2006 Toyota Sienna complaints

TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2006. SLIDING DOOR CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY CLOSED. THIS IS A MANUAL SLIDING DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY CLOSED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO. PREVIOUSLY IT WOULD CLOSE AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. BUT THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT WORK NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY. IT SEEMS THAT ONE OF THE DOOR LOCKING PARTS DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE DOOR "HALF-OPEN". *TR

EXTREME WHEEL CORROSION OF ALL 4 ALLOY WHEELS ON 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD. PAINT IS FLAKING OFF, BEGAN AS BUBBLING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. ONLY 65K ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEELS ARE CORRODING EXCESSIVELY, THIS MAY CAUSE AIR LEAKS IN THE FUTURE. IT IS A 2006 WITH 74700 MILES, THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE TOO SOON FOR THIS KIND OF WEAR. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE STEERING RACK BOOT LEAK. DISCOVERED AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DURING OIL CHANGE. *TR

MY SLIDING REAR DOORS ARE STICKING OR NOT CLOSING/OPENING AT ALL. THE REAR RIGHT SLIDING DOOR WHEN OPENED WITH THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDS TO BE TUGGED IN ORDER TO OPEN. *TR

REMOVED THE RUN FLAT TIRES AND REPLACED THEM WITH REGULAR TIRES. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING THE "TIRE BALANCE" LIGHT GO OFF IN MY CAR AND GETTING FLAT TIRES. EVER SINCE I SWITCHED THE TIRES THE ALIGNMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ISSUE. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY EXTENDED AND LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF OTHER TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. AFTER REAPPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE SPEED RATE BEGAN TO REDUCE TO 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE ROAD WHERE THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

ON FEBRUARY 25, 2012, THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WOULD NOT CLOSE UNLESS I APPLIED FORCE. FOR MONTHS THIS ISSUE DID NOT RESOLVE AND BECAME WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD NO LONGER USE THE DOOR. THIS BECAME A SAFETY ISSUE AS MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN COULD ONLY EXIT THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR INTO THE STREET SIDE. THIS PUT MY CHILDREN AND ME IN DANGER OF BEING HIT BY PASSING MOTORISTS. FURTHERMORE, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THIS EXIT POINT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TO US. AFTER RECEIVING THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR IN JULY 2012, BUT WERE INFORMED THE PART NEEDING REPLACEMENT, IDENTIFIED AS "R/SLIDING DOOR REAR SUPPORT LATCH AND CABLE ASSY" WAS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE CLEARLY STATED "REAR SLIDING DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES" AND "POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE ASSEMBLY" WERE COVERED. I WAS TOLD THE PART NUMBERS DID NOT MATCH. IN JULY 2013, I OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY AGAIN INFORMED ME THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE ENHANCEMENT WARRANTY. I EXPRESSED MY COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE LACK OF REGARD FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. SHORTLY AFTER, I RECEIVED A SURPRISING CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINING THAT THE PART IN QUESTION WAS ACTUALLY COVERED. THEIR ERROR WAS UPSETTING. I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TWICE TO FINALLY HAVE THE DOOR REPAIRED AND HAD TO PAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL PART, A HINGE THAT CAUSED THE DOOR TO SAG AND DRAG AGAINST THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE W

IN EARLY 2011 OUR AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A FEW DAYS IT TURNED OFF. AROUND JULY 11 2011 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND DID NOT TURN OFF. WE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICE BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 7/28/2011 (34,268 MILEAGE). THEY "REPLACED THE AIR BAG PER TSB". IN MID OCTOBER 2011 THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON 10/31/2011 (36,755 MILEAGE) AND THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY "REPLACED FLOOR WIRE HARNESS PASSENGER SIDE". IN LATE 2012 THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN BUT EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF. NOW ITS EARLY AUGUST 2013 (44,456 MILEAGE) AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THE SAME DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO LOOK AT THE CAR UNLESS WE PAY $137.00 JUST TO LOOK TO SEE IF IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. IF YOU GOOGLE SEARCH THE ISSUE IT POPS UP AS THE FIRST SEARCH BECAUSE THE AIR BAG ISSUE IS SUCH A MAJOR CONCERN AND ISSUE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND DO IT FOR FREE AND STOP PLAYING WITH ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS! THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ITEM. FLEX AND FORCE TOYOTA TO RECALL THIS AIR BAG SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU! *TR

