Tl* the contact owns 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated both the driver and passenger side sliding door handles broke. As a result, both doors were unable to be open. The remote key would not open the doors on occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 122,438.
2006 Toyota Sienna body complaints
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Driver side sliding door would not close. Tried to use car remote, interior control ... Neither worked. Was able to manually close it, but it was difficult to do. Door is not currently operational.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated the front interior driver's side door weld fractured which caused a loud clicking noise whenever accessing the door. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who informed the front driver's side door would need to be replaced. The technician stated the malfunction was related to manufacturers design defect. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the lift gate would not remain open. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 08v244000 (structure:body:hatchback/liftgate). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Cpsc#i270307a. 2006 toyota sienna. Consumer stated that there is a serious problem with the mechanical passenger doors. Stated on one occasion the rear passenger door exploded while her children were inside. *ln the consumer also stated white smoke could be seen coming from the door. The dealer stated the motor exploded and it was very common. The consumer also stated the only working door is also exhibiting problems. The consumer stated as her daughter was entering the vehicle, the door suddenly slammed shut very quickly, just missing her by seconds.
While opening front, left, drivers door noticed loud popping noise and the door did not open smoothly. Upon closer inspection found that the bottom weld of the door check had separated, due to poor quality weld. Please refer to toyota technical service bulletin nv003-07. Brought this problem to toyota service department attention and they informed me they would not fix and there was nothing else they could do.
The power door got stuck in the open position thus locking the transmission and making it impossible to move the vehicle. Luckily this happened when parked in a residential neighborhood and not along an interstate or busy city road.
Passenger sliding door would not open to let passengers escape from the vehicle. -- several time in last 4 years.
The rear hatch rubber door handle melted due to heat during the summer. During cold weather, the rear hatch cannot be opened due to the melting door handle. I have taken the vehicle to the dealer where the dealer advised that the door handle needed to be replaced at a pretty high cost. The vehicle was not repaired. I have read numerous complaints online regarding the melting door handle.
The power/automatic sliding left side door stopped working. It now must be operated manually.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated that the struts failed. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: (structure: body: hatchback/lift gate) on september 17, 2008. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was told that the repair would not be covered again. The contact wanted to state that the recall repair failed within three years. The failure mileage was unavailable.
On multiple occasions our lift gate after being opened manually slowly started to come down 12 inches then stop. On two separate occasions it fell down, once on my husbands back and once on mine, while we were changing our sons diapers. After this someone was always there to hold it making sure this didnt happen again. Once the weather turned cold it had failed completely with visible oil/grease showing on shocks. We were told "sorry" by the dealership, they said it was only automatic lift gates. We have been told multiple times the same shocks were used on both models just one opened by hand and another by motor but the same shocks held it open and these are the same ones that have failed. We cant understand why toyota hasnt issued a total recall since so many people have had problems and injuries. We feel very fortunate that we were able to throw an arm up to help break the fall of it on our backs, so there were only bruises.
Passenger door the electronics just stopped working. I've been told I can use this manual right now but eventually will seize up by the dealership. Very costly part. Researching on line there are many owners of this van with the same issue. No voluntary recall on this part. I find this a safety hazard as you do not know when the door may cease to open. In the event of an accident on opposite side of van and door will not open and the passenger side no longer works, people in the back of the van will be trapped. Not sure why toyota has not had a recall on this part.
We purchased the van used in 2009 with 12000 miles on it and made our purchase decision based on the reputation for quality and safety that toyota had at the time. In july 2009 the SRS warning light began to illuminate. According to the dealer the air bag wiring harness and system was known to have issues. Luckily the dealer convinced toyota USA to cover the repair. In november 2011 the light again came on and did its blinking thing. Currently we have a little over 48000 miles on the van and the dealer said that because we are past warranty that it won't be covered. A private mechanic tested the system and determined the airbags are not functioning and that toyota has published a bulletin acknowledging the issue but refuses to repair this safety concern. When the light is blinking or on, the airbags will not deploy, putting everyone inside at risk. A van with 48000 miles should not have to have the airbags replaced twice. Looking at online forums there seems to be hundreds if not thousands of other sienna owners experiencing the same problems and yet toyota still refuses to recall the product or offer a reasonable repair. I am afraid that it will take a traffic collision resulting in a death or multiple deaths to push toyota to fix this systemic problem. A second concern which seems to be problematic with our van as well as others is the welds within the driver door breaking. The vehicle has not been in an accident nor any other major incident to cause them to break. According to the private mechanic, it is a manufacturing issue and that the weld should be one of the strongest parts of the vehicle and shouldn't break.
When we tried to close the rear passenger side power sliding rear door this afternoon, in the supermarket parking lot (we had our 2 young children with us), it began to close, then opened, and then we couldn't close the door, either by using the automatic/power options or by closing the door manually. After 15 minutes or so, we finally did manage to get it closed by rocking the door back-and-forth, but we cannot -- and will not -- use the door at all now, as we are afraid that we won't be able to close it again. Prior to today, we had no problems with the door, and we take very good care of our car. We bought the minivan for the specific purpose of transporting us and our young children. Now we are very concerned about the safety of driving the car, especially with our kids in it. After reading the many other almost exact problems/complaints, we're hoping that toyota issues a recall -- having a door that doesn't open or close, is a clear and serious safety issue, and it seems to be an extremely common problem.
