2006 toyota sienna power sliding door jammed (partially open). Was unable to move door either direction. Power door disable switch did not release door. Had to drive car with door partially open. Fortunately this was in a parking lot and not during an emergency.
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We have a 2006 toyota sienna with dual automatic sliding doors. About 6 months ago, the passenger side door would scrap, and needed to be closed manually. We took it into the dealer, as it was scratching the paint, it cost us almost $800 to replace the hinge. This week the otherside is starting to do the same thing. I have checked other sources and have found that this is a systemic problem with these models and that it clearly presents a danger to passengers including children who are often passengers in minivans. The problem itself appears to be caused by poor design. Toyota has had other recall problems with it's door designs and this appears to be another one.
The motorized sliding door on the sienna 2006 stopping working at 51,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna which was purchased in august 2006. She stated that the driver's side sliding door would malfunctioned unexpectedly. The dealer stated that they did not have an explanation for the failure or what caused it to occur. The estimated repair cost was over $1200 at the owner's expense. There were no recalls. The contact was concerned with the safety of her small children in the rear of the vehicle since the door could potentially open on its own. No repairs were made to date. The current and failure mileages were under 51,167.
Just discovered today ( 01-13-10 ) on my 2006 toyota sienna le the automatic sliding door at the passenger rear stopped working. It would not respond to the fob and the buttons inside the vehicle. Not sure exactly what the cause is but, according to other reports online, this seems to be an inherent problem with this vehicle. I am taking this opportunity to register my complaint with this product.
A side power sliding door on our toyota sienna started occasionally malfunctioning a while ago, initially simply making strange noises while opening and closing. Three months after the expiration of our warranty, the problem started getting worse, with the door requiring physical assistance to complete opening or closing. Finally, the door simply got stuck shut. We, or the dealership, are unable to open the door at all. First, this is hampering the repairing of the door, as the dealership claims they have to rip the door out to fix the problem, therefore requiring the purchase of a new door in addition to all the other repair and installation costs. This is prohibitively expensive to us at the moment, and our children and we thus have to ride in a minivan where a door can't be opened, and where the door sensor beeps from time to time, as if the door was improperly shut. Second, we feel this is a serious safety hazard. The inability to open this door might impede or prevent the timely evacuation of our family in case of an emergency (accident or others). In addition, the beeping suggests the door is improperly shut and we fear it may strangely open one day as we're driving, just as it strangely got jammed. This would pose a serious safety hazard to the passengers.
Left side power sliding door stuck in 3/4 open position, during foul weather. Unable to close manually. Noticed slack cable on front side of center hinge and stripped cable from rear of hinge. Also, metal pieces have fallen out of hinge track from upper door rail (below window). Unable to drive safely (obvious), with door open. Now vehicle extremely wet inside. Covered van with plastic. Checked internet for other occurrences besides those listed in the complaint log this website. Too numerous to count since 2004. Why can't this be fixed. Vehicle still in extended warranty period but this is not covered?
The passenger side electric sliding door has failed. The door kept going open and shut one evening and then stayed shut and has been inoperable since. The door will not open manually now and has created a safety hazard. Toyota has refused to fix the problem and says that it can only replace the motor which will cost over $2000. The failure is that the door will not open at all. It is a safety hazard for the passengers. The door has a manual mode, and should therefore be able to operate manually without the motor. The dealership would do nothing to help besides charge over $2000 for what will surely be a temporary repair.
Right-side power sliding door is beginning to fail. There are there hinges that support the door. Two are located at the front of the door (one at the top and one at the bottom). The third hinge is located at the rear of the door (in the center). It is the center hinge which is failing. The hinge is sagging, and scraping the rear body panel (under the rear quarter window). Given the failure of the hinge, proper clearances are not maintained, and the door scrapes the front edge of that body panel. It also catches on the door frame (body frame) when opening and closing. This is a well-documented problem with these vans and toyota refuses to acknowledge any fault. Eventually this door will cease to function. Others have had it fail in the open position, while others have had it fail in the closed position. There have been recorded incidents of this failure causing strain on the cable that controls the function of this door (leading to it fraying/snapping). Other owners have experienced the rear quarter window shattering and even having the door fall off. Light internet research (using the term "sienna sliding door" or "sienna sliding door failure" will help to reveal the gravity of this problem and the extent to which the consumers are feeling it. Average cost for repair is in excess of $1500.00. Please force a recall. Make toyota own up to this issue and its resolution.
I have a 2006 toyota sienna with an automatic sliding door. The car is 6 months out of warranty. Recently, I drove my children somewhere and the door would not close and became completely inoperable. I took the car to a local dealer and toyota motor corp would no take responsibility to have it fixed. I checked other sources and have found that this is a systemic problem with these models and that it clearly presents a danger to passengers including children who are often passengers in minivans. The problem itself appears to be caused by poor design. Toyota has had other recall problems with it's door designs and this appears to be another one.
Found below on the web and we have the same issue. We purchase the extended warranty so they will replace the motor-cable assembly but not the central hinge. They said that we have to pay for it at $300.00+. ******************************************************************************** 2006 sienna slide doors is the center hinge wears out and that's when the cables break. There is a tsb (el004-04) that addresses this. We replace the hinge/motor-cable assy/and a bracket. *********************************************************************** now just waiting for the other door to break. We found numerous issues with cold weather. We just had snow and a cold spell in rocklin, ca (sacramento,ca)this past week which we rarely get snow. The folks at toyota said this a know problem but there is nothing they can do. The hinge is part of the van which holds the sliding door in place and if it fails the sliding door has a good chance of completely off while driving. This could cause someone getting killed. I guess we have to wait until that happens, before anything is done. We purchased a 2006 toyota sienna sept 2006 and purchased with extended warranty.
Rear passenger sliding door will not lock..remains unlocked and ajar in both manual and power setting. Door has large scratch on side. Door worked fine for three months after scratch then stopped working. Took van to advantage toyota in lynnbrook ny who blamed lock problem on door scratch and will not fix under extended warranty.
My 2006 toyota sienna, of which I am the original owner, has a passenger side rear sliding door. Without warning the door refused to close. The cable had popped out and the door will not close. We cannot drive the car because it is a safety hazard to drive with an open door. We have to have the car towed to a repair place and then pay for whatever the repair would be. We cannot afford to do this. Apparently this is a common problem which the dealer should cover as it is a safety hazard.
2006 toyota sienna xle; door began opening when in an unlocked position. Then unable to close door and therefore unable to operate vehicle is safe manner. Contacted dealer; after inspecting vehicle told cable fraying/failure side door stuck in open position. Dealer states unable to rectify problem by overriding cable system to allow door to be operated manually; forced to replace entire mechanical door operation system because of cable failure resulting in cost of approximately $2000 to dealer.
I have a 2006 toyota sienna minivan. The latch on the driver's side passenger sliding door failed to keep the door secured when driving down the road. The door would become unlatched and open slightly in transit. I took the car to the dealer and they informed me that the latch would have to be replaced. I talked to the service manager who told me that there was nothing he could do about it nor was it covered by any recall or warranty. I tried to have the regional parts manager call me, however, he would not return my call. This a major safety issue for toyota, but they did not want to hear about it nor do anything about it. What really bothers me is that this door gets used when the grandchildren are traveling with us. I find it very upsetting that this door unlatches by itself without any prior warning.
Power slider door failed on 2006 sienna van. Will not close.
Toyota sienna rollover accident at low speed (35 MPH) resulting in roof and driver side structural failure and fatal crushing injury to driver.
Our sliding door stopped working about a year ago. This morning, despite the electric doors being turned off, while my husband was driving with all 4 of our babies the door opened and got stuck. My husband can't open or close the door.
The rear power sliding door on my 2006 toyota sienna wagon shut on my child's thumb even though it supposedly has a mechanism to prevent it from trapping body parts.
Automatic slide doors and back door won't open in auto.
