2004 Toyota Sienna complaints

AT 108190 MILES I HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED. THEY ATTACHED A SNAP ON ANALYZER AND DID A CODE LINK COMPUTER RESET. AS I LEFT, THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF IN SPITE OF DOING A ZERO POINT CALIBRATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN NEW ON 5/8/2003, HE RAN HIS DIAGNOSTICS, GOT NO ERROR CODES, AND CLAIMED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $2721. OUT OF WARRANTY. NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL. TOO BAD. OTHERS HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER 2004 TOYOTA'S. THE DANGER IS THAT AFTER THE LIGHT IS ON THE VEHICLE MAY DECIDE TO APPLY HARD BRAKING AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED. TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE SYSTEM IN 2005. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ME. TOYOTA RECALLED SOME VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VSC SYSTEM IN LATER MODELS, WHY NOT THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROBLEM? I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE IS A SOFT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

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

ON JUNE 17, 2016, I GOT INTO MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE-IMS RAMPVAN (JOINT TOYOTA-IMS, FLOOR-LOWERED WHEELCHAIR VAN CONVERSION WITH RAMP). THERE WAS DEBRIS ON THE BACK SEAT (WHAT IN A NON-IMS SIENNA BE THE THIRD-ROW SEAT). I SAW TIRE BELTS STICKING UP FROM THE TREAD OF THE SPARE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD EXPLODED AND DEFLATED, STREWING DEBRIS FROM THE RUPTURED TIRE BELTS AND TREAD ON THE BACK SEAT. NOTE THAT IN THE IMS VERSION OF THE SIENNA, THE SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED ON A BRACKET BEHIND THE BACK SEAT. THANKFULLY, NO ONE HAD BEEN IN THE VAN AT TIME OF EXPLOSION. THE RUPTURE OF THE TIRE COULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE HEAD OR NECK OF A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE LEFT-REAR POSITION. THE EXPLODED SPARE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE RADIAL TEMPA SPARE, T155/80R17 101M. IT IS THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE AND WAS INFLATED TO THE SPECIFIED 60 PSI. I STILL HAVE THE EXPLODED TIRE, WHICH I HAD DISMOUNTED AND REPLACED. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE RUPTURED TIRED WHILE IT WAS STILL MOUNTED TO ITS BRACKET BEHIND THE BACK SEAT.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLAP WINDOW DETACHED FROM THE METAL FRAME, I CANT GET MY STATE INSPECTION TO PASS WITH THIS ISSUE, I HAVE MY WINDOW TAPED. IT IS SOMETHING A CANNOT FIX, IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT THIS COULD BE HAPPENING. THE FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND I HAVE NO WAY TO PAY FOR THIS. IF THE WINDOW FALLS OFF COMPLETELY CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE HIGHWAY I SUDDENLY HEARD AS IF MY WINDOWS WERE OPEN I LOOKED THORUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THE WINDOW WAS WIDE APPART DUE TO THE WIND BUT BECAUSE IT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE HINGE AND THE SHADES WERE HOOKED TO THE GLASS IT DID NOT FALL OFF COMPLETELY.

PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR STUCK HALF-WAY DUE TO FRAYED POWER CABLE. DOOR CANNOT FULLY OPEN NOR FULLY CLOSE.

BEGINNING IN WINTER OF 2014, MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SQUEAK WHEN I TURNED IT AND SEEMED HARDER TO TURN. MY STEERING WHEEL DID THE SAME THING THIS PAST WINTER,2015. NOTICED SQUEAKING AND MORE DIFFICULTY TURNING WHEN JUST BEGINNING TO BACK OUT AND BEGINNING TO DRIVE FORWARD AND FOR A FEW BLOCKS AFTER.

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.

