2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS INOPERABLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR MOTOR AND CABLE FAILED A FEW YEARS AGO NOW THE DRIVER SIDE CABLE BROKE. IT HAPPENED HAS ONE OF MY CHILDREN WAS OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND IT ONLY OPENED ABOUT A FOOT WIDE. NOW THE DOOR ONLY OPENS ABOUT A FOOT AND MY 3 CHILDREN HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. RECENTLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD START TO CLOSE BEFORE FULLY OPENING. THEN IT QUIT OPENING AT ALL. WHEN MANUALLY OPENED, THERE IS A CABLE THAT STICKS OUT UNDER THE REAR WINDOW. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $1800 TO REPAIR! THEY SAID THE PART ALONE IS OVER $1000 AND THE REPAIR ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA WOULD RATHER IGNORE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN CLOSING THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR IT FAILED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR TIED TOGETHER BY A ROPE TO KEEP IT IN PLACE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AT NO COST. TWO YEARS LATER, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND CURRENTLY IS UNABLE TO OPEN IT. THE PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR IS CURRENTLY FAILING AND IT WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND OPENED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR IN THE DOOR FAILED HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION PER THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOOR CABLES BROKE ON VAN. RIGHT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL TWO MONTHS LATER LEFT BROKE AND OPENS ABOUT 12IN.THAT FOUR KIDS HAVE TO GET IN AND OUT. WILL COST$1500 EACH TO FIX. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 LXE LIMITED ,POWER DOOR PROBLEM. THE CABLE BROKE AND DOORS ARE SHUT AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. ALSO IN THE WINTER DOORS FREEZE UP AND WILL NOT OPEN AS WELL. DRIVES SIDE DOOR RETURN ARM .. THE WELD BROKE AND CAUSES THE DOOR TO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THERE ARE A VERITY OF COSMETIC THINGS BUT I AM MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOORS NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN. THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF TALK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I GUESS PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE IN SOME KIND OF ACCIDENT BEFORE TOYOTA DOES ANYTHING...LORD FORBID THAT SHOULD HAPPEN. THANK FOR LISTENING. PS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN TURNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A SHAFT WAS FAILING. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $375. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE FOR THE REPAIR. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

THE AC IN OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WENT OUT IN AUGUST (VERY HOT!); WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. TURNS OUT THE AC COMPRESSOR AND MULTIPLE RELATED PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR SYSTEM. CALLED AROUND TO ENSURE FAIR PRICE- MANY SHOPS REPORTED HAVING HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HAD NECESSARY REPAIRS COMPLETED AT A COST OF OVER $1500. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR ON A 2003 MODEL WAS ONLY $950 PLUS TAX, BUT SUBSEQUENT YEARS HAD MORE PROBLEMS AND REQUIRED MORE PARTS REPLACED BECAUSE OF DESIGN PROBLEMS. HAVING AC IS NOT ONLY COMFORT, BUT ALSO SAFETY- WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE WE HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEY WOULD GET QUITE HOT, SWEATY, RED-FACED, ETC. WITHOUT REAR AC IN OUR FORMER VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I'VE READ TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR AC (ALTHOUGH OWNERS WEREN'T INFORMED, AND WE ARE PAST THAT LIMIT ANYWAY); HOWEVER, IF THIS IS SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH THE A PREVENTIVELY FIX RATHER THAN WAITING FOR OWNERS TO INCUR SUCH HUGE BILLS AND NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES COOL WHILE THEY DRIVE. THIS MAY SEEM MOSTLY COMFORT, BUT FOR THOSE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND OTHER AT-RISK POPULATIONS, AC IS ALSO VERY MUCH ABOUT SAFETY. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN WITH BUTTON. CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY PULLING HARD ON OUTSIDE HANDLE. DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING DOOR MOTOR. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DOOR CONTINUES TO OPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO HAVE PASSENGERS ANYMORE. IT IS A POWER DOOR. *TR

INITIAL NOTE: THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. TOYOTA SHOULD BE ORDERED TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE A 2004 SIENNA LE, WITH ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE NOTICED SOME DIFFICULTY WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH THE DOOR NOT OPENING WHEN WE USED THE REMOTE CONTROL OR THE BUTTON IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE DOOR SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WHEN PULLING THE HANDLE, SO WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS LIMITED TO THE REMOTE CONTROLS. WHEN WE WERE AWAY AT A CAMPING TRIP FROM JULY 24 - 26, I NOTICED THE PROBLEM HAD STARTED TO AFFECT THE HANDLE AS WELL. THE DOOR WOULD HESITATE, BUT WOULD OPEN NORMALLY IF I PULLED IT A SECOND TIME. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, AFTER MY FAMILY EXITED THE VEHICLE, I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR TO UNLOAD THE CAR. IT DID NOT OPEN, SO I PULLED THE HANDLE A SECOND TIME. THE DOOR BEGAN TO OPEN. I THEN HEARD A "POP" AS THE REAR SIDE WINDOW, NEXT TO THE THIRD ROW OF SEATS, SHATTERED. THERE WAS A PLASTIC STRIP LYING ON THE DRIVEWAY ALONG WITH SHATTERED GLASS. SHATTERED GLASS COVERED THE INTERIOR AS WELL. THE DOOR WAS HANGING DOWN SLIGHTLY. THE INTERNAL "WHEELS" FOR THE DOOR HAD COME OFF THEIR TRACK; THE INTERNAL CABLES WERE FRAYED. I COULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR COMPLETELY. WE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DOOR MALFUNCTIONING ON 2004 SIENNAS. WE REPORTED OUR PROBLEM TO TOYOTA, REFERRING TO THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, BUT TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT OUR CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED! WE ARE ALSO THANKFUL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE WE WERE AWAY ON OUR CAMPING TRIP, AS WE WERE AT A REMOTE LOCATION WITH NO MECHANICS FOR MANY, MANY MILES! *TR