Rear power hatch, when opened either with remote, by hand or cabin switch, it slowly goes to it's full open position, then violently closes on you. The first time it happened it hit me on the head, made me dizzy for a minute. The second time it caught my wife on her thigh, she was pinned against the bumper causing some discolouration on her legs.
2005 Toyota Sienna locks complaints
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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.
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.
2005 toyota sienna driver's door and side slider fail. Dealer advised that the drivers door welds have failed. "says" toyota knows about the defect and will fix. Why wasn't I advised of these dangers of my door failing before this? Should I have fallen out of my car first?
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 van. The contact stated that the rear passenger sliding door lock system failed. As a consequence the doors could not be opened. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, and the technician replaced the lock assembly at an expense of $800.00. The failure and current mileages were 70,000.
Electric door closer failed in parking lot and we were unable to go anywhere because we couldn't close door.
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.
One morning my wife and I decided to take the kids to the park and went out to load the things we would need, my two and a half year old walked out with me with her favorite ball. I opened the back door with the remote and waited while a gathered everything, but my daughter ran towards the van to place her ball inside, and in a split second, noticed the door coming down violently on her. I dropped everything and yanked her out of the way before the door could close so she started crying because of the force in which I pulled her. I started to yell at my wife thinking she pressed the button inside,but she was nowhere near the car, or the remote. The door has not worked since, anyway I open it, remote, inside button, or manual, it just slams down hard. Very dangerous and scary to know there are alot more individuals with this problem from toyota.
I own a 2005 toyota sienna le without automatic doors. 1. In the winter the doors freeze shut and will open on their own while driving once the temperature warms up. Anything under 38 degrees this happens. 2. The sliding rear doors do not open about 50% of the time, once the passenger side door did not open for 4 months and then started working again out of the blue. I find these glitches dangerous to my family. Especially, when the frozen doors open while driving or when the sliding doors will not open from the inside or outside. What if the car was on fire or submerged in water? We would die.
2005 toyota sienna awd mini van- purchased used from a reputable small town car dealer- not an exclusive toyota dealer- after 1 month of ownership driver side slider would not open. Took back to place where purchased and they took the door apart, cleaned it, and got it working again- 5 months later: door not opening again- took to toyota dealer this time as limited warranty expired with original dealer- told it will cost $700 plus to fix .I was surprised at the cost, over $500 for the part alone. I asked if the door could be over-ridden and operated manually only, and was told no. I expressed my concern of my child's safety if ever in accident and needed to get out this door. The door cannot be opened at all if this part is broken. I was given toyota customer service number to call and express my concerns. I spoke to a toyota rep who informed me there was nothing they could do for me because of the age and miles on my vehicle. Toyota obviously is not concerned with the safety of their vehicles or their consumers. I will not buy a toyota again.
The sliding door on my 05 toyota sienna minivan does not latch or lock in the open door position permitting the door to rapidly close if parked on a hill for instance. I have been hit by the door multiple times and my child was injured today while exiting the car. The other problem that occurs is that the motor cables that move the automatic door become slack and bound and therefore have forced the door to stay in the open position.
I tried to open the automatic sliding door with my remote in the morning and it would not open. The motor tries to run, but the door does not move. I have to force the door open and force the door closed. This is worse then manual doors, because I have to struggle with the door. Sometimes I can not get the door to close and my children are in the back and we are not at home. Nothing has been done at this point.
Driver side sliding door stuck closed.
Passenger automatic side door on 2005 toyota sienna le failed and will not open anymore.
Both sliding doors on my 2005 toyota sienna fail to open.
Power sliding door on 2005 toyota sienna does not close properly when on a slight slope. Door does not go far enough to latch and must be closed with manual assistance.
2005 toyota sienna side loading door with power slide will not open. Cannot open door with any manual means. Huge safety issue for children.
2005 toyota sienna rh sliding door component has failed and door can not be opened. The latch and locking assembly has a plastic sliding button that prevents the door from being opened while locked, but allows door to open if unlocked. This tiny inexpensive part has broken. Toyota does not have a replacement part. For the manual door, you must purchase the entire door module for $400.00. Total to repair $1000.00. This is a design flaw. The door part should not fail due to normal wear and tear, and if so it should be easier and cheaper to repair. This is a safety issue. Imagine not being able to open the side door in an emergency because a 3 cent plastic part fails. I have read online about several cases of this same part failing.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that both of the passenger side doors would not open or latch all the way. The dealer stated that the control unit needed a new latch lock and hinge assembly on the driver's and passenger side doors. The repair would cost $2,800. The contact is over by 1,500 miles on her extended warranty and there was no recall for the failure. The failure mileage was 75,400.
2005 toyota sienna driver side door makes loud noise when opening -- cable covering is cracked exposing wire to the elements. Cable may eventually break preventing door from opening.
Cannot open driver side sliding door. Will only open 3 inches and gets locked in place.
Automatic sliding passenger side door not working on 2005 sienna minvan at 50,000. Safety problem as told by service tech that door has been known to fly open when driving, also not easily solved by converting door to manual due to design it is connected to engine. As safety issue, I think toyota needs to issue a recall and convert these doors to manual sliding doors or at least correct problem that they potentially fly open when driving.
Our passenger-side sliding rear door has frozen in place and will not open. It is a 2005 toyota sienna c model. We have had other issues as well, such as the rear hatchback supports failed within 3 years, our drivers-side front door makes a popping sound when opened, we have replaced the front brakes three times within 65,000 miles, and seat belts that constantly stick.
Toyota sienna sliding door problem I could not sometimes close the sliding door. So I visited the dealer near my house. I heard that the hinge was almost broken and need to be changed.
Power sliding door failed in my 2005 toyota sienna. This is a manufacturer's safty-related defect that should be fixed at toyota's cost.
2005 toyota sienna le this vehicle has one electric sliding door, on the passenger side. This electric door has failed, and is stuck in the closed position. Dealer has said that the vehicle needs a new latch assembly and cables. We have had some type of problem with this door since we purchased it, including prior incidents where the door was inoperable. These previous fixes occurred when the car was under warranty, which it is no longer under. In each case, the dealer made an adjustment to get the door to work, but at no time changed any parts. Dealer informed me that toyota is willing to provide the parts (lock assembly 146.35 and control 693.04) but that we will need to pay labor of 660.
Passenger side automatic sliding door will no longer open or operate and is a safety issue.
2005 toyota sienna van - sliding door failure (driver's side). Dealer says it is a broken motor & cables. Vehicle has only 41,000 miles on it (warranty expired at 36,000). Dealer wants to charge me $2,000. Searching the internet I found hundreds of posts from people with similar problems. This is a problem that toyota knows about and should recall as they did with both the rear hatch struts and both front door hinges. I just had my vehicle in the shop last month for both of these fixes.
2005 toyota sienna power sliding door central hinge problem causing door to hang out of line and rub against body. Rubbing/banging does not allow door to fully close.
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