2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE PASSENGER POWERED SLIDING DOOR SEIZED FOR A MOMENT, OPENED, THEN CLOSED THEN OPENED, THEN CLOSED 3/4 OF THE WAY. IT WAS THEN STUCK IN THAT POSITION. *TR

DASH BOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT AFFECT HOW THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE CRACKS ARE ALSO OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. I HAVE SEEN MANY TOYOTA SIENNAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DASH IS CRACKED RIGHT ABOVE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND AIRBAG, IS NOT FROM SUN DAMAGE. WHAT COULD CAUSE THESE CRACKS? MANUFACTURE FLAW! *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES COME ON AND STAY ON, BUT USUALLY ONLY FOR A DAY OR TWO. IN NOVEMBER 2011 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WE JUST TOOK THE VAN TO LEITH TOYOTA IN RALEIGH, NC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THEY FOUND HISTORICAL CODES FOR THE FRONT LEFT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND "CURRENT" CODES FOR THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG. THEY SAID THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY FOR $3000 (PER SIDE). THE VAN IS WORTH MAYBE $12,000 AND NOW WE ARE TOLD WE HAVE TO SPEND A TOTAL OF $6,000 FOR BOTH SIDES TO COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. TURNS OUT THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FILED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR THE SAME AIR BAG ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS A TSB OUT FOR THE ISSUE AND SOME PEOPLE HAS TALKED ABOUT GETTING A REDESIGNED WIRING HARNESS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE FROM TOYOTA, BUT NO RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE SRS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD NOT JUST BREAK DOWN OVER A FEW YEARS OF LIFE NOR COST SO MUCH MONEY TO FIX. THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS MORE THAN WHAT MOST PEOPLE CAN AFFORD. *TR

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE LAST DEC. 09, 2010. AFTER DRIVING FOR JUST LESS THAN 4 MONTHS I NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I INFORMED MY DEALER 4 DAYS LATER THROUGH EMAIL. BUT THE LIGHTS WENT OFF A DAY AFTER BEFORE I CAME DOWN TO HIS PLACE AND HAD BEEN WORKING NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS. THEN THE ISSUE CAME BACK AGAIN, BROUGHT IT DOWN TO SOUTH COAST TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT CODE: B0116 DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND WIRING LOOM NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $3426. TOYOTA WAS INFORMED BUT SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED AS THE REASON I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR AND PAY THE PRICE WAS THE ASSURANCE THAT I WILL NOT GET A LEMON. BUT I WAS WRONG AND TOYOTA'S ASSURANCE ON QUALITY OF CERTIFIED USED CAR IS PURELY CRAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND CONTINUED TO FLASH. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, AS A FAULTY SAFETY SYSTEM WAS CONCERNING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HANDED ME A $3,000 ESTIMATE TO REPLACE A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS AND AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, ALONG WITH THE NEWS THAT THE "PLATINUM" EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. IT SEEMED ODD FOR A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM TO FAIL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RELATIVELY YOUNG, SO I CHECKED ONLINE. ONE SITE ALONE SHOWED 85 OWNERS OF 2006 SIENNAS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. FROM A RELIABILITY PERSPECTIVE, A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN REPAIR OF THE SYSTEM IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE. THE ITEMS AFFECTED WERE A FLOOR WIRE HARNESS AND SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBERS 82161-08330 AND 73920-AE031. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG HARNESS SINCE THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

SLIDING SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH. I HAVE SEE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND STILL NO RECALL. $2500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG HARNESS NEEDED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,100 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.