I was able to fix the door cable on my 2011 sienna minivan.
Wire snapped sliding door sienna how much.
The power sliding doors on a 2004 2010 toyota sienna are operated by an electric motor that winds in out two different cables one that runs toward the front of the van and one that runs toward the back of the van.
Without further ado here s how you can replace the side door cable assembly in your sienna.
2009 toyota sienna sliding.
Now the door is somewhat messed up.
I currently turned off the power door option so both doors work in manual mode.
What are my options.
You can still try to follow the steps if you have an older sienna model but they may not be accurate.
I think it s a cable and not a wire that snapped.
Look to the right of this page and click on common 2006 toyota sienna problems then scroll down until you see this then click on it models with electric sliding doors can develop problems with the door mechanism 658 reports 362 comments on this toyota sienna problem.
It is 1 5 mm in diameter and 2 4 meters long costing about 7 00 each.
The cable that runs from the door to the door frame is still there and fine.
My driver s side sliding door cable broke and is hanging out by the back window.
Take out the seat closest to the defective sliding door.
At that price we will just keep the motor disabled have them remove the bits of cable and use it as a manual door.
I checked autozone and rockauto and others and they all seems to have the same part like this.
Also talk about the doors freezing shut it happens all the time in the winter we have owned the van 3 years now its the most annoying and terrible design.
This step by step guide is based on 2011 and newer sienna models.
The price ranges we are seeing for the fix is between 1700 and 3000.
So it appears the cable that runs from the driver s side sliding door to the back of the van rusted and snapped in half.
Our sliding door cable snapped on our 04 sienna also not only that but somehow the cable became hooked on the rear quarter window and shattered it when i tried to close the door manually.
It is slightly smaller than the original 1 6 mm cable but should be stronger and resist corrosion well.