2004 Toyota Sienna: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Feb 14, 2021 · Body · IL

Part # 69300-08011 rear left door latch with power sliding door malfunction causing a safety problem door remained opening and closing could cause passenger or items transporting to fall out of vehicle .it also caused battery to drain vehicle wouldn't start without being jumped even replaced battery with a new battery same thing happened . This part has become a problem in many of these 2004 toyota sienna mini vans . A safety recall need to be concidered .

Filed Sep 13, 2018 · Electrical · 209,000 miles · MD

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.

Filed Jan 15, 2018 · 210,000 miles · MD

Fyi: I am a the federal safety agency employee; I'm the lead engineer for fuel economy. I sit at w43-448. The driver side door panel pops out and gets stuck on the jamb on the floor and then you cannot open the door from inside. The main problem is in the way the handle is secured to the door steel.. It is a plastic piece inside and when it wears from pulling on it, it slips out. That puts tension on the plastic door clips around the edges that are supposed to hold the panel on. When the central anchor in the door handle goes, it causes the door to flex and the peripheral clips can't hold on so they pop out. When this happens, the door cannot open because the floor has a rise at the leading edge, and the panel has dropped below it, trapping the door. This happened with the original door, which was repair due to a deer running into the vehicle. It eventually had to spend over $1000 to get a new panel from toyota and now, less than a year after being installed, this panel has also failed. Toyota knows that there is an issue with these panels, but is clueless about how to employ a lasting fix. It's a poor design, especially with the main screw being located under the armrest/door pull, a location with experiences the most stress. There is a webpage that details similar issues, which can be found here: http://www.siennachat.com/forum/15-general-discussion/3366-2005-toyota-sienna-driver-passenger-door-panel-popping-out.html#/topics/3366?page=3

Filed Oct 25, 2017 · NJ · 1 injury

The rear door latch was recalled and replaced, it failed again, the rear door opens but then drops, it is a safety issue, I reported to toyota but they refuse to fix it again. Serious safety issue stationary.

Filed May 8, 2017 · Body · 170,000 miles · WA

Metal around screws holding door latch broke making it impossible to close door.

Filed May 16, 2016 · 160,000 miles · AZ

My automatic sliding door cable has frayed. I can't use the door now. Somehow I magically got it shut, but now it is completely locked down to try and protect the kids and to keep the van in a usable state (obviously you can't drive around a vehicle whose door won't close). The vehicle was stationary when this happened. It was over a couple of days from when I first heard a strange noise when the door was moving to when it stopped functioning altogether. The last time I tried to close it it had been opened on accident by a babysitter who didn't know and we had to keep pressing the manual open/close button continually and inch it to a closed position, because it kept trying to reopen the door. I have 6 kids, 5 in car seats. I really need to be able to access the babies car seats without climbing into the van. This is ridiculous. We are down to one door. Also it is completely unsafe in the event that an accident were to occur. As a side note the motor seems to be working fine. The cables are the problem

Filed May 10, 2016 · Body · 160,000 miles · TN

The right passenger sliding door cable has frayed to the point that the door will not open or close.

Filed Apr 15, 2016 · Body · 120,000 miles · OR

Passenger power sliding door won't open or close. Door actuator not working

Filed Feb 13, 2016 · Body, Electrical · 125,000 miles · MD

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.

Filed Oct 21, 2015 · 99,500 miles · CA

2004 toyota sienna right side rear power door will not close. Opens half way and then must be manually closed. Cable broken. Causes safety concern for passengers in rear seats ability to exit car in emergency. My grandchildrens lives are precious to me!

Filed Oct 1, 2015 · Body, Electrical · 134,000 miles · CO

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.

Filed Sep 13, 2015 · 180,000 miles · GA

The cable snapped and the door will not close