2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Electrical System Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the tailgate inadvertently opened, then closed independently. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the tailgate hydraulic struts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that she noticed that the failure had reoccurred in 30-degree temperatures on two occasions. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

The failing component is the VSC/ABS system. It puts the occupants of the van and other motorists at risk of either causing a collision or causing the driver of vehicle in question to be unable to control the vehicle . The failure appears when going in a curve in the road at low speed causing the abs to engage lock the brakes and steering wheel rapidly decelerating the car and causing the car to jerk to one side or the other and go into a skid where the driver is unable to control the wheel due to steering wheel locking up when it happens the VSC and TRAC lights come on and there is a loud and rapid beeping that can be heard inside the vehicle. The issue usually appear when going between 25-40mph in banking curves

While driving on dry freeway or other stable road conditions, the Electronic Stability Control kicks in, braked hard, causing the van to swerve, and the lights on the dash started flashing, accompanied by a loud beeping. This has happened multiple times now. There is no reason for this to be occurring. It is involuntary, sudden, and random. If someone were close behind me, they could rear-end the vehicle. It also sometimes pulls the steering so hard that it swerves into the other lane. This is a serious safety issue that Toyota needs to deal with.

THE VSC SYSTEM IS ENABLING WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN ON AN OTHERWISE NORMAL ROAD. WHEN IT ENABLES, IT APPLIES THE BRAKE AND SOUNDS A REPEATING ALARM. THE SYSTEM APPLIES THE BRAKE WHILE I AM ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, AND THIS MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE, AS IF I HAVE TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE MAKING AN OTHERWISE BENIGN MANEUVER. THE REPEATING ALARM DOES NOT TURN OFF UNTIL I HAVE TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM THE INITIAL TURN ANGLE. THIS MEANS IF THE TURN IS SLOW, THE ALARM WILL SOUND FOR THE ENTIRE DISTANCE OF THE TURN.

Mileage: 300,000

STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS ON THE VAN THE FRONT DOOR WAS THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH A FAILED DOOR CHEEK CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO BE ABLE TO BE OPENED HAD TO FORCE IT OPEN AND REMOVE THE DOOR CHEEK DUE TO A WELD THAT HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE DOOR IS WHY IT FAILED AND THE SECOND WAS THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE DOOR QUITE WORKING AND THEN WHEN SWITCHED INTO THE MANUAL MODE I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO CLOSE OR IT WOULD CLOSE THEM COME BACK OPEN IT TOOK ALMOST A HOUR TO GET IT TO CLOSE AND STAY CLOSED. THIS BEING THE CAR I TRANSPORT MY KIDS IN THAT'S A BIG SAFETY ISSUE TO ME KNOWING THE DOOR MAY NOT WORK OR MAY NOT SAY CLOSED WHILE DRIVING PLEASE HELP.

THE SIDE DOORS HAVE A BUTTON YOU CAN PUSH FOR THEM TO OPEN. I WENT TO OPEN AND SHUT MY DAUGHTER DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT AFTER LOOKING IT OVER THE WIRE THAT COMES IN AND OUT FOR THE DOORS TO SHUT GOT STUCK IN THE O PART THAT THE CORD RETRACTS TO.BECAUSE OF THIS MY DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE MANUALLY OR AUTOMATIC PUSHING THE BUTTON. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CONTROL PANEL WHERE THE FUSES ARE UNDER THE HOOD. ONE FUSE GETS FIXED ANOTHER ONE BREAKS. I HAVE CONFIRMED THIS WITH A AUTO SHOP THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE CONTROL PANEL.

Mileage: 209,000

ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE PARKED VAN OCCURRED OVERNIGHT AND BURNED DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS, DASH, AND ALL AIR VENTS AND ALL PLASTIC COMPONENT LOCATED NEAR ALL VENTS. VAN WAS PARKED ON STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

Mileage: 179,339

ON FREEWAY INTERCHANGES, ENTRANCES AND EXITS VSC AND ABS SUDDENLY ENGAGESS. VAN IS NOT AGGRESSIVELY DRIVEN AND WHEN TURNING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS AND SWITCH BACKS VSC AND ABS ENGAGES DESPITE THE SLOW AND CONTROLED STEERING.

Mileage: 225,000

I AM HAVING A MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH MY VSC. RANDOMLY, REGARDLESS OF SPEEDS (IT'S HAPPENED GOING 70 AS WELL AS 25, AND 40 MPH), MY VSC WILL KICK ON, KILL MY SPEED, AND CAUSE ME TO SWERVE. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, GOING 70 ON AN INTERSTATE WITH OTHER VEHICLES AROUND AND HAVING THIS HAPPEN IS LIFE THREATENING NOT ONLY TO ME AND MY FAMILY BUT OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. READING ON SEVERAL AUTO FORUMS, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DRAWN TO THE ATTENTION OF TOYOTA CORPORATE TO NO AVAIL. IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEYOND ME THAT THEY SEE NO REASON TO FILE A RECALL.

Mileage: 110,000

VERY COMMON PROBLEM: POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE STRANDING THE OWNER WITH A HALF OPENED DOOR. THE INTERNET IS FILLED FULL OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 115,000

THE RIGHT SIDE ELECTRIC SIDE DOOR WILL NOT SLIDE ALL THE WAY BACK. IN A STATIONARY POSITION.

Mileage: 36,000

RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPERATES SPORADICALLY, NOT OPENING ALL THE WAY TO LOCK IN PLACE.

ON AUGUST 29, 2016 WE WERE AWOKEN BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT 3:30AM LETTING US KNOW OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WAS ON FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THEY WERE ABLE TO BREAK INTO THE VAN AND CONTAIN THE FIRE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY BURNT UP ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE AND A TOTAL LOSS FOR OUR FAMILY. IT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. WE FILED A COMPLAINT/CLAIM WITH TOYOTA THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND AS OF DECEMBER 2, 2016, STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESOLUTION AND HAVE NOT BEEN CLEARED BY TOYOTA TO EVEN TOW THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE PLACED NUMEROUS CALLS TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION. INITIALLY, WE WERE TOLD CLAIMS DEPARTMENT HAS UP TO 30 BUSINESS DAYS TO RESPOND TO THE CLAIM. ONCE WE EXCEEDED THE 30 BUSINESS DAYS ' WE CONTACTED AGAIN AND WERE THEN TOLD THEY 'TYPICALLY' TAKE 30 DAYS BUT IT COULD BE LONGER. PREVIOUSLY - TOYOTA SENT OUT A FIRE INVESTIGATOR IN OCTOBER. IN A FOLLOW UP CALL TO THAT INVESTIGATOR BY US ' HE CONFIRMED HE TURNED OVER HIS FINDINGS TO TOYOTA AND LET US KNOW THAT THE CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED.

POWER SLIDING SIDE DOORS, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVE SIDES, DO NOT WORK. I HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE DRIVER'S SIDE A FEW YEARS AGO FOR ABOUT $1,600. LAST YEAR, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING. I DON'T WANT TO PAY ANOTHER $1,600 TO HAVE THIS DOOR REPLACED GIVEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT I SEE ON THE WEB REGARDING THIS ISSUE AS I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL BREAK AGAIN. BASICALLY, WE DON'T USE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ANYMORE, BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID IT WILL GET STUCK AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO CLOSE IT; WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE ARE CLAMORING FOR A SAFETY RECALL; 1) HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/TOYOTA-SIENNA-FAULTY-POWER-SLIDING-DOORS-233250320033754/; 2) HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/PROBLEM-WITH-DOOR-MECHANISM-IN-ELECTRIC-SLIDING-DOORS-992

Mileage: 42,000

IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT ,PUT GROCERIES IN DRIVER SIDE BACK POWER SLIDING DOOR . WENT TO SHUT AND DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY . IT WAS STUCK .FINELY GOT IT SHUT AFTER ,ABOUT 30 MINUTES .GOT HOME POWER CABLE HAD BROKEN RUSTED AND FRAYED .RECALL WAS FOUND ,BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX !!! THIS HAPPEN 2YRS. AGO 2014 & STILL TRYING TO GET THIS RECALL FIXED ..THEY SAID I HAD TO MANY MILES ON THE VAN ,THAT I GOT IN 2011.. IT HAD 146,892 MILES WHEN THE DOOR CABLE BROKE & WAS INSPECTED . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS .I WILL NOT LET ANY CHILDREN SIT NEXT TO THAT BROKEN POWERED BACK DRIVER SLIDING DOOR !! THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL !! MILES SHOULD NOT BE A CONCERN ! LIFE OF A PERSON SHOULD BE . I'M STILL FIGHTING TO GET THIS FIXED & IT'S 2016 .. BROKEN ,RUSTED & FRAYED POWER CABLE NOT FUNCTIONAL & INOPERATIVE & CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ! BECAUSE IT'S POWERED WITH OR WITHOUT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FEATURE .TOYOTA NEEDS TO UP DATE THIS RECALL TO A SAFETY MANDATORY RECALL WITH NO LIMITS !!!!

Mileage: 146,800

THE VSC SENSOR IS ACTIVATING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS CAUSING THE VAN TO AGGRESSIVELY APPLY THE BRAKES AND LOSE ACCELERATION. THIS ISSUE MAINLY OCCURS WHEN TURNING DOWN WHILE GOING DOWN HILL, HOWEVER IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY IN OTHER INSTANCES AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL LIFE THREATENING INSTANCES WHERE THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAINS WITH LARGE SEMI TRUCKS BEHIND ME.. NEARLY CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. MY RESEARCH POINTS TO A FEW THINGS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE CULPRIT: THE YAW SENSOR STEARING WHEEL ROTATIONAL POSITION SENSOR VSC COMPUTER MODULE THIS VIDEO CAPTURES EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=TGMJAFPIFKO I CANNOT FIND ANY INSTANCES WHERE THIS ISSUE WAS FIXED ONLINE

Mileage: 79,000

MY REAR DOOR IS NOT WORKING, I HAVE VISITED TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD MY THE REAR LIFT GATE AND REAR HATCH LATCH BOTH OF THEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. WE DID THAT RELAPACEMT . THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEING SOLVED, WE TRIED TO MAKE THE DOOR WORKING MANUALLY INSTEAD OF AUTOMATICALLY ALSO THIS WAY IS NOT HELPFUL. IT LOOKS LIKE WE REACHING TO CLOSED WAY.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER OPENS/CLOSES WHEN THE BUTTONS ARE PUSHED (FROM THE CEILING IN THE FRONT, FROM A REMOTE KEY, AND FROM THE BUTTON RIGHT NEXT TO THE DOOR.)

Mileage: 152,000

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA 2004. LAST YEAR, THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE WAS BROKEN AND IT WAS JUST PAST THE WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY $1,200 TO HAVE IT FIXED AS THE DOOR COULD BE OPEN. AND THEN AFTER A FEW MONTH, THE DOOR CAN'T OPEN AUTOMATICALLY AND THE DEALER SAID A MOTOR FAILURE WHICH WOULD COST ANOTHER $1,000. I HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR AND UNFORTUNATE I AM ONE OF THE VICTIMS. I URGE TOYOTA TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND PAY CUSTOMERS BACK.

