Problems with 2008 Toyota Sienna STRUCTURE

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.

My sienna side door cannot open. my son would not be able to escape the vehicle if a problem in an accident. dealer said there is no recall but the door cannot even be opened manually. this would be a $1500-2000 repair which as a single mom is not an option for me. i do not feel something as significant as ability to escape a vehicle should fall on the consumer.

My wife and i have five lovely small children. we own a 2008 toyota sienna xle. some years ago, the "power" aspect of the sliding doors stopped working. since then, we have been using the van by sliding the doors open and shut manually. recently, while my wife was driving, the passenger sliding door unexpectedly came open while the vehicle was moving at a high rate of speed. this was traumatic for her and for my 5 children. also recently, the driver side passenger door became completely non-functional. the local dealership, mark miller toyota, has been working diligently and expertly to try to repair both sliding doors. they appear to have been able to repair the passenger sliding door, at substantial expense to me. however, mark miller toyota is presently unable to repair the drivers sliding door, and the vehicle has been non-operational for weeks now.

Both automatic side doors broke at 120,000 miles. doors are unsafe and opened on their own while driving down the highway at 60 mph with grandson in backseat. now that the automatic door function is broke on both doors they both won't close completely anymore and don't latch completely. they are unsafe.

Dear madame/sir, i own a toyota sienna (2008). the driver side sliding door cable just got cut-off last week while my kid was trying to open the door and get in and the passenger side door moves very slowly. i went to the toyota dealer(s) and they said they had a fix at no cost only for vehicles which are 9 years/120,000 miles and if the customer came with a problem (not a recall) and i do not qualify as it has been 10 years (how did toyota come-up with this number?). i went online and found that many people have reported a similar issue and looks like toyota did not take care of them either. from the dealer i understand toyota was aware of the problem and did not take care of the issue or did not do enough to resolve this problem. i sincerely request you to provide necessary directions/action taken against manufacturer so that 1000s of customers like me will get their car fixed. thank you for your valuable time *tr

The automatic rear lift-gate/door when opened either via remote or driver overhead back-door opener, opens all the way up and closes immediately. the door not stay open. this appears to be a recall issue in older sienna model (2006) but dealer could not fix my model (2008) as a recall issue as this is not listed under my model for recall. the problem symptoms are exactly similar to the recall issue. i would like to fix it as a recall issue for my vehicle from toyota. please help. thanks.

Sliding door cable snapped. this left us with a heavy door to manually open/close which creates a safety concern (trapped) for children and elderly passengers.

Rear sliding doors fail to close fully resulting in the door opening while driving.

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.

Passenger side power sliding door cable snapped. cable hanging out side of vehicle. very difficult to open door since cable always gets tangled. concerned for my children.

The drivers side sliding rear door will not latch closed. while driving,the door will slide open when accelerating. i called toyota about this and they said there's nothing they can do unless i pay for repairs. they have extended the factory warranty specifically for the sliding doors to 9 years/ 120k mi. my vehicle is 11 days past the 9 years but under the 120k mi. i cannot get the door to latch closed, a toyota supervisor informed me there was a recall to keep the door latched closed but my vehicle wasn't covered under that recall. this problem happened 4/12/2017 while parked at my kids soccer practice. after reading how many complaints have been filed against toyota for their sliding door problems, i'm not sure why this wouldn't be classified as a recall. driving with a door that won't stay shut is not very safe.

Slide door cable snapped leaving door non functional.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the automatic closed door operating cable experienced severe corrosion and fractured in the vehicle. the contact stated that the automatic opening feature did not work and would only operate if opened manually. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power sliding door cable and motor were defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign number: 16v858000 (structure); however, the vin was not included. the failure mileage was approximately 105,000. updated 04/06/17 lj updated 08/07/2017*js

This car is experiencing sua. it happened in a parking lot an resulted in a crash into a cement wall. it also happened on a winding mountain road.

Passenger side sliding door has snapped cable. van was parked and button was used to open door. heard pop/crunch sound. was able to force door shut. door is unable to be opened and remains closed; even when power sliding door option is turned off. no damage seen inside or outside of vehicle.