2005 Toyota Sienna Body Problems
- 172
- 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 172 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Door · 5 records
- Hatchback/Liftgate · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 54 |
| 30–60k mi | 43 |
| 100–150k mi | 41 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
Drivers door started to creak as if the hinges were dry. Tried to lube the hinge but did not solve the problem. The door the started to click and have a banging sound as if something was loose or broken. *tr upon investigation found the lower weld that attaches the door open holding arm to having been broken.
ODI 10503332
Body
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.
ODI 10575305
Body
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…
ODI 10633348
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that when opening and closing the driver's side door, there was a loud pop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that the mounting panel was damaged and needed to be welded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000. The current mileage…
ODI 10493790
Body
2005 toyota sienna affected by driver's side front door "popping" sound due to front door check mounting panel spot welds becoming detached. Toyota issued warranty enhancement for this issue, but not a recall as they should have. Vehicle is out of extended warranty based on years, but not miles. Toyota will not claim responsibility and is not willing to pay for cost of repair. *tr
ODI 10488882
Body · Door
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the drivers side door made a loud popping noise whenever it was open. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was later contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileage was approximately 99,487......updated 01/14/13 *bf updated 01/14/2013 *js
ODI 10486010
Body · Hatchback/Liftgate
Regarding nhtsa id# 08v244000 aloha i have a 2005 toyota sienna which had the gas struts recall for my power tailgate which was done on 04/13/2009 work order# 656115 from servco toyota in hawaii. However its been only 3 years and the gas struts are failing again. It seems to need a new pair every 3 years. I hope you can have toyota recall the newly designed struts because according to toyota they are supposed to…
ODI 10488036
Body
Rear sliding door actuator will not open or close using remote or pillar door switch. This is a tremendous safety issue for children who cannot open the door physically. *tr
ODI 10480980
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the dashboard began to crack. The contact was concerned that the failure would affect air bag deployment in the event of a crash. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who provided no assistance. The failure and current mileage was 65,000.
ODI 10475805
Body
Drivers side door weld broken. Toyota familiar with problem but won't fix. Toyota extended the warranty to 5 years and 100,000 miles but mine is older than 5 years. Door welds should not break in life of car. Toyota dealership body shop says they have fixed hundreds of these. *tr
ODI 10478682
Body
The vehicle hinge of the driver's door becomes unwelded from the door causing a clicking noise. After several openings and closings of the door the hinge loosens even more causing a interference with the window. The driver's side window is only allowed to fall 2/3rd of the way down before the hinge stops it causing potential breakage of the glass while the motor vehicle is in operation. *tr
ODI 10494846
Body · Electrical System
I tried to close the rear door after putting my groceries in the rear well. The door closed part-way then went back up. I did it again manually and using my remote 'clicker'. Same thing happened. In order to close the door i had to push it manually to close the door. We took it back to the dealer who said the struts needed to be replaced (approximately $500). Later i realized there had been a recall on faulty…
ODI 10472415
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the driver side door had become inoperable. The retaining rod that kept the door from opening was fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated but the vehicle was not repaired. The vin was unknown. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 60,000.
ODI 10470791
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, a crack along the dashboard was discovered. 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 90,000 and the current mileage was 97,000.
ODI 10477386
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the driver's side door weld was fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the weld needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 98,000.
ODI 10471329
Body
The dashboard of the toyota sienna 2005 is cracking. The crack started from the ac vent on both sides so my opinion it is a bad design or component that should be recalled. The car is always inside the garage and the crack appeared around 72k miles. *tr
ODI 10472479
Body
Door popping when opening and closing due to broken door welds. *tr
ODI 10466479
Body
As i opened the driver's side door, i heard a loud pop. Upon investigation, it turned out that the spot weld on the door had separated. After taking it to my local toyota dealership, i was told that this was a known problem (see tsb nv003-07), i was told that my vehicle was out of warranty and that the only fix was to replace the door at a cost of approximately $2000. Although toyota insisted that this is not a…
ODI 10532864
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sienna. The contact stated that when he opened the front driver side door there was a loud noise reminiscent of a firecracker. The failure recurred numerous times. He received information from toyota stating that the welds were broken but he did not qualify for the extended warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,000 and the current mileage was 95,000.
ODI 10523883
Body · Seat Belts
Door popping when opening and closing due to broken door weld. Secondly when the passenger side seat belt becomes fully extended it binds and gets caught and the shoulder belt will not retract back into the door. *tr
ODI 10468362
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
Body
Drivers side door started to make cracking popping noises when the door is opened and closed. The weld inside the door is faulty. This problem occurred after the additional warranty period but within the mileage limit. Hinge needs to be welded or the entire door replaced. Both options at owners expense. This is a faulty design that should not have a limited warranty. *tr
ODI 10463469
Body · Electrical System
Our right side-power door stopped working and we then received a warranty enhancement notice "certain 2004 to 2007 model year sienna rear sliding door latch assemblies and power sliding door cable assemblies" extending the warranty to 120,000 miles. We took it to the toyota dealer and they stated that the door latch assembly in our vehicle is not covered because the part numbers are different. It seems if they are…
ODI 10467874
Body
Recently my 2005 toyota sienna front door(driver side) is making cracking noises when opening/closing the door because of defective "door check spot welds". Please refer to the below website which contains information about the same issue. Http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/24/toyota-fixing-600-000-sienna-doors-but-its-not-a-recall-mind-y/ i went to the dealor and was told it is a defective part which toyota fixed for…
ODI 10462981
Body
Driver side door retainer broke and door is not serviceable. This is a safety defect that toyota knows about and issued a notice on but did not inform us of defect and will not fix it. This is outrageous. *tr
ODI 10462020