2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

REAR SLIDING DOOR (PASSENGER SIDE) WOULD NOT CLOSE. THERE IS A CABLE HANGING FROM THE BACK (3RD WINDOW) AREA. I CANNOT EVEN OPEN THE DOOR MORE THAN MAYBE 6 INCHES. THE MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO OPEN/CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT IT DOES NOT MOVE! AGAIN, I CANNOT EVEN USE THE DOOR AT THIS POINT!!! *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOORS GET STUCK AND STOP WORKING WHEN THERE IS COLD WEATHER, SNOW. *TR

I HAVE 2 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS. DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER BURNED LEGS OF 3 DIFFERENT DRIVERS BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. HEAT WAS NOT ADJUSTABLE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEATERS STOPPED WORKING AT SAME TIME. TOOK TO DEALER, RECOMMENDED NEW HEATING ELEMENT ($1000+). OPTED NOT TO FIX. 2ND COMPLAINT, CHECK ENGINE, VSC, AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VAN HAS BEEN SENT TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS. GAS CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. WILL GO OFF FOR BRIEF PERIODS, BUT ALWAYS TO RETURN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST 30,000 MILES. I COULD LIVE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT IF THE OTHER LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED, THAT INDICATES THESE COMPONENTS ARE NOT WORKING-KIND OF IMPORTANT-SKID CONTROL & TRACTION CONTROL!! THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ON BLOGS, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE HAS FILED ANY REPORTS WITH YOUR OFFICE REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS TOO BAD BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM NOT WITH JUST SIENNA BUT SEVERAL OTHER MODELS AS WELL. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING WHEN EVEN THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM REALLY IS!! WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES. NOT SO SURE ABOUT IT IF THEIR SAFETY FEATURES MALFUNCTION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS OF 3 MPH AND REMOVING HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT POLE. SHE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER KNEES AND THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BODY DAMAGE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE UNWARRANTED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000.

ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN THE REAR HATCHBACK GAS STRUTS HAVE FAILED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY GET A SMALL CHILD KILLED. I ALMOST HAD THIS HAPPEN WHEN MY 5 YEAR OLD WAS HELPING TO GET GROCERIES OUT WHILE I WAS HOLDING THE GATE OPEN IT SLIPPED AND CAME CRASHING DOWN. LUCKILY HE HAD JUST MOVED AND IT MISSED HIM. THESE GAS STRUTS ARE A RECALL ITEM ON THE POWER OPERATED LIFT GATES, WHY AREN'T THEY ON THE MANUAL ONES. AND THE COST OF REPLACEMENTS IS TERRIBLE, $180/EA. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY MANUAL SLIDING DOOR WON'T LATCH EITHER, BUT IT IS A WELDING ISSUE. ON THE BACK OF THE DOOR THE LATCH THAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED CAME LOOSE FROM THE DOOR & IS JUST FLOATING INSIDE THE DOOR. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM? IT SEEMS TO BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER WELDING ISSUE TOYOTA HAD WITH THE FRONT DOORS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, & NOW MY FRONT DOOR HAS HAD THE WELDING COME LOOSE, WHICH WAS A RECALL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. [XXX] *TR

ONE SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA WON'T OPEN AND YOU CANNOT MANUALLY OVERRIDE WITHOUT LOSING FUNCTION OF THE OTHER DOOR AND WE HAVE FOUND SITE AFTER SITE WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MORE THAN JUST US AND WE ARE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY IN A VEHICLE WHERE THE DOOR WON'T OPEN. THE FIX ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS ANYWHERE FROM 1200.00 TO 1800.00 AND WE FEEL AS THOUGH THAT IS STEEP AND THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS SINCE IT IS NOT JUST ONE FAMILY REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUT 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AUTOMATIC RIGHT SLIDING DOOR IN OUR MINIVAN. THE DOOR NOW CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE DOOR MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR MOTOR AND MECHANISM FOR ABOUT $1500. THE DOOR IS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE DOORS THAT CANNOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF THIS EXACT ISSUE YIELDS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A QUALITY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS 64K MILES. ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN USING KEY FOB, AND BUTTONS INSIDE THE CAR. HOWEVER, PULLING ON THE HANDLES FROM INSIDE THE CAR OR OUTSIDE USUALLY OPENS THE DOOR. BEGINNING A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED AND WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED MY PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. DEALER QUOTED $2500-3000 TO REPAIR IT. NOW MY KIDS HAVE TO USE THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDES STEPPING INTO TRAFFIC GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. *TR