2006 Toyota Sienna complaints

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE; DOOR BEGAN OPENING WHEN IN AN UNLOCKED POSITION. THEN UNABLE TO CLOSE DOOR AND THEREFORE UNABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE IS SAFE MANNER. CONTACTED DEALER; AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE TOLD CABLE FRAYING/FAILURE SIDE DOOR STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. DEALER STATES UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM BY OVERRIDING CABLE SYSTEM TO ALLOW DOOR TO BE OPERATED MANUALLY; FORCED TO REPLACE ENTIRE MECHANICAL DOOR OPERATION SYSTEM BECAUSE OF CABLE FAILURE RESULTING IN COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2000 TO DEALER. *TR

FAILURE OF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE ON A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED. THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT BUMPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, FAILS COMPLETELY AND CONTINUOUSLY RESULTING IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MODULE IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY THEREBY ALLOWING MOISTURE INSIDE RESULTING IN CORROSION AND FAILURE OF THE PART. WHEN ACTUATED, THE PART IS DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE WHILE APPROACHING SLOWER TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND. FAILURE OF THIS PART WHILE DRIVING COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE MODULE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS ONLY 21,000 MILES ON IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. TOYOTA OF COLORADO SPRINGS REPLACED THE PART AT COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AND SOON AS I GOT IT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO HE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND IT WAS REPAIRED BUT THEY NEVER GAVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THAT TO HAPPEN. BUT IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND IT DISTRACTS ME WHEN I AM DRIVING AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I NEED HELP IN FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO TAKE MY CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. THE LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO KEEP THE DOOR SECURED WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DOOR WOULD BECOME UNLATCHED AND OPEN SLIGHTLY IN TRANSIT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE LATCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT NOR WAS IT COVERED BY ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY. I TRIED TO HAVE THE REGIONAL PARTS MANAGER CALL ME, HOWEVER, HE WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALL. THIS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR TOYOTA, BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT NOR DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHAT REALLY BOTHERS ME IS THAT THIS DOOR GETS USED WHEN THE GRANDCHILDREN ARE TRAVELING WITH US. I FIND IT VERY UPSETTING THAT THIS DOOR UNLATCHES BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *TR

POWER SLIDER DOOR FAILED ON 2006 SIENNA VAN. WILL NOT CLOSE. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE HAD 4 OF 7 TOYO OBSERVE SNOW TIRES EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. I AM WONDERING IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MANUAL SLIDING DOORS HAVE FAULTY LATCH SYSTEM. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK WHEN I OPEN THEM THEY WILL NOT LATCH OPEN. I'VE DISCOVERED WHY IT WON'T LATCH, BUT DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX IT SINCE THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE IT. IT HAPPENS TO BOTH DOORS AT THE SAME TIME AND TEN MINUTES LATER THEY ARE BOTH WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD ONCE ALREADY WHEN THE DOOR FLEW BACK AT ME INSTEAD OF LOCKING IN PLACE. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AT LOW SPEED (35 MPH) RESULTING IN ROOF AND DRIVER SIDE STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND FATAL CRUSHING INJURY TO DRIVER. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN COBLE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE SEAT BELTS IN 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA - SAFETY COMPLAINT #10280400. *NJ THE CONSUMERS SON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN, THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT HAD WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK 3 TIMES. THE SEAT BELT WAS WRAPPED SO TIGHTLY AROUND HIS NECK THAT IT WOULDN'T BUDGE AND EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT MADE IT TIGHTER. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT BY EMERGENCY PERSONAL. THE CONSUMERS STATED HE HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH THE SEAT BELT. *JB

THE BUTTONS THAT OPEN THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR DO NO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

OUR SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THIS MORNING, DESPITE THE ELECTRIC DOORS BEING TURNED OFF, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH ALL 4 OF OUR BABIES THE DOOR OPENED AND GOT STUCK. MY HUSBAND CAN'T OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE DEFECTIVE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT. THE CHILD WAS PROPERLY SECURED IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT USING THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. THE SEAT BELT ENTANGLED AROUND THE OCCUPANT'S NECK. THERE WAS DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT CUT THE SEATBELT AND FREED THE OCCUPANT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,628.

