2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

PURCHASED 2004 SIENNA XLE AWD LIMITED 2/18/15. WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM RANDOMLY ACTIVATES IN DRY CONDITIONS (USUALLY ON DOWNHILL ANGLED TURN) CAUSING LOSS OF POWER, ACTIVATION OF FRONT RIGHT BRAKES, AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED FROM MY HANDS (RESULTING IN TRANSIENT OVERALL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE). THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES IN 2 DAYS AND I AM CURRENTLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH A 3 MONTH OLD. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS ON EDMUNDS.COM AND OTHER TOYOTA FORUMS THAT SUPPORT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT INJURY OR FATALITY AND TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE TCS. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF THE TCS MANUALLY AND THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 32 AND IT WAS CLOSE TO 25 OR SO. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT 40 MPH WITH ENGINE TEMP STILL SLIGHTLY ABOVE COLD(NOT AT OPTIMAL WHICH IS ALMOST HALF WAY) AND SLOWED DOWN BY USING GENTLE BRAKES(NOT HARD BRAKES). JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A FULL STOP, THERE IS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND I COULD SEE EVEN THE RPM(SCALE) TO SPIKE TEMPORARILY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY TIME WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS COLD AND VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WITH COLD OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE COLD ENGINE TEMPERATURE. THERE IS A RISK OF HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR MEETING ACCIDENT IF MISJUDGE MY BRAKING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.. PLEASE NOTE : THIS PROBLEM DISAPPEARS WHEN ENGINE TEMPERATE IS AT OPTIMAL AND I HAVE DRIVING A HONDA ACCORD 2008 EXL FOR LAST 7 YEARS(WAS BOUGHT NEW ONE), I NEVER HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IN THAT CAR EVEN WHEN DRIVEN WITH COLD ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK, IT FAILED TO FULLY OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE LID IN ORDER FOR IT TO FULLY OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR OPENED FURTHER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ARM NEEDED TO BE WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AFTER DRIVING THE MINIVAN TO DROP OFF THE CHILDREN AT DAYCARE, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR WAS OPEN AUTOMATICALLY BUT AFTERWARD, WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE MOTOR THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE BUTTON THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR. IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON THAT OPEN AND CLOSES THE DOOR. THAT DRIVER SIDE DOOR STAYED STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. I ATTEMPTED BUT COULD NOT PUSH IT TO GET IT CLOSE. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS AND USE THE BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WOULD MAKE THE DOOR GO INTO MANUAL MODE BUT ONCE THE MOTOR IS ENGAGE TO DRIVE OPEN THE DOOR, IT SEEMS THAT IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGED. AGAIN, THE DOOR JUST STAY STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. I ENDED UP DRIVING THE MINIVAN SLOWLY ON THE SIDE ROADS FOR ABOUT 5 MILES TO GET BACK HOME WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN AND PARK IT BACK IN MY GARAGE. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTER TODAY (2-9-2015) TO FILE MY SAFETY CONCERN/COMPLAINT AND AM GIVEN A COMPLAINT #[XXX] TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP ME RECTIFY THE SAFETY DEFECT, THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTEE. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE SAFETY DEFECT MYSELF. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. LUCKILY, THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA WHERE WEATHER IS USUALLY NOT AN ISSUE. I USE TO LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THIS VAN WAS PURCHASE THERE IN MINNESOTA IN FACT. I CAN IMAGINE A SCENARIO WHERE IF THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE DURING WINTER WITH CHILDREN IN IT, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS AND CATASTROPHIC IN TERMS OF EXPOSING THE PASSENGERS TO THE HARSH ELEMENTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER TOOK THE TIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE TIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA MOTORS SALES, U.S.A., INC. SERVICE. TOYOTA ISSUED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL #A9E BACK IN 2010 ABOUT A SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE. THE REMEDY FOR IT WAS APPLIED TO MY CAR ON 10/26/2010 AT MILLER TOYOTA IN MANASSAS, VA. I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER. IN JUNE 2014 I RECEIVED ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL NOTICE #E1S (INTERIM NOTICE) ABOUT THE PREVIOUS INADEQUATE REMEDY PROCEDURE AND I WAS TOLD TO RETURN MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN ADDITIONAL INSPECTION. I VISITED MILLER TOYOTA IN MANASSAS, VA ON 08/05/2014 AND THEY SIMPLY RELOCATED THE SPARE TIRE FROM UNDER THE FLOOR AREA TO THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION UNTIL THE NEW REMEDY WILL BE AVAILABLE. IT IS FEBRUARY 2015 NOW. I AM STILL DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE STINKY SPARE TIRE IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT FOR SIX MONTHS. BESIDE THE ISSUE I HAVE BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICIAN MISTAKE - HE PUT THE TIRE TO THE RIGHT SIDE (SHOULD BE ON THE LEFT SIDE PER THE INSTRUCTION) AND BENT AND STAINED THE INTERIOR PANEL - I CANNOT USE THIS COMPARTMENT AT ALL FOR LUGGAGE AND CAN NOT STOW THE REAR SEATS TO MAKE THE CAR FLOOR FLAT AS I NEEDED. I CALLED TOYOTA AT 877-957-9847 THREE TIMES (10/17/2014; 11/20/2014; 01/20/2015). I HAVE A CASE #[XXX] FOR REFERENCE WHERE THEY RECORDED MY CALLS. NOBODY WHOM I TALK TO DURING THESE CALLS KNEW WHEN THIS REMEDY WILL BE RELEASED FOR ACTIONS AND WHAT ITS STATUS WAS AT ALL. NOBODY IN TOYOTA WAS CARE ABOUT MY INCONVENIENCE DURING THE DRIVING. I NOTIFIED THE MILLER TOYOTA MANAGER ABOUT THE PANEL DAMAGES RIGHT AWAY BUT NOT SURE HE WILL REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I WILL APPEAR FOR THIS NEW REMEDY COMPLETION. IT IS TIME FOR TOYOTA TO ACT WITH REPAIR AND IT IS TIME FOR MORE VALUABLE COMPENSATE TO MY INCONVENIENCE THAN "JUST APOLOGIZE". PLEASE, HELP ME TO BRING A RESPONSIBLE PARTY TO ACTIONS. THANKS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR EMITTED A LOUD NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE DOOR AND FOUND THAT THE WELDED AREA WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT MY 04 SIENNA IS VERY HAD TO STEER, IT SEEMS THAT STEERING IS GETTING STUCK IF I TRY TO CHANGE LANE I HAVE TO PULL STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE THE SLIDING TRACK WAS LUBRICATED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.