2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND SPLITTING AND MAY AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FRACTURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RUST ON THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HINGE WAS REPLACED. THE SLIDING DOOR FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. ...UPDATED 10/17/12 *BF UPDATED 10/23/2012 *JS

THIS CONCERNS ME AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DASH ON MY SIENNA 2004 HAS CRACKS EVERYWHERE. IN SUMMER 2008 IS WHEN I SAW THE FIRST CRACK. FOUR YEARS LATER THEY ARE ALL OVER THE FRONT DASH, IN THE DRIVER SIDE AS WELL AS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE SEEN THROUGH THE WEB THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL, SO I DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. IT CONCERNS ME THAT THIS CRACKS CAN POTENTIALLY PREVENT AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING PROPERLY OR PREMATURELY AND CAUSE INJURE. I DID ASK TOYOTA FOR A QUOTE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND IT WAS TOO COSTLY $2000.+. I DO LIKE MY CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT AS LONG AS I CAN BUT BESIDES THE DASH LOOKING AWFUL IT MAKE ME NERVOUS THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HOPE TOYOTA FINDS A WAY TO FIX THIS. THANKS *TR

THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE IS FRAYING AND THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50-55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF MY TOYOTA SIENNA XLE HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I FIRST REPORTED A PROBLEM TO TOYOTA IN 2011 WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT STOPPED WORKING. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR (MY VAN HAD 129,000 MILES ON IT). DUE TO THE $1,500 COST TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR ASSEMBLY, I HAD THE CABLE CUT BY A REPAIR SPECIALIST SO THE DOOR COULD BE OPERATED MANUALLY. LAST WEEK, THE OTHER PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED WORKING AND WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. TOYOTA INFORMED ME TODAY THAT, ALTHOUGH THEY RECENTLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 120,000 / 9 YEARS; MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THAT WARRANTY AS WELL. THE FACT THAT THE DOORS BECOME INOPERABLE (ONCE THE CABLE STOPS WORKING ONE CANNOT OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT - AND EVEN THEN IT MAY NOT WORK) IS AN UNACCEPTABLE DEFECT AND A SAFETY HAZARD. THE ONE DOOR THAT IS NOW ON MANUAL MODE (SINCE THE CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED) IS STILL CUMBERSOME TO OPEN AND CLOSE. IF MY CHILDREN WERE YOUNGER, IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT INDEPENDENTLY (TOO HEAVY). TOYOTA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECALL THE VEHICLES WITH THIS SAFETY HAZARD. BASED ON THE REPORTED NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, IT APPEARS THE ISSUE IS CAUSED OR EXACERBATED BY POOR DESIGN OF THE MECHANISM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD EXHIBIT A POPPING NOISE WHEN OPENED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE DOOR WELD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,440.

WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A FLAT ROAD, WE WERE TRYING TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OPENED BY ONE PUSH OF A BUTTON, HOWEVER, IT DID NOT. SO WE HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN IT. NOW THE DOOR IS SO HEAVY TO USE IT MANUALLY. *TR

ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO I REALIZED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. LAST WEEK I LEARNED IT WAS THE WELDING THAT CRACKED INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. AS PER ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET I BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO REISSUE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART. *TR