REAR PASSENGER ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AND FAILED ONE DAY. THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY IS ELECTRICALLY OPERATED AND THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE. THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPERATED ELECTRICALLY AND CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY AT ALL WITH OUT MAKING A $1500 - $3500 REPAIR TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY AND DOOR MOTOR) OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR SMALL CHILDREN SINCE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPERATED MANUALLY? THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A TOTAL RECALL OF ALL ELECTRICAL DOOR ASSEMBLIES NEED TO BE MADE FOR ALL YEARS AFFECTED AND A MANUAL OVERRIDE NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERED SUCH THAT CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE NOT AT RISK DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VSC AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE INTO OTHER LANES WHILE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE STEERING SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 264,888.

Mileage: 264,888

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC DOORS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOORS, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FRAYED CABLE ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CABLE WAS CUT FOR THE CONTACT TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BECAME INOPERABLE APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER WITH THE CABLE BEING FRAYED AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CABLE WAS CUT AND THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC STOPPED ELECTRICITY FROM GOING TO THE DOOR SO THAT THE DOOR COULD BE OPENED AND CLOSED MANUALLY AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. SINCE THE DOORS WERE ORIGINALLY AUTOMATICALLY POWERED TO OPEN AND CLOSE, THEY BECAME VERY HARD TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AND THE WIRES WERE CORRODED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

Mileage: 197,000

THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE. IT CONSTANTLY SHUTS AND OPENS. IF A PERSON IS STEPPING INTO THE CAR THE DOOR WILL CLOSE ON THE PERSON UNLESS THEY PHYSICALLY MANHANDLE THE DOOR. AN ADULT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ON HER. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. SOME HOW THE HANDLE RELEASE THE DOOR AJAR BEEPING NOISE BUT THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PEOPLE NEED TO CLIMB TO THE BACK FROM THE FRONT. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BUT WHEN WE TOOK OUR CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS BEYOND THE 9 YEAR LIMIT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. WE HAVE SINCE HAD AN ACCIDENT RELATED TO THE SPARE TIRE RECALL THAT WE THOUGHT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REMEDIED. I NOW REALIZE THE PROBLEM AND ISSUES WITH MANUFACTURE ERRORS AND RESPONSIBILITY. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THE SLIDING DOOR ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS CRUSHED IN THE ELECTRIC SLIDER. IF EVER WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE WINTER, HOW WOULD THE PEOPLE SITTING IN THE MIDDLE ROWS EXIT THE CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A BETTER SYSTEM TO INFORM CONSUMERS OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. MANUFACTURERS NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE BEFORE AN INCIDENT OCCURS. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA, THEY SAID THAT I DID NOT HAVE A SERVICE HISTORY OR BRAND LOYALTY. WE HAVE OWNED OUR TOYOTA FOR 8 YEARS! WE HAVE TAKEN OUR CAR TO LOCAL MECHANICS EXCEPT FOR ISSUES OF RECALL. OUR FRIENDS BOUGHT A TOYOTA SIENNA DUE TO OUR RECOMMENDATION AND CAR HISTORY. 2 WEEKS AGO WE JUST PURCHASED A TOYOTA PRIUS FOR OUR DAUGHTER. THAT IS CUSTOMER LOYALTY.

PASSENGER REAR SLIDING AUTOMATIC DOOR'S CABLE FRAYED. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WOULD BE COVERED AT NO CHARGE. I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NEEDED AND MADE OUR WAY AROUND THE ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SELL THE VAN BUT NOW I AM TOLD IT WILL BE ALMOST 2000 TO FIX BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY?? MAKES NO SENSE AS WHEN I INITIALLY CALLED, THEY STATED IT WOULD BE NO CHARGE AND NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT TIME OR MILEAGE. I BEG TO DIFFER ON THIS ISSUE AS WHEN I MADE THE INITIAL CALL IT WAS COVERED. SO SHOULDN'T IT STILL BE? *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TOYOTA DEALER (VICTORY TOYOTA OF CANTON , 46352 MICHIGAN AV, CANTON, MI 48188) FAILED TO FIX THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID ASSEMBLY THAT A SUBJECT OF A RECALL AND PROMISED TO CALL ONCE THE NEW PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 2 MONTHS AND THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

AFTER DRIVING THE MINIVAN TO DROP OFF THE CHILDREN AT DAYCARE, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR WAS OPEN AUTOMATICALLY BUT AFTERWARD, WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE MOTOR THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE BUTTON THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR. IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON THAT OPEN AND CLOSES THE DOOR. THAT DRIVER SIDE DOOR STAYED STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. I ATTEMPTED BUT COULD NOT PUSH IT TO GET IT CLOSE. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS AND USE THE BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WOULD MAKE THE DOOR GO INTO MANUAL MODE BUT ONCE THE MOTOR IS ENGAGE TO DRIVE OPEN THE DOOR, IT SEEMS THAT IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGED. AGAIN, THE DOOR JUST STAY STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. I ENDED UP DRIVING THE MINIVAN SLOWLY ON THE SIDE ROADS FOR ABOUT 5 MILES TO GET BACK HOME WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN AND PARK IT BACK IN MY GARAGE. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTER TODAY (2-9-2015) TO FILE MY SAFETY CONCERN/COMPLAINT AND AM GIVEN A COMPLAINT #[XXX] TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP ME RECTIFY THE SAFETY DEFECT, THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTEE. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE SAFETY DEFECT MYSELF. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. LUCKILY, THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA WHERE WEATHER IS USUALLY NOT AN ISSUE. I USE TO LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THIS VAN WAS PURCHASE THERE IN MINNESOTA IN FACT. I CAN IMAGINE A SCENARIO WHERE IF THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE DURING WINTER WITH CHILDREN IN IT, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS AND CATASTROPHIC IN TERMS OF EXPOSING THE PASSENGERS TO THE HARSH ELEMENTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 230,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE THE SLIDING TRACK WAS LUBRICATED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

DASH BOARD HAS A CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT WHERE THE AIR BAG IS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SPEEDOMETER READING WENT TO 0. STOPPED COUNTING MILES AND CAR GOING ON 65 BUT SPEEDOMETER READS 0. ALSO GAS TANK LEVEL INDICATOR GOES FROM HALF TANK TO EMPTY AND GAS LIGHT TURN ON. IT IS NOT SAFE AS I DON'T KNOW AT WHAT SPEED MY CAR IS GOING ON AND ALSO IF THE CRACK ON THE DASH BOARD GETS BIGGER, AIR BAGS MIGHT POP OUT. NEED SOMEBODY TO LOOK INTO THIS AS THE VAN IS DRIVEN ONLY 49000 MILES. THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL . *TR

Mileage: 49,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS TWO ELECTRIC SIDE DOORS, MOVE THE TWO WIRES RUNNING OUT THE DOOR. IN STATES WHERE A LOT OF SNOW, SALT DESTROYS THE CABLES AND THEY BREAK EASILY. WHEN I TRY TO BUY THE CABLES, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE TOYOTA DEALER ONLY SELL THE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL MACHINERY. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STOP STARTED MAKING A NOISE WHEN WE OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. THE WINDOW STOPPED OPENING COMPLETELY. TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS OR 100K MILES FOR THIS DEFECT. THEY WON'T REPAIR MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS BEYOND THE EXTENSION. THE COST IS OVER $2,000. NOW THE DOOR STOP HAS BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY AND DOOR SWINGS WIDE. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION EVERY TIME WE USE THE CAR. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE WELDS WERE DEFECTED AND TOYOTA DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND 2K PER VEHICLE TO REPAIR ALL THE DEFECTED CARS. CAR DOORS ARE A MAJOR COMPONENT OF ANY VEHICLE AND SHOULDN'T FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 90,100

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER DOORS AND HATCH IN 2010. I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY TOYOTA OF THE TSB-0085-09 AND HAVE HAD TO DO RESEARCH MYSELF ON THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND DEALERSHIPS WOULD NOT ADDRESS IT. ON 5/12 2014 WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 60 MILES AN HOUR IN THE RAIN WHEN MY POWER DOOR KEPT OPENING AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAD TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. IT WOULD NOT MANUALLY CLOSE. I HAD TO STRAP THE DOOR SHUT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

VEHICLE RANDOMLY SELF-LOCKS WHILE IN PARK WITH CAR TURNED OFF, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY KEYS INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON THE SEAT WHILE PUTTING GROCERIES IN THE BACK AT THE STORE AND AT HOME. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME NOW, AND ITS SCARY, BECAUSE I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD WHO I STRAP INTO THE CAR SEAT AND THEN WALK AROUND TO THE DRIVERS SIDE, USUALLY AFTER PUTTING MY PURSE AND KEYS DOWN ON SEAT UP FRONT. IF CAR SELF LOCKS, KIDS COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE. RESEARCH ON LINE SHOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER TOYOTAS, POSSIBLY HAVING SOMETHING TO DO WITH A SECURITY SYSTEM HARNESS GLITCH OR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR? *TR

Mileage: 130,000

REAR SLIDING DOOR ISSUE - THE TRUNK KEEPS FALLING ON THE HEAD WHEN PUTTING SHOPPING BAGS. POWER SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY - THE SLIDING DOOR KEEPS CLOSING AND INJURING WHEN PUTTING THE SEAT BELTS FOR MY BABY IN THE CAR SEAT. THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND CAUSING INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

THIS IS A RECURRING INCIDENT. ON COLD DAYS, THE SLIDING DOORS WILL FREEZE SHUT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, AND SOME FOLKS ON WEB FORUMS HAVE RECOMMENDED FILING A COMPLAINT TO HOPEFULLY GET TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE FREEZING DOOR PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED BY THE ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCK MECHANISM AND OPEN/CLOSE SENSOR ON THE SLIDER. IN MANY CASES, THE FAILED ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE FROZEN DOOR IS ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THE DOOR "OPEN" SENSOR AND CAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND WILL NOT OPEN. PASSENGERS CAN BE TRAPPED IN THE VAN AND NOT ABLE TO GET OUT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVANS WITH ELECTRIC DOORS. IN ADDITION, THE MOTOR IS OFTEN KNOWN TO FAIL. THE THE CABLE HAS A BLACK SHEATHING THAT IS INADEQUATE AND WEARS CAUSING IT TO JAM IN THE PULLEY AND BREAK OR EXPOSING IT TO LATER CORROSION AND THEN IT WILL BREAK AS WELL. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND DOES NOT ISSUE A RECALL. YOU ONLY NEED TO CHECK THE TOYOTA FORUM TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM WITH MANY OWNERS REPORTS. REPAIRS RUN $1,200 TO $2,000 AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. EVEN WHEN POWER IS TURNED OFF, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS MY KIDS CAN NOT EXIT THE CAR FROM THAT DOOR IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A CSP LETTER FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THIS EXACT DOOR PROBLEM BUT THE LETTER STATES THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS GOOD FOR 9 YEARS OR 120K MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. UNFORTUNATELY, I RECEIVED THE LETTER JUST AFTER I HAD THE CAR FOR 9 YEARS. IF I HAD RECEIVED THE LETTER AND KNOWN ABOUT THE DOOR ISSUE BEFORE THE 9 YEARS, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TO BE FIXED. QUOTE FOR FIXING DOOR IS OVER $1,100. *TR

