2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES AND THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS BEEN HARDLY USED. THE A/C SYSTEM FAILED WORKING ABOUT 3 MONTH AGO DUO TO THE CONDENSER O-RING FAILURE. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY 2004 SIENNA USERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS TO A YEAR AGO, COMPLAINED OF NOISE WITH FRONT DRIVER DOOR. NOTHING WAS DONE BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. MOST RECENTLY, DOOR BEGAN MAKING A POPPING SOUND UPON OPENING AND CLOSING. LEARNED FROM DEALERSHIP THAT DOOR WELD NEEDS REPLACING. CONTACTED TOYOTA COMPANY, HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT FIX. RESEARCHED WEB AND LEARNED OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IN THEIR 2004 - 2007 SIENNAS. *TR

THE FUEL PIPE FROM THE TANK TO THE ENGINE ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE DISCONNECTED. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT, OUR CAR BEING THE FIRST IN THE RIGHTMOST LANE AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. I MADE SEVERAL MORE ATTEMPTS BUT IT WAS IN VAIN. THE MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN PANEL APPEARED AS A DISCHARGED BATTERY, WHICH AT THAT MOMENT PUZZLED ME VERY MUCH. I STARTED LOOKING AROUND, MAKING SIGNS TO THE VEHICLES BEHIND MINE TO TRY AND GET INTO THE OTHER LANE AS I CAN'T START MY CAR (THERE WERE FEW ANGRY DRIVERS). ONE STOPPED BY ME WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED AGAIN AND THEN SAID HE SMELLS GAS. AT THE SAME TIME A WOMAN AND HER OLDER TEENAGE DAUGHTER WERE RUNNING FROM ACROSS THE STREET WAIVING AND SHOUTING 'GET OUT OF THE CAR!'. SHE HELPED ME AND MY KIDS GET OUT AND TOLD US THAT WHILE DRIVING FROM THE OTHER SIDE SHE SAW WHEN THE GAS GUSHED FROM UNDER MY CAR. WELL THE REST IS KNOWN - 911, POLICE, FIRE TRUCK AND MY FAMILY SCARED AND BLESSED TO HAVE ESCAPED A HORROR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PIPE DISCONNECTED, THEY PUT IT BACK AND THAT THEY'VE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT A WARRANTY ON THIS OR A FUTURE SIGN TO LOOK FOR, THE ANSWER WAS 'IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN, IT CAN'T'. BUT IT JUST DID, RIGHT? I WANT TO MENTION THAT THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND IT'S VERY WELL CARED FOR. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OVER $100 WHICH I'M GUESSING TOYOTA WILL NEVER REFUND. I WILL FOREVER BE THANKFUL TO THAT WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER WHO QUITE POSSIBLE SAVED OUT LIVES. *TR

THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE ON THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE BROKE. THE CAR WAS 5.1 YEARS OLD, BOUGHT NEW IN 2003, AND HAD 69,000 ML. ON THE DAY OF PROBLEM. NO INDICATIONS ON A SLIDING MECHANISM WERE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. AS ALWAYS THE DOOR WAS ACTIVATED BY THE REMOTE CONTROL. IT DID NOT OPEN ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN I APPROACHED IT AND TRIED TO OPEN BY THE HANDLE I SAW THE CABLE BEING RUSTY AND BROKEN. THE DEALER WORKED WITH TOYOTA ON THE ISSUE AND TOYOTA OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF PARTS AND LABOR, BUT MY FEE IS STILL ABOVE $800. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER IT ENTIRELY, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO THEM. HTTP://TOYOTA.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/SND27613/2008-07-05_074916_SIENNA_SLIDING_DOOR_INOP.PDF . NO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART WAS OFFERED BY TOYOTA. I CAN NOT USE THIS DOOR IN ANY WAY UNTIL IS REPAIRED, EVEN IF I SET IT TO ACT MANUALLY, IT WON'T OPEN MORE THAN 1/2 FT. THE ONLY WAY MY TWO CHILDREN CAN GET IN/OUT THE CAR IS FROM THE LEFT SIDE DOOR. WHERE ONE'S CAR SEAT IS INSTALLED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LEFT SIDE IS THE ONE TO THE ROAD AND CHILDREN JUMP OUT OR RUN TO THE CAR IN A BLINK OF AN EYE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE STRUT FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE GATE, BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. IN ORDER TO LIFT THE GATE, HE HAD TO TRIP THE HANDLE. THE LIFTGATE WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN AND HAD TO BE HELD OPEN MANUALLY. IF THE REAR DOOR WAS RELEASED, IT WOULD SLAM DOWN HARD ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY CAUSE AN INJURY. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR LOCK FAILED. IT CANNOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR BY USING THE DOOR REMOTE. THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK IT IS BY MOVING THE LOCK BUTTON AT THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR MANUALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED TO REPLACE THE DOOR ACTUATOR WHICH COSTS $1200! THE DEALER CHARGED $90 FOR JUST CHECKING WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND THE TEMPERATURE ON THE THERMOSTAT CONTINUED TO RISE THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE COOLANT AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO ANTIFREEZE; THEREFORE, SHE REFILLED THE RADIATOR. THIS DID NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM OVERHEATING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR CORE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

2004 SIENNA XLE LIMITED -- ELECTRIC SLIDING/REAR DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE CLOSES BY ITSELF WHEN PARKED FACING DOWN INCLINE. DEALER DIAGNOSED FAULTY 'DOOR CHECK' BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS A TSB FOR FRONT DOOR 'DOOR CHECK' BUT NOT REAR SLIDING DOOR. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AS PASSENGERS COULD BE PINNED IF DOOR WERE TO CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

FROM THE TIME WE PURCHASED THE CAR WE HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH OUR BRIDGESTONE RUN FLAT TIRES. THE SENSOR ON THE DASHBOARD WAS CONSTANTLY ON, SO WE HAD TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE EVERY WEEK- WHAT A PAIN! THE DEALER WAS NO HELP, THEY AGREED THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. WE FINALLY DECIDED TO REPLACE THEM WITH STANDARD TIRES AND I DRIVE WITHOUT A SPARE. I FIGURE I'LL CALL AAA IF I HAVE A PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD SLOWED MY CAR TO ALLOW A GROUP TO PASS AND WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND SPED FORWARD NEARLY STRIKING A GROUP OF TEENAGERS. I PLOWED THROUGH THREE CEMENT PILLARS AND A FLOWER POT AND FINALLY CAME TO REST. MY ENGINE WAS REVVING AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *TR UPDATED 12/02/09 *BF UPDATED 12/03/09 THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED 12/03/09