2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS BINDING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAKES STEERING DIFFICULT. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST. THE FAILURE CAUSED A DELAY IN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. OCCASIONALLY, THE DOOR WOULD OPEN ONLY HALFWAY AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OVERRIDE THE DOOR, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CABLE SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HINGE ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $15,000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,248.

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA STEERING. STEERING SUDDENLY BINDS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN. VERY HARD TO STEER AT TIMES. HARD TO CONTROL. THERE IS 2 TO 3 SECONDS DELAY AND SLIGHT ACCELERATION LAG EVEN WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. COUPLE OF TIMES I WAS CLOSE TO RUN INTO ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED CAUSING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHEN RESUMING REGULAR FUNCTIONS HE COULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN 5 MPH WITHOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGING. A LOCAL TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND RELUCTOR RINGS WERE RUSTY WHICH CAUSED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TO ACTIVATE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $87.00. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WHERE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE AND A COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 6/01/09 *CN UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CLICKS AND POPS UPON OPENING AND CLOSING. THIS IS SOME KIND OF LATCH/WELDING ISSUE. THE LONG TERM CONSEQUENCE IS COMPLETE DOOR FAILURE. *TR

ON THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, CABLE THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR, RUSTED AND SNAPPED AFTER THE PLASTIC COATING WORE AND FAILED, HAD TO REMOVE CABLE SO I CAN OPEN IT MANUALLY. THE WEAR OF THE CABLE SEEMS PREMATURE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

2004 'TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. CABLE ON POWER SLIDING DOOR, PASSENGER SIDE, SNAPPED LEAVING DOOR UNUSABLE AND IN THE OPEN POSITION. UNABLE TO CLOSE DOOR OR TO DRIVE SAFELY. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS ASKING FOR MORE THAN $1000 TO REPLACE A CABLE. FOUND MANY, MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME CABLE AND SAME HIGH COSTS FOR REPAIR WHILE BROWSING ONLINE FOR REPAIR ADVICE. I WILL HAVE TO PARK THE VAN IF THEY CANNOT FIX IT AS IT IS UNUSABLE WITH THE DOOR OPEN AND NOT WORKING. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 STOPPED WORKING, HAVE TO OPEN IT MANUALLY. HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE ON MYCARSTATS.COM AND IT SEEMS TOYOTA IS AWARE BUT NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA ELECTRIC SLIDE DOOR PASSENGER SIDE ON MINI VAN. I WENT TO OPEN IT AND WHEN IT CAME TIME TO CLOSE DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT WORK. I WENT TO DEALER SHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID. TOYOTA HAS MANY BULLETINS ON THIS SAME ISSUE BUT NO RECALLS. IT WILL BE $1800.00 TO FIX IT. NEVER EVEN SAID WHAT HAPPENED. I TOLD TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY BASICALLY SAID TOUGH I DON'T CARE PAY THE PRICE AND GET IT FIX. WE WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT. THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AND BERGSTROMS DEALER SHIP CHARGED ME $100.00 TO EVALUATE IT AND TELL ME IT WOULD COST ME $1800.00. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA WHEN THEY CAN FIX DEFECTIVE ITEMS. *TR

THE UNIVERSAL JOINT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS RUSTED AND IS SEIZING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT VARYING DEGREES DEPENDENT UPON TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY. AT IT'S BEST, STEERING IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT AND UNPREDICTABLY RESPONSIVE. AT IT'S WORSE, STEERING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING IS ALTERNATING BETWEEN WORKING CORRECTLY AND ACTUALLY WORKING AGAINST THE DRIVER. THIS ALTERNATION OCCURS IN ABOUT 30 DEGREE INTERVALS AS THE WHEEL IS TURNED. THIS MAKES FOR VERY UNPREDICTABLE DRIVING AND MAY LEAD TO A CRASH. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE IN HIGH ROAD SALT REGIONS, ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS CREATED TSB ST001-07 CONCERNING IT, BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER IT A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM TO CAUSE A RECALL. I AM AMAZED THAT A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO BE UN-STEERABLE IS NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR TOYOTA OR NHTSA TO DESIGNATE A RECALL. *TR