I broke my sliding door handle yesterday and was thinking that I have to spent hundreds of dollars to have my mechanic to replace it. I'm so glad I watched this video, I think I can replace it myself. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us.
Thanks for making a spot on video that doesn't waste my time watching it. Straight to the point and exactly what needs to be done. There are a lot of people out there that could learn from you how to make a video worth while watching
I don't know how I missed your comment four years ago, but thank you. I hate how-to videos that feel like they need to educate me on the history of whatever it is that I'm trying to fix before finally telling me how to fix it.
It is July 24 2022, my van is 2001 with low mileage . Actually all 5 door handles have broken. But after watching this, I can fix the sliding door handle. Thank you so much!
I just completed one door. This great video helped. I have a slight tremor, so I added a safety net. I stuffed a sheet in the frame to capture any falling bolts. One bolt did fall, and due to the sheet, I was easily able to retrieve it.
Thanks I broke my sliding door handle today, while opening up the door, my handle broke in the same place as yours. Thanks for this repair video,I'll be fixing the door with confidence now.
Great instructions! Despite your dire warning, I dropped a bolt and could not get it out. I never knew that metric threads were different from English, but after a trip to the hardware store I'm good. Thank you!
I started to buy a 1998 Sienna van a few years ago that had a broken sliding door handle. I walked away from the van when I was told by the local Toyota dealership that the replacement cost and was told $421 dollars! What a rip off! I have a 2000 model that the same position door handle broke on it. Thanks to your video and a new handle off Ebay, my total repair was only $12 and some change plus about 15 minutes of my time. Thanks for posting.
$421!!!! Wow! Mine just broke on my 2000 Sienna XLE. Was thinking of bringing it to Toyota till I thought of an eBay fix. So glad I didn’t! No telling what the price would be today 2024! 😮
I thought my sliding door handle was broken because the handle was just hanging and not attach. I followed this video and found out the handle was forcibly pulled out and got derailed. I re attached it back and its working perfectly again. Save me a hundred bucks by not buying a replacement. Thank you so much for this video.
2018! Just fixed my door. Unfortunately, my screw did fell into the door frame. Had to back it up on a slope, slam the door hard to get it out. :) Thanks for the video, still help in 2018.
That you again! This time the other sliding door handle had to be replaced. Referred to your video again, followed your excellent instructions, and saved myself about $100 again. Keep your van...and do more videos :) Us folks with older vans appreciate your effort.
I just used your video to help me fix my door today! Thanks! One warning to anyone if the run into the same problem I did, my door was locked (and I thought it was unlocked) so the handle wasn't working from inside or out. I ended up popping off the other panel to see what the correct position was for the locking mechanism to be in the unlocked position. I am not sure how mine got stuck in the locked position.
My daughter and I fixed the door handle that has been broken for over two years. Thank you for the great instructions. Afterwards we fixed the back door handle that just broke last week as well.
This video was just what I needed. My problem was that one of the bolts had come off the door handle over time, so the handle was pulling away from the door when you used it. Your video showed me how to remove the door panel so I could get to the loose bolt. You're right, you don't want to have to fish the bolt from the bottom of the door. My hand was too fat so I had to get my wife to reach down there for me. But she did get it and now the door handle is fixed. Keep the repair videos coming! I have a 1998 Sienna so repairs are coming more and more frequently.
+mkoubeck I know what you mean about the frequency of repairs. The engine and transmission are going strong, but all the little ancillary parts are showing their age, so I have to keep fixing loose door panels and shorted out switches and other little things that don't make any sense to take to a mechanic to do. I'll try to make more videos as I do more of the little things.
Now this is a truly great“for dummies” instruction video! Can’t tell you how many RU-vid instruction videos skip “the obviously way too easy parts” (which the hosts might have considered would be too embarrassing to include), leaving me wasting hours wondering how on earth I am supposed to handled the _____ part. Kudos again! 20 minutes was all it took me to fix the handle.
Toyota makes a car that will run forever but the door handles snap like twigs! I've literally replaced every handle on my Sienna once, and some of them twice. After the first couple at $90 bucks a pop I went to RU-vid and learned how to do it myself. Very helpful! Thanks.
Thank you. I tried my best to cut out all of the "unnecessary" stuff. I hate instructional videos that go on and on with irrelevant background information or long pauses between steps.
Thank you so much for your video. I just finished the job in less than half an hour and am so glad to know how to do this now. Two times in the past we have paid a mechanic to replace these handles (the car is old and our kids are not easy on the handles!) and you just helped me save a lot of time and money. Thank you.
I finally got around to to making a repair on the door a stuck latch which would not all the door to close. Next comes replacing the door handle on the other door. Thanks again for an instructive video.
Thanks for making this video. I just replaced the driver's side door handle on a Sienna for an elderly woman. She's glad to have a working door again and I'm glad I had a tutorial to go off of!
This was very helpful. I put up with this broken handle for years not realizing that I could replace it for $20 on Ebay. Your instructions saved me a lot of aggravation. I appreciate you for suggesting caution with the 10 MM screws holding the handle. I could have easily dropped them because it was hard to get my hand into that space. I balled up some scotch tape and shoved it into my 10 mm socket when replacing the screws so they wouldn't fall out as I was feeding the extender through the cut out in the door frame...and it worked great. Thanks also for explaining how to pull the cup holder out without breaking off the top tabs. Take care. -Jim
+Jim Goldstein You're welcome! Glad it worked out well for you. The first time I did one of those repairs on the other sliding door, I dropped the bolt down into the door frame. It was tough to retrieve, so I thought it important to let others learn from my mistake. The tape idea is a good one. I'll keep that in mind for the future.
I bought the part three years ago and kept putting it off until today. This video is concise but comprehensive with a good view of the process. Heed the warnings about losing the bolts and place a couple of rags inside the frame to catch them. My part already had a new cable attached so I just took off the old cable where it was attached to the door mechanism and re-installed the end after bolting the handle to the door. Another suggestion: when removing the panel be careful. You may have to use a putty knife to start because one's fingers may not be able to pull it out without a gap. As you pull it off, do so gradually and afterwards check to see whether all the nubs that affix the panel to the door are there on the panel. Some might fall or get caught in the door. Reinstall them into the panel (they slide in slots) and then reinstall the panel starting below the frame just down from the inside door latch--there are slots in the door that fit nubs on the panel. After reinstalling the cup holder, you are set to go... Thanks to Phillip for a well-done video. It has restored my self esteem and confidence to get this project done as easily as it went which, for me, is quite unusual.
Good advice on the door panel. Those little connectors tend to wear out, so I keep a bag of them handy to replace them when the door panel starts to come loose or when I break some taking the panel off.
Thanks for the video, it was very helpful. I replaced my handle with a new one; turned out the old one was fine. Just got unlatched on one end, the end pointing to the back. Try latching back on first before getting a replacement. For the screws, buy m6-1.0 x 12 mm next time your at Home Depot. It was in the drawer , 2 pack for a dollar. The handle: eBay $8; dealer $140 .
Awesome instructions , I am down to one handle,the drivers door but I purchased 4 new handles and have been putting it off for months cuz I thought it was too much of a job for me and was waiting for a friend to help but man o man its simple when you have gfreat directions, thanks again you have saved me lots of dollars
Easy peasy with your instructions. I had to go buy a 10mm bolt head as 3/8in was too small while 7/16 was too big. Bought the handle from amazon for twenty bucks. This handle on my 2002 passenger side sliding was fixed in under 30 minutes. The driver side sliding door had a different issue that it would not open from inside but it would open from outside. Fixed that as well with instrunction video from Norsk raider. Now both doors are working fine. Than you.
Thanks for the vid. I broke off the door handle the other day while I was working, and now I hope I can open up the panel without opening the door because I can't open it from the inside until I fix that! 😫😩
Thanks Phillip Breedlove!!! Helped me save a friend a whole bunch of money...and saved me a whole bunch of time questioning myself while removing the handles.
Very cool. I fixed mine in a few hours. Struggled for a bit cause someone had messed with the internals, until I finally figured out how to put them back in the right spot. I did break one of the clip mounts on the door cover, sadly. I managed with only some adjustable wrenches and my fingers, but you will definitely have an easier time with a ratchet.
Thank you for posting this. Snapped a handle off this morning on our 2000 Sienna with 250,000+ miles. Due to the age and miles, we would probably have just put the old girl out of her misery if we had to take this to a mechanic for repair. Onward to 300,000?? :-)
Wow, thank you very much Sir! Was going to have to pay $210 at my local car repair shop, but I think I can do it myself with a $25 part from Amazon! God bless you!
