Toyota Sienna Sliding Door Fix

[@jackjones9460]

Outstanding video! I greatly appreciate how clearly you explained and demonstrated the problem and solution without any distracting music etc confusing your words! I’ve got a passenger door problem just like this. Will try fixing it tomorrow!

[@jimmcwhirter3798]

Found this and fixed my Mother and Father-in law's 2001 Sienna, and now I'm the hero :-) Thanks!

[@karachristiansen192]

I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH!! We got this van as a baby-mobile and had planned to put the car seat the driver side but the door wouldn't work. Your fix was perfect and I now feel safe putting my son in the car!

[@boliu9789]

Totally awesome! Fix the door in 30 min. Feel great to open the side door the first time in one year. In addition to tightening the cable described in the video, I have to loosen up another cable for the door to work. Another thing, it might be difficult to take off the panel when the door is closed. Remove the cup holder screw and take the cup holder off. You can use a telephon wire to go through the holes on the panel, then yank the panel off.

[@NimbleswitchMusic]

Thank you John C. Reilly! My Sienna door is working again! This is the only video I've found that explains this - and I've been dealing with it for way more than a year. Yahoo!

[@CurtisOlson]

You are a genius, thank you!!!! I had the same exact problem on the drivers side sliding door. Intermittent for about a year and then totally stopped working. Now fixed! The passenger side sliding door has never opened from the inside and this same trick fixed that side too. Thanks again for posting this!

[@amandacataldo7567]

This was by far one of the most helpful videos! I had the same problem and it fixed it! Thank you!

[@molly111ful]

You are my hero!! That's all I needed to do to fix it, yet I had quotes from $300 + parts to "It's too expensive to fix"! I'm thrilled that I could fix it myself and a little p.o'd that I was either dismissed or conned by body shops! Thanks!!!

[@frankcupelli973]

just found your video, I finally after several years replaced the broken door handle (drivers side passenger) and found that I could not open the door from inside. I made the recommended adjustment and it works beautifully. Thank you very much

[@mikerichards8702]

You are my hero! We have been struggling with this gradually worsening problem. 10 minutes and now it's fixed. Ours is a 2001, but it worked perfectly. THANK YOU!

[@dalmarcadde1507]

Thank you very much i have 98 sienna and i have the same problem. I did not use one side of the van for long time now iam gonna work on it. Thanks again

[@feign3]

I was about to over-engineer a fix for this on our Sienna when I saw this video. Great job. Thanks!!

[@mesharewithu9427]

I can't WAIT to try this!!! Have exact problem you describe. Have searched internet for over an hour and finally found your video. THANK YOU in advance!

[@bettykayton3513]

Thanks a million for this - Toyota quoted us $200 just for parts to fix the door a few months ago while it was in for a service. Then I found your video. My husband had to jiggle more than one cable but he eventually got the right combination and hey presto, it worked! Thank you so much!!!!

[@bettykayton3513]

Betty Kayton Oh and ours is a 2002 model.

[@THEBOBINATOR727]

Your the man...this took Literally 5min..I've been putting this off for over a year...lol. Mine was on passengers side. NOTE: There is one screw inside cup holder. Other than that. Piece of cake..

[@tess-a.9875]

My dad just bought a Toyota sienna 2006 and the seller had the manual back sliding door driver's side "Duk Taped" and told my dad he did it to keep his kids from opening the door 😏but dad is 84 year's old and didn't know about the child safety lock feature. But I found your video and gonna try it. Thank you for putting it on YT

[@graysoncolosimo]

Shout out to you bro! Just saved me a trip to the mechanic

[@Greedytree7]

Why didn't I find this video three years ago?? Thanks for saving us a major headache, too!

[@johnlee3626]

Thanks for the video. 20 minutes later the door is working correctly and safely for the first time in a while.

[@ivannakonechny625]

Thank you so much! My passenger sliding door has been stuck for years and this fixed it.

[@barrybrown61]

Thank you for saving me $100...I was going to take it in for one door on Monday, and the 2nd one did the same thing. I found your video so now I'm down to 2 issues (alignment and a broken wheel stud) that I'll have the mechanics fix, but now both doors work which will make it easier to load the 3 kiddos in and out of now. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[@panwars]

I dirver side sliding door on my 2002 Sienna would not open from inside. While it could be opened from outdide. This fixed that issue. Now I am able to open it from inside as well. Thank You.

[@jobinjoseph6887]

thank you soo much now using the door for the first time in 3 yrs thank u

[@davidhimelright9163]

Good job. There is a screw behind the cup holder on the 2001 models. pry cup holder from the bottom to pop out cup holder and then remove screw. Then pry the door panel off. Video worked for me.

[@savannaperham2383]

What size is screw

[@LadyNoni]

Thanks for the heads up.

[@mahboobhassan5142]

Really appreciated, now I will fix my Toyota Sienna 2003 RHS sliding door. Thanks.

[@vard3000]

Thanks for sharing Norsk. We had the same problem with the right sliding door. This video saved us time and money.

[@wyomingirls]

Thank you so much! Just did this on a 2000 Sienna. I had broken the handle (passenger side, but it's all the same). I realize I had broken it because the cable was stretched. I bought a new handle and replaced that (SUPER easy--just unscrew the cup holder and pop the whole panel off to get at the 2 bolts holding the handle). But it was still not opening from the inside. There are 2 brass points where you can make some adjustment, but it was still sticking. Did this trick and I'm done. All back together in 10 min. Just needed flat&phillips screwdrivers, pliers, 8mm and 10mm sockets and double sided tape (to re-attach the dust plastic). Time to make some dinner.

[@luvyu6102]

is the child proof switch on or off ?

[@magnolia925]

Thanks you so much. I adjusted the part you said and it opened. But not when I used the out side handle. So I found the cable that came from there and adjusted it (even though it didn't have notches like the others) Oh well if it falls off I know exactly where to go to fix the problem. Thank you so much. It was very inconvienent to load and unload a huge heavy car seat from the opposite side.

[@xrdang]

Thank you for posting, I was able to fix my door problem from watching your video.

[@fishondon8425]

Great fix recommendation. Was done within 15 minutes. Thanks for posting

[@Nayel8914]

Thank goodness I have had problems with it not wanting to open sometime then to no opening at all. Walking to the garage now to fix it!!

[@paulking6433]

Have exactly that problem. What you explained sounds promising and I will give it a try. Thanks.

[@robyntolles6570]

I hope this works for my van. Driving me nuts with kids having to climb over each other and I think it's a safey issue! Will try this week and let you know if it works. Thanks so much for posting!!!

[@ebebei]

Thank you! I have same problem on my Sienna 2003. I will try the fix tonight. Thanks a lot!

[@benardolde389]

Best video on the planet thank you

[@strudelschinken]

Great video -- thanks a ton! I actually had to do the same thing to the piece on the right that the locking mechanism moves to get mine to open.

[@greg925911]

Has anyone seen a link on here on how to change the outside door handle on those door, my daughter had broken one off by trying to open one of those sliding doors

[@cuddlesanddaisy]

2020 and I'm needing this again! Gonna give it a try! Thank you😁 and the door handle broke off in my hand today as I was trying to get the door shut all of the way.🙃

[@katerfly]

Thank you so much! I am so glad that I'm able to fix my van's door

[@jacobknecht444]

Thank you for your video! It is what I was looking for

[@germanpickle]

I have a similar issue with my electric door. What you're explaining is simply a stretched cable that needs adjusting. Similar to a clutch cable on a motorcycle. I hope that's all my '05 Sienna electric door needs. Thanks for posting.

[@RM-rc1wr]

Thanks very much! Just bought a 2002 Toyota Sienna and am having this problem. You say the inner door should just pop off incrementally? Did you just use your hands to take it off or any kind of tool?

[@LadyNoni]

Thank you. I needed to know how to remove the door panel and no videos. Now I know how to and also can make sure to do this because I'm assuming that's why the doors broke. They kept sticking.

[@tadtaylor663]

Excellent. Thanks for sharing that. Exactly what I was looking for.

[@bkbeck1]

I really appreciate your help! Thanks for taking the time to share this.....

[@JohnIsett]

Totally friggen awesome! Thanks so much for a simple easy fix!

[@latours1]

thanks so much for posting, after spending $50 on a new cable, etc. I wonder if this was the problem all along!

