2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE STEERING RACK INNER SEALS HAD DISINTEGRATED CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE THAT WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL THE BOOT HAD BEEN AFFECTED AND BROKEN. CONCERNED BY PART FAILURE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. COMPLAINTS SEEN ON TOYOTA FORUMS - TOYOTA ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS IN JULY 2012 BUT NO INFORMATION SENT TO CONSUMERS TSB-0097-12 . CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA06020 THE REPLACEMENT STRUT FOR THE REAR LIFT GATE UNDER THE RECALL NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA06020 ARE FAILING AGAIN. THEY WERE ALREADY REPLACE ONCE UNDER THE RECALL. IF IT'S A NORMAL WEAR ITEM THEN SHOULD BE LISTED UNDER MAINTENANCE. *TR

THE SRC AIRBAG (CURTAIN/SIDE AIRBAG) MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WENT OFF. IT HAS BEEN BELOW OF RECENTLY. WHEN I GOOGLED IT, SOME PEOPLE POINTED IT OUT TO THE YELLOW HARNESS UNDER THE FRONT SEATS. I WIGGLED IT A LITTLE AS SOME PEOPLE SUGGESTED AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT AWAY (I DON'T KNOW IF IT MAY COME BACK AGAIN). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. ANYONE COULD EASILY BREAK THE HARDNESS WHEN THEY PULL THE TRAY UNDER SEAT. OR A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN YOUR SHOE COULD ACCIDENTALLY KICK THE HARDNESS AND BREAK IT, PREVENTING THE SIDE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING. IT HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY TO PROTECT THE HARDNESS. ESPECIALLY HERE IN MINNESOTA WITH BELOW OF THE HARDNESS GET TOO COLD AND MAY BECOME BRITTLE. *TR

LAST WEEK, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING CONSTANTLY WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. A QUICK READ OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE SIDE OR CURTAIN AIRBAGS. MORE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SIENNAS FROM 2006. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA ON A WIDE SCALE BASIS. MY CAR IS LIKE NEW, NOT USED MUCH, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS 23000 MILES. IT IS INEXCUSABLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, AND MORE INEXCUSABLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT, CONSIDERING THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. PLEASE FORCE TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL, TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM FAIRLY, FOR AFFECTED OWNERS. *TR

RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE ALL THE WAY. NEED EXTREME MANUAL PRESSURE TO FORCE IT TO CLOSE. TURNING OFF POWER FOR THE SLIDING DOOR STILL DOES NOT ALLOW IT TO BE CLOSED WITHOUT NEEDING EXTREME MANUAL PRESSURE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE ARE ONLY USING THE LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BLINKING, INDICATING THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. THERE IS A TSB ON THIS, #0069-12. A SEARCH INDICATES MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS THAT APPEAR RELATED TO A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE WIRING. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY TOYOTA. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS ON/OFF, INDICATING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 SIENNA THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. IT WAS TRACED BY THE SEALER TO A FAULTY WIRE UNDER THE FROM PASSENGER SEAT. THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE IS A DRAWER RIGHT THERE AND THE DRAWER OFTEN GETS STUCK AND INTERFERES WITH THE WIRING. THE WIRING IS VERY EXPOSED AND CAN EASILY GET BROKEN! THE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM SIMILAR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. FOR EXAMPLE, SEE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/TOYOTA/SIENNA/AIRBAG I ENDED UP SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FIXING THIS, BUT IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY TOYOTA. *TR

BRAND NEW 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA BROUGHT IN FOR FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT. TOLD LOOSE CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. DEALERSHIP REST. LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN WHILE DEPLOYED OVERSEAS. UPON RETURN FROM OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT, AIRBAG LIGHT STILL FLASHING, NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND REPAIR WOULD BE $3,000. TOLD AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY AND WILL FAIL STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SIENNA'S NEED TO BE RECALLED TO CORRECT THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS HAVE SAME ISSUE ON SIENNA'S. IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR A TOYOTA DESIGN ISSUE REPAIR THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH OF FAMILY. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS FROZEN IN PLACE AT ALL THE WAY OUT, UNUSABLE , HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO FIX IT. *TR