2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON OUR SIENNA VAN JUST STARTED FAILING. IT IS NO LONGER AUTOMATED AND NOW IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE COMPLETELY. *TR

I HAD NO IDEA SO MANY OTHER 2006 SIENNA OWNERS HAVE AIR BAG PROBLEMS LIKE I DO. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AFTER ONLY 8 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ASSEMBLY. SINCE THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OFF AND ON WITH NO PATTERN TO ITS FREQUENCY AND HAS BEEN ON CONTINUALLY FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS DESPITE REMOVING THE DRAWER AND INSPECTING/DISCONNECTING/RECONNECTING THE CONNECTORS. RIGHT NOW A PIECE OF BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE COVERS THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD SINCE THE DEALER WILL CHARGE $3000 TO REPLACE WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AIR BAGS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO TELL MY FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE AN AIR BAG PROTECTING THEM AND MAY FEEL SAFER IN THE REAR SEATS. TOYOTA HAS A REPUTATION FOR SAFETY AND I AM SURPRISED THAT THE COMPANY HAS NOT DONE MORE TO FIX THE AIR BAG PROBLEMS ON 2006 SIENNAS. WE BOUGHT OUR SIENNA KNOWING WE WOULD SOON HAVE 3 TEEN/YOUNG ADULT DRIVERS IN THE FAMILY AND WE WANTED A VEHICLE THAT WOULD PROTECT ALL OF US, NO MATTER WHO IS DRIVING OR SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION. BECAUSE IT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY WE NEEDED TO DRIVE HOME WITH THIS DOOR FULLY OPENED. THIS SITUATION WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN WORST IF OUR CHILDREN WERE WITH US. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR FAILURE. THE DOOR WAS STUCK HALF OPEN AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED WHILE AWAY FROM HOME. SAFETY ISSUE OF TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN AND COULD NOT TRANSPORT THEM IN THE CAR. *TT

I'M OWNERS TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 UNTIL NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR IT DO NOT WORK THE DOOR CAN'T OPEN OR CLOSE SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW DO WE HAVE TO RECALL SERVICES OR NOT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE SEAT SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS CORRODED CREATING AN OPEN CIRCUIT. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AND AIR BAG (WHICH HAS BEEN APPARENTLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE CORRODED HARNESS) TO A TOTAL OF $3,000. WIRING HARNESSES DO NOT CORRODE IN 5 YEARS UNLESS THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AT INSTALLATION. SINCE THE SRS SYSTEM IS A MAJOR PART OF THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEMS AND THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE AS A WHOLE, REPAIR IS MANDATORY IN ORDER TO INSURE OCCUPANT SAFETY. SEARCHING THE INTERNET THERE ARE LITERALLY 100S OF INSTANCES OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2006 AND 2007 MODEL YEARS. THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUE IS A FAULT IN THE VEHICLES SAFETY SYSTEM AND THE HIGH INCIDENT OF THIS FAILURE OCCURRING I BELIEVE JUSTIFIES A RECALL FOR REPAIR OF THE SYSTEM BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP4000 TIRES, SIZE P225/60/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE TIRES WERE RUN-FLAT TIRES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR THE MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOORS WERE FAULTY. THE SLIDING DOOR WAS UNABLE TO BE FULLY CLOSED AND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REOPEN THE DOOR, IT REMAINED STUCK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD SUDDENLY. DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID THAT A LOOSE CONNECTION BELOW THE CAR SEAT COULD BE THE REASON, AS THAT FIXED THE WARNING LIGHT ISSUE. CAR'S EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRES IN ABOUT 8MONTHS, AND READING THE MOST COMPLAINTS ON THIS MINI-VAN BEING AIRBAG ISSUE, I AM WORRIED THAT THE ACTUAL ERROR (REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM $2K-$3K+ THAT OTHERS ARE PAYING) WOULD APPEAR RIGHT AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRES. TOYOTA SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER THIS AS A RE-CALL, OR, EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS TO 10YRS (REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE) TO PROVIDE THE SECURITY TO 2006 SIENNA OWNERS. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2006 SIENNA OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR