I have a 2006 toyota sienna with 47,000 miles. My passenger side sliding door has a worn center hinge to where the paint is now damaged on the quarter panel where it scrapes. There was a service bulletin on this same problem. There is no way a door hinge should wear out that quickly. There a many complaints of the same problem all over the web. We need toyota to step up and fix this problem.
2006 Toyota Sienna body complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the driver side rear sliding door suddenly opened and was unable to be closed. The contact called a tow truck company and the driver disconnected the door wires so that the door could be closed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 32,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. While driving 25 MPH, the left front passenger door motor seized, the cable snapped and the door flew open. The door would not close. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the motor and cable were replaced at the contact's expense. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that there were no recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
The rear hatch on my 2006 toyota sienna xle had the struts replaced under recall. Now, the power hatch will occasionally fail to close. I have started driving the van on one or two occasions without realizing that the rear hatch was still open because it had failed to close. Luckily, nothing fell out of the back of the van, but I think it is a real danger. I brought it up with toyota, and they told me it would cost $1500 to fix. The problem did not start until the recalled lift supports were put in so I don't think I should be responsible for these incompatible parts. I did an online search of this problem, and it is clear that this is a very common problem for those of us who have had our lift supports changed out.
My 2006 toyota sienna right rear power sliding door would not close. It rolled almost shut, then opened again. The cable that pulls the door shut was loose along the track and I noticed it seemed to be frayed. I had my 3 children in the car and it was raining. I had to forcefully pull the door closed and still could not get it closed because the cable was keeping it from closing. I was forced to get pliers and cut the cable so I could keep my children safe and drive back home with the door closed. The car has just over 60,000 miles on it. Now I have removed the cable and use the door as a manual door because the cost to replace it is too high. This is unacceptable.
Power sliding door on passenger side does not always latch. It appears that the motor is too weak to make the door latch fully. This does not happen all the time, and it seems to be random. Have noticed that the door seems to move more slowly when it has the latching problem.
Toyota sienna 2006 rims r defective paint bubbling n chipping off toyota has checked n said these rims r defective but would not replace because its not in warranty.
Back hatch on toyota sienna xle (2006) will not close automatically (via buttons or fob) in warm weather (I.e. Over approx. 83 degrees). Must be closed manually. Only happens when vehicle has been sitting in sun. Have heard same complaint from numerous other owners of same make and model and later models. Started occurring shortly after new struts were installed to address recall for hatchback unexpectedly falling down without warning. Several engineers have suggested the new struts are too strong for existing hatchback motor (stronger strut mechanism used to prevent hatchback from falling). Recommend new motor to match strength of recall replacement struts.
2006 toyota sienna seems to have an issue with driver side front door starting to deteriorate resulting in a popping sound coming out around the hinge in the middle while opening and closing the door. This seems to be a common issue and toyota seems to think this is due to corrosion or crack in the frame that holds the door. Our concern is that if the popping sound can start occurring due to normal wear and tear use, this could result in bigger problem over time like excessive corrosion or crack could hinder the door unusable. The remedy that we have researched online seems to be replacing a door and making a hole on the inside edge of the door to allow the hinge to slide in and out more freely. This needs to be investigated and addressed appropriately. Toyota has a tsb out for this but no recall. This should be a recall as unusable driver side door could be a major safety issue.
I have a 2006 toyota sienna xle. In the last year, when my car has been out in the sun, the rear hatch will not close using the power buttons on the key fob or on the front console. The hatch will close about 10 degrees and then go back up. My neighbor has a 2007 toyota sienna and hers does the exact same thing. I brought my van to the toyota dealership when the rear hatch recall happened, but that replacement did not do anything for my car. I took it back recently and had new sensors put it, but again, no improvement.
-rear passenger door of 2006 toyota sienna (model ce) hard to open and close. -this defect is causing difficulty for kids to enter and exit.
The rear lift gate gas support struts, that have been previously recalled for rear power lift gates, are failing now on non-powered rear lift gates on toyota siennas. The rear lift gate on the toyota sienna started to fail to stay in the up/open position about 3 months ago. Now the gas support struts have completely failed and the rear lift gate will not stay open leading to potential injury to anyone underneath the lift gate on the toyota sienna. The failure occurs now all of the time and the gate on the toyota sienna will not stay open. The same lift gate support was already recalled for vehicles that have power lift gates, but it is now happening on manual lift gates. The sienna was taken to a local toyota dealer who refused to repair the support strut. Toyota previously conducted a special service campaign (recall) 80c for powered rear lift gates in 2008. The part number for the previous recall is the same part failure with non-powered rear lift gates.
I purchased a new 2006 toyota sienna and my car just reached 66,000km when the drivers side door started to malfunction. It doesn't click shut all the time. Sometimes it would take up to 20 minutes opening and closing the door to click shut. On 2 occasions, the door swung open itself while I was driving with my 2 small children. Luckily I grabbed one of my child's backpacks as it was heading for the road - it could have been one of my children that was thrown out of my car.
Liftgate struts have suddnely failed.
Toyota is aware of a manufacturing defect in its doors where bad welding was performed at time of manufacturing. This effects most '04 - '08 models. Toyota refuses to issue a recall and attempts to make customers pay for the repair. Cost can run up to $2,000.00.
2006 toyota sienna rear hatchback shock failure causing rear door to slam down so hard it shattered the glass. Toyota said the shocks are defective and will be replaced for 6 years unlimited miles. This is a major hazard as the door is very heavy! All units should be replaced before people are hurt or killed. Toyota #[xxx] they refuse to pay for the damaged window but will replace the shocks. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2006 sienna manual rear hatch lift\struts are no longer working. Have to manually hold the door up, which is very heavy. Was told it would cost $270 for one side.
I own a 2006 toyota sienna van and the passenger side sliding door is not working correctly. The sliding automatic door does not close completely on a consistent basis. It requires assistance to close and when shut, it doesn't seem to be fully/safely latched. We can hear more road noise now that before. We contracted the local toyota dealership where we purchased the van and they knew right away that the door motor was starting to fail and we were told it could not be fixed without replacement. We were quoted $1800 to repair without anyone even wanting to look at the problem. They indicated that this is a pretty common problem with these vans. After reviewing some web postings on this problem, I am in the same boat as a large amount of consumers that have purchased this make/model/year of van. Safety is of utmost concern to ensure my children are safely riding in the passenger area of my van. I am concerned that this door closing problem could lead to an accident. Toyota is refusing to pay for the necessary repairs and I feel that they should stand behind their product better.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. When the contact opened the hatchback, it closed with force on her back. She was not injured. She also allowed the hatchback to close when the complaint was filed in order to demonstrate the sound of it closing. She notified toyota regarding a previous recall for the hydraulic lift and was informed that was not related to her year, make and model vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 55,793.
Side sliding door cable/motor broke. There is no way to manually close door when this happens. I had to drive a considerable distance with 3 little kids in the car and the side door open. Toyota has to replace the cable and motor assembly and will charge $1800 to do that.
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.
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.
Power sliding door will open but not close automatically.
06 toyota sienna le passenger side automatic door does not work. I cannot open it manually or automatically. It appears the motor died. We cannot use the door at all because it doesn't even open 1/2 way manually. My concern is with the kids getting out the car on the street versus the sidewalk.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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