2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE. PREVIOUSLY, ONE OF THE DOORS CAME OFF TRACK AND CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DOOR AND GLASS. ON JULY 1, 2008, THE CONTACT'S CHILDREN WERE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE COULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CHILDREN HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THEY DID NOT TAKE A REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER VEHICLE, CAUSING BLOWOUT ON R/R TIRE. METAL THREADED ROPE HAD SHEARED OFF. UNABLE TO LOCATE SPARE AFTER INCIDENT. WHEN BUYING REPLACEMENT PART AT DEALER, STATED THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. POSIBILITY OF INJURY OR DEATH VERY HIGH IN SIMILAR INCIDENTS.

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA POWER REAR LIFT TAILGATE MALFUNCTION. TAILGATE LIFTED NORMALLY THEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING BEGAN POWERED CLOSING, STRIKING MY WIFE IN THE BACK. I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE MALFUNCTION REPEATEDLY. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURS CONSTANTLY. THE CONSEQUENCE SHOULD A CHILD OR ELDERLY PERSON BE STRUCK BY THE REAR GATE. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED'S ALTERNATOR BELT GOT CUT AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ON THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER SAYS MY VEHICLE HAD A "CATASTROPHIC AC FAILURE" WHICH CAUSED THE BELT TO BREAK AND SAYS IT WILL COST $2400 IN PARTS AND $1600 IN LABOR. HE THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA AND SAID THAT TOYOTA WILL PAY FOR THE PARTS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN A LOT ON THIS MODEL, I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND COULD FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND TOYOTA HAS STILL NOT DONE ANY RECALL ON THE AC UNIT. SINCE THIS SEEMS TO A TOTAL DESIGN FLAW, I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO PICK UP THE FULL TAB FOR THIS REPAIR. ANY HELP IN THIS REGARD WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR

THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE HAS JAMMED. THE CABLE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR IS STUCK IN THE DOOR MECHANISM. THE DOOR WAS ACTIVATED VIA THE REMOTE CONTROL ON THE DAY OF THE MALFUNCTION AND IT SIMPLY JAMMED OPEN. THE DOOR WONT CLOSE WITH THIS CABLE JAMMED INTO THE GEARS. WE HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR IN AN OPEN POSITION. TOYOTA'S DEALERS SAY THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. WHEN I BROUGHT THE TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN - POWER SLIDING DOOR INOPERATIVE ? EL004-04 DOCUMENT TO THEIR ATTENTION, THEY STILL REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OVER THE 36,000 MILES TSB WARRANTY, BUT SINCE WHEN DOES A DEFECTIVE PART ON SAFETY OF A DOOR BECOME LIMITED TO A MILEAGE ISSUE? THEY INSISTED THAT I PAY A $120 FEE TO 'DIAGNOSE' THE PROBLEM, BUT THEN STATE THAT THE COSTS FOR REPAIRS ARE AT LEAST $1800, AS THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE CONTACTED NATIONAL TOYOTA AT 800-331-4331 AND THEY SAY THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO ASSIST ME. I HAVE SWITCHED OFF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS OF THIS DOOR, BUT IT STILL WONT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. IT IS A TOTAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE CABLE ON THE POWER DOOR OF MY MINIVAN HAS SNAPPED. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, LEAVING ONLY 1 ACCESS DOOR OUT OF THE REAR OF THE VAN. *TR

THE REAR LIFTGATE ON MY VAN WILL OPEN THEN CLOSE SUDDENLY. IF A PERSON WERE TO GET IN THE WAY THEY COULD BE CRUSHED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DISENGAGED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT RUSTED CABLES CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF

REAR HATCH STRUTS ON 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA FAILED ON APPROXIMATELY 01MAY08. LIFTGATE CLOSED ON MY WIFE AND SIX YEAR OLD NEPHEW. HAD TO USE CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO REVERSE THE ACTION OF DOOR. TOOK THE CAR WITH REAR LIFTGATE STRUT WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT TO THE DEALER ON 21MAY08 AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE,BUT THE LIFTGATE STILL FAILS TO STAY UP. *TR

MY WIFE HAS BRAND NEW FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ST TIRES PUT ON HER TOYOTA SIENNA VAN ON APRIL 15 2008 AND ON MAY 2, 2008 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HER TIRE CAME APART. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS (WHICH WERE STILL ON THE RIM) AND WENT FLYING OFF STILL COMPLETELY ROUND . LUCKILY IT WAS A REAR TIRE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL HER VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A SAFE STOP. THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES BECAUSE WE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE WITH THIS BRAND. WE DID HAVE TO REPLACE THE RIM ON THE BLOWN TIRE AS IT BECAME BENT SOMETIME DURING THE ORDEAL. *TR