2005 Toyota Sienna Door Problems
- 165
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 165 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- sliding door · 73 records
- power sliding · 31 records
- sliding doors · 27 records
- passenger side · 27 records
- side door · 22 records
- automatic sliding · 18 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 59 |
| 30–60k mi | 50 |
| 100–150k mi | 17 |
| 1–30k mi | 14 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Door
The power sliding door of the toyota sienna is faulty and according to the dealer the failed part is the actuator. The car has 73k miles and it is unacceptable that this particular component failed. You can't open the door using the fob or the remote switches so during emergency this will pose a problem when exiting the vehicle. I see a lot of similar occurrence in the internet so this could be a defect in the…
ODI 10472439
Door
Power sliding door fails to operate from inside buttons or remote control. Power sliding door will only will work when the outside door handle is pulled. Motor that moves the door front/back works fine when the door is activated from the outside handle. This creates a safety situation in the event passengers need to exit the vehicle in an emergency. Warranty enhancement fails to address this adequately as toyota…
ODI 10523241
Door
Toyota recently issued an extended warranty notice for the sienna van rear powered sliding door. However, they conveniently excluded key components, from this warranty, that allows the door to operate fully and correctly, such as the actuator. The power sliding door on my sienna does not work due to a faulty actuator but toyota will not cover it because it is not on their secretive list of covered components. Even…
ODI 10468959
Body · Door
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she tried to open the rear sliding door and the door could not be opened. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 122,000. The consumer stated the sliding door was inoperative. It would close on her or her kids at any given time. Updated…
ODI 10474183
Door · Glass, Side/Rear
Cpsc#i1260525a. 2005 toyota sienna. Consumer stated about two years ago, she started have problems with the drivers door on her mini van, which was making a loud clicking/grinding sound every time it was opened or closed. She stated she got it fix and it's giving her problems again. *ln the consumer stated she can only open the door halfway to get in and out. Also, the windows were not operating properly. *jb
ODI 10466061
Door
Passenger side power sliding door hinge broke at the joint attached to the door which made the door sag and rub up against the rear quarter panel which resulted in scratched paint and metal. Door was not able to be opened by remote. Had to be 'helped along' to get it started opening. I thought it was electrical until i took it to the dealership. Toyota part number is 68380'08031. As a result of the broken hinge, the…
ODI 10523153
Door · Electrical System
Cable on driver side sliding door snapped and is now hanging down on outside of vehicle. Can only open side door about a foot manually and it locks and closes. Can not get kids in and out of that side at all. Door closes shut very quickly and strongly which is a safety hazard especially with children sitting in the back and trying to get out of the side doors. *tr
ODI 10453152
Door
The passenger sliding door on the vehicle does not work. The toyota dealership said it's a motor defect not covered under toyota's warranty enhancment for the door. This has become a safety issue because my son is not strong enough to open the door manually and in order for him to exit the vehicle, he either needs to exit on the driver's side into oncoming traffic, or climb to the front seat to use the front door.…
ODI 10466603
Door
Both power sliding doors on my van have stopped working. The first door stopped working and within two weeks the other door has stopped. The doors stopped working with the key fob and the buttons in the front drivers area & the buttons located near the power doors, only opening with the actual door handle. They have now stopped working all together. We have turned the power button off so they open manually now. They…
ODI 10447296
Door
Sliding doors do not want to open when it is cold out. Power sliding door on the passengers side will not open even when it is warm out with the push buttons but you can hear the motor trying to open. This is a dangerous situation with 3 small children if there is ever an emergency. One child is handicapped and couldn't climb up to the front to be taken out if necessary. It has happened now that the door will not…
ODI 10450833
Door
Power doors frozen -weather in the 30 degrees fahrenheight. Our toyota 2005 limited sienna's power doors, both sides, are "frozen" and won't open when the weather is in the 30's fahrenheight.you can hear the motor trying to open the door but won't move. Somtimes the door latch releases just enough to turn the door open light on in the car and you can't close or open to fix the problem. Other times the door just…
ODI 10438713
Door · Electrical System
Passenger door will not open or close. When it does open it start to close than stops or continues to close. Not good if a child is trying to enter or exit from the door. Toyota quoted 1800 for repair and said it was a broken wire on the door motor. You have to purchase the entire piece to fix door. Extremely concerned the door could open or not shut properly and having children sitting near door. Toyota has not…
ODI 10426621
Door · Electrical System · Seat Belts · Steering
1. Second row seat belt locked tight to passenger (unable to loosen) during steady speed as well when in standby. Need to unlatch and fullly retract in order to extend it out again. 2. Rack and pinion starts leaking power steering fluid and starts generating noise when making a turn. 3. Passenger side slide door fails to open from inside and by remote. Further research confirmed failure of lock release actuator. *tr
ODI 10427066
Body · Door
Driver door mounting panel weld broke and now is causing a popping noise when opening and closing the driver side door. Toyota sent out an enhancement warranty notice on june 18, 2012 knowing full well that the vehicle prescribed warranty had expired and refused to fix the problem. What is the point of notifying owners about the defect when they refuse to fix the problem. Toyota need to be compelled to issue a…
ODI 10463210
Door
Power door stopped working - would barely open or close, if at all. Toyota told me it would cost over $3000 to fix the one power door. I asked them if they could disable it, at which point they cut the cable. I have since found out there is a way to do this without damaging the car door. Have since researched this on the web and have seen that the power doors on this model siennas have a lot of problems similar to…
ODI 10434172
Door
Left rear sliding door on my sienna (2005) does not open at all. When i push the button to open the door, the door will attempt to open but will not open. I can't even open the door manually. I am experiencing problems with my right rear sliding door as well. The door opens but will not close on its own. It is just a matter of time before the door fails as well. In the event of an emergency i would not be able to…
ODI 10421263
Door · 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…
ODI 10418552
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
2005 toyota sienna automatic sliding door does not open (this is the second time). *tr
ODI 10417963
Body · Door
The driver's side automatic sliding door on our 2005 toyota sienna xle no longer works automatically. It still works if we manually hold the exterior door knob or the interior door knob out for a few moments. I guess that means that the cable has not broken (yet). None of the buttons work to open the door anymore. The dealer says it is an $1100 door motor assembly replacement job. When the cable does break, other…
ODI 10446637
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
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
ODI 10415296
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
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
ODI 10414912
Door
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact attempted to open the rear driver and passenger side automatic doors but they would not open. The contact also stated that there was not an option to open the doors manually. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technicians stated that the doors would have to be removed and they could not guarantee that no damages would be…
ODI 10416710
Door
The passenger side automatic sliding door fails to operate properly. It will travel to a certain point and then retract to the open position. Cleaning and re-lubing the mechanism fails to solve the problem. This van has extremely low miles and is lightly used to justify a major overhaul of the door mechanism which i'm told must occur. My concern is one of safety. I purchased the van with side airbags as an…
ODI 10426700
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
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…
ODI 10410339
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
2005 toyota sienna, driver's side automatic sliding door engaged in open position cannot be retracted to closed position. *tr
ODI 10415120