2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL, MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. ORIGINALLY, WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, THIS SLIDING DOOR WOULD PARTIALLY CLOSE, BUT JUST BEFORE LATCHING CLOSED, WOULD REVERSE DIRECTION AND REOPEN. TOYOTA DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT PART OF TOYOTA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT REPLACED THE HINGE FOR THE COST OF PARTS WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ALSO BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS OPENING WITH THE INTERIOR BUTTONS AND REMOTE (AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES). EVIDENTLY, TOYOTA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER VERY MUCH BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME EVERY TIME THAT IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM, AND CONTACTING THEIR CORPORATE RESULTED IN NO ACTION. AFTER HAVING ALL THE ITEMS FIXED AT THE END OF MAY, A MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE SWITCHES, AND QUITE OFTEN HANGS UP PARTIALLY OPEN OR CLOSED WHEN USING THE HANDLES. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM/SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP AT SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY (OR A TEACHER) HAVE TO RETURN TO THE VEHICLE, OR PARENT GET OUT AND GO AROUND, TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR NOT OPENING AT ALL NOW POSES A SERIOUS RISK SHOULD AN EMERGENCY HAPPEN AND THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE SEAT OR EXIT THE VAN TO GO TO THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR (THAT MAY HANG UP) TO REACH OUR YOUNG DAUGHTER. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THEIR 2005 SIENNAS' SLIDING DOORS BECAUSE THIS RESULTS IN MANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND THIS IS AN EXTENSIVE PROBLEM (I KNOW OF MULTIPLE OWNER'S WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH GETS COUNTLESS HITS).

THE DRIVER REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION AND DOES NOT OPEN EITHER IN AUTOMATIC POWER MODE OR MANUALLY. THE DOOR GOT STUCK AFTER THE POWER CABLE WAS RIPPED, DUE TO RUST, AND THE DOOR WAS MANUALLY SHUT. IT IS NOW STUCK CLOSED AND CAN'T BE OPENED USING EITHER AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL WAY. *JB

AUTO WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM TOYOTA DEALER IN MARCH OF 2005. RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE FOR FRONT DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL FROM TOYOTA IN 2007. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. IN JUNE OF 2011, MY DRIVER DOOR BEGAN MAKING THE POPPING SOUND DESCRIBED IN THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A TOYOTA DEAL AND WAS TOLD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRES AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IDENTIFIED BY TOYOTA YET THE REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIR,$2,000. AUGUST 2013 TOOK THE SIENNA INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN WINDOW WAS BEING LOWERED. I PAID FOR THE "REPAIR" BUT STILL HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING WINDOW. I WAS INFORMED, AFTER DISCOVERING THE WINDOW STILL WOULDN'T WORK, THAT THE DOOR WELD WOULD HAVE TO BE FIXED FOR THE WINDOW TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE NOW I HAVE A NONFUNCTIONING WINDOW AND A DOOR THAT HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT TOYOTA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS A LONG TERM SAFETY ISSUE. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IF YOU WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE DOOR WELD FAIL PRIOR TO TOYOTA ISSUING THE "EXTENSION" THEY WOULD HAVE REIMBURSED THE OWNER FOR REPAIR. OR, IF YOU EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DURING THE 5 YEAR PERIOD, IT WOULD ALSO HAVE IT FIXED BY TOYOTA. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL BASED ON IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE.

I FIRST EXPERIENCE ISSUE WITH THE DOORS CLOSING BUT NOT SMOOTHLY AND THE DEALER AT THE TIME WAS WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG BUT I WOULD OCCASSIONALLY HAVE TO TUG ON TEH DOOR LATCH 5-7 TIMES VERY FORCEFULLY IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO DISENGAGE AND START TO OPEN. I SWITCHED TO A TOYOTA DEALER WITHIN 5 MILES OF MY HOME AND HAD MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES I REQUESTED THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS CHECKED BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE HAD MORE FREQUENT OCCURANCE OF NOT OPENING UNLESS TUGGING VERY FORCEFULLY ON THE LATCH AND THEN ONCE IT STARTED TO OPEN IT MADE A CREAKING SOUND THAT I EXPLAINED AS SOUNDING LIKE A STRAINED METAL WIRE. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY ISSUES WITH DOOR MECHANISMS OR MOTORS ETC AS I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE, ETC. I WAS TOLD ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASSIONS THAT THE DOORS WERE IN WORKING ORDER . ON 7/16/13. I BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOASE SERVICE ENG LIGHT THAT CAME ON AND INDICATED SLIDING DOORS WERE MAKING ODD NOISES AND SEEMED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY CLOSING COMPLETELY. THE DEALER CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND INDICATED A COST $5K FOR REPAIRS. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE SLIDING DOORS AND WAS TOLD BY THE PHONE REP THAT THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION OF A DOOR PROBLEM AND I EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CHECKED. I WAS ASKED TO HOLD AND THEN WAS TOLD THE DOORS WERE CHECKED AND HAD NO ISSUE. THAT WAS A LIE. I LEFT FOR VACATION ON 7/19 AND RETURNED ON 8/7 WITHOUT MY SIENNA. THE DAY I GOT BACK THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED BUT BUT WOULD NOT CLOSE I HIT THE BUTTON TO CLOSE I HEARD THE MOTOR FOR THE DOOR BUT IT DIDN'T MOVE. I FOUND A PEICE OF BLACK PLASTIC ON THE GROUND AND A METAL CABLE HANGING FROM THE SIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF RECAL/EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR THE SLIDING DOORS I WOULD HAVE DEMANDED REPLACEMENT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAD PROBLEM WITH MY CAR'S SLIDING DOOR. IT GET STUCK HALF THE WAY AND THEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE THAT. CABLE IS BROKEN. LAKESHORE TOYOTA IN BURNS HARBOR INDIANA QUOTE $1800 TO REPLACE THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM. *TR

I HAD PROBLEM WITH MY CAR'S SLIDING DOOR. IT GET STUCK HALF THE WAY AND THEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE THAT. THEN I HAD TO CUT THE CABLE. I USE THIS CAR FOR MY FAMILY BUT UNFORTUNATELY I WENT TO DEALER THEY TOLD ME SOMEHOW THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I TRIED TO USE THE DOORS MANUALLY BUT STILL THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR. VERY VERY BAD EXPERIENCE AFTER HAVING THIS CAR AND MY FAMILY DOESN'T LIKE DUE TO THIS REASON. MY KIDS CANNOT USE IT IN A FRIENDLY MANNER. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF SPACE IN PARKING LOT. WITH ENGINE STILL ON AND RUNNING, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO JAM DOWN ON EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP FROM BACKING INTO OTHER VEHICLES ACROSS THE AISLE IN THE LOT. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESS (OR LOCATION). ACCORDING TO MANUAL THIS MEANS THAT THE AIRBAG(S) TURN OFF AS THE OCCUPANCY SENSORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE WIRING HARNESS ITSELF IS LOCATED WHERE I PUT MY LEFT FOOT WHEN SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE SEAT PUSHED BACK. IT IS A BAD DESIGN THAT ENDANGERS LIVES. RECOMMEND A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN BEING OPENED OR CLOSED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SUPPORT BRACKETS WERE BROKEN. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DOOR WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.