Body problems of the 2005 Toyota Sienna - part 1

The dashboard has so many cracks literally everywhere. All the way from the driver side to the passenger side. When the temperature changes hot to cold or cold to hot. There’s nothing but cracking sounds.

I was pulling in my driveway when this incident happened. When exiting my vehicle and opening the driver side door this is what occurred. The driver side sliding door cable snapped and could have potentially hit the driver or me and which could have injured a body part especially the eye or hand. It also made a loud popping noise. There was no warning lights that this would happen and now the door will not open which causes a safety hazard because in case of an emergency this door may need to be opened to escape for safety reasons. Thank you for the investigation of this matter.

Broken spare tire carrier. Seems to be a common problem on xle Sienna. I have 2005 le and my spare tire carrier is completely broken. Tried getting a replacement from 5 parts car Sienna and they were all broken as well! another common problems Sienna have are rack and pinions. They always leak. I owned a 1998 then a 2003 Sienna and they both leaked from the power steering pack. Spare tire carrier is a dangerous issue. Spare tire can fall off on the road and can cause auto accidents or serious injuries and serious damage to other autos on the road. Rack and pinion leaks leave oil on the floor. Steering locks up without power steering which can cause a serious accident.

Driver side door is making loud noise when door is opened or closed. This popping noise is coming from door check pocket. After examine door check pocket, the popping sound is because pocket is detached form the door frame due to insufficiently and poor welding. The force of opening the door causes it to breakaway from the door frame. I noticed 2017 NHTSA id number: 11002982 has the same issue. Youtube also has incidents regarding this.

Both right and left rear doors will not open using the mechanical assembly or disabling the mechanical assembly. This happens when trying to exit or enter the car. My son has to climb through the front seat. Very inconvenient.

The drivers side door. When open and closing the door, there is a very loud clicking. I was told that there is a crack in the door near the top hing that is connected to the door.

The passenger side automatic sliding door will not open in either automatic or manual mode from the inside. It will open if someone pulls the handle from the outside. Possible motor and or cable problem. There are similar complaints I found on the internet. It started intermittently about a year ago but now it's permanent and can only be opened from pulling on the outside door handle.

While the vehicle was stationary, the sliding side door closed on my son's fingers, and they got jammed in the door. The sensor on the sliding door did not work, when it should have not closed when it hit my son's fingers.

I was completely stopped in my Sienna awd at a traffic light at the top of a freeway on-ramp in a major city, and rear-ended by a vehicle beginning to travel down the on-ramp at an unknown but high rate of speed and not heeding the traffic signal. On impact, the rear cargo compartment of my Sienna crushed inward so far that it caused the third row bench seat to move forward and propel the seat part of the bench seat into the backs of the second row captain's chairs in front of it. This would have crushed the legs and maybe whole body of anyone seated in the outer two seats of the rear bench seat, and perhaps in the middle position as well. I found a piece of paper bag caught between the bottom seat edge of the bench seat and the back of a captain's chair, and I could not pull that piece of paper free. I had to pull really hard to remove the large pack of toilet tissue, shown in the uploaded photo, in order to dislodge it from the rear bench seat area. The tissue pack likely is narrower than the trunk of an adult human body which could have been caught there, with legs also crushed by the lower portion of the bench seat as it impacted the back of the captain's chair in front of it. I believe the cause of this safety problem is a poor design; inadequate rear-crash protection for third-row passengers, who usually are children. As a parent and vehicle owner, I was never warned about the great danger my children could be in if they seated anywhere along the third-row bench seat during a rear-end collision. I'm traumatized by the thought of a child or anyone having been seated in the third row at the time of this collision, which fortunately they were not in this instance.

Driver side door is making loud noise when door is opened or closed. This popping noise is coming from door check pocket. I'd noticed that Toyota had recalled several vehicles related to this issue however they didn't recall some of the other vehicles including ours.

Drivers door check strap spot has weld failed and the door makes a clicking sound when you open or shut the drivers side door. Because of the manufacturing failure you do have to slam the door shut to make sure it is all the way closed or it will not latch properly and open up when you are driving. This is an ongoing problem . Toyota has issued a warranty extension to fix the problem but unfortunately a lot of the vehicles manufacture safety defects are void past the warranty extensions and the costumer was not notified of the warranty extension before warranty voided and it is up to the consumers to fix the problem on their own at their own out of pocket cost. This is a manufacturer defect and safety issue.

