2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH FUEL TANK DESIGN. *TGW THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED FOR HANDICAP USE. THE DEALER MADE A CHANGE TO THE GAS TANK. HOWEVER, ANOTHER DEALER STATED THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN VOIDED. THE DEALER THAT MADE THE MODIFICATIONS, STATED THE WARRANTY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN VOIDED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD STALL OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. NONE OF THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS COULD FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO KICKED BACK FUEL WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO FUEL AN ALMOST EMPTY TANK. THE AFTER MARKET FUEL TANK WAS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY WITH THE EVAP CANISTER, WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE CANISTER TO FILL FUEL AND PURGE SOLENOID TO FAIL. IT MAY ALSO ACCOUNT FOR A VAPOR LOCK THAT CAUSED THE CAR NOT TO FUEL. *JB

LTR FM (CA) RE DEFECTIVE MODIFIED GAS TANK DESIGN FOR A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN BY FREEDOM MOTORS OF BATTLE CREEK, MI. *TGW THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED FOR HANDICAP USE. THE DEALER MADE A CHANGE TO THE GAS TANK. HOWEVER, ANOTHER DEALER STATED THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN VOIDED. THE DEALER THAT MADE THE MODIFICATIONS, STATED THE WARRANTY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN VOIDED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD STALL OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. NONE OF THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS COULD FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO KICKED BACK FUEL WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO FUEL AN ALMOST EMPTY TANK. THE AFTER MARKET FUEL TANK WAS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY WITH THE EVAP CANISTER, WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE CANISTER TO FILL FUEL AND PURGE SOLENOID TO FAIL. IT MAY ALSO ACCOUNT FOR A VAPOR LOCK THAT CAUSED THE CAR NOT TO FUEL. *JB

I BOUGHT A NEW 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. FROM THE BEGINNING, THE TRANSMISSION DROPS INTO NEUTRAL AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS FOR STOPS. UPON ACCELERATION TO MOVE THROUGH A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES IN NEUTRAL, LEAVING THOSE FOLLOWING ABOUT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE. OR, IF YOU ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE LURCHES INTO GEAR THROWING PASSENGERS FORWARD. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM EVERY TIME I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE SERVICEMAN ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, AND STATES THAT TOYOTA CLAIMS IT IS A MEANS TO SAVE THE TRANSMISSION. THE JERKING ON THE TRANSMISSION AS THE VEHICLE GOES INTO GEAR AFTER A STOP CANNOT BE GOOD FOR THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICEMAN FURTHER STATED THAT OTHER CAR MODELS MADE BY TOYOTA HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THAT A "COMPUTER PATCH" HAD BEEN MADE AVAILABLE THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT NO SUCH PATCH HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE SIENNA VANS. MY CONCERN IS THAT I WILL END UP REAR-ENDED BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION OR THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. *TR

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED 3/9/2010. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVES OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA... THERE WERE TWO ADULTS AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN. MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS DRIVING, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A GAS STATION. WHILE HE WAS TURNING... THE VAN ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED... MY HUSBAND TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. WE SMASHED INTO A PARKED CAR (WITH OWNER STANDING NEXT TO IT PUMPING GAS) AT THE GAS STATION PUMP AND THEN THE VAN CONTINUED TO GO A BIT BEFORE SLOWING DOWN AT A SNOW BERM. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BADLY INJURED. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2006 - TANK 3/4 OF THE WAY FULL. 1/2 MILE FROM OUR HOME, EVERY LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD AND WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VAN BEGAN BUCKING - RPM'S WENT FROM1 - 4 AND BACK AGAIN. WE WERE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND LIMP BACK HOME. LATER THAT DAY, THE VAN OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. SINCE WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT, WE DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE DRIVER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND SURGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM SINCE THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL WHICH WAS ALSO A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SLOWING DOWN BETWEEN 5- 10 MPH AND THEN SPEEDING BACK UP AGAIN, THE VAN WOULD HESITATE AND THEN SURGE FORWARD TO THE POINT OF JERKING THE CONSUMERS NECK. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN ONCE THE ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED. ALSO, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS EXHIBITING A POPPING/SCRAPPING NOISE WHEN IT WAS BEING OPENED OR CLOSED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE THINNESS OF METAL WHICH ALLOWED THE CRACKING OF THE METAL WHERE THE DOOR STOP WAS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. UPDATED 04/21/10

I HAVE BRAKING FAILURE IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED AWD VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANICS WHO HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND TOYOTA WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE RESOLUTION TO THIS COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING A $89.99 DIAGNOSTICS CHARGE. THE REPAIR IS REPORTEDLY $1,200 TO $2,000 TOFIX THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

AT 28,400 MILES MECHANIC ADVISED THAT BOTH INNER TIE-RODS ARE SHOWING A SMALL AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT WHICH WILL CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO PLAY AT ALL. SEEMS VERY EARLY IN THE VEHICLE'S LIFE TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 BRAKING PROBLEM CAUSED SELF COLLISION. ON DRY WEATHER. VEHICLE LOST BRAKING AND I HIT NEAR BY HILLY LAND ON TURN. VEHICLE SHOWED BRAKING PROBLEM ON WET WEATHER, RAIN AND SNOW AND VEHICLE LOOSES THE BRAKING AND RELATED ABS AND VSC FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN AND CLICKS AND BRAKE STOPS WORKING. MY WIFE NO LONGER TRUST THIS VAN AND EVERYBODY IS AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH ME IN IT. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE WITH BZ PACKAGE (VSA) - SAFETY ISSUE (ELECTRONICS): VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (VSA) IS UNSAFE DURING ROAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS IF CRUISE CONTROL IS USED. THE SLIPPERY CONDITION COULD BE RAINY DAY OR SNOWING OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED SEVERAL TIME. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE ISSUE IS AROUND SEPTEMBER OF 2008. IT WAS HEAVY RAIN, I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH NORMAL SPEED. THE VAN WAS SET TO CRUISE AT 65 MPH. I RAN OVER A SMALL POT OF WATER ON THE ROAD. ONE OF THE TIRE PROBABLY SLIPPED FOR A BRIEF MILLI-SECOND. THE VSA CONTROL KICKED IN (I CAN SEE THE VSA LIGHT FLASHES), THE VAN WAS THEN RUNNING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE RPM SUDDENLY JUMP UP (VIOLENTLY). THE VAN WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I TAP THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THEN THE VAN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. 2ND INCIDENT, ABOUT DECEMBER OF 2008, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH LIGHT SNOW. THE VAN WAS CRUISING AT 55 MPH. THE VAN PASSED A SLIPPERY SPOT. THE VSA KICKED IN AND CAUSED VIOLENT LEFT AND RIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE VAN AS WELL AS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN, I STOPPED USING CRUISE CONTROL ON THE RAINY OR SNOWY DAYS. BUT IF ANYONE OUT THERE WITH TOYOTA MINIVAN, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO KNOW IT IS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VAN TO BE CHECKED OUT AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND IT IS NORMAL AS IS. *TR