ONE MORNING, JUST A REGULAR MORNING AS ALWAYS, I GOT INTO MY CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK, TURNED THE CAR ON, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT CONTINUED TO FLASH THE WHOLE TIME I WAS DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN FLASHING EVER SINCE, EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENTS OR ANY FUNNY BUSINESS, JUST OUT OF THE BLUE IT STARTED FLASHING. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON, BUT THAT THE CONNECTOR BELOW THE SEATS IS LIKELY THE CULPRIT. TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DURING THE 65K SERVICE AT I WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING THIS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF STEERING GEAR AND REPLACING THE TIE ROD END EACH SIDE. THE COST WILL BE AROUND $1225.00. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA VEHICLE IS GETTING DECREASED COMPARE TO SOME EARLIER MODELS. *TR

THE DRIVER-SIDE SEATBELT GOT STUCK AFTER BEING FULLY RETRACTED. AT THE TOP OF THE BELT, WHERE IT RETRACTS, THERE WAS A FOLD IN THE BELT AND IT GOT WEDGED INTO THE CURVE OF THE U-SHAPED HOUSING OF THE BELT. *TR I HAVE TRIED PULLING ON IT, MOVING THE ADJUSTABLE TRACK, USING PLIERS AND SCREWDRIVERS TO GET THE BELT TO UN-CINCH. I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT LOOSE. *TR

RUN-FLAT TIRE WENT FLAT WITHOUT THE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATION. WHEN IT ACTIVATED, THERE WAS ALREADY A HOLE IN THE TIRE FROM RUNNING IT FLAT. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, WHICH WAS ONE WEEK LATER, THERE WAS A HOLE BEFORE THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECKED REGULARLY ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

SRS LIGHT IS FLASHING INDICATING PROBLEM WITH AIRBAGS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY, WITHOUT CAUSE OR WARNING, THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE AT 38,000 MILES IN APRIL OF 2010 BUT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND RELATED AIR BAG EQUIPMENT. NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR AS IT IS A LIFE THREATENING SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE SRS AIR BAG SYSTEM IN A CAR IS NONFUNCTIONAL. IF INDEED THE REPAIR IS A SIMPLE DETACHMENT AND REATTACHMENT OF THE AIR BAG CONNECTORS UNDER THE FRONT SEATS (AS REPORTED ON THE 2006 SIENNA EDMUNDS CONSUMER BULLETIN BOARDS), THEN TOYOTA SHOULD MAKE THAT REPAIR AVAILABLE TO ALL OWNERS OF THIS CAR (WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE OF CAR OR MILEAGE) FOR NO COST. THESE CONNECTORS ARE IN A POSITION TO BE KNOCKED LOOSE EASILY BY PERSONAL ITEMS IN THE UNDERSEAT STORAGE TRAY OR OTHERWISE ON THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. IT IS A BAD DESIGN THAT COULD HAVE LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES IF AN AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY. *TR

SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VAN FELL ON ROAD WHILE DRIVING WHILE I WAS DRIVING INTO A MALL. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 18003314331 ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A WARNING, THEY REFUSED TO FIX THIS ISSUE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOYOTA REPLACED DRIVER'S SEAT & SENSORS. LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 6 MOS. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED/RE-CONNECTED PLUG UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. LIGHT WENT OFF. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 2 YRS. MOVED DRIVER'S SEAT UP AND BACK, LIGHT WENT OFF. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN DECEMBER OF 2012. TRIED MOVING SEAT, CHECKING CONNECTION UNDER SEAT, TALKED TO SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD FIX WAS NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA. LIGHT IS STILL ON. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND AFTER BEING PARKED AT OUR HOME OVERNIGHT THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

OUR VAN HAS A SRS AIRBAG LIGHT THAT FLASHES FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS UNDER 25,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED, IT APPEARS MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, HUSBAND AND 3 CHILDREN. TOYOTA PLEASE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AIRBAG SENSOR PROBLEMS AND HELP KEEP OUR FAMILIES SAFE. YOU WOULD IF IT WAS YOUR FAMILY! *TR

THE HATCHBACK OF THE TOYOTA SIENNA WAS BROKEN. IT COULD BE OPENED BUT DID NOT STAY UP. I HAD TO HOLD IT UP AND WHEN I LET GO OF IT, THE DOOR SLAMMED DOWN QUICKLY AND COULD HAVE HURT ME IF I DIDN'T MOVE. I HAD IT FIXED ON JUNE 28TH BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE. *TR

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND FLASHES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA YET THEY CHOOSE NOT TO ISSUE A RECALL. COST TO FIX IT MAY EXCEED $1,500-$2,000. AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN ID: T-SB-1062-10. *TR

ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE AIR BAGS (SRS) LIGHT CAME ON AND KEPT BLINKING. IT STAYS BLINKING WHENEVER THE CAR IS STARTED. I CHECKED THE MANUAL AND AM SURE IT IS THE SRS LIGHT (NOT FOR THE SEAT BELT). THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN DEC 2006, AND I HAVE NOT HAD AIR BAGS ISSUE BEFORE. REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR GIVEN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT I OWN IT. *TR

MY SIENNA HAD A AIR BAG CODE B0111 AND FLASHING ALL THE TIME. IT MIGHT TAKE OVER 3,000 DOLLARS TO FIX THAT PROBLEM. PLUS, MY FAMILY IS NOT SAFE IN MY SIENNA. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

POWER REAR LIFTGATE STRUTS HAVE FAILED. THEY WERE ORIGINALLY REPLACED UNDER THE 2008 RECALL (THEY WEREN'T DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME); HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOW FAILED. THE DOOR CLOSES HARD ON YOU IF YOU ARE NOT READY FOR IT AND IT'S NOT EASY TO PROP IT OPEN OR KEEP IT OPEN WITHOUT POTENTIALLY INJURING YOURSELF. THERE IS NO WAY TO DISENGAGE OR OTHERWISE PROP OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY. *TR

THE THIRD ROW POWER SEATS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND ARE UNUSABLE. *TR

BOTH SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS OFF AND STILL THEY WILL NOT OPEN. *TR

AIRBAGS INTERMITTENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL. THAT IS, THE WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL (I.E., SYSTEM SHUT DOWN) WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN TO ME FOR THE SAKE OF MY FAMILY. IT IS GALLING SINCE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS A MAJOR SELLING POINT OF THE CAR. ATTEMPTED REPAIRS BY DEALER ON AUGUST 4, 2009 UNDER WARRANTY REPLACED THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY ON ONE SIDE BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OF REPEATED INTERMITTENT FAILURE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, TOYOTA REFUSED TO ADDRESS THEIR FAILED ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR, AND I WAS QUOTED WELL OVER $2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS PER TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-1062-10 ON JULY 20, 2011. THIS PROPOSED REPAIR APPARENTLY INCLUDED REPLACING THE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AIRBAG AS WELL AS THE ASSEMBLY ON THE OTHER SIDE. I DELAYED THE REPAIR AT RISK TO FAMILY ON ACCOUNT OF THE EXTREME COST. ALSO, I APPEALED TO TOYOTA CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES SINCE THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN A PERSISTENT AND UNREMEDIED ONE SINCE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. RECENTLY, THE TOYOTA DEALER INFORMED ME THAT A NEW TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN ISOLATES THE DEFECT SOMEWHAT FROM PREVIOUS TOYOTA T-SB-1062-10 AND REDUCES THE COST OF THE REPAIR TO SOMEWHERE NEAR $400 (ALTHOUGH I PAID $47.50 TO LEARN THAT). BUT AFTER THAT RECENT SERVICE BY TOYOTA ON JUNE 20, 2013, THE WARNING LIGHT IS OFF AGAIN, AND THE AIRBAGS ARE PRESUMABLY FUN

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO LOCK. THE "DOOR OPEN" LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD REMAINED LIT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DOOR COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH IDENTIFIED FAULTY REAR LATCH AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR COST OF $526. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR COST WHICH THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY SINCE THE FAULTY LATCH MECHANISM IS NOT A RESULT OF USAGE OF THE VEHICLE, RATHER IT IS PROBABLY DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL OF THIS FAULTY LATCH MECHANISM. *TR

DROVE VAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, PARKED IT FOR AN HOUR, WHEN I GOT BACK IN, MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS INDICATING. CALLED DEALER, TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN FOR A $150 FEE JUST TO READ THE LIGHT. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WAS INDICATING AND THEY HAD RECEIVED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT IT AND HAD SEVERAL TOYOTAS IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON - THIRD TIME SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH STARTED BLINKING AND HAS CONTINUED BLINKING WHENEVER VEHICLE IS OPERATED. *TR

OUR SRS AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. WE HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS IN THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE GOTTEN A COST ESTIMATE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS WELL OVER $1000. WE HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS LIKE THIS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY TOYOTA. WHAT SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR FAULTY WIRING AND BE IN DANGER OF THEIR SRS SYSTEMS NOT WORKING PROPERLY? *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *TR

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE SRS (AIR BAG) WARNING LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND STAYS FLASHING AND WILL NOT GO OFF. HAVE HAD IN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS 2 TIMES IN THE PAST TO GET FIXED AND THIS IS THE 3RD TIME. DO NOT REMEMBER DATES OR MILAGE, BUT THEY SHOULD BE ON RECORD IF ENTERED BY DEALERSHIPS. BOTH TIMES WERE UNDER WARRENTY. THIS TIME IT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 10,000 MILES OR MORE, AND AFTER READING ON LINE ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS FIXED AND FIXED RIGHT. I DO NOT THINK THE COST SHOULD COME OUT OF MY POCKET AND DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK WHEN NEEDED OR IF THEY CAN GO OFF WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE DASH START CRACKING UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE CAR IS MOSTLY PARK INSIDE A GARAGE DAY AND NIGHT. I HAVE CALLED DEALERS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION SOME TIMES DOES NOT CHANGE THE GEARS AND OTHERS STOP TO WORK AND I COULD CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA CAME ON AROUND 60,000 MILES IN 2008. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER RESET THE WARNING LIGHT, AND IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE. SINCE THAT FIRST TIME, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS COME ON A MINIMUM OF 5 MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS RESET IT. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 100% OF THE TIME. DEALER SAID ONCE THAT THE WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALL OTHER TIMES, DEALER HAS SAID AIR BAG SYSTEM IS OKAY, IT IS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTION. TOYOTA IS NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DIEING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? I GUARANTEE NO EXECUTIVE AT TOYOTA WOULD DRIVE HIS/HER FAMILY IN A VEHICLE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. *TR

