2004 Toyota Sienna Electrical System Problems
- 112
- 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 112 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- sliding door · 58 records
- power sliding · 28 records
- passenger side · 25 records
- door open · 22 records
- door cable · 19 records
- open close · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 31 |
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 30–60k mi | 20 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Door · Electrical System
Failure of electric sliding door cable. Cable that pulls electric sliding door open rusted, failed and snapped in half. Failed cable now hangs outside the vehicle (below the rear passenger's side window) dangling from the door track. *kb
ODI 10425604
Body · Electrical System
Power sliding door cable broke due to the fact it is exposed to the elements of the rain and snow and ice causing the cable to rust and break door will not open this is a safety issue toyota needs to address this issue if there was an accident this could be deadly for my family if they can't get out!!!!!!! *kb
ODI 10426352
Electrical System
Most recently, passenger side automatic door stopped mid-way, i closed it manually, drove a couple of feet and turned off the car. Then the car would not start. Door is not working automatically only manually. Started easily with jumper cables but continues to not start on its own most of the time, usually when engine is cold it won't start on its won. This happened about 8 months ago and dealer said it needed a…
ODI 10408739
Door · Electrical System
6/13/2011 i brought my 2004 toyota sienna to the cedar rapids toyota to check the electrical right sliding door as it was hard to open using the electrical system and manually. Toyota applied white grease and the door was less hard to open. No electrical check was performed. 7/9/2011 that same door would not open electrically and, while opening it manually, the door made a strange noise; then, the rear quarter glass…
ODI 10428397
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Passenger side automatic sliding door failed to open when using remote as well as when it was manually attempted to open. Good thing we have one manual sliding door...though this door is automatically locked when gas tank door is open. Updated 08-29-11 *bf updated 3/08/2012 *ln
ODI 10412819
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Passenger sliding door failure. Cable compromised due to design flaw that stripped it of its insulation. Despite being garaged, this caused the cable to fray and then rust, making the door inoperable. This includes manually, as the cable catches on a roller at the door hinge in the sliding track. Additional fear is that consequent motor strain may cause additional failure/expense/fire. The cable failure causes it to…
ODI 10398423
Electrical System
Sienna 2004 has had a defective door from about 40-45,000miles. It was intermittent for years until on 3/30/11 it totally quit working. I could never diagnose the reason why it would only work sometimes. Was it related to heat, moisture.... There was no correlation. It quit working. There needs to be a recall not an "extended warranty campaign" but a recall. Also my hatch rear struts that hold up the rear hatch have…
ODI 10460811
Door · Electrical System
2004 driver's side sliding door cable broke, causing the door to be unable to close. Due to severely cold weather in iowa, the door was forced shut to allow the vehicle to be operable. Door motor replacement cost estimates range from $1300-1500. A few months later the passenger side door started exhibiting problems opening and closing. Turned off the motors from the inside compartment. One time when the drivers side…
ODI 10446864
Door · Electrical System
Power sliding door of toyota sienna le 2004 fails to open. Happened when car battery ran out of power. After battery was charged by an aaa mechanic with jumper cables, power door could open and close again. After driving the van for a few miles, power door started opening and closing by itself. Very, very dangerous as van was being driven on a busy highway. After i pulled up on the side road, power door kept opening…
ODI 10428764
Door · Electrical System
The 2004 toyota sienna xle van that we own has two power sliding doors. The cable to the passenger door snapped preventing the door from functioning as it should. The motor on the door is still in working order, but you cannot replace just the cable, you must replace the entire unit including the motor at $1200. We converted the door to a manual door and that worked for about 2 weeks. The door stopped functioning…
ODI 10392704
Electrical System
The electrical doors fail due to cable issues. The repair estimates exceed $1500. We fixed one door only to have the second door fail and jam close completely. Now we only have one sliding door that can open which seems very unsafe. After looking on line to see more than 900 complaints for this item, thought i would report. Customers are frustrated with the lack of help from dealers and toyota. *tr
ODI 10442874
Door · Electrical System
The automatic door failed and almost crushed my 21 month old. It opened and as she was getting out it started closing. It did not detect her and i had to forcefully push it open before it closed her in it. Then again the same thing happened with my 10 year old luckily she thought to get out of the way. *tr
ODI 10376479
Electrical System · Seats
In early january 2011, the heater for the passenger car seat in my toyota sienna burned through the leather, through my 12 year old daughter's dress and superficially burned her leg. I believe the seat is defective as a fuse or other safety feature should have prevented such an injury/event. *tr
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10384743
Electrical System
I started having problems with the power doors and hatch in 2010. I was never informed by toyota of the tsb-0085-09 and have had to do research myself on the problem. The problem was intermittent and dealerships would not address it. On 5/12 2014 was driving on an interstate at 60 miles an hour in the rain when my power door kept opening and would not close. Someone could have been seriously injured. I had to find a…
ODI 10588396
Body · Electrical System
The doors on our 2004 sienna frequently "freeze" shut and we are unable to open them automatically or manually. This happens routinely when the temperatures are at or below freezing and are not resolved with turning off the power, doors, lubricating the tracks or warming up the car. The doors spontaneously unlock when we have been driving the car for 15min-1hour. The unlocking occurs while driving and bells sound,…
ODI 10452818
Door · Electrical System
Rear passenger side power sliding door stops working once in a while. It won't open or close when the power door button is pressed. *tr
ODI 10481280
Electrical System · Structure
The dash has developed several long cracks and the material is deteriorating, the vehicle has been kept garaged. I am concerned about the air bags or other dash components being effected. ## vin passed ## toyota sienna le 2004 ##. *tr
ODI 10437384
Electrical System · Structure
The rear passenger power sliding door failed. The cable that opens and closes the door snapped and then bound up jamming the door open about 3 inches. My children could not exit the vehicle on that side if there was an accident and i had to dissasemble the door just to close it. *tr
ODI 10384093
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Structure
2004 toyota sienna's automatic sliding door mechanism jammed preventing door closure. The door could not be closed automatically or manually. Circumstances forced passengers, including 4 small children, to travel several highway miles with that door open. In april 2004 toyota modified that door mechanism for new product and issued technical service bulletin el004-04 "power sliding door inoperative" to correct…
ODI 10357490
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
We had used the automatic overhead button to open the rear driver's sliding door. After our children got in the car, we tried to use the button again to close the door, however the door stopped midway because the cable came off it's track. We were not able to close the door while the cable was off the track, so we had to cut the cable and remove it in order to shut the door. We can only use the door manually now,…
ODI 10406680
Electrical System
This vehicle has two electric side doors, move the two wires running out the door. In states where a lot of snow, salt destroys the cables and they break easily. When i try to buy the cables, it's almost impossible because the toyota dealer only sell the complete electrical machinery. *tr
ODI 10650640
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Seat Heater/Cooler
I have 2 different complaints. Driver side seat heater burned legs of 3 different drivers before complete failure. Heat was not adjustable. Driver and passenger heaters stopped working at same time. Took to dealer, recommended new heating element ($1000+). Opted not to fix. 2nd complaint, check engine, vsc, and trac off lights illuminated. The van has been sent to the dealer on at least 3 occasions. Gas cap has been…
ODI 10331830
Door · Electrical System
No prior problems. The automatic door and it's safety feature of not closing when something is in the way stopped working. The door will not open completely and when closing it closes on anything in it's way. Sometimes it will not close or open at all. If the button is engaged to turn the automatic door off the door will not budge. It will not work in manual mode. Nothing has been done to correct the failure as of…
ODI 10327886
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I drive a 2004 toyota sienna xle. On 3/4/10 at 1030 am, i was coming to a stop light on broken land pkwy. As i completed a full stop, my sienna tried to accelerate while my foot was depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle lurched but did not stall out and i was able to continue on my way. During the rest of the morning, i did not experience any more acceleration trouble the rest of the day. I did inform my husband…
ODI 10316992
Door · Electrical System
Normal use of the automatic passenger sliding door of the 2004 toyota sienna resulted in cable breaking at 82,000 miles. Have not repaired due to high cost $1,700. Known problem at time of my vehicle's manufacture, tsb issued (el004-04), but failed outside of warranty. Door is no longer operational which is the safety issue. Children must now exit the vehicle on the street side, instead of the curb side. *tr
ODI 10359578