2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A 3 SECOND HESITATION INTERVAL BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE INTO GEAR. WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN, IT IS AT IT'S WORSE. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *MR THE VEHICLE ONLY HESITATES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. *NM

I RAN INTO A BIG PROBLEM WITH MY 4 MONTH OLD 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. I WAS TURNING ONTO A HILL AND WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WOULD ACCELERATE UP THE HILL SO I FLOORED IT. THE CAR ACCELERATED WELL AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR KEPT GOING AT FULL ACCELERATION. THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME SO I STARTED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP IT INSTEAD OF JUST TURNING OFF THE CAR (I NEEDED TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND I COULD COAST TO WHERE I WAS GOING). I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL BUT ALL IT DID WAS REV TO 6000 RPM, I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE I SOMEHOW HADN'T GOTTEN THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND I HADN'T, I DOWNSHIFTED INTO 3RD AND KEPT PRESSING ON AND LETTING OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL SINCE I DIDN'T WANT RUIN MY BREAKS (I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE SPEED BETWEEN 40 AND 50). AS I NEARED THE TOP OF THE HILL (IT IS ABOUT 1/3 OF A MILE LONG) I FIGURED I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AT THE TOP. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO CREST THE HILL, THE VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING AS THE CAR LEVELED OUT AND THEN RAN NORMAL. THERE IS AN INITIAL LEVEL PORTION GOING TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND THE VAN DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING AT THE LEVEL SPOT. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE SECOND LEVEL SPOT THAT IT STOPPED ACCELERATING.. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE STALLED, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT GAS LINE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE GAS TANK. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE'S TAILGATE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE TAILGATE ARE NOT BRAKE LIGHTS BUT RUNNING LIGHTS. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE POSITIONING OF THE ACTUAL BRAKE LIGHTS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DIRECTLY BEHIND TO SEE VEHICLE. *LA

BRAKE PROBLEM S AFTER ONLY EIGHT MONTHS AND 10K MILES OF NORMAL USE. (NAR) *PH *CB

WHEN OPENING THE MANUAL REAR SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH AT TIMES EVEN AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE SLIDING DOOR SLID ON A CHILD WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A DOWN HILL. DEALER CLEANED THE TRACK ON THE DOOR, BUT THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY.*AK

RECALL NO.#03V291000, FUEL TANK LEAKAGE: THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, BECAUSE HE WANTED TO CHECK TO SEE IF A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED. THE RECALL LETTER CLEARLY STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK PER RECALL ORDER. *NM *NM

WHILE PARKING CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL TANK DUE TO A HOLE INSIDE OF THE TANK. *AK

AFTER REMOVING ALL THE INTERIOR SIDE PANELS, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS WERE CUT OUT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH DISCONNECTED. *PH *SC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A GAS LINE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WENT TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND GAS LINE WAS PUMPING GAS ALL OVER THE GROUND. THE GAS LINE WAS LOOSE, IT WAS PUT BACK TOGETHER, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK *LA