Door Hinge Problems of Toyota Sienna - part 1

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the sliding doors on both sides of the vehicle became inoperable without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure, but the contact was unaware of the diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to call NHTSA. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 150,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2013 Toyota Sienna. The contact had the sliding doors replaced last week, but the hinges on the inside of the passenger side sliding door were rusted out. As a result, the door fell off the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs due to the sliding door that was detached from the hinge. The contact called sherman Toyota 1555 (393 court st, binghamton, NY 13904, 607-724-1334) where the contact was advised that the new door hinge would cost $200 to replace. There were no recalls found on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 113,000.

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The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the door for the fuel tank was fractured and the rear driver side sliding door failed to open. The dealer stated that the fuel door and hinge needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 122,000.

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Tl * the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the front driver side door hinge resister failed and caused the door to swing fully open. The dealer stated that the entire door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.

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The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the driver side door exhibited an abnormal noise when opened. In addition, the weld became fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

2004 Toyota Sienna. Consumer states problem with failure of door check mounting panel resulting in broken door welds the consumer stated the driver's door began making a popping noise when it was opened. Three out of six door welds had broken and the only effective repair, was to have the door replaced at a cost of $2206. 23. The consumer learned the problem was a result of an engineering flaw, and Toyota had recognized the problem and responded with a warranty enhancement for the issue. However, with the warranty extension, the door did not begin to show signs of a problem until outside of the extended warranty period. Toyota was willing to pay 25% toward the cost of the repair; however, the consumer believed that was unsatisfactory and believed Toyota should cover the entire cost.

Power sliding door cable broke.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the driver door was fractured and would not open any more than two inches. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic and they advised her that the hinges on the door were not welded properly. The manufacturer was then contacted and they advised her that they were offering an extended warranty for the failure, but she did not fall within the category. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

2005 Toyota Sienna. Consumer states driver door squeaks and makes popping noises.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the driver side door hinge was fractured yet she was still able to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that she would need to replace the entire door or have it re-welded to correct the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000. Updated 02/07/11 the cosumer stated she opened the drivers side door and it made it noise and then the door would no longer open or close properly. The dealer informed the consumer the hinge was broken. The hinge was welded back together. Updated 03/17/11.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the passenger side sliding door cable fractured and the door was no longer operational. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance as the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The current and failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. While attempting to open the hatchback, it failed to fully open. The contact had to apply force to the lid in order for it to fully open. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. In addition, the contact stated that there was a noise coming from the front driver side door and the door opened further than normal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the door arm needed to be welded. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact observed when the front driver side door was opened the hinge would make a popping noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The technician informed that the door would need to be replaced to correct the problem. The repair cost was $1,600. The manufactured issued a voluntary recall related to the defect; however, the recall expired. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 83,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the passenger side rear sliding door would not close due to a ball joint that connected to the door assembly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the ball joint would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted who provided no assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 75,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. She stated that the cable for the sliding doors snapped, which almost caused the door to separate from the vehicle. The dealer was contacted. Upon contact a technician advised her that because the warranty had expired, she would have to pay $2000. 00 for repairs. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 65000.

- the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The vehicle was parked and the rear passenger automatic sliding door cable broke without warning. In addition, whenever parked on an incline the rear passenger sliding door closed abruptly. The contact had concern of the potential safety hazard. The failure mileage was 75,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. While the vehicle was stationary, the contact and a child opened the front driver's side door from the exterior of the vehicle. Suddenly, the door closed abruptly. The child was struck while in the pathway of the door, but was not injured. The contact heard a clunking noise coming from the door prior to the failure on several occasions. Whenever the front driver's side door was accessed, the failure would occur. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they provided a referral to an auto body shop for repair. The technician stated that the failure was contributed to failed welds. The contact was advised to replace the driver's side door at the estimated cost of $1,500. The vehicle has not been repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure and current mileages were 65,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the cable on the driver's side sliding door snapped due to corrosion and rust. The failure caused a delay in opening and closing the door. Occasionally, the door would open only halfway and could not be closed. When the contact attempted to override the door, she noticed that the cable snapped. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. The dealer stated that the hinge assembly and motor assembly needed to be replaced at the cost of $15,000. There were no recalls available. The failure and current mileages were 74,248.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the front driver side door hinge fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the door hinge was replaced. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.

2004 Sienna back door left struts broken. . . Will close the door when all open . . Almost hit me. . No warranty and need to pay $CA 800 to fix.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated the passenger side sliding door would involuntarily close when a passenger was entering the vehicle. In order to prevent the door from closing, the contact had to hold it open manually. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed the door hinge may have failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage were 65,000.

2004 Toyota Sienna xle -driver's side door hinge pops, called dealer, asked if there was a service bulletin on this problem. There is, but they send the van to a body shop for repairs (re-welding) and that will take 4 days. Because it is under a service bulletin and not a recall, they do not provide a "loaner" or rental vehicle.

The power sliding door cables corroded ( rusted away all but two (2) strands) and snapped between the top two rollers that guides the open/close cables. This problem is a definite and serious safety hazard, as it may trap the rear seat occupants in a emergency.

Engine light went on , checked water and oil, both levels were fine, engine just quit, van was towed to repair shop, I the owner was told that due to sludge in the engine the oil could not pass through so engine seized up, it was a 2000 Sienna van, the oil was changed every 3000-4000 miles faithfully, the engine only had 107,000. Original miles on it, a new engine would be 6,200. 00 plus labor and a used engine would be 4,200. 00 plus labor, so now my van had to be junked.

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2005 Toyota Sienna: power rear door unexpectedly closes down thereby causing danger when removing cargo.

Brand new bought Toyota Sienna 06 with 31k miles the doors started making noise. I read up on this on some websites and it appears that there is poor welding / bad deigns on Toyota Sienna doors.

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Toyota ref #200711200190 (customer satisfaction reference #) my husband Mini van sliding door cable shoot a very hard piece of plastic out and the cable dislodged from its hinge. Luckily that we did not have any one sitting in the path of the hard plastic which has a lot of sharp angles, and a pointing corner. I see this is major safety issue. But the customer sat. Rep (danner ??)is not taking this seriously. I talked w/ the dealer repair person that he said that he had saw a few of the same problem. I know my car is out of warranty, but I would feel very bad someone else is harm by this defect. I told Toyota that I intend to report this to the consumer safety to make sure people aware of this design defect.

The driver side door inner retention hinge on 2005 Sienna le van, the spot welds broke and the local Toyota body shop is charging me $ 261. 00 dollars to fix it. The vehicle only has 46,000 miles on it and they said there were no recalls on the product.

We own a 2004 Toyota Sienna. It has 41,789 miles. At approximately 41,000 miles my drives side door started making a popping sound when opening and closing the door. It sounds as if it is catching on something when the door is opened and closed. I had taken the van in to the dealership in December 2005 because it was making a horrible grinding squeaking sound when the door was opened and closed. The dealer lubed and adjusted the hinges at that time. Now 2 years later, I was told by the dealership that the whole door has to be replaced at the cost of over $3,000. 00 and since I am outside of my warranty it is my responsibility. The man at the dealership said "this is a common problem, we see it on these Siennas all the time". If this is the case why isn't Toyota doing a recall on the door weld/hinge. Toyota is aware of the problem because they sent out a technical service bulletin with the VIN numbers of the vehicles that it affects, but only to fix it if the car is under 36,000 miles or 3 years. The service bulletin is for Siennas year 04 - 06. I would be very surprised if there are still 04 out there that are still under the 36,000 mile warranty. This vehicle has already had 4 recalls, why aren't they recalling the door?.

No warning given. Driver's door check (not sure if that is technical name- not the hinge) started making popping and clunking noise when operating door. Tried lube, no improvement. Took to dealer and they said the weld must be broke. They agreed to fix it under warranty even though we are just out of the warranty period. Body shop called to tell us it cannot be fixed, broken too badly. They will have to replace the door!.

Driver's door stop is defective and requires a welding procedure in order to fix the problem. Warranties do not cover the repair and Toyota has not issued a recall although their are numerous complaints regarding this manufacturers defect. The door will make a very loud banging sound when while it is being opened or closed. I have 2 other friends with the ame vehicle and the same problem. 2004 Toyota Sienna.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The automatic driver side door began to have difficulty opening and closing on several occasions. Approximately one month later, the top hinge from the driver side automatic door detached from the vehicle, but the lower hinge remained in tact. The dealer was notified after each failure and now they have replaced the hinge, motor, and door cable. The current mileage is 72,750 and failure mileage was 72,000. Updated 01/08/08.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The welding on the driver side door has separated from the hinge. As a result, the door would not remain open. The door began making noises six months ago. The contact stated that the passenger side door began experiencing the same failure. The door has not been used frequently and is currently working properly. The dealer has agreed to pay seventy five percent of the cost to repair the door; however, the contact believed that they should pay the entire cost. The current mileage was 44,000 and failure mileage was 40,000.

This is for a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The driver side door is not closing completely. It appears the welding for the door check is the culprit. The door does not feel secure when closed. I brought the door to the Toyota dealership and they said it was out of warranty. You are sol. I called Toyota customer service and they told me to call the dealership.

2005 Toyota Sienna driver side door made a loud pop when opening. Customer stated she took it to the dealer and they told her it would cost 300 to 400 dollars. Consumer would like to know how many Sienna's have this problem. The dealer informed the consumer, that the weld on the door hinge was broken. The consumer took the vehicle to a collision center and was told the price would be $250. 00 dollars. The dealer did agree to pay half of the cost.

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