2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION, CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AS I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE AS ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, PLACED IN NEUTRAL, DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL A COUPLE MORE TIMES, ENGINE QUIT REVVING. DISCOVERED THAT ANCHORS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT HAD COME OUT OF THE CARPET AND ALLOWED THE FLOOR MAT TO CREEP UP AFFECTING THE GAS PEDAL. REMOVED THE MAT, TOOK TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THE SIENNA FLOOR MATS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE 2 RINGS IN THE CARPET USED TO ANCHOR AT MY COST, ONE ANCHOR BECAME DISLODGED AGAIN WITHIN A DAY. SEEMS THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF DEFECT IN THE ENGINEERING OF THAT RING USED TO SANDWICH/SECURE INTO THE CARPET. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED VAN (34,000 MILES) WITH AUTOMATIC REAR AND SLIDING DOORS. 1 MONTH AGO RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR STOPPED OPENING WHEN USING MANUAL DOOR LATCH. IF YOU MANUALLY UNLATCH DOOR, YOU MUST MANUALLY OPEN IT ABOUT ONE THIRD BEFORE MOTOR KICKS IN TO OPEN IT FULLY. WORKS OK USING OVERHEAD CONSOLE BUTTON AND WHEN USING FOB BUTTONS. TOOK VAN TO TOYOTA DEALER ON 2/28/11. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WENT TO PICK VAN UP ON 3/1/11. SLIDING DOOR AGAIN NOT WORKING. THEY KEPT VAN SEVERAL MORE HOURS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. PROBLEM REMAINS. THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY DID SEND IN A TECHNICAL REPORT TO TOYOTA. AFTER CHECKING OUT AND FINALLY GETTING READY TO LEAVE DEALER THE VAN WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY HAD DIED. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. AFTER THAT AND FOR 2 MORE DAYS, THE SLIDING DOOR WORKED OK. ON MORNING OF THIRD DAY, THE SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM RETURNED. STILL WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY USING MANUAL DOOR LATCH. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000. BW

APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE SCHEDULED SERVICE, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED LIT. AFTER NORMAL MAINTENANCE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, THE DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY MY THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I FOUND THIS STRANGE, SINCE DURING OTHER SERVICE EVENTS, WE WERE SOLICITED FOR RECOMMENDED SERVICES. I PERFORMED SOME RESEARCH AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS, SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. I WOULD THINK THE DEALER SHOULD ACT IN GOOD FAITH TO NOTIFY ME THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS ALMOST FIVE YEARS OLD AND OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY. DUE TO TOYOTA'S RECENT TRACK RECORD. I BELIEVE AN INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED. *TR

DOOR VERY HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. PLASTIC SHEETING COMES OFF THE CABLE MAKING IT NON FUNCTIONAL. BAD DESIGN IF YOU ASK ME. $1800 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. $1100 FOR THE MOTOR, WHICH AGAIN SHOULD NOT COST AS MUCH. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF IT COUPLE HUNDRED FOR THE MOTOR. THIS NEEDS TO GO ON A RECALL. TOO MANY SIENNA OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. JUST GOOGLE AND YOU WILL FIND ALL THE FORUMS. MY FIRST AND LAST TOYOTA....... *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING. PER INFORMATION ONLINE, THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS -- EITHER FAILING TO INFLATE IN A CRASH OR INFLATING ERRONEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM CAN COST UP TO $4,000 AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT AND SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR POPPING NOISE. TOYOTA KNOWS IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH SPOT WELDS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. MY PROBLEM STARTED TWO MONTHS LATE SO THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND FLASHING. DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA DEALER ON 02/09/11 AS CODE B0111, NEEDS R/SEAT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY & FLOOR WIRE HARNESS. ESTIMATE $2160.00. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE LINE, THE CONTACTED DEALER AND AGREED TO PAY $700 TOWARDS REPAIR. I STILL CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR AS I AM STILL PAYING ON THE AUTO LOAN. THIS IS A SAFETY FAILURE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM NOW WITHOUT AIRBAGS. AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED - NO ACCIDENTS. VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND 81K MILES.

FEBRUARY 13 2011 JUST BOUGHT A USED TOYOTA SIENNA... DRIVEN LESS THAN 200 MILES AND THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. THERE WAS NO REAL REASON THAT THIS LIGHT WOULD'VE BEEN TRIGGERED. JUST DROVE THE CAR AS WE NORMALLY HAVE DONE. *TR

MY 2006 SIENNA XLE HAS LESS THAN 55, 000 MILES. JUST BEFORE THE NEW YEAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY. WE GOT THE CAR IN ON DEC. 30 AND WERE TOLD THE FLASHING LIGHT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH IS COVERED UNDER THE REGULAR (AND MY EXTENDED) WARRANTY, BUT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME SO I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK. I SPECIALLY ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS TOLD MY THE INITIAL SERVICE REP THAT IT WAS. THE SERVICE REP FAILED TO FOLLOW UP WITH MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AS PROMISED, SO I CALLED ONE WEEK LATER TO FIND OUT THAT THE PARTS WERE GOING TO TAKE IN EXCESS OF 4 WEEKS TO ARRIVE! I WAS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS THAT THE AIRBAG WAS IN WORKING ORDER, SO IT WAS NO SURPRISE THAT WHEN I THREATENED TO SUE TOYOTA IF THE AIRBAG FAILED OR MALFUNCTIONED IN ANY WAY IN AN ACCIDENT OR OTHERWISE, THAT I WAS THEN TOLD MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE DEALER WOULD PROVIDE A RENTAL AT THEIR COST. AN ORDER WAS PLACED ON JANUARY 6TH FOR THE PART WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO COME IN 6 WEEKS LATER, FEB. 9TH. AFTER WAITING SIX WEEKS, I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY MY ORDER WAS "ACCIDENTALLY" CANCELED AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER CAN'T KEEP UP PRODUCTION, SO PRESUMABLY, I'M STARTING MY WAIT TIME AGAIN. I HAVE LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA HDQT AND HAVE A CASE ID WITH THEM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE INTERNET BUT NO RECALL OR NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THE FACT THAT FOLKS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHTS THAT MEAN YOUR AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS DEACTIVATED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS SYSTEM. MY DEALER HAD 6 COMPLAINTS ALONE, SIX WEEKS AGO. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! I AM CALLING NHTSA AS SOON AS I FINISH THIS COMPLAINT. *TR