Spot welds broke loose on front door causing popping when door is opened.
2006 Toyota Sienna body complaints
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Passenger side automatic door failure. The door was stuck half open and could not be closed while away from home. Safety issue of traveling with children and could not transport them in the car.
I'm owners toyota sienna 2006 until now I have a problem right side sliding door it do not work the door can't open or close so I would like to know do we have to recall services or not [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated that both the front driver side door and the driver side sliding doors were faulty. The sliding door was unable to be fully closed and when the contact attempted to reopen the door, it remained stuck. The dealer advised the contact that the door latch was inoperable and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. No repairs were performed. The current and the failure mileages were 47,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Power sliding door was stuck halfway open, and would not open more nor close. Looking inside the door machinery I could see the metal cable was frayed and material was stuck in the works, preventing the door from moving in either direction. I was able to force the door closed because we needed to transport children home. But now the door cannot open, and is unsafe. From searching online, now I see that this is a problem that thousands of sienna customers have encountered.
My toyota sienna 2006 started to have noise when opening and closing the driver side front door. It appears the weld door frame is broken. The noisy sound becomes louder and louder after two months the issue started initially. I am afraid this will be a safety problem when my kids are near the door during closing or opening the door.
I bought a 2006 toyota sienna le awd for my special needs daughter .the sliding door snapped a cable and wouldn't open.,so I had to crawl in from other side to get her out,that was not a easy task b/c she is immobile and could not help me with getting her out of special carseat and brace..I think this should be toyota's job to replace or at least help with replacing,if not I will never purchase or recommend this van to anyone..I had her special seat on that side just for that reason and I will file a claim with this..
The passenger powered sliding door seized for a moment, opened, then closed then opened, then closed 3/4 of the way. It was then stuck in that position.
Dash board has multiple cracks due to defective material. I am concerned that this might affect how the airbags deploy in an accident as the cracks are also over the passenger airbag area. I have seen many toyota siennas with the same problem.
Cracked dashboard that may interfere with air bag deployment. Dash is cracked right above glove compartment and airbag, is not from sun damage. What could cause these cracks? Manufacture flaw!
Sliding side door does not latch. I have see thousands of complaints and still no recall. $2500 dollars to repair.
Power sliding door stopped working, passenger side. I went out to load the kids in the van, and the power door opened about half way, then shut by itself. I then tried to open the door again, but it would only open a tiny bit and would not shut. I did not use the door any further until I took it back to the dealer to have it looked at. The final verdict, 1400 dollars to fix the door. I bought the van 2 weeks prior to this happening, and it only had 61,000 miles on it. The dealership refused to help out in any way, except that they did cut the cable and now we can use it as a manual door. 5 year old van with 61,000 miles, and the automatic door failed. I wish I would have done a little more research, as this seems to be a very common problem that no one at toyota wants to address.
Auto sliding door will not close tightly- looks closed then when you put it in drive or reverse, the door beeps and opens. Takes multiple times of pushing door button to get it to shut tight. Sometimes you have to get out and try and push it to lock. It is very difficult and now I don't use it because I'm afraid it won't close and a passenger would be in danger.
The power sliding door on my 2006 toyota sienna van fails to open either manually or by the power controls. The toyota dealer refused to fix it since it was past the warranty period. I believe this to be a safety concern since the door cannot be opened, even manually. The toyota dealer wants between $1,000 and $2,000 to fix it with no guarantees that it won't happen again.
The back passenger side door of my toyota sienna does not work properly. When the button is pushed to close or open the door, nothing happens. It will open and close when the handle is lifted and the door is guided a little on the track. I have looked online and it seems to be a very common issue with toyota siennas. This disappoints me as it is a very expensive repair! I think a recall is in order.
We recently purchased this vehicle and are very disappointed in the quality of the power doors. After owning it for about 2 months the door just broke. The cost to fix it is $1800.00 plus tax. We have discovered that this seems to be an issue for many other toyota owners. It seems that it is was poorly designed and it would be more than nice if toyota would do a recall for this situation. It is a very expensive issue to fix and takes away one of the nicest features of the vehicle to not have the power door work. My hope is that with all the complaints out there we can get toyota to own up to this mistake and reimburse us for having to fix this inevitable problem. Thanks for your help in this matter.
