2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND WHEN OPENING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL WELD SPOT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO NOTICE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN OPENING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AS WELL.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

THE CABLE ON MY PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BROKE, RENDERING MY DOOR INOPERABLE. IT WILL OPEN 8 INCHES AT MOST, WHICH PREVENTED ME ACCESS TO MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT. I INQUIRED WITH TOYOTA AFTER LEARNING ONLINE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS PROBLEM, SINCE IT SEEMS THAT IT HAS BEEN A PERVASIVE ISSUE WITH THE SIENNAS. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE LIMIT FOR THE WARRANTY EXTENSION IS 9 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. SINCE MY CAR HAS 130,000 MILES (I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2011 WITH 123,000 MILES), I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE ESTIMATE PROVIDED TO ME WAS $1500 TO REPAIR IT. IF THE OTHER DOOR'S CABLE SNAPS, WHICH SEEMS LIKELY GIVEN THE PLETHORA OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF THIS PROBLEM YOU'LL FIND WITH A GOOGLE SEARCH, IT WILL COST ANOTHER $1500. I CANNOT AFFORD $1500 TO FIX ONE DOOR, MUCH LESS A DOUBLE WHEN THE OTHER DOOR CABLE GOES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALTHOUGH IT WILL NOT OPEN, MY DOOR CLOSED JUST FINE. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO ARE NOT AS LUCKY AND GET STUCK AWAY FROM HOME WITH A SLIDING DOOR THAT WILL NOT CLOSE. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS, AS EVIDENCED BY THE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS ISSUE. WHY ARE THEY BEING ALLOWED TO LIMIT THE FIXING OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO ONLY VEHICLES UNDER A CERTAIN MILEAGE? *JS

LOSS OF POWER TO STEERING WHEEL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN CORNERS, PARK, ETC. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED AND WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOOR, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD POP. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH OPEN OR CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SPRAINED HER LEFT LEG WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE DOOR WELL WAS FRACTURED AND THE ENTIRE DOOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE TO OPEN AND THE HANDLE BROKE AFTER TRYING TO PULL THE DOOR OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY VAN WHEN I NOTICED THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR, IT WAS MORE COOL THAN COLD. THEN IT WOULD BLOW HOT AIR ON OCCASION THEN IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BLOW COLD AIR AGAIN. EVENTUALLY THE AIR WASNT COLD AT ALL AND IT WOULD CONSTANTLY BLOW HOT AIR. THIS WAS VERY UNCONFORTABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS SUMMER AND I LIVE IN FLORIDA. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR, SO I HAD IT REPLACED. THE AC WAS BLOWING COLD AGAIN, THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 12 MONTHS. THE SAME ISSUE STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. FIRST COOL AIR THEN ON AND OFF HOT AIR AND NOW NOTHING BUT HOT AIR. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE THE RELAYS, I REPLACED BOTH OF THE RELAYS AND THE AIR IS STILL NOT COLD. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR AGAIN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR AND IM AFRAID TO REPLACE IT IF THE PROBLEM WILL JUST CONTINUE. I FEEL A RECALL FOR THE FAULTY PART IS IN STORE. I AM AWARE THE VEHICLE ITSELF IS A FEW YEARS OLD BUT MY OTHER VEHICLE IS A 99 AND I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AC OTHER THAN I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AT TIMES BECAUSE ITS TOO COLD. IVE GONE TO ONLINE FORUMS AND READ UP ON THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNAS AND FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH AN AC PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS WITH MANY MORE VANS. *TR

SIENNA 2004 HAS HAD A DEFECTIVE DOOR FROM ABOUT 40-45,000MILES. IT WAS INTERMITTENT FOR YEARS UNTIL ON 3/30/11 IT TOTALLY QUIT WORKING. I COULD NEVER DIAGNOSE THE REASON WHY IT WOULD ONLY WORK SOMETIMES. WAS IT RELATED TO HEAT, MOISTURE.... THERE WAS NO CORRELATION. IT QUIT WORKING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL NOT AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN" BUT A RECALL. ALSO MY HATCH REAR STRUTS THAT HOLD UP THE REAR HATCH HAVE FAILED. HIT ME IN THE HEAD FAILED. I DID GET THOSE FIXED AND AGAIN THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY "CAMPAIGN" WHICH MEANS SELECT VANS ARE REPAIRED BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE COME IN (AND CAN YOU IMAGINE ALL THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN DOCUMENTED?) THEN YOU WILL SEE THAT THOSE SIENNA 2004S THAT HAVE THE VIN # THAT BEGINS: 5TDZA23C... HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUES THAT BEING THE ELECTRIC DOOR ASSEMBLY AND/OR THE REAR STRUTS ON THE HATCH. NOW INSTEAD OF AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN" TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL AND OPEN UP THE REPAIR TO ALL VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD GET A NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO REPAIR MY OLD ONE OR DEAL WITH THE VAN. MY VAN LIES OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY BY 11,000 MILES THAT IS IT. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT WORKING AT 126,000 MILES THEY WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS OVER 120,000 MILES. TODAY MY VAN HAS 131,000 AND THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER UNLESS IT IS A RECALL. PLEASE REVIEW AND CATEGORIZE THESE COMPLAINTS. IF YOU NEED ME TO ANALYZE THEM I WILL. CONTACT ME. TOYOTA HAS UNSAFE VEHICLES . *TR

DOOR CHECK ASSEMBLY WELDS BROKE. THIS IS A KNOWN TOYOTA PROBLEM WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER TSB NV003-007. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS LIMITED THEIR FIXING OF THIS PROBLEM BY A MILEAGE AND YEARS CAP. MANY ORIGINAL OWNERS LIKE MYSELF ARE NOW LEFT HOLDING THE BAG. TOYOTA HAS REJECTED MY REQUEST TO HAVE THIS FACTORY DEFECT FIXED AT THEIR COST. THE NTSB SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS FACTORY DEFECT PROBLEM IN 2004 THROUGH 2006 TOYOTA SIENNAS AND HELP THE CONSUMER GET THE RELIEF THEY DESERVE FOR REPAIRING THE DEFECT. I AM NOT SURE BUT BELIEVE THAT IN SOME CASES THE TOYOTA TSB REPAIR COULD NOT BE DONE AND ENTIRE DOORS WERE REPLACED. PLEASE AT LEAST HELP US ORIGINAL OUT. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BUTTON TO ACTIVATE THE SLIDING DOOR, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DOOR COULD ONLY BE OPENED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,085 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,055. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF UPDATED 07/17/12

CABLE ON SIENNA DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR FRAYED AND BROKE. DOOR IS NOW STUCK CLOSED. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS NOW GRINDING AND I AM AFRAID THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE COST AND NUMBER OF ISSUES! *TR