2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

WHEN TURNING CORNERS, STEERING SUDDENLY SEIZES UP MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM OPERATING SAFELY AT LOW TO MEDIUM SPEEDS. IT SEEMS AS IF THE STEERING PROBLEM HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN IT IS COLD OR WET OUT. OFTEN WE ARE REQUIRED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE STEERING LOOSENS UP AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

HARD TO STEER AND STEERING WILL NOT TURN BACK. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO BACK INTO THE LANE. NO RECALL NOTICE YET FOR STEERING SHAFT. SPOKE TO REP FROM TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT., SAID NO ONE HAS REPORTED SUCH PROBLEM YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT STAY OPEN WHEN USING THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM OR WHEN OPENED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DOOR STAY KIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN HE ABRUPTLY DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP. ONCE THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION, THE SHIFTER COULD NOT BE MOVED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT DRIVE OVER THE SPEED BUMP HARD ENOUGH TO WHERE HE BELIEVED IT WOULD CAUSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR BEGAN MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE. WHEN WE LOOKED INTO THE MATTER, WE SAW THAT THE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THIS IS A CABLE THAT IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THE CABLE HAD RUSTED AND SNAPPED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TT

THE LEFT POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY SIENNA FAILED. WHILE OUT ON ERRAND WITH A FRIEND'S CHILD, I COULD NOT SHUT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. HAD TO DRIVE TO MY HOME WITH THE CHILD STRAPPED INTO THEIR CARSEAT IN THE BACK AND THE DOOR OPEN. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR FAILED AND IT WOULD COST $1900+ TO FIX THE POWER OR $300 TO TURN IN INTO MANUAL DOOR. HUSBAND LOOKED ON INTERNET, FOUND INSTRUCTIONS TO TAKE DOOR APART AND FIXED HIMSELF AS THIS WAS A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE MOTOR, YOU CAN HEAR IT RUN TO THIS DAY, AND IT WAS THE CABLE USED TO SLIDE THE DOOR - THERE WAS STRIPPED PLASTIC SHIELDING BUNCHED UP ON THE CABLE WHICH KEPT THE DOOR FROM RUNNING ON THE CABLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE DOOR DID NOT RESPOND TO THE POWER BUTTON AND WOULD TRAP A CHILD IN IT. SECOND ISSUE IS THE WELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MAKING POPPING SOUNDS. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AND THE WELD WAS COMING OFF AND THE METAL UNDERNEATH THE WELD HAD ACTUALLY TORN!! HE TOOK THE WELDED PIECE OFF SO THAT THE DOOR WOULD BE OPERATIONAL. ONCE AGAIN, THE DOOR CAN CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY ON A SMALL CHILD WITHOUT WARNING WITHOUT DOOR BEING REPLACED. THIRD ISSUE IS THE SONAR WHICH COMES AND GOES WITHOUT WARNING. I TRY TO LEAVE MY SONAR ON ALL THE TIME, BUT IN PROCESS OF BACKING UP, WILL REALIZE THE SONAR HAS TURNED ITSELF OFF. IT COMES AND GOES-SOMETIMES WILL JUST BEEP ON AND OFF AND ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITHOUT ANYONE ELSE AROUND THE CAR. FOURTH ISSUE IS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, THE BACK HATCH DOOR WILL RISE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY COME DOWN FORCEFULLY ON YOUR HEAD (IT RUNS WITH A MOTOR). ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE LISTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND EVERYONE IS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT IS YOU DON'T HAVE A CURRENT WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. THESE ARE DESIGN FLAWS AND SAFETY ISSUES!!!! *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT TOYOTA FAILING TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE FRONT DOORS OF THEIR SIENNA MINIVAN. LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS, THE WELDS ON MY DOOR HAVE FAILED AND NOW THE DOOR MUST BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AT A COST OF MORE THAN $2000. TOYOTA COVERED THIS FAILURE FOR JUST 5 YEARS AND DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS DURING THE COVERAGE PERIOD THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT REPAIRED. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THIS DEFECT. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO IN THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THESE WELDS FROM FAILING. THE FAULT LIES WITH TOYOTA MANUFACTURING PRACTICES AT THE TIME MY VAN WAS BUILT AND THE COST SHOULD LIE WITH THEM AS WELL. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE DRIVER DOOR WELD IS BROKEN. THE PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW ONLY OPENS HALF WAY AND SOMETIMES THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY BECAUSE OF THE BROKEN WELD. AT FIRST IT WAS ONLY A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE WELD AND THEN THE PIECE BROKE. NOW THE DOOR GETS JAMMED OCCASIONALLY. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL DOORS FAIL DUE TO CABLE ISSUES. THE REPAIR ESTIMATES EXCEED $1500. WE FIXED ONE DOOR ONLY TO HAVE THE SECOND DOOR FAIL AND JAM CLOSE COMPLETELY. NOW WE ONLY HAVE ONE SLIDING DOOR THAT CAN OPEN WHICH SEEMS VERY UNSAFE. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE TO SEE MORE THAN 900 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ITEM, THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT. CUSTOMERS ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF HELP FROM DEALERS AND TOYOTA. *TR