Mileage: 97,640

WENT OUTSIDE TO TRY TO OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR AND THE CABLE SNAPPED. I CAN NO LONGER OPEN MY DOOR AND I HAVE A BABY THAT THE CAR SEAT IS ON THE WORKING SIDE AND NOW MY OTHER KIDS HAVE TO TRY TO JUMP OVER THE BABY OR GO OUT THE FRONT DOORS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 121,384

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND CHILDREN IN BACK SEAT CANNOT RIDE SAFELY, AS DOOR WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. SPOKE TO TOYOTA, OPENED A CLAIM, WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE WAS ISSUED, BUT ALTHOUGH I WASN'T OVER MY MILEAGE, I WAS OVER THE DATE OF 1ST USE OF VEHICLE. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS FAULTY PART FOR 9 YEARS, 120,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE SAT FOR 8 MONTHS AS WELL WHEN OUR OTHER TOYOTA, THE TUNDRA HAD ITS FRAME REPLACED...BUT EVEN THOUGH THEY STILL WILL NOT HELP. THEY OFFERED TO GIVE ME A GOOD DEAL ON ANOTHER TOYOTA...SERIOUSLY! I JUST LEASED A VENZA 3 MONTHS AGO. I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER VEHICLE, I WANT MINE FIXED SO MY PASSENGERS CAN SIT IN THE BACK SEAT SAFELY WITHOUT WORRY THE DOOR WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE ON THEM! *TR

Mileage: 105,000

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE MAKING THE DOOR INOPERABLE. THE VAN CANNOT BE EXITED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. REPAIR INVOLVES MOTOR AND CABLE REPLACEMENT COSTING $1720. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 9 YEARS FROM PURCHASE AND 120,000 MILES THEREBY ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR ISSUE TO A FAULTY PART. THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT UNTIL IT FAILED. THE CAR WAS GARAGED ITS ENTIRE 9 YEARS AND THEREFORE IT TOOK 127,550 MILES TO FAIL. EVEN THOUGH I AM WITHIN THE 9 YEARS OF PURCHASE BY 4 WEEKS, TOYOTA WON'T HONOR THE WARRANTY EXTENSION DUE TO BEING BEYOND 120,000 MILES. I WILL HAVE TO PAY THIS HIGH COST TO REPLACE A DOOR MOTOR OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. THIS CABLE SHOULD NEVER FAIL AND IS A FAULTY PRODUCT WHICH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED. *TR

Mileage: 127,550

UPON PRESSING THE OPEN BUTTON ON THE REMOTE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING REAR DOOR, IT MAKES NOISE BUT DOES NOT OPEN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE REALIZED THE CABLE HAD FRAYED AND THE DOOR GOT JAMMED HALF WAY OPEN. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD TO ASK FOR AN EXCEPTION BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY BROKEN THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT! THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE ONLY EXIT FOR REAR PASSENGERS IS NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR UNTIL IT BREAKS AS WELL. RESEARCH SUGGESTS WE ARE JUST BARLEY OVER AND ONLY MONTHS BEYOND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE FOR THIS DEFECT @ 120K OR 9YRS, LEAVING US TO ABSORB THE ENTIRE 1500-1800$ COST ASSOCIATED WITH REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 131,432

ONCE OPENED, THE VEHICLE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. I HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GET IT TO CLOSE & THE ONLY WAY IT DID SO WAS AFTER THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE HAD SNAPPED. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE AWAY FROM HOME, I MAY HAVE HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE DOOR OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE MINIVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE REAR ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR. *SMD

PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE NOR OPEN. TRIED TO OPEN IT MANUALLY, NO LUCK UNLESS YOU USE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF POWER WHICH MIGHT DO DAMAGE TO SOME OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. EVEN IF DOOR MANAGED TO GET OPEN IT WON'T CLOSE, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 56,107

TOYOTA SIENNA'S EQUIPPED WITH POWER SLIDING DOORS USE A PLASTIC COATED STEEL WIRE TO OPERATE THE DOOR VIA A WHEEL AND MOTOR. THIS PLASTIC DETERIORATES OVER TIME AND THE STEEL WIRE CORRODES AND FAILS LEADING TO THE INOPERABLE ABILITY OF THE DOOR IN THE POWER MODE. IN POWER MODE: THE DOOR WILL REMAIN CLOSED IF ATTEMPTED TO BE OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN A MOTION GEAR. IT ALSO ALLOWS THE CONTROLLED OPEN AND CLOSURE OF THE DOOR WITH AN AUTOMATIC REVERSAL IF THE DOOR DETECTS OBSTRUCTION. DISENGAGING THIS POWER MODE ALLOWS THE DOOR TO BE OPENED WHEN IN MOTION. IT ALSO ALLOWS THE DOOR TO SLAM CLOSED IF VEHICLE IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND COULD INJURE A PERSON NOT EXPECTING THE CLOSURE OR OPENING. TOYOTA HAS OFFERED A "SERVICE EXTENSION", NOT A RECALL, FOR A PART THAT IS INTEGRAL FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE SLIDING DOORS. THIS EXTENSION WILL ONLY COVER A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES IN THEIR ALLOTTED TIME FRAME. THE ACTUAL FAILED PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT AND A WHOLE DOOR ACTUATOR MUST BE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED AT $1100 PER DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN LE MODEL. 2 YEARS AGO TRYING TO GET OUT OF DRIVERS SEAT, AS I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR I HEARD A MOTORIZED CLICKING SOUND AND THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN FROM INSIDE. I TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT THE METAL WIRE THAT CONNECTS TO THE LATCH HAD BROKEN. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WILL COST $250 FOR THE ASSEMBLY THAT CONTROLS THE LATCH TO OPEN THE DOOR. LAST YEAR MY POWER SLIDING DOOR (PASSENGER SIDE) STARTED ACTING UP. SOMETIMES THE DOOR WOULD OPEN AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T WHEN I PRESS THE POWER DOOR BUTTON LOCATED ON THE CEILING CLOSE TO DRIVER'S SIDE. THEN IT WOULD ONLY OPEN FROM OUTSIDE IF I PULL THE LATCH FROM OUTSIDE. THEN ONE DAY WHEN I PULLED THE DOOR LATCH FROM OUTSIDE TO OPEN IT, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE METAL CABLE THAT THE DOOR SLIDES ON SNAPPED! I RECEIVED AN"ENHANCEMENT RECALL" LETTER FROM TOYOTA JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND SAW COMPLAINTS THAT TOYOTA DOES THIS ON PURPOSE LAST MINUTE EXPECTING THAT CUSTOMERS WON'T SEE IT IN TIME. I CALLED THE SCION DEALERSHIP IN PALATINE, IL AND THEY SAID THAT IT WILL COST ME $120 TO INSPECT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE POWER DOOR AND THERE ARE 4 TO 5 PARTS WHERE 1 OR MORE COULD HAVE GONE BAD. SOME PARTS ARE COVERED AND OTHERS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRAN TY. THIS SHOULD BE SAFETY RECALL AND COULD KILL A SMALL KID. A CLASS ACTION SUIT MUST BE FILED AGAINST TOYOTA FOR RIPPING OFF CUSTOMERS. THEY SHOULD BE FIXING IT FOR FREE SINCE ITS A DESIGN FLAW. I WOULD EXPECT AN ENGINE TO FAIL AT 96000 MILES BUT NOT THE 2 DOORS (FRONT MANUAL DOOR AND POWER SLIDING DOOR). BIG COMPANIES LIKE TOYOTA NEEDS TO CUT OFF BONUS FORM CEO AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S PAYCHECK AND USE THE MONEY TO CORRECT THEIR DESIGN FLAWS. I PAID $32,000 AND EXPECT TOYOTA TO RETURN THE COST OF REPAIR WHICH IS $1800+TAX OR FIX IT FOR FREE AND THANK ME THAT I DID NOT FILE A SUIT AGAINST THEM. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I TOOL MY CAR LAST APRIL TO GET MY RECALL DONE ON MY LIFT GATE AND EVER SINCE THAT MY LIFT GATE IS NOT WORKING.. I HAVE CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AS WELL BUT IT SEEMS NO ONE IS LISTENING TO ME. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW LEADS TO JAMMED SLIDING DOORS, POSSIBLY LOCKING PASSENGERS INSIDE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. TOYOTA APPARENTLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AS IT HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THOSE PARTS TO 9 YRS OR 120K MILES. MAILING LETTERS EARLIER THIS YEAR. I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THEM WHEN MY CAR HAD 7 YRS / 130K MILES. I THINK THEY ARE NOT BEING PROACTIVE ENOUGH WITH AN ISSUE THAT RENDERED ONE OF MY DOORS INOPERATIONAL. IT IS NOT THAT I CAN'T USE THE ELECTRIC DOOR OPENING MECHANISM, THE DEFECT ALSO IMPEDES THE DOOR FROM OPENING AT ALL. I THINK IT BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE COVERED NO MATTER WHEN. IT IS NOT MY FAULT IT TOOK THEM SEVERAL YEARS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM - MY CAR WOULD BE COVERED HAD THEM MAILED THE LETTER ONE YEAR BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 135,914

REAR PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR STOPS WORKING ONCE IN A WHILE. IT WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE WHEN THE POWER DOOR BUTTON IS PRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 97,124

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE. CONFIRMED WITH TOYOTA DEALER THAT BREAKING CABLE CAUSED POWER DOOR MOTOR TO FAIL. TOYOTA HAS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT TO COVER CABLE, BUT WILL NOT COVER MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 91,400

SIENNA 2004 HAS HAD A DEFECTIVE DOOR FROM ABOUT 40-45,000MILES. IT WAS INTERMITTENT FOR YEARS UNTIL ON 3/30/11 IT TOTALLY QUIT WORKING. I COULD NEVER DIAGNOSE THE REASON WHY IT WOULD ONLY WORK SOMETIMES. WAS IT RELATED TO HEAT, MOISTURE.... THERE WAS NO CORRELATION. IT QUIT WORKING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL NOT AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN" BUT A RECALL. ALSO MY HATCH REAR STRUTS THAT HOLD UP THE REAR HATCH HAVE FAILED. HIT ME IN THE HEAD FAILED. I DID GET THOSE FIXED AND AGAIN THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY "CAMPAIGN" WHICH MEANS SELECT VANS ARE REPAIRED BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE COME IN (AND CAN YOU IMAGINE ALL THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN DOCUMENTED?) THEN YOU WILL SEE THAT THOSE SIENNA 2004S THAT HAVE THE VIN # THAT BEGINS: 5TDZA23C... HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUES THAT BEING THE ELECTRIC DOOR ASSEMBLY AND/OR THE REAR STRUTS ON THE HATCH. NOW INSTEAD OF AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN" TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL AND OPEN UP THE REPAIR TO ALL VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD GET A NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO REPAIR MY OLD ONE OR DEAL WITH THE VAN. MY VAN LIES OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY BY 11,000 MILES THAT IS IT. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT WORKING AT 126,000 MILES THEY WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS OVER 120,000 MILES. TODAY MY VAN HAS 131,000 AND THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER UNLESS IT IS A RECALL. PLEASE REVIEW AND CATEGORIZE THESE COMPLAINTS. IF YOU NEED ME TO ANALYZE THEM I WILL. CONTACT ME. TOYOTA HAS UNSAFE VEHICLES . *TR