[@DannyLSilver]

Thanks .. Very helpful. Now my Sienna 2003 minivan side for works again.

[@mikebeauchamp3867]

I just wanted to add that this worked on my 1998 Sienna, however the cable that needed adjusting was the one off of the interior locking mechanism. And to take the door off on the other side, the cup holder needs to be yanked out first and the single screw behind it removed before popping the entire panel out. Looks like these cables all stretch over time and should all be moved to the next notch after time.

[@WhoKnows-un9kd]

Were you talking about the outside door or the inside door switch?

[@Kateh214]

Dude, thank you for posting this!!

[@karencarey1463]

Does this work for the passenger side slider mechanism?

[@andresuraga6290]

Thank you so much for the tips. God bless you

[@randallhaugen3219]

My 06 has electric you can turn on or off,If I disable the electric part by cutting the cables will this still work? Or are the manual ones different?

[@folao7287]

This is incredible, many thanks.

[@desertbrewcrew1974]

I HOPE you gave him a nice tip $. Knowledge is priceless.

[@cuddlesanddaisy]

This sounds like the problem i have but the door handle button also stays in a lot of the time. Think this will fix that, too, I mean is it related?

[@sevenmsman]

my 06 is doing the same, hoping it is just a stretched cable, thank you for pointing me in A direction

[@JoshCartman]

My sliding door, when I close it, it does not always close fully and unless I push it from the back, the light stays on and eventually, I'll end up with a dead battery. Do you think this will fix it?

[@rolandomontes1592]

Just did this to my 2001 Sienna! Problem solve!!!!

[@AndreiDRoman]

Thank You a million times Sir !!!

[@rcgreaves]

yes the bolt inside the cup holder that anchors the entire panel is very important. Thanks!

[@mukunda3001]

works well. My inside and outside handles did not open. 2003 model. I did same adjustment change the position to remove slack in 2 places.

[@PuyallupCyclopaths]

Thank you very much. I just wanted to know how to remove the sliding door panel.

[@Daryth]

I am going to try and fix my sisters van this week. I am not sure what year her Siena is, but her manual door won't open and her electric door won't open manually. Why hasn't Toyota recalled this yet?

[@mikaellaine9490]

Un. Real. Thank you so much for making this video!

[@thompsongagenate]

so it is just cable stretch?

[@mukunda3001]

Yes. Cable stretched

[@northplains1]

Takk! My Norwegian hero,

[@92174164]

Does not look like it's on a "setting". Looks like it's out all the way? Shouldn't you replace the cable?

[@jackjones9460]

Aaand I subscribed. Thank you!

[@lifeking1237]

what is that piece called

[@AH-kv5hg]

Thank you explained very good

[@dq7143]

Blessings to you!

[@yydnum1]

Didn't work for me. My outer handle won't release the latch all the way. And there's no adjustment for that one that I can find. The cable you are showing goes to the inner release button on my door.

[@ReallyMakeItSo]

Yep, I had the same problem with the outside door handle for the right sliding door on 1998 Sienna - no adjustment notches on the latch cable. There are 3 cables going into the mechanism and 3 cables going out. Only 2 of the six cables seem to have those adjusting notches! Based on another video I saw, I just moved the slack cable for the outer door handle so the tip of the housing pushed up against the bracket, instead of having its slot rest in the bracket. This took up about 1/8 inch of slack. I carefully cinched a zip-tie around the cable housing and the bracket. It may not hold in the long run, but seems worth a try. I noticed the cable that goes to the forward latch has a zip tie on the latch side to hold it in place. I also added two new springs to the inside push button mechanism, whole thing works better than new. The original springs where never the right size!

[@justanamateur1682]

MY BLACK PIECE ISNT MOVING AT ALL. The inside and outside handle wont move the black release mechanism at all. No broken pieces at all. HELPPPPPPPPP

[@edwarduymovies]

Thank you. Great help!!

[@123Soifon]

I have a similar situation with our 2002 sienna, the same door but the inside handle works. the outside handle is the one that wont open the car door.

[@123Soifon]

So in essence I can open it from the inside but not the ourside

[@BOTY12ATURBO]

hi....its the same fix for sienna 2006 ? ( no electric)

[@leonardocortez5627]

Hi Boty Matos, I wonder if you were able to fix your Sienna I have the same problem and apparently this part is not in the Sienna 2006.

