2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

WHILE OPENING FRONT, LEFT, DRIVERS DOOR NOTICED LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN SMOOTHLY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE BOTTOM WELD OF THE DOOR CHECK HAD SEPARATED, DUE TO POOR QUALITY WELD. PLEASE REFER TO TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NV003-07. BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ATTENTION AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY WOULD NOT FIX AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *TR

THE POWER DOOR GOT STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION THUS LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION AND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHEN PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ALONG AN INTERSTATE OR BUSY CITY ROAD. *TR

ONE DAY I FOUND THAT THE SEATBELT HAD TORN IN HALF IN THE REAR FOLDING SEAT. I SUSPECT THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS EARLIER IT HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT IN THE MECHANICS OF THE FOLDING SEAT. THE FOLDING SEAT HAD GOTTEN STUCK FOR SOME REASON AND NEEDED A LOT OF FORCE TO OPEN IT BACK UP. MAYBE IT GOT A SMALL TEAR THEN WHICH GREW. I DON'T KNOW. REGARDLESS, ONE DAY I FOUND IT COMPLETELY TORN IN TWO AND UNUSABLE IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN TO LET PASSENGERS ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE. -- SEVERAL TIME IN LAST 4 YEARS. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A RHEOSTAT IN THE CIRCUIT THAT CONTROLS POWER TO THE DASHBOARD LIGHT, ACTIVATED WHEN YOU TURN THE NIGHTTIME DRIVING LIGHTS. THE RHEOSTAT HAS FAILED, YOU CAN'T SEE THE DASHBOARD AT NIGHT, ALREADY COST ME ONE SPEEDING TICKET. I SPOKE WITH A NUMBER OF TOYOTA SERVICE CENTERS, NONE COULD GIVE ME AN IDEA OF THE ISSUE OR HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR. ALL OF THE DEALERSHIPS WERE RUDE, COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR OCCUPANT SAFETY. TOYOTA WANTS ABOUT $1,000.00 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THE RHEOSTAT PROBABLY COSTS ONLY ABOUT 30 CENTS. THE DESIGN IS OVER-ENGINEERED AND UNSAFE... *TR

THE REAR HATCH RUBBER DOOR HANDLE MELTED DUE TO HEAT DURING THE SUMMER. DURING COLD WEATHER, THE REAR HATCH CANNOT BE OPENED DUE TO THE MELTING DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A PRETTY HIGH COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE MELTING DOOR HANDLE. *JS

THE SRS LIGHT STARTED BLINKING "ON" WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE LIGHT REMAINED BLINKING FOR A FEW DAYS THEN THE BLINKING STOPPED. THE BLINKING BEGAN AGAIN AFTER A WEEK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT TOYOTA HAS A BULLETIN OUT ON IT: TSB-0162-10 "SRS LIGHT "ON" - B0111/B0116 - OPEN SIDE SQUIB CIRCUIT THE REPAIR AT THE DEALER WAS QUOTED AT $3682.22. I FELT THIS WAS UNREASONABLE THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT DEEMED A "RECALL". I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-331-4331 AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. I VOICED MY CONCERN AND THEY MADE A CASE NUMBER: 1203051801. THEY ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ON THE ISSUE BUT THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL. I WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE WE DID NOT CAUSE THIS DEFECT AND IT PUTS OUR FAMILY OF 5 AT GREAT RISK! WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS DEFECT FIXED AT THIS TIME AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING MANY AND PUTTING FAMILY'S AT GREAT RISK! WE PURCHASED THE VAN NEW WITH WORKING AIR BAGS - THEY HAVE NEVER BE DEPLOYED, AND WE HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO ACCESS OR MODIFY THEIR WORKABILITY SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE OUR PROBLEM. HIGHWAY SAFETY REQUIRES AIR BAGS IN ALL VEHICLES AND SHOULD HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT. *JB

THE POWER/AUTOMATIC SLIDING LEFT SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING. IT NOW MUST BE OPERATED MANUALLY. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND BEGAN TO BLINK ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. TOOK THE VAN INTO A TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $700! AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE AIRBAG DEFECTS. I'M THINKING TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED. MANY CONSUMERS ARE DRIVING THE 2006 SIENNA'S WITH FAULTY AIRBAGS SINCE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT AND ADDRESS WITH TOYOTA!

MY WIFE AND I GOT INTO OUR VAN ON THE 19 OF MAY AND WHEN WE STARTED THE VAN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA GARAGE I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW PASSENGER AIRBAG AND TWO WIRING HARNESSES FOR THE VAN AT A COST OF $1200. I FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT FROM TOYOTA AND HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AS OF YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND IS UNDER REVIEW ACCORDING TO THE LAST EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM THEM. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS SAME AIRBAG ISSUE AND I AS WELL AS OTHER CUSTOMERS FEELS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT TOYOTA SHOULD FIX BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS. *TR