2006 Toyota Sienna complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKING, HAS COME UP SEVERAL TIMES, THE WEB IS FULL OF UNHAPPY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL ACCORDING TO DEALER.

MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR STARTED GIVING ME POPPING SOUND ON JUNE 2ND 2015. INITIALLY IT WAS VERY MINOR, IN COUPLE OF DAYS IT INCREASED A LOT. I RECALL RECEIVING "WARRANTY EXTENSION" LETTER IN THE PAST REGARDING SAME FROM TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. SOME TIME IN YEAR 2013. HOWEVER I WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ISSUE. SO, I JUST FILED LETTER ALONG WITH ME OTHER WARRANTY DOCUMENTS IN VEHICLE GLOW BOX. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ALONG WITH "WARRANTY EXTENSION" LETTER. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR, AS TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER , AS WARRANTY EXTENSION IS EXPIRED. AS PER TOYOTA AND DEALER , BY THE TIME I RECEIVED LETTER, EXTENSION WAS ALREADY EXPIRED.(2006 YEAR MODEL VEHICLE , EXPIRATION IS AROUND 2011) INFORMED TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION USA. OPENED CASED WITH THEM, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR. I AM LEFT WITH NO OPTION BUT TO ABSORB THE COST OR LIVE THE NOISE. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THE EXPENSE, AS ITS KNOWN FOR FAILING BODY PARTS/ WORKMENSHIP. WELDING MEANT FOR LIFE TIME. THIS IS NOT MECHANICAL , WHICH WEAR OUT DUE TO YEAR OF SERVICE/MILEAGE. I AM STILL NOT GETTING CLEAR EXPLANATION FROM TOYOTA /DEALER FOR LINKING WITH YEARS/MILEAGE FOR SUCH REPAIRS/FAULTY BODY PARTS. TOYOTA SEEMS TO HIDE BEHIND PROCESS BY OFFERING WARRANTY EXTENSION AND LINKING WITH 5 YEAR/ 100000 MILES FROM FIRST DATE IN SERVICE.

I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON INTERSTATE 90 EAST. THE CAR WHILE DRIVING WHEN I WAS GIVING GAS IT DIDNT RUN FORWARD AND IT JUST STOPPED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR PIPE GOT CORRODED SO THE COOLING OIL FROM THE TRANSMISSION DIDNT FLOW PROPERLY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING THE CAR RUNNING.THE TOYOTA HAS SAFETY RECALL OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION FOR THE SPARE TIRE THEN SAME THING APPLIES AS THE CORROSION PART IS UNDERNEATH OF THE ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A RUSTED CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TIRE WAS TAKEN FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION AND PLACED IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. UPDATED 7/16/15*CN

THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. THE ISSUE WAS TRACED TO DRIVERS SEAT WIRING. THE SEAT WIRES ARE EASILY EXPOSED. THE WIRES GET IN CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER'S FOOT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WIRES. THIS LEADS TO A PROBLEM DETECTING A WIGHT ON THE SEAT THAT IN TURN ENABLES THE AIR BAGS.

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM HOPING A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND ALL THE OTHER FAMILIES OUT THERE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. I AM USUALLY ABLE TO FIX IT BY JIGGLING THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS.

AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKING FOR PASSENGER SIDE. HAPPENED BEFORE. KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN THAT AIRBAG MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST 1,500 TO 2,000 DOLLARS. SAFETY SHOULD BE NOT EXPIRE WITHIN 3-5 YEAR WARRANTY. SHOULD BE LIFETIME UNTIL OWNER OWNS/HAS THE VEHICLE. SHOULD BE FIXED/REPLACED WITH NO CHARGE. ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC, THE WHEELS/RIMS IS ANOTHER ISSUE. IT BUBBLED/CORRODED AND TOYOTA SAID NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR BEFORE I BOUGHT NEW AFTERMARKET WHEELS. SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED/REPLACED BY TOYOTA ALSO. BTW, DAYTIME PHONE IS ADDRESS IN CHICAGO. MY NUMBER FOR GERMANY IS 011 49 6371 56000351.

I WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE BY TOYOTA, INDICATING THAT THE "SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY MAY CORRODE AND DETACH". I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 19, 2014, AND THEY REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE AND PLACED IT IN THE VEHICLE IN A PLASTIC BAG. THEY DID NOT FIX IT PROPERLY. THE SPARE TIRE IS NOW OCCUPYING A LOT OF SPACE THAT I NEED FOR CARGO. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER WHEN THE PROPER REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. I CALLED TOYOTA THIS MORNING (MAY 21, 2015) AFTER WAITING FIVE MONTHS FOR THE LETTER. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE THAT I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE REMEDY "IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR" BUT SHE COULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME THE MONTH IN WHICH THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I THINK IT IS TOO MUCH TO HAVE TO CARRY MY SPARE TIRE AROUND IN MY CARGO SPACE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM FASTER. THIS IS NOT THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE TRAIN. THIS IS A METAL HANGER FOR A SPARE TIRE, IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

UPON TRYING TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR - PLASTIC PIECES SHOT OUT AT PEOPLE STANDING NEARBY HITTING THEM IN THE FACE AND UPPER BODY, AND THE END OF A WIRE/CABLE FLUNG OUT NEARLY HITTING SOMEONE IN THE EYE. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO MAKE LOUD CLICKING AND CRUNCHING NOISES AND WOULD NOT OPEN MORE THAT AN INCH OR SO. IT HAD TO BE FORCEFULLY SHUT IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SIMILAR THINGS HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALER SAID THE CAUSE WAS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR MECHANISMS. THE VELOCITY AT WHICH THE PLASTIC PIECES AND CABLE FLUNG OUT COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE SINCE IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS EYE INJURY FROM DEFECTIVE PARTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (WHEELS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS A DOOR WELD FAILURE WHERE THE DOOR CHECK MOUNT CONNECTS TO THE DRIVE DOOR.

MY 2006 SIENNA HAS A LOW MILEAGE, 38K. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WHEN REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING RACK BOOT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IS LEAKING. I GOOGLED IT ONLINE AND FOUND SO MANY 2ND GENERATION SIENNAS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SO IT MUCH BE A DESIGN FLAW. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT A REMEDY HAD NOT YET BEEN DESIGNED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE DEALER CUT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WITHOUT THE CONTACT'S CONSENT AND PLACED THE SPARE IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 7/13/15*CN

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 TODAY MORNING AND THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME ABRUPTLY STOPPED. I WAS MAINTAINING A SAFE DISTANCE AND IMMEDIATELY HIT MY BRAKES. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES SEEMED TO ENGAGE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND VERY BADLY REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT ME. HAS THIS HAPPENED TO ANYONE BEFORE WITH THE CAR AUTO-ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN? *TR

NOTICED LEAK IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF SIENNA VAN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WHO IDENTIFIED THE LEAK SOURCE AS THE STEERING RACK. PART WAS NOT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AS TOO MANY YEARS AND 423 MILES BEYOND WARRANTY PERIOD. BROKEN PART 44250-08040 REPLACED PART AS TOYOTA 44250-08041 FAILURE OF PART, IF NOT CAUGHT SOON, ENOUGH, COULD CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND EVEN ISSUES A SERVICE BULLETIN AS TSB-0097-12 IN ADDITION TO A NEW REPLACEMENT PART. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THIS PART NOT LONG AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. I BELIEVE THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AS INSTALLED. I ADD MY VOICE TO THE MANY WHO HAVE REPLACED THIS PART AND WISH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA CORPORATION. DOT SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS AND SIMILAR STEERING RACK PARTS. AFTER TOYOTA BRUSHED OFF MY COMPLAINT VIA PHONE SUPPORT, I RECEIVED WRITTEN USPS MAIL IDENTIFYING A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION FOR A SEPARATE PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENT PANEL , DUE TO CRACKING AND STICKY DASHBOARDS. OBVIOUSLY, IF ENOUGH AFFECTED OWNERS DOCUMENT THEIR COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAILING STEERING RACKS, TOYOTA MIGHT BECOME SERIOUS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. TYPICAL COST OF PART IS $1200-$1600. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN UPDATED 9/15/15*JS

I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF TWO 2006 SIENNA VANS AND BOTH HAVE HAD FAILURE OF BOTH OF THE SIDE MIRRORS. THE MIRRORS BECOME FLOPPY AND WILL NOT HOLD THEIR POSITION. THIS RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF BLIND SPOT VISIBILITY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT CAUSES THE FAILURE. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND WOULD SEEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES AND THINKING THE MIRROR WAS IN THE CORRECT POSITION ONLY TO FIND THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN THE BLIND SPOT I HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE DAMAGES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE VINYL DASHBOARD ON MY VEHICLE IS MELTING IN THE SUN. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND PARK THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE. THE DASHBOARD HAS A STICKY RESIDUE TO THE TOUCH. IT HAS SEVERAL CRACKS AND THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE COVERED IN WAX. WHAT CONCERNS ME MORE IS THE VAPOR ORDOR EMMINATING FROM THE DASH. IT'S MAKING ME AND MY FOUR CHILDREN SICK. AT 87 DEGREES TODAY, I CAN'T DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. AND THE SMELL OF THE MELTED VINYL GOES THROUGH THE AIRCONDITIONING VENTS. NO AMOUNT OF AIR FRESHENER DIFFUSES THE ODOR. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR

I WANT TO KNOW WHY TOYOTA IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET GETTING THE SPARE TIRE BRACKET AND CABLE CORRECTED. I WILL NOT HAVE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WITHOUT A MEANS TO REPLACE A FLAT TIRE WHEN THEY ARE TRAVELING. THE FIX IS SIMPLE NEW MECHANISM WITH STAINLESS STEEL CABLE AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE. THE OFFER TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND PLACE THAT IN THE TRUNK IS AN INSULT AS IS NOT TO CARRY IT AND CALL TOYOTA IF THEY HAVE A FLAT. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. RECALL IS 14V273000. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SIDE AIR BAGS. MY INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, TOYOTA HAS ISSUED TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS BUT THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH OUT MAKING EXTENSIVE CHARGES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH NORMAL USE AND NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ALL FOUR ALLOY WHEELS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE PAINT BUBBLING AND CHIPPING OFF LEAVING THE WHEEL EXTERIOR EXPOSED TO WEATHER AND FURTHER CORROSION. UNDERNEATH THE CHIPPED PAINT THE ALLOY IS CORRODING, POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING THE STRENGTH AND OVERALL INTEGRATY OF THE WHEELS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED AIR LOSS IN BOTH FRONT TIRES OVER THE COURSE OF JUST A FEW DAYS. MY LOCAL TIRE SHOP CHECKED BOTH FRONT TIRES FOR PUNCTURES BUT FOUND NOTHING. THEY THEN REMOVED THE TIRES FROM THE RIMS AND INDICATED THE RIMS HAD CORRODED AROUND THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE RIM WHERE THE TIRE BEAD IS SUPPOSED TO SEAL. THEY CLEANED THE CORROSION FROM THE RIM INTERIOR AND APPLIED A BEAD SEALING COMPOUND THAT FILLS IN THE CORRODED AND PITTED BEAD AREA OF THE RIM ALLOWING THE TIRE BEAD TO SEAL AND HOLD AIR. WHEN IT COMES TIME TO ROTATE THE TIRES THE TECH PERSON INDICATED THAT I SHOULD ALSO HAVE THEM SEAL THE TIRES PLACED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS THEY WOULD PROBABLY START LOOSING AIR AS WELL WITH THE ADDED WEIGHT OF THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MODEL OF THE TOYOTA SIENNA. THUS FAR,TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

ON MARCH 13, 2015 DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH IN A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOWDOWN IN SPITE OF PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. MOVING THE CONTROL LEVER FORWARD TO DISENGAGE THE FUNCTION WAS ALSO NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE EXIT RAMP WAS INCLINED SO THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED THE ENGINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN OUR SPEED AT 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WENT THRU A STOP SIGN, BOUNCED OFF THE GUARD RAIL AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING. THE IMPACT DESTROYED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STOPPING WAS SO ABRUPT THAT THE CELL PHONE (IN MY SHIRT POCKET)FLEW OUT RIPPING THE POCKET OFF THE SHIRT. NEITHER THE FRONT NOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. SKID MARKS MADE BY THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT TIRE (AND POSSIBLY THE REAR RIGHT TIRE) PRIOR TO AND AFTER HITTING THE GUARD RAIL INDICATE THE BRAKES WERE WORKING ON AT LEAST THIS SIDE. SKID MARKS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE LEFT HAND TIRES WERE NOT NOTICED. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE ACQUIRED 9/2013 WITH 93K MILES ON IT. SINGLE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH "CLEAN" CARFAX AND SERVICE RECORDS. STARTING 1/2014, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL BEGAN ENGAGING ERRATICALLY AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES WHILE CORNERING DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. IT IS VERY STARTLING WITH LOUD BEEPS AND FLASHING LIGHTS FOLLOWED BY AUTOMATIC BRAKING THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLOW AND SWERVE ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO SO AND IS CLEARLY A MALFUNCTION AS IT HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS, IN GENTLE CORNERS AND AT CONSERVATIVE SPEEDS 45-65 MPH, AND UNPROVOKED BY ABRUPT STEERING, ACCELERATOR, OR BRAKING INPUTS. A VERY OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS MUCH UNDUE WEAR AND TEAR ON BRAKES, TIRES, SUSPENSION, AND STEERING. *TR

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WENT ON. ON CHECKING WITH TOYOTA SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME $624/- TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A B0111 (OPENING IN SWITCH CORE ERROR) THAT HAPPENED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA SIENNA AND MUST BE PART OF A FACTORY RECALL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FOLKS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 MODEL. PLEASE SEE HTTP://WWW.SIENNACHAT.COM/FORUM/64-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/5846-2006-SIENNA-AIRBAG-INDICATOR-LIGHT.HTML REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TREAD BECAME SEPARATED FROM 8 TO 10 INCHES OF TIRE EXPOSING THE STEEL BELTS. CAUSED AN UNSAFE WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING. TIRE DID NOT RUPTURE. ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED QUICKLY. TIRE ONLY 14 MONTHS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT PROVIDED A REMEDY TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND NOTICE IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. UPDATED 10/19/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

1) AUGUST 2013 DURING AN OIL CHANGE THE DEALER TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED ME THE STEERING RACK NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO OIL LEAKS FROM THE RACK AND PINION ($1000 REPAIRS). 2) SEPTEMBER 2014 ASKED DEALER TO CHECK AIR CONDITIONING AC RIGHT CENTER CONSOLE BLOWER. AFTER RECHARGING THE SYSTEM WITH DYE, FOUND THE AC LINES TO THE REAR CABIN CORRODED UNDER THE WHEEL WELLS -- RECOMMENDED $1500 TO REPLACE ENTIRE LINES (I DECLINED PENDING FURTHER INSPECTION SUMMER 2015). 3) FEBRUARY 2015 NOTICED RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING ELECTRONICALLY, WITH KEY FOB, INTERIOR SWITCHES, ETC., AND WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN PULLING OPEN/CLOSING MANUALLY BY HAND. ACTUATORS STILL WORKED TO "LOCK" THE DOOR DURING THE LAST INCH CLOSING/OPENING. NOTICED BLACK CABLE SHEATHING FRAYED AND BARE IN SPOTS, SHOWING STEEL CABLE INSIDE, BUT CABLE STILL INTACT. FOUND ONLINE FORUMS STATING MANY HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. LOCATED MY EXTENSION TO WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE FROM TOYOTA MAILING STATING "CERTAIN 2004-2007 MODEL YEAR SIENNA REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES AND POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE ASSEMBLIES" MAY BE COVERED (UP TO 120K OR 9 YEARS FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST), VIA THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM. HOWEVER, THIS "ENHANCEMENT" DOES NOT COVER DOOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILURES, WHICH MY DEALER TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBABLE MAIN CAUSE OF THE DOOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY (AFTER HAVING REMOVED PART OF THE DOOR FOR INSPECTION). I DECLINED THE $1000 LABOR + $1200 PARTS ($2200 TOTAL)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

AFTER HEARING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I OPENED MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL HAD COME OFF THE DOOR. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS ON THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THAT A BAD DESIGN OR POOR WELDING JOB MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, EITHER BY HAVING THE CHECKER PLATE REPLACED/REWELDED OR BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY WIFE STATED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED UP THE VAN, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING THE ENTIRE TIME SHE WAS DRIVING. I CHECKED FOR MYSELF AND FOUND THE SAME ISSUE. I REFERENCED THE OWNERS MANUAL WHICH STATED THAT IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE PLASTIC ON THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AS IF IT WAS SLASHED WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND NUMEROUS SITES HAVE PEOPLE REPORTING THE PROBLEM GOING BACK TO 2004 MODELS. THE TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT JUST SAYS THE VAN IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CRACKS ARE DUE TO AGE (WHICH THEY PROBABLY ARE TO SOME DEGREE) BUT PRESENT NO SAFETY ISSUES. I REFUTE THAT CLAIM. IF THE DASH IS CRACKING THEN I ASSUME THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED. HAVE OLDER SIENNAS BEEN TESTED THAT HAVE A CRACKING DASHBOARD? MY WIFE'S 2000 AVALON ALSO HAS A PLASTIC DASH AND IT IS NOT CRACKING AT ALL. NEITHER ARE MY TWO SONS OLD 4RUNNERS OR MY DAUGHTERS 2005 SIENNA. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FRONT AIRBAGS AND THEIR PROPER DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT.

