2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA TWO POTENTIAL SAFETY FAILURES: (1) THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WHEN OPENING WILL SLIDE INTO THE GAS FUEL DOOR WHILE ANOTHER PERSON IS FUELING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO STOP THAT PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM STRIKING THE GAS DOOR WHEN A PERSON IS EXITING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE FUELING NOZZLE WAS JARRED LOOSE AND FUEL WAS SPLASHED ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FUEL MESSAGE STAYED ON FOLLOWING THIS EVENT ON THE DASHBOARD. (2) DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR POWER LOCKS BOTH FAILED(DRIVER'S SIDE AT 37,000MILES & THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT 58,000 MILES.) THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BECOME A SAFETY FAILURE; HOWEVER, IF THE DOORS ARE NOT LOCKED MANUALLY, THE LACK OF LOCKED DOORS COULD PROVE TO BE DANGEROUS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, WHILE DRIVING I HAVE NOTICED ON NUMEROUS (5 OR 6) THAT THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS. I AM NOT ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPEN, IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I AM COMING OUT OF A TURN. I AM VERY CONCERNED. I HAVE ALSO HAD BATTERY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CAR BATTERY WOULD DIE AFTER A DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN FOR 5 MINUTES. AFTER NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE SERVICE CENTER WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO REPEAT THE SITUATION, AND NUMEROUS BILLS SINCE IT WAS NEVER A "PROBLEM" THEY FINALLY WERE ABLE TO REPEAT IT AND FIX THE BATTERY. NOW THIS ACCELERATOR ISSUE IS MUCH MORE SCARY FOR ME. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE EVERY DAY IN THE VEHICLE AND I NEED TO FEEL SAFE. THE INCIDENT DATE I USED BELOW WAS THE MOST RECENT HOWEVER I FIRST NOTICED THIS 2 YEARS AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSING ON ITS OWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIGHTLY JERK FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CALIBRATION ISSUE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE THROUGH A PARKING GARAGE. AS I WAS MAKING A SHARP RIGHT-HAND TURN INTO MY PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL-THROTTLE AND SMASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND I HAD SOME SYMPTOMS OF WHIPLASH FOR A FEW DAYS. IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE THEN, THANKFULLY. I MENTIONED THE INCIDENT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP AT MY NEXT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, BUT THERE WAS NO INSPECTION MADE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS STRUTS WERE LOSING POWER AND THE REAR LIFTGATE WOULD NOT ONLY LIFT 1/4 TO THE ITS HIGHEST POSITION. RECALL 08V244000 WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE IN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE IN OCTOBER 2009. A SECOND DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED IN 2008, SHE HAD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,903. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND REMOVING HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECAME STUCK AS IT WAS RELEASED. SHE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD SLOW DOWN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY RELATED FAILURES. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,484. UPDATED 03/10/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/04/10

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 - REPEATED FAILURE OF FUSE CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO NOT WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN ENTERING THE CAR AT NIGHT AS YOU CANNOT SEE THE IGNITION NOR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CAR. FUSE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER AND AFTER EACH REPLACEMENT, LIGHTS WORK TEMPORARILY & THEN THE FUSE BLOWS. ONLINE SEARCH ON GOOGLE SHOWS MANY OTHER SIENNA OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATE CASE. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A CLAIM ON DEFECTIVE RUN FLAT BRIDGESTONE TIRES ON THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD. PREMATURE WEAR. TIRES LASTED LESS THAN 10,900 MILES AND 12 MONTHS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOOR JAMMED (PARTIALLY OPEN). WAS UNABLE TO MOVE DOOR EITHER DIRECTION. POWER DOOR DISABLE SWITCH DID NOT RELEASE DOOR. HAD TO DRIVE CAR WITH DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT DURING AN EMERGENCY. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH DUAL AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD SCRAP, AND NEEDED TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, AS IT WAS SCRATCHING THE PAINT, IT COST US ALMOST $800 TO REPLACE THE HINGE. THIS WEEK THE OTHERSIDE IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING. I HAVE CHECKED OTHER SOURCES AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS AND THAT IT CLEARLY PRESENTS A DANGER TO PASSENGERS INCLUDING CHILDREN WHO ARE OFTEN PASSENGERS IN MINIVANS. THE PROBLEM ITSELF APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN. TOYOTA HAS HAD OTHER RECALL PROBLEMS WITH IT'S DOOR DESIGNS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER ONE. *TR