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2004 Toyota Sienna Power Train Problems

37
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.

Among these 37 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • failure mileage · 9 records
  • power train · 7 records
  • approximate failure · 5 records
  • shift park · 5 records
  • shift lock · 4 records
  • shift lever · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi10
60–100k mi9
150–400k mi6
1–30k mi4
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 16, 2013

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v429000 (power train). The dealer and manufacturer were contacted however, they were unable to advised the contact of when the part would become available for the recall repairs. The contact had not experienced a failure. The consumer stated the problem was the shift lock solenoid in the inter lock system.…

    ODI 10552787

  • May 10, 2013 · 135,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train

    My wife and i purchased a 2004 toyota sienna with 25,000 mi. It was a used vehicle when we purchased it. When we purchased the vehicle we also purchased a 7 year, 100,000 mile bumper to bumper extended warranty that has currently expired. Approximately three months ago we notices that when coming to a stop there was a thump below the vehicle which we originally thought was the transmission. My wife and i brought it…

    ODI 10523666

  • March 14, 2013 · 85,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train

    There is a crack in my toyota sienna 2004 radiator and the coolant is leaking. I received a letter from toyota with information that they had received reports of cracks in radiators in 2004 and 2005 toyota siennas. As a result of these reports toyota was extending the warranty on these radiators to 6 years or 72,000 miles from the in-service date. Since i noticed the crack in the radiator in my 2004 toyota sienna…

    ODI 10556981

  • November 19, 2011 · 120,000 miles

    Power Train

    Car rolled back while on a slope with parking brake fully applied, in park, and engine off. Rolled back about 6-9 inches as soon as footbrake was released, with a child immediately behind car at that time. I later found the problem is a worn rear differential front support arm used on all sienna awd's, and likely other toyota's that share the same awd drivetrain design. Per the toyota owner boards, it apparently…

    ODI 10457363

  • June 11, 2011 · 120 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna le. The contact was driving 30 mph when he abruptly drove over a speed bump. Once the contact reached his destination, the shifter could not be moved into park. The contact stated that he did not drive over the speed bump hard enough to where he believed it would cause the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle…

    ODI 10444496

  • March 4, 2011 · 97,145 miles

    Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of park just after the ignition was started. After repeated attempts, the contact was able to shift the vehicle out of park as the anti-lock brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the brake switch and the anti lock braking system were replaced. The failure and current…

    ODI 10390387

  • February 3, 2010 · 10,000 miles

    Fuel System, Other · Power Train

    I wrote to toyota sept. 7, 2007, concerning an acceleration problem with my 2004 sienna minivan, following many visits to the dealer to evaluate and fix it. The throttle response is delayed, in my case; it lags during initial acceleration from a stop, but more importantly, it lags when immediate acceleration is needed for passing, and accelerating after slowing for a turn. The factory rep who responded to my letter…

    ODI 10304818

  • January 15, 2007

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    Toyota 2004 le sienna. Driving on straight, dry, road about 30-40 mph. Vsc suddenly light turned on unexpectedly, followed by loud beeping noise. Van appeared to hesitate. Can't go more than 40 mph. I was glad that there was no car behide me otherwise there would have been an accident. Van was brought into dealer (toyota of palo alto, ca). They found no error code. *nm

    ODI 10178940

  • October 10, 2006 · 120,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while decelerating to 10 mph, the vehicle would stall before accelerating. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and dealer stated they could not find a problem within the vehicle. The contact then took the vehicle to a local mechanic and the mechanic acknowledged the failure but could not identify the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The…

    ODI 10428677

  • January 1, 2005

    Power Train

    We have a 2004 sienna le awd. The vehicle consistently appears to hesitate for 1-2 seconds when accelerating from a dead stop while depressing the accelerator. There has been no accidents, only some scares when merging or entering into flowing traffic from a stop.

    ODI 10123795

  • July 15, 2004 · 2,134 miles

    Electrical System · Power Train

    On 5/29/2004 i purchased my toyota sienna. I started having "mysterious" lights coming on at all different times. On 7/15/2004, i went out to my car and it wouldn't start. This was the beginning of a nightmare. Since then my car has been in the shop at least 6 times for this problem. I have not had my car start at least once a month since i purchased it. I would usually just jump the battery but they could never…

    ODI 10220707

  • May 30, 2003 · 5,000 miles

    Power Train

    This is an ongoing problem. On our 2004 toyota sienna van, there is a "dead spot" when attempting to accelerate from a slow coasting condition. The problem does not occur when starting from a completely stopped condition. However, if coasting at approximately 5 - 10 mph, depressing the accelerator pedal yields no response. Naturally i tend to depress the accelerator further to overcome whatever inertia is happening,…

    ODI 10086673