2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: (STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFT GATE) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2008. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WANTED TO STATE THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FAILED WITHIN THREE YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

YET ANOTHER AIRBAG /SRS WARNING LIGHT FAULT TO REPORT ON THE SIENNA 2006. CODE DETECTED IS B0116. AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3000. THIS IS NOT "WEAR AND TEAR" IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF THIS MODEL OF VAN. TOYOTA MUST ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY CAUSED BY AIRBAGS NOT ACTIVATING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I NOTED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT (MAN SITTING WITH BALLOON) WAS ON - DO NOT EXACTLY KNOW AT WHAT MILEAGE IT STARTED, BUT THE MILEAGE WAS 99,950 WHEN I NOTED THE LIGHT. HAVE NOTED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE (MAKE, MODEL, YEAR) AS THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WILL BE CONTACTING A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR, BUT AM AFRAID I MAY HAVE TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR AFTER I RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM IN DETAIL. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OUR LIFT GATE AFTER BEING OPENED MANUALLY SLOWLY STARTED TO COME DOWN 12 INCHES THEN STOP. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IT FELL DOWN, ONCE ON MY HUSBANDS BACK AND ONCE ON MINE, WHILE WE WERE CHANGING OUR SONS DIAPERS. AFTER THIS SOMEONE WAS ALWAYS THERE TO HOLD IT MAKING SURE THIS DIDNT HAPPEN AGAIN. ONCE THE WEATHER TURNED COLD IT HAD FAILED COMPLETELY WITH VISIBLE OIL/GREASE SHOWING ON SHOCKS. WE WERE TOLD "SORRY" BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS ONLY AUTOMATIC LIFT GATES. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD MULTIPLE TIMES THE SAME SHOCKS WERE USED ON BOTH MODELS JUST ONE OPENED BY HAND AND ANOTHER BY MOTOR BUT THE SAME SHOCKS HELD IT OPEN AND THESE ARE THE SAME ONES THAT HAVE FAILED. WE CANT UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA HASNT ISSUED A TOTAL RECALL SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND INJURIES. WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO THROW AN ARM UP TO HELP BREAK THE FALL OF IT ON OUR BACKS, SO THERE WERE ONLY BRUISES. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING OF MY 2006 SIENNA (ONLY 45,000 MILES) STARTED BLINKING AND DIDN'T STOP. ACCORDING TO DEALER WHO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC (OPEN CIRCUIT B0111 OPEN SQUIB) THE CIRCUIT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST OVER $2,000. I USED MY INSURANCE AND HAD IT FIXED. THE CAR STAYED IN THE DEALER FOR A WHOLE MONTH SINCE ACCORDING TO THEM THE PART WAS BEING ORDERED DIRECTLY FROM TOYOTA AND IT WAS COMING FROM JAPAN. THE PROBLEM RECURRED THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER I TOOK THE CAR FROM THE DEALER AFTER FIXED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT ACCORDING TO TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN A KIT NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED AT THE HARNESS LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST WILL BE ANOTHER $1,000. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO LEARN WHAT TOYOTA COULD DO SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY A FAULTY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FROM MANUFACTURING. I DON'T BELIEVE MY INSURANCE WILL COVER FOR THIS EXTRA COST. CHECKING ONLINE I NOTICED THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2006 SIENNAS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND FIX IT. I WAS A HAPPY AND SATISFIED TOYOTA CUSTOMER UNTIL NOW AND DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF MY CALL TO TOYOTA I MIGHT NOT CONSIDER TOYOTA IN MY NEXT CAR PURCHASE, UNFORTUNATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE AIR BAG AND AIR BAG HARNESS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500.

AIRBAG LITE IS ON. CODE B0111 OPEN SIDE SQUIB P/S TSC 0252-08 APPIES. R&R SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY AS PER TSB 0252-08. RECHECKED SYSTEM WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE AIRBAG LITE IS ON. TOTAL AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE. REPAIRED AND WORKING AFTER REPAIR. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR THE ELECTRONICS JUST STOPPED WORKING. I'VE BEEN TOLD I CAN USE THIS MANUAL RIGHT NOW BUT EVENTUALLY WILL SEIZE UP BY THE DEALERSHIP. VERY COSTLY PART. RESEARCHING ON LINE THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OF THIS VAN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NO VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THIS PART. I FIND THIS A SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE DOOR MAY CEASE TO OPEN. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF VAN AND DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE NO LONGER WORKS, PEOPLE IN THE BACK OF THE VAN WILL BE TRAPPED. NOT SURE WHY TOYOTA HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON THIS PART. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,926.

DURING STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION TECH FOUND POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING (PASSENGER SIDE SEAL). ALL FLUID WAS INSIDE BOOT - NO EXTERNAL LEAK. WE HAVE BEEN TOYOTA CUSTOMERS FOR 25 PLUS YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A MAJOR FAILURE EVEN WITH 100,000 PLUS MILES. GUESS I EXPECTED MORE FROM TOYOTA. SEEMS TO ME 60,000 MILES IS A LITTLE SOON FOR A MAJOR FAILURE OF THIS TYPE. DEALERSHIP DOES A FINE JOB AND I AM GRATEFUL THEY FOUND AND FIXED DEFECT. JUST WANTED TO GET THIS INFORMATION ON DATABASE IN CASE THERE IS A HIGH FREQUENCY OF THIS TYPE OF REPAIR IN 2006 TOYOTA SIENNAS. *TR