NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2004 Toyota Sienna. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
DRIVER DOOR ARM/HINGE HAS PUSHED THROUGH AND TORE THE METAL IN THE DOOR FRAME FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE A BAD WELD ACCORDING TO ONLINE RESOURCES OF PEOPLE REPORTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND HAD NO INFORMATION THAT MAY HAVE BEEN SENT TO PREVIOUS OWNERS PRIOR TO MARCH 2012. DOOR WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN YOU WOULD OPEN OR SHUT IT. ONE DAY I COULDN'T ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW ALL OF THE WAY WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPEN THE WINDOW WOULD ROLL DOWN NORMALLY. WE LOOKED INSIDE OF THE DOOR TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING IT AND NOTICED THE ARM WAS INSIDE OF THE DOOR WITH TORN METAL ATTACHED TO IT. LOOKS LIKE THE ARM WAS DEFECTED AND EVENTUALLY PUSHED THROUGH THE DOOR FRAME RIPPING THE METAL. DATE OF MARCH 2016 IS WHEN THE WINDOW STOPPED ROLLING DOWN ALL OF THE WAY. THE NOISES WERE HAPPENING FOR YEARS.
THE FRONT DOOR CHECK HAS COME LOOSE AND "POPS" WHEN OPENING/CLOSING. THIS RESULTS IN THE DOOR SWINGING SHUT WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD EASILY CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM TO AN ADULT AND SEVERE HARM TO A SMALLER CHILD. TOYOTA ISSUED A SEVERELY LIMITED "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" THAT ONLY EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR THIS DEFECT TO 5 YEARS/100,000 (WHICHEVER CAME FIRST). HOWEVER, THE AVERAGE PERSON DOES NOT DRIVE 20,000 MILES PER YEAR SO THE PROBLEM IS NOW SHOWING UP EN MASSE AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO FIX THE KNOWN ISSUE. MY 2004 SIENNA STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF THIS DEFECT BEFORE IT REACHED 100,000 MILES RECENTLY BUT BECAUSE IT WAS BEYOND 5 YEARS THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY/PERFORMANCE ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY TOYOTA TO AFFECT AS MANY AS 600,000 VEHICLES. UNLIKE NUMEROUS OTHER TECHNICAL AND SAFETY ISSUES TOYOTA HAS RECALLED ON THIS SAME RANGE OF SIENNAS THIS DEFECT WAS PURPOSEFULLY LISTED AS A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" WITH A SEVERELY LIMITED EXTENSION WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF OWNERS WOULD BE BEYOND THE EXTENSION BEFORE THEY BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DOORS GETTING STUCK, FALLING OPEN, SWINGING SHUT UNEXPECTEDLY AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY TOYOTA UNDER A FULL RECALL.
REAR BACK DOOR FLEW OPEN AND UNABLE TO LATCH WHILE DRIVING ON PARKWAY.
FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING POPPING NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. THE CAR HAS ONLY 105,000 MILES AT TIME OF START OF PROBLEM.I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIENNA OWNERS OF VARYING MODEL YEARS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CAUSED BY A FAILING DOOR CHECK. IT IS AN ANNOYINGLY LOUD SOUND AND AS THE VEHICLE OWNER I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INHERENT DANGERS FROM FURTHER DETERIORATION. WHAT IF I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY? CAN THE DOOR FALL OFF? WHAT ABOUT POTENTIAL INJURY TO BYSTANDERS? WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR TOYOTA TO DO A FULL RECALL? INJURIES, DEATHS AND LAWSUITS? THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DUE TO CARELESS USE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DUE TO SHODDY WORKMANSHIP BY THE MANUFACTURER - TOYOTA. THEIR ABILITY TO MANUFACTURE RELIABLE PRODUCTS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY SUSPECT. THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE WILLING TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY CREATED. THEY SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THE WARRANTY ON THE VAN TO COVER THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 5 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES. WELL, I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2004 AND NOW IT HAS 105,000 MILES (THE POINT AT WHICH THE PROBLEM BEGAN). THAT IS A USELESS WARRANTY. THEY NEED TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MANUFACTURED DEFECT AND PROVIDE WARRANTIED REPLACEMENT TO CONSUMERS WHO HAD FAITH IN THEM AND PURCHASED THEIR PRODUCT. THIS IS A $2000 FIX TO REPLACE THE DOOR THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR.
