Toyota sienna minivan sliding door will not open/close - got stuck in the open position. *tr
Automatic sliding passenger side door cable broke. door will not open or close. occupants are trapped in vehicle. must climb over front seat or out drivers side sliding door (which also broke) to egress vehicle. *tr
The cable on the automatic sliding door frayed and broke, preventing the door from securely closing. for that day, the door would slide open or shut depending on how i drove and the angle of the terrain. then later in the day, the door would not close at all. i was able to slide it shut about halfway and then it would get stuck. i figured out that the broken cable was getting tangled in the door, preventing it from closing so i had to cut the cable to close the door. a loose door like this is dangerous because it is heavy and would sometimes slide back on the kids. this door is a very heavy door and can easily hurt someone. the cost to repair is prohibitive so we have had to switch the door to be used manually, but sometimes it still does not lock in place in the open position. *tt
We have a 2004 toyota sienna. we have discovered that the cable on driver side of the sliding door has rusted/rotted and snapped off. we have called toyota about this issue and they informed us that the doors are not covered. we feel that this is a safety issue as the doors only open part way. we have found that there was no recall on this issue. please look into this asap. just picture your children trapped in the van during an accident- these doors are too heavy for them in manual mode. this is happening to many toyota vehicles, to the point where this needs to be aired on national television for toyota to step up and stand behind their vehicles. this is about safety and our children - not just a bonus feature. help us to keep our children safe in these family built vehicles! please!!! *tr
Car parked on hill while opening the power sliding door cable snapped and door slid closed on hand. door cable is a small thin cable the door motor pulls on in both directions to open and close. cable rusted through there is no maintenance schedule or way to inspect cable. cable rusted and broke within door. cable should have been made of stainless steel or some none corrosive material. there are a large number of complaints for this online. a small child would be in danger due to the weight of this door. *tr
My driver side sliding door fell off my 2004 toyota sienna. when i looked closely i found the cable was snapped, and the door was jammed with the kids inside the car was unable to go no where until a friend was able to help us out, the dealer want over $1500 to fix the problem, no way i can afford that at this time, so they suggested to cut the cable and make the door manual and that is what i'm running on right now, it happened at 78000 miles and the car now has 89000, and of course warranty was over long time ago. *tr
I own a 2004 toyota sienna le. the rear passenger door is automatic. one of the reasons why we purchased this vehicle. it has since stopped working. i was bringing the kids home and went to drop off another child. opened the door with the power button, worked fine. door would not shut. turned the power off to the door, still would not shut. had to drive home with the door ajar. children needed to get out the drivers side rear door. my husband tried to open the door and could not. he gave it a good tug and the cable snapped. when we called our local toyota dealership, they told us that the motor had to be replaced, to the tune of $2,000. it has not been repaired, since we can not afford that. researching it on the internet, my husband found that there was a "safety notice" that went out to the dealerships, asking that they check the doors when the vans are in for routine maintainence, to ensure that a new center bracket has been put on the doors, to help alievate this problem. when he called up toyota customer service to ask if we could find out if this was done, he was told no. they do not give that out, and if we had brought the car in for oil changes, it would have been checked. my husband does our oil changes, every 5,000 miles, so there was not need for us to take it in for maintainance. he asked if there was any type of warranty on it, since they would give us no information. he was told no, if we were prior toyota owners, they would help us, but since this is our first toyota product, they were willing to do nothing. asking to speak with a manager did no good either. he was told they did not want to speak with him. now, i am bringing the car to the dealership next week to have the steering checked out. it is sticking when you are turning the wheel. you have to manually turn it back. not sure if i want to buy another toyota product. they do not seem to be very reliable.
