2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DECELERATED/BRAKED HARD, UNDER IT'S OWN CONTROL, NOT MINE.

SLIDING DOORS DON'T PROPERLY LATCHED LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE DOOR CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PASSENGERS . IT HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR MOTION ON ROAD WAY OR IN PARKING SPACE .

TOYOTA ISSUED A NATION-WIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE IN 2015 FOR ITS MELTING DASHBOARDS CAUSED BY MANUFACTURING DEFECT, 2004-2010 SIENNA, 2007-2011 CAMRY, 2004-2008 SOLARA, 2005-2010 AVALON, 2003-2005 4RUNNER, TOTAL OF 3.42 MILLION VEHICLES AFFECTED. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY LASTED FOR TWO YEARS UNTIL 2017 AND SOME CARS HAVE DEVELOPED THE SYMPTOMS SLOWER THAN OTHERS PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WITH LESS MILEAGE AND/OR LESS EXPOSURE TO SUN. NOW THE MELTING DASHBOARDS ARE CREATING SERIOUS DRIVING HAZARD WHEN DRIVING INTO SUN BECAUSE THE REFLECTION IS BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THEREFORE, IT CALLS FOR A RECALL SINCE DRIVING HAZARDS DO NOT HAVE EXPIRATION DATES.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY MOTHER'S 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS BECOME 1) CRACKED, 2)SHINY, 3) STICKY AND WITH A 4) WHITE, MILDEW-Y GROWTH ALONG THE EDGES. WHILE THE CRACKED SECTIONS ARE UNSIGHTLY, THE SHINE IS WHAT CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH. THE SHINE PRODUCES A GLARE ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD THAT IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE STICKINESS ATTRACTS DUST, HAIR AND OTHER SMALL PARTICLES AND CANNOT BE WIPED OFF. THE WHITE POWDERY GROWTH ALSO RAISES A CONCERN DUE TO TOXICITY. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, AS WELL AS TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AT 800-331-4331, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THE RECALL TIME FRAME EXPIRED ON 5/31/17 AND THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE. THEY SAY LETTERS WERE SENT, WHICH MY MOTHER NEVER RECEIVED.THE DASHBOARD HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. PLEASE REFER TO WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZE6 AND POL14-11.

WHILE DRIVING AT OR BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT, UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, ON CURVY ROADS, THE VSC DASH LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGAGES WITH BEEPING AND AUTOMATIC BRAKING. THE RAPID DECELERATION AND SKIDDING, AS THE TIRES LOCK-UP, MAKES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT AND CARS FOLLOWING MUST PANIC BRAKE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING MY VEHICLE. INCREASING OCCURRENCES OVER THE PAST YEAR.

BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS FREEZE SHUT ANY TIME THERE ARE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND ANY MOISTURE, AND CANNOT BE OPENED EITHER WITH POWER OR MANUALLY. ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A DOOR WILL ONLY OPEN IT 1/4", SUFFICIENT TO ACTIVATE THE DOME LAMPS, BUT THEN WILL NOT CLOSE. AFTER DRIVING AND WARMING UP, THE DOOR MAY RANDOMLY OPEN AT ANY TIME, PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD HAD A DEEP CRACK. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VICTORY TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 5 HEITZINGER PLAZA, SEASIDE, CA 93955, (831) 393-3020) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 234,000.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. TWO EPISODES, MONTHS APART, BOTH AT VERY LOW SPEED. WAS STOPPED BEHIND TWO CARS. TWO CARS IN FRONT STARTED UP TO GO THROUGH INTERSECTION. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND MOVED IT TO THE GAS PEDAL. CAR STARTED UP NORMALLY. THEN A CHILD PUSHED TO CROSSWALK SIGNAL WHICH STARTED TO FLASH. I MOVED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN NORMALLY, BUT THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. BOTH I AND THE PASSENGER THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED (BUT THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND). IT WAS A SIMILAR FEELING TO WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKS IN TO ACCELERATE, BUT NO CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND SLAMMED IT BACK ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR STOPPED. THE PREVIOUS EPISODE HAD A SIMILAR SERIES OF EVENTS.

1) SEATBELT TWISTS AND GETS JAMMED IN THE GUIDE NEAR THE RETRACTOR. SEAT BELT PULLS OUT, BUT THEN WILL NOT RETRACT AS IT IS WEDGED IN THE GUIDE.THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT NOW IT IS QUITE WEDGED. AND UNUSABLE AT THE MOMENT. 2) CABLE THAT PULLS THE SIDE DOOR OPEN AND CLOSED HAS RUSTED AND BROKEN. THIS WAS SUBJECT TO A TOYOTA VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, BUT MY PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN.

WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLES' VSC WILL ENGAGE. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OFF, THERE IS A LOUD INTERIOR BEEPING SOUND, THE ABS ENGAGES, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN DRASTICALLY AT ONCE. THE ROADS ARE DRY. AT FIRST THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEED EXITING OR ENTERING AN HWY OFF/ON RAMP. THEN HAPPENED YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH. I COULD HEAR A RUBBING ON THE BACK TIRES AS IF THE BRAKES WERE ON.