2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. SOMETIMES ITS OPENS AT THE END OF THE CLOSE CYCLE OR WORSE YET, CLOSES AT THE END OF THE OPEN CYCLE. I EXPERIENCED 3 INCIDENTS WHERE MY CHILDREN'S HANDS WERE ALMOST CRUSHED BY THE DOOR WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO STAY OPEN. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB (EL004-04), HOWEVER OUR CAR IS NO LONGER IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE OPENING OF THE DOOR AFTER THE CLOSE CYCLE OR CLOSING OF THE DOOR AFTER THE OPEN CYCLE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *CN

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH POWER LIFTGATE. ON NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, STARTING ON THE JAN 29,2010, THE LIFT GATE WOULD GO UP AND RATHER THAN STAYING UP, IT START CLOSING. WHEN THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED, I WAS GETTING UNDER THE LIFTGATE AS IT OPENED TO GRAB A BAG AND QUICKLY MOVED OUT OF THE WAY WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE LIFTGATE WAS STARTING CLOSE. ON NUMBER OF TIMES, I HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE GATE UP AS IT WAS CLOSING TO GETTING IT TO STAY OPEN. TODAY ON FEB 4TH, I TOOK THE SIENNA TO THE DEALER AT MORRISTOWN, NJ AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WHEN I RELAYED TO HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THIS INCIDENT, THEY LOOKED IT UP TIN THEIR SYSTEM AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT THE RIGHT MODEL. I SUBSEQUENTLY, CHECKED MY SERVICE RECORD AND INDEED THE STRUTS FOR THE LIFTGATE WERE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY THE SAME DEALER IN DEC.,2008. NOW, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND 15,000 MILES OF DRIVING, THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AS DESCRIBED PER RECALL MESSAGE. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED OR THE STRUTS THAT THEY REPLACED MAY BE DEFECTIVE. *JB

DEFECTIVE SLIDING DOOR AND CABLE ON 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA: RECENTLY, A CABLE THAT ALLOWS THE SIDE DOOR(S) OF THE VEHICLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY, SNAPPED IN HALF. THIS VERY WELL COULD HAVE SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE A PERSON WAS STANDING NEAR THE VEHICLE, CREATING A SERIOUS INJURY. WITH THE CABLE NOW BROKEN IN HALF, THE DOOR(S) NOW WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY WHEN EITHER THE VEHICLE REMOTE OR THE SIDE DOOR CONTROL(S) IN THE VEHICLE ARE DEPRESSED. THIS NOW CREATES A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THE SIDE DOOR(S) ARE ALSO PRONE TO FREEZING SHUT IN THE WINTER. UNTIL ADEQUATE THAWING IS COMPLETED, DOOR(S) WILL REMAIN FROZEN SHUT, ALLOWING FOR LIMITED ACCESS IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE. UPON NOTICING THESE PROBLEMS, I TOOK TO THE INTERNET TO FIND A RESOLUTION AND FOUND THAT IS MORE THAT JUST A RARE OCCURRENCE, BUT A LEGITIMATE PROBLEM. IF YOU COULD PLEASE VISIT HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0EB3FD YOU WILL FIND RECENT BLOGGING OF THESE ISSUES. A TSB NUMBER OF, 0085-09, WAS ALSO NOTED ON THE BLOG INDICATING THIS PROBLEM. ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN GIVE TO HELP RESOLVE THESE MATTERS WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. *JB

THE RIGHT AUTOMATIC REAR PASSENGER DOOR IN MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MALFUNCTIONED SUDDENLY, RENDERING IT TOTALLY INOPERABLE. IT WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THEN IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DEALER GOT IT CLOSED AND SAID IT WOULD BE $2,000 TO REPAIR AND THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT IT'S CURRENT CLOSED STATE IS SAFE. THE HAZARD IS THAT THE ONLY DOOR FOR PASSENGERS TO EXIT NOW IS THE SAME SIDE AS THE GAS INTAKE, SO IF THERE IS EVER A FIRE, ALL PASSENGERS WILL HAVE TO CLIMB OVER AND OUT THE FRONT DOORS. THE DEFECTIVE DOOR (IT APPEARS TO BE METAL FATIGUE -- ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR!) IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN AT ALL. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF MANY, MANY INSTANCES SUCH AS THIS. IN SOME CASES, BOTH REAR PASSENGER DOORS HAVE FAILED WITH THE PASSENGER OCCUPANTS TRAPPED INSIDE. *JB

AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR SEIZED ON AUGUST 17, 2009. STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. WENT TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS FOURTH ONE THEY HAD SEEN IN A WEEK. WAS TOLD WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED PRIOR MONTH. WOULD COST OVER $1000.00 TO FIX. *TR

THE TRUNK GATE OF MY TOYOTA SIENNA DOES NOT OPEN FULLY AND SOMETIMES GOES DOWN DURING COLD WEATHER. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH TPMS DOES NOT FUNCTION. I HAD A FLAT TIRE, BUT THE LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF. CANNOT RELY ON THIS MONITORING SYSTEM.*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR CAUSING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION UP TO 50 MPH. HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND KICKED THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES AND IT RESUMED THE ORIGINAL POSITION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AGAIN UP UNTIL THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE . WHEN ACCELERATING THE VAN HESITATES. HAVE TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR HARDER TO FORCE A HARD DOWNSHIFT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN A PREDICTABLE ACCELERATION IS NEEDED SPECIALLY MERGING HIGHWAY. *TR

I WROTE TO TOYOTA SEPT. 7, 2007, CONCERNING AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 SIENNA MINIVAN, FOLLOWING MANY VISITS TO THE DEALER TO EVALUATE AND FIX IT. THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS DELAYED, IN MY CASE; IT LAGS DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT LAGS WHEN IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION IS NEEDED FOR PASSING, AND ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING FOR A TURN. THE FACTORY REP WHO RESPONDED TO MY LETTER SAID THE DEALER WOULD REEVALUATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REP DROVE THE VAN, EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND CONCLUDED IT WAS A "QUIRK" OF THE CAR, THAT COULD NOT BE FIXED UNLESS, PERHAPS, THE COMPUTER CONTROLLING THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED. THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT UNLESS A RECALL WAS ORDERED, HE SAID. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE FINAL WORD, UNTIL OTHER PROBLEMS BEGAN TO SURFACE WITH THE "FLY BY WIRE" SYSTEM IN TOYOTAS. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, THE THROTTLE POSITION FEEDBACK CIRCUIT, AND RELATED SENSORS ARE AT FAULT, ALL OF WHICH ARE CONTROLLED BY THE COMPUTER. I ALSO HAVE OTHER CARS WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLES, AN ACCORD AND A TOWN & COUNTRY, AND NEITHER HAS THAT PROBLEM. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS DAILY MALFUNCTION, AS I GUESS I HAVE ADAPTED MY DRIVING STYLE TO IT, BUT DON'T YOU THINK THERE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM HERE? THE INCIDENT DATE IS A CONTINUING DATE, BEGINNING DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP (2004) UP TO THE PRESENT TIME. *TR