2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

MY 04 SIENNA MINIVAN RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED OPEN. THE CABLE IN THE TRACK BELOW THE REAR WINDOW SEPARATED AND JAMMED THE MECHANISM IN THE REAR HINGE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM. THE DESIGN OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS FLAWED. THE CABLE APPEARS TO HAVE INADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE ENVIRONMENT. AFTER THE METAL CORE OF THE CABLE IS COMPROMISED, IT CAN FAIL IN A WAY TO JAM THE DOOR OPEN WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SIENNA. IF THE CABLE WERE TO BREAK COMPLETELY, THE DOOR WOULD MOVE UNRESTRAINED UNTIL FULL OPEN OR CLOSED. SIENNA MINIVANS WITH THIS DESIGN SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE POWER DOOR HAD ONLY HAD WHAT I CONSIDER NORMAL USAGE. IT'S A MINIVAN SO IT HAS TRANSPORTED KIDS WHICH REQUIRE SLIDING DOOR USAGE. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT MY DOOR FAILED OPEN AT HOME SO I WIFE AND KIDS DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN. I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER WITH THE DOOR OPEN. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT TOYOTA WOULD DESIGN A DOOR ACTUATION SYSTEM WHERE A SINGLE BROKEN CABLE REQUIRES THE ENTIRE POWER DOOR ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. OCT. 2008: PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR CABLE CAME OFF TRACK NOT ALLOWING FOR DOOR TO BE OPENED. REPAIRED NOV. 2008- CABLE REPLACED BUT OLD PART NOT AVAIL. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR (OVER $1000-$1700 EST. FROM TOYOTA) NOV. 2009-DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR CABLE CAME OFF TRACK HAVING SAME PROBLEM. HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. SHOULD THERE BE AN EMERGENCY I AM UNABLE TO RETRIEVE 4 CHILDREN IN CARSEATS (AGES 3-6) FROM REAR OF CAR ON DRIVER SIDE. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR EVERY YEAR. [XXX] WE ARE ONLY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD LIMITED WITH SECOND LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN SEP 2008 WITH DOOR STICKING WITH OPEN/CLOSE. REFERRED BY TOYOTA TO AUTO BODY SHOP IN NOV 2008 FOR REPAIR - MOTOR/HINGE REPLACED. FAILED AGAIN AFTER REPAIR AND REPAIRED 3/18/2009 BY REPLACING DOOR ASSEMBLY. NOW DOOR IS FROZEN AGAIN AND WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. *TR

SPOT WELD ON DRIVERS DOOR IS FAILING. ONCE THIS WELD COMPLETELY FAILS THE DOOR WILL SWING FREELY AND COULD SLAM ON ME OR MY CHILDREN. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOYOTA AND THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 5 YRS OR 100,000 MILES. MY VAN IS 6 YEARS OLD AND NOT COVERED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OVER. TOYOTA WILL CHARGE $900 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SIENNAS WITH THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 SIENNA BRAND NEW IN 2004. TOYOTA ENGINEERED THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA W/ DUNLOP RUN FLAT TIRES. AS SUCH THEY DESIGNED NO SPACE FOR A SPARE OR A JACK. INCLUDING 4 TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL I HAVE REPLACED A TOTAL OF 13 TIRES IN 6 YEARS. THESE TIRES COST ALMOST $300 TO REPLACE. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT HAS NEVER LIT UP, TOYOTA TESTED IT AND STATED IT WORKS BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE TIRE GOES FLAT. TOYOTA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DESIGN CHOICE IN ANY WAY. I HAVE REQUESTED EVERYTHING FROM PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT TO A FULL SET OF REGULAR TIRES WITH A SPARE AND A JACK. ALL REQUESTS HAVE BEEN REFUSED. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING CABLE SNAPPED. THIS HAD BEEN AN ISSUE ON A NUMBER OF TOYOTAS WITH POWER SLIDING DOOR. ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVE. DOOR IS NOT OPERATIONAL. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA 1) 3 TIMES MY VAN HAS LOCKED ALL THE DOORS WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE LOCK BUTTON. EACH TIME I HAD UNLOCKED THE CAR AND OPENED AND CLOSED AT LEAST 2 DOORS. THEN CLICK THE DOORS LOCKED. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED MY 24 MONTH OLD WAS IN THE CAR. I HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GET HER OUT. I HAD LEFT THE KEYS ON THE FRONT SEAT AND THE REMOTE WAS LAYING FACE UP. MY BABY WAS IN HER CARSEAT IN THE BACK. I CLOSED THE DOOR TO PUT THE SHOPPING CART AWAY AND CLICK THE DOORS LOCKED. NOTHING TOUCHED THE REMOTE, AND IT LOCKED. THAT WAS 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. 2)POWER DOOR FAILED AFTER 5 YEARS. TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. 3) STRUTS ON THE REAR HATCH FAILED AT 90,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT A POWER HATCH. THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS AS THE DOOR IS HEAVY AND WILL CLONK YOU IN THE HEAD IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL. MY KIDS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN THAT DOOR ANY MORE. I AM SO AFRAID OF SMASHED HEADS AND FINGERS. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 AUTOMATIC DOOR (PASSENGER SITE) CABLE THAT OPENS THE DOOR SNAPPED AND BROKE. A BURNING SMELL OCCUR BUT NO FIRE. I WAS LOOKING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $ 1800.00. I FOUND ON SEVERAL BLOGS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA CE. IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE STEERING PROBLEMS. WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY VEHICLE UP IN THE MORNING, THE STEERING WAS VERY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OR LESS OF DRIVING THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. A MECHANIC CHANGED THE POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. SOME DAYS THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS AND SOME DAYS THERE ARE. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE THE VAN SERVICED WHICH IS COPELAND TOYOTA IN BROCKTON, MA. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. *TR