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Body and structurePart report

2004 Toyota Sienna Body and structure Problems

Complaints
962about this part
Share
47%of 2,062 total for the year
Median mileage
80,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 962 complaints about the body and structure of the 2004 Toyota Sienna, 47% of the 2,062 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #10579406, filed 2014-04, 171,000 miles

“Door stop on driver side broke after making loud popping noise. Toyota dealer in montclair ca was no help. Van has only 64k miles and we are the only owners. I always thought of Toyota as dependable. This is a safety item and they wont stand behind it.”

NHTSA complaint #11208551, filed 2019-05, 60,000 miles

“The dashboard has cracks all over it. Reading online, I notice that a lot of people are having the same problems. We brought the van used and notice small cracks. As the years past the crack are getting more and more. It seem that it would cause a hazard if the air bags ever went off as it would throw shards toward the passages.”

NHTSA complaint #10649405, filed 2014-10, 144,000 miles

“Actually happened long before 11/12 but filing it all together - this may or may not affect the airbags on my car. My car has never been in an accident where the airbags deployed, but the entire dashboard is riddled with cracks. This is a common problem in this make & model & Toyota has not addressed it. Have no idea how I could do a repair.”

NHTSA complaint #10521566, filed 2013-06, 80,000 miles

“The van's passenger rear door cable frayed causing the door to be inoperable and unable to open. This is a definite safety hazard since my 4 year child rides in the back of the vehicle. Evidently there was an extended warranty issued just last month but conveniently enough my van falls within the year range but just outside of the mileage threshold for coverage.”

NHTSA complaint #10468986, filed 2012-08, 105,000 miles

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202211%
202164%
2020411%
2019613%
201857%
2017149%
20162736%
20156126%
20144427%
20134424%
20127229%
201115425%
20105733%
20099747%
200811727%
200710228%
200626126%
200549944%
200496247%
20031817%
20024223%
20013519%
20005214%
19993617%
19983512%

Other parts of the 2004 Toyota Sienna

Latches, locks and linkages
308 complaints
Steering
159 complaints
Electrical system
132 complaints
Tires
124 complaints
Vehicle speed control
111 complaints
Other or unknown
107 complaints
Seat belts
98 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
89 complaints
Brakes
88 complaints
Electronic stability control
71 complaints
Fuel system
49 complaints
Engine cooling
46 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2004 Toyota Sienna

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology