2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 SIENNA LE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THE DASH ON THE DRIVER, CENTER AND PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR SOMETIME NOW AND WHAT ONCE STARTED AS A SMALL CRACK, IS NOW A SPIDERWEB OF CRACKS THAT EXTENDS OVER THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH. WHEN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR A USED DASH I CAME ACROSS THE FOLLOWING THREAD: HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T959673-DISCUSS2004_SIENNA_CRACKED_DASHBOARD.HTML AND DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, THAT IT HAS, IN FACT, OCCURRED IN MANY 04 SIENNA'S. I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE ALREADY CRACKED DASH IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. I HAVE ALSO EMAILED TOYOTA WITH A COMPLAINT AS WELL. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS, I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. I NEED A NEW DASH, AND BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WITH LOUD POPPING NOISE WITH EVERY OPENING AND CLOSING AND JAR OF THE DOOR WITH THESE NOISES. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS WITH OUR FRONT DRIVERS DOOR. IT STARTED OUT CLOSING ON MY LEG AND SQUEAKING. SINCE MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A SLIGHT HILL, I ATTRIBUTED IT TO THIS. I NEVER RECEIVED THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT? REGARDING THIS OR I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THESE WERE DUE TO A DEFECT WITH THE CAR DOOR HINGE WELDING AND WE WOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIRS. SINCE THEN, THE DOOR STARTED TO MAKE A VERY LOUD CLICKING AND SQUEAKING NOISE. TOYOTA??S REPAIR, AS I HAVE READ, WAS TO REPLACE THE DOOR COMPLETELY. IT SAID THAT RE-WELDING WOULD NOT HOLD. WHEN ASKING ABOUT REPAIRING IT AT THE WALNUT CREEK DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT TO A WELDING PLACE. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE SEVERAL TIMES. CASE #[XXX]-I SPOKE WITH [XXX] WHEN ASKING HER WHY WE NEVER RECEIVED THIS NOTICE, SHE STATED THAT ??SHE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT ONE WAS MAILED TO US. I ASKED HER HOW WE WERE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND HER RESPONSE WAS THAT IF I ALWAYS BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT I COULD RELY ON THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. FIRST, TOYOTA SHOULD FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY SINCE THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ME AND SECOND, SHOULDN'T A DOOR BE ON PROPERLY FOR SAFETY? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OUR 2004 SIENNA VAN WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. IN THE PAST, THE DOOR HAD CLOSED ON MY CHILD NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO A DEFECT. AFTER THAT THE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE AT ALL UNLESS WE WENT OUT OF OUR VAN AND PUSHED UP ON IT AS IT WAS CLOSING. A MECHANIC AT TOYOTA POINTED OUT TO ME CHIPPED PAINT ABOVE THE DOOR WHICH WE WERE TOLD INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS SAGGING DUE TO THE HINGE NOT BEING STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE DOOR PROPERLY & THAT THE HINGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN OUR VAN WAS IN FOR THE RECENT ENHANCED WARRANTY REPAIR, WE WERE TOLD THAT ALL OF THE REPAIR WAS COVERED EXCEPT THE HINGE, WHICH COSTS US $224.05. WE WERE TOLD THE HINGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR WE WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE THE DOOR GO OUT ON US.!THIS IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO SEVERAL TOYOTA MAINTENANCE TECHS, BUT THEY ARE CHARGING CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, ON OUR INVOICE IT STATED THAT OUR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR THE CABLES ARE ALSO FRAID AND THE HINGE HAS PLAY. WHEN ASKING WHY THEY DID NOT DO THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ON THIS DOOR, WE WERE TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE DOOR IS NOT TOTALLY NON-FUNCTIONING, THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT EVEN THOUGHT THEY STATED THE PARTS ARE BAD! WE QUESTIONED BOTH TOYOTA WALNUT CREEK AND TOYOTA CORPORATE (CASE # [XXX] AND SEVERAL OTHER CASE #'S) SEVERAL TIMES EACH AND GOT NO HELP FROM EITHER! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DOOR CHECK BROKEN ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I AM TOLD THIS REQUIRES THE DOOR TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,000. AS A RESULT, I HAVE AN UNSAFE SITUATION SINCE I HAD TO REMOVE THE DOOR CHECK. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH OUR PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR NOT WORKING/ STUCK. ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE IT WAS STUCK "OPEN" POSING A HAZARD IF WE HAD OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR OR WERE STRANDED ON THE HWY. ON THE SECOND MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE THE DOOR WAS STUCK CLOSED AND WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL. VERY INCONVENIENT. *TR

THE VAN'S PASSENGER REAR DOOR CABLE FRAYED CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE INOPERABLE AND UNABLE TO OPEN. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD SINCE MY 4 YEAR CHILD RIDES IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. EVIDENTLY THERE WAS AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" ISSUED JUST LAST MONTH BUT CONVENIENTLY ENOUGH MY VAN FALLS WITHIN THE YEAR RANGE BUT JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MILEAGE THRESHOLD FOR COVERAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE DOOR REMAINED SHUT UNTIL LATER RECURRING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE EXTENDED POSITION AND WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALERSHIP SAID THE RETRACTION MECHANISM IS BROKEN AND THE PART COSTS $400. I'VE READ ABOUT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WILL SOMETHING LIKE THIS BE RECALLED. IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 SIENNA XLE LIMITED THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR SOMETIME NOW AND WHAT ONCE STARTED AS A SMALL CRACK, IS NOW A SPIDERWEB OF CRACKS THAT EXTENDS OVER THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH. WHEN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR A USED DASH I CAME ACROSS THE FOLLOWING THREAD: HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T959673-DISCUSS2004_SIENNA_CRACKED_DASHBOARD.HTML AND DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, THAT IT HAS, IN FACT, OCCURRED IN MANY 04 SIENNA'S. I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE ALREADY CRACKED DASH IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA AND REGISTERED A COMPLAINT AND WAS ASSIGNED CASE #: 1207232487. I HAVE ALSO EMAILED TOYOTA WITH A COMPLAINT AS WELL. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS, I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. I NEED A NEW DASH, AND BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR