2004 TOYOTA SIENNA Structure Problems

THE SLIDING REAR PASSENGER DOOR ON OUR 2004 SIENNA FAILED AS A RESULT OF A RUSTED / FRAYED CABLE. THE DOOR IS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION SO THAT MY CHILDREN MUST EXIT INTO TRAFFIC. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THAT DOOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS. *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

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

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...

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

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

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

ORIGINALLY, REAR GATE PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH MY GATE DROPPING CLOSED WITHOUT WARNING. SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS NOTED ON MYCARSTATS.COM THE STRUTS WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING SAFELY OR PROPERLY. I FILED A COMPLAINT AT THAT TIME AND WAS CONTACTED FOR MORE INFORMATION. MEANWHILE, THIS ISSUE CONTINUED AND WE USED THE REAR GATE FUNCTION ONLY WHEN THERE WERE TWO ADULTS PRESENT, WITH ONE TO HOLD THE GATE UP DURING USE. STARTING LAST AUGUST, IN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY NOTED REAR GATE STRUT ISSUE, WHEN THE REAR GATE IS OPENED, AND REACHES THE TOP, TO THE FULLY OPENED POSITION, IT THEN IMMEDIATELY BEGINS CLOSING DOWN FORCEFULLY. IF ANYONE OR ANYTHING IS IN THE WAY OF THE GATE IT CONTINUES TO CLOSE DOWN CRUSHING WHATEVER OR WHOMEVER IS IN THE WAY. WE WILL NO LONGER USE THE REAR GATE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED AND WORKS PROPERLY. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOORS KEEP FREEZING UP. I START TO OPEN THE DOOR BUT IT WONT OPEN MORE THAN A FEW INCHES. AND IT WONT' CLOSE. THE DOORS ARE FROZEN. SO MY DOOR IS PARTIALLY OPEN, STUCK, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

GAS STRUTS FOR REAR LIFTING DOOR GAVE OUT SUDDENLY. NOW DOOR SLAMS DOWN UNLESS PHYSICALLY HELD UP. HAPPENED DAY AFTER WE RETURNED FROM SKIING IN LAKE TAHOE FOR 3 DAYS. *TR

THE CABLE OF THE MOTOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF DOOR (SECOND ROW PASSENGER SIDE), WHICH IS AUTOMATIC DOOR HAD SNAPPED! COULD BARELY OPEN AND/OR CLOSE THE DOOR AFTER THAT. I WENT TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON IT, SO SINCE I COULD BARELY OPEN THE DOOR, I HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. OVER $1600! I SHOULD MENTION, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS DOOR IN THE PAST. IT WOULD STICK, NOT OPEN PROPERLY, SO WE'D HAVE TO CLOSE IT AND RE-OPEN IT. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES, BUT THEY CHECKED AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. ALSO, ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WHICH IS MANUAL, IT SOMETIMES WOULD BE "STUCK" OR, IT WOULD OPEN, BUT WOULD NOT "LATCH". IT IS SUPPOSED TO KIND OF LOCK WHEN ALL THE WAY OPEN, BUT IT WOULDN'T. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT...

RIGHT SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND STOPPED OPENING AUTOMATICALLY. THIS HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER WARRRANTY ENDED AND THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR IT FOR 2000 +. *TR

THE POWERED REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS WERE REPLACED AS PART OF THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ON 12/18/2008. THE NEW STRUTS NO LONGER LIFT THE TAILGATE TO ITS PREVIOUS HEIGHT. THE TAILGATE NOW OPENS ABOUT 2" TO 3" LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM EXTENSION. THE TAILGATE MUST BE MANUALLY PUSHED TO ITS FULL EXTENSION. AT ITS LOWER HEIGHT, IT IS EASY TO GET BUMPED IN THE HEAD AS YOU ASSUME THE DOOR WILL OPEN FULLY. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE TAILGATE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED FOR GREATER TRAVEL TO OPEN ALL THE WAY. *TR

WE OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XL. WHEN TEMPS GET COLD THE REAR DOORS FREEZE SHUT. EVEN AFTER LETTING THE VAN WARM UP FOR 20 MINUTES THE DOORS ARE FROZEN AND THEY STAY FROZEN THE ENTIRE TRIP. I HAVE TO CLIMB INTO THE BACK FROM THE FRONT SEAT. I DRIVE 25 MILES TO WORK AND CROSS A RIVER WHAT IF THE DOORS ARE FROZEN AND I AM IN AN ACCIDENT HOW WOULD THEY OR ME GET MY BABY OUT OF THE BACK!!!! TOYOTA DEALER SAID TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM!! ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY FIX IT. PLEASE HELP! KIM STOKES *TR

CONTROL ARM ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MAKES A LOAD NOISE UPON OPENING AND CLOSING DOOR. TOOK TO DEALER AND INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTOBODY SHOP TO REPAIR THE BROKEN WELD. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR (PASSENGER SIDE) ON MY 2004 SIENNA SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE AND UNABLE TO BE CLOSED. IT HAD A HISTORY OF FREEZING CLOSED - NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED. IT APPEARS THE CABLE BROKE AND DANGLED OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. A PLASTIC MECHANISM POPPED OUT OF THE DOOR AND BLOCKED THE DOOR FROM BEING CLOSED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!! HOW CAN YOU DRIVE A CAR WITH THE SIDE PASSENGER DOOR STUCK WIDE OPEN AND CHILDREN INSIDE???? THE CAR APPARENTLY HAD A TSB DATED APRIL 19,2004 ON IT THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE. I WAS UNAWARE OF IT. MY CAR IS NOW PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND IT WILL COST $1800 TO REPAIR. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE FROM ANY BUTTONS. TRIES TO OPEN BUT IS LOCKED OPEN OR CLOSED. WHEN DOOR HANDLE IS PULLED FROM OUTSIDE IT UNLOCKS AND WILL OPEN OR CLOSE MANUALLY. *TR

ON 12/13/08 THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA "FROZE" AND WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. ON 12/28/08, THE DOOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING COMPLETELY. ON 1/2/09 THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO KINGS TOYOTA IN CINCINNATI FOR REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE CABLE AND MOTOR SYSTEM WITHIN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ($1,634). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE TAILGATE. THE TAILGATE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS IN 32 DEGREE WEATHER OR BELOW. WHEN OPENED, THE TAILGATE STARTS CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAS STRUCK HIS HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, HIS SHOULDER GOT STUCK AND POPPED DUE TO THE TAILGATE CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE INDIVIDUALS COULD GET CLOSED IN BY THE TAILGATE. THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

2004 SIENNA POWER DOOR CABLE BREAKING CAUSING DOOR TO BE INOPERATIVE. CREATING UNSAFE CONDITIONS WITH CHILDREN AND BABY SEATS IN VEHICLE. TOYOTA STATES $1500 REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCH PROBLEM SEEMS WIDESPREAD NOT VEHICLE SPECIFIC. VEHICLE HAS 58,000 MILES. *TR

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR CABLE WAS RUSTED AND BROKEN ON A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY, EST. COST IS $1800-2000. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOOR DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. CENTER HINGE BENDS CAUSING MOTOR AND CABLE TO FAIL. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT ON AN EMERGENCY. *TR

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AND MY CONCERN LIES IN THE SLIDING DOORS FREEZING UP WHEN THERE WAS ANY SNOW OR RAIN FOLLOWED BY FREEZING TEMP'S. ONCE FROZEN, THE DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED WITHOUT BRINGING THE VEHICLE INTO A WARM GARAGE. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS BUT SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL. I PAID FOR NEW SEALS SO AS TO AVOID THE POTENTIAL OF HAVING MY CHILDREN TRAPPED IN THE BACK OF MY VAN. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE NEW SEALS HAVE ANEW DESIGN AND WILL PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. WE SHOULD KNOW VERY SHORTLY AS IT IS WINTER. THIS BEGAN LAST WINTER BUT WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ALWAYS PARK IN A WARM GARAGE AT NIGHT. *TR

I HAVE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. THIS MORNING THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, AND WOULD MAKE THE SAME SOUND WHEN I CLOSE IT. - I LOOKED THE DOOR AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE PARTS OF THE CABLE COMING OFF- THE DOOR AT TIMES WILL OPEN HALF WAY AND THEN CLOSE. - TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE AND PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS. BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS - ONLY HAS POSTED A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN). *TR

RETURNING HOME IN HEAVY RAIN ONE WEEKEND AND WASHED OFF DIRT BEFORE GARAGED THE VEHICLE, OCCASIONALLY REQUIRED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. A WEEK LATER FOUND OUT THE SLIDING DOESN'T OPERATED AUTOMATICALLY. *TR

LEFT SLIDING DOOR ON 2004 SIENNA XLE LIMITED IS FAILING TO WORK PROPERLY AND FRONT SEAT HEATER DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING- HAD IT "REPAIRED" AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE HAD THE POWER SLIDER DOOR CABLES SNAP WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF ONE ANOTHER, ONE AT 39,000 MILES, THE OTHER AT 40,000 MILES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE VAN FOR MY KIDS NOW. THERE ARE NO HANDLES TO CLOSE THESE DOORS, AND MY KIDS HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THEM. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS SIENNA OWNERS, YET TOYOTA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A RECALL ITEM. I USED TO LOVE MY TOYOTA'S, BUT AFTER THIS, I WILL HAVE TO RETHINK MY POSITION. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL AND PROTECT THEIR REPUTATION. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS AUTOMATIC OPEN/CLOSE FEATURE. THE DOOR BROKE WITHIN WEEKS OF OUR PURCHASE OF SIENNA FROM DEALER. SOMETHING SNAPPED. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS EXACT FAILURE. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ON MY '04 LE, 36,000 MI. MINIVAN JUST FAILED. THERE IS A SNAPPED AND BROKEN CABLE/WIRE HANGING OUT THE BACK. I CANNOT GET THE DOOR MORE THAN A FEW INCHES OPEN BY WRESTLING WITH IT. *TR

AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING THE FUEL CAP DOOR ON THE 2004 SIENNA CAUSES THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR TO INTERMITTENTLY JAM AND NOT OPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. TO FIX, ONE MUST SQUEEZE HAND INTO DOOR CRACK AND PUSH DOWN THE LEVER THAT IS STOPPING THE DOOR FROM SLIDING. SOMETIMES THIS JAM CAUSES THE DOOR TO NOT CLOSE. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN - AUTOMATIC DOOR CABLE BECOME JAMMED CAUSING THE DOOR TO NOT CLOSE (AND AS A RESULT MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE - SAFETY ISSUE). IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR THE CABLE HAD TO BE CUT. A SIMPLE SEARCH WILL FIND DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CABLES SNAPPING OR BECOMING JAMMED RESULTING IN REPAIR BILLS OF BETWEEN $1500 AND $2000. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TWO WEEKS AGO MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. I CAN SEE THE CABLE SNAPPED OUTSIDE THE DOOR. I HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET. *TR

POWER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT SHUT PROPERLY. NO CRASH OR ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON THIS CAR. THE DOOR WILL REOPEN AFTER THE DOOR APPEARS TO BE SHUTTING PROPERLY, RIGHT BEFORE IT SHUTS IT WILL REOPEN. WE HAVE OFTEN FOUND THE CAR DOOR OPEN AFTER RETURNING TO THE CAR AFTER ENTERING THE STORE OR HOME, MAKING BATTERY GO LOW DUE TO THE INTERRIOR LIGHTS REMAINING ON, AND THE SECURITY OF THE CAR COMPROMISED INCLUDING CONTENTS LIKE OUR ADDRESS, AND OTHER IDENTITY THEFT INFORMATION.

OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE ONE EVENING, JUST AS IT WAS BEGINNING TO RAIN. OUR CHILDREN HAD JUST GONE INTO THE HOUSE. WE CLOSED THE DOOR AS MUCH AS WE COULD AND TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THE NEXT MORNING. ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP, THE DOOR NEARLY FELL OFF THE VAN! WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN (AGES 8 TO 4 INSIDE)! THEY WERE FREAKED, AND SO WERE WE! NOW WE HAVE JUST PAID NEARLY $2000 TO REPLACE THE DOOR MOTOR, CABLE, AND SOME OTHER PARTS AND LABOR. THE BODY WORK IS COVERED BY INSURANCE LESS DEDUCTIBLE, BUT WE STILL HAVE RENTAL CAR COSTS, SOME COVERED BY INSURANCE. WE ARE HEARING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VANS. WE BELIEVE THIS ISSUE WARRANTS A RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS! WE BOUGHT (AND PAID A PREMIUM FOR) A TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY ARE...

ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE, THE AUTOMATIC REAR HATCH DOOR CONSISTENTLY FAILS TO STAY OPEN AFTER OPENING. THERE WAS NO EVENT THAT CAUSED THIS TO START HAPPENING. THE DOOR OPENS WITH NO PROBLEM, USING EITHER THE AUTOMATIC OPEN FEATURE OR BY MANUALLY OPENING. WHAT APPEARS TO HAPPEN IS THE HYDRAULIC STRUTS CANNOT HOLD THE DOOR IN THE FULLY OPEN POSITION. IF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FEATURE IS ENGAGED, THE DOOR STARTS TO SLOWLY CLOSE UNTIL THE AUTOMATIC CLOSE FEATURE ENGAGES AND CLOSES THE DOOR WITH NORMAL SPEED. IF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR IS DISENGAGED, THE DOOR SLAMS SHUT WITH ALARMING FORCE AND SPEED. THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES ARE FRIGHTENING. IF YOU HAVE THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE ENGAGED AND ARE UNLOADING OR LOADING PACKAGES, YOU CANNOT HEAR THE DOOR SLOWLY CLOSING AND MAY NOT REALIZE THE DOOR IS CLOSING ON YOU, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE BENT OVER. IT TAKES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FORCE...

THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE ON THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE BROKE. THE CAR WAS 5.1 YEARS OLD, BOUGHT NEW IN 2003, AND HAD 69,000 ML. ON THE DAY OF PROBLEM. NO INDICATIONS ON A SLIDING MECHANISM WERE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. AS ALWAYS THE DOOR WAS ACTIVATED BY THE REMOTE CONTROL. IT DID NOT OPEN ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN I APPROACHED IT AND TRIED TO OPEN BY THE HANDLE I SAW THE CABLE BEING RUSTY AND BROKEN. THE DEALER WORKED WITH TOYOTA ON THE ISSUE AND TOYOTA OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF PARTS AND LABOR, BUT MY FEE IS STILL ABOVE $800. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER IT ENTIRELY, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO THEM. HTTP://TOYOTA.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/SND27613/2008-07-05_074916_SIENNA_SLIDING_DOOR_INOP.PDF . NO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART WAS OFFERED BY TOYOTA. I CAN NOT USE THIS DOOR IN ANY WAY UNTIL IS REPAIRED, EVEN IF I SET IT TO ACT MANUALLY,...

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA DO NOT ALWAYS CLOSE. I FIRST NOTICED IT IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 WHEN OCCASIONALLY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD ATTEMPT TO CLOSE BUT THEN WOULD RE-OPEN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER 2007 AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR HINGE PIN AND BUSHING WAS WORN OUT CAUSING THE REAR OF THE DOOR TO SAG AND NOT ALLOW IT TO BE CLOSED WITHOUT MANUAL INTERVENTION. IF THERE IS NO MANUAL INTERVENTION AND YOU JUST TRY TO CLOSE IT BY PUSHING THE BUTTON THE DOOR ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE A SECOND TIME BUT STILL DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY RE-OPEN. THUS YOU THINK THE DOOR IS CLOSED BUT IN REALITY IT IS STILL NOT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER CARE ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN EVEN TAKING A FURTHER LOOK SINCE THE...

HEADLIGHT, HID, PASSENGER SIDE. LENS FILLED WITH WATER (CONDENSATION?) AND WOULD NOT DRY. WATER WOULD ACTUALLY STREAM DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE LENS. SOON MY HID BULB STOPPED WORKING. DEALER WANTED $350.00 FOR A NEW BULB. I TOLD THE DEALER I HAD SWITCHED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BULBS AND THEY BOTH WORKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND NEITHER WORKED ON PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER THEN QUOTED $1,000 FOR NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. DEALER TOLD ME THE WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE LENS WAS NORMAL BUT HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY THE DRIVER SIDE WAS DRY. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND ALSO CHECKED SIENNACLUB.ORG AND FOUND VERY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT WET PASSENGER SIDE LENSES AND PASSENGER SIDE FAILED HID BULBS. BY THE WAY, I BOUGHT A NEW SYLVANIA HID BULB, NEW IN THE BOX ON E-BAY FOR $45.00 (DEALER WANTED $350.00 FOR THE BULB!) TOYOTA CARE DENIED MY REQUEST FOR NO-CHARGE REPLACEMENT...

DASHBOARD CRACKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. DEALERSHIP ARRANGED REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE. SIX MONTHS LATER ANOTHER CRACK OF A 18" IN LENGTH APPEARED IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX. OLD CRACK IS ALSO VISIBLE AGAIN. *TR

ON MARCH 19, 2006 WE FOUND THE REAR CARGO AREA OF OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA FILLED WITH ABOUT AN INCH OF RAIN AND MILDEW BEGINNING TO GROW. AFTER INSPECTING OUR VEHICLE THE DEALER FOUND A POOR SEAL UNDER OUR DOOR AND THE REMEDY WAS CAULKING. AND ACCORDING TO THEM THERE WAS NO MOLD IN THE CARPET. SO I HAVE DECIDED TO HIRE A MILDEW SPECIALIST TO TEST MY VEHICLE. SINCE REPORTING MY SITUATION TO THEM (GOING ON 3 WEEKS) THEY HAVE STILL NOT CHANGED MY CARPET AND THEY ARE NOT PERMITTING US TO USE A LOANER SAYING IT IS NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY AND ITS STILL DRIVABLE. BUT I HAVE THREE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 AND I REFUSE TO DRIVE THEM AROUND IN A CARE THAT COULD HARM THEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROVE IT BUT I THINK THE REASON MY CHILDREN AND I GOT SICK...

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY MECHANICS AND IN SOME CASES REINSTALLED. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A GRINDING NOISE ON TWO DIFFERENT TRIPS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES AND DID NOT CONSTITUTE SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO USE THE HITCH MOUNT/BIKE RACK ONLY TO FIND THAT THE HITCH WOULD BOTTOM OUT WHILE ENTERING GAS STATIONS OR EXITING DRIVEWAYS. ALSO, AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE HITCH NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER ADDED REAR AIR BAGS ON THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO GIVE THE VEHICLE ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE AND THEY HAVE FAILED AND OR BLEW OUT ABOUT THREE TIMES. OTHER PROBLEMS: BATTERY FAILURE, REAR BUMPER CLIP NOT HOLDING THE BUMPER IN PLACE, INTERIOR TRIM PIECE ON SEAT DETACHING, GRAB HANDLE TRIM PIECE BREAKING, AND THE CONSUMER'S...

HANDLES IN SECOND ROW WHERE PASSENGERS HOLD ON WHEN THEY ENTER THE VEHICLE ARE LOOSE WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY FALL OFF AND CAUSE INJURY TO PASSENGER WHEN THEY GET ON THE VEHICLE. *JB