2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TRANSMISSION MADE A NOISE WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN OFF THE HIGHWAY. NOW I LOST REVERSE IN TRANSMISSION

WHEN DRIVING IN DRY CONDITIONS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 25 MPH, THE VSC WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, AN ALARM SOUNDS AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE FOR NO REASON. THIS IS A TERRIFYING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED BY SO MANY TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS BUT TO DATE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED OR ACKNOWLEDGED BY TOYOTA. WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, THEY CLAIM (AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE ALSO STATED) THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND IT DOES NOT REGISTER THROUGH THE OBD2 SENSOR SO THERE IS NO RECORD OF IT HAPPENING. WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS THIS IS HAPPENING WITH, IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF WHETHER THERE WILL BE ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND ULTIMATELY DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHEN AND HOW MANY HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A PROBLEM. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IN TRAFFIC AT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN FOR NO REASON, THE CAR SLAMS ON THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME AT THIS POINT MAKING THE CAR COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR THE OWNER, THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS AND ANY UNSUSPECTING VEHICLE IN THE VICINITY. I AM BEGGING YOU. PLEASE GET TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE TRAGEDY STRIKES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. I AM SUBMITTING THE DATE BELOW AS TODAY'S DATE AS THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT AND THE $750 STEERING POSITION SENSOR THAT TOYOTA REPLACED DID NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.

WHILE MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MPH, ON A STRAIGHTAWAY AND CURVE, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT/AND ALARM COMES ON RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THE ALARM THAT SOUNDS, AND SOMETIMES THE ALARM SOUNDS AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATE AND THE MINIVAN SWERVES. WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE EVER WITH MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN RIDING WITH ME. I ACTUALLY HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CALM MYSELF. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH TODAY (7-24-19) BEING THE LATEST EXPERIENCE.

TOOK MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 IN FOE EXHAUST WORK AND THE TECHNICIAN ALERTED ME THAT THE CAR HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE SUSPENSION/ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND HAD HOLES. ADVISED THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VERY UPSETTING AS EVERYTHING ELSE IS GREAT WITH THE VEHICLE AND PLANNED ON DRIVING IT FOR MANY MORE MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH TO MY FAMILY OR OTHERS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE THINKING IT WAS SAFE!

I PURCHASED NEW TIRES ON MAY 22, 2018. IN JUNE 2019, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE OF THE FOUR GOODYEAR AQUA TREAD TIRES DUE TO CORD BREAKAGE AND PORCHES OCCURRING.

STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS ON THE VAN THE FRONT DOOR WAS THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH A FAILED DOOR CHEEK CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO BE ABLE TO BE OPENED HAD TO FORCE IT OPEN AND REMOVE THE DOOR CHEEK DUE TO A WELD THAT HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE DOOR IS WHY IT FAILED AND THE SECOND WAS THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE DOOR QUITE WORKING AND THEN WHEN SWITCHED INTO THE MANUAL MODE I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO CLOSE OR IT WOULD CLOSE THEM COME BACK OPEN IT TOOK ALMOST A HOUR TO GET IT TO CLOSE AND STAY CLOSED. THIS BEING THE CAR I TRANSPORT MY KIDS IN THAT'S A BIG SAFETY ISSUE TO ME KNOWING THE DOOR MAY NOT WORK OR MAY NOT SAY CLOSED WHILE DRIVING PLEASE HELP.

THREE YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL AND CAR ROLLED AWAY. CAR WAS PARKED IN A FLAT DRIVEWAY, AND WENT ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT A SPEED LIMIT SIGN AND DID DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. I DO HAVE A PHOTO UNABLE TO UPLOAD OF BUMPER. NOT COVERED UNDER THE 2005 SHIFT LOCK SOLONOID RECALL BY TOYOTA.

AFTER MULTIPLE LAWSUITS FILED, TOYOTA ISSUED AN EXTENDED DASHBOARD WARRANTY TO REPLACE IT UNTIL MAY 31, 2017. THEREFORE, NHTSA WAS NEVER INVOLVED WITH THIS CASE. SINCE IT WAS NOT A RECALL, THERE ARE STILL MANY AFFECTED TOYOTA VEHICLE OWNERS WHO WERE EITHER NOT NOTIFIED PROPERLY OR LEARNED ABOUT IT TOO LATE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 6 OR 7 YEARS LATER ONCE THEY START DRIVING; HOWEVER, IT WAS MUCH LATER FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT DRIVE THEIR CARS FREQUENTLY OR KEEPS THE CAR IN THE GARAGE OR INDOOR PARKING FACILITY AS IT HAS TO DO WITH THE LENGTH OF TIME EXPOSED TO THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT. NOT ONLY IS IT A COSMETIC AND/OR FUNCTIONAL PROBLEM BUT ALSO A DRIVING HAZARD. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE UPLOADED PICTURE, THE SHINY DASHBOARD REFLECTION IS BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN FACING THE SUN DIRECTION. THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN ALMOST ALL TOYOTA, LEXUS MODELS PRODUCED BETWEEN 2004 AND 2011. I STRONGLY URGE THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL.

PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT CONSTANTLY GETS JAMMED UP, FOLDED OVER AND RENDERS IT UN-USEABLE. VERY UNSAFE!!!! I JUST FIXED IT SO I AM NOT GOING TO RECREATE THE SCENARIO JUST TO GET A PHOTO....THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED!

DOOR STOP ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE AFTER MAKING LOUD POPPING NOISE. TOYOTA DEALER IN MONTCLAIR CA WAS NO HELP. VAN HAS ONLY 64K MILES AND WE ARE THE ONLY OWNERS. I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF TOYOTA AS DEPENDABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND THEY WONT STAND BEHIND IT.