2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2006 WITH 72,000 MILES AUTOMATIC BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY --- REFUSING TO GO BEYOND 35MILES AN HOUR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT 5500 + AND DIAGNOSED ONLY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TO GET A SECOND OPINION, WE GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AAMCO, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERTS. AAMCO REPLACED VALVE BODY, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND THEIR STANDARD BANNER KIT + TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM FLUSH AND CLEAN. AAMCO ASKED US TO BE SOFT ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR A TANK OF GAS. INSPITE OF DRIVING SLOWLY, WE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CHANGE FROM ABOUT 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WAS VERY SLOW AND THE CAR HAD LIKE A HICCUP WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND EXHIBITED VIBRATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK TO AAMCO, THEY TEST DROVE THE SAME AND NOW CLAIM THE COMPUTER (ECM?) IS NOT LEARNING THE GEAR SHIFT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE 8YR/80000MILE WARRANTY ON THE COMPUTER IS ONLY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COMPUTER IS MISBEHAVING. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ERROR CODE, BUT THE VEHICLE REMAINS SLUGGISH. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE PRICING OF THE ECM MODULE AND WOULD SINCERELY APPRECIATE IF THE PROBLEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED AND RESOLVED BY TOYOTA. GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN TOYOTA WAS A RELIABLE CAR --- WE ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE WHOLE EPISODE AND UNFORTUNATELY ARE NOT CONFIDENT OF WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO GET REPLACED TO GET THE CAR UP AND RUNNING. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING TOYOTA ALLOY WHEEL CORROSION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED BUBBLING ON THE ALLOY RIMS, AS IF THEY WERE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *JB

MY AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING ON SUNDAY, 10/17/10. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ON 10/20/10 AND WAS TOLD THE CENTER SQUIB NEEDED REPLACED ...UPON REPLACING ON 10/22, WAS TOLD THAT ANOTHER ERROR CODE WAS DISPLAYED INDICATING AIRBAG REPLACEMENT NEEDED BY A TOYOTA DEALER. MY CAR HAS JUST WENT OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT 62,000 MILES. I AM UNHAPPY THAT NOT EVEN 4 YEARS AFTER BUYING THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 06, I AM FACED WITH REPAIR COSTS THAT ARE LARGE FOR A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN RECURRING FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE WITH OTHERS DRIVING AN 06 SIENNA. AND AS A MOTHER OF 3, I AM UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE SAFELY UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. I SEE A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS BUT NO RECALL..WHICH IT SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE FOR SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

1. THE PASSENGER-SIDE, SLIDING DOOR ON MY '04 XLE, 93,000 MI MINIVAN JUST FAILED 2. DOORS ARE KEY TO SAFETY AND SECURITY! ITS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND I'M AFRAID TO CARRY MY CHILD IN THE CAR FOR THE CASE OF EMERGENCY. 3. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY $2200 REPAIR COST OF THE DOOR. IT IS SAME PROBLEM WITH EVERYONE ELSE THAT I HAVE CAME ACROSS WITH! "THE CABLE" AND ITS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SINCE THEY KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE EXACT PARTS THAT WERE IN THE NEEDS WERE LISTED NOT TO BE COVERED. THIS IS OBVIOUS REASONS THAT IS BEEN RECOGNIZED FROM THE TOYOTA COMPANY. I HAVE CHECK AND MOST OF THE SIENNA OWNERS ARE SUFFERING FROM THE EXACT PROBLEM. THIS GOT TO STOP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD ASSIST WITH ONE HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WENT OFF. WHEN THE VAN WAS LESS THAN 6,000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS OF THE AIRBAG UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS DISARMS ALL THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING 5 WEEKS FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. THE REPAIR COSTS $3200.00, BUT THE DEALER DISCOUNTED IT TO $1,900.00. THEY SAY THE WAIT IS BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A DEMAND FOR THE WIRING HARNESS! MANY DRIVERS ARE DRIVING WITHOUT THEIR AIRBAGS! THIS SEEMS TO ME SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN UNDUE EXPENSE TO OWNERS. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA HAD A RECALL OF SPARE TIRE AND PLACED THE SPARE TIRE IN THE BACK OF THE VAN WITHOUT SECURING IT. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN SECURED AND IS A SECURITY RISK IN HARD BRAKING FOR THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACKSEAT WITH ONE SEAT FOLDED DOWN. TOYOTA REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THEY ASKED ME TO FILE ARBITRATION AND ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A PLAN TO HARNESS THE TIRE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH 47,000 MILES. MY PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS A WORN CENTER HINGE TO WHERE THE PAINT IS NOW DAMAGED ON THE QUARTER PANEL WHERE IT SCRAPES. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS NO WAY A DOOR HINGE SHOULD WEAR OUT THAT QUICKLY. THERE A MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE WEB. WE NEED TOYOTA TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE CLOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED A TOW TRUCK COMPANY AND THE DRIVER DISCONNECTED THE DOOR WIRES SO THAT THE DOOR COULD BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR MOTOR SEIZED, THE CABLE SNAPPED AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR AND CABLE WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.