2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE LOCK ON THE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED AND WE ARE UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR OPEN THE DOOR. IT CAN NOT BE USED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AS THE DOOR IS BASICALLY NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE AND DOOR CAN NOT OPEN ANYMORE. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN I LOOKED CLOSELY I FOUND THE CABLE WAS SNAPPED, AND THE DOOR WAS JAMMED WITH THE KIDS INSIDE THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO GO NO WHERE UNTIL A FRIEND WAS ABLE TO HELP US OUT, THE DEALER WANT OVER $1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, NO WAY I CAN AFFORD THAT AT THIS TIME, SO THEY SUGGESTED TO CUT THE CABLE AND MAKE THE DOOR MANUAL AND THAT IS WHAT I'M RUNNING ON RIGHT NOW, IT HAPPENED AT 78000 MILES AND THE CAR NOW HAS 89000, AND OF COURSE WARRANTY WAS OVER LONG TIME AGO. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE 2WD - POWER DOORS DO NOT OPEN OR SHUT (FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VAN) USING EITHER THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON OR DOOR HANDLES. THEY ALSO DO NOT OPEN OR SHUT (FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VAN) EVEN WHEN THE POWER BUTTON IS OFF AND THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSE TO WORK ON MANUAL. THEREFORE, THE PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE BACK CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE VAN. SOMEONE HAS TO LET THEM OUT FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VAN. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF FIXING THIS ON GOING ISSUE WITH THESE SIENNA VANS. THERE COUNTLESS NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. DEAL COST TO FIX THIS IS OVER $2000. THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR FOR CONSUMERS TO PAY SUCH HIGH COST REPAIR FOR WHAT TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IN FIRST PLACE. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR DETENT WELD FAILURE. I HAVE AN '04 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR USES A DETENT STRAP TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN AT CERTAIN POINTS. WHERE THE STRAP IS HELD AT, ON THE DOOR, THERE ARE TWO SPOT WELDS THAT ATTACH THE BRACKET TO THE DOOR. THE STRAP IS BOLTED TO THE BRACKET. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THAT TWO SPOT WELDS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THIS BRACKET. AFTER I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR, I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, AND THE SERVICE PERSON WAS WARE OF THIS CONDITION . THEY SAID IT IS TOO FAR GONE TO WELD AND REPAIR AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT ON A NEW DOOR. AFTER DISCUSSING IT WITH THIS PERSON AND THE SERVICE MANAGER THE DEALERSHIPS POSITION WAS THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE TSB THAT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED DUE TO BOTH MY MILEAGE AND TO THE TIMING OF MY REQUEST. SO, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THIS OR ANYTHING A"RECALL AND HOW TO FORCE TOYOTA TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT JAMS AND WILL NOT RETRACT. OCCASIONALLY WHEN PULLED OUT, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT FOLDS OVER AND JAMS IN THE TOP MOST EXIT (ROLLER) AS IT COMES OUT OF THE PILLAR AND INTO THE DRIVERS AREA. THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WITHOUT STOPPING THE CAR AND CLEARING THE TWIST THAT RESULTS IN THE JAM. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE COVER ON THE PILLAR THAT THE BELT RETRACTS INTO. THIS EFFORT TAKES LONGER AND REQUIRES YOU TO GO INTO THE BACK SEAT FOR ACCESS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS AND 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. MY WIFE HAS DRIVEN HOME EACH TIME THIS OCCURS WITH THE SEAT BELT "JAMMED" SO I CAN MAKE THE REPAIRS. SHE ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO REPAIR THE CAR ONCE THE JAM OCCURS. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK SLIDING DOOR GOT STUCK HALF WAY OPEN POSITION. NOTICED CABLE FOR ELECTRONIC OPENING WAS FRAYED CONSIDERABLY VAN IN THE MANUAL OPEN DOOR MODE AND STILL COULD NOT CLOSE. GOOD NEWS I WAS CLOSE TO HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO SHOVE THE DOOR CLOSED AND THEN HAD TOYOTA REPAIR DOOR. DOORS MECHANICS HAS A UNIT WITH "BALL BEARINGS" AND THEY WERE TOTALLY DRY. ALSO, BALL BEARINGS FELL OUT OF ENCLOSED TRACKING UNIT. COST OVER $1600 TO FIX.AUTO WAS WITH TOYOTA FOR 9 DAYS. LUCKILY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY INSURANCE PAID FOR THE WHOLE THING. AUTO UNDER 75,000 MILES. COMPLAINED ABOUT CRUNCHING NOISE WHILE CLOSING SLIDING DOOR, IN THE PAST THREE YEARS....NOT ABLE TO FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS...NOW I KNOW TOYOTA REPAIR PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. AGAIN! *TR

A/C WENT OUT AT 70K FOR MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL NOW OVER $3000 TO FIX. *TR

OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS RECENTLY BEEN HAVING SEVERE ISSUES WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. IT WOULD SHUT AND THEN IMMEDIATELY OPEN AGAIN. COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY. NOW THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT OPEN EITHER. A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD FOR TWO REAR DOORS THAT WE CAN NOT OPERATE. *TR