2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WHEN OPENING THE POWER/SLIDING DOOR, PASSENGER SIDE, A WIRE SNAPPED AND THE DOOR GOT STUCK IN AN ALMOST CLOSED POSITION AND WOULD NOT BUDGE. I AM TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT TOYOTA. THE CABLE USED IS VERY THIN FOR THE LOAD IT BEARS. POOR DESIGN, WHICH APPARENTLY THEY HAVE FIXED IN LATER MODELS.

EVERY TIME THE SPEED OF THE CAR REACHED 33 MPH, THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT WOULD START FLASHING WITH A CONTINUOUS BEEPING SOUND. WHEN I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AND TOOK A TURN, THE CAR BRAKED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. A VERY DANGEROUS FEELING ON THE WINDY ROADS I LIVE ON.

WHEN OPENING THE DOOR AT THE DRIVER SIDE (LEFT), A BIG POPPING SOUND CAN BE HEARD. TSB: NV003-07 DOOR CHECK POPPING NOISE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR ALL THE CAR MADE DURING THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVER'S DOOR CHECK BROKEN LOOSE FROM A SPOT WELD ON 2004 SIENNA XLE VAN. TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, NV003-07 REVISED ON IT. TOYOTA WILL ONLY FIX IT FOR 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. BECAUSE IT IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEIR LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR. .. ...UPDATED 10/01/15*BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, PN# 89245-08011 FAILED. THE VAN CAN NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 23 MPH. THE BRAKES COME ON AUTOMATICALLY OVER 23 MPH AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATE. THE STEERING SEEMS STRANGE (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON) BUT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VAN IN MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS SENSOR OR OTHERS WILL FAIL AND THE VAN WILL AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THE BREAKS AND LOOSE POWER PREVENTING ME FROM MANEUVERING THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM.

NOTICED THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR HAD 2 OF 3 BOLTS MISSING. WENT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHEN SERVICE PERSONNEL SAID IT WAS A BODY SHOP ISSUE AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. THEREFORE, NO RECORD OF THE INCIDENT IN THEIR SYSTEM EITHER. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE 2 MISSING BOLTS AND TIGHTEN THEM ALL, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO CLOSE WITHOUT CHALLENGES UNTIL JUST THE OTHER DAY, THE DOOR WAS UNABLE TO FULLY CLOSE. (JUNE 22, 2015). MY MECHANIC & I DISCOVERED THE DOOR TO BE IN WORSE SHAPE THAN EVER. THE PART WHICH LATCHES & KEEPS THE DOOR SECURELY CLOSED HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF & IN NEED OF WELDING TO BE REPAIRED. ALL 3 BOLTS HAD FALLEN OUT AND WERE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRANSPORTING PRECIOUS CARGO LIKE CHILDREN.