Body Hardware
Power or manual windows, locks and latches, tailgate, hatch or trunk, doors or sliding doors, mirrors, seat controls, safety belts, sunroof, convertible top.
What Owners Say
"Driver's side sliding door doesn't open reliably. About 10% of the time, it hangs, beeps, and opens slowly and jerkily. Toyota dealer can't seem to find the problem. Not serious, but a little annoying."
Ken J., AL (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Sliding door attachment points have worn. Doors are noisy when opening and closing. But vehicle has 250000 miles and thousands of openings and closings. And this is only thing to complain about. Great vehicle."
Anonymous, AL (2011 Toyota Sienna Limited 3.5-L V6)"Power door behind driver will intermittently not open ..must open manually by bouncing along guides."
Anonymous, TX (2011 Toyota Sienna Limited 3.5-L V6)"the electric passenger sliding door was a problem many times. The mechanism wouldn't work properly and it had to be made into a manual door. Even when Toyota acknowledged it was a problem, the recall fix took many months to get delivered and installed."
Anonymous, ON (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"The door latching mechanism on one of the sliding doors had to be replaced"
Anonymous, OH (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"The tailgate would not go up and had to be re-allisgned as it had not been set right or had moved"
Graeme H., WA (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Door noise loud pop when it open Dealer replaced door motor"
Anonymous, FL (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"Power door closing cable broke on left side door"
George S., NH (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"the sliding door on the driver's side does not always open automatically and stalls, meaning it has to be opened manually little by little"
Rogelio V., OK (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Drivers side And passenger rear doors jam up regularly when opening. Dealership says it is normal but I feel it is not. No solution found"
Anonymous, SK (2011 Toyota Sienna Limited 3.5-L V6)"Sliding doors get stuck for a second and open with a loud thunk. Our neighbor has the same car and has no such issue"
Anonymous, MA (2011 Toyota Sienna Limited 3.5-L V6)"doors not opening on occasion. loud popping sound when doors open"
Basil P., WA (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Power sliding doors do not always close properly"
Anonymous, MO (2011 Toyota Sienna Limited 3.5-L V6)"Toyota sent a safety notice advising us to turn off the power doors and then never followed up with a fix"
Christopher O., MA (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"rear left passenger door would reopen on its own after any closing switch was pressed"
Anonymous, OH (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"We got a recall notice from Toyota regarding a potential problem with the powered sliding doors. We were advised to turn off the power to the doors. We have done so. We were also told that Toyota would contact us once a solution to the problem has been accomplished"
Anonymous, WV (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Electric sliding door hangs up often when opening. Dealer has improved but not completely repaired problem"
Ken J., AL (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"As I understand it, there is some kind of recall going on about the sliding doors, which does not yet have a solution. I'm waiting"
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"Latch mechanism on sliding door failed (door would not close). Cost in excess of $800 to repair"
Jeremiah O., PA (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"The passenger side power sliding door began to malfunction. It would refuse to open, then when open, refuse to close or collapse completely to the closed position. Once we had that repaired, the driver-side sliding door cable for power operation snapped under nominal use"
Garrick M., ON (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"recall"
Anonymous, NJ (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Both automatic door openers have failed. The first after 3 years; the second after 4 years. Cost estimate to fix each one is $1900. Not covered by warranty"
Lionel D., ON (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"The overhead button doesn't work"
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota Sienna Base 3.5-L V6)"occasionally does not work reliably"
Anonymous, MD (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"No fix for this to date per Toyota. Cable on right door always has tension. Can unlock and open at random parked or driving. I disabled power doors"
Rick M., KS (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"There has been a recall warning, but no service yet. I have not experienced a problem"
Anonymous, MI (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"It was because of a possible malfunction recall. Sliding doors could possibly come open on their own. It was fixed at no cost to me."
Anonymous, PA (2011 Toyota Sienna)"Sliding doors, particularly on one side, get stuck and stutter when opening and closing. We'd brought the vehicle in several times and mentioned it, but mechanic couldn't duplicate the problem. Apparently, there's now a recall to fix the problem, though the parts aren't available yet. It's not serious (we don't think), just kind of annoying."
Ken J., AL (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"it took toyota many years (4-5) to acknowledge the problem. fortunately we bought an extended warranty which paid for the repairs, but they still weren't fixed completely. a recall has been out, but we haven't managed to get to toyota"
Basil P., WA (2011 Toyota Sienna Limited 3.5-L V6)"There is a switch behind the gas door that prevents the driver's side rear door from opening. The hinge is weak and the switch is stiff. This caused a failure so that the door would not open. The dealership refused to fix it and I had to take it to a body shop."
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"door sliding bearings had to be replaced. dirt builds up in the track which causes the bearings to grind. I wish Toyota made it easier to clean out the tracks and re-oil. it's a very big job."
Larry B., ON (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"Driverss side door occasionally would refuse to operate. Repaired for the second time and now seems fine."
Robert M., NC (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"The interior passenger door molding clip got caught on the door frame, causing the door to not be able to open, either from the inside or the outside"
Anonymous, IN (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"Dealer still hasn't been able to diagnose and fix a driver's side sliding door that often opens jerkily with the electric motor while a merry beep tells everyone around that the door isn't working right."
Anonymous, AL (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Defect is that the seal is loose and needs to be adjusted or replaced"
Anonymous, NC (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"Window molding for rear side windows comes loose"
Anonymous, SC (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"Fuel door hing broke. Held together with zip ties. Poor / weak design."
Anonymous, CT (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Gas cap filler door wouldn't work"
T L., IA (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Latch on gas cover broke. Had to purchase a new one and have it painted"
Anonymous, MA (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"The handle to fold and re-open one of the third row seats came complete off and was hanging from the back of the seat by its cable"
Anonymous, PA (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 2.7-L 4 Cyl)"Upper glove box latch failed. Would not stay closed. Entire box had to be replaced, costing over $500"
Anonymous, TX (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Same as tailgate problem"
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Exterior mirror trip flew off the car on the highway"
Anonymous, MA (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"The passenger side mirror's glass part comes off frequently when being adjusted by the power controls - it just hangs until you have to push it back in"
Anonymous, PA (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 2.7-L 4 Cyl)"Drivers power seat stopped going front to back. $1200 to repair. we live with it."
Anonymous, CT (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"The 3rd row cable has broken 3x causing the set to remain in the down position"
Anonymous, MA (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"Latch to raise rear left seat from flat position is broken and seat cannot be raised from flat position"
M R., FL (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Boots will not stay in place. The sunroof is not useable"
Anonymous, VA (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"Would not slide open because a piece came loose. It was repaired by dealer, but broke again"
Anonymous, MA (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"The sunroof does not reliable close once opened any longer so I don't use it. The plastic guide covers are missing and I fear they cam off and have lodged inside the roof and cause the glass panel to hang and not open all the way and sometimes not close. I have taken it to my local Toyota dealer (which in itself is a horror story of bad customer service). They pretty much discounted everything I told them and said they would have to look into it and that it would be $4,000 plus to fix. It has no"
Anonymous, WA (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"Sunroof shattered while driving on the freeway."
Scott C., CA (2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5-L V6)"Car started beeping and telling us a door was open sporadically on left turns and when driving with a window open. Turns out it was the tailgate door. Appears to have been put slightly out of alignment by closing it on something or a load sliding backwards into it. It was quite expensive to fix, because apparently a part had to be replaced. We don't feel bad about this. We use it hard and it's still serving us very well."
Ken J., AL (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Paint on the tailgate chipped off. This actually occurred right at the time of purchase. Dealership attempted to paint and fix, but the paint continued to chip off"
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"tail gat latch failed.. Replacement not much better"
Allen N., LA (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"rust!"
Sameer S., WI (2011 Toyota Sienna Limited 3.5-L V6)"Rear hatch wouldn't open or would freeze. Moro was replaced through an extended warranty that we purchased through toyota"
Anonymous, HI (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"Rear door sensor shows that the door is open - but only in hot weather - it becomes impossible to lock and leave the van as it thinks the door is still open"
Anonymous, AB (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Te rear tailgate motor id dying. It sometimes will not open or close."
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)"Talgate fails to latch sufficiently. Door open alarm rings intermittantly. While under warranty the dealer, Toyota of Escondido, convinced my wife that it wasn't a problem."
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"A rubber gasket inside the driver's door windowframe comes out when you roll the driver's window down. Took it in, and they said we'd have to replace the window track at our cost - approx. $250. About 12-18 months ago one of the vent windows in the"
Anonymous, MD (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Rubber seals on front wind shield and rear windows have come free"
Anonymous, BC (2011 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5-L V6)"Rear most side window would not close. Replaced under warranty"
Linda W., SC (2011 Toyota Sienna Limited 3.5-L V6)"Rubber trim around the drivers side window has had to be replaced a couple of times because it kept coming off"
Anonymous, MA (2011 Toyota Sienna Limited 3.5-L V6)"Window rubber getting loose. Fixed four times"
Anonymous, FL (2011 Toyota Sienna Base 3.5-L V6)"Trim on automatically opening Rear ventilation windows came off and Toyota told me this was unfixable and could not be replaced"
Anonymous, HI (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)
"Door latches on sliding door failed causing the door to not be able to be closed completely. Covered by a Toyota warranty extension campaign."
Jeremiah O., PA (2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5-L V6)