In this situation the best thing to do is to replace the cable.
Toyota sienna automatic door cable broke.
1 the replacement cable was of insufficient quality 2 and or the spool was compressed or compromised during the initial failure.
At first the door won t work properly.
Chances are it s because the cable assembly is damaged.
Closer inspection showed that the cable beneath the window on which the door mechanism slides had lost its protective plastic coating and the braided steel cable was fraying.
Then it stops working at all.
The sienna side door cable is prone to fraying snapping and more.
The cable in the side door is prone to fraying and then breaking.
If you re going to keep your sienna buy the good kit with a new spool.
No warning just bang dead.
When your sienna side door won t close one possibility is a circuit overload.
One of the threads.
I replaced parts and everything.
I believe the root cause is one of two things or both.
Toyota sienna sliding door cable sub assembly the sliding door sub assembly center hinge assembly fuel door pin and hinge will be covered for 10 years following the date of the final judgment order.
It was a lock release system failure.
Have you determined that your cable assembly is damaged and it s the reason your side door isn t opening or closing.