2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

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

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

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.

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

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.