2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA FREEZE UP IN THE WINTER. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I CAN NOT OPEN THE DOORS. THEREFORE MY CHILDREN NEED TO CLIMB INTO THE FRONT OF THE VAN TO GET OUT OR CLIMB IN THE BACK AND EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE HATCHBACK. THEY MUST ALSO ENTER THE VAN THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR OR THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, MY CHILDREN WILL BE AT RISK BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. *TR

I HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS ALL MY LIFE, SO WHEN I BOUGHT MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A QUALITY MINI VAN. BEGINNING IN JULY 2007, THE AUTOMATIC DOORS ON BOTH SIDES BEGAN NOT WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD CLOSE, SOMETIMES I WOULD MANUALLY HAVE TO SHUT THEM. I BROUGHT THE VAN TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE $1500 PLUS TO FIX IT. NOT IN MY BUDGET, I DECIDED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. A YEAR LATER, MY VAN WAS IN FOR IT'S 60,000 MILE CHECK UP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE HINGES ON THE DOORS NEEDED REPLACING AND IT WOULD COST $500. I REPORTED THIS DISCREPANCY TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS REALLY IS. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND I HOPE THAT THIS IS NOT THE BEGINNING OF A SERIES IN COSTLY REPAIRS THAT I WILL HAVE TO MAKE. MAYBE IT'S TIME TO TRADE IN MY MINI VAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THERE WERE 30-40 YARDS BETWEEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKES GRABBED MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN BECAME "MUSHY." THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AND CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO STRIKE THE DASHBOARD AND SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THERE WERE 30-40 YARDS BETWEEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKES GRABBED MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN BECAME "MUSHY." THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AND CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO STRIKE THE DASHBOARD AND SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 55,000.

PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOORS WITHOUT WARNING PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING POWER FEATURE STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS A BROKEN CABLE HANGING FROM REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED AGAIN BY HANDLE THERE WERE SOUNDS OF PARTS BREAKING INSIDE DOOR. TOOK THE VAN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THE PROBLEM BEFORE, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WENT, SAME PROBLEM. I NOW USE BOTH DOORS MANUALLY AND HAVE THE POWER FEATURE TURNED OFF I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE DOORS POWER FEATURE REPAIRED, APPROXIMATELY $ 3600.00. I CONTACTED TOYOTA BOTH TIMES THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET AND CAN'T BELIEVE TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING FOR US. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN - AUTOMATIC DOOR CABLE BECOME JAMMED CAUSING THE DOOR TO NOT CLOSE (AND AS A RESULT MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE - SAFETY ISSUE). IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR THE CABLE HAD TO BE CUT. A SIMPLE SEARCH WILL FIND DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CABLES SNAPPING OR BECOMING JAMMED RESULTING IN REPAIR BILLS OF BETWEEN $1500 AND $2000. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

DRIVING OUR '04 SIENNA AT ABOUT 30-40 MPH IN FLOW WITH TRAFFIC WITH ABOUT 30-40 YARDS OF SEPARATION HAD TO BRAKE FOR SUDDENLY STOPPING TRAFFIC IN FRONT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH SHOCKING MUSHINESS FAILING TO STOP IN TIME RESULTING IN TOTALING OF OUR VEHICLE AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WE STRUCK. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENER GOT HUNG UP IN THE CABLE THAT IT USES TO OPEN AND CLOSE ITSELF. DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. CABLE HAS BECOME ENSNARLED AND TANGLED IN THE MECHANISM ALTHOUGH THE CABLE IS STILL INTACT. *TR

LEFT REAR MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. 1ST OCCURRENCE WAS APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 2007. WAS REPAIRED AND BROKE AGAIN APPROXIMATELY MAY 2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE DASHBOARD ON THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED. THE CRACKS ORIGINATED FROM THE AIR VENTS NEAR BOTH FRONT DOORS TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CRACKS, BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE CHARGES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE CRACKS WERE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT WERE FOUND IN OTHER SIENNA'S. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 10/16/08.*LJ UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB