2004 Toyota Sienna Complaint Log

ENGINE IDLES VERY FAST IN COLD WEATHER FIRST FEW MINUTES. WHILE DRIVING A BLOCK TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN HAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES VERY FORCEFULLY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THIS CAUSES SOME LOSS OF CONTROL , ESPECIALLY ON A SLIGHT DOWN HILL SLOPE DURING SNOWY/ICY WEATHER. APPEARS TO BE COMBINATION IDLE, AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.*AK

WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A FENCE. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS OCCURRED AFTER DEALERSHIP PERFORMED RECALL 03V291000 REPAIRS. *AK

RECALL 03V29-000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. ROMANIA TOYOTA, 388 GOOD PASTURE ISLAND ROAD, EUGENE, OREGON 97041, SERVICE MANAGER KEVIN. *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED A TOYOTA, SIENNA, 2004 , AND DISCOVERED RECALL 03V291000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK LEAKAGE: CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE WAS NO RECORD THAT INDICATED THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT RECALL PAPERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE PURCHASING PAPERS. CONSUMER STATED NO SUCH PAPERS WERE FOUND. A FEW DAYS LATER, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE WORK DOCUMENT WAS FOUND. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW HOW SHE COULD FIND OUT IF THE REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK

DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD GET JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD BE ON, WHICH WAS NOTICEABLE IF IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE. BUT IF IT WAS BRIGHT AND SUNNY IT WAS EASY TO MISS. THE DOOR APPEARS TO BE CLOSED, BUT IT WAS NOT. A FEW TIMES I STARTED DRIVING WITH THIS CONDITION, AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHEN I TURNED! YOU WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, AND GET OUT AND PUSH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION FOR THE DOOR TO STAY SHUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY JUST SQUIRTED SOME LUBRICATION INTO THE HANDLE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SHORT TERM FIX, AND IT COULD START HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK

WE OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED AWD. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A 10 % GRADE, THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTO SLIDING DOOR WAS PUSHED TO OPEN THE DOOR. RATHER THAN OPENING SLOW AND CONTROLLED AS NORMAL, THE DOOR SHUT BACK AT SUCH SPEED AND STRENGTH THAT IT RIPPED THE DOOR OFF THE TRACKS AND UP INTO THE REAR WINDOW. THIS DID SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR...THIS IS HOW HARD THE DOOR SLAMMED OFF THE TRACKS, MY SON WAS STANDING BY THE DOOR TO GET IN AND WAS KNOCKED BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND. A SMALLER CHILD WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED! TOYOTA ACTUALLY KEPT OUR CAR FOR 3 WEEK SO THEY COULD FLY IN ENGINEERS FROM HEADQUARTERS TO INVESTIGATE... WHEN PRESSED FOR INFORMATION, WE WERE TOLD THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, THE MANAGER AT OUR DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF 5 OTHER CASES. *LA

2004, TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED. VERY SLUGGISH THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN CRUISING, APPARENTLY DUE TO VERY SLUGGISH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT. NO PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. PROBLEM IS BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVER EXPECTS REASONABLE THROTTLE RESPONSE TO AVOID A COLLISION , SUCH AS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT SECURE IN THE LATCH. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PROBLEMS WITH 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA FUEL TANK EQUIPMENT. *MR THE GASOLINE TANK MAY CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE FROM A LEAK, IT WAS THE THIRD FUEL TANK THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST CHANGE WAS DUE TO A RECALL. THE THIRD TANK WAS DUE TO A PROFUSE GASOLINE LEAK. *SCC *JB

NHTSA RECALL 03V291000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK LEAKAGE: UNABLE TO GET RECALL HONORED BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. JIM WHITE TOYOTA,TOLEDO OHIO. 419 841 6681. *AK

FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT STILL NOT COMPLETED AFTER 30 DAYS WAITING FOR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO COMPLETE RECALL PROCESS. I AM TOLD THERE IS A DELAY IN THE PART SUPPLY BUT TOYOTA CORPORATE CLAIMS THERE IS NOT RESTRICTION IN PARTS SUPPLY. *LA

SUDDEN MASSIVE FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER MY NEW 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN UNDER NORMAL OPERATION CONDITION. I BOUGHT A NEW 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA FROM THE DEALER IN MARCH 2003. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ALL OF A SUDDEN A MASSIVE FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FUME OF THE FUEL FILLED UP THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALL PASSENGERS NEEDED TO BE IMMEDATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 1400 MILES AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENT OR EVEN A SLIGHT IMPACT BEFORE. BEFORE THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALER FOR A RECENT TOYOTA RECALL FOR FUEL TANK ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED BACK TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *LA

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA CE MODEL SLIDING DOORS PROBLEM. BOTH SLIDING DOORS INSIDE PANELS POP UP AT LEAST 1 INCH FROM THE DOOR FRAME. THIS CAUSING THE SLIDING DOOR JAM DURING OPENING & CLOSING. ONE SIDE OF THE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. *LA

WHEN THE WINDOW OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS ROLLED DOWN, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO LATCH. THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT WHEN A PASSENGER GETS IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE. TOYOTA STATED THIS WAS A NEW SAFETY FEATURE. *AK *SC *JB

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IN MIDDLE ROW OF THE CAPTAIN CHAIR WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DRIVER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE PICKS UP AND TRANSPORTS CHILDREN FROM PLACE TO PLACE. *AK

TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 - THE 2ND ROW SEATS ARE "SPRING LOADED" SO THAT BY PUSING A LEVER, THEY WILL PIVOT FORWARD TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE 3RD ROW SEATS. THE FORCE OF THE SPRING IS VERY STRONG AND A CHILD/INFANT COULD EASILY BE INJURED IF HIT BY THE PIVOTING SEAT. I RECOMMEND A RECALL TO RETROFIT THE SEATS TO A LESS POWERFUL SPRING OR PISTON TYPE DEVICE. *LA

THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FUEL TANK LEAKAGE RECALL (03V291000) BECAUSE THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 3 MONTHS. *NLM

FUEL TANK FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

TOYOTA, SIENNA 2004. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON A RECALL TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER PICKED UP VEHICLE AND FILLED TANK, AND GAS LEAK OUT TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A DEFECTIVE GASKET OR SEAL. *AK A WEEK AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE SERVICE ENGINE AND CVS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE GAS CAP WASN'T PLACED ON PROPERLY. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND FUELED THE VEHICLE AND GAS BEGAN TO SPILL OUT. NOT WHERE THE NOZZLE GO IN BUT UNDERNEATH THE VAN. GAS FUMES STARTED PENETRATING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER EVACUATED HER 4 YEAR OLD AND NEWBORN. THE NEXT DAY VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC WAS MADE AWARE THE PREVIOUS DAY EVENTS AND EMPTIED THE GAS TANK. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE SEAL WAS EITHER INSTALLED WRONG OR IT BECAME DISLODGED WHERE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LEAKING. *PH *NLM *CB

THE PLASTIC COVER/GUIDE FOR THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE ROW CAPTAIN SEAT CAME APART, CAUSING THE BELT TO STICK AND NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED THE PART, AND WITHIN A DAY OR TWO THE NEW PART FAILED IN THE SAME WAY. RETURNED TO DEALER; THEY SAID 2 OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SIMPLY REMOVED THE PART, WHICH IMPROVED OPERATION OF THE BELT; NOW IT SEEMS TO WORK, JUST LOOKS UGLY. *LA EA05-010.PCO

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE "LOWER TO HIGHER GEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS RUNNING UNDER TOYOTA SPECIFICATIONS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V291000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK LEAKAGE. DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO DO REPAIRS.*AK

THE DESIGN OF THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DOESN'T PERMIT ADEQUATE GROUND CLEARANCE WHEN A TRAILER HITCH IS INSTALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS CONNECTING ANY TRAILER TO THE HITCH WILL RESULT IN LOST OF PROPER SUSPENSION CLEARANCE AND POTENTIAL LOST OF STEERING CONTROL. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION TO INCREASE GROUND CLEARANCE WHEN THERE IS A LOAD ON THE TRAILER HITCH. *JB

I BOUGHT THE TOYOTA SIENNA ON JULY 4 2003. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WITHIN A MONTH AND HAD REPAIR DONE ON AUGUST 29, 2003. THE GASOLINE TANK REPAIR WAS DONE INCORRECTLY, RESULTING IN ME BEING STRANDED AWAY FROM MY HOME, WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, WITH GASOLINE OOZING ALL OVER THE GROUND. THIS WAS A CLEAR FIRE HAZARD. THEN IN OCTOBER 2004, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAME OUT OF THE FRAME. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED IT WAS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND FIXED IT. I FELT VERY UNSAFE DRIVING HOME IN THAT CAR. E NOW HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT STEERING FLUID HOSE DEFECT AND RADIATOR DEFECT. WITH 5 DEFECTS IN ONE YEAR AFTER BUYING A NEW CAR I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH TWO KIDS. THIS IS ALSO THE CAR I USE FOR COMMUTING. I CANNOT RELY ON THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE.*AK

THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL 03V291000 CONCERNING THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD ONLY ORDER ONE PART PER DAY. CURIOUS TOYOTA OF BRANDON 813-621-7747. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V291000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK LEAKAGE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT DEALERSHIP ONLY RECEIVED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PARTS EACH MONTH FOR THE RECALL. DEALER DID NOT INFORM CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. BUT CONSUMER CONTINUED TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE.*AK CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA CONCERNING FUEL TANK LEAKAGE. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH PARTS TO COMPLETE REPAIRS NOR WAS THE CONSUMER INFORMED WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE IN. AFTER CONTACTING ODI CONSUMER RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON VEHICLE.*MR

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V291000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK LEAKAGE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON 08/15/2003. DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, AND COULD NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE.*AK

SIENNA LE, BOUGHT IN MAY 2003. GAS PEDAL LULL!!! WHEN COMING TO A ROLLING STOP AND THEN HAVE TO ACCELERATE, THE GAS PEDAL HAS A LULL SO YOU PUSH A LITTLE MORE AND YOU SCREECH THE TIRES. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS, CUTTING ACROSS TRAFFIC, SOMEONE WAS LETTING ME GO AND THE HESITATION GAVE THE APPERANCE THAT I WAS NOT GOING SO HE STARTED TO PROCEED AND FINALLY IT KICKED IN AND HE ALMOST SIDE REAR ENDED. IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE MORE PRONOUNCED IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, CAN'T WAIT FOR SNOW! BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND SAYS IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL, GAS PEDAL IS CONTROLLED BY COMPUTER CAN NOT CHANGE IT!

THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA CONSTANTLY MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. WE NOTICED THIS 3 MONTHS AFTER OUR PURCHASE. NOISE IS HEARD BY PASSENGERS IN THE 3RD ROW OR WHEN RADIO IS OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. *JB

OWNER OF 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED - PRUCHASED IN JULY 2004. WHEN THE ANY OF THE VANITY LIGHTS ARE LEFT ON IN THE INSIDE OF THE VAN AND THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION THE LIGHTS NEVER TURN OFF...THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC BATTERY SAVER/SHUT-OFF. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THAT IN VANS RELEASED SINCE THEN TOYOTA HAS MADE THIS STANDARD ON CURRENT RELEASES. (MID-MODEL CHANGE). DOES THIS SEEM RIGHT FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT? MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND I DO NOT WANT TO SEE HER STRANDED WITH OUR LIITLE ONE SOMEWHERE. HAD THIS BEEN AN OPTION IN A KID-FRIENDLY VAN AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT.*AK

OUR FAMILY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD AND HAD COUNTLESS ISSUES WITH IT . THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUE WAS - RANDOM UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION RESPONSES. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA CANADA & JAPAN IN 2003. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY 100% NO DOUBT IN MY MIND, OR MY WIFE'S MIND, THAT THE TOYOTA PRODUCT LINE HAS SOMETHING WRONG ELECTRONICALLY IN THEIR ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR TRANSMISSION SENSORS - OR THE SOFTWARE THAT INTERFACES WITH THEM. WE DID NOT HAVE STICKY GAS PEDALS OR FLOOR MAT ISSUES - WE HAD A VEHICLE THAT DIDN'T OPERATE THE WAY WE WERE ASKING IT TO. THE VEHICLE NEVER CONSISTENTLY RESPONDED TO THE ACTUAL PRESSURE BEING PLACED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A LIGHT PRESS IN PARKING LOT DRIVING WOULD SOMETIMES RESULT IN WHAT FELT LIKE FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION, OR DURING MERGING - THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN MOVE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DO SO.. TOYOTA SAID " THEY DID NOT CONSIDER THIS BEHAVIOR A SAFETY ISSUE " IT WAS ONLY " A NUISANCE PROBLEM " . FIRST OUR DEALERSHIP IGNORED THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY SAID " MY WIFE DIDN'T TEACH THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE PROPERLY - IT HAD A SMART LEARNING TRANSMISSION YOU KNOW " . THEY FINALLY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AFTER WE CONTINUED TO VOICE OUR CONCERN OVER SEVERAL NEAR MISS INCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE . IN ONE INCIDENCE , WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY USING CRUISE CONTROL - THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE INTO A CORNER AT OVER 140 KPH FORCING US ONTO THE SHOULDER AND ALMOST OFF THE ROAD . IT WAS A NERVE SHATTERING EXPERIENCE. OUR TOYOTA DEALER FINALLY ADMITTED A SIMILAR ACCELERATION PROBLEM EXISTED IN THE CAMRY / COROLLA LINES AND THAT IT WAS TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE RELATED . AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE RUN AROUND FROM TOYOTA WITH NO FIX IN SIGHT - BEING TOLD BY THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN 3RD GEAR TO MINIMIZE THE SURGES UNTIL A SOFTWARE FIX WAS CREATED - WE WALKED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

HESITATION, BOGS ON A ACCELERATION, DELAY IN A ACCELERATION NO POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS. LOOSES SPEED AND CARS BEHIND CATCH UP VERY QUICKLY AND WORRIED ABOUT GETTING HIT IN REAR END. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE AND HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD TWICE TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. TOYOTA DEALER FELT THE PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE NO OFFER FOR REPAIRS. *LA

RECURRING DRIVABILITY PROBLEM WITH 2004 SIENNA XLE 3.3L. AFTER DECELERATING THEN REAPPLYING THROTTLE, SURGE VARIES FROM ANNOYING TO DANGEROUS. ON OCCASION, IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO SQUEAL TIRES. FROM A DEAD STOP, THROTTLE RESPONSE IS BETTER BUT FROM A ROLLING STOP, DANGEROUS AND INCONSISTENT.*AK

TOYOTA 2004 SIENNA. IT'S THE MOST DANGEROUS CAR I EVER HAD, WHENEVER I SLOW DOWN AND TEND TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR HESITATE TO GO FOR ABOUT 1 TO 3 SECONDS DELAY. I TOOK IT TWICE TO THE DEALER BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THE THIRD TIME I WENT BACK THEY DENIED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS SPECIALLY WHEN YOU TEND TO PASS A CAR ON A TWO WAY ROAD AND THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE AT DESIRED TIMING. MY COMPLAIN WAS TOYOTA DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS AN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2004 TO PRESENT. *TR

1. MID ROW PASSENGER CAPTAINS CHAIR SEAT BELT-SHOULDER HARNESS WEBBING JAMS. . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER--REPLACED PLASTIC BELT GUIDE. DID NOT IMPROVE SITUATION. JAMMED BEFORE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. 3. I NOW USE STRAPLING TAPE TO HOLD GUIDE IN PLACE. STILL CAN HAVE JAM PROBLEMS. . PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF SAFETY RATING, SINCE I TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN ON A REGULAR BASIS. HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA'S "NON RESPONSE" TO THE PROBLEM. 5. I FEEL MANY PERSONS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE CHILDREN ARE THE USUAL PASSENGERS IN THIS POSITION & ARE NOT AWARE THAT THIS MALFUNCTION SHOULD BE REPORTED.*AK

THE WAY THE MIDDLE SEAT IS LOCATED AND DESIGNED IT HAS A SPLIT IN THE PLASTIC. THE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT IN THE SPLIT, AND AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAT BELT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *CB

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

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN, THERE IS A "DEAD SPOT" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW COASTING CONDITION. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETELY STOPPED CONDITION. HOWEVER, IF COASTING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 - 10 MPH, DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL YIELDS NO RESPONSE. NATURALLY I TEND TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR FURTHER TO OVERCOME WHATEVER INERTIA IS HAPPENING, AND WHEN THE ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN FINALLY RESPONDS (SOMETIMES SEVERAL SECONDS LATER) THERE IS A PRONOUNCED JERK AS EVERYTHING CATCHES. WE HAVE HAD A FEW SITUATIONS WHERE COMPETING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WARRANTED FIRM ACCELERATION AND WERE AT THE MERCY OF OTHER DRIVERS WHEN OUR VEHICLE FAILED TO PERFORM. BEING IN A NORTHERN CLIMATE, I AM ALSO GREATLY CONCERNED THAT DURING ICY CONDITIONS, THE RESULTING "JERK" WHICH OCCURS FOLLOWING THE LAG WILL RESULT IN BREAKING TRACTION AND SUBSEQUENT SKIDDING. IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT FAILURE TO ACCELERATE WHEN NECESSARY IS ARGUABLY JUST AS DANGEROUS AS FAILURE TO STOP, AND THE PROBLEM NEEDS CORRECTED. THUS FAR, OUR DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND CLAIMS THAT IT'S A "NORMAL" BEHAVIOR FOR THIS DRIVETRAIN.

EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS, SEAT BELT FAILS. THE SEAT BELT WILL SLIP DOWN A CRACK ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT AND LOCKS ITSELF. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE SEAT BELT FOUR TIMES FOR THIS ONE PROBLEM. *NM

NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, OCCURES ALL THE TIME, MOST NOTICEABLE ON A ROLLING STOP AT A YEILD SIGN. SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS.*AK

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH A TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I PURCHASED THE NEW VEHICLE BACK IN MARCH 2003. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT JUST ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AS I TEST DROVE SEVERAL OTHER NEW VEHICLES FROM THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THIS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS THAT IT DOESN'T KNOW WHEN TO DOWNSHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN 0-15 MPH. WHEN IT CAN'T DECIDE TO DOWNSHIFT, YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN AN INTERSECTION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THROUGH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BACK IN 2003 AND 2004. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THAT TOYOTA WAS GOING TO MAKE A SOFTWARE CHANGE TO FIX THIS. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED AND I SEE THAT THEY NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAMRY. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING? ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BY TOYOTA TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITH THE CAMRY'S AND SIENNAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN TURNING A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND LOSE POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A COMPUTER UPDATE, HOWEVER; THE SYSTEM WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA TIRES BLEW OUT. *KB ***NAR*** THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH RUN FLAT TIRES AND HAD SUFFERED 2 BLOWN OUT TIRES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE CONSUMER FOUND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NEITHER BRIDGESTONE NOR TOYOTA CARRY SPARES FOR THAT TYPE OF TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT NO OTHER TIRE WAS TO BE USED AS A REPLACEMENT FOR A SINGLE TIRE TO CREATE A MIXED SET. (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT) *JB

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILGATE FALLING DOWN. CUSTOMER STATES THE TAILGATE CAME DOWN FROM THE RAISED POSITION WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS NO INJURED, HOWEVER WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO GET THE BACK DOOR TO GO UP VIA THE BACK DOOR SWITCH OR BY USING THE REMOTE, IT WOULD NOT GO UP AND IF SHE RAISED IT BY HAND IT WOULD NOT STAY UP. *JB

FAX ON BEHALF OF RE SAFETY CONCERN WITH HIS 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN, DURING WINTER MONTHS SLIDING DOORS FREEZE SHUT; REPLY ATTN CAROLINE/NYC OFFICE. *TGW WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FELL DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD FREEZE SHUT AND THEY COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. THE ONLY WAY FOR THE CONSUMERS CHILDREN TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, WAS THROUGH THE REAR HATCH. *JB

LTR FWD FM (WI) RE TOYOTA VEHICLES INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FM OWNER OF A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BETWEEN 95-100 MPH BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. SHE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, PRESSING AS HARD AS SHE COULD. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED IT WAS THE FOOT FEED RUBBING AGAINST THE FLOOR MAT, BUT WHEN SHE LOOKED DOWN AT THE FLOOR MAT, IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. *JB

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATES BUBBLING ON THE ALLOY RIMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE RIMS HAD RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *JB

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