The drivers side door. When open and closing the door, there is a very loud clicking. I was told that there is a crack in the door near the top hing that is connected to the door.
2005 Toyota Sienna body complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the sliding doors on both sides of the vehicle became inoperable without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure, but the contact was unaware of the diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to call the federal safety agency. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 150,000. *tt consumer stated car was brought to a mechanic who said there are parts of both doors that should last a lifetime are starting to wear away and is causing the doors to malfunction. Updated 10/15/18
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that an unknown recall regarding the dashboard cracking on the vehicle had expired; however, she began to see cracks on her dashboard and a sticky substance. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to toyota of springfield (3521 e sunshine st, springfield, mo 65809), but it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage and recall information were unknown.
While the vehicle was stationary, the sliding side door closed on my son's fingers, and they got jammed in the door. The sensor on the sliding door did not work, when it should have not closed when it hit my son's fingers.
I was completely stopped in my sienna awd at a traffic light at the top of a freeway on-ramp in a major city, and rear-ended by a vehicle beginning to travel down the on-ramp at an unknown but high rate of speed and not heeding the traffic signal. On impact, the rear cargo compartment of my sienna crushed inward so far that it caused the third row bench seat to move forward and propel the seat part of the bench seat into the backs of the second row captain's chairs in front of it. This would have crushed the legs and maybe whole body of anyone seated in the outer two seats of the rear bench seat, and perhaps in the middle position as well. I found a piece of paper bag caught between the bottom seat edge of the bench seat and the back of a captain's chair, and I could not pull that piece of paper free. I had to pull really hard to remove the large pack of toilet tissue, shown in the uploaded photo, in order to dislodge it from the rear bench seat area. The tissue pack likely is narrower than the trunk of an adult human body which could have been caught there, with legs also crushed by the lower portion of the bench seat as it impacted the back of the captain's chair in front of it. I believe the cause of this safety problem is a poor design; inadequate rear-crash protection for third-row passengers, who usually are children. As a parent and vehicle owner, I was never warned about the great danger my children could be in if they seated anywhere along the third-row bench seat during a rear-end collision. I'm traumatized by the thought of a child or anyone having been seated in the third row at the time of this collision, which fortunately they were not in this instance.
Cpsc:I currently own 2 2005 toyota sienna minivans. I've had one for at least 8 years (now has ~212,000 miles and the other I purchased in the last month (has ~127,000). The engine in my original van has been wonderful however currently you cannot open either of the sliding side doors, with the automatic option or manually. The automatic feature broke. *bf updated the consumer stated the vehicle's hatch door would not always close and the sliding doors have come off track and become inoperative. 08/18/2017
Driver side door is making loud noise when door is opened or closed. This popping noise is coming from door check pocket. I'd noticed that toyota had recalled several vehicles related to this issue however they didn't recall some of the other vehicles including ours.
The car dashboards is cracked and sticky
Drivers side door internal metal is pulling away from itself where the door check is. This also causes the metal to cut into the door check. Creating an audible clicking noise but also creating a safety issue. I have been told that there is a chance that the door itself could fall off. Toyota implemented years ago a customer program to help for the first 10 years or 100,000 mile warranty by extending the warranty. However this does not cover vehicles that had an issue after the warranty expired or if they buy the car used. Due to this I am required to have the whole door replaced and also painting that whole side of the car which will be a total of $2,114.64. I called toyota headquarters and they said there is nothing they can do since no recall was issued and only the customer program was setup to help correct this safety issue.
Drivers door check strap spot has weld failed and the door makes a clicking sound when you open or shut the drivers side door. Because of the manufacturing failure you do have to slam the door shut to make sure it is all the way closed or it will not latch properly and open up when you are driving. This is an ongoing problem . Toyota has issued a warranty extension to fix the problem but unfortunately a lot of the vehicles manufacture safety defects are void past the warranty extensions and the costumer was not notified of the warranty extension before warranty voided and it is up to the consumers to fix the problem on their own at their own out of pocket cost. This is a manufacturer defect and safety issue.
In stationary mode my sliding doors will not open, or will open intermittently, or will not open at all or will not close at all or will not latch. The passenger door would not close all the way and so I had to drive home with the door unlatched and beeping at me staying part way open even while operating the vehicle. I see that the 2005 toyota sienna was given an extra 9 years warranty for this issue or 120k miles, my car has only 110k miles and has the same issues as the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v858. Both doors were affected within a week of each other. The dealer diagnosed the actuator motors on both sides as coincidentally going out at the same time but replacing the actuator motor on the passenger side did not fix the issue. After removing the passenger door they say that the cable is bad and the clutch is worn out on the motor/part that moves the door is bad or broken. The first night I saw the problem the car alarm came on really muffled and ran the battery down so the battery had to be replaced. This may have been associated with the door is my thinking since all this happened within a few hours of each event. (this door has been frozen shut twice since I have owned the vehicle and had to wait for it to thaw to get it to open or shut.) this vehicle has not had heavy use, only light use.
Automatic sliding door will not close. The cable mechanism appears to be broken. I can't use the door until it is repaired. I took the van in for service with the warranty enhancement letter in 2013 and was told no repairs were needed. Now that the door is broken, toyota is saying the warranty has expired and I must pay for repairs. When asked why they didn't change out the faulty parts - csd said the door is not a safety issue! I see hundreds of posts for similar problem. Why isn't the sliding door being recalled?
When the rear sliding door was closing, the cable broke inside the door and the door would not close. I was at preschool picking my kids up so I had to call a friend and the only way we could get the door closed was by cutting the cable.
