2004 Toyota Sienna Structure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER, BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN FOR THE FAILURE BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE RESISTER FAILED AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO SWING FULLY OPEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN OPENED. IN ADDITION, THE WELD BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

COMPLAINED ABOUT NUMEROUS DASHBOARD CRACKS TO DEALER. DEALER SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO BUT REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE. DEALER REP GAVE ME THE TOYOTA HQ NUMBER TO CALL TO FILE A COMPLAINT. CALLED TOYOTA HQ ON 03/14/2014 AT 3:15 PM EST. EXPRESSED DISSATISFACTION WITH QUALITY AND POTENTIAL SAFETY FACTORS. SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IN WARRANTY AND GAVE ME THIS CASE# 1403141508. CRACKS CONTINUE AND NO MELTING HAS OCCURRED AT THIS POINT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN HOUSED IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. IF PARKED OUTSIDE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, A SUN SHIELD IS USED TO COVER THE DASH. TOYOTA HQ WAS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE TO THEIR QUALITY ISSUE AND POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TO BEGIN WITH, THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR HAS NOT OPENED ALL THE WAY FOR MANY YEARS. IN ADDITION, DURING THE WINTER, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS FREEZE SHUT TO THE POINT WHERE MY CHILDREN HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE REAR HATCH TO GET INTO THE CAR. LAST YEAR, MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND PULLED THE HANDLE OFF. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD THAT DEVELOPED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. AND, ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR TO THE FRAME HAVE BROKEN OFF AND THAT PORTION OF THE DOOR GETS CAUGHT ON THE RUBBER GASKET OF THE CAR FRAME. NOW, THE GASKET IS TEARING SO WE HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL IN CLOSING THE DOOR TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING HUNG UP OR ELSE IT WILL BREAK AND TEAR MORE. WE ALSO EXPERIENCED HAVING THE CABLE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FRAY AND JAM IN 2008. AFTER HAVING THE DEALER INITIALLY OFFER TO REPAIR IT FIRST FOR $2600, THEN $1500 WITH TOYOTA PAYING FOR THE PART, WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED 4 YEARS LATER IN THE RECALL. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2004 SIENNA FWD XLE, THE CABLE SNAPPED WHEN THE DOOR WAS HALF WAY OPEN, RENDING THE DOOR INOPERABLE. TOOK US A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO DISENTANGLE PART OF THE BROKEN CABLE CLEAR OF THE EXTERIOR SLIDER TRACK. FORTUNATELY AFTER TURNING OFF THE POWER SLIDER SWITCH UNDER THE DASH, THE DOOR COULD BE CLOSED MANUALLY. WE ARE OUT OF LUCK AS FAR AS TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT IS CONCERNED, EVEN THOUGH OUR VAN HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR ITS AGE. TOYOTA REFUSED TO OFFER ANYTHING HELPFUL WHEN I CONTACTED THEM, AND A LOCAL DEALER QUOTED ME OVER THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR PARTS AND LABOR FOR THE REPAIR! IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! WE WERE JUST LUCKY THAT THE DOOR COULD BE CLOSED MANUALLY AFTER THE CABLE BROKE, NOT SUBJECTING MY FAMILY TO HAVING TO TRAVEL IN A VEHICLE WHOSE DOOR BECAME INOPERABLE SUDDENLY, DUE TO A WIDELY PUBLICIZED, CORRECTABLE DEFECT OF A MAJOR POWER COMPONENT. TOYOTA CAN DO MORE FOR ITS UNLUCKY CUSTOMERS THAN FEEDING THEM UNHELPFUL PLATITUDES ABOUT SUCH A COSTLY COMPONENT FAILURE. *TR

THE DASH HAS MANY LARGE AND SMALL CRACKS. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THE DASH PIECES WOULD CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR DUE TO HEAT. OLDER MODELS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MINI VANS ARE PRIMARILY USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN. I FEAR THAT AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD CAUSE SMALL AND LARGE CHUNKS OF PLASTIC TO ACT AS DANGEROUS PROJECTILES THAT WOULD INJURE THE DRIVER AS WELL AS THE PASSENGERS. *TR

ON MY 2004 SIENNA LE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CHECK HAS BROKEN AND AS A RESULT THE POWER WINDOW WILL ONLY GO DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A KNOW DEFECT BY TOYOTA THAT THEY COVERED FOR 5 YEARS. THIS DEFECT IS RELATED TO THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE AS IT HAS TO DO WITH WELDING FAILURES IN THE DOOR HINGE SYSTEM ITSELF. THIS SHOULD BE A VEHICLE LIFETIME RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LE PURCHASED USED WITH A POWER SLIDING REAR PASSENGER DOOR. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, 2014, THE DOOR STARTING MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR AND NEEDED ASSISTANCE WHEN CLOSING. WITHIN TWO DAYS THE DOOR FAILED AN WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. WE WERE INFORMED THIS WAS A MOTOR FAILURE AND WOULD COST $1,800 TO $2,000 TO REPAIR. THE THREE MECHANICS WE ASKED ALL WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM BEING THE DOOR MOTOR AND/OR BROKEN DOOR CABLE. NOT HAVING USE OF THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND A REAL CONCERN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CAR THAT TOYOTA ULTIMATELY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 9 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVED THE CABLE AND DISASSEMBLE ENOUGH OF THE MOTOR SO THAT THE DOOR WORKS MANUALLY. GIVEN THE CRITICAL NEED FOR A FAMILY PASSENGER VEHICLE TO HAVE A WORKING PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR THIS WARRANTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE VERY LEAST THEY SHOULD HAVE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE DOOR A MANUALLY OPERATING DOOR AFTER THE 9 YEARS, 120,000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE SNAPPED, NEARLY HITTING A CHILD. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC COVERING OVER THE WIRE HAD DISINTEGRATED AND THE BARE CABLE WAS EXPOSED. *TR

THE FRONT DOORS ON SIENNAS HAVE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM OF WELDS FAILING IN THE DOOR OPENING MECHANISM. TOYOTA RECOGNIZED THIS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE DOOR HARDWARE FOR 5 YEARS 100K MILES. I HAD BOTH MY FRONT DOORS FIXED UNDER THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT WAS KNOWN AT THE TIME (NOT TO ME) THAT THIS WAS ANOTHER TEMPORARY FIX AS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT BUT DID NOT TRY TO ADDRESS WITH A PERMANENT SOLUTION OR AN OVERALL PRODUCT RECALL. AND, THEY APPARENTLY HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH THAT DUE TO THE NUMBER OF OWNERS THAT HAVE NOT GOTTEN THEIR DOORS FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHILE THERE IS JUST A "POPPING" SOUND DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE WELDS RIGHT NOW, IT MAY LEAD TO A SITUATION WHERE THE DOORS WILL EITHER NOT OPEN OR OPEN WITHOUT ANY CONTROL AS THEY'D BE HELD BY THE HINGES ONLY. EITHER SITUATION PRESENTS THE OWNERS WITH INHERENT DANGERS- ONE FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY AND THE OTHER WHERE A DOOR COULD OPEN SUDDENLY AND INJURE ANYONE NEAR THE VEHICLE WHEN BEING OPENED. I DID REGISTER MY COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALER AND TOYOTA WHO BOTH TOLD ME THAT ANY INSPECTION OR REPAIR WAS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ME (THE ORIGINAL) OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. MY TOYOTA CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA IS FAULTY. IT FAILED IN THE OPEN POSITION. MY WIFE HAD TO DRIVE MY KIDS PLUS NEIGHBOR KIDS HOME WITH THE DOOR STUCK OPEN. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY CONCERN. NOW, ONLY A STRONG ADULT CAN GET THE DOOR OPEN OR CLOSED. ALSO, THE CENTER HINGE ON THE DOOR IS FAULTY AND HAS GROUND AWAY THE PAINT AND METAL ON THE BODY RIGHT BELOW THE TRACK THE DOOR USES TO OPEN. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA SORT OF RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM WITH THIS (THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT) BECAUSE THEY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS VERY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A YEAR AGO, AND MY DOOR DIDN'T FAIL UNTIL VERY RECENTLY. I CALLED AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. THE PROBLEM WITH THE WARRANTY IS THAT IT PUTS THE ONUS ON THE OWNER TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM (PAINT BEING RUBBED OFF AND THEN METAL) OR A MAJOR FAILURE (THE DOOR BEING STUCK OPEN). WILL IT TAKE A SERIOUS INJURY OR SOME CHILD FALLING TO HER OR HIS DEATH THROUGH THE OPEN SIDE DOOR BEFORE TOYOTA ACTS RESPONSIBLY AND ISSUES AN ACTUAL RECALL? *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHENEVER OPENING AND CLOSING. IT CREAKS AS IF IT IS A 50 YEAR OLD CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. NOW WHEN OPENING THE DOOR IT SWINGS OPEN WITHOUT CONTROL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA 2004 AND I EVEN FOUND A LETTER IN MY VEHICLE (THAT I HAD FORGOT RECEIVING) INFORMING ME THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VAN AND THAT TOYOTA WOULD FIX IT IF WE HAD A PROBLEM. IT SAID IF WE DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM TO FILE IT IN OUR OWNERS MANUAL WHICH I DID. NOW WE HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX IT SINCE IT IS NOW OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY WINDOW . THIS IS CORRUPT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN ISSUE BUT NOT FIX IT IMMEDIATELY AND NOW WHEN THE PROBLEM ARISES DECLARE THAT IT IS TOO LATE. *TR

TOYOTA VERBALIZES THERE WAS A SUBSTANCE LEFT OUT OF THE DASHBOARD MIXTURE DURING PRODUCTION OF THE VEHICLE. IT, ACCORDING TO THEM, IS AN ISSUE WITH TWO MODELS AND TWO YEARS OF THOSE MODELS. THE DASH BOARD BEGIN TO CRACK ABOUT 28,000 MILES. THE VAN ONLY HAS 38,000 NOW. IT HAS CRACKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE ACROSS THE TOP, DOWN THE FRONT AND AROUND THE SIDES (LIKE AN EGG SHELL). THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG IS HOUSED IN THE DASH. PIECES OF THE RIGHT DASH ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO FALL OUT NOW. TOYOTA, AGAIN, ADMITS THE PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO HELP. I LAST SPOKE TO THEM ON 5.2.2014 (ROY G.). I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO THEM ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE 2008, EVEN WITH THE REGIONAL MANAGER, AS THE LOCAL TOYOTA ASKED THEM TO REPLACE IT. TOYOTA DECLINED. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OR WRONGFULLY SO IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ENTIRE DASH WILL BLOW OUT, THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO A PERSON UNKNOWN. I NEED HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A 60,000 SIENNA THAT HAS HANDICAP LIFT IN IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD MANY CRACKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXAMINED THE DASHBOARD AND NOTICED THE MAJORITY OF THE CRACKS WERE AROUND THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR WELD RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS, HE HAS BEEN HEARING A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND INITIATED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE DEFECTIVE DOOR WELD FOR THE 2004-2006 SIENNA'S, BUT ONLY IF THEY WERE 5 YEARS/100K MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH HIS VEHICLE IN 2010, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY 6 YEARS OLD. TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN, BUT REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. RE-WELDING THE FAILURE POINTS WAS NOT RECOMMENDED AS THEY WERE PRONE TO FAIL AGAIN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SPRING BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE DOOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,855.

THE FRONT OF THE DOOR LATCHED JUST FINE. THE BACK OF THE DOOR STOPPED LATCHING ABOUT A WEEK AGO LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. I POKED AROUND A BIT AND DISCOVERED THE REAR LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS LOOSE INSIDE THE DOOR. SINCE I HAD TO TAKE THE VAN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR ANYWAY I ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE DOOR. *JS

WHILE I WAS CLIMBING TO THE BACK OF THE CAR, (THE CAR BEING PARKED, EVER-SO-SLIGHTLY INCLINED TO THE BACK), THE LEFT BACK SIDE-DOOR SHUT CLOSE AND TRAPPED MY RIGHT HAND (WHICH I WAS USING FOR SUPPORT TO CLIMB UP), FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. I COULDN'T GET IT TO OPEN..! UNDER EXCRUTIATING PAIN, I TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO OPEN THE DOOR. NOTHING WORKED. THE RETRACTABLE CABLE HAD POPPED OUT TWO YEARS BEFORE, SO THE BEEPER DIDN'T RESPOND ADEQUATELY. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT TO OPEN. I BELIEVE I HAD ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT TO THE NHTSA ABOUT THE THE POWER-SLIDING DOOR. THE MECHANICAL FAILURE ON MY CAR'S POWER SLIDING-DOOR IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED BY MANY DISGRUNTLED SIENNA OWNERS, ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. NEITHER TOYOTA USA, NOR TOYOTA PUERTO RICO, HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY. THEY'VE ACTED NEGLIGENTLY. AS I MUST'VE DESCRIBED IN MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT, THEY'VE OBVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED A FACTORY MALFUNCTION --INASMUCH AS THEY HAVE CONDUCTED A RECALL CAMPAIGN--. HOWEVER, THE CAMPAIGN WASN'T CARRIED OUT RESPONSIBLY. DESPITE THEIR HAVING MY TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS, THEY FAILED TO CONTACT ME. I FOUND OUT BY A THIRD PARTY (AN AUTO-BODY SHOP). WHEN I CONFRONTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED. THIS SITUATION IS SHAMEFUL. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE VEHICLE DASH BEGAN CRACKING DURING SUMMER OF 2013. ORIGINAL APPEARANCE WAS THAT OF A CUT OR SCRATCH ALONG THE SURFACE OF THE DASH. CRACK HAS BEEN GROWING WIDER AND LONGER SINCE THEN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE PURCHASE (9/2003) AND CUSTOM FIT SHADE USED WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE. CONCERNED THAT DASHBOARD MAY FRACTURE INTO SMALLER PROJECTILE PIECES IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS TO BE DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DOOR CHECK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFECT WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE REAR HATCH IS POWERED ON THIS MODEL. THE GAS SPRINGS THAT HOLD THE DOOR IN THE UPRIGHT (OPEN) POSITION DON'T PROVIDE ENOUGH FORCE TO KEEP THE DOOR IN THE OPEN POSITION. WHEN THE HATCH DROPS APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES, THE POWER FUNCTION ACTIVATES AUTOMATICALLY, CLOSING THE HATCH. THIS POWERED CLOSING OPERATION FREQUENTLY OCCURS WHEN SOMEONE IS TRYING TO LOAD OR UNLOAD ITEMS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE HATCH COMES DOWN WITH SURPRISING FORCE AND HAS KNOCKED SOME FAMILY MEMBERS TO THE GROUND AND ACTUALLY PINNED MY 8-YEAR-OLD IN A PRONE POSITION WITH HIS HEAD IN THE VEHICLE AND HIS FEET ON THE GROUND. THE SAFETY AND MENTAL ANGUISH CONCERNS ARE OBVIOUS, AND TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR "CERTAIN 2004 TO 2006 VEHICLES." CHECKING WITH TOYOTA, THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY VIN, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SEEING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. IS THERE SOME WAY TO REDRESS THIS PROBLEM, OR DO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE DOOR TO ACTUALLY INJURE SOMEONE AND GET A LAWYER? *TR

DURING BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION, SLIDING DOORS CAN FREEZE SHUT TO THE POINT OF NOT OPENING. I RECENTLY HAD TO KICK THE SIDE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE IN ORDER TO GET THEM OPENED. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.