2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

MY DOOR HAS THE DOOR CHECK ISSUE TO THE POINT IT WILL NOT HARDLY CLOSE, AND TOYOTA FEELS SINCE IT WAS 5 YEARS , 3 MONTHS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE, THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. I SUSPECT THIS WAS PRESENT AND ALL AFFECTED TOYOTAS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX BOTH THIS DRIVER DOOR, BUT THE PASSENGER DOOR AS WELL. MAKE : TOYOTA MODEL : SIENNA YEAR : 2004 MANUFACTURER : TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : 07017 DATE OF BULLETIN : OCT 23, 2007 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10023697 COMPONENT : STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR SUMMARY : CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM - WARRANTY COVERAGE EXTENSION FOR THE FRONT DOOR CHECK ON CERTAIN 2004-2007 MY SIENNA VEHICLES. *NJ *TR

STEERING WHEEL ON TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 MAKING NOISE AND STIFF WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. OCCURS WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 40 DEGREES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH ELECTRIC SLIDING SIDE DOORS. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED OPEN TODAY AND WOULD NOT MOVE. MY WIFE WAS TAKING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. IT WAS VERY COLD. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE NEAR $2000 TO REPAIR IT. THEY HAD TO CUT THE DOOR CABLE SO WE COULD OPERATE IT MANUALLY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I OWN TWO TOYOTA'S AND WAS PLANNING TO BUY MORE. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE AS I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR STORIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 SIENNA XLE IN WHICH THE CABLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED. THIS IS THE 4TH DOOR TO HAVE SAFETY ISSUES. THE CABLE HAS SNAPPED AND IS HANGING FROM THE BACK REAR WINDOW. IT'S FRAYED AND RUSTY! THE DOOR NOW WILL NOT OPEN.....VERY SCARY IN THE CASE OF HAVING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY!!WHEN I PURCHASED A TOYOTA (AT A PREMIUM COST , I BELIEVED THAT I WAS PAYING FOR QUALITY!). THIS VEHICLE'S DOOR ISSUES ARE A TIME BOMB! I HAVE READ ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG SIENNA OWNERS YET THERE IS NO RECALL! UNBELIEVABLE! SHAME ON TOYOTA FOR NOT STANDING BY THEIR "QUALITY" PRODUCT! *TR

FAILURE OF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE ON A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED. THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT BUMPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, FAILS COMPLETELY AND CONTINUOUSLY RESULTING IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MODULE IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY THEREBY ALLOWING MOISTURE INSIDE RESULTING IN CORROSION AND FAILURE OF THE PART. WHEN ACTUATED, THE PART IS DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE WHILE APPROACHING SLOWER TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND. FAILURE OF THIS PART WHILE DRIVING COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE MODULE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS ONLY 85,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT KNOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KELSO TOYOTA IN APPLETON, WI WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE UNIT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I DISASSEMBLED THE UNIT AND FOUND THE CORROSION. I BELIEVE THE DEAL WOULD SIMPLY REPLACE THE UNIT WITH NEW AND THEN DISCARD THE OLD UNIT NOT KNOWING WHY IT FAILED. I BELIEVE THE WRONG ORING MATERIAL WAS USED. I BELIEVE IN COLD WEATHER THE ORING SHRINKS ALLOWING WATER INTO THE MODULES CABINET RESULTING IN THE FAILURE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED AND LATCHED. THE FASTENERS THAT HOLD THE LOCKING MECHANISM PLACE PULLED THROUGH THE DOOR SHEET METAL. DEALER STATES IT CANNOT BE FIXED AND A NEW DOOR WOULD BE NEEDED AT $3500. DOOR CAN OPEN AT ANY TIME. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CABLE BROKE. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. OCCUPANTS ARE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. MUST CLIMB OVER FRONT SEAT OR OUT DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR (WHICH ALSO BROKE) TO EGRESS VEHICLE. *TR

SLIDING SIDE DOORS FREEZE SHUT AND CAN NOT BE OPENED WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING. *TR

STEERING PROBLEM ON 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. STEERING WILL JERK AS THE WHEEL IS TURNED - REQUIRES EXTRA EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THEN WILL JERK THROUGH THAT DIRECTION. IT THEN HAS TENDENCY TO STICK, SO VEHICLE CONTINUES TURNING WHEN STEERING WHEEL GRASP IS RELAXED. OPERATOR NEEDS TO QUICKLY RESPOND TO AVOID LOSS OF CONTROL. PROBLEM IS MOST PRONOUNCED WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD BUT STILL NOTICEABLE AFTER IT HAS WARMED UP. THE PROBLEM CAME ON SUDDENLY ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO. VEHICLE HAS ~82,000MILES. *TR

1. POWER SLIDING DOOR WORKED. 2. WENT TO OPERATE POWER DOOR, LOUD SOUND OF PLASTIC BREAKING, DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE COMPLETELY. 3. AT HOME SAW THAT CABLE TO OPERATE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAD SNAPPED. CALLED DEALER SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING, OUT OF WARRANTY. CALLED TOYOTA SAID ISOLATED CASE SORRY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. CUT CABLE SO I WAS ABLE OPERATE DOOR MANUALLY. APPROX. 1 YEAR LATER CABLE ON OTHER DOOR SNAPPED. SAME PROCESS, SAME RESPONSE. *TR