2006 Toyota Sienna complaints

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AS EXPECTED WHEN THE VAN IS STARTED. THEN INSTEAD OF GOING OUT, IT FLASHES THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS ON. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IF THE VAN IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT. BUT THEN A COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT WILL FLASH AGAIN. I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER OR NOT MY AIRBAGS WOULD ACTUALLY DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE FOR VAN OWNERS AND THE ISSUE RETURNS AFTER REPAIRS. PLEASE CONSIDER AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO CANNOT AFFORD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO FIX OUR VANS, AND WE HAVE NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO DRIVE OUR FAMILIES AROUND IN UNSAFE VEHICLES WITH OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE DON'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT. THANK YOU! *TR

I JUST BOUGHT THIS VAN FROM A SMALL DEALERSHIP AND I NOTICE THAT MY SEAT BELT IS LOSS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VAN . SO I PULLED ON IT AND IT WILL GET HARDER AND HARDER SO DEALING WITH IT I GOT SOME WHAT DISTRACTED SO I PULLED OVER TO UNDO IT AND IT TOOK SOME MUSCLE ANT TIME . WHILE IM DRIVING IF I PULL A BIT IT DOES IT EVERY TIME ... JUST GOT THIS VAN AND I'M TIRE OF IT ALREADY. *TR

SINCE 2012, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR HAS MADE A LOUD POPPING, CRACKING SOUND EVERY TIME IT IS OPENED OR CLOSED. TOYOTA DEALER INFORMED ME THE DOOR WELD IS CRACKED AND THE ENTIRE DOOR MUST BE REMOVED FOR A NEW WELD AND PAINT JOB AT A BODY SHOP. DEALER ALSO SHOWED ME A TOYOTA WARRANTY COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM (THE "DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL," POL07-04, ISSUED 10/22/07), WHICH EXTENDS UP TO 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS IN THE MAIL, AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR UNDER THE TSBS ON THE NHTSA SITE. MY VAN IS NO LONGER COVERED AT 110,000 MILES. NOTE: I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT ONLY 32,000 MILES, WHICH WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT MEANS BOTH MY FRONT DOORS HAVE HAD FAILED WELDS. THIS CLEARLY IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD COVER, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE.

THE CAR WAS SENT TO THE DEALER FOR TIMING BELT KIT REPLACEMENT, UPON INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO THE FACT THE ABOVE MENTIONED PART, PART # 44050-08030, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES HYDRAULIC UNIT, IS DAMAGE OR INOPERABLE. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAS ENCOUNTERED THIS SITUATION IN THE SAME MODEL/YEAR OF MY CAR, BUT BECAUSE TOYOTA HAS NOT PRONOUNCE ON THIS MATTER THERE IS LITTLE HE CAN DO ABOUT IT EXCEPT FOR REPLACE THE PART WHICH COST ABOUT $1,680.00, HE ADVISE ME TO INFORM THE PROPER AUTHORITIES FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON WHY THE PART MALFUNCTION. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER SIDE DOOR WELD FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED LAST WEEK, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DEVELOPED A POPPING NOISE THAT OCCURRED WHENEVER THE DOOR WAS OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE SPOT WELDS HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE DOOR STRUCTURE. *JB

TWO ISSUES: (1) SINCE 2012, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR HAS MADE A LOUD POPPING, CRACKING SOUND EVERY TIME IT IS OPENED OR CLOSED. TOYOTA DEALER INFORMED ME THE DOOR WELD IS CRACKED AND THE ENTIRE DOOR MUST BE REMOVED FOR A NEW WELD AND PAINT JOB AT A BODY SHOP. DEALER ALSO SHOWED ME A TOYOTA WARRANTY COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM (THE "DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL," POL07-04, ISSUED 10/22/07), WHICH EXTENDS UP TO 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS IN THE MAIL, AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR UNDER THE TSBS ON THE NHTSA SITE. MY VAN IS NO LONGER COVERED AT 110,000 MILES. NOTE: I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT ONLY 32,000 MILES, WHICH WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT MEANS BOTH MY FRONT DOORS HAVE HAD FAILED WELDS. THIS CLEARLY IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD COVER, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. (2) POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN INTERIOR BUTTONS OR KEY FOB BUTTONS ARE PUSHED. IT WILL OPEN MANUALLY, BUT IT STICKS AND REQUIRES A HARD PULL. DEALER ADVISES CABLING IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE MOTOR IN THE MAIN CONTROL BOARD IS BAD. I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR THE REAR SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLIES AND POWER SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLIES WILL COVER THE CABLES AND LATCH, BUT DOES NOT COVER THE MOTOR, THE MAIN CONTROL BOARD, OR THE LOCK! THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. THESE COMPONENTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. *TR

STEERING OIL LEAK ON PASSENGER SIDE FOUND DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE STEERING RACK INNER SEALS HAD DISINTEGRATED CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE THAT WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL THE BOOT HAD BEEN AFFECTED AND BROKEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE ANTI SKID BREAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BEEPING SOUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIXTY OR SEVENTY TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BECAUSE IT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMPLETING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT. THE CONTACT, AND FIVE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN (SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST EPISODE, LIKE 10 MORE) THE STEERING WHEEL GETS LOCKED AND DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE WAY THAT I'M TRYING TO STEER, IT'S GET LOCKED OR REALLY HARD TO MANEUVER, AND JUST BECAUSE I'M TURNING AT SLOW SPEED I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT. LAST TIME I WAS BACKING UP FROM MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN I COULDN'T MOVE TO ANY SIDE (LEFT OR RIGHT), IT WAS LOCKED FOR LIKE 1 MINUTE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVERS AIR BAGS LIGHT GETS ON AND OFF, BUT MAINLY KEEPS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SAID IT WAS FINE AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF ALL THE TIME THAT THEY WERE CHECKING IT, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. IT GOES OFF FOR A WHILE THEN WILL COME BACK ON. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I STARTED UP THE VAN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BLINKING. I TRIED TO UNPLUG AND REPLUG YELLOW CONNECTER PUT DID NOT GO AWAY. *TR

THE DOOR CHECK POCKET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BEGAN MAKING A POPPING SOUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE SPOT WELDS ON THE POCKET CAME UNDONE. LOOKING INTO THE MATTER, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR TOYOTA. THEY OFFERED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT OF 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES FOR THE ISSUE. UPON CONTACTING THE COMPANY AND DISCUSSING THE ISSUE, I WAS PROMPTLY TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING TOYOTA IS WILLING TO DO FOR ME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MULTIPLE PEOPLE AT THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS THAT THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE AND THEY WILL NOT COMPENSATE ME FOR THIS FAILURE WHICH IS DUE TO THEIR FAULTY MANUFACTURING. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. AND THE BULLETIN CODE IS DTCB0111. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE, MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELT ON MY 2006 SIENNA WILL NO LONGER RETRACT. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ALL THE TIME. I TAKE IT IN AND FIX IT EVERY TIME I GET MAINTENANCE DONE. THEY OPEN THE CIRCUIT IN THE RIGHT SIDE SQUIB CIRCUIT AND ADJUST THE PIN FIT CONNECTION ON WIRE HARNESS. COSTS $60.00 TO FIX. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS! I NEED TO FIND SOMEONE THAT CAN TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS MYSELF! IT STAYS OFF FOR ABOUT A DAY OR TWO, SOMETIMES A MONTH OR TWO. THEN IT STARTS BLINKING AGAIN. *TR

LESS THAN A YEAR AGO A CREAKING NOISE TURN INTO A CRACKING NOISE AND NOW IS WORSE LIKE A POPPING SOUND THAT FEEL LIKE THE DOOR IS GOING TO FALL WHEN YOU TRY TO CLOSE IT AND WHEN YOU ARE IN THE HIGHWAY THE DOOR VIBRATES AND IT FEELS LIKE IS GOING TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA SEND A NOTICE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY 5 YRS OR 100000 AND MY MINI VAN MOSTLY IS USED IN THE WEEKENDS SO I HAVE ONLY ABOUT 60000K FOR A 8 YEARS OLD CAR (LOW MILEAGE USE). OF COURSE THE NOISE START TO HAPPEN JUST AFTER 5 YRS BUT LESS THAN 6 YRS OR 100000 MILES AND TOYOTA APPARENTLY DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIR. I'M WANDERING IF THE DOOR FALL OFF FROM THE CAR IN THE HIGHWAY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHO IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM OF A WELDING JOINT AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IF PROPER WORK HAVE BEEN DONE. I INVITE YOU TAKE PROMPT ACTION AND PUSH TOYOTA FOR A RECALL REGARDING THE FRONT DOOR WELDING PROBLEM. COST OF REPLACEMENT IS ABOVE 2K. I HOPE TO HEARD SOON FROM YOU. THANKS *TR

THE STEERING RACK INNER SEALS HAD DISINTEGRATED CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE THAT WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL THE BOOT HAD BEEN AFFECTED AND BROKEN. CONCERNED BY PART FAILURE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. COMPLAINTS SEEN ON TOYOTA FORUMS - TOYOTA ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS IN JULY 2012 BUT NO INFORMATION SENT TO CONSUMERS TSB-0097-12 . CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA06020 THE REPLACEMENT STRUT FOR THE REAR LIFT GATE UNDER THE RECALL NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA06020 ARE FAILING AGAIN. THEY WERE ALREADY REPLACE ONCE UNDER THE RECALL. IF IT'S A NORMAL WEAR ITEM THEN SHOULD BE LISTED UNDER MAINTENANCE. *TR

THE SRC AIRBAG (CURTAIN/SIDE AIRBAG) MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WENT OFF. IT HAS BEEN BELOW OF RECENTLY. WHEN I GOOGLED IT, SOME PEOPLE POINTED IT OUT TO THE YELLOW HARNESS UNDER THE FRONT SEATS. I WIGGLED IT A LITTLE AS SOME PEOPLE SUGGESTED AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT AWAY (I DON'T KNOW IF IT MAY COME BACK AGAIN). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. ANYONE COULD EASILY BREAK THE HARDNESS WHEN THEY PULL THE TRAY UNDER SEAT. OR A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN YOUR SHOE COULD ACCIDENTALLY KICK THE HARDNESS AND BREAK IT, PREVENTING THE SIDE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING. IT HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY TO PROTECT THE HARDNESS. ESPECIALLY HERE IN MINNESOTA WITH BELOW OF THE HARDNESS GET TOO COLD AND MAY BECOME BRITTLE. *TR

LAST WEEK, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING CONSTANTLY WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. A QUICK READ OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE SIDE OR CURTAIN AIRBAGS. MORE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SIENNAS FROM 2006. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA ON A WIDE SCALE BASIS. MY CAR IS LIKE NEW, NOT USED MUCH, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS 23000 MILES. IT IS INEXCUSABLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, AND MORE INEXCUSABLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT, CONSIDERING THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. PLEASE FORCE TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL, TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM FAIRLY, FOR AFFECTED OWNERS. *TR

RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE ALL THE WAY. NEED EXTREME MANUAL PRESSURE TO FORCE IT TO CLOSE. TURNING OFF POWER FOR THE SLIDING DOOR STILL DOES NOT ALLOW IT TO BE CLOSED WITHOUT NEEDING EXTREME MANUAL PRESSURE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE ARE ONLY USING THE LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BLINKING, INDICATING THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. THERE IS A TSB ON THIS, #0069-12. A SEARCH INDICATES MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS THAT APPEAR RELATED TO A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE WIRING. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY TOYOTA. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS ON/OFF, INDICATING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 SIENNA THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. IT WAS TRACED BY THE SEALER TO A FAULTY WIRE UNDER THE FROM PASSENGER SEAT. THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE IS A DRAWER RIGHT THERE AND THE DRAWER OFTEN GETS STUCK AND INTERFERES WITH THE WIRING. THE WIRING IS VERY EXPOSED AND CAN EASILY GET BROKEN! THE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM SIMILAR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. FOR EXAMPLE, SEE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/TOYOTA/SIENNA/AIRBAG I ENDED UP SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FIXING THIS, BUT IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY TOYOTA. *TR

BRAND NEW 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA BROUGHT IN FOR FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT. TOLD LOOSE CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. DEALERSHIP REST. LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN WHILE DEPLOYED OVERSEAS. UPON RETURN FROM OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT, AIRBAG LIGHT STILL FLASHING, NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND REPAIR WOULD BE $3,000. TOLD AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY AND WILL FAIL STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SIENNA'S NEED TO BE RECALLED TO CORRECT THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS HAVE SAME ISSUE ON SIENNA'S. IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR A TOYOTA DESIGN ISSUE REPAIR THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH OF FAMILY. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS FROZEN IN PLACE AT ALL THE WAY OUT, UNUSABLE , HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO FIX IT. *TR

SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS SOLID ON. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN IT WAS OPENED AND CLOSED. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH, AND DISCOVERED THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING ON THE DOOR WELD, THAT COULD NOT STAND THE STRESS OF OPENING AND CLOSING. THE CONSUMER CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS REASSURED THEY WOULD BE ABLE HELP HIM. THEY INDICATED, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND DRIVING AROUND TO GET VARIOUS ESTIMATED, TOYOTA DECIDED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE WORSENED AND NOW REQUIRES A COMPLETE DOOR REPLACEMENT.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN 'GRUMBLING' FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. FINALLY TOOK IT IN AND THEY ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. I DON'T THINK THE BEARINGS SHOULD BE WEARING OUT IN JUST 100K MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A RUSTED CABLE CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN HAS AN SRS LIGHT THAT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. I HAVE SEEN NO RESOLUTION FROM TOYOTA. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SRS IS DISABLED WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THUS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