MY NAME IS [XXX]I AM A QUADRIPLEGIC PARALYZED PERSON.I LIVE BY MYSELF WITH 24 HOUR CNA CARE. I WAS INJURED AT WORK ON NOV.2000 BY A GUN SHOT. I BOUGHT A VAN IN 2006.RIGHT AFTER ONE YEAR,I NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK MY VAN TO STEVENSON TOYOTA DEALER,AURORA,CO. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS,THEY FOUND GAS/OIL LEAKAGE FROM MY GAS CAP. THEY CHANGED GAS CAP,CLEARED THE CODE. 3 WEEK LATER,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON.AGAIN I TOOK IT BACK,SAME DIAGNOSTICS,GAS LEAKAGE FROM GAS CAP.AGAIN CLEARED THE CODE FROM THEIR MACHINE. 2 WEEKS LATER,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK. I TOOK MY VAN SEVERAL TIMES BACK TO THE DEALER BUT NEVER SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I PARK MY VAN AT A GARAGE. I'VE NOTICED THAT MY VAN IS TAKING LOTS OF GAS AND STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN GARAGE. I AM REALLY SCARED OF CAUGHT ON FIRE INSIDE THE GARAGE OR FIRE ON MY VAN. I AM TIRED OF PAYING LOTS OF MONEY I AM VERY LOW INCOME PERSON. NOW THEY ARE SAYING I'VE TO PAY WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY THAT I CAN'T AFFORD. THE PERSON I TALKED TO THE DEALER IS CON VO.HE IS VERY RUDE AND SAYING THAT HE CAN'T FIND MY VAN INFO. IN HIS SYSTEM BUT OTHER LADY I TALKED TO SAYS SHE CAN .AND MY DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN.I HEARD THAT THERE IS SLUDGE/OIL RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. SO I'D LIKE TO REQUEST YOU TO INVESTIGATE MY PROBLEM AND FIND A REASONABLE SOLUTION FOR THIS.THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG SENSOR. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET. IT IS OFF FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT APPEARS AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUES SINCE 12/2011 WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE. I FEAR THAT IF THEY JUST CONTINUE TO RESET THAT A REAL ISSUE MAY BE MISSED. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT JAMS AND WON'T RETRACT. HAPPENS OFTEN. SOMETIMES IT CANNOT BE FREED AND YOU MUST DRIVE HOME WITHOUT A SEAT BELT OR LEAVE THE CAR. *TR

SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONTINUES TO BLINK. TROUBLE / DIAGNOSTIC CODES OF B0111, AND B1152 APPEAR. TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 0162-10 ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY, THE TERMINALS / CONNECTIONS INSIDE THE WIRING HARNESS CORRODE, AND MUST BE REPLACED. COST IS @ $3000 TO REPAIR. PLEASE LOOK AT: WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/TOYOTA/SIENNA/AIRBAG. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF UPSET SIENNA OWNERS WONDERING WHY A RECALL IS NOT FORTHCOMING FROM THIS AGENCY. THIS AFFECTS SAFETY, AND THE COMPONENTS ARE FAILING DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

BUMPED MY HEAD SEVERELY BECAUSE RECALLED AND REPLACED REAR-HATCH STRUTS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME AND WOULDN'T OPEN THE HATCH COMPLETELY. TOYOTA WON'T COVER IT AGAIN. REPAIR IS EXCESSIVELY EXPENSIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,847.

AIR BAG HAS GONE OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON REPAIR IS ABOVE $1,500. TALKED TO OWNER HE MEANT TO SAY THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, NOT THAT THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENT AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SAID THAT A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, MY WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. I BELIEVE THE CAR SHOULD STILL BE COVERED. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE BASED UPON MY GOOGLE SEARCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE LATCH MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

IN JUNE 2012 FIRST SRS WARNING LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING FAMILY OUT OF TOWN. ON 6/20/2012 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. CAUSE : REPLACE PASSENGER AIRBAG ASSEMBLY. IN AUGUST 2012, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT (SRS) CAME BACK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. CAUSE, CODE EL1110, REPLACING THE HARNESS. IN NOVEMBER 2012 THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA AGAIN. THE CAUSE WAS AGAIN CODE EL1110, NEEDING REPLACEMENT OF HARNESS. SINCE HARNESS WAS JUST RECENTLY REPLACED, THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN VERIFIED EVERY PIN ON THE CONNECTOR AND FOUND SOME PINS NOT MAKING GOOD CONTACT AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. ON APRIL 3, 2013 THE SRS WARNING LIGHT IS ON YET AGAIN! PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER AGAIN BUT I AM GETTING SUSPICIOUS THAT THERE MAY BE A LARGER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM HIDDEN IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE. FORTUNATE TO EXTENDED WARRANTY, I HAD NOT BEEN CHARGED FOR PAST REPAIRS, BUT IT WAS IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. MY WARRANTY IS TO EXPIRE SHORTLY AND I FEEL I WILL BE DEALING WITH THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE SHOULD TOYOTA NOT INVESTIGATE AND FIND A SOUND SOLUTION OR PROVIDE A RECALL ON SRS SYSTEM FOR THIS VINTAGE VEHICLE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AN WON'T TURN OFF. *TR