2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

A/C SYSTEM HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE 2010, THEY REPLACED THE BELTS & TOLD ME IT WAS FINE UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED.I HAVE HAD RECALLS ON ALL THE DOORS, AIRBAGS &NAV SYSTEM REPLACED THREE TIMES, 2013 A/C WAS REPLACED, 2016 A/C REPLACED AGAIN, & A/C IS BEING REPLACED FOR A 3RD TIME ALONG WITH TWO OTHER RECALLS. TIRE WARNINGS ARE PERSISTENT. I'VE NEVER WORN OUT TIRES OR BRAKES BEFORE, EXCEPT WITH THIS VEHICLE AT A RATE OF EVERY 25,000 MILES. (4TIMES TD)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AUTO BRAKE FEATURE ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING AT RANDOM INTERVAL BOTH STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. UNPLUGGING AND PLUGGING THE CONNECTORS MANY TIMES CAN SOMETIMES SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS. THE AIRBAG LAMP WOULD COME BACK. IT'S VERY UNSAFE FOR DRIVING WITH WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR. NEED A RECALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR YEARS SINCE I OWNED THE CAR 6 YEARS AGO.

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.

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRIC DOORS SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS FAILED AFTER HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V657000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER (ARLINGTON TOYOTA, 10939 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322225) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TOOK MY SIENNA 2006 FOR A CHECK UP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING, REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW RACK AND PINION UNIT. TOYOTA RECALLED 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IN 2011 FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FIX MY TOYOTA. THEY CLAIM THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE 2011 RECALL. INSTEAD, TOYOTA DID OFFER A $ 1000 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A CERTIFIED TOYOTA VEHICLE. I FELT I SHOULD REPORT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND OTHER DRIVERS MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR BACK IN 2012, I NOTICED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS NEVER QUITE RIGHT EVEN THOUGH DID THE ALIGNMENT TWO TIMES. I NOW THINK I KNOW WHY: THE RACK AND PINION ALREADY HAD AN ISSUE BACK THEN.

ONE OF THE FRONT ENGINE OIL SEALS FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN LOCAL TRAFFIC CAUSING ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL TO BE PUMPED OUT ONTO THE HOT ENGINE AND EXHAUST EMPTYING THE CRANKCASE IN LITTLE MORE THAN 1 MINUTE. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND OPENED THE HOOD TO INVESTIGATE THE SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNING OIL. THE OIL ON THE HOT EXHAUST IGNITED AND WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED WITH THE STATIONS GARDEN HOSE.

I WAS DRIVING MY VAN IN KINGS MTN. HWY 216, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE BACK OF THE CAR STARTED FISHTAILING. I WAS NEAR A GARAGE, SO I STOPPED AND THEY TOLD ME MY REAR AXLE HAD COME LOOSE AND I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A MOBILITY DEALER. I CALLED ILLDERTON IN CHARLOTTE AND HAD IT TOWED THERE. ULTIMATELY THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP. I CALLED BRAUN AND THE WOMAN SAID, "THERE IS NO WARRANTY, THE CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD, THEY DON'T LAST FOREVER". I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THEN FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL. IT STATES: ON CERTAIN HANDICAPPED MOBILITY CONVERSION RAMPVANS MANUFACTURED BY INDEPENDENT MOBILITY SYSTEMS AND BUILT ON TOYOTA MINIVAN CHASSIS, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE BEAM MOUNT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY WELDED TO THE CHASSIS. THIS MAY RESULT IN A SQUEAKING NOISE, A ROUGH RIDE, OR DEGRADATION IN VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSEQUENCE: THE MOUNT MAY BECOME PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE CHASSIS. PASSENGERS, PEDESTRIANS, OR OTHER MOTORISTS MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. SEE PHOTO

IN THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, GREASE INSIDE THE SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY COULD TRANSFER TO OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS, CAUSING THEM TO FUNCTION IMPROPERLY.