Battery Problems of Toyota Sienna

The passenger side door (automatic) does not close. It will attempt to close itself but will stop just before closing. The door will pause for 1-2 seconds and then re-open and stay in the open position. Multiple attempts have the same effect. Disconnecting the battery does not resolve the problem.

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Power sliding door of Toyota Sienna le 2004 fails to open. Happened when car battery ran out of power. After battery was charged by an aaa mechanic with jumper cables, power door could open and close again. After driving the van for a few miles, power door started opening and closing by itself. Very, very dangerous as van was being driven on a busy highway. After I pulled up on the side road, power door kept opening and closing, but not getting successfully closed by itself. I helped the door close successfully by pushing it fully to closed position. Door is stuck in closed position since. Electronic controls and manual knobs don't manage to open the door.

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All of the sudden when I was driving on the highway (2008 Sienna limited awd) last two week it suddenly stopped while I was driving at 75 mph. With not prior signs of malfunction before the incident. I tried to start it up but it didn't work. (August 1, 680 south bond al costa blvd is where my car broke down) so we towed the car to the sunnyvale Toyota. They said they would give us a report of what went wrong . Turns out the fuel pump doesn't work, and they don't know why because it is a independent part, I consulted a professional auto mechanic for a second opinion. He said that it usually doesn't happen unless your car is over 10 years old. I called the Toyota headquarters to file a complaint but they said it wasn't a very "big" problem and didn't follow up with me and said I have to call my own dealer only. And that it was perfectly safe for me to pull over with the left over momentum. I was not satisfied with their answer and I found it weird that its breaking down already. With only 30,000 miles and 2 years new. Not only that when they returned the car to us, they decided to mention to us that apparently not only is the fuel pump not working apparently the battery rotted too. They said that all the liquid in the battery leaked out so they had to change it also. I am not pleased that they decided to tell me this when they returned the car to me not before when they told me the fuel pump was not working. I am not pleased with the quality of Toyota, and do not feel safe driving my car around.

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The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the driver side sliding door would not open. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times who diagnosed that the latch and battery were defective. The parts were replaced but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 20,000 and current mileage was 50,000.

The owners manual of my 2004 Toyota Sienna indicates that there is a safety feature that turns off the lights after a period of time, if the door is left open. However, it doesn't work correctly, and my battery has been drained numerous times.

Pages 155 and 156 of my 2004 Toyota Sienna states "to prevent the battery being discharged, the lights will automatically turn off when the key is removed and the door is left opened with the switch at "door" position for 20 minutes or more. " however, when my side door or rear hatch is left opened, the feature does not work. I informed Toyota's corporate office in California of the problem and was told that my complaint was the first time they heard about it. I told her that I found it hard to believe my complaint was the first since I read about the problem on various online message boards. She said information on message boards cannot be verified. I later discovered that my complaint was not the first because others have complained about the problem to Toyota as well. It should be noted that the previous generation of Toyota Siennas had the battery saving feature on all doors. When I called the dealership (gateway Toyota in NJ), their showroom specialist (maryann) agreed with me that the interior lights should turn off after 20 minutes if the doors are left opened. When I demonstrated the problem to them, they called Toyota's corporate office to report the problem. The person from gateway Toyota said Toyota's official response was that the battery saving feature only applies to the front doors. When I called Toyota again, I was told that it was a misprint in the manual and they were working on it. When I asked for a definition of "working on it", I was told that Toyota was working on revising the manual but not fixing the problem. I had learned that people who have purchased a 2004 Toyota Sienna after me had their manuals altered in such a way that the areas mentioning the battery saving feature had been covered up by a white piece of paper. I was also informed that Toyota corrected the problem on their 2005 models.

Two complaints 1. One the rear doors do not latch in the open position when the windows are open resulting in injury to children's hands. 2. Auto shut-off for interior lights does not work resulting in dead battery.

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Battery saver feature discussed in owner's manual for 2004 Sienna does not work. Sliding door inadvertently left open for 3 hours while visiting country friends. Battery drained to point engine would not turn over. Had to connect battery charger in cold rain to crank. Owners camping out with this vehicle may find themselves stranded and could possibly result in loss of life.

Radiator ruptured and the engine overheated; hose replaced in steering column recall; rust protective tape recall; dvd screen replaced and the entire dvd player replaced(screen still not easily visible in middle row); passenger seat belt replaced; middle passenger seat belt failing; gasoline smell inside of car with ac on recirculation; driver's window fell inside door in snow storm and was not considered a safety issue to get a loaner vehicle even though the vehicle could not be locked; tires completely bald and leaking under 30,000 miles, dvd player must be at a high db volume and when returned to radio/cd will almost deafen you; interior lights have to be manually over ridden or will drain battery; car hesitates 1-2 seconds when trying to quickly accelerate and then lurches forward alarmingly; cruise control is not functioning; waiting to have fuel mixture sensor replaced. I was not informed of first 2 recalls until I my engine overheated. I did get the rust recall and a sticker on my sliding door informing user of danger of having middle windows open while opening the middle door could catch a head or other extremity. Toyota dealer service manager says mine is the only 04 Sienna experiencing any problems except for the recalls on the radiator; the steering hose; the rust tape; and the middle seat belt. Not so according to all I have read here. Most of the problems have occurred between 22,000 and 34,000 miles; the dvd screen always failed to lock into a good position for the middle row viewers.

"battery saver" feature is only partially in my 2004 Toyota Sienna. The owners manual and the Toyota service manual state that "if any door is left open, then the room lights should go out after 20 minutes". This feature is only partially operable as the ignition key cylinder lights and the two front personal lights do go off, but all other interior lights remain on with an open door. Toyota has taken no action to correct problem. When a door is inadvertently left open, the battery will discharge, removing the ability to start the vehicle. There are numerous reports of this problem on the internet.

The rear hatch on my two-month old 2004 Toyota Sienna did not close all the way, therefore the interior light stayed on and drained the battery after one night. An owners town hall type web-page states that Toyota noticed this "oversight" ( the interior lights not timing-out) and corrected the problem. From what I understand there was no recall and no fix for those of us who have this problem. I have small children and need a reliable vehicle, that's why we bought the '04 Sienna. As a consumer what can I do?.

Multiple problems with my 2000 Toyota Sienna xle, first the car had problems with battery drain and not starting, they replaced the radio amplifier twice before fixing it, the power window on the driver side broke at 35,000 miles. The back hatch sheetmetal is all dented just from closing it and pushing on the handle. The worst one is that the van has been blowing a lot of blue smoke and burning oil, 4 quarts in the last 750 miles. So far no help from the dealer.

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Vehicle has a battery saver feature which should go into effect after 30 minutes. However, battery save feature was ineffective. After 6 weeks consumer was told that vehicle was not equipped with the battery saver feature. Manufacturer was still advertising that the feature was installed and came with the new vehicles.