2005 TOYOTA SIENNA Structurebody Problems

The dashboard has so many cracks literally everywhere. All the way from the driver side to the passenger side. When the temperature changes hot to cold or cold to hot. There’s nothing but cracking sounds.

Broken spare tire carrier. Seems to be a common problem on XLE sienna. I have 2005 LE and my spare tire carrier is completely broken. Tried getting a replacement from 5 parts car sienna and they were all broken as well! Another common problems Sienna have are rack and pinions. They always leak. I owned a 1998 then a 2003 sienna and they both leaked from the power steering pack. Spare tire carrier is a dangerous issue. Spare tire can fall off on the road and can cause auto accidents or serious injuries and serious damage to other autos on the road. rack and pinion leaks leave oil on the floor. Steering locks up without power steering which can cause a serious accident.

I was pulling in my driveway when this incident happened. When exiting my vehicle and opening the driver side door this is what occurred. The driver side sliding door cable snapped and could have potentially hit the driver or me and which could have injured a body part especially the eye or hand. It also made a loud popping noise. There was no warning lights that this would happen and now the door will not open which causes a safety hazard because in case of an emergency this door may need to be opened to escape for safety reasons. Thank you for the investigation of this matter.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE POWER SLIDING DOOR INDEPENDENTLY WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED, A BEEPING NOISE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT DISCLOSURED OF THE RESULT OF THE DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED FOR THE REPAIR OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN IT GETS COLD THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

DOOR CHECK BROKE LOOSE AT WELD TO DOOR FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. COST OVER $500 TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED. DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE WHEN IT HAPPENED, JUST WHEN IT DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE (THE DOOR WOULD SWING OPEN WIDER WITHOUT STOPPING) (ABOUT NOVEMBER 2015).

DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. THIS POPPING NOISE IS COMING FROM DOOR CHECK POCKET. AFTER EXAMINE DOOR CHECK POCKET, THE POPPING SOUND IS BECAUSE POCKET IS DETACHED FORM THE DOOR FRAME DUE TO INSUFFICIENTLY AND POOR WELDING. THE FORCE OF OPENING THE DOOR CAUSES IT TO BREAKAWAY FROM THE DOOR FRAME. I NOTICED 2017 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11002982 HAS THE SAME ISSUE. YOUTUBE ALSO HAS INCIDENTS REGARDING THIS.

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN USING THE MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY OR DISABLING THE MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO EXIT OR ENTER THE CAR. MY SON HAS TO CLIMB THROUGH THE FRONT SEAT. VERY INCONVENIENT.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN IN EITHER AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE FROM THE INSIDE. IT WILL OPEN IF SOMEONE PULLS THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. POSSIBLE MOTOR AND OR CABLE PROBLEM. THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THE INTERNET. IT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT NOW IT'S PERMANENT AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM PULLING ON THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE.

IN MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 VAN, THE LIFTGATE WOULD GO UP AND THEN SUDDENLY DROP ABOUT A FOOT AND THEN CONTINUE TO CLOSE. THIS HAPPENS IN THE WINTER MORE THAN IN THE SUMMER.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. WHEN OPEN AND CLOSING THE DOOR, THERE IS A VERY LOUD CLICKING. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DOOR NEAR THE TOP HING THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE DASHBOARD CRACKING ON THE VEHICLE HAD EXPIRED; HOWEVER, SHE BEGAN TO SEE CRACKS ON HER DASHBOARD AND A STICKY SUBSTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF SPRINGFIELD (3521 E SUNSHINE ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65809), BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND RECALL INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR CLOSED ON MY SON'S FINGERS, AND THEY GOT JAMMED IN THE DOOR. THE SENSOR ON THE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT WORK, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE NOT CLOSED WHEN IT HIT MY SON'S FINGERS.

I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED IN MY SIENNA AWD AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE TOP OF A FREEWAY ON-RAMP IN A MAJOR CITY, AND REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE BEGINNING TO TRAVEL DOWN THE ON-RAMP AT AN UNKNOWN BUT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND NOT HEEDING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. ON IMPACT, THE REAR CARGO COMPARTMENT OF MY SIENNA CRUSHED INWARD SO FAR THAT IT CAUSED THE THIRD ROW BENCH SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND PROPEL THE SEAT PART OF THE BENCH SEAT INTO THE BACKS OF THE SECOND ROW CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS IN FRONT OF IT. THIS WOULD HAVE CRUSHED THE LEGS AND MAYBE WHOLE BODY OF ANYONE SEATED IN THE OUTER TWO SEATS OF THE REAR BENCH SEAT, AND PERHAPS IN THE MIDDLE POSITION AS WELL. I FOUND A PIECE OF PAPER BAG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOTTOM SEAT EDGE OF THE BENCH SEAT AND THE BACK OF A CAPTAIN'S CHAIR, AND...

DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. THIS POPPING NOISE IS COMING FROM DOOR CHECK POCKET. I'D NOTICED THAT TOYOTA HAD RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES RELATED TO THIS ISSUE HOWEVER THEY DIDN'T RECALL SOME OF THE OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING OURS.

THE CAR DASHBOARDS IS CRACKED AND STICKY

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INTERNAL METAL IS PULLING AWAY FROM ITSELF WHERE THE DOOR CHECK IS. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE METAL TO CUT INTO THE DOOR CHECK. CREATING AN AUDIBLE CLICKING NOISE BUT ALSO CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE DOOR ITSELF COULD FALL OFF. TOYOTA IMPLEMENTED YEARS AGO A CUSTOMER PROGRAM TO HELP FOR THE FIRST 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT COVER VEHICLES THAT HAD AN ISSUE AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED OR IF THEY BUY THE CAR USED. DUE TO THIS I AM REQUIRED TO HAVE THE WHOLE DOOR REPLACED AND ALSO PAINTING THAT WHOLE SIDE OF THE CAR WHICH WILL BE A TOTAL OF $2,114.64. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE NO RECALL WAS ISSUED AND ONLY THE CUSTOMER PROGRAM WAS SETUP TO...

DRIVERS DOOR CHECK STRAP SPOT HAS WELD FAILED AND THE DOOR MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN YOU OPEN OR SHUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURING FAILURE YOU DO HAVE TO SLAM THE DOOR SHUT TO MAKE SURE IT IS ALL THE WAY CLOSED OR IT WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND OPEN UP WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM . TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURE SAFETY DEFECTS ARE VOID PAST THE WARRANTY EXTENSIONS AND THE COSTUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION BEFORE WARRANTY VOIDED AND IT IS UP TO THE CONSUMERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON THEIR OWN AT THEIR OWN OUT OF POCKET COST. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE.

IN STATIONARY MODE MY SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, OR WILL OPEN INTERMITTENTLY, OR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL OR WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL OR WILL NOT LATCH. THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND SO I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR UNLATCHED AND BEEPING AT ME STAYING PART WAY OPEN EVEN WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I SEE THAT THE 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WAS GIVEN AN EXTRA 9 YEARS WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE OR 120K MILES, MY CAR HAS ONLY 110K MILES AND HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V858. BOTH DOORS WERE AFFECTED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ACTUATOR MOTORS ON BOTH SIDES AS COINCIDENTALLY GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME BUT REPLACING THE ACTUATOR MOTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER REMOVING THE PASSENGER DOOR THEY SAY THAT THE CABLE...

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. THE CABLE MECHANISM APPEARS TO BE BROKEN. I CAN'T USE THE DOOR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT LETTER IN 2013 AND WAS TOLD NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. NOW THAT THE DOOR IS BROKEN, TOYOTA IS SAYING THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS. WHEN ASKED WHY THEY DIDN'T CHANGE OUT THE FAULTY PARTS - CSD SAID THE DOOR IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE! I SEE HUNDREDS OF POSTS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T THE SLIDING DOOR BEING RECALLED?

WHEN THE REAR SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSING, THE CABLE BROKE INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. I WAS AT PRESCHOOL PICKING MY KIDS UP SO I HAD TO CALL A FRIEND AND THE ONLY WAY WE COULD GET THE DOOR CLOSED WAS BY CUTTING THE CABLE.

