2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

SIDE SLIDING DOORS BECOME FROZEN MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OPEN TRAPPING GUEST IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER, BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN FOR THE FAILURE BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY STEERING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR KIDS TO AN EVENT IN OCTOBER 2013. SHE STATED THE STEERING FELT "LUMPY" OR INTERMITTENTLY DIFFICULT. THE EFFECT WAS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE CAR WAS COLD, BUT IMPROVED SOMEWHAT WHEN WARMED UP. NOW IN DECEMBER, THE STEERING PROBLEM IS SUCH SHE WILL NOT DRIVE THE VAN ANYMORE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE VAN WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC AND POSED A DANGER TO MY WIFE AND OTHER VEHICLES. I DROVE THE VAN AND CONFIRMED THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT WANT HER DRIVING THE VAN EITHER, AS THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME AND KEEPING THE VEHICLE IN THE TRAFFIC LANE WAS HARD TO DO AT TIMES. RESEARCH ON LINE INDICATES THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW EXCEPT HAVE THE STEERING COMPONENT REPLACED SO VAN IS DRIVABLE AGAIN. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE VEHICLE DASH BEGAN CRACKING DURING SUMMER OF 2013. ORIGINAL APPEARANCE WAS THAT OF A CUT OR SCRATCH ALONG THE SURFACE OF THE DASH. CRACK HAS BEEN GROWING WIDER AND LONGER SINCE THEN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE PURCHASE (9/2003) AND CUSTOM FIT SHADE USED WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE. CONCERNED THAT DASHBOARD MAY FRACTURE INTO SMALLER PROJECTILE PIECES IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS TO BE DEPLOYED. *TR

I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY AND AFTER PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL THE VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BEYOND MY CONTROL. I EASED OFF THE PEDAL AND THE VAN CONTINUED TO SERGE AHEAD WITH NO WAY FOR ME TO STOP OR SLOW IT DOWN AS THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I SAW THE RPM REACH LEVEL 6 AND SPEED INCREASE TO 70 IN SECONDS BUT AS IT WAS THE EXPRESSWAY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY DISTANCE FROM CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I SWITCHED THE LEVER TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THE VAN SLOWED DOWN AND THEN I WENT BACK TO DRIVE AND IT ROARED BACK UP TO 70 MPH WITH THE RPM AGAIN AT 6 AND I TRIED TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THEN BRAKING TO SEE IF IT WOULD SHUT DOWN THE GAS BUT NO LUCK. I WENT BACK AND FORTH FROM D TO N FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND THEN ON ONE OF THE MOVEMENTS FROM N TO D IT SHUT DOWN BACK TO NORMAL. I DROPPED THE VAN OFF AT MY TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND AM WAITING TO SEE WHAT "HEADQUARTERS " DECIDES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURING THE VEHICLE AT 20 MPH OR WHEN PARKING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

THERE IS A CRACK IN MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 RADIATOR AND THE COOLANT IS LEAKING. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA WITH INFORMATION THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED REPORTS OF CRACKS IN RADIATORS IN 2004 AND 2005 TOYOTA SIENNAS. AS A RESULT OF THESE REPORTS TOYOTA WAS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THESE RADIATORS TO 6 YEARS OR 72,000 MILES FROM THE IN-SERVICE DATE. SINCE I NOTICED THE CRACK IN THE RADIATOR IN MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WHEN IT HAD 85,000 MILES, TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO PAY EVEN A % OF THE COST OF REPLACING THE RADIATOR. I BOUGHT THE TOYOTA SIENNA AND PAID THE HIGHER PRICE BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S REPUTATION FOR USING VERY HIGH QUALITY PARTS IN ITS CARS. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A TOYOTA CAMRY AND HAD ALMOST 200,000 MILES ON IT. I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR IN MY TOYOTA CAMRY. I CALLED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, SAYING THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD SINCE IT HAS 85,000 MILES. CLEARLY, THE CRACK IN MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA IS DIRECTLY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. SO MANY 2004 AND 2005 TOYOTA OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS OF CRACKED RADIATORS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD OF 6 YEARS OR 72,000 MILES. THE ARBITRARY EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD OF 6 YEARS AND 72,000 MILES DOES NOT PROTECT THE TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS FROM THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR BECAUSE IN MOST CASES THE RADIATOR WILL CRACK JUST AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND AT LEAST REIMBURSE OWNERS 50% TO 70% OF THE COST OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WHEN IT CRACKS AFTER 72,000 MILES. *TR

DURING BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION, SLIDING DOORS CAN FREEZE SHUT TO THE POINT OF NOT OPENING. I RECENTLY HAD TO KICK THE SIDE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE IN ORDER TO GET THEM OPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.