2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (WHEELS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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.

MY 2006 SIENNA HAS A LOW MILEAGE, 38K. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WHEN REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING RACK BOOT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IS LEAKING. I GOOGLED IT ONLINE AND FOUND SO MANY 2ND GENERATION SIENNAS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SO IT MUCH BE A DESIGN FLAW. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT A REMEDY HAD NOT YET BEEN DESIGNED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE DEALER CUT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WITHOUT THE CONTACT'S CONSENT AND PLACED THE SPARE IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 7/13/15*CN

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 TODAY MORNING AND THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME ABRUPTLY STOPPED. I WAS MAINTAINING A SAFE DISTANCE AND IMMEDIATELY HIT MY BRAKES. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES SEEMED TO ENGAGE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND VERY BADLY REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT ME. HAS THIS HAPPENED TO ANYONE BEFORE WITH THE CAR AUTO-ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN? *TR

NOTICED LEAK IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF SIENNA VAN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WHO IDENTIFIED THE LEAK SOURCE AS THE STEERING RACK. PART WAS NOT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AS TOO MANY YEARS AND 423 MILES BEYOND WARRANTY PERIOD. BROKEN PART 44250-08040 REPLACED PART AS TOYOTA 44250-08041 FAILURE OF PART, IF NOT CAUGHT SOON, ENOUGH, COULD CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND EVEN ISSUES A SERVICE BULLETIN AS TSB-0097-12 IN ADDITION TO A NEW REPLACEMENT PART. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THIS PART NOT LONG AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. I BELIEVE THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AS INSTALLED. I ADD MY VOICE TO THE MANY WHO HAVE REPLACED THIS PART AND WISH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA CORPORATION. DOT SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS AND SIMILAR STEERING RACK PARTS. AFTER TOYOTA BRUSHED OFF MY COMPLAINT VIA PHONE SUPPORT, I RECEIVED WRITTEN USPS MAIL IDENTIFYING A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION FOR A SEPARATE PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENT PANEL , DUE TO CRACKING AND STICKY DASHBOARDS. OBVIOUSLY, IF ENOUGH AFFECTED OWNERS DOCUMENT THEIR COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAILING STEERING RACKS, TOYOTA MIGHT BECOME SERIOUS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. TYPICAL COST OF PART IS $1200-$1600. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN UPDATED 9/15/15*JS

I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF TWO 2006 SIENNA VANS AND BOTH HAVE HAD FAILURE OF BOTH OF THE SIDE MIRRORS. THE MIRRORS BECOME FLOPPY AND WILL NOT HOLD THEIR POSITION. THIS RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF BLIND SPOT VISIBILITY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT CAUSES THE FAILURE. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND WOULD SEEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES AND THINKING THE MIRROR WAS IN THE CORRECT POSITION ONLY TO FIND THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN THE BLIND SPOT I HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE DAMAGES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE VINYL DASHBOARD ON MY VEHICLE IS MELTING IN THE SUN. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND PARK THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE. THE DASHBOARD HAS A STICKY RESIDUE TO THE TOUCH. IT HAS SEVERAL CRACKS AND THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE COVERED IN WAX. WHAT CONCERNS ME MORE IS THE VAPOR ORDOR EMMINATING FROM THE DASH. IT'S MAKING ME AND MY FOUR CHILDREN SICK. AT 87 DEGREES TODAY, I CAN'T DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. AND THE SMELL OF THE MELTED VINYL GOES THROUGH THE AIRCONDITIONING VENTS. NO AMOUNT OF AIR FRESHENER DIFFUSES THE ODOR. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SIDE AIR BAGS. MY INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, TOYOTA HAS ISSUED TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS BUT THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH OUT MAKING EXTENSIVE CHARGES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH NORMAL USE AND NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR