2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

I HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 LE 8 PASSENGERS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE DASH OF THE SIENNA IS CRACKING LIKE SOMEONE HAS SLICED IT WITH A BLADE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS DEFECT. I KNOW THAT I`M NOT ALONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THANK YOU, JESUS *TR

APPROXIMATELY 20 MONTHS AGO, BEGAN EXPERIENCING VERY DIFFICULT STEERING. STEERING ACTED AS IF LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DIFFICULT TO TURN AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL ALWAYS, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. NEAR ACCIDENT WHEN STEERING WOULD NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL AS EXPECTED. LAST SUMMER, STEERING IMPROVED IN WARM WEATHER. THIS WINTER, CONSTANT PROBLEM AND DID NOT GO AWAY WITH RETURN OF WARM WEATHER. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THIS WEBSITE, VERY COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. SHE STATED THAT THE CABLE FOR THE SLIDING DOORS SNAPPED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE DOOR TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. UPON CONTACT A TECHNICIAN ADVISED HER THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $2000.00 FOR REPAIRS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65000.

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE MINIVAN - SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN. DEALERSHIP ASKING $2000 TO REPAIR AND CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT SWITCH DOOR TO MANUAL USAGE. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONING IN OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AT 75,000 MILES. IT SOMETIMES REMAINS COLD FOR A MINUTE OR SO AND THEN GOES RIGHT BACK TO JUST WARM AIR. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. *TR

THE POWER DOORS OF OUR 2004 SIENNA FROZE EACH WINTER SINCE PURCHASE AND WOULD NOT OPERATE UNTIL VEHICLE WARMED - 2 CHILDREN HAD TO CLIMB IN AND OUT THROUGH FRONT DOORS. THIS WINTER, PROBABLY FEBRUARY ONE CABLE SNAPPED ON PASSENGER SIDE, OTHER CABLE FRAYED AND REFUSED TO OPERATE - DEALER ESTIMATED APPROXIMATELY $600 PER DOOR FOR REPAIRS. MY HUSBAND TOLD HIM WE WOULD WAIT UNTIL THE RECALL WAS ISSUED AS THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. MY HUSBAND DISCONNECTED THE DOORS SO THEY WOULD OPERATE MANUALLY - WHICH IN NOT SOMETHING THE TOYOTA DESIGN ALLOWED FOR. SINCE MY HUSBAND DISCONNECTED THE DOOR, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, NOT CERTAIN IF THEY ARE RELATED. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES ALTHOUGH NOT ALL WHEEL DRIVE MODEL. DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT US TO SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL RECALL WORK ON THE VEHICLE, BUT HAS NOT DONE SO, I BELIEVE BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO REFUSE OPTIONAL MAINTENANCE WORK AND THE ASSOCIATED EXPENSE. I WORK EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HOME FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS AND OUR VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 48,000 WHEN THE DOORS BROKE. I NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES. *TR

FAMILY LOADED IN VAN TO LEAVE, PUSHED BUTTON ON REAR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR TO CLOSE IT AND MADE A WEIRD NOISE THEN FAILED TO CLOSE. SOME HOW THE AUTOMATIC DOOR CABLE CAUGHT IN TRACK OF SLIDING DOOR PREVENTING DOOR CLOSURE PAST HALF WAY. ALL EFFORTS TO CLOSE DOOR FAILED. LUCKILY WE WERE LEAVING HOME NOT RETURNING HOME. VAN HAD TO BE DRIVEN TO SHOP WITH DOOR WIDE OPEN! TOYOTA DEALER CHARGED $450 TO CUT CABLE OFF AND FREE DOOR TO CLOSE MANUALLY, OR OVER $1600 TO REPLACE CABLE AND MOTOR THAT ARE APPARENTLY ALL ONE PIECE. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING TO THIS FAILURE. IT SEEMS THAT IF AN AUTOMATIC DOOR PART IS GOING TO FAIL, IT SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO AT LEAST FUNCTION IN A MANUAL STATE. CHILDREN CANNOT BE DRIVEN AROUND IN A MINIVAN WITH THE DOOR WIDE OPEN. TOYOTA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA (79K MILEAGE) AND THE CABLE IN MY PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR JAMMED, LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN. I HAD TO DRIVE THE VAN WITH THE DOOR OPEN (KIDS IN CAR SEATS, WITH RAIN FALLING) TO A MECHANIC TO HELP CLOSE IT. NOW I NOTICE HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS FOR SIENNA OWNERS. TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE FOR $1500+ LABOR. THIS WIDESPREAD ISSUE IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERN, AS IT WOULD LIMIT SOMEONE'S ABILITY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY. VERY LARGE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS CHOOSING TO IGNORE. *TR

WE ARE PLEASED WITH OUR SIENNA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SLIDING DOORS WHICH FREEZES THE LAST 2 WINTERS. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGES OF 3 AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES. WHENEVER THE TEMP IS BELOW FREEZING, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE RISES. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE. SHOULD AN EMERGENCY ARISE, I FEAR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN - HOWEVER I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. OTHERS HAVE BEEN QUOTED FIXING IT IN THE PRICE OF UPWARDS OF $1000. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO FIX THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH AUTOMATIC REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. THE CABLE AND MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED IN JANUARY 2008. I WENT TO THE DEALER IN GAINESVILLE, FL. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY WITH THE WIRE CORD HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF ABOUT $ 1300.00. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED, THE SAME WIRE AND THE PLASTIC LATCH BROKE AGAIN ON 9/12/09. WENT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE INFORMED AGAIN THAT THE SAME PARTS NEED REPLACEMENT AT THE COST OF $ 1600.00. I BELIEVE THAT THE PART IS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED, AND THE CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY GREAT SUMS OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXES. *TR