40 problems related to door latch have been reported for the 2004 Toyota Sienna. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Toyota Sienna based on all problems reported for the 2004 Sienna.
From the date of purchase, the sliding passenger doors on my Sienna do not stay open when the nose of my vehicle is pointing downhill. The dealership says they can not duplicate this and have never heard another complaint.
When opening the manual rear sliding door on the driver side. The door does not latch at times even after repeated attempts. The sliding door slid on a child when the car was parked on a down hill. Dealer cleaned the track on the door, but the issue occurred again the next day.
When on an incline automatic sliding door closes.
The manual sliding door on my 2004 Toyota Sienna does not stay latched opened in intermittent circumstances. The door has rolled back on my 1 year old daughter and myself, forcefully hitting my upper arm. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer 4 times regarding this problem with latch adjustments and a new latch not curing the problem. It sounds as if our problems are similar to odi id#10067721.
Fax on behalf of re safety concern with his 2004 Toyota Sienna minivan, during winter months sliding doors freeze shut; reply attn caroline/nyc office. When the temperature fell during the winter months, the sliding doors would freeze shut and they could not be opened from the outside or inside. The only way for the consumers children to enter the vehicle, was through the rear hatch.