2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE ELECTRIC DOOR (PASSENGER SIDE) INTERMITTENTLY WORKED FOR YEARS, SOMETIMES IT WORKED, SOMETIMES IT DID NOT. FINALLY IT QUIT WORKING. THE REAR FAN GOES ON AND OFF AT WILL. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. MY REAR TAIL LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS ALWAYS OUT, EVEN AFTER REPLACING IT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TRUNK DOOR LOST ALL ITS HYDRAULIC LIFT AND ACTUALLY HIT ME IN THE HEAD. IT HAS NO HYDRAULICS LEFT NOW AND IS VERY HARD TO LIFT. THE LIGHTED BUTTONS BY THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHERE YOU OPERATE THE GARAGE DOOR, ELECTRIC DOOR - BURNT OUT AT PROBABLY 37,000 MILES AND WERE RIDICULOUS TO REPLACE. THE DOOR LOCKS ARE ALL SCREWED UP. HARD TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR MANUALLY WITH A KEY, HAVE TO UNLOCK FROM PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOOR CLICKER DOES NOT WORK. BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE CLICKER QUIT WORKING SHORTLY AFTER, AGAIN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OF SOME SORT??? SO NO CLICKER, NO ELECTRIC DOOR, NO TRUNK LIFT, NO DOME LIGHTING, NO TAIL LIGHT, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE RECALLS THAT VAN HAD (EXTRA TIRE, SEATBELTS, DOOR ISSUES). I HAD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR?? CAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. VAN CURRENTLY HAS 126,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS BY FAR THE WORST QUALITY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I HAVE OWNED AN 80S TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH WAS FINE, SATURN, ACURA INTEGRA, FORD EXPLORER, ALSO MAZDAS, 2001 CHRYSLER 300M (HORRIBLE ALSO), THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS ON THE EDMUNDS SITE ABOUT THIS 2004 SIENNA VAN, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR ELECTRIC DOOR PROBLEMS AND ALL DOOR PROBLEMS. *TR

THE SPOT WELDS FOR THE "CHECK STRAP" ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT DOOR OF MY SIENNA HAVE FAILED. TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS ADVISED ME THAT THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE EXPANDED THEIR WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS/100,000 MILES TO COVER IT. UNFORTUNATELY, MY 2004 SIENNA IS BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THE EXPANDED WARRANTY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A "SAFETY RECALL" ISSUE COVERING EVERY IMPACTED TOYOTA SIENNA. CLEARLY THIS PROBLEM HAS SERIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. WITHOUT THIS "CHECK STRAP" IN PLACE, THE DOOR CAN UNEXPECTEDLY SWING SHUT ON A PERSON CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY, PARTICULARLY IF IT SLAMS INTO A CHILD. ALSO, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH A CAR DOOR THAT CAN SWING OPEN FREELY. HOW CAN THE NHTSA POSSIBLY ALLOW TOYOTA TO GET AWAY WITH CORRECTING THIS SAFETY ISSUE ON SOME BUT NOT ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE SIENNA MODELS INVOLVED? *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE MANUAL OVERRIDE DOES NOT WORK; IT SIMPLY WOULD NOT CLOSE. USING A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE, WE FINALLY GOT IT CLOSED AFTER ARRIVING HOME, BUT NOW WE CANNOT OPEN IT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE THE FRONT AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WERE DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

BOTH OF THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE STOPPED WORKING. FIRST, THE CABLE SNAPPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN THE DRIVER SIDE GOT LOCKED IN AN OPEN POSITION. AFTER MUCH STRUGGLE, EACH TIME WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE THE BROKEN DOOR IN ORDER TO SAFELY DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED. BOTH TIMES, WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE DOOR FOR $2000. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT THEY ARE SEEING ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. SEEMS LIKE TOYOTA SHOULD BE PROVIDING A MANUAL SOLUTION OR A RECALL IF IT'S REALLY AS WIDESPREAD AS THE DEALER INDICATED - ESSENTIALLY, THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH DOORS STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CONTINUOUSLY BINDS UP IN THE RE-TRACTOR BEZEL. BECAUSE OF THIS THE RE-TRACTOR UNIT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SOME TIMES IF YOU DO GET IT TO COME OUT, YOU CAN GET IT LATCHED BUT THE BELT FAILS TO TIGHTEN. IN OTHER CASES IT BINDS SO BADLY THAT THE SIDE WALL MUST BE TAKEN APART TO FREE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED NEAR THE AIR BAG AREA AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A DISRUPTION IN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

DASHBOARD HAS SUSTAINED MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT CRACKS. NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT, NOR WAS DASHBOARD CUT IN ANY WAY. DASH MATERIAL IS STILL SOFT. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS NOTED ONLINE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FUNCTION OF AIRBAGS SHOULD ACCIDENT OCCUR. TOYOTA HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD THAT EXTENDED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.