2006 Toyota Sienna complaints

WE HAVE OWNED '06 SIENNA FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE ENJOYED THE COMFORT AND SAFETY THAT IT PROVIDES BUT WE HAVE BEEN FACED WITH AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM. == THE VEHICLE SRS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND KEEPS BLINKING WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST TURNED ON. IT REMAINS ON OR BLINKING ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THIS HAPPENS FOR NO APPARENT REASON OR FAULT OF THE DRIVER AND THERE IS NO EXPLANATION ANYWHERE AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENS. ONCE THIS FAULT OCCURS, THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA DEALERS HAVE DIAGNOSED THIS ISSUE WITH DTC B0111/0116 AND VERIFIED THIS TO BE A WARNING LIGHT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. THEY HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. ONCE DIAGNOSED WITH THIS PROBLEM, MAJORITY OF TIMES THE CUSTOMERS ARE FACED WITH HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIR SEEMS TO BE ANYWHERE FROM BAD CONNECTOR FOR SRS SENSOR TO BAD WIRING HARNESS TO COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF FRONT/SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM. == THESE VEHICLES CLEARLY VIOLATE BASIC FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS 201, 202, 203, 208 & 214. IF THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND IF FAULT OCCURS FOR NO APPARENT REASON THEN THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL OR THE WAY THIS AIRBAG SAFETY IS DESIGNED. TOYOTA HAS A SERVICE BULLETINS OUT FOR THIS ISSUE BUT

I WANTED TO REPORT THAT MY 2006 SIENNA WITH 97,070 MILES CAME UP WITH A B011 CODE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND WIRE HARNESS. TO MY TOTAL SHOCK I WAS QUOTED 2,900 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA OF TOYOTA AND HAD A NON COMMITTAL RESPONSE FROM THEM. THE STANDARD CANNED ANSWER. THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I WOULD HAVE FURTHER EXPECTED THAT WITH THE PAST SAFETY ISSUES TOYOTA HAD THAT WOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING, PASSENGER SIDE. I WENT OUT TO LOAD THE KIDS IN THE VAN, AND THE POWER DOOR OPENED ABOUT HALF WAY, THEN SHUT BY ITSELF. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD ONLY OPEN A TINY BIT AND WOULD NOT SHUT. I DID NOT USE THE DOOR ANY FURTHER UNTIL I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE FINAL VERDICT, 1400 DOLLARS TO FIX THE DOOR. I BOUGHT THE VAN 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, AND IT ONLY HAD 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HELP OUT IN ANY WAY, EXCEPT THAT THEY DID CUT THE CABLE AND NOW WE CAN USE IT AS A MANUAL DOOR. 5 YEAR OLD VAN WITH 61,000 MILES, AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FAILED. I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH, AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT NO ONE AT TOYOTA WANTS TO ADDRESS. *TR

AUTO SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY- LOOKS CLOSED THEN WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE DOOR BEEPS AND OPENS. TAKES MULTIPLE TIMES OF PUSHING DOOR BUTTON TO GET IT TO SHUT TIGHT. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GET OUT AND TRY AND PUSH IT TO LOCK. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND NOW I DON'T USE IT BECAUSE I'M AFRAID IT WON'T CLOSE AND A PASSENGER WOULD BE IN DANGER. *TR

