The cable in the side door is prone to fraying and then breaking.
Sienna door handle broke.
The sienna side door cable is prone to fraying snapping and more.
To open the sliding door we had to open the front door and reach around to the inside latch.
Door handle compatible with 2006 toyota sienna limited 3 3l rear left or right side side sliding door exterior plastic primed 3 3 out of 5 stars 4 22 38 22.
This happens when the latch motor fails which is fairly common in toyota siennas.
The only way you can get the door open is to pull the handle and then hold it for two or three seconds.
At first the door won t work properly.
The handle broke on our 2000 toyota sienna minivan.
The part is impossible to find except at the dealership and they wanted 90 plus another 300 in labor to install it.
The 1998 toyota sienna has 4 problems reported for door handles broke off.
You can replace the cable assembly yourself even if you have limited mechanical skills.
Luckily replacing just the latch motor is an easy and inexpensive solution.
Whether your sienna door handle is simply worn out or broken autozone has a replacement part available for purchase.
Inconvenient but we lived with it for a year.
Average repair cost is 150 at 102 750 miles.