2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL LETTER 03V291000 ON AUGUST 2003. CALLED EVERY MONTH TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, AND STILL THEY DID HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR GAS TANK. *AK

WHEN THE WINDOW OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS ROLLED DOWN, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO LATCH. THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT WHEN A PASSENGER GETS IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE. TOYOTA STATED THIS WAS A NEW SAFETY FEATURE. *AK *SC *JB

WE OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED AWD. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A 10 % GRADE, THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTO SLIDING DOOR WAS PUSHED TO OPEN THE DOOR. RATHER THAN OPENING SLOW AND CONTROLLED AS NORMAL, THE DOOR SHUT BACK AT SUCH SPEED AND STRENGTH THAT IT RIPPED THE DOOR OFF THE TRACKS AND UP INTO THE REAR WINDOW. THIS DID SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR...THIS IS HOW HARD THE DOOR SLAMMED OFF THE TRACKS, MY SON WAS STANDING BY THE DOOR TO GET IN AND WAS KNOCKED BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND. A SMALLER CHILD WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED! TOYOTA ACTUALLY KEPT OUR CAR FOR 3 WEEK SO THEY COULD FLY IN ENGINEERS FROM HEADQUARTERS TO INVESTIGATE... WHEN PRESSED FOR INFORMATION, WE WERE TOLD THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, THE MANAGER AT OUR DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF 5 OTHER CASES. *LA

HESITATION BOGS ON A ACCELERATION, DELAY IN A ACCELERATION NO POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS. LOOSES SPEED AND CARS BEHIND CATCH UP VERY QUICKLY AND WORRIED ABOUT GETTING HIT IN REAR END. MY WIFE IS WORRIED ABOUT GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA DEALER FELT THE PROBLEM, BUT NO OFFER FOR REPAIRS THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD IT IN TWICE WITH NO RESULT. (2004 TOYOTA SIENNA) *LA

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS OCCURRED AFTER DEALERSHIP PERFORMED RECALL 03V291000 REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A FENCE. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

RECALL 03V29-000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. ROMANIA TOYOTA, 388 GOOD PASTURE ISLAND ROAD, EUGENE, OREGON 97041, SERVICE MANAGER KEVIN. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA FUEL TANK EQUIPMENT. *MR THE GASOLINE TANK MAY CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE FROM A LEAK, IT WAS THE THIRD FUEL TANK THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST CHANGE WAS DUE TO A RECALL. THE THIRD TANK WAS DUE TO A PROFUSE GASOLINE LEAK. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER PURCHASED A TOYOTA, SIENNA, 2004 , AND DISCOVERED RECALL 03V291000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK LEAKAGE: CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE WAS NO RECORD THAT INDICATED THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT RECALL PAPERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE PURCHASING PAPERS. CONSUMER STATED NO SUCH PAPERS WERE FOUND. A FEW DAYS LATER, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE WORK DOCUMENT WAS FOUND. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW HOW SHE COULD FIND OUT IF THE REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK

2004, TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED. VERY SLUGGISH THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN CRUISING, APPARENTLY DUE TO VERY SLUGGISH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT. NO PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. PROBLEM IS BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVER EXPECTS REASONABLE THROTTLE RESPONSE TO AVOID A COLLISION , SUCH AS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. *AK