2004 Toyota Sienna complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY DID NOT EXPLAIN THE REASON BEHIND THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

2004 TOTALLY SIENNA SLIDE DOOR FROZE IN THE OPEN POSITION AND THE MANUAL OVERRIDE FEATURE DIDN'T WORK TO ALLOW ME TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN. THIS APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING ON A HIGH NUMBER OF SIENNA'S AND I BELIEVE IT IS A CLEAR DEFECT. THE DEALER WANTED $2,000 TO FIX THE DOOR THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF IT'S TRAVEL, I EXPERIENCED NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR 1-2 SECONDS WITH CARS COMING TOWARDS ME. THE ENGINE THEN PROCEEDED TO REV TO THE PROPER LEVEL I WAS EXPECTING. THIS TYPE OF SITUATION ALSO HAPPENS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR ON THE FREEWAY BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL QUICKLY. THE CAR ONCE AGAIN HESITATES AND THEN RESPONDS IN 1 -2 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE IS A TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 XLE FWD. I'VE TRIED TO USE DIFFERENT FUEL GRADES, AC ON/OFF, TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED, NO ONE IN CAR/CAR FULL, DAY AND NIGHT, ALL WITH THE SAME RESULT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A 04 TOY SIENNA AND HYDROPLANED. I HIT A GUARDRAIL AND BOTH AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. MY AIRBAG CAUSED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON MY STOMACH AND ARM. IT BURNED A SOFTBALL SIZE HOLE IN MY SHIRT. THE BURN WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES BY 7 INCHES ON MY STOMACH AND BLISTERED. MY HUSBANDS AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING HIM NO INJURY OR BURN. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA: POWERED DOOR CABLE BREAKAGE; SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFICIENCY IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT SEATING PROPERLY. ON INVESTIGATION, DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE LATCH AT THE REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR CUT THROUGH THE SHEET METAL OF THE DOOR ITSELF, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE UNLATCHABLE. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT WORK. SCANNED INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE FACING SIMILAR ISSUE. THIS IS SO COMMON A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS. *TR

TOYOTA 2004 SIENNA DRIVER SIDE DOOR MAKES LOUD SOUND WHEN OPENED AND OFTEN CLOSES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER SAID THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD BEEN UP TWO MONTHS BEFORE AND WOULD NOT REPAIR. MAYBE YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE FALLS OUT OR GETS SQUISHED. *TR

I HAVE TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 AND THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR JUST BROKE DOWN AFTER A LOUD BANG AND A PEACE OF HARD PLASTIC FLEW OFF AND HIT THE GARAGE FLOOR. I WAS ALONE AND DID NOT GET HURT. ALTHOUGH I HAVE ECP, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS NOT COVERED AND CHARGED ME $95.00CAD+TAX AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $1700.00CAD+TAX. SO I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT TWO THINGS, ONE THAT IT COULD HAVE HURT MY KIDS IF THEY WERE WITH ME AT THAT TIME AND SECONDLY THE ECP DOES NOT COVER THIS DEFECT. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 70,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH AN AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING REAR DOOR. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS AND ATTEMPTED REPAIRS, FROM WHICH I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS I NEEDED TO MAKE SURE AND LUBRICATE THE HINGES, I GAVE UP ON THE DOOR BEING FIXED. TRIED NOT TO FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO REMOVE MY CHILDREN FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. MADE SURE THAT MY SONS CAR SEAT WAS ALWAYS PLACED ON DRIVER SIDE SO THAT I COULD GET HIM OUT AND MY OTHER CHILDREN WOULD BE ABLE TO CLIMB OUT PAST HIM. RESORTED TO USING THE DRIVER SIDE MANUAL REAR DOOR. I COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO SHUT AFTER MY KIDS HAD GOTTEN IN THE CAR.I COULD CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT COULD NOT LOCK THE DOOR. HAD TO CONTINUE OUR TRIP AND DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VAN THAT DOOR WOULD NOT SECURE. 2 OUT OF 3 BOLTS HAD PULLED THROUGH THE SHEET METAL OF THE REAR DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. REPAIR SHOP IS TRYING TO NOW FIX THE AUTOMATIC DOOR AGAIN. I AM TOLD 700 PARTS AND LABOR. BUT THE MANUAL DOOR I AM TOLD THAT I WILL NEED TO TAKE TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. VEHICLE NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND HAS LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO DECIDE IF ITS POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO REMOVE THE DOOR PANEL FOR ACCESS TO THE BOLTS AND MECHANISM. BECAUSE IT IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH THE BOLTS WITH NO WASHERS COMING THROUGH THE SHEET METAL. EVEN AFTER I SPEND 1000 TO HAVE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR REPAIRED, AGAIN & HOPEFULLY THIS TIME IT WILL WORK. THE CAR STILL WON'T BE

LAST NIGHT I WAS OPENING THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA TO GET OUT MY DAUGHTER. WE WERE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND WHEN THE DOOR GOT ABOUT HALFWAY OPEN I HEARD A SNAP AND THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT. LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WAS STILL LOCKED IN THE CAR SEAT AND MY ARMS WERE OUT OF THE WAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE $1600. REPLACE THE CABLE. *TR

DOOR CHECK ON 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA IS BROKEN AND IS MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT IS DOOR CHECK. TOYOTA HAS PUT IN PLACE A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT BUT HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MI OR 5 YEARS IN SERVICE. I AM WITHIN THE 5 YEARS BUT OVER THE 100,00 MILES AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT SEE HOW MILEAGE SHOULD AFFECT THIS PROBLEM AND BUT DO SEE HOW TIME IN SERVICE DOES. I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS CAN CAUSE DOOR CLOSURE PROBLEM IF NOT FIXED *TR

2 FLAT TIRES WITHIN A YEAR ON A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA (TIRES REPLACED 2007). BOTH OCCASIONS HAD A BAD VALVE STEM. BOTH OCCASIONS THE FLAT TIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A FLAT, REPLACED VALVE STEMS ON BOTH OCCASIONS. HAVE SINCE REPLACED TIRES DUE TO CONCERN OF FAULTY VALVE STEMS. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA STOPPED WORKING. THE DOOR NOW ONLY OPENS ABOUT 12 TO 18 INCHES. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 04 SLIDING DOOR CABLE IS FRAYED AND ABOUT TO SNAP. TOYOTA SAID IT WILL REPLACE THE CABLE & MOTOR FOR $1500. OUR 5 YR. WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 77000 MILES. ACCORDING TO SITES I HAVE READ, EVENTUALLY THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN OR MAY RANDOMLY OPEN AS YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE CABLE SNAPS, IT ALSO COULD HURT ANYONE STANDING NEAR. *TR

THE SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AS THE DOOR OPENED. LEAVING IT WIDE OPEN AND UNABLE TO BE CLOSED. I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT SQUEAKING NOISES AND THEY HAD LUBED THE DOOR TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO REPLACED A RECALLED PART IN THAT DOOR. *TR

THE CABLE AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE SLIDING DOOR BROKE. MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH FOUR CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THE BACK. I WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT NOW WE DON'T OPEN IT FOR FEAR OF IT BEING STUCK OPEN. I RECEIVED A QUOTE TO FIX OF OVER $1,800. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM . TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOOR NOT CLOSING. METAL, PART OF DOOR FRAME,HOLDING SCREWS THAT KEEP LOCK IN PROPER PLACE FAILED DUE TO STRESS. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN'S POWER DOOR CABLE SNAPPED. THE VAN HAD ABOUT 120,000 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED AFTER SEEING THE COSTS INVOLVED. I CAN CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLE CORRODED AND SNAPPED. *TR

