Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the vehicle failed an inspection due to extensive rust, corrosion, and holes associated with the frame (engine cradle). An independent mechanic diagnosed that the frame, engine cradle, and suspension arms may need to be replaced, otherwise the vehicle was unsafe to be driven and the parts may fracture at any moment. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.
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My van was in a parking lot. It was a clear humid 95 degree day. Hadn't rained in days. The van hadn't been washed recently. I opened the rear liftgate manually, got in the van but it wouldn't close with the interior button in several attempts. It took 4 attempts to close it manually. This is the second time this happened. I didn't make note of the number of beeps emitted. The first time it happened, I didn't take note of the weather conditions, but the liftgate would only close after repeated manual attempts.
Toyota sienna fractured defective left front door check pocket popping noise. It's a broken weld, the whole door has to be replaced at the cost of close to $2000. Obviously it's a manufacturing defect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the front driver's door made an abnormal noise. Toyota of temecula valley was contacted about an unknown recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.
2004 toyota sienna. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle cracked dashboard still under warranty, seeks assistance with replacement dashboard. *smd the consumer stated the parts to repair the vehicle were not available. Updated 10/31/2017
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 llevar el car a toyota para un recall o otra cosa si toyota no me avisa ellos tienen en sus registros mis datos que curioso toyota dice seguro se extravio correo y a los das me llega aviso ofreciendo sus servicios y como le dije a esta persona de toyota,para que se van a robar de buzn un aviso si eso slo le sirve a mi vehculo sea un recall o otro tipo de aviso
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.
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.
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.
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.
Right side sliding door operates sporadically, not opening all the way to lock in place.
2004 toyota sienna. Consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to repair cracked/sticky/melting dashboard recall.
Right passenger sliding door will not shut mechanism inside appears to have broken. Occurrence happened getting out of vehicle
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
I am also an unfortunate owner of a 2004 toyota sienna with a failed front door check. Isn't an organization like the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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 side power sliding door stuck half-way due to frayed power cable. Door cannot fully open nor fully close.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.)
The right passenger sliding door cable has frayed to the point that the door will not open or close.
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
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.
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