2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

SLIDING SIDE DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES (THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PARTS COSTING $1,500). I AM NOT AT THE POINT FOR THE THIRD TIME THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND TOYOTA BELIEVES IT IS YET ANOTHER PART RELATED TO THE DOOR. *TR

BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS IN OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE REPEATEDLY JAMMED IN THE PLASTIC BEZEL WHEN RETRACTED OR EXTENDED, RENDERING THEM USELESS. WITH CONSIDERABLE EFFORT THE SEATBELTS HAVE BEEN LOOSENED, HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOW TWISTED INSIDE. HAVING DONE A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING SOURCE OF FRUSTRATION AND HAZARD FOR A NUMBER OF VAN OWNERS. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT WILL NOT OPEN WHEN USING THE KEYFOB OR THE BUTTON IN THE CAR OR CLOSE. IF YOU PULL THE HANDLE THE MOTOR WILL OPEN AND CLOSE IT. WHEN USING THE BUTTONS IT MAKES A SOUND LIKE IT IS TRYING TO WORK BUT IT SEEMS TO JAM?. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME WE TRY TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR WITH THE KEYFOB OR BUTTON. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR MOTOR BURNED UP AND DESTROYED THE CABLE AND THE DOOR HINGES BROKE AND WENT OFF TRACK. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE $1700 TO FIX. *TR

THE CABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING REAR DOOR SNAPPED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. I HAD TO DRIVE MY 5 YEAR OLD HOME WITH THE DOOR STUCK OPEN, WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE, BUT THERE WAS NO APPARENT ALTERNATIVE. AFTER MUCH WRESTLING WITH THE DOOR, WE FINALLY SUCCEEDED IN GETTING IT CLOSED AGAIN, SO AT LEAST WE'RE NOW DRIVING WITH IT CLOSED, BUT IT'S UNUSABLE EVEN MANUALLY. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT A TSB (EL004-04) WAS ISSUED IN APRIL OF 2004 AND PRODUCTION FIXES WERE MADE, BUT THE DRIVERS OF VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THE PRODUCTION FIXES WEREN'T EVEN NOTIFIED, AND THE TSB AUTHORIZED REPAIRS ONLY TO VEHICLES SHOWING PROBLEMS PRIOR TO 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES, DESPITE THE KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM. OF COURSE IT'S WELL OUT OF WARRANTY NOW AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO HELP IN ANY WAY WITH A REPAIR ESTIMATED AROUND $2000. THIS IS ABSURD FOR A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM THAT POSES A SUBSTANTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

CABLE BROKE OFF THE MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR. VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD WHEN BREAKAGE OCCURRED. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE THE DOOR WOULD ON OCCASION NOT OPEN PROPERLY. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE CABLE I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1600.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER DOOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000. UPDATED 10-30-08 *BF UPDATED 10/31/08. *JB

THE LATCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR HAS BROKEN. IT IS A THREE BOLT ASSEMBLY AND TWO OF THE THREE BOLTS HAVE PULLED THROUGH THEIR HOLES. THE LATCH IS NOW ONLY ATTACHED BY ONE BOLT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR JAMMED. UNABLE TO CLOSE DOOR AND NEEDED TO SHIFT TO MANUAL MODE. CABLE SNAPPED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY IF SOMEONE WAS BY THE DOOR. *TR

THE CAR IS USED ON AN OCCASIONAL BASIS. 34,000 MILES IN FOUR YEARS. IT HAS SUFFERED CORROSION BUILDUP ON THE ROTORS, SO WE HAVE TRIED TO USE IT AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK, KNOWING THAT CATASTROPHE CAN OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT USED WITH SOME REGULARITY--ESPECIALLY IN THE COLD WEATHER. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, MY WIFE COMPLAINED OF NOISE, AND I TOLD HER IT WAS DUE TO CORROSION BUILDUP AND THAT DRIVING WOULD REMOVE THE CORROSION. THEN SHE ABANDONED THE CAR A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE INNER PAD HAD WORK DOWN TO METAL, AND THE METAL BACKING SLID OUT OF PLACE. MY WIFE WOUND UP BRAKING ON THE CALIPER PISTON. I WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS, AND MUST ALSO REPLACE A CALIPER IF I CANNOT FIND THE PISTON AS A SEPARATE PIECE. ESTIMATE: $300, NOT COUNTING THE CALIPER, WITH ME DOING ALL THE WORK. TOYOTA WOULD LIKELY CHARGE A LITTLE MORE THAN $1,000 FOR THE JOB. THE CAR HAS SAT UNUSED AND UNREPAIRED NOW FOR WEEKS FOR WANT OF THE CASH FOR THE PARTS. *TR