2000 Toyota Sienna: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Jul 4, 2018 · 130,000 miles · FL

Outer door handles on doors of sienna are extremely brittle and break easily even with normal everyday gentle use. Of the 4 main doors on my toyota sienna, 3 of them now have broken ousise handles causing the doors not to be accessible & opened from the outside. This has now affected both sliding doors and my passenger front door. My passenger sliding door is not even able to be opened from the inside since the outer handle broke off completely. This poses a major safety issue as doors are not able to be opened from the outside in case of an accident or emergency. Additionally the fact that the passenger sliding door can not even be opened from the inside causes even more of a safety issue. Upon reviewing other consumers who own this same vehicle I have found it alarming that well over 50% of them have complaints due to this same issue.

Filed Sep 17, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 80,000 miles · CA

Within a two minute period, both sliding doors that were previously functioning, suddenly failed in a closed position. They could not be opened manually using the door handles from both inside and outside the vehicle, or by attempting to actuate the right side power door. The power door locks had no effect. There was no damage to the vehicle that could have caused mechanical door failure, or otherwise. Non functioning or jammed doors should constitute a safety issue and should be recalled. If the vehicles front doors were compromised in a collision, passengers should be able to exit through the rear doors, but would not be able to with this mechanical defect. The fact that the doors cannot also be opened using exterior handles increases the risk of entrapping passengers. Toyota should consider this a safety recall and repair all faulty doors, of which there are many complaints filed here and on online forums. I am currently having to pay for this repair myself, as toyota has informed me that there are no current recalls. Thank you for your consideration.

Filed Aug 7, 2014 · Body · 37,700 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the passenger's side door handle detached. The contact mentioned that the passenger's side door could not be opened or closed from the outside or inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed and needed the plastic assembly door handle replaced with a metal insert. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,700.00.

Filed May 24, 2014 · Body · 123,000 miles · IL

Without warning, plastic door handles break, rendering ability to open, close hatch or door impossible. Hatch door broke first approximately january 2013, then rear sliding door, and then today, passenger front door. Hatch has no inside door handle, so without warning door immediately inoperable. Rear drivers side sliding door broke on outside first, then inside within a day, so that emergency exit impossible. Today, front passenger door outside broke.

Filed Sep 30, 2011 · Body · 80,000 miles · IL

The power door will not open/close causing serious saftey issues.

Filed Sep 7, 2011 · Body · 177,000 miles · WY

Sliding door will not open electrically and/or manually. Clicks when activated but doesn't open either way. Disconnected battery as suggested by dealer, to reset the mechanism, but to no avail; still doesn't work and is a large pain to deal with! It forces entry on the drivers side only and that is not safe when there is speeding by only a few feet away with traffic! There are thousands of complaints in all the toyota forums on the net. I think it is past time for a factory recall on these automatic sliding doors!!!!

Filed Dec 28, 2010 · Body · UT

Toyta sienna van door will not operate with the motor. Door handle broke off due to trying to open the door.

Filed Nov 12, 2010 · Electrical · 142,314 miles · TX

I have owned this vehicle since 2003 and have never had any major problems with it. It has always been very reliable. However, on september 21 while driving east on i20 in the dallas area, I accelerated the vehicle while on a slightly steep hill. The engine suddenly quit for a few seconds while I was driving and all the equipment lights came on. It then mysteriously started back again and I kept driving. This happened a couple more times while driving east on illinois avenue in dallas and it finally died completely on the same street . The engine would not start and even the lights would not come on. I was able to pull into the city of dallas's parking lot before the vehicle stopped completely. I had the van towed to one of the toyota dealers in dallas. They checked it out and could not find any problems with it. Then on monday, september 25 the vehicle was completely dead in our garage at home. I jump started the vehicle and drove it again to metroplex toyota on tuesday, october 5. The only thing they found was the intake hose clamp at t-body was very loose and the power door light was coming on. They tightened the hose clamp and re-initialized the power door. Again, on november 11, I was driving east on I 30 when the van completely died in the middle of the highway. Even the hazard lights would not come on. I was stuck in the middle of a busy freeway. Fortunately, I 30 was backed up and no one plowed into the rear because most vehicles drive at 60-70 MPH on that freeway. I had the vehicle towed to metroplex toyota again. This time the only thing they could find wrong was that the battery was not held down tightly. However, while I was going to drive away in the van, I noticed that the power door light was on again and the door would not close properly. We finally decided to leave the vehicle with the dealer for some time so it could be checked out.

Filed Oct 12, 2010 · Electrical, Engine · CA

I own a 2000 toyota sienna which I have had for one year. To date, I have paid to repair the rear seat, as once it was taken out, the mechanism broke and it could not be put back in the car. Also, we have replaced the drivers side seat belt (the whole thing) because the seat belt light would constantly blink. Now the passenger side seat belt light blinks when the seat belt is latched and when nobody is sitting there. The power sliding door has been looked at and repaired three different times. It continues to open, but will never close all the way. Both the drivers side and passengers side power windows will not roll down (or if they do, they will not go back up). There is a banging sound coming from the middle floor board by the gas pedal. The transmission has been replaced. Finally, the rear door latch broke completely and there is no way to open the rear door - from the inside or out. All of this is with normal wear.

Filed Jul 2, 2010 · Locks · 125,000 miles · KY

2000 toyota sienna rear door latch handle broke under normal use. Upon inspection, there is a narrow piece of plastic connecting the handle to the internal latch mechanism and this narrow piece broke cleanly in half without warning. Rear door cannot be opened from either outside or inside posing a possible hazard to 3rd seat passengers in the case of an accident. Phoned toyota and was given case #1007022060 and instructed to take to dealer and pay for repair since handle not part of any current recall.

Filed May 24, 2010 · Locks · 70,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the outside door handles were falling off the vehicle. The contact had to remove the driver side door, driver side sliding door, and rear hatch door handles. The rear hatch could not be opened from the outside or the inside. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000. Updated 11/09/10

Filed Aug 15, 2009 · Locks · 106,000 miles · OK

Drivers side door latch handle not only broke, but pulled completely out of the door. This is the 3rd door handle that has broken under normal use. 1st the 2 sliding door handles, now this door handle.