The sliding doors continue to malfunction where you can't open and get out of the vehicle, causing the potential for people (e.g. Kids, disabled folks, older people) to be unable to get out. This has happened multiple times now on the passenger side where the automatic door will not open and the manual override does not work. Once due to an actuator, several times caused by a crappy cable mechanism, and now a forth time due to who knows what. The dealer this time told us it would cost $275 to take the door apart before he could diagnose the problem. We have already spent $3,000 for the past times the door would not open. My disabled sister got stuck in the [xxx] car and had to be moved out the other side which was extremely difficult. What if there is an accident and a person can't get out? I see hundreds of the same complaint on websites, and looking at only three add up over 1000 complaints, all on the same door issue. Multiple times we were traveling with small children and the passenger sliding door would not totally close. What were we to do? Once the cable assembly snapped and we could not close it. Toyota has to be aware of this issue and should be made to replace the door with a different design or just with a manual one that people can open and close. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Passenger's side power door will not open. It seems it fails releasing the latch.
Door check mounting pocket welds broke and torn sheet metal. With this assembly broken the drivers window will only open 1/2 way with the door closed as the pocket assembly blocks the window from opening all the way. So I understand this is a known problem with toyota from 2004-2007. If something would happen that required vehicle evacuation thru the drivers window it would be impossible when the window does not fully open because of a known defect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed a fracture across the dashboard. In addition, the contact stated that front passenger side seat belt failed to remain buckled. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that a roller needed to be replaced. The dashboard failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000. Updated 1/19/16 ln
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the spare tire carrier was rusted and could potentially fracture. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v273000 (tires), but the part had not been available for over a year. The vehicle was also included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v429000 (power train); however, the part was not available to repair the vehicle under the recall remedy.the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repairs. The failure mileage was not available.
The door check was replaced by toyota for previous owner.the door welds are broke and pops and the door check has broken plastic.toyota replaced the spark plugs, but just the front. Front were denso and back were ngk. Local dealer says they do not mix plugs. Local dealer says they will inspect the shifter and leave it when the recall says they will replace it. On the dash , it was also fixed by the dealer because it melted. I was told by local dealer I had until 2024 to get it fixed when actually it goes out in 2017. I am being misled on purpose so they do not have to fix their problems. No one is watching them and letting them do what ever they want no matter you spend over $40,000 plus for their trash they will not stand behind. If their is a factory defect it should be an automatic recall because they cannot be trusted to do the right thing. Lets wake up and help the people being taken advantage of. It happened when toyota put a new door check in it.they have the records and it was on my carfax. I bought it like it is being told the dealer would honor their letter. They refused to fix it and I am still waiting on the dash. They do not have any and time will run out before they get to mine just like the door. It swings wide open nothing to stop it. The shifter I will just live with it because if they can't be trusted to change all your plugs ,can you trust them to do any work to your toyota vehicles.do not buy toyotas because they do not care about you, just selling their cheap cars!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. Approximately five years ago, the rear passenger side sliding door failed to unlock. The contact mentioned that now the rear driver side sliding door would not unlock. Both doors were equipped with power locks. The vehicle was taken to dealer. The technician diagnosed that the pulley was broken and needed replacement, but the doors would not open manually either. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the sliding automatic rear door independently opened. When the failure occurred, there was an abnormal noise. The door was switched to manual mode, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. While the rear passenger attempted to exit the vehicle,. The rear passenger side sliding door failed to function. As a result, the passenger was unable to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. When the contact opened the passenger side door, it opened further than intended. The contact stated that this was due to spot welded metal on the door check mounting panel that was separating from the door body. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the front driver side door hinge fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the door hinge was replaced. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the rear sliding doors failed to secure and opened independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. While inspecting the vehicle, it was discovered that the spare tire carrier assembly was corroded and rusted and caused damage to the spare tire. The contact received notice of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v273000 (tires) in december of 2014. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Sliding doors will not open.
Driver side front door -check pocket welding points broken driver side front door was giving click and other noises during open and close. It started about 4 years ago. I thought it may just require a few drops of lubricating oil. Eventually, the click noise becomes louder and louder. Mid last year, the driver side front door -check pocket gave away. Every time you open and close the door, it gives very loud crack and the door is not properly checked. I've found that there are multiple welding points of the pocket to the door body and some welding points gave away over time. But eventually, part of the pocket gave away and it becomes loose. I had cars older than this and never had such issue. It is definitely a quality issue or design flaw. Because the door is not properly checked, it may cause safety issue in windy or sloped situation when you open or close door. I contacted toyota and after many emails and phone calls, they replied and said that they won't do anything about it. None of my other cars or my friends cars (not toyota) have such issue even though some of those cars are older and have more mileages. This kind of customer service from toyota is not acceptable.
Door hinge welding in driver door breaks due to insufficient welding strength in 2005 toyota sienna and maybe other years. There still seems no recall on this issue, but it seems to be a widespread issue on this model. Links to examples of broadly experienced issues: http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/24/toyota-fixing-600-000-sienna-doors-but-its-not-a-recall-mind-y/ http://www.carcomplaints.com/toyota/sienna/2004/body_paint/broken_weld_in_door.shtml video of issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxkwzlguak4.
2005 toyota sienna. Consumer writes in regards to the spare tire cable recall issues. *smd the dealer informed the consumer, the part was not available. For safety purposes, the dealer removed the tire and placed inside the vehicle. For the past six months, the consumer was informed the part was still not available.
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