In stationary mode my sliding doors will not open, or will open intermittently, or will not open at all or will not close at all or will not latch. The passenger door would not close all the way and so I had to drive home with the door unlatched and beeping at me staying part way open even while operating the vehicle. I see that the 2005 Toyota Sienna was given an extra 9 years warranty for this issue or 120k miles, my car has only 110k miles and has the same issues as the NHTSA campaign number: 16v858. Both doors were affected within a week of each other. The dealer diagnosed the actuator motors on both sides as coincidentally going out at the same time but replacing the actuator motor on the passenger side did not fix the issue. After removing the passenger door they say that the cable is bad and the clutch is worn out on the motor/part that moves the door is bad or broken. The first night I saw the problem the car alarm came on really muffled and ran the battery down so the battery had to be replaced. This may have been associated with the door is my thinking since all this happened within a few hours of each event. (this door has been frozen shut twice since I have owned the vehicle and had to wait for it to thaw to get it to open or shut. ) this vehicle has not had heavy use, only light use.

Automatic sliding door will not close. The cable mechanism appears to be broken. I can't use the door until it is repaired. I took the van in for service with the warranty enhancement letter in 2013 and was told no repairs were needed. Now that the door is broken, Toyota is saying the warranty has expired and I must pay for repairs. When asked why they didn't change out the faulty parts - csd said the door is not a safety issue! I see hundreds of posts for similar problem. Why isn't the sliding door being recalled?.

When the rear sliding door was closing, the cable broke inside the door and the door would not close. I was at preschool picking my kids up so I had to call a friend and the only way we could get the door closed was by cutting the cable.

Drivers side door internal metal is pulling away from itself where the door check is. This also causes the metal to cut into the door check. Creating an audible clicking noise but also creating a safety issue. I have been told that there is a chance that the door itself could fall off. Toyota implemented years ago a customer program to help for the first 10 years or 100,000 mile warranty by extending the warranty. However this does not cover vehicles that had an issue after the warranty expired or if they buy the car used. Due to this I am required to have the whole door replaced and also painting that whole side of the car which will be a total of $2,114. 64. I called Toyota headquarters and they said there is nothing they can do since no recall was issued and only the customer program was setup to help correct this safety issue.

The sliding doors continue to malfunction where you can't open and get out of the vehicle, causing the potential for people (e. G. Kids, disabled folks, older people) to be unable to get out. This has happened multiple times now on the passenger side where the automatic door will not open and the manual override does not work. Once due to an actuator, several times caused by a crappy cable mechanism, and now a forth time due to who knows what. The dealer this time told us it would cost $275 to take the door apart before he could diagnose the problem. We have already spent $3,000 for the past times the door would not open. My disabled sister got stuck in the damn car and had to be moved out the other side which was extremely difficult. What if there is an accident and a person can't get out? I see hundreds of the same complaint on websites, and looking at only three add up over 1000 complaints, all on the same door issue. Multiple times we were traveling with small children and the passenger sliding door would not totally close. What were we to do? once the cable assembly snapped and we could not close it. Toyota has to be aware of this issue and should be made to replace the door with a different design or just with a manual one that people can open and close.

Passenger's side power door will not open. It seems it fails releasing the latch.

Door check broke loose at weld to door frame on drivers side front door. Cost over $500 to have a new one installed. Didn't really notice when it happened, just when it didn't work anymore (the door would swing open wider without stopping) (about November 2015).

The door check was replaced by Toyota for previous owner. The door welds are broke and pops and the door check has broken plastic. Toyota replaced the spark plugs, but just the front. Front were denso and back were ngk. Local dealer says they do not mix plugs. Local dealer says they will inspect the shifter and leave it when the recall says they will replace it. On the dash , it was also fixed by the dealer because it melted. I was told by local dealer I had until 2024 to get it fixed when actually it goes out in 2017. I am being misled on purpose so they do not have to fix their problems. No one is watching them and letting them do what ever they want no matter you spend over $40,000 plus for their trash they will not stand behind. If their is a factory defect it should be an automatic recall because they cannot be trusted to do the right thing. Lets wake up and help the people being taken advantage of. It happened when Toyota put a new door check in it. They have the records and it was on my carfax. I bought it like it is being told the dealer would honor their letter. They refused to fix it and I am still waiting on the dash. They do not have any and time will run out before they get to mine just like the door. It swings wide open nothing to stop it. The shifter I will just live with it because if they can't be trusted to change all your plugs ,can you trust them to do any work to your Toyota vehicles. Do not buy Toyotas because they do not care about you, just selling their cheap cars!.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. Approximately five years ago, the rear passenger side sliding door failed to unlock. The contact mentioned that now the rear driver side sliding door would not unlock. Both doors were equipped with power locks. The vehicle was taken to dealer. The technician diagnosed that the pulley was broken and needed replacement, but the doors would not open manually either. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while in park, the contact noticed that there was a fracture across the dashboard. In addition, the contact stated that front passenger's side seat belt failed to remain buckled. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that a roller needed to be replaced. However' the failure with the dashboard was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired, the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000. Oo.

