2004 Toyota Sienna Body Problems
- 275
- 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 275 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 8 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- Door · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 100 |
| 100–150k mi | 80 |
| 30–60k mi | 41 |
| 150–400k mi | 21 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the driver's side door check failed due to defective welding. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer advised the warranty enhancement door check had expired. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000 and the current mileage was failure 105,000.
ODI 10551890
Body
The driver side door hinge is failing. The door makes a clicking sound when opened and closed. Contacted toyota and they would only repair if vehicle has less that 100,000 miles. Do not feel this is a fair policy. Toyota obviously knows this is a defect. Have seen many complaints on the internet for the same problem. *tr
ODI 10454872
Body
My 2004 toyota sienna has a defective driver's side door (the check strap inside the door broke off the wield); this causes the door to make loud popping and cracking noises when opened or shut, the door can freeze in certain positions and/or quickly open at end of sequence. Toyota knew of hundreds of such complaints, but did not do a recall. Instead they allegedly extended the warranty to 50,000 miles. I never…
ODI 10430586
Body
Driver door developed the "popping noise" described in toyota's warranty enhancement in december, 2010 (also described in technical service bulletin nv003-07 revised). There are approx. 600,000 vehicles affected by this defect. I just paid $2,141.24 to my toyota dealer to get it repaired, since i couldn't sell the vehicle in an unrepaired state. We bought the vehicle early in 2004, and the extended warranty would…
ODI 10386789
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the rear driver's side sliding door could not be opened. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the sliding door cable assembly would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance due to the mileage of the vehicle. The vehicle was not…
ODI 10485166
Body
The right power sliding door no longer operational. The cannot be opened manually. *tr
ODI 10484542
Body
The cable operating the automatic door on my 2004 toyota sienna frayed and jammed causing the door to freeze in an open position. The only way to correct the problem was to cut the cable and operate the door manually. This defect seems to be extremely poor quality. *tr
ODI 10362766
Body · Electrical System
The doors on our 2004 sienna frequently "freeze" shut and we are unable to open them automatically or manually. This happens routinely when the temperatures are at or below freezing and are not resolved with turning off the power, doors, lubricating the tracks or warming up the car. The doors spontaneously unlock when we have been driving the car for 15min-1hour. The unlocking occurs while driving and bells sound,…
ODI 10452818
Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages
2004 toyota sienna. Power sliding door cable snaps. Leaving door unable to open fully. Toyota dealer says part is $1200 dollars and 4.3 hours labor to install. $1800 to fix. *tr
ODI 10356277
Body
Rear passenger side automatic door- the cable is frayed and doesn't open correctly. Now my children have to use the driver side door to get into and out of this vehicle. This is a safety concern. Also the rear doors easily freeze up in winter weather. This may caused the cable to fray before normal wear and tear. This is also a safety concern. Trying to get toyota to cover the part on a $1600 repair. *tr
ODI 10370954
Body
Driver side front door check mount is spot welded. Spot weld has broken causing the door to freely swing posing a risk of injury to me, my wife and our two children. Toyota has issued a tsb "enhancing" the warranty to 5 years or 100,000 miles to fix it free of charge. I bought the vehicle used and never heard of this tsb until the problem happened and my vehicle is now 6 years old.. Local dealership denies the tsb…
ODI 10352985
Body
Drivers side sliding door started to intermittently stop or reverse in mid cycle. Finally stuck open while at local car wash. Discovered that the cable coating had become brittle and apparent,y jammed the motor drive- finally causing the drive mechanism shattered. Already aware of the problem and that toyota will not fix this so i did not take it to my dealer. Instead i plan to buy my next mini van form someone…
ODI 10360201
Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The driver's side sliding door on my 2004 toyota sienna began to get stuck when in the automatic position over a two month period. Then we had an incident where the door would not close. We have taken the minivan to a toyota dealer and they have said the whole motor has to be replaced, which is $1700 including labor. I am now aware that this is a common problem for that year's model, which would imply that it is not…
ODI 10350393
Body
2004 toyota sienna - cables snap and the sliding doors do not operate correctly costing $1600 to fix. *tr
ODI 10347504
Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages
2004 sienna, the right side sliding door cable coating is braking down. The door is not closing properly and is hard to move in either direction manually. Still investigating issue to see if repairs are possible or if new assembly will be required. Concerned about safety of door operation as many others. We have stopped using that door at this time. *tr
ODI 10348912
Body · Structure
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the spare tire carrier cable had rusted and the spare tire was dangling under the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 10v160000 (structure) in 2010. The contact also stated that the dealer cut the cable and reset the spare tire. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact…
ODI 10514782
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact noticed that the entire dashboard was cracked. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection where the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. Updated 8/26/13 *cn
ODI 10504137
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the rear driver's side sliding door would not open. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic cut the wiring for the sliding door in order to be able to open the door. The manufacturer was contacted and sent an engineer to inspect the vehicle. The engineer advised that the sliding door would have to be…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10490991
Body · Equipment
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…
ODI 10340147
Body
I own a 2004 toyota sienna xl. Both side doors doesn't open during winter conditions and we have to use the front doors for access. Lately, the driver side door got jammed and the cable that pulls side door got disconnected. I already had a different issue with passenger side door and have to replace the motor. Kind of annoying and relentlessly invokes warning sound. So safety of the passengers especially it puts…
ODI 10341599
Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The drivers side back sliding door got stuck half way open position. Noticed cable for electronic opening was frayed considerably van in the manual open door mode and still could not close. Good news i was close to home when this happened. Husband was able to shove the door closed and then had toyota repair door. Doors mechanics has a unit with "ball bearings" and they were totally dry. Also, ball bearings fell out…
ODI 10339516
Body
With only about 60k miles on my 2004 toyota sienna power door motor failed. I had to pay out of pocket about 1500.00 to fix it. 7 months later the part failed again, and thank goodness that part was under warranty. The second time the part failed it jammed up the door the cable snapped and my door fell off the track and scratched and dented my van. We demanded that toyota pay to fix our van. Two times in one year…
ODI 10384399
Body · Frame And Members
I have a 2004 toyota sienna. I have slider doors that i have been operating manually for several months as they were broken and were too expensive to fix. I was closing the slider door today when it popped off its' track and smashed into the back window of the van spraying huge chunks of glass all over the back seat. The slider door was hanging off the van about a foot away from the van. There were three little…
ODI 10328690
Body
I have been having problems with my 2004 toyota sienna's passenger sliding door since we bought it 2 years ago. I have taken it in to have the cable looked at, the interior lights clicking (apparent electrical issue with the cable) and the door. In the cold the door freezing shut so that my kids have to climb in through the front or back of the vehicle (like the dog). The door getting stuck, and not closing all the…
ODI 10328256
Body
I own a 2004 toyota sienna. Both side door cables have snapped several months ago. I asked the dealer for an estimate to repair both door cables and they told me approx. $3200.00. I said no thank you! I have been using the doors manually since the cables snapped. No one at the dealer told me using the door manually would be a problem. Today, i took a box out of the side door behind the drivers door. When i attempted…
ODI 10326719