Mileage: 126,000

THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS ACCUMULATING MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION INSIDE WHICH CAUSES THE HEADLIGHT TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. LATE LAST YEAR, BOTH OF MY POWER SLIDING DOORS BROKE WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE CABLE THAT OPERATES THE DOORS FRAYED AND SNAPPED APART. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE DOORS CLOSED BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THEM SINCE. MY KIDS HAVE HAD TO CLIMB THRU THE FRONT SEATS UNTIL WE COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THEM. I TALKED TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO FIX THEM THE COST OF THE PARTS ONLY WOULD BE $1200 A DOOR. THIS COST INCLUDED A NEW MOTOR AND CABLE BECAUSE TOYOTA DOES NOT REPLACE JUST THE CABLE. I BELIEVE THIS CABLE ISSUE SHOULD OF BEEN UPGRADED TO A RECALL MANY YEARS AGO AND IS VERY DISCOMFORTING TO US WHO ARE LOYAL TOYOTA DRIVERS. WE AS DRIVERS HAVE PAID $30K+ FOR OUR VEHICLES AND BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM ON A FEATURE THAT WE PAID FOR AS AN UPGRADE TO THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM NATIONWIDE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES AND BLOGS AND INCLUDES SEVERAL DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE MY STORY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

THE DOORS ON OUR 2004 SIENNA FREQUENTLY "FREEZE" SHUT AND WE ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THEM AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THIS HAPPENS ROUTINELY WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE AT OR BELOW FREEZING AND ARE NOT RESOLVED WITH TURNING OFF THE POWER, DOORS, LUBRICATING THE TRACKS OR WARMING UP THE CAR. THE DOORS SPONTANEOUSLY UNLOCK WHEN WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR 15MIN-1HOUR. THE UNLOCKING OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND BELLS SOUND, DASH LIGHTS COME ON. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AND TEMPERATURE AND TIME DEPENDENT. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS INCONVENIENCE AS WE HAVE A NEWBORN, TODDLER AND TWO SCHOOL CHILDREN AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. THE BUTTONS DO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DOOR IS SO HEAVY THAT IT CANNOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED EASILY. THE CABLE THAT MOVES THE DOOR SNAPPED AND VISIBLE (HANGING OUTSIDE THE BODY). WE HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS AND THE CAR WAS SERVICED REGULARLY, BUT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALER SAYS THE WHOLE MOTOR, NOT JUST THE CABLE, SHOULD BE REPLACED, ASKING FOR MORE THAN $1500 FOR PARTS AND REPAIR. SNAPPED CABLE, LOOSE AND VISIBLE MOVING PARTS OUTSIDE THE BODY OF THE VAN, AND A HEAVY AND HARD TO OPERATE "POWER" DOOR PRESENT A SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE KIDS GOING IN AND OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND HAVE TOYOTA OWN UP TO ITS DESIGN PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE HAS ITS OWN FORUMS ONLINE, HAS ITS OWN FACEBOOK PAGE AND IT SEEMS THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT LISTEN ONE CUSTOMER AT A TIME. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

ELECTRICAL MOTOR AND CABLE THAT CONTROLS SLIDING DOOR (DRIVER SIDE) HAS CORRODED AND BROKEN. DOOR INOPERABLE POSING SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

2004 DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE UNABLE TO CLOSE. DUE TO SEVERELY COLD WEATHER IN IOWA, THE DOOR WAS FORCED SHUT TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERABLE. DOOR MOTOR REPLACEMENT COST ESTIMATES RANGE FROM $1300-1500. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STARTED EXHIBITING PROBLEMS OPENING AND CLOSING. TURNED OFF THE MOTORS FROM THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT. ONE TIME WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED, A PIECE OF THE DOOR ASSEMBLY SHATTERED THE REAR 3/4 GLASS PANEL. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

THE LEFT POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY SIENNA FAILED. WHILE OUT ON ERRAND WITH A FRIEND'S CHILD, I COULD NOT SHUT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. HAD TO DRIVE TO MY HOME WITH THE CHILD STRAPPED INTO THEIR CARSEAT IN THE BACK AND THE DOOR OPEN. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR FAILED AND IT WOULD COST $1900+ TO FIX THE POWER OR $300 TO TURN IN INTO MANUAL DOOR. HUSBAND LOOKED ON INTERNET, FOUND INSTRUCTIONS TO TAKE DOOR APART AND FIXED HIMSELF AS THIS WAS A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE MOTOR, YOU CAN HEAR IT RUN TO THIS DAY, AND IT WAS THE CABLE USED TO SLIDE THE DOOR - THERE WAS STRIPPED PLASTIC SHIELDING BUNCHED UP ON THE CABLE WHICH KEPT THE DOOR FROM RUNNING ON THE CABLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE DOOR DID NOT RESPOND TO THE POWER BUTTON AND WOULD TRAP A CHILD IN IT. SECOND ISSUE IS THE WELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MAKING POPPING SOUNDS. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AND THE WELD WAS COMING OFF AND THE METAL UNDERNEATH THE WELD HAD ACTUALLY TORN!! HE TOOK THE WELDED PIECE OFF SO THAT THE DOOR WOULD BE OPERATIONAL. ONCE AGAIN, THE DOOR CAN CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY ON A SMALL CHILD WITHOUT WARNING WITHOUT DOOR BEING REPLACED. THIRD ISSUE IS THE SONAR WHICH COMES AND GOES WITHOUT WARNING. I TRY TO LEAVE MY SONAR ON ALL THE TIME, BUT IN PROCESS OF BACKING UP, WILL REALIZE THE SONAR HAS TURNED ITSELF OFF. IT COMES AND GOES-SOMETIMES WILL JUST BEEP ON AND OFF AND ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITHOUT ANYONE ELSE AROUND THE CAR. FOURTH ISSUE IS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, THE BACK HATCH DOOR WILL RISE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY COME DOWN FORCEFULLY ON YOUR HEAD (IT RUNS WITH A MOTOR). ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE LISTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND EVERYONE IS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT IS YOU DON'T HAVE A CURRENT WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. THESE ARE DESIGN FLAWS AND SAFETY ISSUES!!!! *TR

Mileage: 72,890

THE ELECTRICAL DOORS FAIL DUE TO CABLE ISSUES. THE REPAIR ESTIMATES EXCEED $1500. WE FIXED ONE DOOR ONLY TO HAVE THE SECOND DOOR FAIL AND JAM CLOSE COMPLETELY. NOW WE ONLY HAVE ONE SLIDING DOOR THAT CAN OPEN WHICH SEEMS VERY UNSAFE. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE TO SEE MORE THAN 900 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ITEM, THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT. CUSTOMERS ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF HELP FROM DEALERS AND TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 89,600

THE ELECTRIC DOOR (PASSENGER SIDE) INTERMITTENTLY WORKED FOR YEARS, SOMETIMES IT WORKED, SOMETIMES IT DID NOT. FINALLY IT QUIT WORKING. THE REAR FAN GOES ON AND OFF AT WILL. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. MY REAR TAIL LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS ALWAYS OUT, EVEN AFTER REPLACING IT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TRUNK DOOR LOST ALL ITS HYDRAULIC LIFT AND ACTUALLY HIT ME IN THE HEAD. IT HAS NO HYDRAULICS LEFT NOW AND IS VERY HARD TO LIFT. THE LIGHTED BUTTONS BY THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHERE YOU OPERATE THE GARAGE DOOR, ELECTRIC DOOR - BURNT OUT AT PROBABLY 37,000 MILES AND WERE RIDICULOUS TO REPLACE. THE DOOR LOCKS ARE ALL SCREWED UP. HARD TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR MANUALLY WITH A KEY, HAVE TO UNLOCK FROM PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOOR CLICKER DOES NOT WORK. BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE CLICKER QUIT WORKING SHORTLY AFTER, AGAIN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OF SOME SORT??? SO NO CLICKER, NO ELECTRIC DOOR, NO TRUNK LIFT, NO DOME LIGHTING, NO TAIL LIGHT, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE RECALLS THAT VAN HAD (EXTRA TIRE, SEATBELTS, DOOR ISSUES). I HAD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR?? CAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. VAN CURRENTLY HAS 126,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS BY FAR THE WORST QUALITY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I HAVE OWNED AN 80S TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH WAS FINE, SATURN, ACURA INTEGRA, FORD EXPLORER, ALSO MAZDAS, 2001 CHRYSLER 300M (HORRIBLE ALSO), THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS ON THE EDMUNDS SITE ABOUT THIS 2004 SIENNA VAN, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR ELECTRIC DOOR PROBLEMS AND ALL DOOR PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL LONG CRACKS AND THE MATERIAL IS DETERIORATING, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEPT GARAGED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS OR OTHER DASH COMPONENTS BEING EFFECTED. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2004 ##. *TR

THE SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. IF YOU NEED TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE YOU MUST CRAWL THROUGH THE FRONT SEAT. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL SOMETIMES OPEN WITHOUT BEING MANUALLY ACTIVATED. THE AIR IN THE REAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AND SHUT OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT BEING MANUALLY ACTIVATED. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AND TOYOTA HAS MADE UP VARIOUS EXCUSES AS TO WHY THE LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF DURING A FLAT OR "BLOW OUT" OR THAT IT IS WORKING PROPERLY. RECENTLY I WAS EXTREMELY NERVOUS DURING DRIVING AND FOUND AFTER PULLING OFF AND STOPPING AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD AN UNDRIVEABLE TIRE. HONDA WAS NOT SURE WHY THE LIGHT DID NOT GO ON BUT SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD NOT HOLD AIR SO I COULD NOT GET TO TOYOTA. BESIDE THE 9 TIRES I HAVE REPLACED THE LATEST TIRE COST ME A RIM ALSO. I AM ASSUMING THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE FLAT THAT I DID NOT KNOW THAT I HAD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE RUN FLATS AND ESPECIALLY THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 69,033

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CRACKED ACROSS THE FRONT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HER TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. NO OTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR NO LONGER OPERATES WITH THE KEYFOB REMOTE, OR THE DOOR SWITCHES. THE DOOR WILL OPEN IF THE HANDLES ARE USED TO DISENGAGE THE DOOR. *KB

Mileage: 79,000

POWER SLIDING DOOR OF TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2004 FAILS TO OPEN. HAPPENED WHEN CAR BATTERY RAN OUT OF POWER. AFTER BATTERY WAS CHARGED BY AN AAA MECHANIC WITH JUMPER CABLES, POWER DOOR COULD OPEN AND CLOSE AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING THE VAN FOR A FEW MILES, POWER DOOR STARTED OPENING AND CLOSING BY ITSELF. VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AS VAN WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. AFTER I PULLED UP ON THE SIDE ROAD, POWER DOOR KEPT OPENING AND CLOSING, BUT NOT GETTING SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED BY ITSELF. I HELPED THE DOOR CLOSE SUCCESSFULLY BY PUSHING IT FULLY TO CLOSED POSITION. DOOR IS STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION SINCE. ELECTRONIC CONTROLS AND MANUAL KNOBS DON'T MANAGE TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

6/13/2011 I BROUGHT MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS TOYOTA TO CHECK THE ELECTRICAL RIGHT SLIDING DOOR AS IT WAS HARD TO OPEN USING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MANUALLY. TOYOTA APPLIED WHITE GREASE AND THE DOOR WAS LESS HARD TO OPEN. NO ELECTRICAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED. 7/9/2011 THAT SAME DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ELECTRICALLY AND, WHILE OPENING IT MANUALLY, THE DOOR MADE A STRANGE NOISE; THEN, THE REAR QUARTER GLASS OF THE WING WINDOW SHATTERED. THE ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR STAYED STUCK IN A SEMI-OPEN POSITION. BEING LATE SATURDAY, IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH THAT DOOR OPEN, SHATTERED GLASS ALL OVER THE FLOOR AND SEATS AND THE DEAFENING BEEPING AUTOMATIC SOUND/SIGNAL THAT INDICATING A DOOR IS OPEN. 7/11/2011 THE CAR IS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF FORT WORTH. A SUPERVISOR WAS CALLED IN AND, DESPITE NO INVESTIGATION WHATSOEVER, THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND THAT I SHOULD BRING THE CAR TO A BODY SHOP BECAUSE IT DIDN''T LOOK LIKE A MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE BODY SHOP (STERLING FORT WORTH.) ONCE THE DOOR WAS STRIPPED OF ITS COMPONENTS, THE BODY SHOP FOUND THAT THE DOOR''S POWER SLIDE CONTROL MOTOR WAS NOTICEABLY CHAFED WITH CABLES LINKING THE MOTOR TO THE DOOR ALL TWISTED. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED AND ALSO THE SECOND MOTOR SHOWED CHAFING AND TWISTING, NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO WORK. THE BODY SHOP CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THE SLIDING DOOR CONTROL MODULE WHICH CONTROLS THE MOTOR. FOR SAFETY REASONS I AGREED WITH THE BODY SHOP TO DISCONNECT THE MOTOR TO ALLOW THE MANUAL USE OF THE DOOR. BOTH BODY SHOP AND TOYOTA CONCLUDE THAT THE ISSUE CANNOT BE RESOLVED BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION HOLES OF THE MODULE TO LINE-UP WITH THE DOOR. TOYOTA SPECIFIED IT DOES NOT HAVE A MANUAL OR A DESIGN TO SHARE WITH ANYONE TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

ELECTRIC SLIDING VAN DOOR HAS FAILED ON PASSENGER SIDE, WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. MANUAL SLIDING SIDE DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. VERY DANGEROUS IN EVENT OF CRASH OR FIRE. DEALERSHIP ESTIMATES OVER $1000 TO FIX. THERE ARE OVER SIX HUNDRED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AT HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0EB3FD/600 PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE DUE TO THE FACT IT IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS OF THE RAIN AND SNOW AND ICE CAUSING THE CABLE TO RUST AND BREAK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THIS COULD BE DEADLY FOR MY FAMILY IF THEY CAN'T GET OUT!!!!!!! *KB

Mileage: 109,000

FAILURE OF ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE. CABLE THAT PULLS ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR OPEN RUSTED, FAILED AND SNAPPED IN HALF. FAILED CABLE NOW HANGS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE (BELOW THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW) DANGLING FROM THE DOOR TRACK. *KB

Mileage: 138,000

PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN WHEN USING REMOTE AS WELL AS WHEN IT WAS MANUALLY ATTEMPTED TO OPEN. GOOD THING WE HAVE ONE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR...THOUGH THIS DOOR IS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED WHEN GAS TANK DOOR IS OPEN. UPDATED 08-29-11 *BF UPDATED 3/08/2012 *LN

Mileage: 88,000

MOST RECENTLY, PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR STOPPED MID-WAY, I CLOSED IT MANUALLY, DROVE A COUPLE OF FEET AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. DOOR IS NOT WORKING AUTOMATICALLY ONLY MANUALLY. STARTED EASILY WITH JUMPER CABLES BUT CONTINUES TO NOT START ON ITS OWN MOST OF THE TIME, USUALLY WHEN ENGINE IS COLD IT WON'T START ON ITS WON. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A STARTER EVEN THOUGH I SHOWED PRINTOUT FROM TOW TRUCK SHOWING IT WASN'T THE STARTER. THIS ALSO HAPPENED SOME TIME BEFORE THAT AND DEALER SAID I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE DEALER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

WE HAD USED THE AUTOMATIC OVERHEAD BUTTON TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SLIDING DOOR. AFTER OUR CHILDREN GOT IN THE CAR, WE TRIED TO USE THE BUTTON AGAIN TO CLOSE THE DOOR, HOWEVER THE DOOR STOPPED MIDWAY BECAUSE THE CABLE CAME OFF IT'S TRACK. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR WHILE THE CABLE WAS OFF THE TRACK, SO WE HAD TO CUT THE CABLE AND REMOVE IT IN ORDER TO SHUT THE DOOR. WE CAN ONLY USE THE DOOR MANUALLY NOW, HOWEVER, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE, ESPECIALLY ON THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHOEVER IS SITTING IN THE REAR SEATS, TYPICALLY MY CHILDREN, FOR IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GET OUT. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA'S AND TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 78,500

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE. CABLE COMPROMISED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW THAT STRIPPED IT OF ITS INSULATION. DESPITE BEING GARAGED, THIS CAUSED THE CABLE TO FRAY AND THEN RUST, MAKING THE DOOR INOPERABLE. THIS INCLUDES MANUALLY, AS THE CABLE CATCHES ON A ROLLER AT THE DOOR HINGE IN THE SLIDING TRACK. ADDITIONAL FEAR IS THAT CONSEQUENT MOTOR STRAIN MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL FAILURE/EXPENSE/FIRE. THE CABLE FAILURE CAUSES IT TO BIND ON THE HINGE ROLLER AND PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM BOTH OPENING *AND* CLOSING. IN AN ACCIDENT, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THAT SIDE IF NECESSARY. DOOR DID OPEN PARTIALLY AND THEN WOULD NOT CLOSE WITHOUT GREAT EXERTION. THANKFULLY, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO FORCE IT CLOSED BEFORE HAVING TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR CHILDREN INSIDE AND AN OPEN DOOR. ONCE THE PART FAILS, THE DOOR CAN NOT BE MADE OPERABLE WITHOUT MAJOR REPAIR. TOYOTA HAS TSB EL004-004 ON THIS ISSUE THAT COVERS OUR PARTICULAR VIN, BUT WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR OUT OF WARRANTY. COST OF REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $2,000 AND THE FEAR IS THAT MANY, LIKE US, WILL NOT HAVE THE PART REPAIRED DUE TO THIS COST (AND ANGER OVER *ACKNOWLEDGED* DESIGN FLAW). *TR

Mileage: 82,000

ITEM 1-- THIS IS AN AWD MODEL WITH RUN FLATS AND NO SPACE FOR A SPARE TIRE. THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING FOR THE TIRES IS REVOLUTION BASED, AND THEREFORE DOESN'T ACTIVATE DUE TO THE STIFF WALL RUN FLAT TIRES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE TIRES WERE VERY LOW WITH NO WARNING, AND TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THE TIRES HAD ZERO AIR AND WERE RUINED WITH NO WARNING, AND THE FIRST INDICATION WAS A ROAR AND SUDDEN VERY BUMPY RIDE. THESE 2 EVENTS HAPPENED AT CITY SPEEDS, BUT I FEAR THIS EVENT AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THE LATER MODELS WERE EQUIPPED WITH PRESSURE SENSING DEVICES (NOT REVOLUTION SENSING). THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 38K MILES, PERFECT CONDITION, AND I JUST RENEWED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 6 MORE YEARS, SO WOULD LIKE A RECALL RETROFIT TO PRESSURE SENSING FOR SAFETY AND PEACE OF MIND. I HAD THOUGHT TOYOTA WOULD DEVELOP A FIX, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE THIS DOCUMENTED ON TOYOTA SERVICE INVOICES AND THE FACTORY REP HAS REPORTED THERE IS NOTHING TOYOTA CAN DO. ITEM 2--- WHEN PULLING OUT FROM BEHIND A VEHICLE TO PASS AND FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR, THERE IS A FULL SECOND OF HESITATION BEFORE THE DOWN SHIFTING/ACCELERATION BEGINS. THIS HAS CAUSED TWO NEAR MISSES. THIS IS DOCUMENTED WITH TOYOTA, BUT ALL I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THAT IT IS CAUSED BY "DRIVE-BY-WIRE" (?), WHICH I ASSUME IS AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL AS OPPOSED TO A MECHANICAL THROTTLE CABLE, BUT AGAIN, TOYOTA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

Mileage: 8,000

THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE VAN THAT WE OWN HAS TWO POWER SLIDING DOORS. THE CABLE TO THE PASSENGER DOOR SNAPPED PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM FUNCTIONING AS IT SHOULD. THE MOTOR ON THE DOOR IS STILL IN WORKING ORDER, BUT YOU CANNOT REPLACE JUST THE CABLE, YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT INCLUDING THE MOTOR AT $1200. WE CONVERTED THE DOOR TO A MANUAL DOOR AND THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THE DOOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING ENTIRELY AND WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ON OUR VEHICLE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK TO US AS WE HAUL OUR 3 CHILDREN IN THE BACK OF THE VAN. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS INOPERABLE AND IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, THE CHILDREN WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE LUCK IN FINDING A USED PART AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE GETTING A NEW PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

IN EARLY JANUARY 2011, THE HEATER FOR THE PASSENGER CAR SEAT IN MY TOYOTA SIENNA BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER, THROUGH MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S DRESS AND SUPERFICIALLY BURNED HER LEG. I BELIEVE THE SEAT IS DEFECTIVE AS A FUSE OR OTHER SAFETY FEATURE SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED SUCH AN INJURY/EVENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE REAR PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED. THE CABLE THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR SNAPPED AND THEN BOUND UP JAMMING THE DOOR OPEN ABOUT 3 INCHES. MY CHILDREN COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE ON THAT SIDE IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND I HAD TO DISSASEMBLE THE DOOR JUST TO CLOSE IT. *TR

Mileage: 97,563

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA THE AC BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AT AROUND 75,000 MILES. INITIAL DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THAT THE GAUGES AND CLIMATE CONTROLS INSIDE THE CABIN WERE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. FREON LEVELS APPEAR TO BE AT ADEQUATE LEVELS. *LN

Mileage: 75,000

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FAILED AND ALMOST CRUSHED MY 21 MONTH OLD. IT OPENED AND AS SHE WAS GETTING OUT IT STARTED CLOSING. IT DID NOT DETECT HER AND I HAD TO FORCEFULLY PUSH IT OPEN BEFORE IT CLOSED HER IN IT. THEN AGAIN THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY 10 YEAR OLD LUCKILY SHE THOUGHT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

