2005 Toyota Sienna Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 499about this part
- Share
- 44%of 1,130 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 65,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 499 complaints about the body and structure of the 2005 Toyota Sienna, 44% of the 1,130 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The rear door almost closed on me as I was loading groceries. I opened the rear door with my key remote, stepped underneath the door as it was fully lifted, and quickly stepped out of the way as the door began automatically closing. Toyota issued a recall in 2008 for this issue, and I verified with my local Toyota dealership that they performed this recall.”
NHTSA complaint #10551623, filed 2013-11, 78,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10572709, filed 2014-03, 172,101 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10566715, filed 2014-03, 140,000 miles“Power sliding door became stuck half way open. Was not able to open or close door. My infant was trapped inside. Only able to free door after trying to manually close door which caused cable to break. We were unable to drive do to door stuck partially open, and cable debris hanging out under rear window.”
NHTSA complaint #10567089, filed 2014-03, 164,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #11073433, filed 2018-02, 99,000 milesRelated recalls
- 10V160000Apr 20, 2010Toyota is recalling certain model year 1998 through 2010 sienna passenger vehicles manufactured between august 7, 1997 and january 4, 2010, currently…Covers: Toyota Sienna 1998–2010
- 08V244000Jun 3, 2008Toyota is conducting a safety improvement campaign involving 196,222 my 2004-2006 toyota sienna vehicles equipped with power rear liftgate struts. The gas…Covers: Toyota Sienna 2004–2006
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Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 6 | 4% |
| 2020 | 4 | 11% |
| 2019 | 6 | 13% |
| 2018 | 5 | 7% |
| 2017 | 14 | 9% |
| 2016 | 27 | 36% |
| 2015 | 61 | 26% |
| 2014 | 44 | 27% |
| 2013 | 44 | 24% |
| 2012 | 72 | 29% |
| 2011 | 154 | 25% |
| 2010 | 57 | 33% |
| 2009 | 97 | 47% |
| 2008 | 117 | 27% |
| 2007 | 102 | 28% |
| 2006 | 261 | 26% |
| 2005 | 499 | 44% |
| 2004 | 962 | 47% |
| 2003 | 18 | 17% |
| 2002 | 42 | 23% |
| 2001 | 35 | 19% |
| 2000 | 52 | 14% |
| 1999 | 36 | 17% |
| 1998 | 35 | 12% |
Other parts of the 2005 Toyota Sienna
135 complaintsSeat belts
83 complaintsSteering
79 complaintsBrakes
68 complaintsTires
67 complaintsElectrical system
65 complaintsVehicle speed control
62 complaintsAir bags
60 complaintsOther or unknown
58 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
48 complaintsElectronic stability control
43 complaintsEngine
22 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Toyota Sienna
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology