Problems with 2004 Toyota Sienna ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Started having problem with the doors on the van the front door was the first problem with a failed door cheek causing the door not to be able to be opened had to force it open and remove the door cheek due to a weld that had broken away from the door is why it failed and the second was the power sliding door on the passenger side the door quite working and then when switched into the manual mode i was unable to get the door to close or it would close them come back open it took almost a hour to get it to close and stay closed. this being the car i transport my kids in that's a big safety issue to me knowing the door may not work or may not say closed while driving please help.

The side doors have a button you can push for them to open. i went to open and shut my daughter door and it would not shut after looking it over the wire that comes in and out for the doors to shut got stuck in the o part that the cord retracts to.because of this my door would not close manually or automatic pushing the button. i am also having problems with the control panel where the fuses are under the hood. one fuse gets fixed another one breaks. i have confirmed this with a auto shop the problem is within the control panel.

Electrical fire inside parked van occurred overnight and burned driver and passenger front seats, dash, and all air vents and all plastic component located near all vents. van was parked on street in front of my house.

I am having a massive problem with my vsc. randomly, regardless of speeds (it's happened going 70 as well as 25, and 40 mph), my vsc will kick on, kill my speed, and cause me to swerve. as you can imagine, going 70 on an interstate with other vehicles around and having this happen is life threatening not only to me and my family but other vehicles around me. reading on several auto forums, this problem has been drawn to the attention of toyota corporate to no avail. it is absolutely beyond me that they see no reason to file a recall.

Right side sliding door operates sporadically, not opening all the way to lock in place.

The right side electric side door will not slide all the way back. in a stationary position.

On august 29, 2016 we were awoken by the fire department at 3:30am letting us know our 2004 toyota sienna was on fire in the driveway. they were able to break into the van and contain the fire but the vehicle was completely burnt up on the front right side and a total loss for our family. it appeared to be an electrical fire under the dashboard. we filed a complaint/claim with toyota the following week and as of december 2, 2016, still have not gotten a resolution and have not been cleared by toyota to even tow the vehicle. we have placed numerous calls to their customer service division. initially, we were told claims department has up to 30 business days to respond to the claim. once we exceeded the 30 business days ' we contacted again and were then told they 'typically' take 30 days but it could be longer. previously - toyota sent out a fire investigator in october. in a follow up call to that investigator by us ' he confirmed he turned over his findings to toyota and let us know that the cause was unable to be determined.

The vsc sensor is activating during normal driving conditions without warning. this is causing the van to aggressively apply the brakes and lose acceleration. this issue mainly occurs when turning down while going down hill, however it happens randomly in other instances as well. i have been in several life threatening instances where the brakes are being applied while traveling through mountains with large semi trucks behind me.. nearly causing several accidents. my research points to a few things that could possibly be the culprit: the yaw sensor stearing wheel rotational position sensor vsc computer module this video captures exactly what is happening to my vehicle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgmjafpifko i cannot find any instances where this issue was fixed online

My rear door is not working, i have visited two toyota dealership and they told my the rear lift gate and rear hatch latch both of them needs to be replace. we did that relapacemt . the problem has not being solved, we tried to make the door working manually instead of automatically also this way is not helpful. it looks like we reaching to closed way.

Takata recall i have a toyota sienna 2004. last year, the sliding door cable was broken and it was just past the warranty. i had to pay $1,200 to have it fixed as the door could be open. and then after a few month, the door can't open automatically and the dealer said a motor failure which would cost another $1,000. i heard a lot of complaints about toyota sienna sliding door and unfortunate i am one of the victims. i urge toyota to take the responsibility and pay customers back.

Rear passenger electric sliding door does not open or close and failed one day. the door latch assembly is electrically operated and there is no manual override. the door can only be operated electrically and cannot be opened manually at all with out making a $1500 - $3500 repair to replace the faulty electrical system (door latch assembly and door motor) of the vehicle. this is a potentially life threatening situation for small children since if there is an accident how are you going to get the children out of the vehicle since the door cannot be operated manually? this issue needs to be investigated and a total recall of all electrical door assemblies need to be made for all years affected and a manual override needs to be engineered such that children's lives are not at risk due to faulty engineering.

The driver's side sliding door no longer opens/closes when the buttons are pushed (from the ceiling in the front, from a remote key, and from the button right next to the door.)

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. while driving at 35 mph, the vsc and the abs warning lights illuminated intermittently. the contact also stated that when the failure occurred, the front of the vehicle began to swerve into other lanes while the rear of the vehicle went in the opposite direction. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the steering sensor was replaced, but the failure persisted. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 264,888.

Power sliding side doors, both passenger and drive sides, do not work. i had the dealer repair the driver's side a few years ago for about $1,600. last year, the passenger side door stopped working. i don't want to pay another $1,600 to have this door replaced given all the complaints that i see on the web regarding this issue as i am concerned this will break again. basically, we don't use the passenger side door anymore, because we are afraid it will get stuck and we won't be able to close it; which is what happened with the driver side door. this seems to be a serious safety issue. many people are clamoring for a safety recall; 1) https://www.facebook.com/toyota-sienna-faulty-power-sliding-doors-233250320033754/; 2) http://repairpal.com/problem-with-door-mechanism-in-electric-sliding-doors-992

After driving the minivan to drop off the children at daycare, the driver side power door was open automatically but afterward, would not close. the motor that opens and closes the door would not respond to the button that opens and closes the door. it would not respond to the remote control button that open and closes the door. that driver side door stayed stuck in the open position. i attempted but could not push it to get it close. i attempted to press and use the button on the dashboard that would make the door go into manual mode but once the motor is engage to drive open the door, it seems that it would not disengaged. again, the door just stay stuck in the open position. i ended up driving the minivan slowly on the side roads for about 5 miles to get back home with the driver side door open and park it back in my garage. i called toyota headquarter today (2-9-2015) to file my safety concern/complaint and am given a complaint #[xxx] toyota will not help me rectify the safety defect, they said it was out of warrantee. i would have to take care of the safety defect myself. please look into this matter. luckily, this incident happened in phoenix, arizona where weather is usually not an issue. i use to live in minneapolis, minnesota. this van was purchase there in minnesota in fact. i can imagine a scenario where if the door would not close during winter with children in it, it could be dangerous and catastrophic in terms of exposing the passengers to the harsh elements. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Dash board has a crack on passenger side right where the air bag is. while driving on the freeway noticed check engine light came on and speedometer reading went to 0. stopped counting miles and car going on 65 but speedometer reads 0. also gas tank level indicator goes from half tank to empty and gas light turn on. it is not safe as i don't know at what speed my car is going on and also if the crack on the dash board gets bigger, air bags might pop out. need somebody to look into this as the van is driven only 49000 miles. this is very unusual . *tr

Toyota dealer (victory toyota of canton , 46352 michigan av, canton, mi 48188) failed to fix the shift lock solenoid assembly that a subject of a recall and promised to call once the new parts are available. it has been more than 2 months and the part has not been replaced. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. while attempting to open the vehicle's automatic doors, the contact heard an abnormal noise. while trying to close the doors, the driver side sliding door would not close. the contact took a closer look and noticed that there was a frayed cable on the top side of the automatic door. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the cable was cut for the contact to be able to close the door manually. the contact stated that the passenger side sliding door became inoperable approximately three weeks later with the cable being frayed at the top of the door and would not close. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the cable was cut and the door was closed. the contact stated that the mechanic stopped electricity from going to the door so that the door could be opened and closed manually as an interim repair. since the doors were originally automatically powered to open and close, they became very hard to operate. the failure mileage was 134,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the passenger side automatic sliding door failed to open and the wires were corroded. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was unavailable. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was unknown. the approximate failure mileage was 197,000.

In grocery store parking lot ,put groceries in driver side back power sliding door . went to shut and door would not shut all the way . it was stuck .finely got it shut after ,about 30 minutes .got home power cable had broken rusted and frayed .recall was found ,but toyota will not fix !!! this happen 2yrs. ago 2014 & still trying to get this recall fixed ..they said i had to many miles on the van ,that i got in 2011.. it had 146,892 miles when the door cable broke & was inspected . this is very dangerous .i will not let any children sit next to that broken powered back driver sliding door !! this should be a mandatory recall !! miles should not be a concern ! life of a person should be . i'm still fighting to get this fixed & it's 2016 .. broken ,rusted & frayed power cable not functional & inoperative & can be very dangerous ! because it's powered with or without the automatic door feature .toyota needs to up date this recall to a safety mandatory recall with no limits !!!!

