2011 Toyota Sienna locks problems

Filed Apr 22, 2026 · Locks · 200,000 miles · IL

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Sienna. The contact had received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V858000 (Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, but the repair was not completed. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated the power sliding door unexpectedly opened while driving on a local roadway. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000. VIN tool showed no open recall.

Filed Feb 4, 2026 · Airbags, Electrical · 9,999 miles · VA

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was intermittently illuminated while driving. The contact stated that the warning light turned off while restarting the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the sliding doors failed to function automatically and required to be opened or closed manually. The contact stated that while attempting to open the front driver's side door in icy and snowy weather, the door made an abnormal cracking sound and failed to open. The contact stated that the passenger's side door made an abnormal cracking sound but opened as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 9,999.

Filed Mar 19, 2025 · Body, Locks · 135,000 miles · MD

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the rear driver's and passenger's power sliding doors failed to latch securely and opened while driving. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V858000 (Structure), but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the power sliding door motor, cable, and door lock actuators needed to be replaced. The dealer had to zip-tie the power sliding doors to keep the doors closed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Filed Oct 24, 2023 · Locks · IL

Passenger slidding door opens while driving . My child was in the back seat & could have been thrown out of the minivan Contacted Toyota recall was fixed Sept 6, 2017. Happened last week again 10/17/23, contacted Toyota and dealership will not do anything customer support program extension ended . This is a Toyota issue should be covered , there was a recall on this issue . Toyota says my responsibility to fix , this is unacceptable, the slidding doors are an issue with Toyota .

Filed Sep 23, 2020 · Electrical, Locks · 170,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the passenger's side sliding door opened unintentionally. The contact contacted don joseph toyota (1111 w main st, kent, oh 44240; (330) 673-2200) who informmed the contact that the door hinges as well as the door latch for the passenger's side sliding door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under warranty or recall. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Jul 5, 2017 · Locks · 146,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. While driving 30 MPH, the passenger side sliding door opened independently and without warning. The vehicle was taken to falmouth toyota (290 macarthur blvd, bourne, ma 02532) where it was diagnosed that the door latches failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and originally stated that the failure was due to the issue described in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v858000 (structure). The dealer later stated that the failure was due to a separate issue. The manufacturer was in the process of speaking to the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 146,000.

Filed Mar 6, 2017 · Locks · 89,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. While turning a corner at 15 MPH, the passenger side sliding door opened independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a spring in the door failed and the doors needed to be recalibrated. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was included in a recall regarding the doors. The federal safety agency campaign number was not provided. The parts to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.

Filed Mar 2, 2017 · Airbags, Locks · TX

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 16v340000 (air bags) for the frontal passenger inflator and 16v858000 (latches/locks/linkages). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Jan 19, 2017 · Airbags, Body · CA

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 16v340000 (air bags), 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages), and 11v560000 (equipment). The parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Oct 27, 2011 · Locks · 12,000 miles · KY

I believe there potentially may be a serious design concern with the power doors. Due to having three small children, I have the child locks engaged on the rear sliding doors, which also disables the rear door buttons from opening (but not from closing) the power doors. The buttons in the front of the vehicle to operate the power doors are not affected by the child locks, but are located on the center roof console, in easy reach of a child standing in the second row. Tonight, in matter of seconds between me exiting the drivers seat and walking around the vehicle to the passenger side sliding door, one of my sons pressed the button to open the sliding power door, while my daughter started to exit the vehicle. My third child then pressed a button again, causing the power door to shut on my daughter's neck. Fortunately, the safety system reversed the door, but it inflicted pain and tears and left redness on my daughter's neck; there is no apparent lasting injury, but I am concerned the injuries could have been much more serious. I am also concerned that the placement of functional electronic controls for the rear doors in easy reach of children in the rear completely defeats the purpose of having child locks on the rear doors. Also related to the rear doors, we have repeatedly experienced the problem reported by others of the power doors jamming in a partially open position and having to be slowly pushed closed manually (with great resistance), before they will function again normally in either power or manual mode. This could be a safety concern that could impede the ability to exit the vehicle in an emergency.