2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

SUNSHINE RADIAN KIDS XTSL MODEL NO. 19500 CAR SEAT SERIAL NO. 111004527 LATCH SYSTEM DOES NOT REMAIN TIGHT WHEN INSTALLED IN VEHICLE LOOSENS EVERY TIME. . NO CRASH - HAVE STOPPED USING SEAT UNTIL ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2004, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=SIENNA XLE). *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER DOOR CABLE (PART OF THE MOTOR AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY) FRAYED AND SNAPPED. TOYOTA RECOMMENDS FULL REPLACEMENT OF MOTOR AND ASSEMBLY PART AT $1200 PLUS LABOR $660. (WIRE MATERIAL COST ESTIMATED AT $20 OR LESS.) ISSUE: DESIGN DEFECT LEADING TO MATERIAL STRESS/BREAKAGE. *TR

DRIVER DOOR DEVELOPED THE "POPPING NOISE" DESCRIBED IN TOYOTA'S WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT IN DECEMBER, 2010 (ALSO DESCRIBED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NV003-07 REVISED). THERE ARE APPROX. 600,000 VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. I JUST PAID $2,141.24 TO MY TOYOTA DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED, SINCE I COULDN'T SELL THE VEHICLE IN AN UNREPAIRED STATE. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE EARLY IN 2004, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD HAVE EXPIRED IN 2009. 2004 OWNERS JUST NOW EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED. *TR

DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ON DRY PAVEMENT THE VSC LIGHT WENT ON, A BUZZER SOUNDED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED MOVING RAPIDLY RIGHT AND LEFT CAUSING THE CAR TO FISHTAIL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT GOING IN AND OUT ON ITS OWN. EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS OR SO, AND I PULLED OFF INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I THEN PULLED OUT AGAIN SLOWLY TO GET MY CAR IN A SAFER AREA AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS GOING MUCH SLOWER BUT IT WAS HORRIFYING NONE THE LESS. I THEN PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. I FOUND THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED ON MY CAR IN 2005 AND THAT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WAS THE CULPRIT. THE BULLETIN SAYS THAT "SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT VSC ACTIVATION." OWNERS OF THE 2004 SIENNA HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM, WHICH AFTER EXPERIENCING IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL RATHER THAN A TSB. THE TSB SEEMS CLEVERLY WORDED TO AVOID THE FACT THAT A DRIVER COULD LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WHICH IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE STANDARD POSITION WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND USUALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED BEFORE GIVEN A CHANCE TO WARM UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE STABILIZER LINK WAS CORRODED. THE STEERING RACK AND PINION, STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE OUTER TIE RODS WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10020994 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

IN EARLY JANUARY 2011, THE HEATER FOR THE PASSENGER CAR SEAT IN MY TOYOTA SIENNA BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER, THROUGH MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S DRESS AND SUPERFICIALLY BURNED HER LEG. I BELIEVE THE SEAT IS DEFECTIVE AS A FUSE OR OTHER SAFETY FEATURE SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED SUCH AN INJURY/EVENT. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT GETS STUCK IN THE BEZZLE AND FAILS TO RETRACK. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I TRY TO USE THE SEAT BELT CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT FOR MIDDLE SEATS. THE SEAT BELT FOR DRIVER'S SEAT SHOULD BE ALSO RECALLED. *TR

I NOTICED POWER STEERING BEGAN TO STIFFEN-UP OVER A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS. I CHECKED THE PS FLUID AND ADDED VERY LITTLE, BUT STILL DID NOT SEE ANY CHANGE IN THE STIFFNESS. AFTER READING SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF THIS, I AM GOING TO BRING IT TO A DEALER FOR THEM TO ASSESS, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THE CORROSION ISSUE TO BE THE CASE. *TR

WITH ONLY ABOUT 60K MILES ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA POWER DOOR MOTOR FAILED. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET ABOUT 1500.00 TO FIX IT. 7 MONTHS LATER THE PART FAILED AGAIN, AND THANK GOODNESS THAT PART WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME THE PART FAILED IT JAMMED UP THE DOOR THE CABLE SNAPPED AND MY DOOR FELL OFF THE TRACK AND SCRATCHED AND DENTED MY VAN. WE DEMANDED THAT TOYOTA PAY TO FIX OUR VAN. TWO TIMES IN ONE YEAR THAT THE SAME PART FAILED. NOW IT HAS BEEN 9 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED AND NOW IT IS MAKING A POPPING SOUND. I FEAR THAT THIS PART WILL FAIL AGAIN AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX IT AGAIN. IT IS UNSAFE TO GO WITHOUT FIXING THE PART BECAUSE THE POWER DOORS ARE ENTIRELY TOO HEAVY FOR A CHILD TO OPEN, YET THE PART IS SO OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE. TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM YET INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE PARTS, THEY ARE PROFITING OFF OF PEOPLE LIKE MY FAMILY. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HEATED SEATS. DRIVERS SIDED HEATED SEAT FAILED RIGHT AFTER EXPIRATION OF OUR WARRANTY TOYOTA QUOTED 800 FOR REPAIR WITHOUT ANY OFFER OF ASSISTANCE. PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT QUIT WORKING APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER. *TR