Toyota Sienna key fob problems

Filed Jan 1, 2026 · WA

While driving, there was a recurrent sound like doors locking and unlocking, several dozen times over a half hour drive at 50 miles per hour. When stopped, the passenger side sliding door opened by itself. Luckily, my dogs were in a kennel or they might have jumped out of the car. I closed it and it opened by itself again. At home, the passenger side sliding door opens when my neighbor presses the button on his key fob to open his non-Toyota pickup truck. It will not open or close when I press the button on my Sienna key fob.

Filed Jul 3, 2020 · Body · 47,000 miles · NC

2015 sienna [xxx] doors would not close after opening with the keyfob. Could not close doors with the engine running and using internal buttons on all locations had to manually close doors. The vehicle was parked. This happened twice recently, 6/12/2020 and 7/1/2020 information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *cc

Filed Jun 10, 2020 · Electrical, Fuel system · 1,749 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2019 toyota sienna. The contact stated that on numerous occasions, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to ourisman fairfax toyota (10287 fairfax blvd, fairfax, va 22030) where the contact was informed that the failure was due to the keyfob being placed in her purse while attempting to start the vehicle. The contact continued to experience the failure intermittently. The contact then received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 20v012000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The same dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not available for the recall remedy. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed the contact to request a loaner vehicle from the nearest authorized dealer. The contact stated that her vehicle was custom made for her son who has a disability and that a loaner vehicle would not suffice. The failure mileage was 1,749. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Feb 1, 2019 · Body · VA

When I open the lift gate from the console or key fob and the outside temperature is about 32 degrees or less the lift gate goes up then comes right back down. If I repeat the opening process several times it finally stays up. I have been hit several time by the lift gate when I thought it was open, it takes a lot of strength to stop it enough to get out of the way. What would it do to a child? This happens when the vehicle is stopped and in park or if the engine is not running at all. In my garage, parking lots, etc, wherever the vehicle is parked. This started happening about 2011 and continues getting worse each year.

Filed Nov 13, 2017 · Electrical · 71,000 miles · CO

My both side sliding doors are not functional. I could not use the key fob to open or close the doors. Wonder if it has any recall.

Filed Jul 17, 2017 · Body · 39,000 miles · NJ

The cable of my automatic doors of my toyota sienna snapped. When I tried to open the door using my key fob, the door opened, but them proceed to make a high pitched beeping noise (like when you try to lock the doors while one of the doors is open). The doors do not automatically close and it needs to be manually closed. After investigating, I noticed that the cable of the vehicle was severed. The car has been routinely maintained as suggested by toyota and has 39,000 miles on the vehicle and we are the originally owners of the car.

Filed Jul 13, 2017 · Body · AZ

Vehicle was parked and turned off parked in parking lot. Opened side door with automatic key fob and the door opened halfway then started making a weird noise. It would not close or open manually no matter what I did. I had to drive myself and 5 kids across town with the door open, car beeping because door was open. My husband finally got the door to close after I got home but there was a severed cable that now hangs under the rear window. The door will not open manually or automatically now. So I can't use the door at all. If you even try to touch or open the door then the system thinks the door is open and beeps the whole time you are driving and you can't lock the door. I'm worried it will open while driving. From research it appears to be an all too common issue with toyota vans and should be a recall or covered for the life of the vehicle in my opinion. The auto opening door was the only reason we purchased a van and not a SUV.

Filed Mar 20, 2017 · Body · 106,900 miles · IL

Power cable assembly for power sliding door behind the driver snapped while opening the door using the key fob. Door is still operable in manual mode. However, toyota issued a customer support program (zts) for power sliding door cable assembly for model years 2004-2007. The unfortunate thing is that the same part on my 2009 toyota sienna is the same part that is covered for the 2004-2007 model years. There have been no changes to the part or part number for the 2008, 2009 or 2010 models but yet they are not covered. These years should be covered as there is zero difference between them and the 2004-2007 models. My part number is 69641-08030 and was covered if I had a 2004-2007 sienna, but not for anything newer. Ridiculous. Attaching the customer support program (zts) for your review. Thankfully we were not moving or that the cable snapped and hit someone standing next to the vehicle.

Filed May 17, 2016 · Body · 37,000 miles · GA

Power sliding door does not open or close when using any of the electrical buttons in the vehicle as well as on the key fob

Filed Apr 2, 2015 · Body, Electrical · 108,500 miles · NC

Passenger side power slide door does not work by pressing the button on the central console, on the side of door or the key fob. The slide doors do work by pulling the handles from the outsides. I was told this was the override procedure. This is a big concern with this being a family vehicle.