Toyota Sienna power windows problems

Filed Mar 20, 2017 · Body · 90,000 miles · NY

While parked driver side rear panel window fell from vehicle. 2nd issued driver side rear sliding door cable snapped causing door to be disabled. Unknown when the cable snapped.

Filed Aug 12, 2016 · Body · CA

Driver door arm/hinge has pushed through and tore the metal in the door frame from what appears to be a bad weld according to online resources of people reporting similar problems. We bought the vehicle used and had no information that may have been sent to previous owners prior to march 2012. Door was making a popping noise when you would open or shut it. One day I couldn't roll down my window all of the way when the door was closed. When the door was open the window would roll down normally. We looked inside of the door to see what was causing it and noticed the arm was inside of the door with torn metal attached to it. Looks like the arm was defected and eventually pushed through the door frame ripping the metal. Date of march 2016 is when the window stopped rolling down all of the way. The noises were happening for years.

Filed Nov 13, 2015 · Electrical · 126,123 miles · FL

Driver's side power window stopped working. Mileage approx. 126,123. Toyota dealer said window regulator assembly and motor needed to be replaced. I specifically asked if the master power window switch was involved, because toyota just sent out recall 15v689000 saying the master power window switch in some toyota vehicles could melt or overheat. Toyota assured me that no, the switch was not involved. I took the van to another shop for repair. They replaced the window regulator assembly and motor, as per toyota diagnosis. The window still did not work! And when the master switch was depressed, the control panel began to visibly smoke! To further test, the shop supplied separate power to my original window regulator assembly and motor - and they worked fine. The shop then re-installed my original window regulator assembly and motor, and replaced the master switch. The window now works. Toyota clearly missed the boat on this one. The switch failed and the fact that it visibly smoked means that it does, indeed, fall under the recall. This repair should be covered or reimbursed under the toyota recall. And yes, the sienna is affected.

Filed May 23, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 90,100 miles · NY

The driver side door stop started making a noise when we open and close the door. The window stopped opening completely. Toyota has extended the warranty to 6 years or 100k miles for this defect. They won't repair my vehicle because it is beyond the extension. The cost is over $2,000. Now the door stop has broken off completely and door swings wide. This creates a dangerous situation every time we use the car. My understanding is that the welds were defected and toyota didn't want to spend 2k per vehicle to repair all the defected cars. Car doors are a major component of any vehicle and shouldn't fail.

Filed Mar 9, 2013 · Body · 84,000 miles · NY

Driver side door won't open all the way and the driver side window won't go all the way down. Toyota extended the warranty for a known defected weld however this warranty is for a 5 year term or 100k mile for an very important part of the car. Because the window won't go down to pay tolls I must open the door. The may cause a dangerous situation. Toyota short changed any owner of this vehicle by not recalling the vehicle for this defect.

Filed Jul 19, 2011 · Body · 90,300 miles · OH

The incident occurred while I was driving from ohio to florida, on spring break. I was the sole adult in the vehicle with my two daughters, who were riding in the middle seats. We had traveled all day and had stopped in lake city, fl to fill up with gas. When we got back on the highway (I-75), my daughter told me she was hot. It was just after 8 pm and the sun had set. Not wanting to turn on the air conditioner, I told her I would open the rear vent windows to move air through the car. I pushed the button to open the rear vent windows, and the window on the passenger side flew off the van. I heard the noise, and my daughter yelled that the window was gone. I looked in my rear view mirror to see the window sailing through the air in the draft of the van. Then it crashed and shattered all over the highway. We were very lucky that no one was traveling directly behind us. I slowed down and waited for any cars traveling behind me to pass and to see if anyone was going to pull over. No one stopped, and there was no reason for me to go back for the shattered window. I would like to note that I was not traveling at an excessive speed. Thankfully my van was the only car involved and no one got hurt. One expectation that I have when I buy a car is that the windows wont fly off when I open them during normal operation, no matter how old the car is. My car has never been in an accident, and further more it had just been in the dealership for the 90k maintenance and body check.

Filed Jul 15, 2011 · Body · 51,000 miles · NJ

Door makes a popping sound when opened. Resulting in the door to open further then normal when ajar. Now the door is at the point where it won't open all the way and the window will not roll down completely. I read some posts online and apparently the issue has been acknowledged by toyota but they have not yet recalled the car for this problem.

Filed Oct 12, 2010 · Electrical, Engine · CA

I own a 2000 toyota sienna which I have had for one year. To date, I have paid to repair the rear seat, as once it was taken out, the mechanism broke and it could not be put back in the car. Also, we have replaced the drivers side seat belt (the whole thing) because the seat belt light would constantly blink. Now the passenger side seat belt light blinks when the seat belt is latched and when nobody is sitting there. The power sliding door has been looked at and repaired three different times. It continues to open, but will never close all the way. Both the drivers side and passengers side power windows will not roll down (or if they do, they will not go back up). There is a banging sound coming from the middle floor board by the gas pedal. The transmission has been replaced. Finally, the rear door latch broke completely and there is no way to open the rear door - from the inside or out. All of this is with normal wear.

Filed May 3, 2010 · Body · OH

2004 toyota sienna. The drain system plugged in my moonroof with debris after a heavy rain. Flooded the headliner and went into the dash and screwed up the electrical system. Windows stopped working, alarm was going off in the middle of the night. On the highway, the driverside sliding door started opening on it's own where my one year old child's sits at 65 MPH. It is a flawed design with no screen protection of any kind to keep debris out. It plugs off and fills the vehicle with water shorting out the electrical system.

Filed May 26, 2007 · Locks · 85,000 miles · NY

Several hardware problems with this vehicle. Had to replace right sliding door handle at a cost of $140. Replaced the rear door handle for $70. Both of these items broke, rendering the doors useless from the outside. Also replaced the driver door power window motor at a cost of $ 90.