2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TOYOTA SIENNA RECALL FOR SPARE TIRE CARRIER MOVED THE SPARE TIRE TO THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, PLACED IN A BAG, AND PLACED IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE TIRE WAS NOT SECURED BY SERVICE AND IS FREE TO VIBRATE, SHAKE, AND ROLL WHEN TURNING. THIS WAS TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX, WITH THE PERMANENT SOLUTION TO BE DETERMINED BY TOYOTA. IT HAS BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS FROM THE RELEASE DATE OF THE RECALL AND THERE IS STILL NO PERMANENT SOLUTION, AND THERE IS NO ETA FOR A FIX AT THIS TIME, PER THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AS IT IS LIMITING THE AVAILABLE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT SPACE, AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE UNSECURED SPARE TIRE IS DISTRACTING. WHAT REQUIREMENTS ARE THERE FOR CLOSING OUT ACTION ITEMS ON RECALLS AND FOR COMPLETING "PERMANENT" FIXES? *TR

THE SLIDING POWER DOOR, PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN AND IS STUCK CLOSED. TOYOTA IS CHARGING OVER $1500 FOR THE FIX, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS. ANY ON-LINE SEARCH WILL CLEARLY INDICATE A NEED FOR A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE: "TO DATE, TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SIENNA, ALTHOUGH SOME OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE AUTOMAKER HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB) FOR THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. A TSB IS EFFECTIVELY A HIDDEN RECALL, MEANING THAT TOYOTA IS ATTEMPTING TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM IN-HOUSE. CONTACT YOUR TOYOTA DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. CHECK THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOR CURRENT RECALL INFORMATION" I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA, MANY TIMES AND THEY JUST DON?T CARE. SO CAN THE NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE OR NOT???? THANK YOU. *TR

DRIVING MY DAUGHTER HOME FROM SCHOOL THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN DASHBOARD AND BEGAN FLASHING. THIS IS THE "DRIVERS SIDE" INDICATOR, NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE INDICATOR LOCATED BENEATH THE CLOCK. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED SUDDENLY. TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS CORROSION PROBLEM BACK IN APRIL 20, 2010 WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V160000. IN MAY 22, 2014, ANOTHER INTERIM CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V273000 WAS ISSUED. UNTIL TODAY, NOTHING HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED UP TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE JUST TOLD ME THAT "UNTIL THEY FOUND A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE, JUST PUT THE SPARE TIRE IN THE TRUNK". THIS TYPE OF SHIRKING RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALOOF ATTITUDE. THE SUDDEN DROPPED OF THE TIRE WOULD HAVE POSE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO OTHER VEHICLES IF ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY ORDERED THE PART, BUT THEN ALSO INFORMED ME I NEEDED A NEW WATER PUMP. I HAD THE WATER PUMP REPAIRED, THEN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE AIRBAG PART CAME IN, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I STILL HAVE THE PART. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME TOYOTA MODELS, BUT I DID NOT FIND A RECALL SPECIFIC TO MY VEHICLE. I THINK MY VEHICLE SHOULD MAYBE BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THE AIRBAG PART INSTALLED AND REPAIRED. JUST LET ME SAY I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MY 2006 SIENNA. I WILL KEEP IT UNTIL IT DIES. *TR

MY TOYOTA SIENNA DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING. IT STARTED WITH SMALL DOTS AND NOW ITS PEELING OFF. *JS

THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH AIR BAGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $1,500. OUR SIENNA ONLY HAS 86K MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS AIR BAG PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS GARNERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. IT IS MY OPIONION THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AT TOYOTA AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. *JS

WILL DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV A HIGH RATE AND LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE FOUR WAY CROSS BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES). 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.

THE TIRES DO NOT LAST MORE THAN 18 MONTHS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE TIRE DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY TIRES BECAUSE IT HAS OBVIOUS MISALIGNMENT BASED ON THE TIRE WEAR. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND IT IS ALL WITHIN FACTORY SPECS. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I GET LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON A SET OF TIRES THAT COST $600. *TR