Door problems of the 2005 Toyota Sienna - part 1

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. While the rear passenger attempted to exit the vehicle,. The rear passenger side sliding door failed to function. As a result, the passenger was unable to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. When the contact opened the passenger side door, it opened further than intended. The contact stated that this was due to spot welded metal on the door check mounting panel that was separating from the door body. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the sliding automatic rear door independently opened. When the failure occurred, there was an abnormal noise. The door was switched to manual mode, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the rear sliding doors failed to secure and opened independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000.

2005 Toyota Sienna. Consumer writes in regards to recall inquiry on sliding doors. The consumer stated the right side sliding door, would stop functioning at times.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated she was unable to open and close the passenger side automatic sliding door. The contact mentioned she would have to manually force the passenger automatic sliding door open and closed. The contact stated that currently the passenger automatic sliding door failed to open. Additionally the contact mentioned the passenger automatic sliding doors froze in the winter. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 66,000.

The rear door almost closed on me as I was loading groceries. I opened the rear door with my key remote, stepped underneath the door as it was fully lifted, and quickly stepped out of the way as the door began automatically closing. Toyota issued a recall in 2008 for this issue, and I verified with my local Toyota dealership that they performed this recall.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that whenever the weather was cold, the rear sliding doors failed to open. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 55,000.

Toyota has issued a csp to fix the power sliding doors in our model. Ours broke over a year ago and the cables were the only problem at the time. Toyota took almost a year to get the parts to start fixing the doors. Now they are telling us that many other parts are broken and not covered, this seems like a bait and switch tactic to me as I have read hundreds of blogs and posts stating the exact same thing happened to them, with a $1500+ price tag. I feel that the parts broke due to Toyota taking so long to get the notice out to customers after the issue was already happening. I think it is a scam and would like it to be investigated, I think they should be responsible for the entire repair cost since when we went in, only the cable was broken.

The automatic rear sliding door on the driver side broke. I can see that Toyota acknowledged the problem and extended a warrant to 9 years or 120,000 miles (whichever comes first). Well, my vehicle has over 120,000 miles and I am now unable to use the door at all. After doing research I have found that many people are experiencing the same problem. I think this should be a recall and not a warranty extension. I have no way of currently opening the door. This is a major safety concern considering I have three small children. If something were to happen, an accident or any other circumstance to get to my children quickly, I would not be able to. The automatic doors was the selling point for our purchase of this van. Toyota says to come in and have the automatic door deactivated so that we can use it manually. To have it fixed costs between $1,000 and $3,000.

The passenger side power sliding door has jammed and cannot be opened. We had to let our son out of the car at school on the driver side and he was almost hit by another car. Toyota has known about this issue and has issued an extended warranty, but they should be covering all vehicles when it comes to child related issues. Offering a limited warranty extension does not cure their failure to produce a safe vehicle for the consumer. We have already replaced the passenger side and now the passenger side has failed.

The power sliding door of the Toyota Sienna is faulty and according to the dealer the failed part is the actuator. The car has 73k miles and it is unacceptable that this particular component failed. You can't open the door using the fob or the remote switches so during emergency this will pose a problem when exiting the vehicle. I see a lot of similar occurrence in the internet so this could be a defect in the design.

Toyota recently issued an extended warranty notice for the Sienna van rear powered sliding door. However, they conveniently excluded key components, from this warranty, that allows the door to operate fully and correctly, such as the actuator. The power sliding door on my Sienna does not work due to a faulty actuator but Toyota will not cover it because it is not on their secretive list of covered components. Even though they admit oem component failure of the powered sliding door through their extent warranty notice. So now I am simply looking for Toyota to cover a component that they should be held responsible for. The dealer wants ~$900 dollars for the fix!.

Cpsc#i1260525a. 2005 Toyota Sienna. Consumer stated about two years ago, she started have problems with the drivers door on her Mini van, which was making a loud clicking/grinding sound every time it was opened or closed. She stated she got it fix and it's giving her problems again. The consumer stated she can only open the door halfway to get in and out. Also, the windows were not operating properly.

Cable on driver side sliding door snapped and is now hanging down on outside of vehicle. Can only open side door about a foot manually and it locks and closes. Can not get kids in and out of that side at all. Door closes shut very quickly and strongly which is a safety hazard especially with children sitting in the back and trying to get out of the side doors.

The passenger sliding door on the vehicle does not work. The Toyota dealership said it's a motor defect not covered under Toyota's warranty enhancment for the door. This has become a safety issue because my son is not strong enough to open the door manually and in order for him to exit the vehicle, he either needs to exit on the driver's side into oncoming traffic, or climb to the front seat to use the front door. On more than one occasion, we were almost hit by a car while dropping him off at school. There is no parking lot there and neither parents nor children are supposed to exit the vehicle at all on the drivers side. My son couldn't get the door open so I had to get out of the car and was almost hit by another car not expecting me to be opening the door. It is more than a matter of convenience, it is essential that the door can be opened and closed using the power feature. The manual sliding door is way to heavy for a 5 yr old to use safely.

Both power sliding doors on my van have stopped working. The first door stopped working and within two weeks the other door has stopped. The doors stopped working with the key fob and the buttons in the front drivers area & the buttons located near the power doors, only opening with the actual door handle. They have now stopped working all together. We have turned the power button off so they open manually now. They are very hard to open manually(almost impossible for me at times?!) I have 3 small children and the other day I could not get the door to open at all (power or manually) and they had to crawl over the front seat(ridiculous)!!. It is very frustrating and unsafe to have doors that won't open. It appears that this problem has been going on with lots of Toyotas since 2008 and Toyota has not taken care of their customers. Toyota has already done a recall on the rear lift door so why not take care of the doors that people actually use to get in and out of the vehicle. It is hard to believe that Toyota has let this problem go on as long as it has. They can do a recall for a clip that holds carpet in place but not take care of this sort of issue. My biggest concern is for the safety of my children, that is why I purchased a Toyota van in the first place but now I'm starting to regret that decision. After speaking with a Toyota dealer and found out that it would cost approx. $1500 per door to fix I was very devastated. That is absolutely absurd!! I would expect to pay that much for an engine problem or transmission but for the doors??? and with all the problems reported by other Sienna owners!? Toyota step up and take care of your customers!!! how would they feel if they couldn't get out of their door????.

Sliding doors do not want to open when it is cold out. Power sliding door on the passengers side will not open even when it is warm out with the push buttons but you can hear the motor trying to open. This is a dangerous situation with 3 small children if there is ever an emergency. One child is handicapped and couldn't climb up to the front to be taken out if necessary. It has happened now that the door will not open or close if I do manage to get it open at all. Huge disappointment in Toyota.

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.

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.

Driver door mounting panel weld broke and now is causing a popping noise when opening and closing the driver side door. Toyota sent out an enhancement warranty notice on June 18, 2012 knowing full well that the vehicle prescribed warranty had expired and refused to fix the problem. What is the point of notifying owners about the defect when they refuse to fix the problem. Toyota need to be compelled to issue a recall rather than just notification since other owners are also experiencing the same problem.

The driver's side automatic sliding door on our 2005 Toyota Sienna xle no longer works automatically. It still works if we manually hold the exterior door knob or the interior door knob out for a few moments. I guess that means that the cable has not broken (yet). None of the buttons work to open the door anymore. The dealer says it is an $1100 door motor assembly replacement job. When the cable does break, other people report that the door remains stuck wherever it is - open or closed. Is that not a safety issue? I ask the NHTSA to require Toyota to recall these faulty devices and implement a permanent fix.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact attempted to open the rear driver and passenger side automatic doors but they would not open. The contact also stated that there was not an option to open the doors manually. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technicians stated that the doors would have to be removed and they could not guarantee that no damages would be caused during the process. The technicians also stated that the pulley cable connected to the power doors would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

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.

We have had complete sliding door failure from the latch release motor for both the passenger and driver side doors. The malfunction is electrical and was in no way caused by mis-treatment or an accident. The passenger side door failed first and several weeks later the driver side sliding door failed in the same manner. This failure has resulted in passengers not being able to open the sliding doors from the inside of the car. The doors will only open from the outside.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated the right passenger automatic door would not close completely. The contact injured her left index finger while attempting to close the door. The failure was experienced several times. The dealer performed a diagnostic test which indicated the failure was located in the door cable which was cut by the dealer. The manufacturer would not assist with the repair because the door was altered. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 85,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The vehicle was parked when the contact opened the driver side door and the vehicle exhibited an abnormal popping sound. The contact stated he received a warranty enhancement notification regarding the front door check mounting panel some time prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and he was advised that the vehicle was no longer under warranty for the failure. The failure was ongoing for approximately three months. He was advised the remedy was to replace the door at a cost of $2,500. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 81,000 and the current mileage was 86,114. Updated 06/01/lj.

I own a 2005 Toyota Sienna minivan with 70,000 miles. The other day the driver's side front door started making a popping sound when it was being opened or closed. Now, just three days later, the sound is a horribly loud popping/cracking sound when the door is opened or closed. It sounds as if the door is going to fall right off the car when it is opened or closed. I called the dealership and Toyota corporate and found out a TSB was issued for the problem for the first 36,000 miles. Since my van has 70,000 miles Toyota will not cover any of the repair. I did an online search and found many many owners are having this same issue. Toyota is aware of the issue but will not issue a recall on a known defect. It is the welding on the front door that is not holding and in most cases the entire door must be replaced.

Automatic door will open any way (remote, handle, buttons), however will not close using buttons or remote. Toyota wants $1500 to fix. Searching on the internet sounds like many automatic doors are having this issue and should be a recall. Please make Toyota recall this as it could be a safety issue. Thank you and god bless you!!!!!.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the sliding passenger door malfunctioned and would only open or close partially. There were passengers in the vehicle who were unable to exit through the doors. The vehicle was not inspected nor was it repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 20,300. Updated 03/07/lj.

Middle row driver side seatbelt failure and passenger side sliding door power failure.

Toyota Sienna front door weld failure occurs spontaneously. Michelle at Toyota corporate says "not maint. Nor operation fault" & "no different owner action to prevent". Letter sent by Toyota 11/02/07 stated in effect"if no noise. . . No action necessary" which serves to delay owner action until out of warranty. Toyota successfully shifted $2000. 00 responsibility from themselves to me.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the driver side door was extremely difficult to open and once opened, it would exhibit a loud popping sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and he was advised that the spot welding was fractured. The vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage was 78,500.

Cable to the automatic sliding door of our 2005 Toyota Sienna suddenly snapped, and could easily have been a dangerous situation with kids getting out of the van if I had not blocked the sliding door from hitting them. . Read more...

The cable related to the automatic sliding passenger door on my 2005 Toyota Sienna snapped. I took it to the dealer and he said it rusted through. The wire for the sliding door mechanism is on the outside of the vehicle. I has thin layer of black protective coating. It will cost $1800 to repair as the cable and motor are one unit. It is beyond comprehension why an oem would design an automobile with the cable system exposed to the elements. The extreme weather in minnesota we experience is quite taxing to an automobile, regardless of electrical design. But to have the electrical components exposed to salt and other corrosive materials is just really bad product design and should be corrected.