Rear sliding door issue - the trunk keeps falling on the head when putting shopping bags. power sliding door assembly - the sliding door keeps closing and injuring when putting the seat belts for my baby in the car seat. these are safety issues and causing injury. *tr

Passenger sliding door will not open. even when power is turned off, the door will not open manually which is a safety hazard as my kids can not exit the car from that door if there is an accident. i recently received a csp letter from toyota about this exact door problem but the letter states the extended warranty is good for 9 years or 120k miles which ever comes first. unfortunately, i received the letter just after i had the car for 9 years. if i had received the letter and known about the door issue before the 9 years, i would have taken my car in to be fixed. quote for fixing door is over $1,100. *tr

Passenger side sliding door cable snapped and will not open. passengers can be trapped in the van and not able to get out. this is a known problem with toyota sienna minivans with electric doors. in addition, the motor is often known to fail. the the cable has a black sheathing that is inadequate and wears causing it to jam in the pulley and break or exposing it to later corrosion and then it will break as well. toyota has known of this problem for years and does not issue a recall. you only need to check the toyota forum to confirm the problem with many owners reports. repairs run $1,200 to $2,000 at the toyota dealer. *tr

Went outside to try to open my driver side electrical sliding door and the cable snapped. i can no longer open my door and i have a baby that the car seat is on the working side and now my other kids have to try to jump over the baby or go out the front doors to get out of the car. *tr

Passenger side power sliding door cable broke making the door inoperable. the van cannot be exited on the passenger side. repair involves motor and cable replacement costing $1720. toyota extended the warranty to 9 years from purchase and 120,000 miles thereby acknowledging their issue to a faulty part. they wouldn't replace it until it failed. the car was garaged its entire 9 years and therefore it took 127,550 miles to fail. even though i am within the 9 years of purchase by 4 weeks, toyota won't honor the warranty extension due to being beyond 120,000 miles. i will have to pay this high cost to replace a door motor out of my own pocket. i will never buy a toyota again. this cable should never fail and is a faulty product which they have acknowledged. *tr

Power sliding door cable snapped and children in back seat cannot ride safely, as door will not operate properly. spoke to toyota, opened a claim, was told the warranty enhancement notice was issued, but although i wasn't over my mileage, i was over the date of 1st use of vehicle. they extended the warranty for this faulty part for 9 years, 120,000 miles. my vehicle sat for 8 months as well when our other toyota, the tundra had its frame replaced...but even though they still will not help. they offered to give me a good deal on another toyota...seriously! i just leased a venza 3 months ago. i do not want another vehicle, i want mine fixed so my passengers can sit in the back seat safely without worry the door won't open or close on them! *tr

Vehicle randomly self-locks while in park with car turned off, without any indication. this has happened with my keys inside the vehicle on the seat while putting groceries in the back at the store and at home. it happens all the time now, and its scary, because i have a young child who i strap into the car seat and then walk around to the drivers side, usually after putting my purse and keys down on seat up front. if car self locks, kids could be trapped inside. research on line shows this is a problem with other toyotas, possibly having something to do with a security system harness glitch or door lock actuator? *tr

Upon pressing the open button on the remote for the passenger side sliding rear door, it makes noise but does not open. upon further investigation we realized the cable had frayed and the door got jammed half way open. we took it to the dealership and were told to ask for an exception but because it was not completely broken they would not fix it! this poses a safety issue as the only exit for rear passengers is now the drivers side rear door until it breaks as well. research suggests we are just barley over and only months beyond the extended warranty service for this defect @ 120k or 9yrs, leaving us to absorb the entire 1500-1800$ cost associated with repair. *tr

Once opened, the vehicle door would not close. i had to use excessive force to get it to close & the only way it did so was after the power sliding door cable had snapped. had this happened while away from home, i may have had to drive home with the door open. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. the contact stated that both passenger side doors failed to open or close. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, where the sliding track was lubricated, but the failure persisted. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 120,000. the vin was unavailable.

