2004 Toyota Sienna Door Problems
- 354
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 354 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 14 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Hinge And Attachments · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 130 |
| 100–150k mi | 86 |
| 30–60k mi | 51 |
| 1–30k mi | 15 |
| 150–400k mi | 12 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
We own a 2004 toyota sienna xle and have owned it for 5 years. Last year, our automatic sliding door (passenger side) cable snapped, making the door unable to open automatically. We had been using it just as a manual door, and have recently been having problems with both sliding doors unable to open at all, even manually. It seems to have something to do with the locking mechanism. It is as if the doors are still…
ODI 10351491
Door
The left side automatic sliding door was stuck in an open position. Our car was packed with our 5 kids. They door could not be closed automatically or manually. What occurred was the plastic coating on the cable had cracked and bunched up and stuck in the pulley of the door system. In order to move, we had to cut the steel cable (which wasn't easy). Which allowed us to close the door manually. The door can not be…
ODI 10430514
Door
While attempting to open the power side door, the cable to open it snapped causing the door to not open. This renders the power door inoperable. Toyota has a service notice on this but the cost to fix it according to toyota is $850. *tr
ODI 10278056
Door
Both of the sliding doors on my 2004 sienna are not opening. The manual door is locked and will not open from both the inside and outside. The power door will open an inch or two and then locks up. *tr
ODI 10326093
12v/24v/48v Battery · Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact has not been able to use the door locks in her vehicle for several months. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. Recently, while attempting to stop the vehicle, the rear passenger side door opened. In addition, the battery failed and was replaced twice by the dealer. The failure was not corrected and the dealer stated that they could not…
ODI 10278954
Door
My 2004 toyota sienna has 64k miles. About 1 year ago, the passenger side automatic sliding door started working intermittently when using key fob, and buttons inside the car. However, pulling on the handles from inside the car or outside usually opens the door. Beginning a few weeks ago, the door is completely closed and will not open at all. A quick search on the internet revealed my problem is not an isolated…
ODI 10330286
Door
I have toyota sienna 2004 and the automatic sliding door just broke down after a loud bang and a peace of hard plastic flew off and hit the garage floor. I was alone and did not get hurt. Although i have ecp, the dealership said it is not covered and charged me $95.00cad+tax and gave me an estimate of $1700.00cad+tax. So i am complaining about two things, one that it could have hurt my kids if they were with me at…
ODI 10270241
Door
Toyota sienna 2004 electric sliding door passenger side broke - cable snapped. A metal skinny cable is now hanging from the outside of the car, next to the third row window. My car has 43,000 miles, so not covered by warranty anymore. The dealer tells me that the cost of repair is $1,500!!! The dealer claims that the motor and all cables have to be replaced. *tr
ODI 10273905
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
I own a 2004 toyota sienna with power sliding doors. The cable on my driver's side door snapped, causing the door to not be able to close. My husband sat in the back seat and held the door shut while we drove it to the service center. The repair was estimated to be around $1500, so we had them disable the power feature and we now use the door manually. This cable snapping on 2004 sienna vehicles is a known problem…
ODI 10392555
Door
Cable snapped from driver sliding door. Cannot fully open it anymore. Useless door. *tr
ODI 10329192
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The power sliding door on an '04 toyota sienna would not stay open when the vehicle was on a slight incline. Other times, it would not close properly. On a number of occasions, after the door was opened it began to close by itself hitting the person who was reaching into the vehicle, while the door was continuing to try to close. It took a lot of force to stop the door from closing. On one occasion the force of the…
ODI 10286778
Door
I own a 2004 toyota sienna. The cable on both sliding doors broke and the doors do not open automatically we have to open and close them manually which is very difficult for my small kids. Sometimes the doors jam and do not close properly. I am worried about the safety of my kids. My van has only 65k miles on it. I have contacted toyota and my local toyota dealer. They told my it will cost me about $3400 dollars to…
ODI 10283790
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Sienna 2004 xle van. The rear side power door stopped working. The cable had broken and hence the power drive for opening and closing the door would not work. The door could be opened by sliding the door manually. I took the van into the dealership to have the part replaced. They were unable to get to the repair and we were leaving town. I asked them if the car was safe to drive as there was no way to disable the…
ODI 10327031
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The power sliding doors on the 2004 sienna fail early, causing safety and usability issues. The power door cable wears out early due to faulty coating on he cable, faulty hinges and door freezing. Once the cable snaps, the door can slide open upon acceleration. Disabling the power feature allows the door to be used, but falsely causes the vehicle to register the door as closed when it is open, allowing the car to be…
1 injury
ODI 10301705
Door
The cable and motor assembly for our 2004 toyota sienna xle sliding door broke. My wife was unable to close the door and had to drive home with four children in car seats in the back. I was able to close the door, but now we don't open it for fear of it being stuck open. I received a quote to fix of over $1,800. I researched on the internet and this seems to be a very common problem . Toyota should issue a recall as…
ODI 10268956
Door
Drivers side sliding door jammed and cable had to be cut by dealer. I have seen this is a common issue in siennas. Seems to be a safety and quality issue. 1500 dollars for repair at dealer. *tr
ODI 10263956
Door
Power side sliding door on passenger side of toyota sienna 2004 le van gets jammed, stuck, unopenable, unclosable in both cold and warm weather. *tr
ODI 10262967
Door
The sliding passenger door on our 2004 toyota sienna suddenly just stopped working and we cannot use the door now. Passengers on that side cannot get out of the car that way. As we have done some research, this seems to be a common problem with the power door cable in sienna vans. *tr
ODI 10361866
Door
My automatic sliding door fell off my 2004 toyota sienna. This occurred while driving out my driveway. Although the door completely fell to the ground and my two children, ages 5 and 6 were present, nobody was hurt in the incident. I am thankful it happened while the vehicle was moving slowly. Oddly, darcars toyota of silver spring, maryland charged me over $1000.00 to fix the problem. *tr
ODI 10316164
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Both sliding doors on 2004 toyota sienna le frequently freeze shut in winter. One door is power, one is manual, and both frequently freeze. Only solution so far is to wait for van to warm up. Major safety issue as it prevents easy exit for children in rear of van - they must crawl between the front seats to exit. *tr
ODI 10260375
Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages
I own a 2004 toyota sienna xle. Starting about a month ago (right when it turned 100k miles) the rear driver's side power door started getting stuck closed and would not open. It made a clicking sound like it was trying to open but it was like it wouldn't unlock (even though the orange part of the level still moved inside to indicate it was unlocked). At first locking and unlocking the door a few times would solve…
ODI 10260156
Door
2004 toyota sienna powerside door failure to open /close. *tr
ODI 10262736
Door
My 2004 toyota sienna sliding door fell off the track. It has less than 40,000 miles on it. I have to drive it home with the door hanging by a cable. It was kind of dangerous, especially with my daughters in it. *tr
ODI 10258904
Door
Sliding doors freeze shut on minivan every time that the temperature gets below freezing and there is moisture in the air. Door handle broke off on the driver side sliding door and had the handle replaced. The toyota dealership put baby oil on the weather stripping to hopefully reconcile this from happening again, however 2 days later the temperature was 24 f and both of the sliding doors were again frozen shut. In…
ODI 10259096
Door · Structure
The cable of the motor on the right side of door (second row passenger side), which is automatic door had snapped! Could barely open and/or close the door after that. I went to toyota and they told me there was no warranty on it, so since i could barely open the door, i had to pay to get it fixed. Over $1600! I should mention, we have had problems with this door in the past. It would stick, not open properly, so…
ODI 10256869