2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE THAT VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE, BUT NO SPARE TIRE. HE WAS NOT INFORMED BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE. HE WAS TOLD HE HAD A DOUGHNUT FOR USE IN CASE OF A FLAT, BUT ONE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES TOLD HIM THEY HAVE WRITTEN LETTERS TO CAR MANUFACTURERS TO TELL CONSUMERS THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE. HE WANTED TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE ONLY, BUT THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM ALL THE TIRES HAVE TO TURN AT THE SAME RATE , AND THAT WAS WHY HE COULD NOT REPLACE ONLY ONE TIRE. *AK

DT: 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES TREAD WORE AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 21,050 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THESE ARE DUNLOP, SP4000T DSST. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE WEAR ON THE TIRE LAST WEEK, OCTOBER 11, 2005, WHEN THE TIRES WERE GETTING THEIR THIRD ROTATION. *AK

FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS ON MY SIENNA DO NOT STAY OPEN WHEN THE NOSE OF MY VEHICLE IS POINTING DOWNHILL. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THIS AND HAVE NEVER HEARD ANOTHER COMPLAINT. *JB

HANDLES IN SECOND ROW WHERE PASSENGERS HOLD ON WHEN THEY ENTER THE VEHICLE ARE LOOSE WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY FALL OFF AND CAUSE INJURY TO PASSENGER WHEN THEY GET ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED AWD WITH DUNLAP RUN FLAT TIRES. VEHICLE IS 18 MONTHS OLD WITH 16,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE HARD RIDE WITH INCREASE ROAD NOISE. TAKEN TO LOCAL TIRE CENTER, 2 TIRES TREAD WORN OFF, THE OTHER 2 SIGNIFICANTLY WORN. ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE DANGEROUS TO CONT TO DRIVE ON. COST TO REPLACE TIRES APPROX $1300. NO SPARE TIRE IS PROVIDED, SINCE THE RUN FLATS ARE STANDARD EQUIPMENT. MUST THEN BUY THE SAME TIRE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY, DUNLAP WAS WILLING TO PRORATE THE TIRES, BUT STILL OFFERS NO WARRANTY ON NEW TIRES. REVIEW OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. I THINK THE RUN FLAT TIRES ARE A GOOD IDEA, BUT I DOUBT THEY WERE ACTUALLY TESTED TO BE SURE THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. *NM

MY 2 YEAR OLD (AT THE TIME) PULLED ON THE SUNSCREEN OF OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN AND BOTH OF THE PLASTIC CLIPS POPPED OFF OF THE WINDOW. THESE CLIPS ARE SMALL ENOUGH FOR THE TODDLER TO SWALLOW AND CHOKE ON. I HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO FIND ONE CLIP TO HAVE THE WINDOW SCREEN REPAIRED (I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL IT OUT OF HER MOUTH). OVER THE PAST MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MANY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD. THESE DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE TOYOTA DO SOMETHING, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE HAPPENING. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS FLAW AND EVEN HAS A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. IRONICALLY CALLED - "WINDOW SHADE CLIPS FALLING OFF" (BO006-04) I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE DEALERSHIPS AT ONE TIME WERE ABLE TO ORDER THIS PART FOR ROUGHLY $3.00. NOW IT IS NOT AVAILABLE, BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW. TOYOTA IS TELLING THE CUSTOMERS WHO COMPLAIN THAT THE ENTIRE BACK VENT WINDOW MUST BE REPLACE. THE COST FOR THAT IS OVER $400.00 PER WINDOW. IN MY CASE THE HAVE AGREED TO SPLIT THE COST WITH ME. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN TO ANOTHER CHILD AND MAY NOT BE A HAPPY ENDING. TOYOTA ADVERTISES THIS VEHICLE AS A SAFE MINIVAN FOR KIDS. IT MAY NOT BE AS SAFE AS THEY WOULD LIKE TO THINK. *NM

DELAYED ENGINE POWER WHILE TURNING, THEN SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER. DEALERSHIP RESPONSE IS: WORKING AS DESIGNED - DRIVE-BY-WIRE CAUSES THE DELAY. *NM

DUNLOP RUN FLAT TIRES MADE SPECIALLY FOR 2004 AND BEYOND TOYOTA SIENNA WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES FOR NUMEROUS CONSUMERS AFTER REGULAR ROTATIONS AND BALANCING. NUMEROUS REVIEWS ON WWW.TIRERACK.COM FROM CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE DUNLOP SP4000 DSST 225/60/17 TIRES WEARING OUT AFTER LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE MINE AT A TOTAL COST OF $1,300 - AND THERE ARE NO OTHER TIRES THAT WILL WORK ON THIS CAR SINCE THESE TIRES WERE MADE SPECIALLY FOR THIS CAR. *NM

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LTD AWD PURCHASED NEW WITH BRIDGESTONE B380 RFT 225/60R17 TIRES. TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. ESTIMATED MILEAGE BASED ON TREAD WEAR IS 30K MILES. WE HAD A FLAT TIRE AT 22,000 MILES. TO HAVE EVEN TREADS ON ALL TIRES THE DEALER RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AT A COST OF $250/TIRE. THIS MEANS IS I HAVE TO SPEND $1000/YEAR JUST TO REPLACE TIRES!!!*JB

RUN FLAT TIRES ON MY 2004 XLE LIMITED AWD. NO SPARE TIRE, NO PLACE DESIGNED IN VEHICLE TO PUT A SPARE TIRE WITHOUT GIVING UP ABILITY TO FLATTEN SEATS, TIRES THAT WEAR OUT EVERY 18-20,000 MILES, COST $1200 TO REPLACE EVERY 18K MILES, AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. TWO FLAT TIRES ON ONE TRIP FROM BRENTWOOD, CA TO LOS ANGELES (300 MILES). *JB