2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE STEERING WILL GO OUT WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163000.

I WAS ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM 1300 EAST ONTO FT. UNION BLVD, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY EVEN AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I PROMPTLY PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, BRAKED RAPIDLY, AND NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I COULD NOT TELL IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK ON THE FLOOR MATS, BUT REARRANGED THEM QUICKLY AND THE ENGINE RPMS QUICKLY DROPPED TO AN IDLE SPEED. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, LARRY MILLER OF MURRAY, UT. I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HE EXAMINED MY CAR, INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, ASSERTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO REPORTS OF ISSUES WITH THE 2004 SIENNA, AND THAT THE PEDAL ON MY CAR WAS NOT OF THE TYPE IMPLICATED IN THE RECALLS. HE HAD ME TAKE THE CAR TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND TESTING. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY FAILURE CODES PRESENT AND NO CHECK LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR 10 MILES, BUT WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO PARTS WERE REPAIRED NOR REPLACED. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THEM. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LURCHES UPON ACCELERATION AFTER BRAKING. AFTER BREAKING FOR A TURN OR ANY OTHER REASON THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION AND THEN LURCH OR ACCELERATE QUICKLY. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THIS WAS A ELECTRONIC FUNCTION OF THE CAR AND IT IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND WILL LEAD TO TRANSMISSION REPAIRS OR AN ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK OPEN. NO WAY TO CLOSE IT MANUALLY. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA - ERRATIC RPM IN DRIVE, SMOG STATIONS ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THE TEST, DUE TO ALLEGED CAR ELECTRONICS CONTROL ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST EVER SMOG TEST THAT WAS REQUESTED BY CALIFORNIA DMV FOR THIS NEW VEHICLE AFTER 5-YEARS OF USE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE HAS FAILED CAUSING THE ENTIRE DOOR TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 3K. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, 600,000 VEHICLES HAD THE SAME DEFECT TRACING BACK TO AN INDIANA FACTORY WELDING ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING US IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HTTP://WWW.ALLWORLDAUTO.COM/COMMENTS/2004_TOYOTA_SIENNA_COMMENTS_AND_COMPLAINTS_C202-6966-2004-303-1.HTML THERE ARE ALSO YOUTUBE VIDEOS DEPICTING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA, I AM EXPERIENCING A KNOWN ISSUE REGARDING MY POWER SLIDING DOORS. THEY SEEM TO POWER FORWARD AND BACK IF I MANUALLY USE THE HANDLES TO OPEN THE DOORS, BUT IF I USE THE AUTO-OPENING BUTTONS FROM INSIDE THE VAN THE DOORS TRY TO OPEN BUT THEY WONT UNLATCH SO THAT THE DOORS WILL SLIDE FROM OPEN TO CLOSE OR CLOSE TO OPEN. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 1 YR NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THEY DON'T SUPPORT. THEY TOLD ME THE COST WAS OVER $1K. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING MORE I AM ABLE TO DO. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA, IT IS NOT RECALLED. MY TOYOTA VAN WOULD STRUGGLE TO GET MOVING ESPECIALLY GOING UP A SMALL INCLINE I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR(THE CARS RPMS WOULD RACE) IN ORDER FOR IT TO MOVE, IT WAS LIKE GASPING FOR AIR. I BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY RAN THE TESTS AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, IN THE END THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE FLOOR MAT PREVENTING THE GAS PEDDLE FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. NOT POSSIBLE THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT OUT OF PLACE BECAUSE OF STAINS ON THE FLOOR. THE FLOOR MAT IS HEAVY AND DOES NOT SLIDE AROUND. NOW I AM FRUSTRATED SO BROUGHT IT TO COTTMANS AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY RAN THE COMPUTER ON IT AND SAID NOTHING CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER AS NOT WORKING, IF IT KEEPS DOING IT BRING IT BACK. WELL NOW I KNOW WHETHER IT COMES OUT OR NOT THIS IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER TESTS THEY RUN AND YOU CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON DEMAND. WITH ALL THE TROUBLES OCCURRING WITH TOYOTA, THEY ARE TRYING TO BLAME IT ALL ON FLOOR MATS, A COMPUTER PROBLEM WOULD BE MUCH MORE COSTLY TO REPAIR SOMETIMES COMPUTERS CAN TAKE CONTROL. I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING MY PROBLEM AND NOW THE PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION IS ALL BLAMED ON FLOOR MATS? MY SIENNA IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND JERKS WHEN IT DOES GET GOING. THIS IS OUR 4TH TOYOTA AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE. IN ALL MY YEARS AS L LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER I FIND THIS VERY SAD. THANK YOU *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON 2004 TOYTA SIENNA IS NOT CLOSING. OUT IN COLD AND RAIN WITH KIDS FOR 45 MINS. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. THE CABLE ON OUR SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED AND LEFT THE DOOR UNABLE TO BE OPENED OR CLOSED. *TR