2006 Toyota Sienna complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG AND HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION, CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AS I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE AS ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, PLACED IN NEUTRAL, DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL A COUPLE MORE TIMES, ENGINE QUIT REVVING. DISCOVERED THAT ANCHORS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT HAD COME OUT OF THE CARPET AND ALLOWED THE FLOOR MAT TO CREEP UP AFFECTING THE GAS PEDAL. REMOVED THE MAT, TOOK TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THE SIENNA FLOOR MATS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE 2 RINGS IN THE CARPET USED TO ANCHOR AT MY COST, ONE ANCHOR BECAME DISLODGED AGAIN WITHIN A DAY. SEEMS THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF DEFECT IN THE ENGINEERING OF THAT RING USED TO SANDWICH/SECURE INTO THE CARPET. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD OF OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA SUDDENLY CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND IT WOULD REQUIRE THE WHOLE SEAT TO BE REPLACED FOR AROUND $3000. THE INTERNET REVEALED THOUSAND OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED VAN (34,000 MILES) WITH AUTOMATIC REAR AND SLIDING DOORS. 1 MONTH AGO RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR STOPPED OPENING WHEN USING MANUAL DOOR LATCH. IF YOU MANUALLY UNLATCH DOOR, YOU MUST MANUALLY OPEN IT ABOUT ONE THIRD BEFORE MOTOR KICKS IN TO OPEN IT FULLY. WORKS OK USING OVERHEAD CONSOLE BUTTON AND WHEN USING FOB BUTTONS. TOOK VAN TO TOYOTA DEALER ON 2/28/11. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WENT TO PICK VAN UP ON 3/1/11. SLIDING DOOR AGAIN NOT WORKING. THEY KEPT VAN SEVERAL MORE HOURS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. PROBLEM REMAINS. THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY DID SEND IN A TECHNICAL REPORT TO TOYOTA. AFTER CHECKING OUT AND FINALLY GETTING READY TO LEAVE DEALER THE VAN WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY HAD DIED. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. AFTER THAT AND FOR 2 MORE DAYS, THE SLIDING DOOR WORKED OK. ON MORNING OF THIRD DAY, THE SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM RETURNED. STILL WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY USING MANUAL DOOR LATCH. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000. BW

APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE SCHEDULED SERVICE, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED LIT. AFTER NORMAL MAINTENANCE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, THE DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY MY THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I FOUND THIS STRANGE, SINCE DURING OTHER SERVICE EVENTS, WE WERE SOLICITED FOR RECOMMENDED SERVICES. I PERFORMED SOME RESEARCH AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS, SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. I WOULD THINK THE DEALER SHOULD ACT IN GOOD FAITH TO NOTIFY ME THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS ALMOST FIVE YEARS OLD AND OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY. DUE TO TOYOTA'S RECENT TRACK RECORD. I BELIEVE AN INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED. *TR

DOOR VERY HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. PLASTIC SHEETING COMES OFF THE CABLE MAKING IT NON FUNCTIONAL. BAD DESIGN IF YOU ASK ME. $1800 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. $1100 FOR THE MOTOR, WHICH AGAIN SHOULD NOT COST AS MUCH. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF IT COUPLE HUNDRED FOR THE MOTOR. THIS NEEDS TO GO ON A RECALL. TOO MANY SIENNA OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. JUST GOOGLE AND YOU WILL FIND ALL THE FORUMS. MY FIRST AND LAST TOYOTA....... *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING. PER INFORMATION ONLINE, THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS -- EITHER FAILING TO INFLATE IN A CRASH OR INFLATING ERRONEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM CAN COST UP TO $4,000 AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT AND SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR POPPING NOISE. TOYOTA KNOWS IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH SPOT WELDS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. MY PROBLEM STARTED TWO MONTHS LATE SO THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND FLASHING. DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA DEALER ON 02/09/11 AS CODE B0111, NEEDS R/SEAT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY & FLOOR WIRE HARNESS. ESTIMATE $2160.00. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE LINE, THE CONTACTED DEALER AND AGREED TO PAY $700 TOWARDS REPAIR. I STILL CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR AS I AM STILL PAYING ON THE AUTO LOAN. THIS IS A SAFETY FAILURE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM NOW WITHOUT AIRBAGS. AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED - NO ACCIDENTS. VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND 81K MILES.