OUR SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING A ROAD TRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS CODE B011, IS THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2400 AND ABOUT 3 DAYS OF LABOR. OF COURSE OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS, EITHER. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE ONLY DOCUMENTED MY COMPLAINT, AND WOULD NOT TELL ME IF THERE IS ANY INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THIS ISSUE SINCE EACH CASE IS CONFIDENTIAL. I SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE BEFORE TOYOTA IS FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS GOT TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. OUR VAN IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AND I FEEL WE'VE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. I REALLY WANTED THIS VEHICLE TO LAST FOR MANY MORE YEARS, BUT THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AND I QUESTION WE WILL EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA, GIVEN THEIR POOR PUBLICITY LATELY. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN FAILS TO OPEN EITHER MANUALLY OR BY THE POWER CONTROLS. THE TOYOTA DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT SINCE IT WAS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED, EVEN MANUALLY. THE TOYOTA DEALER WANTS BETWEEN $1,000 AND $2,000 TO FIX IT WITH NO GUARANTEES THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. I WENT ON LINE TO SEE WHAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE. TO MY SURPRISE I READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG THAT REQUIRES REPAIR THAT ALSO INVOLVES THE WIRING HARNESS. THE FAULT CODE IS B0111. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 0162-10) REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE FRUSTRATING PART FOR ME AND MANY OF THE OTHER 2006 SIENNA OWNERS WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS IS THAT THIS ISSUE HAPPENS JUST AFTER THE TOYOTA RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARRANTY EXPIRES AT EITHER 60 MONTHS OR 60K MILES. MY 60 MONTHS EXPIRED EXACTLY 16 DAYS BEFORE THE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW TOYOTA IS TELLING ME THAT MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND IT MAY NOT BE COVERED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS BETWEEN $2000 AND $3000. THIS PROBLEM RENDERS THE AIRBAGS USELESS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS AND A SAFETY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN IMPOSED. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SYSTEMATIC FAILURE BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM TO GENERATE REPAIRS AND REVENUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! *TR

THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF MY TOYOTA SIENNA DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED TO CLOSE OR OPEN THE DOOR, NOTHING HAPPENS. IT WILL OPEN AND CLOSE WHEN THE HANDLE IS LIFTED AND THE DOOR IS GUIDED A LITTLE ON THE TRACK. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SIENNAS. THIS DISAPPOINTS ME AS IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR! I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TT

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THE POWER DOORS. AFTER OWNING IT FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS THE DOOR JUST BROKE. THE COST TO FIX IT IS $1800.00 PLUS TAX. WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR MANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND IT WOULD BE MORE THAN NICE IF TOYOTA WOULD DO A RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ISSUE TO FIX AND TAKES AWAY ONE OF THE NICEST FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE TO NOT HAVE THE POWER DOOR WORK. MY HOPE IS THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS OUT THERE WE CAN GET TOYOTA TO OWN UP TO THIS MISTAKE AND REIMBURSE US FOR HAVING TO FIX THIS INEVITABLE PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

THE CABLE SUPPORTING THE AUTOMATIC RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA SNAPPED WHILE TRYING TO OPEN DOOR USING THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON OVER THE DRIVER SEATING AREA, NEARLY STRIKING MY CHILD AS HE WAITED TO GET IN FROM THE OUTSIDE, AT THIS TIME, THE DOOR IS PERMANENTLY SHUT AND CANNOT BE OPENED AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS ISSUE IF SOMEONE SITTING IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AUTOMOBILE NEEDS TO EXIT QUICKLY FOR AN EMERGENCY. THE COST TO FIX THIS SERIOUS ISSUE IS BEYOND WHAT I CAN AFFORD. *TR

THE POWER DOOR FAILS AND WILL NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. IT SEEMS TO GET LODGED AND SUBSEQUENTLY STUCK OPEN. THE POWER MOTOR TRIES TO MOVE IT BUT FAILS AND STAYS OPEN. YOU HAVE TO LIFT AND ASSIST TO GET THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE TO ENGAGE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS TO MULTIPLE DEALERS. NOW IT HAS FAILED ENTIRELY AND THE DEALER CHARGED $100 SIMPLY TO CLOSE THE DOOR, WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMPLETELY INOPERABLE, INCLUDING MANUALLY. *TR

SLIDING DOOR MOTOR FAILURE. DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. HAD TO DRIVE WITH SIDE DOOR OPEN! *TR

MY POWER SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK CLOSED. THIS HAPPENED AFTER IT OPENED PROPERLY USING THE POWER BUTTON, BUT WHEN I CLOSED IT, IT STOPPED HALFWAY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS USING THE POWER BUTTONS TO CLOSE IT, AS WELL AS TURNING OFF THE POWER DOOR FEATURE, IT STILL WOULDN'T CLOSE. SINCE I WAS OUT WITH MY 2 CHILDREN, I FORCED IT CLOSED WITH THE HELP OF SOMEONE ELSE. NOW IT WON'T OPEN, MANUALLY OR POWERED, AND I AM AFRAID OF DOING MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BY TRYING TO FORCE IT OPEN. *TR

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. *TR

THE TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 AUTOMATED SLIDING SIDE DOOR BEGAN TO STICK AND CLOSE MORE SLOWLY ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE IT BECAME PERMANENTLY STUCK. ONCE IT BECAME STUCK, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, REQUIRING ME TO DRIVE WITH A HALF-OPEN DOOR TO THE DEALERSHIP OR HAVE THE CAR TOWED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME I COULD PAY $1600 TO REPLACE THE DOOR MOTOR AND FIX THE CABLE. TOYOTA DID NOT INFORM ME THAT WE COULD CUT THE CABLE AS A WAY TO MAKE THE DOOR AT LEAST FUNCTION. I REQUESTED THEY CUT THE CABLE, PERMANENTLY CONVERTING THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR TO A MANUALLY OPERATED SLIDING DOOR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DOOR MALFUNCTION, WHICH PLACES CHILDREN SITTING IN THE BACK AREA OF THE SIENNA AT RISK WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY FAILS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SIDE PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. NO REASON EVIDENT. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT OPEN (ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY), AND THERE IS A BROKEN STEEL CABLE EXTENDING FROM THE BACK OF THAT DOOR TOWARD THE BACK OF THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. THE DEALER CAN'T EVEN OPEN IT. THIS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR US, AND WE MAY BE FORCED TO PAY >$3,000 JUST TO BE ABLE TO OPEN OUR DOOR. SUPPOSE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE...WE'D HAVE A VERY TOUGH TIME GETTING THE KIDS OUT. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, EITHER USING MANUAL OR POWER ASSIST. IT WORKED GREAT UNTIL ONE DAY, IT JUST STOPPED. THE POWER ASSIST MAKES A NOISE, AND THE DOOR "TRIES" TO OPEN, BUT THE DOOR IS STUCK CLOSED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CHILDREN CANNOT EXIT ON THE SIDE OF THE SIDEWALK (THE RIGHT SIDE), AND MUST INSTEAD EXIT ON THE LEFT NEXT TO THE PASSING TRAFFIC. *TR

THE POWERED SLIDING DOOR WAS STUCK HALFWAY OPEN. I SHUT THE POWER TO THE DOOR OFF USING THE BUTTON BY THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRIED TO CLOSED THE DOOR, RESULTING IN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SNAPPING OFF AND JUST MISSING MY EYE. THERE IS CABLE THAT THE DOOR SLIDES ON THAT IS DAMAGED AND FRAYED. THIS IS PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM OPENING AND CLOSING PROPERLY, EVEN MANUALLY. THE DEALER WANTS $1200 TO REPAIR THE DOOR, OR $150 TO REMOVE THE POWER AND USE THE DOOR MANUALLY. *TT

AIRBAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING, STARTED JUST AFTER 60K MI. WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE DIAGNOSED. B0111, B0116 CODES. COMPUTER AT DEALER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING SQUIB IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WERE AVAILABLE WITHOUT TAKING APART MY VEHICLE. WARRANTY ON THIS PART WAS EXTENDED TO 60K, BUT DEALER WILL NOT COVER REPAIR AT 61K. LOOKING INTO IT FURTHER, DEALERSHIP CHOSE NOT TO COVER BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED AT THAT DEALERSHIP (35 MILES FROM MY HOME AND OVER A MOUNTAIN PASS). ONLY OWNED VEHICLE FOR A YEAR. QUOTED PRICE OF $2600 TO REPAIR. IN THE MEANTIME, ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON VEHICLE IS DISABLED. PART IS BACK-ORDERED, DEALER DID NOT HAVE A SENSE OF WHEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *TT

IN AUGUST 2011, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODE WAS REPORTED: B0111 (OPEN IN SIDE SQUIB - RH). I WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE WIRING HARNESS AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AIR BAG. TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS QUOTED AT $2,200. I WAS ADVISED THAT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. A CHECK ONLINE SHOWED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILING OF THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. THE COMMON THEME SEEMED TO BE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER 60,000 MILES. MY SERVICE TECHNICIAN AGREED WITH ME THAT THIS WIRING HARNESS FAILURE IS NOT THE RESULT OF NORMAL VEHICLE "WEAR AND TEAR". THIS FAILURE REPRESENTS A MANUFACTURING / DESIGN DEFECT. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES THAT I SPOKE WITH OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COST. THEY ADVISED THAT A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE THEY HAD NO OBLIGATION OR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST. TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES, BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS IT. NO DOUBT THE FINANCIAL COST OF A RECALL IS A FACTOR IN THEIR DECISION. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE SRS FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

THE MOTOR ON THE SLIDING POWER DOOR FAILED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR BUT IT IS NOT A COVERED COMPONENT. *TT

UPON RETURNING HOME FROM PICKING UP MY CHILD AT SCHOOL, I WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR TO THE VAN. I TRIED WITH ALL OF THE BUTTONS (VAN, DOOR FRAME, REMOTE - I EVEN DISABLED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR AND TRIED MANUALLY), BUT NOTHING WORKED. IT WOULD CLOSE ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY AND THAT WAS IT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA AND AT FIRST, THE MAN WITH WHOM I SPOKE INFERRED THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM HE HAD HEARD ABOUT. AFTER SOME TIME, HE ADMITTED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST. AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT GOES ON THE CABLE IS KNOWN TO BREAK, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VAN. THESE PLASTIC PIECES FELL INTO THE MOTOR, WHICH MADE IT MALFUNCTION. IN ORDER FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR TO SHUT AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MOTOR AND CABLE ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN. THE ESTIMATE GIVEN WAS APPROX. $2300. THIS IS NOT AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA; THE DESIGN TEAM RECOGNIZED THIS ISSUE AND MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO LATER MODELS YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED. HAD I BEEN OUT WITH ONE OR BOTH OF MY CHILDREN, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED, UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR - AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ISSUE INVESTIGATED AND FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT LIT AND DID NOT DISAPPEAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. TWO DAYS LATER THE LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND AIRBAG WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST A MONTH OVER 5 YEARS AND ONLY HAD 45000 MILES ON IT! FROM RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

THE REAR GATE STRUTS / SUSPENSION HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE STRUTS WILL NOT HOLD OPEN THE REAR GATE AT ALL. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY (IN MANY INSTANCES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AND / OR DANGEROUS) HOLDING OPEN THE GATE WITH ONE HAND OR HEAD AND TRYING TO LOAD OR UNLOAD SIMULTANEOUSLY. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS A PARTIAL RECALL FOR SIENNAS WITH THE POWER LIFTGATE, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE A POWER LIFTGATE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING IN MY VAN. CHECKED MANUAL AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IMMEDIATELY TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALERSHIP PULLED A B0111 CODE FROM THE VAN. WE WERE ADVISED IT WOULD BE APPROX $4700 FOR REPLACING THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG AND WIRING HARNESS. NEITHER ITEM IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT MY PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANY TO COVER THE ITEM. PRIVATE INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER THE ISSUE DUE TO NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. OUR VAN HAS 56000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT (THANK GOODNESS) OR BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO FLOOD, FIRE, OR ANYTHING ELSE. MY WIFE WAS ALSO TOLD OF A TSB BY THE DEALER OUT ON AIR BAGS FOR TOYOTA, BUT OUR SIENNA DID NOT MEET THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE TSB. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM WE WERE TOLD THE HIGH COSTS WERE DUE TO EXTENSIVE LABOR FOR REMOVING THE FRONT END OF THE CAR IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HARNESS. OBVIOUSLY DUE TO NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS HARNESS. THE HARNESS SEEMS TO BE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE AND ALL SHORTLY AFTER 50000 MILES. AFTER ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS TOYOTA HAD WITH SAFETY ISSUES IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS WOULD BE AN ISSUE THEY WOULD ADDRESS, BUT NO ONE AT TOYOTA IS GIVING IT MUCH ATTENTION. *KB

BOTH OF MY MANUAL SLIDING DOORS ON THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. I WENT TO TOYOTA OF ON 9/10/11 WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE NOT OPENING-THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THEY DENIED BEING ABLE TO FIX IT ON A GOODWILL POLICY DESPITE THE CHRONIC PROBLEMS. BY THE TIME I RETURNED HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER OPENS. NOW I HAVE TO TRANSPORT 6 CHILDREN IN MY VAN AND BOTH SLIDING DOORS WON'T OPEN. THEY HAVE TO ENTER/EXIT FROM THE FRONT SEAT/REAR HATCH-MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $650 PER DOOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM-$ I DON'T HAVE. I AM FURIOUS AND FRUSTRATED-WILL NEVER BUY TOYOTA AGAIN-WE DIDN'T OPT FOR THE ELECTRIC DOOR SO THAT WE WOULD AVOID DOOR PROBLEMS-NOW WHAT? *TT

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR FAILURE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON SO I HAD MY VAN LOOKED AT, AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW PASSENGER AIRBAG AND HARNESS. ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAVE TO MANY MILES ON MY VEHICLE. WHICH THE MILEAGE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAGS. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE AIRBAGS COULD GO BAD. I ALSO HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT MY VAN AND HE TOLD ME THAT A TBS# CAME UP WHICH MEANS THAT MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

VAN PRESENTED A FLASHING SRS LIGHT THAT REMAINED FLASHING DURING OPERATION. VEHICLE MANUAL RECOMMENDATION WAS TO TAKE TO DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 9/6/2011. WAS INFORMED THAT CODE B0111 WAS PULLED DURING ANALYSIS. VEHICLE NEEDS DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG REPLACED AND FLOOR WIRE. ESTIMATED COST $2573.49. WITHOUT REPAIR, AIRBAGS ARE INOPERABLE. TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB (EL001-08) FEBRUARY 27, 2008; HOWEVER, THE TSB DID NOT EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS FAILURE. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS IS AN APPARENT DEFECT DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING SINCE CAR WAS NEW. DEALER FOUND NO CODES IN SYSTEM AND TURNED LIGHT OFF, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON FOR A MONTH OR SO AND THEN GO OFF, THEN REPEAT THE PROCESS OF COMING ON AND OFF, FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. NOW DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW AIR BAG FOR $4,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR JAMMED IN AN OPEN POSITION AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE DOOR EVENTUALLY CLOSED AFTER CONSTANT FORCE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE DOOR WOULD REQUIRE SEVERAL REPLACEMENT PARTS WHICH INCLUDED THE SLIDING DOOR BRACKET, MOTOR, HINGE ASSEMBLY, AND DOOR WEATHER STRIP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,469. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 (XLE LIMITED) SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM: SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE GOT STRUCK WHEN OPENED AND NEVER CLOSING BACK. SHOWED IT TO DEALER AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED AND NEED A REPLACEMENT. *TT

SLIDING DOOR WON'T CLOSE ON TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT ALSO STATES THAT IF IT IS NOT FIXED, "THE DOOR WILL EVENTUALLY FALL OFF." *TT

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO REMAIN CLOSED EVEN WHILE THE LOCKS ARE ENGAGED. THE BACK LATCH OF THE DOOR FAILS TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE DOOR SLIDES INTO THE FULL OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER TWO YEARS AND 35,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP AND HAS RECURRED AFTER 5 YEARS AND 92,000 MILES. THE MOTOR AND DOOR LATCH WAS INITIALLY REPLACED. TOYOTA CORPORATION AND DEALERSHIP SAYS THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPAIR COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT $1,100 - $1,800. THIS IS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS AS SOMETIMES AFTER FORCING THE DOOR LATCH CLOSED, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE.. *TT

AIRBAG LIGHTS STARTING FLASHING ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE UNDER WARRANTY. REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED, BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT STILL WOULD FLASH INTERMITTENTLY (BUT OFTEN FOR SHORT PERIODS, SAY ONE OR TWO DAYS). IN JULY, 2011, THE FLASHING OF THE AIRBAG LIGHTS WENT FROM INTERMITTENT TO PERMANENT. DEALER QUOTED A REPAIR ESTIMATE IN EXCESS OF $4,000 AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY. BUT THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG COMPONENT(S) HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY EVIDENT (THROUGH THE INDICATOR LIGHT) FROM VERY EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. WARRANTY REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, AND INTERMITTENT OF WARNING LIGHT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN EFFECTIVE SERVICE. TOYOTA REFUSED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST TO REPAIR THE FAULTY AIR BAG COMPONENTS (S) IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/20/11

BOTH AUTOMATIC SIDE DOORS MALFUNCTIONED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THE CAN OPEN THEM MANUALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO SO (ESPECIALLY IF PARKED ON A HILL) AND IS DANGEROUS FOR SMALL CHILDREN. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. A CABLE IS HANGING OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VAN. THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE AND IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN - BOTH DOORS WITHIN ONE MONTH ON A VEHICLE MADE BY THE NAME TOYOTA. WE BOUGHT THIS VAN BECAUSE WE KNEW OF TOYOTA'S GREAT REPUTATION OF DURABILITY AND SERVICE AND WE EXPECT TOYOTA TO COME THROUGH AND RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. ALSO, I KNOW WE ARE NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AS THERE IS OVER 560 POSTINGS ON EDMUNDS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SIDE DOORS. WE REQUEST AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THESE DOORS AND EXPECT THEM TO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE!

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. I HAULED MY DAUGHTER'S BELONGINGS TO COLLEGE AND AFTER WE UNLOADED THE VAN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS A 2006 WITH 40000 MILES ON IT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COVERED, HOWEVER SINCE THE CAR WAS PUT INTO SERVICE 11/05 IT WAS NOT COVERED. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG AND WIRING HARNESS FOR $2500.00. AFTER RESEARCHING YOUR WEBSITE I REALIZED THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 102 AIRBAG COMPLAINTS FOR THAT YEAR WHILE ALL OTHER YEARS COMBINED THERE WERE 80 (AVERAGE 6/MODEL YEAR). I DID CONTACT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER AND AM WAITING FOR A REPLY TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL COVER BEFORE I HAVE THE REPAIRS. THE MANAGER DID SAY THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND DOES NOT KNOW IF A RECALL WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDER DOOR AND IT BECAME INOPERABLE BEFORE CLOSING. ALARM/BEEP ALERTED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED, REMAINING OPEN ABOUT SIX INCHES AWAY FROM CLOSING COMPLETELY. THE DOOR REMAINED STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WITH FIVE PASSENGERS (TWO ADULTS/THREE CHILDREN) TRAVELING FROM THERE DESTINATION IN A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNSECURED VEHICLE TO THERE HOME. THE SEVEN YEAR OLD TRIPLETS AND ADULTS IN THE AUTO HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO A VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS FORM TRANSPORTATION. CABLES HAD TO BE RELEASED IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR, AND CAUSED SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO PROPERLY SECURE THE DOOR, SINCE CABLE LINES ARE PREVENTING COMPLETE CLOSURE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH A MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE AT A COST OF $1,750 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THIS HAS CAUSED A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN EXITING VEHICLE.

OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN HAS ONE OF THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOORS THAT OPENS BACK UP ON ITS OWN BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS FAIRLY NEW WITH A LITTLE OVER 36,000 MILES. TOYOTA DOES NOT CONSIDER A DOOR THAT OPENS ON ITS OWN A SAFETY ISSUE, THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. I CONSIDER THIS DANGEROUS BECAUSE A DOOR THAT CONTINUES TO OPEN ON ITS OWN IS CLEARLY NOT SAFE. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. *TR

MOTOR ON AUTOMATIC DOOR IS BROKEN AND DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AND LATCH PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED REPAIRS AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF TWICE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,025.

MY DRIVERS SIDE POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR CABLE JAMMED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE OUT WITH MY FAMILY. I HAD 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. I WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR, EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF THE POWER SWITCH TRYING TO USE IT "MANUALLY". HAD TO CALL A FRIEND TO TAKE US HOME, AS I COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR OPEN. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PULL ON THE DOOR HARD ENOUGH TO SNAP THE STRIPPED CABLE, AND THE DOOR WILL NOW FUNCTION MANUALLY. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARS THAT THE PROTECTIVE COATING ON THE CABLE WORE OFF, EXPOSING THE BARE WIRE WHICH STARTED TO UNCOIL...THUS CAUSING THE DOOR TO JAM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE REPAIR WILL COST ME $1800.00. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND I AM INSISTING ON A RECALL FOR THE POWER DOOR CABLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT THEN PERFORMED A JUMP START ON THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DRAW ON THE BATTERY THAT WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVERS SIDE POWER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. HAD TO CUT CABLE TO SHUT DOOR. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT OPEN AND CLOSE WHEN USING REMOTE, OR CONSOLE BUTTONS. THIS STARTING OCCURRING AUGUST 1, 2011. *TR

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON IN MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE LEFT AIRBAG AND HARNESS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.