2006 Toyota Sienna complaints

SRS LIGHT START BLINKING THEN STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. CHECKED BOTH SRS ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS UNDER FRONT SEATS AND BOTH APPEARS PROPERLY CONNECTED. PULLED OUT BOTH CONNECTORS AND PUSHED THEM BACK IN, YET SRS LIGHT STILL STAY ON. *TR

BLINKING AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED RANDOMLY, NO CAUSAL INCIDENT. REPAIR WILL COST OVER $1000. AIRBAG WIRING SHOULD NOT GO BAD ON IT'S OWN AFTER SO FEW YEARS AND SO FEW MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL CRACKING SOUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE DOOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,800.

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA LEESBURG DURING ITS FIRST MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT. TECHNICIAN DID SOMETHING UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT DISAPPEARED. HE SAID THAT IT POSES NO PROBLEM. LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH LATER. REPORTED THE INCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES DURING MAINTENANCE CHECKS. LIGHT KEPT COMING BACK ON UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNAS ARE PRONE TO DOOR POPPING WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING DUE TO BROKEN DOOR WELDS. THEY ARE CALLING IT A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" RATHER THAN A "RECALL." *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND WE CANNOT GET IT TO TURN BACK OFF, OUR VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED US EVEN IF IT WAS THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ASSIST US. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE ARE WORRIED FOR OURS AND OUR CHILDREN'S LIFE'S IF WE WERE TO TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SIGNIFYING A SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH 2006 SIENNAS, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. SEEMS TO BE MORE A MATTER OF TIME. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR IN THE DASH STARTED BLINKING UNTIL NOW. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, SOME AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS, THUS, A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ IN THE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE TYPE/MODEL OF MY MINIVAN. MY MINIVAN IS ALREADY OUT OF THE WARRANTY AND PERSONALLY THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IF FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHENEVER WE USE THIS MINIVAN. *TR

DURING ROUTINE 60K MILE MAINTENANCE I WAS INFORMED THE "STEERING RACK" IS "LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE". AFTER ONLY 61K MILES, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EARLY FAILURE OF SUCH A MAJOR COMPONENT. *TR

THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE BY INTERIOR CONTROLS OR REMOTE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY FORCE THE DOOR CLOSED. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE, ONCE LEAVING THE LIGHTS ON AND DOOR OPEN OVERNIGHT IN THE COLD, DRAINING THE BATTERY AND LEAVING MY BELONGINGS UNPROTECTED AND ANOTHER TIME WHILE MY KIDS WERE LOADED INTO THE VEHICHLE IN EXTREME WINTER CONDITIONS AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR OR DRIVE HOME. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! I EXPECT MY CHILDREN TO BE SAFE IN MY VAN WHICH IS WHY I PURHASED A TOYOTA AND BECAUSE I EXPECT THEM TO BE NON-ACCESSIBLE TO STRANGERS/CRIMINAL ACTS WHEN THEY CLIMB INTO OUR FAMILY VAN AND I CLOSE THE DOOR... DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE HINGE AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE SAFETY RECALL ISSUED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELD FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHENEVER THE DOOR WAS ACCESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

FRONT DOOR POPS WHEN OPENING / CLOSING. DOOR WELDINGS ARE LOOSE, APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SIENNA'S. DEALER IS NO HELP, WANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

IN THE SUMMER OF 2010, I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR HATCH OF MY SIENNA NOT STAYING OPEN. I HAD THE REAR HATCH STAYS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL IN JULY 2010. THIS WINTER, THE REAR HATCH BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE TOYOTA DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF MAKING A SAFE REAR HATCH SYSTEM. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AT 78,080 MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND FLOOR HARNESS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT AROUND $1500.00. AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH DEALER AND TRYING TO GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY AN AIR BAG WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT WITH JUST NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, MY DEALER WAS ABLE TO GET THE PARTS COVERED BY TOYOTA AND I PAID FOR LABOR $861.00. IN JANUARY 2013, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AT 84,132 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THE HARNESS COULD BE FIXED. MY DEALERSHIP OFFERED ME THE SAME DEAL AS TOYOTA WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS AND ME THE LABOR $796.00. I HAD MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO COMPROMISE MY AND MY FAMILY SAFETY BUT HAD EVERY INTENTION BY THEN TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA WHICH I DID ON JANUARY 24, 2013. I TOLD THEM I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE COSTS OF THE REPAIRS; FAULTY AIR BAGS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. I ALSO TOLD THEM I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THOSE AIR BAGS AFTER EVERYTHING I READ ONLINE. TOYOTA RESEARCHED MY CASE, TALKED WITH MY DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 3-4 CONVERSATIONS IN ABOUT 1 WEEK PERIOD, MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY, REMINDED ME THAT THEY HAD ALREADY PROVIDED THE PARTS (BECAUSE I WAS A GOOD CUSTOMER AT MY DEALERSHIP) AND OFFERED ME $500.00 TOWARDS MY NEXT CAR PURCHASE SHOULD I BE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR IN THE NEXT ONE TO TWO YEARS! FUN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

LIFT GATE CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY. STRUTS SUPPORTING LIFT GATE WHERE REPLACED IN 2008 RECALL BUT FOUR YEARS AFTER, THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN BUT TOYOTA WANTS 470.00 TO REPLACE THE STRUTS. I DO NOT CONSIDER FOUR YEARS ADEQUATE FOR SUCH A FAILURE AND FEEL TOYOTA HAS A POOR DESIGN THAT HAS NOT BE FIXED. I DO NOT RECALL ANY ISSUES WITH ANY CAR IN MY FAMILY WHERE THE LIFT GATE, TRUNK OR HATCH BACK STRUTS EVERY FAILED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS IN 2012 FOR 2006 SIENNA OWNERS.

DRIVER DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL, TOYOTA DON'T WONT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AFTER THE 50000 MIL, TOYOTA KNOW THE PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY, NO BODY HAS DONE, THAT IS REASON THEY ARE NOT DOING A RECALL. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND BLINKING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT COST $852 TO FIX THE "WIRE HARNESS" ISSUE. I CHECKED ON LINE AND REALIZED THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE BY TOYOTA. BY THE WAY, THE SAME AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON IN 2008 AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS "RECALIBRATED" BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER NEW CAR WARRANTY. I THOUGHT THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG AS THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE IT TOOK MORE THAN ONE WEEK TO GET MY VAN BACK. BUT WHEN I LOOKED INTO THIS NOW, THE REPAIR WAS ACTUALLY "RECALIBRATE AIRBAG SENSOR". *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOYOTA SERVICE SAID POSSIBLE CONNECTION UNDER PASSENGER SEAT. COST $44.50. STILL STAYS ON. COMMON PROBLEM THEY CANNOT FIX. *TR

APPROACHING SLIGHT RIGHT TURN ON A PARK WAY AT ABOUT 40MPH,DOWN HILL OF THE RIGHT TURN SUDDENLY THE SLIP ICON LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD WAS ON AND OFF WITH BEEPING SOUND ALARM AND OBSERVED GRINDING OR BRAKING SOUND ON THE VEHICLE WHICH MADE JERKING LIKE ON AND OFF POWER OF THE VEHICLE. ROAD CONDITION WAS DRY AND SUNNY AT ABOUT 11:30 AM. *TR

DURING A SAFETY INSPECTION THE MECHANICS HAVE SAID THE STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING. THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE COST AVERAGES $1100. THIS IS REPORTED AS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR DRIVING. *TR

