2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HANDLES BROKE. AS A RESULT, BOTH DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPEN. THE REMOTE KEY WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS ON OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,438.

MASTER HEAD UNIT, INCLUDING NAVIGATION, REAR CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, AND STEREO, STOPPED WORKING. IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE BUT THE SCREEN IS DEAD AND DOES NOT RESPOND AT ALL. APPEARS TO BE FROM A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES OVERHEATING OF THE UNIT OVER TIME. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS THE REAR CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, AND NAVIGATION ARE ALL IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR EXTRA SAFETY IN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD EXPECT THAT A NON-MECHANICAL PART (LIKE THE RADIO/HEAD UNIT) WOULD LAST LONGER THAN 6 YEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT ENGINE START UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,600.

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. TRIED TO USE CAR REMOTE, INTERIOR CONTROL ... NEITHER WORKED. WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY CLOSE IT, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DO. DOOR IS NOT CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN MIDDLE AND REAR ROW TIGHTEN, OR RETRACT, WHEN PASSENGER SITS BACK. THEN THEY DO NOT RELEASE WHEN THE PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD. THIS MEANS THAT THE SEAT BELT GETS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER UNTIL IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. OUR KIDS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS BEING TOO TIGHT BUT THEY SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY WHEN I CHECKED THEM. IT SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WHEN I FINALLY EXPERIENCED THIS MYSELF, WE WERE JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. QUOTE WAS $500 TO REPAIR EACH ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE SUSPENSION AND FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURES. THE BRAKES WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY, THEN COMPLETELY FAIL, THEN BEGIN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION. THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE WAS AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND BRAKING FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC. AFTER BRAKING TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AGAIN. THERE WAS NO BRAKING EFFORT. THE DRIVER BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO THREE TIMES BEFORE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PLACED IN PARK AND AN ACCIDENT REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN MOVED UNDER ITS OWN POWER TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT, DURING WHICH TIME THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND HAD ANOTHER COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO BE TOWED TO THE LARICHE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FINDLAY, OHIO FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS 419-423-5656. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WELD FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHENEVER ACCESSING THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE MALFUNCTION WAS RELATED TO MANUFACTURERS DESIGN DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V244000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

CPSC#I270307A. 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE MECHANICAL PASSENGER DOORS. STATED ON ONE OCCASION THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR EXPLODED WHILE HER CHILDREN WERE INSIDE. *LN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHITE SMOKE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THE MOTOR EXPLODED AND IT WAS VERY COMMON. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ONLY WORKING DOOR IS ALSO EXHIBITING PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HER DAUGHTER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR SUDDENLY SLAMMED SHUT VERY QUICKLY, JUST MISSING HER BY SECONDS. *JB