2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

POWER SIDE DOOR CABLE SNAPPED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND EXTRACT CHILD FROM CHILDSEAT. *TR

THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN DUE TO FAULTY LATCH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR LATCH WAS ALREADY REPLACED OUTSIDE WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOYOTA. BOTH PARTIES SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

SLIDING DOOR ISSUES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WASN'T FUNCTIONING AT ALL AUTOMATICALLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS FREEZING AND NOT WORKING AUTOMATICALLY ALL THE TIME. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CABLE AND MOTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN OBSTRUCTION CAUSING MY PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR (A POKEMAN CARD). THE WAS IN THE SPRING OF 2008. NOW IN THE FALL OF 2008 I WENT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE PASSENGER DOOR ISN'T WORKING AT ALL. THEY HAVE TOLD ME IT WILL BE $2400.00 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

BOUGHT 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA IN SEPT. 06. VAN HAS 40K MILES AND HAS AN OUT OF ALIGNMENT RIGHT PASSENGER MOTORIZED DOOR FAILURE. DOOR RUBS AGAINST BODY AND MAKES GRINDING NOISE AS IT CLOSES. ALSO DRIVER DOOR HAS COLLAPSED GLASS. DEALER WANTS 100-300 JUST TO INSPECT AND REPORT PROBLEM TO EXTENDED PLATINUM CARE WARRANTY I PURCHASED. I CALLED EXTRA CARE (PLATINUM CARE 7 YEAR OR 100K) WHO MENTIONED THAT PROBLEM MIGHT POSSIBLY BE COVERED. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR TOO MANY PROBLEMS POSTED ON INTERNET BLOGS. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA - PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WON'T OPEN. AT FIRST, IT WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT USING THE POWER BUTTON INSIDE WOULD LET IT OPEN. NOW EVEN THAT DOESN'T WORK AND THE DOOR IS USELESS. DEALER SAID THE PART TO FIX THIS (ACTUATOR) IS $700, PLUS LABOR. I SEE MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM ON VARIOUS FORUMS, SO IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD DEFECT. *TR

POWER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT SHUT PROPERLY. NO CRASH OR ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON THIS CAR. THE DOOR WILL REOPEN AFTER THE DOOR APPEARS TO BE SHUTTING PROPERLY, RIGHT BEFORE IT SHUTS IT WILL REOPEN. WE HAVE OFTEN FOUND THE CAR DOOR OPEN AFTER RETURNING TO THE CAR AFTER ENTERING THE STORE OR HOME, MAKING BATTERY GO LOW DUE TO THE INTERRIOR LIGHTS REMAINING ON, AND THE SECURITY OF THE CAR COMPROMISED INCLUDING CONTENTS LIKE OUR ADDRESS, AND OTHER IDENTITY THEFT INFORMATION.

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN THAT WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AUTOMATIC DOOR. TONIGHT WHEN OPENING THE DOOR TO TAKE MY NEWBORN OUT I HEARD A LOUD SNAP, THE CABLE HAD SNAPPED. AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR I AM STILL UNABLE TO OPEN IT AT ALL, EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR BUTTON. LOOKING AT THE CABLE IT APPEARS TO BE RUSTED AND FRAYED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA WILL REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AND FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THEIR WORKMANSHIP AND PARTS. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON THE MINIVAN BEGAN RUBBING AGAINST THE BODY ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSEN. ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE DOOR HAS RUBBED DOWN TO THE METAL AT THREE POINTS ON THE BODY WHERE THE BACK OF THE DOOR CLOSES INTO TO THE DOOR HOUSING. ADDITIONALLY, THE DOOR IS SAGGING ENOUGH ON THE HINGES THAT THE PAINT IS BEING RUBBED OFF ALONG THE TRACK OF THE DOOR AS WELL. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS ALSO BEGUN TO SAG ON IT'S HINGES AND HAS RUBBED THE PAINT OFF THE BODY IN ONE SPOT. THE ISSUE IS CLEARLY RELATED TO THE DOOR SAGGING ON IT'S HINGES - WHETHER THE ISSUES IS DESIGN FLAW, OR PARTS THAT CAN NOT HANDLE THE WEIGHT I DO NOT KNOW. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE HINGES AND FIGHT FOR 100% COVERAGE FROM TOYOTA (THE CARE HAS 51000 MILES AND AM PAST WARRANTY). *TR

TWO WEEKS AGO MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. I CAN SEE THE CABLE SNAPPED OUTSIDE THE DOOR. I HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET. *TR

OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE ONE EVENING, JUST AS IT WAS BEGINNING TO RAIN. OUR CHILDREN HAD JUST GONE INTO THE HOUSE. WE CLOSED THE DOOR AS MUCH AS WE COULD AND TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THE NEXT MORNING. ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP, THE DOOR NEARLY FELL OFF THE VAN! WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN (AGES 8 TO 4 INSIDE)! THEY WERE FREAKED, AND SO WERE WE! NOW WE HAVE JUST PAID NEARLY $2000 TO REPLACE THE DOOR MOTOR, CABLE, AND SOME OTHER PARTS AND LABOR. THE BODY WORK IS COVERED BY INSURANCE LESS DEDUCTIBLE, BUT WE STILL HAVE RENTAL CAR COSTS, SOME COVERED BY INSURANCE. WE ARE HEARING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VANS. WE BELIEVE THIS ISSUE WARRANTS A RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS! WE BOUGHT (AND PAID A PREMIUM FOR) A TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A MODEL OF SAFETY AND VALUE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US, BUT OUR WEB RESEARCH LEADS US TO BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DESIGN OR EQUIPMENT DEFECT. OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO ACCEPT THIS AS A WARRANTY ISSUE, NOR TO COVER THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS, NOR TO ASSURE US THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN TO THIS DOOR AGAIN, OR THE OTHER DOOR! WE BELIEVE THERE IS A BASIC FLAW IN THE DESIGN OR MATERIALS FOR THIS VAN. WE BELIEVE THIS WARRANTS A SAFETY RECALL. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE YOU COULD PROVIDE AS TO HOW TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE EXPENSES, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW TO BE ASSURED THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. WE BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE! THANK YOU! *TR