2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE STRUTS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE EXPIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,900.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WE HAVE HAD THE VSC INDICATOR LIGHT TURN ON WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND ALSO SWERVE. OUR CAR IS AWD SO THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE THOUGHT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN BLACK ICE ON THE ROAD (EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD APPEARED DRY). IT FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, ALTHOUGH IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. WE DROVE HOME YESTERDAY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ON OUR TWO HOUR DRIVE. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHILE GOING DOWNHILL FOR US, AND HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH - 30 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING (BOTH DIRECTIONS) AND GOING STRAIGHT. IT IS VERY SCARY FOR BOTH MY WIFE AND I, AND I FEEL UNSAFE WITH HER DRIVING OUR CAR WITH OUR FOUR CHILDREN. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE US LOTS OF MONEY TO TRY TO FIX WHAT THEY "THINK" THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER SIENNA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE SO KNOW IT IS NOT JUST OUR CAR, DRIVING, ETC.

DOOR HAS A BROKEN WELD, THE WHOLE DOOR SWINGS OPEN AS THE WELD IS THE STOPPING DEVICE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND I AM NOT ABLE TO GET HELP FROM TOYOTA ON THIS AS IT HAS BEEN BROKE FOR OVER 4 YEARS.

AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR NOT WORKING. THE CABLE BECAME FRAIL AND IT IS NOT OPENING AND I HAVE TO CUT THE CABLE OFF TO OPEN THE DOOR.

THERE IS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR. APPARENTLY IT WAS A SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THAT TOYOTA HAD REPAIRED. IT WAS THE WELDING OF THE SUPPORT TO THE DOOR THAT BECOME LOOSE. SIMPLY PUT IT, THEY HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE WELDING OF THE DOORS. THEY HAVE REPAIR ONCE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM AFRAID THE DOOR WILL COME OFF. I HAVE TOLD THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER OPENS/CLOSES WHEN THE BUTTONS ARE PUSHED (FROM THE CEILING IN THE FRONT, FROM A REMOTE KEY, AND FROM THE BUTTON RIGHT NEXT TO THE DOOR.)

MY AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE HAS FRAYED. I CAN'T USE THE DOOR NOW. SOMEHOW I MAGICALLY GOT IT SHUT, BUT NOW IT IS COMPLETELY LOCKED DOWN TO TRY AND PROTECT THE KIDS AND TO KEEP THE VAN IN A USABLE STATE (OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T DRIVE AROUND A VEHICLE WHOSE DOOR WON'T CLOSE). THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS FROM WHEN I FIRST HEARD A STRANGE NOISE WHEN THE DOOR WAS MOVING TO WHEN IT STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALTOGETHER. THE LAST TIME I TRIED TO CLOSE IT IT HAD BEEN OPENED ON ACCIDENT BY A BABYSITTER WHO DIDN'T KNOW AND WE HAD TO KEEP PRESSING THE MANUAL OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON CONTINUALLY AND INCH IT TO A CLOSED POSITION, BECAUSE IT KEPT TRYING TO REOPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE 6 KIDS, 5 IN CAR SEATS. I REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE BABIES CAR SEATS WITHOUT CLIMBING INTO THE VAN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WE ARE DOWN TO ONE DOOR. ALSO IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE IN THE EVENT THAT AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. AS A SIDE NOTE THE MOTOR SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE. THE CABLES ARE THE PROBLEM

THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CABLE HAS FRAYED TO THE POINT THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT GETS JAMMED WHERE IT COMES OUT OF PILLAR. WON'T RETRACT OR PULL OUT. I HAVE TO REMOVE TRIM AND PULL IT LOOSE FROM INSIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND IF YOU GOOGLE IT YOU WILL FIND MANY HITS ON THIS.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA 2004. LAST YEAR, THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE WAS BROKEN AND IT WAS JUST PAST THE WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY $1,200 TO HAVE IT FIXED AS THE DOOR COULD BE OPEN. AND THEN AFTER A FEW MONTH, THE DOOR CAN'T OPEN AUTOMATICALLY AND THE DEALER SAID A MOTOR FAILURE WHICH WOULD COST ANOTHER $1,000. I HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR AND UNFORTUNATE I AM ONE OF THE VICTIMS. I URGE TOYOTA TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND PAY CUSTOMERS BACK.