[osteome1]

The TSB is too big to post. Send me an e-mail at bavariandoc at gmail.com and I can send to it to you as an attachment.

 

[rwcmick]

so we have had a problem with the passenger slider not closing on our 08 sienna. you'd press the button on remote or panel and the door would just rock forward a bit and then stop. sometimes the door would not open, just make a clicking noise.

one day the door would not close. no amount of using the door handle or button pressing would do it.

i took it to the dealer and they replaced the door lock release motor 85620-08061

seemed fine, but when i got home, after running it a few times, the door once again binds again when it tries to close. it seems to open every time, however, so knock on wood that part seems to be fixed.

usually pulling the handle or pushing the button several times fixes the issue and the door closes normally.


our driveway is on the slightest of inclines. not sure if that contributes to the issue. i do not see any paint being rubbed away to indicate a hinge issue.

 

[dotd]

i just replace mine. here is some pics and good luck

 

[mark phillips]

i just replace mine. here is some pics and good luck
View attachment 4166 View attachment 4167 View attachment 4168 View attachment 4162 View attachment 4163 View attachment 4164 View attachment 4165

dotd,

What was your door doing/not doing before you made the repairs?

 

[jframe1]

My passenger side power sliding door cable snapped about two months ago. I'm too recently (a month ago) replaced the power sliding door cable myself. It takes about 4 hours (I would say that I can do this fix in about 1.5 to 2 hr now). I stumble across the cable assembly only on ebay for $200. I was so surprise that there such part. I have been search all over and everyone tells me I that Toyota don't make the cable alone, you got buy the whole motor assembly and the cheapest that I can find was $860 + S&H. I think all the STEALERS are in a conspiracy on this one. If you go to any Toyota part site and search for part # 6963108030, you will find it listed. Well the repair cost me $222 + 4 hrs. What a deal. The best of all my wife and kids are so happy that they got their power sliding door back. My kids said to me, "Dad, you can fix anything. Aaaaahhh!

To look back at the repair. I follow the TSB from Toyota and take pictures along the way just incase I forgot how to put back certain cables. I gotta tell ya, there are at least five (if I remember them correctly) of those bicycle cable in there! The most time consuming was to take the window glass out of it track/door. If I was to follow the TSB instructs more closely, I would not have spent so much time, but I found in the start of the TSB there are some unnecessary steps and therefore I deviated from the instructions somewhat.

I hope the part # 6963108030 will help many of the DIYer like myself. I know I save over $600 on this repair.

Hi, thanks so much for your posts.

wondering if you could forward or make available the TSBs you have so I/we could try this ourselves? Would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks,
Jordan Frame

 

[johnmueller]

I need help with the tiny cable that mounts in the middle of the door and runs along the exterior track. I do not think this is the powered cable. It appears to be a sensor / pretensioner type of cable since it is so tiny.

Does anyone have info on this cable?

I found zero help in the shop manual and have yet to find a DIY How-Too.

I have done this repair twice now and have written a step-by-step tutorial with lots of pictures for replacing the power sliding door cable assembly: http://johnfixesstuff.blogspot.com/...g-door-cables-2004-207-toyota-sienna-xle.html

 

[silverw126]

@ Brian--well that depends. I thought it was great to also just leave the powered doors off too. But I think my right power door cable broke because of this:

When the van was parked on a hill in San Francisco, I had shut off the power door, since I've heard the motor strain to pull the door shut. I would open the door manually (and hold onto the handle as I open the door, so it doesnt "free-roll" to the back of its tracks and slam against the frame) to let the passengers out.

Well, in one scenario, my in-laws were anxious to get out, and opened the door without letting me help. So without any power, the right sliding door rolled backward on its own and slammed against the end of the tracks.

I'm sure that's what bent the hinge slightly (it's not noticeable), and eventually this hinge started to abrade against the cable, where it wore through the plastic sheath and eventually cut the cable.

I spent over $1K to replace the hinge, motor, and cable, but fortunately Toyota reimbursed me and covered it under warranty.

