The sliding doors on the van freeze shut when weather is cold and now one of them can not be opened even in warm weather. It appears that the lock on the sliding door will not disengage. The second door is starting to fail as well. I took it to the dealer and they said it has not been a problem with other sienna vehicles but there are many complaint of it on the web. Toyota could not open it either and suggested I pay $875.00 to have it repaired. This is a safety hazard because you can not remove children from the back of the car without them climbing to another door.
2005 Toyota Sienna body complaints
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I am reporting what I believe is an electrical problem with my 2005 toyota sienna xle sliding passenger door. The first two years I had the vehicle there were no problems but starting two years ago, when it snows, sleet freezing rain the sliding doors stick or freezes shut. There are also times when the door latch will not engage the hook popping out after the door is believed to be closed. The problem begins in the mechanism that grabs the metal loop connected to the doorframe. The door allows moisture in and the metal clamp swells up and binds the latch. No amount of lubrication helps. This gave me a false reading that all the doors were latched. In addition, the doors that seem to be secure, then the ?door not properly secure light?, come on while I am driving and have my children kids in back. I have reported this problem to my local toyota dealer numerous times, as well as reported the problem to toyota?s corporate office. I took it to my toyota dealer and was told, "it?s just a design flaw in the vehicle". The cost to repair the door cable is extremely expensive and not a guarantee that the safety problem will be fixed. I was told to wipe the doors down with a towel after it snowed or I was at the car wash and then spray everything with wd40 or silicone. I have tried both and neither work. I am extremely concerned because I have three young children (ages 5 and 16 months). After securing them in their car seats, closing the door, getting in to back out then the door pops out. I am manually pulling the door to ensure it closes, but still having it pop open while the car is in motion. To insure the safety of my children, I have resigned myself to not using the doors a good portion of the winter, which is ridiculous.
The drivers side door makes a crackling/scraping noise as if a hinge or metal component is broken. We had received a recall notice from toyota to come in to have the problem repaired, if the problem existed. It did not exist when letter was received - letter said file this recall info if the problem did not exist. So we filed it. Then later the problem occurred and when we took the van in for repair the dealership said tough luck, they would not do anything to fix it. Because the vehicle was out of their warranty period - we then discussed the issue with the local dealership again and they said they would pay half the cost to repair it (about 1500 dollars if we would pay the other half, about 1500 dollars) since the recall notice did not say anything about the warranty issue, I think they should honor their recall notice. Since it seemed like it could be a safety issue, ie., would door not close properly or fly open when we were on the road, we attempted a fix with a local welder, and the weld did not work. I think they should honor their recall notice and repair the door at toyota's expense. *tw
I own a 2005 toyota sienna as of 2009 both of my sliding passenger doors have stopped working. Behind the driver's side the cable has snapped and hangs out of the back of the door. The motor has completely failed and we sometimes cannot open the door at all. My 5 year old daughter sits on that side. On the other side the motor no longer works, but so far the cable is still attached. My van is used to transport my children to and from school and sports. The doors handles were rarely used, as I almost always opened them with the push buttons on the ceiling. I am concerned that we may be in an accident or in some other predicament and will not be able to open the doors to get my children out. I went to the dealership, and since I was 900 miles over my warranty when I reported, they were going to charge me $1080 for parts for each door plus labor. I called their main call center to report the defect and they said they would open a case and when enough people called in to report, they would send out a recall. Even if my car was 7 years old, these doors should not have failed. I need help.
2005 toyota sienna - sliding door safety issue. The passenger side automatic sliding door has stopped working and as a result of the automatic feature the door is not functioning, that is, it cannot be opened. I took the vehicle to a toyota dealer only to be told that it was the first they and toyota has seen this issue, that it was not a safety issue as I alleged, and that in order to repair the issue it would cost in excess of $1,500. Lack of function & safety issue - I feel this is a safety issue given the fact that my wife and I purchased the sienna for our growing young family and in the event we were involved in an auto accident resulting in a fire we would not be able to access our children in the rear of the vehicle through one of the two access points. Based upon my experience with the authorized toyota dealer I performed a search of the web only to find numerous forums in which this issue is discussed. Based on the number of posts related to this issue it appears to be wide spread.
