2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

MY AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD. IT WOULD GO OFF FOR A WHILE THEN REAPPEAR. IT APPEARS TO BE A HARNESS PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT WITH THIS CAR. AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UNDER-SEAT STORAGE BIN THAT RUBS AGAINST THE WIRING HARNESS THAT'S BENEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT. I'VE NOW READ MANY, MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND YET TOYOTA REFUSES TO RESPOND. PLEASE HELP.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUALLY GOES OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS A RECALL.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET. SRS WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY BEGAN BLINKING. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION.

I TOOK MY TOYOTA 2006 SIENNA IN TO THE LOCAL DEALER ON 9/3/16 TO HAVE THE SPARE TIRE CABLE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER FROM TOYOTA. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR IF THE VAN HAD ANY OTHER RECALLS OR WARRANTY THROUGH TOYOTA. I WAS TOLD YES FOR THE REAR LIFT GATE STRUTS BUT PARTS WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. I ASKED ABOUT THE MELTING DASHBOARDS SINCE MY FATHER HAD SEEN IT ON THE NEWS AND THE VAN WAS ON THE LIST; EVEN THOUGH AS WITH THE LIFT GATE, I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER FROM TOYOTA. I ASKED FOR THE DASHBOARD PARTS TO BE ORDERED AT THE SAME TIME THE LIFT GATE PARTS WERE ORDERED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE DASHBOARD DID NOT APPLY TO MY VAN. I WENT TO THE DEALER, ASKED FOR THE DASHBOARD AND WAS TOLD NO ON 9/3/16. I DROVE THE VAN ON AUGUST 19, 2017 AND LEFT IT PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR 15 MINUTES. WHEN I RETURNED I HAD A MELTING DASH! IT WAS ALL GOOEY AND STICKY TO THE TOUCH. IT WAS SHINING LIKE IT WAS COATED IN GREASE OR OIL. THE GLARE REFLECTED IN THE WINDSHIELD AND I COULD NOT SEE. I WAS ONLY 4 MILES FROM HOME AND I CRAWLED ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD WITH THE WINDOW OPEN. I CALLED TOYOTA WHEN I GOT HOME AND FILED A CASE WHEN THEM. I WAS TOLD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, SO THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD. I WENT TO THE DEALER ON 8/22/17, WHERE I HAD ASKED FOR THE DASHBOARD BACK ON 9/3/16 AND WAS TOLD THEY SIDED WITH TOYOTA, THEY WOULD NOT EVEN ORDER IT UNLESS I PAID IN ADVANCE. I ASKED THIS SECOND SERVICE ADVISOR TO LOOK AT THE DASH AND CONFIRM IT WAS THE MELTING DASHBOARD PROBLEM. HE DID CONFIRM IT. I ASKED HIM HOW IT WAS POSSIBLE TO HAVE JUST GOTTEN STICKY ON 8/19/17. HE TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS NOT STICKY WHEN I ASKED FOR THE REPLACEMENT, ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOYOTA, THIS IS WHY THE DEALER DID NOT ORDER IT. IT WOULD COST ME OVER $2000 FOR A REPLACEMENT DASH!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-35 MPH, THE BRAKES ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM ALARM SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (TOYOTA OF HUNTINGTON BEACH LOCATED AT 18881 BEACH BLVD HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648, 855-661-4272), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1708143994. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

AIR BAG INDICATOR IS BLINKING IN DASHBOARD. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS ISSUE. NOT SURE IF I SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE.

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR JAMMED APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY OPEN AND COULD NO LONGER BE OPENED OR CLOSED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A REST STOP ALONG I-87. I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND OBSERVED THAT THE PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COATING ON THE ACTUATOR CABLE HAD WORN OFF AND THE BARE CABLE APPEARED TO HAVE CUT THROUGH ONE OF THE PLASTIC PULLEYS WHICH COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED THUS JAMMING THE DOOR. I HAD TO CUT THE CABLE AND REMOVE THE REMNANTS OF THE PULLEY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MANUALLY OPERATE THE DOOR SO I COULD CONTINUE DRIVING HOME WITH MY FAMILY. NO ONE WAS HARMED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.

THE FRONT PASSENGER STRUTS CORRODED AND THE TOP BROKE OFF COMPLETELY AND WAS SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE . I SERVICE MY CAR REGULARLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA, AND I WAS NEVER TOLD I HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN EXPERIENCING A FLAT AND LOOKING TO PLACE THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE THEY NOTICED THE CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE SPARE TIRE WAS RUSTED CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO BECOME UNABLE TO BE USED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING THE RECALL PARTS AND THAT THE NHTSA HOTLINE SHOULD BE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/13/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED THE ASSEMBLY TOTALLY RUSTED OUT THAT THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. UPDATED 9/27/18*JB