Owners/service Manual problems of the 2005 Toyota Sienna

Cpsc:I currently own 2 2005 Toyota Sienna minivans. I've had one for at least 8 years (now has ~212,000 miles and the other I purchased in the last month (has ~127,000). The engine in my original van has been wonderful however currently you cannot open either of the sliding side doors, with the automatic option or manually. The automatic feature broke.

Passenger side automatic sliding door stopped working 5 years ago so we used it manually. Door stopped working manually 2 years ago. Driver side sliding door was not automatic. One year ago began not working intermittently. Now you cannot open the door from the inside. This posses a great safety hazard. Passengers in the rear two rows of the van cannot open either door in an emergency.

I have a problem with the sliding door when it snapped suddenly while it was on a steep hill, the car was stationary on a city street . Now the door is stuck and I cant open it neither automatically nor manually.

On the Toyota Sienna there are hundreds of reports of the doors not opening or not being able to open them. On my sister's car the automatic electric door as well as the manual door have both stopped working. With these doors being broken and unable to open. . . Anyone in the back of the car would be trapped in an accident or fire. These doors need to be recalled.

In the past month, I have had major issues with three of the doors on my 2005 Toyota Sienna xle. The tab welds on the front driver's door have snapped, the cable on the passenger side sliding door snapped and the driver's side sliding door only works manually. When I called Toyota customer care, I was told that the sliding doors would be covered under an extended manufacturers warranty and that the front door, had an extended customer care program because of a known issue with the welds. Obviously this was a big relief for me because of the cost of repairing the doors ($ 4,000+). When I was transferred from the call taker to Toyota itself, I was then told none of the doors are covered. I was told the doors were covered under an extended customer car warranty because it is a known problem. The extended warranty for the doors has expired so Toyota won't cover them. As of now the passenger side slider will not open because the snapped cable jammed the door shut. The driver's door makes two loud "clunks" when open and closed and it is just a matter of time before that door becomes inoperable. I would think that not being able to exit one of the doors would be considered a safety risk and it is obvious Toyota knows of this problem because they already had the extended warranty.

Power sliding door became stuck half way open. Was not able to open or close door. My infant was trapped inside. Only able to free door after trying to manually close door which caused cable to break. We were unable to drive do to door stuck partially open, and cable debris hanging out under rear window.

Driver side sliding door will not open at all, manually or automatically. Originally, with less than 100,000 miles, this sliding door would partially close, but just before latching closed, would reverse direction and reopen. Toyota dealer stated this was not part of Toyota's extended warranty, but replaced the hinge for the cost of parts when the passenger side sliding door also began having problems opening with the interior buttons and remote (at about 110,000 miles). Evidently, Toyota's extended warranty does not cover very much because the dealership has told me every time that it was not a warranty item, and contacting their corporate resulted in no action. After having all the items fixed at the end of may, a month later the passenger sliding door once again would not open with the switches, and quite often hangs up partially open or closed when using the handles. This causes a problem/safety issue especially when the children are dropped off and picked up at school because they (or a teacher) have to return to the vehicle, or parent get out and go around, to close the door. The driver side door not opening at all now poses a serious risk should an emergency happen and the driver would have to climb over the seat or exit the van to go to the passenger side sliding door (that may hang up) to reach our young daughter. I believe Toyota should have to issue a recall on their 2005 Siennas' sliding doors because this results in many dangerous situations and this is an extensive problem (I know of multiple owner's with these problems and a simple google search gets countless hits).

I had problem with my car's sliding door. It get stuck half the way and then I was not able to close that. Then I had to cut the cable. I use this car for my family but unfortunately I went to dealer they told me somehow this is not covered by warranty. I tried to use the doors manually but still their is a problem with the door. Very very bad experience after having this car and my family does'TN like due to this reason. My kids cannot use it in a friendly manner.

The power sliding door on the passenger side will no longer function when the handles are pulled or when the buttons are pushed. It lurches but never moves. It must be deactivated and used manually. We were quoted a price of $1000 to repair it and told this was very common in the 2004-2007 Toyota Sienna models. There should be a recall to have this service performed free of charge.

After the rear hatch struts were replaced for the recall, the rear hatch when opened manually flies open so fast it has hit me the the head. Toyota said the new struts have more pressure to hold the door up so it will open faster, but this is dangerous. The door never opened this fast with the old struts. Toyota needs to resolved this issue.

Sliding side doors freeze shut. . . Will not open automatically or manually in cold weather conditions. Nor do they open properly in warm weather conditions.

Our 2005 Toyota Sienna has had recurring problems with the rear doors becoming inoperative. During the lease period it was brought to the dealer who dfiagnosed that it "needed a little grease". We continued to live with the manual door requiring several tries to open, finally paying out of pocket for a repair. Now the handle had broken off, and the cable for the automatic door has broken. There is now no way to open either door, leaving our children in the back with no direct route to exit the vehicle should something happen. We have spent a few thousand dollars already on these doors and cannot continue to pay for them.

My 10 year old grandson could not exit my 2005 Toyota Sienna van. He jumped the seat and came out the rt front door. The rt slider door stuck open 6 inches from the frame. A metal cable rusted through and broke. The door would not close power or manual. I forced the door closed from the outside and have not opened it since. It can not open more than 6 inches. A recall to check the spare tire release was done recently. The door cables are also subjected to salt spray in ri. Toyota service verified the complaint. In an emergency,. The door could not be opened.

When the rear windows of my 2005 Toyota Sienna are rolled down the door will not stay open, it is especially bad if you are parked on a hill. If the window is rolled up, then the door stays open "catches" it is most apparent on my manual door although the power door does the same thing except the motor precludes it from shutting itself. I find this very dangerous especially around my two year olds. When I went to the dealer, they were surprised that the door wouldn't stay open and then proceeded to tell me it was a safety feature so you don't leave your windows open!!!! I laughed out loud. So, that's my complaint. It seems they all do it. The ce and le w/package 1- manual doors are the worst of course.