Door check mounting pocket welds broke and torn sheet metal. With this assembly broken the drivers window will only open 1/2 way with the door closed as the pocket assembly blocks the window from opening all the way. So I understand this is a known problem with Toyota from 2004-2007. If something would happen that required vehicle evacuation thru the drivers window it would be impossible when the window does not fully open because of a known defect.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the passenger sliding door cable fractured preventing the door from opening. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 149,000.

Driver side door check strap weld failing, causing door to droop/pop and loosen from frame of body. 100's of other Sienna owners are reporting this problem(check carcomplaints. Com), and affects the door integrity, therefore causing huge concerns during a potential accident. This may increase the chances of driver door from remaining intact during a collision, or worse a fatality. I have never seen such a weld failure in any new or old vehicles that I have owned, and seems to be a design/assembly error. Toyota issued a warranty extension for 5 years from purchase but most welds fail after 6 or more years of operation. Structural repairs of this caliber should be done by the factory not at the local repair shop, and must meet crash test tolerances. There are over 100k Sienna's on the road, and this should be investigated. Toyota was notified of this concern, and could not provide service since warranty has lapsed. It makes you wonder how strong the other hinge welds are. . . .

Hello, it looks like the check door hinge that connects to the actual door frame literally fell right off causing the door to move around freely. Toyota has already put out an extended customer care program to fix this issue but the prior owner didn't appear that he needed it fixed. The problem now is that it moves around freely and can be a major issue. For example if my 3 yr old son is next to my door and I have it opened it could close on him by just simply the window blowing the door closed. The mechanism that the check door handles is not in place to avoid this. It's a bit frightening. Here's documentation regarding this customer care program extension. It really should be a recall. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. While inspecting the vehicle, it was discovered that the spare tire carrier assembly was corroded and rusted and caused damage to the spare tire. The contact received notice of NHTSA campaign number: 14v273000 (tires) in December of 2014. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. The failure mileage was 60,000.

The front passenger door starting popping. The front door check mounting panel spot welds failed. Toyota has acknowledged there was a problem and issued an extended warranty, but I'm right outside the warranty period. Toyota refuses to fix the issue.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the key fob failed to unlock or lock the doors and failed to activate the sliding doors. The contact mentioned that the batteries were changed from the key fob but the failure persisted. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The contact was advised from the dealer that all five door actuators needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.

Power sliding passenger door failed in the open position. Auto-door turned off and finally with much effort closed the door manually. Door will now not open without the major effort of a full grown adult. Failure was sudden and unannounced. In case of an accident or emergency, there is no way any mid or rear seat children or small adults could open this door enough to egress the vehicle. Several people with the same failure report having to drive with the door jammed open to get to repair shops. Failure of this drive cable (and sometimes the associated motor) is well documented on-line, even in much younger vehicles. Toyota even added it to the extended service plan.

The driver side door's spot weld broke. This causes a horrible popping noise when the door is opened or closed. I contacted Toyota and they told me they are aware of the problem and they would cover it for vehicles that have less than 100,000 miles.

The rear door struts on tjhis Sienna began failing about a week ago. The vehicle currently has 172000 miles, but still runs very well, except that the rear door is now barely usable. My vehicle has a manual rear door which simply is so difficult to access that it is barely usable. I have been hit in the head several times, but my biggest concern is for kids getting hit by this heavy door.

The driver power sliding door failed. The door opened and closed only halfway and was stuck. Our 2 infants were in the car. This was dangerous as my wife was an hour away from home with a door that would not close in 15 degree weather. A door that will not close is dangerous as for many the only choice is to drive home with the door open. I was able to cut the cables to get the door to close.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the driver's door made a loud popping noise while opening the door. The contact also stated that the driver’s door swung and hit her legs. The local mechanic inspected the vehicle and found the driver's door hinges fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000 and the approximate current mileage was 118,000. Li.

Passenger sliding door cable is broken. Toyota is aware of the well known problem and has not issued a recall.

The sliding back door will not open. The motor is still working but the door will not open. It can not be opened manually either. This is a huge safety issue for my children in case of an accident. The is no way to exit the car from the back seats on the passenger side. There should always be a way to manually open the door. I have researched this on the internet and there are a lot of complaints from many people having the same safety issue.