2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE CABLE SUPPORTING THE AUTOMATIC RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA SNAPPED WHILE TRYING TO OPEN DOOR USING THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON OVER THE DRIVER SEATING AREA, NEARLY STRIKING MY CHILD AS HE WAITED TO GET IN FROM THE OUTSIDE, AT THIS TIME, THE DOOR IS PERMANENTLY SHUT AND CANNOT BE OPENED AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS ISSUE IF SOMEONE SITTING IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AUTOMOBILE NEEDS TO EXIT QUICKLY FOR AN EMERGENCY. THE COST TO FIX THIS SERIOUS ISSUE IS BEYOND WHAT I CAN AFFORD. *TR

THE POWER DOOR FAILS AND WILL NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. IT SEEMS TO GET LODGED AND SUBSEQUENTLY STUCK OPEN. THE POWER MOTOR TRIES TO MOVE IT BUT FAILS AND STAYS OPEN. YOU HAVE TO LIFT AND ASSIST TO GET THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE TO ENGAGE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS TO MULTIPLE DEALERS. NOW IT HAS FAILED ENTIRELY AND THE DEALER CHARGED $100 SIMPLY TO CLOSE THE DOOR, WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMPLETELY INOPERABLE, INCLUDING MANUALLY. *TR

SLIDING DOOR MOTOR FAILURE. DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. HAD TO DRIVE WITH SIDE DOOR OPEN! *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR (AUTOMATIC) DOES NOT CLOSE. IT WILL ATTEMPT TO CLOSE ITSELF BUT WILL STOP JUST BEFORE CLOSING. THE DOOR WILL PAUSE FOR 1-2 SECONDS AND THEN RE-OPEN AND STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS HAVE THE SAME EFFECT. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY POWER SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK CLOSED. THIS HAPPENED AFTER IT OPENED PROPERLY USING THE POWER BUTTON, BUT WHEN I CLOSED IT, IT STOPPED HALFWAY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS USING THE POWER BUTTONS TO CLOSE IT, AS WELL AS TURNING OFF THE POWER DOOR FEATURE, IT STILL WOULDN'T CLOSE. SINCE I WAS OUT WITH MY 2 CHILDREN, I FORCED IT CLOSED WITH THE HELP OF SOMEONE ELSE. NOW IT WON'T OPEN, MANUALLY OR POWERED, AND I AM AFRAID OF DOING MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BY TRYING TO FORCE IT OPEN. *TR

THE TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 AUTOMATED SLIDING SIDE DOOR BEGAN TO STICK AND CLOSE MORE SLOWLY ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE IT BECAME PERMANENTLY STUCK. ONCE IT BECAME STUCK, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, REQUIRING ME TO DRIVE WITH A HALF-OPEN DOOR TO THE DEALERSHIP OR HAVE THE CAR TOWED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME I COULD PAY $1600 TO REPLACE THE DOOR MOTOR AND FIX THE CABLE. TOYOTA DID NOT INFORM ME THAT WE COULD CUT THE CABLE AS A WAY TO MAKE THE DOOR AT LEAST FUNCTION. I REQUESTED THEY CUT THE CABLE, PERMANENTLY CONVERTING THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR TO A MANUALLY OPERATED SLIDING DOOR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DOOR MALFUNCTION, WHICH PLACES CHILDREN SITTING IN THE BACK AREA OF THE SIENNA AT RISK WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY FAILS. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT OPEN (ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY), AND THERE IS A BROKEN STEEL CABLE EXTENDING FROM THE BACK OF THAT DOOR TOWARD THE BACK OF THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. THE DEALER CAN'T EVEN OPEN IT. THIS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR US, AND WE MAY BE FORCED TO PAY >$3,000 JUST TO BE ABLE TO OPEN OUR DOOR. SUPPOSE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE...WE'D HAVE A VERY TOUGH TIME GETTING THE KIDS OUT. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, EITHER USING MANUAL OR POWER ASSIST. IT WORKED GREAT UNTIL ONE DAY, IT JUST STOPPED. THE POWER ASSIST MAKES A NOISE, AND THE DOOR "TRIES" TO OPEN, BUT THE DOOR IS STUCK CLOSED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CHILDREN CANNOT EXIT ON THE SIDE OF THE SIDEWALK (THE RIGHT SIDE), AND MUST INSTEAD EXIT ON THE LEFT NEXT TO THE PASSING TRAFFIC. *TR

IN AUGUST 2011, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODE WAS REPORTED: B0111 (OPEN IN SIDE SQUIB - RH). I WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE WIRING HARNESS AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AIR BAG. TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS QUOTED AT $2,200. I WAS ADVISED THAT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. A CHECK ONLINE SHOWED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILING OF THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. THE COMMON THEME SEEMED TO BE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER 60,000 MILES. MY SERVICE TECHNICIAN AGREED WITH ME THAT THIS WIRING HARNESS FAILURE IS NOT THE RESULT OF NORMAL VEHICLE "WEAR AND TEAR". THIS FAILURE REPRESENTS A MANUFACTURING / DESIGN DEFECT. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES THAT I SPOKE WITH OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COST. THEY ADVISED THAT A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE THEY HAD NO OBLIGATION OR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST. TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES, BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS IT. NO DOUBT THE FINANCIAL COST OF A RECALL IS A FACTOR IN THEIR DECISION. *TT