Own 2006 sienna toyota, with 29,000 miles. Air bag sensor light began coming on about a month ago, blinking on when driving van. After about 2 days, the sensor light quit blinking and did not come on while driving again for about 3 weeks. Approximately about 1 week ago, the light begin blinking on again when driving and still is coming on each time I am driving. Warranty has expired due to 3 year warranty even though I have less than 30,000 miles. Going in for scheduled oil change next week and will ask maintenance dept about the sensor light.
2006 Toyota Sienna airbags complaints
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I have a 2006 toyota sienna with 73,000 miles. The vehicle was purchased brand new from koons toyota in westminster, md. Air bag warning light has been checked and reset twice within the past two months because it keeps flashing. Toyota recommends that I replace both airbags and the wiring harness to ensure the problem does not persist. Total cost = $2,800. This is a major problem for me and my family and I don't feel safe driving this vehicle. Others seem to be having the same issue.
Front passenger airbag / light 1. The front passenger airbag light repeated is switched to the "off" position when an adult of average size and weight is seated in the passenger seat. 2. We often have to manually plug/unplug the wires underneath the seat to reset the airbag to switch to the "on" position, but this does not always work. We have not yet taken it to a dealership to have this corrected.
In april, 2010 and june, 2010, my airbag light began flashing in my 2006 toyota sienna le, after I started my car. The diagnostic code was b0111. The first repair in april, 2010 was a $600 repair paid out of pocket because my car was out of warranty and my extended warranty did not cover air bags. Thankfully, my second repair was covered under the warranty of the first repair. This car is only 4 years old, and, although it has excessive miles, the air bag should not be malfunctioning at this point. In doing some research, I see that I am not the only one with this problem, and the 2006 toyota 4runner has a recall for the same diagnostic code. To me this is inexcusable. Obviously there is a problem, and one that will not correct itself with replacing the airbag over and over again...
I have toyota sienna 2006 bought from koons in october 2006. This car air bag light is blinking and I heard that air bag will not work if this light is on. I just had about 30,000 miles on my car without any accident. This is smooth driven car and the air bag should work after about 3 years.
Yesterday, waiting in the stop light I have an accident when somebody hit me in the rear bumper at great speed and I hit another car at the front. My airbags never works, the car that hit my rear bumper open all of them. My car is a toyota sienna 2006. I'm [xxx] and I live in [xxx] . My e-mail is [xxx] and my phone number is [xxx] . Thanks. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foe), 5 552(b)(6).
I have 2006 sienna le. Airbags signal is on and off in the dashboard. Its just under 30000 miles and 3+ years. Its really frustrating and after deep research it looks like all the owners have similar problems. Toyota should recall this asap.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated the airbag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where unknown repairs were made to the air bags. Upon starting the vehicle, the air bag light was still illuminated. The dealer made a second repair to the air bags. Since the repair, the air bag warning light illuminated on two separate occasions. Attempts to correct the failure were made a total of four times, all at the contacts expense. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance, claiming they had not received any similar complaints on her year, make and model. There were no recalls. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000 and the current mileage was 69,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. While driving at approximately 50 MPH, the contact applied the brakes but the vehicle did not slow down which resulted in a crash. The vehicle had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. The contact also stated that she noticed problems with the steering mechanism as the vehicle always steered to the right. The air bag service light also illuminated intermittently; the vehicle was repaired for the air bag light failure several times but the problem continued to occur. The current and failure mileages were 59,363.
We have a 2006 toyota sienna. On march 19, 2010 the SRS airbag light came on and began to flash. We immediately called the dealership (fred anderson toyota in raleigh, nc) and scheduled an appointment. On march 27th we were told that there is an open circuit with our passenger side airbag. The airbag sensors are not communicating with the computer. We were told that in order to fix the problem they would need to replace the airbag. Our car is 3 years old. We have 77,000 miles on it. It is our main vehicle for work, school, transporting our two children. Because of mileage we are over our warranty and they refuse to cover the cost of replacing the airbag. We have been researching this problem online and have found several other people who have had this same problem with their toyota sienna. They got their airbags replaced only to have the problem occur again and again. We were also told that because the light is on, there is a chance that none of our airbags will deploy if we are in an accident. This is a very frustrating situation. Toyota is once again having problems with sensors on their safety features on their cars. This is not an isolated incident. We are very concerned about the safety of our children when they ride in this car. We asked to speak to the service manager and were told today (march 29) that there was nothing they could do for us. We will have to pay $411 for the airbag and parts and then $340 for the labor or choose to risk our safety and the safety of our children if we are in an accident. When we asked how this happens on a car that we have only owned for three years (bought at the beginning of december 2006 brand new off the lot), we were told that there is "no rhyme or reason" for this defect. Toyota can't even explain how an airbag goes bad in three years. This is very concerning.
2006 sienna airbag light flashing. Tech identified defective passenger seat airbag assembly although auto was never in an accident. No reason for failure given other than "you never know about electronic systems." the only way to reset the light is to replace airbag assembly at a cost of $940+ with diagnostic charge and with that you only get a 1 year warranty on equipment that originally lasted slightly over 4 years. As a consumer you would never think that you would have to replace an airbag unless there was an accident or possibly if you owned the auto for maybe 10+ years. In addition, the whole airbag system is inoperable although it has only been determined that the passenger side airbag is defective. Consequently, there is no option other than to replace the defective assembly. It is hard to comprehend why equipment with minimal wear and tear would break but from other reports this seems to be a not so uncommon occurrence for toyota siennas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I own a 2006 toyota sienna and soon as I got it, the airbag light came on. I took it to he dealer immediately and it was repaired but they never gave an explanation as to what caused that to happen. But it is happening again. The light is constantly on and it distracts me when I am driving and am very concerned about the safety of my passengers because I don't know if airbags will deploy in case of an accident. I need help in figuring out what to do and where to take my car.
2006 toyota sienna - 40,000 miles. Involved in a frontal impact with a tree from a peak velocity of 40-45 MPH to an estimated impact speed of 20-25 MPH. The vehicle hit square in hood center, deforming everything backward symmetrically 1-1.5 feet. Insurance company classified vehicle as a total loss (damage > $16,000). Driver suffered multiple left arm injuries including wrist dislocation and fractured forearm bones - resulting because airbag never deployed. I have been in contact with toyota customer service reps for a week and their explanation at first was that the impact speed was not great enough to deploy the airbags. After viewing the pictures, they changed their position to state that because it was a concentrated impact not centered about the impact sensor, and not an evenly distributed load impact, the sensors would not have deployed. Unacceptable. I asked the cs rep if we had hit the tree in the exact same spot at 100 MPH, would the airbag have deployed and her answer was 'theoretically no'. Whether this lack of deployment was by design or not, I feel this is a horrific impact protection philosophy. None of us would choose to be in an accident, and certainly none of us are going to have control over when and where and how fast and at what angle we will make impact. That is the definition of an accident. I guess I am inquiring about the legitimacy of this explanation to me by toyota, and also about the regulations for impact sensor deployment. Would it not be wise to employ a third impact sensor at vehicle center, possibly with a higher detonation speed? That way it would not be activating every time there were a 5 MPH bump in the grocery store parking lot, but would still deploy if subjected to the type of impact we have just seen. Thanks in advance.
On march 14, 2009 my husband hit a tree head on with the van while trying to avoid a deer. The airbag did not deploy. He hit his head on the steering wheel and broke a bone in his hand. The airbag tried to deploy but failed. Part of the section on the steering wheel in front of the airbag separated but the bag did not inflate.
2006 toyota sienna - air bag light flashing on dash. Dealer says needs both driver and passenger sensor replaced. Cost $995.00 toyota will only cover repair to 60,000 miles - current mileage is 71,000 miles germain toyota where vehicle was purchased sold us a fake ext warranty for 100,000 miles. If we were sold the toyota warranty this problem would have been covered. Have contacted the ohio ag office & ohio dept of insurance.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. While driving approximately 35 MPH, with a 200 pound man seated in the passenger seat, the air bag light flashed on three separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer each time. During the third visit, the passenger side air bag was replaced. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 27,000 and failure mileage was 13,500. Updated 07/29/08 *bf updated 08/07/0
Air bag light has been a problem since april 19, 2006. July 2006, and august 2006 dealer had this car to repair. November 2007 light went on again, which makes my vehicle unsafe, since airbags will not deploy if needed. Dealer and toyota motor corp are aware of this, and say that I drive my car to much, and ".is not covered by them. Was told last repair was fixed by dealer with "garbage ties.
I bought a 2006 sienna 10/30/2005. July 2, 2006 air bag light was on, making the airbag not working. 3 times had to bring car back, they fixed with garbage tie told by advisor. Now I have a problem with the same thing and all I get is a run around, and I am told it's not under warranty. How can a 2 year car with apparently an electrical problem not be covered? On a safety issue? Wouldn't it be considered a shop comeback, since the dealership tried fixing it 3 times prior, and I was told to go back there, and not treated any better than in the past. Toyota motor co. Called up before I got there, and after waiting to be acknowledged, then waiting an additional hour, they hadn't even looked at it. I am a realtor. I do not get paid if I am not working.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The passenger side air bag warning light flashed intermittently with or without a passenger in the seat. The dealer stated that the failure was caused by faulty sensor code number t01111. The sensor was repaired, but not replaced; however, the failure continued. The failure mileage was 10,000 and current mileage was 45,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the air bag warning lights continue to illuminate and prevent the air bags from deploying. The vehicle was taken to the dealer five times for this failure. On the first two occurrences, the dealer reset the switch. On the most recent visit, the dealer replaced the center air bag sensor. The contact took the vehicle to the shop on may 10, 2007 for the dealer to replace the passenger side seat. The failure has been occurring since december of 2006. The engine size was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 17,000.
Toyota sienna 2006 purchased march 06. Airbag light on 1st time april 06 then intermittently light would flash for month. First appointment may 2, 2006 regarding airbag light. Light went off no diagnosis made. Airbag light on and off in may, june, july, appointment on august 2, 2006 diagnosed problem as passenger side seatbelt. August 23, 2006 seatbelt replaced, tires rotated. Tire light on while driving home appointment scheduled to turn it off. Airbag light on again van diagnosed september 2006 bad passenger side airbag in the seat, new seat ordered. October 27, 2006 passenger side seat replaced. Seat replaced with wrong year sienna and wrong color. Got a rental sienna until the next day. Picked up my sienna with the old defective seat put back until another seat ordered. December 1, 2006 the correct seat installed. December 18, 2006 airbag light on again, appointment made december 28, to be diagnosed. January 25, 2007 van had bad center airbag sensor. Appointment made march 2, 2007. Sensor replaced march 12, 2007. April 3, 2007 tried to diagnose why the airbag light was on yet again but dealership did not have the time. April 11, 2007 given rental sienna wires in the floor were replaced except for one ordered, "in case the light came on again". Today, april 25, 2007 the airbag light is not on but I have serious questions about whether the airbags will work when and if needed and if the problem(s) were truly fixed.
In july 2006, about two weeks after purchasing our new 2006 toyota sienna, the airbag off light came on. Before we could take it for service someone broke into our mini van and it was in the shop for a month being repaired. The light came on again about a month later, but the dealer, balise toyota in west springfield, ma, reset it during an oil change. In mid october, my wife was broadsided in her door by a honda civic. None of the airbags, including the side curtain airbags deployed. The mini van was in the shop for another month, and the dealer again reset the light, which had come on, apparently during the crash. Since october the van has been serviced five or six times for this problem. The dealer's service manager told us in january that toyota in compliance with federal regulations, designed the airbags to permanently turn off if a heavy person rode in the car. The dealership refused to turn the airbags back on again, and claimed that there was no fix for this because it was intentional. Other dealers want to charge us for this, even though it should be under warranty. Last week, a person at moore of toyota customer care told me that the company's official position was that the airbags were not broken, but rather that my wife and I did not deserve the protection because of our weight. They claimed that they might be willing to buy the vehicle back, but I didn't want them to buy it back. I just want the mini van to work the way it supposed to without having to reset the computer every week. Besides, if they were telling the truth about this being a federal law, there were no cars in america that were safe for us to drive. I could not even get my brand new mini van inspected this year because an airbag light was grounded for disqualification. Toyota knowingly sold me an unsafe vehicle, one that was designed to be unsafe for 30% of people oh, and now the windshield cracked by the rearview mirror.
Air bag light on occasionally. Dealer found fault code but could not locate the cause of problem.
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