I have a 2004 toyota sienna xle limited. both sliding doors have broken. when i have been driving the car with my 7 year old son and my dog in the car, the door has slid open. *tr
We purchased the new 2004 toyota sienna on or about august of 2004. in about late september of 2009 i noticed a popping sound coming from the driver's door when opening and closing it. it became progressively worse in the following weeks. i checked on-line and discovered it to be a common problem with other 2004, 05, 06, 07 and 08 siennas. i had a 5 year extended warranty and called the toyota customer service here in hawaii and was told that the warranty had expired so they were not going to do anything. i asked if toyota factory welds were only good for the life of the warranty and was not given an answer. i later discovered that a technical service bulletin tsbnv003-07 was issued by toyota but not a recall. they claim that a notice about the problem was mailed to the owners but we have never received it and have been living at the same address for 18 years. the broken part is an engineering flaw with the design of the plate welded to the door that causes the door strap welds to break loose if the broken part is not replaced or repaired the door will swing freely open to it's extreme and close suddenly without restriction when opening or closing the door. repairs typically cost around $2,000.00 outside of warranty with the replacement of the drivers side door. re-welding the failure points is not recommended as they are prone to fail again sooner than replacing the door. this failure also occurs on the passenger door. due to the cost of the repair i have made my own modifications by installing 3 nuts and bolts through the door into the broken part, but have noticed that the part has about a one inch cracked due to the original popping of the welds. i have yet to have the crack welded, if possible. also see the following site for a better description and understanding of this and other similar problems: http://sites.google.com/site/toyotasiennadefects/. *tr
The power function of the automatic rear sliding passenger door has failed. the cable that attaches to the motor for this device snapped and was exposed causing a safety hazard. approximately 1 foot of cable was exposed and hanging from the middle rear of door. additionally other parts of the system failed/broke when the cable broke and became lodged in the system causing the door to remain open. when some of these parts associated with the snapped wire / door motor broke they were ejected into the car hitting the nearest right side car safety seat where one of our children sits. the cost of replacing the door parts is prohibitive. per toyota dealership, cost is approximately $1700 per door to replace the snapped wire. the door will not be repaired and remain non-functional. 2006 reference tsb el004-04 2009 reference tsb-0085-09nhtsa number:10029190 for similar cases. *tr
Both passenger and driver 's side sliding doors cables have snapped and i can not open the passenger side door at all! the driver side door opens manually. *tr
I have a 2004 toyota sienna with automatic rear passenger sliding door. the cable and motor malfunctioned in january 2008. i went to the dealer in gainesville, fl. i was advised that the whole assembly with the wire cord had to be replaced at the cost of about $ 1300.00. after getting it fixed, the same wire and the plastic latch broke again on 9/12/09. went to the dealer only to be informed again that the same parts need replacement at the cost of $ 1600.00. i believe that the part is not properly designed, and the consumers have to pay great sums of money to get it fixes. *tr
My wife was putting the children into our 2004 toyota sienna minivan and when she went to open the passenger side automatic sliding door the door cable broke. thankfully she was able to close the door safely. however, she was not able to open it. when she brought the van to me, as i was at work, i could see that a piece of the door cable/pulley system was in the way of the door sliding open. i cut off that piece and the door now opens and closes manually. if my wife had gotten into an accident on her way to see me, that door would not have been able to be opened. that, in my humble opinion, is a serious defect in design...that something could happen that would prevent the door from being opened. *tr
2004 toyota sienna. consumer writes in regards to vehicle sliding door malfunction. *smd the consumer stated the left sliding door came off track, after the cable system malfunctioned. when the door fell down to the side step, it shattered the left rear window.
2004 toyota sienna xle minivan - sliding doors will not unlock or open. dealership asking $2000 to repair and claims that they cannot switch door to manual usage. *tr
The power sliding door of our 2004 sienna stopped working when the cable snapped. it worked manually for a while but is now shut and will not open at all. the cost to repair is outrageous and i am concerned in an accident that disables the doors on the left side that my children will not be able to exit the vehicle. *tr
Spot weld on door strap broken from normal door closing. *tr
Toyota sienna le 2004 passenger side power sliding door does not work as intended. it can only be operated from the outside by pulling the handle and getting the door started. none of the remote buttons will cause the door to open. the door can not be opened from the inside of the car. *tr
2004 toyota sienna xle limited (75,000 miles), purchased april 2003. passenger rear sliding door cable snapped. it looks like the covering on the cable deteriorated over the years and the cable rusted and snapped. we are not able to open rear sliding door due to broken cable. *tr
The rear power sliding door on the toyota has a safety defect where the power sliding door closes completely but then pops open slightly at the rear of the door. the result is that the door is not fully closed or latched. however, the "open door" indicator in the vehicle does not light indicating that the door is not in a fully closed position. the "pop open" scenario was occurring over the course of several weeks, before going over a bumpy road the vibrations must have been sufficient enough to warrant the "open door" indicator to light. upon bringing to toyota for repair they informed me the motor was damaged along with the latching mechanism for the door. *tr
Cable snapped on rear power sliding doors. it appears that the outer plastic coating dried and broke off of the cable. cable is hanging outside of the car as i drive down the road. the door is very heavy and my children are unable to open the door themselves. *tr
2004 sienna driver's door began to creak and then had difficulty opening and closing. inspection showed the weld broke. it was not reported until two weeks after the warranty was out, and the toyota extended warranty wouldn't cover it. they quoted 2,000 to 2,500 to fix it. they said this problem has been occurring, but only on the driver's side. when you hear the cracking sound, take it in right away. *tr
The power sliding door on my sienna stopped working because the cable snapped. the cable has a plastic coating which fell off part of it and allowed the wire underneath to rust since it is exposed to the atmosphere. i managed to force the door closed and it is now inoperable. this is a safety problem - what if there were a wreck? this is poor design and could cause loss of life and should be fixed by toyota. it is an expensive repair - due to the design flaw of having this cable be so difficult to replace, so people - like me - aren't haveing it done because we can't afford it. this isn't "normal wear and tear". *tr
Electric side doors opener becomes jammed when cable frays and breaks. this happened on the left door, then the right door wouldn't open. libertyville illinois dealership had to pull the fuse that controls the circuit that operates the 2 side doors and the rear door. all 3 doors operate manually. *tr
Power sliding door on 2004 toyota sienna xle awd fails to operate. the door is actuated by a cable and the cable has broken. the replacement is extraordinarily expensive at approx $1500 or more. as a result, the door must be opened or closed by hand, which is a difficult proposition, and if the vehicle is parked on an incline, nearly impossible. further, the door doesn't stay open when on an incline posing a danger to exiting passengers. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. while attempting to open the passenger side door with the door handle, the contact noticed that the cable under the rear window snapped due to corrosion. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the central hinge needed to be replaced. the current and failure mileages were 95,000.
We own a 2004 toyota sienna. both sliding doors fail to open. these doors have been serviced at least once previously. there was no accident giving rise to this condition. *tr
We own a 2004 toyota sienna xle and have owned it for 5 years. last year, our automatic sliding door (passenger side) cable snapped, making the door unable to open automatically. we had been using it just as a manual door, and have recently been having problems with both sliding doors unable to open at all, even manually. it seems to have something to do with the locking mechanism. it is as if the doors are still locked even though they are not. this is a dangerous problem, and after some research i have found that this is not an isolated incident, but rather that this is an inherent problem with this particular vehicle. with so many owners having these same problems, i think toyota should issue a recall instead of making money on having them have to fix it themselves. they are very costly repairs. *tr
Toyota sienna electric sliding door does not open with button. can only be opened by pulling hard on outside handle. dealer suggested replacing door motor. *tr
2004 sienna toyota van side automatic door broke, would not open, now the lock has broke on the door and the door will not stay shut, high safety issue. *tr
The passenger and driver side middle (sliding) doors of our 2004 toyota sienna have frozen shut each winter for 5 years. after melting free the drivers side door came suddenly open a few times while we were driving down the road. now the automatic open/close has stopped working at all. *tr
2004 toyota sienna le, power sliding door is not working, tsb-0085-09 tsb number:tsb-0085-09nhtsa number:10029190tsb date:march 13, 2009date added to file:june 24, 2009 failing component: structure:body:door summary: toyota: vehicles may experience a condition where the power function of the sliding door is inoperative. http://www.aboutautomobile.com/tsb/2004/toyota/sienna. *tr
We have a 2004 toyota sienna. we have discovered that the cables on both sides of the sliding doors have snapped off. we have called toyota about this issue and they informed us that the doors are not covered. we feel that this is a safety issue as the doors only open part way. we have found that there was no recall on this issue. please look into this asap. *tr
2004 toyota sienna passenger side power door stopped working, unable to open either in power or manual mode. this seems to be a common defect with siennas, toyota is unwilling to fix the problem. this would be a serious safety hazard in the event of an accident. *tr
Automatic door will not close properly due to a frayed cable. *tr
Auto sliding door cable rusted through and broke, leaving door inoperable. *tr
2004 toyota sienna side door cable broke not allowing the door to close properly causing a hazard. *tr
There were no events leading up to the failure as it worked fine one minute and the next minute it stopped. i brought it to boch toyota in norwood mass where we bought the van and have brought it in for regular maintenance and we were told that the automatic door cable frayed which caused the door latch to seize. my driver side sliding door is inoperable. in order to assure the safety of my children, we may have no choice other than to cut the cable as we cannot afford the $2000.00 to fix it today. once put into manual mode, the door would require a strong adult to open them, and certainly cannot be operated by our young children. also although the door will not open or close it is not closed securely and the warning light remains on alerting us the door is still open. these are most definitely design flaws by the toyota engineers. this poses valid safety concerns to anyone owning the toyota sienna 04 and needs to be a recall for this reason. *tr
2004 toyota sienna minivan - i did some searching and found many others with this same problem - the cable to the power door jammed in the assembly preventing the door from closing fully the coating on the cable is frayed, cracking, and the cable is rusted in visible areas. with seeing this and reading up online i am assuming the coating has broken down or scrunched up internally on the door. i can see this happening on the drivers side of my vehicle as well & am sure it is just a matter of time before the door no longer functions on that side either. i had to disassemble the ends of the cable just to get my door to close. i have called toyota and been told to take it to a dealer but that there was only a tech service bulletin relating to this - not a recall. (toyota tsb el004-04) i will be taking it to the dealer but got the distinct impression they have no intention of doing this under any kind of warranty repair. something like this that prevents a door from closing should be a recall, especially with the volume of posts i've been able to easily find regarding this. repair costs i have seen in posts are ridiculous ($1000 & up with many around $1600). *tr
2004 sienna mini-van: power rear hatch suddenly closed on me while putting in some groceries. minor scrapes and bruises but was painful. this happens whether the door is open manually, remote button, or button inside car. door goes up all the way, then suddenly and quickly closes in 1-2 seconds. *tr
Toyota sienna power door cable repair. *tr
Premature failure of power drive mechanism of driver and passenger rear side doors. due to a toyota-known defect (toyota tsb #el004-04), the drive cable can snap, rendering the power control of the door inoperable. this causes the door to be stuck partially open until it is repaired. this issue is widely known by toyota service departments and toyota customers reporting on various internet web sites. *tr