NORMAL USE OF THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OF THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA RESULTED IN CABLE BREAKING AT 82,000 MILES. HAVE NOT REPAIRED DUE TO HIGH COST $1,700. KNOWN PROBLEM AT TIME OF MY VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURE, TSB ISSUED (EL004-04), BUT FAILED OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. DOOR IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL WHICH IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. CHILDREN MUST NOW EXIT THE VEHICLE ON THE STREET SIDE, INSTEAD OF THE CURB SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA'S AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM JAMMED PREVENTING DOOR CLOSURE. THE DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. CIRCUMSTANCES FORCED PASSENGERS, INCLUDING 4 SMALL CHILDREN, TO TRAVEL SEVERAL HIGHWAY MILES WITH THAT DOOR OPEN. IN APRIL 2004 TOYOTA MODIFIED THAT DOOR MECHANISM FOR NEW PRODUCT AND ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN EL004-04 "POWER SLIDING DOOR INOPERATIVE" TO CORRECT EXISTING PRODUCT. SIENNA'S EARLY 2004 SLIDING DOOR IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THE SIENNA PRODUCT IS A MINIVAN MARKETED TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. AS SUCH IT IS DESIGNED TO BE A CLOSED VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE DOOR SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A CHILD RESTRAINT FAILURE BECAUSE CLOSED DOORS ARE, IN FACT, THE PRIMARY PROTECTIVE RESTRAINT IN A FAMILY VEHICLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION WE ELECTED IS TO CUT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR'S TRACTOR CABLE. THAT FREES THE DOOR TO CLOSE AND PERMANENTLY DISENGAGES THE DEFECTIVE DOOR MECHANISM. *TR

Mileage: 82,475

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATES THE RADIO DISPLAY IS DIFFICULT TO SEE ON THE DASHBOARD IN THE BRIGHT LIGHT. *TGW

I HAVE 2 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS. DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER BURNED LEGS OF 3 DIFFERENT DRIVERS BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. HEAT WAS NOT ADJUSTABLE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEATERS STOPPED WORKING AT SAME TIME. TOOK TO DEALER, RECOMMENDED NEW HEATING ELEMENT ($1000+). OPTED NOT TO FIX. 2ND COMPLAINT, CHECK ENGINE, VSC, AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VAN HAS BEEN SENT TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS. GAS CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. WILL GO OFF FOR BRIEF PERIODS, BUT ALWAYS TO RETURN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST 30,000 MILES. I COULD LIVE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT IF THE OTHER LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED, THAT INDICATES THESE COMPONENTS ARE NOT WORKING-KIND OF IMPORTANT-SKID CONTROL & TRACTION CONTROL!! THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ON BLOGS, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE HAS FILED ANY REPORTS WITH YOUR OFFICE REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS TOO BAD BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM NOT WITH JUST SIENNA BUT SEVERAL OTHER MODELS AS WELL. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING WHEN EVEN THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM REALLY IS!! WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES. NOT SO SURE ABOUT IT IF THEIR SAFETY FEATURES MALFUNCTION! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 42,000

TOYOTA (2004 SIENNA) SEAT HEATER BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE LEATHER ON DRIVERS SEAT. TOYOTA (JUDY FAUL) INTERVIEWED ME/MY CASE AND SUBMITTED TO TERRENCE CHU (REGULATORY AFFAIRS). HE WROTE ME A LETTER 3 MONTHS LATER AND SAID TOYOTA WAS NOT AT FAULT BECAUSE I HAD A TOWEL (8"X8" BABY BURP CLOTH) ADJACENT TO MY LEG (LEFT OUTER THIGH) AND THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES "NOT TO USE AN INSULATING OBJECT" WITH THE SEAT HEATER OPERATING. HE NEVER CONTACTED ME FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO ANYONE AT TOYOTA. THE DEALER (PEORIA, IL) SAID THEY WILL REPAIR FOR $1337, BUT WILL NOT SUPPORT ME TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE THE FAULTY HEATER CREATED. I CAN SEE THEIR LOGIC IF SITTING ON A STACK OF TOWLES, BUT NOT A RAG, OF WHICH THE CONSISTENCY IS LESS THAN THE SKI PANTS WORN (WITH THE HEATER OPERATING) OR MY WIFE SWEATER DRESSES IN THE SAME MANNER. PERSONAL FRIENDS (TORRY OLSEN) HAD THE SAME YEAR VAN AND THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA REPAIRED THEIRS AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE HEATER ELEMENT IS STILL HOOKED UP (AND DANGEROUS) AND TOYOTA WILL NOT SERVICE UNLESS WE PAY. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR AND IT'S SAFETY FEATURE OF NOT CLOSING WHEN SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY STOPPED WORKING. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN COMPLETELY AND WHEN CLOSING IT CLOSES ON ANYTHING IN IT'S WAY. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT CLOSE OR OPEN AT ALL. IF THE BUTTON IS ENGAGED TO TURN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR OFF THE DOOR WILL NOT BUDGE. IT WILL NOT WORK IN MANUAL MODE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS OF YET, AS THE EXPENSE IS PROHIBITIVE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR STICKING. MUST MANUALLY PULL HANDLE TO GET DOOR TO UNLATCH. ONCE THE DOOR IS IN MOTION, YOU CAN CONTROL(OPEN/CLOSE) WITH KEY CHAIN CONTROLLER OR BOTH POWER BUTTONS INSIDE VEHICLE. SAME PROBLEM IF THE DOOR IS IN OPEN POSITION, DOOR LATCH WILL NOT RELEASED WITH ANY POWER BUTTONS, MUST MANUALLY PULL HANDLE TO GET DOOR TO UNLATCHED. DEALER CLEANED AND LUBED DOOR ON 8-29-2008 AT 84,734 MILES. CHARGED $21 FOR SERVICE. LATER IN EVENING SAME PROBLEM OCCURED, I TOOK THE SIENNA BACK TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID IT NEEDED A NEW(DOOR) MOTOR AND WOULD COST $1,500. I WAS SHOCKED SINCE THE DAY BEFORE THEY HAD CLAIMED EVERYTHING WAS OK AND IT WAS ONLY $21. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE DOOR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, I FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND IT IS SAD TO LEARN THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT BETWEEN 75,000 TO 85,000 MILES. WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 84,734

I DRIVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. ON 3/4/10 AT 1030 AM, I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT ON BROKEN LAND PKWY. AS I COMPLETED A FULL STOP, MY SIENNA TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHILE MY FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE LURCHED BUT DID NOT STALL OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. DURING THE REST OF THE MORNING, I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY MORE ACCELERATION TROUBLE THE REST OF THE DAY. I DID INFORM MY HUSBAND AND HE SUGGESTED I RESEARCH 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA ACCELERATION. I DID THAT AND FOUND A VARIETY OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS ON SEVERAL INTERNET AUTO WEB SITES. *TR

Mileage: 98,785

IT HAPPENED TWICE DURING 2 WEEKS AGO ( DURING HEAVY RAIN). I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA ON A PARKING LOT. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN, IT SEEMS LIKE I LOST THE POWER STEERING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VAN, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. NEXT DAY, MY WIFE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN SHE IS PICKING UP OUR KIDS FROM SCHOOL. WE BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR COMPUTER SYSTEM. I HAVE SO MANY PROBLEM WITH THIS VANS AND THE DEALER REFUSE TO FIX IT, I HAVE SEAT BELT PROBLEM, IT IS NOT EASY TO RELEASE AFTER DRIVING, DEALER WANTS 300 TO FIX. ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM ETC. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED WITH HID HEADLIGHTS, HAD PREMATURE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY TRANSFORMER AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE OTHER SIDE TRANSFORMER FAILED. MECHANIC REPLACED THAT TRANSFORMER. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, THAT TRANSFORMER FAILED TOO. ISSUE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

NO PERTINENT EVENTS OTHER THAN PRESSING THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE AUTOMATIC RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR, THE CABLE WIRE BROKE. WE BROUGHT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $1500 TO FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE DOOR LOCKS IN HER VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. RECENTLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY HERSELF WITH A HEAVY DUTY BATTERY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DOOR MOTOR FAILED, AND THAT THE DOOR WAS AN INCH OFF THE DOOR TRACK. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WAS $1,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS COMPONENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA CE IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, FROM A DEALER, NEW, OFF THE LOT IN AUGUST 2004. BY THE FIRST WINTER, BOTH BACK SLIDING DOORS WOULD FREEZE SHUT, ESPECIALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND WOULD NOT OPEN UNTIL THE VEHICLE GOT REALLY HOT INSIDE. THE DEALER HAD NO SOLUTION, OFFERED NO SOLUTION. IN ADDITION, BY THE SECOND YEAR WE HAD THREE RADIATORS INSTALLED, AND HAD BOTH FRONT DOORS REPAIRED FOR RUSTING UNDER A GENERAL RECALL. ALSO, THE REAR FAN HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF, EVEN WITH THE SWITCH IN THE "OFF" POSITION. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER, NOR A STRATEGY TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT DOES THIS. FINALLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS RATTLED INSIDE FROM DAY ONE AND IS UNPLEASANT TO DRIVE. I FIND THE TOYOTA DEALERS NOT INTERESTED IN YOU ONCE YOU BUY THE CAR, BUT AFTER THREE YEARS TO THE DAY THE CALLED ME WANTING TO KNOW IF I'D BUY A NEW ONE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

RIGHT SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND STOPPED OPENING AUTOMATICALLY. THIS HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER WARRRANTY ENDED AND THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR IT FOR 2000 +. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE SHUT AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,600. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

1. NO UNUSUAL EVENTS TO VEHICLE. USUAL SCHOOL DROP OFF OF PASSENGER. POWERED SLIDING DOOR WAS ACTIVATED FOR OPENING ON NOV. 5TH 2008. DOOR IS WELL LUBRICATED AND NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE WERE NOTICED BEFORE FAILURE. 2. POWERED, REAR, SLIDING, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR (RH) WILL NOT OPEN FULLY. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED IN MANUAL OVER-RIDE. DOOR ONLY OPENS 4 INCHES, THEN JAMS. DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AFTER JAM. 3. ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE IS SHEDDING CABLE JACKET JAMMING DOOR CENTER HINGE PULLEYS. DOOR WILL REQUIRE A NEW MOTOR, CABLE ASSEMBLY, CENTER BRACKET NO 1, AND CENTER HINGE. *TR

Mileage: 68,960

INITIALLY THE DR SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT LIGHT. DEALER REPLACED BULB AND ECU MODULE. WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. CAUSE WAS REPORTED THE ECU FAILED. MONTHS LATER THE DR SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED AGAIN BUT AFTER THE ONE YEAR REPAIR WORK WARRANTY. THIS TIME IT WAS REPORTED TO BE THE BULB AND WAS REPLACED, DLR. WOULD NOT WARRANT THE WORK, EVEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SUPPOSEDLY DID NOT COVER. COST TO CUST. WAS $395. CURRENTLY THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS QUIT WORKING, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND CUST. BOUGHT DIRECT REPLACEMENT BULB AND INSTALLED IT. THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THE ECU FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT MAY BE FAULTY. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT COSTS FOR THE ECU AND DLR LABOR TO REPLACE WOULD COST ABOUT $800. THIS SEEMS TO FALL IN THE SAFETY CATEGORY AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND WARRANTY WORK. DIFFERENT DLR STATES THAT THEY CAN DIAGNOSE FOR $125 AND DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. OH WHAT TO DO! PLEASE HELP. ALL FOR SEEMINGLY A BURNED OUT HEADLAMP. THE SERVICE ATTITUDE AND ASSOCIATED COSTS BY THE MFR. AND DEALERS ARE PIRACY TO SAY THE LEAST. I WOULDN'T MIND PAYING MY WAY BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN JUST A FEW. EVEN IN SOME OTHER MODELS. UNCONSCIONABLE POLICY! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE SEAT BACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,622 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE ON THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE BROKE. THE CAR WAS 5.1 YEARS OLD, BOUGHT NEW IN 2003, AND HAD 69,000 ML. ON THE DAY OF PROBLEM. NO INDICATIONS ON A SLIDING MECHANISM WERE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. AS ALWAYS THE DOOR WAS ACTIVATED BY THE REMOTE CONTROL. IT DID NOT OPEN ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN I APPROACHED IT AND TRIED TO OPEN BY THE HANDLE I SAW THE CABLE BEING RUSTY AND BROKEN. THE DEALER WORKED WITH TOYOTA ON THE ISSUE AND TOYOTA OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF PARTS AND LABOR, BUT MY FEE IS STILL ABOVE $800. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER IT ENTIRELY, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO THEM. HTTP://TOYOTA.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/SND27613/2008-07-05_074916_SIENNA_SLIDING_DOOR_INOP.PDF . NO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART WAS OFFERED BY TOYOTA. I CAN NOT USE THIS DOOR IN ANY WAY UNTIL IS REPAIRED, EVEN IF I SET IT TO ACT MANUALLY, IT WON'T OPEN MORE THAN 1/2 FT. THE ONLY WAY MY TWO CHILDREN CAN GET IN/OUT THE CAR IS FROM THE LEFT SIDE DOOR. WHERE ONE'S CAR SEAT IS INSTALLED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LEFT SIDE IS THE ONE TO THE ROAD AND CHILDREN JUMP OUT OR RUN TO THE CAR IN A BLINK OF AN EYE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED'S ALTERNATOR BELT GOT CUT AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ON THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER SAYS MY VEHICLE HAD A "CATASTROPHIC AC FAILURE" WHICH CAUSED THE BELT TO BREAK AND SAYS IT WILL COST $2400 IN PARTS AND $1600 IN LABOR. HE THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA AND SAID THAT TOYOTA WILL PAY FOR THE PARTS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN A LOT ON THIS MODEL, I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND COULD FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND TOYOTA HAS STILL NOT DONE ANY RECALL ON THE AC UNIT. SINCE THIS SEEMS TO A TOTAL DESIGN FLAW, I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO PICK UP THE FULL TAB FOR THIS REPAIR. ANY HELP IN THIS REGARD WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 36,680

"BATTERY SAVER" FEATURE IS ONLY PARTIALLY IN MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANUAL STATE THAT "IF ANY DOOR IS LEFT OPEN, THEN THE ROOM LIGHTS SHOULD GO OUT AFTER 20 MINUTES". THIS FEATURE IS ONLY PARTIALLY OPERABLE AS THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER LIGHTS AND THE TWO FRONT PERSONAL LIGHTS DO GO OFF, BUT ALL OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON WITH AN OPEN DOOR. TOYOTA HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO CORRECT PROBLEM. WHEN A DOOR IS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OPEN, THE BATTERY WILL DISCHARGE, REMOVING THE ABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *TR

ON 5/29/2004 I PURCHASED MY TOYOTA SIENNA. I STARTED HAVING "MYSTERIOUS" LIGHTS COMING ON AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. ON 7/15/2004, I WENT OUT TO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF A NIGHTMARE. SINCE THEN MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR START AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I WOULD USUALLY JUST JUMP THE BATTERY BUT THEY COULD NEVER TELL ME THE REASON WHY IT KEPT ON HAPPENING. THERE WERE TIMES THAT I COULDN'T EVEN LEAVE MY DOORS OPEN FOR 5 MINUTES WITHOUT IT WEARING THE BATTERY DOWN. WHEN THE BATTERY IS CHECKED IT IS ALWAYS FINE. WHEN THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED I HAVE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN ON FOR NO REASON. THEY HAVE PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND REPLACED THE JBL AUDIO SWITCH BECAUSE THAT HAD BEEN SHOWN TO TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY AND DRAIN THE BATTERY/ENGINE. NEITHER OF THESE SOLUTIONS HAVE WORKED. THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD TOO MANY "BELLS AND WHISTLES" (WHICH ALL ARE FACTORY INSTALLED) AND THAT I NEED TO CONNECT TO A CAR CHARGER WHEN I COME HOME OR TO GO ON LONG DRIVES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 2,134

BATTERY DEAD. *TR

Mileage: 10

POWER SLIDING DOOR INOPERATIVE STOPPED WORKING NOT REALLY SURE OF THE DATE IT STOPPED WORKING(OUR LEASE WAS APPROACHING THE END) AS WE FOUND SLIDING DOOR TO BE TOO SLOW AND NOT SAFE THEREFORE WE TURNED IT OFF. WE LEASED VEHICLE AND THEREFORE RETURNED IT. TOYOTA PARKWAY IN HAMILTON,ONTARIO,CANADA SERVICE PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO TELL ME THE CABLE AND MOTOR ON THE POWER DOOR NEEDED REPLACING. WE WERE INFORMED IT WOULD COST OVER $2,000 TO FIX THE DOOR(CABLE AND MOTOR) I WAS GIVEN THE OPTION TO TAKE ELSEWHERE FOR A QUOTE. WHERE I HAD IT FIXED SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTOR IT DID NOT COST ME $2,000. I RETURNED IT TO TOYOTA WITH THE DOOR WORKING. I SPOKE TO THE GENERAL MANAGER (PARKWAY TOYOTA) AND HE MENTIONED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER DOORS. HE REFUSED TO COVER MY COSTS AS I DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED AT TOYOTA. I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT IN THE BEGINNING. BOTH SLIDING DOORS FREEZING SHUT IN COLD WEATHER- PASSENGERS HAD TO GO OUT THE HATCH DOOR I HAVE HEARD OF MELTING ICE POOLING ON THE DOOR BUT NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT. WE RETURNED VEHICLE FED UP BY THIS POINT. TOO MANY RECALLS AND ISSUES FOR A TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SIDE DOOR WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO RUSTED GUIDE WIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 27, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,000. THE ENGINE SIZE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 101,000

WE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING FOR THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WAS BEGINNING TO GET HARD. SOMETIMES IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER STEEING, THEN IT WOULD BECOME EASIER. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LACK OF POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT FOUND OUT IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE SWITCHING FROM HARD-TO-TURN STEERING TO REGULAR POWER STEERING MADE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND UNPREDICTABLE. TOYOTA ISSUED TWO TSB'S ON THIS STEERING SHAFT COMPONENT, AND, I UNDERSTOOD HAD RECALLED THE SAME COMPONENT IN ITS PRIUS MODEL. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS DANGER. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING FAILURE: INTERMITTENT VSC ACTIVATION AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND DRIVING STRAIGHT FROM A STOP POSITION. THIS FAILURE WAS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL VSC LIGHT AND AN AUDIBLE WARNING BUZZER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 47,000. *AK THE CONSUMER SATED THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

Mileage: 47,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THE REAR DOOR LIFTGATE DID NOT STAY OPEN WHEN USED. THE CONTACT WOULD PUSH THE KEY FOB TO OPEN THE AUTOMATIC REAR DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD OPEN. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEY WOULD CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DOOR NORMALLY HAS A CHIME TO ALERT THE CONTACT WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSING, BUT WHEN IT CLOSES IN ERROR THERE ISN'T A CHIME TO ALERT THE CONTACT OF THE CLOSING. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 2/27/2007 -OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS THE REAR DOOR WOULD CLOSE IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT HEY DID NOT FIX IT. *NM

Mileage: 28,500

AUTO POWERED REAR DOOR; WHEN POWERED OPENED WILL OPEN ALL THE WAY AND A FEW SECONDS LATER SUDDENLY CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, ONLY IN COLD WEATHER. THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER TOYOTA FIXED THE HATCH STUDDERING PROBLEM. I WAS INJURED (BRUISED) IN THE HEAD DUE THE DOOR HITTING ME AS IT AUTOMATICALLY CLOSED BY ITSELF (NOTE IT DID NOT STOP CLOSING AFTER IT HIT MY HEAD). *NM

Mileage: 40,000

INTERMITTENTLY THE BACK LIFT DOOR ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE MINIVAN CLOSES UNEXPECTEDLY. SO FAR, NO ONE HAD BEEN INJURED BY THE CLOSING DOOR, BUT WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF VERY CLOSE CALLS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ONLY THE DOOR HAS BEEN RAISED USING THE REMOTE CONTROL AND MOST OFTEN ON COOL WET DAYS.. *NM

THE OWNERS MANUAL OF MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA INDICATES THAT THERE IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT TURNS OFF THE LIGHTS AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, IF THE DOOR IS LEFT OPEN. HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY, AND MY BATTERY HAS BEEN DRAINED NUMEROUS TIMES. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ACCELERATION WAS ATTEMPTED. THE ENGINE WARNING SIGNAL ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM HAD REOCCURED FREQUENTLY AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DEFECT IN NINE TIMES THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT DECIDED TO OBTAIN A SECOND OPINION FROM AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO OBSERVED THE COIL IGNITION ASSISTANCE BURNED OUT AND THE FIFTH CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING. THE SECOND OPINION WAS RATIFIED BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE DEALERSHIP DELAYED THE REQUIRED REPAIRS UNTIL THE VEHICLE REMAINING WARRANTY WERE EXHAUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOW READY TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.

Mileage: 3,724

THE RIGHT REAR AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSURE MECHANISM EXPLODED SENDING PLASTIC SHRAPNEL FORWARDS HITTING MY WIFE IN THE FACE. SHE WAS SITTING SIDEWAYS WITH HER FEET OUT OF THE VAN SHE REACHED BACKWARDS AND PRESSED THE CLOSE BUTTON LOCATED ON THE PILLAR. THERE WAS A BIG NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A ROCK HITTING THE VAN. WE LOOKED FOR DAMAGE TO VAN THEN DISCOVERED THE BROKEN CABLE DANGLING AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. LUCKILY MY WIFE HAD SUNGLASSES ON. *NM

Mileage: 35,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME IT WAS STARTED. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SALES DEALER THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATE ONH 06/05/2006. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

THE REAR DECK LID ON MY 2004 SIENNA XLE LIMITED VAN HAS A REMOTE AUTOMATIC OPEN & CLOSE FEATURE. I USED THE AUTO OPEN AND WHILE PLACING ITEMS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA, THE DECK LID CLOSED (UNDER POWER) WITHOUT COMMAND, STRIKING ME AND MY SON. THE AUTO-STOP FEATURE DIDN'T ENGAGE UNTIL I PUSHED VERY HARD AGAINST THE LID. AS SOON AS I LET GO, IT CAME DOWN AGAIN. THERE WERE NO PRIOR INCIDENTS OR ANY UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE OPERATION OF THE DECK LID. THE LID HASN'T WORKED SINCE AND IT WON'T STAY OPEN WITHOUT SOMEONE HOLDING IT. A WEEK AFTER THE INCIDENT I FOUND A TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BO0003-04 THAT STATES "BACK DOOR STAYS FOR 2004 MODEL YEAR SIENNA VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO SEAL DAMAGE AND PREVENT LEAKAGE." I CHECKED MY BACK DOOR STAYS (GAS OR HYDRAULIC FILLED STRUTS) AND THEY WERE BOTH LEAKING. I CHECKED THE INTERNET USER FORUM "SIENNACLUB.ORG" AND FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM SIENNA OWNERS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. IN MY OPINION, THE UNCOMMANDED CLOSING OF A REAR DECK LID IN A MINI-VAN CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. JUST A GUESS, MOST MINI-VAN OWNERS HAVE OR TRANSPORT CHILDREN. THERE IS NO WAY A CHILD COULD HAVE STOPPED AND REVERSED THE LID THAT CLOSED ON ME AND MY SON. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE, NOT A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT TOYOTA IS NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE AND IN FACT, CAN CHARGE TO REPAIR. *NM

