1) airbags: blinking airbag light. Toyota service bulletin - $1200 repair. Unsure of safety implications. 2) suspension, steering rack. Leaking power steering fluid. Needs replacement of entire rack. $1200 repair. 3) electrical: power sliding rear door will only function in manual mode. Toyota customer service informs me of a customer support program for problem. Dealer failed to tell me about it. $1400 for repair. Dealer estimated trade in value for van: $6000.
2006 Toyota Sienna suspension complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle started to jerk violently. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who advised that the suspension and front struts needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.
The rear gate struts / suspension have completely failed. The struts will not hold open the rear gate at all. My wife and children have great difficulty (in many instances it is impossible and / or dangerous) holding open the gate with one hand or head and trying to load or unload simultaneously. It appears that there was a partial recall for siennas with the power liftgate, but we do not have a power liftgate.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the tires were wearing out unevenly and stated the suspension was designed to be tipped inwards and caused uneven wear on the inside edge of the tires. The contact stated that the failure occurred on both the front and rear driver and passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians stated there was a problem with the suspension but nothing could be done because of the suspension design. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000. Updated 3/15/12
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. While driving approximately 5 MPH into the driveway, the contact heard a loud popping noise outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the front passenger and driver side struts were replaced. A front end alignment was performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. Updated 07/08/11*lj the right front sway bar link and struts were replaced. Updated 07/22/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. While driving approximately 5-10 MPH at night, the vehicle moved up and down and then crashed into a parked vehicle. A police report was filed. One passenger was injured. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where the contact was informed that the lower ball joint ripped out the control arm which caused the crash. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 111,077.
The vehicle has rear alignment issues. The camber which are set at a negative value from factory caused an excessive wear on the interior outer lining of my run-flat tires. While on a family trip, the tire exploded on the interior side in traffic. Taking the vehicle to the toyota dealer for new tires and inspection right after the incident, they returned my car with the new rear tire stating it is in need of a proper rear alignment. Upon research and taking my vehicle to numerous local tire shop/garage for opinion, they told me that the rear wheels cannot be adjusted or aligned due to the way it was built. However, toyota insisted that the rear wheels can be aligned, so we did allow them to do a 4-wheel alignment. After receiving my vehicle back,it can be recognize that the rear tires are definitely not "straight" at all, by observation the bottom of the wheel is leaning toward the car. My concern regarding this issue is that many people with 4-wheels drive sienna have the same problem with their rear wheel alignment. If this is an issue that toyota do not fix, wouldn't that mean that we or any 4-wheels drive sienna owners are prone to more accidents and must keep getting new rear tires?
At 28,400 miles mechanic advised that both inner tie-rods are showing a small amount of movement which will cause premature tire wear. I was told that there should be no play at all. Seems very early in the vehicle's life to have this type of problem.
My vehicle is a 2006 toyota sienna, the vehicle is badly align. While driving 50 MPH the steering wheel vibrates and the vehicle veers to the right. The dealer had made several efforts to fix the problem,(replaced and balanced 2 front tires, aligned all 4 tires) but it still persists. The failure mileage was 500 and current mileage is 16,700.
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