2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. THE REAR HATCH STRUT HAS FAILED AND THE HATCH WILL NOT STAY OPEN ON IT'S OWN AND COMES CRASHING DOWN WITH INTENSE FORCE IF NOT HELD OPEN. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED IT CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MY BACK AND HURT IT. I AM QUICK TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY NOW WHEN IT CLOSES BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO ANYONE IN ITS WAY. THIS IS OF SERIOUS CONCERN TO ME WITH A 5 YEAR OLD AND A 3 YEAR OLD. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $400 TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2006 SIENNA WITH A POWER DOOR BUT NOT FOR THE OTHER MODELS. MY GUESS IS THAT THEY MIGHT USE THE SAME STRUT OR THE STRUT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SINCE DECEMBER, 2009, MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THEN GOING OFF, COMING ON, GOING OFF, ETC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHY WOULD AN AIRBAG NEED REPLACING AFTER ONLY OWNING MY VAN BARELY THREE YEARS? I MIGHT ADD THAT WHILE MY VAN WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY HAD TO PREVIOUSLY FIX AN AIRBAG SENSOR. WHEN I REALIZED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND STAY OFF (SOMETIME FOR A WEEK OR MORE AT A TIME), I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK (TWICE). THE FIRST TIME THE LADY SAID, "OH, IT MAY COME ON AGAIN, BUT MAYBE YOU'LL BE LUCKY". WHAT KIND OF ANSWER IS THAT? TODAY, I AGAIN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, MENTIONING HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TOYOTA SIENNAS AND THE SERVICE GUY CLAIMS TO HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG. IF THE ENTIRE AIRBAG TRULY NEEDED REPLACING, WHY WOULD THE WARNING LIGHT GO OFF FOR A WEEK OR TWO AT A TIME AND COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY? AND I ALSO HAD A PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG WHILE THE VAN WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I'M LEFT WONDERING WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE NOW BEEN ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEB SITES WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING MAKES ME WONDER IF THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2-1/2 MONTHS. *TR

TWO EPISODES OF SUDDEN UNEXPLAINABLE ACCELERATION. 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI-VAN. FIRST INCIDENT: DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 OR 30 MPH. CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP. USING BRAKE STOPPED THE CAR. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY; SUDDEN SPEED INCREASE IN REVERSE. BRAKE WORKED TO STOP. *TR

HELLO, THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2006 SIENNA THAT I PURCHASED. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENED EARLIER, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. NOW, IT HAS COME ON AGAIN AND JUST RECENTLY IT TURNED OFF. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS NORMAL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ELSE CAN I DO SO THAT MY FAMILY WILL BE SECURED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC SLIDE DOOR ON THE RIGHT THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A 6-7 MONTHS AGO. THIS DOOR USED TO MAKE A BEEP NOISE TO LET US KNOW THE DOOR WAS NOT SHUT, AND NOW WHEN WE CLOSE IT, IT ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CLOSE BUT IT OPENS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT DOES NOT SHUT UNLESS YOU FORCE IT TO SHUT WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO MY YOUNGEST CHILD. *TR

02-08-2010 UNDER BAD SNOWING WEATHER CONDITION I FOUND THAT AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING ON DASHBOARD IN MY TOYOTA SIENNA CE 2006. 02-10-2010 I WAS IN KOONS TYSONS TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER 8610 LEESBURG PIKE, VIENNA, VA 22182 I GOT DIAGNOSTICS REPORT: 'FAULT CODE# B0111' AND I WAS "ADVISED THAT RIGHT SEAT (SIDE) AIRBAG NEEDS REPLACEMENT $945.50". BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DIAGNOSTICS WASN'T DONE CAREFULLY. MY VEHICLE WAS IN OUTDOOR CONDITION UNDER SNOWING STORM. SERVICE CENTER HASN'T CHECKED ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ELECTRIC, LIGHTS' (THERE ARE NO RECORDS ABOUT ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ELECTRIC, LIGHTS'. IN THE REPORT). I KNOW THAT LEFT TAIL LIGHT DOESN'T WORK IN MY VEHICLE, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT THIS ISSUE IS MENTIONED IN THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORT. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT SERVICE CENTER HAS CHECKED ERROR CODE ONLY. SO I CAN'T TRUST THIS DIAGNOSTICS REPORT. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ALONE ON ERRANDS AND HAD STOPPED AT A T-INTERSECTION, POSITIONED AT THE TOP OF THE "T" AND PREPARING TO TURN RIGHT. I'D LET AFEW CARS GO PAST, TRAVELING ON THE MAIN STREET WITH TRAFFIC CLOSEST TO ME GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. WHEN THOSE CARS HAD PASSED AND IT WAS SAFE TO TURN RIGHT ONTO THE MAIN STREET, I STARTED TO SLOWLY DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. SUDDENLY THE CAR BOLTED FORWARD AND OUT OF CONTROL, ACCELERATING DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRAVELING RIGHT TO LEFT. A CAR GOING ABOUT 40 MPH SLAMMED INTO THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND BOTH OUR CARS CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS DAZED FROM THE COLLISION AND EXITED MY CAR FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I COULD SEE THAT THE WHOLE FRONT OF MY CAR, INCLUDING THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. I WAS IN SHOCK AND A LADY FROM A NEARBY HOUSE WHO HAD HEARD THE CRASH CAME OUT WITH A CHAIR FOR ME TO SIT ME DOWN ON WHILE THE POLICE AND PARAMEDICS WERE ON THE WAY. I NEVER WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND DON'T KNOW THE CONDITION OF THE OTHER DRIVER OR THEIR CAR. I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND SUFFERED CHEST, NECK AND BACK PAIN. I AM QUITE SURE IT WAS THE GAS PEDAL STICKING THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE SO UNEXPECTEDLY AND QUICKLY, PROPELLING ME THROUGH THE CROSS-TRAFFIC AND ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE ACCIDENT AND I AM STILL IN SHOCK OVER IT, NOT TO MENTION NOT KNOWING THE CONDITION, EXTENT OF INJURIES OR EVEN THE IDENTITY OF THE OTHER DRIVER AS YET. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, NEW. IN LATE 2007 THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED AND "RECALIBRATED" THE SYSTEM TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF. THE LIGHT CAME ON AT LEAST TWO MORE TIMES IN 2008. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHY THE LIGHT WAS COMING ON. A SERVICE REP. TOLD ME THAT THE SENSOR UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS BEING JARRED AND MAKING THE LIGHT COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP DID SAY THAT THERE HAD BEEN SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER SIENNA'S AND THAT A NEW PART BEING SENT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, OR AS PART OF ADDING THIS CORRECTIVE PART, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN IN EARLY 2010. AGAIN, I TOOK THE VAN IN. THE SERVICE REP. CHECKED THE SENSOR WIRES UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I ASKED IF THE LIGHT ILLUMINATING MEANT THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY'THE SERVICE REP. SAID POSSIBLY. I ASKED HYPOTHETICALLY, IF I HAD TO SUDDENLY BREAK AND SOMETHING ROLLED UNDER MY SEAT, HITTING THE WIRES, COULD IT DISCONNECT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. HE SAID YES. SO, I ASKED IF THAT DISCONNECT WOULD PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING, POSSIBLY IN A CRASH FOLLOWING THE SUDDEN BRAKE'HE SAID YES. I WAS THANKFUL FOR THE HONESTY, BUT FRUSTRATED NONE THE LESS. THE SERVICE REP. DID TELL ME THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR PROBLEM WAS NOT ONLY WITH MY SIENNA. HE SAID THIS SEEMED TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IN GENERAL. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A SINGLE LANE SUBURBAN ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. SHE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN USING THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. SHE TRIED THE BRAKE A SECOND TIME, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. SINCE THERE WERE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF HER, SHE WENT OFF THE ROAD (FORTUNATELY BY AN OPEN FIELD) AND SIDE SWIPED A POLE AND WENT DOWN INTO A SMALL RAVINE. THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED...OVER $12,000. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ASSURED US THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. TOYOTA (PARENT COMPANY) WAS NOT MUCH HELP. WITH ALL THE RECENT MEDIA ATTENTION WITH THE STUCK ACCELERATORS, I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK FOR THAT AS WELL....THEY SAID THE CAR IS FINE. *CN

FAULTY BRAKE MECHANISM. TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED 2WD WITH DISC BRAKES FRONT AND BACK. WHEN STOPPED BRAKES MUST BE CONTINUALLY DEPRESSED FURTHER AS TIME GOES ON TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. ALSO LOSES BRAKING POWER ON DOWNHILL. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN BRAND NEW FROM A LOCAL DEALER. ALMOST FROM THE BEGINNING THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WITHOUT PROVOCATION. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND HAD IT CHECKED BUT IT TURNED OUT OKAY. I THEN THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LINE SO I HAD IT FLUSHED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. IT HAPPENS OFF AND ON AND USUALLY WHEN I AM DRIVING ALONG. BECAUSE I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA'S BEFORE AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AND THE DEALER AND THE LOCAL SHOP SAID EVERYTHING WAS OKAY I WASN'T WORRIED UNTIL THE RECALL WHICH DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. THE PROBLEM IS RECURRENT - PLEASE ADVISE. *TR