2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE AS IT WORKED FINE ONE MINUTE AND THE NEXT MINUTE IT STOPPED. I BROUGHT IT TO BOCH TOYOTA IN NORWOOD MASS WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VAN AND HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR CABLE FRAYED WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR LATCH TO SEIZE. MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS INOPERABLE. IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN, WE MAY HAVE NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO CUT THE CABLE AS WE CANNOT AFFORD THE $2000.00 TO FIX IT TODAY. ONCE PUT INTO MANUAL MODE, THE DOOR WOULD REQUIRE A STRONG ADULT TO OPEN THEM, AND CERTAINLY CANNOT BE OPERATED BY OUR YOUNG CHILDREN. ALSO ALTHOUGH THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE IT IS NOT CLOSED SECURELY AND THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON ALERTING US THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN. THESE ARE MOST DEFINITELY DESIGN FLAWS BY THE TOYOTA ENGINEERS. THIS POSES VALID SAFETY CONCERNS TO ANYONE OWNING THE TOYOTA SIENNA 04 AND NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS REASON. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA SIDE DOOR CABLE BROKE NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO CLOSE PROPERLY CAUSING A HAZARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE GLASS SUNROOF/MOONROOF OF MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE SHATTERED. FROM THE PATTERN OF THE GLASS BREAKAGE IT LOOKS LIKE THE GLASS BROKE DUE TO INTERIOR CABIN PRESSURE. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS, WE DID NOT HIT A POTHOLE AND WE HAD NOT GONE UNDER AN OVERPASS. WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THEN THE SOUND OF BROKEN GLASS ON THE ROOF AND DROPPING ONTO THE SUNSHADE. LUCKILY THE SUNSHADE WAS CLOSED OR MY WIFE AND KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWERED WITH BROKEN GLASS. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE GLASS WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ONLY PART. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR STOPPED WORKING, UNABLE TO OPEN EITHER IN POWER OR MANUAL MODE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WITH SIENNAS, TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AND MY SLIDING MOTOR HAS GIVEN OUT AND I SEE THIS PROBLEM IS JUST NOT HAPPENING TO A FEW VEHICLES AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT ALSO COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A SAFETY ISSUE. I OFFICIALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 POWER SLIDING DOOR BROKE. DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE 1800 TO REPAIR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOBODY IS GETTING HELP FROM TOYOTA. NEEDS TO BE DIRECTED AS A RECALL OR SAFETY IS SINCE THOSE DOORS ARE A PRIMARY MEANS OF EGRESS FROM REAR SET PASSENGERS. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS FAILED -- WE HAVE JUST UNDER 45K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE PRESSED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND, AS IT WAS CLOSING, HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CABLE WAS BROKEN. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR CLOSED, BUT NOW THE DOOR IS UNABLE TO OPEN MORE THAN 12 INCHES OR SO. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND THAT PARTS/LABOR IS $1800+. SOME QUICK RESEARCH ON THE WEB POINTS TO THIS BEING A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THE CABLE SIMPLY FRAYS AND FAILS OVER TIME. FOR SOMEONE WITH A NEWBORN AND TWO OTHER CHILDREN, LOSS OF ACCESS TO THIS DOOR IS A PROBLEM. *TR

2004 SIENNA MINI-VAN: POWER REAR HATCH SUDDENLY CLOSED ON ME WHILE PUTTING IN SOME GROCERIES. MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES BUT WAS PAINFUL. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE DOOR IS OPEN MANUALLY, REMOTE BUTTON, OR BUTTON INSIDE CAR. DOOR GOES UP ALL THE WAY, THEN SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY CLOSES IN 1-2 SECONDS. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN - I DID SOME SEARCHING AND FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM - THE CABLE TO THE POWER DOOR JAMMED IN THE ASSEMBLY PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING FULLY THE COATING ON THE CABLE IS FRAYED, CRACKING, AND THE CABLE IS RUSTED IN VISIBLE AREAS. WITH SEEING THIS AND READING UP ONLINE I AM ASSUMING THE COATING HAS BROKEN DOWN OR SCRUNCHED UP INTERNALLY ON THE DOOR. I CAN SEE THIS HAPPENING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AS WELL & AM SURE IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE DOOR NO LONGER FUNCTIONS ON THAT SIDE EITHER. I HAD TO DISASSEMBLE THE ENDS OF THE CABLE JUST TO GET MY DOOR TO CLOSE. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA AND BEEN TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER BUT THAT THERE WAS ONLY A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN RELATING TO THIS - NOT A RECALL. (TOYOTA TSB EL004-04) I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER BUT GOT THE DISTINCT IMPRESSION THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF DOING THIS UNDER ANY KIND OF WARRANTY REPAIR. SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT PREVENTS A DOOR FROM CLOSING SHOULD BE A RECALL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE VOLUME OF POSTS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO EASILY FIND REGARDING THIS. REPAIR COSTS I HAVE SEEN IN POSTS ARE RIDICULOUS ($1000 & UP WITH MANY AROUND $1600). *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AND HAS CAUSED CHILDREN ISSUES WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR MANUALLY. *TR