2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SIGNIFYING A SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH 2006 SIENNAS, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. SEEMS TO BE MORE A MATTER OF TIME. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR IN THE DASH STARTED BLINKING UNTIL NOW. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, SOME AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS, THUS, A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ IN THE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE TYPE/MODEL OF MY MINIVAN. MY MINIVAN IS ALREADY OUT OF THE WARRANTY AND PERSONALLY THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IF FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHENEVER WE USE THIS MINIVAN. *TR

DURING ROUTINE 60K MILE MAINTENANCE I WAS INFORMED THE "STEERING RACK" IS "LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE". AFTER ONLY 61K MILES, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EARLY FAILURE OF SUCH A MAJOR COMPONENT. *TR

THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE BY INTERIOR CONTROLS OR REMOTE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY FORCE THE DOOR CLOSED. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE, ONCE LEAVING THE LIGHTS ON AND DOOR OPEN OVERNIGHT IN THE COLD, DRAINING THE BATTERY AND LEAVING MY BELONGINGS UNPROTECTED AND ANOTHER TIME WHILE MY KIDS WERE LOADED INTO THE VEHICHLE IN EXTREME WINTER CONDITIONS AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR OR DRIVE HOME. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! I EXPECT MY CHILDREN TO BE SAFE IN MY VAN WHICH IS WHY I PURHASED A TOYOTA AND BECAUSE I EXPECT THEM TO BE NON-ACCESSIBLE TO STRANGERS/CRIMINAL ACTS WHEN THEY CLIMB INTO OUR FAMILY VAN AND I CLOSE THE DOOR... DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE HINGE AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE SAFETY RECALL ISSUED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELD FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHENEVER THE DOOR WAS ACCESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

FRONT DOOR POPS WHEN OPENING / CLOSING. DOOR WELDINGS ARE LOOSE, APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SIENNA'S. DEALER IS NO HELP, WANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

IN THE SUMMER OF 2010, I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR HATCH OF MY SIENNA NOT STAYING OPEN. I HAD THE REAR HATCH STAYS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL IN JULY 2010. THIS WINTER, THE REAR HATCH BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE TOYOTA DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF MAKING A SAFE REAR HATCH SYSTEM. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AT 78,080 MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND FLOOR HARNESS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT AROUND $1500.00. AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH DEALER AND TRYING TO GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY AN AIR BAG WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT WITH JUST NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, MY DEALER WAS ABLE TO GET THE PARTS COVERED BY TOYOTA AND I PAID FOR LABOR $861.00. IN JANUARY 2013, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AT 84,132 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THE HARNESS COULD BE FIXED. MY DEALERSHIP OFFERED ME THE SAME DEAL AS TOYOTA WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS AND ME THE LABOR $796.00. I HAD MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO COMPROMISE MY AND MY FAMILY SAFETY BUT HAD EVERY INTENTION BY THEN TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA WHICH I DID ON JANUARY 24, 2013. I TOLD THEM I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE COSTS OF THE REPAIRS; FAULTY AIR BAGS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. I ALSO TOLD THEM I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THOSE AIR BAGS AFTER EVERYTHING I READ ONLINE. TOYOTA RESEARCHED MY CASE, TALKED WITH MY DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 3-4 CONVERSATIONS IN ABOUT 1 WEEK PERIOD, MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY, REMINDED ME THAT THEY HAD ALREADY PROVIDED THE PARTS (BECAUSE I WAS A GOOD CUSTOMER AT MY DEALERSHIP) AND OFFERED ME $500.00 TOWARDS MY NEXT CAR PURCHASE SHOULD I BE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR IN THE NEXT ONE TO TWO YEARS! FUNNY!! AS THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER TOYOTA IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

LIFT GATE CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY. STRUTS SUPPORTING LIFT GATE WHERE REPLACED IN 2008 RECALL BUT FOUR YEARS AFTER, THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN BUT TOYOTA WANTS 470.00 TO REPLACE THE STRUTS. I DO NOT CONSIDER FOUR YEARS ADEQUATE FOR SUCH A FAILURE AND FEEL TOYOTA HAS A POOR DESIGN THAT HAS NOT BE FIXED. I DO NOT RECALL ANY ISSUES WITH ANY CAR IN MY FAMILY WHERE THE LIFT GATE, TRUNK OR HATCH BACK STRUTS EVERY FAILED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS IN 2012 FOR 2006 SIENNA OWNERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.