2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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