NHTSA Complaint #10256217 — 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA SIDE DOORS (SLIDING) CONSTANTLY LOCK UP IN COLD WEATHER (LESS THAN 40 DEGREES) PROHIBITING ME FROM USING EITHER DOOR TO GET MY CHILDREN INTO MY CAR. THERE IS NO WAY TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. TURNING ON YOUR CAR AND WARMING IT UP FOR EVEN AS LONG AS ONE HALF HOUR HAS NO EFFECT. TO COMPOUND MATTERS, ONCE SOMEONE HAS ATTEMPTED TO OPEN EITHER OF THE DOORS, THE CAR ALARM CONTINUES TO BEEP (WARNING THAT A DOOR IS AJAR). ALSO, I AM UNABLE TO FULLY RE-CLOSE THE DOORS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THUS, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH MY DOORS NOT FULLY CLOSED (AS THEY SHOULD BE). THIS IS MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE. MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY CHILDREN IS BEING COMPROMISED, DRIVING WITH THE DOORS STUCK IN A SLIGHTLY AJAR POSITION. ALSO, IT IS DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN TO BE CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE REAR HATCHBACK BECAUSE THE SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. I CANNOT SOLVE NOR PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. PLACING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE HAS NO EFFECT. SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES TO MY CAR DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. THEY SIMPLY TELL ME TO GRAPHITE THE DOOR SEALS. THIS DOES NOT HELP. THE DOOR SEALS ARE INADEQUATE. *TR