2006 Toyota Sienna Complaint Log

POWER REAR DOOR ON 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE WILL NOT STAY OPEN. DOOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSES AND DOES NOT AUTO-REVERSE EASILY WITH OBSTRUCTION. *JB

WAS OUT SHOPPING, WENT TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR WHEN I REALIZED THE STRUTS WERE NOT LIFTING THE DOOR. I INSPECTED THE STRUTS ,AND REALIZED THEY HAD EXPLODED AND WERE LEAKING. NO FAILURES OF THE REAR DOOR PREVIOUSLY; DOOR WAS WORKING PROPERLY THE DAY BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CANNOT USE THE BACK PORTION OF THE MINIVAN TO STORE ITEMS SINCE DOOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. I AM GLAD THE DOOR DID NOT FAIL WHEN IT WAS OPENED AND SOMEONE WAS UNDERNEATH, ESPECIALLY ONE OF OUR KIDS. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER TOYOTA SIENNAS.*AK

THE DUNLOP RUN FLAT TIRES ON THE 2006 SIENNA MINI-VAN ARE HORRIBLE. AT 10,000 MILES THEY WERE WEARING VERY FAST. THEY ARE LOUD ON THE ROAD, AND RIDE VERY ROUGH WITH VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE GAS PEDAL. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THE VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES.*AK

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA TWO POTENTIAL SAFETY FAILURES: (1) THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WHEN OPENING WILL SLIDE INTO THE GAS FUEL DOOR WHILE ANOTHER PERSON IS FUELING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO STOP THAT PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM STRIKING THE GAS DOOR WHEN A PERSON IS EXITING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE FUELING NOZZLE WAS JARRED LOOSE AND FUEL WAS SPLASHED ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FUEL MESSAGE STAYED ON FOLLOWING THIS EVENT ON THE DASHBOARD. (2) DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR POWER LOCKS BOTH FAILED(DRIVER'S SIDE AT 37,000MILES & THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT 58,000 MILES.) THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BECOME A SAFETY FAILURE; HOWEVER, IF THE DOORS ARE NOT LOCKED MANUALLY, THE LACK OF LOCKED DOORS COULD PROVE TO BE DANGEROUS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. *TR

TOYOTA IS AWARE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN ITS DOORS WHERE BAD WELDING WAS PERFORMED AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING. THIS EFFECTS MOST '04 - '08 MODELS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AND ATTEMPTS TO MAKE CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THE REPAIR. COST CAN RUN UP TO $2,000.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THEY REPAIRED. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, THE VEHICLE IS BADLY ALIGN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER HAD MADE SEVERAL EFFORTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM,(REPLACED AND BALANCED 2 FRONT TIRES, ALIGNED ALL 4 TIRES) BUT IT STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,700. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SQUEAKED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OIL THE DOORS AND THEY CONTINUED TO SQUEAK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24000. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW DOOR DUE THE SEPARATION IN THE DOOR WELDING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WOULD TAKE ONE WEEK TO INSTALL THE DOOR. ALSO, THE CONTACT WAS UPSET THAT AFTER PAINTING THE DOOR IT WILL NOT MATCH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.*AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2006 I PURCHASED A LOWERED FLOOR TOYOTA SIENNA WITH AUTOMATIC WHEELCHAIR RAMP. THE PURCHASE WAS MADE THROUGH MC MOBILITY IN MENTOR OHIO, MODIFICATIONS DONE BY BRAUN CORP IN INDIANA. FIRST THE GAS TANK HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED WHICH CAUSED MALFUNCTIONS IN THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. THIS TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX. THEN AN AC TUBE RUNNING FROM FRONT TO BACK HAD NOT BEEN STRAPPED IN PROPERLY, CAUSING IT TO WEAR THROUGH. THIS TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO RESOLVE. THE MOST PERSISTENT PROBLEM IS WITH THE RAMP. SINCE THE SPRING OF 2007 IT HAS INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE RAMP WILL DEPLOY AS DESIGNED, BUT THEN SOMETIMES THE RAMP WILL NOT STOW BACK IN THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THE VAN CANNOT BE OPERATED WITH THE RAMP EXTENDED. ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED TO MANUALLY WORK AGAINST THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM TO STOW THE RAMP, AND ASSISTANCE IS NOT ALWAYS AROUND. THE MALFUNCTION MAY HAPPEN JUST ONCE AND BE FINE FOR WEEKS ON EITHER SIDE, OR IT MIGHT HAPPEN CONTINUALLY FOR WEEKS WITH OBVIOUS IMPEDIMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER LIFE ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR INJURY AS A LONE DISABLED DRIVER HAS TO TRY TO COPE WITH THE PROBLEM. UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY MC HAS DONE NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS BUT NOTHING SO FAR HAS WORKED PERMANENTLY. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM.*TR

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT BECOMES FOLDED AND ENTRAPPED IN THE SLOT WHERE IT COMES OUT OF SIDE COLUMN AND WILL NOT RETRACT, MAKING IT ABSOLUTELY USELESS FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. THIS RESULT IN DRIVER NOT BEING RESTRAINED PROPERLY. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM RELEASE THE ENTRAPMENT AS WELL AS FIXING IT MYSELF NUMEROUS TIMES. MY WIFE CANNOT DO THE REPAIR HERSELF SO SHE IS OFTEN DRIVING AROUND BASICALLY WITH NO SEAT BELT UNTIL SHE GET TO THE DEALER OR HOME FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

PROBLEM IS WITH THE REAR SEAT BELTS IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE VAN. ANYTIME SOMEONE (MYSELF INCLUDED) RIDES IN THE BACK ROW, THE SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AND BECOME SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT THEY MUST BE RELEASED TO AVOID EXTREME DISCOMFORT, THIS RESULTS IN THE SEAT BELT BEING UNFASTENED DURING VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND OFTEN I FIND MY PASSENGERS JUST NOT USING THEM DUE TO THIS SELF-TIGHTENING. *TR

THERE APPEARS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE SPARE TIME MOUNTING FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE WAITED MONTHS AND MONTHS FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE DEALER HAS NO ESTIMATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. IN THE INTERIM, I MUST EITHER RIDE WITHOUT A SPARE OR THE SPARE IS LOOSE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. DATE OF INCIDENT (ON YOUR FORM) IS APPROXIMATE.

SIENNA UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION!! IT HAPPENED TO OUR 2006 SIENNA YESTERDAY 2/21/2007 - -MY WIFE WAS ABOUT TO STOP THE CAR WHILE PARKING IT AT A PARKING SPACE, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED (VERY FAST!) AND KNOCKED DOWN A TREE AND SCRATCHED A COUPLE OF PARKED CARS. IT TOOK A TREE, SOME BUSHES AND A DOUBLE RAISED CURBS TO STOP THE VAN. THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED (BY THE TREE) AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF VAN DENTED. MY WIFE IS A CAREFUL DRIVER (AND WITH OUR TWO TODDLERS INSIDE!) AND SHE IS VERY SURE SHE DID NOTHING WRONG. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN IF THE REPAIR SHOP CANNOT FIND DEFECT WITH THE VAN. I HAVE A SIMILAR ACCIDENT REPORT HERE: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F105086/0 *JB

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN AWD WHICH BUILDS UP MUD AND SNOW ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEELS. WHEN THE SNOW AND MUD BEGIN TO FALL OFF, THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU ARE ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY UP TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. AT 45 - 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IF I HIT A PATCH OF ICE OR WATER I WOULD LOSE CONTROL AND CREATE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA PURCHASED MAY 2006. 3-4 MONTHS AGO, THE BACK LIFT STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. AUTOMATICALLY OPENS BUT CLOSES WITHOUT PROVOCATION SOMETIMES HITTING PERSON LOADING THE TRUNK. LAUREL TOYOTA MD REPAIR DID NOT FIND PROBLEM WITH THE LIFT, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS AND HAPPENED TODAY 2/9/2007. *NM

SLIDING SUNROOF HAS MECHANICAL ISSUE WHEN DRIVING. AT HIGHER SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH THE MECHANISM WHICH GOES DOWN WHEN SUNROOF IS CLOSING WILL GO DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN THE MECHANISM RAISES. THE VEHICLE'S SUNROOF HAS BEEN LOOKED AT TWICE BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATE THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR IT AND THAT THEY TEST DROVE ANOTHER 2006 XLE LIMITED AND ITS SUNROOF DID THE SAME THING. *NM

TIRE FAILURE. *TR

BRAKES: SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN MARCH OF 2006 NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD YET, I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IN EVERY 7-8 THOUSAND MILES BECAUSE THE BRAKES HAVE WORN DOWN. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT IN AT 9900 MILES AND THEY REPLACED MY BRAKES AND PUT NEW ROTORS ON. THE SECOND TIME THEY PUT NEW BRAKES ON AND MACHINED MY ROTORS THIS WAS DONE AT 18,100 MILES AND NOW ITS AT 27,100 MILES AND MY BRAKES ARE SHOT AGAIN AND THE DEALER KNOWING THAT THIS IS MY THIRD TIME IN FOR SAME PROBLEM TOLD ME NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT ITS MY FAULT AND THE WAY I DRIVE THE VAN, AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY THIS TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY MADE THEIR DIAGNOSIS ONLY BY TAKING OFF THE TIRES, THEY NEVER TOOK OFF THE FRONT BRAKES TO INSPECT THEM AND YET THEY HAD NERVE TO NOTATE THAT ALL PADS WERE WEARING EVENLY, . SO I DROVE HOME AND A LICENSED TECH CHANGED MY BRAKES FOR LESSER PRICE AND THIS TECH NOTED THAT ALL PADS ON FRONT WORE UNEVENLY AND THAT MY ROTORS WERE FINE WHERE AS THE DEALER WANTED ME TO BUY NEW ROTORS BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WERE RUINED. THE TECH THAT FIXED MY CAR KEPT THE SAME ROTORS AND JUST PUT NEW BRAKES ON FOR HALF THE COST THE DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY. YET THIS DEALER IN HEMET CALIFORNIA AT GOSCH AUTO GROUP WOULD NOT REPLACE MY BRAKES THE ONES THEY PUT ON LAST TIME 7 THOUSAND MILES BEFORE THIS TIME UNLESS I PAID FOR THEM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING THEM TO GO OUT EVERY 7-8 THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ME AND MY 4 KIDS COULD GET SERIOUSLY INJURED SHOULD THIS BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUE MAYBE I MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY AND MY BRAKES WILL FAIL. THESE BRAKES SUCK AND SO DOES THIS CAR AS MY HUSBAND SAID I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH A CHEVY. *JB

RE: SAFETY PROBLEM WITH 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE, OUR SIENNA IS NOT SAFE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING WHEN WE TRIED TO DRIVE AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION, BECAUSE IT PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM MERGING INTO OR ESCAPING FROM HEAVY TRAFFIC OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA. IT HAPPENED IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER AND ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS. I AM A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER; I SPEND A LOT OF TIME DRIVING MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPINNING TIRES ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN. WE CONTACTED OUR DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA COMPANY. THEIR FIRST RESPONSE WAS THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. AFTER OUR INTERVENTION THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO DRIVE TEST OUR CAR. THE TEST WAS PERFORMED BY ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES (NOT CLEAR IF HE HAD ANY CAR SAFETY INSPECTION TRAINING). HE TOOK OUR CAR FOR A SHORT DRIVE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALONE, IN THE PERFECT WEATHER, REPORTING BACK THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEM. THE TEST DRIVE WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME. WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR USUALLY WHEN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN THE CAR, DURING THE RAIN ETC; IN OTHER WORDS, IN AVERAGE DRIVING CONDITIONS. SINCE THE TEST WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, MANY TIMES. I BELIEVE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY OWNERS OF SIENNA, WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I OBSERVED IT SEVERAL TIMES ON THE STREET, WITH OTHER SIENNAS. ALSO, MY INFORMAL POLL AMONG OUR FRIENDS GAVE THE SAME RESULTS. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. FROM THE BEGINNING, THE TRANSMISSION DROPS INTO NEUTRAL AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS FOR STOPS. UPON ACCELERATION TO MOVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES IN NEUTRAL, LEAVING THOSE FOLLOWING ABOUT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE. OR, IF YOU ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE LURCHES INTO GEAR THROWING PASSENGERS FORWARD. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM EVERY TIME I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE SERVICEMAN ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, AND STATES THAT TOYOTA CLAIMS IT IS A MEANS TO SAVE THE TRANSMISSION. THE JERKING ON THE TRANSMISSION AS THE VEHICLE GOES INTO GEAR AFTER A STOP CANNOT BE GOOD FOR THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICEMAN FURTHER STATED THAT OTHER CAR MODELS MADE BY TOYOTA HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THAT A "COMPUTER PATCH" HAD BEEN MADE AVAILABLE THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT NO SUCH PATCH HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE SIENNA VANS. MY CONCERN IS THAT I WILL END UP REAR-ENDED BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION OR THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. *TR

WITHIN 1 YEAR OF PURCHASING VEHICLE NEW THE WHEELS STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS CORROSION IN THE FORM OF BUBBLING OF THE FINISH. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO ROAD SALT AND ME NOT CLEANING THEM PROPERLY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SHORTLY BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND AGAIN WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS OUR FAULT AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONE LAST TIME AFTER THE WARRANTY AND WERE TOLD SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS UP THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR US. ALL 4 WHEELS ARE NOW CORRODED SEVERELY. LARGE CHUNKS OF PAINT ROUTINELY FALL OFF DURING WASHING. I'M WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AT THIS POINT AND PLAN TO REPLACE THE RIMS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I'VE OWNED MULTIPLE CARS WITH SIMILARLY COATED ALLOY RIMS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. IT WASN'T DUE TO ME CLEANING THEM PROPERLY, IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RACE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

THERE IS NO WAY TO PROPER ADJUST HEADREST HEIGHT FOR TALLER PEOPLE (AVERAGE MALE AND ABOVE) ON 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE CLOTH SEATS FIRST AND SECOND ROW. EVEN THE HIGHEST LOCKING POSITION IS TOO LOW FOR ME AND MY SON. WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 6 FT TALL. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND GENERALLY THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY THEM TO HELP ME. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE AND PREVENT THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE. ON THE FIRST TWO OCCURRENCES, THE DEALER RESET THE SWITCH. ON THE MOST RECENT VISIT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CENTER AIR BAG SENSOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP ON MAY 10, 2007 FOR THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE DECEMBER OF 2006. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK IN THE ACCELERATION POSITION. I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY SO I WAS QUICKLY ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND ONCE I MERGED WITH TRAFFIC I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO ADJUST MY SPEED AND THE PEDAL REMAINED IN ACCELERATION MODE AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR DECREASE THE ACCELERATION AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. I TRIED DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AGAIN TO SEE IF IT WAS STUCK AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. EVENTUALLY THE ACCELERATION STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AND MY HUSBAND ONCE. SO FAR THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE WE'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT INTO A TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THEY RECORDED MY ISSUE ON THE SERVICE INVOICE ON 2/17/07 AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND REMARKED THAT MY FLOOR MATS WERE UPSIDE DOWN AND THAT I SHOULD INSTALL THEM PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POOR PIN CONNECTOR LOST CONTACT DISCONNECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,200.

THE WINDSHIELD HAS OPTICAL DISTORTION CAUSING EYE STRAIN, WATERY EYES, HEADACHES, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS. TOYOTA SAYS "ALL SIENNAS ARE LIKE THIS" SO THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. *NM

TO NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVES, THIS E-MAIL IS SENT REGARDING MY ALERT TO THE DANGER AND SAFETY CONCERNS TO CITIZENS REGARDING THE USED CAR SALES AT HONDA OF FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. DUE TO A "2006 TOYOTA SIENNA" IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, THAT WAS SOLD AS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT MECHANICAL CONDITION AND FREE OF DEFECTS. IT IS BEEN RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT A MAJOR FRONT END ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 11/16/206 IN FLORIDA. THE IMPACT SEVERITY CAUSED FUNCTIONALITY CONCERNS AND DEFECTS TO THE AIRBAGS, AIRBAG SENSOR, AND SEAT BELTS WHICH WERE NEVER REPAIRED PROPERLY FROM THIS ACCIDENT AND LEFT DAMAGED AND DEFECTIVE. SADLY, THE CARFAX HISTORY HAD ONLY BEGUN REPORTING THIS DATA ON 10/31/2011. THE OWNERS OR USED CAR DEALERSHIP NEGLECTED TO DISCLOSE THIS FACTS AND OTHER SEVERE DEFECTS, RECALLS, AND DAMAGES THAT OCCURRED TO THE ENGINE. THE INTERNAL DAMAGES AND SAFETY FEATURES WERE DISCOVERED THROUGH LEGITIMATE DIAGNOSTIC BY TOYOTA. PLEASE HELP ME TO RECOVER AND OBTAIN THE POLICE REPORT OR RECORD HELD BY LAW ENFORCEMENT REGARDING THE MAJOR ACCIDENT INCIDENT ON THIS VEHICLE THAT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 16, 2006, IN FLORIDA. THIS VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN A SALVAGE /RE-TITLED BUT NEVER APPROPRIATELY AND PROPERLY REPAIRED FOR CITIZENS USE ON THE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. CARFAX HAS PROVIDED NO RESPONSE TO MY E-MAIL TO ME BUT CARFAX BEGAN REPORTING THIS INFORMATION ON OCTOBER 31, 2011. IN ADDITION, THE VIN # HAS APPEARED IN REPORTS AS AN XLE OR AS A LIMITED MODEL DESIGN WHICH IMPLIES DECEPTION, USED CAR DEALERSHIP FRAUD, OR MISUSE OF THE VIN # REGARDING DOING THE NECESSARY, REQUIRED, AND CORRECT REPAIRS TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE AND PERFORM SAFETY RECALLS NOTICES VIA CERTIFIED MAIL SENT ON THIS VEHICLE TO THE OWNER OR USED CAR DEALERSHIP AT HONDA OF FORT MYERS. YOUR COOPERATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.

I HAD NO IDEA SO MANY OTHER 2006 SIENNA OWNERS HAVE AIR BAG PROBLEMS LIKE I DO. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AFTER ONLY 8 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ASSEMBLY. SINCE THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OFF AND ON WITH NO PATTERN TO ITS FREQUENCY AND HAS BEEN ON CONTINUALLY FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS DESPITE REMOVING THE DRAWER AND INSPECTING/DISCONNECTING/RECONNECTING THE CONNECTORS. RIGHT NOW A PIECE OF BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE COVERS THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD SINCE THE DEALER WILL CHARGE $3000 TO REPLACE WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AIR BAGS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO TELL MY FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE AN AIR BAG PROTECTING THEM AND MAY FEEL SAFER IN THE REAR SEATS. TOYOTA HAS A REPUTATION FOR SAFETY AND I AM SURPRISED THAT THE COMPANY HAS NOT DONE MORE TO FIX THE AIR BAG PROBLEMS ON 2006 SIENNAS. WE BOUGHT OUR SIENNA KNOWING WE WOULD SOON HAVE 3 TEEN/YOUNG ADULT DRIVERS IN THE FAMILY AND WE WANTED A VEHICLE THAT WOULD PROTECT ALL OF US, NO MATTER WHO IS DRIVING OR SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON OCCASIONALLY. DEALER FOUND FAULT CODE BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY SENSOR CODE NUMBER T01111. THE SENSOR WAS REPAIRED, BUT NOT REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ALL FOUR TIRES BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, BUT DID NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 01-26-09 *BF

VEHICLE SURGES WHILE GENTLY APPLYING ACCELERATOR AND CAN'T DECIDE WHICH GEAR TO BE IN. TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO HESITATE, ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT 5-10 PMH AND WHILE TURNING. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS COMPLETELY NORMAL. THE DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM CANNOT REACT QUICK ENOUGH TO CHANGES IN ACCELERATION. AFTER DAYS OF RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS OCCURRING ON AVALON, CAMRY, LEXUS ES300-330, HIGHLANDER, BMW,AUDI, VW TOUAREG, SUBARU...SHALL I KEEP LOOKING. OBVIOUSLY THE DRIVE BY WIRE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT MATURE AND DANGEROUS. RE-PROGRAMMING IS NEEDED. TO DATE THERE ARE NO TSB'S FOR THE 04-06 SIENNA'S REGARDING THIS ISSUE. 8JB

2005 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD. REAR DISC BRAKES...CLIP RUST CAUSES THE CALIPER PISTON TO STAY EXTENDED AND KEEP THE DISC BRAKE PAD IN CONTACT WITH THE DISC. BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY... BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN 23000 MILES WITH WEAR ON THE DISC. DEALER STATES THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. CLIP REPLACED WITH NEW CLIP AT CUSTOMER REQUEST, DISC RESURFACED. BOTH AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. SERVICE PERSON STATES THEY ARE GETTING SEVERE RUST ON THESE CLIPS, COULD CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. *NM

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA SEEMS TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR STARTING TO DETERIORATE RESULTING IN A POPPING SOUND COMING OUT AROUND THE HINGE IN THE MIDDLE WHILE OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND TOYOTA SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS DUE TO CORROSION OR CRACK IN THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE DOOR. OUR CONCERN IS THAT IF THE POPPING SOUND CAN START OCCURRING DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR USE, THIS COULD RESULT IN BIGGER PROBLEM OVER TIME LIKE EXCESSIVE CORROSION OR CRACK COULD HINDER THE DOOR UNUSABLE. THE REMEDY THAT WE HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE SEEMS TO BE REPLACING A DOOR AND MAKING A HOLE ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE DOOR TO ALLOW THE HINGE TO SLIDE IN AND OUT MORE FREELY. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY. TOYOTA HAS A TSB OUT FOR THIS BUT NO RECALL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS UNUSABLE DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN AT FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA DEALER IN RALEIGH, NC JUNE 06, 2006. FIVE WEEKS LATER, WHILE OUR FAMILY IS DRIVING FROM THE CHURCH IN A SUNDAY MORNING, THE GLASS WINDOW BEHIND THE DRIVER EXPLODED LIKE A CAR BOMB WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ANYTHING. LUCKILY, NOBODY GOT HURT AND I MANAGED TO STOP THE VAN TO CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENED. I GOT THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER AND THEY FIXED THE VAN WINDOW. WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN ON THE SAFETY OF THE GLASS WINDOW BECAUSE TWO WEEKS BEFORE OUR INCIDENT, A FRIEND OF US WHO ALSO BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN , ALSO GOT A SIMILAR INCIDENT WHILE SHE DROVE HER VAN TO WORK. WHEN WE CAME TO TAKE THE VAN BACK AFTER THE DEALER FIX THE WINDOW, THERE WAS A LADY WHO ALSO CAME TO THE DEALER OFFICE TO FIX HER 2006 VAN BROKEN WINDOW. THREE INCIDENTS IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AT A SMALL PLACE LIKE HERE SOUND SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VAN WINDOWS. WE REQUESTED THE DEALER AND THE TOYOTA CORPORATION TO PROVIDE US WITH THE STATISTICS OF THE INCIDENTS RELATED TO THE GLASS WINDOW. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE THOSE STATISTIC AND ASK US TO FIND OUT WITH THE NHTSA. WE TOLD THEM WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO HAVE OUR FAMILY (OF 5 PEOPLE) DRIVING ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL EXPLODED AGAIN. WE REQUESTED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AND TRADE FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT THE DEALER SAID WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE TOYOTA OFFICE FOR THAT. THEIR DUTIES ARE TO SELL THE VEHICLE AND FIX IT IF NECESSARY. WE CONTACT TOYOTA AND THEY ASKED US TO FILL OUT THE ARBITRATION PAPER TO SEE IF THIS VEHICLE CAN BE RETURNED. WE ARE WAITING FOR THEIR DECISION. WE WANT TO FILE THIS COMPLAIN TO ALERT THE PUBLIC OF A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH WE ENCOUNTERED AND SEE IF ANYBODY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IF THIS IS REALLY A TREND THEN TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THE DEFECT GLASS WINDOW. IMAGING IF YOU DRIVING 70 MILES ON A FREEWAY WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY AND THE WINDOW BREAK LIKE THAT, WE CAN LOOSE CONTROL AND CREATE A FATALLY ACCIDENT. *NM

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

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 - REPEATED FAILURE OF FUSE CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO NOT WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN ENTERING THE CAR AT NIGHT AS YOU CANNOT SEE THE IGNITION NOR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CAR. FUSE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER AND AFTER EACH REPLACEMENT, LIGHTS WORK TEMPORARILY & THEN THE FUSE BLOWS. ONLINE SEARCH ON GOOGLE SHOWS MANY OTHER SIENNA OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATE CASE. *TR

IN JULY 2006, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING OUR NEW 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE WE COULD TAKE IT FOR SERVICE SOMEONE BROKE INTO OUR MINI VAN AND IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A MONTH BEING REPAIRED. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH LATER, BUT THE DEALER, BALISE TOYOTA IN WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA, RESET IT DURING AN OIL CHANGE. IN MID OCTOBER, MY WIFE WAS BROADSIDED IN HER DOOR BY A HONDA CIVIC. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS, INCLUDING THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE MINI VAN WAS IN THE SHOP FOR ANOTHER MONTH, AND THE DEALER AGAIN RESET THE LIGHT, WHICH HAD COME ON, APPARENTLY DURING THE CRASH. SINCE OCTOBER THE VAN HAS BEEN SERVICED FIVE OR SIX TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US IN JANUARY THAT TOYOTA IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS, DESIGNED THE AIRBAGS TO PERMANENTLY TURN OFF IF A HEAVY PERSON RODE IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO TURN THE AIRBAGS BACK ON AGAIN, AND CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THIS BECAUSE IT WAS INTENTIONAL. OTHER DEALERS WANT TO CHARGE US FOR THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. LAST WEEK, A PERSON AT MOORE OF TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE TOLD ME THAT THE COMPANY'S OFFICIAL POSITION WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT BROKEN, BUT RATHER THAT MY WIFE AND I DID NOT DESERVE THE PROTECTION BECAUSE OF OUR WEIGHT. THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY MIGHT BE WILLING TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK, BUT I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO BUY IT BACK. I JUST WANT THE MINI VAN TO WORK THE WAY IT SUPPOSED TO WITHOUT HAVING TO RESET THE COMPUTER EVERY WEEK. BESIDES, IF THEY WERE TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS BEING A FEDERAL LAW, THERE WERE NO CARS IN AMERICA THAT WERE SAFE FOR US TO DRIVE. I COULD NOT EVEN GET MY BRAND NEW MINI VAN INSPECTED THIS YEAR BECAUSE AN AIRBAG LIGHT WAS GROUNDED FOR DISQUALIFICATION. TOYOTA KNOWINGLY SOLD ME AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, ONE THAT WAS DESIGNED TO BE UNSAFE FOR 30% OF PEOPLE OH, AND NOW THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED BY THE REARVIEW MIRROR.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED REPAIRS AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF TWICE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,025.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS ARE AIMED TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED BY A MOBILITY INDUSTRY IN 01/06 TO ACCOMMODATE DISABLED PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE'S INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED WITH A SOLID AXLE WHICH RAISED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE 2 INCHES CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE AIMED 50FT AHEAD. THE MOBILITY INDUSTRY WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DEFECT ON THE 07/13/06 AND DETERMINED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE.

THE LCD DISPLAY ON THE CD/RADIO GETS GARBLED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IDLING AND THE A/C IS SET TO MAX. ALL OCCURRENCES WHERE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND NO AMOUNT OF TURNING IT OFF AND ON WOULD RECTIFY THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, IF THE VEHICLE WERE SWITCHED OFF AND ON THE LCD WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED AND ACTIVATING THE IGNITION SWITCH, AN ARCHING CAME OFF AND BURNED THE EAR PIECE OF A CELL PHONE TRAUMATIZING THE CONTACT'S EAR. NO WARNING SIGNAL WAS PRESENT DURING THE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS. THE SPARK COULD BE HEARD AND SEEN EVERY TIME THERE WAS AN OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CHECKED ALL ELECTRICAL GROUNDING BUT NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/11/06. *JB

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED 60,000 MILES. ALL 4 ALLOYS HAVE BUBBLING AND CORROSION. TOYOTA MOTOR CORP REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM STATING THAT WARRANTY 3/36 IS PAST. EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM TOYOTA DOES NOT COVER THIS. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 PURCHASED MARCH 06. AIRBAG LIGHT ON 1ST TIME APRIL 06 THEN INTERMITTENTLY LIGHT WOULD FLASH FOR MONTH. FIRST APPOINTMENT MAY 2, 2006 REGARDING AIRBAG LIGHT. LIGHT WENT OFF NO DIAGNOSIS MADE. AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND OFF IN MAY, JUNE, JULY, APPOINTMENT ON AUGUST 2, 2006 DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT. AUGUST 23, 2006 SEATBELT REPLACED, TIRES ROTATED. TIRE LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING HOME APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED TO TURN IT OFF. AIRBAG LIGHT ON AGAIN VAN DIAGNOSED SEPTEMBER 2006 BAD PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN THE SEAT, NEW SEAT ORDERED. OCTOBER 27, 2006 PASSENGER SIDE SEAT REPLACED. SEAT REPLACED WITH WRONG YEAR SIENNA AND WRONG COLOR. GOT A RENTAL SIENNA UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. PICKED UP MY SIENNA WITH THE OLD DEFECTIVE SEAT PUT BACK UNTIL ANOTHER SEAT ORDERED. DECEMBER 1, 2006 THE CORRECT SEAT INSTALLED. DECEMBER 18, 2006 AIRBAG LIGHT ON AGAIN, APPOINTMENT MADE DECEMBER 28, TO BE DIAGNOSED. JANUARY 25, 2007 VAN HAD BAD CENTER AIRBAG SENSOR. APPOINTMENT MADE MARCH 2, 2007. SENSOR REPLACED MARCH 12, 2007. APRIL 3, 2007 TRIED TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON YET AGAIN BUT DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE TIME. APRIL 11, 2007 GIVEN RENTAL SIENNA WIRES IN THE FLOOR WERE REPLACED EXCEPT FOR ONE ORDERED, "IN CASE THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN". TODAY, APRIL 25, 2007 THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOT ON BUT I HAVE SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE AIRBAGS WILL WORK WHEN AND IF NEEDED AND IF THE PROBLEM(S) WERE TRULY FIXED. *JB

OPERABLE SIDE WINDOW, REAR, PASSENGER SIDE, FELL OUT. WINDOW WAS OPEN, AND BEING REMOTELY CLOSED AT THE TIME. *TR

I AM ASSUMING YOU HAVE SEEN THE ARTICLE ABOUT STEVE WOZNIAK COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS CRUISE CONTROL ON HIS TOYOTA PRIUS. IT IS AN ISSUE OF USING CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE SONAR ACTIVATED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT MOVED OUT OF YOUR LANE, YOUR CAR TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET TO REGAIN THE PROGRAMMED SPEED. I HAVE A TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN THAT DOES THE SAME THING HE DESCRIBED. WHEN I COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME IT WORKS AS DESIGNED. I ASK THEM IF THEY WANT TO DRIVE THEIR KIDS AROUND ON THE INTERSTATES USING THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE SONAR ACTIVATED OR PAY MY SPEEDING TICKET WHEN I GET PULLED OVER WHEN IT DOES THIS. AFTER ACCELERATING AT SUCH A HIGH SPEED THE BRAKING MECHANISM KICKS IN TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. SO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE GONE ABOVE THE SPEED YOU SET THE CRUISE CONTROL. A CAR SHOULDN'T TAKE OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND CAUSE YOU TO SPEED WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU MOVES OUT OF YOUR LANE. IT ALSO DOES THIS WITH THE SONAR OFF AND HITTING THE "RESUME SPEED" SWITCH ON THE CRUISE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT IT SURE IS SCARY WHEN IT DOES THIS. AS A RESULT, I DON'T USE MY CRUISE CONTROL VERY OFTEN AND IF I DO, USUALLY KICK IT OFF BY TAPPING THE BRAKE WHEN THE SONAR SLOWS THE CAR DOWN SO IT DOESN'T TAKE OFF LIKE A ROCKET. I AM SURE IT IS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE BUT IT SURE ISN'T SAFE OR COMFORTING THE WAY IT CURRENTLY WORKS. *TR

BRAKES SQUEALED WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING NEW SIENNA 8-SEAT MINI-VAN. IT WAS RETURNED TO BE FIXED TO DEALER WHO "GLAZED" THE BRAKES. WITHIN DAYS THEY WERE SQUEALING AGIN. IT WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED REAR DRUMS AND SHOES. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AGAIN. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHO AGAIN REPLACED REAR DRUMS AND SHOE BUT WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE BRAKES WERE AGAIN SQUEALING. IT HAS LESS THAN 4000 MILES AND HAS HAD LESS THAN A WEEK WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN SQUEALING. ADDITIONALLY, IT TAKES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO CLOSE BACK HATCH.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE TIRES HAD NO TRACTION AND THE MILEAGE WAS LOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8000. TOYOTA REPLACED THE TIRES DUE TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THIS REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. THE BALD TIRES WERE UNSAFE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15207. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2006 8 PASSENGER TOYOTA SIENNA ON FEBRUARY 14 AND DISCOVERED THE NEXT DAY THAT THE SECOND ROW SEATING HAD NO ARM RESTS. IN SHARP TURNS OR WHEN SWERVING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR DEBRIS IN THE ROAD THE SECOND ROW PASSENGERS HAVE NOTHING TO HOLD ON TO AND ARE THROWN SIDEWAYS TOWARD THE WINDOWS. *NM