2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN THE TRANSMISSION WILL ON OCCASION HESATATE AND THEN SURGE. *AK

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA EXHIBITS POOR LOW SPEED DRIVABILITY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM SLOW SPEED. THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO PEDAL ACTION WHICH RESULTS IN UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION TIME AND AMOUNT. POOR, OR NO, ENGINE RESPONSE IS FOLLOWED BY LURCH FORWARD AS THROTTLE (OVER) REACTS AND TRANSMISSION SEARCHES FOR THE PROPER GEAR. MANY 'NEAR MISSES' IN TRAFFIC MERGING SITUATIONS. THE PRIMARY DRIVER, MY WIFE, WILL NO LONGER USE THIS VEHICLE. SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE REVIEWED THIS ISSUE AND STATE THAT TOYOTA CLASSIFIES THIS PERFORMANCE AS A 'CHARACTERISTIC' OF THE 3.3L PLATFORM. THIS PERFORMANCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME AND VEHICLE WILL BE REPLACED IF NOT REPAIRED SOON.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY CONSUMER'S CHILD KNOCKED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, SLAMMING INTO A WALL ACROSS THE STREET. THE CHILD WAS NOT HURT, BUT THE VEHICLE AND THE WALL WERE DAMAGED. VEHICLE'S MANUAL STATED THAT VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR WITHOUT A KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V291000 FOR REPLACEMENT FOR THE FUEL TANK. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE COMPUTER SENSOR DID NOT WORK. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND THE WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT DETECT ANYTHING.*AK

2004 SIENNA HESITATES WONT ACELL WHEN RELEASING GAS PEDAL AND REAPPLYING GAS JUST BOGGS DOWN SITS THERE FOR SECS. AND THEN GOES AFRAID OF GETTING HIT WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS OR PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF OTHER CARS JUST DOES NOT RESPOND.TOYOTA PERFORMED 2 BULL.UPDATES DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM AT ALL.FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE HAVE PULLED OFF ROAD A COUPLE TIMES TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY OTHER CAR CATCHING UP VERY QUICKLY WHILE MY CAR DOES NOT REPONED TO PEDAL.NOTE HAVE TALKED TO NUMEROUSE OTHER 04 SIENNA OWNERS WITH SAME COMPLAINT CONCERNS.*AK

THE DESIGN OF THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DOESN'T PERMIT ADEQUATE GROUND CLEARANCE WHEN A TRAILER HITCH IS INSTALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS CONNECTING ANY TRAILER TO THE HITCH WILL RESULT IN LOST OF PROPER SUSPENSION CLEARANCE AND POTENTIAL LOST OF STEERING CONTROL. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION TO INCREASE GROUND CLEARANCE WHEN THERE IS A LOAD ON THE TRAILER HITCH. *JB

WHILE MERGING ONTO ANOTHER LANE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RPM GAUGE REGISTERED HIGH ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OTHER PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY THE MECHANIC. CONSUMER INFORMED MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM RECURRED AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAME OFF THE TRACK. AS A RESULT, DOOR DID NOT SHUT PROPERLY. *AK

MID-ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT GUIDE/COVER BROKEN JAMMING THE SEAT BELT PREVENTING IT TO RETRACT. FAILURE REPEATED THREE TO FOUR TIMES AFTER EACH SEPARATE REPAIRS. I'M CONCERN FOR MY 7-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINTED AFTER SHE LEANS FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT.