2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DEFECT WITH TOYOTA SIENNA POWER DOOR. THE DOOR MOTOR / TRAIN MECHANISM IS PRONE TO BREAKING LEAVING THE DOOR STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. THITS MAKES THE CAR UNUSABLE AND/OR VERY UNSAFE. CLEARLY A MINIVAN IS MEANT TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY 2004 SIENNA TWICE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THIS CLAIM IS FOR THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT COLLECTS CONDENSATION. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ONE YEAR. HE DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND DECIDED TO FILE A REPORT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DISREGARDED THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2004 SIENNA TOYOTA VAN SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR BROKE, WOULD NOT OPEN, NOW THE LOCK HAS BROKE ON THE DOOR AND THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY SHUT, HIGH SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 04 SIENNA W/ 49,000 MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR BACK IN 04. THEY WOULD JUST TURNED OFF AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS BROKEN. A CHILD CANNOT OPEN THIS DOOR, WHICH RAISES SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SIENNA, AS ATTESTED TO BY MEMBERS OF THIS FORUM: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0EB3FD GIVEN THE SERIOUS AND ENDEMIC NATURE OF THIS FAILURE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FORCE A RECALL. *TR

A/C FAILURE, THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS SUB-STANDARD, VALVES, LINES, COMPRESSOR. HAVE BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 2 YEARS. NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON-LINE FOR THIS MODEL. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE MINIVAN WAS AT A BODY SHOP FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE VAN AROUND AND NOTED SOME STRANGE FEEL IN THE STEERING AND EXAMINED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE RUBBER BUSHINGS IN BOTH CONTROL ARMS WERE CRACKED AND FALLING APART LEADING TO SLOP IN THE STEERING AND MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT END. THE SHOP ADVISED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND WAS A DANGER TO DRIVING. REPAIRS HAD TO BE MADE THAT INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH CONTROL ARMS SINCE THEY COME AS AN ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR RUBBER BUSHING FAILURES FROM OTHER 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY AND QUALITY PROBLEM A THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR REPAIR. OTHER SYMPTOMS ARE THAT THE FRONT TIRES (80K MILEAGE WARRANTY) ARE WORN OUT AFTER JUST 25K. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA'S DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AS THE CABLE CAME OFF OF ITS TRACK AND WOUND TIGHTLY AROUND THE MOTOR [LOCATED INSIDE THE DOOR]. THE VERY TIGHTLY WOUND CABLE AROUND THE MOTOR PULLED THE DOOR OFF THE TRACK CAUSING A QUOTED $1,800 IN REPAIRS. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DRIVER-SIDE DOOR OF OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA JAMMED OPEN RECENTLY. TURNING IT TO MANUAL MODE, WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THEN IT WOULD ONLY OPEN ABOUT 10 INCHES WIDE WITH GREAT FORCE APPLIED TO IT. THERE IS NO CHANCE WHATSOEVER MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COULD OPEN OR CLOSE THAT DOOR EVEN IN MANUAL MODE BECAUSE SHE IS SIMPLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER-SIDE POWER DOOR WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AS IT WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME IT WOULD BE $1,700 TO REPAIR EACH DOOR BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY! IRONICALLY, I MENTIONED A POPPING NOISE WHENEVER THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPEN OR CLOSED. TURNS OUT TOYOTA HAS DECIDED TO FIX THAT DEFECT FOR FREE WHICH IS NOT NEARLY THE SAFETY ISSUE OF POWER SLIDING DOORS NOT FUNCTIONING WHERE SMALL CHILDREN NEED TO OPEN AND CLOSE THEM. AFTER BROWSING THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB, IT IS CLEAR TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT BUT HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE IT. I CAN ONLY SUSPECT BECAUSE OF THE LARGE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THEIR DEALERS OBTAIN WITH EACH DOOR REPAIR. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I FELT COMPELLED TO HAVE BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS FIXED. THE DEALER'S FINAL BILL FOR THIS REPAIR OF BOTH DOORS WAS $3,800 DOLLARS... BUT THEY FIXED THE POPPING DRIVER'S DOOR FOR FREE AS PART OF SOME CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF 2004 SIENNA SLIDING DOOR COMPLAINTS POSTED ALL OVER THE WEB. SO FAR, TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN ANY INTEREST IN OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. THIS IS MY FIRST TOYOTA PURCHASE EVER AND WAS BASED ON SUPPOSED TOYOTA QUALITY. NOW I SEE THAT IS A JOKE AND THIS WILL BE MY LAST TOYOTA. I'VE BEEN TOLD I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A HONDA AND NOW I SEE WHY. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE, POWER SLIDING DOOR IS NOT WORKING, TSB-0085-09 TSB NUMBER:TSB-0085-09NHTSA NUMBER:10029190TSB DATE:MARCH 13, 2009DATE ADDED TO FILE:JUNE 24, 2009 FAILING COMPONENT: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR SUMMARY: TOYOTA: VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION WHERE THE POWER FUNCTION OF THE SLIDING DOOR IS INOPERATIVE. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/TSB/2004/TOYOTA/SIENNA. *TR