Defect with toyota sienna power door. the door motor / train mechanism is prone to breaking leaving the door stuck in an open position. thits makes the car unusable and/or very unsafe. clearly a minivan is meant to transport children. this has happened to my 2004 sienna twice in the last 12 months. this claim is for the most recent incident. *tr
2004 certified used toyota sienna has a driver's door check issue in which either the weld breaks or in more severe situations, the weld actually pulls off the door requiring complete replacement of the door to fix it. the solution was to issue a service bulletin extending the warranty to 5 yrs, 100,000 mi. my car was purchased the day after the 5 yrs was up and is well within the 100,000 mi. when addressed a few months after purchase as the sound became noticeable enough to take it in for checking out, the welded bracket was tearing a hole in the body of the car not just a broken weld. the dealer refuses to take care of it only agreeing to pay 1/2 the replacement cost of $1800. i understand this is a danger because if it fails completely, this door can both come off the frame as well as swing uncontrolled and slam body parts in the door. *tr
On a 2004 toyota sienna le with 84k miles, the passenger power sliding door cable snapped leaving the door halfway open and unable to be opened or closed fully. my wife had to drive our three kids home with the door not fully closed. about one week prior to the failure, the door would sometimes act as if something were blocking it from closing or opening, so that it would reverse itself for no apparent reason. toyota quoted about $3500 for repair, with approximately $800 in parts and the rest in labor. i purchased a repair manual and disconnected the broken cables to render the door operable in a non-powered fashion. the power sliding door motor and cables have not been replaced to date. *tr
2004 toyota sienna power sliding door cable snapped and ruined sliding door motor. dealer to charge $2000 for fix. 1 year earlier passenger door cable snapped. same issues. *tr
2004 totally sienna slide door froze in the open position and the manual override feature didn't work to allow me to close the door and transport my children. this appears to be occurring on a high number of sienna's and i believe it is a clear defect. the dealer wanted $2,000 to fix the door that i believe should be a recall. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. the contact has not been able to use the door locks in her vehicle for several months. the dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. recently, while attempting to stop the vehicle, the rear passenger side door opened. in addition, the battery failed and was replaced twice by the dealer. the failure was not corrected and the dealer stated that they could not determine the cause of the failure. the contact replaced the battery herself with a heavy duty battery. she took the vehicle back to the dealer and they stated that the door motor failed, and that the door was an inch off the door track. the estimated cost of repair was $1,800. the failure mileage was 62,000 and current mileage was 64,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the cables for the passenger sliding door snapped, which caused the component to fail. two weeks later, the manual sliding door failed. the occupants may be unable to exit the vehicle in the event of a crash. the dealer stated that the motor and cables for the door would have to be replaced at the cost of $1,500. the vehicle has not been repaired due to the cost. the manufacturer did not assist. the failure and current mileages were 44,000.
2004 toyota sienna with 70,000 miles. the problem started with an automatic passenger side sliding rear door. after several trips and attempted repairs, from which i was told the problem was i needed to make sure and lubricate the hinges, i gave up on the door being fixed. tried not to focus on the fact that in the event of an emergency would only be able to remove my children from the driver side. made sure that my sons car seat was always placed on driver side so that i could get him out and my other children would be able to climb out past him. resorted to using the driver side manual rear door. i could not get the door to shut after my kids had gotten in the car.i could close the door, but could not lock the door. had to continue our trip and drive with my kids in the back seat of the van that door would not secure. 2 out of 3 bolts had pulled through the sheet metal of the rear door locking mechanism. repair shop is trying to now fix the automatic door again. i am told 700 parts and labor. but the manual door i am told that i will need to take to a body shop for repairs. vehicle never involved in an accident. my husband has looked at the problem and trying to decide if its possible for him to remove the door panel for access to the bolts and mechanism. because it is apparently an issue with the bolts with no washers coming through the sheet metal. even after i spend 1000 to have the automatic door repaired, again & hopefully this time it will work. the car still won't be functional for transporting my children because the manual door can't be secured until i have body shop look at repairing. my husband thought he had heard alot of air around the door like it wasn't shut the day before. but as i was in passenger seat i could not distinguish between regular wind noise and if there was anything different. *tr