The automatic passenger side van door would not open and was indefinitely locked and would not open. It had happened before but somehow came open by itself. I brought it to toyota dealership and the mechanic said the latch assembly came "loose" but was not "broken." this would have been a costly fix and would not cover it by warranty that we had purchased since it wasn't "broken." I went straight into the dealership to cancel the rest of my warranty as this wasn't the only time it had suddenly locked on me. The other door also still does it sporadically and somehow comes open. The mechanic told me that if it happened again, he would "break" it himself so that I could get the warranty but he said that it would probably never happen again. It broke the following week or "came loose" again. Warranty was no problem this time because the salesmen inside called the garage. I have read about other complaints from these siennas online about the door not opening and locking up. Our other door which is not automatic, still locks up sporadically. This is a costly fix $800 if one does not have insurance. I would suggest looking into this as well. They seem to try to cover things up.
The front door was constantly starting to have a clicking issue upon full extent of door for quite some time. Front door hinge clicking. Requested fix as per recall. I left the car so the door could be fixed. I picked it up after being repaired and on the same day when the door was normally placed into a full extension I heard the same problem. It was much quieter than the previous clicking. I requested a recheck that week. I returned for repair. They explained were able to replace I believe part of the door along with hinge that was broken. The door had some repainting to match the car. There have been no problems since the door was changed. I was happy with the final result.
On jan. 25,2010, my son opened the passenger side power sliding door of my 2005 toyota sienna as usual. However, when he went to press the button to close it. It would not close. Upon observation, I noticed the cables which operated the door were hanging out. When I tried to close the door using another door control, it did not work either. I also tried to manually close the door and this would not work either. It appeared that the back cable would not retract, so the door would not close. I contacted the toyota service department and they couldn't provide me any directions until I brought the car in. After seeing the problem, I was given an estimated range of $1300-$2000. Upon doing an internet search, I have found this to be a problem as far back as 1999 and yet is still an ongoing problem today. The only difference is that when asking for assistance from toyota to make a repair that will inevitably happen, they have reduced the amount of assistance from 50% to 15%. It is disappointing and expensive to have a failure occur, even when you follow proper operating procedure, I.e. Pressing the button to open the door.
Our 2005 toyota sienna le, with approx 59, 000, has a malfunctioning power sliding passenger door on the right side that we've been told is "worn out" despite it's age and average usage (2 kids, ages 12 and 14). We bought this car new and have maintained it regularly through the dealership. Since early dec. Of 09 this door has either not closed completely, suddenly opening instead of latching as expected, or when opened will close on it's on without guarding, potentially injuring the person entering the car. We have been forced to use the door manually for safety reasons and, as it's now out of alignment, this is difficult to do. Toyota has given us an estimate of up to $3000 for repair. The door malfunctions every time we use it. Currently we are not using it and are waiting to see if a recall will be issued as we see a number of concerns with sienna doors based on a web search.
We own a 2005 toyota sienna xle minivan and at 75,000 miles the driver side sliding door hinges/rollers and latching mechanism have failed and the motor and cable for the power door opening system also need to be replaced because the defective hinges/rollers and latches put to much strain on the mechanism. Toyota wants over $2,000 to service this door and the other door (preventable maintenance). Because of the damage the driver side sliding door is unusable which needs to be considered a safety risk. It is unbelievable that this door mechanism has failed after less than 5 years of normal use.
With my 2005 toyota sienna xle fwd 1. The power sliding doors in both driver's and passenger's side won't close fully. 2. From some 6 month ago, once in a while(roughly monthly) the doors won't close fully and now the cable of one door snapped and the door is not opening. 3. When the door is not closing fully, I had to help the door close fully. But now passenger side door is not opening so that I locked that door without using it. And I have to open the other side door for my kids to get in and out to the road side and it makes me feel uncomfortable sometimes.
General ware lead to the drivers side automatic sliding door on my 2005 toyota sienna is failing to open or close without assistance. I am concerned it will bind or break preventing me from closing the door. I am not the first have this issue and feel it requires some attention.
Sliding doors unable to be opened in freezing weather. Had to put vehicle into warm garage to get doors opened.
The passenger side automatic sliding door failed in a midway position and therefore, will not open or close.
The sliding doors on my 2005 toyota sienna freeze shut every winter. The only way to get in the car is to either wait for them to thaw or climb through the driver's door and kick them open. This freezing does not allow me to get inside the car with two small children. Toyota should start a campaign or at the bare minimum post a fix for this obvious manufacturing defect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The passenger side power sliding door will not open. As a consequence it is difficult to remove her children from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the motor for the door was replaced. The repair did not remedy the failure. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 50,000. The current mileage was 55,000.
