Body problems of the 2005 Toyota Sienna - part 2

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while opening and closing the drivers door it made a loud grinding noise. The dealer inspected the vehicle and found that the door welding fractured due to defective welding. The dealer recommended that the drivers door be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000. The current mileage 121,000.

I have issue with my Toyota Sienna 2005 and I want Toyota to to resolve this issue technical service bulletin March 23, 2007 TSB revision notice: ?? July 6, 2007: the warranty information table has been updated with separate ?combo a? op codes. ?? may 29, 2007: the warranty information has been updated. The note before step 1 of the repair procedure has been updated. Previous versions of this TSB should be discarded. Some customers may experience a popping noise when opening and/or closing the front doors on their vehicle. Use the following procedure to diagnose and correct the condition. ?? 2004 ? 2006 model year Sienna vehicles produced before the production change.

Tried to avoid oncoming truck over double line by easing to r shoulder and caught ice. Slide, driver side tires went up on guardrail, went airborne taking out a mailbox, bounced in a lower front yard went back in air. Pinged off large trees x3 then passed thru 2 field goal and the tree dead center and my van hit hard! crumpling my front end but not deploying any air bags. Nice seatbelt bruise and shaken but no injuries.

The plate on the door that is connected to the end of the strut that limits how far the driver's side door can be opened is spot welded to the door frame. Several of those spot welds have broken and very shortly the door will be able to swing open without limit. I am told that Toyota had an extended warranty for this issue by that it expired in 2012.

Sliding doors freeze shut whenever temperature is below freezing. The Toyota service departments solution is to spray the door weather stripping with silicone spray which does solve the problem but only for a short duration of time (1 month max) and does not solve the problem at colder temperatures (below 20 degrees f) where the doors always freeze shut. This issue is potentially dangerous by trapping the passengers inside with no means of egress, especially in the event of a front end collision where even the front doors are inoperable. This is a know issue with this year/model Toyota van, with many others experiencing the same problem. I have experienced the problem when trying to attempt to enter the vehicle and exiting the vehicle after the temperature has dropped while driving.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the metal welding for the driver's side door became fractured and caused the door check to separate. Also, the front passenger's side vent was emitting cold air while the driver's side vent would emit hot air. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 114,000.

Defective door, broken driver door weld & check strap causes door to fail to open when the window is down, window only goes down 1/2 way while door closed. Door fails to remain open or closed.

The driver rear power sliding door is stuck in closed position and does not open either in automatic power mode or manually. The door got stuck after the power cable was ripped, due to rust, and the door was manually shut. It is now stuck closed and can't be opened using either automatic or manual way.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the passenger's side sliding door failed to open from the inside or outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. Kmj.

Several months ago, the panel spot welds on the front door (driver's side) door check mounting panel became detached causing a "popping" noise when opening and closing the door. Today, I heard a "clunk" noise when I opened the door and the "popping" noise stopped. However, now I am not able to open the window more than 1/2 way nor open the door properly which has me rather concerned for my safety. If the window is open at all, I cannot open the door wide enough to get out even though I am not overweight nor am I a large man. If I close the window first, I can open the door 3/4 of the way before it stops. Toyota is fully aware of this door check problem. I received a notice from them a number of years ago indicating that, because this problem is quite common, they are offering an "enhanced warranty" for 5 years from when the vehicle was first put into service or 100,000 miles, which ever comes first, to fix the door. I bought the vehicle new in 2005 so the enhanced warranty expired in 2010. When I first heard the popping noise, I brought the vehicle back to the dealer who informed me that I would have to pay for the repair since the enhanced warranty period had expired. The cost, $2300 dollars. When I asked, "why so much?" their body shop gave me a long list of parts and work that needed to be done to "repair" the problem it included removing the headlights, bumper, quarter panel and rear door among other things. The reason they could not just replace the door was that Toyota redesigned the entire door and had to retrofit the newly engineered door to my vehicle. So unless I pay $2300 to repair what is, essentially, an engineering design flaw on Toyota's part, I am left with an unsafe situation if I need to quickly get out of the vehicle and cannot close the window first as would happen in case of an electrical system failure for example.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door could not be unlocked manually or when using the key fob. The passenger's side automatic sliding door would only operate intermittently. The lift gate would sporadically open while the vehicle was in motion and would not latch when closed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.

The weld holding the driver's side front door check failed causing the door to swing out of control. No other damage was caused, but this creates a potentially dangerous situation.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that upon inspection, the driver side door failed to close intermittently with no warnings. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 98,000. The current mileage was 99,000. Jr.

The door check on the driver side failed. Toyota (local dealer and headquarters) denied it was the door check (a known manufacturing defect) and gave me an estimate of over $1500 to repair the defect. I took the vehicle to a reputable body shop to look at the door and they confirmed the damage was caused by a faulty door check. The body shop did repair the defect, which as I understand it, if not repaired can allow the door to swing freely. Toyota did not correct or acknowledge the faulty door check on this 2005 awd Sienna.

I purchased my van in November of 2012. My husband has a Toyota tundra that we purchased new in 2004 and it has over 300,000 miles on it. When my Buick stopped running, I knew that I wanted a Toyota van. We have a physically challanged daughter so when we go anywhere we have to take the walker and her wheelchair with us. Apx. 3 months ago the slideing door on the passenger side began to not open every time. It gradually got worse and finally stopped completely! we just used the driver side door and crawled in and out. After a while the slidling door on the driver side did the same thing. Now neither door will work!!! after reading other post on different sites, I realized that I am not alone. Come on Toyota, get it together!!! I love my van but I really need the doors to open!!!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number 08v244000 (structure lift gate) was performed but the repair did not correct the failure. The lift gate did not have a resistor and caused the gate to swing open and was difficult to close. The contact also stated that her Toyota Sienna was a handicap vehicle. The dealer advised that they did not know how to correct the lift gate failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 54,189. Mah.

