2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

CRACKS ALONG THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND AIRBAG AREAS OF THE FRONT DASH. CONCERN ABOUT PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR FAILURE AND LACK OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DASH ALONG WITH STEERING CONTROL DURING A VEHICLE CRASH. DASH FAILURE AND DEBRIS FROM DASH MAY AFFECT THE STEERING CONTROL IF DASH DEBRIS IS LODGED AGAINST STEERING AREA. NOTICED DASH CRACKS AT ABOUT 60K MILES AND THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO GROW WITH EACH USE OF VEHICLE. CURRENTLY VEHICLE HAS 79K MILES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER DID NOT WANT TO FIX OR REPLACE THE DASH CITING OUT OF WARRANTY ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE IS ON ALL 04 AND UP TOYOTA SIENNA'S AND POSSIBLY MORE VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE OF DASHBOARD MATERIAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED AND WOULD BECOME JAMMED WHEN RETRACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELTS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR REQUIRES MANUAL FORCE TO ASSIST ELECTRIC MOTOR DURING OPENING AND CLOSING. DOOR APPEARS OUT OF VERTICAL ALIGNMENT AND IMPACTS CAR FRAME DURING OPENING PROCEDURE. EXPOSED METAL OCCURS WHERE DOOR HAS RUBBED PAINT OFF OF FRAME. *TR

BOTH SLIDING DOORS WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR GOT STUCK OPEN AND WE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE ALARM BLARING. COULD NOT GET THE DOOR OPEN OR SHUT. APPROX 3 DAYS LATER, THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR GOT STUCK SHUT AND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN IT I HEARD A LOUD SOUND. THE CABLE SNAPPED AND THE DOOR IS STUCK SHUT. OUR KIDS HAD TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE VAN BY GOING IN THE FRONT DOOR AND CLIMBING AROUND TO THE BACK. IF THERE IS A REASON TO NEED TO GET OUT OF THE VAN QUICKLY THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO SO. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE W/ SIENNAS AND IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

THE MOTOR IN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR BURNT OUT. THE PULLEY CABLE GOT CAUGHT AND OVERHEATED THE MOTOR. NOW THE DOOR IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION THE PULLEY CABLE IS TAUGHT AND IT WILL NOT CLOSE. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR LEFT AND RIGHT ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. ONLY WORKS MANUALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CHECK STRAP IS FAILING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FAILURE OF WELDS WHERE THE STRAP CONNECTS TO THE DOOR. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON LINE OF SIMILAR FAILURES. SOME AS EARLY AS 35,000 MILES INTO THE VAN'S LIFE. THE REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECT IS EXPENSIVE AND REQUIRES THE RE-WELDING OF THE STRAP TO THE INTERNAL PORTION OF THE DOOR. *TR

AS CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN A PARKING LOT THE BRAKES WERE SUDDENLY APPLIED AS THE VSC DASHBOARD LIGHT WAS LITE. THE CAR VIBRATED AND SLOWED IN A NEAR STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WAS NEARLY USELESS. THE CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WITH A DRY MOSTLY LEVEL PAVEMENT. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE ABOUT ONE MILE TO HOME NOT KNOWING IF INCIDENT WOULD BE REPEATED. HOWEVER, IT WAS REPEATED WITHOUT WARNING ABOUT EVERY 5 TO 10 SECONDS. SPEED NEVER EXCEEDED ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT SECURE IN THE LATCH. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.