2006 Toyota Sienna: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed May 5, 2018 · Suspension · 93,000 miles · NC

I was driving my van in kings mtn. Hwy 216, when I heard a loud sound from the rear of the vehicle, the back of the car started fishtailing. I was near a garage, so I stopped and they told me my rear axle had come loose and I needed to take it to a mobility dealer. I called illderton in charlotte and had it towed there. Ultimately they told me to take it to a body shop. I called braun and the woman said, "there is no warranty, the car is over 10 years old, they don't last forever". I paid out of pocket to have it repaired and then found out there was a recall. It states: on certain handicapped mobility conversion rampvans manufactured by independent mobility systems and built on toyota minivan chassis, the driver side rear axle beam mount may not have been adequately welded to the chassis. This may result in a squeaking noise, a rough ride, or degradation in vehicle control. Consequence: the mount may become partially separated from the chassis. Passengers, pedestrians, or other motorists may be injured or killed. That is exactly what happened. See photo

Filed Feb 4, 2013 · Suspension · 52,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna xle. The contact stated that the rear of the vehicle made a loud squeaking noise. The contact mentioned that the vehicle shook violently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 52,000.

Filed Jan 20, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 81,937 miles · NY

Approaching slight right turn on a park way at about 40mph,down hill of the right turn suddenly the slip icon light on the dash board was on and off with beeping sound alarm and observed grinding or braking sound on the vehicle which made jerking like on and off power of the vehicle. Road condition was dry and sunny at about 11:30 am.

Filed Jan 1, 2013 · Transmission · 75,800 miles · FL

I have a 2006 toyota sienna le with automatic transmission that is currently at 76256 miles. I had bought it new. (delivery date 1-jan-2007) on 20-dec-2012, at 75800 miles, I noticed a whirring sound (like a turbo whine) when I lifted my foot off the gas (no load) around 45 MPH. The grinding/whirring noise would be most apparent between 25 MPH to 45 MPH. I took it to my nearest toyota dealership on 31-dec-2012 for checkup ( 76257 miles at the time) and they diagnosed that the transmission was going bad and will need to be replaced. The exact diagnosis was that the "side carrier bearing inside of the differential is making the noise. Need new transmission - $5700.00". The estimated cost is $5700.00 this looks like a design flaw in the transmission, I am the original owner and have driven the van with lot of care. It is unacceptable that the toyota transmission would start to fail at less that 76000 miles. I had bought a toyota van assuming that their vehicles are reliable. I believe there are many 2006 toyota siennas on the road that will start having this problem. This can cause a hazardous situation if the transmission fails on a highway causing an accident. Toyota should provide extended warranty for the sienna transmission just like they did for rav4 2001-2003 model when they extended that warranty to 10 years or 150,000 miles.

Filed Feb 10, 2012 · Body · 65,000 miles · CA

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!

Filed Sep 26, 2010 · Locks · 78,144 miles · IN

1. We were at church and tried to push the power door button to open the door, it opened fine, but when it went to close, it made a grinding catching noise and kept stopping partially closed and re-opening. We then had to manually close it and when doing so heard a loud pop. Upon further investigation at home, the door cables at the top corroded on the outside, frayed, and caused the jam, which ultimately caused the breakage. This is not a sufficient weather proof cable, and failure costs to repair over 1800. We have not yet attempted to repair due to cost being so high.

Filed Apr 19, 2009 · Body · 30,494 miles · MD

Since purchasing our 2006 toyota sienna xle we have experienced problems with the power sliding doors - a grinding and/or rattling sound as well as jerky operation (as opposed to opening and closing smoothly). The dealership greased the cables and track which seemed to eliminate the sounds. Last week the door stopped opening all the way - it would open about a quarter of the way and then automatically close on its own. This problem occurred whether the door was operated with the key fob remote or the interior button. I checked the track and there were no obstructions. We took the car to the dealership where it was purchased and although they could replicate the problem only once (naturally) they replaced the power door motor and clutch assembly under warranty (we are within the warranty period). Important to note is that the reason they replaced the motor and clutch assembly is because we had brought the vehicle in complaining of the door operating poorly in the past. Had we not had problems previously and brought them to the attention of the dealership I suspect they would have claimed there were no problems with the operation of the door. Therefore, I strongly recommend that anyone having issues with their power sliding doors report their problems to the dealership and document their problems/complaints with the dealership.

Filed Dec 3, 2007 · Tires · 11,310 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The vehicle has dunlop sport tires. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact heard a grinding noise coming from all four of her tires. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic and he discovered uneven tread wear. The tires are not on recall. The dot number, tire model size, and tire size were unknown. The current mileage was 15,000 and failure mileage was 11,000. Updated 01/07/08. *lj updated 12/31/07

Filed Mar 14, 2007 · Body · 24,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna minivan. While trying to get into the vehicle the driver's side door squeaked. The contact attempted to oil the doors and they continued to squeak. The failure mileage was 24000. The dealer stated that the vehicle needed a new door due the separation in the door welding. The dealer informed the contact that it would take one week to install the door. Also, the contact was upset that after painting the door it will not match. The current mileage was 25,000.*ak update 4/9

Filed Jun 5, 2006 · Brakes, Locks · 400 miles · VA

Brakes squealed within days of purchasing new sienna 8-seat mini-van. It was returned to be fixed to dealer who "glazed" the brakes. Within days they were squealing agin. It was again returned to dealer who replaced rear drums and shoes. Within a few days the brakes were squealing again. It was taken to a second dealer who again replaced rear drums and shoe but within 24 hours, the brakes were again squealing. It has less than 4000 miles and has had less than a week when the brakes have not been squealing. Additionally, it takes excessive force to close back hatch.