2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. HE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FRONTAL AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DECISION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE DRIVER-SIDE MIRROR WITH DIMMING,BLINKER, HEST AND FOLDING IN CAPABILITY HAS FAILED. THE MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE MIRROR CONSTANTLY RUNS AND THE MIRROR OPENS AND CLOSES WITH THE WIND DIRECTION. I TRIED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART BUT ALL THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE THE SAME MOTOR PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP REQUIRES A ENTIRE MIRROR REPLACEMENT AND REPAINT. *TR

OUR AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR IS NOT WORKING AT 55,000 MILES. THE TOYOTA COMPANY REFUSES TO PAY TO FIX THE SLIDING DOOR. I AM SURPRISE WITH TOYOTA'S REPUTATION THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS STOP WORKING. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR NOT WORKING. RIGHT NOW THE DOOR IS ON MANUAL. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE FOR MY FAMILY. MY SPOUSE AND MY HANDS HURT WHEN WE PULL TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR. OUR THREE KIDS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR ON THEIR OWN. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE GOD FOR BID IF WE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT MY KIDS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. *TR

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES WHEN THE VAN IS TURNED ON. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. MY SIENNA IS INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. THERE IS A LONG WAIT, ONE TO THREE MONTHS, TO GET THIS PART REPLACED AS IT IS ON BACK ORDER FROM TOYOTA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 400 AIR BAG WIRING HARNESSES ON BACK ORDER FOR OUR REGION ALONE. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MULTITUDES OF OTHER 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. AIR BAGS ARE INCLUDED TO HELP SAVE LIVES, BUT THEY DO NOT WORK PROPERLY ON THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. A RECALL SHOULD BE INSTITUTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SO THE AIR BAGS IN ALL 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S' WILL WORK PROPERLY. UNLESS THIS DEFECT IS FIXED, THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE - MANUAL OVERRIDE WOULD NOT WORK. WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN TRAPPED IN THE DARK AND COLD WINTER WEATHER WITH AN OPEN DOOR - NOT SAFE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. FATHER CAME TO RESCUE AND AFTER REPEATED FORCEFUL ATTEMPTS, THE DOOR CLOSED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR MISSING LABELS - HOW ABOUT A RECALL ON SOMETHING REALLY SERIOUS. THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE - COST TO FIX $1500+. THIS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SIENNA/2006/ACCESSORIES-EXTERIOR/POWER_SLIDING_DOOR_WONT_CLOSE.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SIENNA/2006/ACCESSORIES-EXTERIOR/SLIDING_DOORS_DON'T_OPEN.SHTML

SRS WARNING LIGHT AT FIRST CAME ON AND STAYED ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE: ON 10/14/10 OUR PASSENGER-SIDE POWER DOOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE THE POWER DOOR, IT MADE AN UNUSUAL SOUND, JAMMED AT THE HALF-WAY POINT & RETURNED TO OPEN POSITION. WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE, THE DOOR WAS CLOSED MANUALLY IN ORDER TO MAKE THE 30 MILE DRIVE TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER. WITH A 4-YR-OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. IT WAS A VERY UNSETTLING SITUATION NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS OR IF THE DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSED. WE LEARNED THAT THE DOOR MOTOR WAS ?NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY & THAT THE BACK HINGE WAS BENT? (FOR NO KNOWN REASON) & BOTH NEED REPLACEMENT FOR $1,600. WE WERE ADVISED NOT TO USE THE DOOR.WE ARE DISCOURAGED THAT THIS HAPPENED ESPECIALLY SINCE WE SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED POWER FAILURE OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WITH OUR TOYOTA SALES PERSON AT PURCHASE. WHEN WE ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE POWER SLIDING FEATURE BROKE/MALFUNCTIONED ON THE AUTOMATIC DOOR, OUR SALES ASSOCIATE TOLD US THAT IT COULD SIMPLY BE SWITCHED TO MANUAL AND WOULD STILL BE FUNCTIONABLE. BASED ON THIS, WE PURCHASED THE POWER DOOR FEATURE. THIS IS NOT THE CASE AT ALL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH & REVIEW OF THIS ISSUE, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON, LONG-TERM PROBLEM THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING. BY THE NUMBER OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT, IT IS CLEAR THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION TOO. WHEN WE DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH OUR TOYOTA DEALER, THEY OFFERED TO PAY $500. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR DONE AS WE FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (JUST OVER 4 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE), UNDER A SITUATION OF NORMAL OPERATION AND AT NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. THE REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF TOYOTA NOT A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO USE THAT DOOR FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION, OUR YOUNG CHILDREN MAY BECOME TRAPPED DUE TO THE INOPERABLE/DEFECTIVE CONFIGURATION OF THE DOOR-IT IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR MOTOR HAD A SHORTAGE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD OFFER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,814.

TOYOTA DEALER FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN REASONABLE TIME . RECALL TYPE-SAFETY RECALL,SEVERE CORROSION OF SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE. MODEL-SIENNA-MODEL YEAR-2006,MFG-TOYOTA. *TR

DASHBOARD AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING. DEALER SAID IT IS A BAD (DEFECTIVE??) AIRBAG HARNESS. $3000 TO FIX. *LN