2005 Toyota Sienna complaints

POWER DOOR STOPPED WORKING - WOULD BARELY OPEN OR CLOSE, IF AT ALL. TOYOTA TOLD ME IT WOULD COST OVER $3000 TO FIX THE ONE POWER DOOR. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD DISABLE IT, AT WHICH POINT THEY CUT THE CABLE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THERE IS A WAY TO DO THIS WITHOUT DAMAGING THE CAR DOOR. HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE WEB AND HAVE SEEN THAT THE POWER DOORS ON THIS MODEL SIENNAS HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THIS. THE DOOR IS NOW SO HEAVY AND FAST TO CLOSE I AM MORE WORRIED THAN EVER ABOUT MY CHILDREN USING IT. IF THEIR HAND/ARM/LEG EVER GOT IN THE WAY IT WOULD EASILY BE CRUSHED. *TR

OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA'S POWER SIDE DOOR BROKE AT 127,000 MILES. THE CABLE THAT IS ATTACHED TO A MOTOR INSIDE THE DOOR SNAPPED. THE ONLY THING WRONG IS THE CABLE. BUT, YOU CAN'T PURCHASE JUST THE CABLE. YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE WHOLE MOTOR/CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR $1,100 JUST FOR PARTS DIRECTLY FROM TOYOTA!!!! THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE LABOR TO INSTALL IT!!!!! APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY SIENNA OWNERS AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO MAKE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

DOOR STAY ON DRIVER'S DOOR: WELD ATTACHING STAY TO DOOR FAILED AND DOOR NO LONGER WILL STAY OPEN. AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL NO LONGER OPEN OR CLOSE WITHOUT MANUAL ASSISTANCE. SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE WILL INTERMITTANTLY NOT LOCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.

DRIVER-SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR STUCK OPEN. DOOR CABLE MOTOR ASSEMBLY LOCKED-UP. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. ENTIRE CABLE ASSEMBLY "FELL APART" WHEN MECHANIC REMOVED DOOR PANELS TO REPAIR. COMPLETE DOOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. DOOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS SO DAMAGED IT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED WITH NEW MOTOR ASSEMBLY UNIT. COST $1800 TO REPAIR. DOOR STUCK OPEN IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS. WHEN WILL OPPOSITE SIDE-DOOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAIL?? THE FAILURE OF THESE TYPE PARTS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT 72,300 MILES.

CABLE TO DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR FAILED. SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER SIDE) IS STUCK AND CANNOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL FRACTURE IN THE DASHBOARD WHICH LATER SPREAD TREMENDOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE, THEY WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ATTEMPTING REPAIRS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ERRONEOUS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 12/16/11

MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER STRAP DOES NOT RETRACT; PROBLEM IS RECURRENT. LAP BELT WORKS PROPERLY. *TR

THE CABLE ON MY MINI-VAN'S AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED. THE SLIDER NO LONGER WORKS. *KB

MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE CHECKED THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK AND IT STILL WILL NOT OPEN. THE POWER SWITCH BROKE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND WE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT, BUT THE FACT THAT MY CHILDREN CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE DOOR IS SO UNSAFE. IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I HAVE TO GET OUT AND WALK AROUND THE CAR TO OPEN IT FOR THEM. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL SIENNA OWNERS I KNOW. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED. THE PASSENGER DOOR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WOULD NOT LOCK MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR CABLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE THE DOORS HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE SLIDING PASSENGER SUDDENLY FAILED TO OPERATE. CAN NOT EVEN MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH CABLE. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR OPEN. VERY UNSAFE WITH LITTLE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE! THERE WAS NO WAY TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE THIS ISSUE EITHER! *TT

1. SECOND ROW SEAT BELT LOCKED TIGHT TO PASSENGER (UNABLE TO LOOSEN) DURING STEADY SPEED AS WELL WHEN IN STANDBY. NEED TO UNLATCH AND FULLLY RETRACT IN ORDER TO EXTEND IT OUT AGAIN. 2. RACK AND PINION STARTS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND STARTS GENERATING NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. 3. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDE DOOR FAILS TO OPEN FROM INSIDE AND BY REMOTE. FURTHER RESEARCH CONFIRMED FAILURE OF LOCK RELEASE ACTUATOR. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. WHEN IT DOES OPEN IT START TO CLOSE THAN STOPS OR CONTINUES TO CLOSE. NOT GOOD IF A CHILD IS TRYING TO ENTER OR EXIT FROM THE DOOR. TOYOTA QUOTED 1800 FOR REPAIR AND SAID IT WAS A BROKEN WIRE ON THE DOOR MOTOR. YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE PIECE TO FIX DOOR. EXTREMELY CONCERNED THE DOOR COULD OPEN OR NOT SHUT PROPERLY AND HAVING CHILDREN SITTING NEAR DOOR. TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL IN THIS ISSUE AT ALL. SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. IT WILL TRAVEL TO A CERTAIN POINT AND THEN RETRACT TO THE OPEN POSITION. CLEANING AND RE-LUBING THE MECHANISM FAILS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS VAN HAS EXTREMELY LOW MILES AND IS LIGHTLY USED TO JUSTIFY A MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE DOOR MECHANISM WHICH I'M TOLD MUST OCCUR. MY CONCERN IS ONE OF SAFETY. I PURCHASED THE VAN WITH SIDE AIRBAGS AS AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURE FOR MY YOUNG CHILDREN WHO USE THE VAN DAILY. THE DOOR NOT OPERATING PROPERLY PRESENTS A VERY LARGE SAFETY CONCERN AS IT MIGHT FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY TRAPPING PASSENGERS DURING A CRASH. *TR

THE TOYOTA SIENNA'S SLIDING DOOR CANNOT OPEN OR CLOSE. *TT

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. *TR

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. *TR

STEERING HAS BECOME DIFFICULT ON 2005 SIENNA. FEELS LIKE IT IS BINDING AND RELEASING. IT IS INTERMEDIATE AND CAN HAPPEN DURING TURNING OR A STICKING WHEN ADJUSTING DOWN A STRAIGHT AWAY. THRU THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH A UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT FAILS FROM CORROSION IS TO BLAME AND I WILL BE REPLACING IT SOON. AFTER DOCUMENTED CASES HERE AND SEVERAL TOYOTA TSBS THIS ISN'T GETTING AS MUCH CONSIDERATION AS IT DESERVES. *TR

VEHICLE DID FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND DRIVING WAS LIKE THERE WAS A LOOSE WHEEL. MY WIFE ALMOST CLIMBED CURVES WHEN SHE TRIED TO MAKE TURNS. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BINDING STEERING SHAFT AND BINDING STEERING RACK. THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD ONLY 41,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT OR MAJOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL NEED BE ISSUED. *TR

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. *TR

FRONT SEAT BELTS IN TOYOTA 2005 SIENNAS REPEATEDLY GET SNAGGED AND ARE NOT OPERABLE. MOST FREQUENTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAILS DISPLAYING FAULT "NO MAP DVD". IN THIS STATE THE REAR CAMERA IS INOPERABLE CAUSING BLIND SPOTS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE CAR IN REVERSE. *TR

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. *TR

ONE DAY I WENT TO GET GAS AND AFTER GETTING GAS, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. WE CANNOT MANUALLY OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE. THERE IS SOMETHING WITH THE GAS LID THING. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND WE BOUGHT OUT 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLW LIMITED AWD FOR SAFETY REASONS. IF I AM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT, NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET IN OR OUT TO HELP. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY! AS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING. WE HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS. AGAIN, WE PAID FOR THE HIGH END OF THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY AND COMFORT REASONS. THESE DOOR ISSUES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. I DO NOT WANT TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND STUCK BEFORE TOYOTA DECIDES TO GET THIS FIXED. *TR

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. *TR

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! *TR

PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA EITHER STICKS OR DOES NOT OPEN CORRECTLY. UNABLE TO GET KIDS OUT IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

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. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN (THIS IS THE SECOND TIME). *TR

SLIDING DOOR FAILURE, PASSANGER AND DRIVER SIDE, FORCE PASSANGERS TO CLIMB OVER FRONT SEAT TO EXIT VEHICLE. AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR AND HINGE FAILURE. *TT

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. *TT

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. *TT

2005 SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOORS - ONE FROZEN SHUT, THE OTHER SOMETIMES CLOSES, SOMETIMES SHUTS PARTWAY AND LOCKS IN SEMI-OPEN POSITION. *TT

THE LH SLIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. THE LOCK/UNLOCK MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE DOOR OPEN AND CLOSED DOES NOT WORK AUTOMATICALLY. IT DOES WORK WHEN MANUALLY OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OF DOOR. THE AUTOMATIC SLIDE DOES WORK IF THE LOCKING LATCH IS DISENGAGED FIRST. *KB

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. *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RAN. THE CODE SHOWED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE AIR BAGS FAILED AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE RANGE WHERE THEY WOULD PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA, DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ENGAGED IN OPEN POSITION CANNOT BE RETRACTED TO CLOSED POSITION. *TR

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. *TR

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" *KB

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.

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AIR BAG LAMP IS FLASHING. DEALER SAYS THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS AND PARTS OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. VAN HAS 70K MILES. NUMEROUS ISSUES\COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A BULLETIN ON A NON-SERVICEABLE PART. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY A DEFECT\RECALL. HOW CAN REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS AT 70K NOT BE A DEFECT. REPLACING A PART OR TWO IS ONE THING - BUT AN ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS AT $2,500! *KB

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 *TR

2005 SIENNA MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *TR

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. *TR

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 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10021711 (STRUCTURE: BODY: DOOR). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/29/2011 *LN *TR

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. *TR