2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

REAR PASSENGER ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AND FAILED ONE DAY. THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY IS ELECTRICALLY OPERATED AND THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE. THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPERATED ELECTRICALLY AND CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY AT ALL WITH OUT MAKING A $1500 - $3500 REPAIR TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY AND DOOR MOTOR) OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR SMALL CHILDREN SINCE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPERATED MANUALLY? THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A TOTAL RECALL OF ALL ELECTRICAL DOOR ASSEMBLIES NEED TO BE MADE FOR ALL YEARS AFFECTED AND A MANUAL OVERRIDE NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERED SUCH THAT CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE NOT AT RISK DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I PURCHASED A SET OF AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS FOR MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT WERE ADVERTISED AS DOT/SAE APPROVED. HTTP://WWW.AM-AUTOPARTS.COM/2004/TOYOTA/SIENNA/HEADLIGHT-ASSEMBLIES/AM-19245220/350742.HTML BASED ON HOW FAR FROM THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT HEADLIGHTS THESE AFTERMARKET LIGHTS PERFORMED (PLUS THE FACT THEY LEAKED) I WENT AHEAD AND RETURNED THEM. FROM MY RESEARCH IT SHOWS THAT THE MAJORITY OF AFTERMARKET LIGHTS DO NOT MEET TITLE 49, PART 571-FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS, STANDARD NUMBER 108 (FMVSS 108) AND I AM WONDERING WHY THE DOT AND NHTSA IS ALLOWING THEM TO BE SOLD. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS STUDY BY A LOBBYING GROUP FOR THESE COMPANIES, WHOSE OWN TEST RESULTS SHOW THEY DON'T MEET THE OEM STANDARDS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO MEET FMVSS 108. HTTP://WWW.CAPACERTIFIED.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2015/01/CAPALIGHTING3.PDF RESPECTFUL [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *BF *TR

RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR STUCK SHUT. CABLES ARE FINE. LEFT POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY DRAINING BATTERY EVERY DAY CAUSE THE OPEN DOOR LIGHT STAYS ON. 130,000 MI. OTHER THEN THAT VAN RUNS GREAT IN MINT CONDITION. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA SIENNA AFTER THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE DOORS.

RIGHT SIDE POWER DOOR CABLE FRAYED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN BROKE RENDERING THE RIGHT DOOR USELESS. CANNOT OPEN AND CLOSE IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS A TENDENCY TO FOLD OVER AND GET JAMMED IN THE SLOT WHERE IT RETRACTS. A QUICK SEACH ONLINE HAS FOUND MANY OWNERS WITH THIS SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS, IT PRETTY MUCH LEAVES US IN AN UNPROTECTED AND DANGEROUS STATE. SURPRISINGLY, WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAS PROMPTED A RECALL FOR THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SEATS, BUT NOT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT APPEARS TOYOTA'S ONLY SOLUTION IS TO HAVE CUSTOMERS REPLACE THE SEATBELT SYSTEM FOR HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. IN REGARDS TO THIS KIND OF SAFETY CONCERN, I AS THE CONSUMER FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW/OR PRODUCTION DEFECT IMMEDIATELY BY ISSUING A RECALL PARTICULARLY FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT. I'M URGING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SO THAT A SOLUTION CAN BE OBTAINED, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT. THE SEAT BELT SEEMS TO FOLD OVER TOO EASILY WHEN SEAT BELT IS PULLED A LITTLE FASTER (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE CLICK AND STOP, WHICH IS HOW ALL SEAT BELTS ARE DESIGNED). THIS IS SEEMINGLY A REGULAR OCCURANCE NOW IN MY CASE, AND FOR THE AFFECTED SIENNA OWNERS, WE CAN'T KEEP TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, OR TAKING THE INNER PANEL OUT TO FIX OURSELVES (WHICH IS WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING), EVERY OTHER DAY. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS, AS I AM SURE MANY OWNERS WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS. THANK YOU.

TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR PROBLEM, 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, APPROX 128,000-133,000 MILES. SAFETY ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS OF 35-45 MPH THE VAN HAS SEIZED UP (SLOWS DOWN ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT WARNING) AS AN INTERNAL ALARM SIMULTANEOUSLY SOUNDS (THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I DIDN'T KNOW THE VAN HAD AN INTERNAL ALARM). THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES, (SEPT. AND OCTOBER 2015, AND TWICE THIS WEEK 1/18/16 AND 1/22/16). EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON DRY STREETS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST EPISODE. AFTER THE FIRST EPISODE I TOOK THE VAN TO OUR MECHANIC ON THE DAY OF OCCURRENCE; WE TOOK A 10 MINUTE TEST DRIVE WHERE HE RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST HOWEVER NO PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED OUR MECHANIC DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR FAIL. AFTER TODAY'S EPISODE I WILL HAVE THE SENSOR DISENGAGED AS WE HAVE HAD THE VAN 12 + YEARS AND HAVE NOT HAD A NEED FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL TO TAKE OVER. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT VERY SCARY FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. PLEASE TOYOTA, GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED.

- CURRENT MILEAGE: 101,856 - CONCERN 1: TOYOTA SIENNA DOOR CHECK SPOT WELD FAILURE *DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE, SO I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A REPAIR SHOP AROUND JAN 15, 2015 AT 98,985 MILEAGE AND PAID $224.56. *SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER LITTLE LESS THAN 1 YEAR AT 102,000 MILEAGES. * YOUTUBE LINK WITH SIMILAR ISSUE - HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=BXKWZLGUAK4 - CONCERN 2: DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW

TOYOTA SIENNA DOOR CHECK SPOT WELD FAILURE - DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE, SO I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A REPAIR SHOP AROUND JAN 15, 2015 AT 98985 MILEAGE AND PAID $224.56. SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER LITTLE LESS THAN 1 YEAR AT 102,000 MILEAGE. YOUTUBE LINK WITH SIMILAR ISSUE - HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=BXKWZLGUAK4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. THE HEAT HAS BEEN CAUSING IT TO BUBBLE UP AND CRACK.