2006 Toyota Sienna

WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR 3 YEARS. YESTERDAY THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR JAMMED. I HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE IT AS FAR AS I COULD. I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND WITH IT PARTIALLY OPEN. WHEN I GOT HOME I GOT DOWN UNDER IT AND NOTICED THAT A PIECE OF PLASTIC CASING THAT SURROUNDS THE CABLE(THAT SHUTS THE DOOR) WAS CRACKED OPEN, IT HAD SPLIT OFF OF THE CABLE AND WAS WRAPPING ALL AROUND THE WHEELS THAT SLIDE IN THE CHANNEL THAT SHUTS THE DOOR. THERE WAS ALSO A LARGER PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT HAD BROKEN OFF SOMEWHERE UP INSIDE THE DOOR. NOW THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WON'T WORK AT ALL, NOR WILL IT OPEN OR SHUT MANUALLY WITHOUT A LOT OF FORCE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS WHICH IS SURPRISING US BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST $1200-1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CABLE IS COMBINED WITH THE MOTOR. OBVIOUSLY THE DESIGN IS INFERIOR AND THEY HAVE USED CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS IN THE MANUFACTURING. I ALSO THINK TOYOTA IS PRICE GOUGING BECAUSE THEIR DESIGN IS COMBINED INTO A "ONE UNIT" PRICE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE FORCED TO CUT THE CABLE THAT RUNS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR, JUST TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE DOOR MANUALLY. WHO CAN AFFORD TO PUT OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR A DOOR MOTOR? MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE HELP US. HELP THE LITTLE GUY. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY GIVEN OUT EXTENDED WARRANTY/RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE TWO FRONT DOORS - POPPING. AND THE REAR HATCH STRUTS. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDED TO THIS LIST. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS POOR WORKMANSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE SO SHE HAD TO GET IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, FORCE IT CLOSED AND LOCK IT FROM THE INSIDE TO KEEP IT CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE DOOR BE REMOVED AND THE MOTOR BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,500.

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 A 2006 SIENNA AND HAVE A FEW COMPLAINTS. AS I HAVE LEARNED FROM READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED A HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION WITH THE CAR FROM DAY 1 (JANUARY 2006 WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED). I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALER NOTHING IS WRONG. RECENTLY, ON A VERY COLD DAY I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY STIFF AND HARD TO MOVE- ALMOST LIKE NOT HAVING POWERING STEERING. THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON WHY I AM FILING THIS IS BECAUSE I TOO HAVE STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. IT STARTED TO MALFUNCTION IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR (2010)- ONE MONTH AGO. FIRST THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. IT WOULD POP TO RELEASE BUT NOT REALLY OPEN . YOU COULD NOT MOVE THE DOOR TO FULLY OPEN IT OR THEN CLOSE IT. AFTER A WHILE YOU COULD THEN MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT WOULD SPORADICALLY WORK. TOYOTA REPLACED THE MOTOR- WE HAVE PLATINUM WARRANTY. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER IT STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY ADJUSTED THE DOOR. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AGAIN AND IS WORSE THAN BEFORE-INOPERABLE MOST OF THE TIME. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WHOLE DOOR IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND THE BODY SHOP HAS TO ADJUST THE DOOR I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN AND TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE AN ANSWER. DOOR IS STILL NOT FIXED- I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK, BUT ANOTHER PERSON I THINK IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH THE HINGE FAILING AND THAT IS PROBABLY WHY THE DOOR IS NOT ALIGNED. ASIDE FROM THE INCONVENIENCE A DOOR FAILURE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP! *TR

DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM: 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T CLOSE. EVENTS LEADING UP TO PROBLEM: DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MILES FROM HOME, OPENED SLIDING DOOR FOR CHILD TO EXIT VEHICLE, DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AFTER THAT. FRONT LATCH CAN BE SECURED WITH GREAT FORCE, HOWEVER THE REAR LATCH WILL NOT ENGAGE. DOOR REMAINS OPEN AND IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AS THE FRONT LATCH SECURITY/RELIABILITY IS INSUFFICIENT. SLIDING DOOR COULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. LIGHTS IN VAN STAY ON, PRESENTING ANOTHER RISK AT NIGHT BECAUSE VISION IS INHIBITED GREATLY BY INTERIOR LIGHTING. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT DOOR FULLY CLOSED AT NIGHT. THIS LACK OF VISIBILITY NEARLY RESULTED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE MECHANISM THAT GRABS THE METAL LOOP THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE REAR DOOR FRAME. THE C SHAPED LATCH IS COVERED WITH A PLASTIC COATING WHICH WHEN WORN OR DAMAGED ALLOWS MOISTURE IN AND THE METAL CLAMP SWELLS UP AND BINDS THE LATCH. NO AMOUNT OF LUBRICATION WILL HELP. TOYOTA MADE A BIG MISTAKE BY PLASTIC COATING A METAL THAT WOULD RUST AND SWELL UP THE OUTER COATING FROM THE INSIDE MAKING THE LATCH NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. THERE MAY BE OTHER DESIGN FLAWS CONTRIBUTING TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS CRITICAL MECHANISM. *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

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

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.