2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE CABLE ON THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FRAYED AND BROKE, PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM SECURELY CLOSING. FOR THAT DAY, THE DOOR WOULD SLIDE OPEN OR SHUT DEPENDING ON HOW I DROVE AND THE ANGLE OF THE TERRAIN. THEN LATER IN THE DAY, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO SLIDE IT SHUT ABOUT HALFWAY AND THEN IT WOULD GET STUCK. I FIGURED OUT THAT THE BROKEN CABLE WAS GETTING TANGLED IN THE DOOR, PREVENTING IT FROM CLOSING SO I HAD TO CUT THE CABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. A LOOSE DOOR LIKE THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS HEAVY AND WOULD SOMETIMES SLIDE BACK ON THE KIDS. THIS DOOR IS A VERY HEAVY DOOR AND CAN EASILY HURT SOMEONE. THE COST TO REPAIR IS PROHIBITIVE SO WE HAVE HAD TO SWITCH THE DOOR TO BE USED MANUALLY, BUT SOMETIMES IT STILL DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE IN THE OPEN POSITION. *TT

THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE HAS BROKEN. I HAVE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE INTERNET. THE REPAIR IS COSTLY SINCE THE DESIGN HAS THE CABLE AS PART OF THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY. BAD ENOUGH THAT THE DOORS STICK OFF AND ON ALL WINTER ANYTIME THE VEHICLE IS LEFT OUTDOORS (OR JUST BEING DRIVEN), BUT TO NOT MAKE THE CABLE A SERVICEABLE AND REPAIRABLE PART SEEMS AN ENGINEERING MISTAKE. EXPOSED SEALS AND CABLES ARE NOT A WELL THOUGHT DESIGN. *TT

SLIDING DOORS (BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDES) THE CABLE ASSEMBLY HAS SNAPPED ON EACH OF THE SLIDING DOORS OF THE VEHICLE NEARLY WHIPPING MY SONS LEG AS HE ENTERED. THE DOOR THEN COULD NOT BE CLOSED, FORCING US TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SLIDING DOOR WIDE OPEN. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER INSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE DOOR AS THE ASSEMBLY BROKE UPON EITHER OPENING OR CLOSING. *TT

AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, DAYS APART, BOTH SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING. THE LEFT DOOR WOULD BEEP CONTINUOUSLY INDICATING THAT IT WAS AJAR. WITH SOME GREASE AND HELP FROM A MECHANIC, THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED BUT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT MADE A HORRIBLE SCRATCHING SOUND WHEN CLOSING. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED A SECOND TIME, THE CABLE SNAPPED. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT IS QUITE COSTLY TO REPAIR THIS. I LOVE MY TOYOTA, BUT I AM NOT WILLING TO SPEND UPWARDS OF $1500 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT EVIDENTLY IS AN ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SIENNAS. I AM HOPING THAT TOYOTA WOULD CONSIDER A RECALL AS THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW IN THE DOOR MECHANISM CAUSING THE CABLE TO BREAK. *TT

JUST OVER 1 YEAR AGO, THE VSC WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON AND IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE STEERING SENSORS WAS BAD. I HAD IT REPLACED. TWO DAYS AGO, THE VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. FROM ALL OF THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURING PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA ON THE SIENNA'S AND SEQUOIA'S. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AND EXTENDED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,028.

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR (THE CHECK STRAP INSIDE THE DOOR BROKE OFF THE WIELD); THIS CAUSES THE DOOR TO MAKE LOUD POPPING AND CRACKING NOISES WHEN OPENED OR SHUT, THE DOOR CAN FREEZE IN CERTAIN POSITIONS AND/OR QUICKLY OPEN AT END OF SEQUENCE. TOYOTA KNEW OF HUNDREDS OF SUCH COMPLAINTS, BUT DID NOT DO A RECALL. INSTEAD THEY ALLEGEDLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 50,000 MILES. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT TOYOTA SENT ANY OWNERS SUCH INFO. REGARDLESS, THE PROBLEM DIDN'T SURFACE IN MY VEHICLE UNTIL ABOUT 55,000 MILES AND OR AFTER 5 YEARS FROM PURCHASE. TOYOTA SHOPS CLAIM THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR AT A COST OF $2,500, AND TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. GIVEN THE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS FROM TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS REGARDING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I DID NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE WIELD, AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THE WIELD FROM BREAKING. *TR

THE LEFT SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. OUR CAR WAS PACKED WITH OUR 5 KIDS. THEY DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. WHAT OCCURRED WAS THE PLASTIC COATING ON THE CABLE HAD CRACKED AND BUNCHED UP AND STUCK IN THE PULLEY OF THE DOOR SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO MOVE, WE HAD TO CUT THE STEEL CABLE (WHICH WASN'T EASY). WHICH ALLOWED US TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. THE DOOR CAN NOT BE FIXED BY SIMPLY PUTTING ANOTHER CABLE IN. IT REQUIRES THE ENTIRE MOTOR ASSEMBLY TO BE CHANGED. WHICH COST BETWEEN $1500-2000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER ACCESSING THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THERE WAS UNUSUAL NOISE AND THEN THE DOOR WOULD OPEN ABRUPTLY OR CLOSE WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE CHECK STRAP PLATE FRACTURED WHICH WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED THE SERVICE WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WITHOUT THE CHECK STRAP IN PLACE, THERE IS NOTHING TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM BEING FORCED CLOSED OR OPENING SUDDENLY. WITHOUT THE CHECK STRAP IN PLACE, THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR TO HOLD IT OPEN WHEN EXITING AND ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE INSTALLED BOLTS TO REPLACE TWO OF THE BROKEN SPOT WELDS AND THE DOOR WORKED FINE UNTIL OCTOBER WHEN THE THIN METAL BEGAN TO SPLIT APART IN THE CHECK STRAP POCKET FROM THE STRESS OF THE DOOR'S WEIGHT. UPDATED 05/11/12

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AND TOYOTA HAS MADE UP VARIOUS EXCUSES AS TO WHY THE LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF DURING A FLAT OR "BLOW OUT" OR THAT IT IS WORKING PROPERLY. RECENTLY I WAS EXTREMELY NERVOUS DURING DRIVING AND FOUND AFTER PULLING OFF AND STOPPING AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD AN UNDRIVEABLE TIRE. HONDA WAS NOT SURE WHY THE LIGHT DID NOT GO ON BUT SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD NOT HOLD AIR SO I COULD NOT GET TO TOYOTA. BESIDE THE 9 TIRES I HAVE REPLACED THE LATEST TIRE COST ME A RIM ALSO. I AM ASSUMING THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE FLAT THAT I DID NOT KNOW THAT I HAD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE RUN FLATS AND ESPECIALLY THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR