Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →
AC COMPRESSOR FAILED. DEFOG SYSTEM USES THE AC SYSTEM TO BLEND THE AIR TO CONTROL FOG BUILDUP ON INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD. THIS CAN BE VERY FRIGHTENING ESPECIALLY ON RAINY DAYS. AC SYSTEM IS NOT ONLY A CONVENIENT OPTION IT'S NECESSARY FOR THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE DEFOG SYSTEM. *TR
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.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE AUTOMATICALLY AND MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MOTOR AND CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THIRTEEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE ESTIMATED SERVICE REPAIR COST WAS $1,800.00 PER DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN/CLOSE MANUALLY. UPDATED 10/20/09*JB
2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BINDING STEERING SHAFT. VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AT MOST TIMES. THIS POSES A POTENTIAL HAZARD WHEN QUICK JUDGMENT MAY BE NEEDED (I.E. DURING CONGESTED TRAFFIC). *TR
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE STEERING YOLK WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90000. UPDATED 10/29/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF OCCASIONALLY FOR OVER A YEAR. BEFORE IT STARTED MAKING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING YOKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB
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. *JB
ELECTRIC DOOR CLOSER FAILED IN PARKING LOT AND WE WERE UNABLE TO GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE WE COULDN'T CLOSE DOOR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. HE STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE DOOR COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE EXPENSE FOR THE PART, BUT NOT THE LABOR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER MOTOR UNEXPECTEDLY ENGAGED, WHICH FORCED THE POWER LIFT GATE TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION. A SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR IF SOMEONE WAS STRUCK BY THE LIFT GATE WHEN IT FELL DOWN OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 084244000, STRUCTURE; BODY; HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. SINCE HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AND THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE ON ITS OWN. THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO ENGAGE, 1) ON THE KEY-FOB, 2) A BUTTON OVERHEAD, 3) A BUTTON ON THE B-PILLAR, OR 4) PULLING THE HANDLE LIKE YOU'RE OPENING MANUALLY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOOR OPEN NOW IS TO DISABLE THE POWER DOOR FUNCTION AND USE IT ONLY MANUAL. *TR
POWER SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE OF 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE MINIVAN DOES NOT OPEN. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 OEM TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKED AND LEAKED AIR SLOWLY. TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED VALVE STEM. *TR
TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 OEM TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKED. *TR
TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 OEM TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKED. *TR
2005 TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS CEASED TO FUNCTION. IT CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED EITHER MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SITUATION SHOULD SOMEONE NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. ADDITIONALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS RELUCTANT TO OPEN WITHOUT VERY SHARPLY PULLING ON THE HANDLE TO DISENGAGE THE LOCK. THIS HAS SLOWLY BEEN DETERIORATING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. IF THIS WERE TO FAIL THEN THERE WOULD BE NO FORM OF EGRESS FOR REAR PASSENGERS. *TR
MY REAR HATCH ON THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN DOES NOT STAY UP WHEN OPENED. THE WEIGHT OF THE REAR DOOR (TRUNK) MAKES THIS VERY DANGEROUS AS I PUT THINGS IN AND TAKE THEM OUT BECAUSE I HAVE TO HOLD IT UP WITH ONE HAND. NO ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING ELSE OCCURRED, SO I THINK IT IS JUST A WEAR ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT TO FIX IT. ALSO MY SLIDING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT WORK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED ANYMORE. NO ACCIDENTS OR OTHER DAMAGE.*TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE ITEMS IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE, THE REAR TAILGATE FAILED AND STRUCK THE CONTACT ON HER HEAD. THE FAILURE CAUSED A DEEP GASH. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CONTACT THEN PROCEEDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD HER WOUNDS CLEANED. SHE IS CURRENTLY ON MEDICATION FOR THE SEVERE HEADACHES CAUSED BY THE LIFTGATE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. SHE WILL ALSO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
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. *TR
2005 TOYOTA SIENNA - THE SLIDING DOOR MOTOR FAILED LEAVING THE SLIDING DOOR JAMMED IN AN OPEN POSITION. WE HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN THAT WE HAD TO GET HOME WITH THE DOOR JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION. NOW, THE DOOR CAN BE MANUALLY OPENED AND CLOSED BY AN ADULT ON A LEVEL ON A LEVEL INCLINE. ON AN UNLEVEL INCLINE, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR AN ADULT AND NOT POSSIBLE FOR A CHILD, MAKING IT A HAZARD IF A CHILD WERE TO ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE DOOR. THE QUOTED COST TO FIX THE MOTOR WAS $1900 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR STUCK CLOSED. *TR
A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE MINIVAN. *TR
MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AUTOMATIC DOORS WON'T OPEN. THE WIRE CONNECTING IT TO THE MOTOR IS JAMMED AND ALTHOUGH I CAN HEAR THE ELECTRICAL PART TRYING TO OPEN IT, TOYOTA CLAIMS I NEED A COMPLETELY NEW MOTOR TO OPEN MY DOOR. $1300. YIKES. *TR
WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI-VAN. AT 16000 MILES, IT HAD A ROUTINE CHECK AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE A STUCK CALIPER IN THE FRONT AND SO THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND TIRES. NOW AT 52000, THE VAN WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND TO NEED ALL FOUR ROTORS, BRAKES PADS, AND TIRES REPLACED AGAIN. WE CHECKED SOME WEB SITES AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE SIENNA. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS EVERY 30,000 MILES OR SO. *TR
PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE FAILED AND WILL NOT OPEN ANYMORE. *TR
THE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN STUCK OPEN AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. I HAVE TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR OPEN UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO FORCE IT CLOSE. NOW IT ONLY WORK MANULLY. *TR
2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS FAIL. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THERE WAS LESS THAN 20K MILES BUT EACH TIME I BROUGHT IT IN IT ALWAYS WORKED. THEY NEVER DOCUMENTED THE VISITS THEREFORE SHOWING NO HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN MY WORD. I HAD BOUGHT AN NON TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR COMPLETELY FAILED RIGHT BEFORE IT WAS UP. I TOLD THEM THE OTHER DOOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS IT ACTED UP FOR THEM. LESS THAN 4K MILES LATER AND OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY THE OTHER DOOR COMPLETELY FAILED. TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT HELPING. THEY EVEN CLAIM THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE AFTER READING SEVERAL WEBPOSTINGS DESCRIBING THE EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WERE TO BE IN AN EMERGENCY I COULD ONLY GET MY THIRD CHILD OUT FROM THE HATCH. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. PLEASE HELP! *TR
BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA FAIL TO OPEN. *TR
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. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT OPENING AND CLOSING ON ITS OWN. SHE MUST OPEN AND CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THE CONTACT WILL NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE IT WOULD COST OVER $1,200 TO REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
2005 TOYOTA SIENNA SIDE LOADING DOOR WITH POWER SLIDE WILL NOT OPEN. CANNOT OPEN DOOR WITH ANY MANUAL MEANS. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR CHILDREN. *TR
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. *TR
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.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP RUNFLAT TIRES, SIZE P225 60 R17 (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HER VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED A BUMP NEAR THE RIM OF THE TIRE. WHENEVER SHE WOULD DRIVE 40 MPH OR GREATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TREAD WAS COMING APART ON THE TIRES. UPDATED 12/08/09
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. *TR
CANNOT OPEN DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. WILL ONLY OPEN 3 INCHES AND GETS LOCKED IN PLACE. *TR
TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER SLIDING POWER DOOR WAS OPENED BY PUSH-BUTTON AUTOMATION. WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED USING THE SAME METHOD THE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE AND THE CABLE, USED TO PULL THE DOOR OPEN AND CLOSED, SNAPPED PRODUCING A LOUD POP. I WAS NOT STANDING NEXT TO THE DOOR SO THERE WAS NO INJURY SUSTAINED BUT A SAFETY HAZARD SEEMED POSSIBLE. THE MOTOR, CABLE AND PULLEY SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AT MY SOLE COST EVEN THOUGH DAMAGE WAS NOT DONE BY ANY FAULT OF MY OWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD (2005) WITH APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES OF WEAR AND CONSISTENT MAINTENANCE. *TR
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. *TR
TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 VAN: SLIDING DOORS DO NOT OPERATE CONSISTENTLY. THEY GET STUCK OPEN OR WILL NOT OPEN WHEN CLOSED. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
2005 TOYOTA SIENNA, DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR JAMMED. THE DRIVE CABLE FOR DOOR JAMMED SO MY WIFE WAS UNABLE ABLE TO MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GET MY TODDLERS OUT OF THE VAN. SHE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN AND CHILDREN IN THEIR CARSEATS WITH THE VAN DOOR OPEN TO A AUTOREPAIR SHOP. AT THE SHOP THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO LOCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET IT CLOSED. SHE HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH THE DOOR WIDE OPEN, FORTUNATELY SHE WASN'T MORE THE 10 MILES FROM HOME. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE CONTACT LIFTED THE LIFTGATE ON HER VEHICLE, IT DROPPED DOWN ON HER HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE HINGES FAILED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE SINCE IT WAS PART OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE POWER LIFTGATES, BUT NOT FOR THE MANUAL LIFTGATES. THE CONTACT FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FAILURE AND FEELS THAT IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.
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. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR RISES WHEN IT IS ENGAGED. THE TWO STRUTS THAT SUPPORT THE DOOR ARE KNOWN AS THE REAR GAUGE STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE DOOR CLOSES ON ITS OWN AND COULD CAUSE INJURIES. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE DOOR REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA DECLARED THAT THE REPLACEMENT STRUTS WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
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