2004 Toyota Sienna Latch Problems
- 46
- 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 46 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- sliding door · 36 records
- rear sliding · 8 records
- side door · 8 records
- power sliding · 7 records
- sliding doors · 6 records
- passenger side · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Latch · Power Window Devices And Controls
A month or so prior to this incident, i took the 2004 toyota sienna to the local toyota dealer and asked them to check the door latch on the driver's door - it was making a popping sound. I was told it would not hurting anything ,and some time in the future bring it in and they will order the part and take the door panel off to replace the latch. Well, on tuesday, may 8, 2007 i opened the door and the latch broke in…
ODI 10190408
Latch
2004 toyota sienna passenger side power sliding door stopped working. It wouldn't close the final 18 inches. I had to bungy strap it and drive to the dealership. They said the brackets were bent and motor was no good. It would cost $1400 to fix it. I told them to cut the cable or just figure a way to close it. When i returned to the dealership they were able to shut the door. I asked if i could use the door…
ODI 10188603
Latch
The two sliding doors on my 2004 toyota sienna keep freezing shut in cold weather. Dealer cleaned and lubricated the doors but that didn't help. Dealers next suggestion is to replace the cables in the door for $700/door but can't guarantee that will fix the problem. My two children have to enter the van through the back hatch. If an accident occurred, the kids would have to crawl over the front seats to exit the van…
ODI 10181831
Engine · Latch
The automatic sliding door on my 2004 sienna has been a problem since we purchased the vehicle. At times, we can't open the door from the outside and other times, we can. Also, we recently closed the door with the automatic button and for no apparent reason, the cable broke so that we now have to open and close the door manually. Also, we have had issues with the acceleration of the vehicle if we are going from a…
ODI 10170914
Latch
Driver door hinge is defective. This is a know defect in the first model year 2004 toyota sienna. Our dealer said this is a common problem and the only repair is to replace the door at our expense (~$1,000). We are very concerned that this defect will continue to get worse and cause the door to either not open or to separate from the vehicle in an accident. We feel that this know defect could be repaired at toyota's…
ODI 10167890
Latch
Dt*: the passenger side power sliding door locked and would not open. There were six ways to open and close the sliding doors and none of them worked. A couple of days later the door would open. This problem occurred intermittently. The door closed on its own while attempting to get the children into their child safety seats. The only way to keep the door from closing was to push on it manually. The dealership could…
ODI 10167807
Latch
Passenger sliding door mechanism sometimes closes but most of the time it starts to close and then opens on its own. The driver's side sliding door began doing the same thing recently. I usually have to throw my body weight into the door to actually close it. It's supposed to be automatic. *jb
ODI 10166566
Latch
Power sliding doors are dangerous. Several times, when parked on slight incline, door will close by itself and has closed on myself and family. The door is supposed to be designed to pop back open when it feels resistance but has squeezed me several times. Once my five-year-old was getting out of the car, closed the door with the button and then got his hand stuck in the door. It did not open back up, i had to open…
1 injury
ODI 10178258
Latch
The sliding door on my 2004 toyota sienna was not opening properly, only opened about 3 inches. I took it to the dealership for oil change and to check the door on march 14th. Wheni called 90 minutes later to check the staus of the work, marco, the service rep informed me that the door was not fixed because it need a recall part, and the car need 2 other recall parts that need to be fixed. He advised that i make an…
ODI 10114398
Latch
(1) 2 year old daughter pushed the button to close the automatic sliding door on our 2004 toyota sienna. It closed on her hand. (2) the door failed to reopen automatically, compressing it for approximately 30-60 seconds until it could be opened manually. Her hand was so swollen it was unusable for a week. Nothing was broken. (3) corrective measure was to disable the automatic door.
1 injury
ODI 10110565
Latch
Tl*- the contact stated that he owns a 2004 toyota sienna with failure mileage of 38,000 and a current mileage of 69,000 miles. Two years ago the driver's side sliding door would not completely shut, it would be half latched and half unlatched. He took the vehicle to the dealership, and they informed him that the vehicle was out of warranty, but they agreed to pay for half of the repairs. As of today that door was…
ODI 10187792
Latch
Automatic sliding door struck the consumer when closing. Door will not stop even with total pressure. Dealer duplicated the problem, and could not stop the door. *ak the vehicle door will only stop sliding when pressure is put on it from the outside part of the door. The bulk of the door ( inside thick part) has no safety mechanism. *tc
1 injury
ODI 10090082
Latch
Manual sliding door does not stay open when window rolled down. On my 2004 sienna le, the manual sliding door on the driver's side does not latch open if the window in that door is rolled down. This allows the door to slide forward on even a slight incline and run into occupants exiting the vehicle. The power sliding door on the passenger side does not have this problem, and there is also no problem if you first…
ODI 10081101
Latch
When the sliding door window is rolled down on the driver-side non-powered door, the sliding door does not latch in the opened position..thereby making the sliding door to slide close automatically causing injury to passengers especially children getting off the van. *la
3 injuries
ODI 10080993
Door · Hinge And Attachments · Latch
Rear manual passenger door in toyota sienna le (8 passager) does not latch under certain conditions ( we have narrowed it down to when windows are left opened). In texas due to heat conditions, windows are left open during spring and fall seasons. My dogs have been struck numerous times by "non-locking" doors and it has also caught my hand once (when parked at an incline). This is very dangerous and we have…
1 injury
ODI 10082510
Hinge And Attachments · Latch
While driving driver's side sliding door locked and unlocked for no reason. Vehicle was taken to the dealership, were they replaced the motor latch and a hinge. *ak
ODI 10080311
Latch
From the date of purchase, the sliding passenger doors on my sienna do not stay open when the nose of my vehicle is pointing downhill. The dealership says they can not duplicate this and have never heard another complaint. *jb
ODI 10139803
Latch
When opening the manual rear sliding door on the driver side. The door does not latch at times even after repeated attempts. The sliding door slid on a child when the car was parked on a down hill. Dealer cleaned the track on the door, but the issue occurred again the next day.*ak
ODI 10067721
Latch
When on an incline automatic sliding door closes. *ak
ODI 10087193
Latch
The manual sliding door on my 2004 toyota sienna does not stay latched opened in intermittent circumstances. The door has rolled back on my 1 year old daughter and myself, forcefully hitting my upper arm. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer 4 times regarding this problem with latch adjustments and a new latch not curing the problem. It sounds as if our problems are similar to odi id#10067721 *la
ODI 10074446
Latch
Fax on behalf of re safety concern with his 2004 toyota sienna minivan, during winter months sliding doors freeze shut; reply attn caroline/nyc office. *tgw when the temperature fell during the winter months, the sliding doors would freeze shut and they could not be opened from the outside or inside. The only way for the consumers children to enter the vehicle, was through the rear hatch. *jb
ODI 10323154