We were stopped when we tried to open the passenger sliding electrical door. It opened about 8 inches and then it would not open or close. No matter how hard we tried we could not get the door to open or close. Even the manual override would not work. We were out of town and my husband had to sit by the door as we drove home 40 miles. The toyota service was not open and we had no way to get our family 0f 7 home or anywhere. It was a very dangerous situation.
The rear hatch on my 2006 toyota sienna fails to stay up. The hatch didn't stay open and I was hit on the head and almost stuck with the hatch ontop of me. I took the minivan in to get it fixed but was told that I would have to pay for it seeing as the recall did not cover my manual hatch. I fail to understand how if there was a recall it would only be for an automatic hatch .... If the struts fail for automatic hatches, then wouldn't they fail for manual hatches??? I'm very upset that the ntsb wouldn't have made toyota include all models not just automatic hatches.
While parked I went to open my passenger side automatic back door, and it wouldn't open more than about 18". This happened while a 4 hour drive from home. We left the car like this for a couple months. Then in about february the door stopped closing fully. I called toyota and the local dealer, and they won't pay for it. $1100 estimate for a safety hazard.
In october of 2011 the passenger side power sliding door closed itself wedging me between it and the frame of the van. The door didn't stop and try to open back up, it just stopped. After this the door wouldn't open or close on its own. It had to be "muscled" in to either the fully open or closed position. I had to do this myself as my wife was not strong enough to muscle it open or close. After this incident I contacted my local toyota dealer and was told the repairs could be in excess of $1500, we just stopped using that door. On february 24 2012 I was informed by my wife who was with one of our children that she was stranded in a parking lot because the drivers side door, the good door, was stuck halfway open and wouldn't open or close. I contacted my toyota dealer to see what could be done so that my wife could get home but everything they told me didn't work. There is no override button or for the electric motor to completely disengage or freewheel. There is a button to disengage the electric motor so that the door can be closed but it didn't help. I had to meet her where she was and close the door which took 15 min or so to do. My daughter was still out of the vehicle when the door decided to close and wedge itself. Luckily she wasn't entering the van as it was opening. I heard about this site upon researching the problem and found there is a facebook page for this with hundreds of people with the same issue.
Sienna 200-2006 has three major problems: 1) the door check mount cracks (so as for the welded parts inside the door to crack from each other by itself). 2) from time to time the airbag light keep blinking, and upon investigation, there is a problem with the airbag socket that can disconnect anytime upon changing the position of the driver seat. 3) the paint of the body fades fast (as for a 6 years old garage kept car the paint to fade, is something unique).
Automatic power sliding door on the passenger side recently stopped working correctly. The door motor tries to open the door but often stops after only moving an inch or so. Once you get it to open (either manually or with the power open option when it randomly works) door will not close when buttons are pushed. The door again will move 2 inches maximum and then stop. If you are able to manually close the door (which is very hard to do) it does not always latch completely closed. This is a major safety issue. If I can not open the door at school to drop off my child, what is going to happen in an emergency when I need to get my child out? I have found hundreds of similar complaints on multiple web forums, toyota needs to replace the defective part that they quoted me almost $900 to fix.
The sliding door on my mini-van only opens half-way and then closes without warning. I'm grateful my 5 year old didn't climb in while opening because she would have been hurt very badly with it closing on her. I was leaning in to get my purse and it nearly hit my head but I was able to get out in time. I've heard this is currently happening with a lot of sienna's after about 4 years, so I wanted to make sure I got a complaint in so toyota can see it's not just a one-off. Very dangerous!!
The automatic door stopped functioning. We are trying to close and open it manually but it still functions automatically just at the end of the closure. We fear that one day it will just refuse to close, or may spring open while we are driving and have children in the back seats. This should be covered but toyota says it is not. It is a hazard!!
The automatic rear passenger door began to grind while opening. As we went to close the door with the automatic feature it stopped working. The door was jammed slightly open. We could not open or close the door even when putting it into manual mode. Upon inspection my husband saw that the cable that is below the rear window was sheared. He was able to cut this cable and free the door from being jammed. It was a very long painful process as we were away from home and only had access to a very small dull knife. This is a major safety issue. We have a minivan because we have several small children. Small children often dart in front of automatic doors without realizing they are closing. If this door had gotten jammed with one of our small children caught in it they would have been in great danger possibly loosing a limb or heaven forbid their head were caught because they tripped getting out of the van. I implore you to mandate a recall on this van immediately for the safety of all the hundreds of thousands of small children that enter and exit these vans every single day!
My eight year old daughter got her four fingers on the right hand crushed by the sliding passenger automatic door when it was closing. The door did not open like it should. She does not feel the tip of her fingers. Help!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact was standing under the rear lift gate when it abruptly closed independently and struck the contact on the head. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was previously included and repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 08v244000 (structure: body: hatchback/liftgate). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised that because the vehicle was previously repaired under the recall, they could provide no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired for the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.
The passenger side power sliding door is not operating correctly. It will not open or close properly and will not close completely when used manually.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated that both rear sliding doors failed to close securely. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they replaced both door latches. Three years after the repair was performed, the failure recurred. The vehicle was currently being repaired by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not available.
The automatic door on our sienna van just started failing. It is no longer automated and now is almost impossible to open or close completely.
Power sliding door was jammed in the open position. Because it happened on sunday we needed to drive home with this door fully opened. This situation would have been even worst if our children were with us.
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