2005 toyota sienna rear auto hatch safety reverse mechanism does not stop the closing of the door when encountering an object, hand or body part or when attempts are made to stop the closing of the door. Door continues to close under power that cannot be reversed/stopped. This defect/problem could conceivably be a serious and potentially fatal hazard if a child was exiting the rear cargo compartment and the door was in the process of closing. A hand or arm in the door gap would not be sufficient to stop the closing of the door I believe although it would be quite stupid to attempt this situation since strong resistance by hand cannot reverse the closing of the door. This problem just started in august 2011.
2005 Toyota Sienna body complaints
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Left rear sliding door on my sienna (2005) does not open at all. When I push the button to open the door, the door will attempt to open but will not open. I can't even open the door manually. I am experiencing problems with my right rear sliding door as well. The door opens but will not close on its own. It is just a matter of time before the door fails as well. In the event of an emergency I would not be able to get my kids out quickly. This is a scary thought because I have three small children that are latched into car seats and boosters.
The 2005 toyota sienna I own was under 100000 miles when I began to noticed the unusual noise from driver side front door, and later became click sound when door was opened as well as closed. I did not receive any notification about the warranty extension on this problem. I strongly feel this is a car design issue instead of material as I checked through available information to me that, this issue only happened to some model years.
Driver door started to have a snapping/popping sound when opening and closing the door. Sound got worse and felt harder to close. Before bringing it to my mechanic I did a google search of the problem. Found out it to be a known problem and toyota didn't call for a recall but extended the warranty to two extra years (5 years) or 100,000 miles. Mileage on my van is 70,000 miles but 5 years 9 months old, 9 months pass extended warranty. Called local toyota corporation and unfortunately they will not cover the repair because warranty time has expired.
I have a 2005 toyota sienna xle awd limited. The power sliding doors have motors in them that open and close the doors, via small steel cables. The steel cables attached to the motors/doors are the same steel cable type used in the toyota spare tire recall. These steel cables are trash. If/when they break, toyota is charging $1,600 to $1,800 per door to fix the problem, even if the motor attached to the steel cables is fine. I've been told that on newer model sienna vans you can just purchase the steel cables and not the whole motor. A google /yahoo search turns up hundreds if not thousands of complaints regarding these automatic sliding door issues and the extreme cost to repair them. Additionally, I have been told by my toyota dealership that if the steel cable breaks, I can not open or close the door manually. This is a safety hazard! I have 2 children, if the door(s) won't open manually, how do I get my kids out if I have an accident? Toyota needs to be held accountable for this problem. A recall needs to be conducted and toyota needs to foot the bill for these fixes. I called toyota USA and reported the issue. Toyota basically could give a rat's butt about it. It's not a safety issue on a large enough scale. I am at a loss for words at just how angry I am at toyota. $3,200 to fix about 12 foot of cable that is no bigger in diameter than an cell phone charger's wire. We need help and representation!
After toyota dealership replaced liftgate struts due to recall number 08v244000, the new struts cause the liftgate to open rapidly when opened manually, that is not using the power mode. Liftgate opens so rapidly that injury is possible if you are not prepared to or are unable to move out of the way.
Passenger rear sliding door on 2005 toyota sienna either sticks or does not open correctly. Unable to get kids out in an emergency.
Toyota sienna xle 2005: automatic sliding door problem purchased this vehicle used one year ago (2010). There were no previous problems with the door, that I know of. Both sliding doors started failing during winter time. One motor was replaced, the other one not due to cost. The driver side sliding door worked "on and off", but is not working now. It opens and shuts with a manual pull of the handle.
2005 toyota sienna automatic sliding door does not open (this is the second time).
Toyota safety recall for liftgate support replacement completed. Since then, liftgate does not work consistently. Works better during cooler weather. Tailgate will start to close, go halfway, then reopen fully. After 2 or 3 attempts tailgate flies open quickly and could injure someone if they were in the arc of the tailgate swing. Taken to the dealer 3 times to repair this- last time, dealer reprogrammed the tailgate motor, and told me if this continued the liftgate motor would need to be replaced for about $1000. Had no (0) problems with the liftgate prior to the safety recall, and dealer is trying to tell me the liftgate motor is going bad (and has nothing to do with replacing the liftgate struts.) I think toyota needs to replace the liftgate motors, as they are unable to overcome the liftgate strut pressures.
Cable on the automatic door snapped and the door is inoperable and unsafe. It will cost $1500 to fix. The van is only 6 years old.
Sliding door failure, passanger and driver side, force passangers to climb over front seat to exit vehicle. Automatic sliding door and hinge failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact attempted to open the rear driver and passenger side automatic doors but they would not open. The contact also stated that there was not an option to open the doors manually. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technicians stated that the doors would have to be removed and they could not guarantee that no damages would be caused during the process. The technicians also stated that the pulley cable connected to the power doors would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.
