2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Complaints

THE BUTTONS THAT OPEN THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR DO NO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

OUR SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THIS MORNING, DESPITE THE ELECTRIC DOORS BEING TURNED OFF, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH ALL 4 OF OUR BABIES THE DOOR OPENED AND GOT STUCK. MY HUSBAND CAN'T OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE DEFECTIVE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT. THE CHILD WAS PROPERLY SECURED IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT USING THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. THE SEAT BELT ENTANGLED AROUND THE OCCUPANT'S NECK. THERE WAS DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT CUT THE SEATBELT AND FREED THE OCCUPANT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,628.

DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA ON A BUSY FREEWAY WITH THREE CHILDREN AGES 1, 7, & 10 WHEN THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR DECIDED TO SEIZE UP CAUSING THE BELT TO BURN AND EVENTUALLY SNAP. THE BURNING BELT RESULTED IN A LITTLE SMOKE AND A FEARFUL SMELL FILLING THE CABIN. FEARING A FIRE, I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD PUTTING MYSELF AND MY THREE CHILDREN IN HARMS WAY. AFTER DETERMINING THERE WAS NOT A FIRE, WE CLIMBED BACK IN THE VAN AND CONTINUED ON OUR WAY. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH, I'VE LEARNED THE COMPRESSOR PROBLEMS ARE NOT UNCOMMON IN TOYOTA SIENNA. IN MY CASE OUR VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 45K MILES. SEEMS THERE ARE MANY UNSATISFIED SIENNA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA SHOULD CONSIDER RECALLING ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE MINI-VAN IS CONSIDERED A FAMILY VEHICLE. *TR

THE REAR POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WAGON SHUT ON MY CHILD'S THUMB EVEN THOUGH IT SUPPOSEDLY HAS A MECHANISM TO PREVENT IT FROM TRAPPING BODY PARTS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD. PURCHASED 12/06. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 RUN FLAT TIRES 3/08. ON 8/13/09 TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. ON 8/14/09 TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHICH CONFIRMED TIRE PRESSURE WAS OKAY ON ALL 4 TIRES AND LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF. ON 8/15/09 DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING; HOT TO TOUCH, SMELLED LIKE WAS BURNING, BUT NO FIRE. LIGHT NEVER WENT ON. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. ON 8/17/09 TIRE WAS REPLACED AND PICKED UP VEHICLE ON 8/18/09 AND LIGHT WAS OFF. BY END OF DAY ON 8/18/09 LIGHT WAS BACK ON. *TR

MY 4 YEAR OLD SON AND HIS 7 YEAR OLD COUSIN WERE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF OUR TOYOTA SIENNA VAN, EACH ON EITHER SIDE WITH THE MIDDLE SEAT EMPTY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY SON GASPED, "HELP ME, PLEASE HELP ME." MY MOTHER, WHO WAS DRIVING, LOOKED BACK THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT MY SON HAD THE MIDDLE SEAT SEATBELT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK THREE TIMES (THAT BELT HANGS FROM THE CEILING IN OUR SIENNA VAN). HE COULD GASP A BIT OF AIR, BUT IT WAS TIGHT AND GETTING TIGHTER EVERY TIME HE MOVED. MY MOTHER WHIPPED THE CAR INTO A DRIVEWAY AND JUMPED IN THE BACKSEAT TO FREE HIM. THE BELT WAS WRAPPED SO TIGHTLY AROUND HIS NECK THAT SHE COULDN'T BUDGE IT AND EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT MADE IT LOCK IN TIGHTER. SHE WEDGED TWO FINGERS BETWEEN HIS THROAT AND THE BELT TO TRY TO KEEP IT LOOSE ENOUGH FOR HIM TO BREATHE AND GOT MY NEPHEW TO GET HER CELL PHONE. SHE CALLED 911 AND THEY CAME AND HAD TO CUT HIM OUT TO FREE HIM. WHEN WE QUESTIONED MY SON AFTERWARDS, HE SAID HE HAD JUST BEEN PLAYING WITH THE BELT AND DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD GET STUCK AROUND HIS NECK. *TR

THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA STICKS BECAUSE OF A LATCH PROBLEM. IT CAN CAUSE THE DOOR TO EITHER NOT SHUT, OR NOT OPEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN, I COULDN'T IMAGINE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET MY CHILD OUT OF A BURNING CAR. TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO FIX THIS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIENNA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS COULD LEAD TO A NEGLIGENCE LAWSUIT. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0EB3FD/289. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA, 2006, SLIDING DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW THE DOORS NEVER CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THESE DOORS ARE THE MANUAL TYPE (NOT POWER). THIS VAN WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2006. IT HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA SIENNA 06. THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. THEY TELL ME IT WILL BE OVER 1200.00 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. IF I WANT IT CONVERTED TO A MANUAL DOOR THEN IT WILL COST 600.00 DOLLARS OR MORE. WHY DID I PAY FOR AUTOMATIC DOORS IF THEY ARE GOING TO BREAK IN LESS THEN 4 YEARS? PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THE DOOR MOTOR AND MAKE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR