2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REACH DOWN UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND RELEASE THE LODGED ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHILE CONTINUING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR TEN DAYS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WE PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2009 WITH 12000 MILES ON IT AND MADE OUR PURCHASE DECISION BASED ON THE REPUTATION FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY THAT TOYOTA HAD AT THE TIME. IN JULY 2009 THE SRS WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS AND SYSTEM WAS KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES. LUCKILY THE DEALER CONVINCED TOYOTA USA TO COVER THE REPAIR. IN NOVEMBER 2011 THE LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON AND DID ITS BLINKING THING. CURRENTLY WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 48000 MILES ON THE VAN AND THE DEALER SAID THAT BECAUSE WE ARE PAST WARRANTY THAT IT WON'T BE COVERED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC TESTED THE SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AND THAT TOYOTA HAS PUBLISHED A BULLETIN ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN THE LIGHT IS BLINKING OR ON, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY, PUTTING EVERYONE INSIDE AT RISK. A VAN WITH 48000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED TWICE. LOOKING AT ONLINE FORUMS THERE SEEMS TO BE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER SIENNA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND YET TOYOTA STILL REFUSES TO RECALL THE PRODUCT OR OFFER A REASONABLE REPAIR. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL TAKE A TRAFFIC COLLISION RESULTING IN A DEATH OR MULTIPLE DEATHS TO PUSH TOYOTA TO FIX THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. A SECOND CONCERN WHICH SEEMS TO BE PROBLEMATIC WITH OUR VAN AS WELL AS OTHERS IS THE WELDS WITHIN THE DRIVER DOOR BREAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR ANY OTHER MAJOR INCIDENT TO CAUSE THEM TO BREAK. ACCORDING TO THE PRIVATE MECHANIC, IT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND THAT THE WELD SHOULD BE ONE OF THE STRONGEST PARTS OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOULDN'T BREAK. *JS

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATE 25-30 MPH ON A DRY, LEVEL STREET. A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I RELEASED AND REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND AGAIN NO RESPONSE. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR OR ANOTHER COLLISION. AFTER SWERVING AND REAPPLYING THE BRAKES A 3RD OR 4TH TIME I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. MY KIDS AND I WERE SEVERELY SHAKEN, BUT NOT INJURED. WE DECIDED THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. WE REPLACED IT AND HAVE HAD 3 MORE INCIDENTS SINCE REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER. 1 WAS IN REVERSE LEAVING MY DRIVE WAY. I WOUND UP HITTING AND EMBANKMENT ACROSS THE STREET TO STOP ME. THIS WAS A SLIGHT DOWN HILL ROLL IN REVERSE. I WENT FROM PARKED TO OUT OF CONTROL. I NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AND HIT THE BRAKE MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVEN TRIED SHIFTING BACK INTO PARK (KNOWING THAT'S BAD FOR THE TRANSMISSION), NOTHING WORKED. AFTER GETTING STOPPED AND PULLING FORWARD EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND WE WERE APPROACHING A TURN AND HAD TO MERGE IN TO PERPENDICULAR TRAFFIC. APPROX SPEED 25-35 MPH. THE BRAKES AGAIN COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE HAD TO SWERVE THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN TO A FREE LANE OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE CARS INFRONT OF US. WE ORDERED ANOTHER MASTER CYLINDER AND WERE PREPARING TO INSTALL IT. TODAY THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AT A STOP SIGN (APPROX SPEED 5-10 MPH) I HAD BEEN STOPPED AND STARTED TO EASE IN TO THE MAIN ROAD WHEN I SAW A CAR COMING FROM THE LEFT. *TR

WHEN WE TRIED TO CLOSE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING REAR DOOR THIS AFTERNOON, IN THE SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT (WE HAD OUR 2 YOUNG CHILDREN WITH US), IT BEGAN TO CLOSE, THEN OPENED, AND THEN WE COULDN'T CLOSE THE DOOR, EITHER BY USING THE AUTOMATIC/POWER OPTIONS OR BY CLOSING THE DOOR MANUALLY. AFTER 15 MINUTES OR SO, WE FINALLY DID MANAGE TO GET IT CLOSED BY ROCKING THE DOOR BACK-AND-FORTH, BUT WE CANNOT -- AND WILL NOT -- USE THE DOOR AT ALL NOW, AS WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO CLOSE IT AGAIN. PRIOR TO TODAY, WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR, AND WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR CAR. WE BOUGHT THE MINIVAN FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING US AND OUR YOUNG CHILDREN. NOW WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR KIDS IN IT. AFTER READING THE MANY OTHER ALMOST EXACT PROBLEMS/COMPLAINTS, WE'RE HOPING THAT TOYOTA ISSUES A RECALL -- HAVING A DOOR THAT DOESN'T OPEN OR CLOSE, IS A CLEAR AND SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

PULLED CODE B0111 OPEN SIDE SQUIB (RH) CIRCUIT MUST REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR HARNESS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. *TR

WE WERE STOPPED WHEN WE TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SLIDING ELECTRICAL DOOR. IT OPENED ABOUT 8 INCHES AND THEN IT WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. NO MATTER HOW HARD WE TRIED WE COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO OPEN OR CLOSE. EVEN THE MANUAL OVERRIDE WOULD NOT WORK. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO SIT BY THE DOOR AS WE DROVE HOME 40 MILES. THE TOYOTA SERVICE WAS NOT OPEN AND WE HAD NO WAY TO GET OUR FAMILY 0F 7 HOME OR ANYWHERE. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH STARTED DISPLAYING AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT AIRBAG TECHNICIAN RUN DIAGNOSTICS. HE FOUND A HISTORY OF INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS IN THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER CONNECTIONS OF MANY 2006 SIENNAS. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM OF A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM FOR WHICH TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. OWNERS ARE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN WHICH SUGGESTS THAT TOYOTA HAS NO IDEA AS TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY, I HAVE SOLVED MY PROBLEM BY APPLYING PENETROX (AN ANTI CORROSIVE ZINC PASTE FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS) TO THE CONNECTORS UNDER BOTH FRONT SEATS AND CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING EACH ABOUT 25 TIMES TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS. THE FIX HAS LASTED 2 MONTHS SO FAR. *TR

THE REAR HATCH ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA FAILS TO STAY UP. THE HATCH DIDN'T STAY OPEN AND I WAS HIT ON THE HEAD AND ALMOST STUCK WITH THE HATCH ONTOP OF ME. I TOOK THE MINIVAN IN TO GET IT FIXED BUT WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT SEEING AS THE RECALL DID NOT COVER MY MANUAL HATCH. I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL IT WOULD ONLY BE FOR AN AUTOMATIC HATCH .... IF THE STRUTS FAIL FOR AUTOMATIC HATCHES, THEN WOULDN'T THEY FAIL FOR MANUAL HATCHES??? I'M VERY UPSET THAT THE NTSB WOULDN'T HAVE MADE TOYOTA INCLUDE ALL MODELS NOT JUST AUTOMATIC HATCHES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SQUID MODULE AND HARNESS FOR PASSENGER AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN AUGUST 2011 WITH APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES. UPON STARTING VEHICLE IN LATE DECEMBER 2011 (APPROXIMATELY 56,000), AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK. THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHT DID NOT BLINK AND APPEARED UNLIT (NORMAL). THE THIRD DAY, THE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AGAIN AND HAS NOT STOPPED. THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL BUMPING OR IMPACT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAG WIRES HAD BEEN "TAMPERED WITH" - APPARENTLY BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER (VEHICLE HAS PRIOR SALVAGE TITLE, BUT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, INSPECTED, AND APPROVED FOR SERVICE AGAIN). THE DEAL QUOTED $2,500 - $3,000 TO REPLACE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. I DECLINED THE SERVICE IN THE IMMEDIATE, TO CONSIDER THE SAFETY AND COST REPERCUSSIONS. ALTHOUGH I DECLINED SERVICE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CEASED BLINKING - EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HAS REVEALED HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD A NEARLY IDENTICAL EXPERIENCE. THERE ARE TSBS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. A RECALL SEEMS NECESSARY FOR THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO AN APPARENT FAULTY AIR BAG WIRING SYSTEM. *TR