2003 Toyota Sienna latches & locks problems
21 complaints about latches & locks have been filed for the 2003 Toyota Sienna, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When latches & locks problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 latches & locks complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
The door latch buttons on the sliding doors(where my children sit) have gotten stuck. I think the problem is related to heat (days where the car sits in the sun with temps of 95+). When the button is stuck the door either ( may not latch or may not open). If anything happened to my children because of this known and documented door latch failure, I hold toyota responsible. 30aug03 our family was going to our pool (it was a hot day). We all got in the van. My daughter closed the siding door.
The passenger door handled broke on the back side sliding door. It was repaired but now to open the door from the inside you have use brute strength. It will not open easily and the shop is stating there is nothing wrong with it. However, the driver sliding door opens with ease even by a 10 yr old. I saw on many blogs that many people have the same problem. This is a safety issue and most places (school) and camps and any place else you are going to take your kids, they will have to get out on the passenger side.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Toyota Sienna
- Body & structure 19 complaints