2006 Toyota Sienna complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN DRIVING OVER ROAD BUMPS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS PARTIALLY FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

AFTER LEAVING A BALISE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO GET 2 NEW TIRES, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. BROUGHT IT BACK TO BE TOLD IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD COST ABOUT $1000.00 TO FIX. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO AN OPEN AIR BAG IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHICH WOULD COST $2000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE SINCE SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE YELLOW HARNESS UNDER THE SEAT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE PROBLEM. IF THIS WIRE IS WIGGLED, THE LIGHT GOES OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. HOWEVER, IT RETURNS LATER. I FEEL LIKE SRS SAFETY SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY DEPLOY (AS THEY SHOULD UNLESS THERE IS A FAULTY MECHANISM SUCH AS MINE HAS). TOYOTA SHOULD DO THEIR PART TO KEEP CUSTOMERS SAFE, ESPECIALLY AFTER WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON A VEHICLE IN HOPES OF HAVING A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. *TR

THE REAR TAILGATE STRUTS SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE TAILGATE FELL AND HIT A PASSENGER IN THE READ CUTTING THE HEAD OPEN AND RESULTING IN STITCHES TO CLOSE A CUT ON THE HEAD . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP 4000 DSST CTT RUN FLAT TIRES. WITHIN 50,000 TOTAL MILES, THE CONSUMER HAD GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF THE TIRES, ALONG WITH TWO SEPARATE SIDEWALL EXPLOSIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HANDLES BROKE. AS A RESULT, BOTH DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPEN. THE REMOTE KEY WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS ON OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,438.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT ENGINE START UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,600.

MASTER HEAD UNIT, INCLUDING NAVIGATION, REAR CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, AND STEREO, STOPPED WORKING. IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE BUT THE SCREEN IS DEAD AND DOES NOT RESPOND AT ALL. APPEARS TO BE FROM A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES OVERHEATING OF THE UNIT OVER TIME. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS THE REAR CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, AND NAVIGATION ARE ALL IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR EXTRA SAFETY IN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD EXPECT THAT A NON-MECHANICAL PART (LIKE THE RADIO/HEAD UNIT) WOULD LAST LONGER THAN 6 YEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. TRIED TO USE CAR REMOTE, INTERIOR CONTROL ... NEITHER WORKED. WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY CLOSE IT, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DO. DOOR IS NOT CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN MIDDLE AND REAR ROW TIGHTEN, OR RETRACT, WHEN PASSENGER SITS BACK. THEN THEY DO NOT RELEASE WHEN THE PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD. THIS MEANS THAT THE SEAT BELT GETS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER UNTIL IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. OUR KIDS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS BEING TOO TIGHT BUT THEY SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY WHEN I CHECKED THEM. IT SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WHEN I FINALLY EXPERIENCED THIS MYSELF, WE WERE JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. QUOTE WAS $500 TO REPAIR EACH ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE SUSPENSION AND FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURES. THE BRAKES WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY, THEN COMPLETELY FAIL, THEN BEGIN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION. THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE WAS AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND BRAKING FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC. AFTER BRAKING TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AGAIN. THERE WAS NO BRAKING EFFORT. THE DRIVER BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO THREE TIMES BEFORE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PLACED IN PARK AND AN ACCIDENT REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN MOVED UNDER ITS OWN POWER TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT, DURING WHICH TIME THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND HAD ANOTHER COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO BE TOWED TO THE LARICHE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FINDLAY, OHIO FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS 419-423-5656. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELD FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHENEVER ACCESSING THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE MALFUNCTION WAS RELATED TO MANUFACTURERS DESIGN DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V244000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

CPSC#I270307A. 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE MECHANICAL PASSENGER DOORS. STATED ON ONE OCCASION THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR EXPLODED WHILE HER CHILDREN WERE INSIDE. *LN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHITE SMOKE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THE MOTOR EXPLODED AND IT WAS VERY COMMON. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ONLY WORKING DOOR IS ALSO EXHIBITING PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HER DAUGHTER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR SUDDENLY SLAMMED SHUT VERY QUICKLY, JUST MISSING HER BY SECONDS. *JB

