2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

VEHICLE WASN'T EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE BECAUSE THE FACTORY TIRES WERE MADE TO BE DRIVEN 100 MILES WHEN FLAT. (NAR) *PH *CB

THE WAY THE MIDDLE SEAT IS LOCATED AND DESIGNED IT HAS A SPLIT IN THE PLASTIC. THE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT IN THE SPLIT, AND AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAT BELT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *CB

DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN ENGINE CUT OFF. COASTED INTO NEARBY PARKING AREA AND NOTICE MAJOR SMELL OF GASOLINE. FUMES VERY STRONG SO EVACUATED THE VAN. NOTICE ALL GASOLINE HAD LEAK (QUITE QUICKLY) FROM TANK. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS ANY SPARK MAY HAVE CAUSED AN EXPLOSION. THIS ALL OCCURRED AFTER RECALL ON FUEL TANK COMPLETED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUED SAFETY OF VEHICLE. *JB

IN MY AREA THERE ARE A LOT 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA'S. WHENEVER I PASS THIS VEHICLE I'M ALMOST GETTING BLIND FROM THE POWERFUL HEADLAMPS. IT SEEMS THAT THE HEADLAMPS ARE NOT PROPERLY AIMED. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT TOYOTA SHOULD TEST THAT AGAIN, AND RECALL ALL THE SIENNAS FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT.*AK

THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE RECALLED PARTS FOR THE FUEL TANK LEAKAGE. RECALL NUMBER 03V291000. THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 6 MONTHS. *NM *SC *JB

THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA CONSTANTLY MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. WE NOTICED THIS 3 MONTHS AFTER OUR PURCHASE. NOISE IS HEARD BY PASSENGERS IN THE 3RD ROW OR WHEN RADIO IS OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, A SEVERE VIBRATION AND OR POUNDING OCCURRED IN THE FRONT END. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER ACTUATION OF THE PULSATING BRAKES TO COUNTERACT FALSE PERCEPTION OF SKIDDING. (THE DRIVER DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE EVENT) *AK *SC

THE DEALER DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE FUEL TANK LEAKAGE RECALL 03V291000. IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. *NM *MR

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE SURGED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK

THE REAR HATCH ON MY TWO-MONTH OLD 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DID NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY, THEREFORE THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYED ON AND DRAINED THE BATTERY AFTER ONE NIGHT. AN OWNERS TOWN HALL TYPE WEB-PAGE STATES THAT TOYOTA NOTICED THIS "OVERSIGHT" ( THE INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT TIMING-OUT) AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS NO RECALL AND NO FIX FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE, THAT'S WHY WE BOUGHT THE '04 SIENNA. AS A CONSUMER WHAT CAN I DO?*AK