1. Toyota Sienna
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  3. 2004
  4. Interior Lighting

2004 Toyota Sienna Interior Lighting Problems

8
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

What owners report

  • interior lights · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 3, 2016 · 106,000 miles

    Door · Interior Lighting

    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.

    ODI 10837972

  • December 16, 2004

    Interior Lighting

    The rear dome lights are wired such that they can be turned on by pressing on them (by the person sitting at that particular seat position). If the light is turned on this way, it will not turn off until 1) the driver turns off all the rear interior lights by use of a button on the dashboard or 2) the battery dies. This is hazardous because you run the risk of your battery dying if you don't manually override and…

    ODI 10104440

  • November 1, 2004

    Interior Lighting

    The door was left ajar which caused the battery to go dead. The vehicle was supposed to be designed so that the interior lights shut off after twenty minutes if the ignition was off and any doors are left open. *nm the consumer was told that this feature was only available in canadian or australian vehicles. *tc *jb

    ODI 10101138

  • September 2, 2004 · 3,000 miles

    Interior Lighting

    Internal reading lights do not turn off when key is removed from ignition leading to battery death. *jb

    ODI 10152321

  • August 11, 2004 · 22,000 miles

    Electrical System · Equipment · Fuel System, Gasoline · Glass, Side/Rear · Interior Lighting · Radiator Assembly · Seat Belts · Tires · Vehicle Speed Control

    Radiator ruptured and the engine overheated; hose replaced in steering column recall; rust protective tape recall; dvd screen replaced and the entire dvd player replaced(screen still not easily visible in middle row); passenger seat belt replaced; middle passenger seat belt failing; gasoline smell inside of car with ac on recirculation; driver's window fell inside door in snow storm and was not considered a safety…

    ODI 10132559

  • June 1, 2004

    Interior Lighting

    The interior lights do not turn off automatically after 20 minutes as stated in the brochure and owner's manual. This drains the battery, and leaves people stranded. Ak

    ODI 10074833

  • December 6, 2003

    Door · Interior Lighting

    Driver side outside door handle would get jammed in the open position. The interior lights would be on, which was noticeable if it was dark outside. But if it was bright and sunny it was easy to miss. The door appears to be closed, but it was not. A few times i started driving with this condition, and the driver side door flew open when i turned! You would have to stop the car, and get out and push the outside…

    ODI 10074835

  • August 5, 2003

    Interior Lighting

    Owner of 2004 toyota sienna xle limited - pruchased in july 2004. When the any of the vanity lights are left on in the inside of the van and the key is out of the ignition the lights never turn off...there is no automatic battery saver/shut-off. However, i noticed that in vans released since then toyota has made this standard on current releases. (mid-model change). Does this seem right from a safety standpoint? My…

    ODI 10032826

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