Problems with 2000 Toyota Sienna SEAT BELTS

I own a 2000 toyota sienna which i have had for one year. to date, i have paid to repair the rear seat, as once it was taken out, the mechanism broke and it could not be put back in the car. also, we have replaced the drivers side seat belt (the whole thing) because the seat belt light would constantly blink. now the passenger side seat belt light blinks when the seat belt is latched and when nobody is sitting there. the power sliding door has been looked at and repaired three different times. it continues to open, but will never close all the way. both the drivers side and passengers side power windows will not roll down (or if they do, they will not go back up). there is a banging sound coming from the middle floor board by the gas pedal. the transmission has been replaced. finally, the rear door latch broke completely and there is no way to open the rear door - from the inside or out. all of this is with normal wear. *tr

My seatbelt in my 2000 toyota sienna van became entangled with the gastank opening switch upon release. i could not thereafter re-engage the seatbelt until i stopped the vehicle, opened the door and observed the entanglement. i had loosened the seatbelt in a drive-thru line to get my wallet from my pocket, and attempted to re-fasten the belt which frequently becomes entangled in the mechanism possibly because of age. *tr

The second row, passenger side seat belt buckle in our 2000 toyota sienna is not staying "clicked"; sometimes without the button being pushed, the buckle just releases and the child safety seat that is in that car seat is not restrained at all. *tr

2000 toyota sienna. the passenger seat belt sensor suddenly started working backwards. the warning light is off when the seat belt is buckled and comes on when the seat belt is unbuckled, including when the passenger seat is vacant. dealer says it will cost about $350 to replace the belt and that it is a safety issue because the faulty sensor is also linked to the air bag, which may not deploy properly in an accident. given this scenario, i think toyota should fix this at their cost even though the car is out of warranty. *tr

1. normal use 2. daily, the seatbelt tensioners do not correctly indicate if the belt is being used or not. it always shows that the belt is unused. 3. tensioners will need to be replaced. *tr

The lights for both front seat belts flash when the seat belts are fastened. when they are not fastened and are fully retracted into the door post, the lights go off. this began first with the passenger side a couple of months ago and started on the drivers side this month. additionally the seat belts don't always retract properly. *tr

Dt*: the contact stated while attempting to buckle the left third row seat belt, the belt became stuck and did not move in either direction. the vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who was unable to determine the problem.

I have had a problem with the front seat belts in my sienna for some time now. the warning indicator never goes off although the seat belt is on. this is for both the driver and front passenger. i have taken it to toyota at least four times and have been told it is a very costly repair. at least $500 per belt. when i asked if it was safe to keep it in the current condition, i was told by toyota to carry a pair of scissors with me in case the seat belt fails in an accident. i believe toyota should be responsible for this type of repair for the life of a car since it is a safety issue. *jb

2000 toyota sienna 2 items: 1. seat belt light always on (research reveals deign flaw) 2. automatic sliding door has never worked correctly. *tr

The driver's seat belt buckle receiver stopped working. according to the dealers service manager, a small plastic tab (he called it a "spacer") in the buckle receiver broke off and prevented the buckle from latching. i note that a similar problem on the 2001 ford escape was the subject of a voluntary recall (nhtsa campaign id number: 03v507000).*jb

Three shoulder strap seat belts in my 2000 toyota sienna have failed. they are frozen and inoperable. the dealer says he will replace at $200 per seatbelt. other than that there is nothing he can do to repair the seatbelt. the vehicle is useless without seatbelts. i am afraid that the other 3 will fail also. *ak

The air bag light illuminated while driving and the seat belt light will not come on to indicate that the consumer needed to put his seat belt on. the dealer was notified. *jb

I have a 2000 toyota sienna in which seat belts lock with little movement after being retracted from the car wall (i do not know why it is designed this way, and had been bothered by the design well before what i report here). one day my 6 year old daughter moved around while under the seat belt and was entangled in it. she kept trying to get herself out, but the belt would only move a few millimeters into the wall, and never outwards. by the time i realized what was going on she was groaning in pain with the belt tightly around the belly and to the seat. i had to cut the belt to get her loose (which later cost about $200 to replace). the repaired belt works with the same technology as the old, and all others in the car. *nm

2000 toyota sienna. the seat belt warning light is faulty. in the beginning, the warning light indicated the opposite -- blinking when buckled, off when unbuckled. then after couple weeks it just keeps blinking no matter what. it's believed that the problem is caused by a malfunction sensor. the malfunction is caused by the housing of the sensor. the housing is over-sized and allows the sensor cap pops out easily and causes the malfunction. it is a manufacturing defect! and if the srs system will be affected by this is a big question. the warning light just keeps blinking after the malfunction, no matter if you are buckled up or not. the driver, after some time, will get used to the false warning and will tend to ignore it and will not be aware if the seat belt is really buckled. which may increase the possibility of injury or death in a crash. this is a serious defective design for that sensor!*jb

For reasons unknown to me, the drivers side seat belt on my 2000 toyota sienna is twisted all the way into the assembly. it doesn't retract properly or lock to restrain the driver, and the warning light stays on even when the seat belt is buckled. i was shocked to find out that such an important safety measure is only covered by toyota for 5 years/60k miles, while others like honda have lifetime coverage. i believe that there may be similar incidents like this out there and i am concerned about the safety issue.