2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED ONCE LAST YEAR AND NOW IT FLIES OPEN AGAIN EVEN WHEN YOUR DRIVING. IT WILL NOT STAY CLOSED EVEN IF YOU TURN OFF THE POWER DOOR.

BACK HATCH DOES NOT STAY UP. FALLS DOWN ON HEAD, NECK, BACK OF PERSON GETTING OUT ITEMS. VEHICLE STATIONARY. THERE WAS A NONMANDATORY RECALL OF THIS IN SIENNA'S WITH POWER HATCHES IN 2008.

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WON'T CLOSE. IT TRIES TO CLOSE WHEN YOU PRESS ANY OF THE BUTTONS OR HANDLE BUT IT GETS STUCK AND REMAINS OPEN.

ALL FOUR WHEELS SHOW EXCESSIVE CORROSION. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AND NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY. CORROSION MAY BE SIMPLY COSMETIC, BUT OUR CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL BECOME STRUCTURAL OVER TIME CAUSING EITHER WHEEL FAILURE OR LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. SEE PHOTOS.

WHEN DRIVING AROUND 40-65 MPH, THE CAR BEGINS TO BEEP, THE VSC LIGHT AND STABILITY CONTROL (SLIP INDICATOR) LIGHTS COME ON, THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO ACT ON ITS OWN FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT CANNOT ALWAYS BE REPLICATED, BUT HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE ON THE SAME CURVE AND ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THIS IS A VERY FRIGHTENING EVENT, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND ON A CURVE. THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY OTHER TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS IN YOUTUBE VIDEOS: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=TGMJAFPIFKO, HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SY9A8SHJ0XG. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, IT HAS NOT SHOWN A CODE, SO THEY CONCLUDE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. ANOTHER MECHANIC CHECKED AND DID THE ZERO POINT CALIBRATION, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. A THIRD MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO ACTUAL READING ON THE STEERING ANGLE, ALTHOUGH THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR SEEMS TO BE WORKING. AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE A DANGEROUS CAR, WHICH WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SELL OR TRADE IN WITHOUT TAKING A SERIOUS LOSS.

NOTICED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS A BINDING IN CLOSING ELECTRIC SIDE DOORS. A FEW WEEKS AGO, I COULD NOT CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR. NOTICED A BROKEN CABLE. THE CABLE WAS FRAYED. IT IS ALSO FRAYED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED FREE. MY ODOMETER HAD 124,000 MILES. THE TOYOTA EXTENDED TECHNICAL WARRANTY ENDED AT 120,000. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE OTHER NIGHT I DROVE HOME IN 28 DEGREE WEATHER WITH THE SLIDING DOOR OPEN, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. WE HAD TO BREAK THE CABLE TO GET THE DOOR CLOSED WHEN WE FINALLT GOT HOME. CHILDREN CAN FALL OUT OF OPEN SIDE DOORS ON TOYOTA VANS!! THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CABLES AT ANY DATE THAT THEY BREAK SO CHILDREN CAN GET IN OR OUT OF THE CAR SAFELY, AND OWNERS DO NOT HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THEIR DOORS OPEN. IT ALSO RUNS DOWN THE BATTERY!! A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. MY GRANDCHILDREN CAN FALL OUT OF MY CAR!!!! PLEASE MAKE THEM REPAIR MY OUR VANS FOR FREE. $1200-1600 FIX PER DOOR, OTHERWISE. SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!!!! RIDICULOUS I HAVE TO EVEN ASK FOR YOUR HELP. TOYOTA NEEDS TO COVER THEIR CARS.

THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS ONLY 30-40% AND THEN GETS STUCK. THIS IS DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DOOR CABLE FAULT (MOTOR STILL WORKS). A BIG EFFORT FROM AN ADULT CAN OPEN AND CLOSE, BUT NOT POSSIBLE FROM ANY OF OUR SIX CHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK. THE DRIVER SLIDING DOOR IS BLOCKED BY A REAR FACING BABY SEAT, SO THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS ISSUE STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY. THERE WERE NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS. *JS

THE STEERING RACK AND PINION SECTOR IS LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE BOOT AND THE STEERING HAS A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V160000 (STRUCTURE). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

OUR VEHICLE HAS 119,698 MILES OF WEAR. WE HAD OUR VEHICLE SERVICED AT A REPUTABLE DEALER. WHILE STATIONARY, BOTH A WHEEL STUD (DURING TIRE ROTATION), AND THE OIL PUMP TENSIONER BOLT HOLE (DURING SERVICE) BROKE. DEALER TOLD US EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NOT USED. I BELIEVE INFERIOR METAL USED IN MANUFACTURING.