Problem Reports

 Rookie

One cable snapped. The other side is about to go...I can see it fraying. Have not gotten it fixed yet. Sounds like it wil cost upwards of $1500.

 Rookie

My power sliding door will not open at all. It sounds like it wants to open when you press the door button or handle but it won't. I turned off the power door and it still won't open. It's as if it's locked. My drivers side sliding door is not a power door and also developed issues. Sometimes it will not open from the inside or outside. After I drive it around for a while it will open. The rear gate door also will not stay up and slams down on me. All these problems developed within a two week period. I have not had these things repaired yet because I'm afraid of the bill.

 Rookie

The door just stopped closing when you pushed the automatic button on the overhead control or on the door panel. It was stuck open and we kind of forced it to close since I didn't want to drive with it open. It was greasy and dirty in the lock mechanism, so I cleaned it out, but it didn't help. Now we need to have the motor and calbes replaced for $1300.

Real cold day (about 5 degrees out) cable in power door snapped. $1750 to fix it. Not happening. Sounds like the other door is about to snap. Have always had slow issues with door but dealer said the track was dirty that's why - don't think so!

Sliding doors do not open electronically, must open & close manually. Trunk works though.

wire snaped

right sliding door wont close with out some help the plastic on the cable is coming off and is making a crunching sound called the dealer where i bought it and it will be $1100 just in parts to fix it

Plastic sheeting came off and stopped working. Cable had to cut. Very bad design. $1100 for just the motor. What a joke........... Are they trying to make up for the recalls?

right sliding door wont close with out some help the plastic on the cable is coming off and is making a crunching sound called the dealer where i bought it and it will be $1500 to fix it

door does not open self, but once pulled to start will pick up and open

left side power door would pop back open. As problem progressed the door would pretend to close but remain open, so just when it got real close to closing i would have to give a push for it to close. Finally the door would make this weird sound when the button was pressed for it to open but it would not open the cost 1300 dollars a week in the shop.

Rear passenger powered door will not open at all. The same door would not always shut in 2009 and was repaired (new latch mechanism) under warranty. Dealership has changed hands since purchase and 2009 repair; new service manager, after I asked Toyota to have him call me (trying to keep a paper trail on this mess), he did so--at closing time on Friday, over a week after Toyota HQ said he'd call. His "research" indicated that I'd made an insurance claim on the door in 2008 (after scraping it badly on a parking garage pillar) and should contact my claims adjuster; this I did and was told that the only repairs made were exterior & cosmetic--nothing mechanical was touched. Toyota HQ will not help me until a Toyota dealership diagnoses the problem, which will take 1-2 days and cost $100 (which will generously be applied to the enormous estimate I am positive they will make).

cable snapped, too expensive to fix.

I had a problem with the electric door two years ago . the dealer replaced the computer (he said) and for 600 dollars it worked for a year and a half. now the cable is frayed and the plastic film is jammed in the housing.Had to cut the cable to get the door closed. Looking for replacement parts and costs before I decide to fix it or just have 2 manually sliding doors.

The power door failed to operate one day. Upon inspection, I found the drive cable frayed and separated: hanging outside the vehicle. Upon receiving estimates of nearly $900 labor, and maybe more if the motor was ruined: This will now become a manual door.

when pulling on door handle it should automaticly close on its own but instead you must slightly give it a little pull to get started

both power sliding doors will not operate was working fine and both stopped

the mechanism of electro door Toyota Sienna 2004

Both power sliding doors stopped working with a couple weeks of each other. After looking at them closer, I realized the cable became frayed and snapped at some point. I had to force the doors closed and have not been able to open them since. Very frustrating having two kids of my own and sometimes more climbing over the front seats and console to get in and out of the van. I also reported this problem to the NHTSB in regards to a safety concern for passengers in the back seats. What if we are in an accident and unable to open the front doors. How are we supposed to get out of the van? We owners have paid the extra money for this feature and should be able to know and feel that our cars are safe and reliable for all members of our family. I DEMAND a safety recall!! Wouldn't there be a recall on any of the sedans if one of the back doors kept getting stuck or broke?