2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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