| Issue ID | 738722 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10283698 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SIENNA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 09/09/09 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My wife was putting the children into our 2004 toyota sienna minivan and when she went to open the passenger side automatic sliding door the door cable broke. Thankfully she was able to close the door safely. However, she was not able to open it. When she brought the van to me, as i was at work, i could see that a piece of the door cable/pulley system was in the way of the door sliding open. I cut off that piece and the door now opens and closes manually. If my wife had gotten into an accident on her way to see me, that door would not have been able to be opened. That, in my humble opinion, is a serious defect in design... That something could happen that would prevent the door from being opened. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 114000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MARENGO, IL |
| VIN pattern | 5TDZA23C44SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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