 

[ottin]

Here is mine

Sent from AutoGuide.com Free App

 

[bzalon]

If you cut the cable the door closes with great difficulty. To shut it all the way you have to really pull on the handle hard and it's easy to break. The cable frayed and finally snapped on my '04 Sienna after about 90,000 miles. Turns out there was an extended warranty on it and the dealership had to fix it for free!

 

[johnmueller]

I have written up this entire repair in detail and have an even easier way to handle the window during the repair (than the pdf attached in this conversation), check it out at:
http://www.johnfixesstuff.com/2015/...Door-Lock-Release-Motor-Assy-Replacement.html

 

[timsch]

Great write-up John. Your effort is much appreciated.

 

[2006SiennaLE]

I had a similar problem on my 04 Sienna LE power passenger sliding door. The door started to sag and was rubbing the paint at many points. I purchased an OE hinge and replaced it in under an hour. I didn't need to remove the door, just the one hinge. Since the hinge is unpainted, I used a spray can of black paint/primer. It matches the black pulley assembly so it doesn’t look bad. The technical service bulletin is very helpful to visualize the door assembly (TSB EL004-04)
1. Turned off the power door switch and opened the rear windows.
2. Manually opened the door about half way.
3. Removed the rear trim (rail end molding) by pulling on the forward area. The rear connection was difficult. I used a screwdriver as mentioned in the TSB, but it partially cracked the piece. It looks like it may slide up off of the rear plastic connector for my 2004.
4. Carefully examine the position of the cables for the power door mechanism (over and under), then remove the front and rear Brackets/tensioners.
5. Removed the pulley assembly bolted to the center hinge using a 10 mm wrench (2 bolts) and loosen form the hinge.
6. Blocked up to support the rear of the sliding door so it will not fall.
7. Loosened the 3 bolts (12 mm) holding the center hinge assembly.
8. Slide the center hinge back while pulling out the cables from the hole and slide the hinge off the rail.
9. Slide the new center hinge on the rail.
10. Pull the cables through the holes making sure they are in the same position.
11. Bolt the hinge on the door and unblock the door.
12. Bolt the pulley on the hinge.
13. Attach the bracket/tensioners (white in rear, black in front).
14. Adjust the door to make sure it slides well and lines up when closing door, then tighten the bolts on center hinge to the door.
15. Attach rail end molding.
16. Turn on power to the door switch.

Hope this is helpful. By the way, since I did not remove the door, it was a one-man job.

Very helpful in addition to the youtube video.
Just finished replacing mine.

I ordered the center hinge from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FSDEH1C

(This is for a 2006 Sienna, RH power door)

 

[chris1fman]

I have an 05 Sienna and the electric door will neither open manually or automatically. When you pull the handle it feels as if it's not engaging anything at all. I took it to the dealer and since they cannot open the door, they told me they would need to cut into the panel just to try and determine the issue with the door. Just replacing the panel after the cut it would cost me $800 they said. Needless to say, I'm not doing that. They don't even know what's wrong with the door yet. Any ideas?

 

[2006SiennaLE]

From what you're describing, it seems like the door is locked and it won't unlock which is why it doesn't engage/open.
Have you checked all the fuses?
When you unlock the van centrally, does that door sound like it's attempting to unlock?

I'm guessing you've tried the following:
Opening it with the remote, with the overhead switch, with the button on the inside pillar, manually unlocking it, disengaging power using the switch to the left of the steering?

Also, try taking it to a local shop. They may have other ideas.
Most dealers like to do stuff quickly and replace parts at your expense.

 

[mkavanagh78]

I got a 2004 used and power slidign door wont work on button, no noise and will not slide after it is manually opened. When the door is just about closed, it will pull itself in and close it self

I was at toyota and said the motor was gone and it is part# 69200-08010 Power slide door lock assembly motor

After viewing some you tube videos, I cant figure out if I need to buy the full $500 part or get this $5 motor being referencing on digikey

Any help would be appreticated

 

[rolanyang]

I replaced my sliding door pulley assembly today using Johns instructions. The replacement procedure was flawless thanks to the detailed images and descriptions.
The door opened and closed perfectly 5 times. Then I heard a noise, the black tensioner popped off, the cable got sucked into the door resulting in a shattered pully housing.
Upon further inspection, I noticed the black plastic guide (near where the tensioner snaps to the chassis) was missing. I suspect when the dealership inspected the door, they may have forgotten to replace it (or perhaps it disappeared when the cable snapped the first time). Now I have to order another $200 pulley cable set and also try to find this little plastic bracket that likely caused the problem in the first place. Does anyone know where I can find this part? It doesn't seem to be listed in the parts diagrams.

( http://omnistep.com/share/missing_bracket.png)

 

[FinleyDog]

We have a 2006 Sienna, a 2007 Corolla, and a 2011 Corolla - all 3 vehicles have the same problem. I called Toyota (one of their main offices) and they said that there is nothing that they can do about it and we would have to take it into a dealer to have it analyzed and assessed. I think I know how that conversation is going to go. Toyota said that they do not know of any other vehicles that have had this problem and said that it may be from harsh road conditions. I mentioned to her that I live right down the road from my parents that have owned Honda's most of their entire lives (they are in their early 80's) without any issues. No reply. All cars have been very reliable other than the passenger automatic doors not working. Latch motors failed and then broke the cables on both doors. Some videos on Youtube explaining the problem and fix ($1100 fix from the dealership or do it yourself for $25).

 

[grateful908]

can you send these to me? [email protected] Thank you. Chris

 

[Shinmai]

After having a really hard time reading all of this valuable information I decided to copy and re-post in clearer/larger text.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


I had a similar problem on my 04 Sienna LE power passenger sliding door. The door started to sag and was rubbing the paint at many points. I purchased an OE hinge and replaced it in under an hour. I didn't need to remove the door, just the one hinge. Since the hinge is unpainted, I used a spray can of black paint/primer. It matches the black pulley assembly so it doesn’t look bad. The technical service bulletin is very helpful to visualize the door assembly (TSB EL004-04)

1. Turned off the power door switch and opened the rear windows.

2. Manually opened the door about half way.

3. Removed the rear trim (rail end molding) by pulling on the forward area. The rear connection was difficult. I used a screwdriver as mentioned in the TSB, but it partially cracked the piece. It looks like it may slide up off of the rear plastic connector for my 2004.

4. Carefully examine the position of the cables for the power door mechanism (over and under), then remove the front and rear Brackets/tensioners.

5. Removed the pulley assembly bolted to the center hinge using a 10 mm wrench (2 bolts) and loosen form the hinge.

6. Blocked up to support the rear of the sliding door so it will not fall.

7. Loosened the 3 bolts (12 mm) holding the center hinge assembly.

8. Slide the center hinge back while pulling out the cables from the hole and slide the hinge off the rail.

9. Slide the new center hinge on the rail.

10. Pull the cables through the holes making sure they are in the same position.

11. Bolt the hinge on the door and unblock the door.

12. Bolt the pulley on the hinge.

13. Attach the bracket/tensioners (white in rear, black in front).

14. Adjust the door to make sure it slides well and lines up when closing door, then tighten the bolts on center hinge to the door.

15. Attach rail end molding.

16. Turn on power to the door switch.


Hope this is helpful. By the way, since I did not remove the door, it was a one-man job.

 

[meazz1]

I fixed the sliding door motor few months ago.
The most difficult part was to remove the old motor assembly. I could not get the screws loose so ended up breaking the motor assembly to pieces and snipped the screws. I used regular long Phillips pan head machine screws with bolts and this installed pointing screws the opposite way so, next time if I have to do it again, I can easily access the bolts without removing half the staff.
I bought the motor assembly for $27.00 on amazon.
It was not such a difficult task but took me about 3 hrs.
I was figuring out things as I went.
I forgot to use suction cups to hold the window in place so it took some extra effort to line up the holes.