MY AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE HAS FRAYED. I CAN'T USE THE DOOR NOW. SOMEHOW I MAGICALLY GOT IT SHUT, BUT NOW IT IS COMPLETELY LOCKED DOWN TO TRY AND PROTECT THE KIDS AND TO KEEP THE VAN IN A USABLE STATE (OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T DRIVE AROUND A VEHICLE WHOSE DOOR WON'T CLOSE). THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS FROM WHEN I FIRST HEARD A STRANGE NOISE WHEN THE DOOR WAS MOVING TO WHEN IT STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALTOGETHER. THE LAST TIME I TRIED TO CLOSE IT IT HAD BEEN OPENED ON ACCIDENT BY A BABYSITTER WHO DIDN'T KNOW AND WE HAD TO KEEP PRESSING THE MANUAL OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON CONTINUALLY AND INCH IT TO A CLOSED POSITION, BECAUSE IT KEPT TRYING TO REOPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE 6 KIDS, 5 IN CAR SEATS. I REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE BABIES CAR SEATS WITHOUT CLIMBING INTO THE VAN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WE ARE DOWN TO ONE DOOR. ALSO IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE IN THE EVENT THAT AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. AS A SIDE NOTE THE MOTOR SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE. THE CABLES ARE THE PROBLEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FRONT AIR BAGS WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE OR CRACKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS MOLD INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE FLOORS WERE SOAKED WITH WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000...UPDATED 03/15/16 *BF CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DESCRIPTION SHOULD BE EDITED. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AND CONSUMER NEEDED TO PAY FOR DEFECTS. UPDATED 05/30/18*JB
I WAS DRIVING FROM A MAJOR CITY HIGHWAY ONTO A FREEWAY. I WAS GOING 50MPH AND ACCELERATING TO THE APPROPRIATE FREEWAY SPEED OF 60MPH. AT THAT TIME, I REALIZED MY REAR WING WINDOWS WERE OPEN (IT OPENS AT THE REAR OF THE CAR AT AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 1 INCH) AND I PRESSED THE AUTOMATIC CLOSURE BUTTON. I HEARD A LOUD 'POP' ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I LOOKED BACK AND THE WINDOW WAS GONE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY. A CAR/JEEP WITH A FAMILY IN IT PULLED UP BEHIND ME. THEY WERE HIT BY THE WINDOW COMING OFF OF MY VEHICLE. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT IT DID CAUSE DAMAGE TO THEIR VEHICLE. IT SHOOK BOTH THEM AND MYSELF UP. A WINDOW FLYING FROM A CAR ON A HIGHWAY COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY CAUSED DAMAGE AND INJURIES. WE WERE VERY LUCKY. I CALLED 911 TO REPORT THAT THERE WAS WINDOW DEBRIS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND TOLD THEM WHERE IT WAS. THAT WAY I WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, THERE HAD NEVER BEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH OUR WING WINDOWS. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT WAS JUST PAST 9PM, I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK AND IT WAS DARK. I WAS ACCELERATING FROM 50 TO 60 ON A HIGHWAY. WE LIVE IN THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA SO THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE ALWAYS WET BUT IT WAS NOT RAINING. IT WAS ABOUT 55 DEGREES F OUTSIDE. MY THEORY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WINDOW (COMING FROM AN ENGINEERING STUDENT) IS THAT THE PLASTIC BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM ITS SHOULDER. THE WINDOW CAUGHT THE WIND FROM THE ACCELERATION AND THE HINGES WERE PULLED OFF OF THEIR ANCHOR. HOWEVER, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS ONLY SPECULATION. I HAVE CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND GOT A QUOTE FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED AND COULD NOT GIVE ME AN EXPLANATION. I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A SAFETY HAZARD WITH THIS WINDOW THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. PARTS SHOULDN'T JUST DETACH FROM A VEHICLE.