I bought both sides off of ebay for $12.99 each free shipping from china. you can buy one part is the same for both sides. I am not sure how much the front door nandle is, but the back sliding handles were cheap. THANK YOU Phillip for show how easy they are to change
Tip, Tie a piece of thread around the bolt head and then you can easily "fish" out the bolt or by a magnetic extension retrieval tool from your local auto parts store.
You're welcome! Glad I could help. After I got sticker shock from the price that the dealer wanted to charge, I decided to tackle it myself and realized it was not hard at all.
$35 for the handle online and then 45 minutes to put on. I was going to go to a mechanic but then I saw your video. Really good tip on not letting the bolts drop down into the door too-which is something I might have done but for the warning. :)
@@jhratcli Yeah, I get a lot of comments about that tip. Especially whenever someone ignores my advice and then spends forever trying to fish the bolt out.
Andrew Simpson You're welcome! I tried to avoid doing all of the things I hate about amateur repair videos (talking off topic, long intro, lack of clarity, taking forever to complete each step, etc). Glad you liked it!
Thanks, your video as it helped me a lot on my 2000 Sienna, passenger slider. I did have a hard time with my big stubby fingers removing and replacing the 10 mil screws until I used a bit of duct tape around the socket protruding some over the screw to ensure not loosing the screws into the door. After putting on the new handle I tried opening the door from the outside and it worked great!. I then tried to open the door from the inside without success which was a surprise since it worked fine earlier. After a lot of trial and error pulling left to right on a lever like piece in the main part of the mechanism locked something back into place and it worked! Sorry I can't be more specific on where this lever was but if you have a similar problem have some hope.
thank you .... you made the job simple... i was able to figure out how the motor mechanism worked and moved the cable from the lock up one notch and now it works tooooooo (: thank you again...
Thank you so much for the video which gives detail instructions to replace the handles of my Year-2000 Sienna. It's way easier than what I expected: parts arrived yesterday but was picked up from the curbside mailbox after dog-walk. Follow the instructions step by step. It's actually quite easy. Holding the bolts and preventing it falling to the bottom of the door-cabin is really important I got my socket+adapter fell but luckily it's easy to get back. Thanks a lot. Believe or not, today is Christmas day!! What a celebration for 2018 Christmas - at least made my wife happy. Wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Gary from San Jose, CA
Thank you for this great video one of the best. I replace my sliding door handle in less than 30 minutes. From start to finish. I own a 2001 Sienna with 300,000 miles and i do my own simple repairs. I had a quote for $250.00 to replace it at the dealer. part cost $108.00 Toyota original part. Great savings by using your video.
We were very careful not to drop the bolts inside the door as you were good to point out. Unfortunately, you failed to mention the torture involved if you drop the entire wrench down the hole and it gets stuck at the bottom of the door! :)
Just broke the passenger side sliding door handle on the wife's 2000 Sienna but forgot how I did it, probably trial and error method. The driver door handle is cracked and I have the replacement so once these are done the only original door handle on the van will be the passenger front door handle. I have replaced or will have replaced all of the others. Toyota's are notorious for breaking door handles. I have also replaced them on the pickups and Camry's.
Late to the party but thank you for the very easy to follow video! I replaced my hatch handle a few years ago, & now both rear sliding door handles are broken. Figured it couldn't be much harder than the back, glad to see it isn't. One question though, are the two rear handles (driver side, passenger side) interchangeable? Looking on ebay, I see listings for "left rear handle" & "right rear handle" .......and I see some listing that say "left or right" .....are they the same? Or should I look for one driver rear & one passenger rear?
Thanks for video. I will watch again a couple of times to make it routine. You mentioned several times to be careful not to drop the screw. How about magnetizing your tools which is what I am going to do although I do have telescoping tool with a magnet at the bottom to retreive things out of tight space.. Thanks again.
Those are great ideas. I have been meaning to get one of those telescoping wands, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. And I have some magnetized tools, but I still manage to drop the bolts sometimes anyway.
Chris Benjamin I got my handle by searching for the part number in Google and searching through various vendors. I don't have a preferred vendor. If I recall correctly, I think that the handle can be used on either side of the vehicle, but I wouldn't swear to that.
Don't Lose that Bolt: put a layer of tape on the bolt head (or across the socket's mating hole) THEN push the socket onto the bolt head. The tape will retain the bolt in the socket, it won't fall. Also, buy a plastic tool set that's designed to pry body panels off: "Auto Trim Tool Kit" $14 for 5 shapes
