2006 Toyota Sienna Complaint Log

ALL 4 WHEELS ON MY SIENNA HAVE THEIR PLATING PEELING OFF AND POSSIBLY SUBJECTING THE WHEELS TO RUST AND DETERIORATION. I KEEP MY WHEELS CLEAN AND, WHILE CLEANING THEM RECENTLY, I NOTICED WHAT I FEEL MAY BE RUSTING WHERE THE PLATING IS PEELING. I MENTIONED THIS WHEN I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED AND ALSO REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CORPORATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG AND HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

SRS WARNING LIGHT AT FIRST CAME ON AND STAYED ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES SLIDING ELECTRIC SIDE DOOR JAMMED. THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT OR OPEN. IT IS BASICALLY JAMMED AND I HAVE TO PUT ALL OF MY WEIGHT INTO THE DOOR TO GET IT TO LATCH SHUT. BASED ON ONLINE COMPLAINTS, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST ABOUT $1500 TO FIX

DASHBOARD AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING. DEALER SAID IT IS A BAD (DEFECTIVE??) AIRBAG HARNESS. $3000 TO FIX. *LN

MY 2006 SIENNA XLE HAS LESS THAN 55, 000 MILES. JUST BEFORE THE NEW YEAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY. WE GOT THE CAR IN ON DEC. 30 AND WERE TOLD THE FLASHING LIGHT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH IS COVERED UNDER THE REGULAR (AND MY EXTENDED) WARRANTY, BUT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME SO I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK. I SPECIALLY ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS TOLD MY THE INITIAL SERVICE REP THAT IT WAS. THE SERVICE REP FAILED TO FOLLOW UP WITH MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AS PROMISED, SO I CALLED ONE WEEK LATER TO FIND OUT THAT THE PARTS WERE GOING TO TAKE IN EXCESS OF 4 WEEKS TO ARRIVE! I WAS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS THAT THE AIRBAG WAS IN WORKING ORDER, SO IT WAS NO SURPRISE THAT WHEN I THREATENED TO SUE TOYOTA IF THE AIRBAG FAILED OR MALFUNCTIONED IN ANY WAY IN AN ACCIDENT OR OTHERWISE, THAT I WAS THEN TOLD MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE DEALER WOULD PROVIDE A RENTAL AT THEIR COST. AN ORDER WAS PLACED ON JANUARY 6TH FOR THE PART WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO COME IN 6 WEEKS LATER, FEB. 9TH. AFTER WAITING SIX WEEKS, I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY MY ORDER WAS "ACCIDENTALLY" CANCELED AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER CAN'T KEEP UP PRODUCTION, SO PRESUMABLY, I'M STARTING MY WAIT TIME AGAIN. I HAVE LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA HDQT AND HAVE A CASE ID WITH THEM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE INTERNET BUT NO RECALL OR NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THE FACT THAT FOLKS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHTS THAT MEAN YOUR AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS DEACTIVATED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS SYSTEM. MY DEALER HAD 6 COMPLAINTS ALONE, SIX WEEKS AGO. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! I AM CALLING NHTSA AS SOON AS I FINISH THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING AN INACCURATE READING; IT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 5 MPH FASTER THAN IT ACTUALLY WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MARGIN OF ERROR WAS 1-5 PERCENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,200. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/13/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS OR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

RIGHT SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON TOYOTA SIENNA FAILS. FAULTY HINGES AND DRIVE CABLES. *TR

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES WHEN THE VAN IS TURNED ON. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. MY SIENNA IS INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. THERE IS A LONG WAIT, ONE TO THREE MONTHS, TO GET THIS PART REPLACED AS IT IS ON BACK ORDER FROM TOYOTA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 400 AIR BAG WIRING HARNESSES ON BACK ORDER FOR OUR REGION ALONE. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MULTITUDES OF OTHER 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. AIR BAGS ARE INCLUDED TO HELP SAVE LIVES, BUT THEY DO NOT WORK PROPERLY ON THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. A RECALL SHOULD BE INSTITUTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SO THE AIR BAGS IN ALL 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S' WILL WORK PROPERLY. UNLESS THIS DEFECT IS FIXED, THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WE ARE TRYING TO CLOSE AND OPEN IT MANUALLY BUT IT STILL FUNCTIONS AUTOMATICALLY JUST AT THE END OF THE CLOSURE. WE FEAR THAT ONE DAY IT WILL JUST REFUSE TO CLOSE, OR MAY SPRING OPEN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING AND HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BUT TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT. IT IS A HAZARD!! *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA CAME ON. DEALER DID DIAGNOSTIC, AND QUOTED $1800 TO FIX WIRING HARNESS AND SENSOR. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK AND SAID IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO GET PARTS. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY THE LIGHT WENT OUT, AND NOW ONLY COMES ON FOR 5 SECONDS AT START UP (WHICH IS NORMAL). I DID NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR, BUT WONDER IF IT MIGHT COME BACK?? FOUND AN INTERNET DISCUSSION GROUP AND FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS OF 2006 TOYOTA SIENNAS THAT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT YOU DON'T EXPECT THESE THING TO FAIL THIS QUICKLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE - MANUAL OVERRIDE WOULD NOT WORK. WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN TRAPPED IN THE DARK AND COLD WINTER WEATHER WITH AN OPEN DOOR - NOT SAFE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. FATHER CAME TO RESCUE AND AFTER REPEATED FORCEFUL ATTEMPTS, THE DOOR CLOSED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR MISSING LABELS - HOW ABOUT A RECALL ON SOMETHING REALLY SERIOUS. THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE - COST TO FIX $1500+. THIS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SIENNA/2006/ACCESSORIES-EXTERIOR/POWER_SLIDING_DOOR_WONT_CLOSE.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SIENNA/2006/ACCESSORIES-EXTERIOR/SLIDING_DOORS_DON'T_OPEN.SHTML

HAVE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR NOT CLOSING INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR WAS TOLD DOOR HINGE AND BUSHING FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT HINGE NOT COVERED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SIENNA. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IS ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS LEFT SIDE AIRBAG AND WIRE HARNESS NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS ON WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLE MOVED UP AND DOWN AND THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT RIPPED OUT THE CONTROL ARM WHICH CAUSED THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,077.

I OWN A 2006 SIENNA WITH 90K+ MILES, I'M OUT OF WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH I HAVE PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY MY REPAIR WAS NOT TOTALLY COVERED. I TOOK MY VAN IN TO DEALER BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING, AFTER DIAGNOSED I WAS TOLD 1 OF THE SEAT AIRBAGS WAS BAD AND ALSO THE ENTIRE AIRBAG WIRE HARNESS WAS BAD. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO HELP ME OUT, WHICH HE DID, THEY WILL PAY FOR PARTS AND I WILL PAY FOR REPAIR, $1327. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS MYSELF, I WAS TOLD THAT IN FACT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEM PAYING FOR THE PARTS WAS THE BEST THEY COULD DO. I WAS THEN CONTACTED BY A TOYOTA PARTS SPECIALIST WHO ADVISED ME THAT THE WIRE HARNESS FOR MY VAN WAS ON ORDER, EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT THE REPAIRING DEALER APPROXIMATELY 12/15. THE REPAIRING DEALER CONTACTED ME AS WELL AND TOLD ME THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS PLACED ON ORDER EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON 12/15, AND THAT THEY HAD PUT IN AS A RUSH. ON 12/15 THE SAME TOYOTA PARTS SPECIALIST LEFT ME A VOICEMAIL ON MY CELLPHONE ADVISING ME THAT IN FACT THE PART (WIRE HARNESS) SHOWED AS SHIPPED TO DEALER IN THEIR DATABASE, HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT ACCURATE HE SAID "THE PART (WIRE HARNESS) HAS NOT BEEN EVEN MANUFACTURED YET". ALTHOUGH TOYOTA HAS PUT ME ON A RENTAL CAR, IT IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AND MY FAMILY THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH A FIX INVOLVING A SAFETY ISSUE, WITH A MALFUNCTIONING WIRE HARNESS THE AIRBAGS ARE INOPERABLE. I THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULDN'T BE BRAGGING ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY AS IN MY CASE, THEY HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING PART WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN USED AND CANNOT BE USED, WORST YET THEY CAN'T FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TOYOTA DEALER FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN REASONABLE TIME . RECALL TYPE-SAFETY RECALL,SEVERE CORROSION OF SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE. MODEL-SIENNA-MODEL YEAR-2006,MFG-TOYOTA. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 SIENNA XLE AWD WITH ~38K AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON IN THE FALL 2010. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 11/28/2010. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND AS OF 1/4/2011 THEY WILL NOT HAVE ONE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH. THEY TOLD US THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NATIONALLY AND AS A RESULT, THERE IS A BACK ORDER FOR THIS PART. ASSUMING THE PART COMES IN THE NEXT MONTH, THEY WILL HAVE HAD OUR CAR IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE (OBVIOUSLY KNOWN BY TOYOTA) AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL, ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS COMMON ENOUGH TO HAVE A BACK LOG OF DEMAND FOR THAT PIECE AND THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK WITH THIS DEFECT. IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS, MOST OF US COULD NOT TOLERATE NOT HAVING ACCESS TO THE FAMILY CAR FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/TOYOTA/SIENNA/AIRBAG. *TR

I HAVE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE VAN AND THE SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE DOOR IS FROZEN IN OPEN POSITION AND WILL NOT CLOSE. THE MOTOR WILL MOVE IT A LITTLE BEFORE FREEZING. THIS IS A GARAGED VEHICLE THAT HAS NO ICE. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS SENSORS ON THE SLIDING DOOR TO ENSURE IT DOESN'T CLOSE AND INJURE PEOPLE. MY KIDS USUALLY STEP OUT AND OPERATE THE SLIDING DOORS BY THEMSELVES. BUT TWO DAYS AGO AFTER I PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY, MY FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S FINGERS GOT STUCK IN THE DOOR WHILE SHE WAS CLOSING IT. THE SENSORS DID NOT WORK. HER FINGERS WERE STUCK IN THERE FOR ATLEAST 20 SECONDS UNTIL I OPENED IT. THE INJURIES WERE MINOR AND SHE IS DOING OK NOW, BUT I'M NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY ESPECIALLY WHILE OPERATING THE DOORS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE SHOWING BUBBLING PAINT AND ARE LOOSING TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND AS OF TODAY THE LIGHT IS STILL GOING ON. IS MY AIR BAG WORKING? NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THE DEALER HAS RE-SET THE LIGHT AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND CHANGED THE AIR BAG, THIS HAS BEEN AND ON-GOING PROBLEM . *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA W/ APPROX 80,000 MI. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND HARNESS NEED REPLACEMENT, BUT THE HARNESS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 2011. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE JUST THE AIR BAG, BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM FORCED TO EITHER TAKE A CHANCE AND SPEND MONEY ON JUST THE AIR BAG, NOT KNOWING WHETHER IT WILL WORK, OR TAKE A CHANCE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS WITH AN INOPERATIVE AIRBAG AND HOPE THAT I NEVER AM IN A SITUATION WHERE I NEED IT. I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH BOTH CHOICES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE NEEDING THIS PART, WOULD THIS NOT NECESSITATE A RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE HARNESS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 SIENNA VAN- ALLOY WHEELS FLAKING OFF- BRAND NEW TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR WITH THESE RIMS. TIRE PRESSURE LOST WEEKLY AND FLAT TIRES ARE COMMON. HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR A YEAR. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 01//11/10 *TR

