The cable on the automatic drivers side sliding door of our 2004 toyota sienna snapped. This rendered the door unable to close until getting it to the dealership.
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Power sliding door cable snapped on a 2004 toyota sienna xle. Due to this issue we can not open or close the driver side sliding door. In order to fix the problem, we are taking to the dealership and estimated cost to fix is $500.00 and $100.00 to identify the issue.
I wish to complain about the toyota sienna 2004 driver door. There is a door check popping noise which can lead to the driver door falling off. I believe this ought to be recalled by toyota and repaired in all vechicles.
My door has the door check issue to the point it will not hardly close, and toyota feels since it was 5 years , 3 months from date of purchase, they are not responsible for it. I suspect this was present and all affected toyotas should be recalled to fix both this driver door, but the passenger door as well. Make : toyota model : sienna year : 2004 manufacturer : toyota motor corporation service bulletin number : 07017 date of bulletin : oct 23, 2007 the federal safety agency item number : 10023697 component : structure:body:door summary : customer support program - warranty coverage extension for the front door check on certain 2004-2007 my sienna vehicles. *nj
I have a 2004 toyota sienna with electric sliding side doors. The passenger side sliding door locked open today and would not move. My wife was taking children to school. It was very cold. I took the van to the toyota dealer and they said it would be near $2000 to repair it. They had to cut the door cable so we could operate it manually. This is unacceptable. I own two toyota's and was planning to buy more. They need to recall this issue as I have read many similar stories.
I have a 2004 sienna xle in which the cable on the driver's side sliding door snapped. This is the 4th door to have safety issues. The cable has snapped and is hanging from the back rear window. It's frayed and rusty! The door now will not open.....very scary in the case of having to exit the vehicle quickly!!when I purchased a toyota (at a premium cost , I believed that I was paying for quality!). This vehicle's door issues are a time bomb! I have read enough to know that this is a common problem among sienna owners yet there is no recall! Unbelievable! Shame on toyota for not standing by their "quality" product!
Driver side sliding door will not stay locked and latched. The fasteners that hold the locking mechanism place pulled through the door sheet metal. Dealer states it cannot be fixed and a new door would be needed at $3500. Door can open at any time.
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.
Sliding side doors freeze shut and can not be opened when temperature drops below freezing.
1. Power sliding door worked. 2. Went to operate power door, loud sound of plastic breaking, door would not open or close completely. 3. At home saw that cable to operate power sliding door had snapped. Called dealer said they wouldn't do anything, out of warranty. Called toyota said isolated case sorry can't do anything. Cut cable so I was able operate door manually. Approx. 1 year later cable on other door snapped. Same process, same response.
Sliding passenger door prone to freezing and squeaking in cold weather.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. While the contact was attempting to close the passenger side sliding door she noticed that the door was stuck in the open position. She was unable to open or close the door normally. A toyota dealer informed the contact to take the vehicle to a local body shop. There were no prior warnings. No repairs have been made to the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 140,000. Updated 2/22/10 *cn the rear passenger power sldind door became stuck in the open position due to a rusted and frayed cord. The dealer stated they could not fix it, because it was a body shop issue. Updated 06/18/10.
Cable on right power sliding door assembly was rusted. Presented problem to toyota dealer 10/27/09. Was told that the entire mechanism would need replacing since cable itself is not sold alone. In the process of closing door today, the cable snapped. Door is now inoperable both in power and manual mode. Safety concern since children ride in that part of vehicle and need to exit on right side at school (curbside).
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.
We own a 2004 toyota sienna and the cable in the automatic door got frayed and caught in the motor. The door was stuck open. My husband had to force it closed so we could drive our four kids home and the door fell off! He had to force it back on and lock it so we could get home. Online searches show me many other people have had this same problem with the automatic door for that year's model.