THE SLIDING DOORS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION WHERE YOU CAN'T OPEN AND GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR PEOPLE (E.G. KIDS, DISABLED FOLKS, OLDER PEOPLE) TO BE UNABLE TO GET OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND THE MANUAL OVERRIDE DOES NOT WORK. ONCE DUE TO AN ACTUATOR, SEVERAL TIMES CAUSED BY A CRAPPY CABLE MECHANISM, AND NOW A FORTH TIME DUE TO WHO KNOWS WHAT. THE DEALER THIS TIME TOLD US IT WOULD COST $275 TO TAKE THE DOOR APART BEFORE HE COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT $3,000 FOR THE PAST TIMES THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. MY DISABLED SISTER GOT STUCK IN THE [XXX] CAR AND HAD TO BE MOVED OUT THE OTHER SIDE WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WHAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND A PERSON CAN'T GET OUT? I...

PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IT SEEMS IT FAILS RELEASING THE LATCH.

DOOR CHECK MOUNTING POCKET WELDS BROKE AND TORN SHEET METAL. WITH THIS ASSEMBLY BROKEN THE DRIVERS WINDOW WILL ONLY OPEN 1/2 WAY WITH THE DOOR CLOSED AS THE POCKET ASSEMBLY BLOCKS THE WINDOW FROM OPENING ALL THE WAY. SO I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA FROM 2004-2007. IF SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN THAT REQUIRED VEHICLE EVACUATION THRU THE DRIVERS WINDOW IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THE WINDOW DOES NOT FULLY OPEN BECAUSE OF A KNOWN DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FRACTURE ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO REMAIN BUCKLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DASHBOARD FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 1/19/16 LN *TR

THE DOOR CHECK WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA FOR PREVIOUS OWNER.THE DOOR WELDS ARE BROKE AND POPS AND THE DOOR CHECK HAS BROKEN PLASTIC.TOYOTA REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, BUT JUST THE FRONT. FRONT WERE DENSO AND BACK WERE NGK. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY DO NOT MIX PLUGS. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY WILL INSPECT THE SHIFTER AND LEAVE IT WHEN THE RECALL SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE IT. ON THE DASH , IT WAS ALSO FIXED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE IT MELTED. I WAS TOLD BY LOCAL DEALER I HAD UNTIL 2024 TO GET IT FIXED WHEN ACTUALLY IT GOES OUT IN 2017. I AM BEING MISLED ON PURPOSE SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO FIX THEIR PROBLEMS. NO ONE IS WATCHING THEM AND LETTING THEM DO WHAT EVER THEY WANT NO MATTER YOU SPEND OVER $40,000 PLUS FOR THEIR TRASH THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND. IF THEIR IS A FACTORY DEFECT IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AGO, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NOW THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. BOTH DOORS WERE EQUIPPED WITH POWER LOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PULLEY WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY EITHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) IN DECEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR -CHECK POCKET WELDING POINTS BROKEN DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS GIVING CLICK AND OTHER NOISES DURING OPEN AND CLOSE. IT STARTED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. I THOUGHT IT MAY JUST REQUIRE A FEW DROPS OF LUBRICATING OIL. EVENTUALLY, THE CLICK NOISE BECOMES LOUDER AND LOUDER. MID LAST YEAR, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR -CHECK POCKET GAVE AWAY. EVERY TIME YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR, IT GIVES VERY LOUD CRACK AND THE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY CHECKED. I'VE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE WELDING POINTS OF THE POCKET TO THE DOOR BODY AND SOME WELDING POINTS GAVE AWAY OVER TIME. BUT EVENTUALLY, PART OF THE POCKET GAVE AWAY AND IT BECOMES LOOSE. I HAD CARS OLDER THAN THIS AND NEVER HAD SUCH ISSUE. IT IS DEFINITELY A QUALITY ISSUE OR DESIGN FLAW. BECAUSE THE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY CHECKED, IT MAY CAUSE SAFETY ISSUE IN WINDY...