The cable supporting the automatic right side passenger door on my 2006 toyota sienna snapped while trying to open door using the automatic button over the driver seating area, nearly striking my child as he waited to get in from the outside, at this time, the door is permanently shut and cannot be opened automatically or manually. This can be a serious issue if someone sitting in the right side of the automobile needs to exit quickly for an emergency. The cost to fix this serious issue is beyond what I can afford.
The power door fails and will not close automatically. It seems to get lodged and subsequently stuck open. The power motor tries to move it but fails and stays open. You have to lift and assist to get the automatic feature to engage.
The automatic sliding door has never worked properly after multiple visits to multiple dealers. Now it has failed entirely and the dealer charged $100 simply to close the door, which is currently completely inoperable, including manually.
Sliding door motor failure. Door failed to close. Had to drive with side door open!
The passenger side door (automatic) does not close. It will attempt to close itself but will stop just before closing. The door will pause for 1-2 seconds and then re-open and stay in the open position. Multiple attempts have the same effect. Disconnecting the battery does not resolve the problem.
My power sliding door is stuck closed. This happened after it opened properly using the power button, but when I closed it, it stopped halfway. After several attempts using the power buttons to close it, as well as turning off the power door feature, it still wouldn't close. Since I was out with my 2 children, I forced it closed with the help of someone else. Now it won't open, manually or powered, and I am afraid of doing more damage to the vehicle by trying to force it open.
Driver side side passenger door failed to close. No reason evident.
The toyota sienna 2006 automated sliding side door began to stick and close more slowly about a month before it became permanently stuck. Once it became stuck, the door would not close, requiring me to drive with a half-open door to the dealership or have the car towed. When I took it to the toyota dealership they informed me I could pay $1600 to replace the door motor and fix the cable. Toyota did not inform me that we could cut the cable as a way to make the door at least function. I requested they cut the cable, permanently converting the sliding side door to a manually operated sliding door. There should be a recall on this door malfunction, which places children sitting in the back area of the sienna at risk when the sliding door unexpectedly fails.
The power sliding door on the passenger side will not open (electronically or manually), and there is a broken steel cable extending from the back of that door toward the back of the rear passenger window. The dealer can't even open it. This a huge safety issue for us, and we may be forced to pay >$3,000 just to be able to open our door. Suppose there was an accident and the car was on the other side...we'd have a very tough time getting the kids out. This should be recalled.
The passenger side sliding door will not open, either using manual or power assist. It worked great until one day, it just stopped. The power assist makes a noise, and the door "tries" to open, but the door is stuck closed. This is a huge safety issue because the children cannot exit on the side of the sidewalk (the right side), and must instead exit on the left next to the passing traffic.
The powered sliding door was stuck halfway open. I shut the power to the door off using the button by the steering wheel and tried to closed the door, resulting in a small piece of metal snapping off and just missing my eye. There is cable that the door slides on that is damaged and frayed. This is preventing the door from opening and closing properly, even manually. The dealer wants $1200 to repair the door, or $150 to remove the power and use the door manually.
The motor on the sliding power door failed. I called toyota and was told I would have to pay to repair it. I have an extended warranty on my car but it is not a covered component.
Upon returning home from picking up my child at school, I was unable to close the left sliding door to the van. I tried with all of the buttons (van, door frame, remote - I even disabled the automatic door and tried manually), but nothing worked. It would close about 2/3 of the way and that was it. I contacted toyota USA and at first, the man with whom I spoke inferred that this was not a problem he had heard about. After some time, he admitted that this has been an issue in the past. At my local dealership, the technician stated that the plastic piece that goes on the cable is known to break, which is what happened to my van. These plastic pieces fell into the motor, which made it malfunction. In order for the automatic door to shut again, I would have to replace the entire motor and cable according to the technician. The estimate given was approx. $2300. This is not an unknown problem to toyota; the design team recognized this issue and made improvements to later models yet there has not been a recall issued. Had I been out with one or both of my children, we would have been stranded, unable to close the door - automatically or manually. The door would not shut. I would like to see this issue investigated and for toyota to take ownership of the problem.
The rear gate struts / suspension have completely failed. The struts will not hold open the rear gate at all. My wife and children have great difficulty (in many instances it is impossible and / or dangerous) holding open the gate with one hand or head and trying to load or unload simultaneously. It appears that there was a partial recall for siennas with the power liftgate, but we do not have a power liftgate.
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