AFTER INSTALLING NEW BATTERY, AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS, BUT NO ONE EVER CLEARED THE AIR BAG LIGHT. MOVING FRONT SEATS BACK AND FORTH ALSO AFFECT THE AIR BAG LIGHT. EVENTUALLY LIGHT WENT OUT AND ASSUMED EVERYTHING OKAY. MOVEMENT OF SEATS HAVE BROUGHT THE LIGHT BACK ON AND THIS TIME, STAYS SOLID. FAILED STATE INSPECTION FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT. CODES FOUND B0111 AND B0150. RESEATED CONNECTORS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT = NO CHANGE. WIRING UNDER SEATS IS SUBSTANDARD AND POORLY DESIGNED. IT IS EASY TO SEE HOW THE WIRING CAN BECOME EASILY DAMAGED DURING NORMAL USE. NO PROTECTIVE CASINGS AROUND CONNECTORS TO PROTECT THE WIRES FROM ACCIDENTAL BUMPING/CORROSION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. VERY POOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

STEERING OIL LEAK ON PASSENGER SIDE FOUND DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. *TR

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS BEGUN FLASHING ON THE DASH UNDER NO EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. WHEN IGNITION IS STARTED THE LIGHT COMES ON AND BLINKS AT A SLOW RATE UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BLINKING, INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE SYSTEM. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER, WAS QUOTED A REPAIR OF $1600 FOR A NEW WIRE HARNESS. I DECLINED. I RESEARCHED ONLINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR TOYOTA MAKE AND MODEL. OFTEN PEOPLE GET THE REPAIR DONE AND THE LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN DAYS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE CAR, NOT USER ERROR. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED, SO I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NORMAL USE WOULD CAUSE SUCH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL OR PROVIDE A FIX THAT WILL WORK. THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THIS MODEL IS UNDER THE FRONT SEATS, WHICH GET MOVED AND JOSTLED DAILY. THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS A BIN THAT SLIDES IN AND OUT DIRECTLY ABOVE THE WIRES FOR THE SRS! I HAVE JOSTLED THE WIRES AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF. SO NOW I DON'T KNOW IF MY AIRBAGS EVEN WORK. THE DEALER WANTS $150 JUST TO TELL ME YES OR NO ON THAT. PLEASE LOOK THROUGH YOUR RECORDS TO FIND MORE OF THESE COMPLAINTS AS I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN FILED. HERE ARE A FEW WEBSITES WHERE PEOPLE ARE DISCUSSING THE ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.DSLREPORTS.COM/FORUM/R25631560-2006-SIENNA-WITH-FLASHING-SRS-LIGHT HTTP://WWW.SIENNACHAT.COM/FORUM/64-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/5846-2006-SIENNA-AIRBAG-INDICATOR-LIGHT.HTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/TOYOTA/SIENNA/AIRBAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY DETECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY VAN WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING. I BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR TWICE, AND I WAS TOLD BE THE TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP THAT IT WAS NORMAL. UNTIL NOW (THE VAN IS NO LONGER WARRANTY) THROUGH "FORUM" I KNOW IT IS SOMETHING WRONG, AND IT HAPPENED TO SEVERAL 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. IT IS SAFETY CONCERNING, AND I WOULD SUBMIT THIS FOR RECALL. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGINS BLINKING AND WILL NOT GO OUT. BASED ON ONLINE INFORMATION I DETERMINED THAT THE HARNESS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT MAY BE FAULTY. I UNPLUGGED THE HARNESS AND REPLUGGED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER A FEW HUNDRED MILES THE BLINKING LIGHT RETURNED. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THE AIRBAG PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE CAR WAS IN PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD AFTER I EXITED THE VEHICLE. I QUICKLY TURNED TO GET BACK IN THE CAR TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AS IT WAS ROLLING TOWARDS MY OTHER CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. IN DOING SO, I SUFFERED A KNEE INJURY, FELL TO THE GROUND I INJURED MY KNEE AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT MADE CONTACT WITH MY OTHER CAR. THE INJURY TO MY KNEE WAS SIGNIFICANT, REQUIRED SURGERY, AND I HAVE STILL NOT RETURNED TO WORK. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT JAMMED AND IT IS NOT RETRACTING. *TR