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA ,THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING POPPING SOUND A FEW MONTHS AGO AND AS THE TIME AS GONE BY IT IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DOOR CHECK WELDS THAT WERE WELDED IMPROPERLY AND THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE DOOR IS AFFECTED BY IT. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MY TYPE OF CAR, TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM WHICH AFFECTED 600,000 SIENNA'S AND ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM IN 2007 BUT IT ENDED A FEW YEARS AGO. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT AND EVEN IF MY VIN # WAS AFFECTED, ITS TOO LATE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY HELP FROM TOYOTA. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE, THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT HELP ME...

I RECEIVED MY 1ST RECALL NOTICE (10V-160) IN 2010 AND THE CURRENT RECALL EOS (E1S 14V273) ARRIVED IN MAY/2014. IT IS NOW MARCH/2015 AND STILL TOYOTA IS WORKING ON A SOLUTION. THIS IS A JOKE AND CLEARLY MALFEASANCE ON THEIR PART. FIVE YEARS OF ALLOWING A VERY POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM TO GO UNCORRECTED SEEMS ALMOST CRIMINAL TO ME. CANNOT THE AUTHORITIES APPLY SOME PRESSURE ON TOYOTA OR WILL IT TAKE DEATHS AND LAWSUITS TO MOVE A FIX ALONG. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR CHECK STRAP WELD FAILING, CAUSING DOOR TO DROOP/POP AND LOOSEN FROM FRAME OF BODY. 100'S OF OTHER SIENNA OWNERS ARE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM(CHECK CARCOMPLAINTS.COM), AND AFFECTS THE DOOR INTEGRITY, THEREFORE CAUSING HUGE CONCERNS DURING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. THIS MAY INCREASE THE CHANCES OF DRIVER DOOR FROM REMAINING INTACT DURING A COLLISION, OR WORSE A FATALITY. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A WELD FAILURE IN ANY NEW OR OLD VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED, AND SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN/ASSEMBLY ERROR. TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 5 YEARS FROM PURCHASE BUT MOST WELDS FAIL AFTER 6 OR MORE YEARS OF OPERATION. STRUCTURAL REPAIRS OF THIS CALIBER SHOULD BE DONE BY THE FACTORY NOT AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND MUST MEET CRASH TEST TOLERANCES. THERE ARE OVER 100K SIENNA'S ON THE ROAD, AND THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS CONCERN, AND COULD NOT PROVIDE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CABLE FRACTURED PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM OPENING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH HOW TO HANDLE THE FAILURE OF BOTH POWER DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. THE DOORS FAIL TO OPEN AND DO NOT CLOSE WITH POWER WITHOUT PUSHING THEM CLOSED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU PUSH THE DOOR PAST THE CATCH POINT IT WILL NOT RETURN IF YOUR HAND IS IN THE WAY. WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IT WOULD GO BACK IF YOUR HAND WAS IN THE DOOR. NOW IF IT GOES BEYOND THAT CATCH POINT IT LUNGES AND WILL CATCH YOUR HAND AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THE DOORS HAVE BAD HINGES AND CABLES WHICH TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADMIT ARE FAULTY. THEY OFFER AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR YOU KNOWING THAT THE 120,000 MILE LIMIT PUTS MOST OUT OF COVERAGE. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER GAME TO PUT OFF THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER. I HAVE A 17 YEAR OLD DOWNS CHILD. SHE GETS OUT OF...

HELLO, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CHECK DOOR HINGE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ACTUAL DOOR FRAME LITERALLY FELL RIGHT OFF CAUSING THE DOOR TO MOVE AROUND FREELY. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY PUT OUT AN EXTENDED CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAM TO FIX THIS ISSUE BUT THE PRIOR OWNER DIDN'T APPEAR THAT HE NEEDED IT FIXED. THE PROBLEM NOW IS THAT IT MOVES AROUND FREELY AND CAN BE A MAJOR ISSUE. FOR EXAMPLE IF MY 3 YR OLD SON IS NEXT TO MY DOOR AND I HAVE IT OPENED IT COULD CLOSE ON HIM BY JUST SIMPLY THE WINDOW BLOWING THE DOOR CLOSED. THE MECHANISM THAT THE CHECK DOOR HANDLES IS NOT IN PLACE TO AVOID THIS. IT'S A BIT FRIGHTENING. HERE'S DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THIS CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAM EXTENSION. IT REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL. HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2007/10/24/TOYOTA-FIXING-600-000-SIENNA-DOORS-BUT-ITS-NOT-A-RECALL-MIND-Y/. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. THE DEALER AND TOYOTA CORPORATE HAVE SAID TOUGH LUCK GET IT FIXED FOR ~$1,500. THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY NOW. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN OF THE GREATEST DEGREE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. EXAMPLE BELOW OF TYPICAL COMPLAINT: 'TO DATE, TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SIENNA, ALTHOUGH SOME OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE AUTOMAKER HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB) FOR THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. A TSB IS EFFECTIVELY A HIDDEN RECALL, MEANING THAT TOYOTA IS ATTEMPTING TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM IN-HOUSE. CONTACT YOUR TOYOTA DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. CHECK THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOR CURRENT RECALL INFORMATION. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SLIDING SIDE DOORS FREEZE SHUT...WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. NOR DO THEY OPEN PROPERLY IN WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS AND FAILED TO ACTIVATE THE SLIDING DOORS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERIES WERE CHANGED FROM THE KEY FOB BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED FROM THE DEALER THAT ALL FIVE DOOR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

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,...

THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR STARTING POPPING. THE FRONT DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL SPOT WELDS FAILED. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT I'M RIGHT OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

LOUD POPPING NOISE HEARD FROM DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. TOYOTA REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE ITS OUTSIDE OF THEIR ENHANCED WARRANTY TIME FRAME. I GUESS THEY WILL BE CONCERNED IF THE DOOR POP OPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND LEADS TO AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. *TR

THE SLIDING BACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE MOTOR IS STILL WORKING BUT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IT CAN NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY EITHER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY CHILDREN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE IS NO WAY TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE BACK SEATS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE SHOULD ALWAYS BE A WAY TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* 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.

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR'S SPOT WELD BROKE. THIS CAUSES A HORRIBLE POPPING NOISE WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD COVER IT FOR VEHICLES THAT HAVE LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING AND EXPOSING THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,099.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS ARE FAILING OPEN WIDE DUE TO THE BROKEN FRAME INSIDE THE DOOR. CONSISTENT POPPING NOISES STARTED OCCURRING THEN IT STOPPED. THE DOOR NOW ONLY STOPS WHEN OPENED ALL THE WAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO NOT ONLY THE DRIVER/PASSENGER, BUT FOR OTHER CARS. *TR

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.COM/PAGES/TOYOTA-SIENNA-VAN-DOOR-WELD-ISSUE-CREATING-POPPING-NOISE/101820339938012 HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/10450/TOYOTA/SIENNA/QUESTION-ON-TSB-TOYOTA-SIENNA-DOOR-WELDS-CAUSING-CLICKING HTTPS://SITES.GOOGLE.COM/SITE/TOYOTASIENNADEFECTS/ *TR

THE REAR DOOR STRUTS ON THIS SIENNA BEGAN FAILING ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 172000 MILES, BUT STILL RUNS VERY WELL, EXCEPT THAT THE REAR DOOR IS NOW BARELY USABLE. MY VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL REAR DOOR WHICH SIMPLY IS SO DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THAT IT IS BARELY USABLE. I HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES, BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS FOR KIDS GETTING HIT BY THIS HEAVY DOOR. *TR

THE DRIVER POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED. THE DOOR OPENED AND CLOSED ONLY HALFWAY AND WAS STUCK. OUR 2 INFANTS WERE IN THE CAR. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AS MY WIFE WAS AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME WITH A DOOR THAT WOULD NOT CLOSE IN 15 DEGREE WEATHER. A DOOR THAT WILL NOT CLOSE IS DANGEROUS AS FOR MANY THE ONLY CHOICE IS TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR OPEN. I WAS ABLE TO CUT THE CABLES TO GET THE DOOR TO CLOSE. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CABLE IS BROKEN. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

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. *TR