We have classified the 10 complaints from 2009 Toyota Sienna about STRUCTURE into the following categories.
The rear passenger door recently began to open on its own randomly when driving, something may be wrong with the latch, it is not hooking/engaging to the car frame. my wife made a left turn yesterday and the passenger rear door slid open, luckily my 7 year old son was buckled in. also, the cables to the driver side rear sliding doors popped off about a year ago, believe it was due to rust/corrosion...
The driver side slide door after i opened it , the cable that controls the open and shut broke. the van was not running or moving i had just opened the door then heard it snap
Electrical driver side door cable got snapped. looks like other toyota sienna owner face same issue. company knows the issue and enhancement warranty 10 years from the date-of-first-use or 150,000 miles (whichever occurs first). currently my car is 10 years and 5 months and less than 95000 miles. they decline. if parts are faulty than company should able to repair regardless of year or mileages.
My name is [xxx], since young until now i had bought total 7 toyota vehicles in my life. my toyota sienna 2009 has problem with the power slide door that it open and close by it self a few times while i vacuum the rug of floor today. the car was at parked and engine is off. also i found the cables on the slide door hung out exposed on the side of the door edge. please see picture attached. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Passenger sliding door won't close with both power motor and manually. it's stuck open. i called toyota corporate offices to get assistance and they stated that the warranty enhancement just expired 1 month ago. do not know how to get the van door unstuck. it just happened today, or i would've called 1 month ago. very frustrated, cannot drive vehicle. it happened in my driveway, vehicle was stationary.
2009 toyota sienna with power sliding doors. i believe the cause of this issue may be a poorly designed roller hinge for the sliding doors. if the roller hinge fails and binds, it will cause the power sliding door motor and/or cable to fail. passenger side power sliding door became stuck, partially open, with my handicapped son inside while i was parked outside his school for drop off. i observed that the power door cable was broken. when i attempted to push the door open to get my son out, the roller hinge failed, coming partway out of its track, and the rear side window shattered, covering the third seat with broken glass. a small amount of glass landed on my son. i was forced to carry him (13 years old, approximately 75 lbs.) out from the driver side sliding door. the door would not open or close so i was forced to have it towed to the dealership for repair. this is the second time this has happened! in 2015 an almost identical scenario took place in my driveway, in this earlier instance with the driver side slider door failing and shattering the driver side rear side ...
During cold weather the lift gate will engage the power close feature automatically before user requests it. normally the power close is initiated by the user pulling the lift gate down. this is a safety issue as it takes a good amount of force to stop the power close feature. once you have stopped it, the door will raise, and than it will just begin the power close again. sometimes the door will immediately begin to close once it has been raised, other times it will wait for a short period of time before doing so. once it starts closing you have to move very quickly to avoid being trapped by the door. this occurs when the vehicle is stopped. it makes no difference if the vehicle is running or not, nor if the vehicle is parked on a slope or flat surface.
The passenger side door cable broke & auto slide door no linger works. stationary.
The electrically-powered sliding rear door on the passenger side failed in the closed position because the cable designed to do this task had rusted through and snapped. this is a known issue, but toyota has refused to cover it. the door cannot be moved because the cable has wound itself up inside the door. this can trap the occupants inside the rear of the vehicle in an emergency. this makes the sienna unsafe.
Power sliding door malfunction disabling the use of a sliding door. the cable that moves the sliding door broke making the door inoperable. a clear safety hazard by eliminating a point of access or regress.
2009 toyota sienna with mileage lesser than 110,000. the left sliding door wont open. looked at the toyota web site and found out that its part of the vehicle warrantee as long as its mileage is lesser than 120,000. *nf the consumer stated the dealer advised the vehicle was not included in the recall. updated 10/17/2017*js
Drivers side sliding door cable snapped. this is a safety hazzard. it happened while my daughter was standing waiting for the door to open and the cable just snapped right in front of her face. we were in our driveway and the van was stationary. that cable came shooting out from the chase it sits in super fast. i can't believe this cable is actually outside the car!
Body- at 112,000 miles, driver's side sliding door wire snapped from normal use. inferior material and or design alleged. fuel item charcoal canister, oil control valve, and oxygen sensor failure at 116,000 miles.
Sliding passenger door cable broke. could not close door and then later. could not open door. vehicle was stationary. dealer states $1000-$2000 to repair.
The driver's​ side sliding door cable just snapped, and now cannot be used. not for kids to get out.