2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE SLIDING DOOR ON MY SIENNA BROKE. I LOOKED ONLINE SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND NOTICED THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SIENNA. SINCE IT NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY OPENS/CLOSES, IT NEEDS TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. BUT, THE DOOR IS VERY HEAVY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE IT SECURELY. IN FACT, MY CHILDREN ARE UNABLE TO CLOSE IT BECAUSE OF ITS WEIGHT AND THEREFORE THE DOOR MUST ALWAYS BE CHECKED. WHEN THE DOOR BROKE, I WAS OUT WITH ALL 3 OF MY CHILDREN AND BASICALLY STRANDED BECAUSE I CERTAINLY COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR WITH A DOOR THAT WOULDN'T CLOSE. WE HAD TO CUT THE CORD TO FREE THE DOOR AND ALLOW IT TO CLOSE IN ORDER TO GET HOME. ALSO -- RELATED TO SLIDING DOORS...THE OTHER SLIDING DOOR ON MY SIENNA DOES WORK. HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T NOT STOP SLIDING WHEN IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH A PERSON. IT CONTINUES TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE PERSON STANDING IN THE DOORWAY UNTIL IS SQUEEZES YOU QUITE TIGHT...THEN FINALLY LETS UP. (I KNOW THIS FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.) SO FAR, MY KIDS HAVEN'T HAD THEIR HANDS CLOSED IN THE DOOR, BUT I'M SURE THAT IF THEY DO, IT WILL BE A VERY VERY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE. I THOUGHT THE SLIDERS WERE SUPPOSED TO STOP SLIDING IF THEY MET ANY RESISTANCE AT ALL. OVERALL, I'M PRETTY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE DOOR SITUATION. *TR

THE SEATBELTS IN THE MIDDLE ROW DO NOT ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY. THEY FREQUENTLY LOCK UP OR DON'T FLOW SMOOTHLY FROM THE BELT CASE. IT CONCERNS ME THAT THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN MY CHILDREN IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. *TR

BOTH OF THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2004 SIENNA ARE NOT OPENING. THE MANUAL DOOR IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THE POWER DOOR WILL OPEN AN INCH OR TWO AND THEN LOCKS UP. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE POWER DOOR, PASSENGER SIDE, HINGE IS LOOSE FROM ITS TRACK AND THE DEALER WANTS $500 TO REPAIR. MY VAN HAS 128,000 MILES BUT THE REASON WE BOUGHT THE TOYOTA AND NOT THE HONDA WAS BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S REPUTATION. I REALIZE THE VAN HAS OVER 100,000 MILES BUT I THOUGHT THIS PART SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER. THE DOOR NOW ONLY WORKS MANUALLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN THUS IT'S A REAL HASSLE IF YOU HAVE KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. IT SEEMS TO HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY AS I THOUGHT TOYOTAS LASTED LONGER. THE DEALER HAS ORDERED THE PART AND THIS IS A TWO WEEK TURNAROUND ITEM BUT AFTER READING THE BLOGS I NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM LOOKS TO BE QUITE COMMON. MY OTHER VEHICLE IS A TACOMA 2005 AND IT HAS A FEW COSMETIC PROBLEMS AS WELL. SPECIFICALLY, THE SUN VISORS ARE DEFECTIVE; I REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE AT A COST OF $75 AND THE PASSENGER IS DOING THE SAME THING. MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL BE A HONDA. *TR

CAR PARKED ON HILL WHILE OPENING THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND DOOR SLID CLOSED ON HAND. DOOR CABLE IS A SMALL THIN CABLE THE DOOR MOTOR PULLS ON IN BOTH DIRECTIONS TO OPEN AND CLOSE. CABLE RUSTED THROUGH THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE OR WAY TO INSPECT CABLE. CABLE RUSTED AND BROKE WITHIN DOOR. CABLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL OR SOME NONE CORROSIVE MATERIAL. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ONLINE. A SMALL CHILD WOULD BE IN DANGER DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THIS DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK ALTERNATED BETWEEN MANUAL AND POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AND SEEMED TO OCCUR ONLY IN WINTER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE STEERING RACK FROM THE FIREWALL TO THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,500.

TOYOTA SIENNA '04 DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS. TOYOTA ISSUED A LETTER TO CUSTOMERS TO GET THE DOOR FIXED BUT I NEVER GOT A LETTER. WHY DID TOYOTA SENT OUT LETTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOT CALL IT A RECALL. PLEASE HELP TO GET MY DOOR FIX. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. THE CABLE IS BROKEN AND HANGING OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS WE NEED A NEW MOTOR AND CABLE COSTING $1600. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOT FIXING IT OR RECALLING IT. WE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN BECAUSE WE COULD NOT CLOSE IT. IT IS STILL NOT WORKING. *TR

EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR VIA AUTOMATIC OPEN BUTTON ON KEY FOB FAILURE: CABLE IN TRACK OF DOOR SNAPPED (IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE), CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE RENDERED USELESS --- IT NO LONGER OPENS OR CLOSES, EVEN WHEN IN 'MANUAL' MODE. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT FAILURE? I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHO INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST AROUND $1500 TO FIX. SO, FOR NOW, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LOAD MY 3 CHILDREN (ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 5) IN AND OUT OF THEIR CAR SEATS VIA THE REMAINING, WORKING DOOR. IN ORDER TO DO SO, I'M HAVING TO SET MY 3-MONTH OLD DOWN IN THE PARKING SPACE NEXT TO WHEREVER WE PARK IN ORDER TO STRAP THE 2-YEAR OLD IN (OR OUT), AND HELP THE 4 YEAR OLD WITH HER BELT...ALL THE WHILE HOPING THAT A CARELESS DRIVER DOESN'T BARREL INTO THE SPACE AND MOW THE INFANT OVER. SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. *TR

I BEGAN RECENTLY HAVING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. THE STEERING WOULD BIND AND REQUIRE INCREASED EFFORT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING TURNS. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY AND IS GETTING WORST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BALISE TOYOTA IN WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND TO BE REPAIRED. THEY STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING DRIVE BELTS AND THEY REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND IT CONTINUES TO BIND. I BELIEVE THIS IS A THREAT TO MY FAMILIES AND MY SAFETY IF WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CHECK THE WEBSITES ON TOYOTA DEFECTS AND I BELIEVE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH CORROSION OF THE STEERING UNIVERSAL JOINTS. *TR