2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. AT 78,000 THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. THEY TOLD ME THE SYSTEM HAD A SHORT IN TWO PLACES IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG ENTIRELY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS CURRENTLY FLASHING. UPON RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL FAIL IF INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. TOYOTA IS NOT FIXING THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO OPEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE MANUAL DOOR TWO MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE WHO STATED THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF UPDATED 04/28/11

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES SLIDING ELECTRIC SIDE DOOR JAMMED. THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT OR OPEN. IT IS BASICALLY JAMMED AND I HAVE TO PUT ALL OF MY WEIGHT INTO THE DOOR TO GET IT TO LATCH SHUT. BASED ON ONLINE COMPLAINTS, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST ABOUT $1500 TO FIX

WE HAVE A 2006 SIENNA XLE AWD WITH ~38K AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON IN THE FALL 2010. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 11/28/2010. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND AS OF 1/4/2011 THEY WILL NOT HAVE ONE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH. THEY TOLD US THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NATIONALLY AND AS A RESULT, THERE IS A BACK ORDER FOR THIS PART. ASSUMING THE PART COMES IN THE NEXT MONTH, THEY WILL HAVE HAD OUR CAR IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE (OBVIOUSLY KNOWN BY TOYOTA) AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL, ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS COMMON ENOUGH TO HAVE A BACK LOG OF DEMAND FOR THAT PIECE AND THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK WITH THIS DEFECT. IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS, MOST OF US COULD NOT TOLERATE NOT HAVING ACCESS TO THE FAMILY CAR FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/TOYOTA/SIENNA/AIRBAG. *TR

IN 2008, THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA BEGAN BLINKING. WE TOOK OUR VAN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT SENSOR WAS BAD. AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE DRIVER SEAT, BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLINK. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE WAIT, THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHT NO LONGER BLINKED. IN ALL WE WERE WITHOUT OUR VAN FOR NEARLY 3 MONTHS, AWAITING PARTS. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN (AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING OR DEPLOYING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T) AND BECAUSE THE VAN WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER PROVIDED A LOANER VAN WHILE WE AWAITED PARTS. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008, THE VAN STRUCK A DEER AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FOLLOWING AIRBAG REPLACEMENT AND OTHER INSURANCE-COVERED REPAIRS, THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT AGAIN BEGAN BLINKING. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND A REPLACEMENT PART ORDERED; WE WERE ADVISED THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE JANUARY 4, 2011. TOYOTA ADVISED THAT, AS VAN IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, NO LOANER VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE. ON JANUARY 4, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 9, 2011. TOYOTA HAS OFFERED $35 / DAY TOWARD LOANER / RENTAL VEHICLE. ONCE AGAIN THIS WILL BE A 3-MONTH OUT-OF-SERVICE SITUATION FOR A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AIRBAG INDICATOR / SENSOR / WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS AVOIDED ADDRESSING AS A SYSTEM / RECALL ISSUE, CORPORATE BEHAVIOR CONSISTENT WITH EARLIER ACCELERATOR SAFETY ISSUES ON ITS VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLE MOVED UP AND DOWN AND THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT RIPPED OUT THE CONTROL ARM WHICH CAUSED THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,077.

RIGHT SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON TOYOTA SIENNA FAILS. FAULTY HINGES AND DRIVE CABLES. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. IN THE FIRST 33,000 MILES I HAD THREE INCIDENTS WHERE THE AIRBAG LIGHTS COMES ON. EACH TIME I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT, THEY CLAIM TO RESET THE AIRBAGS AND IT WASN'T A PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A LOOSE CONNECTION AND SOMETHING MAY HAVE ROLLED UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND MAY HAVE HIT A PROCESSING UNIT FOR THE AIRBAGS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON. WITH THIS EXPLANATION I THOUGHT IT WAS A SIMPLE PROBLEM TO FIX AND THEY NEVER INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. SO IN EACH INCIDENT I DELAYED GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP BY THOUSANDS OF MILES, AND ONLY UNTIL MY VEHICLE REQUIRE OTHER SERVICES WOULD I REQUEST THAT THEY ALSO CHECK MY AIRBAG LIGHTS/SYSTEM. NOW AT 86,000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY MY AIRBAG LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR 10,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE REQUIRES ITS 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE AND SO I ASK THEM TO CHECK THE AIRBAG LIGHTS AGAIN. THEY RETURN, INFORMING ME THAT I NEED NEW AIRBAGS AND A WIRE HARNESS ASSEMBLY WHICH IS TO COST $4000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO ERICA BRYAN AT TOYOTAS? CUSTOMER CENTER (CASE#1012230983) WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEIR REGIONAL OFFICE HAS OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. HAD I BEEN INFORMED CORRECTLY OF THE SERIOUS EFFECT OF MY AIRBAG LIGHTS GOING OFF AND THE POSSIBILITY OF IT MALFUNCTIONING OR NOT DEPLOYING I CERTAINLY WOULD OF ESCALATED MY ACTIONS WITH TOYOTA EARLY ON WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. POSSIBLY EVEN EVOKING THE MARYLAND STATE LEMON LAW. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY ($2000, 50% OF COST)TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG UNITS AT THIS TIME, SO I AM NOW FORCED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITHOUT WORKING AIRBAGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS OR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.