FEBRUARY 13 2011 JUST BOUGHT A USED TOYOTA SIENNA... DRIVEN LESS THAN 200 MILES AND THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. THERE WAS NO REAL REASON THAT THIS LIGHT WOULD'VE BEEN TRIGGERED. JUST DROVE THE CAR AS WE NORMALLY HAVE DONE. *TR

MY 2006 SIENNA XLE HAS LESS THAN 55, 000 MILES. JUST BEFORE THE NEW YEAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY. WE GOT THE CAR IN ON DEC. 30 AND WERE TOLD THE FLASHING LIGHT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH IS COVERED UNDER THE REGULAR (AND MY EXTENDED) WARRANTY, BUT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME SO I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK. I SPECIALLY ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS TOLD MY THE INITIAL SERVICE REP THAT IT WAS. THE SERVICE REP FAILED TO FOLLOW UP WITH MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AS PROMISED, SO I CALLED ONE WEEK LATER TO FIND OUT THAT THE PARTS WERE GOING TO TAKE IN EXCESS OF 4 WEEKS TO ARRIVE! I WAS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS THAT THE AIRBAG WAS IN WORKING ORDER, SO IT WAS NO SURPRISE THAT WHEN I THREATENED TO SUE TOYOTA IF THE AIRBAG FAILED OR MALFUNCTIONED IN ANY WAY IN AN ACCIDENT OR OTHERWISE, THAT I WAS THEN TOLD MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE DEALER WOULD PROVIDE A RENTAL AT THEIR COST. AN ORDER WAS PLACED ON JANUARY 6TH FOR THE PART WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO COME IN 6 WEEKS LATER, FEB. 9TH. AFTER WAITING SIX WEEKS, I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY MY ORDER WAS "ACCIDENTALLY" CANCELED AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER CAN'T KEEP UP PRODUCTION, SO PRESUMABLY, I'M STARTING MY WAIT TIME AGAIN. I HAVE LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA HDQT AND HAVE A CASE ID WITH THEM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE INTERNET BUT NO RECALL OR NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THE FACT THAT FOLKS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH FL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE PARTS WHICH CONTROL THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON FOR 2006 SIENNA ON JAN, 2011 AT MILEAGE AROUND 60000. REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ON 02/05/2011 AT MILEAGE 62000 AND THE DEALER SAID CODE IS B111 AND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG NEED TO BE REPLACED. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF 2006 SIENNA OWNERS REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH 2006 SIENNA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000T DSST TIRES, SIZE P225/60/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND HAVING A VIBRATING FEELING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND SLOWLY DROVE TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT AND THAT THERE WAS A VIBRATION. HE THEN DROVE 3 MILES TO A SERVICE STATION AND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A SPLIT. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM HAD NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE AVAILABLE DUE TO IT BEING ALL-WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP4000 TIRES, TIRE SIZE 225/60/17. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SIGNIFICANT TREAD SEPARATION. THE FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA CAME ON. DEALER DID DIAGNOSTIC, AND QUOTED $1800 TO FIX WIRING HARNESS AND SENSOR. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK AND SAID IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO GET PARTS. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY THE LIGHT WENT OUT, AND NOW ONLY COMES ON FOR 5 SECONDS AT START UP (WHICH IS NORMAL). I DID NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR, BUT WONDER IF IT MIGHT COME BACK?? FOUND AN INTERNET DISCUSSION GROUP AND FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS OF 2006 TOYOTA SIENNAS THAT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT YOU DON'T EXPECT THESE THING TO FAIL THIS QUICKLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS OPERATING ACCORDING TO DESIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,400. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

AS I WAS PROCEEDING DOWNHILL TOWARDS A 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL; I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPEN. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. A CAR WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT THE INTERSECTION, SO I WENT TO THE LEFT OF THE CAR TO AVOID REAR ENDING HIM. I CONTINUED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION TOWARD THE CAR ACROSS THE STREET HOPING TO BE ABLE TO FIT BETWEEN HIM AND A TELEPHONE POLE WITHOUT HITTING EITHER TO LAND IN A SNOW BANK. I MANAGED TO HIT HIS FRONT END ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HIS CAR MISSING THE TELEPHONE POLE AND LANDING IN THE SNOW ABOVE THE CURB. NOBODY WAS INJURED, BUT HIS CAR AND MINE WERE DAMAGED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH A 2010 GRACO BOOSTER SEAT, MODEL NUMBER PD144968A. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT HOLD THE CHILD IN PLACE WHILE IN THE BOOSTER. THE CHILD HAD THE ABILITY TO MOVE FREELY IN THE SEAT FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER AND WAS ALSO ABLE TO UNCLIP THE SEAT BELT. THE BOOSTER SEAT MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A CLIP THAT COULD BE INSTALLED FOR THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT TO HAVE A TIGHTER FIT. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A CLIP OR ANY SUGGESTIONS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 04/22/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. HE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FRONTAL AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DECISION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IS ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS LEFT SIDE AIRBAG AND WIRE HARNESS NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS ON WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM. *TR

THE DRIVER-SIDE MIRROR WITH DIMMING,BLINKER, HEST AND FOLDING IN CAPABILITY HAS FAILED. THE MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE MIRROR CONSTANTLY RUNS AND THE MIRROR OPENS AND CLOSES WITH THE WIND DIRECTION. I TRIED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART BUT ALL THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE THE SAME MOTOR PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP REQUIRES A ENTIRE MIRROR REPLACEMENT AND REPAINT. *TR

OUR AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR IS NOT WORKING AT 55,000 MILES. THE TOYOTA COMPANY REFUSES TO PAY TO FIX THE SLIDING DOOR. I AM SURPRISE WITH TOYOTA'S REPUTATION THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS STOP WORKING. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR NOT WORKING. RIGHT NOW THE DOOR IS ON MANUAL. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE FOR MY FAMILY. MY SPOUSE AND MY HANDS HURT WHEN WE PULL TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR. OUR THREE KIDS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR ON THEIR OWN. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE GOD FOR BID IF WE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT MY KIDS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. *TR

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES WHEN THE VAN IS TURNED ON. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. MY SIENNA IS INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. THERE IS A LONG WAIT, ONE TO THREE MONTHS, TO GET THIS PART REPLACED AS IT IS ON BACK ORDER FROM TOYOTA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 400 AIR BAG WIRING HARNESSES ON BACK ORDER FOR OUR REGION ALONE. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MULTITUDES OF OTHER 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. AIR BAGS ARE INCLUDED TO HELP SAVE LIVES, BUT THEY DO NOT WORK PROPERLY ON THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. A RECALL SHOULD BE INSTITUTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SO THE AIR BAGS IN ALL 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S' WILL WORK PROPERLY. UNLESS THIS DEFECT IS FIXED, THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE - MANUAL OVERRIDE WOULD NOT WORK. WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN TRAPPED IN THE DARK AND COLD WINTER WEATHER WITH AN OPEN DOOR - NOT SAFE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. FATHER CAME TO RESCUE AND AFTER REPEATED FORCEFUL ATTEMPTS, THE DOOR CLOSED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR MISSING LABELS - HOW ABOUT A RECALL ON SOMETHING REALLY SERIOUS. THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE - COST TO FIX $1500+. THIS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SIENNA/2006/ACCESSORIES-EXTERIOR/POWER_SLIDING_DOOR_WONT_CLOSE.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SIENNA/2006/ACCESSORIES-EXTERIOR/SLIDING_DOORS_DON'T_OPEN.SHTML

SRS WARNING LIGHT AT FIRST CAME ON AND STAYED ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE: ON 10/14/10 OUR PASSENGER-SIDE POWER DOOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE THE POWER DOOR, IT MADE AN UNUSUAL SOUND, JAMMED AT THE HALF-WAY POINT & RETURNED TO OPEN POSITION. WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE, THE DOOR WAS CLOSED MANUALLY IN ORDER TO MAKE THE 30 MILE DRIVE TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER. WITH A 4-YR-OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. IT WAS A VERY UNSETTLING SITUATION NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS OR IF THE DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSED. WE LEARNED THAT THE DOOR MOTOR WAS ?NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY & THAT THE BACK HINGE WAS BENT? (FOR NO KNOWN REASON) & BOTH NEED REPLACEMENT FOR $1,600. WE WERE ADVISED NOT TO USE THE DOOR.WE ARE DISCOURAGED THAT THIS HAPPENED ESPECIALLY SINCE WE SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED POWER FAILURE OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WITH OUR TOYOTA SALES PERSON AT PURCHASE. WHEN WE ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE POWER SLIDING FEATURE BROKE/MALFUNCTIONED ON THE AUTOMATIC DOOR, OUR SALES ASSOCIATE TOLD US THAT IT COULD SIMPLY BE SWITCHED TO MANUAL AND WOULD STILL BE FUNCTIONABLE. BASED ON THIS, WE PURCHASED THE POWER DOOR FEATURE. THIS IS NOT THE CASE AT ALL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH & REVIEW OF THIS ISSUE, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON, LONG-TERM PROBLEM THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING. BY THE NUMBER OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT, IT IS CLEAR THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION TOO. WHEN WE DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH OUR TOYOTA DEALER, THEY OFFERED TO PAY $500. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR DONE AS WE FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR MOTOR HAD A SHORTAGE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD OFFER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,814.

TOYOTA DEALER FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN REASONABLE TIME . RECALL TYPE-SAFETY RECALL,SEVERE CORROSION OF SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE. MODEL-SIENNA-MODEL YEAR-2006,MFG-TOYOTA. *TR

DASHBOARD AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING. DEALER SAID IT IS A BAD (DEFECTIVE??) AIRBAG HARNESS. $3000 TO FIX. *LN

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS CURRENTLY FLASHING. UPON RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL FAIL IF INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. TOYOTA IS NOT FIXING THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. AT 78,000 THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. THEY TOLD ME THE SYSTEM HAD A SHORT IN TWO PLACES IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG ENTIRELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO OPEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE MANUAL DOOR TWO MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE WHO STATED THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF UPDATED 04/28/11

IN 2008, THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA BEGAN BLINKING. WE TOOK OUR VAN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT SENSOR WAS BAD. AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE DRIVER SEAT, BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLINK. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE WAIT, THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHT NO LONGER BLINKED. IN ALL WE WERE WITHOUT OUR VAN FOR NEARLY 3 MONTHS, AWAITING PARTS. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN (AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING OR DEPLOYING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T) AND BECAUSE THE VAN WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER PROVIDED A LOANER VAN WHILE WE AWAITED PARTS. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008, THE VAN STRUCK A DEER AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FOLLOWING AIRBAG REPLACEMENT AND OTHER INSURANCE-COVERED REPAIRS, THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT AGAIN BEGAN BLINKING. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND A REPLACEMENT PART ORDERED; WE WERE ADVISED THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE JANUARY 4, 2011. TOYOTA ADVISED THAT, AS VAN IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, NO LOANER VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE. ON JANUARY 4, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 9, 2011. TOYOTA HAS OFFERED $35 / DAY TOWARD LOANER / RENTAL VEHICLE. ONCE AGAIN THIS WILL BE A 3-MONTH OUT-OF-SERVICE SITUATION FOR A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AIRBAG INDICATOR / SENSOR / WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS AVOIDED ADDRESSING

