2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THIS IS FOR A TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED 2004. THE CABLES HAVE SNAPPED ON BOTH SIDE SLIDING DOORS MAKING THEM INOPERABLE AS AUTOMATIC DOORS AND HAZARDOUS WHEN USED AS MANUAL SLIDERS. *TR

VSC ENGAGES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS: VEHICLE ALARM SOUNDS, BRAKES DEPLOY ABRUPTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, STEERING PULLS, ACCELERATOR GOES DEAD (PULSE RACES, ADRENALINE COURSES). FIRST COMPLAINED TO DEALER AFTER FOUR INCIDENTS IN FIRST 20K MILES: HAD ONLINE TESTIMONIALS OF YAW SENSOR, STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND ECM REPLACEMENTS AS POSSIBLE REMEDIES; DEALER REBUFFED MY COMPLAINTS, DENYING SERVICE TO SENSORS, AND SUGGESTED MY TIRES HAD 'GONE SQUARE'. I HAVE LIVED WITH THE CONDITION FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN YEARS. THE CAR NOW 'GOES OFF' MAYBE THREE TIMES PER EVERY 20 MILES DRIVEN, UNPREDICTABLY AND ALWAYS SHOCKINGLY. MY FAMILY REFUSES TO RIDE IN THE CAR. I CANNOT SELL IT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, AS THE DEFECTS CANNOT BE CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER (AND APPARENTLY THEREFORE DO NOT EXIST), SO THERE IS NO WAY FOR IT TO BE 'MADE SAFE' FOR A SUCCEEDING OWNER. ITS REMAINING $10K+ EQUITY HAS BEEN NULLIFIED BY THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA OPENS HALF WAY AND THEN PRODUCE A HORRIBLE NOISE AS IF SOMETHING IS STUCK AND THEN TRIES TO GO BACK TO LATCH POSITION. *TR

HELLO, OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WIRE SNAPPED DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAR BY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY IT COST ME AROUND $2340. I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS FROM A WELL RATED AUTO COMPANY AND I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY. I EVEN WENT THROUGH SOME WEBSITES WHERE THEY WROTE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THIS AND WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. HOPE THE COMPANY UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE AND TRY TO FIX IT AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE BY FIXING THE EXISTING VEHICLES. *TR

THE SLIDING DOORS ON OUR TOYOTA SIENNA ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY STICK SHUT FREEZE IF THE TEMPERATURE GETS LOW ENOUGH OR THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE. IT'S HARD TO PREDICT THE CIRCUMSTANCE BUT THE FACT IS, OUR KIDS CANNOT GET IN OR OUT OF THE VAN AND WE HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT ANYWAY, THREE DIFFERENT BEEPERS GOING OFF ALL THE WAY. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE SIENNA AND YET TOYOTA CONTINUES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, DENYING IT, IN FACT. IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, AND HAD TO ESCAPE QUICKLY, ONLY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER COULD ESCAPE. WHEN SIDE DOORS ARE FROZEN SHUT, KIDS HAVE TO EXIT THROUGH THE BACK DOOR WHICH IS ALSO DANGEROUS. I KNOW MY 2004 IS PAST THE WARRANTY, BUT IF THIS IS A COMMON A PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ, SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? *TR

CABLE SNAPPED FROM DRIVER SLIDING DOOR. CANNOT FULLY OPEN IT ANYMORE. USELESS DOOR. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED OVER A RESIDENTIAL SPEED BUMP WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A SLIGHTLY INJURING ONE OF THE GIRL SCOUTS SHE WAS TRANSPORTING(SPRAINED WRIST). OUR INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF IMPACT ON THE SIDE OR UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. WE ARE WAITING FOR WORD FROM TOYOTA ON WHETHER THEY WILL COVER THE COST OF REPLACING HE AIRBAGS (OVER $3,000). *TR

WHILE MERGING ONTO A HWY I WAS LEANED FORWARD LOOKING THROUGH THE SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH MY RIGHT HAND BESIDE THE SEAT HANGING DOWN. I RAISED MY HAND TO PLACE IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY FINGERS CAUGHT ON THE SHIFTER. THE GEAR SHIFT SLID WITHOUT RESISTANCE INTO REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND STARTED TRYING TO GO BACKWARDS. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY WRECKED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES BUT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL AS A FRIEND WAS IN HIS TRUCK BEHIND US AND ALMOST COLLIDED. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY VAN QUIT WORKING. DOOR IS STUCK HALF OPENED. TOOK TO TOYOTA SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THE WARRANTY WONT COVER. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO DOOR SAG DUE TO HINGE BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE I CUT A STEEL CABLE AND WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. IT WORKS FINE MANUALLY YOU WOULD THINK IT WAS DUE TO WHAT THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T CLOSE AT ALL. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE DRAIN SYSTEM PLUGGED IN MY MOONROOF WITH DEBRIS AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. FLOODED THE HEADLINER AND WENT INTO THE DASH AND SCREWED UP THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING, ALARM WAS GOING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVERSIDE SLIDING DOOR STARTED OPENING ON IT'S OWN WHERE MY ONE YEAR OLD CHILD'S SITS AT 65 MPH. IT IS A FLAWED DESIGN WITH NO SCREEN PROTECTION OF ANY KIND TO KEEP DEBRIS OUT. IT PLUGS OFF AND FILLS THE VEHICLE WITH WATER SHORTING OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR