Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2004 record →
THE REAR DOOR LATCH WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED, IT FAILED AGAIN, THE REAR DOOR OPENS BUT THEN DROPS, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I REPORTED TO TOYOTA BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AGAIN. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE STATIONARY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANCOUVER TOYOTA (10455 N E 53RD ST, VANCOUVER, WA 98662, (360) 253-0222) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS, BUT IT EXPIRED TEN YEARS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNLATCHES ITSELF WHILE DRIVING (CITY STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAY) OR STATIONARY. THIS OCCURS EVER AFTER SHOVING THE TONGUE BACK AND FORTH IN THE LATCH SEVERAL TIMES AND IT REMAINS LATCHED. LATER, IT WILL UNLATCH ITSELF. IT HAS OCCURRED MOSTLY ON STRAIGHTAWAYS, BUT ALSO IN TURNS. I REMOVED THE LATCH ASSEMBLY AND BLEW COMPRESSED AIR THROUGH IT. TWO LARGE RED PLASTIC PIECES CAME OUT, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED ON THE NEXT DRIVE. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS NOW. IT HAS OCCURRED FROM ZERO TO 65 MILES AN HOUR.
LLEVE EL TOYOTA POR UN RECALL REPARAR CINTURONES EN 2016 EN ESA MISMA OCACION,REPORTE QUE EL DASHBOARD PRESENTABA GRIETAS PEQUEAS DIJERON TOYOTA NO SE HACA RESPONSABLE POR ESE DAO Y LISTO NO TUVE MS QUE RESIGNARME SABIENDO ERA ERROR DE FABRICA EL CAR CASI NO SE USA EL MES 05/2017 TOC PAGAR LA REGISTRACION Y PIDEN ANOTAR EL MILLAJE TOM UNA FOTO DE NOCHE CON FLASH Y A VER FOTO SE NOT UNAS GIETAS FUE CUANDO PROCED A IR INSPECCIONAR BIEN EL DASHBOARD ME PERCAT SE HABAN FORMADO GRIETAS MS GRANDES Y EN LUGARES MUY DIFCILES DE VER FUI A TOYOTA EN COTTMAN AV PHILADELPHIA.PA Y PED HABLAR CON UN REPRESENTANTE Y EXPLIQU TODO Y QUE HABIA REPORTADO ESTE DAO DESDE 2016 Y ME DENEGARON LA AYUDA ME DIJO NO PODA HACER NADA,PORQUE YA SE HABIA PASADO EL TIEMPO QUE TOYOTA DIO PARA REPARAR DIJE PORQU NUNCA ME AVISARON O ENVIARON UN RECALL COMO LO HICIERON ANTES Y ME DIJO SEGURO SE EXTRAVI MI CORREO QU YO PUEDO CREER SE EXTRAVIE UNO O DOS CORREOS PERO USTED DICE FUERON VARIAS VECES QUE TOYOTA DIO TIEMPO A SOLUCIONAR ESTO Y PORQU LA PRIMERA VEZ REPORTE ESTE DAO ME LO NEGARON USTEDES TIENEN MI CORREO-E Y OTROS Y RESPONDI NO PODA HACER NADA,UN EMPLEADO ESCUCHO MI PROBLEMA SE ACERC Y EN VOZ BAJA ME RECOMEND PONER QUEJA A SERVICIO AL CLIENTE LO HICE PERO SE NEGARON AYUDARME AN EXPLICANDO TODO Y TOYOTA SABE ES UN DAO DE FBRICA NO ENTIENDO SI ES UN RECALL ESTOS NO CADUCAN Y ELLOS DICEN NO ES UN RECALL SINO ES UN RECALL,ENTONCES COMO DICEN ME AVISARON Y NUNCA RECIB TAL AVISO NO PUES O SABER SI HAY QUE LLEV
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CHECK ASSEMBLY HAS BROKE. THE METAL IN THE ARM HAS TORN APART AND THE MOUNT TO THE DOOR HAS TORN OFF THE FRAME OF THE DOOR. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET HOW TO FIX IT I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT THE MOUNTING TO THE DOOR IS WEAK AND HAS A TENDENCY TO FALL APART AND BREAK. NOT HAVING A DOOR CHECK IS DANGEROUS. THIS IS MY WORK VEHICLE AND HAVING THE DOOR SWING OPEN ALL THE WAY ISN'T GOOD. IT CAN DAMAGES OTHER PEOPLES CARS AND IT HAS ME ALWAYS BEING FEARFUL OF IT SWINGING OPEN ALL THE WAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN THE CENTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY, OTHER CRACKS DEVELOPED ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING THE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
DASHBOARD CRACKING HAS BECOME SIGNFICANTLY WORSE IN THE LAST MONTH AND THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT INTEGRITY OF DASHBOARD COMPONENTS, INCLUDING INSTALLED AIRBAGS WHICH ARE IN DASHBOARD AREA.
