2005 Toyota Sienna Electrical System Problems
- 56
- 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 56 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- sliding door · 32 records
- power sliding · 11 records
- passenger side · 10 records
- sliding doors · 10 records
- door open · 10 records
- side sliding · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
The toyota sienna's sliding door cannot open or close. *tt
ODI 10425923
Body · Electrical System
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…
ODI 10650394
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The lock motor in each sliding doors has stopped. The doors open via manual door handles. Keyfob, internal door buttons near the doors, and buttons near rear view mirror do not work to open or close the doors. *tr
ODI 10478111
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. While the vehicle was parked the contact attempted to close the passenger side automatic sliding door but the door would not close. The contact was able to close the door manually. The door also would not open automatically. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
ODI 10403961
Electrical System
SLIDING DOORS STOPPED OPENING. *JS
ODI 10690704
Electrical System
Driver-side power sliding door stuck open. Door cable motor assembly locked-up. Door would not close. Entire cable assembly "fell apart" when mechanic removed door panels to repair. Complete door motor assembly failure. Door motor assembly was so damaged it had to be completely replaced with new motor assembly unit. Cost $1800 to repair. Door stuck open is a serious safety hazard for passengers. When will opposite…
ODI 10433328
Door · Electrical System
We have had complete sliding door failure from the latch release motor for both the passenger and driver side doors. The malfunction is electrical and was in no way caused by mis-treatment or an accident. The passenger side door failed first and several weeks later the driver side sliding door failed in the same manner. This failure has resulted in passengers not being able to open the sliding doors from the inside…
ODI 10469908
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Structure
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that noises were heard from the dashboard. The noise had not caused any problems with the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the dealer was unable to determine what caused the noise. The failure mileage was 112,000 and the current mileage was 136,420. Updated 4/2/12 *cn
ODI 10449974
Electrical System · Structure
First dashboard has numerous cracks, then rear camera stopped working, then navigation system stopped working, now radio works intermittently - i believe the problem is electrical because of continuous humming sound radio emits. *tr i am concerned about the airbags and also being without rear camera frightens me. Toyota has refused to fix problem 0 states out of warranty. *tr
ODI 10584453
Door · Electrical System
Toyota sienna xle 2005: automatic sliding door problem purchased this vehicle used one year ago (2010). There were no previous problems with the door, that i know of. Both sliding doors started failing during winter time. One motor was replaced, the other one not due to cost. The driver side sliding door worked "on and off", but is not working now. It opens and shuts with a manual pull of the handle. *tr
ODI 10418196
Electrical System
While engine is running, key may be removed. Technician could not find any problem which would allow the key to be removed while the engine is still running. Repair could not be made since no problem could be found to correct the issue. *tr
ODI 10560638
Door · Electrical System · Seat Belts
Middle row driver side seatbelt failure and passenger side sliding door power failure. *tr
ODI 10369326
Door · Electrical System
The cable related to the automatic sliding passenger door on my 2005 toyota sienna snapped. I took it to the dealer and he said it rusted through. The wire for the sliding door mechanism is on the outside of the vehicle. I has thin layer of black protective coating. It will cost $1800 to repair as the cable and motor are one unit. It is beyond comprehension why an oem would design an automobile with the cable system…
ODI 10356119
Electrical System · Structure
Automatic rear doors will not lock or unlock or open or shut with remote. Are extremely difficult to open manually. I was told they could be repaired at a cost of over $1200 per door. I also had a problem with the rear automatic hatch which was repaired under warranty. I see a pattern here. *tr
ODI 10349802
Body · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Automatic sliding door will not work properly. It will not shut unless done manually. Occurred soon after passing 50k miles. Dealership "could not diagnose problem" and wanted ~$1200 to replace motor in door. Appears this is a common problem that toyota will not address.
ODI 10453361
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
The electronic throttle control system on my van is malfunctioning and it puts the vehicle in "fail safe" mode. The local toyota dealer as well as toyota customer service do not want to investigate this recurring problem for the dtc p0121. The dealers do not analyze the freeze frame data or investigate the problem beyond reading the code from obd ii scanner. I had asked them for the electrical values for the…
ODI 10314544
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
After i read the article about apple inc. Co-founder steve "woz" wozniak's experience about his 2010 prius, i was relieved somewhat from my own doubt and confusion. I bought a used 2005 sienna xle limited (with radar sensor) last november with 95000 mileage. It accelerated unintentionally several times when i was using cruise control with only single push of the acceleration handle. I once let the car went up to 90…
ODI 10313408
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
2005 toyota sienna van - sliding door failure (driver's side). Dealer says it is a broken motor & cables. Vehicle has only 41,000 miles on it (warranty expired at 36,000). Dealer wants to charge me $2,000. Searching the internet i found hundreds of posts from people with similar problems. This is a problem that toyota knows about and should recall as they did with both the rear hatch struts and both front door…
ODI 10266278
Electrical System
Spontaneous failure of electrical system involving brakes. At 43560 miles, the brake electrical has shorted causing failure of the gear release and all brake lights. Fuses instantaneously blow once brakes are applied. Lights and body wiring are ok, the failure seems to be in the ribbon wiring harness. Brake functions remain, no brake lights (potential accident). *tr
ODI 10263199
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Structure
2005 toyota sienna has a passenger side power sliding door that has gone through the stages of sticking, rubbing against the body and rubber stripping around windows, and now, working at all through the power button option (or the remote) -- only way to get it open is via the door handle. This seems to be a recurrent problem in a number of toyota sienna but the manufacturer has not issued a recall so far. I deem…
ODI 10313087
Electrical System
1) battery drains dead only less than 30 minutes of power on (either side door left open, headlight not turned off completely, interior light on, etc.) which never happened with previous toyotas i owned. In three years i own this model, i had to jump charge my battery at least 10 times in different occasions due to above. 2) automatic headlight feature does not turn off the headlight when engine is turned off,…
ODI 10256244
Electrical System · Structure
I have a 2005 sienna that i purchased about 3 years ago. For about two years it has had the problem of not closing. At first it would only close every now and then, and now it won't open or close at all. When the weather is cold, neither of the sliding door will open unless you climb in the front and kick it open. I've taken it into the sandy, utah dealership about 5 different times to have them check it out and…
ODI 10260516
Door · Electrical System
Our 2005 toyota sienna has had multiple problems with the power sliding doors. Originally, the driver's side door stopped closing automatically. When button was pushed to close the door by all methods, on remote control, on driver's head panel or on panel next to sliding door, the door would begin to close then slide back open without warning or without us doing anything to open it back up. Our local dealer fixed…
ODI 10452271
Door · Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the passenger side sliding door would not open in the vehicle. There is a button in the vehicle that automatically opens the sliding doors, but it is no longer working. The warranty already expired when the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the motor and clutch assemblies failed. The vehicle was repaired, but…
ODI 10255812
Door · Electrical System
My mini van toyota sienna sliding door on passenger side cannot open from the inside, after open from the out side and checked child lock is in unlock position, remote control and button inside is not working at all. *tr i took my van to southbay toyota to inspect they charged $192.00 but not fix the problem, i believed toyota was recall to repair this problem, but until now my car has not been fix yet, dealer said…
ODI 10631537