| Issue ID | 906299 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10447465 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SIENNA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 04/12/11 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | One day we noticed a scraping noise that our passenger side sliding power door was making when we opened and closed it. The next day we parked in a shopping center and after getting our two year old twin girls out of their car seat, we pushed the button to close the door and it got stuck half way. We could not push it open or closed. The cable had frayed and the protective covering over the cable had come off. We panicked because we did not know how we would get home since the door would not shut to safely drive our children home. Fortunately after some time we came up with the idea of cutting the cablewith wire cutters so we could at least get it closed. It worked and the door is now manual but the door may be compromised from this cable failure. Apparently this is a common problem that many sienna owners feel toyota needs to address due to the inadequate materials used to operate the power sliding doors and the hefty expenses to have it replaced. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 88000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | RALEIGH, NC |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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