THE REAR LIFT GATE WILL NOT STAY OPEN CAUSING POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL IN 2008 AND THE REAR HATCH STRUTS HAD A DESIGN FLAW AND THEY WERE REPLACED. THIS IS A SECOND FAILURE OF THESE STRUTS. A SMALL CHILD CAN EASILY BE CRUSHED UNDER THE HATCH IF IT COMES DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS DETERMINED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SIDE AIR BAG AND HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE SIDE AIR BAGS OR THE HARNESS REPLACED DUE TO THE DEALER NOT HAVING THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,929.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH MOST RECENTLY THE POWER PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR THAT IS BROKEN AND DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. THE DEALER FT. MYERS TOYOTA SAID THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND MAY TAKE MONTHS TO GET THE PARTS TO FIX. THEY DID SAY THEY WOULD COVER UNDER WARRANTY. SECONDLY, MY STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 80,000 MILES BECAUSE OF LEAKING FLUID AND I HAD TO PAY THE LABOR TO FIX. LASTLY, ALL 4 OF THE TIRE RIMS ON THE CAR HAVE PEELING, BUBBLING AND CHIPPING PAINT THAT IS EXPOSING THE METAL RIM. IT MAY CAUSE FURTHER CORROSION TO THE RIMS AND CAUSE A SAFETY PROBLEM TO THE WHEELS. GERMAIN TOYOTA IN NAPLES, FLA WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE RIMS. FT. MYERS TOYOTA WHERE I GET THE CAR SERVICED TOLD ME ABOUT THE NATIONAL BACK ORDER PROBLEM AND ALSO CHARGED ME FOR THE DEFECTIVE STEERING ASSEMBLY WHICH I THOUGHT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THEIR LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT DID NOT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT IS CURRENTLY AT 76256 MILES. I HAD BOUGHT IT NEW. (DELIVERY DATE 1-JAN-2007) ON 20-DEC-2012, AT 75800 MILES, I NOTICED A WHIRRING SOUND (LIKE A TURBO WHINE) WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS (NO LOAD) AROUND 45 MPH. THE GRINDING/WHIRRING NOISE WOULD BE MOST APPARENT BETWEEN 25 MPH TO 45 MPH. I TOOK IT TO MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 31-DEC-2012 FOR CHECKUP ( 76257 MILES AT THE TIME) AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE EXACT DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE "SIDE CARRIER BEARING INSIDE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL IS MAKING THE NOISE. NEED NEW TRANSMISSION - $5700.00". THE ESTIMATED COST IS $5700.00 THIS LOOKS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE DRIVEN THE VAN WITH LOT OF CARE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE TOYOTA TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO FAIL AT LESS THAT 76000 MILES. I HAD BOUGHT A TOYOTA VAN ASSUMING THAT THEIR VEHICLES ARE RELIABLE. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNAS ON THE ROAD THAT WILL START HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAN CAUSE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ON A HIGHWAY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE SIENNA TRANSMISSION JUST LIKE THEY DID FOR RAV4 2001-2003 MODEL WHEN THEY EXTENDED THAT WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. *TR

TOYOTA ANNOUNCED A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM (CSP) WHICH WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES - FOR CERTAIN 2004-2010MY SIENNA VEHICLES THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES WILL BE EXTENDED TO 9 YEARS FROM THE DATE-OF-FIRST-USE OR 120,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST). TOOK THE VAN TO EDDY'S TOYOTA, WICHITA KS ON TUES. 6TH NOV. 2012 FOR CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM AS OUTLINED IN THE LETTER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WANT TO CHARGE $476 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE IT IS ONLY A SPORADIC PROBLEM IT WAS DECLINED. MY WIFE & I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE REFUSAL OF EDDY'S TOYOTA TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. OUR FAMILY HAS 4 TOYOTA VEHICLES SO WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN EDDY'S TOYOTA TREATMENT. MY WIFE & I WERE WITH 2 SALESMEN, [XXX] AND LIKE US, WERE AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND THIS REQUESTED CHARGE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CRACK ALONG OUTER EDGE OF DASHBOARD ABOVE INSTRUMENTS. LIKELY TO EXTEND TO PASSENGER SIDE. MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING MULTIPLE INCIDENTS BEGINNING AT ABOUT 40000. HARNESS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY (ONE INCIDENT AT 14960 MILES CODE B0111). AGAIN AT 41697, DIAGNOSED AS CONNECTOR. AIRBAG & ASSEMBLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (ONE INCIDENT AT 45499 MILES CODE B0111). AT 65000 MILES AIRBAG LIGHT AGAIN FLASHING. DIAGNOSIS, AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BUT NOW NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NO ACCIDENTS. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED OVER THIS ISSUE. *TR

