2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT BECOMES FOLDED AND ENTRAPPED IN THE SLOT WHERE IT COMES OUT OF SIDE COLUMN AND WILL NOT RETRACT, MAKING IT ABSOLUTELY USELESS FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. THIS RESULT IN DRIVER NOT BEING RESTRAINED PROPERLY. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM RELEASE THE ENTRAPMENT AS WELL AS FIXING IT MYSELF NUMEROUS TIMES. MY WIFE CANNOT DO THE REPAIR HERSELF SO SHE IS OFTEN DRIVING AROUND BASICALLY WITH NO SEAT BELT UNTIL SHE GET TO THE DEALER OR HOME FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

PROBLEM IS WITH THE REAR SEAT BELTS IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE VAN. ANYTIME SOMEONE (MYSELF INCLUDED) RIDES IN THE BACK ROW, THE SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AND BECOME SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT THEY MUST BE RELEASED TO AVOID EXTREME DISCOMFORT, THIS RESULTS IN THE SEAT BELT BEING UNFASTENED DURING VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND OFTEN I FIND MY PASSENGERS JUST NOT USING THEM DUE TO THIS SELF-TIGHTENING. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ON. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET WE HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED BEFORE NOW. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IN MOST CASES IT WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO GET IT REPAIRED. AS SENIOR CITIZENS, WE CANNOT COME UP WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY. HAS A RECALL BEEN ISSUED, OR, IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER BEEN DONE? *KB

06 TOYOTA SIENNA AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHTS UP INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM WITH LOOSE CONNECTOR FOR SIDE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONNECTOR CANNOT BE TIGHTENED OR INDIVIDUALLY REPLACED. WE MUST REPLACE ENTIRE AIRBAG AT COST OF $2,500. NO AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY WITH LIGHT ON. MANY COMPLAINTS IN INTERNET FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE AIR BAGS SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE FLOOR HARNESS WIRING FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000, AND THE CURRENT WAS 75,343.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE WIRING CIRCUITS OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,999.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH TO SECURE THE DOOR CLOSED. THE DEALER MDE REPAIRS TO THE DOOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT FULLY LATCH CLOSED AND OFTEN POPS OPEN. DOOR DOES NOT OPERATE WITH ANY BUTTONS, ONLY A MANUAL PULL PART WAY. DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH OPEN AND STARTS TO CLOSE ON CHILD WHEN THEY ARE HALF WAY IN.

WHILE RECONFIGURING THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS OF MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE, SEVERAL 15 AND 17 MM BOLTS FELL LOOSE FROM THE SEAT. I REMOVED THE MOLDINGS AROUND THE SEATS AND INSPECTED THE SITUATION. MY FINDINGS, DOCUMENTED WITH PICTURES, REVEALED SEVERAL LOOSE BOLTS IN THE ASSEMBLE ATTACHING THE SEAT BACK WITH THE SEAT BOTTOM. THREE BOLTS HAD COME COMPLETELY LOOSE WHILE THREE MORE WERE NO LONGER TIGHT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE-ROW SEAT. FOUR BOLTS WERE NO LONGER TIGHT IN THE DRIVER SIDE MIDDLE-ROW SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY DURING PRODUCTION. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT AIR BAG COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY OR POSSIBLY NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A SHORTAGE WITHIN THE WIRING SYSTEM AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10024292. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD RESPOND AT A LATER DATE TO WHETHER THEY WOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.