2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE REAR HATCH ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE HAD THE STRUTS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. NOW, THE POWER HATCH WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO CLOSE. I HAVE STARTED DRIVING THE VAN ON ONE OR TWO OCCASIONS WITHOUT REALIZING THAT THE REAR HATCH WAS STILL OPEN BECAUSE IT HAD FAILED TO CLOSE. LUCKILY, NOTHING FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VAN, BUT I THINK IT IS A REAL DANGER. I BROUGHT IT UP WITH TOYOTA, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $1500 TO FIX. THE PROBLEM DID NOT START UNTIL THE RECALLED LIFT SUPPORTS WERE PUT IN SO I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE INCOMPATIBLE PARTS. I DID AN ONLINE SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HAD OUR LIFT SUPPORTS CHANGED OUT. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH RUN- FLAT DUNLOP TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, SHE EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, BECAUSE IT DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BLOWN OUT TIRE AS WELL AS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT ON MAY 12, 2010, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON APRIL 6, 2007 AND AGAIN ON AUGUST 30, 2007. *JB

MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA RIGHT REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. IT ROLLED ALMOST SHUT, THEN OPENED AGAIN. THE CABLE THAT PULLS THE DOOR SHUT WAS LOOSE ALONG THE TRACK AND I NOTICED IT SEEMED TO BE FRAYED. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND IT WAS RAINING. I HAD TO FORCEFULLY PULL THE DOOR CLOSED AND STILL COULD NOT GET IT CLOSED BECAUSE THE CABLE WAS KEEPING IT FROM CLOSING. I WAS FORCED TO GET PLIERS AND CUT THE CABLE SO I COULD KEEP MY CHILDREN SAFE AND DRIVE BACK HOME WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. NOW I HAVE REMOVED THE CABLE AND USE THE DOOR AS A MANUAL DOOR BECAUSE THE COST TO REPLACE IT IS TOO HIGH. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH. IT APPEARS THAT THE MOTOR IS TOO WEAK TO MAKE THE DOOR LATCH FULLY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, AND IT SEEMS TO BE RANDOM. HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR SEEMS TO MOVE MORE SLOWLY WHEN IT HAS THE LATCHING PROBLEM. *TR

1. WE WERE AT CHURCH AND TRIED TO PUSH THE POWER DOOR BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT OPENED FINE, BUT WHEN IT WENT TO CLOSE, IT MADE A GRINDING CATCHING NOISE AND KEPT STOPPING PARTIALLY CLOSED AND RE-OPENING. WE THEN HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE IT AND WHEN DOING SO HEARD A LOUD POP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT HOME, THE DOOR CABLES AT THE TOP CORRODED ON THE OUTSIDE, FRAYED, AND CAUSED THE JAM, WHICH ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE BREAKAGE. THIS IS NOT A SUFFICIENT WEATHER PROOF CABLE, AND FAILURE COSTS TO REPAIR OVER 1800. WE HAVE NOT YET ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR DUE TO COST BEING SO HIGH. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 RIMS R DEFECTIVE PAINT BUBBLING N CHIPPING OFF TOYOTA HAS CHECKED N SAID THESE RIMS R DEFECTIVE BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE BECAUSE ITS NOT IN WARRANTY. *TR

RIMS ON 2006 SIENNA XLE BEGAN BUBBLING AND CORRODING AFTER 1 YEAR. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THEM OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. CORROSION WILL EVENTUALLY BE A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA ON 09/20/10. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES IF THIS OCCURS, TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. I WAS RECENTLY ADVISED BY COBB COUNTY TOYOTA THAT MY AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $2400. SINCE MY 2006 SIENNA HAS 76K MILES ON IT, TOYOTA WOULDN'T COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. I ASKED HOW AN UNUSED AIRBAG COULD BE DEFECTIVE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THAT WAS THE COMPLETE ANSWER. SO, I CHECKED ONLINE. AND, SURE ENOUGH, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2006 SIENNA. AND, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE REASON. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THE (NO) CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SAID THAT ALL SHE COULD DO WAS DOCUMENT MY CONCERN. NO MANAGER COULD CALL OR ASSIST ME. NO ONE COULD SEND ME A LETTER STATING WHY AN UNUSED AIRBAG IS SUDDENLY DEFECTIVE AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT HAS AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT COMES ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS 85, 062 MILES AND WHEELER TOYOTA IN GRANTS PASS, OR SAID THAT A TECH BULLETIN # 0162-10 REQUIRES TO REPLACE RIGHT SIDE FOLD FLAT AIR BAG ASSY. AND REPLACE RIGHT SIDE FLOOR WIRE HARNESS ASSY. APPROX. $2238.36 FOR REPAIRS. THEY STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. SHOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL? *TR

BACK HATCH ON TOYOTA SIENNA XLE (2006) WILL NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY (VIA BUTTONS OR FOB) IN WARM WEATHER (I.E. OVER APPROX. 83 DEGREES). MUST BE CLOSED MANUALLY. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN SUN. HAVE HEARD SAME COMPLAINT FROM NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND LATER MODELS. STARTED OCCURRING SHORTLY AFTER NEW STRUTS WERE INSTALLED TO ADDRESS RECALL FOR HATCHBACK UNEXPECTEDLY FALLING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. SEVERAL ENGINEERS HAVE SUGGESTED THE NEW STRUTS ARE TOO STRONG FOR EXISTING HATCHBACK MOTOR (STRONGER STRUT MECHANISM USED TO PREVENT HATCHBACK FROM FALLING). RECOMMEND NEW MOTOR TO MATCH STRENGTH OF RECALL REPLACEMENT STRUTS. *TR