Power sliding door on right side (driver side) of vehicle failed. Cable broke and door would not close. Attempted to manually close the door but cable had jammed the door in the open position. Wife drove the car home this way. I cut the broken cable and removed the ends so door functions manually. $1200 dollars to repair door. I elected not to spend $1200 to repair a cable. Cable is part of an assembly that includes the motor. I inspected the reason for the premature failure and determined the reason the cable broke was because of a door rear hinge failure. Pin had worn out slightly causing the rear of the door to sag and therefore catching the cable and breaking it. I replaced the hinge myself costing $100 and the door functions manually. This car was maintained regularly by toyota and door hinges greased. A hinge should never have failed at 4 years of life. What kind of steel is toyota using?
I have a 2004 toyota sienna xle minivan. A small wire snapped on the passenger side power door. I am not able to open the door automatically or manually. The only way to fix is to have toyota install new motor for $1800 which is way too expensive for something that is a necessary component in a van.
2004 toyota sienna sliding doors malfunctioning. Over time, the doors appear to wear out and will not open from the inside or the outside of the vehicle. They cannot be opened manually or by using the power operation feature. The dealer was able to open it and adjust it but told us that it will happen again unless we paid approximately $1200 per door to replace the worn parts. We are concerned about getting trapped in the vehicle.
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.
2004 toyota sienna sliding door cable snapped, car was parked on hill and door slide closed on right hand of driver who was entering vehicle.
Power passenger side sliding door cable snapped door is inoperable from inside and outside.
2004 toyota sienna van auto sliding door cable failed and door was stuck open. Cable can not be replaced by its self motor and cable need to be installed at a price of $1,000.99 in parts not including the 5 hours of labor.
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".
Toyota sienna minivan sliding door will not open/close - got stuck in the open position.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The passenger side door will not open. The dealer will disable the door because the complete repair was too expensive. The toyota manufacturer has not been notified. The failure mileage was 43,000.
During the normal operation of the driver's side automatic sliding door, the cable snapped and got caught so that the door could not fully open or fully close. It was necessary to cut the cable out and operate the door manually to get the door to shut at all. The quote to repair the problem was $1232.12.
My 2004 toyota sienna automatic sliding door mechanism stopped working and we were unable to open the door on the passenger side. It is clear from forums on the internet that this is a widespread problem.
Toyota sienna 2004 sliding door motor cable was totally rusted and snapped. Sliding door is not operable. Sliding door wire is totally rusted during normal use. As s result, door was jammed and neither can be closed nor opened. Toyota does not sell cable separately, should purchase whole motor assembly instead. Similar cable cost is around 10 dollar (from hardware store) but motor assembly is around 1500 dollar.
We have a 2004 toyota sienna xle that has just suffered a failure of the power sliding door, causing it to become stuck in the open position. My wife was forced to drive with two young children in the back seat and the side door wide open. This is extremely unsafe and demands a recall. Apparently the cable was frayed by a failed hinge, and I have read many complaints about this problem. This is a 5-year-old minivan with 84,000 miles. How is toyota allowed to ignore such a blatant safety defect to their cars that occurs within the first 3 to 5 years? It is out of warranty and they will provide no measures for repair, but no reasonable person would ever expect the doors of a car to be the first thing to stop working, and in that short a period of time. This is unacceptable and dangerous and simply shameful from a quality manufacturer on a $38,000 vehicle. I am sure you are hearing lots of complaints about this door hinge and cable motor. The dealer has quoted a repair around $2,000 including work at a body shop welding on the new hinge. Meanwhile, I'm wondering about the other door. Will it be another $2,000? Please issue a recall now!!!
We have a 2004 sienna with auto-sliding door for passenger side. The van has around 57000 miles. It is raining/snowing today and the passenger door couldn't be closed. My wife and my kid is stuck in newtow, 30 min away from home. The passenger side door can't be closed manually. The outside temp is around 35 degree. By reading the internet, it looks like many 2004 sienna owner have the same issue. I consider it as a safety issue since most van owners have young kids in the van. If the door is stuck in the winter time, it is a big problem.
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