2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATES THE RADIO DISPLAY IS DIFFICULT TO SEE ON THE DASHBOARD IN THE BRIGHT LIGHT. *TGW

I OWN A TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 VAN AND THERE HAS BEEN THIS PERSISTING AND IRRITATING POPPING SOUND WHEN YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. NOTHING WAS DONE BY TOYOTA, SO I HAD TO HAD IT REPAIRED BY MYSELF AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE OPENING OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR AND HEARD A CRACKLING NOISE COMING FROM THE DOOR AREA. THE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE WHEN ENGAGING THE AUTOMATIC DOOR MECHANISM. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2,000. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

2004 SIENNA LE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR. CABLE WHICH PULLS DOOR OPEN HAS SNAP. DOOR IS NO LONGER OPERABLE. IT CANNOT BE OPENED EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. POSES HAZARD AS OCCUPANTS CANNOT EXIT OUT ONTO CURBSIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE REAR DRIVER WINDOW OPENED. THE REAR SLIDING DOOR WAS ENGAGED BUT WOULD NOT LATCH IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE DOOR BEGAN TO INVOLUNTARILY CLOSE AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE REAR DRIVER WINDOW WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHETHER ON AN INCLINE OR A FLAT SURFACE. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,400.

TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 WITH ONLY 62,000 MILES PRESENTS KNOCKING NOISE WHEN OPERATING THE STEERING WHEEL, ALSO REQUIRING EXCESSIVE CORRECTION WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN HIGHWAYS. REQUESTED FIX DURING EXTENDED WARRANTY SOLD BY TOYOTA ITSELF. CLAIM WAS DENIED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPERATE. HE STATED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,500. THE DEALER REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED, THE MANUFACTURER PAID HALF OF THE REPAIR COST FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XL. BOTH SIDE DOORS DOESN'T OPEN DURING WINTER CONDITIONS AND WE HAVE TO USE THE FRONT DOORS FOR ACCESS. LATELY, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR GOT JAMMED AND THE CABLE THAT PULLS SIDE DOOR GOT DISCONNECTED. I ALREADY HAD A DIFFERENT ISSUE WITH PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. KIND OF ANNOYING AND RELENTLESSLY INVOKES WARNING SOUND. SO SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS ESPECIALLY IT PUTS KIDS IN DANGER. KINDLY ADVISE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE POWER PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. ABLE TO PARTIALLY FORCE OPEN THE DOOR APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. DOOR APPEARS TO BE SNAGGING ON INTERNAL MECHANISM. INFANT CHILD CAR SEAT IS POSITIONED IN REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SEAT. IF THERE HAD BEEN AN EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF CHILD, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE CHILD OUT THROUGH THAT DOOR. NO SIGNS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT A CABLE HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE DOOR TO LOCK. THEY PROVIDED A CAUSE OF FAILURE AS 'C/S DRIVER SLIDING DOOR CABLE IS BROKEN. MOTOR AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS BAD, DISCONNECTED MOTOR ASSY/DRIVER SLIDE DOOR IS MANUAL (EST $1700.00).' *TR

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED AN "ENHANCED WARRANTY" (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #07017, NHTSA ITEM # 10023697) TO COVER A KNOWN QUALITY DEFECT. THE FRONT DOOR-CHECK WELD MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE DOOR TO MOVE FREELY OVER ITS ENTIRE RANGE OF MOTION WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS TO FIX THE PROBLEM: 1) IF THE BREAK IS NOT TOO BAD YOU CAN RE-WELD THE BROKEN PIECE; 2) OR, IF THE BREAK IS TOO BAD THEN YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR. THE LOCATION OF THE BREAK (INTERNAL TO THE DOOR) HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH MILEAGE AND IS NOT A LOAD-BEARING POINT BEYOND PROVIDING RESISTANCE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE DOOR. FAILURE OF THIS WELD IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE BUT IS A KNOWN QUALITY DEFECT ON THE 2004-2007 SIENNA. FAILURE OF THIS WELD COMPLETELY REMOVES THE RESISTANCE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE DOOR. BASED ON THE SIZE AND FREE-SWINGING WEIGHT OF THE DOOR, THERE IS THE INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL BODY DAMAGE AND THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE WELD ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED AROUND 115,000 MILES ON MY 2004 SIENNA. THIS MILEAGE WAS BEYOND THE "ENHANCED WARRANTY" PERIOD OF UP TO 100,000 MILES. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE (1-800-331-4331) TO EXPLAIN MY SITUATION AND REQUESTED THEM TO FIX THE DOOR. I EXPLAINED THAT I ONLY WANT MY DOOR FIXED, NOT A NEW CAR. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS "OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY" SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WARRANTIES ARE FOR UNKNOWN PROBLEMS, NOT A KNOWN, WELL-DOCUMENTED, AND RECURRING DEFECT. *TR