2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING IN AUGUST AND COULD HEAR SOMETHING BANGING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VAN, I WOULD STOP AND IT WOULD GO AWAY BECAUSE THE TREAD WOULD FALL ON ROAD AND THEN START A DAY LATER WITH MORE TREAD COMING OFF. IT WAS THE TREAD COMING OFF OF MY TIRES BUT DIDN'T KNOW THAT AT THE TIME AND GETTING CAUGHT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VAN. THIS WENT ON FOR 2 WEEKS. MY TIRE SENSOR NEVER CAME ON. I DROVE TO OHIO ON I-75 OCTOBER 21, 2012 AND MY FRONT 2 TIRES BLEW OUT AT THE SAME TIME - BR 001522 TIRES. A BIG SLASH IN ONE TIRE A SMALL HOLE IN ANOTHER. I PULL OVER AND SEE A LOT OF THE TREAD IS COMPLETELY OFF OF BOTH TIRES. I GET TO A TIRE STORE AND THEY SAID IT LOOK LIKE THE ALIGNMENT CAUSED THE WEAR. I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND HAVE THE TIRE CO PUT THE 2 IN MY BACK VAN. I GO TO BELLE TIRE TO GET A REFUND FOR MY TIRES WITH 29,000 MILES ON 65,000 WEAR TIRES. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL BRIDGESTONE. BRIDGESTONE DENIED MY CASE FOR A REFUND. I GOT AN ALIGNMENT 11/14/2012 AND IT SHOWS MY ALIGNMENT WAS OK A LITTLE OFF BUT WOULD NEVER HAVE CAUSED THAT KIND OF WEAR WITH TREAD JUST COMING OFF BOTH TIRES AT THE SAME TIME - THEY ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE WHITE SPIKES WERE SHOWING ON BOTH TIRES - THE TREAD CAME OFF COMPLETELY ON BOTH TIRES AROUND THE EDGES. *TR

THE THIRD ROW POWER SEAT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE SEAT BACK WOULD NOT COME UP SO SOMEONE COULD SIT THERE. TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) AND IT IS T-SB-0183-09. TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SEATING CAPACITY IS CUT AND NO SEAT BELTS FOR THE PASSENGERS. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND WE HAD TO FOLD THE SEAT DOWN TO PICK UP SOME LARGER ITEMS AND WHEN WE DROPPED THOSE ITEMS OFF, THE SEAT WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT WAS THE LARGER PORTION OF THE 60/40 SEAT; THEREFORE CUTTING MY CAPACITY BY 2 PEOPLE. LUCK FOR US, WE ARE A FAMILY OF 5 AND WERE STILL ABLE TO MAKE IT THE 300 MILES HOME WITH EVERYONE IN A SEAT WITH A SEATBELT. IF WE HAD ONE MORE IN OUR FAMILY I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE. I AM ABLE TO DO THAT TYPE OF REPAIR BUT IT WAS STILL OVER $500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IT IS AROUND $1000! THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE OR ANY WAY TO GET THE SEAT TO WORK. YOU MUST REPLACE THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY. NOW MY OTHER SIDE HAS QUIT WORKING! THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN! THEY SAY THE VAN HAS A CAPACITY OF 7. WITH THAT SEAT NOT WORKING IT IS ONLY 6. THIS WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF TOYOTA DIDN'T ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WAS A AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN FOR 15 YEARS AND I WOULD ACCEPT THIS AS A PART FAILURE, IF IT WAS ISOLATED. IT IS A PROBLEM ENOUGH FOR TOYOTA TO RECOGNIZE IT AND GIVE IT A TSB! THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED IN A BLINKING MANNER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REQUESTED THAT THE CONTACT BRING THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT DID NOT PROVIDE THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF UPDATED 05/15/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER AND BACK INJURIES. THREE CHILD PASSENGERS WERE ALSO INJURED, SUSTAINING NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

SRS AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS BLINKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. DEALER RESET THE SYSTEM AND AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN 60 DAYS LATER. *TR

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT KEPT FLASHING. THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION. AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD A SHORT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST FOR THE REPAIRS WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,500. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA WOULD CARRY THE COST OF THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. WHILE THE DEALERSHIP'S HANDLING OF THIS INCIDENT IS CERTAINLY APPRECIATED, IT ALSO MADE ME SUSPICIOUS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED VARIOUS RESULTS INDICATING THAT AN AIRBAG ISSUE IN THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO THE NHTSA FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND A POSSIBLE NATIONWIDE RECALL. AIRBAG WIRING SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH THIS SORT OF LOW MILEAGE. THANK YOU. *TR

BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY CHILDREN CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

FAILURE OF SIDEWALLS OF TWO BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200 215/65R16 TIRES AT 5693 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN-DOT # OB6VE224711 LOCATED ON TIRE SIDEWALL. TIRES SOLD BY MONRO SHOP # 190 IN CHRISTIANBURG, VA. SAME TIRE BRAND, MODEL AND SIZE REPLACED AT SHOP #349 IN CHESHIRE, CT AT COST OF ROAD HAZARD COVERAGE CONTRACT AT COST OF $87. 80 TO COVER ALL FOUR TIRES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER TWO TIRES PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE SAME DOT DESIGNATIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP SIDEWALL BULGES AND BE THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IS THERE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON THIS TIRE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO? *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPAIR COST CONCERNING AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE SERVICE ADVISOR, INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $ 3,985 TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG ISSUE, BUT STATED IT WAS A SEAT BELT ISSUE THAT REQUIRED A FLOOR WIRING HARNESS WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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