WE HAVE A 2006 SIENNA XLE AWD WITH ~38K AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON IN THE FALL 2010. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 11/28/2010. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND AS OF 1/4/2011 THEY WILL NOT HAVE ONE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH. THEY TOLD US THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NATIONALLY AND AS A RESULT, THERE IS A BACK ORDER FOR THIS PART. ASSUMING THE PART COMES IN THE NEXT MONTH, THEY WILL HAVE HAD OUR CAR IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE (OBVIOUSLY KNOWN BY TOYOTA) AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL, ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS COMMON ENOUGH TO HAVE A BACK LOG OF DEMAND FOR THAT PIECE AND THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK WITH THIS DEFECT. IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS, MOST OF US COULD NOT TOLERATE NOT HAVING ACCESS TO THE FAMILY CAR FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/TOYOTA/SIENNA/AIRBAG. *TR

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES SLIDING ELECTRIC SIDE DOOR JAMMED. THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT OR OPEN. IT IS BASICALLY JAMMED AND I HAVE TO PUT ALL OF MY WEIGHT INTO THE DOOR TO GET IT TO LATCH SHUT. BASED ON ONLINE COMPLAINTS, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST ABOUT $1500 TO FIX

RIGHT SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON TOYOTA SIENNA FAILS. FAULTY HINGES AND DRIVE CABLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLE MOVED UP AND DOWN AND THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT RIPPED OUT THE CONTROL ARM WHICH CAUSED THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,077.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS OR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. BOTH SIDE SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO CLOSE PROPERLY. UNABLE TO MANUALLY CLOSE. DOOR WILL SLIDE OPEN. REPAIRED DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IN 2008. NOW IN JULY 2010, PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT CLOSE BUT HAD BEEN REPAIRED BUT NOW AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2010 DOOR CONTINUES TO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. IN THE FIRST 33,000 MILES I HAD THREE INCIDENTS WHERE THE AIRBAG LIGHTS COMES ON. EACH TIME I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT, THEY CLAIM TO RESET THE AIRBAGS AND IT WASN'T A PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A LOOSE CONNECTION AND SOMETHING MAY HAVE ROLLED UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND MAY HAVE HIT A PROCESSING UNIT FOR THE AIRBAGS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON. WITH THIS EXPLANATION I THOUGHT IT WAS A SIMPLE PROBLEM TO FIX AND THEY NEVER INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. SO IN EACH INCIDENT I DELAYED GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP BY THOUSANDS OF MILES, AND ONLY UNTIL MY VEHICLE REQUIRE OTHER SERVICES WOULD I REQUEST THAT THEY ALSO CHECK MY AIRBAG LIGHTS/SYSTEM. NOW AT 86,000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY MY AIRBAG LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR 10,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE REQUIRES ITS 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE AND SO I ASK THEM TO CHECK THE AIRBAG LIGHTS AGAIN. THEY RETURN, INFORMING ME THAT I NEED NEW AIRBAGS AND A WIRE HARNESS ASSEMBLY WHICH IS TO COST $4000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO ERICA BRYAN AT TOYOTAS? CUSTOMER CENTER (CASE#1012230983) WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEIR REGIONAL OFFICE HAS OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. HAD I BEEN INFORMED CORRECTLY OF THE SERIOUS EFFECT OF MY AIRBAG LIGHTS GOING OFF AND THE POSSIBILITY OF IT MALFUNCTIONING OR NOT DEPLOYING I CERTAINLY WOULD OF ESCALATED MY ACTIONS WITH TOYOTA EARLY ON WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. POSSIBLY EVEN EVOKING THE MARYLAND STA

OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD ONE OF THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLES SNAP AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA, HOWEVER AT THIS TIME IT IS NOT A CONCERN OF THEIRS. WITH THE CABLE BROKEN IT MAKES THE DOOR EXTREMELY HEAVY AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE AUTO-SLIDE ON. I FEEL IT IS WAY TO DANGEROUS FOR MY 2 OR 5 YR OLD TO USE THE DOOR! WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR $35,000+ WITH THE SLIDING DOORS BEING ONE OF ITS HIGHEST SELLING POINTS IN OUR EYES. WE ARE HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA'S REPAIR COST OF OVER $1,500, BUT MOST OF ALL THEIR LACK OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY AS MOST MINIVAN OWNERS HAVE SMALL CHILDREN! *TR

WHILE STARTING FORWARD AFTER LOADING GRANDSON IN DRIVER SIDE SECOND ROW OF SEATS DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED HALF WAY(DOORS ARE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED). I STOPPED AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE BUT REMAINED HALF OPEN. TRIED MANUAL OPERATION TO NO AVAIL. CALLED TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR EXAMINED DOOR AND SAID THAT THE CABLE THAT OPERATES DOOR WAS JAMMED AND THE ONLY WAY TO CLOSE DOOR WAS TO CUT CABLE. AFTER CUTTING CABLE DOOR CLOSED MANUALLY. DROVE HOME. IF DOOR HAD OPENED AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED GREAT DANGER AS MY GRANDSON WAS SITTING NEXT TO DOOR. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN. WAS GIVEN NO EXPLANATION. *TR

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT AIR BAGS BOTH FAILED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR IMPACT. THE ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THE ILLUMINATED AIR BAG INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. BOTH AIR BAGS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT A COST TO THE OWNER OF $1,273. TOYOTA DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND REQUIRED THE OWNER TO PAY THE ENTIRE $1,273 CHARGE. AFTER THE OWNER CONTACTED TOYOTA NATIONAL CUSTOMER RELATIONS, A $500 TOYOTA MERCHANDISE CREDIT WAS OFFERED, WHICH THE OWNER IS UNLIKELY TO USE DUE TO THE OWNER'S RELUCTANCE TO PURCHASE ANY TOYOTA PRODUCT IN THE FUTURE. UPDATED 01/23/10 UPDATED 01/20/11. *JB

I OWN A 2006 SIENNA WITH 90K+ MILES, I'M OUT OF WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH I HAVE PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY MY REPAIR WAS NOT TOTALLY COVERED. I TOOK MY VAN IN TO DEALER BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING, AFTER DIAGNOSED I WAS TOLD 1 OF THE SEAT AIRBAGS WAS BAD AND ALSO THE ENTIRE AIRBAG WIRE HARNESS WAS BAD. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO HELP ME OUT, WHICH HE DID, THEY WILL PAY FOR PARTS AND I WILL PAY FOR REPAIR, $1327. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS MYSELF, I WAS TOLD THAT IN FACT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEM PAYING FOR THE PARTS WAS THE BEST THEY COULD DO. I WAS THEN CONTACTED BY A TOYOTA PARTS SPECIALIST WHO ADVISED ME THAT THE WIRE HARNESS FOR MY VAN WAS ON ORDER, EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT THE REPAIRING DEALER APPROXIMATELY 12/15. THE REPAIRING DEALER CONTACTED ME AS WELL AND TOLD ME THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS PLACED ON ORDER EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON 12/15, AND THAT THEY HAD PUT IN AS A RUSH. ON 12/15 THE SAME TOYOTA PARTS SPECIALIST LEFT ME A VOICEMAIL ON MY CELLPHONE ADVISING ME THAT IN FACT THE PART (WIRE HARNESS) SHOWED AS SHIPPED TO DEALER IN THEIR DATABASE, HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT ACCURATE HE SAID "THE PART (WIRE HARNESS) HAS NOT BEEN EVEN MANUFACTURED YET". ALTHOUGH TOYOTA HAS PUT ME ON A RENTAL CAR, IT IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AND MY FAMILY THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH A FIX INVOLVING A SAFETY ISSUE, WITH A MALFUNCTIONING WIRE HARNESS THE AIRBAGS ARE INOPERABLE. I THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOU

THE GAS IN THE LIFT GATE SUPPORT OF THE BACK DOOR ESCAPED 3 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND AS OF TODAY THE LIGHT IS STILL GOING ON. IS MY AIR BAG WORKING? NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THE DEALER HAS RE-SET THE LIGHT AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND CHANGED THE AIR BAG, THIS HAS BEEN AND ON-GOING PROBLEM . *TR

HAVE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR NOT CLOSING INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR WAS TOLD DOOR HINGE AND BUSHING FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT HINGE NOT COVERED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SIENNA. *TR