2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OF MINIVAN IS STUCK OPEN. WHILE THE DOOR WAS OPENING I HEARD A STRANGE CRUNCHING NOISE, WHEN I PUSHED THE AUTOMATIC CLOSE BUTTON THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. I DISABLED THE POWER DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE MANUALLY. *TR

RETURNING HOME IN HEAVY RAIN ONE WEEKEND AND WASHED OFF DIRT BEFORE GARAGED THE VEHICLE, OCCASIONALLY REQUIRED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. A WEEK LATER FOUND OUT THE SLIDING DOESN'T OPERATED AUTOMATICALLY. *TR

NOTICED THE POWERED 2ND ROW PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STARTED FALLING TO CLOSE. I NOTICED DEEP SCRATCHES ON THE INSIDE RAILS/TRACKING MECHANISM W/C SEEM TO CAUSE BY ROLLERS. THE DOOR BRACKET SEEM TO BE RUBBING AGAINST THE BODY CAUSING DEEP SCRATCHES, LOOKING CLOSER SEEMS THE WHOLE DOOR BRACKET & HINGE IS ABOUT TO DROP OFF. BEING PROACTIVE , I HAD ASKED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO CONSIDER APPLYING RESOLUTION BASED ON TSB EL004-04. THIS WAS THE TIME WHEN MY VAN IS STILL WITHIN 36K/36MNTH PERIOD PER TSB, HOWEVER I WAS ADVISED BY MY TOYOTA DEALER DURING THAT TIME THAT UNLESS THEY SEE THE ISSUE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO APPLY THIS TSB. SINCE THEN I HAVE INCURRED AN ESTIMATED MILEAGE: 49,950 WHEN MY VAN STARTED HAVING THE PROBLEM. HAVING 2 SMALL KIDS SEATED ON PASSENGER ROW, THIS SHOULD BE TREATED AS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE RESOLVED ASAP. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY TOYOTA SINCE APRIL'04. I'VE SEEN ITEMS IN FORUMS WHERE SIENNA OWNERS LIKE ME HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. TSBS ARE ONLY DEALT WITH AFTER THE FACT. I MY OPINION, THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED & TREATED AS A RECALL. *TR

LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS NOT CLOSING OR OPENING AUTOMATICALLY EVERY TIME WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED IT WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE SOMETIMES BUT ONLY IF I PULL ON THE HANDLE AND PULL IT OPEN PART OF THE WAY AND THEN IT GOES THE REST OF THE WAY CLOSED SEAT HEATER HASN'T WORKED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR I'M GUESSING EVEN AFTER HAVING IT "REPAIRED"ALSO THE DOOR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON ANYMORE. *TR

LEFT SLIDING DOOR ON 2004 SIENNA XLE LIMITED IS FAILING TO WORK PROPERLY AND FRONT SEAT HEATER DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING- HAD IT "REPAIRED" AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

THE MOTOR WHICH POWERS THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR IS CRACKED (AND BROKEN). THE DEALER WANTS $2008.51 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE DOOR ONLY WENT THROUGH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE DOOR IS ONLY ABLE TO BE OPERATED THROUGH MANUAL OPERATION NOW. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 SIENNA WITH POWER SLIDING DOORS. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR GOT STUCK AND WOULDN'T CLOSE WHILE MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN WERE OUT RUNNING ERRANDS. MY WIFE HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR OPEN BECAUSE IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND COULDN'T PICK HER UP. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A HAZARD TO MY FAMILY INCLUDING THE FACT THAT THEY WERE FREEZING FROM THE WIND BLOWING IN THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE CENTER AT MICHAEL'S TOYOTA IN BELLEVUE, AND THEY SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY COST AT LEAST $1500 (PROBABLY MORE) SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY, I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS SINCE THE CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS ~66K MILES. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD VAN. POWER PASSENGER SLIDER WILL NO LOCK IN OPEN POSITION AND WILL CLOSE ON OWN AS PASSENGERS ARE IN DOOR WAY, IF PARKED ON SLOPE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE SHUT AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,600. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

AUTOMATIC SLIDING SIDE DOOR (2004 TOYOTA SIENNA,MALFUNCTIONS WHEN PARKED ON INCLINE. DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS ERRATICALLY AND DOES NOT "STOP" (AUTOMATIC STOP SEEMS TO HAVE DISAPPEARED ALSO) CAUSING CHILDREN TO BECOME PINNED IN DOOR. *TR