SEVERE CORROSION ON ALLOY WHEELS ALLOWS AIR TO LEAK FROM TIRES. THIS RESULTS IS ALMOST CONSTANT LOW TIRE PRESSURE, UNDUE WEAR ON TIRES, AND SAFETY ISSUE. ISSUE BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 14000 MILES. DEALER REFINISHED TWO WHEELS UNDER WARRANTY BUT REFUSED TO REDO THE OTHER WHEELS OR THE SAME WHEELS WHEN THEY QUICKLY CORRODED AGAIN. ONGOING ISSUE VEHICLE NOW HAS 66000 MILES. IN MY OPINION WHEELS NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH ONES MADE FROM A DIFFERENT MATERIAL --- AFTERMARKET WHEELS DO NOT SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS VEHICLE (AWD). *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME UP 1 YEAR (5/18/07) AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY ISSUES AND RESETS THE WARNING LIGHT. 1 YEAR LATER (6/9/09), THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS UP ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND PERFORM REPAIRS AS PER TSB. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT UP ONCE AGAIN 10 MONTHS LATER (4/1/11). DEALER CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO CODE UP AND JUST RESETS THE LIGHT. 1 YEAR LATER, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS UP ONCE AGAIN (8/18/12) AND THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE TOO MUCH TIME HAS GONE BY SINCE THE ALLEGED FIX IN 2009. AIRBAG REMAINS LIT AS OF TODAY (12/7/12). THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT SHOULD NOT BE COMING UP THIS OFTEN AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO REPLACE AIRBAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,400.

STARTED GETTING THE DRIVE SIDE FRONT DOOR POP NOISE. DOOR ASSEMBLE IS NOT WELDED PROPERLY OR LOUSE OR DESIGN IS NOT CORRECT TO LAST THIS DOOR WELDING LIFE OF VEHICLE. AS I NOW FROM OTHER VEHICLES DOOR ASSEMBLE SHOULD LAST LIFE OF VEHICLE AND THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM. THERE WAS RECALLED ON THIS DOOR NOISE WHEN I WAS RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA, I SHOWED THIS RECALL LETTER TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER TIME OF REGULAR SERVICE TO MANAGER AND HE MENTIONS THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO REPAIR THIS TIME. NOW TOYOTA CUSTOMER IS NOT HONORING THIS REPAIR. GIVING ME THE REASON YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURAL BODY PROBLEM SHOULD BE LIFE OF VEHICLE. AS CUSTOMER AND SAFETY I DO NOT FILL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES, REPAIRS, AND RECALL. VEHICLE DETAIL MAKE AND YEAR: TOYOTA SIENNA CE 2006. *TR

NO ACCIDENT OR FATALITIES, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITION OF ALL FOUR 17" ALLOY WHEELS (PAINTED ALUMINUM). CORROSION IS PROGRESSING SINCE THE TIME I FIRST NOTICED IT STARTING (APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE). CURRENT MILEAGE IS 74,000. THE PAINT IS BLISTERING STARTING AT THE INSIDE EDGE OF EACH WHEEL OPENING. IT IS QUITE SEVERE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED, THE CORROSION MIGHT PROPAGATE A CRACK IN ONE OF THE WHEEL SPOKES. I HAVE ANOTHER CAR WITH MORE THAN TWICE THE MILEAGE WITH SIMILARLY PAINTED WHEELS WITH NO CORROSION AFTER 36 YEARS. THIS VEHICLE HAS SEEN THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF WINTERS WITH SALTED ROADS. MY 1986 PORSCHE 944 WASN'T WASHED IN THE WINTER ANY MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE TOYOTA. IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA IS SO PREVALENT THAT THEY PREFER DISGRUNTLED CUSTOMERS OVER RESPONSIBLY ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSORS FOR THE SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR TO CLOSE WHILE A CHILD WAS STANDING IN THE DOOR'S PATH. THE CHILD SUSTAINED BRUISING AND A CUT ABOVE HER EYE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A COMPLAINT WAS BEING ESCALATED TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

AT 68000 MILES, THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA CAME ON. IT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS THEN CAME BACK ON. AFTER THE SECOND TIME THAT IT CAME ON, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CONNECTORS BEING BAD AND THAT THE AIR BAG HAD GONE BAD. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND MODEL ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, YET TOYOTA HAS NOT MADE A SINGLE RECALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR US DRIVERS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN TO GET A RECALL FOR THESE FAULTY WIRINGS AND AIRBAGS? *TR

FAIL OF AUTOMATIC REAR HATCH ON REPLACED RECALL STRUTS. HATCH WILL NOT STAY OPEN, CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY. HATCH BROKE A BROOMSTICK I HAD USED TO PROP DOOR OPEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN AUGUST AND COULD HEAR SOMETHING BANGING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VAN, I WOULD STOP AND IT WOULD GO AWAY BECAUSE THE TREAD WOULD FALL ON ROAD AND THEN START A DAY LATER WITH MORE TREAD COMING OFF. IT WAS THE TREAD COMING OFF OF MY TIRES BUT DIDN'T KNOW THAT AT THE TIME AND GETTING CAUGHT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VAN. THIS WENT ON FOR 2 WEEKS. MY TIRE SENSOR NEVER CAME ON. I DROVE TO OHIO ON I-75 OCTOBER 21, 2012 AND MY FRONT 2 TIRES BLEW OUT AT THE SAME TIME - BR 001522 TIRES. A BIG SLASH IN ONE TIRE A SMALL HOLE IN ANOTHER. I PULL OVER AND SEE A LOT OF THE TREAD IS COMPLETELY OFF OF BOTH TIRES. I GET TO A TIRE STORE AND THEY SAID IT LOOK LIKE THE ALIGNMENT CAUSED THE WEAR. I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND HAVE THE TIRE CO PUT THE 2 IN MY BACK VAN. I GO TO BELLE TIRE TO GET A REFUND FOR MY TIRES WITH 29,000 MILES ON 65,000 WEAR TIRES. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL BRIDGESTONE. BRIDGESTONE DENIED MY CASE FOR A REFUND. I GOT AN ALIGNMENT 11/14/2012 AND IT SHOWS MY ALIGNMENT WAS OK A LITTLE OFF BUT WOULD NEVER HAVE CAUSED THAT KIND OF WEAR WITH TREAD JUST COMING OFF BOTH TIRES AT THE SAME TIME - THEY ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE WHITE SPIKES WERE SHOWING ON BOTH TIRES - THE TREAD CAME OFF COMPLETELY ON BOTH TIRES AROUND THE EDGES. *TR

THE THIRD ROW POWER SEAT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE SEAT BACK WOULD NOT COME UP SO SOMEONE COULD SIT THERE. TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) AND IT IS T-SB-0183-09. TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SEATING CAPACITY IS CUT AND NO SEAT BELTS FOR THE PASSENGERS. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND WE HAD TO FOLD THE SEAT DOWN TO PICK UP SOME LARGER ITEMS AND WHEN WE DROPPED THOSE ITEMS OFF, THE SEAT WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT WAS THE LARGER PORTION OF THE 60/40 SEAT; THEREFORE CUTTING MY CAPACITY BY 2 PEOPLE. LUCK FOR US, WE ARE A FAMILY OF 5 AND WERE STILL ABLE TO MAKE IT THE 300 MILES HOME WITH EVERYONE IN A SEAT WITH A SEATBELT. IF WE HAD ONE MORE IN OUR FAMILY I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE. I AM ABLE TO DO THAT TYPE OF REPAIR BUT IT WAS STILL OVER $500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IT IS AROUND $1000! THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE OR ANY WAY TO GET THE SEAT TO WORK. YOU MUST REPLACE THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY. NOW MY OTHER SIDE HAS QUIT WORKING! THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN! THEY SAY THE VAN HAS A CAPACITY OF 7. WITH THAT SEAT NOT WORKING IT IS ONLY 6. THIS WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF TOYOTA DIDN'T ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WAS A AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN FOR 15 YEARS AND I WOULD ACCEPT THIS AS A PART FAILURE, IF IT WAS ISOLATED. IT IS A PROBLEM ENOUGH FOR TOYOTA TO RECOGNIZE IT AND GIVE IT A TSB! THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED IN A BLINKING MANNER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REQUESTED THAT THE CONTACT BRING THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT DID NOT PROVIDE THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF UPDATED 05/15/2013 *JS

