2005 toyota sienna, power, passenger side door stopped working completely. At first the power buttons worked off and on starting about a year ago. If we moved the lock up and down several times the power button would work. Now nothing.
2005 Toyota Sienna body complaints
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I had by 2005 toyota sienna fixed the recall letter I had regarding back hydraulic strut on my back door. This was done on last week of march this year(2010) at penske toyota. After 3 months of using the back door, 1. It intermittently will go down half way and will go back to open position. 2. When opening the door manually, it will snap open wildly almost to the point of injuring your face. Note-these 2 conditions never happened prior to the recalled replacement.
I own a 2005 toyota sienna and my passenger side sliding door will not open electronically or manually. This is a safety issue as I carpool and have to let the children out on the street side. If there is a fire the door is not operable. I brought it to the dealership and they said that they do not know what the problem is, so they want to start changing parts until the problem is solved. This is an on going problem with the siennas.
1. No irregular usage. Just stopped working. 2. Power sliding doors fail to open/close properly. 3. No action taken as of 6/12/2010.
Sliding door cable on the driver's side was torn and tangled. It was impossible to open the door.
2005 toyota sienna power sliding door problem - in the span of less than a year both cables snapped. 2nd owner, first owner traveling businessman, so mileage is high (108k) but sliding doors were seldom used until may 2009. Doors are now quite dangerous as they sometimes don't lock open. 11 year old often can't open the door manually himself because handles are fussy. 4 year old could easily be pinned between door and frame. Great concept but poor design makes an expensive feature dangerous and worthless.
Toyota sienna 2005 automatic sliding door fails to shut and stay shut. Jack sherman dealership sent me home with only one latch working, inside interior lights indicating doors not shut and the auto locks would not engage because the door was not shut properly. Have had this issue going on for 5 years that I have owned this vehicle new.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that both rear doors stopped functioning and could not be opened from the interior or exterior of the vehicle. In order to operate the doors, the contact had to sever the cables that powered the doors. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed he would have to pay for the repairs. The vehicle was not serviced. The failure mileage was 91,000 and the current mileage was 92,609.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the rear door would only open partially. The failure progressed to the point where it would not stay open or it would just close forcefully. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that there was a technical service bulletin (08001) but because it did not apply to her VIN; therefore, she would be responsible for the repair cost. The current and failure mileages were approximately 70,000.
Drivers side rear power door cable broke and jammed door open. My wife had to drive the car home from work with the door open because the cable had become tangled inside the door and would not allow it to close. This should not happen on a 4 year old top of the line car. (sienna xle limited awd) that costs over $40k. The dealer says repair will cost more than $2000!
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the metal on the top of the driver side door was broken and the hinge was not properly attached to the frame of the vehicle. The window would open and close; however, the door was difficult to open and close. The contact called an authorized dealer who stated that they would pay 60 percent of the repair costs. The vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was approximately 106,000.
I have a 2005 toyota sienna with 55k miles. I bought new and have had all service completed at the toyota dealer. At apx 50k miles the sliding door cable on the driver's side power passenger door started to fray and make a crackling noise as it opens and closes. After doing my internet research and reading many horror stories about the door not opening, falling off its tracks and potentially trapping children inside in the event of an accident I took the van to the dealer on 4/16/2010 for repair and its 55k service. The dealer declared that this was not covered under any warranty or recall notice and that the estimate to repair was $2028. There are two sliding doors so this would cost over $4000 to repair once the second one goes out. This is obviously a design flaw in that such a high use item on the vehicle has worn out after only 55,000 miles. If this was designed as something that was expected to wear out, like tires, brakes and oil, why is it so difficult and expensive to repair. Please research and advise.
Both automatic doors on our 2005 toyota sienna have been malfunctioning for the past 2 years. One does not close unless manually pushed and the other closes on people when they are in the way of the door. The "bounce-back" safety feature which is supposed to prevent the door from closing on people does not work. We have barely avoided serious injury with this door and do not allow our children to use it. Toyota refuses to repair (even when it was still under warranty) unless we pay $1,800 per door.
The cable that is used to open and shut the automatic sliding doors of 2005 toyota sienna started to corrode and eventually snapped at about 40,000 miles. We removed the broken cable and open and shut the door manually. The cable on the other side of the van is experiencing the same corrosion and I am expecting it to fray and snap too. I checked in to fixing the problem and was quoted $1500 per door.
Tl*-the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. While the vehicle was parked the contact observed that the passenger side automatic sliding door would not function unless operated manually. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician stated the vehicle could not be repaired under the service warranty without an involvement of a crash. The failure continued to occur. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 65,000. The current mileage was 80,000.
I own a toyota 2005 sienna, the sliding door got jammed and does not slide open, tried both manual and auto none of them work, need some great attention as this is a safety hazard, as it could suddenly start working and the passenger could fall out.
2005 - toyota sienna ' driver's side sliding door was stuck in the open position, approximately 7/8 of the way open. The issue occurred when my wife pressed the automatic close button when the door was in the full open position. It began to close but after a couple of inches it stopped. The vehicle was unsafe to drive. The local dealership offered no solutions via phone and requested that we drive the vehicle in. I was able to drive it a short distance, cautiously, to the local mechanic who was unable to repair the door. The aaa tow truck operator refused to tow it to toyota due to liability with the door being 7/8 open and stuck. Toyota of dartmouth sent their contracted towing agent to tow the car to the dealership. Toyota of dartmouth diagnosed the problem, after several hours, as the door motor had the door cable wrapped around the gears. Based on the number of complaints I am unsure why it took toyota of dartmouth so long to diagnose the problem and why they could not speak to it over the phone or at least instruct me to cut the cable in order to get the door closed and therefore be able to safely drive the vehicle. Two options were presented - $1700 for replacement or $195 to cut the cable and put the door back together. Unacceptable!! Especially after 60k miles and we just began using that door two years ago when we had a second child.
2005 sienna le. Drivers side door "door check" damaged - diagnosis by dealer. Damage due to wear and tear on poorly designed/manufactured component . Informed by dealer a "partial recall" exists on the problem. Can find no record of such recall. Informed that due to current mileage (110k), would not qualify for dealer provided repair. Body shop quoted $271 to fix and stated has been making these repairs for "several years." symptoms: loud popping when opening and closing (approx 18 months), followed by door not opening fully and failure of window to roll down completely. Door lock sometimes does not work (about 1 week ago). Dealer claims fixing door check will correct lock and window problems. Body shop skeptical of this claim.
I can't open my driver or passenger sliding doors on my 2005 toyota sienna van. It started about a year after I purchased. The driver side passenger would just open when it wanted to didn't do nothing to it. One day it would open, the next day it wouldn't did this for about 3 months now it won't open at all. The passenger rear power sliding door started making noise like something was stuck in it. Had it checked at dealer nothing stuck would stop on and off for a few months now it won't open at all. I have 3 children that has to climb through the front to get to the rear. Can't afford to pay the note and get it fixed.
The bolt on my sliding door (not a power door) broke. The vehicle is a 2005 toyota sienna van. The front door has been replaced already do a defect with the hinges. I have read online that others are having the same problem with their sienna van's sliding door. However, the dealer tells us "it's just wear and tear" and that we must pay $1500. To have it replaced. The door is closed now but is totally inoperable now because if you open it you cannot get it to close.
On 2005 toyota sienna there was a recall on power liftgate struts.why only power liftgate,why not on manual liftgate,is it not the same struts? I am having a same problem with my liftgate,which is manuall liftgate. I called toyota on 03/30/2010 to tell them about my problem,but they said it is on power liftgate only........... I bought my 2005 sienna brand new. My liftgate is having the same problem as power lift gates.......
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the drivers side and passenger side doors became stuck. The door was repaired twice by the dealer. The door is currently being repaired again by the dealer. The manufacturer has not been contacted. The current mileage was 40,000. The failure mileage was 30,000.
The weld on the drivers side door has come loose. It is the weld that holds the bracket which is attached to the hinge which controls the door stopping at certain intervals when opening and closing it. This is a safety issue with respect to opening and closing the door along streets as well as an issue in the wind. The door could be damaged along with injury to the driver. The door still opens and closes , but pops loudly when using it. There are many posts concerning this problem on the internet. Seems toyota has ignored it over the years.
2005 toyota sienna. 60,000 miles. On 06/2009 passenger side power slider door broke. Would not open or close. Toyota dealer says the cable/motor broke and this is a known common problem. Toyota wanted $1500 to fix it. They managed to make it work manually. Dealer recommended complaint to the federal safety agency.
Driver side, rear passenger door will only open a 6-8 inches. It is not a power door. Seems to be linked to the cable mechanism that disables door if gas cap door is left open. Have made sure gas tank door is shut properly, child proof door safety is not interfering and window is all the way up as well as various other suggestions with no results. Door is still only opening 6-8 inches. Seeing as how the other passenger door is a power door, I am worried that if egress from the vehicle is necessary from this door which will not open, my passenger(s) or children could be injured or killed if they cannot escape. This is a major safety issue. When a means of escape on a vehicle is blocked, it is a major safety issue. Numerous people on different websites and blogs I have been on have complained about these malfunctioning doors to toyota and the federal safety agency and all, sadly, say that they are being ignored or have received no helpful information. In lieu of toyotas recent problems and recalls, it would seem someone, somewhere (hello the federal safety agency?) would address this and get a recall done in quick fashion. Or does someone have to die first? I have kept a copy of this form and other forms and forums in case something happens to someone concerning this problem or the ignorance of this problems by toyota, the federal safety agency and others liable persist. My 6 year old daughter was injured trying to squeeze through the narrow opening. Minor scratches and bruises thankfully. Thank you for your time and patience. Please help us with this problem!!!!!!!
During cold weather, my 2005 toyota sienna, one or both rear sliding doors (manually operated) will fail to open more than a fraction of an inch. Furthermore, having pulled on the door to attempt to open it, it is then difficult to close all the way. Therefore, I have often been riding along at highway speeds (sometimes at night) with the interior lights flickering on-and-off because the van's sensors sense that a door is open. This safety concern is in addition to my concern that a child could fall out of the one of the rear doors if it suddenly opens all the way, although realistically this latter event is unlikely due to built-in safety mechanisms. This problem is widely reported by other toyota owners, e.g.: http://toyotasiennafrozendoors.blogspot.com/2008/12/toyota-sienna-frozen-doors.html there is a toyota service bulletin on this: sb0028-08 apr 08 body - sliding door weatherstrip freezes to body but so far I haven't paid the $27 to obtain access to this document. Due to the prevalence of this problem, the problem in getting dealers to fix it (e.g., if the temperature has warmed-up a few degrees by the time you bring the car to the dealer), there should be a recall for this issue. This problem recurs for me roughly 10-15 times per winter season (in maryland).
2005 toyota sienna has a passenger side power sliding door that has gone through the stages of sticking, rubbing against the body and rubber stripping around windows, and now, working at all through the power button option (or the remote) -- only way to get it open is via the door handle. This seems to be a recurrent problem in a number of toyota sienna but the manufacturer has not issued a recall so far. I deem this a safety issue because the door fails to close many many times and the driver has to get out of the vehicle to close the door in frustration and that can create unsafe situations.
Passenger sliding door does not shut fully when buttons are pressed.
Our passenger side automatic sliding door failed ~3 wks ago. At ~ 6' open, it stopped and wouldn't open or close any further. My daughter tried several times to open the door until finally giving up. This wasn't an emergency situation and she wasn't in a panic but what if the other door had failed as well, w/o warning? Would she have the time, composure, and ability to climb over the front seats to get out one of those doors in an emergency? How much time might be wasted trying to open & escape thru a partially opened door? I'm told that fixing the door could cost from $1200 - $2000, but disabling the automatic feature (converting to manual) is cheaper. I suspect many will do this, but can a small child open these big doors that were designed for auto operation? This morning, the driver side door failed to open at all, but the 'door open' warning sounded. Attempts to open or close further were futile but depressing the 'manual door op' button did silence the alarm. Is the door latched or not? Is my 7-passenger van now only safe for 2? We've owned our van for 4.5 years and ~87k mi - includes long distance miles that don't correlate to door use. Is it too much to expect a van's doors to operate beyond the warranty period? Should there be a disclaimer that its doors may become unusable after 4 years, and a caution that it may transform into a potential tomb w/o notice? Upon inspection of the passenger door [opening/closing] motor assembly, the door cable's plastic sheathing was shredded and the cable was mangled/tangled around the plastic pulley ass'y. This door has been used normally, in a southern climate, and has not experienced any external impact or damage otherwise. The driver side door started working this afternoon, albeit slowly, once the temp. Warmed above an unusual 32f experienced this morning. A complaint was filed with toyota customer relations who indicated there are no recalls & suggested I attempt resolution with the local dealer.
Power sliding door won't close properly. Sags on hinges, preventing reliable operation of the door even in manual mode. Problem first appeared around 50k miles, reported to toyota at 60k miles.
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