2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THIS OCCURRED ON APRIL 27TH 2010. I WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO LET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VAN, AND IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. THEY WERE BUT DOOR STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE PASSENGERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPEN, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. SHE ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE KEYLESS REMOTE BUT TO NO AVAIL. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY BUT WHEN DOING SO, BROKE A CABLE. THE DOOR WAS NO LONGER BEING UTILIZED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,412. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF UPDATED 10/19/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT EASED PRESSURE OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL HE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/25/10.*LJ UPDATED 06/29/10.*JB

THE POWER SIDE DOOR CABLE ON MY 2004 SIENNA IS CRACKING. THE CABLE HASN'T SNAPPED, YET, BUT IF WE KEEP USING THE DOOR, IT WOULD, CREATING A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THE DOOR IS UNUSABLE NOW. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. ORIGINAL RADIATOR REPLACED DUE TO LEAK @ 21K MILES. RADIATOR REPLACED A SECOND TIME DUE TO LEAKS AT TOP L & R SIDES, NEAR END TANKS @ 80K MILES. RADIATOR IS NOW IN NEED OF ANOTHER REPLACEMENT @130K MILES DUE TO LEAKS AT THE SAME LOCATION. ALL RADIATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

SIENNA 2004 LE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR THE MECHANISM MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND THE CABLE SNAPPED. THE MOTOR STILL APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONING BUT ONE OF THE 2 CABLES OPERATING THE DOOR (BRAIDED METAL CABLE) SNAPPED AND NOW THE DOOR ONLY SLIDES PART WAY OPEN IN THE 'MANUAL' MODE. I HAVE ONLY 83,000 KMS ON THIS 2004 SIENNA LE AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THIS FAILURE. HOWEVER, I FEEL LUCKY THAT NEITHER OF MY CHILDREN WERE INJURED BY THE CABLE OR MECHANISM FAILURE. NOW I AM OPERATING THE DOOR IN MANUAL MODE BUT IT IS NOT OPENING CORRECTLY AND I AM WORRIED THAT IT MAY OPEN INCORRECTLY AND CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. THIS LOCKS MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK WITHOUT SAFE ACCESS TO EXIT. *TR

I WAS SHUTTING DOOR WHEN POWER SLIDING DOOR STUCK HAD TO MANUAL OVERRIDE TO SHUT. CABLE BROKE. BROUGHT TO DEALER THEY CUT THE CABLE TO ALLOW DOOR TO OPEN. THEN OTHER DOOR HAD SAME THING HAPPEN 6 HOURS LATER. BOTH DOORS, DIFFERENT INCIDENTS, SAME DAY. *TR

SIENNA 2004 XLE VAN. THE REAR SIDE POWER DOOR STOPPED WORKING. THE CABLE HAD BROKEN AND HENCE THE POWER DRIVE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR WOULD NOT WORK. THE DOOR COULD BE OPENED BY SLIDING THE DOOR MANUALLY. I TOOK THE VAN INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET TO THE REPAIR AND WE WERE LEAVING TOWN. I ASKED THEM IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO DISABLE THE DOOR FROM USE AND THERE WOULD BE CHILDREN IN THE REAR WHO WOULD BY HABIT REACH TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE SERVICE MANAGER ASSURED ME IT WAS FINE - ONLY DIFFICULT TO OPEN MANUALLY AND EVEN CAME TO THE VEHICLE TO DEMONSTRATE. THE NEXT MORNING, MY HUSBAND DROVE THE VAN TO ON ERRANDS BEFORE LOADING UP TO TAKE IT ON VACATION. HE UNTHINKINGLY OPENED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR RESULTING IN THE FAR BACK SIDE WINDOW SHATTERING AND THE DOOR FALLING OFF ONTO THE GROUND. IF THERE HAD BEEN SOMEONE SEATED IN THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN GLASS. IF A CHILD HAD OPENED THE DOOR, IT WOULD HAVE FALLEN ON HIM. WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THE TOYOTA CORPORATE LINE - BOTH REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ISSUE WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM WE TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO TOLD US THAT THE CABLE SYSTEM WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND HAD BEEN REPLACED BY A DIFFERENT SYSTEM WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY AND POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN. I WROTE LETTERS TO TOYOTA BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. *TR