SRS AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS BLINKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. DEALER RESET THE SYSTEM AND AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN 60 DAYS LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER AND BACK INJURIES. THREE CHILD PASSENGERS WERE ALSO INJURED, SUSTAINING NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT KEPT FLASHING. THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION. AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD A SHORT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST FOR THE REPAIRS WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,500. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA WOULD CARRY THE COST OF THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. WHILE THE DEALERSHIP'S HANDLING OF THIS INCIDENT IS CERTAINLY APPRECIATED, IT ALSO MADE ME SUSPICIOUS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED VARIOUS RESULTS INDICATING THAT AN AIRBAG ISSUE IN THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO THE NHTSA FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND A POSSIBLE NATIONWIDE RECALL. AIRBAG WIRING SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH THIS SORT OF LOW MILEAGE. THANK YOU. *TR

BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY CHILDREN CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

FAILURE OF SIDEWALLS OF TWO BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200 215/65R16 TIRES AT 5693 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN-DOT # OB6VE224711 LOCATED ON TIRE SIDEWALL. TIRES SOLD BY MONRO SHOP # 190 IN CHRISTIANBURG, VA. SAME TIRE BRAND, MODEL AND SIZE REPLACED AT SHOP #349 IN CHESHIRE, CT AT COST OF ROAD HAZARD COVERAGE CONTRACT AT COST OF $87. 80 TO COVER ALL FOUR TIRES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER TWO TIRES PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE SAME DOT DESIGNATIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP SIDEWALL BULGES AND BE THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IS THERE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON THIS TIRE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO? *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPAIR COST CONCERNING AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE SERVICE ADVISOR, INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $ 3,985 TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG ISSUE, BUT STATED IT WAS A SEAT BELT ISSUE THAT REQUIRED A FLOOR WIRING HARNESS WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, THE AIR BAG WARING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

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

1) AIRBAGS: BLINKING AIRBAG LIGHT. TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN - $1200 REPAIR. UNSURE OF SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. 2) SUSPENSION, STEERING RACK. LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE RACK. $1200 REPAIR. 3) ELECTRICAL: POWER SLIDING REAR DOOR WILL ONLY FUNCTION IN MANUAL MODE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMS ME OF A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR PROBLEM. DEALER FAILED TO TELL ME ABOUT IT. $1400 FOR REPAIR. DEALER ESTIMATED TRADE IN VALUE FOR VAN: $6000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE BUT HAD COMPLICATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR TO SEVER THE CABLES. THE DEALER SEVERED THE CABLES AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DOOR COULD BE USED MANUALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE CABLES WERE SEVERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,723.

WITHIN 1 YEAR OF PURCHASING VEHICLE NEW THE WHEELS STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS CORROSION IN THE FORM OF BUBBLING OF THE FINISH. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO ROAD SALT AND ME NOT CLEANING THEM PROPERLY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SHORTLY BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND AGAIN WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS OUR FAULT AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONE LAST TIME AFTER THE WARRANTY AND WERE TOLD SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS UP THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR US. ALL 4 WHEELS ARE NOW CORRODED SEVERELY. LARGE CHUNKS OF PAINT ROUTINELY FALL OFF DURING WASHING. I'M WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AT THIS POINT AND PLAN TO REPLACE THE RIMS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I'VE OWNED MULTIPLE CARS WITH SIMILARLY COATED ALLOY RIMS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. IT WASN'T DUE TO ME CLEANING THEM PROPERLY, IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR