2006 Toyota Sienna Complaint Log

SINCE DECEMBER, 2009, MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THEN GOING OFF, COMING ON, GOING OFF, ETC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHY WOULD AN AIRBAG NEED REPLACING AFTER ONLY OWNING MY VAN BARELY THREE YEARS? I MIGHT ADD THAT WHILE MY VAN WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY HAD TO PREVIOUSLY FIX AN AIRBAG SENSOR. WHEN I REALIZED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND STAY OFF (SOMETIME FOR A WEEK OR MORE AT A TIME), I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK (TWICE). THE FIRST TIME THE LADY SAID, "OH, IT MAY COME ON AGAIN, BUT MAYBE YOU'LL BE LUCKY". WHAT KIND OF ANSWER IS THAT? TODAY, I AGAIN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, MENTIONING HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TOYOTA SIENNAS AND THE SERVICE GUY CLAIMS TO HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG. IF THE ENTIRE AIRBAG TRULY NEEDED REPLACING, WHY WOULD THE WARNING LIGHT GO OFF FOR A WEEK OR TWO AT A TIME AND COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY? AND I ALSO HAD A PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG WHILE THE VAN WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I'M LEFT WONDERING WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE NOW BEEN ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEB SITES WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING MAKES ME WONDER IF THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2-1/2 MONTHS. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, OF WHICH I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, HAS A PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR. WITHOUT WARNING THE DOOR REFUSED TO CLOSE. THE CABLE HAD POPPED OUT AND THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. WE CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE WITH AN OPEN DOOR. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR PLACE AND THEN PAY FOR WHATEVER THE REPAIR WOULD BE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO DO THIS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH THE DEALER SHOULD COVER AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE; DOOR BEGAN OPENING WHEN IN AN UNLOCKED POSITION. THEN UNABLE TO CLOSE DOOR AND THEREFORE UNABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE IS SAFE MANNER. CONTACTED DEALER; AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE TOLD CABLE FRAYING/FAILURE SIDE DOOR STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. DEALER STATES UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM BY OVERRIDING CABLE SYSTEM TO ALLOW DOOR TO BE OPERATED MANUALLY; FORCED TO REPLACE ENTIRE MECHANICAL DOOR OPERATION SYSTEM BECAUSE OF CABLE FAILURE RESULTING IN COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2000 TO DEALER. *TR

POWER SLIDER DOOR FAILED ON 2006 SIENNA VAN. WILL NOT CLOSE. *TR

1. CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE ON MY 1996 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS BEEN BEHAVING ERRATICALLY SINCE ABOUT 2 MONTHS. IT HAS OVER 45000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND IS THUS OUT OF WARRANTY. 2. MECHANICALLY THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY DEFECT. HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING ANOMALIES ARE BEING OBSERVED DURING THE PAST 2 MONTHS. A: 90% OF THE TIME IN SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH, WHEN I TRY TO SET THE CRUISING SPEED BY PRESSING THE CCL (CRUISE CONTROL LEVER) DOWNWARDS, NOTHING HAPPENS. IN MORE THAN 50% OF THESE TIMES, IF I LIFT THE CCL UPWARDS (NORMALLY THE METHOD TO RE-SET CRUISING SPEED AFTER BRAKING/SLOWING DOWN) THE CRUISING SPEED GETS SET. B. UNDER CONDITIONS AS IN 'A' ABOVE MANY OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE CCL APPEARS TO HAPPEN IN AN INVERTED MANNER, LIKE SETTING INSTEAD OF RE-SETTING, RE-SETTING INSTEAD OF SETTING, ETC. 3. IT APPEARS THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONICS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND WHILE THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED SO FAR, MAY IN FACT, CAUSE UNWARRANTED DE-CELERATION/ACCELERATION, AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS. 4. IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT THESE ANOMALIES HAVE *** NOT *** CAUSED ANY ACCIDENT YET. THIS VEHICLE IS *** NOT *** INCLUDED IN ANY UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION-RELATED RECALLS. BUT THIS BEHAVIOR OF THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH UNUSUAL ACCELERATIONS. *TR

NO ACCIDENT OR FATALITIES, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITION OF ALL FOUR 17" ALLOY WHEELS (PAINTED ALUMINUM). CORROSION IS PROGRESSING SINCE THE TIME I FIRST NOTICED IT STARTING (APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE). CURRENT MILEAGE IS 74,000. THE PAINT IS BLISTERING STARTING AT THE INSIDE EDGE OF EACH WHEEL OPENING. IT IS QUITE SEVERE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED, THE CORROSION MIGHT PROPAGATE A CRACK IN ONE OF THE WHEEL SPOKES. I HAVE ANOTHER CAR WITH MORE THAN TWICE THE MILEAGE WITH SIMILARLY PAINTED WHEELS WITH NO CORROSION AFTER 36 YEARS. THIS VEHICLE HAS SEEN THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF WINTERS WITH SALTED ROADS. MY 1986 PORSCHE 944 WASN'T WASHED IN THE WINTER ANY MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE TOYOTA. IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA IS SO PREVALENT THAT THEY PREFER DISGRUNTLED CUSTOMERS OVER RESPONSIBLY ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA RIMS ARE BUBBLING/FLAKING OFF. STARTING TO RUST. *TR

I HAVE BRAKING FAILURE IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED AWD VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANICS WHO HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND TOYOTA WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE RESOLUTION TO THIS COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING A $89.99 DIAGNOSTICS CHARGE. THE REPAIR IS REPORTEDLY $1,200 TO $2,000 TOFIX THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE HAD 4 OF 7 TOYO OBSERVE SNOW TIRES EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. I AM WONDERING IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR FAILURE. *TR

RIGHT-SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. THERE ARE THERE HINGES THAT SUPPORT THE DOOR. TWO ARE LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE DOOR (ONE AT THE TOP AND ONE AT THE BOTTOM). THE THIRD HINGE IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE DOOR (IN THE CENTER). IT IS THE CENTER HINGE WHICH IS FAILING. THE HINGE IS SAGGING, AND SCRAPING THE REAR BODY PANEL (UNDER THE REAR QUARTER WINDOW). GIVEN THE FAILURE OF THE HINGE, PROPER CLEARANCES ARE NOT MAINTAINED, AND THE DOOR SCRAPES THE FRONT EDGE OF THAT BODY PANEL. IT ALSO CATCHES ON THE DOOR FRAME (BODY FRAME) WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY FAULT. EVENTUALLY THIS DOOR WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION. OTHERS HAVE HAD IT FAIL IN THE OPEN POSITION, WHILE OTHERS HAVE HAD IT FAIL IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THERE HAVE BEEN RECORDED INCIDENTS OF THIS FAILURE CAUSING STRAIN ON THE CABLE THAT CONTROLS THE FUNCTION OF THIS DOOR (LEADING TO IT FRAYING/SNAPPING). OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE REAR QUARTER WINDOW SHATTERING AND EVEN HAVING THE DOOR FALL OFF. LIGHT INTERNET RESEARCH (USING THE TERM "SIENNA SLIDING DOOR" OR "SIENNA SLIDING DOOR FAILURE" WILL HELP TO REVEAL THE GRAVITY OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE CONSUMERS ARE FEELING IT. AVERAGE COST FOR REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $1500.00. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL. MAKE TOYOTA OWN UP TO THIS ISSUE AND ITS RESOLUTION. *TR

THE SIX WAY AUTOMATIC DRIVERS' SEAT SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS STRUTS WERE LOSING POWER AND THE REAR LIFTGATE WOULD NOT ONLY LIFT 1/4 TO THE ITS HIGHEST POSITION. RECALL 08V244000 WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE IN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE IN OCTOBER 2009. A SECOND DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED IN 2008, SHE HAD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,903. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. THE LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO KEEP THE DOOR SECURED WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DOOR WOULD BECOME UNLATCHED AND OPEN SLIGHTLY IN TRANSIT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE LATCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT NOR WAS IT COVERED BY ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY. I TRIED TO HAVE THE REGIONAL PARTS MANAGER CALL ME, HOWEVER, HE WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALL. THIS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR TOYOTA, BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT NOR DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHAT REALLY BOTHERS ME IS THAT THIS DOOR GETS USED WHEN THE GRANDCHILDREN ARE TRAVELING WITH US. I FIND IT VERY UPSETTING THAT THIS DOOR UNLATCHES BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MANUAL SLIDING DOORS HAVE FAULTY LATCH SYSTEM. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK WHEN I OPEN THEM THEY WILL NOT LATCH OPEN. I'VE DISCOVERED WHY IT WON'T LATCH, BUT DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX IT SINCE THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE IT. IT HAPPENS TO BOTH DOORS AT THE SAME TIME AND TEN MINUTES LATER THEY ARE BOTH WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD ONCE ALREADY WHEN THE DOOR FLEW BACK AT ME INSTEAD OF LOCKING IN PLACE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AND SOON AS I GOT IT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO HE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND IT WAS REPAIRED BUT THEY NEVER GAVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THAT TO HAPPEN. BUT IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND IT DISTRACTS ME WHEN I AM DRIVING AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I NEED HELP IN FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO TAKE MY CAR. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATES OSCILLATION PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN AND HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO LIMIT HIS SPEED. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WENT INTO A VIOLENT OSCILLATION AND HE WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. HE STOPPED BRAKING AND SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE OSCILLATION RETURNED. WHEN HE REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, THE OSCILLATION WENT AWAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. UPON, INSPECTION THE DEALER STATED THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS, BUT THEY COULD NOT VERIFY IT. ON DECEMBER 11, 2009 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING NORTH DOWN A GRAPEVINE INCLINE, WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STARTED TO OSCILLATE. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY DOWN SHIFTED AS HE WAS MUCH MORE PREPARED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT SECTION OF A HIGHWAY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BOTH WHEELS STARTED TO OSCILLATE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE AIR BAGS. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE A SECOND REPAIR TO THE AIR BAGS. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WERE MADE A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, ALL AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE, CLAIMING THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED. THE DOOR KEPT GOING OPEN AND SHUT ONE EVENING AND THEN STAYED SHUT AND HAS BEEN INOPERABLE SINCE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY NOW AND HAS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THAT IT CAN ONLY REPLACE THE MOTOR WHICH WILL COST OVER $2000. THE FAILURE IS THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE PASSENGERS. THE DOOR HAS A MANUAL MODE, AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE ABLE TO OPERATE MANUALLY WITHOUT THE MOTOR. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP BESIDES CHARGE OVER $2000 FOR WHAT WILL SURELY BE A TEMPORARY REPAIR. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG / LIGHT 1. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT REPEATED IS SWITCHED TO THE "OFF" POSITION WHEN AN ADULT OF AVERAGE SIZE AND WEIGHT IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. 2. WE OFTEN HAVE TO MANUALLY PLUG/UNPLUG THE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE SEAT TO RESET THE AIRBAG TO SWITCH TO THE "ON" POSITION, BUT THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. WE HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. *TR

OUR SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THIS MORNING, DESPITE THE ELECTRIC DOORS BEING TURNED OFF, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH ALL 4 OF OUR BABIES THE DOOR OPENED AND GOT STUCK. MY HUSBAND CAN'T OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. *TR

THE BUTTONS THAT OPEN THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR DO NO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK..REMAINS UNLOCKED AND AJAR IN BOTH MANUAL AND POWER SETTING. DOOR HAS LARGE SCRATCH ON SIDE. DOOR WORKED FINE FOR THREE MONTHS AFTER SCRATCH THEN STOPPED WORKING. TOOK VAN TO ADVANTAGE TOYOTA IN LYNNBROOK NY WHO BLAMED LOCK PROBLEM ON DOOR SCRATCH AND WILL NOT FIX UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

THE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WAGON SHUT ON MY CHILD'S THUMB EVEN THOUGH IT SUPPOSEDLY HAS A MECHANISM TO PREVENT IT FROM TRAPPING BODY PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE DEFECTIVE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT. THE CHILD WAS PROPERLY SECURED IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT USING THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. THE SEAT BELT ENTANGLED AROUND THE OCCUPANT'S NECK. THERE WAS DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT CUT THE SEATBELT AND FREED THE OCCUPANT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,628.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A SINGLE LANE SUBURBAN ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. SHE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN USING THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. SHE TRIED THE BRAKE A SECOND TIME, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. SINCE THERE WERE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF HER, SHE WENT OFF THE ROAD (FORTUNATELY BY AN OPEN FIELD) AND SIDE SWIPED A POLE AND WENT DOWN INTO A SMALL RAVINE. THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED...OVER $12,000. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ASSURED US THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. TOYOTA (PARENT COMPANY) WAS NOT MUCH HELP. WITH ALL THE RECENT MEDIA ATTENTION WITH THE STUCK ACCELERATORS, I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK FOR THAT AS WELL....THEY SAID THE CAR IS FINE. *CN

TOYOTA SIENNA ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AT LOW SPEED (35 MPH) RESULTING IN ROOF AND DRIVER SIDE STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND FATAL CRUSHING INJURY TO DRIVER. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD. PURCHASED 12/06. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 RUN FLAT TIRES 3/08. ON 8/13/09 TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. ON 8/14/09 TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHICH CONFIRMED TIRE PRESSURE WAS OKAY ON ALL 4 TIRES AND LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF. ON 8/15/09 DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING; HOT TO TOUCH, SMELLED LIKE WAS BURNING, BUT NO FIRE. LIGHT NEVER WENT ON. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. ON 8/17/09 TIRE WAS REPLACED AND PICKED UP VEHICLE ON 8/18/09 AND LIGHT WAS OFF. BY END OF DAY ON 8/18/09 LIGHT WAS BACK ON. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDE DOORS AND BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN IN AUTO. *TR

DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA ON A BUSY FREEWAY WITH THREE CHILDREN AGES 1, 7, & 10 WHEN THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR DECIDED TO SEIZE UP CAUSING THE BELT TO BURN AND EVENTUALLY SNAP. THE BURNING BELT RESULTED IN A LITTLE SMOKE AND A FEARFUL SMELL FILLING THE CABIN. FEARING A FIRE, I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD PUTTING MYSELF AND MY THREE CHILDREN IN HARMS WAY. AFTER DETERMINING THERE WAS NOT A FIRE, WE CLIMBED BACK IN THE VAN AND CONTINUED ON OUR WAY. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH, I'VE LEARNED THE COMPRESSOR PROBLEMS ARE NOT UNCOMMON IN TOYOTA SIENNA. IN MY CASE OUR VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 45K MILES. SEEMS THERE ARE MANY UNSATISFIED SIENNA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA SHOULD CONSIDER RECALLING ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE MINI-VAN IS CONSIDERED A FAMILY VEHICLE. *TR