My 2005 toyota sienna xle sliding door cable snapped 07-25-2011. I only have 63,500 k on the minivan. It's out of warranty. Called local toyota dealership and they gave me a quote of $1,092 to fix the problem. This is not affordable for us. I will probably have to cut and remove the cables and open and close the door by hand and hope this modification does not cause a safety issue. This seems to be a common problem with the toyota sienna. Result of the broken cable is the door is inoperable to the point you could not exit that side of the van.
Sliding door cable snapped. Filed a complaint with toyota after discovering that there were thousands of other complaints about the sliding doors on the sienna vans. There is as of yet no recall, which is unbelievable. I will contact sales manager at local dealership tomorrow but with 100k miles, I highly doubt they will be very helpful. Upon inspection, it is clear the cable on the other door will soon be wearing out as well. This is a safety hazard as the doors are inoperable even manually without the cable.
2005 toyota sienna power sliding doors: 2nd failure of doors within the past 3 months. First failure was lock assembly mechanism. Most recent failure is servo motor cable assembly that opens and shuts the door. Door would not shut...could not drive car safely. Left stranded.
2005 toyota sienna, driver's side automatic sliding door engaged in open position cannot be retracted to closed position.
Cable for power sliding door (passenger side) snapped. When you manually open door you have to press on it to keep it open otherwise it will automatically shut and might crush you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the power sliding door does not open. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who referred her to the dealer . The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 118,000.
The driver door on my 2005 toyota sienna is splitting on the seam by the hinge. The automatic sliding door has not worked for years. During the winter the sliding doors routinely freeze and cant be opened. My mechanic says these problems are "big problems with siennas"
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that when opening the lift gate, the support strut failed and the door slammed shut. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was out of warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 50,000. The passenger side lift gate strut lost all pressurization and the left side strut did not prevent the lift gate for falling. I replaced both struts. Toyota had a recall for these struts but my vehicle was not included. I recommend that the struts should be redesigned to prevent sudden loss of pressurization and possible injury. The new design should provide for a slower drop of the lift gate when pressurization is lost in one strut. Thank you! Updated 10/11/2011 *ln
On the driver side sliding door, two out of three bolts that hold the locking latch have fallen through the sheet metal. The result is that the door open indicator light goes on and off while we are driving and the door is technically open while we are driving, albeit locked. As per some quick internet research, this is not an uncommon problem but one that toyota will not fix. It is not the result of any user misuse and I therefore and disappointed by toyota's stance.
Driver side rear sliding door started to sag and would not close all the way when using the power close option. Also took off the paint in the track under the far back window and is now taking paint off on the rear quarter panel up high and down low.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that a loud noise would emit from the front driver's side door whenever opening and closing the door. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the door latch would need to be welded. The vehicles warranty was expired, so the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. There was a technical bulletin related to the defect under the federal safety agency item number 10021711 (structure: body: door). The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. The VIN was unavailable. Updated 09/29/2011 *ln
Our 2005 toyota sienna has had recurring problems with the rear doors becoming inoperative. During the lease period it was brought to the dealer who diagnosed that it "needed a little grease". We continued to live with the manual door requiring several tries to open, finally paying out of pocket for a repair. Now the handle had broken off, and the cable for the automatic door has broken. There is now no way to open either door, leaving our children in the back with no direct route to exit the vehicle should something happen. We have spent a few thousand dollars already on these doors and cannot continue to pay for them.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated the right passenger automatic door would not close completely. The contact injured her left index finger while attempting to close the door. The failure was experienced several times. The dealer performed a diagnostic test which indicated the failure was located in the door cable which was cut by the dealer. The manufacturer would not assist with the repair because the door was altered. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 85,000.
Passenger sliding door inoperable; faulty lock actuator & motor assembly unit.
Toyota siennas 04-06 are prone to door popping when opening and closing due to broken door welds. This is the situation of a company that is having tremendous growth and will not take care of the customers who helped propel that growth. Even though it is out of warranty, they have failed to recall the issue and replace the defects.
Cable that operates the sliding power door on toyota sienna xle broke. The steel cable rusted out and is exposed. The car is 5 years old and has 45,000 miles on it. Toyota says you have to replace the door motor and cable. The cost $1800-2000. Far too much money for a poorly designed opening system. The steel cable is exposed to the elements and of course it's going to rust out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that both of the rear sliding doors were defective. She mentioned that she was unable to open them. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who was not able to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but referred her to the federal safety agency. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and current mileage mileage was 74,000.
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