problem before they worked on it?. I feel strongly that they are just trying to avoid having to do any extra work it's not covered by warranty or paid for. As a result this is creating a highly unsafe situation with a false reading and not knowing if the airbags will accidentally deploy or if they will function properly in an accident. This is putting my family and I at risk
Tl contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. While driving 60 MPH in heavy rain, the contact attempted to change lanes to exit the highway. She lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a tractor trailer. The vehicle spun off of the tractor and traveled back to the left of the highway. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The police and ems were called to the scene, and the contact was the only person transported to a local area hospital for minor to moderate cuts, bruises, neck, and back pain. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 61,000.
SRS light is on, based on service bulletin no.: tc-14-001 component(s): air bags , electrical system took vehicle to Toyota and they state this is not the issue and I have to pay $1000 to have control board replaced. I do not trust that the control board is the issue and believe Toyota dealership is wanting to have me pay for high cost part and the issue can be resolved through service bulletin. How can I trust Toyota that the service bulletin is not the problem and the control board is... Can an independent repair shop be used to determine issue.
Mileage 128,054 airbag light went gone off. Toyota saying the entire airbag system needs to be replace. They performed a hard computer rest. 02/13/17 - 02/25/17 (current) the light comes on at different times'. Light comes on when car is started in park light comes on once the car is started and the driver seat belt is connected light comes on once the car is started, driver seat belt connected and the car is in drive. The dealership replaced the dashboard on a recall and since then the airbag light has been on.
Tl* the contact owned a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that she was crashed into from the rear by a vehicle driving 50 MPH. The contact had been braking to a stop. The air bags did not deploy during the crash. The contact sustained chest and neck injuries during the crash. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage facility. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000. Updated 09/06/12 updated 09/10/2012
Airbag light for driver side blinks off and on during driving at speeds between 35-45 MPH. This occurred at 209,560 +/- miles. This is occuring with other issues in the electrical modules including ABS control malfunction, power supply voltage yaw/deceleration sensor and it loses communication with steering angle sensor module. This seems to not only be an issue with my vehicle but others as well from reading many forums on Toyota Sienna vans including ones just a few years old.
2005 Sienna, SRS airbag light came on while driving. Vehicle has not been involved in a crash. Connectors were checked and were secure. Ran scan on SRS with innova 3150 and received error code b0101 "open in d squib circuit". After researching online, it seems to be a common problem in the 2005 and 2006 models. There should be a recall. Some dealers just want to replace the entire airbag system, which is an expensive solution. This is a huge safety concern for Toyota.
Airbag complaints in other Sienna years
Frequently asked questions
How common are airbag problems on the 2005 Toyota Sienna?
NHTSA has 60 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Toyota Sienna, 5% of the model year's 1,130 complaints. The component named most often is frontal (4 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2005 Toyota Sienna airbag problems?
No. NHTSA lists no air bags recall for the 2005 Toyota Sienna, though it has 12 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2005 Toyota Sienna airbag problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 79,000 miles, and 16% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 9 crashes, 2 fires and 10 injuries to air bags problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.