THE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WAGON SHUT ON MY CHILD'S THUMB EVEN THOUGH IT SUPPOSEDLY HAS A MECHANISM TO PREVENT IT FROM TRAPPING BODY PARTS. *TR

DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA ON A BUSY FREEWAY WITH THREE CHILDREN AGES 1, 7, & 10 WHEN THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR DECIDED TO SEIZE UP CAUSING THE BELT TO BURN AND EVENTUALLY SNAP. THE BURNING BELT RESULTED IN A LITTLE SMOKE AND A FEARFUL SMELL FILLING THE CABIN. FEARING A FIRE, I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD PUTTING MYSELF AND MY THREE CHILDREN IN HARMS WAY. AFTER DETERMINING THERE WAS NOT A FIRE, WE CLIMBED BACK IN THE VAN AND CONTINUED ON OUR WAY. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH, I'VE LEARNED THE COMPRESSOR PROBLEMS ARE NOT UNCOMMON IN TOYOTA SIENNA. IN MY CASE OUR VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 45K MILES. SEEMS THERE ARE MANY UNSATISFIED SIENNA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA SHOULD CONSIDER RECALLING ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE MINI-VAN IS CONSIDERED A FAMILY VEHICLE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD. PURCHASED 12/06. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 RUN FLAT TIRES 3/08. ON 8/13/09 TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. ON 8/14/09 TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHICH CONFIRMED TIRE PRESSURE WAS OKAY ON ALL 4 TIRES AND LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF. ON 8/15/09 DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING; HOT TO TOUCH, SMELLED LIKE WAS BURNING, BUT NO FIRE. LIGHT NEVER WENT ON. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. ON 8/17/09 TIRE WAS REPLACED AND PICKED UP VEHICLE ON 8/18/09 AND LIGHT WAS OFF. BY END OF DAY ON 8/18/09 LIGHT WAS BACK ON. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDE DOORS AND BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN IN AUTO. *TR

MY 4 YEAR OLD SON AND HIS 7 YEAR OLD COUSIN WERE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF OUR TOYOTA SIENNA VAN, EACH ON EITHER SIDE WITH THE MIDDLE SEAT EMPTY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY SON GASPED, "HELP ME, PLEASE HELP ME." MY MOTHER, WHO WAS DRIVING, LOOKED BACK THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT MY SON HAD THE MIDDLE SEAT SEATBELT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK THREE TIMES (THAT BELT HANGS FROM THE CEILING IN OUR SIENNA VAN). HE COULD GASP A BIT OF AIR, BUT IT WAS TIGHT AND GETTING TIGHTER EVERY TIME HE MOVED. MY MOTHER WHIPPED THE CAR INTO A DRIVEWAY AND JUMPED IN THE BACKSEAT TO FREE HIM. THE BELT WAS WRAPPED SO TIGHTLY AROUND HIS NECK THAT SHE COULDN'T BUDGE IT AND EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT MADE IT LOCK IN TIGHTER. SHE WEDGED TWO FINGERS BETWEEN HIS THROAT AND THE BELT TO TRY TO KEEP IT LOOSE ENOUGH FOR HIM TO BREATHE AND GOT MY NEPHEW TO GET HER CELL PHONE. SHE CALLED 911 AND THEY CAME AND HAD TO CUT HIM OUT TO FREE HIM. WHEN WE QUESTIONED MY SON AFTERWARDS, HE SAID HE HAD JUST BEEN PLAYING WITH THE BELT AND DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD GET STUCK AROUND HIS NECK. *TR

THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA STICKS BECAUSE OF A LATCH PROBLEM. IT CAN CAUSE THE DOOR TO EITHER NOT SHUT, OR NOT OPEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN, I COULDN'T IMAGINE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET MY CHILD OUT OF A BURNING CAR. TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO FIX THIS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIENNA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS COULD LEAD TO A NEGLIGENCE LAWSUIT. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0EB3FD/289. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA, 2006, SLIDING DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW THE DOORS NEVER CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THESE DOORS ARE THE MANUAL TYPE (NOT POWER). THIS VAN WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2006. IT HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA SIENNA 06. THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. THEY TELL ME IT WILL BE OVER 1200.00 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. IF I WANT IT CONVERTED TO A MANUAL DOOR THEN IT WILL COST 600.00 DOLLARS OR MORE. WHY DID I PAY FOR AUTOMATIC DOORS IF THEY ARE GOING TO BREAK IN LESS THEN 4 YEARS? PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THE DOOR MOTOR AND MAKE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA BOTH SLIDING DOOR MECHANISMS DO NOT WORK UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE OR OUT DEALER SAYS NEED TO OIL LOCKS. MY CHILDREN HAVE TO CRAWL IN THROUGH THE HATCH, SAFETY HAZARD HOW DO THEY GET OUT IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT. WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON LAST SIENNA. ALL OUR FRIENDS WITH SIENNAS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE - AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SHUT. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE DOOR USING THE AUTOMATIC FUNCTION IN ANY FORM (THE SIDE OR FRONT BUTTON OR USE THE HANDLE) IT WILL CLOSE PARTLY AND THEN OPEN AGAIN. I HAVE TO DISENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC AND PUT IT ON MANUAL FOR IT TO WORK. TOYOTA LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS CAUSED JUST FROM EXTENDED USE AND THE DOOR IS OFF TRACK DUE TO A LOOSE HINGE (WE PURCHASED IT 12/05). TOYOTA TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. WE HAVE AN APPT. AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA - EXCESSIVE PAINT CHIPPING AND RUST. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS FOR EXCESSIVE RUST CAUSED BY PAINT CHIPPING. BOTH DEALERS CLAIM THAT STONES ON ROADWAY ARE THE CAUSE. RUSTING BEGAN TO APPEAR IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL AREA; DIRECTLY BEHIND BOTH PASSENGER DOORS. TOYOTA PLACED TWO CLEAR PLASTIC STRIPS IN BOTH THESE AREAS (FACTORY INSTALLED). THE CLEAR PLASTIC STRIPS HAVE DONE NOTHING TO PREVENT TO CHIPPING AND RUST. IN FACT THE RUST HAS APPEARED UNDER THE CLEAR PLASTIC STRIPS. PAINT HAS ALSO BEGUN ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. TOYOTA CORPORATION WAS CONTACTED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA'S ANSWER WAS THAT IS WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE RUSTING IS NOW 1/4 OF THE WAY UP THE FRAME OF THE VAN ON BOTH SIDES. EVERY CHIP IN THE PAINT RUSTS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW. THE WHEELS WERE REPLACED IN 2008 BY TOYOTA, AS A RESULT IN A DEFECT IN THE METAL WHICH CAUSED THE PAINT ON THE WHEELS TO BUBBLE AND CHIP AWAY. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR POPS WHEN OPENING AND THE DOOR STOP/ STRUT DEVICE HAS LOOSENED WHERE IT IS WELDED TO THE DOOR ALLOWING THE DOOR TO MOVE MORE FREELY. I HAVE NOT YET SOUGHT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE READ WHERE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS. TSB 07017. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS COMING WEEK TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2006 I PURCHASED A LOWERED FLOOR TOYOTA SIENNA WITH AUTOMATIC WHEELCHAIR RAMP. THE PURCHASE WAS MADE THROUGH MC MOBILITY IN MENTOR OHIO, MODIFICATIONS DONE BY BRAUN CORP IN INDIANA. FIRST THE GAS TANK HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED WHICH CAUSED MALFUNCTIONS IN THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. THIS TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX. THEN AN AC TUBE RUNNING FROM FRONT TO BACK HAD NOT BEEN STRAPPED IN PROPERLY, CAUSING IT TO WEAR THROUGH. THIS TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO RESOLVE. THE MOST PERSISTENT PROBLEM IS WITH THE RAMP. SINCE THE SPRING OF 2007 IT HAS INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE RAMP WILL DEPLOY AS DESIGNED, BUT THEN SOMETIMES THE RAMP WILL NOT STOW BACK IN THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THE VAN CANNOT BE OPERATED WITH THE RAMP EXTENDED. ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED TO MANUALLY WORK AGAINST THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM TO STOW THE RAMP, AND ASSISTANCE IS NOT ALWAYS AROUND. THE MALFUNCTION MAY HAPPEN JUST ONCE AND BE FINE FOR WEEKS ON EITHER SIDE, OR IT MIGHT HAPPEN CONTINUALLY FOR WEEKS WITH OBVIOUS IMPEDIMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER LIFE ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR INJURY AS A LONE DISABLED DRIVER HAS TO TRY TO COPE WITH THE PROBLEM. UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY MC HAS DONE NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS BUT NOTHING SO FAR HAS WORKED PERMANENTLY. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM.*TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA - 40,000 MILES. INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE FROM A PEAK VELOCITY OF 40-45 MPH TO AN ESTIMATED IMPACT SPEED OF 20-25 MPH. THE VEHICLE HIT SQUARE IN HOOD CENTER, DEFORMING EVERYTHING BACKWARD SYMMETRICALLY 1-1.5 FEET. INSURANCE COMPANY CLASSIFIED VEHICLE AS A TOTAL LOSS (DAMAGE > $16,000). DRIVER SUFFERED MULTIPLE LEFT ARM INJURIES INCLUDING WRIST DISLOCATION AND FRACTURED FOREARM BONES - RESULTING BECAUSE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS FOR A WEEK AND THEIR EXPLANATION AT FIRST WAS THAT THE IMPACT SPEED WAS NOT GREAT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. AFTER VIEWING THE PICTURES, THEY CHANGED THEIR POSITION TO STATE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A CONCENTRATED IMPACT NOT CENTERED ABOUT THE IMPACT SENSOR, AND NOT AN EVENLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD IMPACT, THE SENSORS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. UNACCEPTABLE. I ASKED THE CS REP IF WE HAD HIT THE TREE IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AT 100 MPH, WOULD THE AIRBAG HAVE DEPLOYED AND HER ANSWER WAS 'THEORETICALLY NO'. WHETHER THIS LACK OF DEPLOYMENT WAS BY DESIGN OR NOT, I FEEL THIS IS A HORRIFIC IMPACT PROTECTION PHILOSOPHY. NONE OF US WOULD CHOOSE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, AND CERTAINLY NONE OF US ARE GOING TO HAVE CONTROL OVER WHEN AND WHERE AND HOW FAST AND AT WHAT ANGLE WE WILL MAKE IMPACT. THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF AN ACCIDENT. I GUESS I AM INQUIRING ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF THIS EXPLANATION TO ME BY TOYOTA, AND ALSO ABOUT THE REGULATIONS FOR IMPACT SENSOR DEPLOYMENT. WOULD IT NOT BE WISE T

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER CAR SIDE IS INOPERABLE AFTER FOUR REPAIR ATTEMPTS WITHIN A FIVE MONTH PERIOD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CANNOT BE USED IN CASE OF A SUDDEN NEED TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WANT TO REPORT WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A SAFETY/PRODUCT DEFECT WITH THE FOLLOWING TIRE: DUNLOP P225/60R17, 98T, M+S, SP4000T, DSST CTT THIS IS A SO-CALLED RUN-FLAT TIRE (INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES AGO) PER ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD MINIVAN. WITHIN THE PAST SIX WEEKS, (3) OF THESE TIRES RUPTURED SO BADLY THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITH THE FIRST BLOWOUT, I SURMISED THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE DUE TO MICHIGAN'S NOTORIOUS ROAD POT HOLES. I WAS EVEN WILLING TO CONCEDE THIS MIGHT STILL BE THE REASON AFTER THE SECOND BLOWOUT. BUT WHEN THE THIRD OCCURRED TWO DAYS AGO, I CONCLUDED THAT A SERIOUS DEFECT WAS AT FAULT. NOTE THAT THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY-INFLATED ACCORDING TO THE STICKER ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR JAM STICKER (35 PSI). THOUGH IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY ON THESE RUPTURED TIRES TO A DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT, THE COST FOR NEW ONES IS VERY HIGH (~$250 EACH, INSTALLED). AS A CONSEQUENCE'AFTER THE THIRD BLOWOUT'I INSTALLED (4) CONVENTIONAL TIRES. MY TOTAL TIRE REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE NOW > $1000. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONTACTING ME ABOUT THE STATUS OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT WORKED TO SHUT NOW HASN'T OPEN SINCE 34 MONTH AFTER PURCHASED. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO 'DID YOU PURCHASE IT HERE? WHEN I TOLD THEM NO, SHE SENT ME AROUND TO SERVICE WHERE I WAITED UNTIL I LEFT WITHOUT EVEN MY NAME GIVEN. I WENT BACK WHEN MY VAN WAS 38 MONTHS PAST PURCHASE... TO HAVE MY TAIL GATE UNDER RECALL AND ASKED WHEN TOYOTA WILL RECALL THESE VANS WITH SLIDING DOOR ISSUES. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN...COST TO REPLACE FROM TOYOTA WAS APPROX $500 PARTS. DOOR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN WAIT WORKING AROUND 55K MILES. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS NOT WORKING (SLIDING) SAME SYMPTOMS. CAR ONLY HAS 84K MILES ON IT. I DID SOME SEARCHING AND NOTICED THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES, THEREFORE I AM FILING THIS REPORT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SPEED ON I-95. WITH VAN, CARGO AND 5 OCCUPANTS AT TRAFFIC SPEED IN THE RIGHT LANE, THE ENGINE RACED, THE VAN DROPPED OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL, AND WE DRIFTED TO A HALT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE MOVING, I SHIFTED TO "4" AND "3" THEN BACK TO "D" WITH NO ACCELERATION. HAD WE BEEN IN ANY OTHER LANE, THE TRANSITION WOULD HAVE BEEN HARDER AND MORE DANGEROUS THAN IT WAS. THE ENGINE AND OTHER VAN SYSTEMS CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. WHEN WE WERE STOPPED, NO FORWARD GEAR PRODUCED MOVEMENT, THOUGH REVERSE WORKED. A CHECK SHOWED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT NORMAL HOT LEVEL, THOUGH IT WAS DARKER THAN NORMAL. IT TOOK AN HOUR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TRAFFIC PASSING ALONGSIDE THE VAN VERY CLOSE AND VERY FAST, BEFORE A AAA TOW TRUCK GOT TO US. AFTER A TOW TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DUE TO A REPORTED FAILURE OF THE FORWARD SPRAG. THE FAILED TRANSMISSION WAS RETAINED BY THE DEALER. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOORS - A GRINDING AND/OR RATTLING SOUND AS WELL AS JERKY OPERATION (AS OPPOSED TO OPENING AND CLOSING SMOOTHLY). THE DEALERSHIP GREASED THE CABLES AND TRACK WHICH SEEMED TO ELIMINATE THE SOUNDS. LAST WEEK THE DOOR STOPPED OPENING ALL THE WAY - IT WOULD OPEN ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE WAY AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE ON ITS OWN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHETHER THE DOOR WAS OPERATED WITH THE KEY FOB REMOTE OR THE INTERIOR BUTTON. I CHECKED THE TRACK AND THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND ALTHOUGH THEY COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ONLY ONCE (NATURALLY) THEY REPLACED THE POWER DOOR MOTOR AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY (WE ARE WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD). IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT THE REASON THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS BECAUSE WE HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN COMPLAINING OF THE DOOR OPERATING POORLY IN THE PAST. HAD WE NOT HAD PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY AND BROUGHT THEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP I SUSPECT THEY WOULD HAVE CLAIMED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE OPERATION OF THE DOOR. THEREFORE, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR POWER SLIDING DOORS REPORT THEIR PROBLEMS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DOCUMENT THEIR PROBLEMS/COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET APPROACHING A 4 WAY STOP. THERE WAS A CAR A GOOD DISTANCE AHEAD OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP, NOTHING HAPPENED.. I PICKED MY FOOT UP AND PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN, STILL GOING FASTER. NOW I AM GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO THE OTHER CAR WHICH IS STOPPING FOR THE STOP SIGN. I PUSHED HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE (I'M SURE IT WAS THE BRAKE, I PICKED MY FOOT UP AND PUT IT BACK ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES) SO I SWERVED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE CAR. BY NOW I AM GOING PRETTY FAST. THERE WERE CARS COMING THE OTHER WAY, SO I TRIED TO TURN THE CORNER TO AVOID HITTING THEM, WAS GOING TOO FAST TO MAKE THE CORNER, SO WOUND UP HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. I AM VERY SORE, CHEST, RIGHT HAND, LEFT KNEE. LOTS OF BRUISES, LUCKILY NO BROKEN BONES THAT I KNOW OF. I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE AIR BAG. THE POLICE ASKED ME IF IT DEPLOYED, I LOOKED DOWN AT THE STEERING COLUMN AND SAW IT THERE, DEFLATED AND WITH A RIP IN IT, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER BEING ACTUALLY HIT WITH IT, HOWEVER I DON'T REMEMBER HITTING MY HAND OR KNEE EITHER,BUT OBVIOUSLY I DID. I HEARD ONE OF THE POLICEMEN SAY I MISTAKENLY HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE, BUT THAT IS JUST NOT TRUE. I KNOW I WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR IS TOTALED, SO NO REPAIRS. *TR

