2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR MOTOR BROKE, LEAVING FRAYED PARTS OF THE CABLES HANGING FROM THE CAR. DEALER ESTIMATES A COST OF CLOSE TO 2,000. I ONLY HAVE 30K MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE NOT MISTREATED THE DOOR IN ANYWAY. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA SENA 2005 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS A SLIDE BAR WITH ROLLERS TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM SWINGING WIDE OPEN. INSIDE THE DOOR THE WELD FOR THE HOLER HAS BROKEN LOOSE. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND VERY COSTLY TO FIX. IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY OR RECALL. *TR

EVERY WINTER IF THE OUTSIDE TEMP IS BELOW 32 DEGREES (ALMOST EVERY DAY IN WI) BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS (ONE POWERED, ONE MANUAL) IN OUR VAN FREEZE SHUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS I CANNOT GET MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN OUT OF THE VAN WITHOUT CRAWLING THROUGH THE FRONT SEAT TO UNBUCKLE THEM, UNACCEPTABLE IN AN EMERGENCY. THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN EITHER FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT; SEVERAL OTHER SIENNA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON VARIOUS MODEL YEARS. ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOORS LEADS TO THE LATCH COMING UNDONE AND UNABLE TO BE RELATCHED; THUS I AM LEFT TO DRIVE WITH UNLATCHED DOORS THAT COULD OPEN ON THEIR OWN AT ANY TIME (IF THEY THAW) WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE THIS YEAR AND NUMEROUS TIMES LAST YEAR SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2007. *TR

OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN'S SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN EVERY WINTER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES OR UNDER. IT OCCURS EVERY DAY AND THE ONLY WAY FOR MY YOUNG KIDS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE IS THROUGH THE FRONT, AS THEY ARE JUST SMALL ENOUGH TO SQUEEZE THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IF MOVED ALL THE WAY FORWARD. IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! THE DOORS ARE ALSO UNABLE TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. MY HUSBAND HAS BRAIN CANCER AND USES A CANE AND SOMETIMES A WHEELCHAIR. EACH TIME THE KIDS NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR HE ALSO HAS TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE WHOLE SITUATION IS DANGEROUS. TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING AS SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

SLIDING DOORS ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA GET STUCK ' CANNOT OPEN OR FULLY SHUT. (BOTH MANUAL DOOR AND)POWER DOOR GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT OPEN BUT TRIED TO OPEN SO IT GOT STUCK IN A SEMI OPEN STATE WHERE IT APPEARED TO BE CLOSED, HOWEVER, WHEN I STARTED DRIVING THE OPEN DOOR LIGHT CAME ON AND LIGHTS WHERE FLICKERING INSIDE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY SHUT. THERE WAS NO WAY TO EITHER OPEN IT OR COMPLETELY SHUT IT. VERY SCARY! IT WAS ABOUT 38 F AND WAS RAINING THE WHOLE DAY PRIOR TO MY DRIVING IT. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT. AFTER A SHORT DRIVE AND 2 TRIES THE DOOR SEEMED TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE (OVER THE YEARS IN WHICH WE HAD THE CAR) WITH THE MANUAL DOOR WHEN IT IS TOO COLD OUTSIDE - USUALLY BELOW 32F. THE DOOR GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. USUALLY AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP THE DOOR GETS UNSTUCK. HOWEVER, IN THIS INSTANCE I HAVE STILL NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE MANUAL DOOR (THIS IS THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR) AND THIS IS ABOUT 24 HOURS LATER I CAN VISUALLY SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT CANNOT OPEN IT. (OR CLOSE IT WHEN IT GETS INTO THAT APPEARS TO BE CLOSED BUT IT JUST A TINY DROP OPEN MODE) I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR SO I KNOW IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

SLIDING PASSENGER REAR DOOR IN MINIVAN PERIODICALLY WILL NOT OPEN - EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. I WAS TOLD REPLACEMENT PART COULD COST $1200 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. AS I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK OF MY VAN, I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A NUISANCE TO NOT HAVE BOTH DOORS IN WORKING CONDITION. I ALSO FEAR THAT EVENTUALLY BOTH DOORS WILL EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

OUR SIENNA HAS WORKED PERFECTLY UNTIL OUR DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE. THIS ONLY OCCURS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. WE THOUGHT IT MAY BE A LUBRICATING ISSUE BUT AFTER COMPLETING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AND COSTLY PROBLEM FOR ALL SIENNA OWNERS. MONEY IS TIGHT RIGHT NOW AND I AM SCARED TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL YET AND IT COULD REQUIRE THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR BE REPLACED FOR $3,000? I AM VERY CONFUSED AS TO WHY THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED SINCE IT IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE 58,000. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. *TR

I PURCHASED FOUR GOODYEAR TIRES 215/65R16 FROM JUSTTIRES IN MAR 07. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, THERE WERE THREE VALVE STEM ISSUES (LEAKING) ON THREE DIFFERENT TIRES. ABOUT 3 MO LATER, THERE WAS A FOURTH INCIDENT. JUSTTIRES SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AS THEY SHOWED NO SURPRISE AND REPAIRED IT IMMEDIATELY. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR SUCH, THERE ANCILLARY PROBLEMS RESULTING IN MY LOSING A FULL DAY OF PERSONAL WORK (I AM A RESEARCH SCIENTIST). THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS COVERED BY JUSTTIRES, BUT NOT MY LOST TIME. I BRING THIS UP AS THERE WAS AN ISSUE IN CHINESE MADE VALVE STEM IN FORD VEHICLES TIRES POSED IN TODAY'S AOL. COULD THIS BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF MY HID HEADLAMPS ON A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. IT SEEMS FROM MY RESEARCH THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

REAR LIFT GATE FAILURE ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. HATCH BEGAN CLOSING IMMEDIATELY AS IT REACHED THE FULL OPEN POSITION SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2008. CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING RECALL POSTINGS, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REMEDIES. *TR