2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN AND I AM VERY DISTURBED BY THE POWER DOOR PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD SINCE DAY 1 OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE. THE SLIDING DOORS FREEZE UP ALL THE TIME IN THE WINTER. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROX. 30-45 MINUTES THE DOOR WILL UNFREEZE & COME OPEN! I HAVE TWO CHILDREN!!! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS BEING A NUISANCE. ALSO THE POWER DOOR CABLE SNAPPED IN TWO. I CALLED HICKORY TOYOTA & SPOKE WITH MAINTENANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH INFORMED ME THAT THIS JUST DOES NOT HAPPEN. I SAID WELL, IN MY CASE IT DID! I WANT THIS FIXED BEFORE ONE OF MY CHILDREN GET HURT & THIS BECOMES A LAW SUIT! THIS IS MY 2ND SIENNA VAN & HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH IT. I'VE HAD THREE CAMRYS AND THEY WERE ALMOST PERFECT. WHAT IS UP SIENNA??!! MAYBE I NEED TO CONVERT TO HONDA AFTER ALL. :( *LN

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE 2004 SIENNA THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2004 SIENNA HAS FAILED 3 TIMES. THE FIRST 2 WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE 3RD TIME IS NOT. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AS THE WHOLE DOOR NEEDS TO BE TAKEN APART AND IS ESTIMATED @ $1,400. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE AS CHILDREN CANNOT GET OUT BY THEMSELVES IF THEY NEED TO IN A CRASH. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE TO NO AVAIL. MY CASE # [XXX]. NOTHING IN A VEHICLE SHOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED THREE TIMES!! THERE ARE 1000S OF COMPLAINTS AND ONCE AGAIN TOYOTA WILL NOT DO SOMETHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IN A CRASH AS A RESULT OF THIS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-50 MPH, SHE NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE ABILITY TO BREAK WAS LOST AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

THE DRIVER DOOR MAKES A LOAD CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED IT YET BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A SPOT WELD THAT HAS FAILED. I ALSO READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2004 SIENNA. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IN MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA GETS TWISTED AND STUCK WHERE IT RETRACTS INTO THE SIDE PANEL. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIX. SOMETIMES FIXING IT REQUIRES RIPPING APART THE SIDE PANEL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ABOUT 2007. WE ARE OFTEN LEFT WITHOUT A WORKING SEAT BELT AND EVEN MORE OFTEN LEFT WITH AN ILL FITTING SEAT BELT. THE DEALERSHIP WANT $500 TO REPLACE BUT I FEEL IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA THE AC BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AT AROUND 75,000 MILES. INITIAL DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THAT THE GAUGES AND CLIMATE CONTROLS INSIDE THE CABIN WERE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. FREON LEVELS APPEAR TO BE AT ADEQUATE LEVELS. *LN

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR REAR LATCH HAS BECOME DETATCHED AND THE DOOR WON'T CLOSE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING BUT THE LOCKS WILL NOT ENGAGE WITH AN OPEN DOOR. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FAILED AND ALMOST CRUSHED MY 21 MONTH OLD. IT OPENED AND AS SHE WAS GETTING OUT IT STARTED CLOSING. IT DID NOT DETECT HER AND I HAD TO FORCEFULLY PUSH IT OPEN BEFORE IT CLOSED HER IN IT. THEN AGAIN THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY 10 YEAR OLD LUCKILY SHE THOUGHT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR JAMPEP, AND CAUSED THE DOOR CAN'T BE CLOSED WHEN I HAD A CAR FULL OF CHILDREN AND DOGS, HOW CAN I DRIVE HOME WITHOUT THE DOOR CLOSE, THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA IN MARCH 2004. AUGUST 2010, I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE SMOOTHLY & NOTICED THAT THE DOOR STOP (MIDWAY BETWEEN HINGES) WAS BUSTED. I BOUGHT THE PART & THOUGHT THIS WAS ALL THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT GOT REALLY BAD REALLY FAST TO THE POINT THAT THE DOOR MADE A LOT OF POPPING WHEN I OPENED & CLOSED IT & IT WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO OPEN & CLOSE. ON AUGUST 17TH I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR PLACE TO INSTALL THE DOOR STOP SINCE YOU HAVE TO GET INTO THE DOOR TO INSTALL IT, THINKING THAT THE NEW DOOR STOP WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY CALLED & SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPAIR SOME DAMAGE INSIDE OF THE DOOR BEFORE INSTALLING THE DOOR STOP - AT A COST OF $248. ON APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 17TH, I NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS STARTING TO POP AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP & THEY SAID THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $2,000. THEY SUGGESTED REPORTING IT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS NOT NORMAL. ERIE INSURANCE DENIED THE CLAIM, CLAIMING IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I CALLED THE BODY SHOP & THEY FOUND NV003-07, WHICH I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 5 YEARS & 100,000, EVEN THOUGH NV003-07 DID NOT SAY THIS, AND I WAS OUT OF LUCK. I AM ANGRY BECAUSE TOYOTA NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF THE PROBLEM & NEVER DID A RECALL ON A MANUFACTURING DEFECT CAUSED BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE. ALL THEY DID WAS PUT OUT A BULLETIN & HOPE I NEVER FOUND OUT ABOUT IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SINCE 1986 - I AM DONE WITH TOYOTA & WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA AGAIN. THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE, DISHONEST AND INEXCUSABLE ON THEIR PART. THE CAR IS TOTALLY UNSAFE BECAUSE I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WITHOUT IT JAMMING. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $2,000 TO CORRECT A PROBLEM TOYOTA CREATED. I KNOW AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR