AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND STAYED ON; TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED. AFTER $99 DIAGNOSTIC WAS TOLD "TECHNICIAN PULLED DTC CODE B0111 OPEN IN SIDE SQUIB B CIRCUIT HARNESS. OPEN IN HARNESS BETWEEN RIGHT FRONT SIDE AIR BAG AND ECU. ADVISED US THAT AIRBAG HARNESS AND AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; COST WAS $2,300.00." SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED DSPM WHO AUTHORIZED COVERAGE ON PARTS ONLY BUT THAT WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR; $800.00. PART NUMBERS NEEDED ARE 82162-08340 AND 73910-AE031. THIS IS A 2006 SIENNA THAT WE PURCHASED USED IN FEBRUARY 2007. CURRENTLY HAVE NOT REPAIRED/REPLACED AIRBAG HARNESS AND AIRBAG AS WE WERE JUST NOTIFIED YESTERDAY ABOUT FINDINGS. HAVING GONE ON LINE AND READ ABOUT NUMEROUS OTHER 2006 SIENNA WITH SAME PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO ME THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL AS IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FACTOR THAT SEEMS TO HAVE A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG HARNESS AND AIRBAG. WE WILL BE WATCHING THE NHTSA DATABASE TO SEE HOW THIS SITUATION IS CONCLUDED. *TR
2006 Toyota Sienna complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
AIRBAG SRS KEEPS FLASHING, TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE PLATINUM COVERAGE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED BE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE ON HAS 69,000 MILES, AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ONLY BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND HAS NOT WENT OUT. *TR
PROBLEM IS WITH THE REAR SEAT BELTS IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE VAN. ANYTIME SOMEONE (MYSELF INCLUDED) RIDES IN THE BACK ROW, THE SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AND BECOME SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT THEY MUST BE RELEASED TO AVOID EXTREME DISCOMFORT, THIS RESULTS IN THE SEAT BELT BEING UNFASTENED DURING VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND OFTEN I FIND MY PASSENGERS JUST NOT USING THEM DUE TO THIS SELF-TIGHTENING. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT BECOMES FOLDED AND ENTRAPPED IN THE SLOT WHERE IT COMES OUT OF SIDE COLUMN AND WILL NOT RETRACT, MAKING IT ABSOLUTELY USELESS FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. THIS RESULT IN DRIVER NOT BEING RESTRAINED PROPERLY. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM RELEASE THE ENTRAPMENT AS WELL AS FIXING IT MYSELF NUMEROUS TIMES. MY WIFE CANNOT DO THE REPAIR HERSELF SO SHE IS OFTEN DRIVING AROUND BASICALLY WITH NO SEAT BELT UNTIL SHE GET TO THE DEALER OR HOME FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED. *TR
06 TOYOTA SIENNA AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHTS UP INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM WITH LOOSE CONNECTOR FOR SIDE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONNECTOR CANNOT BE TIGHTENED OR INDIVIDUALLY REPLACED. WE MUST REPLACE ENTIRE AIRBAG AT COST OF $2,500. NO AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY WITH LIGHT ON. MANY COMPLAINTS IN INTERNET FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. *KB
AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ON. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET WE HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED BEFORE NOW. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IN MOST CASES IT WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO GET IT REPAIRED. AS SENIOR CITIZENS, WE CANNOT COME UP WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY. HAS A RECALL BEEN ISSUED, OR, IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER BEEN DONE? *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE AIR BAGS SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE FLOOR HARNESS WIRING FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000, AND THE CURRENT WAS 75,343.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE WIRING CIRCUITS OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,999.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH TO SECURE THE DOOR CLOSED. THE DEALER MDE REPAIRS TO THE DOOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
WHILE RECONFIGURING THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS OF MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE, SEVERAL 15 AND 17 MM BOLTS FELL LOOSE FROM THE SEAT. I REMOVED THE MOLDINGS AROUND THE SEATS AND INSPECTED THE SITUATION. MY FINDINGS, DOCUMENTED WITH PICTURES, REVEALED SEVERAL LOOSE BOLTS IN THE ASSEMBLE ATTACHING THE SEAT BACK WITH THE SEAT BOTTOM. THREE BOLTS HAD COME COMPLETELY LOOSE WHILE THREE MORE WERE NO LONGER TIGHT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE-ROW SEAT. FOUR BOLTS WERE NO LONGER TIGHT IN THE DRIVER SIDE MIDDLE-ROW SEAT. *TR
AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT FULLY LATCH CLOSED AND OFTEN POPS OPEN. DOOR DOES NOT OPERATE WITH ANY BUTTONS, ONLY A MANUAL PULL PART WAY. DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH OPEN AND STARTS TO CLOSE ON CHILD WHEN THEY ARE HALF WAY IN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY DURING PRODUCTION. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT AIR BAG COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY OR POSSIBLY NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A SHORTAGE WITHIN THE WIRING SYSTEM AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10024292. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD RESPOND AT A LATER DATE TO WHETHER THEY WOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
THE DOOR STOP WELD BROKE AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS IS A COMMON TOYOTA PROBLEM AND NEEDS A RECALL. THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO CONTACT CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *KB
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A VALVE WAS REPLACED. *JB
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK THE CAR FOR 60,000 SERVICE MENTAINANCE AT 62,000 AND THE DEALER SAID PASSENGER SIDE WIRE HAS TO REWIRE AND QUOTE ME 2400 TO FIX. IT IT IS A WIRE HARNESS FAILURE, IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND TOYOTA HAS TO RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NHTSA HAS TO FOLLOW UP THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. *TT
DOOR MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN OPENED. RESULTING IN THE DOOR TO OPEN FURTHER THEN NORMAL WHEN AJAR. NOW THE DOOR IS AT THE POINT WHERE IT WON'T OPEN ALL THE WAY AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN COMPLETELY. I READ SOME POSTS ONLINE AND APPARENTLY THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY TOYOTA BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET RECALLED THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TT
WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WE HAVE HAD THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR LATCH REPLACED TWICE. WE HAVE HAD THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR LATCH REPLACED ONCE. THE LEFT ONE HAS FAILED ONCE AGAIN. EVERYTIME IT FAILS MY WIFE HAS BEEN DRIVING AND THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR HAS OPENED WHEN THE VAN IS IN MOTION. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS YET. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $1700 ON MAINTENANCE ON THESE DOORS. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AND BEGAN TO FLASH. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FRONT AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED $500 TOWARDS THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER WARRANTY WORK ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (ON THE WAY HOME FROM DEALER). DEALER CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THEIR REPAIR WORK AND THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FOR TOTAL COST OF $740.00. THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT FOR A FEW MONTHS. WHEN IT CAME BACK ON THE DEALER SAID THE WIRING HARNESS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF AT A COST OF $2,250. ALMOST $3,000 FOR THE ALL THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THE PART WOULD FAIL, OR WHY THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG SINCE IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE 60 MONTHS OF THE WARRANTY BUT OVER THE 60,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSES TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 58,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS SHREDDED AND DETACHED FROM THE RIM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE INDICATING THERE WAS A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
MY AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS CONTINUOUSLY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TOPIC ON-LINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN THIS LIGHT BLINKS, IT MEANS THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS BEING DEFECTIVE, EITHER UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT OR DRIVERS SEAT. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO RECALLS BY TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. IT SEEMS THAT WHILE THE 2006 MODEL YEAR SIENNA IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE WITH THE PROBLEM, THERE ARE ALSO SOME 2005, AND 2007 MODEL YEARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS $2000+ TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE STORIES OF BACK ORDERS ON THIS PART BEING UP TO 4 MONTHS. TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT NOW NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND DO A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T LIKE DRIVING A FAMILY VEHICLE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE, BUT IS NOT BECAUSE OF THIS FAULT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. VERY FRUSTRATING.
WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, AND THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT JUST BEGAN BLINKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A FAULTY WIRE, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THEY WANT $3000 TO REPLACE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO FIX UNTIL WE CALL TOYOTA TO FIND OUT IF THEY PLAN ON ISSUING A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. *TT
THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT HAVE A MANUAL OVERRIDE. WHEN THE POWER SIDING DOOR MECHANISM FAILS THE PASSENGER(S) IS (ARE) TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE OR ARE FORCED TO EXIT INTO TRAFFIC OR CLIMB TO THE FRONT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THIS INCIDENT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURE, IT DOES CREATE A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF CHILDREN ARE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE ERROR CODE DETECTED A PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILURE WHICH WOULD PREVENT THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING DURING IMPACT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
THE 2006 SIENNA HAS AN AIRBAG DEFECT. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS FAULTY. WITHIN 15 MONTHS THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITH THE SAME PART. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TIRES WERE WEARING OUT UNEVENLY AND STATED THE SUSPENSION WAS DESIGNED TO BE TIPPED INWARDS AND CAUSED UNEVEN WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE SUSPENSION DESIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 3/15/12
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE ,WHICH HAVE AIRBAG FLASHING & BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE & 2 TIMES IT WAS FIXED BY TOYOTA DEALER. BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL EXIST. WHEN EVEN I MAKE A COMPLAINT TO DEALER THEY ARE TELLING THEY CAN'T FIND IT. THIS AIRBAG FLASHING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IN DRIVING & WILL STAY FOR 1 HR. OR SOME TIMES STAY FOR 5 DAYS ETC.TOYOTA STILL NOT DIAGNOSE THESE PROBLEM .NOW MY VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 32,000 MILES .ONCE IN EVERY MONTH AIRBAG SIGN WILL GET ON. AND BRAKING ISSUE STILL PRESENT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE STRUTS WERE REPLACED. A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR LINK AND STRUTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/22/11
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WOULD CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AND WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 66,000 MILES ON IT HAS A FAULTY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AND HARNESS. TOYOTA WANTS $3,325.00 TO FIX. *TR
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR MOTOR JUST QUIT WORKING. COST OF REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $2000. TOYOTA REFERRED MY WIFE TO EXTENDED WARRANTY DEPARTMENT FOR A $2600 EXTENDED WARRANTY. REAR DOOR IS NOT USABLE AND WILL NOT OPEN UNLESS WE PAY THE $ 2000. *TR
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH IN 2009 AT 48K MILES. BAD SENSOR WAS DISCOVERED BY TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPT AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. 2 YEARS LATER AND 88K MILES, AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING AGAIN AND TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPT DIAGNOSES AN "OPEN CIRCUIT" AND CAUSE BEING A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. ESTIMATED COST $1800 SINCE VEHICLE IS 6 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA FOR POSSIBLE APPEAL TO COVER COST OF REPAIR OF SAFETY SYSTEM. HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM TOYOTA IF THEY WILL COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR
SIENNA 2006 MODEL BACK DOOR IS SHUTTING/CLOSING DOWN. I WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN AND IT SHUTS DOWN QUICK AND HARD. *TR
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES. TAKEN THE CAR IN TWICE ALREADY TO FIX IT. WENT ON AGAIN LAST WEEK. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY.... HOPE THEY WILL FIX IT AGAIN SINCE IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE THE CAR IF YOU THINK THE AIR BAG MAY GO OFF AT ANY TIME ! TOYOTA NEEDS TO TELL THE DEALERSHIP HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! ISN'T REPLACING THE "PART" TWO TIMES ENOUGH ALREADY?? MY CAR HAS 80K MILES ON IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN THE REAR LIFTGATE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS ENGAGED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR ABRUPTLY CLOSED ON THE HAND OF A PASSENGER, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA (APPROX. 89,000 MILES) SUDDENLY HAD FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON APRIL 25, 2011. VEHICLE IS SINGLE OWNER, PERSONAL USE. NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. TOOK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT AIR BAG HARNESS AND FRONT AIRBAG WIRING WAS BAD, ENTIRE SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACED FOR ABOUT $2,400. SPOKE WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE, THEY OFFERED TO BY FOR 50% OF REPAIR. HAD SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP CONTACT DISTRICT SERVICE PARTS MANAGER TO APPEAL FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM TOYOTA, AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT ONLY 50% OF COST WOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO FAULTY WIRING/PARTS AND NOT TO MILEAGE, WHICH IS WHAT I AM REPEATEDLY TOLD IS THE REASON THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED (OUT OF 5 YEAR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY WINDOW). *TR
TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 REAR BACK DOOR LIFT STRUTS FAILED SUDDENLY. I WAS VISITING LAKE TAHOE AND WHEN I WAS TAKING THE LUGAGGE OFF, SUDDENLY THE DOOR CAME DOWN, LUCKILY MYSELF AND KIDS WERE AWAY OTHERWISE IT MIGHT HAVE FALLEN ON EITHER ME OR MY KIDS, I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA DEALER AFTER MY TRIP AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WILL COST ME 450 BUGS TO REPLACE THE STRUTS. MY WORRY IS IT SHOULD NOT FALL SUDDENLY, FIX IT BY RECALL IF SOME KIDS COME BETWEEN THE DOOR THEN IT MIGHT BE VERY DANGEROUS. I FEEL THE TOO COLD WEATHER IS THE CULPRIT. *TR
MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. SO WE LOOKED UP IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT SAID TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN ASAP BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY ON THEIR OWN. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO MILLER TOYOTA IN MANASSAS, VA AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING 2 PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS AND THE HARNESS AT A COST OF $2353.70 TO US. SRS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED FLASHING AFTER START UP. DEALER CONFIRMED ERROR CODE B0111. PASSENGERS AIR BAG AND HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED. THESE ITEMS ARE COVERED WITH "UPDATED PARTS" IN A TOYOTA TSB 0162-10, DATED 02/27/2008, COVERING SIENNA MODEL YEARS 2004 THROUGH 2008. OVER ONE HUNDRED SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ARE FOUND ON VARIOUS SAFETY RELATED AND OWNER BASED INTERNET SITES. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS OEM DEFECT OF A CRITICAL VEHICLE SYSTEM THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF FOR SOME TIME NOW.
THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. IT STARTED FLASHING LAST YEAR, THEN STOPPED FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS, AND NOW IT IS FLASHING AGAIN. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE, AND INDICATE THAT IF THIS LIGHT IS FLASHING, THEN THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPLETE SEAT HARNESS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
AIRBAG SRS LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR EVENT. VAN IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER AWAITING SERVICE, HARNESS WIRING PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. DEALER ADVISES THAT "TOYOTA IS REALLY STEPPING UP ON THIS AND HAS OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST OF THE REPAIRS = $1200". *TR
THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING A COUPLE OF MONTH AGO. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THERE WERE TWO ERROR CODES AND THAT SINCE THEY WEREN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL: $4400 AND CHANGE. THE REP ALSO TOLD ME HE'D ONLY HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING ONCE BEFORE, AND HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT I SIMPLY TRADE IT IN AND BUY A NEW TOYOTA (OF COURSE). I HAVE 8 PAYMENTS LEFT. IT ONLY HAS 83K MILES AND IS FIVE YEARS OLD. THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2006 SIENNA AIR BAGS FAR OUTNUMBER THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN. *TR
WHEEL RIMS ON 2006 SIENNA ARE DETERIORATING WITH BUBBLING OF ALLOY WHEELS APPEARING ON RIMS. BUBBLING IS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT WHEELS AND NOT IN ONE AREA. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE DRIVER FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WIRES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRES AND AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,150.
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HAS SAID PASSENGER AIR BAG AND FLOOR HARNESS HAS A SHORT AND MUST BE REPLACED. $3000. CAR HAS ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT - SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY PART ISSUE. *TR
DURING NORMAL USAGE, SRS WARNING LIGHT ON DASH BEGAN FLASHING. TOOK TO DEALER AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS B0111 - AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. DEALER HAS ADVISED WILL ORDER PART TO REPLACE. ITEM IS COVERED UNDER 5 YEAR / 60K WARRANTY.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING AN INACCURATE READING; IT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 5 MPH FASTER THAN IT ACTUALLY WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MARGIN OF ERROR WAS 1-5 PERCENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,200. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/13/11
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WILL NOT OPEN, EITHER MANUALLY OR ANY OTHER WAY. *TR
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING. TOYOTA HAS A BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL PERTAINING TO FAULTY SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG CONNECTOR. REPAIR COST EST. $5000.00- SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY THAT FOR DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
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