Problems with 2004 Toyota Sienna EQUIPMENT

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. while parked, the contact noticed a fracture on the driver's side of the dashboard. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a complaint was filed. additionally, the contact heard a grinding noise coming from the air conditioning unit. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician advised the contact that the air conditioning compressor would have to be replaced. also, the contact stated there was rust on the rear driver and passenger side sliding doors. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the hinge was replaced. the sliding door failure recurred. the vehicle was not further repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. ...updated 10/17/12 *bf updated 10/23/2012 *js

Description: front door check popping noise cause: spot weld in door check failed controls door when opening and closing safely. toyota has tsb nv003-07, but has limited warranty. expired for me. *tr

My 2004 toyota sienna xle limited power sliding door cable snapped and door wouldn't close, this is a serious safety issue and toyota should take responsibility of fixing this on going issue with these sienna vans. there countless number of people have the same issue. deal cost to fix this is over $2000. this is totally unfair for consumers to pay such high cost repair for what toyota is responsible for in first place. *tr

While i was trying to open my 2004 toyota sienna passenger powered sliding door the cord ripped. it is too costly for us to repair this item and i can not use the door with children as it is to hard to open for a minor.

I was accelerating away from a traffic light, making a left turn from 1300 east onto ft. union blvd, and the vehicle continued to accelerate rapidly even after i removed my foot from the accelerator. i promptly placed the transmission in neutral, braked rapidly, and narrowly avoided rear-ending the car in front of me. i could not tell if the gas pedal was stuck on the floor mats, but rearranged them quickly and the engine rpms quickly dropped to an idle speed. this was the only time this has occurred. several days later, i took the car to the local toyota dealer, larry miller of murray, ut. i spoke with the manager about the problem, he examined my car, informed me that it was not part of the recall, asserted that there had been no reports of issues with the 2004 sienna, and that the pedal on my car was not of the type implicated in the recalls. he had me take the car to their service department for further inspection and testing. they did not find any failure codes present and no check lights were on. they test drove the ...

Power sliding door cable snapped on a 2004 toyota sienna xle. due to this issue we can not open or close the driver side sliding door. in order to fix the problem, we are taking to the dealership and estimated cost to fix is $500.00 and $100.00 to identify the issue. *tr

The sliding doors on our toyota sienna are defective. they stick shut freeze if the temperature gets low enough or there is enough moisture. it's hard to predict the circumstance but the fact is, our kids cannot get in or out of the van and we have had to drive it anyway, three different beepers going off all the way. i have read that this is a common problem for the sienna and yet toyota continues to do nothing about it, denying it, in fact. if we were in an accident, and had to escape quickly, only the driver and passenger could escape. when side doors are frozen shut, kids have to exit through the back door which is also dangerous. i know my 2004 is past the warranty, but if this is a common a problem as i have read, shouldn't there be a recall? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. he received recall notice number 09v234000 (equipment:other:labels) in early november. when he contacted the dealership, he was advised that they would not honor the recall. he speculated that the failure referenced in the recall causes the vehicle to vibrate when accelerating past 75 mph. the current and failure mileages were approximately 64,000.

The ac in our 2004 toyota sienna went out in august (very hot!); we took it to a repair shop. turns out the ac compressor and multiple related parts needed to be replaced due to a problem with this particular system. called around to ensure fair price- many shops reported having had this same problem on this make and model. had necessary repairs completed at a cost of over $1500. i was told the repair on a 2003 model was only $950 plus tax, but subsequent years had more problems and required more parts replaced because of design problems. having ac is not only comfort, but also safety- we bought this vehicle because we have young children and they would get quite hot, sweaty, red-faced, etc. without rear ac in our former vehicle. it seems this is a widespread problem with this make and model. i've read toyota knew about this problem and extended the warranty for ac (although owners weren't informed, and we are past that limit anyway); however, if this is such a huge problem there should be a recall with the a preventively fix rather than waiting for owners to ...

I have a 2004 toyota sienna that has manual sliding rear doors. i have replaced the handles on both doors within the last 6 months. the latest one i replaced was the rear passenger side door. the apparent reason for these breaking off is the fact that the doors are jamming and it is extremely difficult to open the door. even though i have replaced the rear passenger handle, it still will not open from the inside or outside...it does open on "occasion" but it is finicky.. i have gone on line and noticed thousands of other toyota sienna owners are experiencing identical problems which leads me to feel strongly that this should be a "recall" issue that should be covered by toyota!! i have 2 small children that travel in this vehicle and this could be a life threatening issue, god forbid! *tr

I have a 2004 toyota sienna van and i am very disturbed by the power door problems i have had since day 1 of owning this vehicle. the sliding doors freeze up all the time in the winter. after driving for approx. 30-45 minutes the door will unfreeze & come open! i have two children!!! this is a safety hazard as well as being a nuisance. also the power door cable snapped in two. i called hickory toyota & spoke with maintenance customer service, which informed me that this just does not happen. i said well, in my case it did! i want this fixed before one of my children get hurt & this becomes a law suit! this is my 2nd sienna van & had the same problem with it. i've had three camrys and they were almost perfect. what is up sienna??!! maybe i need to convert to honda after all. :( *ln

A/c failure, the whole system is sub-standard, valves, lines, compressor. have been in the shop for 2 years. noticed a lot of complaints on-line for this model. *tr

The cable of the right side passenger sliding door broke. the dealer crystal toyota at green brook, nj said they can't just replace the cable. instead, they have to replace the motor and cable unit altogether. the cost will be $2600. i checked online and found that many people are experiencing the same problem. also, a lot of people said the other side will have the same problem within weeks. that is, it will cost $5200 just to fix the 2 pieces of cable. since this defect is related to the doors which is basic safety issue, i think toyota should definitely issue recall on it and not ripping off people's money. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. while driving under 40 mph, the air conditioner failed to work properly. the air conditioner stopped working and the temperature on the thermostat continued to rise the following day. the contact checked the coolant and noticed that there was no antifreeze; therefore, she refilled the radiator. this did not keep the vehicle from overheating. she took the vehicle to a local dealer and they stated that there was a leak in the radiator core. the vehicle has not been repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 93,000.

My 2004 toyota sienna xle limited's alternator belt got cut and the vehicle immediately stopped on the road and had to be taken to a toyota dealer. the dealer says my vehicle had a "catastrophic ac failure" which caused the belt to break and says it will cost $2400 in parts and $1600 in labor. he then contacted toyota and said that toyota will pay for the parts. this problem seems to happen a lot on this model, i searched on the internet and could find a lot of people with the same issues and toyota has still not done any recall on the ac unit. since this seems to a total design flaw, i would like toyota to pick up the full tab for this repair. any help in this regard will be appreciated. *tr