The sliding doors on our toyota sienna minivan freeze shut. There is a manufacturing defect such that the seals have to be siliconed multiple times every winter. Now toyota is recommending changing the seals to a new seal, but instead of issuing a safety recall they are charging $200.00. In an accident or car fire being able to exit the car or extricate a child from the back seats is a safety issue.
The passenger side power slide door locked up due to a cable that rusted and fell apart. The door will only open about 6 inches on the manual setting; not enough to enter or exit the vehicle.
Toyota sienna xle 2005 with automatic sliding doors- cable snapped on driver side door. I can not open the door now. Toyota tells me it will cost $1500 to fix- come on- it is a 1/4" cable and they tell me the entire door motor-which appears to work fine has to be replaced. I found out that there are many with the exact same complaint. This is shoddy workmanship and a big rip off.
The rear tailgate/hatch has failed and closes on the person underneath. I took it to toyota because I had heard of a recall, but they have informed me that the recall only involved struts/pistons on the automatic doors - what about the manually operated tailgate/hatch on these vehicles? Luckily the person that got hit by the hatch was not seriously injured. Both struts/pistons have failed and toyota wants $360.00 to repair it. Can you advise of any other reports have been filed?
Bought a new toyota sienna from alderman's in rutland vt. It is a 2005 model. Eggress to the back two rows of seats is by means of two large electronically controlled doors. One can not be opened at all and has to be replaced. Dealer says this is a problem that they have encountered before. The other he managed to get operable but my wife has trouble getting the door shut as it is very stiff. It is very dangerous to have a multi passenger vehicle that most passengers may not be able to get out of in an emergency. This is a serious design flaw and there should be a recall on given that it is a frequent known problem with a high potential of being dangerous.l. It has been a month now since the dealer said he would order the parts, I have heard nothingparts and call me when they come in. He has not called.
2005 sienna xle limited. In october of 2009 the cable to the drivers side power sliding door became tangled and snapped. Caused the door to be frozen in a half open position. Seems very early in the life of the car (50,400 miles) to have something so major go wrong.
Power sliding door does not close properly.
I own a 2005 toyota sienna xle. The plastic on the sliding door cable chipped away causing the cable to become exposed. It corroded and snapped, which made the door to stay wide open without being able to close it back manually. I found out that simillar incident happened to lots of owners putting us and our children's lives at risk. Toyota is not taking responsibility but only documenting the complaints.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The sliding doors would not open. Report # 0910101597 was filed with the manufacturer and a representative advised him to take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer also stated that they would not assume any responsibility for the repair or the fee. The failure and current mileages were 57,000. Updated 10/27/09 *bf the consumer stated one door is manual and the other is power updated 10/29/09.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact observed that the rear passenger and driver sliding doors failed to operate automatically and manually. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician stated that the failure was contributed to the motor and cable assembly. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on thirteen separate occasions for identical failures. The failures continued to occur. The estimated service repair cost was $1,800.00 per door. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The contact has concerns of the safety risk. The failure mileage was 10,000. The current mileage was 83,000. Updated 10/21/09 *bf the consumer stated the doors should be able to open/close manually. Updated 10/20/09
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the outside rear driver side door handle would not open the door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a technician replaced the release mechanism. The current and failure mileages were 90000. Updated 10/28/09.*lj shortly after purchasing the vehicle, the consumer noticed the driver side door would not always operate when using the outside handle. Eventually the door would never open with the handle and the consumer would press the button on the door column to open the door and then that stopped working as well as the key fob opener stopped working and the consumer couldn't use the door at all. The vehicle has 2 automatic sliding doors. When the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, they were unable to get the door to open and then the passenger sliding door failed. The consumer also stated it didn't seem the doors could be opened manually which is a safety hazard. The steering column was also replaced. Updated 10/29/09.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. He stated that the passenger side sliding door will not lock. As a consequence the door could open while driving. He took the vehicle to the dealer and a technician concluded that the motor needed to be replaced. He then added that they would cover the expense for the part, but not the labor. The vehicle was being repaired. The current and failure mileages were 49,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the power motor unexpectedly engaged, which forced the power lift gate to the fully closed position. A serious injury could occur if someone was struck by the lift gate when it fell down or closed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and a technician concluded that his VIN was excluded from recall # 084244000, structure; body; hatchback/liftgate. Since he was ineligible for a free remedy, the vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 87,000.
We have a 2005 toyota sienna and the passenger side power sliding door will not open or close on its own. There are 4 ways to engage, 1) on the key-fob, 2) a button overhead, 3) a button on the b-pillar, or 4) pulling the handle like you're opening manually. The only way to get the door open now is to disable the power door function and use it only manual.
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