THE PROBLEM: FRONT SEAT BELTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO RETRACT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OBSERVED TO OCCUR WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR AND FASTENING THE SEATBELT. THIS ISSUE OCCURS INFREQUENTLY BUT REPEATEDLY. TOYOTA HAS PROVIDED A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED "ON DEMAND" AT THE DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF PUYALLUP), SO THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA CORPORATE THAT THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AND CANNOT BE DUPLICATED "ON DEMAND", AND TOYOTA CORPORATE HAS IN FACT AFFIRMED THAT THE ISSUE IS INDEED "INTERMITTENT." BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO REPLACE THE SEATBELT MECHANISM WITH AN UPDATED VERSION THAT PURPORTEDLY REMEDIES THE PROBLEM, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE ISSUE CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AT THE TIME WHEN THE CAR HAPPENS TO BE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING. MY CONCERN HERE IS THAT SEATBELTS ARE (OBVIOUSLY) AN INTEGRAL FACET OF PASSENGER RESTRAINT DURING AN ACCIDENT, SO I'M PERPLEXED AS TO WHY TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT WOULD APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO PASSENGER SAFETY AND IS -- BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION -- KNOWN TO BE INTERMITTENTLY DUPLICABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CABLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CABLE CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 162,000.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CABLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO REMAIN AJAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BE DRAINED BECAUSE THE DOME LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR NOT WORKING. THE CABLE BECAME FRAIL AND IT IS NOT OPENING AND I HAVE TO CUT THE CABLE OFF TO OPEN THE DOOR.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I PURCHASED A SET OF AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS FOR MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT WERE ADVERTISED AS DOT/SAE APPROVED. HTTP://WWW.AM-AUTOPARTS.COM/2004/TOYOTA/SIENNA/HEADLIGHT-ASSEMBLIES/AM-19245220/350742.HTML BASED ON HOW FAR FROM THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT HEADLIGHTS THESE AFTERMARKET LIGHTS PERFORMED (PLUS THE FACT THEY LEAKED) I WENT AHEAD AND RETURNED THEM. FROM MY RESEARCH IT SHOWS THAT THE MAJORITY OF AFTERMARKET LIGHTS DO NOT MEET TITLE 49, PART 571-FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS, STANDARD NUMBER 108 (FMVSS 108) AND I AM WONDERING WHY THE DOT AND NHTSA IS ALLOWING THEM TO BE SOLD. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS STUDY BY A LOBBYING GROUP FOR THESE COMPANIES, WHOSE OWN TEST RESULTS SHOW THEY DON'T MEET THE OEM STANDARDS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO MEET FMVSS 108. HTTP://WWW.CAPACERTIFIED.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2015/01/CAPALIGHTING3.PDF RESPECTFUL [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *BF *TR
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS A TENDENCY TO FOLD OVER AND GET JAMMED IN THE SLOT WHERE IT RETRACTS. A QUICK SEACH ONLINE HAS FOUND MANY OWNERS WITH THIS SIMILAR ISSUE. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS, IT PRETTY MUCH LEAVES US IN AN UNPROTECTED AND DANGEROUS STATE. SURPRISINGLY, WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAS PROMPTED A RECALL FOR THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SEATS, BUT NOT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT APPEARS TOYOTA'S ONLY SOLUTION IS TO HAVE CUSTOMERS REPLACE THE SEATBELT SYSTEM FOR HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. IN REGARDS TO THIS KIND OF SAFETY CONCERN, I AS THE CONSUMER FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW/OR PRODUCTION DEFECT IMMEDIATELY BY ISSUING A RECALL PARTICULARLY FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT. I'M URGING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SO THAT A SOLUTION CAN BE OBTAINED, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT. THE SEAT BELT SEEMS TO FOLD OVER TOO EASILY WHEN SEAT BELT IS PULLED A LITTLE FASTER (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE CLICK AND STOP, WHICH IS HOW ALL SEAT BELTS ARE DESIGNED). THIS IS SEEMINGLY A REGULAR OCCURANCE NOW IN MY CASE, AND FOR THE AFFECTED SIENNA OWNERS, WE CAN'T KEEP TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, OR TAKING THE INNER PANEL OUT TO FIX OURSELVES (WHICH IS WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING), EVERY OTHER DAY. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS, AS I AM SURE MANY OWNERS WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS. THANK YOU.
TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR PROBLEM, 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, APPROX 128,000-133,000 MILES. SAFETY ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS OF 35-45 MPH THE VAN HAS SEIZED UP (SLOWS DOWN ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT WARNING) AS AN INTERNAL ALARM SIMULTANEOUSLY SOUNDS (THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I DIDN'T KNOW THE VAN HAD AN INTERNAL ALARM). THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES, (SEPT. AND OCTOBER 2015, AND TWICE THIS WEEK 1/18/16 AND 1/22/16). EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON DRY STREETS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST EPISODE. AFTER THE FIRST EPISODE I TOOK THE VAN TO OUR MECHANIC ON THE DAY OF OCCURRENCE; WE TOOK A 10 MINUTE TEST DRIVE WHERE HE RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST HOWEVER NO PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED OUR MECHANIC DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR FAIL. AFTER TODAY'S EPISODE I WILL HAVE THE SENSOR DISENGAGED AS WE HAVE HAD THE VAN 12 + YEARS AND HAVE NOT HAD A NEED FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL TO TAKE OVER. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT VERY SCARY FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. PLEASE TOYOTA, GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED.
SEE ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION EA08024; SHOULD BE RE-OPENED!!
- CURRENT MILEAGE: 101,856 - CONCERN 1: TOYOTA SIENNA DOOR CHECK SPOT WELD FAILURE *DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE, SO I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A REPAIR SHOP AROUND JAN 15, 2015 AT 98,985 MILEAGE AND PAID $224.56. *SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER LITTLE LESS THAN 1 YEAR AT 102,000 MILEAGES. * YOUTUBE LINK WITH SIMILAR ISSUE - HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=BXKWZLGUAK4 - CONCERN 2: DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW
THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CABLE HAS FRAYED TO THE POINT THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE.
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.)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN HER. WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE ALSO IN PARK, THE SEAT BELT WOULD RELEASE AND UNSECURED THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,310.
WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2004 SIENNA, ITS SHAKING SO BADLY I FEEL LIKE WHEELS GOING TO ROLL OUT. ALSO BRAKE MAKE WORSE, AND ENGINE MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT ARE VERY BAD CONDITION. I DON'T KNOW WHY ITS BAD BREAKING IN RAIN.
BOUGHT 4 NEW GOODYEAR VIVA 2 TIRES IN 2014 AT WALMART IN HAINES CITY, FLORIDA JUST HAD MY 2ND BLOWOUT DUE TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION AT 55 MPH. BALANCED TIRES AND CHECK PRESSURES ALWAYS. FAULTY PRODUCT - WALMART NOT WILLING TO WARRANTY SAID IT'S A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS TIRE.
2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED: THE REAR DOOR/HATCH CLOSES RANDOMLY AFTER OPENING. THE METHOD OF OPENING DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHETHER BY REMOTE OR INTERIOR DOOR CONTROLS. THREE TIMES NOW I WAS NEARLY CRUSHED IN THE DOOR, BARELY ESCAPING IN TIME. IT IS BEYOND REASON WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ALREADY AS IT IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE THAT HAS OR WILL CAUSE BODILY HARM AND NOT A NEW ISSUE. A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT THAT IS NOT ADDRESSED...WOW. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE INCIDENCE(S) OCCURRED. WHOEVER HAS THE AUTHORITY PLEASE PUT THIS ITEM ON RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE! THANK YOU. *TR
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. I HAD LIFTED THE TALIGATE WITH THE POWER LIFTER. AS MY WIFE WAS BENDING INTO THE CARGO AREA TO GET TOTE BAGS, THE DOOR CAME DOWN ON HER. SHE JUMPED ASIDE. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO COME DOWN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE MANUAL MODE. WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER. THEY "VERIFIED CUSTOMER'S CONCERN." BECAUSE THESE STRUTS HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I CONTENDED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, ALTHOUGH THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WE DID NOT GO FORWARD WITH THE WORK. THE DEALER REFERRED ME TO CORPORATE, WHERE I HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED A CASE. I HAVE TALKED AGAIN WITH CORPORATE. THE CASE IS UNDER REVIEW.
THE DRIVER DOOR WELDS HAVE BROKEN, WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR TO BE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. RESEARCH ON THE MATTER REVEALED EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL CAN FAIL, CAUSING THE DOOR TO CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY AND BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I CALLED TOYOTA'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, AND THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS DOCUMENTED IN THEIR OWN TSB #NV003-07. AS A SENIOR CITIZEN, I AM AFRAID I WILL BE INJURED BY THIS DEFECT, WHICH IS BECOMING WORSE AS TIME PROGRESSES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE TIRES FELT AS IF THEY WERE GRIPPING THE GROUND, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. SINCE THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A POPPING SOUND, BUT STOPPED WHEN THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THERE WERE THREE INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.
THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL ON BOTH OF THE MINIVAN'S FRONT DOORS. THE DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL IS THE PIECE THAT KEEPS THE DOOR OPEN, AND IF THE PART FAILS THE DOOR CAN SWING FREELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT ' OBVIOUSLY A CONCERN FOR PARENTS WITH KIDS. TOYOTA HAS TRACED THE PROBLEM BACK TO BAD SPOT WELDS PERFORMED AT THE AUTOMAKER'S PRINCETON, INDIANA FACTORY.
2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CRACKED DASHBOARD STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SEEKS ASSISTANCE WITH REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/31/2017*JS
VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM ENGAGING BRAKES UNEXPECTLY DURING TURNS PLACING VAN IN UNSAFE CONDITION. UNEXPECTED BRAKING CAN ALSO OCCUR AT 65 MPH IN A TURN!
THE CABLE SNAPPED AND THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE
DRIVER SIDE SECOND ROW PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. ONLY SLIGHTLY BUDGES MANUALLY AND ELECTRICALLY THEN HAS TO BE FORCED CLOSED. MECHANIC SUSPECTS BROKEN CABLE AND QUOTED ME $1,500 - $2,000 TO REPAIR. REALLY? AND IF THE OTHER DOOR STOPS WORKING LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS I AM READING ON JUST ONE BLOG (REPAIRPAL)? I LOVE THIS VAN AND HAVE BABIED IT WITH ON-TIME MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS BUT THIS IS TOO MUCH! I CAN'T AFFORD THIS BUT SAFETY IS A MAJOR CONCERN TO ME AS THIS EXIT NO LONGER EXISTS.
2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BROKEN. INTERNAL DOOR ASYMBLY BROKE INSIDE DOOR. DOOR HINGES ALSO BROKE. DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST $2000 TO FIX. AUTO BODY SHOP REPAIRED FOR $300. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL.
2004 TOYOTA SIENNA RIGHT SIDE REAR POWER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. OPENS HALF WAY AND THEN MUST BE MANUALLY CLOSED. CABLE BROKEN. CAUSES SAFETY CONCERN FOR PASSENGERS IN REAR SEATS ABILITY TO EXIT CAR IN EMERGENCY. MY GRANDCHILDRENS LIVES ARE PRECIOUS TO ME!
BOTH PASSENGERS DOOR QUIT SHUTTING OR OPENING FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. SINCE THEY ARE ELECTRONICALLY OPENED AND CLOSED THEY WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY. ONE DOOR OPENS JUST ABOUT 5 INCHES AND AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS AGAIN. THIS DOOR HAS NOT OPENED IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THIS IS THE DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE BUT SECOND SEATS WITH SLIDING DOOR. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SECOND SEAT OPENS AND CLOSES INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES IT OPENS SOMETIMES NOT. IT HAS ALMOST SHUT MY PETS TRYING TO GO OUT THE DOOR AND AUTOMATICALLY WILL SHUT BACK. IT STARTED DOING THIS AROUND THE SAME TIME THE OTHER DOOR STOPPED OPENING AND SHUTTING. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY BRUSHED ME OFF. THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR STARTED MAKING A NOISE WHEN OPENING AND WOULD CLOSE BY ITSELF WHEN JUST PARKED AND MADE A POPPING NOISE WHEN OPENED. ALSO TOLD THIS TO DEALERSHIP WITH SAME RESULTS. VEHICLE PARKED WHEN ALL OCCURRENCES HAPPENED. HAD TO PULL OVER ONE TIME OFF SIDE OF ROAD TO SEE WHY I COULDN'T OPEN DOORS FOR I HAD A SMALL 3 YR OLD CHILD IN A CAR SEAT AND WAS HARD TO GET HER OUT THROUGH THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR FROM BACK SET OF SEATS.
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.
THE FOLLOWING HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. THE LATEST 2 TIMES WERE ON A RAMP AT ABOUT 25MPH COMING OFF AN INTERSTATE AND AT ABOUT 65MPH AN INTERSTATE. WHILE CORNERING TO THE LEFT A FAIR AMOUNT, BUT WELL UNDER CONTROL, THE VSC STARTED ALARMING AND KICKED IN. WHEN IT KICKED IN, IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE HARD TO THE RIGHT AS IF IT HAD LOCKED UP THE BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN BOTH CASES, THE VEHICLE SWERVED INTO AN ADJACENT LANE. HAD ANYTHING BEEN IN THAT LANE OR HAD WE BEEN IN AN OUTSIDE LANE, THE VCS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHATEVER THE CAUSE, THE VSC IN THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. OVER THE 12 YEARS WE'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE, IT'S UNLIKELY THAT THE VSC HAS COME ON MORE THAN 5 TIMES. SINCE IT'S SO RARE, WE DRIVERS HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH THE BEHAVIOR AND THE VEHICLE IS COMPLIANT UNTIL THE VSC KICKS IN. WHEN IT KICKS IN, THE CAR HAS PRESUMABLY DETERMINED THAT SOME STABILIZING ACTION NEEDS TO HAPPEN, YET, INSTEAD OF PROVIDING SAFETY - THE VERY PURPOSE OF VCS, IT UNEXPECTEDLY LOCKS UP THE BRAKES ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSES IT TO SWERVE OUT OF ITS LANE. NOTE, THE VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY HAD A BRAKE JOB. UNDER HARD BRAKING, THE VEHICLE STAYS IN ITS LINE, AND DOES SWERVE AT ALL, SO IT'S WHATEVER THE VSC IS DOING TO "PROVIDE STABILITY" THAT'S CAUSING THE LOCKUP/SWERVE ISSUE. FINALLY, FROM THE INTERNET, A COUPLE QUICK QUERIES LED ME TO POSTINGS BY OTHER SIENNA OWNERS WHO'D EXPERIENCED VERY SIMILAR BEHAVIOR, SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER SHIFTING INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL A SHORT DISTANCE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN PARKED BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE UNINTENDED ROLLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
MY VAN WAS PARKED ON THE DRIVE WAY. SUDDENLY I SAW GASOLINE FLOWING FROM BELOW OF THE VAN. THERE WERE NOT MUCH GASOLINE LEFT. SOMEHOW I COULD MANAGE TO TAKE TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. HE SAID THAT IT MUST BE WATER DRAINAGE FROM AC SYSTEM. AFTER DRIVING 200 METERS IT STOPS COMPLETELY. I BROUGHT GASOLINE IN A JAR AND CAR STARTED BUT SAW THAT THE GASOLINE IS DRIPPING FROM BELOW. AGAIN GAVE BACK TO TOYOTA DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 05V327000 (SEAT BELT) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
WHEN OPENING THE POWER/SLIDING DOOR, PASSENGER SIDE, A WIRE SNAPPED AND THE DOOR GOT STUCK IN AN ALMOST CLOSED POSITION AND WOULD NOT BUDGE. I AM TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT TOYOTA. THE CABLE USED IS VERY THIN FOR THE LOAD IT BEARS. POOR DESIGN, WHICH APPARENTLY THEY HAVE FIXED IN LATER MODELS.
WHEN OPENING THE DOOR AT THE DRIVER SIDE (LEFT), A BIG POPPING SOUND CAN BE HEARD. TSB: NV003-07 DOOR CHECK POPPING NOISE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR ALL THE CAR MADE DURING THE TIME.
EVERY TIME THE SPEED OF THE CAR REACHED 33 MPH, THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT WOULD START FLASHING WITH A CONTINUOUS BEEPING SOUND. WHEN I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AND TOOK A TURN, THE CAR BRAKED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. A VERY DANGEROUS FEELING ON THE WINDY ROADS I LIVE ON.
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
TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD HAD A DEEP CRACK. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VICTORY TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 5 HEITZINGER PLAZA, SEASIDE, CA 93955, (831) 393-3020) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 234,000.
RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR STUCK SHUT. CABLES ARE FINE. LEFT POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY DRAINING BATTERY EVERY DAY CAUSE THE OPEN DOOR LIGHT STAYS ON. 130,000 MI. OTHER THEN THAT VAN RUNS GREAT IN MINT CONDITION. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA SIENNA AFTER THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE DOORS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE UN-LODGED FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/2 *CN
THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, PN# 89245-08011 FAILED. THE VAN CAN NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 23 MPH. THE BRAKES COME ON AUTOMATICALLY OVER 23 MPH AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATE. THE STEERING SEEMS STRANGE (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON) BUT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VAN IN MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS SENSOR OR OTHERS WILL FAIL AND THE VAN WILL AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THE BREAKS AND LOOSE POWER PREVENTING ME FROM MANEUVERING THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM.