2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT REPEATEDLY CATCH SO THAT THEY ARE STUCK AND FULLY EXTENDED. OFTEN IT TAKES HOURS TO WIGGLE THE SEAT BELTS BACK INTO POSITION SO THAT THEY ACTUALLY ROLL FREELY. *TR

RIGHT REAR SLIDING POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE RENDERING THE DOOR INOPERABLE. CABLE SNAPPED WITH THE DOOR IN THE OPEN POSITION AND DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN UNTIL EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD FROM DOOR TO DOOR .... OUR SIENNA HAS BEEN GARAGED FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND HAS ABOUT 83K MILES ON IT. A SHORT WHILE AGO WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK LINE IN THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL THAT WAS ALONG THE LINE WHERE THE MATERIAL CONNECTS TO THE INSTRUMENTS PANEL UNIT, THE RNETERTIANMENT UNIT, AND THE GLOVE BOX AREA. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION WE FOUND THE CRACKS STRETCH TO THE DASHBAORD AREA THAT WRPAS AROUND TO THE CLOSED DOORS ON BOTH SIDES. THIS MATERIAL MUST BE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL TAKN CARE OF AND IS MOSTLY GARAGED. I'VE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE DO THIS BEFORE. *TT

THE AIR BAG FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE AIR BAG AND ITS ASSOCIATED HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2600. TOYOTA DOES NOT COVER THIS SAFETY PROBLEM AFTER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I THINK THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO ABSORB THE COSTS OF REPAIRS TO ANY DEFECTS IN AN IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM SUCH A THE SRS AIRBAGS FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER YEARS OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE TOYOTA HAS YET TO PROVIDE A REASON OR SOLUTION. WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AND WHEN YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE THERE IS A 1 TO 2 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGES. TOYOTA MADE ME SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION...NO HELP....THEN THEY CLAIMED I NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE...WHICH THEY CHARGED ME $80 ...TO UPDATE THEIR SOFTWARE DESIGN FLAW. STILL... THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT IMPROVED. MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT IF I SHOULD EVER NEED TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, MY VAN MAY NOT RESPOND IN TIME. *TR

BOTH SLIDING DOOR MOTOR CABLES HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. ONE DOOR WAS STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION, AND THE OTHER ONE COULD ONLY BE OPENED SIX INCHES. I HAVE NOW PAID TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS OVER $4,000 TO FIX THE MOTOR CABLES FOR BOTH DOORS. WITH ONE STUCK OPEN, I COULDN'T TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN. I LIVE OVER 30 MINUTES TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC, SO IT WAS VERY FUN DRIVING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP. I THINK THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF THE DOORS STICK OPEN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT I AM NOW SEEING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, AND THAT TOYOTA HAS A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TOTAL FAILURE OF REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS (MANUAL LIFTGATE). CANNOT SUPPORT WEIGHT OF LIFTGATE; LIFTGATE DROPS IMMEDIATELY WHEN RELEASED. SIMILAR TO PROBLEM IN RECALL 08V244000 FOR SIENNA POWER REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED AND RECALIBRATED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE CABLE ON THE POWER SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED AND THE DOOR IS NOW COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MALFUNCTION AS IT COULD POSE A THREAT TO EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY. TOYOTA WANTS $2,200 PER DOOR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. QUITE CLEARLY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.