2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Structure Problems

OUR SIENNA HAS WORKED PERFECTLY UNTIL OUR DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE. THIS ONLY OCCURS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. WE THOUGHT IT MAY BE A LUBRICATING ISSUE BUT AFTER COMPLETING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AND COSTLY PROBLEM FOR ALL SIENNA OWNERS. MONEY IS TIGHT RIGHT NOW AND I AM SCARED TO HAVE IT CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL YET AND IT COULD REQUIRE THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR BE REPLACED FOR $3,000? I AM VERY CONFUSED AS TO WHY THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED SINCE IT IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE 58,000. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. *TR

SLIDING DOOR, DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT OPEN, SAFETY, FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES IT SHOULD OPEN. I ASKED THAT DEALER REPAIR AND THEY DID NOT. *TR

(#1) WE PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. WITHIN ONE WEEK OF OWNING THE CAR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT WORKING. AUTOMATIC OPENER DID NOT WORK. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE FIX WAS. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR, AGAIN, STARTED TO SOUND LIKE CRUMPLING ALUMINUM AND WITH A FEW MORE USES WOULD NOT OPEN ANY MORE. MY DAUGHTER AND SON COULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IF THAT WAS THE ONLY SIDE TO GET OUT. TOYOTA WANTED $1,800 TO REPLACE THE CABLE THAT MOVES THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY BACK AND FORTH. THIS WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES. (#2) AFTER A FEW YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR, THE DRIVER'S DOOR STARTED "CLICKING". IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY WELD. IT WAS FIXED AND ABOUT A YEAR LATER NOW IT IS "CLICKING" AGAIN. (#3) ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DOOR LIFTING MECHANISM. IT...

I AM A 42 YEAR OLD PARTIALLY DISABLED MOTHER OF 3 CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD. I WENT GROCERY SHOPPING ON THIS SUNDAY AS I DO EVERY WEEKEND. I HAD 2 SHOPPING CARTS FULL OF FOOD, AND AS EVERY GROCERY SHOPPING TRIP I HAVE ONE OF THE STORE EMPLOYEES HELP ME WITH MY CART TO THE HANDICAP PARKING SPOT AND HAND ME THE BAGS FROM THE SHOPPING CART TO ME TO THE TRUNK. THIS PARTICULAR SUNDAY I OPENED THE HATCH AND AS SOON AS IT WAS TO THE TOP I GRABBED THE BAG FROM THE 16 YEAR OLD SUMMER WORKER OF SHOPRITE OF BRANCHBURG NJ. AS I WAS PUTTING THE BAG IN THE TRUNK THE HATCH WAS CLOSING ME IN THE TRUNK. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FAST RESPONSE OF THE SHOPRITE EMPLOYEE I WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED, HURT EVEN MORE THAN I WAS OR EVEN KILLED! SHE GRABBED THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. SHE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SLIDING DOORS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2006. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE DOORS WOULD OPEN. WHEN THE CONTACT MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE DOORS BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALER, THEY WOULD NOT OPEN AGAIN. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT WHEN SHE FIRST BEGAN TAKING HER VEHICLE IN FOR THIS FAILURE, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,734 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

1) WE HAD BEEN ON VACATION FOR A WEEK AND A HALF, DURING WHICH TIME OUR MINIVAN SAT IN OUR GARAGE. THE FIRST DAY AFTER RETURNING, I TOOK THE KIDS TO A GROCERY STORE AND USED THE POWER SLIDING DOOR BUTTON TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS. WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE DOORS, I NOTICED THAT ONE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK - IT SLID BACK BUT WOULD NOT LATCH. I TRIED PUSHING IT IN BUT IT WAS NOT WORKING. NOTHING WAS JAMMED IN IT EITHER. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. 2) SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT LATCHING. I HAD TO GET MYSELF AND THE KIDS HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE, BUT THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SHOWED ME THAT A DOOR WAS UNLOCKED AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO LOCK IT. I STARTED DRIVING SLOWLY BUT UPON THE SLOWEST...

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PERFORMED ON A RATTLE. DEALER ALWAYS TELLS ME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM- BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE WHEN I GET HOME! THE SLIDING BACK DOORS OPEN BUT WILL NOT SHUT ONCE PUSHING ANY BUTTON AND I HAVE TO DO IT MANUALLY, MEANING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HIT THE REMOTE A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET IT TO OPEN. BOTH SLIDING DOORS STUCK CLOSED. THEY WOULD NOT WORK WITH THE BUTTON ARE MANUALLY. AT TIMES I CAN'T OPEN IT USING EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE, NOR HAS JIGGLING THE DOOR LOCK. THERE IS A NOISE THAT THE DOORS NORMALLY MAKE. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I TRY TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS- ONLY SOMETIMES! SO, YES...