2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY AFTER 20 MINUTES AS STATED IN THE BROCHURE AND OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY, AND LEAVES PEOPLE STRANDED. AK

EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS, SEAT BELT FAILS. THE SEAT BELT WILL SLIP DOWN A CRACK ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT AND LOCKS ITSELF. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE SEAT BELT FOUR TIMES FOR THIS ONE PROBLEM. *NM

RIGHT SIDE SECOND ROW SEAT BELT FAILS EVERY 2000 TO 3000 MILES. ENCASEMENT IS LOCATED ON THE SEAT ITSELF INSTEAD OF THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CLIP HOLDING THE ENCASEMENT TOGETHER POPS OUT ALLOWING THE SEAT BELT TO CATCH IN OPENING BELOW, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO FAIL. A CHILD OR PASSENGER COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT. MOST PEOPLE WON'T EVEN REALIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM UNLESS THEY CHECK THIS BELT REGULARLY AS CHILD PASSENGERS GENERALLY WON'T TELL YOU WHEN THE BELT DOESN'T NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. *JB

BATTERY SAVER FEATURE DOES NOT WORK AS ADVERTISED. IF REAR HATCH DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON UNTIL BATTERY IS DEAD. TOYOTA ADVERTISES THAT THE BATTERY-SAVER FEATURE IS SUPPOSED TO TURN INTERIOR LIGHTS OFF AFTER 20 MINUTES TO PREVENT BATTERY DRAIN. THIS IS NOT ONLY FALSE ADVERTISEMENT BUT IS UNSAFE SINCE IT CAN EASILY LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY.*AK

VEHICLE HESITATES/FAILS TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE FOLLOWING MODE: AFTER BRAKING, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH, THE VAN DOES NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL INPUT; VEHICLE HESITATES WITH NO MOVEMENT FORWARD, THEN SHIFTS HARD INTO FIRST GEAR AND LURCHES FORWARD. WE HAVE HAD 2 CLOSE CALLS, WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL INPUT. ALSO, ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS A DEAD SPOT. THE FIRST HALF INCH OF PEDAL CAUSES NO RESPONSE FROM VEHICLE). THIS "DEAD SPOT" ALONG WITH THE HESITATION NOTED ABOVE CAN RESULT IN A 2 SECOND RESPONSE FAILURE FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS SITUATION HAS PUT MY FAMILY IN HARMS WAY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.*AK

THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DOES NOT STAY LATCHED OPENED IN INTERMITTENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE DOOR HAS ROLLED BACK ON MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND MYSELF, FORCEFULLY HITTING MY UPPER ARM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH LATCH ADJUSTMENTS AND A NEW LATCH NOT CURING THE PROBLEM. IT SOUNDS AS IF OUR PROBLEMS ARE SIMILAR TO ODI ID#10067721 *LA

TWO MONTHS AGO CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE FUEL TANK. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ON MAY 14, 2004 VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

TOYOTA HAS ELIMINATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE TAILGATE OF THE SIENNA. THE SMALL BRAKE LIGHTS THAT ARE ON THE CORNER OF THE REAR END ARE NOT SUFFICIENT AND WILL RESULT IN A HIGHER NUMBER OF SIENNAS GETTING REARENDED. THE DRIVER REARENDING THE SIENNA WILL TAKE THE BLAME WHEN THE SIENNA IS PARTIALLY AT FAULT.

ONCE, WHILE DRIVING ON I-5, ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN 'D'(OVERDRIVE), I SLOWED THE VEHICLE FROM 60 MPH TO AROUND 50 MPH BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE THEN SEEM TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR, THE RPMS HIT APPROX. 6000, THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT A GEAR. IT REPEATED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I PULLED OVER AND CALL THE DEALER. HE SAID TO IF THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, THEN IT'S PROBABLY OK. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE IN 'D' AND SLOWING FROM ABOUT 60MPH TO 50MPH COMING INTO A SLIGHT CORNER. THE VEHICLE REPEATED THE SAME JERKING. I NOTICE THAT WHEN SLOWING THE RPMS DIP BELOW 2000-1800 BEFORE THE SLIPPING OCCURS. I KEPT THE CAR ABOVE 2000 RPMS AT HIGHER SPENDS BY SHIFTING INTO '3' WHEN NEEDED. THIS SEEM TO AVOID THE PROBLEM? WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD WHAT HAPPEN IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE NEW TRANSMISSIONS IN THE SIENNA AND HIGHLANDER? HOWEVER, LOSING POWER AND BEING JERKED AROUND DID NOT SEEM SAFE. I AM BRINGING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER ON THIS COMING FRIDAY.