Mileage: 130,000

BATTERY SAVER FEATURE DISCUSSED IN OWNER'S MANUAL FOR 2004 SIENNA DOES NOT WORK. SLIDING DOOR INADVERTENTLY LEFT OPEN FOR 3 HOURS WHILE VISITING COUNTRY FRIENDS. BATTERY DRAINED TO POINT ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. HAD TO CONNECT BATTERY CHARGER IN COLD RAIN TO CRANK. OWNERS CAMPING OUT WITH THIS VEHICLE MAY FIND THEMSELVES STRANDED AND COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. *JB

Mileage: 8,189

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT, SOMETIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS, AFTER LEAVING SNOWY DRIVEWAY, THE 2004 AWD TOYOTA SIENNA'S TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A VERY LOUD ALARM. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM THEN ACTIVATED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BRAKE AND THE ABS TO CONTINUOUSLY BRAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPX. 9 MILES PER HOUR. THE LIGHT AND ALARM WOULD THEN GO OFF. THE WHOLE SCENARIO REPEATS WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS APPX. 9 MILES PER HOUR. THIS PUTS THE DRIVER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN IS IT RAPIDLY BRAKING. THIS HAPPENED BOTH AT LOW SPEEDS, START-UP SPEEDS, AND ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS GOING 40-50 MILES PER HOUR, AGAIN, ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE ONLY SAFE OPTION IS TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANYWHERE FROM 3 MINUTES TO 15 MINUTES, THE PROBLEM MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS. THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE STARTS, IT MAY OR MAY NOT MALFUNCTION IN THIS WAY. THE TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND AT APPROPRIATE INFLATION LEVELS. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY SNOW OR ICE ON OR INSIDE THE WHEELS WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. *NM

Mileage: 41,300

PAGES 155 AND 156 OF MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA STATES "TO PREVENT THE BATTERY BEING DISCHARGED, THE LIGHTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED AND THE DOOR IS LEFT OPENED WITH THE SWITCH AT "DOOR" POSITION FOR 20 MINUTES OR MORE." HOWEVER, WHEN MY SIDE DOOR OR REAR HATCH IS LEFT OPENED, THE FEATURE DOES NOT WORK. I INFORMED TOYOTA'S CORPORATE OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY COMPLAINT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HEARD ABOUT IT. I TOLD HER THAT I FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE MY COMPLAINT WAS THE FIRST SINCE I READ ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON VARIOUS ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS. SHE SAID INFORMATION ON MESSAGE BOARDS CANNOT BE VERIFIED. I LATER DISCOVERED THAT MY COMPLAINT WAS NOT THE FIRST BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA AS WELL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PREVIOUS GENERATION OF TOYOTA SIENNAS HAD THE BATTERY SAVING FEATURE ON ALL DOORS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (GATEWAY TOYOTA IN NJ), THEIR SHOWROOM SPECIALIST (MARYANN) AGREED WITH ME THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS SHOULD TURN OFF AFTER 20 MINUTES IF THE DOORS ARE LEFT OPENED. WHEN I DEMONSTRATED THE PROBLEM TO THEM, THEY CALLED TOYOTA'S CORPORATE OFFICE TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THE PERSON FROM GATEWAY TOYOTA SAID TOYOTA'S OFFICIAL RESPONSE WAS THAT THE BATTERY SAVING FEATURE ONLY APPLIES TO THE FRONT DOORS. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MISPRINT IN THE MANUAL AND THEY WERE WORKING ON IT. WHEN I ASKED FOR A DEFINITION OF "WORKING ON IT", I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WAS WORKING ON REVISING THE MANUAL BUT NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I HAD LEARNED THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AFTER ME HAD THEIR MANUALS ALTERED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE AREAS MENTIONING THE BATTERY SAVING FEATURE HAD BEEN COVERED UP BY A WHITE PIECE OF PAPER. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT TOYOTA CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ON THEIR 2005 MODELS. *NM

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY MECHANICS AND IN SOME CASES REINSTALLED. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A GRINDING NOISE ON TWO DIFFERENT TRIPS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES AND DID NOT CONSTITUTE SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO USE THE HITCH MOUNT/BIKE RACK ONLY TO FIND THAT THE HITCH WOULD BOTTOM OUT WHILE ENTERING GAS STATIONS OR EXITING DRIVEWAYS. ALSO, AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE HITCH NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER ADDED REAR AIR BAGS ON THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO GIVE THE VEHICLE ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE AND THEY HAVE FAILED AND OR BLEW OUT ABOUT THREE TIMES. OTHER PROBLEMS: BATTERY FAILURE, REAR BUMPER CLIP NOT HOLDING THE BUMPER IN PLACE, INTERIOR TRIM PIECE ON SEAT DETACHING, GRAB HANDLE TRIM PIECE BREAKING, AND THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER'S HAND HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO CLOSE DUE TO RESISTANCE IN THE PATH. *SC

Mileage: 21,986

RADIATOR RUPTURED AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED; HOSE REPLACED IN STEERING COLUMN RECALL; RUST PROTECTIVE TAPE RECALL; DVD SCREEN REPLACED AND THE ENTIRE DVD PLAYER REPLACED(SCREEN STILL NOT EASILY VISIBLE IN MIDDLE ROW); PASSENGER SEAT BELT REPLACED; MIDDLE PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILING; GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE OF CAR WITH AC ON RECIRCULATION; DRIVER'S WINDOW FELL INSIDE DOOR IN SNOW STORM AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE TO GET A LOANER VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE LOCKED; TIRES COMPLETELY BALD AND LEAKING UNDER 30,000 MILES, DVD PLAYER MUST BE AT A HIGH DB VOLUME AND WHEN RETURNED TO RADIO/CD WILL ALMOST DEAFEN YOU; INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY OVER RIDDEN OR WILL DRAIN BATTERY; CAR HESITATES 1-2 SECONDS WHEN TRYING TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE AND THEN LURCHES FORWARD ALARMINGLY; CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT FUNCTIONING; WAITING TO HAVE FUEL MIXTURE SENSOR REPLACED. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF FIRST 2 RECALLS UNTIL I MY ENGINE OVERHEATED. I DID GET THE RUST RECALL AND A STICKER ON MY SLIDING DOOR INFORMING USER OF DANGER OF HAVING MIDDLE WINDOWS OPEN WHILE OPENING THE MIDDLE DOOR COULD CATCH A HEAD OR OTHER EXTREMITY. TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAYS MINE IS THE ONLY 04 SIENNA EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR THE RECALLS ON THE RADIATOR; THE STEERING HOSE; THE RUST TAPE; AND THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT. NOT SO ACCORDING TO ALL I HAVE READ HERE. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 22,000 AND 34,000 MILES; THE DVD SCREEN ALWAYS FAILED TO LOCK INTO A GOOD POSITION FOR THE MIDDLE ROW VIEWERS. *NM

Mileage: 22,000

CONSUMER IS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TC

Mileage: 12,000

THE VEHICLE COMPUTER SENSOR DID NOT WORK. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND THE WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT DETECT ANYTHING.*AK

Mileage: 300

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA CE -- WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON FOR A WHILE, THE INTAKE BUTTON LIGHT IS AUTOMATICALLY ON AND THE COOL AIR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING IS GETTING WARM . I THINK IT STARTS THE RECIRCULATION OF INTERIOR AIR AND THE COMPRESSOR IS AUTOMATICALLY OFF. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE AIR GETTING WARMER AND THE COMPRESSOR IS STILL NOT ON AND I FEEL LIKE NO COOL AIR CONDITIONING AT ALL. AND TH INTAKE BUTTON CANNOT BE MANUALLY OFF WHEN IT IS ON AUTOMATICALLY. *MI. *AK

BATTERY SAVER FEATURE DOES NOT WORK AS ADVERTISED. IF REAR HATCH DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON UNTIL BATTERY IS DEAD. TOYOTA ADVERTISES THAT THE BATTERY-SAVER FEATURE IS SUPPOSED TO TURN INTERIOR LIGHTS OFF AFTER 20 MINUTES TO PREVENT BATTERY DRAIN. THIS IS NOT ONLY FALSE ADVERTISEMENT BUT IS UNSAFE SINCE IT CAN EASILY LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY.*AK

TOYOTA HAS ELIMINATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE TAILGATE OF THE SIENNA. THE SMALL BRAKE LIGHTS THAT ARE ON THE CORNER OF THE REAR END ARE NOT SUFFICIENT AND WILL RESULT IN A HIGHER NUMBER OF SIENNAS GETTING REARENDED. THE DRIVER REARENDING THE SIENNA WILL TAKE THE BLAME WHEN THE SIENNA IS PARTIALLY AT FAULT.

Mileage: 8

THE REAR HATCH ON MY TWO-MONTH OLD 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DID NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY, THEREFORE THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYED ON AND DRAINED THE BATTERY AFTER ONE NIGHT. AN OWNERS TOWN HALL TYPE WEB-PAGE STATES THAT TOYOTA NOTICED THIS "OVERSIGHT" ( THE INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT TIMING-OUT) AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS NO RECALL AND NO FIX FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE, THAT'S WHY WE BOUGHT THE '04 SIENNA. AS A CONSUMER WHAT CAN I DO?*AK

Mileage: 1,565

BATTERY SAVER ON MY '04 TOYOTA SIENNA DOESN'T WORK. INSDIE LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON ACCIDENTALLY AND THEY DIDN'T TURN OFF AS ADVERTISED IN THE LITERATURE AND OWNER'S MANUAL. BATTERY WENT DEAD AND HAD TO BE JUMP-STARTED , *AK

Mileage: 138

VEHICLE HAS A BATTERY SAVER FEATURE WHICH SHOULD GO INTO EFFECT AFTER 30 MINUTES. HOWEVER, BATTERY SAVE FEATURE WAS INEFFECTIVE. AFTER 6 WEEKS CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE BATTERY SAVER FEATURE. MANUFACTURER WAS STILL ADVERTISING THAT THE FEATURE WAS INSTALLED AND CAME WITH THE NEW VEHICLES. *AK

Mileage: 2,000

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED FREQUENTLY STALLS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. STALLS COMMENCED WITHIN DAYS OF ACQUIRING VEHICLE (PRIOR TO 100 MILES), HAVE OCCURRED MORE THAN 10 TIMES, AND HAVE OCCURRED AT 60 MPH, 40 MPH, 30 MPH, AND DURING TURNS IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE COILS AND PROBLEM CONTINUED. DEALERSHIP FOUND LOSE WIRE, TIGHTENED IT, AND FREQUENCY OF STALLS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BUT DID NOT GO AWAY ALTOGETHER.*AK

Mileage: 80