2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING, SO WE STARTED USING IT MANUALLY. NOW THE DOOR IS LOCKED SHUT AND WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE (THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS DISENGAGED). I WOULD ATTEMPT TO FIX IT MYSELF, BUT SCREWS ARE LOCATED IN AN AREA YOU CAN ONLY GET TO WITH THE DOOR OPEN. I CAN PARTIALLY PRY THE INTERIOR PANEL, BUT ONLY GIVES ME VERY LIMITED ACCESS. VERY FRUSTRATING! *TR

OUR PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR STOPPED OPENING AND CLOSING WITH THE REMOTE OR INSIDE BUTTONS 4 DAYS AGO BUT WE COULD OPEN AND CLOSE IT MANUALLY. AS OF THIS MORNING IT WILL NO LONGER UNLOCK TO ALLOW US TO OPEN THE DOOR. MY CHILDREN ARE REQUIRED TO EXIT THAT SIDE OF THE CAR AT SCHOOL DROP OFF SO THIS IS NOW DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO HAVE TO GET OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND WALK AROUND THE CAR. I ALSO WORRY THAT IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT MY CHILDREN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR

THE CABLE ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED. FIRST THE REMOTE BUTTONS FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL EITHER FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE BECAUSE THE CABLE SNAPPED. I CAN SEE THE BROKEN CABLE UNDERNEATH THE REAR WINDOW. TOYOTA IS TELLING ME THEY WANT ABOUT $2K TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND AM SURPRISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT OFFERING TO HAVE THE REPAIR FULLY OR AT LEAST PARTIALLY PAID FOR BY THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR CABLES FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS OR REAR HATCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CABLES TO THE DOORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,182.

OUR PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR STOPPED OPENING AND CLOSING WITH THE REMOTE OR INSIDE BUTTONS 3 DAYS AGO BUT WE COULD OPEN AND CLOSE IT MANUALLY. AS OF THIS MORNING IT WILL NO LONGER UNLOCK, THEREFORE WE CAN NOT EVEN GET THE DOOR OPEN. MY CHILDREN ARE REQUIRED TO EXIT THAT SIDE OF THE CAR AT SCHOOL DROP OFF SO THIS IS NOW A DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO HAVE TO GET OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND WALK AROUND THE CAR. *TR

THE CABLE ON THE POWER SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED. NOW THE DOOR IS NON-FUNCTIONING AND CAN NOT BE OPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING INTERIOR DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT RELEASE OPEN WHENEVER ACCESSING MANUALLY. IN NOVEMBER OF 2011, THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD ONLY RELEASE OPEN OR CLOSE WITH SUBSTANTIAL FORCE EXERTED AND OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE MALFUNCTION PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR SOMETIMES WOULD CLOSE ON IT'S OWN AFTER OPENED. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP & OF COURSE WORKED AS NORMAL. IN MAY 2011 I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE WHILE I WAS OUT SHOPPING THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, I CLOSED AS BEST I COULD, BUT WOULD OPEN ON IT'S OWN GOING UP A HILL OR ON TURNS. DEALERSHIP SAID MY WARRANTY EXPIRED IN APRIL. THEY COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO FULLY CLOSE, WHICH MEANT I HAD TO TURN OFF MY POWER DOORS OR THE ALARM WOULD SOUND NON-STOP, THE INSIDE & OUTSIDE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF. I DRIVE THIS VAN AT RISK OF THE DOOR OPENING AT ANY TIME, BUT, IT'S WHAT I OWN. THE DEALERSHIP AND MYSELF HAS ASKED TOYOTA TO REPAIR, THEY REFUSE - COST $3000.00!!! CABLE, MOTOR, HINGE - ALL RUSTED OUT! I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON 2004 & 2005 - SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY TOYOTA, PAID BY THEM! WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO LISTEN AND MAKE TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MATTER. I TRAVEL WITH MY DOGS AND YOUNG CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE, IT HAS ELIMINATED ONE SEAT IN MY VAN, I CAN'T LET ANYONE SIT THERE. NHTSA YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING FOR ALL OF US THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND DON'T HAVE $3,000 TO PAY FOR REPAIR, A REPAIR THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYWAY! WAKE UP TOYOTA, YOU ARE GONNA BE LOOSING LOTS OF CUSTOMERS OVER THIS ONE, I KNOW IT'S MY LAST TOYOTA, HELLO HONDA OR NISSAN! I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND TOYOTA TO ANYONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HESITATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SIDE MANUAL DOOR WILL OPEN BUT WILL NOT CLOSE. INTERNAL LATCH APPEARS TO BE BROKEN OR LOOSE CAUSING THE DOOR NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AS DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. *TR