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.
2004 Toyota Sienna locks complaints
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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.
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.
2004 toyota sienna automatic sliding door has broken. A child cannot open this door, which raises serious safety concerns. This is a common problem with the sienna, as attested to by members of this forum: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0eb3fd given the serious and endemic nature of this failure, I encourage you to force a recall.
2004 toyota sienna le, power sliding door is not working, tsb-0085-09 tsb number:tsb-0085-09agency 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.
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.
2004 toyota sienna side door cable broke not allowing the door to close properly causing a hazard.
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.
Automatic door will not close properly due to a frayed cable.
Toyota sienna power door cable repair.
Toyota sienna 2004 power sliding door broke. Dealer said it would be 1800 to repair. I have seen numerous complaints for the same problem and nobody is getting help from toyota. Needs to be directed as a recall or safety is since those doors are a primary means of egress from rear set passengers.
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.
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).
My 2004 toyota sienna passenger side sliding door will not close and has caused children issues when closing the door manually.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. When the contact attempted to close the automatic door on the rear passenger exit, the door failed and would not close. He had to drive the vehicle with the door ajar. The contact called the dealer and was informed that the automatic door motor or controller failed. He researched the failure and was able to determine that by cutting the cable, the door would shut. The contact cut the cable and the door was able to close. The rear passenger sliding door continued to fail and would not latch or lock. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not open the door. They concluded that the motor in the door and the locks needed to be replaced at the cost of $2,300. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 160,000 and current mileage was 183,000.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2004 toyota sienna: powered door cable breakage; seems to be a common deficiency in this model vehicle.
Toyota 2004 sienna driver side door makes loud sound when opened and often closes without warning. Dealer said that extended warranty had been up two months before and would not repair. Maybe you should think about a recall before someone falls out or gets squished.
Last night I was opening the power sliding door on my 2004 toyota sienna to get out my daughter. We were on a slight incline and when the door got about halfway open I heard a snap and the door slammed shut. Luckily my daughter was still locked in the car seat and my arms were out of the way. The dealership said it would be $1600. Replace the cable.
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.
The sliding door cable snapped as the door opened. Leaving it wide open and unable to be closed. I had complained about squeaking noises and they had lubed the door twice. The dealership also replaced a recalled part in that door.
2004 toyota sienna. Problem with sliding door not closing. Metal, part of door frame,holding screws that keep lock in proper place failed due to stress.
I own a 2004 toyota sienna van. Apparently my problem is very common after talking with several dealerships. My passenger sliding door has an automatic push bottom to open and close. It recently failed and I can no longer open or close the sliding door with the switch. It has to be manually opened for the door to open. This is a safety hazard since I have small kids in case of an emergency. I was quoted $1100 for parts only to replace. This does not include labor. I am told it is very labor intensive to replace. According the service department at several toyota dealerships this is not an uncommon problem. They even carry this part in stock for that reason. I checked online and there are many complaints exactly my case. My sienna van has had 3-4 recalls since I bought it in 2003. Toyota refuses to accept responsibility for this defect.
2004 toyota sienna xle passenger side sliding door power failure. Opened door and the cable that the door runs along hung outside the side of the van and would not retract into place and the power would not move the door to close it. After having it inspected by the dealer they said the motor and cable need to be replaced at a cost of $1055.00. They also turned off the power to both doors (there is only one switch which affects both doors) stating that the door could operate randomly causing a safety issue if that happened while driving. Since this has occurred I have heard from several other sienna owners who have experienced the same problem.
The drivers side door clicks and pops upon opening and closing. This is some kind of latch/welding issue. The long term consequence is complete door failure.
On the automatic passenger side door, cable that opens and closes the door, rusted and snapped after the plastic coating wore and failed, had to remove cable so I can open it manually. The wear of the cable seems premature since the vehicle is only 4 years old.
2004 'toyota sienna minivan. Cable on power sliding door, passenger side, snapped leaving door unusable and in the open position. Unable to close door or to drive safely. Toyota dealership is asking for more than $1000 to replace a cable. Found many, many other complaints about the same cable and same high costs for repair while browsing online for repair advice. I will have to park the van if they cannot fix it as it is unusable with the door open and not working.
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