2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL LONG CRACKS AND THE MATERIAL IS DETERIORATING, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEPT GARAGED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS OR OTHER DASH COMPONENTS BEING EFFECTED. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2004 ##. *TR

THE CABLE FOR THE MOTORIZED SLIDING DOOR RUSTED AND SNAPPED. I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. IF YOU NEED TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE YOU MUST CRAWL THROUGH THE FRONT SEAT. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL SOMETIMES OPEN WITHOUT BEING MANUALLY ACTIVATED. THE AIR IN THE REAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AND SHUT OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT BEING MANUALLY ACTIVATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS CORRODED. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS ALSO CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL AND THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR DOOR WAS REPAIRED WITH RECALL BUT IT WOULD STILL FAIL. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE THE DOOR. UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS

1. SINCE LAST YEAR, THE LEFT SIDE OF SLIDING DOOR WILL CLOSE BY ITSELF. 2. THE RIGHT SIDE OF SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT ABLE TO CLOSE UNLESS PULL FROM OUTSIDE. *TR

STEERING BINDS WHEN MAKING TURNS. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND COMPROMISES MY ABILITY TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN HAS BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT VSC. AT 10-20 MPH THE ANTI-SKID WARNING LIGHT WILL ACTIVATE WITH WARNING BEEP AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL ACTIVE AND BEGIN TO STOP THE CAR. WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE THE CAR PULLS VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB BR008-04 IN NOVEMBER 2004 STATING ''SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT VSC ACTIVATION AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND DRIVING STRAIGHT FROM A STOP POSITION. THIS CONDITION IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL VSC LIGHT AND AUDIBLE WARNING BUZZER TURNING ON AT THE SAME TIME. TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION, THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR HAS BEEN CHANGED. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS RECALL MALFUNCTION. WHY WAS THERE NOT A RECALL? *TR

IN MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED AWD, THE UPPER DASHBOARD(BY THE WINDSHIELD & FRONT AIRBAGS IS CRACKING. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS WILL INTERFERE WITH PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION. ALSO THE UPPER DASHBOARD MAY BREAK APART IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION AND BECOME AIRBORNE CAUSING FURTHER INJURY TO VEHICLE PASSENGERS. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ONLY COVERED FOR 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS DESPITE THE FACT IT CAN POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND OTHER 2004-2007 TOYOTA & LEXUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE CRACKED DASHBOARD. HERE IS A LINK TO ONE SUCH DISCUSSION: HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T959673-DISCUSS2004_SIENNA_CRACKED_DASHBOARD.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF A CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DASHBOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND THERE WAS A VISIBLE YELLOW MATERIAL IN SEVERAL PLACES AS WELL. UPDATED EVOQ 11/15/11

I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS CONDENSATION ON THE INSIDE. I HAVE NOTICED THE LIGHT APPEARS TO BE GIVING OFF LESS LIGHT WHEN DRIVING. WHEN CHECKING FOR A SOLUTION ON INTERNET I SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE AS THIS CAN CAUSE AN SERIOUS AND POTENTIAL ACCIDENT IF THE LIGHT FAILS FROM THE MOISTURE. *TR