The manual sliding door on my 2006 toyota sienna sticks because of a latch problem. It can cause the door to either not shut, or not open. This is a serious concern, I couldn't imagine not being able to get my child out of a burning car. Toyota really needs to fix this, there are hundreds of sienna owners with the same issue. It sounds like this could lead to a negligence lawsuit. Http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0eb3fd/289.
I own a toyota sienna 06. The automatic sliding door will not shut. They tell me it will be over 1200.00 dollars to fix it. If I want it converted to a manual door then it will cost 600.00 dollars or more. Why did I pay for automatic doors if they are going to break in less then 4 years? Please make them recall the door motor and make them fix this problem.
2006 toyota sienna - excessive paint chipping and rust. Vehicle has been taken to two toyota dealerships for excessive rust caused by paint chipping. Both dealers claim that stones on roadway are the cause. Rusting began to appear in the rear quarter panel area; directly behind both passenger doors. Toyota placed two clear plastic strips in both these areas (factory installed). The clear plastic strips have done nothing to prevent to chipping and rust. In fact the rust has appeared under the clear plastic strips. Paint has also begun on the right passenger sliding door. Toyota corporation was contacted concerning this problem. Toyota's answer was that is was not their problem. The rusting is now 1/4 of the way up the frame of the van on both sides. Every chip in the paint rusts, regardless of size. This vehicle was bought new. The wheels were replaced in 2008 by toyota, as a result in a defect in the metal which caused the paint on the wheels to bubble and chip away.
Drivers side door pops when opening and the door stop/ strut device has loosened where it is welded to the door allowing the door to move more freely. I have not yet sought to repair the problem but have read where this has been a problem for other owners. Tsb 07017. I plan to take it to the dealership this coming week to see what they can do.
The power sliding door on passenger car side is inoperable after four repair attempts within a five month period. This is a safety issue because the passenger side sliding door cannot be used in case of a sudden need to escape the vehicle.
Drivers side sliding door would not shut worked to shut now hasn't open since 34 month after purchased. I went to the toyota dealership to 'did you purchase it here? When I told them no, she sent me around to service where I waited until I left without even my name given. I went back when my van was 38 months past purchase... To have my tail gate under recall and asked when toyota will recall these vans with sliding door issues.
Since purchasing our 2006 toyota sienna xle we have experienced problems with the power sliding doors - a grinding and/or rattling sound as well as jerky operation (as opposed to opening and closing smoothly). The dealership greased the cables and track which seemed to eliminate the sounds. Last week the door stopped opening all the way - it would open about a quarter of the way and then automatically close on its own. This problem occurred whether the door was operated with the key fob remote or the interior button. I checked the track and there were no obstructions. We took the car to the dealership where it was purchased and although they could replicate the problem only once (naturally) they replaced the power door motor and clutch assembly under warranty (we are within the warranty period). Important to note is that the reason they replaced the motor and clutch assembly is because we had brought the vehicle in complaining of the door operating poorly in the past. Had we not had problems previously and brought them to the attention of the dealership I suspect they would have claimed there were no problems with the operation of the door. Therefore, I strongly recommend that anyone having issues with their power sliding doors report their problems to the dealership and document their problems/complaints with the dealership.
Sliding door stopped working cannot open.
I always use the keyfob to open the passenger side power sliding door. First thing this morning on my way to drop my son off at daycare, the sliding door opened just fine but was a little sluggish in closing. I had to make a stop at cvs to buy some cold medication and the sliding door jammed the next time I tried it. No amount of pushing the keyfob or in-vehicle buttons would cause the door to open/ close fully. The door was permanently jammed with an opening about 4-5 inches wide. Fortunately, the cvs is very close to the daycare and I asked for help moving his stuff while I carried him in. I could not risk driving around with the door open no matter what the distance because of the safety issues. I promptly dropped the car off at the dealership. The 2 mile drive to the dealership with the door ajar and the alarm beeping the whole time couldn't have felt longer. I've yet to hear back from them, but I did some online research and it sounds like the sliding door motor has failed. I am very concerned by the frequency that this problem occurs. I am shocked that there has been no recall due to the inherent danger this defect could pose for passengers.
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