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#255 of 327 Sienna 04 Power sliding door by vadacha Apr 27, 2009 (7:12 pm)
In January, my 04 Sienna LE passenger side sliding door power door lock failed. II took it to TOYOTA and guess what? over $1000to fix it, I am out from warranty and I am very frustrated out that.I know in fact that lot of people have the same problems. Also, my driver side door stopper/latch broke 3 times, but seems like they had a recall on that, I do know what to do, spoke with Toyota Nat. customer service and filled complaint. I was wondering if I can just make in all manual instead of power, any suggestions? Replies to this message: toronto_dave (Apr 28, 2009 11:58 am) DanCubsFan (Apr 28, 2009 12:08 pm) sienna12 (Apr 30, 2009 2:49 pm)
#256 of 327 Re: Sienna 04 Power sliding door [vadacha] by toronto_dave Apr 28, 2009 (11:58 am)
Replying to: vadacha (Apr 27, 2009 7:12 pm) You guys in the US should consider yourself lucky to pay only about $1,000 to fix your sliding door! One sliding door on my 2004 XLE Limited broke costing Cdn. $2,000 + tax to repair (and that was after the dealer discounted the labor and the parts). Five months later, the second sliding door broke as well. This time, the dealer discounted even more, but it was still Cdn. $1,800 + tax. With tax, I've paid over $4,000 to fix two broken cables -- about 10% of the vehicles original purchase price!!   I called Toyota Canada asking to see if they would help cover some of the costs as a goodwill gesture. A very polite person assigned me a case number and said someone would follow up within a week's time. Sure enough someone did. However, they said "too bad". When I asked them how she would feel about having to pay so much for two broken cables, on what is clearly a design flaw with the door, her response was "In all my years of driving, I have never asked a car company for financial assistance." In other words, she was implying I was a deadbeat begging for money, rather than a dissatisfied client with a legitimate complaint. Clearly if you hire someone like her to ajudicate claims, Toyota Canada will never, ever pay out on any claim, no matter how deserving or warranted.   This was my first Toyota product that I have owned, and it will also be my last. I always thought Toyota had a reputation for quality products and stellar customer service. I guess I was wrong. Replies to this message: DanCubsFan (Apr 28, 2009 12:08 pm) sienna12 (Apr 30, 2009 2:49 pm)
#257 of 327 Re: Sienna 04 Power sliding door [toronto_dave] by DanCubsFan Apr 28, 2009 (12:08 pm)
Replying to: toronto_dave (Apr 28, 2009 11:58 am) I had the same problem. Both sides broke within 90 days of each other, each cost $1,700.00 for a total of $3,400!!!! I called the National customer service and complained profusely and was ultimately sent a re-imbursement of $695.00 five months later. I also registered a complain with the US Dept of Transportation and Safety. This is CLEARLY a design flaw but Toyota is not willing to do anything about it.
#258 of 327 Re: Sienna 04 Power sliding door [toronto_dave] by sienna12 Apr 30, 2009 (2:49 pm)
Replying to: toronto_dave (Apr 28, 2009 11:58 am) I too had my power door fail do to a broken cable. The plastic chipped away causing the cable to become it exposed. It corroded and snapped. I too file a complaint with Toyota in the US. They will not assist in the payment of the 1500 it will cost to repair. All they are doing is documenting the complaints. I have also filed a complaint a few government agencies as well since the door cannot be opened more than 12 to 18 inches it poses a safety threat since no one can exit through that door. My advise is to file a complaint with any vehicle safety agencies in your country if possible. The more places this defect is documented the better.
#259 of 327 Re: 2004 sienna door closure failed [tillsonburg] by sienna12 Apr 30, 2009 (3:00 pm)
Replying to: tillsonburg (Sep 03, 2006 6:22 am) The cable on my 2004 toyota sienna corroded and snapped. I file a complaint with Toyota and they the only thing they are doing right now is documenting complaints. I also filed a complaint with the Auto Safety Hot line and the Center for Auto Safety. I recommend filing a complaint with these places as well. The more places and the more people who document this defect the better. Replies to this message: cherane (May 02, 2009 5:47 am)
#260 of 327 NHTSA's ODI by ateixeira May 01, 2009 (6:39 am)
File a complaint here, with the Office of Defects Investigation:   http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm   If they see a pattern they can force a recall.
#261 of 327 Re: 2004 sienna door closure failed [sienna12] by cherane May 02, 2009 (5:47 am)
Replying to: sienna12 (Apr 30, 2009 3:00 pm) THANK YOU for the link to file a complaint which I promply did.   I also put 'safty issues' regarding the side air sac. If the sliding door doesn't work then my thoughts are the safty air bags are deflunk as well. I put two. the thing that gets me is I only had 17 thousand miles on my 2006 at the time the door stopped woking. to even look at it they wanted over hundred bucks.   I bought toyota since the middle eighties.. brand new since 1991..now I'm approaching age of who knows when anothe rnew car will come my way. I have bought brand spanking new toyotas..you can make a bet this will not happen again.
#262 of 327 Toyota Sienna 2006 sliding doors by sallyg1 May 06, 2009 (10:47 am)
We are having problems with our Toyota Sienna 2006 sliding doors. They never worked properly since we bought the vehicle. They were repaired in 2007 but never really worked properly and now they are frozen. The warranty has expired. My problem with Toyota is that this is a manufacturer's defect that should be fixed at their cost. One thing I can say for sure is I won't ever get another Toyota because they don't look after their customers when it is their defective product. Replies to this message: dtsohn (Jun 12, 2009 9:37 am) vern54 (Jun 25, 2009 8:00 am) dunkin2 (Jul 01, 2009 6:07 am) and 1 more... dunkin2 (Jun 30, 2009 4:10 pm)
#263 of 327 Re: Toyota Sienna Sliding Door Problems [superxman2] by sallyg1 May 06, 2009 (4:17 pm)
Replying to: superxman2 (Apr 21, 2009 11:36 am) What does it take for Toyota to recall the Sienna with with door problems? This problem existede since 2004 going into 2006 And why isn't there a class action suit since so many people have problems?
#264 of 327 Re: Reviews of Sienna, Odyssee, Grand Caravan [ateixeira] by sallyg1 May 07, 2009 (7:03 am)
Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 29, 2008 10:28 am) I must disagree with you on this. If you have to exit this vehicle in an Emergency would you say it is safe and efficient for your passengers to do so with the two side door frozen. What if either of those two doors were the only way your family could have exited that vehicle and it was frozen shut? I even read in one of these messages that the air bags would not function if the doors are dysfunctional. Replies to this message: ateixeira (May 07, 2009 10:07 am)

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