2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

CABLE AND PULLEY SYSTEM ON REAR POWER DOOR ON TOYOTA SIENNA FRAYED AND BROKEN. DOOR DOESN'T SLIDE ON TRACK AND COMES OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

1. A DEFECTIVE WELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CHECK ATTACHMENT CAUSED LOUD POPPING NOISE EVERY TIME THE DOOR WAS USED. PROBLEM PROGRESSED INTO A FULL FAILURE OF STRAP/CHECK MECHANISM. 2. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER DOOR MOTOR FAILED, DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY. CABLE ON DOOR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE COMPLETE DOOR MOTOR FAILURE HAPPENED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, DEALER WOULD NOT CONSIDER IT RELATED PROBLEM. WE GOT THE SAME $1700 REPAIR QUOTE NOTED BY MANY OTHERS ONLINE. AFTER MUCH HAGGLING, TOYOTA RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO REPAIR IT FOR LABOR COSTS ONLY AND SUPPLY THE PART. DOOR HAS CHIPPED THE TINTED COATING OFF REAR QUARTER WINDOW AND STILL SOUNDS BALKY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. LOOKING AT OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS, THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA RECALL THESE VANS AND MAKE GOOD ON THIS ISSUE! *TR

WEATHER WAS COLD, DOOR MOTOR "FROZE", WHEN THE DOOR MOTOR "UNFROZEN," THE CABLE BROKE. NOW DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. MY DOOR HAS "FROZEN" OFF AND ON SINCE I GOT IT IN 2004, BUT HAS USUALLY OPENED AFTER THE THIRD OR FOURTH TRY. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $1,700 TO FIX DOOR. BASED ON AN INTERNET SEARCH, MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH SIMILAR REPAIR COSTS. *TR

A DEFECTIVE WELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CHECK ATTACHMENT CAUSED LOUD POPPING NOISE EVERY TIME THE DOOR WAS USED. PROBLEM PROGRESSED INTO A FULL FAILURE OF STRAP/CHECK MECHANISM AND DAMAGE TO POWER WINDOW. THE PERVASIVE MANUFACTURER DEFECT CANNOT BE SUSTAINED AS AN OWNER MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY BY TOYOTA. THE BROKEN PART HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR CAVITY. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE -PREMATURE FAILURE OF DRIVER SIDE SLIDER DOOR - DOOR DIAGNOSED BY DEALER WITH FAULTY MOTOR, CABLE ASSEMBLY AND HINGE, THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THAT DOOR MAY FREEZE IN EITHER FULL OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION AND NOT BE ABLE TO ACTIVATE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. TSB EL004-00 ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE, BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT NOTIFIED BUYERS OF DEFECT. ONLY COVER REPAIRS WITHIN 36 MONTH OR 36,000 MILES. MANY INCIDENTS REPORTED ON INTERNET SITES ABOUT THIS BEING A KNOWN DEFECT AND VERY HIGH COST TO REPAIR (APPROX $1,700). REQUEST HELP TO COMPEL TOYOTA TO SUPPORT A RECALL ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NO ACCIDENT PRIOR TO PROBLEM. LAST MONTH, POWER SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD OCCASIONALLY NOT CLOSE WHEN TEMP BELOW 20 DEGREES. TOOK POWER OFF SLIDER AND CLOSED MANUALLY. HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TO 4 TIMES. TONIGHT - TEMP 60 DEGREES OUTSIDE - DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE WITH POWER OR MANUALLY. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH ONE OF MY CHILDREN SEATED BESIDE THAT DOOR - AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. CANNOT GET IT TO CLOSE! I HAVE SLAMMED IT - CLOSED IT GENTLY - TRIED LOCKING THE DOOR AS SOON AS IT APPEARS CLOSED TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN! *TR

STEERING SUDDENLY BEGAN TO BIND WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED AND INCREASING DIFFICULT TO STEER, ESPECIALLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. DEALERSHIP FOUND RUSTING KNUCKLES ON STEERING SHAFT AND INSTALLED NEW SHAFT. VEHICLE HAD ONLY 42,000 MILES. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH 2 PREVIOUS TOYOTAS, ONE OF THEM ELEVEN YEARS OLD! VERY UNSAFE AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. MY OPINION TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA CE IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, FROM A DEALER, NEW, OFF THE LOT IN AUGUST 2004. BY THE FIRST WINTER, BOTH BACK SLIDING DOORS WOULD FREEZE SHUT, ESPECIALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND WOULD NOT OPEN UNTIL THE VEHICLE GOT REALLY HOT INSIDE. THE DEALER HAD NO SOLUTION, OFFERED NO SOLUTION. IN ADDITION, BY THE SECOND YEAR WE HAD THREE RADIATORS INSTALLED, AND HAD BOTH FRONT DOORS REPAIRED FOR RUSTING UNDER A GENERAL RECALL. ALSO, THE REAR FAN HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF, EVEN WITH THE SWITCH IN THE "OFF" POSITION. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER, NOR A STRATEGY TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT DOES THIS. FINALLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS RATTLED INSIDE FROM DAY ONE AND IS UNPLEASANT TO DRIVE. I FIND THE TOYOTA DEALERS NOT INTERESTED IN YOU ONCE YOU BUY THE CAR, BUT AFTER THREE YEARS TO THE DAY THE CALLED ME WANTING TO KNOW IF I'D BUY A NEW ONE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELD HAS FAILED. DOOR MAKE LOUD POPPING SOUND AND HAS NOW AFFECTED WINDOW OPERATION. *TR

BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE FREQUENTLY FREEZE SHUT IN WINTER. ONE DOOR IS POWER, ONE IS MANUAL, AND BOTH FREQUENTLY FREEZE. ONLY SOLUTION SO FAR IS TO WAIT FOR VAN TO WARM UP. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS IT PREVENTS EASY EXIT FOR CHILDREN IN REAR OF VAN - THEY MUST CRAWL BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS TO EXIT. *TR