The automatic sliding door (passenger side) on my 2004 sienna suddenly became inoperable and unable to be closed. It had a history of freezing closed - not sure if this is related. It appears the cable broke and dangled outside of the car. A plastic mechanism popped out of the door and blocked the door from being closed. This is a safety issue!!!!!! How can you drive a car with the side passenger door stuck wide open and children inside???? The car apparently had a tsb dated april 19,2004 on it that addresses this issue. I was unaware of it. My car is now past the warranty period and it will cost $1800 to repair. This is clearly not normal wear and tear. It is a known problem that toyota must take responsibility for.
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My 2004 toyota sienna xle has the driver's side automatic sliding door (for passengers in the back) that occasionally will not open, other times will not close, and sometimes after opening it will close uncommanded. In my opinion this is definitely a safety issue that toyota is unwilling to recognize. This problem is widely reported by several toyota sienna owners. Also, should a rapid escape from the car be necessary, it would be impossible to use the passenger sliding door as an emergency exit.
When the temperature drops below freezing both sliding doors on my sienna 2004 freeze shut.
I have a 2004 toyota sienna xle limited both the driver's side sliding door (january 2009) and the passenger's side sliding door (october 2008) have incurred problems with the cable and motor mechanism that LED to both to need new motors and cables. This occurred within 3 months of each other !!! A hinge wears out in the door and it causes a wearing on the cable until the cable frays and breaks. This seems to be a widespread problem as indicated by numerous complaints by sienna owners.. It is definitely a manufacturer defect but toyota is not acknowledging it at this point. The repair at the toyota dealer is $1600 plus and is not covered due being out of warranty. The repair times 2 within three months is just ridiculous !!! And I hope that with enough complaints toyota might recognize their defect problem.
Right power sliding door on van was frozen and door wouldn't open. Result was a faulty cable that frayed. The door was taken to a repair shop and the cable was removed to make the door manual and now the door slides easily off the hinges/track.
Passenger sliding door will not open or close from any buttons. Tries to open but is locked open or closed. When door handle is pulled from outside it unlocks and will open or close manually.
On 12/13/08 the passenger side sliding door on our 2004 toyota sienna "froze" and would not open manually or automatically. On 12/28/08, the door stopped functioning completely. On 1/2/09 the vehicle was brought to kings toyota in cincinnati for repair. I have been advised that the cable and motor system within the door is completely bad and needs to be replaced. ($1,634).
The power door on our 2004 toyota sienna started failing before the vehicle was 4 years old. The door has difficulty opening and closing leaving us to face the possibility of driving with the door open and possibly having a child in the seat next to it. This is the primary vehicle for my wife and children and I am concerned they will be stranded or placed in an unsafe situation. Toyota diagnosed it as needing a motor& cable assembly, center hinge and bracket. The repair estimate is $1,474.60. We have tried to work with toyota on this but have not had any satisfaction.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated that there were several failures with the vehicle, including the tailgate. The tailgate has been repaired four times. The failure only occurs in 32 degree weather or below. When opened, the tailgate starts closing automatically and without warning. The contact has struck his head several times. During the most recent failure, his shoulder got stuck and popped due to the tailgate closing automatically. He stated that this was a safety issue because individuals could get closed in by the tailgate. The failure persists. The current and failure mileages were 62,000.
2004 sienna power door cable breaking causing door to be inoperative. Creating unsafe conditions with children and baby seats in vehicle. Toyota states $1500 repair. After research problem seems widespread not vehicle specific. Vehicle has 58,000 miles.
Welding issue with toyota sienna 2004 front driver's door.
Drivers side passenger power door does not close when the power motor fails. We were unable to drive the car because the door would not close. This was very dangerous with children in the back seat. Eventually, we were able to force the door closed, but we cannot open the door now. This is very dangerous because we may not be able to get out of the car quickly in an emergency.
Driver side passenger automatic door cable was rusted and broken on a 2004 toyota sienna xle. Need to replace entire assembly, est. Cost is $1800-2000.
2004 toyota sienna power sliding door design is defective. Center hinge bends causing motor and cable to fail. Door will not open which is a safety concern in the event on an emergency.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. She noticed that in cold weather conditions both rear doors freeze even without precipitation. As a consequence she is not able to open the doors or close them once they are ajar. She notified the dealer and the technician stated that she would have to have a roof rail weather strip applied to her vehicle. A representative for the manufacturer stated that since there was not a recall they could not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileages were 57,000. Updated 01/29/09. *lj updated 01/30/09.
I have 2004 sienna and sliding doors have been freezing during winter. I called toyota and they said there will not cover because its out of warranty. The put the tsb 0028-08 on april 3, 2008 way after 36 mons/36,000 mile warranty my van was put in service. If I would have taken on the same day when this bulletin was released, my van would have been out of warranty. Either they should have put this bulletin earlier or they should have extended the coverage period.
Opened the automatic sliding door when picking my son up at school, heard a crunching noise. The door would not close automatically and had a difficult time getting it shut manually. Once shut I could see that the steel cable the door ran on had frayed/busted. Took it to the toyota dealership for repair and was told the cable and motor would have to be replace since they were one unit at a cost of $1300. Fortunately for us, we purchased an extended warranty at the time of purchase and the parts and labor were covered. We had to pay a $50 deductible as party of the warranty agreement.
I own a 2004 toyota sienna xle and my concern lies in the sliding doors freezing up when there was any snow or rain followed by freezing temp's. Once frozen, the doors can not be opened without bringing the vehicle into a warm garage. The dealer acknowledged other complaints like this but said it was not covered by any warranty or recall. I paid for new seals so as to avoid the potential of having my children trapped in the back of my van. I was also told the new seals have anew design and will prevent this from occurring again. We should know very shortly as it is winter. This began last winter but we were fortunate enough to always park in a warm garage at night.
Power door on my 2004 sienna has failed. $600 repair bill and it still is not right. This was an expensive vehicle, it should not falling apart this soon.
Cable snapped on sliding door of 2004 sienna, causing door to remain open until I could forcibly close it. This was a potentially dangerous situation in that 1) cable snapping could have hurt someone, and more importantly 2) car had to be driven with door open until got home and could forcibly close it. Toyota put out a tsb for this problem in april 2004 but only covered the problem for 3 yr/36k mile. Additionally they implemented production line fixes to prevent this problem in the future. But those of us unfortunate enough to encounter problem after 36k miles have to pay $1800 parts and labor to fix just one door. I believe that this is a prevalent problem in the 2004 sienna and toyota should issue a recall for their customers due to the potential danger involved.
Sliding door on our van would not close properly. Took it to the dealership, they told us the door had to be fixed, and the metal and bolts were getting ready to come through the door parts. It is currently being fixed, but since the van is a 2004 toyota sienna, it is out of warranty, and we will have to pay the $ 1,800.00 repair bill.
I have 2004 toyota sienna with automatic sliding doors. This morning the passenger side sliding door began to make a grinding noise, and would make the same sound when I close it. - I looked the door and it seems to have parts of the cable coming off- the door at times will open half way and then close. - took the car to the dealer and told me that this is a know issue and problem with the doors. But toyota has not done a recall on this - only has posted a tsb (technical service bulletin).
I own a 2004 toyota sienna, with about 50,000 miles on it. The power door on this vehicle does not stop unless it has force on it if is accidentally closed while someone is one the way, doesn't bounce back like a garage door does. My power door cable snap yesterday as I was trying to open it and came back on me. It stopped and then finally closed, and would not open more than an inch. Took it to the dealer and was told that the cable broke and would have to be replaced along with the motor to the tune of 1100 just for the part and then labor charges. I purchased the extended warranty which is good until nov 2010 and 75000 miles. However they say this is not covered. Toyota has a problem with hinges on there doors for this model year. Something need to be done before there is injury.
The driver's side rear power door cable snapped (rusted and frayed). This is clearly a potential safety issue, as I had to cut the cable with wire cutters in order to be able to close the door. I contacted both the dealer and toyota customer service, who say it is not covered under warranty, and will cost $2000 to fix. There have been many other reports of the same problem, and it seems this should be considered a recall issue.
Rear sliding door cable broke. Very expensive to repair ($1600) no help from dealership. Told me to call manufacturer. Car had 50,000 miles. Seems like this should not fail at all.
I owned a 2004 toyota sienna le with passenger side power sliding door. The cable of the door was snapped on 11/16/08 and hanged loose to the outside of the van. The door can neither be opened and closed at the time. I had to force closed the door so that the van could be on the road again. We have stopped using this door since the incident happened. In short, the door is inoperative. After called and filed a case with toyota customer assistance center, they claimed nothing they could help me in resolving the issue.
The drivers side automatic sliding door of minivan is stuck open. While the door was opening I heard a strange crunching noise, when I pushed the automatic close button the door would not close. I disabled the power door and the door would not close manually.
Returning home in heavy rain one weekend and washed off dirt before garaged the vehicle, occasionally required to open the passenger side automatic sliding door. A week later found out the sliding doesn't operated automatically.
Left sliding door on 2004 sienna xle limited is failing to work properly and front seat heater driver side stopped working- had it "repaired" and it still doesn't work.
The motor which powers the passenger side power door is cracked (and broken). The dealer wants $2008.51 to fix the problem. The car has never been in an accident, and the door only went through normal wear and tear. There was no event leading up to the failure, it just stopped working. The door is only able to be operated through manual operation now. I can't afford to fix the car.
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