I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 01/16/2007 (FILE #200701190685) ABOUT VEHICLE DEFECTS OF MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE EXCEPT THE NOTICE OF RECEPTION OF MY COMPLAIN. PROBLEM: RUN ON LOW TIRE PRESSURE (22 PSI INSTEAD OF INDICATED 35 PSI) FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER TILL THAT I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM. REASON: THE DEALER (UNIVERSAL TOYOTA SAN ANTONIO) ADMITTED THAT THEY NEEDED TO LOWER THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE VEHICLE DURING TRANSPORTATION FROM FACTORY TO DEALERSHIP BUT SOMEONE FORGOT TO SET IT BACK BEFORE IT WAS HANDED OUT TO CUSTOMER. THE MAINTENANCE DEALERSHIP (CAVENDER SAN ANTONIO) ALSO DIDN'T DO THEIR JOB TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE UNTIL ONE YEAR LATER I ASKED THEM TO DO SO. TOYOTA SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM: THE MANAGER OF CAVENDER SAN ANTONIO PROMISED TO GIVE ME A FREE TANK OF GAS AND A FREE MAINTENANCE NEXT TIME. I ACCEPTED. HOWEVER, I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE FOUR TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE DAMAGED, BUT THEY DIDN'T AGREE, ARGUING THAT EVEN UNDER LOW PRESSURE, THESE TIRES SHOULD BE FINE. CONSEQUENCES: THREE OF FOUR TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE WERE DEFLATED ON HIGHWAY IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR (3/22/2008, 9/6/2008, 3/20/2009). THE LAST TIRE DEFLATION WAS TERRIBLE AND ALMOST CAUSED FIVE LIVES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS SUDDEN AND THE VEHICLE WAS LOST OF CONTROL. THE TIRE PRESSURE ALERT DIDN'T EVEN LIGHT UP AT THE BEGINNING. AFTER THIS ACCIDENT, I DECIDED THAT I CAN'T TAKE ANY CHANCE WITH

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA - AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING ON DASH. DEALER SAYS NEEDS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SENSOR REPLACED. COST $995.00 TOYOTA WILL ONLY COVER REPAIR TO 60,000 MILES - CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,000 MILES GERMAIN TOYOTA WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SOLD US A FAKE EXT WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES. IF WE WERE SOLD THE TOYOTA WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. HAVE CONTACTED THE OHIO AG OFFICE & OHIO DEPT OF INSURANCE. *TR

ON MARCH 14, 2009 MY HUSBAND HIT A TREE HEAD ON WITH THE VAN WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A DEER. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND BROKE A BONE IN HIS HAND. THE AIRBAG TRIED TO DEPLOY BUT FAILED. PART OF THE SECTION ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN FRONT OF THE AIRBAG SEPARATED BUT THE BAG DID NOT INFLATE. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY JUST NORTH OF MERRITT BC APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE SUN ROOF BLEW OUT DROPPING GLASS INSIDE OUR VAN AND ON TOP OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. HAD THE SUNROOF TAPED AND SEALED BY SPEEDY GLASS UNTIL WE GET HOME TO CHECK WARRANTIES AND INSURANCE. *TR

THE GAS STRUTS ON THE MANUAL LIFTGATE ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE FAILED AND THEY ARE ONLY RECALLING TO POWER STRUTS. BUT IF THEY ARE THE SAME STRUTS USED ON THE POWER AND MANUAL LIFTGATE THEN THEY NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALSO. THE LIFTGATE ITSELF IS VERY HEAVY AND HAS NEARLY SMASHED ONE OF MY CHILDREN, IT COULD HAVE CUT HER IN HALF

SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING CANNOT OPEN. *TR

I AM WITH A FAMILY OF FOUR HEAD TO RENO. I HAVE FOUR YEAR AND THREE YEAR OLD SON. WE STOP BY THE GAS STATION TO PICK UP SOME FOOD AND DRINK. AFTER WE OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE VAN AND TRY TO CLOSE WHEN WE GET OUT. IT'S WOULDN'T CLOSE, NO MATTER WHAT WE TRY. IT'S WAS RAINING TOO. I HAVE A MINIVAN SIENNA 2006 XLE. WE KNOW WE HAVE TO CANCEL THE TRIP. I WILL NEVER FORGET THOSE MOMENT, I HAVE TO DRIVE HOME WITH AN OPEN DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VAN. I HAVE TO DRIVE VERY SLOW SPEED AROUND 25 - 35MPH BECAUSE WE CAN'T CLOSE IT DOOR. IT WAS NOISY, WINDY AND WET, MY KIDS WERE CRYING AND SCARED. I AM SCARE MYSELF. I CONTACT THE CAPITAL DEALER WHEN WE GOT HOME AND OF CAUSE CANCEL THE HOTEL.. EVERYTHING. I DROVE TO THE DEALER AGAIN WITHOUT THE KIDS AND WIFE. HERE IS THE PRICES DETAIL. SLIDING MOTOR & CLUTCH $1232.92 (85620-08042) , HINGE ASSY. $125.33(68380-08031), 5 HRS LABOR, $131 FOR DIAGNOSE(FIND THE PROBLEM), TOTAL IS $2144.28. THIS IS MY THIRD TIME SHOCK. I TELL MYSELF, NEVER BUY EXPENSIVE CAR AGAIN, "STAY A WAY FROM AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL IS THE BEST CHOICES". JUST WANT TO SHARE THIS STORY TO EVERYONE. HOPE THIS HELP TO SOME PEOPLE AND SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH NOT THAT GOOD. *TR

TOYOTA EQUIPS AND SELLS THEIR SIENNA AWD VANS WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000 P225/60R17 DSST RUN FLAT TIRES AND FAILS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU WILL BE LUCKY TO GET 20-25,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. I HAD MY VAN SERVICED AND TIRES ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES AND NOT ONCE WAS I INFORMED THAT MY TIRES WERE WEARING OUT. AT 25K I HAD TO GET 4 NEW TIRES. TOYOTA DID PAY FOR 2 OF THE 4 BUT IT STILL COST ME $558. MY VAN WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER 09/05 SO I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR TOTAL REPLACEMENT PER A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE. *TR

RUN FLAT TIRES NEEDING REPLACEMENT ONLY AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. 2 BLOWOUTS ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO NO DIRECT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR TO ALERT US OF THE FLAT TIRE. THE LIGHT ONLY GOES ON AFTER THE TIRE IS BLOWN. THE FIRST BLOW OUT, I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. TOTAL COST OF REPLACEMENT $350 FOR TIRE. I THEN HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE "INDIRECT" TIRE SENSOR LIGHT COMING ON. I CALLED THE DEALER BACK, HE TOLD ME TO IGNORE THE LIGHT BECAUSE THE COLD OUTSIDE WAS CAUSING IT TO GO ON. I DROVE IT BACK ANYWAY, THEY CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE, PUT SOME MORE AIR IN AND SENT ME HOME WITH MY SENSOR LIGHT STILL LIT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER A FEW WEEKS LATER, THEY SAID IT WAS A LEAKY VALVE. THEY REPLACED THE VALVE, FILLED THE TIRE WITH AIR AND SENT ME HOME. LESS THAN 5 DAYS LATER, ANOTHER BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY. I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST TIRE STORE. THEY COULD NOT DO THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE TIRE WOULD RUIN THEIR MACHINE. "IT'S HARDER TO BREAK DOWN" AND TAKE OFF. I WAS SENT TO ANOTHER TIRE STORE. THEY WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND REPLACE THEM WITH REGULAR TIRES. NOW, I DON'T HAVE RUN FLATS ANYMORE, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE EXCESSIVE COST TO KEEP REPLACING THESE EXPENSIVE TIRES. THE DEALER TOLD ME AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE THAT IT WAS A "DREAM" FOR MOM'S TRANSPORTING KIDS BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE TO A SPARE IF THE TIRE WENT FLAT. THAT THE CARE WAS SAFER THAN SAFE. THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALSO TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY THAT I GOT 40,000 MILES OUT OF THEM. BOTH TIRES B

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AND A DOREL SAFETY 1ST ALPHA OMEGA ALL-IN-ONE CHILD SEAT, MODEL 22-152-BVL (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2007. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO INSERT HER SAFETY SEAT INTO THE VEHICLE USING THE LATCH SYSTEM, THE SEAT WOULD NOT ATTACH PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE LOWER ANCHORS HAD A BENT HOOK, WHICH PREVENTED PROPER ATTACHMENT. THE CHILD IS 27 MONTHS AND WEIGHS 31.8 LBS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM AND SUBJECT TO SPONTANEOUS FAILURE. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE SEAT. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03-09-09 *BF UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ALL FOUR TIRES BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, BUT DID NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 01-26-09 *BF

RE: SAFETY PROBLEM WITH 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, OUR SIENNA IS NOT SAFE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING WHEN WE TRIED TO DRIVE AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION, BECAUSE IT PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM MERGING INTO OR ESCAPING FROM HEAVY TRAFFIC OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA. IT HAPPENED IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER AND ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS. I AM A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER; I SPEND A LOT OF TIME DRIVING MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPINNING TIRES ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN. WE CONTACTED OUR DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA COMPANY. THEIR FIRST RESPONSE WAS THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. AFTER OUR INTERVENTION THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO DRIVE TEST OUR CAR. THE TEST WAS PERFORMED BY ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES (NOT CLEAR IF HE HAD ANY CAR SAFETY INSPECTION TRAINING). HE TOOK OUR CAR FOR A SHORT DRIVE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALONE, IN THE PERFECT WEATHER, REPORTING BACK THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEM. THE TEST DRIVE WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME. WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR USUALLY WHEN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN THE CAR, DURING THE RAIN ETC; IN OTHER WORDS, IN AVERAGE DRIVING CONDITIONS. SINCE THE TEST WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, MANY TIMES. I BELIEVE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY OWNERS OF SIENNA, WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I OBSERVED IT SEVERAL TIMES ON THE STREET, WITH OTHER SIENNAS. ALSO, MY INFORMAL POLL AMONG OUR FRIENDS GAVE THE SAME RESULTS. *

OUR 2006 TOYOTA MINI-VAN LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE JUST HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON, RESET IT SEVERAL TIMES AND VERIFIED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE IS GOOD IN ALL 5 TIRES. WE ARE NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD TRUST IT OR NOT AND FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS 41K MI AND THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS RUDE AND SAID WOULD ONLY SAY BRING IT IN FOR A $95 DIAGNOSTIC. CHECKING THE WEB THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM....LOTS OF FORUMS. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 SLIDING DOOR CABLE ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER POWER DOOR HAS FAILED. SOMETIMES IT WILL OPEN WHEN THE BUTTONS ARE PRESSED- AND THEN IT WILL NOT CLOSE. I HAVE TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. WAS TOLD WARRANTY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AT 39K MILES. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I ALWAYS USE THE KEYFOB TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR. FIRST THING THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO DROP MY SON OFF AT DAYCARE, THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED JUST FINE BUT WAS A LITTLE SLUGGISH IN CLOSING. I HAD TO MAKE A STOP AT CVS TO BUY SOME COLD MEDICATION AND THE SLIDING DOOR JAMMED THE NEXT TIME I TRIED IT. NO AMOUNT OF PUSHING THE KEYFOB OR IN-VEHICLE BUTTONS WOULD CAUSE THE DOOR TO OPEN/ CLOSE FULLY. THE DOOR WAS PERMANENTLY JAMMED WITH AN OPENING ABOUT 4-5 INCHES WIDE. FORTUNATELY, THE CVS IS VERY CLOSE TO THE DAYCARE AND I ASKED FOR HELP MOVING HIS STUFF WHILE I CARRIED HIM IN. I COULD NOT RISK DRIVING AROUND WITH THE DOOR OPEN NO MATTER WHAT THE DISTANCE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES. I PROMPTLY DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE 2 MILE DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE DOOR AJAR AND THE ALARM BEEPING THE WHOLE TIME COULDN'T HAVE FELT LONGER. I'VE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM, BUT I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SLIDING DOOR MOTOR HAS FAILED. I AM VERY CONCERNED BY THE FREQUENCY THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL DUE TO THE INHERENT DANGER THIS DEFECT COULD POSE FOR PASSENGERS. *TR