2006 Toyota Sienna complaints

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN AWD WHICH BUILDS UP MUD AND SNOW ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEELS. WHEN THE SNOW AND MUD BEGIN TO FALL OFF, THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU ARE ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY UP TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. AT 45 - 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IF I HIT A PATCH OF ICE OR WATER I WOULD LOSE CONTROL AND CREATE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

SLIDING SUNROOF HAS MECHANICAL ISSUE WHEN DRIVING. AT HIGHER SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH THE MECHANISM WHICH GOES DOWN WHEN SUNROOF IS CLOSING WILL GO DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN THE MECHANISM RAISES. THE VEHICLE'S SUNROOF HAS BEEN LOOKED AT TWICE BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATE THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR IT AND THAT THEY TEST DROVE ANOTHER 2006 XLE LIMITED AND ITS SUNROOF DID THE SAME THING. *NM

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA PURCHASED MAY 2006. 3-4 MONTHS AGO, THE BACK LIFT STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. AUTOMATICALLY OPENS BUT CLOSES WITHOUT PROVOCATION SOMETIMES HITTING PERSON LOADING THE TRUNK. LAUREL TOYOTA MD REPAIR DID NOT FIND PROBLEM WITH THE LIFT, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS AND HAPPENED TODAY 2/9/2007. *NM

BRAKES: SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN MARCH OF 2006 NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD YET, I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IN EVERY 7-8 THOUSAND MILES BECAUSE THE BRAKES HAVE WORN DOWN. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT IN AT 9900 MILES AND THEY REPLACED MY BRAKES AND PUT NEW ROTORS ON. THE SECOND TIME THEY PUT NEW BRAKES ON AND MACHINED MY ROTORS THIS WAS DONE AT 18,100 MILES AND NOW ITS AT 27,100 MILES AND MY BRAKES ARE SHOT AGAIN AND THE DEALER KNOWING THAT THIS IS MY THIRD TIME IN FOR SAME PROBLEM TOLD ME NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT ITS MY FAULT AND THE WAY I DRIVE THE VAN, AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY THIS TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY MADE THEIR DIAGNOSIS ONLY BY TAKING OFF THE TIRES, THEY NEVER TOOK OFF THE FRONT BRAKES TO INSPECT THEM AND YET THEY HAD NERVE TO NOTATE THAT ALL PADS WERE WEARING EVENLY, . SO I DROVE HOME AND A LICENSED TECH CHANGED MY BRAKES FOR LESSER PRICE AND THIS TECH NOTED THAT ALL PADS ON FRONT WORE UNEVENLY AND THAT MY ROTORS WERE FINE WHERE AS THE DEALER WANTED ME TO BUY NEW ROTORS BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WERE RUINED. THE TECH THAT FIXED MY CAR KEPT THE SAME ROTORS AND JUST PUT NEW BRAKES ON FOR HALF THE COST THE DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY. YET THIS DEALER IN HEMET CALIFORNIA AT GOSCH AUTO GROUP WOULD NOT REPLACE MY BRAKES THE ONES THEY PUT ON LAST TIME 7 THOUSAND MILES BEFORE THIS TIME UNLESS I PAID FOR THEM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING THEM TO GO OUT EVERY 7-8 THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ME AND MY 4 KIDS COULD G

THERE IS NO WAY TO PROPER ADJUST HEADREST HEIGHT FOR TALLER PEOPLE (AVERAGE MALE AND ABOVE) ON 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE CLOTH SEATS FIRST AND SECOND ROW. EVEN THE HIGHEST LOCKING POSITION IS TOO LOW FOR ME AND MY SON. WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 6 FT TALL. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND GENERALLY THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY THEM TO HELP ME. *NM

THE WINDSHIELD HAS OPTICAL DISTORTION CAUSING EYE STRAIN, WATERY EYES, HEADACHES, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS. TOYOTA SAYS "ALL SIENNAS ARE LIKE THIS" SO THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. *NM

AIR BAG LIGHT ON OCCASIONALLY. DEALER FOUND FAULT CODE BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *NM

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD. REAR DISC BRAKES...CLIP RUST CAUSES THE CALIPER PISTON TO STAY EXTENDED AND KEEP THE DISC BRAKE PAD IN CONTACT WITH THE DISC. BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY... BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN 23000 MILES WITH WEAR ON THE DISC. DEALER STATES THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. CLIP REPLACED WITH NEW CLIP AT CUSTOMER REQUEST, DISC RESURFACED. BOTH AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. SERVICE PERSON STATES THEY ARE GETTING SEVERE RUST ON THESE CLIPS, COULD CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED AND ACTIVATING THE IGNITION SWITCH, AN ARCHING CAME OFF AND BURNED THE EAR PIECE OF A CELL PHONE TRAUMATIZING THE CONTACT'S EAR. NO WARNING SIGNAL WAS PRESENT DURING THE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS. THE SPARK COULD BE HEARD AND SEEN EVERY TIME THERE WAS AN OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CHECKED ALL ELECTRICAL GROUNDING BUT NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/11/06. *JB

VEHICLE SURGES WHILE GENTLY APPLYING ACCELERATOR AND CAN'T DECIDE WHICH GEAR TO BE IN. TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO HESITATE, ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT 5-10 PMH AND WHILE TURNING. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS COMPLETELY NORMAL. THE DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM CANNOT REACT QUICK ENOUGH TO CHANGES IN ACCELERATION. AFTER DAYS OF RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS OCCURRING ON AVALON, CAMRY, LEXUS ES300-330, HIGHLANDER, BMW,AUDI, VW TOUAREG, SUBARU...SHALL I KEEP LOOKING. OBVIOUSLY THE DRIVE BY WIRE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT MATURE AND DANGEROUS. RE-PROGRAMMING IS NEEDED. TO DATE THERE ARE NO TSB'S FOR THE 04-06 SIENNA'S REGARDING THIS ISSUE. 8JB

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN AT FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA DEALER IN RALEIGH, NC JUNE 06, 2006. FIVE WEEKS LATER, WHILE OUR FAMILY IS DRIVING FROM THE CHURCH IN A SUNDAY MORNING, THE GLASS WINDOW BEHIND THE DRIVER EXPLODED LIKE A CAR BOMB WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ANYTHING. LUCKILY, NOBODY GOT HURT AND I MANAGED TO STOP THE VAN TO CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENED. I GOT THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER AND THEY FIXED THE VAN WINDOW. WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN ON THE SAFETY OF THE GLASS WINDOW BECAUSE TWO WEEKS BEFORE OUR INCIDENT, A FRIEND OF US WHO ALSO BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN , ALSO GOT A SIMILAR INCIDENT WHILE SHE DROVE HER VAN TO WORK. WHEN WE CAME TO TAKE THE VAN BACK AFTER THE DEALER FIX THE WINDOW, THERE WAS A LADY WHO ALSO CAME TO THE DEALER OFFICE TO FIX HER 2006 VAN BROKEN WINDOW. THREE INCIDENTS IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AT A SMALL PLACE LIKE HERE SOUND SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VAN WINDOWS. WE REQUESTED THE DEALER AND THE TOYOTA CORPORATION TO PROVIDE US WITH THE STATISTICS OF THE INCIDENTS RELATED TO THE GLASS WINDOW. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE THOSE STATISTIC AND ASK US TO FIND OUT WITH THE NHTSA. WE TOLD THEM WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO HAVE OUR FAMILY (OF 5 PEOPLE) DRIVING ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL EXPLODED AGAIN. WE REQUESTED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AND TRADE FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT THE DEALER SAID WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE TOYOTA OFFICE FOR THAT. THEIR DUTIES ARE TO SELL THE VEHICLE AND FIX IT IF NECESSARY. WE CONTACT TOYOTA A

THE LCD DISPLAY ON THE CD/RADIO GETS GARBLED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IDLING AND THE A/C IS SET TO MAX. ALL OCCURRENCES WHERE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND NO AMOUNT OF TURNING IT OFF AND ON WOULD RECTIFY THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, IF THE VEHICLE WERE SWITCHED OFF AND ON THE LCD WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS ARE AIMED TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED BY A MOBILITY INDUSTRY IN 01/06 TO ACCOMMODATE DISABLED PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE'S INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED WITH A SOLID AXLE WHICH RAISED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE 2 INCHES CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE AIMED 50FT AHEAD. THE MOBILITY INDUSTRY WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DEFECT ON THE 07/13/06 AND DETERMINED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE.

BRAKES SQUEALED WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING NEW SIENNA 8-SEAT MINI-VAN. IT WAS RETURNED TO BE FIXED TO DEALER WHO "GLAZED" THE BRAKES. WITHIN DAYS THEY WERE SQUEALING AGIN. IT WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED REAR DRUMS AND SHOES. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AGAIN. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHO AGAIN REPLACED REAR DRUMS AND SHOE BUT WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE BRAKES WERE AGAIN SQUEALING. IT HAS LESS THAN 4000 MILES AND HAS HAD LESS THAN A WEEK WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN SQUEALING. ADDITIONALLY, IT TAKES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO CLOSE BACK HATCH.

I BOUGHT A 2006 8 PASSENGER TOYOTA SIENNA ON FEBRUARY 14 AND DISCOVERED THE NEXT DAY THAT THE SECOND ROW SEATING HAD NO ARM RESTS. IN SHARP TURNS OR WHEN SWERVING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR DEBRIS IN THE ROAD THE SECOND ROW PASSENGERS HAVE NOTHING TO HOLD ON TO AND ARE THROWN SIDEWAYS TOWARD THE WINDOWS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DOORS OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. TO CLOSE THE DOORS IT REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE, AND THEY LEAK WHEN IT RAINS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. AFTER EIGHT DAYS, THE DEALER WAS STILL UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB

DUNLOP ST4000 TIRES ARE WORN OUT AT 20,500 HIGHWAY MILES. SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS IS A REALLY BIG ISSUE, AS I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON MANY INTERNET SITES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THESE TIRES. THE CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND I HAVE TO SPEND $1000 PLUS ON NEW TIRES?????? I WENT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR 4 NEW TIRES. I CAN'T BUY REGULAR TIRES BECAUSE THERE IS NO ROOM FOR A SPARE TIRE ANYWHERE. THIS IS INSANE. I WILL HAVE TO THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER TOYOTA. I HAVE BEEN A TOYOTA FAN SINCE I COULD REMEMBER; THIS HAS REALLY CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE OF THIS COMPANY. *NM