2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA POWER STEERING IS TIGHT. THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT FUNCTION AS SMOOTHLY AS IT SHOULD ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS IT IS A BELT ISSUE BUT THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM IN THE PAST. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DRIVER DOOR PROBLEM. DOOR MAKES CRACKING AND POPPING WHEN BEING OPENED HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A BROKEN WELD BUT THE DOOR HAS NEVER BEEN PUSHED TO FAR OR COMPROMISED IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD HAVE BROKEN WELD. TOYOTA BASICALLY WASHED THEIR HANDS OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY THOUGH FROM READING POSTS ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS. THE CABLE HAS FRAYED SO BADLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE DOOR IS INOPERABLE AND HAS BEEN SO FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE CABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS ALSO FRAYED AND I FEAR WILL BECOME INOPERABLE SOON. CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TOYOTA WANTS $1400 TO FIX THE DOOR. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA, WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW. VERY OFTEN WE'VE HAD BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FROZEN SHUT WHEN IT GETS COLD. IF WE ATTEMPT TO OPEN ONE OF THE DOORS, THE MOTOR OPENS IT A FRACTION OF AN INCH AND THEN WON'T CLOSE AGAIN COMPLETELY SO THAT WE HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR NOT ENTIRELY CLOSED. I DON'T FEEL THAT I CAN HAVE MY CHILD IN THE BACK SAFELY WITH THIS SITUATION, NOT TO MENTION THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO CLIMB OVER SEATS TO GET IN AND OUT. I WILL NOT TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ANY PASSENGERS FOR FEAR THE DOOR WILL SUDDENLY OPEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2004 SIENNA VANS AND IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE AIR BAGS THEN DEPLOYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE KNEE AFTER STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE REPAIRS AND FAILURE WERE BEING HANDLED BY THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE REAR PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED. THE CABLE THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR SNAPPED AND THEN BOUND UP JAMMING THE DOOR OPEN ABOUT 3 INCHES. MY CHILDREN COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE ON THAT SIDE IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND I HAD TO DISSASEMBLE THE DOOR JUST TO CLOSE IT. *TR

OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DEVELOPED A CLICKING OR POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AFTER ABOUT 3 SEASONS OF WINTER DRIVING IN MINNESOTA. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR/FEEL THE PROBLEM. EACH CONSECUTIVE WINTER THE SYMPTOMS WOULD GET WORSE AND THE TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE OR HEAR A PROBLEM. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, THE STEERING BECAME ERRATIC AND FELT UN-BOOSTED AT TIMES REQUIRING A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS A TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ST003-04 WHERE THEY DESCRIBE A SHAFT NOISE THAT IS CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT TOYOTA'S CLAIMS THAT THE NOISE WAS MINOR, NOT A SAFETY HAZARD, AND OCCURRED INFREQUENTLY. WE TOOK THE SIENNA BACK TO THE DEALER AND I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THEM TO EXAMINE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SHOWED THEM THE TSB. THEY REPORTED BACK THAT I HAD A SEVERELY CORRODED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FROM ROAD SALT AND IT HAD SEIZED AT ONE END OF THE CONNECTION. THE TSB CAMPAIGN WAS ONLY GOOD FOR THE FIRST 36,000 MILES (OUR VAN HAD ABOUT 82,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR) SO THE OUT OF COST EXPENSE TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE TO STEER AGAIN WAS $527. I CAN NOT SPEAK TO THE FREQUENCY THIS DEFECT AFFECTS OTHER 2004 SIENNAS, BUT I CAN ATTEST TO A NUMBER OF NEAR MISSES ON THE ROAD CAUSED BY THE ERRATIC AND LACK OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAUSED UNTIL THE REPAIR WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. CORROSION RESISTANCE OF STEERING COMPONENTS SHOULD BE A FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTE OF ANY VEHICLE AS THE LOSS OR DIMINISHED CAPACITY OF THAT FUNCTION INSTANTLY CREATES A HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH OUR SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE AWD SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. BOTH DOORS STICK WHENEVER THE TEMP DROPS BELOW FREEZING. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THEM AT TIMES IS TO CLIMB INSIDE AND THROW MY 6'0" 240LB BODY INTO IT. EVEN THEN I'VE HAD THEM NOT OPEN. DUE TO THE CONTINUED STRESS PLACED ON THE OUTER HANDLES THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR FINALLY BROKE OFF. THAT WAS NOT DUE TO ME BEING OVERLY PHYSICAL WITH IT EITHER. THAT ONE WAS PULLED OFF BY MY WIFE, 5'0" 120LBS.ALSO, THE PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC DOOR. THE CABLE SNAPPED ON THAT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THAT DOOR WON'T EVEN OPEN NOW. I UNDERSTAND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT I BELIEVE THIS GOES BEYOND THAT. HEAVEN FORBID IF WE'RE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ONE DOOR CAN'T OPEN AND THE OTHER SIDE WILL ONLY OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR (FRONT) HINGE/WELD ON 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA BEGAN WITH LOUD CREAKING NOISE EVERY TIME DOOR IS OPEN AND CLOSED. THEN CREAKING TURNED INTO CLICKING SOUND EVERY TIME DOOR IS OPEN AND CLOSED, AND THAT PROGRESSED INTO A LOUD POPPING/SNAPPING SOUND. OUR REPAIR SHOP (NOT TOYOTA) REWELDED THE HINGE (SUMMER 2010 - VAN HAD 60,000 MILES) BUT THEY ADVISED THIS WAS NOT A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. ON 2/20/11 (VAN NOW HAS 64,000 MILES) HINGE IS NOW COMPLETELY NOT FUNCTIONING AND DOOR IS JAMMED SHUT. FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MORE THAN 1/2 INCH FORCING THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE TO ENTER/EXIT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2004, REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS ARE GIVING OUR AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD THIS AUTO SINCE THE FACTORY SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE REPLACING THE STRUTS DUE TO RECALL. NOW WHENEVER YOU LIFT THE GATE VIA MANUALLY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE BACK OF THE VAN, THE LIFT GATE ONLY OPENS HALFWAY. THIS LEAVES THE OPERATOR WITH THE ONLY OPTION OF PRESSING FURTHER UP ON THE LIFT GATE. I EXPECT THAT THIS ISSUE WILL NOW GET WORSE AND NOT STAY OPEN AT ALL. *TR