2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC SIDE DOORS BECOME STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. IT HAPPENS IN COLD WEATHER AND IS VERY UPSETTING BECAUSE IF I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THEN IT WILL NOT OPEN WHEN I DRIVE IT I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT BECOME "UNSTUCK" AND OPEN ON IT'S OWN. I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD MY TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD GREASE THE DOORS BUT THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING INSIDE THE DOOR MECHANISM IS FREEZING DUE TO THE COLD. AFTER THE CAR IS USED FOR A WHILE THE DOORS START WORKING AGAIN. I AM AFRAID MY PASSENGERS WILL GET LOCKED IN THE BACK AND THAT I WILL BE UNABLE TO GET THEM OUT OF THE CAR.

MY 2005 TOYOTA XLE LIMITED, DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING. DURING THIS WINTER, IT'S FROZEN FEW TIMES AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL WORKING CONDITION AND FINALLY TODAY IT'S STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. ON OPEN BUTTON THE MOTOR SEEMS TO WORK, HOWEVER, I NEED TO SLIDE TO FEW INCHES TO MAKE IT WORK, AND SAME TO CLOSING THE DOOR I NEED TO SLIDE FEW INCHES OR MORE TO MAKE IT WORK. *TR

1) BATTERY DRAINS DEAD ONLY LESS THAN 30 MINUTES OF POWER ON (EITHER SIDE DOOR LEFT OPEN, HEADLIGHT NOT TURNED OFF COMPLETELY, INTERIOR LIGHT ON, ETC.) WHICH NEVER HAPPENED WITH PREVIOUS TOYOTAS I OWNED. IN THREE YEARS I OWN THIS MODEL, I HAD TO JUMP CHARGE MY BATTERY AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DUE TO ABOVE. 2) AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT FEATURE DOES NOT TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHT WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, DRAINING BATTERY. 3) DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN SOMETIMES USING REMOTE KEY, INSIDE CONTROL, OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE 4) BOTH SIDE REAR SLIDING DOORS SOMETIMES DO NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE 5) BOTH SIDE REAR SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA SIDE DOORS (SLIDING) CONSTANTLY LOCK UP IN COLD WEATHER (LESS THAN 40 DEGREES) PROHIBITING ME FROM USING EITHER DOOR TO GET MY CHILDREN INTO MY CAR. THERE IS NO WAY TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. TURNING ON YOUR CAR AND WARMING IT UP FOR EVEN AS LONG AS ONE HALF HOUR HAS NO EFFECT. TO COMPOUND MATTERS, ONCE SOMEONE HAS ATTEMPTED TO OPEN EITHER OF THE DOORS, THE CAR ALARM CONTINUES TO BEEP (WARNING THAT A DOOR IS AJAR). ALSO, I AM UNABLE TO FULLY RE-CLOSE THE DOORS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THUS, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH MY DOORS NOT FULLY CLOSED (AS THEY SHOULD BE). THIS IS MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE. MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY CHILDREN IS BEING COMPROMISED, DRIVING WITH THE DOORS STUCK IN A SLIGHTLY AJAR POSITION. ALSO, IT IS DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN TO BE CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE REAR HATCHBACK BECAUSE THE SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. I CANNOT SOLVE NOR PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. PLACING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE HAS NO EFFECT. SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES TO MY CAR DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. THEY SIMPLY TELL ME TO GRAPHITE THE DOOR SEALS. THIS DOES NOT HELP. THE DOOR SEALS ARE INADEQUATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN IN THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A BUTTON IN THE VEHICLE THAT AUTOMATICALLY OPENS THE SLIDING DOORS, BUT IT IS NO LONGER WORKING. THE WARRANTY ALREADY EXPIRED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE, BUT SHE BELIEVES THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,523. UPDATED 2/9/09 *CN UPDATED 02/13/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. AT 25,000 MILES, THE SEAT BELTS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES AND THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IF THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT FAIL IN THEIR PRESENCE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FINALLY FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE OTHER SEAT BELTS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IF A CRASH OCCURRED. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE HAS RUN FLAT TIRES, HOWEVER THE TIRE SENSOR DID WARN HER THAT HER TIRE WENT COPLETELY FLAT. THERE WAS A STRIP OF RUBBER MISSING FROM THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRE SENSOR DID NOT WORK WITH RUN FLAT TIRES. UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE INOPERABLE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT OPERATE AND SHE COULD ONLY ENTER THE VEHICLE MANUALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANIPULATE THE LOCK ENTRY IN ORDER TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE BY HOLDING THE MANUAL LOCK IN PLACE WHILE CLOSING AND/OR OPENING THE DOOR. THE RADIATOR WAS ALSO IN NEED OF REPAIR. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE OVER 100,000.

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED AWD, THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WAS OPENED YESTERDAY AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CABLE THAT CLOSES THE DOOR IS HANGING OFF THE CAR AND THE MOTOR ON THAT SIDE APPEARS TO NOT BE WORKING CAR HAS LESS THAN 39000 MILES AND 3 YEAR WARRANTY ENDED IN OCTOBER 2008, SEEMS TO BE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

2005 SIENNA. PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR IS NOT OPENING OR CLOSING ELECTRONICALLY. IT WILL OPEN AND CLOSE MANUALLY WITH NO APPARENT OBSTRUCTION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE KEY FOB OR BUTTONS INSIDE THE VAN, WE HEAR THE MOTOR MAKE A STRAINING NOISE AND A CLICK, YET THE DOOR DOESN'T MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TWICE, YET SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. NOW WE ARE 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I'M ANNOYED THAT IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. RIGHT NOW, MY 6 KIDS GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH IS VERY INCONVENIENT AS IT IS ON THE STREET SIDE AS OPPOSED TO THE CURB SIDE OF THE CAR. BEING A MANUAL DOOR REQUIRES ME TO EXIT THE CAR ALSO TO ASSIST WITH THE DOOR OPENING/CLOSING. *TR

IN COLD WEATHER THE SEAT BELT FREQUENTLY FOLDS OVER WHERE IT COMES OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THE SEAT BELT THEN CANNOT BE USED AS IT IS TOO THICK TO RETRACT. IT TAKES HOURS TO FIDDLE WITH IT TO CORRECT IT. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN DISASSEMBLE IT & UNTWIST IT, BUT THEY CANNOT STOP IT FROM HAPPENING. *TR