2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

POWER SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN, PRIMARILY IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 10 TIMES. FIST THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM", THEN WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SHOW IT TO THEM, THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. EVENTUALLY THE MANUFACTURER SENT A FACTORY ENGINEER TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. HE HAD THE DOOR SEAL REPLACED. THAT HELPED FOR A FEW WEEKS, NOW IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TODAY THEY SAID THAT THEY DID ALL THAT THEY CAN, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. EVERY YEAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING AND THERE IS EVEN SLIGHT PRECIPITATION, MY SLIDING DOORS FREEZE SO I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THEM AT ALL OR EVEN CLOSE THEM COMPLETELY. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY. THEY HAVE LUBRICATED THE SEALS BUT IT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. MY DAUGHTER WAS RECENTLY INJURED GETTING INTO THE REAR DOOR WHEN SHE SLIPPED. I LIVE IN FEAR THERE WILL BE A CAR ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY WHERE MY CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VAN. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING DOORS EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. A COUPLE OF YEARS INTO OWNERSHIP THE CABLE ON THE MOTORIZED DOOR (PASSENGER SIDE) BECAME SLIPPED OFF ITS TRACK, MAKING CLOSING THE DOOR IMPOSSIBLE. THE CABLE HAD TO BE SNAPPED, CONVERTING THE DOOR TO A MANUAL DOOR, SO THAT THE CAR COULD BE LOCKED AND SECURED. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS EXCESSIVE (FOR ME), THEREBY MAKING THIS TEMPORARY SOLUTION A PERMANENT ONE. THE GREATER PROBLEM RESIDES IN OPERATION OF BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS IN COLD WEATHER. WHENEVER IT'S COLD, THE DOORS STICK AND CANNOT BE OPENED. THE SAFETY CONCERNS ARE TWOFOLD. PRIMARILY, I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CHILDREN CANNOT BE EFFICIENTLY REMOVED FROM THE CAR, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE OTHER DAY, IT WAS SO COLD, I ACTUALLY SNAPPED THE DOOR HANDLE OFF THE VEHICLE, ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT. INDIRECTLY, I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT INSTRUCTING MY CHILDREN TO ENTER THE CAR, VIA THE FRONT DOORS, AND TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEATS. WITHOUT ADULT PRESENCE, ANY CHILD COULD INADVERTENTLY KICK THE (AUTOMATIC) GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THEREBY ENDANGERING AN PERSON WHO MIGHT BE IN FRONT OR IN BACK OF THE VEHICLE. IN AREAS WHERE ONE IS ACCUSTOMED TO START A VEHICLE AND LEAVE IT RUNNING TO WARM UP, ALBEIT IT'S VERY REMOTELY POSSIBLE, THERE COULD BE A TRAGIC OUTCOME. PERSONALLY, I WILL TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT THIS, BUT I CAN SEE OTHERS NOT ANTICIPATING THIS OUTCOME. I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF A NUMBER OF SIENNA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE DOORS, AND I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN DOORS THAT HAVE BEEN FROZEN SHUT. I HAVE TO THINK THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED BY TOYOTA. YET, OTHER SIENNA OWNERS HEAR THE SAME THING THAT I DO, SPECIFICALLY THAT WE NEED TO KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THE PROBLEM TO KEEP THE CARS MAINTAINED AND THAT IT'S NOT TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON TOYOTA SIENNA FREEZES IN COLD WEATHER AND THE CABLE BROKE MAKING THE DOOR INOPERABLE. DEALER STATES THE REPAIR COST IS BETWEEN 2-3K. UNABLE TO JUST BUY THE CABLE PART WITHOUT THE MOTOR. VAN IS A 2004 MODEL. CABLE BROKE ON 12/30/2009. *TR

THE CABLE ON THE AUTOMATIC DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR OF OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA SNAPPED. THIS RENDERED THE DOOR UNABLE TO CLOSE UNTIL GETTING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 92,000 MILES (PAST WARRANTY) THAT HAS A FLASHING DASH LIGHT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO INDICATE THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. TOYOTA HAS REPAIRED IT TWICE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT IS FLASHING AGAIN, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A TRUE MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIR BAGS OR NOT. THE DEALER AND TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I THOUGHT THAT IN MAINE (NATIONALLY?) SUCH INOPERABLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT MUST BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. AM I CORRECT? THE PROBLEM IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE;THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT -- THE FLASHING FAULT INDICATOR MAY NOT BE CORRECT, BUT MY DEALER CAN'T ASSURE ME OF THAT. I AM TOLD THAT RESOLVING THE ISSUE (AGAIN!) COULD COST UP TO $2,000. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2004. AUTOMATIC RIGHT SIDE DOOR PROGRESSIVELY GETTING HARDER AND HARDER FOR MOTOR TO CLOSE & LATCH PROPERLY. A WEEK AGO, VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINE. MY CHILD OPENED DOOR, THE DOOR RECLINED 75% THEN, IN A MANUAL MODE, REVERSED AND STARTED CLOSING RAPIDLY. HAD HIS HAND OR FOOT BEEN IN THE WAY, IT WOULD HAVE CRUSHED THE LIMB. DEALER SAID, 'THIS IS A $1200 - $1700 REPAIR NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA AT THIS TIME" AND THAT A MOTOR AND CABLING, BOTH LOCATED INTERNALLY TO THE DOOR, WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA OUGHT TO BE FORCED TO REPAIR IT. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED ON A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. DUE TO THIS ISSUE WE CAN NOT OPEN OR CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WE ARE TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ESTIMATED COST TO FIX IS $500.00 AND $100.00 TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE. *TR

I WISH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 DRIVER DOOR. THERE IS A DOOR CHECK POPPING NOISE WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE DRIVER DOOR FALLING OFF. I BELIEVE THIS OUGHT TO BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA AND REPAIRED IN ALL VECHICLES. *TR

WE OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. BOTH SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO OPEN. THESE DOORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED AT LEAST ONCE PREVIOUSLY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT GIVING RISE TO THIS CONDITION. *TR