In Nov 2013 my 2005 Sienna driver door started popping, and in researching the issue, I found thousands of the same complaints on the internet which has to do with a bad spot weld; the door now has no "stop", and swings freely. Last April 2013, and more recently, the door has closed on my hand because it won't stay open by itself. Unfortunately, I am allegedly out of the "extended 5 year warranty--should be a recall" window. What is Toyota doing to resolve this issue for their loyal customers? https://www. Facebook. . Read more...

Catylyst system failed/ not working properly. The left rear door has failed, the cable not working at all. The door does not slide, gets stuck when your trying to open it.

Drivers door started to creak as if the hinges were dry. Tried to liube the hinge but did not solve the problem. The door the started to click and have a banging sound as if something was loose or broken. Upon investigation found the lower weld that attaches the door open holding arm to having been broken.

This is really an ongoing issue that started in winter of 2012 and carried over into 2013. Our Sienna has/had issues with the power sliding driver and passenger doors. We were told by lithia Toyota in grand forks, nd that it would cost $1700 to replace a latch and cable in order for the power sliding door to work. There is no way I was even going to consider paying that for the driver or passenger side, let alone both. After reading about all the issues Toyota Sienna's have, my wife and I looked for other options. We took our Sienna to corwin Toyota in fargo, nd where they removed the power capability so we could simply have a manual sliding door on the driver side. That option worked well for a while, but eventually it didn't work between the snow/ice and (full disclosure. . . We live on a gravel road) dust, our doors continuously stick no matter what time of the year it is, regardless of temperature. We often go for months at a time with only one operational manual sliding door (we did have lake Toyota in devils lake, nd make the passenger side door manual like the drivers side). When both doors get stuck, we have one repaired (have done that a couple times). This is a safety issue that Toyota is refusing to do anything about. Why can't we have a manual operating door? why do we have to keep going to a dealer to have this situation taken care of? I have tried to contact Toyota customer care and was told that their warranty expired at 120k mile point (we currently have 194k miles on the van, bought it with 125k). I just want Toyota to repair my sliding doors so they work manually. I do not care about power doors. Perhaps you can explain this to Toyota in a way which I have failed to do.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that when opening and closing the driver's side door, there was a loud pop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that the mounting panel was damaged and needed to be welded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000. The current mileage was approximately 69,900.

2005 Toyota Sienna affected by driver's side front door "popping" sound due to front door check mounting panel spot welds becoming detached. Toyota issued warranty enhancement for this issue, but not a recall as they should have. Vehicle is out of extended warranty based on years, but not miles. Toyota will not claim responsibility and is not willing to pay for cost of repair.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the drivers side door made a loud popping noise whenever it was open. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was later contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileage was approximately 99,487.

Rear sliding door actuator will not open or close using remote or pillar door switch. This is a tremendous safety issue for children who cannot open the door physically.

Drivers side door weld broken. Toyota familiar with problem but won't fix. Toyota extended the warranty to 5 years and 100,000 miles but mine is older than 5 years. Door welds should not break in life of car. Toyota dealership body shop says they have fixed hundreds of these.

The vehicle hinge of the driver's door becomes unwelded from the door causing a clicking noise. After several openings and closings of the door the hinge loosens even more causing a interference with the window. The driver's side window is only allowed to fall 2/3rd of the way down before the hinge stops it causing potential breakage of the glass while the motor vehicle is in operation.

I tried to close the rear door after putting my groceries in the rear well. The door closed part-way then went back up. I did it again manually and using my remote 'clicker'. Same thing happened. In order to close the door I had to push it manually to close the door. We took it back to the dealer who said the struts needed to be replaced (approximately $500). Later I realized there had been a recall on faulty struts. These are the replacements. I notice on the internet where are others are now having problems with the replacements that were installed.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the driver side door had become inoperable. The retaining rod that kept the door from opening was fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated but the vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 60,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the driver's side door weld was fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the weld needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 98,000.

The dashboard of the Toyota Sienna 2005 is cracking. The crack started from the ac vent on both sides so my opinion it is a bad design or component that should be recalled. The car is always inside the garage and the crack appeared around 72k miles.

Door popping when opening and closing due to broken door welds.

As I opened the driver's side door, I heard a loud pop. Upon investigation, it turned out that the spot weld on the door had separated. After taking it to my local Toyota dealership, I was told that this was a known problem (see TSB nv003-07), I was told that my vehicle was out of warranty and that the only fix was to replace the door at a cost of approximately $2000. Although Toyota insisted that this is not a safety concern, it seems that this failure could lead to the door falling off or slippage of the window and subsequent broken glass.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that when he opened the front driver side door there was a loud noise reminiscent of a firecracker. The failure recurred numerous times. He received information from Toyota stating that the welds were broken but he did not qualify for the extended warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,000 and the current mileage was 95,000. Rvk.

Door popping when opening and closing due to broken door weld. Secondly when the passenger side seat belt becomes fully extended it binds and gets caught and the shoulder belt will not retract back into the door.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked she tried to open the rear sliding door. The door seizes when trying to open and close. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer has not been notified. The failure mileage was 122,000. Mh.