WIRE CABLE THAT OPERATES AUTOMATIC DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. DOOR NO LONGER OPENS OR CLOSES - EVEN MANUALLY WITHOUT SOME EFFORT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 55K MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (WHEELS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 ##

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STRAPPED THE SPARE TIRE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 10/28/2015*JS

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, WARNING STARTED BEEPING, AND BRAKES WERE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER UNTIL IT HAD SLOWED DOWN, THEN HAD REDUCED POWER. THE BEEPING CONTINUED AND THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER THE BEEPING AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT, DRIVABILITY WAS NORMAL. THE CAR BEHIND US NEARLY COLLIDED WITH US WHEN THIS HAPPENED. CONDITIONS: SMOOTH, DRY PAVEMENT. NOTHING THAT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED A HALF DOZEN TIMES OVER THE LAST WEEK OR TWO. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA RECALL FOR SPARE TIRE CARRIER MOVED THE SPARE TIRE TO THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, PLACED IN A BAG, AND PLACED IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE TIRE WAS NOT SECURED BY SERVICE AND IS FREE TO VIBRATE, SHAKE, AND ROLL WHEN TURNING. THIS WAS TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX, WITH THE PERMANENT SOLUTION TO BE DETERMINED BY TOYOTA. IT HAS BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS FROM THE RELEASE DATE OF THE RECALL AND THERE IS STILL NO PERMANENT SOLUTION, AND THERE IS NO ETA FOR A FIX AT THIS TIME, PER THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AS IT IS LIMITING THE AVAILABLE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT SPACE, AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE UNSECURED SPARE TIRE IS DISTRACTING. WHAT REQUIREMENTS ARE THERE FOR CLOSING OUT ACTION ITEMS ON RECALLS AND FOR COMPLETING "PERMANENT" FIXES? *TR

THE SLIDING POWER DOOR, PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN AND IS STUCK CLOSED. TOYOTA IS CHARGING OVER $1500 FOR THE FIX, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS. ANY ON-LINE SEARCH WILL CLEARLY INDICATE A NEED FOR A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE: "TO DATE, TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SIENNA, ALTHOUGH SOME OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE AUTOMAKER HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB) FOR THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. A TSB IS EFFECTIVELY A HIDDEN RECALL, MEANING THAT TOYOTA IS ATTEMPTING TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM IN-HOUSE. CONTACT YOUR TOYOTA DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. CHECK THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOR CURRENT RECALL INFORMATION" I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA, MANY TIMES AND THEY JUST DON?T CARE. SO CAN THE NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE OR NOT???? THANK YOU. *TR

DRIVING MY DAUGHTER HOME FROM SCHOOL THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN DASHBOARD AND BEGAN FLASHING. THIS IS THE "DRIVERS SIDE" INDICATOR, NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE INDICATOR LOCATED BENEATH THE CLOCK. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED SUDDENLY. TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS CORROSION PROBLEM BACK IN APRIL 20, 2010 WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V160000. IN MAY 22, 2014, ANOTHER INTERIM CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V273000 WAS ISSUED. UNTIL TODAY, NOTHING HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED UP TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE JUST TOLD ME THAT "UNTIL THEY FOUND A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE, JUST PUT THE SPARE TIRE IN THE TRUNK". THIS TYPE OF SHIRKING RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALOOF ATTITUDE. THE SUDDEN DROPPED OF THE TIRE WOULD HAVE POSE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO OTHER VEHICLES IF ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY ORDERED THE PART, BUT THEN ALSO INFORMED ME I NEEDED A NEW WATER PUMP. I HAD THE WATER PUMP REPAIRED, THEN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE AIRBAG PART CAME IN, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I STILL HAVE THE PART. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME TOYOTA MODELS, BUT I DID NOT FIND A RECALL SPECIFIC TO MY VEHICLE. I THINK MY VEHICLE SHOULD MAYBE BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THE AIRBAG PART INSTALLED AND REPAIRED. JUST LET ME SAY I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MY 2006 SIENNA. I WILL KEEP IT UNTIL IT DIES. *TR

MY TOYOTA SIENNA DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING. IT STARTED WITH SMALL DOTS AND NOW ITS PEELING OFF. *JS

THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH AIR BAGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $1,500. OUR SIENNA ONLY HAS 86K MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS AIR BAG PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS GARNERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. IT IS MY OPIONION THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AT TOYOTA AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. *JS

WILL DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV A HIGH RATE AND LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE FOUR WAY CROSS BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. *TR

THE DRIVER AIRBAG COMES ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. *TR