THE REAR DOOR HATCH STRUTS FAILED ON MY 2006 SIENNA LE, IT CAME CRASHING ON ME, FORTUNATELY I CAUGHT IT MIDWAY AND I WASN'T INJURED BECAUSE OF THAT. IF NOT FOR THAT, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. NOW THE REAR DOOR/TRUNK HATCH DOES NOT STAY OPEN, AND IF I LET GO OF IT, IT COMES CRASHING DOWN REALLY FAST. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL HURT SOMEBODY, PARTICULARLY MY CHILDREN. THERE IS A SIMILAR RECALL FOR THE SAME STRUTS USED FOR POWER REAR DOOR HATCH. HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA THEY MENTIONED THAT RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE JUST BECAUSE MY REAR DOOR HATCH ISN'T POWERED, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX IT. IN MY OPINION THE RECALL SHOULD BE ON THE STRUTS ITSELF REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DOOR IS POWERED OR NOT AS THE STRUTS ARE THE ONES THAT FAIL AND NOT THE POWERED FUNCTION OF THE DOOR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. *JS

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS UNTIL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FIXED IT 2 1/2 YRS AGO; THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN AND WAS TOLD I COULD NOT GET MY VAN INSPECTED WITH OUT IT FIXED. THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THE 2006 SIENNAS - THERE IS NO REASON THE AIR BAG LIGHTS SHOULD BE ON. THE SLIDING PASSENGER REAR DOOR STOPPED WORKING- DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE - HAD TO TURN OFF ELECTRONIC SWITCH AND HAVE TO SLAM THE DOOR TO KEEP IT CLOSED. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A SERVICE CALL ON THIS BUT THERE IS SOMETHING DRASTICALLY WRONG WITH 2006 TOYOTA SIENNAS. ON 10/14/2011 I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS AND IT TOOK ALMOST 2 YEARS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. RUN FLAT TIRES WORE OUT EARLY, REPLACED BUT HAD A LOT OF FLATS AND ADDING AIR TO TIRES WEEKLY. RUN FLAT RIMS WERE NOT TRUE AND HAD TO REPLACE RIMS AND TIRES . I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE.

THE DRIVER-SIDE SEAT BELT GETS JAMMED DURING RETRACTION AND BECOMES INOPERABLE. THE RESULT IS THAT THE DRIVER MAY CONTINUE DRIVING WITHOUT PROTECTION UNTIL THE BELT CAN BE UNJAMMED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS REPEATEDLY AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE, SOMETIMES REQUIRING AN EXPENSIVE VISIT TO THE DEALER. PARTS REPLACEMENT IS UNLIKELY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEM ISSUE.

AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK, SO AIRBAGS WON'T WORK IF THERE IS A CRASH HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED AT DEALER FOR $600. *JB

ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE SEVERE BUBBLING AND PEELING PAINT. SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR, I HAVE ALWAYS GONE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR WORK AND THEY HAVE NOT PAID ANY ATTENTION TO THIS COMPLAINT. WHEN I DECIDED TO HAVE SOME WORK DONE WITH MY HUSBAND'S MECHANIC HE RAISED THE ISSUE. HE IS CONCERNED WITH THE RUST THAT IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER TIME WILL EVENTUALLY EFFECT OUR ABILITY TO PLACE NEW TIRES ON THE CAR AS THE RUST ENCROACHES INTO THE RIMS.

MY 2006 SIENNA WAS BACKED INTO AT THE PASSENGER REAR QUARTER PANEL BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 2 OR 3 DAYS THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE BODY SHOP RESET THE AIRBAGS. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO BODY SHOP AND THEY HAD THE SAME B CODE FROM THE ACCIDENT AND RESET. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB IT SEEMS THAT THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR UNDER THE SEATS IS THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO RESET THEM EVERY SO OFTEN. SAME ISSUE THAT OTHER 2006 SIENNA OWNERS ARE HAVING. *JS

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. SEEMS TO BE A CONNECTION ISSUE. *JS

THE TAILGATE STRUTS ARE WORN DOWN VERY EASILY BY THE DESIGN OF THE TAILGATE, WITH THE RESULT THAT THE DOOR SLAMS SHUT ON ITS OWN - AND IT IS VERY HEAVY. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE STRUTS TO 6 YEARS, BUT THE STRUTS STILL WEAR OUT AFTER A SHORT TIME BECAUSE OF THE TAILGATE DESIGN. TOYOTA APPEARS TO BE AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION, BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE DESIGN PROBLEM. IT IS A SERIOUS FLAW AS THE HEAVY TAILGATE CAN SLAM DOWN ON THE NECKS AND HEADS OF BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN LOADING THE TRUNK. A REVIEW OF TOYOTA AND CAR FORUM BOARDS ILLUSTRATE HOW WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS THE PROBLEM CAN BE.