Passenger side power door cable snapped and the door wouldn't close nor open. tried to open it manually, no luck unless you use enormous amount of power which might do damage to some other parts of the vehicle. even if door managed to get open it won't close, which is a safety issue. *tr

2004 toyota sienna le minivan. consumer writes in regards to defective rear electrical sliding door. *smd

The electric sliding door does not close. it constantly shuts and opens. if a person is stepping into the car the door will close on the person unless they physically manhandle the door. an adult had a difficult time stopping the door from closing on her. during the winter months the sliding doors will not open. some how the handle release the door ajar beeping noise but the doors will not open from the inside or outside. people need to climb to the back from the front. we received a recall notice but when we took our car in to the dealership it was beyond the 9 year limit. the dealership said it would be over $1000 to repair. we have since had an accident related to the spare tire recall that we thought the toyota dealership remedied. i now realize the problem and issues with manufacture errors and responsibility. i believe toyota should be responsible to repair the sliding door issues before someone gets crushed in the electric slider. if ever we were in an accident in the winter, how would the people sitting in the middle rows exit the car. there needs to be a better system to inform consumers of faulty equipment before an accident happens. manufacturers need to be responsible before an incident occurs. when i called toyota, they said that i did not have a service history or brand loyalty. we have owned our toyota for 8 years! we have taken our car to local mechanics except for issues of recall. our friends bought a toyota sienna due to our recommendation and car history. 2 weeks ago we just purchased a toyota prius for our daughter. that is customer loyalty.

This is a recurring incident. on cold days, the sliding doors will freeze shut. this is a common problem from my understanding, and some folks on web forums have recommended filing a complaint to hopefully get toyota to issue a recall and resolve the issue. the freezing door problem is exacerbated by the electrical door lock mechanism and open/close sensor on the slider. in many cases, the failed attempt to open the frozen door is enough to trigger the door "open" sensor and cause the interior lights to come on. *tr

Toyota sienna's equipped with power sliding doors use a plastic coated steel wire to operate the door via a wheel and motor. this plastic deteriorates over time and the steel wire corrodes and fails leading to the inoperable ability of the door in the power mode. in power mode: the door will remain closed if attempted to be opened while the vehicle is in a motion gear. it also allows the controlled open and closure of the door with an automatic reversal if the door detects obstruction. disengaging this power mode allows the door to be opened when in motion. it also allows the door to slam closed if vehicle is parked on an incline and could injure a person not expecting the closure or opening. toyota has offered a "service extension", not a recall, for a part that is integral for the safe operation of the sliding doors. this extension will only cover a small percentage of vehicles in their allotted time frame. the actual failed part is not available for replacement and a whole door actuator must be purchased and installed at $1100 per door. *tr

Manufacturer design flaw leads to jammed sliding doors, possibly locking passengers inside. numerous complaints online. toyota apparently acknowledges the problem as it has extended warranty on those parts to 9 yrs or 120k miles. mailing letters earlier this year. i received notice from them when my car had 7 yrs / 130k miles. i think they are not being proactive enough with an issue that rendered one of my doors inoperational. it is not that i can't use the electric door opening mechanism, the defect also impedes the door from opening at all. i think it becomes a safety hazard and should be covered no matter when. it is not my fault it took them several years to acknowledge the problem - my car would be covered had them mailed the letter one year before. *tr

I am having trouble with the side power sliding door. *tr

Power sliding door cable broke. confirmed with toyota dealer that breaking cable caused power door motor to fail. toyota has warranty enhancement to cover cable, but will not cover motor. *tr

Passenger rear sliding automatic door's cable frayed. called toyota and they stated there was an extended warranty and it would be covered at no charge. i had not been able to leave the vehicle because it was needed and made our way around the issue. i would like to sell the van but now i am told it will be almost 2000 to fix because it is out of warranty?? makes no sense as when i initially called, they stated it would be no charge and never mentioned anything about time or mileage. i beg to differ on this issue as when i made the initial call it was covered. so shouldn't it still be? *tr

On freeway interchanges, entrances and exits vsc and abs suddenly engagess. van is not aggressively driven and when turning on mountain roads and switch backs vsc and abs engages despite the slow and controled steering.

The driver side door stop started making a noise when we open and close the door. the window stopped opening completely. toyota has extended the warranty to 6 years or 100k miles for this defect. they won't repair my vehicle because it is beyond the extension. the cost is over $2,000. now the door stop has broken off completely and door swings wide. this creates a dangerous situation every time we use the car. my understanding is that the welds were defected and toyota didn't want to spend 2k per vehicle to repair all the defected cars. car doors are a major component of any vehicle and shouldn't fail. *tr

I tool my car last april to get my recall done on my lift gate and ever since that my lift gate is not working.. i have called them several times and have filed a complaint with toyota as well but it seems no one is listening to me. please help. *tr

The right side headlight assembly is accumulating moisture and condensation inside which causes the headlight to fail. *tr

Electrical motor and cable that controls sliding door (driver side) has corroded and broken. door inoperable posing safety concern. *tr

I have 2004 toyota sienna minivan le model. 2 years ago trying to get out of drivers seat, as i tried to open the door i heard a motorized clicking sound and the door wouldn't open from inside. i took to a mechanic and he found that the metal wire that connects to the latch had broken. i called toyota and they said it will cost $250 for the assembly that controls the latch to open the door. last year my power sliding door (passenger side) started acting up. sometimes the door would open and sometimes it won't when i press the power door button located on the ceiling close to driver's side. then it would only open from outside if i pull the latch from outside. then one day when i pulled the door latch from outside to open it, i heard a loud noise and the metal cable that the door slides on snapped! i received an"enhancement recall" letter from toyota just after the warranty expired. i searched the web and saw complaints that toyota does this on purpose last minute expecting that customers won't see it in time. i called the scion dealership in palatine, il and they said that it will cost me $120 to inspect what's wrong with the power door and there are 4 to 5 parts where 1 or more could have gone bad. some parts are covered and others are not covered by the warran ty. this should be safety recall and could kill a small kid. a class action suit must be filed against toyota for ripping off customers. they should be fixing it for free since its a design flaw. i would expect an engine to fail at 96000 miles but not the 2 doors (front manual door and power sliding door). big companies like toyota needs to cut off bonus form ceo and board of director's paycheck and use the money to correct their design flaws. i paid $32,000 and expect toyota to return the cost of repair which is $1800+tax or fix it for free and thank me that i did not file a suit against them. *tr

The power sliding door on the passenger side stopped working. the buttons do not open or close the door. the door is so heavy that it cannot be opened or closed easily. the cable that moves the door snapped and visible (hanging outside the body). we had the extended warranty for 7 years and the car was serviced regularly, but this problem occurred after the extended warranty expired. the dealer says the whole motor, not just the cable, should be replaced, asking for more than $1500 for parts and repair. snapped cable, loose and visible moving parts outside the body of the van, and a heavy and hard to operate "power" door present a safety problem, especially with the kids going in and out of the passenger side sliding door. i would appreciate it if you could take a closer look at the issue and have toyota own up to its design problems. this issue has its own forums online, has its own facebook page and it seems that toyota will not listen one customer at a time. *tr

Power sliding passenger door no longer operates with the keyfob remote, or the door switches. the door will open if the handles are used to disengage the door. *kb

Electric sliding van door has failed on passenger side, will not open or close. manual sliding side door on driver side is very difficult to open and close. very dangerous in event of crash or fire. dealership estimates over $1000 to fix. there are over six hundred similar complaints at http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0eb3fd/600 please help. thank you. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the instrument panel was cracked across the front. the dealer was notified and of the failure who referred her to the manufacturer. the manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed. no other assistance was offered. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 130,000.

I have a 2004 toyota sienna xle. late last year, both of my power sliding doors broke within a week of each other. the cable that operates the doors frayed and snapped apart. i was able to force the doors closed but have not been able to open them since. my kids have had to climb thru the front seats until we could figure out how to fix them. i talked to my local toyota dealership and was told to fix them the cost of the parts only would be $1200 a door. this cost included a new motor and cable because toyota does not replace just the cable. i believe this cable issue should of been upgraded to a recall many years ago and is very discomforting to us who are loyal toyota drivers. we as drivers have paid $30k+ for our vehicles and believe that we should not have to deal with this type of problem on a feature that we paid for as an upgrade to the original package. this is a wide spread problem nationwide from what i have read on several websites and blogs and includes several different year models from what i understand. thank you for allowing me to share my story and i look forward to hearing about this issue in the near future. *tr