NO APPARENT DIFFICULTIES, SIGNS OF SYMPTOMS HAD BEEN OBSERVED, BUT MY CHILDREN WERE PLACED IN POTENTIAL HARM DUE TO A PART THAT APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND COSTLY TO REPAIR. HERE IS THE SITUATION. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS OPENED TO DISCHARGE SOME PASSENGERS FROM THE REAR OF THE VAN. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOORS VIA THE POWER BUTTON, THE DOOR WOULD NOT RESPOND (CLOSE). WE TURNED THE POWER ELEMENT OFF, BUT WERE UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY. ULTIMATELY, THE VAN HAD TO BE DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE DOOR OPEN IN ORDER TO HAVE THEM CUT THE CABLE TO DISENGAGE THE POWER ELEMENTS SO THAT THE DOOR COULD BE USED MANUALLY. BASED ON ONLINE INFORMATION AND FROM INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VAN. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS UNDER REPORTED AS THE COST TO REPAIR THE DOOR IS SUBSTANTIAL AND MOST CUSTOMERS ELECT NOT TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. WITH THAT DECISION, THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF PARTS/DETAILS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW, BUT IT IS THE SAFETY AND/OR POCKETBOOK OF THE CONSUMER THAT SUFFERS FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE A POORLY MADE PART AND THE INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE POWER SYSTEM EASILY. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND THAT TOYOTA BE REQUIRED TO FIX THE POWER MECHANISMS ON THESE POWER DOORS SO THAT THEY WORK PROPERLY (PREFERRED), BUT THAT AT THE MINIMUM THEY ARE REQUIRED TO INSTALL AN EASY RELEASE TO DISENGAGE THE POWER SYSTEM IN CASE OF FAILURE. THERE IS

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. APPARENTLY MY PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON AFTER TALKING WITH SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS. MY PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR HAS AN AUTOMATIC PUSH BOTTOM TO OPEN AND CLOSE. IT RECENTLY FAILED AND I CAN NO LONGER OPEN OR CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR WITH THE SWITCH. IT HAS TO BE MANUALLY OPENED FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I HAVE SMALL KIDS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. I WAS QUOTED $1100 FOR PARTS ONLY TO REPLACE. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. I AM TOLD IT IS VERY LABOR INTENSIVE TO REPLACE. ACCORDING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SEVERAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. THEY EVEN CARRY THIS PART IN STOCK FOR THAT REASON. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS EXACTLY MY CASE. MY SIENNA VAN HAS HAD 3-4 RECALLS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2003. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

LARGE NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE TURNING LEFT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS BINDING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAKES STEERING DIFFICULT. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR POWER FAILURE. OPENED DOOR AND THE CABLE THAT THE DOOR RUNS ALONG HUNG OUTSIDE THE SIDE OF THE VAN AND WOULD NOT RETRACT INTO PLACE AND THE POWER WOULD NOT MOVE THE DOOR TO CLOSE IT. AFTER HAVING IT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER THEY SAID THE MOTOR AND CABLE NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1055.00. THEY ALSO TURNED OFF THE POWER TO BOTH DOORS (THERE IS ONLY ONE SWITCH WHICH AFFECTS BOTH DOORS) STATING THAT THE DOOR COULD OPERATE RANDOMLY CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE IF THAT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OTHER SIENNA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR SNAPPED DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST. THE FAILURE CAUSED A DELAY IN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. OCCASIONALLY, THE DOOR WOULD OPEN ONLY HALFWAY AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OVERRIDE THE DOOR, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CABLE SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HINGE ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $15,000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,248.

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA STEERING. STEERING SUDDENLY BINDS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN. VERY HARD TO STEER AT TIMES. HARD TO CONTROL. THERE IS 2 TO 3 SECONDS DELAY AND SLIGHT ACCELERATION LAG EVEN WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. COUPLE OF TIMES I WAS CLOSE TO RUN INTO ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED CAUSING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHEN RESUMING REGULAR FUNCTIONS HE COULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN 5 MPH WITHOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGING. A LOCAL TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND RELUCTOR RINGS WERE RUSTY WHICH CAUSED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TO ACTIVATE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $87.00. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WHERE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE AND A COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 6/01/09 *CN UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CLICKS AND POPS UPON OPENING AND CLOSING. THIS IS SOME KIND OF LATCH/WELDING ISSUE. THE LONG TERM CONSEQUENCE IS COMPLETE DOOR FAILURE. *TR

ON THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, CABLE THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE DOOR, RUSTED AND SNAPPED AFTER THE PLASTIC COATING WORE AND FAILED, HAD TO REMOVE CABLE SO I CAN OPEN IT MANUALLY. THE WEAR OF THE CABLE SEEMS PREMATURE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

2004 'TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. CABLE ON POWER SLIDING DOOR, PASSENGER SIDE, SNAPPED LEAVING DOOR UNUSABLE AND IN THE OPEN POSITION. UNABLE TO CLOSE DOOR OR TO DRIVE SAFELY. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS ASKING FOR MORE THAN $1000 TO REPLACE A CABLE. FOUND MANY, MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME CABLE AND SAME HIGH COSTS FOR REPAIR WHILE BROWSING ONLINE FOR REPAIR ADVICE. I WILL HAVE TO PARK THE VAN IF THEY CANNOT FIX IT AS IT IS UNUSABLE WITH THE DOOR OPEN AND NOT WORKING. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 STOPPED WORKING, HAVE TO OPEN IT MANUALLY. HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE ON MYCARSTATS.COM AND IT SEEMS TOYOTA IS AWARE BUT NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA ELECTRIC SLIDE DOOR PASSENGER SIDE ON MINI VAN. I WENT TO OPEN IT AND WHEN IT CAME TIME TO CLOSE DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT WORK. I WENT TO DEALER SHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID. TOYOTA HAS MANY BULLETINS ON THIS SAME ISSUE BUT NO RECALLS. IT WILL BE $1800.00 TO FIX IT. NEVER EVEN SAID WHAT HAPPENED. I TOLD TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY BASICALLY SAID TOUGH I DON'T CARE PAY THE PRICE AND GET IT FIX. WE WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT. THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AND BERGSTROMS DEALER SHIP CHARGED ME $100.00 TO EVALUATE IT AND TELL ME IT WOULD COST ME $1800.00. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA WHEN THEY CAN FIX DEFECTIVE ITEMS. *TR

THE UNIVERSAL JOINT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS RUSTED AND IS SEIZING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT VARYING DEGREES DEPENDENT UPON TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY. AT IT'S BEST, STEERING IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT AND UNPREDICTABLY RESPONSIVE. AT IT'S WORSE, STEERING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING IS ALTERNATING BETWEEN WORKING CORRECTLY AND ACTUALLY WORKING AGAINST THE DRIVER. THIS ALTERNATION OCCURS IN ABOUT 30 DEGREE INTERVALS AS THE WHEEL IS TURNED. THIS MAKES FOR VERY UNPREDICTABLE DRIVING AND MAY LEAD TO A CRASH. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE IN HIGH ROAD SALT REGIONS, ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS CREATED TSB ST001-07 CONCERNING IT, BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER IT A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM TO CAUSE A RECALL. I AM AMAZED THAT A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO BE UN-STEERABLE IS NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR TOYOTA OR NHTSA TO DESIGNATE A RECALL. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA STEERING. STEERING SUDDENLY BINDS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN. VERY HARD TO STEER AT TIMES. HARD TO CONTROL. *TR

STEERING BINDING OR INCREASED STEERING EFFORT ON TOYOTA 2004 SIENNA. STEERING REQUIRES EXTRA EFFORT WHILE TURNING, AND DOES NOT ALWAYS RETURN BY ITSELF (REQUIRES EFFORT TO RETURN TO 0 DEGREES). THIS CONDITION VARIES (DIFFERENT EFFORT AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN THE TURNING ARC) FROM TURN TO TURN, MAKING IT A HAZARD FOR DRIVING. IT IS SIMILAR TO PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING MIDWAY THROUGH A TURN. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A TSB TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH I AM TRYING TO OBTAIN SO THE PROBLEM CAN GET FIXED CORRECTLY. (DON'T WANT TO BE OVERCHARGED FOR UNNECESSARY WORK). *TR