IN 2008, THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA BEGAN BLINKING. WE TOOK OUR VAN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT SENSOR WAS BAD. AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE DRIVER SEAT, BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLINK. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE WAIT, THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHT NO LONGER BLINKED. IN ALL WE WERE WITHOUT OUR VAN FOR NEARLY 3 MONTHS, AWAITING PARTS. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN (AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING OR DEPLOYING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T) AND BECAUSE THE VAN WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER PROVIDED A LOANER VAN WHILE WE AWAITED PARTS. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008, THE VAN STRUCK A DEER AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FOLLOWING AIRBAG REPLACEMENT AND OTHER INSURANCE-COVERED REPAIRS, THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT AGAIN BEGAN BLINKING. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND A REPLACEMENT PART ORDERED; WE WERE ADVISED THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE JANUARY 4, 2011. TOYOTA ADVISED THAT, AS VAN IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, NO LOANER VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE. ON JANUARY 4, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 9, 2011. TOYOTA HAS OFFERED $35 / DAY TOWARD LOANER / RENTAL VEHICLE. ONCE AGAIN THIS WILL BE A 3-MONTH OUT-OF-SERVICE SITUATION FOR A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AIRBAG INDICATOR / SENSOR / WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS AVOIDED ADDRESSING AS A SYSTEM / RECALL ISSUE, CORPORATE BEHAVIOR CONSISTENT WITH EARLIER ACCELERATOR SAFETY ISSUES ON ITS VEHICLES. *TR

I WANTED TO REPORT THAT MY 2006 SIENNA WITH 97,070 MILES CAME UP WITH A B011 CODE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND WIRE HARNESS. TO MY TOTAL SHOCK I WAS QUOTED 2,900 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA OF TOYOTA AND HAD A NON COMMITTAL RESPONSE FROM THEM. THE STANDARD CANNED ANSWER. THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I WOULD HAVE FURTHER EXPECTED THAT WITH THE PAST SAFETY ISSUES TOYOTA HAD THAT WOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS. *TR

BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY CHILDREN CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON AND OFF SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY CAR. PERIODICALLY...AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON...MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. AFTER A WEEK OR TWO...IT WILL GO OUT. THEN AFTER A MONTH...ON AGAIN. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO THE DEALER WHEN IT'S ACTING UP. I HAVE READ OR NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR 2006 SIENNAS. *TR

CORROSION ON WHEELS OF TOYOTA SIENNA. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND REFUSES TO REPLACE THE WHEELS. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 1. NORMAL DRIVING WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ACCIDENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE. 2. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, MAKING IS ABSOLUTELY USELESS FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. 3. CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS WHO CLAIMS THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING ON SUNDAY, 10/17/10. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ON 10/20/10 AND WAS TOLD THE CENTER SQUIB NEEDED REPLACED ...UPON REPLACING ON 10/22, WAS TOLD THAT ANOTHER ERROR CODE WAS DISPLAYED INDICATING AIRBAG REPLACEMENT NEEDED BY A TOYOTA DEALER. MY CAR HAS JUST WENT OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT 62,000 MILES. I AM UNHAPPY THAT NOT EVEN 4 YEARS AFTER BUYING THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 06, I AM FACED WITH REPAIR COSTS THAT ARE LARGE FOR A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN RECURRING FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE WITH OTHERS DRIVING AN 06 SIENNA. AND AS A MOTHER OF 3, I AM UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE SAFELY UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. I SEE A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS BUT NO RECALL..WHICH IT SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE FOR SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA HAD A RECALL OF SPARE TIRE AND PLACED THE SPARE TIRE IN THE BACK OF THE VAN WITHOUT SECURING IT. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN SECURED AND IS A SECURITY RISK IN HARD BRAKING FOR THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACKSEAT WITH ONE SEAT FOLDED DOWN. TOYOTA REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THEY ASKED ME TO FILE ARBITRATION AND ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A PLAN TO HARNESS THE TIRE. *TR

ON OCT 15, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE SQUIB AND HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS 6000 MILES OVER, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T. SAID IT COULD COST AROUND $3000 FOR ME TO REPLACE. THIS NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE: ON 10/14/10 OUR PASSENGER-SIDE POWER DOOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE THE POWER DOOR, IT MADE AN UNUSUAL SOUND, JAMMED AT THE HALF-WAY POINT & RETURNED TO OPEN POSITION. WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE, THE DOOR WAS CLOSED MANUALLY IN ORDER TO MAKE THE 30 MILE DRIVE TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER. WITH A 4-YR-OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. IT WAS A VERY UNSETTLING SITUATION NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS OR IF THE DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSED. WE LEARNED THAT THE DOOR MOTOR WAS ?NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY & THAT THE BACK HINGE WAS BENT? (FOR NO KNOWN REASON) & BOTH NEED REPLACEMENT FOR $1,600. WE WERE ADVISED NOT TO USE THE DOOR.WE ARE DISCOURAGED THAT THIS HAPPENED ESPECIALLY SINCE WE SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED POWER FAILURE OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WITH OUR TOYOTA SALES PERSON AT PURCHASE. WHEN WE ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE POWER SLIDING FEATURE BROKE/MALFUNCTIONED ON THE AUTOMATIC DOOR, OUR SALES ASSOCIATE TOLD US THAT IT COULD SIMPLY BE SWITCHED TO MANUAL AND WOULD STILL BE FUNCTIONABLE. BASED ON THIS, WE PURCHASED THE POWER DOOR FEATURE. THIS IS NOT THE CASE AT ALL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH & REVIEW OF THIS ISSUE, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON, LONG-TERM PROBLEM THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING. BY THE NUMBER OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT, IT IS CLEAR THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION TOO. WHEN WE DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH OUR TOYOTA DEALER, THEY OFFERED TO PAY $500. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR DONE AS WE FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (JUST OVER 4 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE), UNDER A SITUATION OF NORMAL OPERATION AND AT NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. THE REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF TOYOTA NOT A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO USE THAT DOOR FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION, OUR YOUNG CHILDREN MAY BECOME TRAPPED DUE TO THE INOPERABLE/DEFECTIVE CONFIGURATION OF THE DOOR-IT IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD ASSIST WITH ONE HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE CLOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED A TOW TRUCK COMPANY AND THE DRIVER DISCONNECTED THE DOOR WIRES SO THAT THE DOOR COULD BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

WHILE STARTING FORWARD AFTER LOADING GRANDSON IN DRIVER SIDE SECOND ROW OF SEATS DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED HALF WAY(DOORS ARE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED). I STOPPED AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE BUT REMAINED HALF OPEN. TRIED MANUAL OPERATION TO NO AVAIL. CALLED TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR EXAMINED DOOR AND SAID THAT THE CABLE THAT OPERATES DOOR WAS JAMMED AND THE ONLY WAY TO CLOSE DOOR WAS TO CUT CABLE. AFTER CUTTING CABLE DOOR CLOSED MANUALLY. DROVE HOME. IF DOOR HAD OPENED AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED GREAT DANGER AS MY GRANDSON WAS SITTING NEXT TO DOOR. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN. WAS GIVEN NO EXPLANATION. *TR

THE REAR HATCH ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE HAD THE STRUTS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. NOW, THE POWER HATCH WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO CLOSE. I HAVE STARTED DRIVING THE VAN ON ONE OR TWO OCCASIONS WITHOUT REALIZING THAT THE REAR HATCH WAS STILL OPEN BECAUSE IT HAD FAILED TO CLOSE. LUCKILY, NOTHING FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VAN, BUT I THINK IT IS A REAL DANGER. I BROUGHT IT UP WITH TOYOTA, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $1500 TO FIX. THE PROBLEM DID NOT START UNTIL THE RECALLED LIFT SUPPORTS WERE PUT IN SO I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE INCOMPATIBLE PARTS. I DID AN ONLINE SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HAD OUR LIFT SUPPORTS CHANGED OUT. *TR

STARTED MY VAN, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED TO FLASH. DROVE HOME AND LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH. I PARKED, TURNED OFF THE VAN AND WAITED FOR A MINUTE THEN RESTARTED TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. NO LUCK, THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH.

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 47,000 MILES. MY PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS A WORN CENTER HINGE TO WHERE THE PAINT IS NOW DAMAGED ON THE QUARTER PANEL WHERE IT SCRAPES. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS NO WAY A DOOR HINGE SHOULD WEAR OUT THAT QUICKLY. THERE A MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE WEB. WE NEED TOYOTA TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT AIR BAGS BOTH FAILED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR IMPACT. THE ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THE ILLUMINATED AIR BAG INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. BOTH AIR BAGS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT A COST TO THE OWNER OF $1,273. TOYOTA DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND REQUIRED THE OWNER TO PAY THE ENTIRE $1,273 CHARGE. AFTER THE OWNER CONTACTED TOYOTA NATIONAL CUSTOMER RELATIONS, A $500 TOYOTA MERCHANDISE CREDIT WAS OFFERED, WHICH THE OWNER IS UNLIKELY TO USE DUE TO THE OWNER'S RELUCTANCE TO PURCHASE ANY TOYOTA PRODUCT IN THE FUTURE. UPDATED 01/23/10 UPDATED 01/20/11. *JB

MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA RIGHT REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. IT ROLLED ALMOST SHUT, THEN OPENED AGAIN. THE CABLE THAT PULLS THE DOOR SHUT WAS LOOSE ALONG THE TRACK AND I NOTICED IT SEEMED TO BE FRAYED. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND IT WAS RAINING. I HAD TO FORCEFULLY PULL THE DOOR CLOSED AND STILL COULD NOT GET IT CLOSED BECAUSE THE CABLE WAS KEEPING IT FROM CLOSING. I WAS FORCED TO GET PLIERS AND CUT THE CABLE SO I COULD KEEP MY CHILDREN SAFE AND DRIVE BACK HOME WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. NOW I HAVE REMOVED THE CABLE AND USE THE DOOR AS A MANUAL DOOR BECAUSE THE COST TO REPLACE IT IS TOO HIGH. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

1. WE WERE AT CHURCH AND TRIED TO PUSH THE POWER DOOR BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT OPENED FINE, BUT WHEN IT WENT TO CLOSE, IT MADE A GRINDING CATCHING NOISE AND KEPT STOPPING PARTIALLY CLOSED AND RE-OPENING. WE THEN HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE IT AND WHEN DOING SO HEARD A LOUD POP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT HOME, THE DOOR CABLES AT THE TOP CORRODED ON THE OUTSIDE, FRAYED, AND CAUSED THE JAM, WHICH ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE BREAKAGE. THIS IS NOT A SUFFICIENT WEATHER PROOF CABLE, AND FAILURE COSTS TO REPAIR OVER 1800. WE HAVE NOT YET ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR DUE TO COST BEING SO HIGH. *TR

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA ON 09/20/10. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES IF THIS OCCURS, TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. I WAS RECENTLY ADVISED BY COBB COUNTY TOYOTA THAT MY AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $2400. SINCE MY 2006 SIENNA HAS 76K MILES ON IT, TOYOTA WOULDN'T COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. I ASKED HOW AN UNUSED AIRBAG COULD BE DEFECTIVE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THAT WAS THE COMPLETE ANSWER. SO, I CHECKED ONLINE. AND, SURE ENOUGH, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2006 SIENNA. AND, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE REASON. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THE (NO) CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SAID THAT ALL SHE COULD DO WAS DOCUMENT MY CONCERN. NO MANAGER COULD CALL OR ASSIST ME. NO ONE COULD SEND ME A LETTER STATING WHY AN UNUSED AIRBAG IS SUDDENLY DEFECTIVE AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR MOTOR SEIZED, THE CABLE SNAPPED AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR AND CABLE WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

POWER SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH. IT APPEARS THAT THE MOTOR IS TOO WEAK TO MAKE THE DOOR LATCH FULLY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, AND IT SEEMS TO BE RANDOM. HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR SEEMS TO MOVE MORE SLOWLY WHEN IT HAS THE LATCHING PROBLEM. *TR