2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ONE PERSON SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THERE WAS A CRASH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN A HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DISLODGED AND LOCKED UP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE, WHEN THERE IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE WIPERS, THE MOTOR LOCKS UP TO PREVENT THE MOTOR FROM OVERHEATING. THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE WIPERS.

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE AWD. I WAS ALWAYS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT I WAS DRIVING A "SAFE CAR". HOWEVER, I FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRES THEY USE ON THIS MODEL ARE FAR FROM BEING SAFE. I HAVE 37000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, HAVE DONE SERVICES AS WELL AS OIL CHANGES AND NOT ONCE HAS ANYONE EVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE TIRES NEEDING TO BE CHANGED. I EVEN ASKED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS GOOD TO GO AND THEY WOULD LAST A LONG TIME. IT MAKES ME ANGRY THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH TIRES THAT HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS. BRIDGESTONE B380. RUN FLAT TIRES. BUT NOT ONLY WAS I NEVER TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT PUT REGULAR TIRES ON THE CAR WITHOUT CHANGING RIMS. I THINK TOYOTA IS COVERING UP AND IT IS UPSETTING TO ME TO READ SO MANY ACCOUNTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE. LUCKILY FOR ME, I WAS ALERTED AND I CHECKED MY TIRES WHICH HAS LED ME TO PUT NEW TIRES ON THE VAN. THEY ARE STILL THE SAME TIRES AS CAME WITH THE VAN BECAUSE OF WHAT I WAS TOLD. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BECAUSE OF THIS. *NM

REAR RIGHT SEAT BELT REPEATEDLY FAILS AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW. IT HAS FAILED YET A THIRD TIME. THE SEAT BELT GASKET AT THE TOP OF THE SEAT COMES APART AND RESTRICTS THE BELT MOVEMENT RENDERING IT UNUSABLE. ITS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS. *JB

INTERNAL READING LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF WHEN KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION LEADING TO BATTERY DEATH. *JB

TIRES WERE WEARING OUT QUICKLY; THEY HAD ABOUT 22,000 MILES ON THEM. I CONSULTED WITH DEALER REGARDING ROTATION AND WAS TOLD THAT ONE TIRE WAS WORN ENOUGH TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I ASKED FOR THEM TO DO SO AND THE TECHNICIAN WENT AWAY. HE LATER RETURNED TO ME WAITING AND TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES WERE "RUN FLATS" AND REQUIRED ALL FOUR TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED ABOUT REPLACING WITH REGULAR TIRES SINCE RUN FLATS COST ABOUT $1350. IT WAS AT T HAT TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR A SPARE. I DECIDED THAT WAS RIDICULOUS AND HAD TIRES REPLACED WITH REGULAR TIRES. I HAD TO PURCHASE AN EXTRA WHEEL AND HAVE IT STORED ON THE TOP OF THE VAN! THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO CONSUMERS UP FRONT BEFORE PURCHASE! I WILL NEVER BUY A CAR THAT HAS RUN-FLATS AGAIN! ITS A TOTAL RIP-OFF!!*JB

REGARDING NHTSA ACTION NO. PE06010, I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED WITH AWD WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM (TPWS) FOR MY DUNLOP RUN FLAT TIRES (SP 4000). I HAVE EXPERIENCED PUNCTURES IN TWO OF MY TIRES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. BOTH TIMES THE TPWS ONLY ACTIVATED WHEN THE PSI WAS ABOUT 5- TO 15. THE DEALER INDICATED TO ME THAT THE MAGNETIC SYSTEM WILL ONLY ACTIVATE ONCE A TIRE'S HEIGHT BECOMES LOWER DUE TO AIR LOSS, AND THE MAGNETIC FIELD IS "TRIPPED". THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE RUN FLAT TIRES DO NOT LOSE THEIR HEIGHT DUE TO AIR LOSS UNTIL THE TIRE IS NEARLY DEPLETED. SO, THE TPWS ESSENTIALLY CANNOT PROPERLY FUNCTION AS INTENDED, AT LEAST WHEN RUN FLAT TIRES ARE INSTALLED. AS TO THE DUNLOP RUN FLATS, THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 19,700 MILES. I KNOW NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND RELPACED MY TIRES WITH A NEW SET OF 4 RUN FLATS AT NO CHARGE (OTHER THAN INSTALLATION). TYPICAL PRICE IS $250 PER TIRE. CREDIT TO TOYATA, BUT NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE NEW SET FAILS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP WHILE IN USE. THE SEAT BELT MUST BE RELEASED, AND THEN PUT BACK ON. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE FOR CHILD SAFETY SEATS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS ILLEGAL TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY.

CONSUMER HAS MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE SEAT BELT RECALL (05V327000) WORK PERFORMED. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN OR WERE USED ON ANOTHER CUSTOMER. *TS *NM

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. IN JUNE OF 2005 MY TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD APPROX. 20,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE TIRES WERE RUN FLATS. IT WOULD HAVE COST ME OVER $1,100.00. THEN I GO AHEAD AND BUY REGULAR TIRES AND FIND OUT THAT THERE IS NO WHERE TO MOUNT A SPARE TIRE ON THE CAR. SO NOW I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH NO SPARE TIRE IN MY CAR. TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT NOW I AM FINDING OUT THAT IS NOT TRUE. *NM