MY 4 YEAR OLD SON AND HIS 7 YEAR OLD COUSIN WERE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF OUR TOYOTA SIENNA VAN, EACH ON EITHER SIDE WITH THE MIDDLE SEAT EMPTY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY SON GASPED, "HELP ME, PLEASE HELP ME." MY MOTHER, WHO WAS DRIVING, LOOKED BACK THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT MY SON HAD THE MIDDLE SEAT SEATBELT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK THREE TIMES (THAT BELT HANGS FROM THE CEILING IN OUR SIENNA VAN). HE COULD GASP A BIT OF AIR, BUT IT WAS TIGHT AND GETTING TIGHTER EVERY TIME HE MOVED. MY MOTHER WHIPPED THE CAR INTO A DRIVEWAY AND JUMPED IN THE BACKSEAT TO FREE HIM. THE BELT WAS WRAPPED SO TIGHTLY AROUND HIS NECK THAT SHE COULDN'T BUDGE IT AND EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT MADE IT LOCK IN TIGHTER. SHE WEDGED TWO FINGERS BETWEEN HIS THROAT AND THE BELT TO TRY TO KEEP IT LOOSE ENOUGH FOR HIM TO BREATHE AND GOT MY NEPHEW TO GET HER CELL PHONE. SHE CALLED 911 AND THEY CAME AND HAD TO CUT HIM OUT TO FREE HIM. WHEN WE QUESTIONED MY SON AFTERWARDS, HE SAID HE HAD JUST BEEN PLAYING WITH THE BELT AND DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD GET STUCK AROUND HIS NECK. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN COBLE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE SEAT BELTS IN 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA - SAFETY COMPLAINT #10280400. *NJ THE CONSUMERS SON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN, THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT HAD WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK 3 TIMES. THE SEAT BELT WAS WRAPPED SO TIGHTLY AROUND HIS NECK THAT IT WOULDN'T BUDGE AND EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT MADE IT TIGHTER. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT BY EMERGENCY PERSONAL. THE CONSUMERS STATED HE HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH THE SEAT BELT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO CLOSE SECURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED BOTH DOOR LATCHES. THREE YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 FUNCTIONING AGAIN FOR A WHILE. THIS INTERMITTENTLY HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM WITH GETTING THIS DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT SHOULD BE. ALSO, THE INTERMITTENT AND REPEATED FAILURE OF THE UNITS SUGGESTS A FAULTY DESIGN AND A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN ALL OF THE VEHICLES. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR AIRBAG CONCERNS OF OTHER 2006 SIENNA OWNERS ON VARIOUS ONLINE BULLETIN BOARDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH TO SECURE THE DOOR CLOSED. THE DEALER MDE REPAIRS TO THE DOOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A CRACK THAT RAN ACROSS FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOAM FROM THE DASHBOARD WAS EXPOSED THROUGH THE VINYL COVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DASH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN FAILS TO OPEN EITHER MANUALLY OR BY THE POWER CONTROLS. THE TOYOTA DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT SINCE IT WAS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED, EVEN MANUALLY. THE TOYOTA DEALER WANTS BETWEEN $1,000 AND $2,000 TO FIX IT WITH NO GUARANTEES THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR POPS WHEN OPENING AND THE DOOR STOP/ STRUT DEVICE HAS LOOSENED WHERE IT IS WELDED TO THE DOOR ALLOWING THE DOOR TO MOVE MORE FREELY. I HAVE NOT YET SOUGHT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE READ WHERE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS. TSB 07017. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS COMING WEEK TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE - AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SHUT. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE DOOR USING THE AUTOMATIC FUNCTION IN ANY FORM (THE SIDE OR FRONT BUTTON OR USE THE HANDLE) IT WILL CLOSE PARTLY AND THEN OPEN AGAIN. I HAVE TO DISENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC AND PUT IT ON MANUAL FOR IT TO WORK. TOYOTA LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS CAUSED JUST FROM EXTENDED USE AND THE DOOR IS OFF TRACK DUE TO A LOOSE HINGE (WE PURCHASED IT 12/05). TOYOTA TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. WE HAVE AN APPT. AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT WORK. DRIVERS SIDE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA - 40,000 MILES. INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE FROM A PEAK VELOCITY OF 40-45 MPH TO AN ESTIMATED IMPACT SPEED OF 20-25 MPH. THE VEHICLE HIT SQUARE IN HOOD CENTER, DEFORMING EVERYTHING BACKWARD SYMMETRICALLY 1-1.5 FEET. INSURANCE COMPANY CLASSIFIED VEHICLE AS A TOTAL LOSS (DAMAGE > $16,000). DRIVER SUFFERED MULTIPLE LEFT ARM INJURIES INCLUDING WRIST DISLOCATION AND FRACTURED FOREARM BONES - RESULTING BECAUSE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS FOR A WEEK AND THEIR EXPLANATION AT FIRST WAS THAT THE IMPACT SPEED WAS NOT GREAT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. AFTER VIEWING THE PICTURES, THEY CHANGED THEIR POSITION TO STATE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A CONCENTRATED IMPACT NOT CENTERED ABOUT THE IMPACT SENSOR, AND NOT AN EVENLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD IMPACT, THE SENSORS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. UNACCEPTABLE. I ASKED THE CS REP IF WE HAD HIT THE TREE IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AT 100 MPH, WOULD THE AIRBAG HAVE DEPLOYED AND HER ANSWER WAS 'THEORETICALLY NO'. WHETHER THIS LACK OF DEPLOYMENT WAS BY DESIGN OR NOT, I FEEL THIS IS A HORRIFIC IMPACT PROTECTION PHILOSOPHY. NONE OF US WOULD CHOOSE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, AND CERTAINLY NONE OF US ARE GOING TO HAVE CONTROL OVER WHEN AND WHERE AND HOW FAST AND AT WHAT ANGLE WE WILL MAKE IMPACT. THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF AN ACCIDENT. I GUESS I AM INQUIRING ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF THIS EXPLANATION TO ME BY TOYOTA, AND ALSO ABOUT THE REGULATIONS FOR IMPACT SENSOR DEPLOYMENT. WOULD IT NOT BE WISE TO EMPLOY A THIRD IMPACT SENSOR AT VEHICLE CENTER, POSSIBLY WITH A HIGHER DETONATION SPEED? THAT WAY IT WOULD NOT BE ACTIVATING EVERY TIME THERE WERE A 5 MPH BUMP IN THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, BUT WOULD STILL DEPLOY IF SUBJECTED TO THE TYPE OF IMPACT WE HAVE JUST SEEN. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR

A SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON OUR TOYOTA SIENNA STARTED OCCASIONALLY MALFUNCTIONING A WHILE AGO, INITIALLY SIMPLY MAKING STRANGE NOISES WHILE OPENING AND CLOSING. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF OUR WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM STARTED GETTING WORSE, WITH THE DOOR REQUIRING PHYSICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE OPENING OR CLOSING. FINALLY, THE DOOR SIMPLY GOT STUCK SHUT. WE, OR THE DEALERSHIP, ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AT ALL. FIRST, THIS IS HAMPERING THE REPAIRING OF THE DOOR, AS THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVE TO RIP THE DOOR OUT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE REQUIRING THE PURCHASE OF A NEW DOOR IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER REPAIR AND INSTALLATION COSTS. THIS IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE TO US AT THE MOMENT, AND OUR CHILDREN AND WE THUS HAVE TO RIDE IN A MINIVAN WHERE A DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED, AND WHERE THE DOOR SENSOR BEEPS FROM TIME TO TIME, AS IF THE DOOR WAS IMPROPERLY SHUT. SECOND, WE FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE INABILITY TO OPEN THIS DOOR MIGHT IMPEDE OR PREVENT THE TIMELY EVACUATION OF OUR FAMILY IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY (ACCIDENT OR OTHERS). IN ADDITION, THE BEEPING SUGGESTS THE DOOR IS IMPROPERLY SHUT AND WE FEAR IT MAY STRANGELY OPEN ONE DAY AS WE'RE DRIVING, JUST AS IT STRANGELY GOT JAMMED. THIS WOULD POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO THE PASSENGERS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE THROUGH A PARKING GARAGE. AS I WAS MAKING A SHARP RIGHT-HAND TURN INTO MY PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL-THROTTLE AND SMASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND I HAD SOME SYMPTOMS OF WHIPLASH FOR A FEW DAYS. IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE THEN, THANKFULLY. I MENTIONED THE INCIDENT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP AT MY NEXT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, BUT THERE WAS NO INSPECTION MADE. *TR

HELLO, THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2006 SIENNA THAT I PURCHASED. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENED EARLIER, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. NOW, IT HAS COME ON AGAIN AND JUST RECENTLY IT TURNED OFF. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS NORMAL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ELSE CAN I DO SO THAT MY FAMILY WILL BE SECURED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC SLIDE DOOR ON THE RIGHT THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A 6-7 MONTHS AGO. THIS DOOR USED TO MAKE A BEEP NOISE TO LET US KNOW THE DOOR WAS NOT SHUT, AND NOW WHEN WE CLOSE IT, IT ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CLOSE BUT IT OPENS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT DOES NOT SHUT UNLESS YOU FORCE IT TO SHUT WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO MY YOUNGEST CHILD. *TR

FAILURE OF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE ON A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LIMITED. THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT BUMPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, FAILS COMPLETELY AND CONTINUOUSLY RESULTING IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MODULE IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY THEREBY ALLOWING MOISTURE INSIDE RESULTING IN CORROSION AND FAILURE OF THE PART. WHEN ACTUATED, THE PART IS DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE WHILE APPROACHING SLOWER TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND. FAILURE OF THIS PART WHILE DRIVING COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE MODULE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS ONLY 21,000 MILES ON IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. TOYOTA OF COLORADO SPRINGS REPLACED THE PART AT COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA STICKS BECAUSE OF A LATCH PROBLEM. IT CAN CAUSE THE DOOR TO EITHER NOT SHUT, OR NOT OPEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN, I COULDN'T IMAGINE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET MY CHILD OUT OF A BURNING CAR. TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO FIX THIS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIENNA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS COULD LEAD TO A NEGLIGENCE LAWSUIT. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0EB3FD/289. *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

WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL OUR TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 VAN WILL INCREASE IN SPEED WITHOUT ANY CHANGES. WE HAVE STOP USING CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT ANY INCREASE IN SPEED. *TR

TWO EPISODES OF SUDDEN UNEXPLAINABLE ACCELERATION. 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI-VAN. FIRST INCIDENT: DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 OR 30 MPH. CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP. USING BRAKE STOPPED THE CAR. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY; SUDDEN SPEED INCREASE IN REVERSE. BRAKE WORKED TO STOP. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN...COST TO REPLACE FROM TOYOTA WAS APPROX $500 PARTS. DOOR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN WAIT WORKING AROUND 55K MILES. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS NOT WORKING (SLIDING) SAME SYMPTOMS. CAR ONLY HAS 84K MILES ON IT. I DID SOME SEARCHING AND NOTICED THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES, THEREFORE I AM FILING THIS REPORT. *TR