2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

MANUAL SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STAY OPEN WHEN WINDOW ROLLED DOWN. ON MY 2004 SIENNA LE, THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT LATCH OPEN IF THE WINDOW IN THAT DOOR IS ROLLED DOWN. THIS ALLOWS THE DOOR TO SLIDE FORWARD ON EVEN A SLIGHT INCLINE AND RUN INTO OCCUPANTS EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND THERE IS ALSO NO PROBLEM IF YOU FIRST OPEN THE DOOR AND THEN ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW. *LA

THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKES HAD 2% OF LIFE LEFT AND THE DRUMS HAD TO BE MACHINED. THE VEHICLE NEVER GAVE ANY WARNING THAT THE BRAKES WERE BAD. *SC *JB

WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN ON THE DRIVER-SIDE NON-POWERED DOOR, THE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LATCH IN THE OPENED POSITION..THEREBY MAKING THE SLIDING DOOR TO SLIDE CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGERS ESPECIALLY CHILDREN GETTING OFF THE VAN. *LA

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCKED AND UNLOCKED FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WERE THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR LATCH AND A HINGE. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LATERAL COLLISION DURING WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT 25 MPH, AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. BOTH DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WORE SEAT BELTS. HOWEVER, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V291000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY CONSTRUCTION. RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, AND THE QUICK DISCONNECT SECTION CAME APART IN THE CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND SIMPLY RECONNECTED THE QUICK CONNECT SECTION.*AK THE FUEL LINE BECAME DISCONNECTED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK NEAR THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *NM

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE -- THE AIR GENERATED BY THE A/C CYCLES FROM COOL/COLD TO WARM WHEN THE COMPRESSOR STOPS; THE AIR RETURNS TO COOL/COLD WHEN THE COMPRESSOR RE-ENGAGES. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL; IT MAY IN FACT BE NORMAL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT IT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER AIR-CONDITIONED VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE AIR TEMPERATURE VARY AS MUCH DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER SUGGESTED LEAVING THE A/C SET ON "RECIRCULATED AIR", BUT THIS CONTRADICTS THE INSTRUCTIONS FOUND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL.*AK

ENGINE IDLES VERY FAST IN COLD WEATHER FIRST FEW MINUTES. WHILE DRIVING A BLOCK TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN HAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES VERY FORCEFULLY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THIS CAUSES SOME LOSS OF CONTROL , ESPECIALLY ON A SLIGHT DOWN HILL SLOPE DURING SNOWY/ICY WEATHER. APPEARS TO BE COMBINATION IDLE, AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.*AK

DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD GET JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD BE ON, WHICH WAS NOTICEABLE IF IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE. BUT IF IT WAS BRIGHT AND SUNNY IT WAS EASY TO MISS. THE DOOR APPEARS TO BE CLOSED, BUT IT WAS NOT. A FEW TIMES I STARTED DRIVING WITH THIS CONDITION, AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHEN I TURNED! YOU WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, AND GET OUT AND PUSH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION FOR THE DOOR TO STAY SHUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY JUST SQUIRTED SOME LUBRICATION INTO THE HANDLE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SHORT TERM FIX, AND IT COULD START HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK

MIDDLE SEAT SEAL BELT TOP POSITIONER SOMETIMES GETS JAMMED, CAUSING THE BELT TO BE VERY LOOSE, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT REALIZE THAT IT IS LOOSE. IT APPEARS THAT THE PLASTIC SUPPORT AT THE TOP OF THE SEAT IS NOT VERY SECURE, AND BECOMES LOOSE AFTER A WHILE.*AK