THE CABLE ON THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR OF OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA SNAPPED IN DECEMBER 2008. THE CABLE (UNKNOWN METAL) WHICH WAS EXPOSED & DANGLING APPEARED TO BE FRAYED, AS WELL AS RUSTED. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN ANYONE'S MIND, INCLUDING PROFESSIONALS, THAT THIS IS, INDEED, A DANGER CREATED BY A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN. WHEN THE CABLE BROKE, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK OUR SIENNA TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME IT WOULD BE $1200 TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY (MORE THAN 3 YEARS OLD). WHEN THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP CLOSED THE DOOR AND TRIED TO RE-OPEN IT, THE DOOR WAS FROZEN IN PLACE AND WOULD NOT OPEN. HE SAID THE OTHER PIECE OF THE SNAPPED CABLE MUST BE CAUGHT IN THE MECHANISM WHICH IS JAMMING THE DOOR. IN ADDITION TO THE STRESS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN MY DOOR, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN ENTRAPMENT OF PASSENGERS, PARTICULARLY, OUR YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN SECURED IN THEIR CAR SEATS. AS I WAIT TO COME UP WITH FUNDS TO HAVE THIS DOOR REPAIRED, I CONSISTENTLY WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER SLIDING DOOR, BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD, IT, TOO, WILL LIKELY SNAP WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THOUGH I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW, I JUST LEARNED TODAY THAT TOYOTA DISCOVERED THE FLAW 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO, AND MADE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE NEWER MODELS. HOWEVER, THEY NEVER BOTHERED TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION--NOR TO RECALL--THE VEHICLES WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN PRODUCED. ISN'T THIS ILLEGAL?? THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF 2004 SIENNA SLIDING DOOR COMPLAI

DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR JAMMED AND CABLE HAD TO BE CUT BY DEALER. I HAVE SEEN THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN SIENNAS. SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY AND QUALITY ISSUE. 1500 DOLLARS FOR REPAIR AT DEALER. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR SIENNA NEW FROM A TOYOTA DEALER. WE REQUESTED LEATHER INTERIOR AND PAID EXTRA AND IT WAS INSTALLED. WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS WORK WAS NOT DONE BY THE DEALER BUT WAS SUBCONTRACTED AND TOYOTA PARTS WERE NOT USED. SUBSEQUENTLY 13 DAYS AGO I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. WE NOTICED A WARNING STICKER ON THE CAR THAT SAID THAT NON FACTORY SEAT COVERS MUST NOT BE INSTALLED BECAUSE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS. I CONTACTED A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WHO FELT THAT TOYOTA SHOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE THEN DEVELOPED PNEUMONIA AND WAS UNABLE TO WORK. I CONTACTED TOYOTA. THEY TOOK ALL THE DETAILS. THEY REFUSED TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED I REFER IT TOM MY INSURER FOR REPAIR. CLEARLY TOYOTA POLICIES HAD NOT BEEN ADHERED TO BY THE DEALER. TOYOTA REFUSED TO EVEN CONSIDER SENDING OUT A WARNING NOTICE OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY SAFETY EVALUATION OF OUR OR ANY OTHER CAR. AS THERE HAD BEEN A BREACH OF THEIR OWN POLICIES I FIND THIS TO BE AN ASTONISHING RESPONSE. ABOVE ALL I WANT MY FAMILY AND OTHERS TO BE SAFE. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD AT LEAST INSPECT A VEHICLE UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

WE OWN A TOYOTA SIENNA XLE 2004. BACK IN NOVEMBER 2008, THE DRIVER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED, MAKING THE DOOR JAM AND UNUSABLE IN "POWER" MODE. CABLE DANGLING OUT OF ITS SOCKET, WE DROVE TO OUR DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THE REPAIR CAME TO OVER $1800!!! AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, I'M FINDING THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM!! I'M THINKING THAT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO DO WITH MILEAGE BUT PERHAPS MORE WITH AGE OF VEHICLE IE: 4-5ISH YEARS OLD. THE CABLE, WHICH DRIVES THE SLIDING DOOR, IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS. (YOU'LL FIND IT WITHIN THE GROOVE LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SIDE WINDOWS) THIS CABLE IS MADE OF SOME KIND OF METAL (STEEL? WHO KNOWS.) THEN COATED WITH A BLACK PLASTIC/ACRYLIC/RUBBER CASING (SUCH AS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE). WITH TIME, THE CASING BEGINS TO DRY AND BE BRITTLE, CAUSING IT TO CRACK AND FALL OFF THE WIRE, LEAVING THE WIRES COMPLETELY VULNERABLE TO GETTING WET, RUST, FREEZE, ETC, ALSO RUBBING EXTENSIVELY UNPROTECTED AGAINST THE GEARS. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OR EVEN WEEKS, THE METAL CABLE WIRES SNAP THUS GETTING CAUGHT IN THE MECHANISM. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER AND THE WHOLE CABLE SNAPS, MAKING THE DOOR JAM ALTOGETHER. PER MY OWN EXPERIENCE AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND SUBSEQUENTLY READING AND RESEARCHING MANY BLOG SITES, THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS AS FOLLOWS: REMOVE THE ENTIRE DOOR, REMOVE AND CHANGE THE ENTIRE MECHANISM. EXTREMELY COSTLY, THERE'S JUST NO WAY AROUND THIS. ASKED IF THERE WAS A WAY TO SIMPLY CHAN

POWER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE OF TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 LE VAN GETS JAMMED, STUCK, UNOPENABLE, UNCLOSABLE IN BOTH COLD AND WARM WEATHER. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA POWERSIDE DOOR FAILURE TO OPEN /CLOSE. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR (AUTOMATIC),STOPPED WORKING, SCRAPES PAINT OFF OF BODY WHEN USED MANUALLY, NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN AND SHUT. *TR

WHEN BACKING 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE VAN IN DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS 41,000 MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY TOYOTA. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AT 34,388. THE CAR HAS A HIGHER IDLE (FUEL CONSUMPTION) SO IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING, THE CAR WAS ROLLING. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND DID NOT TOUCH THE ACELERATOR. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED, SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AROUND 3 TIMES AND THEN I OPTED TO HIT THE RETAINING WALL INSTEAD OF GOING BACK INTO THE A BUSY STREET WITH WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IT WAS EITHER PRAY FOR NO COMING TRAFFIC OR RUN INTO THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE AND VEHICLES. WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY ROOT CAUSE. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND WANTED A COMPLAINT AS A MATTER OF RECORD. IN RESEARCHING THE INCIDENT IN GOOGLE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW RECORDS OF SUCH CASES WITH THE SIENNA VAN AROUND THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

CABLE AND PULLEY SYSTEM ON REAR POWER DOOR ON TOYOTA SIENNA FRAYED AND BROKEN. DOOR DOESN'T SLIDE ON TRACK AND COMES OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE SIDE DOOR CABLES ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE CORRODED AND SNAPPED. ONE CABLE HAS TANGLED ON PARTS INSIDE AND NOW WILL NOT FULLY OPEN. THE OTHER CABLE TANGLED WHILE THE DOOR WAS OPEN AND WOULD NOT CLOSE UNTIL I PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED THE PANEL AND ENTANGLED THE BROKEN CABLE. THE VAN IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TOYOTA HAS QUOTED ME $1500 PER DOOR ($3000 TOTAL) TO REPAIR. *TR

1. A DEFECTIVE WELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CHECK ATTACHMENT CAUSED LOUD POPPING NOISE EVERY TIME THE DOOR WAS USED. PROBLEM PROGRESSED INTO A FULL FAILURE OF STRAP/CHECK MECHANISM. 2. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER DOOR MOTOR FAILED, DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY. CABLE ON DOOR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE COMPLETE DOOR MOTOR FAILURE HAPPENED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, DEALER WOULD NOT CONSIDER IT RELATED PROBLEM. WE GOT THE SAME $1700 REPAIR QUOTE NOTED BY MANY OTHERS ONLINE. AFTER MUCH HAGGLING, TOYOTA RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO REPAIR IT FOR LABOR COSTS ONLY AND SUPPLY THE PART. DOOR HAS CHIPPED THE TINTED COATING OFF REAR QUARTER WINDOW AND STILL SOUNDS BALKY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. LOOKING AT OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS, THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA RECALL THESE VANS AND MAKE GOOD ON THIS ISSUE! *TR

WEATHER WAS COLD, DOOR MOTOR "FROZE", WHEN THE DOOR MOTOR "UNFROZEN," THE CABLE BROKE. NOW DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. MY DOOR HAS "FROZEN" OFF AND ON SINCE I GOT IT IN 2004, BUT HAS USUALLY OPENED AFTER THE THIRD OR FOURTH TRY. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $1,700 TO FIX DOOR. BASED ON AN INTERNET SEARCH, MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH SIMILAR REPAIR COSTS. *TR

PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOORS FREEZE SHUT AND WILL NOT OPEN. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CABLE SHREDDED AND NO LONGER OPERATES DOOR. *TR