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.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND IN PARK, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THE ASSOCIATES WERE IN A MEETING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.
WHEN I DRIVE MY VAN THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BOG DOWN AND PULL TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STEERING SENSOR. WE REPLACED THE SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. WITH NO CODES COMING UP THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX MY VAN. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AROUND CORNERS AT 35 MPH MOSTLY BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED A FEW TIMES ON THE FREEWAY AT 70. ALL TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR HAS BEEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THAT THERE IS REALLY A PROBLEM SINCE NO CODES ARE COMING UP ON THEIR CODE READER. DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IT COULD BE DISASTROUS AND END UP IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. HOW COME THIS VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE INCLUDED A PHOTO OF MY SERVICE REPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS IN DIFFERENT FORUMS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE AND AS FAR AS I HAVE READ THERE IS REALLY NO RESOLVING IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S POWER SLIDING DOORS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVENSON TOYOTA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE DOORS, WHICH HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED MINOR SCRAPES FROM THE DOOR CLOSING INDEPENDENTLY ON HER FOOT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.
TRACTION-CONTROL MALFUNCTION DURING SPEEDS OVER 40. VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES, AT ANY TIME AND SUDDENLY. ABRUPT BRAKING AND WARNING LIGHT.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS AND LIFTGATE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY AND THE DOORS LOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER (TOYOTA OF COLCHESTER) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CABLE AND DOOR MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE ALLOWED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE PER AN IN-HOUSE RECALL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 230,000.
METAL AROUND SCREWS HOLDING DOOR LATCH BROKE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE DOOR.
THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND WILL NO LONGER ALLOW FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR POPS EVERY TIME IT OPENS AND CLOSES.
TAKATA RECALL , SRS AIRBAG ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT.
DOOR HINGES ARE FALLING OFF OF VEHICLE. BOTH MY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOORS AND NOW MY DRIVERS SIDE SLIDER DOOR HINGES HAVE FALLEN OFF. THE DOOR HINGES ARE LITERALLY FALLEN OFF OF THE VEHICLE! MY LAST VISIT TO DEALER 4/2017 WAS FOR YET ANOTHER SLIDER DOOR MOTOR REPAIR (2X ONE SIDE/ 3X THE OTHER AT $1200 EACH). BUT, THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT THEY TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY THE SLIDER DOOR DID NOT FALL OFF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE THE HINGE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF!! THIS IS NOW THE 3RD BROKEN HINGE ALL ON DIFFERENT DOORS. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE MET THEIR OBLIGATION ON A 14 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. NAME ONE OTHER MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF ANY MANUFACTURES VEHICLE THAT THE DOOR HINGES FALL OFF. THEY KNOW, AND HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DOOR HINGES ON SIENNA 04-06 VEHICLE - HENCE THEIR " LIMITED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" ISSUED FOR THESE PROBLEM. THIS IS MANUFACTURERS RECALL NOT A LIMITED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. YOU MUST LOOK INTO TO THIS AND FORCE TOYOTA TO MAKE THIS RIGHT! IT IS DANGEROUS! MOST KIDS SIT IN THOSE BACK SEATS WITH THE SLIDER DOORS. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE FELL OUT OF MY DOOR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
WHILE DRIVING THE VSC COMES ON RANDOMLY. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRY TO PULL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENS QUITE A BIT AND IS POTENTIALLY DEADLY.
THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. HAVE TO YANK THEM AND TRY ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO GET THEM TO RETRACT.
MY CAR WAS MOVING AT 5 MPH GOING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN A HIGH SPEEDING TRACK JUMPED OUT OF HIGHWAY, HIT MY CAR STRAIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE,THE STRONG IMPACT CAVED THE SIDE DOOR MORE THAN ONE FOOT,CURTAIN AIR BAGS OR ANY AIR BAGS IN THE CAR,DID NOT DEPLOY.$7000 IN DAMAGE REPAIR,$6000 IN MEDICAL BILLS. INJURIES SUSTAINED COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA MANY MONTHS AGO,AND BEING IGNORED.....UPDATED 03/29/17 *BF *TR *CN
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH OR FASTER, GENERALLY ON A RIGHT HAND BEND, THE VSC WILL ACTIVATE PULSING THE BRAKE AND VIOLENTLY PULLING THE CAR TO THE LEFT AND TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE SKID LIGHT GOES ON, AND THE CAR BEEPS UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF THE TURN AND THEN IT GOES AWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS BUT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT IN THE PREVIOUS 2 MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES. THE BEST THEY CAN SAY IS "YOU'RE GOING TO FAST..." WHICH IS A WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE ANSWER CONSIDERING WE ARE GOING THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC AND NO MORE THAN 0-10 OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ONCE ENGAGED IN CLIP IT KEEPS ON COMING OFF. SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES FOR SEAT BELT TO STAY ENGAGED.
WAS GETTING INTO VAN TO DRIVE AND PULLED THE SEATBELT ACROSS MY CHEST, IT WAS SLACK SO PULLED A LITTLE MORE TO GET IT TO RETRACT AND COME OUT, IT WOULD NOT, KEPT COMING OUT AND STUCK ALL THE WAY OUT NOW. WOULD NOT GO BACK IN.
THE RIGHT SIDE ELECTRIC SIDE DOOR WILL NOT SLIDE ALL THE WAY BACK. IN A STATIONARY POSITION.
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.
ON MAY 2, 2016, THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO SHIFT THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND THEREFORE OPERATE THE VEHICLE, UPON ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM *D* TO *R*, I.E., DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME, WHILE PREPARING TO PULL INTO A SPACE IN A PARKING LOT. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS THE VEHICLE'S SHIFT CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE CABLE'S TERMINATION WITH EITHER THE SHIFT LEVER OR THE TRANSMISSION. REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE CABLE, TOYOTA PART NUMBER 33820-08020. THE SUDDEN INABILITY TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE STRANDED, OBSTRUCTING OTHER VEHICLE TRAFFIC. IF THIS EVENT HAD OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC, SUCH AS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK, THE DISABLED VEHICLE WOULD HAVE PRESENTED A COLLISION DANGER TO THE DRIVER AS WELL AS TO OTHER VEHICLES.
2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR CRACKED/STICKY/MELTING DASHBOARD RECALL. *SMD
RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT MECHANISM INSIDE APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN. OCCURRENCE HAPPENED GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE
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 OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,321.
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 !!!!
MY REAR HATCH WONT OPEN WITH BUTTON UP FRONT OR REMOTE
VSC LIGHT TURNED ON AFTER FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT, TWO DEALERS CANNOT MAKE IT GO OFF. IT APPEARS THAT STABILIZATION WAS NOT WORKING FOR SOME TIME. LIGHT ONLY APPEARED AFTER ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE. ELECTRONICS ARE PART OF A $2700 ABS MODULE. ABS WORKS. NO INDICATION OF THE LACK OF VSC IS A SAFETY ISSUE. OTHERS HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE SYSTEM FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S MODEL.
I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME I EXPERIENCED THE VSC (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) GO OFF WITH THE DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATING, AUDIBLE TONE BEEPING AND BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED ALL WHILE ON DRY CLEAN ROAD. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS MAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN TO GET ON AN ONRAMP TO THE FREEWAY. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN THE VSC WAS ACTIVATED AND CAUSED ME TO VEER HARD RIGHT AND ALMOST HIT THE RIGHT ONRAMP RAIL. THE SECOND TIME I WAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY I MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN AT ABOUT 30MPH AND THE VEHICLE VEERED RIGHT FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RIGHT LANE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND SAID THAT HE RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO ERROR CODES IN THE COMPUTER AND DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. MILEAGE IS 125,600
CABLE ON AUTOMATIC DOOR HAVE SNAPPED. CAN NOT USE THE DOOR.
I AM ALSO AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH A FAILED FRONT DOOR CHECK. ISN'T AN ORGANIZATION LIKE NHTSA SUPPOSED TO MAKE A MANUFACTURER WITH SUCH AN OBVIOUS, EXTENSIVE AND COMMON ISSUE LIKE THIS PROVIDE A SUITABLE REPAIR?? AN EXTENSION TO THE WARRANTY IS NOT....NOT AN ANSWER. THIS IS JUST A PISS POOR DESIGN AND THE PIECE OF FIRE HOSE I SCREWED TO THE DOOR AND THE BODY IS A BETTER DESIGN THAN THE PIECE OF JUNK THE FACTORY PUT OUT. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE AND UNACCEPATABLE.
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.
THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON IT'S OWN. DRIVING THE VAN IT AUTOMATICALLY COMES ON AND BRAKES THE VAN, DASHBOARD LIGHT AND BEEPING NOISE COMES ON. BRAKES YOU AUTOMATICALLY CAUSING THE VAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THIS MALFUNCTIONING DEVISE WITH THE YAW SYSTEM IS CONTINUING AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THE VAN AND ARE REPLACING PART AFTER PART AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VAN. CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS WE ARE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AS OF TODAY'S WRITING THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA.
NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 13V429, MFR RECALL NUMBER D0R IS LISTED ON THE SAFECAR.GOV WEB SITE FOR MY VIN NUMBER AS BEING AN INCOMPLETE RECALL, BUT THE TOYOTA SERVCO SERVICE CENTER SAYS THEY HAVE ALREADY FIXED THIS RECALL ON MY CAR. I HAD AN INCIDENT RECENTLY THAT WAS TRACED TO THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE BUSHING. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, PUT INTO PARK, IGNITION TURNED OFF, AND THEN STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD, THE BRAKE DIDN'T WORK TO STOP THE ROLLING SINCE THE IGNITION WAS OFF, LUCKILY THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO STOP THE ROLLING BEFORE ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE, IT WAS A VERY GRADUAL SLOPE. I SEE THAT THE LATER 2014 MODEL SIENNA HAS A RECALL FOR THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE, BUT MY YEAR DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM SO I HAD TO PAY ~ $600 TO GET THIS FIXED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED.
WHEN TURNING IN A SLIGHT CURVE ON DRY SURFACES THE ANTI SKID CONTROL MECHANISM IS ACTIVATED AND THE CAR BEGINS TO TURN A HARD RIGHT, IT BEGINS TO AUTOMATICALLY SLOW DOWN AND THE INTERNAL BEEPING SOUND IS ACTIVATED. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VAN WHEN IT HAPPENS AND WITH THE AUTOMATIC SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE IF WE ON A HIGHWAY I FEAR WE WILL BE REAR ENDED. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF OTHER 2004 SIENNA VAN OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY.
INSIDE OF SIDEWALL CRACKING, APPEARS DRY ROT POWDER RESIDUE FROM TIRE IN TRUNK AFTER REPLACING. PURCHASE AUGUST 22, 2013, SHOWN AS 90,000 MILE TIRE WHEN PURCHASED. FAILED 8-20-2016 DRIVEN APPROX. 40,489 MILES. LOOKS LIKE SIDING SEPARATED.. MULTIPLE HOLES AND SPLITS LOOKS SHREDDED. . NO APPEARANCE OF PROBLEMS ON OUTSIDE OF TIRE. CONSIDERED LUCKY TIRE FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE ACCIDENT HAVE PICTURES...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER CABLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER MAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/23/16*LJ *TR
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.
PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT WORK. WE PURCHASED VEHICLE USED AND THEY SAID THEY HAD THE DOOR DISCONNECTED FROM THE ELECTRICAL BUTTONS SO IT IS MANUAL ONLY. I SEE RESOURCES ONLINE THAT SAY THERE IS A CABLE THAT FRAYS MAKING THE DOOR UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. MARCH 2012 IS WHEN WE PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM PREVIOUS OWNER. DOOR WAS NOT WORKING AT THAT TIME.
MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATED CAUSING A BEEPING SOUND ALONG WITH THE DASH ICON BLINKING. THIS IN TURN LOCKED UP THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE VAN VIOLENTLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND I LUCKILY GAINED CONTROL AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I THOUGHT I HAD JUST EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, BUT TO MY SURPRISE NOTHING WAS AMISS. MY WIFE WAS DISTRAUGHT AT WHAT HAD JUST OCCURRED CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES IF A VEHICLE HAD BEEN NEXT TO US AT THE TIME. NOW, DRIVING MUCH SLOWER AND WHITE-KNUCKLING THE STEERING WHEEL, WE PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER WHICH WAS ROUGHLY 20 MILES AWAY IN ASHEVILLE, NC. ALONG THE WAY, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE SKIES WERE SUNNY AND THE ROAD DRY. ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP WE WAITED WHILE THE CAR WAS LOOKED OVER. AFTER FIVE HOURS WE WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I DID NOT ACCEPT THIS AND TOLD THEM THAT I FOUND HUNDREDS (IF NOT MORE) OF POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME INCIDENT. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT TOYOTA HAD REDESIGNED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (YAW) IN 2005 AND ASKED IF THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WRITER EXCUSED HIMSELF AND TWENTY MINUTES LATER RETURNED WITH A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN REFERRING TO THE SENSOR. THEY THEN ORDERED THE NEW SENSOR AND WE RENTED A CAR TO CONTINUE OUR TRIP. RETURNING FIVE DAYS LATER TO PICK UP THE VAN, WE WERE TOLD THE NEW SENSOR WAS IN
DASHBOARDS THAT GET STICKY, CRACKED, SHINY AND MELT IN HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
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