2005 Toyota Sienna STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD LIMITED. THE POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE MOTORS IN THEM THAT OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS, VIA SMALL STEEL CABLES. THE STEEL CABLES ATTACHED TO THE MOTORS/DOORS ARE THE SAME STEEL CABLE TYPE USED IN THE TOYOTA SPARE TIRE RECALL. THESE STEEL CABLES ARE TRASH. IF/WHEN THEY BREAK, TOYOTA IS CHARGING $1,600 TO $1,800 PER DOOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN IF THE MOTOR ATTACHED TO THE STEEL CABLES IS FINE. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT ON NEWER MODEL SIENNA VANS YOU CAN JUST PURCHASE THE STEEL CABLES AND NOT THE WHOLE MOTOR. A GOOGLE /YAHOO SEARCH TURNS UP HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ISSUES AND THE EXTREME COST TO REPAIR THEM. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT IF THE STEEL CABLE BREAKS, I CAN NOT OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I HAVE 2 CHILDREN, IF THE DOOR(S) WON'T OPEN MANUALLY, HOW DO I GET MY KIDS OUT IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT? TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE CONDUCTED AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THESE FIXES. I CALLED TOYOTA USA AND REPORTED THE ISSUE. TOYOTA BASICALLY COULD GIVE A RAT'S BUTT ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE ON A LARGE ENOUGH SCALE. I AM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS AT JUST HOW ANGRY I AM AT TOYOTA. $3,200 TO FIX ABOUT 12 FOOT OF CABLE THAT IS NO BIGGER IN DIAMETER THAN AN CELL PHONE CHARGER'S WIRE. WE NEED HELP AND REPRESENTATION! *TR

MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA REMAINS STUCK CLOSED AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE VEHICLE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA REAR AUTO HATCH SAFETY REVERSE MECHANISM DOES NOT STOP THE CLOSING OF THE DOOR WHEN ENCOUNTERING AN OBJECT, HAND OR BODY PART OR WHEN ATTEMPTS ARE MADE TO STOP THE CLOSING OF THE DOOR. DOOR CONTINUES TO CLOSE UNDER POWER THAT CANNOT BE REVERSED/STOPPED. THIS DEFECT/PROBLEM COULD CONCEIVABLY BE A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL HAZARD IF A CHILD WAS EXITING THE REAR CARGO COMPARTMENT AND THE DOOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING. A HAND OR ARM IN THE DOOR GAP WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO STOP THE CLOSING OF THE DOOR I BELIEVE ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE QUITE STUPID TO ATTEMPT THIS SITUATION SINCE STRONG RESISTANCE BY HAND CANNOT REVERSE THE CLOSING OF THE DOOR. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED IN AUGUST 2011. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN (THIS IS THE SECOND TIME). *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOORS: 2ND FAILURE OF DOORS WITHIN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. FIRST FAILURE WAS LOCK ASSEMBLY MECHANISM. MOST RECENT FAILURE IS SERVO MOTOR CABLE ASSEMBLY THAT OPENS AND SHUTS THE DOOR. DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT...COULD NOT DRIVE CAR SAFELY. LEFT STRANDED. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA, DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ENGAGED IN OPEN POSITION CANNOT BE RETRACTED TO CLOSED POSITION. *TR

CABLE FOR POWER SLIDING DOOR (PASSENGER SIDE) SNAPPED. WHEN YOU MANUALLY OPEN DOOR YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON IT TO KEEP IT OPEN OTHERWISE IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT AND MIGHT CRUSH YOU. *TR

THE DOOR TO MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA STUCK OPEN WHILE ON VACATION 500 PLUS MILES FROM HOME. THE DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED DUE TO A COMMON FAILURE THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. THE MOTOR BREAKS AND STICKS TO A CABLE THAT IS USED AS A GUIDE IN THE MECHANISM RENDERING THE DOOR INOPERABLE. I HAD TO CUT A CABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY JUST SO THAT I COULD DRIVE THE CAR HOME WITH MY WIFE AND 3 SMALL CHILDREN. THE DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT AND BEEPER WOULD RANDOMLY SOUND WHILE DRIVING AS IF THE DOOR WAS TRYING TO OPEN ITSELF. I TRIED SHUTTING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD CLOSE AND LATCH. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL AND MAKE SURE THE DOOR WAS LOCKED BUT IT WOULD STILL SOUND THE BEEP AND WARNING LIGHT. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT YOU CANNOT FIX THE DOOR WITHOUT GOING TO A DEALER WHEN THE MOTOR FAILS AND I FEAR SOME PEOPLE MIGHT TRY TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN. IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRED MY FAMILY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE (IE FLOOD FIRE OR ACCIDENT) THAT DOOR WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED. TOYOTA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE UPGRADED THE MECHANISM THAT IS SOLD IN THEIR PARTS DEPARTMENTS BUT THEY HAVE NOT DONE A PROPER RECALL. I DO NOT WANT SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE THEY ACT. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY OR PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR INOPERABLE; FAULTY LOCK ACTUATOR & MOTOR ASSEMBLY UNIT. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNAS 04-06 ARE PRONE TO DOOR POPPING WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING DUE TO BROKEN DOOR WELDS. THIS IS THE SITUATION OF A COMPANY THAT IS HAVING TREMENDOUS GROWTH AND WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMERS WHO HELPED PROPEL THAT GROWTH. EVEN THOUGH IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY HAVE FAILED TO RECALL THE ISSUE AND REPLACE THE DEFECTS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA REAR TWO AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS FAILED WITHIN 4 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. CHILDREN CANNOT GET IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE BY THEMSELVES NOW. TOYOTA WANTS $1800+ PER DOOR TO FIX! DOORS CAN BE MADE TO OPEN MANUALLY BUT CHILDREN CANNOT SHUT THEM BY THEMSELVES. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. POWER SLIDING DOORS NOT LOCKING UNLESS PUSHED MANUALLY. *TR

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. *TR

ON THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, TWO OUT OF THREE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE LOCKING LATCH HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE SHEET METAL. THE RESULT IS THAT THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING AND THE DOOR IS TECHNICALLY OPEN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING, ALBEIT LOCKED. AS PER SOME QUICK INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM BUT ONE THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX. IT IS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY USER MISUSE AND I THEREFORE AND DISAPPOINTED BY TOYOTA'S STANCE. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS FAILURE. WON'T UNLOCK FROM INSIDE. ALREADY REPAIRED ONCE, NOW HAPPENED AGAIN AND TOYOTA WON'T FIX IT FOR UNDER 1000$ ON THE SAME DOOR. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. HUSBAND REPLACED LATCHING MECHANISM INSIDE WHICH HAD BROKEN BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. THE REPLACEMENT MECHANISM THAT WAS ORDERED BY PARTS DEPARTMENT AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS METAL. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING. SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE MAKES GRUMBLING NOISE BUT IT DOESN'T MOVE. *TR

JUST OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT STARTED POPPING. NOTHING LED UP TO THE EVENT. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS OPENED AND GETS LOUDER ALL THE TIME. NOT CORRECTED AT PRESENT TIME. TOYOTA WARRANTY OUT OF DATE BY 30 DAYS WHEN FIRST REPORTED. *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA LE (WE HAVE MANUAL DOORS, NOT POWER SLIDING DOORS) WOULD NOT "CLICK" OR "CATCH" AND LOCK WHEN WE OPENED THE DOOR. NO MATTER WHAT WE TRIED, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AND STAY OPEN ABOUT 25% OF THE TIME. A FEW DAYS AGO, THE SAME DOOR STARTED TO NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND GO OFF AT VARYING FREQUENCY. WHEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON, THEY CAUSE A DISTRACTION AND MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND, SOMETIMES, SLOWING DOWN OR TAKING A LEFT TURN WILL CAUSE THEM TO GO OFF, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. ANYWHERE FROM 5 SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE LIGHT WILL BE BACK ON. THEY ARE ON MORE THEN THEY ARE OFF. I'M SURE OUR LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF IS ALSO DISTRACTING TO OTHER DRIVERS. I'M FEARFUL THE DOOR WILL ONE DAY FLY OPEN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING, PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN DANGER. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER BUT I WILL THIS WEEK. I'VE READ COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS ON THE SIENNA AND I HOPE WHEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS COME IN, A RECALL WILL BE INITIATED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN WITH 70,000 MILES. THE OTHER DAY THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR STARTED MAKING A POPPING SOUND WHEN IT WAS BEING OPENED OR CLOSED. NOW, JUST THREE DAYS LATER, THE SOUND IS A HORRIBLY LOUD POPPING/CRACKING SOUND WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. IT SOUNDS AS IF THE DOOR IS GOING TO FALL RIGHT OFF THE CAR WHEN IT IS OPENED OR CLOSED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA CORPORATE AND FOUND OUT A TSB WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM FOR THE FIRST 36,000 MILES. SINCE MY VAN HAS 70,000 MILES TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIR. I DID AN ONLINE SEARCH AND FOUND MANY MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON A KNOWN DEFECT. IT IS THE WELDING ON THE FRONT DOOR THAT IS NOT HOLDING AND IN MOST CASES THE ENTIRE DOOR MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