WHILE OPENING FRONT, LEFT, DRIVERS DOOR NOTICED LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN SMOOTHLY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE BOTTOM WELD OF THE DOOR CHECK HAD SEPARATED, DUE TO POOR QUALITY WELD. PLEASE REFER TO TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NV003-07. BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ATTENTION AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY WOULD NOT FIX AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *TR

ONE DAY I FOUND THAT THE SEATBELT HAD TORN IN HALF IN THE REAR FOLDING SEAT. I SUSPECT THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS EARLIER IT HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT IN THE MECHANICS OF THE FOLDING SEAT. THE FOLDING SEAT HAD GOTTEN STUCK FOR SOME REASON AND NEEDED A LOT OF FORCE TO OPEN IT BACK UP. MAYBE IT GOT A SMALL TEAR THEN WHICH GREW. I DON'T KNOW. REGARDLESS, ONE DAY I FOUND IT COMPLETELY TORN IN TWO AND UNUSABLE IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

THE POWER DOOR GOT STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION THUS LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION AND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHEN PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ALONG AN INTERSTATE OR BUSY CITY ROAD. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN TO LET PASSENGERS ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE. -- SEVERAL TIME IN LAST 4 YEARS. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A RHEOSTAT IN THE CIRCUIT THAT CONTROLS POWER TO THE DASHBOARD LIGHT, ACTIVATED WHEN YOU TURN THE NIGHTTIME DRIVING LIGHTS. THE RHEOSTAT HAS FAILED, YOU CAN'T SEE THE DASHBOARD AT NIGHT, ALREADY COST ME ONE SPEEDING TICKET. I SPOKE WITH A NUMBER OF TOYOTA SERVICE CENTERS, NONE COULD GIVE ME AN IDEA OF THE ISSUE OR HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR. ALL OF THE DEALERSHIPS WERE RUDE, COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR OCCUPANT SAFETY. TOYOTA WANTS ABOUT $1,000.00 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THE RHEOSTAT PROBABLY COSTS ONLY ABOUT 30 CENTS. THE DESIGN IS OVER-ENGINEERED AND UNSAFE... *TR

THE REAR HATCH RUBBER DOOR HANDLE MELTED DUE TO HEAT DURING THE SUMMER. DURING COLD WEATHER, THE REAR HATCH CANNOT BE OPENED DUE TO THE MELTING DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A PRETTY HIGH COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE MELTING DOOR HANDLE. *JS

THE SRS LIGHT STARTED BLINKING "ON" WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE LIGHT REMAINED BLINKING FOR A FEW DAYS THEN THE BLINKING STOPPED. THE BLINKING BEGAN AGAIN AFTER A WEEK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT TOYOTA HAS A BULLETIN OUT ON IT: TSB-0162-10 "SRS LIGHT "ON" - B0111/B0116 - OPEN SIDE SQUIB CIRCUIT THE REPAIR AT THE DEALER WAS QUOTED AT $3682.22. I FELT THIS WAS UNREASONABLE THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT DEEMED A "RECALL". I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-331-4331 AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. I VOICED MY CONCERN AND THEY MADE A CASE NUMBER: 1203051801. THEY ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ON THE ISSUE BUT THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL. I WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE WE DID NOT CAUSE THIS DEFECT AND IT PUTS OUR FAMILY OF 5 AT GREAT RISK! WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS DEFECT FIXED AT THIS TIME AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING MANY AND PUTTING FAMILY'S AT GREAT RISK! WE PURCHASED THE VAN NEW WITH WORKING AIR BAGS - THEY HAVE NEVER BE DEPLOYED, AND WE HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO ACCESS OR MODIFY THEIR WORKABILITY SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE OUR PROBLEM. HIGHWAY SAFETY REQUIRES AIR BAGS IN ALL VEHICLES AND SHOULD HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT. *JB

THE POWER/AUTOMATIC SLIDING LEFT SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING. IT NOW MUST BE OPERATED MANUALLY. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND BEGAN TO BLINK ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. TOOK THE VAN INTO A TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $700! AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE AIRBAG DEFECTS. I'M THINKING TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED. MANY CONSUMERS ARE DRIVING THE 2006 SIENNA'S WITH FAULTY AIRBAGS SINCE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT AND ADDRESS WITH TOYOTA!

MY WIFE AND I GOT INTO OUR VAN ON THE 19 OF MAY AND WHEN WE STARTED THE VAN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA GARAGE I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW PASSENGER AIRBAG AND TWO WIRING HARNESSES FOR THE VAN AT A COST OF $1200. I FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT FROM TOYOTA AND HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AS OF YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND IS UNDER REVIEW ACCORDING TO THE LAST EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM THEM. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS SAME AIRBAG ISSUE AND I AS WELL AS OTHER CUSTOMERS FEELS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT TOYOTA SHOULD FIX BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: (STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFT GATE) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2008. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WANTED TO STATE THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FAILED WITHIN THREE YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I NOTED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT (MAN SITTING WITH BALLOON) WAS ON - DO NOT EXACTLY KNOW AT WHAT MILEAGE IT STARTED, BUT THE MILEAGE WAS 99,950 WHEN I NOTED THE LIGHT. HAVE NOTED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE (MAKE, MODEL, YEAR) AS THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WILL BE CONTACTING A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR, BUT AM AFRAID I MAY HAVE TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR AFTER I RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM IN DETAIL. *TR

YET ANOTHER AIRBAG /SRS WARNING LIGHT FAULT TO REPORT ON THE SIENNA 2006. CODE DETECTED IS B0116. AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3000. THIS IS NOT "WEAR AND TEAR" IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF THIS MODEL OF VAN. TOYOTA MUST ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY CAUSED BY AIRBAGS NOT ACTIVATING. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OUR LIFT GATE AFTER BEING OPENED MANUALLY SLOWLY STARTED TO COME DOWN 12 INCHES THEN STOP. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IT FELL DOWN, ONCE ON MY HUSBANDS BACK AND ONCE ON MINE, WHILE WE WERE CHANGING OUR SONS DIAPERS. AFTER THIS SOMEONE WAS ALWAYS THERE TO HOLD IT MAKING SURE THIS DIDNT HAPPEN AGAIN. ONCE THE WEATHER TURNED COLD IT HAD FAILED COMPLETELY WITH VISIBLE OIL/GREASE SHOWING ON SHOCKS. WE WERE TOLD "SORRY" BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS ONLY AUTOMATIC LIFT GATES. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD MULTIPLE TIMES THE SAME SHOCKS WERE USED ON BOTH MODELS JUST ONE OPENED BY HAND AND ANOTHER BY MOTOR BUT THE SAME SHOCKS HELD IT OPEN AND THESE ARE THE SAME ONES THAT HAVE FAILED. WE CANT UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA HASNT ISSUED A TOTAL RECALL SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND INJURIES. WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO THROW AN ARM UP TO HELP BREAK THE FALL OF IT ON OUR BACKS, SO THERE WERE ONLY BRUISES. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING OF MY 2006 SIENNA (ONLY 45,000 MILES) STARTED BLINKING AND DIDN'T STOP. ACCORDING TO DEALER WHO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC (OPEN CIRCUIT B0111 OPEN SQUIB) THE CIRCUIT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST OVER $2,000. I USED MY INSURANCE AND HAD IT FIXED. THE CAR STAYED IN THE DEALER FOR A WHOLE MONTH SINCE ACCORDING TO THEM THE PART WAS BEING ORDERED DIRECTLY FROM TOYOTA AND IT WAS COMING FROM JAPAN. THE PROBLEM RECURRED THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER I TOOK THE CAR FROM THE DEALER AFTER FIXED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT ACCORDING TO TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN A KIT NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED AT THE HARNESS LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST WILL BE ANOTHER $1,000. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO LEARN WHAT TOYOTA COULD DO SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY A FAULTY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FROM MANUFACTURING. I DON'T BELIEVE MY INSURANCE WILL COVER FOR THIS EXTRA COST. CHECKING ONLINE I NOTICED THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2006 SIENNAS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND FIX IT. I WAS A HAPPY AND SATISFIED TOYOTA CUSTOMER UNTIL NOW AND DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF MY CALL TO TOYOTA I MIGHT NOT CONSIDER TOYOTA IN MY NEXT CAR PURCHASE, UNFORTUNATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE AIR BAG AND AIR BAG HARNESS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500.

AIRBAG LITE IS ON. CODE B0111 OPEN SIDE SQUIB P/S TSC 0252-08 APPIES. R&R SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY AS PER TSB 0252-08. RECHECKED SYSTEM WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE AIRBAG LITE IS ON. TOTAL AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE. REPAIRED AND WORKING AFTER REPAIR. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR THE ELECTRONICS JUST STOPPED WORKING. I'VE BEEN TOLD I CAN USE THIS MANUAL RIGHT NOW BUT EVENTUALLY WILL SEIZE UP BY THE DEALERSHIP. VERY COSTLY PART. RESEARCHING ON LINE THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OF THIS VAN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NO VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THIS PART. I FIND THIS A SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE DOOR MAY CEASE TO OPEN. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF VAN AND DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE NO LONGER WORKS, PEOPLE IN THE BACK OF THE VAN WILL BE TRAPPED. NOT SURE WHY TOYOTA HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON THIS PART. *JS

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. *JS

DURING STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION TECH FOUND POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING (PASSENGER SIDE SEAL). ALL FLUID WAS INSIDE BOOT - NO EXTERNAL LEAK. WE HAVE BEEN TOYOTA CUSTOMERS FOR 25 PLUS YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A MAJOR FAILURE EVEN WITH 100,000 PLUS MILES. GUESS I EXPECTED MORE FROM TOYOTA. SEEMS TO ME 60,000 MILES IS A LITTLE SOON FOR A MAJOR FAILURE OF THIS TYPE. DEALERSHIP DOES A FINE JOB AND I AM GRATEFUL THEY FOUND AND FIXED DEFECT. JUST WANTED TO GET THIS INFORMATION ON DATABASE IN CASE THERE IS A HIGH FREQUENCY OF THIS TYPE OF REPAIR IN 2006 TOYOTA SIENNAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,926.

CHROME FINISH ON WHEELS IS BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REACH DOWN UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND RELEASE THE LODGED ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHILE CONTINUING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR TEN DAYS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WE PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2009 WITH 12000 MILES ON IT AND MADE OUR PURCHASE DECISION BASED ON THE REPUTATION FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY THAT TOYOTA HAD AT THE TIME. IN JULY 2009 THE SRS WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS AND SYSTEM WAS KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES. LUCKILY THE DEALER CONVINCED TOYOTA USA TO COVER THE REPAIR. IN NOVEMBER 2011 THE LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON AND DID ITS BLINKING THING. CURRENTLY WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 48000 MILES ON THE VAN AND THE DEALER SAID THAT BECAUSE WE ARE PAST WARRANTY THAT IT WON'T BE COVERED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC TESTED THE SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AND THAT TOYOTA HAS PUBLISHED A BULLETIN ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN THE LIGHT IS BLINKING OR ON, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY, PUTTING EVERYONE INSIDE AT RISK. A VAN WITH 48000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED TWICE. LOOKING AT ONLINE FORUMS THERE SEEMS TO BE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER SIENNA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND YET TOYOTA STILL REFUSES TO RECALL THE PRODUCT OR OFFER A REASONABLE REPAIR. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL TAKE A TRAFFIC COLLISION RESULTING IN A DEATH OR MULTIPLE DEATHS TO PUSH TOYOTA TO FIX THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. A SECOND CONCERN WHICH SEEMS TO BE PROBLEMATIC WITH OUR VAN AS WELL AS OTHERS IS THE WELDS WITHIN THE DRIVER DOOR BREAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR ANY OTHER MAJOR INCIDENT TO CAUSE THEM TO BREAK. ACCORDIN

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATE 25-30 MPH ON A DRY, LEVEL STREET. A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I RELEASED AND REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND AGAIN NO RESPONSE. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR OR ANOTHER COLLISION. AFTER SWERVING AND REAPPLYING THE BRAKES A 3RD OR 4TH TIME I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. MY KIDS AND I WERE SEVERELY SHAKEN, BUT NOT INJURED. WE DECIDED THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. WE REPLACED IT AND HAVE HAD 3 MORE INCIDENTS SINCE REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER. 1 WAS IN REVERSE LEAVING MY DRIVE WAY. I WOUND UP HITTING AND EMBANKMENT ACROSS THE STREET TO STOP ME. THIS WAS A SLIGHT DOWN HILL ROLL IN REVERSE. I WENT FROM PARKED TO OUT OF CONTROL. I NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AND HIT THE BRAKE MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVEN TRIED SHIFTING BACK INTO PARK (KNOWING THAT'S BAD FOR THE TRANSMISSION), NOTHING WORKED. AFTER GETTING STOPPED AND PULLING FORWARD EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND WE WERE APPROACHING A TURN AND HAD TO MERGE IN TO PERPENDICULAR TRAFFIC. APPROX SPEED 25-35 MPH. THE BRAKES AGAIN COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE HAD TO SWERVE THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN TO A FREE LANE OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE CARS INFRONT OF US. WE ORDERED ANOTHER MASTER CYLINDER AND WERE PREPARING TO INSTALL IT. TODAY THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AT A STOP SIGN (APPROX SPEED 5-10 MPH) I HAD BEEN STOPPED AND STA

WHEN WE TRIED TO CLOSE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING REAR DOOR THIS AFTERNOON, IN THE SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT (WE HAD OUR 2 YOUNG CHILDREN WITH US), IT BEGAN TO CLOSE, THEN OPENED, AND THEN WE COULDN'T CLOSE THE DOOR, EITHER BY USING THE AUTOMATIC/POWER OPTIONS OR BY CLOSING THE DOOR MANUALLY. AFTER 15 MINUTES OR SO, WE FINALLY DID MANAGE TO GET IT CLOSED BY ROCKING THE DOOR BACK-AND-FORTH, BUT WE CANNOT -- AND WILL NOT -- USE THE DOOR AT ALL NOW, AS WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO CLOSE IT AGAIN. PRIOR TO TODAY, WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR, AND WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR CAR. WE BOUGHT THE MINIVAN FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING US AND OUR YOUNG CHILDREN. NOW WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR KIDS IN IT. AFTER READING THE MANY OTHER ALMOST EXACT PROBLEMS/COMPLAINTS, WE'RE HOPING THAT TOYOTA ISSUES A RECALL -- HAVING A DOOR THAT DOESN'T OPEN OR CLOSE, IS A CLEAR AND SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

PULLED CODE B0111 OPEN SIDE SQUIB (RH) CIRCUIT MUST REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR HARNESS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. *TR

WE WERE STOPPED WHEN WE TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SLIDING ELECTRICAL DOOR. IT OPENED ABOUT 8 INCHES AND THEN IT WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. NO MATTER HOW HARD WE TRIED WE COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO OPEN OR CLOSE. EVEN THE MANUAL OVERRIDE WOULD NOT WORK. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO SIT BY THE DOOR AS WE DROVE HOME 40 MILES. THE TOYOTA SERVICE WAS NOT OPEN AND WE HAD NO WAY TO GET OUR FAMILY 0F 7 HOME OR ANYWHERE. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH STARTED DISPLAYING AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT AIRBAG TECHNICIAN RUN DIAGNOSTICS. HE FOUND A HISTORY OF INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS IN THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER CONNECTIONS OF MANY 2006 SIENNAS. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM OF A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM FOR WHICH TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. OWNERS ARE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN WHICH SUGGESTS THAT TOYOTA HAS NO IDEA AS TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY, I HAVE SOLVED MY PROBLEM BY APPLYING PENETROX (AN ANTI CORROSIVE ZINC PASTE FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS) TO THE CONNECTORS UNDER BOTH FRONT SEATS AND CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING EACH ABOUT 25 TIMES TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS. THE FIX HAS LASTED 2 MONTHS SO FAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SQUID MODULE AND HARNESS FOR PASSENGER AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

THE REAR HATCH ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA FAILS TO STAY UP. THE HATCH DIDN'T STAY OPEN AND I WAS HIT ON THE HEAD AND ALMOST STUCK WITH THE HATCH ONTOP OF ME. I TOOK THE MINIVAN IN TO GET IT FIXED BUT WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT SEEING AS THE RECALL DID NOT COVER MY MANUAL HATCH. I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL IT WOULD ONLY BE FOR AN AUTOMATIC HATCH .... IF THE STRUTS FAIL FOR AUTOMATIC HATCHES, THEN WOULDN'T THEY FAIL FOR MANUAL HATCHES??? I'M VERY UPSET THAT THE NTSB WOULDN'T HAVE MADE TOYOTA INCLUDE ALL MODELS NOT JUST AUTOMATIC HATCHES. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN AUGUST 2011 WITH APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES. UPON STARTING VEHICLE IN LATE DECEMBER 2011 (APPROXIMATELY 56,000), AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK. THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHT DID NOT BLINK AND APPEARED UNLIT (NORMAL). THE THIRD DAY, THE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AGAIN AND HAS NOT STOPPED. THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL BUMPING OR IMPACT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAG WIRES HAD BEEN "TAMPERED WITH" - APPARENTLY BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER (VEHICLE HAS PRIOR SALVAGE TITLE, BUT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, INSPECTED, AND APPROVED FOR SERVICE AGAIN). THE DEAL QUOTED $2,500 - $3,000 TO REPLACE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. I DECLINED THE SERVICE IN THE IMMEDIATE, TO CONSIDER THE SAFETY AND COST REPERCUSSIONS. ALTHOUGH I DECLINED SERVICE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CEASED BLINKING - EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HAS REVEALED HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD A NEARLY IDENTICAL EXPERIENCE. THERE ARE TSBS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. A RECALL SEEMS NECESSARY FOR THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO AN APPARENT FAULTY AIR BAG WIRING SYSTEM. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT, WELL BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF TOYOTA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM AND WOULD COST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $2000 AND $3000 TO FIX, AS IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. FORTUNATELY, THE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER A SHORT TIME. NOW WITH ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON THE CAR, IT HAS COME BACK ON. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH HAS REVEALED LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME FAILURE, MANY OF WHICH ARE OCCURRING WITH VERY FEW MILES ON THE CAR. I CANNOT IMAGINE WHY TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. BEYOND THAT, I CANNOT FATHOM WHY NHTSA HASN'T YET DEMANDED ONE. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND TOYOTA IS NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. JUST DO AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR 2006 SIENNA AIRBAG COMPLAINT. YOU WILL BE SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER AND CONSISTENCY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE PARKED I WENT TO OPEN MY PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC BACK DOOR, AND IT WOULDN'T OPEN MORE THAN ABOUT 18". THIS HAPPENED WHILE A 4 HOUR DRIVE FROM HOME. WE LEFT THE CAR LIKE THIS FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THEN IN ABOUT FEBRUARY THE DOOR STOPPED CLOSING FULLY. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THE LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY WON'T PAY FOR IT. $1100 ESTIMATE FOR A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR