2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TOYOTA SIENNA FRACTURED DEFECTIVE LEFT FRONT DOOR CHECK POCKET POPPING NOISE. IT'S A BROKEN WELD, THE WHOLE DOOR HAS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF CLOSE TO $2000. OBVIOUSLY IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. TOYOTA OF TEMECULA VALLEY WAS CONTACTED ABOUT AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

ON APRIL 18, 2018, I PARKED THE CAR IN GARAGE, SHIFTED TO PARK, TURNED THE KEY OFF, AND REMOVED KEY. WHILE GETTING OUT I NOTICED THAT CAR BEGAN TO ROLL. WHILE IN PARK, LOCKED WITH KEY OUT, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE ROLLED FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. AFTER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE SHIFTER. (SEE FIRST PHOTOS) APPARENTLY, TOYOTA SECURES IT WITH SOME TYPE OF PLASTIC GROMMET WHICH DETERIORATES WITH AGE, DISINTEGRATES, AND CAUSES THE DETACHMENT. (SECOND PHOTOS) EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE LOCKED AND IN PARK, IT IS ACTUALLY IN WHATEVER GEAR IT WAS IN WHEN THE DETACHMENT OCCURRED. OUR DRIVEWAY IS ON AN INCLINE, AND HAD I PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED INSTEAD OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE ROLLED INTO THE STREET CREATING A SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. THIS DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TOYOTA SIENNA IS INEXCUSABLE, AND CREATES AN UNREASONABLE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND THE PUBLIC, AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THEM AND CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT.

ELECTRIC DOOR OPEN AND CLOSING CABLE SNAP. ON YEAR OF 2014 THE ALLOY WHEEL COMES WITH THE XLE MODEL, CHROME COMES OFF BECOME CORROSIVE ON YEAR OF 2007

I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE. SINCE THAT PART HAS ALREADY FAILED ON MY CAR I HAD IT REPLACED AND FOLLOWED TOYOTA PROCESS TO RECOVER COST OF THAT REPAIR. I HAVE PROVIDED REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION ( CERTIFIED MAIL) AND THEN AGAIN ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (CERTIFIED MAIL) REQUESTED BY TOYOTA. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER THAT MY CASE HAS BEEN CLOSED BECAUSE TOYOTA DID NOT RECEIVE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES TO MY SUBSEQUENT LETTER OR COMPENSATION FOR THE REAIUR COST.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A FALLING/KICKED UP OBJECT, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD POP. ALMOST AS IF A BOULDER HIT THE CAR. THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED IN A MILLION PIECES, WITH NO DEPRESSION IN THE GLASS, INDICATING AN EXPLOSION FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE ONLY VEHICLE NEAR, WAS A MINIMUM OF FOUR CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF MY CAR. FORTUNATELY, THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AND NO GLASS FELL INSIDE THE CAR. HOWEVER, AFTER STOPPING AND DRIVING AGAIN, THE GLASS BROKE APART AND FLEW INTO THE ROAD.

THE HEADLIGHT BULB COMPARTMENT ALLOWS WATER TO LEAK INTO IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING THE BULB TO BLOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, THE REPAIR COST WAS $500. WE DROVE THE CAR FOR ONE WEEK AND THE BULB BLEW AGAIN BECAUSE WATER LEAKED INTO THE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND IS HAZARDOUS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR GOD FORBID IF IT'S RAINING AND DARK. WE ALSO WERE PULLED OVER AND GIVEN A WARNING FROM A STATE TROOPER ABOUT THE BULB BEING OUT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND COSTLY SITUATION. WE ARE STILL WAITING TO GET THE BULB REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE WITHOUT A VAN FOR OUR FAMILY. PLEASE DEMAND THAT TOYOTA RECALLS THIS HAZARDOUS DEFECTIVE PART. THE BULB WENT OUT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND A HAZARD!

DRIVING ON A DRY STRAIGHTAWAY HIGHWAY TRAVELING 67MPH AND SKID LIGHT STARTS BLINKING WITH CHIME SOUND AND VAN STARTS BREAKING AND JERKING TO LEFT ALOMOST GETTING REAR ENDED BY TAILGATER..

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE WITH 2004 SIENNA LE WITH 130,500 MILES. TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN AT 45-60 MILES PER HOUR ON STRAIGHTAWAY, CLEAN PAVEMENT, NO RAIN, NO SNOW, AND BRAKES CAR AND CUTS POWER. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED, STEERING INTO OTHER LANES. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND IS VERY POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE CAR REAR ENDED IF A CAR BEHIND ME IS CLOSING ON AS THE SPEED SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A BIG ISSUE THAT I FOUND LOT OF OTHER SIENNA OWNERS IS SHARING FROM THE FORUM. AS FAR AS I KNOW THAT MANY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS NOT INTEND TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUCH ISSUE AND ABLE TO FIX THEM.

FYI: I AM A NHTSA EMPLOYEE; I'M THE LEAD ENGINEER FOR FUEL ECONOMY. I SIT AT W43-448. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL POPS OUT AND GETS STUCK ON THE JAMB ON THE FLOOR AND THEN YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS IN THE WAY THE HANDLE IS SECURED TO THE DOOR STEEL.. IT IS A PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE AND WHEN IT WEARS FROM PULLING ON IT, IT SLIPS OUT. THAT PUTS TENSION ON THE PLASTIC DOOR CLIPS AROUND THE EDGES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE PANEL ON. WHEN THE CENTRAL ANCHOR IN THE DOOR HANDLE GOES, IT CAUSES THE DOOR TO FLEX AND THE PERIPHERAL CLIPS CAN'T HOLD ON SO THEY POP OUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE DOOR CANNOT OPEN BECAUSE THE FLOOR HAS A RISE AT THE LEADING EDGE, AND THE PANEL HAS DROPPED BELOW IT, TRAPPING THE DOOR. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE ORIGINAL DOOR, WHICH WAS REPAIR DUE TO A DEER RUNNING INTO THE VEHICLE. IT EVENTUALLY HAD TO SPEND OVER $1000 TO GET A NEW PANEL FROM TOYOTA AND NOW, LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER BEING INSTALLED, THIS PANEL HAS ALSO FAILED. TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE PANELS, BUT IS CLUELESS ABOUT HOW TO EMPLOY A LASTING FIX. IT'S A POOR DESIGN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MAIN SCREW BEING LOCATED UNDER THE ARMREST/DOOR PULL, A LOCATION WITH EXPERIENCES THE MOST STRESS. THERE IS A WEBPAGE THAT DETAILS SIMILAR ISSUES, WHICH CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.SIENNACHAT.COM/FORUM/15-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3366-2005-TOYOTA-SIENNA-DRIVER-PASSENGER-DOOR-PANEL-POPPING-OUT.HTML#/TOPICS/3366?PAGE=3