I CAN'T OPEN MY DRIVER OR PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED. THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WOULD JUST OPEN WHEN IT WANTED TO DIDN'T DO NOTHING TO IT. ONE DAY IT WOULD OPEN, THE NEXT DAY IT WOULDN'T DID THIS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW IT WON'T OPEN AT ALL. THE PASSENGER REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR STARTED MAKING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN IT. HAD IT CHECKED AT DEALER NOTHING STUCK WOULD STOP ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW IT WON'T OPEN AT ALL. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT HAS TO CLIMB THROUGH THE FRONT TO GET TO THE REAR. CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE NOTE AND GET IT FIXED. *TR

1. NO IRREGULAR USAGE. JUST STOPPED WORKING. 2. POWER SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN/CLOSE PROPERLY. 3. NO ACTION TAKEN AS OF 6/12/2010. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AND MY PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I CARPOOL AND HAVE TO LET THE CHILDREN OUT ON THE STREET SIDE. IF THERE IS A FIRE THE DOOR IS NOT OPERABLE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SO THEY WANT TO START CHANGING PARTS UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE SIENNAS. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA FRONT DOOR WELD FAILURE OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY. MICHELLE AT TOYOTA CORPORATE SAYS "NOT MAINT. NOR OPERATION FAULT" & "NO DIFFERENT OWNER ACTION TO PREVENT". LETTER SENT BY TOYOTA 11/02/07 STATED IN EFFECT"IF NO NOISE...NO ACTION NECESSARY" WHICH SERVES TO DELAY OWNER ACTION UNTIL OUT OF WARRANTY. TOYOTA SUCCESSFULLY SHIFTED $2000.00 RESPONSIBILITY FROM THEMSELVES TO ME. *TR

I AM REPORTING WHAT I BELIEVE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. THE FIRST TWO YEARS I HAD THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS BUT STARTING TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN IT SNOWS, SLEET FREEZING RAIN THE SLIDING DOORS STICK OR FREEZES SHUT. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN THE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT ENGAGE THE HOOK POPPING OUT AFTER THE DOOR IS BELIEVED TO BE CLOSED. THE PROBLEM BEGINS IN THE MECHANISM THAT GRABS THE METAL LOOP CONNECTED TO THE DOORFRAME. THE DOOR ALLOWS MOISTURE IN AND THE METAL CLAMP SWELLS UP AND BINDS THE LATCH. NO AMOUNT OF LUBRICATION HELPS. THIS GAVE ME A FALSE READING THAT ALL THE DOORS WERE LATCHED. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS THAT SEEM TO BE SECURE, THEN THE ?DOOR NOT PROPERLY SECURE LIGHT?, COME ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND HAVE MY CHILDREN KIDS IN BACK. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, AS WELL AS REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA?S CORPORATE OFFICE. I TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD, "IT?S JUST A DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLE". THE COST TO REPAIR THE DOOR CABLE IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND NOT A GUARANTEE THAT THE SAFETY PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD TO WIPE THE DOORS DOWN WITH A TOWEL AFTER IT SNOWED OR I WAS AT THE CAR WASH AND THEN SPRAY EVERYTHING WITH WD40 OR SILICONE. I HAVE TRIED BOTH AND NEITHER WORK. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN (AGES 5 AND 16 MONTHS). AFTER SECURING THEM IN THEIR CAR SEATS, CLOSING THE DOOR, GETTING IN TO BACK OUT THEN THE DOOR POPS OUT. I AM MANUALLY PULLING THE DOOR TO ENSURE IT CLOSES, BUT STILL HAVING IT POP OPEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN, I HAVE RESIGNED MYSELF TO NOT USING THE DOORS A GOOD PORTION OF THE WINTER, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. *TR