I purchased my van in november of 2012. My husband has a toyota tundra that we purchased new in 2004 and it has over 300,000 miles on it. When my buick stopped running, I knew that I wanted a toyota van. We have a physically challenged daughter so when we go anywhere we have to take the walker and her wheelchair with us. Apx. 3 months ago the sliding door on the passenger side began to not open every time. It gradually got worse and finally stopped completely! We just used the driver side door and crawled in and out. After a while the sliding door on the driver side did the same thing. Now neither door will work!!! After reading other post on different sites, I realized that I am not alone. Come on toyota, get it together!!! I love my van but I really need the doors to open!!!
2005 Toyota Sienna body complaints
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Several months ago, the panel spot welds on the front door (driver's side) door check mounting panel became detached causing a "popping" noise when opening and closing the door. Today, I heard a "clunk" noise when I opened the door and the "popping" noise stopped. However, now I am not able to open the window more than 1/2 way nor open the door properly which has me rather concerned for my safety. If the window is open at all, I cannot open the door wide enough to get out even though I am not overweight nor am I a large man. If I close the window first, I can open the door 3/4 of the way before it stops. Toyota is fully aware of this door check problem. I received a notice from them a number of years ago indicating that, because this problem is quite common, they are offering an "enhanced warranty" for 5 years from when the vehicle was first put into service or 100,000 miles, which ever comes first, to fix the door. I bought the vehicle new in 2005 so the enhanced warranty expired in 2010. When I first heard the popping noise, I brought the vehicle back to the dealer who informed me that I would have to pay for the repair since the enhanced warranty period had expired. The cost, $2300 dollars. When I asked, "why so much?" their body shop gave me a long list of parts and work that needed to be done to "repair" the problem it included removing the headlights, bumper, quarter panel and rear door among other things. The reason they could not just replace the door was that toyota redesigned the entire door and had to retrofit the newly engineered door to my vehicle. So unless I pay $2300 to repair what is, essentially, an engineering design flaw on toyota's part, I am left with an unsafe situation if I need to quickly get out of the vehicle and cannot close the window first as would happen in case of an electrical system failure for example.
My power sliding rear doors malfunction. Sometimes the door will even start to close on its own as me or my wife are putting my small child in his safety seat. The most common issue is the door not opening or closing automatically. I was quoted almost $3000 for the repair to both doors as they are both malfunctioning. The dealer rep told me this is a common issue and the mechanic even said it happened to his van. This obviously is a common issue that should be investigated immediately, I found people even here complaining if the same/similar issues. Please help!
As I opened the driver's side door, I heard a loud pop. Upon investigation, it turned out that the spot weld on the door had separated. After taking it to my local toyota dealership, I was told that this was a known problem (see tsb nv003-07), I was told that my vehicle was out of warranty and that the only fix was to replace the door at a cost of approximately $2000. Although toyota insisted that this is not a safety concern, it seems that this failure could lead to the door falling off or slippage of the window and subsequent broken glass.
The power sliding door on the passenger side will no longer function when the handles are pulled or when the buttons are pushed. It lurches but never moves. It must be deactivated and used manually. We were quoted a price of $1000 to repair it and told this was very common in the 2004-2007 toyota sienna models. There should be a recall to have this service performed free of charge.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door could not be unlocked manually or when using the key fob. The passenger's side automatic sliding door would only operate intermittently. The lift gate would sporadically open while the vehicle was in motion and would not latch when closed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.
The weld holding the driver's side front door check failed causing the door to swing out of control. No other damage was caused, but this creates a potentially dangerous situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated there was a loud popping noise when opening and closing the front driver's side door and the front driver's side window only opened half way. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Driver-side door started making popping noises when opened or closed. Now, the window on driver's side will not open fully unless the door is opened at a certain angle. This is a known issue with toyota sienna's from 2004/2005. However, there has been no recall. If you happen to still be under warranty when the problem starts, toyota will pick up the charge. If not, the cost can be anywhere from $685 to $2000, depending upon the extent of the problem. A technical service bulletin was put out by toyota in 2007 "door check popping noise", but they still refuse to fix the problem on their dime. A manufacturing defect should be covered regardless of warranty times and conditions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that when he opened the front driver side door there was a loud noise reminiscent of a firecracker. The failure recurred numerous times. He received information from toyota stating that the welds were broken but he did not qualify for the extended warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,000 and the current mileage was 95,000.
Power sliding door fails to operate from inside buttons or remote control. Power sliding door will only will work when the outside door handle is pulled. Motor that moves the door front/back works fine when the door is activated from the outside handle. This creates a safety situation in the event passengers need to exit the vehicle in an emergency. Warranty enhancement fails to address this adequately as toyota dealer wanted to charge $115 fee to assess the issue and he advised there are several parts not covered by the extended warranty enhancement.
Passenger side power sliding door hinge broke at the joint attached to the door which made the door sag and rub up against the rear quarter panel which resulted in scratched paint and metal. Door was not able to be opened by remote. Had to be 'helped along' to get it started opening. I thought it was electrical until I took it to the dealership. Toyota part number is 68380'08031. As a result of the broken hinge, the door lock actuator has burned out and will not open the door with the use of the remote. Toyota only has a recall for the cable in the sliding door mechanism, but the dealership will not replace the cable until it is actually broken. This same type cable holds up the spare tire and they did replace it. I guess a tire falling into the road is more important than my child falling out of the van if the door falls off!
The door check on the driver side failed. Toyota (local dealer and headquarters) denied it was the door check (a known manufacturing defect) and gave me an estimate of over $1500 to repair the defect. I took the vehicle to a reputable body shop to look at the door and they confirmed the damage was caused by a faulty door check. The body shop did repair the defect, which as I understand it, if not repaired can allow the door to swing freely. Toyota did not correct or acknowledge the faulty door check on this 2005 awd sienna.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number 08v244000 (structure lift gate) was performed but the repair did not correct the failure. The lift gate did not have a resistor and caused the gate to swing open and was difficult to close. The contact also stated that her toyota sienna was a handicap vehicle. The dealer advised that they did not know how to correct the lift gate failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 54,189.
Catalyst system failed/ not working properly. The left rear door has failed, the cable not working at all. The door does not slide, gets stuck when your trying to open it.
Three of the four doors of our toyota sienna have broken. When the cable that operates the rear sliding passenger door snapped, it became entangled in the door mechanism. When we tried to shut the door manually, the glass from the door shattered on the children sitting in the rear seat. Previously, the driver's door hinges snapped. We discovered this problem when three of four hinges had snapped. The door was at risk of falling off entirely. We have brought this to toyota's attention (now a small claims matter). Toyota has refused to acknowledge or remedy the situation and has not issued a safety recall (it has offered repairs in some cases (ours was not covered because of mileage)as a limited extended warranty).
Drivers door started to creak as if the hinges were dry. Tried to lube the hinge but did not solve the problem. The door the started to click and have a banging sound as if something was loose or broken. *tr upon investigation found the lower weld that attaches the door open holding arm to having been broken.
Dash has cracks all over. I am a little worried that the passenger side air bag would have an issue deploying properly in the event of a crash.
Toyota has issued a csp to fix the power sliding doors in our model. Ours broke over a year ago and the cables were the only problem at the time. Toyota took almost a year to get the parts to start fixing the doors. Now they are telling us that many other parts are broken and not covered, this seems like a bait and switch tactic to me as I have read hundreds of blogs and posts stating the exact same thing happened to them, with a $1500+ price tag. I feel that the parts broke due to toyota taking so long to get the notice out to customers after the issue was already happening. I think it is a scam and would like it to be investigated, I think they should be responsible for the entire repair cost since when we went in, only the cable was broken.
The automatic rear sliding door on the driver side broke. I can see that toyota acknowledged the problem and extended a warrant to 9 years or 120,000 miles (whichever comes first). Well, my vehicle has over 120,000 miles and I am now unable to use the door at all. After doing research I have found that many people are experiencing the same problem. I think this should be a recall and not a warranty extension. I have no way of currently opening the door. This is a major safety concern considering I have three small children. If something were to happen, an accident or any other circumstance to get to my children quickly, I would not be able to. The automatic doors was the selling point for our purchase of this van. Toyota says to come in and have the automatic door deactivated so that we can use it manually. To have it fixed costs between $1,000 and $3,000.
The struts of the door(liftgate) is not holding the door properly when it is opened. So there is a possibility the person who opens the door will hit their head. The failure started @ 70k.
The vehicle hinge of the driver's door becomes unwelded from the door causing a clicking noise. After several openings and closings of the door the hinge loosens even more causing a interference with the window. The driver's side window is only allowed to fall 2/3rd of the way down before the hinge stops it causing potential breakage of the glass while the motor vehicle is in operation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that when opening and closing the driver's side door, there was a loud pop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that the mounting panel was damaged and needed to be welded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000. The current mileage was approximately 69,900.
The tailgate fails to stay open either immediately or randomly closes without warning. The van had the 2008 recall performed and now the replacement part has completely failed. The part number for the replacement is 04008011ae.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the front driver's side door would exhibit a loud pop whenever being opened or closed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.
Toyota recently recalled the power sliding door cables for certain toyota sienna years. The broken cable inhibits the door from working correctly. Ours, a 2005 sienna, was taken in and it turned out to be the power sliding door actuator. Five days ago, the other sliding door actuator failed. Both doors cannot be opening correctly and poses a serious danger to the safety of our 2 young children. Toyota fails to recognize all of the complaints about failing actuators that are posted online. They are charging $1,100 to fix each door. There should be a safety recall because of the actuator failures. Thank you.
2005 toyota sienna affected by driver's side front door "popping" sound due to front door check mounting panel spot welds becoming detached. Toyota issued warranty enhancement for this issue, but not a recall as they should have. Vehicle is out of extended warranty based on years, but not miles. Toyota will not claim responsibility and is not willing to pay for cost of repair.
Regarding the federal safety agency id# 08v244000 aloha I have a 2005 toyota sienna which had the gas struts recall for my power tailgate which was done on 04/13/2009 work order# 656115 from servco toyota in hawaii. However its been only 3 years and the gas struts are failing again. It seems to need a new pair every 3 years. I hope you can have toyota recall the newly designed struts because according to toyota they are supposed to have a longer life than the original but after reading some comments online I noticed I am not the only one who has the same problem with new struts failing again. Mahalo for your time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the drivers side door made a loud popping noise whenever it was open. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was later contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileage was approximately 99,487......updated 01/14/13 *bf updated 01/14/2013
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the door welds have failed and when opening the doors, they would move freely. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 95,000.
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