2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

BOTH SLIDING DOORS BROKE WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF ONE ANOTHER; ONE STILL OPERATES MANUALLY, THE OTHER CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL. TOYOTA STATES THE $3000 REPAIR WILL NOT BE CONVERTED UNDER WARRANTY THOUGH THIS APPEARS TO A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM DISCUSSED ON ONLINE CHATROOMS.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE IS BROKEN AND MAKES OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE DOOR DIFFICULT AND SEEMS UNSAFE. WE TOOK IT TOO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US IT'S NOT COVERED AND WILL COST TOO MUCH MONEY FOR US TO REPAIR.

DUE TO WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IS AMONG NEARLY ALL 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS, THE SLIDING CAN DOORS FREEZE SHUT AND CAN'T BE OPENED. ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2012, MY VAN WAS PARKED ON THE STREET, AND AT ABOUT 1AM I WENT OUT TO START THE VAN AND WARM IT UP FOR MY FAMILY, ABOUT 15 MINUTE LATER I CAME OUT WITH THE KIDS TO LEAVE. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE DOORS WERE FROZEN SHUT. I TRIED PULLING MANY TIMES AND THEN TRIED HAVING SOMEONE GO INSIDE THE VAN AND PUSH WHILE I PULLED, IT DIDN'T WORK. THEN I HAD MY WIFE TAKE THE KIDS BACK IN THE HOUSE WHILE I WORKED ON IT, I GOT THE DOOR TO OPEN ABOUT AN INCH AND I STUCK MY FINGERS IN AND GRIPPED THE EDGE OF THE DOOR FOR BETTER LEVERAGE AND TO AVOID DAMAGING THE HANDLE. I THEN PULLED REALLY HARD AND IT CAME A LITTLE FURTHER OPEN. IT THEN ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC CLOSE AND SHUT MY 4 FINGERS INTO THE DOOR. I WAS THEN ALONE OUTSIDE WITH ONE HAND STUCK IN THE DOOR, I SCREAMED FOR HELP AND FINALLY SOME PEOPLE CAME OUTSIDE AND RAN INSIDE THE VAN FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR AND TWO PEOPLE KICKED ON THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE WHILE ONE PULLED FROM THE OUTSIDE UNTIL THEY BROKE THE FROZEN SEAL. MY FINGERS WERE IN EXTREME PAIN AND I COULDN'T BEND ANY OF THEM FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAD DEEP GROOVES ON EITHER SIDE OF MY FINGERS AND TO THIS DAY I HAVE SCAR TISSUE BUILD UP ON THE BACKSIDE OF MY FINGERS FROM HE COMPRESSION DAMAGE. THIS AGAIN HAPPENED TO MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER A YEAR LATER WHEN SHE RAN AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR. FORTUNATELY HER FINGERS WERE SMALLER SO THERE WAS LESS DAMAGE TO HER FINGERS THAN MINE. BUT IN EITHER CASE, HAD THERE NOT BEEN OTHER PEOPLE THERE TO HELP. THERE WOULD BE NO HOPE OF SAVING YOURSELF. I SHOULD NOTE THAT I AM A 6' 28 YEAR OLD MALE WHO WORKS IN CONSTRUCTION AND IS IN GOOD SHAPE. WITH ALL OF MY EFFORT, INCLUDING PUTTING MY FEET ON THE PASSENGER DOOR AND PULLING I COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR. THIS HAS BROKEN BOTH OF OUR AUTOMATIC DOORS.

BOUGHT 4 NEW GOODYEAR VIVA 2 TIRES IN 2014 AT WALMART IN HAINES CITY, FLORIDA JUST HAD MY 2ND BLOWOUT DUE TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION AT 55 MPH. BALANCED TIRES AND CHECK PRESSURES ALWAYS. FAULTY PRODUCT - WALMART NOT WILLING TO WARRANTY SAID IT'S A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS TIRE.

THE DRIVER DOOR WELDS HAVE BROKEN, WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR TO BE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. RESEARCH ON THE MATTER REVEALED EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL CAN FAIL, CAUSING THE DOOR TO CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY AND BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I CALLED TOYOTA'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, AND THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS DOCUMENTED IN THEIR OWN TSB #NV003-07. AS A SENIOR CITIZEN, I AM AFRAID I WILL BE INJURED BY THIS DEFECT, WHICH IS BECOMING WORSE AS TIME PROGRESSES.

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED: THE REAR DOOR/HATCH CLOSES RANDOMLY AFTER OPENING. THE METHOD OF OPENING DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHETHER BY REMOTE OR INTERIOR DOOR CONTROLS. THREE TIMES NOW I WAS NEARLY CRUSHED IN THE DOOR, BARELY ESCAPING IN TIME. IT IS BEYOND REASON WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ALREADY AS IT IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE THAT HAS OR WILL CAUSE BODILY HARM AND NOT A NEW ISSUE. A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT THAT IS NOT ADDRESSED...WOW. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE INCIDENCE(S) OCCURRED. WHOEVER HAS THE AUTHORITY PLEASE PUT THIS ITEM ON RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE! THANK YOU. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. I HAD LIFTED THE TALIGATE WITH THE POWER LIFTER. AS MY WIFE WAS BENDING INTO THE CARGO AREA TO GET TOTE BAGS, THE DOOR CAME DOWN ON HER. SHE JUMPED ASIDE. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO COME DOWN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE MANUAL MODE. WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER. THEY "VERIFIED CUSTOMER'S CONCERN." BECAUSE THESE STRUTS HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I CONTENDED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, ALTHOUGH THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WE DID NOT GO FORWARD WITH THE WORK. THE DEALER REFERRED ME TO CORPORATE, WHERE I HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED A CASE. I HAVE TALKED AGAIN WITH CORPORATE. THE CASE IS UNDER REVIEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THERE WERE THREE INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

WHEN NEGOTIATING MOVING INTO TRAFFIC AT SLOW SPEEDS, WHEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ACCELERATOR MOVEMENT IS MADE THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATES MAKING IT NECESSARY TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A DEALER AND THERE WAS A RECALL BULLETIN (TECH SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED 11/7/2003 FOR 04-05 SIENNA BULLETIN NO TC007-03 OUT ON THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. WHEN POINTED OUT TO THE DEALER THEY SIMPLY STATED THAT THAT RECALL WAS ONLY AVAILABLE TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AND THEN ONLY IF REPORTED WITHIN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. WAS TOLD BY TWO DEALERS THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO OUR VEHICLE AND LATER THAT A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED FOR THAT PROBLEM. ( I HAVE A COPY OF THE ORIGIONAL RECALL NOTICE STATING THE ABOVE PROBLEM)

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL ON BOTH OF THE MINIVAN'S FRONT DOORS. THE DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL IS THE PIECE THAT KEEPS THE DOOR OPEN, AND IF THE PART FAILS THE DOOR CAN SWING FREELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT ' OBVIOUSLY A CONCERN FOR PARENTS WITH KIDS. TOYOTA HAS TRACED THE PROBLEM BACK TO BAD SPOT WELDS PERFORMED AT THE AUTOMAKER'S PRINCETON, INDIANA FACTORY.