2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN IT WAS OPENED AND CLOSED. THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH, AND DISCOVERED THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING ON THE DOOR WELD, THAT COULD NOT STAND THE STRESS OF OPENING AND CLOSING. THE CONSUMER CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS REASSURED THEY WOULD BE ABLE HELP HIM. THEY INDICATED, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND DRIVING AROUND TO GET VARIOUS ESTIMATED, TOYOTA DECIDED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE WORSENED AND NOW REQUIRES A COMPLETE DOOR REPLACEMENT.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN 'GRUMBLING' FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. FINALLY TOOK IT IN AND THEY ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. I DON'T THINK THE BEARINGS SHOULD BE WEARING OUT IN JUST 100K MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A RUSTED CABLE CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

AFTER INSTALLING NEW BATTERY, AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS, BUT NO ONE EVER CLEARED THE AIR BAG LIGHT. MOVING FRONT SEATS BACK AND FORTH ALSO AFFECT THE AIR BAG LIGHT. EVENTUALLY LIGHT WENT OUT AND ASSUMED EVERYTHING OKAY. MOVEMENT OF SEATS HAVE BROUGHT THE LIGHT BACK ON AND THIS TIME, STAYS SOLID. FAILED STATE INSPECTION FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT. CODES FOUND B0111 AND B0150. RESEATED CONNECTORS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT = NO CHANGE. WIRING UNDER SEATS IS SUBSTANDARD AND POORLY DESIGNED. IT IS EASY TO SEE HOW THE WIRING CAN BECOME EASILY DAMAGED DURING NORMAL USE. NO PROTECTIVE CASINGS AROUND CONNECTORS TO PROTECT THE WIRES FROM ACCIDENTAL BUMPING/CORROSION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. VERY POOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN HAS AN SRS LIGHT THAT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. I HAVE SEEN NO RESOLUTION FROM TOYOTA. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SRS IS DISABLED WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THUS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS BEGUN FLASHING ON THE DASH UNDER NO EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. WHEN IGNITION IS STARTED THE LIGHT COMES ON AND BLINKS AT A SLOW RATE UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BLINKING, INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE SYSTEM. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER, WAS QUOTED A REPAIR OF $1600 FOR A NEW WIRE HARNESS. I DECLINED. I RESEARCHED ONLINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR TOYOTA MAKE AND MODEL. OFTEN PEOPLE GET THE REPAIR DONE AND THE LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN DAYS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE CAR, NOT USER ERROR. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED, SO I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NORMAL USE WOULD CAUSE SUCH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL OR PROVIDE A FIX THAT WILL WORK. THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THIS MODEL IS UNDER THE FRONT SEATS, WHICH GET MOVED AND JOSTLED DAILY. THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS A BIN THAT SLIDES IN AND OUT DIRECTLY ABOVE THE WIRES FOR THE SRS! I HAVE JOSTLED THE WIRES AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF. SO NOW I DON'T KNOW IF MY AIRBAGS EVEN WORK. THE DEALER WANTS $150 JUST TO TELL ME YES OR NO ON THAT. PLEASE LOOK THROUGH YOUR RECORDS TO FIND MORE OF THESE COMPLAINTS AS I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN FILED. HERE ARE A FEW WEBSITES WHERE PEOPLE ARE DISCUSSING THE ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.DSLREPORTS.COM/FORUM/R25631560-2006-SIENNA-WITH-FLASHING-SRS-LIGHT HTTP://WWW.SIENNACHAT.COM/FORUM/64-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/5846-2006-SIENNA-AIRBAG-INDICATOR-LIGHT.HTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/TOYOTA/SIENNA/AIRBAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY DETECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY VAN WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING. I BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR TWICE, AND I WAS TOLD BE THE TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP THAT IT WAS NORMAL. UNTIL NOW (THE VAN IS NO LONGER WARRANTY) THROUGH "FORUM" I KNOW IT IS SOMETHING WRONG, AND IT HAPPENED TO SEVERAL 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. IT IS SAFETY CONCERNING, AND I WOULD SUBMIT THIS FOR RECALL. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGINS BLINKING AND WILL NOT GO OUT. BASED ON ONLINE INFORMATION I DETERMINED THAT THE HARNESS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT MAY BE FAULTY. I UNPLUGGED THE HARNESS AND REPLUGGED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER A FEW HUNDRED MILES THE BLINKING LIGHT RETURNED. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THE AIRBAG PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR