2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE CABLE TO THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR RUSTED AND SNAPPED. WE PUSHED THE BUTTON BY THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE IT A MANUAL DOOR SINCE IT WAS GOING TO COST BETWEEN 1,400 AND 1,600 DOLLARS DEPENDING ON THE DEALERSHIP WE ASKED. HOWEVER THE ONLY WAY TO CLOSE THE DOOR ONCE FULLY OPENED IS TO REACH INSIDE THE DOOR AND PULL THE INSIDE HANDLE TO UNLOCK THE HOLDING MECHANISM TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM SLIDING SHUT. MY 10 YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND SHUTTING THE DOOR BY USING THE INSIDE HANDLE TO UNLATCH THE DOOR WHEN HIS FINGERS WERE SMASHED IN THE DOOR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR ON A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN WILL NOT CLOSE. NORMAL USE OF THE DOOR. IT IS ELECTRONIC OPENING AND CLOSING. HOWEVER THE DOOR GOES TO SHUT AND THEN CONTINUOUSLY OPENS BACK UP AS IF A SENSOR WON'T LET IT CLOSE. HOWEVER WHEN SWITCHING TO MANUAL, THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE EITHER. NOTHING IN THE DOOR RUNNER WOULD CAUSE IT NOT TO CLOSE, CLEANED OUT ALL DOOR RUNWAYS AND OPENINGS. SOMETHING WITH THE DOOR CLASP NOT CLOSING AROUND THE HATCH OF THE DOOR PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM REMAINING CLOSED. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THE DOOR DOES ON SOME OCCASIONS START OPENING WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS ITS OUR FAULT AND THAT IT WOULD COST CLOSE TO $2,000 DOLLARS TO FIX. MONEY IS NOT THE OBJECT HERE, IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY SIENNA OWNERS AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THEIR POOR QUALITY WORKMANSHIP. *TR

I AM WRITING YOU BECAUSE OF AN APPARENT CONTINUING ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA, PASSENGER SIDE. IN 2009 THE DOOR QUICK FUNCTIONING ALTOGETHER. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED REPLACING. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY AND BECAUSE WE HAVE SMALL CHILDREN WE NEEDED THAT DOOR TO WORK PROPERLY. WE HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED AT COST OF $761 ON JUNE 3, 2009. NOW LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE SAME DOOR IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. NOW THE DEALER IS TELLING US THAT WE YET ANOTHER PART WITHIN THE DOOR REPLACED FOR A COST OF $1,100. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS SUBJECT ON THE INTERNET THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THESE AUTOMATIC DOORS ON TOYOTA'S. I AM NOT TRYING TO PILE ON TOYOTA WHILE THEY ARE HAVING QUALITY ISSUES. I ACTUALLY OWN A TOYOTA TRUCK TOO. HOWEVER, I DO WANT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR TO WORK AS IT SHOULD AND NOT TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED EVERY 8 MONTHS. THE SAFETY MECHANISM ON THESE DOORS DOES NOT FUNCTION AS THEY SHOULD EITHER. I HAVE NOTICE THAT IF THE BOTTOM TO CLOSE THE DOOR IS PUSHED AND SOMEONE IS IN-BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME THAT THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE APPLIED BEFORE THE DOOR WILL REVERSE. IF A CHILD WERE TRAPPED IN-BETWEEN THEN IT COULD CAUSE SOME SERIOUS INJURY. FOR A ADULT THERE IS ENOUGH PRESSURE TO CAUSE PAIN. THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THESE AUTOMATIC DOORS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. BOTH SIDE DOOR CABLES HAVE SNAPPED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I ASKED THE DEALER FOR AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR BOTH DOOR CABLES AND THEY TOLD ME APPROX. $3200.00. I SAID NO THANK YOU! I HAVE BEEN USING THE DOORS MANUALLY SINCE THE CABLES SNAPPED. NO ONE AT THE DEALER TOLD ME USING THE DOOR MANUALLY WOULD BE A PROBLEM. TODAY, I TOOK A BOX OUT OF THE SIDE DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS DOOR. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY, THE SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF THE TRACK, DROPPED DOWN AND SCRATCHED THE SIDE PANEL AND BLEW OUT THE SIDE REAR WINDOW. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS INSIDE WHEN THE WINDOW BLEW IN, THERE WAS GLASS EVERYWHERE. NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE DEALER. I WILL FIND OUT THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM TOMORROW. I FEEL THESE CABLES SHOULD NOT HAVE SNAPPED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA REAR SLIDING DOOR GUIDE WIRE SNAPPED. WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA IT WOULD COST ME 1500 - 1800 TO FIX. I HAVE TO PURCHASE ENTIRE DOOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY WITH GUIDE WIRE. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING (MANUAL DOOR, NOT ELECTRIC VERSION) DOOR WILL NOT UNLATCH WHEN TRYING TO OPEN. OPENS ABOUT 1/2 INCH, BUT DOES NOT MOVE ANY FARTHER (THIS IS NOT A FREEZE/ICE ISSUE, IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME IN WARM WEATHER). LATCH APPEARS NOT TO BE UNLATCHING. IF I PULL REALLY HARD, GRABBING ON THE SLIDING DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGERS DOOR IS OPEN(SO I CAN GRAB THE SLIDING DOOR WITH 2 HANDS), I CAN GET THE DOOR TO FINALLY OPEN. NO WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT DOING THAT. USED TO BE OCCASIONAL, BUT HAPPENING ALL THE TIME NOW. DRIVING WITH DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN IS A SAFETY CONDITION. NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVING KIDS GET IN ON THE ROAD SIDE OF THE STREET IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKES BEGAN TO ENGAGE WITHOUT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS AN ILLUMINATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS A FIRST TIME OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,734. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND RUINED SLIDING DOOR MOTOR. DEALER TO CHARGE $2000 FOR FIX. 1 YEAR EARLIER PASSENGER DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. SAME ISSUES. *TR

RUST / CORROSION ON STEERING COMPONENTS WHICH CAUSED MAJOR HANDLING PROBLEMS. DEALER STATED THAT HIS MECHANIC WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE DEALER PREMISES AND THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 30, 2009, I GOT A FLAT TIRE, AND CALLED AAA TO PUT ON THE SPARE. WHEN THEY ARRIVED AND LOOKED UNDER MY CAR, THEY DISCOVERED THAT I NO LONGER HAD A SPARE TIRE! IT HAD APPARENTLY FALLEN OFF AT SOME POINT PREVIOUSLY. I THINK IT MAY HAVE FALLEN OFF IN LATE SEPTEMBER OF 2009, AS I DID NOTICE SOMETHING BUMPING AROUND UNDER THE CAR ON A TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR