2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

NO WARNING GIVEN. DRIVER'S DOOR CHECK (NOT SURE IF THAT IS TECHNICAL NAME- NOT THE HINGE) STARTED MAKING POPPING AND CLUNKING NOISE WHEN OPERATING DOOR. TRIED LUBE, NO IMPROVEMENT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE WELD MUST BE BROKE. THEY AGREED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH WE ARE JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. BODY SHOP CALLED TO TELL US IT CANNOT BE FIXED, BROKEN TOO BADLY. THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE DOOR! *TR

THE REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA FAILED TO HOLD UP THE BACK TAILGATE. IT COLLAPSED ON MY WIFE AND BRUISED HER NECK. SHOULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED TO A SMALL CHILD I THINK WITH THE WEIGHT OF THIS DOOR COULD SEVERELY INJURY. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED THESE SHOCKS YET AS THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. WE DO NOT USE TAILGATE WITHOUT SOMEONE TO HOLD IT UP. TOYOTA NEVER MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE LIFTGATES OR HAVE EVEN UPGRADED THE REPLACEMENTS SO THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS I FOUND ZERO TIRE PRESSURE IN ONE OF THE TIRES ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM GAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. REPORTING IT TO 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS, THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG.

WE OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED MINIVAN AND SEVERAL TIMES THE BACK DOOR HAS STARTED TO SHUT ON MY WIFE AND SON. THE BACK DOOR IS AUTOMATIC, AND WHEN MY WIFE OR SON HAS LEANED IN TO GET SOMETHING OR PUT SOMETHING IN, IT HAS ATTEMPTED TO SHUT ON THEM. FORTUNATELY IT WILL SENSE THAT THEY ARE THERE AND NOT CONTINUE TO CLOSE, ALTHOUGH IT DOES TAKE SOME FORCE BEFORE IT REVERSES. *JB

TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 LIFTGATE SLIPPED DOWN AND HIT CAR OWNER IN THE HEAD WHILE UNLOADING GROCERIES FROM TRUNK. NOW, IT SLIPS DOWN EVERY TIME WE OPEN IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. CONTACTED OUR TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP TO SCHEDULE REPAIR. IS THIS DEFECT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION? PLEASE INFORM. THANK YOU. *JB

DRIVER'S DOOR STOP IS DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRES A WELDING PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WARRANTIES DO NOT COVER THE REPAIR AND TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ALTHOUGH THEIR ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE DOOR WILL MAKE A VERY LOUD BANGING SOUND WHEN WHILE IT IS BEING OPENED OR CLOSED. I HAVE 2 OTHER FRIENDS WITH THE AME VEHICLE AND THE SAME PROBLEM. 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. *TR

NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRED UP TO THE FAILURE BEYOND NORMAL EXPECTED USE. DEFECTIVE WELDS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STRAP RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE DOOR STRAP MECHANISM. TOYOTA HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

DOOR CHECK FAILURE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THIS CAUSES LOUD POPPING NOISES WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. *JB

IN REGARDS TO A 2003 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE MODEL WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMPS: IN JUNE OF 2007 WITH VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY BY MILEAGE, BUT NOT TIME, DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. INITIAL RECOMMENDATION BY DEALER (BOCH TOYOTA OF NORWOOD, MA) WAS TO REPLACE HID COMPUTER AT A COST OF 1,100 DOLLARS. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF HID COMPUTER, LIGHT OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS BEFORE BEGINNING TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. WAS THEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE WAS A "SHORT IN THE BULB" AND DEALER RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE BULB ASSEMBLY AT COST OF 400 DOLLARS. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THIS REPAIR, I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER AND TOLD THE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. AGAIN, HEADLIGHT IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. TODAY DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE HEADLIGHT HOUSING AT A COST OF 1,100 DOLLARS. A BRIEF REVIEW OF POSTINGS TO TOYOTA OWNERS' FORUMS REVEALS MANY MENTIONS OF HID HEADLIGHT FAILURE IN NEW VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY THE 2006-2007 PRIUS MODELS. ALL DRIVERS REPORT INTERMITTENT OPERATION AND DEALERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE COMMON SOLUTION, "TOGGLE YOUR HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN" IS A CLEAR SAFETY CONCERN, AND NOT AN APPROPRIATE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT 26,000 MILES BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS MAKING A LOUD POPPING, SQUEAKING, AND CLUNKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING OVER A SLIGHT INCLINE OR BUMP. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. AT 41,898 MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING NOISE AGAIN, BUT ONLY MUCH LOUDER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE WELL MECHANISM INSIDE THE DOOR FAILED. THE COST TO REPLACE THE DOOR WAS $3,000. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,898 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.