UNEXPECTED VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATION WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN AUTOMATIC BRAKING AND UNEXPECTED STEERING PULL. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE OVER THE PAST 4-5 YEARS. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE THIS ISSUE HAS LED TO ALMOST STRIKING VEHICLES AROUND ME. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. ON SEVERAL ONLINE BULLETIN BOARDS, OTHER OWNERS OF TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE COMPLAINED REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST READ IN THE NEWS THAT SIMILAR ISSUES ARE OCCURRING ON 2001-2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE STRUTS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE EXPIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,900.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WE HAVE HAD THE VSC INDICATOR LIGHT TURN ON WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND ALSO SWERVE. OUR CAR IS AWD SO THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE THOUGHT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN BLACK ICE ON THE ROAD (EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD APPEARED DRY). IT FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, ALTHOUGH IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. WE DROVE HOME YESTERDAY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ON OUR TWO HOUR DRIVE. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHILE GOING DOWNHILL FOR US, AND HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH - 30 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING (BOTH DIRECTIONS) AND GOING STRAIGHT. IT IS VERY SCARY FOR BOTH MY WIFE AND I, AND I FEEL UNSAFE WITH HER DRIVING OUR CAR WITH OUR FOUR CHILDREN. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE US LOTS OF MONEY TO TRY TO FIX WHAT THEY "THINK" THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER SIENNA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE SO KNOW IT IS NOT JUST OUR CAR, DRIVING, ETC.

DOOR HAS A BROKEN WELD, THE WHOLE DOOR SWINGS OPEN AS THE WELD IS THE STOPPING DEVICE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND I AM NOT ABLE TO GET HELP FROM TOYOTA ON THIS AS IT HAS BEEN BROKE FOR OVER 4 YEARS.

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.)

THERE IS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR. APPARENTLY IT WAS A SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THAT TOYOTA HAD REPAIRED. IT WAS THE WELDING OF THE SUPPORT TO THE DOOR THAT BECOME LOOSE. SIMPLY PUT IT, THEY HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE WELDING OF THE DOORS. THEY HAVE REPAIR ONCE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM AFRAID THE DOOR WILL COME OFF. I HAVE TOLD THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT.

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.

VSC SUDDEN ACTIVATION ON CURVES 35 MPH. BEEPING NOISE SLIP SENSOR COMES ON.

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

THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR CABLE HAS FRAYED TO THE POINT THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT GETS JAMMED WHERE IT COMES OUT OF PILLAR. WON'T RETRACT OR PULL OUT. I HAVE TO REMOVE TRIM AND PULL IT LOOSE FROM INSIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND IF YOU GOOGLE IT YOU WILL FIND MANY HITS ON THIS.

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

PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE. DOOR ACTUATOR NOT WORKING

TOYOTA HAS OFFERED A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON DEFECTIVE DRIVER/PASSENGER SEATBELT MECHANISM, HOWEVER, WHEN I VISITED THE DEALER AND AFTER THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT MY SEATBELTS ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY CANNOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE ON WHEN THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE, HOWEVER, AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS AND PROMISES FOR CALLBACK AND RESOLUTION THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED A SINGLE PHONE CALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP NOT AFTER SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO DEFECTIVE SEATBELTS. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE SEATBELTS NOT RETRIEVING, GETTING STUCK, AND OVERALL NOT ADVANCING IN OR OUT REQUIRING THAT THEY BE LOOSE WHEN DRIVING. SEATBELTS ARE GETTING STUCK AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN BEING OPERATED SUCH AS EXTENDED OR RETRACTED. ONCE THE SEATBELT IS STUCK, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IT GOING AGAIN SUCH THAT MY SPOUSE HAD TO DRIVE HOME ON A FEW OCCASIONS WITHOUT THE SEATBELT. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT.

FRONT SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT BACK. I SPEND ATLEAST 15 MINS TO RETRACT IT BACK WITH PLIERS EACH TIME IT HAPPENS. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS MY FAMILY WITH KIDS USE THE VAN. THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE VAN (USED) IN JAN2015 AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY 4/12/2016

SLIDING DOORS TYPICALLY FREEZE SHUT IN WINTER, EVEN WHEN WATER IS NOT PRESENT (I.E. GARAGED). RENDERS INGRESS AND EGRESS IMPOSSIBLY THROUGH THESE DOORS. ALSO, MOTORS AND DOOR BEARINGS WEAR TO THE POINT OF POWER DOORS BECOMING INOPERABLE OR PLACE THEM IN CONTACT WITH THE BODY OF HE VEHICLE. MULTIPLE OWNERS REPORT THESE AND RELATED/SIMILAR ISSUES.

VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP WHEN IT WAS IMPACTED ON THE FRONT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON LEFT ARM, AND 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON THE ABDOMEN. THE DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE.

I AM CURRENTLY HAVING A PROBLEM WITH GETTING A REPAIR ON A RECALL YOU ALL INVESTIGATED JUN 03, 2008 CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V244000. AFTER CONTACTING A DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIRS I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPAIR THE RECALLS LISTED ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE CORPORATE OFFICE WAS CONTACTED NEXT WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL WASN'T A "RECALL" AT ALL BUT A "CUSTOMER SAFETY PROTOCOL", AND EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN ISSUED IN THE PAST IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO ME DUE TO THE ORIGINAL DRIVE DATE BEING OVER 9-10 YEARS AGO BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THERE ARE SERVICE RECORDS INDICATING THAT THE REPAIR WAS MADE IN 2009 UNDER WARRANTY. ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS LISTED ON YOUR SITE STATES THAT SOME OF THE REPAIRS MADE UNDER WARRANTY MAY STILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I RAISE THE REAR HATCH ELECTRONICALLY THE HATCH WILL RAISE, PAUSE, AND THEN DROP DOWN PART WAY AND CLOSE THE REST OF THE WAY WITHOUT PUSHING THE BUTTON TO CLOSE IT. IF YOU ARE STANDING UNDER IT THE DOOR WILL DROP DOWN AND HIT YOU IN THE HEAD.

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A TURN (MORE OFTEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) THE CAR TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES WHEN THERE IS NO EMERGENCY. THIS IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY BEEPING, FLASHING TCS LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES BY EMERGENCY BRAKING WHICH SLOWS CAR AND TAKES IT OFF THE INTENDED LINE CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER AND CARS NEARBY.

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.

DASH IS FALLING APART DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. STARTED OUT AS A STICKY AND SHINY DASH THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN. CRACKS BEGAN TO APPEAR AT ABOUT 6 YEARS OLD AND NOW THE DASH IS FALLING APARTS AS MORE AND MORE CRACKS APPEAR AND PIECES START FALLING OFF! THIS CAR IS AND HAS BEEN STORED UNDER COVER ALL ITS LIFE! THERE ARE CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASH, TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT AND RIGHT!

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 WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH THROUGH WATER, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THROUGH STANDING WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT AND TRAC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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.

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.

THE VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE TRAVELLING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING ON A SECTION OF ROAD THAT CURVED TO THE LEFT. DUE TO THE BRAKING ACTION INDUCED BY THE VSC AT THE HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CAR SWERVED AND ALMOST HIT VEHICLES IN THE OTHER LANES. THE CAR HAS EXHIBITED THIS BEHAVIOR MANY TIMES, AND THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO SECTIONS OF ROAD WHERE I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN AT WILL. DUE TO THE EXTREME DANGER OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE IT IS APPLYING THE BRAKES, I HAVE DISABLED THE VSC SYSTEM, CAUSING LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, VSC, ETC. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE WEB SITES.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BACK HATCH DOOR. I REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE AND COMPLAINED THAT THE BACK DOOR HATCH SOMETIMES DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND IN THE MIDST OR OPENING WHETHER ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY WOULD COME DOWN AGAIN WHILE PUTTING GROCERIES ETC IN THE BACK AND SEVERAL TIMES WAS HIT ON THE HEAD OR BACK AND ALSO MY GRANDSON. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND/OR AT MY HOUSE. IT HAPPENS 1 OUT OF 10-20 TIMES OPENING BACK HATCH.

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.

REAR BACK DOOR FLEW OPEN AND UNABLE TO LATCH WHILE DRIVING ON PARKWAY.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

SEE ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION EA08024; SHOULD BE RE-OPENED!!

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

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.

RIGHT SIDE POWER DOOR CABLE FRAYED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN BROKE RENDERING THE RIGHT DOOR USELESS. CANNOT OPEN AND CLOSE IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

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.

- 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