[@mesharewithu9427]

+Leonardo Cortez Hi Leonardo and Boty, I have a 2007 Sienna and was wondering if either one of you have been able to fix the problem. I was so excited about trying out the repair via this video but then I read that the part he speaks about wasn't in another person's later model. I don't want to go through taking the door apart, etc. if there is nothing I can do about it. If you have any input, I would greatly appreciate it.

[@leonardocortez5627]

Hi Susan Y, it sounds bizarre but I realized that at least in my case the problem appears to be related to the humidity inside the car. I rarely have this door problem on summer (I live in a very dry city) but in winter when water start to condensate inside is when the problems start. I found that running the air conditioning for a few minutes most of the times allows me to open the sliding door normally. I know this is not a definitive solution but is the only solution that I found. I hope this works for you too.

[@mesharewithu9427]

OMG... I thought I was losing my mind! Same exact thing here! During the winter (I live in MA), the door opens just fine. But, summertime it is a hit or miss and it is more if a rarity when it does open. The passenger sliding door does it once in awhile also but not enough to drive me nuts (like the other one). I thought maybe it was something electrical but the doors are manual. I decided to take a peek today and was furious because I couldn't remove the panel. Why? Because the door wouldn't open and I was unable 2 access the only 2 screws that prevented me from taking the thing off. I could only do so much because the panel wouldn't open wide enough. I was hoping to find a similar issue that the poster of this video discussed even if it wasn't in the same location as his. I asked the dealership's service department about it and they said it would cost a small fortune ( over 1k) to fix. Ugh. Thank you for your reply. I'll give the ac a shot. At the very least at least I know someone else knows what I'm talking about! ☺

[@DugganElectrical]

Thanks so much! Piece of cake

[@sergy606]

Thank you for your help.

[@danmorgoshi7598]

Thank you very much . God bless you. /.

[@hyunkim153]

Mine has the same problem but mine is 2005 sienna and it is a little different. I do not have that magic part...or I can't find it..does anyone know?

[@leonardocortez5627]

Hi Hyun Kim, I wonder if you finally found this magic part in your Sienna or if you were able to fix the door. I have the same problem and I don't know what to do

[@hyunkim153]

Hi, It is hard to explain what I did in words, but I can tell you that 2005 sienna does not have the magic part, instead you have the take the door panel off, either the small part or the whole door panel, depending on your situation, and what I did was compare the working door with the non-working one and found out the part that is connected to the door opening part. I had to use screwdriver to force it to move, cause it was stuck. Again, it is hard to explain...Mine is sort of fixed, that I can open the door from outside easily but still from inside it sometimes works, sometimes doesn't.

[@danielsosa2228]

Hey bro thank you so mush for the vidio

[@luvyu6102]

Help ! Anybody ? 2000 Toyota Sienna. My passenger side sliding door handle broke, then I changed it - now it won't open from neither inside or outside. (it would open from inside before I changed the handle).

[@RudySosa-s9x]

My passenger sliding door gets stuck when I try to open it with the control remote or the inside buttons. Does any one have the same problem?

[@molly111ful]

p.s. I didn't have to pull the whole side panel off - I just pulled it out somewhat and had room to insert the pliers!

[@debraanderson7086]

I will try to get the inside door cover off tomorrow so I can try this. Wish me luck

[@kenpokempo7106]

Thanks for sharing

[@d0nlorenzo]

THANK YOU !

[@yoelperez7752]

I have same car,van sienna 2000 and same problem.I will try :-)

[@henryhester1897]

Thank you.

[@joestamper5649]

Im going to try it when I get home, I have same problem my is a 07

[@darrylsmitherman5397]

Thank you!!!!!!!!

[@MrSestallw]

thank you

[@greg925911]

Just remember if this doesn't fix it than one will have to change that cable out because Cable's do stretch, Just another thought

[@ramonbarron1]

Graciaaaaas !

[@yoelperez7752]

Wow Exellent video ,thank you :-)

[@1001100111z]

have the same problem

[@selfsameday7448]

Kudo to you !!!

[@AlbaDoggy]

This didn't fix my problem 😭